14 men in 14 days - #2 Rick!
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sparkindarknessStill text only. At least I can keep up like this :) How long before I fall behind?
Name: Rick. Well Richard really. Errr... *glares at Rick* Surname, now!
Rick: What? All this time and you don’t know my surname?
I don’t do names.
Rick: the sidhe got hundreds of names you know.
Tell me about it, I have to type them. Look we’ll have to come back to this one.
Rick: oh nice, not like it’s anything important or anything!
Shall we talk middle names?
Rick: Ok, I give. Alright, how do you know my middle name when you don’t know my surname?
Muse reality, I guess.
Currently Appearing In: Spark in Darkness - the main story. "http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=sparkindarkness""http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=sparkindarkness""http://www.livejournal.com/users/sparkindarkness/"
Orientation: Homosexual.
Origin: San Francisco, California.
Significant Other(s): Darren.
Quirks: Caffeine addiction. Really doesn’t like his family. Completely unself-conscious; actually it often goes too far the other way, he’ll do things FOR the disapproval value. Doesn’t do the rules and limitations thing - even if they’re reasonable. Sometimes even if he wants to follow it.
Background: Rick’s parents moved west to California before he was born, following his father’s career. They were, and are, very wealthy, superbly successful, ludicrously conventional and extremely boring. They maintained appearances, checked to see what the neighbours might see (even if the neighbours didn’t actually give a damn) and held themselves to STANDARDS (which they had developed into something of a religion, complete with self-righteous disapproval of those who do not have these STANDARDS). Their kids had everything (even if they didn’t want it, just to make sure they could be SEEN to have it), they went to church every Sunday (less from religious observance and more so everyone could SEE that they were going to church), made sure they were always impeccably behaved and impeccably dressed, regardless of provocation. If an earthquake ever devastated San Francisco, you’d find Rick’s father running round the house terrified that the neighbours would see their home in such a shameful state of disrepair, and his mother doing something decorously charitable in a way that did not mess her dress or muss her hair.
Rick’s elder brother grew up and dedicatedly followed his parents down the road of STANDARDS. Rick’s sister even trod down the road (at least making sure when she ran off it she did so in a discreet fashion). Rick... well Rick tore up the road and ran an all week rave in the ruins. This caused some... friction.
And that was without his burgeoning magical talent. Regarded as a terrible embarrassment by his nearest and dearest, Rick made a point of being as embarrassing as possible at every available opportunity.
First chance he got, he ran to the east coast (to escape any chance of a random familial visit) and made a massive success by breaking the few magical rules that existed (becoming one of the few magic users who openly advertise and market their talents to mundane bidding). All rules are guidelines, and it’s amazing what you can achieve if you’re willing to bend them a little.
Employment: Shaman. Technoshaman to be exact, and he’s made it pay. From computer security systems, to building security, to medicine, to adding zing to a party or night club; it’s high demand among those in the know and there’s few people on the supply side.
Appearance: Rick is fairly tall (5’10”) and has richly tanned skin (he prefers to use natural sunlight, but he’s got a sunbed if his tan starts to fade. No he has no tan lines). He has dark blonde hair, just a little bleached which he keeps cut fairly short (for practicality’s sake if nothing else). He has pale blue eyes that catch the light easily. Unlike Darren, he tends to eat regularly (even healthily sometimes) and even works out (he has to justify spending vast amounts on exercise machines) so he’s actually got some decent muscle tone.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Childish joy. Seriously, he’s a happy person. It really stands out, he’s someone whose comfortable in their own skin. He also always carries a ridiculous amount of useless techno-gizmos and occasionally has conversations with things that aren’t there.
If You Could Pick a Theme Song for This Character, It Would Be: Hmmm, still bad at this. “It’s My Life” Bon Jovi. “Addicted to Base” Puretone.”Kiss Kiss” Stella Soleil.
Sin-of-Anger: Not especially. Alright he can get irritated, especially if Darren’s going to get hurt - and he hates Clan Camaalis way more than Darren does. The only thing that generally gets his back up is if someone tries to restrict him. He doesn’t like being told what to do - you want him to do something, convince him. Tell him and he’ll do the opposite.
Sin-of-Envy: Nope. Not at all. Rick is comfortable with what he is, and makes sure he is happy with what he is as well.
Sin-of-Pride: Well, he knows he looks good, and is really terribly vain about it. He’s got this ‘you want me’ aura which can be irritating at times.
Sin of Gluttony He can’t cook. He lives on microwave meals and takeaways. Occasionally he’ll have a health conscious freak out session and nibble on lettuce for a month - then he’ll binge on burgers and pizzas again. Oh, and coffee. Always coffee.
Sin-of-Lust: He’s an incorrigible flirt, perpetually on the make and completely and utterly dedicated to Darren.
Sin-of-Avarice: See. Want. Buy. Put away in cupboard when get board with it (usually about 5 minutes). especially when it comes to anything electrical.
Sin-of-Sloth: More life of sloth actually. Days do not start before noon. It is a rule.
Virtues: Self-confidence. I know some people don’t think that a virtue, but I find ‘traditional’ virtues and morality can have a nasty habit of making people feel worthless and self-worth seem like a sin. It’s a wonderful thing to be happy in your own skin and confident in yourself and you capabilities.
Name: Rick. Well Richard really. Errr... *glares at Rick* Surname, now!
Rick: What? All this time and you don’t know my surname?
I don’t do names.
Rick: the sidhe got hundreds of names you know.
Tell me about it, I have to type them. Look we’ll have to come back to this one.
Rick: oh nice, not like it’s anything important or anything!
Shall we talk middle names?
Rick: Ok, I give. Alright, how do you know my middle name when you don’t know my surname?
Muse reality, I guess.
Currently Appearing In: Spark in Darkness - the main story. "http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=sparkindarkness""http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=sparkindarkness""http://www.livejournal.com/users/sparkindarkness/"
Orientation: Homosexual.
Origin: San Francisco, California.
Significant Other(s): Darren.
Quirks: Caffeine addiction. Really doesn’t like his family. Completely unself-conscious; actually it often goes too far the other way, he’ll do things FOR the disapproval value. Doesn’t do the rules and limitations thing - even if they’re reasonable. Sometimes even if he wants to follow it.
Background: Rick’s parents moved west to California before he was born, following his father’s career. They were, and are, very wealthy, superbly successful, ludicrously conventional and extremely boring. They maintained appearances, checked to see what the neighbours might see (even if the neighbours didn’t actually give a damn) and held themselves to STANDARDS (which they had developed into something of a religion, complete with self-righteous disapproval of those who do not have these STANDARDS). Their kids had everything (even if they didn’t want it, just to make sure they could be SEEN to have it), they went to church every Sunday (less from religious observance and more so everyone could SEE that they were going to church), made sure they were always impeccably behaved and impeccably dressed, regardless of provocation. If an earthquake ever devastated San Francisco, you’d find Rick’s father running round the house terrified that the neighbours would see their home in such a shameful state of disrepair, and his mother doing something decorously charitable in a way that did not mess her dress or muss her hair.
Rick’s elder brother grew up and dedicatedly followed his parents down the road of STANDARDS. Rick’s sister even trod down the road (at least making sure when she ran off it she did so in a discreet fashion). Rick... well Rick tore up the road and ran an all week rave in the ruins. This caused some... friction.
And that was without his burgeoning magical talent. Regarded as a terrible embarrassment by his nearest and dearest, Rick made a point of being as embarrassing as possible at every available opportunity.
First chance he got, he ran to the east coast (to escape any chance of a random familial visit) and made a massive success by breaking the few magical rules that existed (becoming one of the few magic users who openly advertise and market their talents to mundane bidding). All rules are guidelines, and it’s amazing what you can achieve if you’re willing to bend them a little.
Employment: Shaman. Technoshaman to be exact, and he’s made it pay. From computer security systems, to building security, to medicine, to adding zing to a party or night club; it’s high demand among those in the know and there’s few people on the supply side.
Appearance: Rick is fairly tall (5’10”) and has richly tanned skin (he prefers to use natural sunlight, but he’s got a sunbed if his tan starts to fade. No he has no tan lines). He has dark blonde hair, just a little bleached which he keeps cut fairly short (for practicality’s sake if nothing else). He has pale blue eyes that catch the light easily. Unlike Darren, he tends to eat regularly (even healthily sometimes) and even works out (he has to justify spending vast amounts on exercise machines) so he’s actually got some decent muscle tone.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Childish joy. Seriously, he’s a happy person. It really stands out, he’s someone whose comfortable in their own skin. He also always carries a ridiculous amount of useless techno-gizmos and occasionally has conversations with things that aren’t there.
If You Could Pick a Theme Song for This Character, It Would Be: Hmmm, still bad at this. “It’s My Life” Bon Jovi. “Addicted to Base” Puretone.”Kiss Kiss” Stella Soleil.
Sin-of-Anger: Not especially. Alright he can get irritated, especially if Darren’s going to get hurt - and he hates Clan Camaalis way more than Darren does. The only thing that generally gets his back up is if someone tries to restrict him. He doesn’t like being told what to do - you want him to do something, convince him. Tell him and he’ll do the opposite.
Sin-of-Envy: Nope. Not at all. Rick is comfortable with what he is, and makes sure he is happy with what he is as well.
Sin-of-Pride: Well, he knows he looks good, and is really terribly vain about it. He’s got this ‘you want me’ aura which can be irritating at times.
Sin of Gluttony He can’t cook. He lives on microwave meals and takeaways. Occasionally he’ll have a health conscious freak out session and nibble on lettuce for a month - then he’ll binge on burgers and pizzas again. Oh, and coffee. Always coffee.
Sin-of-Lust: He’s an incorrigible flirt, perpetually on the make and completely and utterly dedicated to Darren.
Sin-of-Avarice: See. Want. Buy. Put away in cupboard when get board with it (usually about 5 minutes). especially when it comes to anything electrical.
Sin-of-Sloth: More life of sloth actually. Days do not start before noon. It is a rule.
Virtues: Self-confidence. I know some people don’t think that a virtue, but I find ‘traditional’ virtues and morality can have a nasty habit of making people feel worthless and self-worth seem like a sin. It’s a wonderful thing to be happy in your own skin and confident in yourself and you capabilities.
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Date: 2004-03-19 12:52 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-03-20 03:47 pm (UTC)So far I plan on doing Sitharensor, Ilatheril, Ian, Radoslav, Ethan, Esrazel, and... um... then I'd struggle.