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Soul Calibur V is the biggest disappointment since my father.
I really can't think of any other thing in my gamer life that issues more feelings of disappointment, anger and utter betrayal when it comes to games that I play. Hell, it's not even the worst game that I've ever played and that's what makes me irk...
While my father has admitted to his mistakes, tried to made strides to not be a disappointment and I've made my peace with him and how he screwed up my life...Soul Calibur V's damage has forever affected me as a player. Halo 4, Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age, Kingdom Hearts...I can't play any of those games without thinking of the betrayal that was Soul Calibur V. It's like a fly that won't go away, no matter how much I swat it or go to another room. It's a pebble in my shoe and my shoe is stuck on my foot.
And if any of you "awesome-whores" under the age of 20 come up and say that Soul Calibur 3 was the worst game because it had dated graphics, then I suggest you stop reading this review right now before I tell you how much of an idiot you are! It doesn't matter how shiny or pretty it is, a turd is still a turd. Same with a gun, it doesn't matter how clean or shiny it looks, it'll still kill you if you're looking down the barrel when the trigger is pulled.
I just don't understand what happened...even with the obvious, I still don't understand how they screwed it up! It was made by the same team that made the previous games, did they just come into development and forgot about what they've been working on for the past 15 years?
I need to focus...need to focus...need...to...focus....
Let's go...
For Context, I've been a fan of the series since Soul Calibur 2. I remember being in a Yugioh Recreational Tournament at the local Toys'R'Us where I would eventually get Tales of Symphonia and across from the same Wal-Mart where my mom got me SC2, a PS2 and SC3 as rewards for good grades in school. Well, at the time, I was an impressionable 13 year old boy and they had a demo for the game in the store. I played a blond with tights and short skirt and had fun. Then I learned that Link from Legend of Zelda was going to be in the game.
I had to have it.
Eventually, I studied and improved my grades as part of a deal that my mom made with me. For every A or every few B's, I would either get money or a video game. Since I could care less about money at the time, I went with video games. Eventually, I earned Soul Calibur 2 and loved every minute of it.
Not just Link even though he was a badass in that game, I also got hooked into it's story, it's lore, the historical background where each of these weapon masters were drawn from, the nearly 200 weapons that I could collect, each with it's own history and stats and it's epic gameplay where my brother managed to pwn me with Kilik even though I played the game more than he did!
That's...kind of what he did...
Even in retrospective, Soul Calibur 2 is well-regarded by mainstream gamers, soul series fans and even critics, it currently holds the second highest critic score in the series after the first Soul Calibur game.
Eventually, my mom bought me a ps2 along with Soul Calibur 3 and I was in love. Sure, Link was gone and the graphics were honestly a step down from 2, but the content was the highest in the series.
We had character customization for the first time with unique fighting styles; we had mini-games including one where we had to fight a stone colossus and another where you got to fight Night Terror; an alternate story mode involving newly made characters; Arcade; Harder Arcade; and a legit story mode that followed each character with input options for different outcomes and you could choose your path in that story.
Not to mention that the overall story of Soul Calibur had it's greatest draw here, it felt like...the Empire Strikes Back of the Soul Series.
No offense Tekken Fans, but this was where Soul Calibur surpassed Tekken as Namco's best fighter franchise.
A little after the 360 and PS3 came out, we had Soul Calibur IV and we were told that it would be the last Soul Series game. We were sad to see Soul Calibur go, but it was for the best and we figured that they would go out on a good foot.
They did and more...
Maybe it's not the best game in the series, but I'd say that it was the most AWESOME! It had heart...it had balls! It took a lot of risks and all of them payed off pretty-well.
Character Customization was updated, allowing people to even customize the look and costumes of the cast. You could even alter the weight and muscular tone of your customized character. True, you could only pick styles based on the cast, but you could still customize your character so that it was "your" character.
The Active Matching Battle system which allows players to choose their own team of characters and switch them out during battle allowing for a lot of tactical maneuvering and momentum. Sadly, you could only do this in the Story Mode and the Endurance Tower of Souls mode. With the Story Mode, your teams were pre-chosen based on your chosen character which was still cool because the game still pit some of our favorite characters on the same team.
The most infamous addition to this game's gameplay is the Soul Gauge for two different reasons. One was that it introduced costume damage where parts of your player's outfit would be damaged or destroyed if that part of the body was hit too often and that blocking or getting hit would diminish this gauge. If your gauge was emptied out then your opponent would have a shot at a cool one hit ko attack that would instantly win them the match.
Online Mode was introduced here and despite some hiccups, was very fun. There were two different ways of fighting, either standard or with stats and abilities that you gain through customization.
Lastly, this was the climax of the overall story. We had a lot of drama going on with the cast and it worked. Notable examples being: Sophitia being forced to the dark side to save her daughter, Pyrrha; The strain on Kilik and Xianghua's relationship due Kilik's past and the confrontation to come; Ivy literally dying because most of her soul was eaten by Cervantes (her father!); and the final battle between Siegfried and his demonic alter-ego Nightmare, the battle that would end Siegfried's quest for redemption from his days as Soul Edge's wielder in either victory or defeat, new life or death.
And then Soul Calibur V came along.
You'll probably notice that I've skipped over the series prologue game, Soul Blade and the first game, Soul Calibur.
This was intentional.
In fact, I've tried to find copies of the PS1 version, but I can't find it. Even then, it wouldn't really matter. So much changes between SCI and SB that Soul Blade seems like it's part of a different series. Likely because Namco didn't expect Soul Blade to kick off into it's own mainstream franchise and really treated it as a side-project compared to Tekken. In all honesty, it was a game that was part of a different era of gaming, so it wouldn't be fair for me to compare it to later games.
It would be like trying to compare the first Legend of Zelda game to Skyward Sword, they're both good in their own right and you'd look like a jerk for saying that Skyward Sword is better than the first Legend of Zelda. They're games in different eras of gaming and shouldn't be compared like one's better than the other.
I did however download the first Soul Calibur off of Xbox Live just to see where it all started and I wasn't disappointed. I could see why the people who first played this game in 1999 really liked it. Again, I won't compare it to later versions because it wouldn't be fair, but it would still hold up.
In short, I'd recommend Soul Calibur through SCIV to any fighting game fan and even Soul Blade if you're a vantage collector. Hell, I may end up buying that one just so I can say that I own the entire Soul Series.
But all of this is muddled down by Soul Calibur V...
For context, let me take you back to 2010 and you hear that Daishi Odashima, one of the game designers for SCIII and SCIV and current director of Project Soul, tweets that Soul Calibur is back. I was hyped for a new soul series game, but we didn't hear much else for a while.
Until 2011.
They started releasing pictures and trailers regarding it's gameplay and characters. So you probably heard stuff like this from Soul Series fans:
"Awesome! An older Mitsurugi and an older Siegfried are in this game! This is gonna be cool!"
"Patroklos? Pyrrha? Wait...Sophitia's kids! Neat! They're going to be the successors for their mother and aunt!"
"Hey! Xianghua and Kilik had a daughter-"
"Wait...Xianghua married some random general? Eh...we'll see when the game comes out..."
"Hey Maxi's back! And there's a newer looking Nightmare too!"
"Are those Soul Edge and Soul Calibur? They look epic!"
"Whose the girl with the floating crystal ball? She kind of sounds like Amy...is she Amy?"
"We can actually have fat characters and freely add muscle to different parts of our custom character's bodies? This is gonna be the best Soul Calibur game ever!"
And then we played the game...
You mean to tell that even while working with another development company that Project Soul couldn't deliver?
Random Fan: But the game was rushed by Namco-
Shut up! I'll get to that later! So what if it was rushed? It doesn't exactly help that Project Soul is leaving this in the dust in the state that it was released in! When you make a mistake, you need to own up to it and make amends! Trying to leave it in the dust and hope that we forget about it won't work...it'll just hurt sales for other games that Namco makes. Like Tekken Tag 2.
It's odd for me to say, but as far as fighting games go, Soul Calibur V is still relatively good. But as far as being a Soul Calibur game is concerned, it really hit the mark for reasons that I can't fathom...
Focus...need to focus...
Let's start with the positive things about this game. Half of which are things that don't happen in the game.
1) Mitsurugi wasn't ruined
Now Kilik was ruined by being made into a mimic character and for possibly not being Leixia's father. But this wasn't detrimental to the series, just to the character of Kilik and Xianghua.
However, they didn't do anything like that to Mitsurugi. Mitsurugi is so cool, he's synonymous with Soul Calibur and is one of the most recognizable characters in he entire series.
Fortunately, he's not in the story mode at all. This should be a bad thing, but after going through the story mode, I'm glad that he's not in it. Because I know exactly what would happen if he was...
There would be some stupid scene where that Piss-shit Patroklos finds him and they fight and Patroklos wins. Then Patroklos would act like an ass and kill Mitsurugi for interferring with his duty as a "Holy Warrior." Fortunately, that scene never happens. Mitsurugi is still seated in his seat of badassery alongside Algol.
2) Hilde wasn't raped
Hilde was and oddity in SCIV, not just because she's the first red-head in the series, but because she was the most covered girl in that game. She was donned in full-plate armor while everyone else wore semi-revealing outfits that shouldn't count at all for protection except that the people wearing them are some of the best warriors in the world.
Thankfully, they don't throw this out the window. Hilde is still covered and still kicks ass. They did give her a pair of adorable kids without revealing who the father is...but I'm sure that it's not important. (My money's on Siegfried!)
3) They stopped stripping Ivy
With each game since SC1, the developers had been making Ivy's outfit more and more revealing. By SCIV, she's basically wearing strips of cloth that are magically enhanced so that her huge tracts of land don't slip out and cause this game to get an M rating. I wouldn't say that it was bad, but it did offend some circles of gamers.
So in SCV, they tastefully tone down her sexualization, giving her a primary outfit that covers her up more than any other game, but it's still VERY sexy. In fact, they did this with all of the female characters, covering them up but still making them somewhat sexy. Kind of a "Less Skin is More" approach, but not to conservative levels, it was an even ground.
4) No Ridiculous out-of-place Guest Characters
SC2 was released on different consoles and had some badass guest characters. Heihachi for the PS2, Spawn for the Xbox, and Link for the Gamecube. None of them really fit and their reasons for being in the Soul Calibur universe didn't make too much sense. But they were so awesome that gamers didn't really care.
SC4 also had some cool guest characters, but they really didn't fit and even gamers complained about it. Adding Star Wars characters to a fighting primarily based in the late 16th century is not a good move. I don't care how you explain it, there's something wrong with having a lightsaber get blocked by a steel katana...or giving these jedi/sith characters access to iconic force abilities that include shocking people to death, telekinesis, mental persuasion, and psychic choking.
Thankfully, they change this in SCV. We only have one guest character, Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed 2. Sure, he's a hundred years ahead of his actual time period, but he still fits into the time period and he's freaking awesome to boot.
Now the for the good things that are in the game.
5) Character Customization is expanded
Same rules as the customization in IV, only now we can alter body mass for each part of the body as well as height. You can even download costumes from Xbox Live's marketplace including costumes from the good Soul Calibur games.
6) Decent Combat Mechanics
A tutorial would be nice and I didn't like how they made guard impact/just guard more complicated to use. Other than that, the combat is decent. They toned down the special guage and equipment damage from SCIV, however it's not to levels that most will complain about.
That's what I'll do later in this review.
Story-wise and New Character wise, the only things that I liked about this game that's in the game's story were:
7) ZWEI and Pyrrha
While we don't see as much of them as I like and Pyrrha's screwed over for being miscast as the story's "villain", I still like both of them.
True, ZWEI looks like he belongs in a Final Fantasy game. But he's such a blunt badass that I don't care if he's out of place. He was a Sour Knight, a guy who didn't like people or how stupid they could be, but he was still a good guy and a loyal friend if you give him a shot.
Pyrrha's parts in the story really reminded me of Shinji Ikari. She's wimpy and doesn't have a backbone, but that's more because of getting a bad deal in life than it being her own fault. Her struggles with finding happiness were heart-wrenching and despite being cast and led along to being the "tragic villain", I felt like she was relatively more of a heroic figure than her brother, Patroklos.
Yeah...we'll get to him later.
What else did I like about this game? Let's see...I liked it whenever ZWEI beat up Patroklos; I liked it when Patroklos cried like a little wimp; I liked the corny line when Patroklos was called a dog; and even when I'm playing as him, I really love it when another player owns Patroklos.
Yeah, I really hate that little piss-shit.
Want to know why? Stay tuned for part 2.


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The Ladies
I've seen more Spine in jellyfish, more guts in 11 year old kids.
So have another drink and drive yourself home
Nick Name-- [Mouse, Ninja, Little One, Rose, Baby]
Age-- [17]
Style-- [They call her a punk, or a scene kid...But she'll wear whatever she wants.]
I hope there's ice on all the roads.
Biography-- [Growing up, Kara dealt with her parents drug abuse all the time. Withdrawals here, deals there. She got used to it... but she didn't let her friends see. It was the one thing in her childhood she kept from them. Through high school she struggled horribly with her conscious. Steal their staches? Go buy her own? Ignore it all together? She knew what was right, she knew what would be best, but she didn't care because she knew what she wanted. Mixed in, she couldn't stand her own father.
The man was one of those everyone would hate if they knew the truth about. All through her childhood, her father had always "loved" her. She was his "favorite" of the two girls. He constantly molested the poor girl and each time the touching and molesting became worse and worse. Finally, in her 1st year of high school, she stood up to him. She threatened to tell everyone. He turned against her. He did the unthinkable and raped her for the first time. Ever since that day she's been wary of men, even her close guy friends. She'd become distant from them.
To answer her "problems" she turned to drug use as her parents had. Now each time her father "loved" her she couldn't remember it. Her senior year was the worst, she lost a significant amount of weight from using and is still small even after graduation.
Coming into the story, Lily's just returned from her family vaca up in New York, and something's just not right. She's slightly bigger than when she left, but she's even more distant from the men now than ever before. She still trusts her friends, but she's awfully quiet...even for Lily.]
Personality-- [It was very normal for Lily to be an outspoken person, but ever since she entered high school she's become slightly quieter.When she does speak it's normally to express her feelings on something she finds important, and when something is important to her you better understand she's passionate about it.Other than remaining silent, Lily really does have emotions it's just difficult for her to express them.As far as having fun goes, she does love to hang out with all of her friends, even the guys.She's a jumpy person and tends to become scared very easily.She absolutely hates yelling, and tends to cry a bit when yelled at.]
So you can think of me, when you forget your seatbelt...
Father-- Darren Rose -- [54]
Mother-- Elizabeth Rose -- [51]
Brothers and Sisters-- Britney Rose -- [x] -- [23]
•Extra Information•
And again when your head goes through the wind shield.
[+]Singing alone in her room
[+]Being around the girls
[+]Being away from home
[+]The light
[-]Doctors, police, lawyers, those people.
[-]Loud noises
[-]Being left alone with a guy
[-]Her father
[-]Her mother
[-]Scary movies
Kara is the youngest of the group, and quite possibly the smartest when it comes to books. She graduated a year early.
Is that what you call a getaway, tell me what you got away with.
••Ольга x Антонина•Лариса x Яков••
XXXX•• (Olga Antonina Larisa Jacov) ••
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Nick Name-- [Jack, Jakkie, Jacov]
Age-- [19]
Style-- [Grunge as sh*t. She's also a dyke..]
[Olga grew up with her family on the outskirts of a smalltown near Moscow, in Russia until she was 13 years old. Her father and mother were both loving people, were quite rich, and were much more interested in their jobs than their children. Olga's older sister, Katerina, never really did much to help raise Dmitri and Sofiya. (her two younger siblings) and so the job fell on Olga. Dmitri didn't need raising, really, and Olga was only three years old when he was born, so there wasn't much she could do anyway. But by the time Sofiya was born, Olga had her little brother's complete trust. The Jacov family moved to America one year after Sofiya's birth, resulting in loss of accent, culture, and language in the young girl.]
[Olga was only 12 years old when she obtained her first girlfriend. She had always dressed as a boy, it was easier to get a job as a boy, and so she was used to being treated as one as well.. plus, it seemed like every single time she actually dressed in feminine clothes... men would decide to take advantage of her in some way. This is something Olga had and still has problems with, having been raped by men she barely knew multiple times. She started going by her family name instead of 'Olga' because it was more masculine, and she also hated her real name. The girl did not realize that Olga was female until they went swimming on a date. They broke up, but this was the moment when Olga realized that she was not at all attracted to the Male sex. She was called "Jack" by her American relative friends and acquaintances, 'Olga' or 'Miss Jacov' by her teachers, and just 'Jacov ' or 'Jakkie' by her closest friends. (the 'J' is like a Y unless used in Jakkie or Jack. Being foreign, fun as hell, and different; it wasn't hard for her to make friends. )]
[Jacov used to have a twin brother, Piotr, who she loved with all her heart. He was friends with all of her friends and had fun just like she did, all of the time. He was always there for her, the two were inseparable. Piotr was the kind of guy who trusted everyone, one of the only things they didn't have in common.. and he trusted that a little to much. Piotr had a fragile soul and a fragile mind.. While filming a video with one of her friends (making lame horror or mystery movies is one of the things she liked to do) she accidentally walked in on his.. departure. Jacov remembers it clearly, every single night. Every day, every hour. She remembers holding back a laugh because of something funny her friend said, trying to keep the noise she was holding back off of the camera footage, and reaching for the doorhandle of her home. The house they had moved into six years ago was large and rickety and old, so it was perfect for horror movies. As she turned the doorhandle there was a gun shot, and Jacov screamed; she hadn't been expecting it. The camera dropped to the ground and on the little horror movie the door can be seen opening. The lens had a perfect view of Piotr, sitting slumped against the bloodied wall holding a gun in his left hand, red liquid oozing down his forehead. It was ironic.. In the movie she was making, the death of the main character was supposed to be in that scene. It was around three months ago now, but she still can't bring herself to touch a camera or open doors on her own. Jacov moved out of the home two weeks after the incident and has lived in an apartment all on her own until recently]
[Jacov is always very enthusiastic about things, and she tries her best to entertain everyone around her at all times. She likes to have fun in any way she possibly can. She also is entirely in love with vehicles and mechanics, which is why she can often be found hanging around Scott drenched in car oil and grease stains. In her junior year she picked up street fighting, which has become a sort of hobby for her alongside drawing and painting. Jacov has always been a very talented artist, and quite a few of her paintings have been purchased for a large sum of money. After her brother's death her paintings have gotten a bit more dark and confusing, often frightening, and her books are filled with horrible dark sketches and things of almost Lovecraftian nature, but it keeps her mind off of everything and it's something that she likes to do.]
[Jacov's parents and older sister shunned her from their lives when she confessed her attraction to women over men in 10th grade, but her younger siblings still look up to her and love her more than even their own mother. She loves the sh*t out of her younger siblings and her friends, and cherishes their companionship more than anything. Trust is a giant issue with her. She will often lose and gain trust in her friends on a whim. There is always a reason behind it though, and she makes sure to tell them so that they know. Jacov does whatever the hell she wants whenever the hell she wants, and she does not give one single ******** what people think of her. She's a b***h to anyone she doesn't already know, or people who piss her off.. Jacov has always been a very blunt person.
Father-- Dmitri Jacov -- [45]
Mother-- Katerina Jacov -- [40]
Brothers and Sisters--
•Sofiya Jacov-- [5]
•Dmitri Jacov Jr. -- [16]
•Piotr Jacov -- [19, Twin, Deceased]
•Nadia Jacov -- [23]
•Extra Information•
•Drawing and Painting
•Weed, Hookah, Cigarettes, Etc.
•Her younger siblings
•Baseball (with no rules and her friends)
•Everyone but her friends and younger siblings
•People who think they're tough s**t
•ANYONE who messes with her friends
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Nick Name-- [Shaya]
Age-- [19
Style-- [Very military and straight-laced--but boots are her one serious weakness]
Biography-- [Yeshaya was a twin. For, oh, about fifteen minutes. The boy couldn't keep a heartbeat and died, leaving her the only one to a bereaved mother in a toxic relationship. Her father was a wanna-be politician beyond the purview of his abilities. She was raised to be perfect, homeschooled away from all others, and kept to herself. And so she grew up in a silent household--and silence wasn't just how the hallways sounded. Everything was muted, even simple things like love. There was no escaping from that feeling of emotional disengagement, and so she quickly let go of any real connection with other people.
That wasn't to say that Yeshaya particularly minded. When her parents relationship finally dissolved and she was cast into middle school, her unsettlingly laissez-faire approach to others put plenty of people off. In truth, she was shy, and coping with the utter lack of anyone in her life. There were grandparents, sure, but she never saw them, and her one encounter with cousins ended... uncomfortably. One of them had thought it funny to playfully punch her in the shoulder. She retaliated with a blow to the head.
Finding her group of friends has been the best thing that has ever happened to her. In truth, she has proven to be unfalteringly loyal, even to the point of coming to blows several times for her friends.
But even so, something has always been a little... off. Maybe it's the fact that, slowly, she is beginning to believe that no one will ever really love her. She is a hopeless romantic in actuality, and no one has ever seen through to that. Maybe it was the fact that she has cut her thighs open for years, and is just now trying to stop. Maybe it's the fact that she has tried committing suicide by drowning three times, and hasn't yet given up. Who knows?]
Personality-- [Yeshaya is bad with people. Ridiculously bad. Her skills extend to yelling and throwing down, so to speak, but this is less because of aggression and more due to the fact that she is painfully shy. Although very eloquent and frighteningly perceptive and intelligent, she has no idea on what to say to others, unless presented with a technical problem. When it comes to matters of the heart, she remains completely silent until called upon.
As far as speaking her mind with her friends, though, she is blunt, often comically. Though she doesn't consider herself amusing (and her sense of humor is lacking), often what comes out of her mouth ends up being hilarious. Even so, she rarely offers more than a chuckle or a faint smile, and prefers to shuffle awkwardly in a corner.
When it comes to helping her friends out, though, she is the first to offer a genuine, honest--and rare--compliment and helping hand. She hates hurting others emotionally and generally comes up with creative ways to nonverbally apologize if she does hurt someone's feelings.
She also has a funny aversion to anything that shows off her thighs--swimsuits, shorts, etc. It doesn't appear to be her thighs themselves that bother her, though.]
Father-- Robert Knight -- [65]
Mother-- Anya Jackson -- [57]
Brothers and Sisters-- [None]
•Extra Information•
+Classical Art
+Dungeons and Dragons
+Video Games
+Close-minded people
+Perpetual liars
+Really, really pretty girls who use men
+Romance movies
+The Dark
+Nicholas Sparks
Other-- [She has a long, vertical scar on her face. It appears to be intentionally created, but that is something she's never talked about.]
Poohbears Stalker
Nickname-- [Nisa]
Age-- [18]
Style-- [They say she dresses between a prep and koren nerd]
Biography-- [Yesina was born in Korea and brought to America when she was 5, When she was adopted by some nice irish people. She didnt speak a lick of english. Her parents tried their best to give her an education but it was hard to teach her english and teach her all of her studies. Once she started high school she wasn't perfect but her english soared even if she did talk s**t about other kids in koren.
She played paino for the school whenever they needed her really thats how she met them. She loved her friends for being there when she needed them. Yesina was excited to move in with her friends becuase they excepted a Koren raised by Irish parents. She even worked at a bar to help collect money for the house. Until she received the acceptence letter to Juillard g. She chose to be with them which her friends have no idea about her giving up her dreams to be a piano player. She didnt want them to think they were holding her back. ]
Personaity -- [Yesina is usually bubbly and can lift up anyone's spirt but when she is depressed just one look and everyone can feel tense. She is easily pleased. She doesn't like to lie but if she has to she will. She is loyal but to a point because she knows anyone can abadon her. She is a worry wart too when she sees someone hurting she usually picks it up but knows they will come to her.
She is wise but she is very hot headed and some words set her off on a rampage that no one wants. She knows how to carry herself. She is not afraid of most things but remembers every thing. She is smart but has no common sense, She is easily fooled and guillible. ]
Father-- Keith O'brian -- [46]
Mother-- Mary Ann O'brian-- [43]
•Extra Information•
[+] Music
[+] Talking in Koren
[+] Her parents
[+] Singing
[-] Someone talking down to her
[-] someone asking stupid questions
[-] Her birth mother
[-] Chocolate
[-] Being sick
Other-- [Yesina is only 4'11 and she cant stand cats. Love animals but cant stand furry beast that do nothing but sleep.]
Je t aime augustracine
Nick Name-- [Lena]
Age-- [19]
Style-- [Always depends]
Selena was born into a great family. Her mother's a full blood Italian and her father's a business man. While her father was out working her mom was home to raise her. Being an only child she got everything she wanted and that's how she liked it. Yeah, she's spoiled rotten but as soon as she was 16 she got a part time job and worked. That along with her school sports made it hard for her to do much. Luckily she had great friends and supportive parents or she would have fallen apart.
When Lena was 16 she got a job at her fathers friends garage. That's where she fell in love with all things with wheels. If she could ride or drive it she loved it. She became a little grease monkey and when she wasn't working or at school or practice she was racing. That's where she got most of her extra money and even though she didn't need it, it was nice to have a large bank account. When she was 17 she got into her first wreck. She flew off her bike, landed on her back, and slid a couple feet. Now she's left with the scars on her lower back that people rarely see. She hates showing them and if she can prevent the possibility of them being seen she does.
After her accident her parents hated the fact that she still rode. She stopped racing but that only meant her extra money quit coming in and so she went back to her job and Daddys wallet. Now she only watches races. She still hikes the trail near her accident but not to relive it. She just enjoys hiking. Staying in fit keeps her mind from getting cluttered and so she tries to hike or go running everyday.
Lena is one of those girls that everyone seems to get along with. Most people think she's a slut but she's very picky on who she dates. She has days where she doesn't really like to say much but everyone has bad days. She's also very flirty. That's probably why girls don't like her but with her being bisexual it didn't really bother her. She use to like getting under peoples skins. Now she's very laid back and mellow. She does have a party side though and that's usually where her exes seemed to leave. Most guys couldn't handle her and she only likes sleeping with girls not actually dating them.
Father-- Matthew Walker -- [45]
Mother-- Juiliana De Luca -- [42]
•Extra Information•
-Bad hygiene
-Her scar
•• Madeleine• Rebecca•Isherwood••
Nick Name--Lenie
Age-- 19
Style-- Tom-boyish/Hippie..
Biography-- Being born at the same time is as much of a blessing as it is a curse. Lenie and Sam have heard the line "you two can share" literary too many times to count. They didn't everything together, and like the previous statement they loved and hated it. They shared everything from a room to the same friends, except for clothing, eating utensils, toothbrushes.. things like that. Wherever Madeline was Sam wasn't far behind and vise-versa. Lenie would always have her her freak outs and Sam was the only one that could calm her down. They needed each other just as much as they wanted each other. It was a wonderful relationship really, the best you cold hope for with a sibling.
As time went on, like every other living organism on this planet, they grew. The twins started going their separate ways, When the twins were in 9th grade something happened that no matter how hard they try can not be erased. It was their 15th birthday, their was no school because it was the weekend. It was a usual April day as-side from the part they didn't know was coming.
They family was dressed fancy because they were going into the city to eat at a high class restaurant, after that they were going to see a movie go for ice-cream then go home and open presents. Lenie couldn't stop whining about how she didn't want to be there, and that she would rather be at home with her friends. Sam kept telling her to shut up and that she was getting really annoying. They got to dinner, ordered, ate, and left. The 4 boarded a bus to get to the Theater.
It was late, traffic was bad, and they were still on this crowed bus that stank like feet and fermented milk. In what seemed like the distance they heard a screech, then felt the bus' breaks, people became unbalanced during the sudden stop fell to the floor. Then with out warning the bus was hit, multiple times the dents that were made and the impact force meant that vehicles were hitting the side of the buss, Lenie just stared in shock but Sam was quicker then that. he looked out the window and saw what was next. You could practically feel the fear steaming off Sam and he tackled his sister and shielded her, completely forgetting about their parents the sibling held on to each other literary for their lives as a large moving truck came hurtling towards them, the impact hit hard enough that the bus tipped.
The terrible screams and bloody images burned into their memory have haunted them ever sense. they found out amonth later when they were living at their aunts that the driver of the bus fell asleep and drove into a red light and into oncoming traffic.
Both of them blame themselves for what happened, and they still do even though its 3 years later.
Personality-- Lenie has always struggled with bi-polar disorder, however her parents saw it coming. Every girl in her mothers family line had it so when they found out it wasn't a very startling surprise. In her child years, people would look at Lenie and her brother and assume that they were twin boys, yes they were twins but Madeline was and will always be a girl. She had always acted like she was one of the guys, untill she had her first female friend in 8th grade. Her and her brother were slowly separation.
Tragic events happened that forced the siblings to become closer then they were as children and from 9th grade up Lenie's Bi-polarness kicked in and the pills she takes sometimes don't work. Thankfully her brother knows how to handle the situation when they stop working.
Father-- Louis Isherwood
Mother-- Rebecca Isherwood
Brother-- Samuel Isherwood
•Extra Information•
> Baking
>Cold Rain
> Fruit
> Pastels
>The Ocean
> Mountains
> Dancing
>Cramped Spaces
>Being Angry
>Hot Coco
> Hot-dogs
>The Letter Q
Candy and Formaldehyde
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Nick Name-- Just Michelle
Age-- Twenty
Style-- Feminine
Biography-- Michelle was born an only child to a happy couple. They spoiled her naturally, and let her do whatever she wanted to. When Michelle expressed an interest in dancing, her parents supported her one hundred percent. They signed her up for classes; let her join a dance company. Michelle put all of her effort into dancing, her best style being ballet, lyrical, and contemporary styles. Michelle's love of dancing isn't unknown, in fact it's pretty much common knowledge. She danced in competitions with her team, performed in every talent show at school, and even choreographed for the school's drill team. To anyone on the outside, Michelle seemed rather perfect. Her mother was a stay at home mom, and her father was a wealthy lawyer. She was always dressed pretty, and had the standard slender dancer frame. Even Michelle thought her life was pretty perfect. She had a good career ahead of her and a good group of friends.
Michelle was all excited about the summer trip, and had put in her fair share of money. However, two months prior to the trip Michelle received some bad news. After a few months of increased fatigue, and general weakness, Michelle finally went to the doctor and took some blood tests. And then some more. And then some more. And finally a bone marrow biopsy. Two months before the trip was to happen, Michelle was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL. The prognosis…Well…It's not too terrible. The survival rate of ALL is currently 20-75%, a big percentage in Michelle's eyes. She's determined to live, but also terrified. She also isn't too fond of other people knowing. She doesn't want them to worry. There is no direct cure for it, and usually the aim is to induce a long remission of the cancer. Currently she's on some steroids, and will start her chemotheraphy in the middle of the summer, meaning she will have to skip out a few days during their trip to go to the hospital.
Personality-- Michelle is a generally happy and optimistic person. She is quiet, sweet, and calm. Some have described her as having a motherly quality to her. She adores children, and absolutely loves dancing. Michelle is the type of person to go out of her way to help others, and also enjoys cooking. She's usually in the kitchen, and likes baking more than cooking. Michelle does have a bit of a temper though---when she's mad she's very mad. Michelle is a grudge holder, and doesn't forgive anyone too easily, especially if they've harmed her friends in any way. Since the diagnosis of her disease, Michelle has been a bit more laid back. The ALL causes her to be generally weak, to bruise easy, and to have joint and bone pain among various other things. She gets tired doing things she use to have no problem with: running, dancing, swimming. Michelle does her best to cover up her pain so that others don't worry about her, and she's pretty good at it.
Michelle has a lot of empathy, and is easily able to identify with other people. She has a soft spot for animals, kittens in particular. She is generous and does not at all act like the spoiled rotten brat she could have potentially been. Michelle doesn't flaunt her family's money, unless it comes to buying her friends nice gifts. Michelle loves music, any kind really. She loves to choreograph to anything she hears, often in her head, but every now and then she will bust out dancing if she has the room. Well…not so much anymore.
Father-- Nathan Cooper -- 46
Mother-- Katherine Cooper -- 44
Brothers and Sisters-- None
Extra-- None
•Extra Information•
> Dancing
> Choreographing
> Cooking
> Baking
> Children
> Animals
> Helping Others
> Fruits
> Sweets
> Swimming
> Making Other Laugh
> Sleeping
> Making People Happy
> Her Parents
> Arrogance
> Ignorance
> Prejudice
> Being Sick
> Feeling Weak
> Not Being Able to Dance
> Powdered Doughnuts
> Clear Umbrellas
> Loud Noises
> Crowds
> Bright Lights
> Taking Her Medicine
> Keeping This Big Secret From Her Friends
Other-- Michelle worries that if she get through Chemotherapy, and also goes through Radiation treatment, that she may not be able to have kids later on. She also worries that she won't beat her cancer.
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••Logan•Lark •Mills••
Shadow Vin
Nick Name-- [Wolverine ]
Age-- [19]
Style-- [Generally preppy looking with a side of geek.]
Biography-- [As an only child he spent his childhood entertaining himself. Even as a child he knew his parents had enough to deal with that he didn't need to give them more problems. They weren't poor, but they were busy making ends meet and thus Logan spent plenty of time alone. This arrangement however meant any distress he felt, when the bullying began in his elementary years, went unnoticed by his parents.
As the years passed "grin and bear it" was more of a lifestyle for him. By the time the other kids grew out of the mean spirited teasing, his parents had a very loud and violent falling out resulting in divorce. This was also followed by an ugly custody battle over him. Unfortunately, the battle was less over him and more over who could take more from the other. When it ended his mother had won, but had no time for him and he was then shipped off to live with his uncle.
His uncle is a generally nice guy. His uncle's choices in "boyfriends", not so much. One in particular had decided that, for whatever reason, he didn't like Logan's face. The man had beat him bloody and unconscious after sneaking up behind him. Logan's uncle dealt with the man and everything might have been okay, but after the man made bail he did it again. He got away with it a few times before finally getting caught but by then the damage was done. Logan now generally keeps his back to the wall if given the choice. He becomes easily paniced when someone overly scares him.
Surprisingly, he hadn't kept any of this from his friends. He didn't share all the gory details that seemed carved into his mind, but they knew the gist of it. With his grin and bear it ways though, he seemed generally okay. What he hasn't told them though, and what scares him the most was what happened to truly end the attacks. Though, even while it was happening, it was all a blur; the blood was clear. That final time the blood wasn't Logan's but his attacker's.]
Personality-- [He can be an easy shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen. Sometimes he may even have a word of advice. Though he puts on a good show of being comfortable and happy, he is very insecure about what other people think of him. On most occasions he's a proper wall flower; the more people around the more likely it is that you'll forget he is around. That being said, if you catch him in a small group of three or less he opens up a lot more.
His general quiet attitude is more from a fear of stepping on someone's toes than a lack of things to say. ]
Father-- Mike Mills
Mother-- Cassandra Brennent
Uncle-- Chris Mills
•Extra Information•
+ Games
+ Books
+ Long naps
+ Warm quiet days
+ Cats
+ Knitting
+ Running
+ The History Channel
+ Cooking
+ Listening to people talk
- Most sudden surprises
- Needles
- Being the center of attention
- Public speaking
- Being dragged into an argument
- Blood
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Small dogs
Other-- [When Logan's in the kitchen there is a feast in the making. From scratch and completely home made. It had started out as a necessity and grew into hobby then a passion. Surprisingly though, he's a rather picky eater.]
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx••Scott Daniel McCann••
xxxxxNick Name--
xxxxxxxx "Scotty", "Private Bernadette"
xxxxxxxx 20
xxxxxxxx Anything he wants, any time he wants~
•My Life•
It is sometimes unclear to his friends and family whether Scott is truly insane or only exceptionally good at having fun and not giving a ******** what people think (or a combination of the two). He has stated, only to the people he trusts most, that he has had problems with paranoid delusions and (he thinks) memory loss. It is often suggested that one would have to be insane just to be able to do the things Scott does on a daily basis..
As a Lieutenant General in the Marine Infantry, Scott's father was never really around when he was a child. He was always off on work or some form of long holiday with his brothers in arms. In fact, Scott barely knew the man at all. Jackson McCann died in action when Scotty was only 13 years old, and he honestly doesn't remember how he felt about it. He still knows his father's face, hears his voice everywhere, tries to live up to the man's name but.. death isn't something Scott thinks about on a regular basis. He grew up with his mother, who was gone more than half the time as well. She loved him, and he loved her... but for some reason Scotty just couldn't keep himself from setting the house on fire while she was away. Ever since he learned to pick up objects he's been doing crazy things. Things that got him hospitalized quite a few times both for mental health and because he'd accidentally hurt himself.
Scotty got kicked out of school after school, but he and his mother never moved. She was always willing to drive him to school, or hire a chouferr (sp) to drive him there because she knew that, as an only child with no father, having friends meant a lot to him. So Scott built friends and a reputation as a "mad scientist" due to his strange experiments and the odd times and places he would go about setting them up. Sometimes he would be in the middle of a class and he would just start talking about or doing strange things, most of the time it lead to some form of fire or explosion. Making bombs or creating little mechanical gadgets was something he loved to do. Before he left for the army and his mother cleared everything out of their mansion, it was filled to the brim will all sorts of robots and there were bombs and traps hidden everywhere because Scott just couldn't contain his enthusiasm for such things. He accidentally killed one of his mother's cats when he was a child, so ever since then she's been quite wary of his actions.
Highschool came, and the kids knew to stay away from him.
This was Scotty McCann; the walking incendiary device. He was bad news. A nice guy, didn't like partying or schmoozing around with women, and yet all the parents told their children to stay away. He stuck with his friends and ignored everyone else, this being about the time when he stopped trusting every single person he laid eyes on and would immediately come up with a way to get rid of said person.
He joined the Marines at the end of his Senior year in high school not only to live up to his father's memory, but to learn. After bootcamp he was deported, and was in living hell until he got word of his mother's death and suffered a horrible psychotic episode. He thinks it was the first, and he doesn't understand it. Unfortunately it wasn't, he just forgets them most of the time. He was shipped back to America to a VA (Veterans Administration) Psychiatric Hospital that resides in a town near his home. He wasn't allowed to see anyone during his stay, but initially "got better" according to the nurses, and was let out after one months and was given another seven months leave from duty.
Scott has always been relatively.. strange. Full of weird quirks and paranoid about so many different things all at the same time. Yet, he's fun. He knows what he's doing and he definitely knows how to make people laugh. For a while his odd behavior will set people on edge, but then they get to know him and realize that he's just a giant whirlwind/tornado/hurricane/WHATEVER of ingenious unstoppable fun. That's who he is, and who he always will be.
Being an only child and growing up in a once giant family that died out over only one generation, his father killed in combat and his mother dying of a heart attack while he was in combat, people will often worry for him. Peers, mostly. Past teachers or neighbors. But Scott has always been able to push those things back. Yeah, it'll eventually build up and he'll snap (which happens more often than he would like) but at least he's able to enjoy himself and have some fun rather than mope around all the time and think about how much life sucks like anyone else in his situation would do. Scotty is and always has been VERY optimistic. About everything. Except for strategies, or things he's paranoid about.. then he'll just constantly come up with new ways to be pessimistic about it all.
Scott loves his friends. Every single one of them. They're all he has left, and if there's one thing he's scared of; it's losing people. He saw his friends die in war, his entire family is dead (although it left him with a ginormous fortune), and he doesn't ever want to see anything bad happen to his friends. He's become a very protective person over the past few months. Scott has never found "love" or had a crush on anyone.. never in his entire life.. but he thinks that his friends are enough. They are everything to him.
xxxxxxxxxx Jackson McCann -- [deceased]
xxxxxxxxxx Gloria O'Donnel/McCann -- [deceased]
xxxxxxxxxx Scott is the last remaining member of the McCann family.
•Additional Info•
xxxxxxxxxx•Bombs! Explosions! Poisons! EXPERIMENTS!
xxxxxxxxxx•People.. he likes to watch them, and examine them~
xxxxxxxxxx•Headaches/Hangovers/after effects
xxxxxxxxxx•Being Rich
xxxxxxxxxx•Peer Pressure
xxxxxOther-- The 3 songs at the top are related to his personality~
Je Te Souviens
Nick Name-- [Abi]
Age-- [20]
Style-- [Very Africa meets Euro--he loves bright colors and hipster clothes]
Biography-- [Abidan was born to a Boer family in South Africa, and grew up in a veritable melting pot--his great grandmother was African, his grandparents were British and Dutch, his cousins were Kenyan and his mother a beautiful French woman. Although living in South Africa wasn't always easy, it was colorful and beautiful, and he was as much a part of the country as it was of him.
Unfortunately, he was in elementary school when tragedy struck. His mother was out with her child, walking home with him from the store late one day when they were approached by several men. He was forced to watch as they beat her--and shut his eyes as they held her down and raped her.
She survived, though he was with her every step of the way through her recovery. After she recovered from her beatings, his father moved the family of six to America, where they could hopefully leave the past behind them. Not that they did, completely; a couple of boys approached his sister to hit on her and he beat one of them down within an inch of his life.
Meeting his friends was one of the best things to happen to him. Although easygoing by nature, he quickly found his spot with the thirteen others and agreed wholeheartedly to move in with them, especially since his own family is relocating back to France, where his mom can be with her parents again. ]
Personality-- [Abidan is fluent in French, Dutch, Afrikaaner, English and Swahili, and he loves people in general. When not on forums chatting to others, or with his friends, he enjoys volunteering and throwing himself into social situations. If anything could be said of him, he is very bright and social. He also tends to be a peace maker. If there are disputes, he naturally knows how to solve them.
That being said, if he feels, at any given point, as if any of his friends, or himself, or his family are threatened, he will beat anyone within an inch of their life without asking a question or blinking an eye.]
Father-- Archer Kafil -- [66]
Mother-- Christiana Kafil -- [45]
Brothers and Sisters--
-- Ashanti Kafil -- 15
-- Sarathe Kafil -- 12
-- Lilian Kafil -- 8
•Extra Information•
--Bright Colors
-- Animals
-- Languages
-- People
-- Flowers
-- Africa
-- Traveling
-- His motorcycle
-- His family
-- Anyone sketchy
-- Tragedy
-- People who won't confide in their friends
-- Anyone who tries to step up and talk s**t
-- Perverts
Other-- [He has an Afrikaaners accent]
Je t aime augustracine
Extra Links
Nick Name-- [Alex]
Age-- 19
Style-- [Whatever he wants]
Alex didn't grow up in the best conditions. His Dad ran out on him when he was younger and his Mom was on drugs. If he wasn't at home he was out in the streets hustling money to buy what he needed. With his mom in and out of jail he stuck mainly to himself. He didn't trust people too easily and after a while he learned how to take care of himself but just like his mom he got into drugs. Nothing to serious though just weed, pills, and cocaine. He tried to stay away from anything involving spoons and needles.
He met Selena at a party and from there she introduced him to everyone else. While his mom was gone he stayed with her family and for the most part was clean. However he did slip back into old habits and after a while no one could really stop him. When he's sober he's a whole different person that when he's on drugs but either way he's a good kid. He stayed out of trouble and got a job. Now he doesn't sell drugs for a living. He's a waiter at the nearby restaurant.
When he's sober he tries to be a very relaxed person. He's kind of secluded but he still talks. He tends to keep to himself because most noises bug him when he's on a come down. With his anger issues simple things piss him off and so he tries not to let everything irritate him. When he's high, no matter the drug, he's a very vibrant person. Everyone's practically his best friend and he'll talk about anything. He's social and flirty. He loves girls but all straight guys do. He hates that he has to take drugs to feel this way but if you ask him it's his parents fault.
Father-- Joe Reynolds-- [46]
Mother-- Ashley Timmons -- [45]
•Extra Information•
-night time
-come downs
- heights
-His past
••Samuel• Isaac•Isherwood••
Nick Name-- Sam
Age-- 19
Style-- Open
Biography-- Being born at the same time is as much of a blessing as it is a curse. Lenie and Sam have heard the line "you two can share" literary too many times to count. They didn't everything together, and like the previous statement they loved and hated it. They shared everything from a room to the same friends, except for clothing, eating utensils, toothbrushes.. things like that. Wherever Madeline was Sam wasn't far behind and vise-versa. Lenie would always have her her freak outs and Sam was the only one that could calm her down. They needed each other just as much as they wanted each other. It was a wonderful relationship really, the best you cold hope for with a sibling.
As time went on, like every other living organism on this planet, they grew. The twins started going their separate ways, When the twins were in 9th grade something happened that no matter how hard they try can not be erased. It was their 15th birthday, their was no school because it was the weekend. It was a usual April day as-side from the part they didn't know was coming.
They family was dressed fancy because they were going into the city to eat at a high class restaurant, after that they were going to see a movie go for ice-cream then go home and open presents. Lenie couldn't stop whining about how she didn't want to be there, and that she would rather be at home with her friends. Sam kept telling her to shut up and that she was getting really annoying. They got to dinner, ordered, ate, and left. The 4 boarded a bus to get to the Theater.
It was late, traffic was bad, and they were still on this crowed bus that stank like feet and fermented milk. In what seemed like the distance they heard a screech, then felt the bus' breaks, people became unbalanced during the sudden stop fell to the floor. Then with out warning the bus was hit, multiple times the dents that were made and the impact force meant that vehicles were hitting the side of the buss, Lenie just stared in shock but Sam was quicker then that. he looked out the window and saw what was next. You could practically feel the fear steaming off Sam and he tackled his sister and shielded her, completely forgetting about their parents the sibling held on to each other literary for their lives as a large moving truck came hurtling towards them, the impact hit hard enough that the bus tipped.
The terrible screams and bloody images burned into their memory have haunted them ever sense. they found out amonth later when they were living at their aunts that the driver of the bus fell asleep and drove into a red light and into oncoming traffic.
Both of them blame themselves for what happened, and they still do even though its 3 years later
Personality-- Sam has always been a go with the flow sort of guy. He was always willing to take one for the team, to man up and be the protector. Samuel makes friends extremely easily because of this attitude, but because friends just come-and-go for him it's hard to find on that he can really trust.
He sees his sister and some sort of Goddess, he would do anything for her, mainly because she is the only person that truly understands his pain, and she can sit through his long rants that go on and on and on about anything and everything.
Father--Louis Isherwood
Mother--Rebecca Isherwood
Sister-- Madeleine Isherwood
•Extra Information•
> Swimming
>Coffee Mugs
>Christmas Trees
>Space Heaters
> Love-seats
> Sleeping-bags
>The Color Green
> Styrofoam
••Donal• Quin •Burk••
Shadow Vin
Nick Name-- [Don, Donny]
Age-- [20]
Style-- [It varies, but his jacket is usually always present]
Biography-- [His life growing up was as simple as it gets. Him and his siblings bickered, but were generally okay with each-other. His parents were there for him. And at school, and most weekends, he had his friends. It was however in his last year of school that he royally messed up this nice balance. He had slept with a girl for one, not one of his friends- but his twin brother's friend. That in itself had just been wrong, as Donal was gay and to his knowledge and everyone else's, he had always been so.
It had been a one time thing though, but sometimes that's all it took. She had gotten pregnant, but hadn't told anyone. In fact, the only reason Donal had found out was because the stress had done the girl in and the hospital called him to pick up his daughter. Don had blamed himself for the girl's death and became a lot more withdrawn than was natural for him. He focused all of his energy into raising his daughter and seemed to just vanish from the lives of his friends. He regrets this a lot as he realized he could have used their help, but that's the past. There had been a reason -another reason- why he had left. A secret that he hadn't wanted to form in the first place. Besides not wanting to confront his friends on being a father, he had also had a crush on one of his friends.
But that's in the past now. He's been making a living by teaching dance classes at a local studio. He's finally decided to get over his own issues.]
Personality-- [He used to be a bit of a party-er, though perhaps not on quite on par with a few of the other guys. Since school ended for him though he's been so strait edge for the sake of his daughter he seems like a different person these days. He actually thinks things through before doing something that might harm him or his daughter. He can still hold his alcohol like no-ones business, but doesn't actually drink like that anymore. ]
Father-- Riley Burk
Mother-- Colleen Burk
Brothers and Sisters--
- Cassy Burk (oldest sister)
- Fayn Burk (oldest brother)
- David Burk (twin brother)
- Lori Burk (youngest sister)
- Brian Burk (youngest brother)
Extra-- Ariel Jasmine Burk -- -- [age 2]
•Extra Information•
+ His daughter
+ Dancing
+ most music
+ Alcohol
+ Pasta
- How horrible of a friend he's been
- dogs
- allergies
- Any threat towards his daughter
- Any threat towards his friends
Other-- [He's got some Klepto tendencies. So if he walks off with something that's not his, politely ask him to return it. You'll be rewarded by seeing his whole face turn red and an apology.]
Nick Name-- [Iceman, Moneybags]
Age-- [21]
Style-- [No real style, but the guy wears a lot of Affliction and Rock Revival]
Biography-- [Sean had a spectacularly normal life. His parents were not rich, nor divorcing, nor dead. You could say his home life was somewhat of a bore. Boredom may be what led him to his lifestyle. Who knows. Growing up, Sean was always a "popular" kid. Not that he tried, he was just one of those guys that the other boys wanted to be and the girls just wanted. He couldn't help that, but he could ignore it. If there was one thing he hated it was being the center of attention. So it wasn't a surprise, to him at least, when he started hanging out with the younger "outcasts." He found it easy to flow in their group. Their other males were overpowering most days which meant the attention was on them. If it wasn't on the overly excited male population of the group, it was on the beauty of every female companion he had. He could easily hide within this crowd.
All this isn't to say Sean didn't have some issues. His "boring" "normal" life was excessive in his eyes. His greed is his secret. He wants so badly to own more than any man would ever need. Of course, he wants to share it with his friends, but mostly he just wants to be known as the man with the money. He never used to have anything, but suddenly, an unsteady flow of cash began finding its' way into his pockets. To his ever-so-inoocent parents, he was just making the money at an autobody shop. They would never have any idea the amount of cash going into his bank account and because his parents both owned and operated a farm and horse boarding business, they had no knowledge of the potential, or lack thereof, of being a mechanic for a small town shop. Sean is a dealer. Has been since his Sophmore year in high school, and always will be. The money he makes can come from a number of side ventures, though. Not only does he deal (minorly, but enough to rake in a profit) but he has been known to solicit his body for money, he's welds customized items for customers, he's even stolen from his own family before. Sad, pathetic, but true.]
Personality-- [The oldest of the group, and no he was not held back a year, or anything like that. Sean had plenty of friends his own age, and he loved them, but not a one of them came close to being as real as these 13 others. Aside from his greed, Sean is far from a "bad person." He's levelheaded, calm. He knows how to listen and comfort anyone, even though he's never seen some of the things the others have. Sean is a bit more reserved than the other males of this little family. He prefers to just smile and let the others have their way. Fun is a part of him as well though. There are some days that Sean can just not resist acting like a kid again, normally those are days spent with the group, so moving in under one roof could get interesting for him.
Sean is the best friend you could ask for really. Without a care in the world, he will agree to any adventure and has a wonderful habit of avoiding drama. It's extremely difficult to make him angry and even then he's almost never violent. The least judgemental person on earth; you could tell him you killed your grandmother and he wouldn't ask why. Some people believe he's disconnected from reality and from himself, those people don't know him. He's fully "connected" at all times, but logic and reason are what guide him. Flying off the handle or getting over-emotional just aren't his thing.]
Father-- Nick McQueen -- [58]
Mother-- Karen McQueen -- [54]
Brothers and Sisters-- Ethan McQueen -- [17]
Tyler McQueen -- [16]
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[Avenged Sevenfold]
[Affliction Brand Clothing]
[Rock Revival Jeans]
[Sports Cars]
[His Mercedes]
["Treating" His Friends and Family]
["Dry Periods" (where he's not making extra cash)]
[His Drug Clients]
[Being Used For His Money]
[When People Mess With His Car]
[Drunks Who Pick Fights]
[Having Two Cell Phones]
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Coming December 7, 2010 from Penguin/Razorbill Books
Last Sacrifice will be the last book about Rose, but it'll be followed by a spin-off series still set in the Vampire Academy world. Side characters we know from the current series will now be our main characters, and there'll be a whole new storyline (not the last one told from a different perspective). So far, there is no title or release date info for the new series. Expect it in 2012.
I can't wait to read Last Sacrifice, but also excited to know who the spin-off series will be about.
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I'm also ready for books 3 and 4 in her Dark Swan series.And finally, you know what else? Throughout all of this, plans are coming into motion for the VA spin-off series. I'm still quite a ways off from writing the first book (say, like, September), but those who've heard me at signings know that I have to have the whole series planned out before I start it. So, I'm now hacking away at that and finalized the preliminary premise for the series, as well as a rough outline for the first book today. I think it's going to be fun. It's different from anything I've done before, and there are two characters who are so awesome that I don't even think they need a plot. Coolness will just ensue whenever they walk onto the page. And even though the series is a long ways off from being written and published, we can expect info trickling in this year for the series title, first book title, etc.
There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic. ~ The Thirteenth Tale
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Pittosporum patulum
Pittosporum patulum is a small tree that grows up to six metres high, in sub-alpine scrub and mountain beech forest in the South Island. The most striking aspect of its appearance is the deep red, fragrant flowers that appear in springtime.
Unfortunately, little is known about the ecology of this species. However the population has definitely declined to the extent that it is classified as nationally endangered.
Pittosporum patulum is found only in the eastern South Island, occurring in northwest Nelson and sporadically from inland Marlborough to Wanaka.
It occurs in sub-alpine scrub and in canopy gaps of mountain beech forest above 800 metres. It is sometimes locally common as a juvenile in the understory and occasionally forms a small tree in the sub-canopy. Most adult plants are found at open sites– avalanche terrain, river margins, on bluffs or above the tree line.
Pittosporum patulum is notable for having distinctly different juvenile and adult stages of growth. Juveniles have a single stem, with sparse branches and dark, narrow leaves that are toothed along the edges.
It is likely that Pittosporum patulum has always been a naturally uncommon species in our forests, with a special requirement for disturbance.
However, browsing by introduced mammals has caused the decline of this species and poses a major threat today. Possums in particular appear to target adult plants, causing severe canopy defoliation and death, which is likely to be the reason why so few adults remain in most populations today. Deer and goats also contribute to the decline of this species by browsing saplings and seedlings. Rodents are known to eat Pittosporum patulum seed in the litter beneath adult trees. Browsing insects also have the ability to deform new growth.
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The Department of Conservation Pittosporum patulum Recovery Plan was approved in 1999. The plan sets in place a series of steps that will promote the recovery of P.patulum. It also outlines different management options, and a work plan.
The Long-term vision of this plan is:'Self-sustaining populations of P.patulum to occur in the wild, throughout the natural range of the species.'
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New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2nd Quarter 2013 Diluted Non-GAAP Cash EPS Of $0.30(1) And Diluted GAAP EPS Of $0.28
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) (the "Company") today reported GAAP earnings of $122.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2013, and $241.2 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the six months ended at that date.
The Company also reported cash earnings of $132.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the current second quarter and $261.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the current six-month period. (1)
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Commenting on the Company's second quarter performance, President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ficalora stated, "There is a lot to like about this year's second quarter performance, which was highlighted by a linked-quarter increase in earnings, driven by margin expansion and increased efficiency. The quarter was also highlighted by the consistent quality of our assets, robust held-for-investment loan production, and continuing measures of capital strength. "As earnings rose sequentially, to $122.5 million, our return on average tangible assets rose to 1.21% in the quarter, and our return on average tangible stockholders' equity rose to 15.90%--a 56-basis point increase. (2) "During this time, our margin rose to 3.15%--that's a 20-basis point increase--as a surge in refinancing activity in our traditional lending niches resulted in a record level of income from prepayment penalties. "Our efficiency ratio also reflected a marked linked-quarter improvement, declining to 41.71% from 43.25%. While non-interest income declined as securities gains and mortgage banking income fell, the impact was more than offset by the growth of our net interest income, together with a reduction in our operating expenses.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There's nothing better about this job than being able to relay information gathered through experience. You consume and decide how to use it -- if at all -- as you tunnel trajectories of thought on companies and stocks.
Case in point: Twitter (TWTR - Get Report). And what I reckon might be its false ubiquity.
Background: I recently starting working as a part-time talk personality on Fox Sports Radio. It's familiar territory as, prior to a 15-year hiatus, I spent a dozen years (1988-2000) doing talk radio. Over these last 27 years, not much has changed with respect to the actual act of doing a talk show. However, lots of ancillary stuff either looks different or is brand new. The emergence of social media falls in the latter category.
Every radio personality and/or show is expected to not only be on Twitter, but to use Twitter. Whatever that means. There's this jumped conclusion that if you're not using Twitter you're somehow not fulfilling your duties as a radio -- scratch that -- multimedia personality. To some extent I can and do get with it, however, I also question the importance of and overreliance on what amounts to a niche social media platform.
One golden rule of talk radio for as long as I've been at it is that you do the show for the audience, not the callers. Callers tend to make up less than 1% of the listenership. As such, program directors and consultants guide radio personalities to do everything they do for the 99%. And rightfully so. Every call that gets on the air needs to -- in some way, shape or life form -- contribute to and/or move the show forward. If it doesn't, like any other component, it should not be there. While radio people largely adhere to that mantra, they're obsessed with making Twitter a part of the show. I wonder what percentage of the audience actually has a Twitter account. And of that number how many use it generally and, more importantly, while they're listening to a radio show live or on-demand. Taking it a step further, how many times do you hear a host refer to some sort of consensus of opinion taking place on Twitter? Probably far too often. Because I don't think it's safe to say that opinion that forms on Twitter is representative of what/how your larger audience is thinking (whether it's a radio or some other type of audience). That's not to say Twitter isn't important. Tweets can make worthwhile contributions to a radio program just as they sometimes do to these articles. On the radio, Jay Mohr, also of Fox Sports Radio, does an incredible job working in Tweets, effectively turning a sizable chunk of his listenership into standup comics. And, without doubt, each interaction you have on Twitter helps build a connection between personality and listener (or reader). Heck, I have made friends with people who follow me on Twitter because of my work. All of that said, investors, particularly investors who are on Twitter and pay close attention to the Twitter-obsessed media, need to be careful to not make the mistake of overestimating Twitter's size and scope. You can take the radio example and apply it to many other situations -- financial media, second screen activity during a sporting event, you name it. Probably because the media loves Twitter so much it rarely brings up what should be an obvious and undeniable fact -- Facebook (FB - Get Report) blows Twitter away when it comes to getting a gauge on what people are thinking and for use as a marketing tool. When you're in the checkout line at the grocery store, eavesdrop on people's smartphones. Relative to the number of folks routinely scrolling their Facebook feeds, you rarely see people thumbing Twitter timelines. That's one reason why I argue Twitter should seek a buyout from Facebook before it's too late. Facebook could run Twitter independently and unlock its value as part of a powerful social advertising package (along with Instagram and WhatsApp) that would look incredibly attractive to big clients. Just some food for thought -- TWTR stock topped out at $74.73. It closed Friday's session more than 55% off of that 52-week high. If Twitter can't turn itself into something more than a media darling and utilitarian niche, another 55% of downside wouldn't surprise me in the least. Follow @mynameisrocco --Written by Rocco Pendola in Santa Monica, Calif. >>Read More: Why Amazon's Smartphone Needs More Than 3-D to Beat Apple's iPhone Apple Executing a More Powerful Strategy Than Amazon World Cup Build a Better ESPNCheck Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Another one of Milwaukee's finest has swung through Daytrotter's studios. Today the music blog posted a four-song set from the power-pop trio, which culled choice songs from the group's insanely catchy 2013 self-titled debut (one of our favorite records of last year).
Daytrotter members can stream the session here.
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