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@litterateur a year ago

((Agh, sorry for spamming discussions. This character's been on my mind for a while now, and I just finished the description/backstory today. ))

1. What's your character's full name? Oscar Keaton.

2. What's your favorite quote from your character? (I haven’t got a quote just yet, since I haven’t had much of a chance to let Oscar speak. I’m sure something will appear eventually.)

3. What does they look like and what's their personality like? Oscar has straw-coloured hair with a widow’s peak, styled (if you could call it that) in an unkempt mess that ends just above his ears. His eyes are an unremarkable brown, cunning and deep set into his face. He wears a simple beige tunic, dust-coloured trousers and a threadbare red scarf.

Occasionally dishonest, he is loyal once you earn his trust. He’s ambitious and cunning, but also impulsive and a little envious of others.

Not being a loner type, he seeks out the company of friends (or not-quite-friends), although he is not necessarily an extrovert. He often gives in to peer pressure or similar circumstances. These two traits were some of the reasons that led to him joining a gang.

He’ll help others occasionally, if he feels that person deserves it.

4. What's their backstory before he came to the society? Born in the slums of East End London, Oscar belonged to a family of factory workers and labourers. He had two older brothers and a younger sister, and they worked at a cotton mill.

Once he was sixteen, he started to become involved in small crimes committed by a local gang — shopliftings, pickpocketing, robberies, and the like. This went on for about four years, during which he made a few too many enemies and a few too many of the wrong friends.

During all this, he met Ezekiel. Ez, being new to London, had found himself lost in a nasty area of the East End.

((Now have some narrative-style backstory I wrote! Idk, I thought this would make a good scene to write for personality and stuff. I’m awful at writing action, so please excuse the terrible prose ^^”))

The young man with the grey hair inched backwards, his eyes wide and scared. He looked as if he had never seen a moment of hard work in his entire life — he had no scars, mental or physical. No hunched back caused by lifting too-heavy loads for a meagre pay. No world-weary look in his eye, from seeing too much while too young.

Oscar hated him already.

But this wasn’t right.

“Hey…” he began quietly, stepping forward a bit. Nobody seemed to hear him. “Hang on… M-maybe… we could go somewhere else. This one don’t look too rich. Let’s… um…” He trailed off as a few of the men turned around, bemused.

“What’re you on about?” asked one of them gruffly.

He froze, suddenly aware of the fact that if a fight broke out between them, it was four against one.

The grey-haired man had taken the opportunity and bolted to God knows where. Good luck to him, thought Oscar grimly, before turning his attention back to the other four men, who had forgotten him and begun chasing after their escaped victim.

That was good, he supposed.

But not good for the other cove.

With a little more effort than expected, he levered a rotting plank of wood from a nearby crate. There was a rusty nail stuck in the top.

Now he was armed, he sprinted after the rest of them.

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He fell to the ground, his makeshift weapon clattering down somewhere nearby. He tasted blood.

Groaning, he reached out a hand to grasp the plank, but he fell short. His fingers scraped across the gravel of the road.

“P-please. Stop.” His words were muffled, indistinct.

The biggest of the members, the leader, took a step forward and picked up the plank. “Well, ‘ave you learned your lesson then?”

He nodded as best he could.

“I don’t think you ‘ave. You let ‘im get away, on purpose. Apologise.”

Oscar spat a mouthful of blood at him.

In hindsight, not a good idea.

The leader let out a cry of anger, bringing the plank down onto Oscar’s leg. Oscar yelped, trying to move backwards, away from the gang. It was in vain.

The makeshift weapon came down and hit his leg again, tearing flesh as it scraped down his calf toward his ankle. He shrieked. Blood splattered onto the street.

He was vaguely aware of one of the others standing in front of the leader, stopping him from continuing.

The four of them scarpered.

Leaving him alone.

He closed his eyes.

Ouch.

((Whoa, I’m still developing this bit. Expect something to be added at some point. Long story short: Oscar messed his right leg up pretty bad and decided to leave the gang. Ezekiel found him again at the doss-house (cheap slum lodging) and they parted ways when Ezekiel left for the Society.))

Armed with a pair of makeshift crutches, Oscar walked around in search of accomodation and work for about a week. He remembered the place Ezekiel mentioned — the Society.

Ta da, he’s there a couple days later. And that brings us to now.

5. Do you have any pictures of them that you drew or found?

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6. Does they have any nicknames? Not really. (I just don’t like the sound of Ozzie, haha)

7. What does they study at the society? Not applicable, I suppose.

8. Do they have jobs? As mentioned before, he used to be a gang member. Not anymore, however.

9. What is their age? He’s 17, but could pass as being a few years older.

10. Are they single, dating someone, or married? Single! And not interested in becoming anything other than that.

11. Are they human? If not what are they? As human as you can get. ;)

12. What's their height? 5’6”

13. What's their weight? 110 lb.

14. Anything else I should know about this character? Not really. Some of the backstory/details might change as I develop this character, but nothing drastic.

He supposed there was no other choice now. Ezekiel had spoken of the rumours he had heard about the Society.

He looked up at the imposing building, his hand lifted to knock on its doors.

Oh well. Here goes nothing.

Three loud knocks echoed around, and he waited.

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MillieGriffin • a year ago • edited

Wow, what a neat character. I like the backstory so far and I look forward to seeing more of him soon.

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Jekyll1886 • a year ago

The door opened to reveal a tall, brunette man in a brown waistcoat.

"Good day," he greeted the newcomer, as per usual. "May I--

"Good God, what happened to you?!" he exclaimed upon seeing the fellow's condition--and noticing he didn't even have proper crutches.

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

Oscar was taken aback by the man’s reaction. From what Ezekiel had said about this place, wondrous things happened every day — they shouldn’t be surprised at this.

“Good day to you too.”

He ignored the second remark.

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Jekyll1886  Pyrogue • a year ago • edited

((Forgive me if I've misunderstood--isn't it only two days since the gang turned on Oscar? Wouldn't he therefore be in not-so-great shape? It's not every day an injured stranger appears on the Society's doorstep.))

Lewis nodded.

"Dr. Lewis Weir," he quickly introduced himself as he opened the door wide, stepping aside to hold it for the injured man. "I was about to ask, 'May I help you?', but that much is obvious. Do come in; I'll take you to the infirmary, Mr....," he trailed off, not knowing the newcomer's name.

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

((yep, about two days. :P))

"Oscar," he said simply, before limping into the Society. "Um... Thanks. For letting me in."

He looked up at the Society's entrance hall and stopped dead for a moment, impressed. "Whoa."

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Jekyll1886  Pyrogue • a year ago

"Ah, yes," said Lewis. "That's the main hall.

"Come, let's to the infirmary. This way."

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

Oscar nodded and followed the man.

"Do I... need to pay to stay here, or sign any forms? Do I have to know science? 'Cause I don't. Know any science, that is."

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Jekyll1886  Pyrogue • a year ago

"Ah, you're seeking employment?" asked Lewis as he held open the door to the infirmary and gestured to a bed.

"I'd have to ask our day manager, Helen, if we've any staff positions available, though I'm inclined to think we might. What are your skills, if you don't mind my asking?"

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

The question stumped him. "I can... I can run pretty quick--"

He was interrupted as Ezekiel rounded a hallway corner, holding a stack of books.

He stopped for a moment, unsure of what to do. "--Well. Hello."

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Jekyll1886  Pyrogue • a year ago

((Hey there. Didn't realize Ez was going to be part of this RP. Let's let Red Death play out first before going any further, as its events may affect his and Lewis's interactions/relationship.))

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

((Ah, okay. :) ))

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

((If you like, Ez doesn't have to be part of the RP. I was going to introduce them again, but that can happen after if that fits with the timeline/interactions/stuff better.))

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Jekyll1886  Pyrogue • a year ago

((No worries--Ez can totally interact with the two in the infirmary if you like; just, if he does, I want to get Red Death wrapped up first before proceeding.

Alternatively, if you'd rather not wait on Red Death and instead keep rolling with this RP sooner, feel free to bring Ez in later or not at all (your preference), so long as he's not in it right now.

I'm fine with either option. ^_^))

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

((The Red Death seems like it's almost finished, so I guess I could bring him in later, once it's done.

Are there any rules as to the RPs that characters can be in at specific times? Just so I know for later RPs))

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Jekyll1886  Pyrogue • a year ago • edited

((The basic rule of thumb is that if a given RP would potentially affect characters' relationships, you wait for that RP to finish before having characters in it interact in a new RP.

Additionally, some RPs are set during specific times of year or in relation to other RPs, and that must be kept in mind the same way characters' relationships would be--if a given RP has the potential to affect RPs after it in a major way, then wait for it to finish before starting a new one. If not, go ahead and start the new one.))

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Pyrogue  Jekyll1886 • a year ago

((Alright, thanks!))

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