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TAWNY VOKES are you still pushing everyone away at arm's length?[break] you pull them close but never stay (never stay)

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CURRENT/ONGOING

sharp little pinpricks [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]A bad time at the club turns into a dumpster-diving kitten rescue turns into... something very strange and scary!

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next time, bring a friend [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with noah st cloud / halloween event

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Tawny is on 'Aunt Duty' at the Festival of Frights! Her young niece Belle drags her to the ferris wheel where she runs into a familiar face.

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cover your tracks [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with cass harlow / sector hq

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Tawny is on some official Men In Black Sector business. Cass witnessed a Gifted spectacle and we just can't have that, can we?

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when the sun comes up [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with noah st cloud / tawny's apartment

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]The morning after a drunken Noah sleeps over, Tawny wakes beside him, ruminates about the sharing of her Gift in their sleep, and sneaks off to start breakfast.

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A BIT OF A FIXER-UPPER [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with atticus hare / hardware store

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Tawny finally takes the plunge and leases a studio for her hobbies. Unfortunately, the place has already been vandalized! She hits up the hardware store to start clean-up and At is there to offer some know-how.

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GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with felicity everette / illusion lounge

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Tawny's girlfriend hits her up for a night out.

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pull me in, then let me go [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with noah st cloud / noah's house

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Tawny is very damsel in distress, falling in lakes and shit. Luckily, she is rescued by Noah and taken back to his house for a hot shower and fresh change of clothes. A simple, cut-and-dry rescue mission... until Noah reveals that he's aware she's gifted and has "borrowed" her ability. But still, things go extremely well! They discuss their gifts and experiment with them a bit. Even discovering their opposing involvements in the Sector/Blackstorm doesn't put too much of a damper on things. They're vibing and flirting. Then Tawny sees a murder-y memory of Noah's and things take a nosedive into heck. The morning ends with her a cried-out, terrified mess, climbing into the back of an Uber and driven home (despite momentarily considering the possibility she might never leave his house at all). A week later she returns to his door to leave a basket with his borrowed clothes, a note thanking him for his timely rescue, and her new phone number.

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can't stop you crossing my mind [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with noah st cloud / tawny's apartment

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Noah shows up drunk at Tawny's apartment a couple of weeks after their initial encounter. She's surprised and a little startled but isn't too terribly afraid and — like a crazy, silly girl with no sense of self-preservation — invites him in. She lets her ferrets assault him a bit and, after he reveals that he never followed through on his threats to have her family and friends targeted should he be nabbed because of her, they conversate about their families and themselves. Then they play a game of "two truths and one lie" that very quickly derails as Noah's drunken sluttiness drives her to distraction. Eventually — regretablly — she draws a line... but still lets him sleep the night in her bed.

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DEAD/INACTIVE

a neat & tidy, tightly-sealed box [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with josiah quinn / sector hq

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Tawny is called into the Sector on her day off to work her memory magic. Assumed ending: Tawny does what Josiah asks of her but he puts her off any attempt for further engagement.

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be excellent to each other [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with [open thread] / halloween event

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Strange things are afoot at Kappa Kappa Tau! Tawny attends the frat party dressed as Theodore Logan. Assumed ending: It's a very boring night.

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another trip around the sun [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with zane fowler / capital cafe

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Tawny turns twenty-six! Her friends have a wild night planned for her but she chooses to start the morning pretending it's a day like any other. She stops at a coffee shop and invites Zane to sit at her table. Assumed ending: Tawny and Zane chat, discover they live close to one another, and she invites him to join her birthday brigade that night. Zane's a no-show.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ATTICUS HARE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Tawny met At in a hardware store, where she was thoroughly frustrated and a bit nippy. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]CASS HARLOW [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Tawny was tasked with messing with Cass' memory a bit. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]FELICITY EVERETTE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Besties! Tawny and Felicity get along like a house on fire, likely because neither of them are inclined to be very messy or prying when it comes to sharing anything more than laughs and gossip. Felicity is always there when Tawny's feeling blue, just... not in that "typical" way that most of her other friends are (not in a way that forces Tawny to shut her out like she tends to do when someone tries to care). Instead, they go out, have fun, and make sure there's no room to think about all that "other" heavy stuff. They can enable one another in the worst way, which suits Tawny just fine.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]GAVYN COLBURN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]A past fling (if it could be called even that). Brief and flitting. On one particularly low, lonely night, Tawny visited the bar with the intent to bring someone home/be brought home, and ended up settling for Gavyn when closing time came around and no one else was remotely suitable. He was barely suitable himself (all smiles and chatting friendliness when she only wanted to use him as a distraction). She regretted it afterward, as he became attached and needy very quickly. Wouldn't let himself be blown off and even wrote her a poem. Eventually, she had to be very blunt with him and he was like a kicked puppy when she set him straight. She may feel guilty, but just a bit. Not enough to apologize or want to contact him in any way.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]JOSIAH QUINN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Josiah is one of her superiors in the Sector. Not her usual handler but he called upon her when his own options were limited. Beyond that one assignment, they never truly got to know one another. With what little interaction they had, she thinks of him as a stiff (but perhaps inwardly quite soft) man that she's convinced will work himself to death. Needs to get some sleep and should prioritize his own needs a little better.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]NICHOLAS VILLIN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]They met in harrowing circumstances. She is very unsure about him currently. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]NOAH ST CLOUD [attr="class","relationship-desc"]*muffled sounds of Tawny banging her head against a wall repeatedly, groaning* [break][break] First of all, she likes him. Noah is good-looking, charming, and is a whole vibe that she digs. He's also the only person she's ever met capable of understanding her Gift beyond some insufficient verbal explanation. He's an interesting, cheeky dude with slews of stories and experiences that she's intrigued by and they really bounce off each other well. Did she mention that he saved her life? Oh, did she also mention she knows he straight up murdered somebody and threatened her family and friends if she ratted? She probably didn't because she herself is mostly content to forget about it. Besides he didn't actually threaten her friends and family; it was a bluff and, above all, he let her go. So let's quickly fast-forward past that part. [break][break] Tawny enjoys Noah's company. She has a very nice time learning about him and being learned about herself. They've got a mostly flirty, sometimes terrifyingly soft, thing going that she's both afraid to sabotage and afraid to encourage.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ZANE FOWLER [attr="class","relationship-desc"]A Sector colleague. They never really got to know one another.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]DIONE VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Mother [break] Status: Deceased (Aged 42), Human [break][break] Dione was almost forty years old when she had baby Tawny and, only a few years later, she was bedridden with a terminal illness. Most of Tawny's memories of her are colored by her sickness. As a little girl, she was afraid of her mother's frail, sickly state and would do her best to avoid her at all costs — sprinting past her room, never looking her in the eye, and hiding under her bed whenever her father would force her to spend time with her. She died just before Tawny's fifth birthday. [break][break] When Tawny grew older and discovered her Gift, she learned a lot about Dione from her father's memories. Before being completely ravaged by her illness, Dione was a wild, temperamental, and spirited woman. Chaotic and flighty. Very popular in high school and college. Outspoken. Always the life of the party and the loudest voice in the room wherever she went.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]FRANKLIN VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Father [break] Status: Deceased (Aged 62), Human [break][break] A gentle, conflict-averse, and soft-spoken sweetheart. Franklin was almost forty years old when Tawny was born and made a single, widowed parent before his daughter even started school. The loss of Dione completely devastated him. They'd been together since high school, raised two children together already, and he was simply incomplete without her. They'd done everything together. He lost himself in grief. And threw himself entirely into parenting little Tawny, compensating for her lack of a mother by trying to be everything to her. He was a helicopter parent — overdoting, overprotective, always present, demanding all of her time, smothering her, etc. [break][break] Tawny was resentful of this as a child but, as she grew older, she slowly began to understand that her father really just needed her, because he'd never been alone. Was somewhat pathologically codependent. And eventually, she became complacent in filling that lonely void of his. They became very close. Did everything together. He's very much the reason Tawny has complicated, avoidant feelings about serious relationships. Not only does she fear losing someone the way he lost Dione, but she never wants to be to anyone else what she was to her father. Nor does she ever want to need someone as bad as he needed her. [break][break] Much like Dione, Franklin ended up bedridden at the end of his life. Unlike how she'd handled her mother's disease though, Tawny was there for him. Always present. Until she accidentally erased most of his memory. He died a few weeks later. Tawny was twenty-two.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]EMELI VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Brother [break] Status: Unknown Wherabouts, Aged 44, Gifted [break][break] Emeli was the first-born child to Dione and Franklin. He was nineteen when Tawny was born — already out of the house and fled Los Eurosia. Tawny has only met him twice in her entire life — once at her mother's funeral and again at their father's. So he is very much an enigma to her. More stranger than sibling. However, there are a few things she's learned from the memories of Cooper and Franklin. [break][break] As far as Tawny can gather, Emeli was a troubled and angry child. He was Dione and Franklin's introduction into the world of Gifted and, while Tawny has never been able to truly pinpoint exactly what his Gift is, she knows that it oft caused heated, angry arguments between him and Dione. They butted heads a lot and there was always tension when the two were in the same room. Emeli got into a lot of trouble and didn't come home many nights. [break][break] In the year before Dione died, Emeli had a daughter. Dione begged to meet her grandchild before she passed but Emeli maintained his distance. [break][break] There is no Sector file on him.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]COOPER "COOP" VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Brother [break] Status: Aged 42, Lives in Los Eurosia, Human [break][break] He reminds Tawny a lot of their father — gentle, conflict-averse, and a bit of a pushover. [break][break] Cooper was born a couple of years after Emeli and seventeen years before Tawny. By the time Tawny could walk, like Emeli, he was out of the house and moved cities away. Unlike Emeli though, Coop is far less of a stranger. He came back home usually every other holiday and was in constant contact with Franklin between visits. Despite this, Tawny didn't really get to know him until he moved back to Los Eurosia to take over the family's bed and breakfast and soup kitchen when Franklin got sick. [break][break] Coop was quick to start a family when he left Los Eurosia. He has five children with his wife, Elise, and his eldest daughter is only about nine years younger than Tawny. Tawny spends most holidays with them and comes over for dinner/family outings a lot. She's gathered that Cooper keeps some vague tabs on Emeli's whereabouts and happenings but that their relationship has always been strained. Cooper has requested that she won't seek any information about him in his memories. [break][break] Cooper and his family live in their childhood home.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ELISE VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Sister-in-Law[break] Status: Aged 39, Lives in Los Eurosia, Gifted [break][break] Cooper's wife. She reminds Tawny a lot of the Dione she saw in Franklin's memories. Very opinionated, outspoken, and strong-willed. Used to having the last word. Will bulldoze in arguments. A big hoot. Flirty and fun. Keeps Coop on his toes and doesn't let her kiddos get away with much. She is Gifted and not a fan of Tawny's work with the Sector. Believes that a safe world for her children (many of which are Gifted) can only be achieved once their existence is accepted. She's a fiery mama bear. Tawny and her get along very well though and do think of each other as sisters.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ANDREA "ANDY" VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Niece [break] Status: Aged 22, Whereabouts Unknown, Gifted [break][break] Emeli's daughter. Only four years younger than Tawny. Tawny doesn't know the slightest thing about her other than she's Gifted.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]POPPY VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Niece [break] Status: Aged 17, Lives in Los Eurosia, Gifted [break][break] The eldest child of Coop and Elise. She's a smart girl with a good head on her shoulders. Is about to graduate high school (one year early) and enter college completely on scholarships. Wants to go into politicking and is huge on activist movements and humanitarian projects. She and Tawny have a strong relationship. Poppy has "run away" to her apartment more than a couple of times when Elise and her get in fights. They often talk about high school, boys, and whatever else she doesn't feel like divulging with her mother. She's nice and sweet most of the time, but can get really riled up and defensive when it comes to injustice and the like. Thinks of Tawny as an older sister almost. Prone to taking on too many projects and stressing herself out.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MILLIE VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Niece [break] Status: Aged 15, Lives in Los Eurosia, Gifted [break][break] The next child of Cooper and Elise. Is into a lot of the things Tawny did growing up like dance and volleyball, so Tawny is kind of her biggest fan when it comes to sports/recitals/games/etc. She's a very shy and introverted girl. Feels like she kinda disappears in Poppy's shadow and the two are very often on bad terms with one another. She's a huge tattletale and can be sort of manipulative when she wants to be. Terrible at setting any boundaries for herself. Hard for her to say no.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]EVELYN VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Niece [break] Status: Aged 13, Lives in Los Eurosia, Human [break][break] Kinda never grew out of the terrible-two stage. Foul-mouthed. Gets in a lot of trouble and is almost perpetually grounded. Likes to cause scenes and be a general menace. Stresses her mother tf out. Generally a little more chill when saddled with Tawny because Tawny isn't prone to kicking up a fuss when she does something meant to elicit a reaction. Does a lot of sports. Despite being really cliquey, doesn't have any close friends. A bully at school and at home.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]CARTER VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Nephew [break] Status: Aged 12, Lives in Los Eurosia, Human [break][break] Cooper and Elise's only son. Much like his father and grandfather — gentle and soft-spoken. Big mama's boy. More artsy and creative like Tawny — she often takes him shopping for crafts. Is completely deaf and doesn't like wearing his implant. Is the reason Tawny learned ASL. Avoidant of most social interactions and finds making friends difficult. Enjoys astronomy/space and video games. Hates chaos and bickering/arguments (which there is a lot of when you live amid four sisters).

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]BELLE VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Niece [break] Status: Aged 7, Lives in Los Eurosia, Gifted [break][break] The baby of the family and Cooper's little angel. Has her Daddy wrapped around her finger and gets away with everything. She's generally really sweet but can definitely throw tantrums when she doesn't get her way. Spoiled and chatty. Wild child.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]STANTON COLDIRON [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Ex-Boyfriend (High School Sweetheart) [break] Status: Aged 26, Lives in Los Eurosia, Human (presumably) [break][break] Tawny's high school beau. Stanton was a super sweet, respectful, and sensitive guy and their relationship was max cheese: tons of cutesy, romantic things. They went to prom/homecoming/school dances together. Wrote each other cliché love letters. Made playlists for one another. He met her Dad and did the whole nine yards for what was essentially an adolescent, kiddy love. He was kind of her "safe space" from Franklin — a reason to run off, leave the house, etc. She was all in... or so she thought. [break][break] They started dating in her junior year of high school and they really had a blast during the summer after school ended — late nights spent on the town, running around, laughing and getting up to all sorts of things. But then all of a sudden Stanton was talking about going to the same college, growing up and having babies, etc, and Tawny pumped the brakes right before their first anniversary. She broke his heart essentially (and her own a little bit, too). He ignored her completely throughout their senior year and all of their shared friends kind of abandoned her. [break][break] A couple of years back (when Stanton returned to Los Eurosia after finishing college) he reached out to her and they briefly spoke, updating one another on each other's lives and reminiscing about their time together. It was the typical "let's do this again some time" but Tawny let the connection kind of peter out again.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]VIOLET FLETCHER [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Ex-Girlfriend (College Bae) [break] Status: Aged 27, Whereabouts Unknown, Human (presumably) [break][break] Tawny and Violet met in college freshman orientation and quickly became BFFs. Like Stanton, she's ridiculously selfless and sweet. Always kept Tawny company as she worked in the soup kitchen with her father. Did school projects together, gossiped, and stayed up late. Early mornings grabbing breakfast, looking like death. Violet was there for Tawny during Franklin's slow decline. Kind of let her be super vulnerable with her. And eventually, she kind of forced Tawny to really stop, embrace what was happening, and cry it out. They kissed afterward, and you know... went from there. [break][break] Violet really wanted to be Tawny's rock. Insisted on being there for her when she was down (which she very frequently was at this point in her life). Then when Franklin died and Violet's efforts doubled (her concerns multiplied as Tawny sort of shot off the deep end), Tawny snapped big-time. It was a very messy end with her sort of rage-quitting the whole thing, telling Violet off, saying tons of shit she didn't really mean, etc. Violet straight up disappeared after this, Tawny has no idea what happened to her. She dropped her classes and, as far as she knows, moved away. Occasionally Tawny gets an urge to look her up, see if she's okay and how she's doing, but is always too ashamed. As if she doesn't have the right.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]LUCIO ARELI [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Ex-"Boyfriend" (Professional Asshole) [break] Status: Aged 29, Whereabouts Unknown, Human (presumably) [break][break] Not too long after her father's death, Tawny kind of established herself as the way she is now. Picking up whatever love she could find only when she needed it. Lucio was essentially a dependable booty-call, someone she sought out more than once, that made himself into a "boyfriend" so he could mooch off whatever Tawny could provide him. He wasn't nice to her at all and she was actually really into that during this low point in her life — convinced she didn't want nice. That she didn't want to break another Stanton or Violet's heart. She wasn't his only "girlfriend" or the only apartment he crashed at and she was actually super okay with that. Kind of just... wearily resigned... to let him in when he came around. Nobody liked him. Hell, Tawny barely liked him. Elise very bluntly and wisely tried talking sense into Tawny every single time she saw her. [break][break]Eventually, Lucio and Matty got into a full-blown fistfight, breaking tons of shit in her apartment, and that was the end of it. And no more Lucios, she decided. Looking back at it (and reflecting on how she had felt during the whole thing), sort of gave her a bit more backbone to say 'no' and be more firm in future relationships.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MATTHEW "MATTY" MENKE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Best Friend & Occassional Bedmate [break] Status: Aged 28, Lives in Los Eurosia, Human [break][break] He's kind of her safety net. The only really "easy", uncomplicated relationship she's had because neither of them ever really pressured it to be a "relationship". Still mentionable, though. Met in college and became practically inseparable. Study buddies — many afternoons lounging in some hole-in-the-wall coffee shop, chuckling and procrastinating actually doing what they need to do. Party buddies, he towed her to all sorts of social things. He's a huge clown, lots of laughs. Together they painted a huge mural on the living room wall of his dinky apartment. [break][break]He ended up dropping out and is kind of a deadbeat loser nowadays, still very much "into" that party life. But they're as close as ever and can still depend on one another to be that "familiar pick me up" when there becomes a need. She has a habit of running to him every time she ended something with someone else, taking solace in that safe, "this is nothing" that he embodies. And, for his part, he's come to a point where he kinda expects her to always be up and willing when he calls.

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DANE WAYLAND you had your moment, now listen to me when i talk[break] i said get out, or get down and beg like a dog

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CURRENT/ONGOING

calm you fucking down! [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with noah st cloud / leslie's apartment

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Inspired by watching the Matrix (drunk at 3am). Dane gets a little sliced up on a chase after a Guild defector. He finds aid in "Nick", who breaks into an apartment and stitches him up.

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guess who? [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with nicholas acker villin / halloween event

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane's on the prowl. Regrettably, it's actually work-related.

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long time coming [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with mattis fox / bar exterior

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane gets kicked out of the bar after a very one-sided fight and Mattis is there to offer some assistance.

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courtesy is a turncoat [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane gets a bit messy during a Guild meet-up gone bad and Eve finds herself a witness to the gory aftermath. Ruh roh Raggy!

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bay at the moon [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]After spending the afternoon doing Guild laundry-list tasks, Dane starts the evening off right with a good fight. What else could the night hold in store?

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silly little beast of bone [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with mayvis falcon / street sidewalk

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane has spent a boring, mundane morning doing chores for his Mama. Perhaps this lady walking a f'ckin bobcat down the sidewalk will change the tide?

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good dogs make bad lovers [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane's father, probably by having Dane watched, found out about his son's little dalliance with a Gifted girl and decides the appropriate punishment is having Dane kill her. Dane holds out for a while but eventually — like a good, well=beaten dog — is brought to heel and does his father's bidding. Nick finds him being all wallow-y afterward.

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hell is empty (all the devils are here) [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with maddison lancaster / maddie's apartment

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane's cut up and feeling a bit doomy. Rather than bleeding out quietly and letting everyone sleep, he climbs up to his neighbor's apartment to see if she might be able to lend some assistance.

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COMPLETED

never saw one without the other [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]A one-shot of sorts, chronicling some points in Dino and Dane's life throughout the years they've spent together (and the years they haven't).

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DEAD/INACTIVE

vodka nightmares [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane gets nice in bloody in a good fight, initiated to stave off the lingering hurts of an absent brother. Talin finds him bleeding out in the alley next to her work and she does a heckin' concern.

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crimson diplomacy [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with osha moore / another shady alleyway

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Osha comes across Dane dealing out some Guild justice in an underused alley. Just a bit of fun that got out of hand, bound to get even more out of hand, when Osha decides she can't turn the other cheek and decides to try and help!

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there's no around & your phone is dead [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Dane steals some booze from a party and stumbles off into the woods. Then he sees some weird shapeshifter/werewolf dude and wonders what the heckie is up.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ATTICUS HARE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Atticus almost ran Dane over with his car outside of a McDonald's. Friendly as always, Dane enters his vehicle without asking and the pair are off to find some trouble! To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]EVENING CADIEUX [attr="class","relationship-desc"]A rabbit stumbled into the wolf's jaws. Eve was unfortunate enough to happen upon Dane while he was in the midst of some Guild business. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]GRACE GATSBY [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Dane has known Grace since they were kids (when his father merged their hunting syndicate with her father's Guild). Antonio made sure his sons knew where they stood in relation to the girls in the hierarchy, so Grace always got her way and it was hard for Dane to think of her as anything but a spoiled, bratty princess. Nowadays he can't help but want always to press her buttons and annoy the shit out of her. Perhaps just to make up for all the times she annoyed the shit out of him when they were children. [break][break] But they're no longer kids and she's a step beyond the bratty girl who ran off to Daddy whenever Dane told her to piss off or retaliated after a cheated game. She's undeniably strong and someone he'd like in his corner during a fight. One of the few people he'd back himself, not out of loyalty to their fathers, but because he loves her in his own way. She's pretty, too. There may have been some crushing as they grew older, but both dads (and Dino, too) made it crystal clear quite early on that it was best to keep his hands to himself. At first, because Warrick and Antonio were like to cut them off. Now, it'd probably be Grace herself that did the chopping.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MADDISON LANCASTER [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Maddie lives in the same apartment building as Dane. They've shared some passing pleasantries and he thinks of her as a nice, fairly normal (and of course, pretty) girl. When he got particularly messed up one night, he climbed up to her balcony to see if she could help his tiny little problem of bleeding out. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MATTIS FOX [attr="class","relationship-desc"]A sweet, helpful soul. So cute and benevolent. She picked him up from the sidewalk after he got busted up during a (completely one-sided) bar fight. Fed him, gave him more booze, then invited him home with her! To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MAYVIS FALCON [attr="class","relationship-desc"]A snobby, rich girl with a bobcat for a pet. They definitely got off on the wrong foot. While Dane tends to like dangerous women, Mayvis is something else. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]NICHOLAS ACKER VILLIN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]A hunting target. Doesn't treat his assistant very well. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]NOAH ST CLOUD [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Dane currently knows him as "Nick". This guy's pretty cool. He stitched Dane up after he got a nasty slice during his failed pursuit of a Guild defector. He's entertaining and is totally down with murder apparently. Definitely big pluses in Dane's book. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]OSHA MOORE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]A Good Samaritan. Miss Taekwando. Osha intervened in Dane's Guild business (annoying), helped his target get away (super annoying), and also very nearly kicked Dane's ass (awesome). Dane will punch a girl, he doesn't care. It's on sight Osha. Mad respect tho.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]TALIN LAVIGNE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]They didn't really get to know each other. She's pretty and Dane's fairly certain she'd give him a run for his money if he tried to post up.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ANTONIO WAYLAND [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Father [break] Status: Aged 55, Lives in Riverside, CA, Gifted/Hunter [break][break] Antonio has distinctly marked himself as a harsh and strict man. Right hand to the Guildmaster. Remorseless with his enemies and merciless against Gifted (despite himself being one). He carries a reputation of being the "Guild Warden". He demands the best from the faction and, while not usually to the extent of being cruel or abusive, he can be quite adamant when it comes to the discipline and upkeep of its men and women. With a keen eye for picking out disobedience, he has a subtle (but often severe) way of reprimanding. Among the rank and file, he is known to expect ridiculous amounts of work and constant improvement. Never impressed and always scrutinous. Even when he is impressed, his recognition isn't usually rewarded in any way. [break][break] He's very professional, polite, and never acts untowardly or without reason. Everything he does is calculated, measured, and done with intent. Always cold and composed. Unable to be taken by surprise. He's more often than not thinking a couple of steps ahead of most people with each word and order. He did his best to raise his sons to be similar, but neither of them met his expectations. The both of them are his greatest disappointments. [break][break] Much like Dino and Dane, Antonio was born into their family's hunting syndicate — the second son of its leader. But unlike his sons, Antonio fell into his expected role seamlessly. Took to it with aplomb. He was the first Gifted individual born in his lineage and was treated quite harshly by his family. His father and older brother were both killed in one vicious attack (an attack that Antonio perhaps had a hand in), and he asserted himself as its leader at the young age of twenty-four. He merged the faction with the Guild almost ten years later and harbors a great amount of loyalty and respect for its leader, Warrick Gatsby. He retains his own sort of "Wayland faction" within the Guild but does defer to Warrick in all things.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MONA AMODIO-WAYLAND [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Mother [break] Status: Aged 50, Lives in Riverside, CA, Human[break][break] A common upbringing, Mona was born into a lower-class family and raised harmoniously in a warm, loving household. She attended public school and was "simply average" in everything that she ever did — nothing to write home about, in neither a good way nor bad. Upon graduating, she continued living with her parents, attended community college, and juggled both a waitressing and grocery-store job on top. Between work and study, there was little time for anything but sleep and the girl lacked much in terms of a social branching. But within her daily/nightly commute between campus, diner, and supermarket, Mona caught the cautious attention of a quiet, observative young man. A number of chance meetings and exchanges gradually became a conscious hope (and then full-blown intent) to cross each other's paths again. Eventually, Mona grew discontent enough with their fleeting acquaintanceship and boldly asked the man on a date. [break][break] Mona Amodio was the only act of rebellion in Antonio Wayland's otherwise strictly-obedient and family-conforming life. Born to poor, no-name parents, she was not of "notable stock" and was far from the idealistic wife to rear future Wayland heirs. But he fell in love with her anyway and, though anyone else would be hard-pressed to believe it (especially Dino and Dane), Antonio Wayland was a man capable of much charisma and warmth. Though a harsh and cold man under the public eye (and often behind closed doors as well), Mona had a way of softening the edges and drawing out the less-seen, more-human side of him, and she fell in love with him, too, to the great distress of the Waylands. [break][break] In a typical and characteristically-Wayland manner, Antonio — despite the protests and oft-verbalized disdain of many — married Mona at the young, foolish age of eighteen (Antonio four years her senior, at twenty-three). Hardly a year later, the pair had their first child, and before Dino's first birthday, Antonio found himself unexpectedly at the head of his family's criminal faction; both his father and older brother killed in a single, swift move from a rival group. [break][break] She was never content with being a simple housewife, so despite being far beyond financially set Mona raised her two children in a house she never cleaned and worked a part-time job in the same diner as before. She expressed concern about Dino and Dane being raised in the gruesome Wayland-lifestyle but it wasn't something she could stop and only fought back in small ways; by making sure her boys had some semblance of a "normal" life mixed in with their Guild-sculpting. She tried her hardest to raise her sons into wholesome, well-rounded boys despite the business they were born to inherit. [break][break] Mona is compassionate — she would love nothing more than to mother you to death. She's solicitous, caring, and generous with her reserves of warmth and love. It doesn't matter if she's known you for years or mere minutes. If there's something wrong and you find yourself in her company, expect it to be noticed, expect to be doted over, and expect a tongue-lashing if you try and pawn it off as nothing. She also takes zero shit. Though nice and generous, she is far from a pushover. She isn't docile, nor a character who will let herself be talked over. She isn't a pretentious woman who'll demand pleasantries and respect but she'll sure as fuck smack you upside the head if you start dishing out disrespect. [break][break] She's also restless and scattered and can't stand still or chill out to save her life. She always has to be doing something and will often end up trying to do three dozen things at once without giving enough focus or thought to any one undertaking. Which will often result in a series of small, related disasters like burnt dinners and small house fires.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]DINO WAYLAND [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Brother [break] Status: Presumed Deceased (Aged 24), Gifted/Hunter[break][break] Dino was born two years before Dane and they were always inseparable. No one knew Dane (and could keep him in line) better than Dino. Unfortunately, Dino "died" five years ago and left Dane untethered and groundless. "They'd ambled home together then, laughing as they swayed and stumbled, but always in turns; able to manage, for when one was falling, the other was wrenching them back up, only for their own knees to give out in turn. It had been a ridiculous ebb and tide of strength and failing strength; a night Dane was hardly able to remember now. But he still remembered that fitting, unspoken pull and push between him and Dino, because it had been in everything they'd ever done their entire life. They'd always been like that — covering the holes in one another's strengths, without a word. [break][break] Dane pulled the figurative (and sometimes literal) trigger when Dino couldn't. When they were seven, and their mama asked Dino to kill the chickens, and he took ages in the barn, fidgeting with the axe in his hand as he looked remorsefully over the breakfast stock, it was Dane who peeked in to see what was taking so long. And it was Dane, in the several years that followed, who would "swing the axe" in various different ways, when Dino found his hands too heavy or weak. Dane, who completed the more brutish missions that Dino would have failed on his own. And in turn, Dino had always kept the pair from hot water when all Dane wanted to do was make a mess. He placated the mob of angry individuals always after his younger brother's head — be it a wronged girlfriend or fellow guild member — and smoothed all the sharp, cutting corners Dane was apt to create. [break][break] If Dane had been Dino's axe, then Dino had been Dane's ground."

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]LUCK / "WOLFHOUND" [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Fellow Guild Member[break] Status: Aged 30ish, ??, ?? [break][break] Luck, better known in the Guild as "Wolfhound", was basically Dane's replacement partner when Dino died. Outwardly, he's a very well-put-together man. Solid, smart, smooth, and polite. Sensible and charming. Everything and more Antonio Wayland wished to cultivate in his sons. He was only saddled with Dane for a little while before being basically "promoted" from working with him. Which was all well and good because he and Dane fucking hated each other. [break][break] Luck is a little better than Dane at pretty much.... everything. He's more attractive, a bit more charming and smooth, a hair more talented in a fight, etc. The list goes on. And Dane's father likes and trusts Luck a whole lot more than him (which isn't necessarily an impressive feat). The pair have a snarky hate for each other that's veiled (thinly and poorly) by half-assed, sarcastic politeness. They can work well together and have had their moments of shining competence when teamed up, they just... butt heads and enjoy despising one another. Luck knows how to prod Dane in just a way to quickly and explosively rile him up and Dane thinks of him as little more than Antonio's boot-licker. Also thinks his whole "charming, obedient, smooth, sensible guy" thing is a huge facade; knows he's a lot more cunning and devious than he lets on. [break][break] Dane is fairly certain that it'll be Luck who Antonio will trust to run the Wayland faction after him now that Dino's gone. And it's always Luck that his father sends to put Dane in his place when he goes too far.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]SARAH / "RABBIT" [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Fellow Guild Member[break] Status: Aged 30ish, Lives in Los Eurosia, Gifted [break][break] Sarah, or "Rabbit", is a guild contact that Dane very quickly made in Los Eurosia because she's Gifted with regenerative and healing abilities. He's dragged himself to her with one foot in the grave a half-dozen times already. Sarah is reluctantly part of the Guild, allied with them out of force more than choice. She was a hunting target at one point in time but was spared because they could use her. [break][break] She hates Dane. It's his fault, of course. He really enjoys riling her up and pushing her boundaries. She's his little ice-queen that he's determined to see melt eventually. Enjoys getting a rise out of her in any way he can. She's so determined not to give him a reaction and he loves forcing cracks in that cold carapace of hers. He suspects that one day he'll drag himself to her and she'll finally let him bleed out and refuse to help him. And he'll be very proud of her when the time comes.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MARY KATE LISBETH [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: "Girlfriend" [break] Status: Aged 30, Human (presumably), Sector Agent [break][break] Dane is a character who tends to maintain a number of relationships at the same time. Connections that he can utilize with people who have things to offer him beyond simple sex. For these people, he can pretend to be someone entirely different than who he is. And really, he is admittedly quite good at juggling these things. MK is one of these connections. [break][break] To MK, Dane is just a well-adjusted man with a cute dog (a Spaniel that Dane cooks up just for their outings — one time he got the coloring just a bit wrong and almost blew the whole thing to bits; luckily they were drunk that night and MK forgot all about it). He's a bit mysterious, is between jobs but has a dream of brewing his own beer, and he's been nothing but nice and charming to her. [break][break] MK works for the Sector and takes work home with her; Dane likes to snoop through her files to get information on Gifted individuals while she's sleeping. He really goes all in on the façade when he's with her, not only finding her quite valuable when it comes to information but also a hoot to be around. She can be pretty suspicious though and he tends not to come around when he's beaten to a pulp or dying because he knows she'll pester and prod to find out what really happened instead of just doctoring him up and accepting some typical sob-story.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]AMELIA "MOUSE/MIA" EVANS [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Flirty Acquaintance [break] Status: Aged 25, Librarian, Human (presumably)[break][break] Okay, so Mia — whom he likes to call "Mouse" despite having no Guild affiliation — really doesn't have much to offer him. Sometimes Dane just likes to play around (and eventually corrupt or break) cute, innocent little things. Amelia is so adorable, he just can't resist. She's a quiet, reserved, and horribly shy librarian and it was laughably easy to get her wrapped around his finger. [break][break]To Mia, Dane is a University student studying to become a veterinarian. He tends to do a lot of his anatomy sketches in her library, passing her shy little winks and hamming up how it's just to be in her company. It's a slow-burn here, she's a bit too shy to take him home like some others, but he's having fun flustering her and getting her to that point where she'll be so bold.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]SILENE MATTHEWS (KILLED) [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Frequent Hook Up, Victim [break] Status: Aged 28, Meter Main, Gifted Deceased [break][break] Dane found out she was Gifted through MK and took a little interest. Her ability is similar to pyrokinesis and he thought to himself "that's kinda hot", looked her up and thought "she's kinda hot", then started the prowl. Silene has a girlfriend, which Dane doesn't mind, especially since a bit of forward flirting uncovered a shared interest and a marked lack of faithfulness on Silene's part. Dane's always willing to be a person she reaches for when her girlfriend is being a bit too toxic and she wants revenge. They club together, get wasted, and talk very little about themselves — all good points in Dane's books. She doesn't care to know what he does so he hasn't quite straightened out a backstory for her.[break][break] Antonio, probably by having Dane watched, found out about this little dalliance and had Dane kill her.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]YELENA "MINK" MORSE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Ex-Girlfriend & Occasional Fling [break] Status: Aged 27, Guild Member, Human/Hunter [break][break] Yelena and Dane actually have a history. She's been a part of the Guild for a long time and is a formidable hunter. He doesn't have to do any "pretending" when he's with her. They were briefly a thing — not quite dating but very involved nonetheless — many years ago. But then Dane got her sister killed on a mission (it really was an accident but he was being reckless) and now she really, really hates him. Has even tried killing him a few times! That doesn't stop the sparks from flying when they come across each other or seek one another out. They throw insults, exchange blows, maybe make out a little, and then it kinda just goes from there.

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GAVYN COLBURN oh, sing me a awake with all the things we'll do today[break] we'll build a den out of pillows and get drunk again

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CURRENT/ONGOING

leaves and people alike [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with evening cadieux

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Gavyn's off to meet up with his friends for the final camping trip before it gets too cold and, along the way, comes upon a peculiarly-dressed woman in need of a bit of help.

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but it was not your fault but mine [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with maddison lancaster / bar interior

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Maddison is having a night at the bar while Gavyn's working a shift.

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COMPLETED

None yet!

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DEAD/INACTIVE

let's get married! [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with jonah wink / park

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Prepare yourself for matrimony. >8) Gavyn is dared by his BFF Aaron to propose and serenade the next stranger he sees. Jonah Wink happens upon the mischievous duo and doesn't seem to care much for the whole thing, woops.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]EVENING CADIEUX [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Gavyn found Evening in the woods with a twisted ankle. After mistaking her for an actress shooting a film, he made himself useful and offered to help her get back to the trail. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]JONAH WINK [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Gavyn met Jonah by proposing to him on a dare. Unfortuantely, Jonah had just been through a messy divorce and the joke didn't go over well. Beyond Gavyn's profuse and horrified apologies, they didn't get to know one another.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MADDISON LANCASTER [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Gavyn was Maddie's bartender on a particularly rough night. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]TAWNY VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Things were going great! A cute girl at the bar took him home after closing. He was very excited to meet her pets, look at her art, and become fast friends! But she had other reasons for letting him tag along. Then... that was it! He really didn't think he was being very clingy, all he did was write her a little soliloquy. She made it crystal clear after that that she wanted nothing to do with him. :c

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[PTab=Notable NPCs]

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Hi! Here are some background characters that may make an appearance in Gavyn's threads. You may assume that any of these NPCs are adoptable if you think playing one of them interests you! Minor details like names and the like can be changed.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]PAUL COLBURN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Father [break] Status: Aged 51, Human, Lives in Los Morena [break][break] Paul is your typical sofa-lounging Dad. Really let the kids do whatever they wanted and left the real bulk of actual "parenting" up to Amelie. Was more "buddy buddy" with his children and only engaged or punished when his wife demanded it of him. He had his shining moments of "real talk" though and was super accepting of all his children always. They definitely got him in trouble a lot by going to him with propositions that they knew Mom would say "no" to. [break][break] Paul and Amelie met in college and run an orthodontist business together. He's a big romantic and goes all out for big events like anniversaries and such. Spoils his wife. Their relationship has always been solid despite her frustrations with him most of the time. Is an absolute sucker for his two granddaughters. All his children know they can call him dead in the night for anything at all. He'll complain and bitch the whole time but he's really a ride or die.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]AMELIE COLBURN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Mother [break] Status: Aged 52, Human, Lives in Los Morena [break][break] Amelie is high-strung af. She's mellowed out some now that her children have all flown the nest but, while they were growing up, she was super strict and stressed. Homeschooled the lot of them up until their high school years while still putting in work at the family's orthodontist practice. Gavyn stressed her out the most, considering he was so reckless and wild and always getting seriously banged up without feeling the repercussions of pain to learn from. What started out as coddling ended up evolving into constant chiding and berating for his stupid antics. She was much more forgiving with her youngest children, Tucker and Buckley, and much less forgiving with her eldest (and only daughter), Molly. [break][break] Nowadays, if any of her kids called her for anything she'd very bluntly tell them that they are adults and don't need Mama-ing anymore (but then she'd show up anyway because ugh she is their Mom, she guesses).

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MOLLY COLBURN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Sister[break] Status: Aged 30, Human, Lives in Los Morena [break][break] As the eldest child, Molly grew up a bit more quickly than her siblings. Her mother put a lot of undue responsibility on her at times. With three younger brothers — all of them absolute chaotic dumpster fires — she was constantly frustrated, annoyed, and angry. Grew up brawling. Kind of a tough-love sort of woman now because of it. Fierce and independent. Divorced, raising her two daughters in a "civil" co-parenting situation with her ex-husband. Works as a head chef in one of Los Morena's most esteemed restaurants. [break][break] Confides in Gavyn when stress catches up with her and she has a breakdown. Although most of the time their relationship revolves around her thinking of him as a dumbass and hitting him upside the head when he's done something a bit too wild, they do share a pretty reliable emotional confidence with one another. She will sometimes break into Gavyn's apartment to cook him decent food (because who knows when the last time was that he even looked at a vegetable). Or complain about how uncleanly the place is and pick up. His roommate has a mega crush on her even though Gavyn has told him millions of times that she's super high-maintenance and way out of his league.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]TUCK & BUCK COLBURN [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Brother [break] Status: Aged 24, Gifted, Live in Los Morena[break][break] Tucker and Buckley are twins and the babies of the family. They have a really strong relationship with one another (though it's more often rivalry and fighting than anything else, they definitely have one another's back and are undoubtedly one another's biggest support). Talk shit about and dog on one another super hard but will flip a switch if anyone else says something bad thing about the other. Growing up they were always brawling and beating each other up — like, to the point of frequent stitches and hospital visits — but were always inseparable nonetheless. As babies of the family, they got away with a lot more stuff than Gavyn and Molly did.[break][break] Both guys are absolute dumbasses in most aspects of life except technology. Played a lot of videogames growing up and now Buckley works as a coder and Tucker works as a graphic designer. Gavyn likes to joke that they're vampires who never experience sunlight. Party animals. They have the gift of telepathy but, growing up, decided this was just a "twin" thing and really only "subconsciously" used the gift on one another. Now that they're older they've probably discovered that they can use it on other people, but this isn't something they've divulged with Gavyn.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]WINNIE & ZOEY WINTERS [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Nieces[break] Status: Aged 9 and 6, Human, Live in Los Morena [break][break] Massive brats! Give their Mama hell as much as they possibly can. Their parents divorced many years ago and although on the surface their co-parenting is largely civil, there are a bunch of underhanded things that Daddy Winters does to pit the girls against Molly. He spoils them, contradicts the disciplinary practices and routines that Molly tries to reinforce, and the kids are kinda always pulled in two different directions when switching households. [break][break] Occasionally Molly needs a break and asks Gavyn to help out with the girls but... honestly, they're just so wild and unmanageable that Gav often has difficulties keeping them under control. They're the reason he never wants kids in his life. And he's also super surprised at how they act, considering Molly would never have gotten away with similar behavior growing up.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]AARON HAWTHORNE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Best Friend [break] Status: Aged 28, Human (presumed), Lives in Los Eurosia [break][break] Aaron and Gavyn have been best friends since they were very little. With Gav's house neighboring the orphanage in which Aaron lived most of his life, and their second-story rooms having windows facing each other and only a stones-throw distance between them, they befriended one another simply enough. Spent many late nights whispering and laughing to one another when they should have been sleeping. Trading Pokemon and crying over comic books that they shared. Gavyn was home-schooled and he helped Aaron where he lacked in his academics. When Aaron would get adopted/fostered, he'd always end up on Gavyn's doorstep a couple of days later so they could keep tabs on one another. [break][break] Aaron floated in and out of various households throughout his life but Gavyn was always a constant. Basically his one, dependable constant. They had their skirmishes like any friends, but their friendship meant a lot to both of them; too much for anything to really cause any deep, lasting problems. When they were seven years old, Aaron vowed to marry Gavyn one day, and while he still teasingly "holds him to it", their relationship is far more disgustingly platonic than romantic. [break][break] Aaron is really dang smart. Kinda hardy. Got into trouble a lot as a kid, not because he was a particularly bad guy, but because he was always sorta painted to be a bad guy and — after being juggled around so much — started acting the role a little. Not the kind of person who'd take shit from anyone (which really put him at odds with Donovan when Donovan started to get bad — because Aaron would call him out and wouldn't stand for it). He's also very messy when it comes to his emotions, though he tries to keep a lot of it from showing. Where Gavyn can cry freely and openly when he's upset, Aaron's the type to bite his lip and choke that shit down. Unless it's with Gavyn, probably. He and Gavyn are like.... attached at the hip and the best of bros.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ISAAC WRIGHT [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Best Friend [break] Status: Aged 26, Human (presumed), Lives in Los Eurosia [break][break] Isaac spent a short time in the orphanage as Aaron's roommate so, naturally, Gavyn met him and they got along pretty well (though it took awhile for them to feel one another out and things weren't quite amicable in the beginning). Isaac wasn't in the orphanage long but, after he was adopted, he, Aaron, and Gavyn all remained in-touch and close. And that's been a friendship that's lasted many years. There was a brief spell of awkward crushing between Gavyn and Isaac which they explored haphazardly, only to find themselves much more easy/compatible as friends. [break][break] Isaac is quiet, sweet, sensitive, and an artist. He's a bit aimless about life and a chronic "college major juggler". He and Gavyn spend a lot of time together doing "soft" activities.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]DONOVAN VELA [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Ex-Best Friend [break] Status: Aged 29, Human (presumed), Lives in Los Eurosia [break][break] Donovan was the last person in Gavyn's childhood brood. He was more Aaron's friend than anyone else's but Gav still considered them fairly close. As they grew older, Donovan changed exponentially. The determined, self-assertive, and bold boy became increasingly mean-spirited and cruel. He began bullying/hurting everyone around him and there were explosive fights between him and Aaron because of it. Donovan left them and fell into a far worse crowd. He and Aaron were more like brothers than friends and their fallout became a sore, avoided subject. [break][break] Late one night, Donovan's dangerous group of friends attacked Isaac and Gavyn while they were walking back to Isaac's apartment from the University where Isaac had been showing him some of his work. They beat Isaac to such a state that he was hospitalized and, while Gav wasn't hurt to the same extent, they killed his dog. That was about six months ago and since then, Donovan has become almost a taboo subject between Isaac, Aaron, and Gavyn. They didn't tell the police that they recognized one of the attacking persons and no one was ever pressed with the charges.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]SCOTT "SCOTTY" JOHNSON [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Roommate/Friend [break] Status: Aged 29, Human (presumably), Lives in Los Eurosia [break][break] Scotty would like you to think he is very tough. He scowls in all his pictures. Argues for the sake of arguing. Quick to adopt a harsh and "mean" tone. Even quicker to complain. But he's hardly the asshole he tries to make himself out to be. He's really very "mother-hen"; super concerned about his friends in a tough-love, roundabout way. Secretly the mom friend of the group. Takes care of everyone when they're drunk and stupid. Kind of the "head honcho" of the house. The one who handles all the bills/collects the rent. [break][break]Was raised in a strict, homophobic household and claims he's heterosexual. Gavyn suspects otherwise but is content to let him make that journey on his own time. Has a very stated crush on Gavyn's older sister, Molly. He doesn't stand a chance. He hates, hates, HATES Gavyn's best friend Aaron. Though he tries to keep it mostly under wraps, the disdain kind of just oozes out of him any time Aaron is around.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ERIK SMITH [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Roommate/Friend [break] Status: Aged 25, Human (presumed), Lives in Los Eurosia [break][break] How the hell Erik is friends with Scotty and Gavyn is beyond both of them. He's an absolute genius, a clean freak to boot, and is super shy. A bit of a recluse, he stays up way into the AMs playing video games and world-building lore for the various half-dozen (unfinished) novels he writes. He's a lot more open with Gavyn and Scotty than anyone else and they've forced him out of his shell a bit. He's willing to be dragged to social outings and parties but can be pretty awkward and tends to stick to one or the other like a shadow. [break][break]Erik is really close friends with Gavyn's BFF Isaac. They play online video games together and often serve as sounding boards for one another's creative hobbies. Gavyn secretly "ships" them, sssh.

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ASHLEY WOLFE we hear the voices in the distance, come for us[break] and they're chasing us like rabbits in the night

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CURRENT/ONGOING

find me in the shallows [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with syd atler / west hook lake

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Ashley enjoys the normalcy of fishing for the first time in his life and fantasizes about sunburns. Syd catches him napping.

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something good [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with mattis fox / local movie theatre

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]A thread that takes place six months ago on Ash's birthday. He leaves work and, on a whim, pops into a small, Mom and Pop theatre to watch a film.

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hit the floor before you go [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with mattis fox / bar interior

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]Ashley visits the bar after a long day of work. Mattis joins him. (Postponed until the completion of Something Good.)

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watch stars go out tonight on sinking ground [break]

[attr="class","kittycat-threadpart"]↪ with maddison lancaster / bar interior

[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]A man harassing a woman at the bar has Ash feeling a little more Dino Wayland than Ashley Wolfe. Things escalate.

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COMPLETED

never saw one without the other [break]

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[attr="class","kittycat-threaddesc"]A one-shot of sorts, chronicling some points in Dino and Dane's life throughout the years they've spent together (and the years they haven't).

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DEAD/INACTIVE

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MADDISON LANCASTER [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Ashley saw Maddison getting harrassed by a jerk in the bar. He intervened and ended up brawling. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MATTIS FOX [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Mattie and Ashley first met six months ago in a local movie theatre. To be updated with further development.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]SYD ATLER [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Syd came across Ashley sleeping on the lake and woke him up. To be updated with further development.

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Hi! Here are some background characters that may make an appearance in Ashley's threads. You may assume that any of these NPCs are adoptable if you think playing one of them interests you! Minor details like names and the like can be changed.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]EMELI VOKES [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Friend [break] Status: Aged 44, Human (presumed), Lives in Colorado [break][break] Ash met and befriended Emeli (and his daughter) during the time he spent living in Estes Park. They were both reclusive and private individuals tucked into the mountains and shared an affinity for beer and hiking. They got along so well because neither of them were inclined to pry into one another's past or question why they lived the way they did. They just shot the shit and did a bunch of outdoorsy stuff together. Hiked with their dogs. Shooed black bears off one another's porches when they came over with a six-pack. That kind of thing. [break][break] It was Emeli who put the thought of Los Eurosia in Ashley's head when he first considered going back to California (though the man never did mention having family there). They shoot each other texts every once in a while.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]ALYSSA DUFRESNE [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Coworker, Friend [break] Status: Aged 30ish, Human (presumed), Lives in Los Eurosia [break][break] A nurse at the same retirement home Ashley works for. Not long divorced and has two kids. They've tried going on a couple of dates but she's always come up with a reason/excuse at the last minute to back out. Ash is convinced now that she's not quite ready to move on from her nasty marriage so has dialed back and will let her make the next attempt if/when she desires to. They still get along very well. He will frequently pick up her shift if she's run into some trouble at home.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]HEATHER MCELROY [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Acquaintance[break] Status: Aged 30ish, Human (presumed), Lives in Los Eurosia [break][break] Heather is one of Ashley's contacts at a local animal shelter. She sets him up with foster dogs who are having trouble being adopted, struggle from behavioral issues, need some rehabilitation, or are just running out of time. She's very quirky and spunky and always sends him dog memes and gifs through text. She once invited him to her birthday party and, upon showing up, Ashley decided she and her friends were waaaaay too wild for him to hang.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]MELANIE MEADOWS [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Resident at Lakepoint Retirement Home [break] Status: Aged 78, Human, Lives in Los Eurosia[break][break] Mrs. Meadows is Ashley's favorite resident at Lakepoint. A sweet elderly woman with no family (or at least no family that visits her). Can be very difficult when her dementia acts up. She likes to regale him with stories of her hey-day when she was young and wild. Ashley taught her how to use speech-to-text on her phone so she could reach out to him when he wasn't working but she can never remember that it's "Siri" instead of "Alexa". He takes her out occasionally and wheels her around town on little fun dates when she has the energy.

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[attr="class","relationship-box"] [attr="class","relationship-name"]"JACKAL" [attr="class","relationship-desc"]Relation: Fellow Deadman, Past Crush[break] Status: Aged 30ish, ??, ??[break][break] Jackal is the man who helped Ashley escape the Guild and forge his new identity. They haven't seen or heard from one another in over five years (since they decided it was safer for them to have no contact). Ashley wonders about him every now and again.

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[Jennie Finckh]

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[Jessica Penington]

Did you know that you can now use robots to sell things for you while you’re asleep?

I recently discovered a few tools that allow you to set up bots that network with business owners in a FULLY automated way.

It’s all being taught inside this new training program called, “AI Profits”

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