| Dec 18, 2011 12:04:02 GMT -5 |
Post by Theo 'New York City' Armstrong on Dec 18, 2011 12:04:02 GMT -5
(I didn't deliberately make him the same height as Billie Joe Armstrong...
And in terms of his "siblings" I'm thinking that the American states would be related as brothers and sisters, as the countries are, so...yeah. Will change if necessary!)
Nickname/Alias: Teddy, Theo, New York
Gender: Male
Character Type: State, Other
Country or Country of Origin: United States of America
Canon or Original: Original
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Hair: Short dirty blonde hair
Height and Weight: 5'7, 135lbs
Other Distinguishing Features:
Honestly, he's as plain and boring as anybody on the outside, and can easily blend in with a crowd, having little or no abnormalities or immediately visible unusual features about him.
Overall Appearance:
Blond-haired, green-eyed and standing at an acceptable height of 5'7, it's no surprise that heconsiders himself is considered attractive. His body is toned with muscles that have been strengthened and grown through training and exercise, though not overly prominent due to an unhealthy obsession with KFC and cheesecake, and has a nice tan during the summer months. Faint, almost invisible scars mar his forearms from various terrorist attacks (namely 9/11) and conflicts from the Civil War, and can usually only be noticed when he has a sunburn. Being obsessed with designer labels, he is never seen without some form of hoodie or jacket with a ridiculously expensive brand name emblazoned across his chest.
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-Baseball (Yankees FTW!)
-KFC and most other fast food joints
-Drawing cartoons
-Shopping ...
-Impressing girls
-Partying or any other excuse to get drunk, for example the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
-The beach
-Cheesecake and pizza
Dislikes:
-Boston Red Sox. 'Dislike' is a huge understatement.
-Terrorism
-Bitter or 'healthy' foods
-Racism or any form of harassment
-Being proven wrong, especially when he's insisted that he is right
-Rivalries with others over technology, tourist attractions etc. especially if he is being upstaged.
-Being stuck in a particular place/waiting
Strengths:
-Surprisingly enough, some aspects of business and politics, such as tourism, education and...the fashion industry, and industry in general, including the production of scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery, chemical products and printing and publishing.
-Baseball! He's virtually a pro, and won't hesitate to force someone into a game, just to show off.
-Agriculture: Dairy products, cattle and other livestock, vegetables, nursery stock and apples thrive on his land, and are shipped worldwide as well!
Weaknesses:
- He seems to be a little OCD about his beloved tourist industry...
-Headstrong, naive despite his intelligence and has the potential to act like an overly energetic and arrgant idiot.
-He can be excessively stubborn to an almost intimidating extent when he gets very irate.
-Unbelievably impatient
Fears:
-Planes, he's never quite gotten over the shock of that particular terrorist attack, and understandably so. He hates to see them flying overhead, downright refuses to near the things and, though he'd never openly admit to it, his fear of planes is blatantly obvious to anyone.
-As humiliating it may be, though he isn't scared of heights, he can't knock the feeling that one of his skyscrapers in NYC will just collapse at any time. The fear of falling isn't great, though it is always an underlying issue.
Secrets:
-He doesn't exactly want it to get around that he is majorly involved in the fashion industry in the US, although in reality it's become common knowledge to most, apparently without his knowing.
-Isn't too sure of his sexual orientation, though he'll swear blindly that he's heterosexual to anyone who'll listen.
Any Quirks/Habits:
-He is with no doubt a terrible driver. Turning the corner must happen IMMEDIATELY even though the light WILL be red.
-He seems to enjoy dressing up as a mobster, encouraged further by his bronx accent, and openly admires the Italian Mafia, though mainly due to 'The Godfather,' a favourite film of his, rather than the fact that the American Mafia originated in New York's Lower East Side.
Overall Personality:
Theo despises being in one spot for too long. This accents his burning curiosity and need to always go on some type of adventure, albeit a day-long visit to Macy's or visiting every subway station in New York City, and it's not surprising to find him exploring the state or surrounding area when he can be bothered. Due to his connection with war, strategy and national security through the Pentagon he loves the burn of all forms of battle, the challenge of strategy and his state's law enforcement is second to none, or rather, he refers to it as such. When he is set on achieving a goal, nothing can get in his way, and the discipline he cultivated while training has made him a diligent and devoted worker though his careless and frankly lazy attitude often overcomes these traits. Like most teenage boys, his competitiveness stems from his stubborn attitude, commitment to never backing down when it comes to something he cares about, and his youthful aggression, which all contribute to his arrgance and general rudeness. When around friends, that fiery drive blossoms into a wild party kid, though at times he just appears to be cold-shouldered. Get a little alcohol, hot dogs and cheesecake into his system, and that crazy side of him really goes, well, crazy.
While sometimes blunt, aggressive, and fiery, Theo also hides a side to him that is empathetic and somewhat knowledgeable, though he doesn't know the meaning of 'being considerate,' instead being upfront about his opinon with little regards to others, and is generally under the impression that they exist to entertain him and nothing else. For this reason he isn't the ideal person to come to for advice, as when people pour out their feelings and cry on his shoulder, he'll often turn to humour to cheer them up, though more often or not insults them unintentionally in the process.
People with conflicting personalities to his own will probably never see the awkwardly genuine side to him, although his attitude in general towards people is encouraging, and he'll do what he can to assist others, though most of the time ends up making the situation a lot more complicated than it originally needed to be, after all, New York City is the most important source of political fund-raising in the US, so much that his opinion is often taken into account during elections.
Tracking back to how aggressive he can be, Theo will not tolerate bullying or any other form of malicious behavior, knowing himself how it can decimate nations and states alike. It isn't unusual for him to get involved with conflicts amongst his siblings, having an annoying habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, and it is virtually impossible to hide something from him, no matter how minimal it may be.
He's one of the few people who will follow through with threats when he gets irate, though isn't the most merciless of people when it comes to malevolent individuals, not being the strongest of people despite what he may believe. One blow to a government building and the foundations on which the state is built upon will crumble without fail. It wouldn't be surprising to find him carrying out justice in place of where the law should be stepping in, making him a bit of a vigilante, although on most occassions he'll hold back unless his pride is at stake.
However, like everyone, he isn't without his flaws, and due to his generally excessively optimistic attitude he finds himself too trusting of others and will believe, within reason, virtually anything, thus confusing himself and also making himself an easy target for others to manipulate despite his potentially aggressive behavior and despite the fact that he is more knowledgeable than most when it comes to the military and law enforcement he is, being fairly young and inexperienced when it comes to applying this knowledge to everyday life.
To put it simply, he has huge potential, but doesn't know what he's doing half the time, preferring to focus on further expanding his tourism industry, for example Broadway, introducing new department stores, the New York Cheesecake Factory and drawing cartoons for the world famous New York Times. On rare occasions, however, he will prove to be useful in an event in everyday life, or suddenly come up with something brilliant, for example Kodak cameras. Ironically, this tends to happen when he's not attempting to 'help' anyone, which proves his general uselessness.
Despite these 'redeeming' qualities, he is capable of thinking rather logically, even going as far as to "assess the situation" when required to, sometimes even helping others in a way that isn't infuriatingly childish.
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10,000 BCE- The first Native Americans arrive and a wild and highly excitable Theo is born, running about and befriending the Iroquoian and Algonquian people!
1524-The French "discover" the region
1609- Being rejected by the French, the region is claimed by the Dutch. Holland teaches a young Theo the art of agriculture, as well as establishing a business in the fur trade and names him "New Amsterdam ."
1664-Britain takes over the colony, Theo's abandonment issues begin to affect him and Arthur decides to rename him after the Duke of York, which didn't go down too well...
1675 - 1677-King Philip's War-The war was bloody and bitterly fought by the colonists against the Native Indians. During King Philip's War, up to one third of America's white population was wiped out. This war proved to be the final struggle by the Native Americans of New York
1756 - 1763: The Seven Years War- due to disputes over land won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
July 4, 1777- United States Declaration of Independence. New York's constitution is adopted after The Battle of Saratoga which strongly influenced the United States Constitution. Theo takes this the wrong way and is, all of a sudden, full of compliments for himself.
July 26, 1788-Statehood - New York is admitted to the Union Constitution - New York was the 11th State to be admitted to the Union. Theo's pride soon goes to his head and he develops an abnormally large ego.
1797- Albany becomes the permanent state capital.
1807- New York produces the first steamboat line, only adding to Theo's high opinion of himself.
1831- New York forms America's first regularly scheduled rail service. These advancements led to the expanded settlement of western New York and also led to the further expansion of Theo's ego, if that's even possible.
1861 - 1865: The American Civil War.
1865-The surrender of Robert E. Lee signalled the end of the Confederacy and the Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery.
1886-The Statue of Liberty is opened and becomes a symbol of hope.
World War II turned around the state's economy, as hundreds of thousands worked to defeat the Axis powers. Following the war, the state experienced significant suburbanization, and most cities shrank. The Thruway system opened in 1956, signalling another era of transportation advances.
Following a period of near–bankruptcy, New York City renewed its stature as a cultural center, attracted more immigration, and hosted the development of new music styles. The City became a media capital over the second half of the 20th century, hosting most national news channels and broadcasts, as well as globally–renowned national newspapers. The state's manufacturing base eroded over the period, as the state transitioned into service industries.
September 11, 2001- The worst terrorist attack ever to take place on American soil; two hijacked passenger jets crashed into the World Trade Center, destroying them, and killing almost 3,000 people in the process.
Following the attacks, Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani and President George W. Bush announced plans to rebuild the World Trade Center site. 7 World Trade Center became the first World Trade Center skyscraper to be rebuilt in five years after the attacks. One World Trade Center, four more office towers, and a memorial to the casualties of the September 11 attacks are currently under construction as of 2011.
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Wandering around aimlessly had become something of a favourite pastime of Gilbert's over the past few weeks, for some reason that was beyond him. It was undoubtedly strange, though it was better than sitting around doing absolutely nothing other than moping around the house, and so the albino could often be found on the streets during the evening, although the nights always seemed to merge into one and he could never quite recall where exactly he'd gone the night previously, although he had faint memories of Austria and Hungary, meaning that he'd probably done something he probably shouldn't have.
Procuring a near-empty bottle from his now filthy leather jacket, he crossed the road, ignoring the traffic lights completely and everything else, at that, taking on a faster pace as he started off in a direction he didn’t know. In all reality, most directions were unknown to him. He could probably find his way home if he was sober, which had proven to be of no use whatsoever and possibly the local shop to buy beer and whatever else he could find. That was all, and that was if he was focusing on how to get there, despite the fact that he'd lived in Berlin for the majority of his life, although if he was honest with himself, he wasn't even one hundred percent sure that he hadn't left Berlin behind hours ago. Down the streets, he turned back and forth without any decision in his head, with no thought whatsoever other than the fact that he was quickly running out of alcohol.
It hadn't been long before he was out of his district, although he couldn't have said when exactly he'd begun to stray from the beaten track, as he was pretty sure that he hadn't gone home the previous night. Out of the places of living, or rather, places worth living in. Sure, people probably still lived in these parts (he assumed) but they weren’t houses. Maybe shops, pristine, whitewashed buildings, surrounded by a world of symmetry on both sides of the road with the emerald green grass, perfectly trimmed hedges, white picket fence posts with perfect little cobbled paths leading from the road to the front porches, and fresh flowers that seemed to grin sadistically at him with their perfection.
Either he'd somehow wandered into Austria or the apocalypse had begun.
To be honest, he didn’t know, and he didn’t care. Curiosity was not a big factor in this 'nation's' makeup. If it didn’t bother him, he wouldn’t bother it. The probblem was that nothing seemed to be particularly 'awesome,' which tended to bother him to no end, or rather, that was his excuse for being reckless.
Come to think of it... he didn’t even know for sure where he was. When exactly had he left the residential district? He only wondered that for a moment, however. It didn’t need minding.
After what he could only guess had been an hour or so of wanderng past sickeningly perfect accomodation, countless music shops and god knows what else, Gilbert ceased his lamenting over draining the beer bottle that was now lying in shattered pieces in the middle of an otherwise litter-free street, when he finally looked up from the ground for long enough to glace around at his surroundings, turning a corner and almost literally walking into the brick wall of a building that would've looked less out of place back at home, or his his mind anyway. How he had missed the countless psychedelic neon lights he had no idea, although he didn't quite feel the need to ponder on the fact for very long, his thoughts already on the bar that was probably inside, with enough beer to last...probably about 2 hours, if he was lucky. Honestly, the people payed enough taxes, so why couldn't the bartenders afford to stock up on a decent amount of decent beer?
Avoiding the bouncer by striding in confidently with the crowd that seemed to have formed around the door to the nightclub, Gilbert shrugged off his jacket to reveal a plain T-shirt and made a beeline for the bar without so much as a second thought, not being in the mood for dancing or socialising, which in itself was unusual for the narcissistic individual. He found a seat, ordered a few beers and, leaning on the table, thought nothing else of it.
One moment, he was chugging down yet another pint of Pilsner, and the next some girl was sitting next to him, messing with his hair and virtually screamed in his ear,
Dude are you for real? Like seriously?"
Her sudden actions caught him by surprise, though he was originally more irritated about being interrupted. With a sigh, he drained the tankard, set it down, glanced over at her with a slurred, "Was die F-," and took a double take as he processed her blonde hair, huge blue eyes and...Woah. What were those!?
Crimson eyes wide and all but gaping at her American flag-print bra, Gilbert realised that, all of a sudden, she wasn't quite so annoying after all. Perhaps she had a great personality; she seemed like the fun-loving type, anyway, he noted with an idiotic grin spread acoss his face, attempting to ignore the fact that she seemed to be prodding his face, though mainly due to the fact that he didn't want her to rush off again, for those to rush off again...
"Ja, I'm awesome," He responded, but didn't really process what he was saying, his mind wandering though at the same time he couldn't say that he was thinking about anything in particular, or anything at all, really, only vaguely aware of the music that was blasting from various oversized spreakers, barely acknowledging the fact that he was rambling, slurring the occasional phrase as he spoke, the only audible word being his name in the endless stream of nonsense spurted from him, all the while never averting his eyes from her...What was she called? Danii...
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Timezone: The British one!
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And in terms of his "siblings" I'm thinking that the American states would be related as brothers and sisters, as the countries are, so...yeah. Will change if necessary!)
Theodore New York Washington-Jones
I'm a walking contradiction
And I ain't got no right
I'm a walking contradiction
And I ain't got no right
I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil
Nickname/Alias: Teddy, Theo, New York
Gender: Male
Character Type: State, Other
Country or Country of Origin: United States of America
Canon or Original: Original
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When I look into all of your stupid faces
I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust
Hair: Short dirty blonde hair
Height and Weight: 5'7, 135lbs
Other Distinguishing Features:
Honestly, he's as plain and boring as anybody on the outside, and can easily blend in with a crowd, having little or no abnormalities or immediately visible unusual features about him.
Overall Appearance:
Blond-haired, green-eyed and standing at an acceptable height of 5'7, it's no surprise that he
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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!
-Baseball (Yankees FTW!)
-KFC and most other fast food joints
-Drawing cartoons
-Shopping ...
-Impressing girls
-Partying or any other excuse to get drunk, for example the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
-The beach
-Cheesecake and pizza
Dislikes:
-Boston Red Sox. 'Dislike' is a huge understatement.
-Terrorism
-Bitter or 'healthy' foods
-Racism or any form of harassment
-Being proven wrong, especially when he's insisted that he is right
-Rivalries with others over technology, tourist attractions etc. especially if he is being upstaged.
-Being stuck in a particular place/waiting
Strengths:
-Surprisingly enough, some aspects of business and politics, such as tourism, education and...the fashion industry, and industry in general, including the production of scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery, chemical products and printing and publishing.
-Baseball! He's virtually a pro, and won't hesitate to force someone into a game, just to show off.
-Agriculture: Dairy products, cattle and other livestock, vegetables, nursery stock and apples thrive on his land, and are shipped worldwide as well!
Weaknesses:
- He seems to be a little OCD about his beloved tourist industry...
-Headstrong, naive despite his intelligence and has the potential to act like an overly energetic and arrgant idiot.
-He can be excessively stubborn to an almost intimidating extent when he gets very irate.
-Unbelievably impatient
Fears:
-Planes, he's never quite gotten over the shock of that particular terrorist attack, and understandably so. He hates to see them flying overhead, downright refuses to near the things and, though he'd never openly admit to it, his fear of planes is blatantly obvious to anyone.
-As humiliating it may be, though he isn't scared of heights, he can't knock the feeling that one of his skyscrapers in NYC will just collapse at any time. The fear of falling isn't great, though it is always an underlying issue.
Secrets:
-He doesn't exactly want it to get around that he is majorly involved in the fashion industry in the US, although in reality it's become common knowledge to most, apparently without his knowing.
-Isn't too sure of his sexual orientation, though he'll swear blindly that he's heterosexual to anyone who'll listen.
Any Quirks/Habits:
-He is with no doubt a terrible driver. Turning the corner must happen IMMEDIATELY even though the light WILL be red.
-He seems to enjoy dressing up as a mobster, encouraged further by his bronx accent, and openly admires the Italian Mafia, though mainly due to 'The Godfather,' a favourite film of his, rather than the fact that the American Mafia originated in New York's Lower East Side.
Overall Personality:
Theo despises being in one spot for too long. This accents his burning curiosity and need to always go on some type of adventure, albeit a day-long visit to Macy's or visiting every subway station in New York City, and it's not surprising to find him exploring the state or surrounding area when he can be bothered. Due to his connection with war, strategy and national security through the Pentagon he loves the burn of all forms of battle, the challenge of strategy and his state's law enforcement is second to none, or rather, he refers to it as such. When he is set on achieving a goal, nothing can get in his way, and the discipline he cultivated while training has made him a diligent and devoted worker though his careless and frankly lazy attitude often overcomes these traits. Like most teenage boys, his competitiveness stems from his stubborn attitude, commitment to never backing down when it comes to something he cares about, and his youthful aggression, which all contribute to his arrgance and general rudeness. When around friends, that fiery drive blossoms into a wild party kid, though at times he just appears to be cold-shouldered. Get a little alcohol, hot dogs and cheesecake into his system, and that crazy side of him really goes, well, crazy.
While sometimes blunt, aggressive, and fiery, Theo also hides a side to him that is empathetic and somewhat knowledgeable, though he doesn't know the meaning of 'being considerate,' instead being upfront about his opinon with little regards to others, and is generally under the impression that they exist to entertain him and nothing else. For this reason he isn't the ideal person to come to for advice, as when people pour out their feelings and cry on his shoulder, he'll often turn to humour to cheer them up, though more often or not insults them unintentionally in the process.
People with conflicting personalities to his own will probably never see the awkwardly genuine side to him, although his attitude in general towards people is encouraging, and he'll do what he can to assist others, though most of the time ends up making the situation a lot more complicated than it originally needed to be, after all, New York City is the most important source of political fund-raising in the US, so much that his opinion is often taken into account during elections.
Tracking back to how aggressive he can be, Theo will not tolerate bullying or any other form of malicious behavior, knowing himself how it can decimate nations and states alike. It isn't unusual for him to get involved with conflicts amongst his siblings, having an annoying habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, and it is virtually impossible to hide something from him, no matter how minimal it may be.
He's one of the few people who will follow through with threats when he gets irate, though isn't the most merciless of people when it comes to malevolent individuals, not being the strongest of people despite what he may believe. One blow to a government building and the foundations on which the state is built upon will crumble without fail. It wouldn't be surprising to find him carrying out justice in place of where the law should be stepping in, making him a bit of a vigilante, although on most occassions he'll hold back unless his pride is at stake.
However, like everyone, he isn't without his flaws, and due to his generally excessively optimistic attitude he finds himself too trusting of others and will believe, within reason, virtually anything, thus confusing himself and also making himself an easy target for others to manipulate despite his potentially aggressive behavior and despite the fact that he is more knowledgeable than most when it comes to the military and law enforcement he is, being fairly young and inexperienced when it comes to applying this knowledge to everyday life.
To put it simply, he has huge potential, but doesn't know what he's doing half the time, preferring to focus on further expanding his tourism industry, for example Broadway, introducing new department stores, the New York Cheesecake Factory and drawing cartoons for the world famous New York Times. On rare occasions, however, he will prove to be useful in an event in everyday life, or suddenly come up with something brilliant, for example Kodak cameras. Ironically, this tends to happen when he's not attempting to 'help' anyone, which proves his general uselessness.
Despite these 'redeeming' qualities, he is capable of thinking rather logically, even going as far as to "assess the situation" when required to, sometimes even helping others in a way that isn't infuriatingly childish.
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I'm the hero!
10,000 BCE- The first Native Americans arrive and a wild and highly excitable Theo is born, running about and befriending the Iroquoian and Algonquian people!
1524-The French "discover" the region
1609- Being rejected by the French, the region is claimed by the Dutch. Holland teaches a young Theo the art of agriculture, as well as establishing a business in the fur trade and names him "New Amsterdam ."
1664-Britain takes over the colony, Theo's abandonment issues begin to affect him and Arthur decides to rename him after the Duke of York, which didn't go down too well...
1675 - 1677-King Philip's War-The war was bloody and bitterly fought by the colonists against the Native Indians. During King Philip's War, up to one third of America's white population was wiped out. This war proved to be the final struggle by the Native Americans of New York
1756 - 1763: The Seven Years War- due to disputes over land won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
July 4, 1777- United States Declaration of Independence. New York's constitution is adopted after The Battle of Saratoga which strongly influenced the United States Constitution. Theo takes this the wrong way and is, all of a sudden, full of compliments for himself.
July 26, 1788-Statehood - New York is admitted to the Union Constitution - New York was the 11th State to be admitted to the Union. Theo's pride soon goes to his head and he develops an abnormally large ego.
1797- Albany becomes the permanent state capital.
1807- New York produces the first steamboat line, only adding to Theo's high opinion of himself.
1831- New York forms America's first regularly scheduled rail service. These advancements led to the expanded settlement of western New York and also led to the further expansion of Theo's ego, if that's even possible.
1861 - 1865: The American Civil War.
1865-The surrender of Robert E. Lee signalled the end of the Confederacy and the Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery.
1886-The Statue of Liberty is opened and becomes a symbol of hope.
World War II turned around the state's economy, as hundreds of thousands worked to defeat the Axis powers. Following the war, the state experienced significant suburbanization, and most cities shrank. The Thruway system opened in 1956, signalling another era of transportation advances.
Following a period of near–bankruptcy, New York City renewed its stature as a cultural center, attracted more immigration, and hosted the development of new music styles. The City became a media capital over the second half of the 20th century, hosting most national news channels and broadcasts, as well as globally–renowned national newspapers. The state's manufacturing base eroded over the period, as the state transitioned into service industries.
September 11, 2001- The worst terrorist attack ever to take place on American soil; two hijacked passenger jets crashed into the World Trade Center, destroying them, and killing almost 3,000 people in the process.
Following the attacks, Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani and President George W. Bush announced plans to rebuild the World Trade Center site. 7 World Trade Center became the first World Trade Center skyscraper to be rebuilt in five years after the attacks. One World Trade Center, four more office towers, and a memorial to the casualties of the September 11 attacks are currently under construction as of 2011.
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You've got it backwards! Backwards!
Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!
Wandering around aimlessly had become something of a favourite pastime of Gilbert's over the past few weeks, for some reason that was beyond him. It was undoubtedly strange, though it was better than sitting around doing absolutely nothing other than moping around the house, and so the albino could often be found on the streets during the evening, although the nights always seemed to merge into one and he could never quite recall where exactly he'd gone the night previously, although he had faint memories of Austria and Hungary, meaning that he'd probably done something he probably shouldn't have.
Procuring a near-empty bottle from his now filthy leather jacket, he crossed the road, ignoring the traffic lights completely and everything else, at that, taking on a faster pace as he started off in a direction he didn’t know. In all reality, most directions were unknown to him. He could probably find his way home if he was sober, which had proven to be of no use whatsoever and possibly the local shop to buy beer and whatever else he could find. That was all, and that was if he was focusing on how to get there, despite the fact that he'd lived in Berlin for the majority of his life, although if he was honest with himself, he wasn't even one hundred percent sure that he hadn't left Berlin behind hours ago. Down the streets, he turned back and forth without any decision in his head, with no thought whatsoever other than the fact that he was quickly running out of alcohol.
It hadn't been long before he was out of his district, although he couldn't have said when exactly he'd begun to stray from the beaten track, as he was pretty sure that he hadn't gone home the previous night. Out of the places of living, or rather, places worth living in. Sure, people probably still lived in these parts (he assumed) but they weren’t houses. Maybe shops, pristine, whitewashed buildings, surrounded by a world of symmetry on both sides of the road with the emerald green grass, perfectly trimmed hedges, white picket fence posts with perfect little cobbled paths leading from the road to the front porches, and fresh flowers that seemed to grin sadistically at him with their perfection.
Either he'd somehow wandered into Austria or the apocalypse had begun.
To be honest, he didn’t know, and he didn’t care. Curiosity was not a big factor in this 'nation's' makeup. If it didn’t bother him, he wouldn’t bother it. The probblem was that nothing seemed to be particularly 'awesome,' which tended to bother him to no end, or rather, that was his excuse for being reckless.
Come to think of it... he didn’t even know for sure where he was. When exactly had he left the residential district? He only wondered that for a moment, however. It didn’t need minding.
After what he could only guess had been an hour or so of wanderng past sickeningly perfect accomodation, countless music shops and god knows what else, Gilbert ceased his lamenting over draining the beer bottle that was now lying in shattered pieces in the middle of an otherwise litter-free street, when he finally looked up from the ground for long enough to glace around at his surroundings, turning a corner and almost literally walking into the brick wall of a building that would've looked less out of place back at home, or his his mind anyway. How he had missed the countless psychedelic neon lights he had no idea, although he didn't quite feel the need to ponder on the fact for very long, his thoughts already on the bar that was probably inside, with enough beer to last...probably about 2 hours, if he was lucky. Honestly, the people payed enough taxes, so why couldn't the bartenders afford to stock up on a decent amount of decent beer?
Avoiding the bouncer by striding in confidently with the crowd that seemed to have formed around the door to the nightclub, Gilbert shrugged off his jacket to reveal a plain T-shirt and made a beeline for the bar without so much as a second thought, not being in the mood for dancing or socialising, which in itself was unusual for the narcissistic individual. He found a seat, ordered a few beers and, leaning on the table, thought nothing else of it.
One moment, he was chugging down yet another pint of Pilsner, and the next some girl was sitting next to him, messing with his hair and virtually screamed in his ear,
Dude are you for real? Like seriously?"
Her sudden actions caught him by surprise, though he was originally more irritated about being interrupted. With a sigh, he drained the tankard, set it down, glanced over at her with a slurred, "Was die F-," and took a double take as he processed her blonde hair, huge blue eyes and...Woah. What were those!?
Crimson eyes wide and all but gaping at her American flag-print bra, Gilbert realised that, all of a sudden, she wasn't quite so annoying after all. Perhaps she had a great personality; she seemed like the fun-loving type, anyway, he noted with an idiotic grin spread acoss his face, attempting to ignore the fact that she seemed to be prodding his face, though mainly due to the fact that he didn't want her to rush off again, for those to rush off again...
"Ja, I'm awesome," He responded, but didn't really process what he was saying, his mind wandering though at the same time he couldn't say that he was thinking about anything in particular, or anything at all, really, only vaguely aware of the music that was blasting from various oversized spreakers, barely acknowledging the fact that he was rambling, slurring the occasional phrase as he spoke, the only audible word being his name in the endless stream of nonsense spurted from him, all the while never averting his eyes from her...What was she called? Danii...
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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!
You called?
Timezone: The British one!
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