Remi "New Orleans" Dubois

REMI (NEW ORLEANS) DUBOIS

{ “But during all these years I had a vague but persistent desire to return to New Orleans. I never forgot New Orleans. And when we were in tropical places and places of those flowers and trees that grow in Louisiana, I would think of it acutely and I would feel for my home the only glimmer of desire I felt for anything outside my endless pursuit.” –Anne Rice, Interview with a Vampire }

I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil

[/color]:[/b] Remi Dubois
Nickname/Alias: Re, Rems, N'awlins, ‘Da Big Easy’
Gender: Male
Character Type: City
Country or Country of Origin: US
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

[/color]:[/b] Red
Hair: Orange-Red
Height and Weight: 5’11”; 160lbs.
Other Distinguishing Features: Remi’s most distinguishing feature is noticeable the moment he opens his mouth. The N’awlins accent is unique and no one really knows how they acquired it—most likely just from an odd, wide mixture of immigrants mixed with Southern Créole/Cajun roots. It’s not entirely Cajun and yet it’s not stereotypical Southern dialect either (thanks Hollywood for screwing that up…) It’s an odd mixture of harsh New York "Brooklynese" with thick Créole undertones.

(i.e. Bourre (BOO ray), ‘Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints?’ – Saints chant)

Overall Appearance:

The first time anyone meets Remi, they’re eyes are probably drawn first to his bright, crazy hair. It seems to be in a perpetual state of messiness and would take quite a bit to force it into any style. His eyes are a similar odd shade of red, though it’s slightly more subdued than his hair. At least it’s easy to spot him in a crowd, even from far off. He’s of average height, just barely less than six feet, and has a fairly lean build. Perhaps a little more on the slighter side rather than built, but still solid. He’s pretty good at staying active, so he’s fairly well off when it comes to staying in shape. Remi’s usually seen in moderately casual, sometimes dressy attire. Once in a while, he’ll gravitate towards some of the flashier, colorful, and slightly outrageous items. He’s certainly not shy about trying new fashions or making statements through his appearance. The man has a tendency to be quite flashy and wild during that lovely Mardi Gras time of the year… though having Bourbon whiskey running through his veins at that time of year certainly doesn’t help.
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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!

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• Mardi Gras (!!)
  
• Bourbon whiskey
  
• Parties (the wilder the better)
  
• FOOD (jambalaya, gumbo, turtle soup, alligator, crawfish, Po boy, Muffulettas, fried oysters, étouffée, Praline, ‘red beans n rice’, frog legs, beignets, café au lait… typical Orleans fare)
  
• The Saints
  
• Jazz!
  
• Although… enjoys all genres of music (brass bands, Oreleans hip hop, cowpunk (ayup..), sludge metal, southern rock, and doom metal… they have a bit of everything.)
  
• Nightlife on Bourbon…
  
• Meeting new people
  
• Collecting odds and ends
  
• Brightly colored beads (slightly ADD…)
  
• Flashy things
  
• Voodoo Fest
  
• Spending money (impulse-buys)
  
• Can be a bit of a sleaze… (though more in a friendly, wild, ‘free love’ kinda way)
  
• Dem haints… (Not necessarily a ‘like’, but he doesn’t mind ghosts as much as others… he’s kinda stuck with them, as he’s the country’s most haunted city... Might as well get used to them. =’D)
  

Dislikes:

• Stuck-ups
  
• Stiffs
  
• Cops
  
• Salads
  
• ’Health’ foods in general
  
• Being forced to wait for anything
  
• Hurricanes…
  
• Martial law in general
  
• Hollywood’s depiction of the way he talks
  
• Bland food
  
• Boring, uneventful things in general…
  
• When the haints start messing with his things (D<)
  
• Being reminded of the loss that he endured during Hurricane Katrina… it goes against the grain for him.
  
• Closed-mindedness
  
• Running out of Bourbon whiskey…
  
• Event cancellations
  
• Snow
  

Strengths:

• Friendly… which sort of leads into the whole ‘open arms… let’s just party’ approach that he has going on. (10 million visitors a year)
  
• He’s actually quite resilient whenever the going gets rough
  
• Extremely open-minded
  
• Manages to hold onto his smile despite tragedy
  

Weaknesses:

• Never looks towards the future. Always in the here and now.
  
• Poor impulse control. If it looks good, he’s gonna do it.
  
• Pretty things (people included)
  
• Alcohol… would probably qualify as an alcoholic
  
• … brightly colored, shiny items…
  

Fears:

• Drowning
  
• The feeling of imprisonment (Martial law being placed over him again)
  
• Hurricanes
  
• Losing such a substantial amount of life again
  

Secrets:

• … He privately delves into Voodoo practices every once in a while… It comes more out of his need to satiate certain superstitions that tend to creep up on him. (i.e. pacify the spirits, reading dreams, warding nasty things, etc.)
  
• He’s a secret-keeper. Though it’s questionable how much of this is actually a secret. Remi adopts a Las Vegas-like philosophy regarding what happens in New Orleans, stays in New Orleans. Really, he’s a party-loving, drinking, sinful, playful, ill-behaved city. Most of the time, in any case… And despite everything he’s gone though, he’s not going to be changing that anytime soon. When others visit him, then he’s going to give them what they expect with little in return. And he won’t tell a soul.
  

Any Quirks/Habits:

• Splashes Bourbon into anything he drinks
  
• Encourages drinking regardless to who he’s talking to. For all occasions. For any hour of the day.
  
• Physically affectionate to the point where he might make stringent people who have very defined boundaries uncomfortable.
  

Overall Personality:

New Orleans isn’t difficult to understand, but he is difficult to describe. Countless authors and artists have tried and failed to capture the allure of the old city, deeply rooted and shrouded with an odd, compelling kind of aura that will draw you for more again and again. It’s an addiction. Orleans continues to draw crowds for its dark, yet playful atmosphere—whether it’s for wild weekend parties, drinking all through the nights, eating the colorful, eccentric foods, indulging in the music scene, or even seeking out an encounter with something otherworldly. Orleans has a bit of something for everyone and like any good addiction; it’s hard to not come back for more. Remi, of course, encompasses the spirit of Orleans. The man knows how to use that allure to his advantage and can be quite secretive when he needs to be and has very little shame for being who he is and for the things that he indulges in. Remi’s not entirely difficult to understand, as he likes to give people a good time along with very little reason to regret doing what feels good to them.

Given his nature, he’s perhaps far too impulsive for his own good… and quite lascivious. He enjoys playing with the senses: whether it’s through food, sight, the sounds, or even through the pleasure of touch. And he hopes that all visitors are just as enamored as he is with letting go and just enjoying the thrill of the moment, for however long their stay is with him. With that being said, Remi likes to sometimes joke that his bachelor pad has more visitors than Disneyworld… While not true, his home is a bit of a revolving door, if you will…

Remi is also infamously good at keeping secrets. If someone wants to visit him for certain reasons, then he’s not going to go leaking the details to every other individual that he passes on the street (or, more importantly, to others like them.) That’s messy politics, and Remi would rather not complicate things by throwing in not-so-innocent details. Remi isn’t usually one for involving himself too much in things that don’t concern him. He’ll keep to himself for the most part. Along with his ups, however, he has definitely had his share of tragedies and he’s proven through them that New Orleans is resilient and strong. His population is currently exceeding what it was before Hurricane Katrina and he’s still considered to be at the forefront of cities to visit and be quite naughty in America. The tragedies of New Orleans extend into the past as well, however. Some fairly dark moments in history were within his vicinity, though Remi rarely divulges that information. He will simply smile that enigmatic smile of his and keep you as much in the dark about the secrets of his past as many others currently are. Sometimes he approaches the subject of Orleans' restless spirits in the same manner. No matter what, the brass bands will keep on playing and the glasses will keep on clinking amidst the dark and dreary folds of Orleans. And Remi will continue to give you the come hither.
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I'm the hero!

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1718 - La Nouvelle-Orléans founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville of the Mississippi Company.
1734 - Ursuline Convent built.
1763 - French colony ceded to Spain.
1788 - Great New Orleans Fire. Lafayette Square laid out.
1789 - Saint Louis Cemetery established.
1792 - Theatre de la Rue Saint Pierre opens.
1794 - Great New Orleans Fire. St. Louis Cathedral built. Carondelet Canal built.
1799 - The Cabildo rebuilt.
1801 - France regains power.
1803 - France sells land to United States via Louisiana Purchase. Etienne de Boré becomes mayor.
1804 - Orleans Gazette newspaper begins publication.
1806 - New Orleans Mechanics Society instituted.
1812 - Louisiana hurricane.
1813 - The Presbytere built.
1815 - Battle of New Orleans. Charity Hospital built.
1817 - First Congregational Church built.
1818 - Fort Pike built.
1822 - Fort Macomb built.
1824 - American Theatre built. Pontchartrain Hotel built at Spanish Fort.
1827 - L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans newspaper begins publication. Algiers ferry in operation.
1834 - Medical College of Louisiana founded. U.S. Mint established.
1835 - New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad begins operating. U.S. military barracks built. First Presbyterian Church built.
1836 - St. Louis Hotel in business. Female Orphan Asylum in operation.
1837 - The Picayune newspaper begins publication. Christ Church built.
1838 - St. Charles Hotel in business. St. Vincent De Paul Church built.
1840 - Antoine's in business. First German Lutheran Congregation established. St. Patrick's Church built.
Cypress Grove Cemetery founded.
1841 - Boston Club formed.
1842 - St. Augustine Church dedicated.
1845 - City Hall built.
1846 - Abdiel Crossman becomes mayor. Public School Library, 1st District, established. Jackson monument erected. De Bow's Commercial Review begins publication.
1852 - Lafayette becomes part of city. Union Race Course opens. Touro Infirmary founded.
1853 - City Park established.
1855 - Swiss Benevolent Society founded.
1856 - Mistick Krewe of Comus founded.
1857 - Saint Alphonsus Church built. Pickwick Club formed.
1859 - French Opera House opens. Locust Grove Cemetery established.
1860 - Louisiana Historical Society incorporated. St. Mary's Assumption Church built.
1861 - Louisiana votes to secede from the Union.
1862 - Capture of New Orleans by Union forces. Café du Monde in business. Harmony Club formed.
1863 - New-Orleans Times newspaper begins publication.
1866 - New Orleans Riot
1868 - Louisiana readmitted to the Union. Straight University founded.
1869 - New Orleans University founded.
1870 - Algiers and Jefferson City annexed. Leland College established.
1874 - Battle of Liberty Place.
1876 - St. Roch Cemetery chapel dedicated. New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club formed. Atheneé Louisianaise founded.
1880 - Commander's Palace built.
1881 - Southern University opens.
1883 - Theatre built at Spanish Fort.
1884 - World Cotton Centennial.
1887 - Howard Memorial Library built.
1889 - Louisiana Historical Association founded.
1890 - Confederate Memorial Hall built.
1891 - Jackson Brewery building constructed.
1892 - New Orleans Union Station opens. Street Railway Union established. Homer Plessy arrested.
1893 - Electric streetcars begin operating.
1894 - U.S. Naval Station built.
1895 - Latter & Blum Building constructed.
1896 - Fisk Free and Public Library in operation.
1900 - Robert Charles Riots. Art Association of New Orleans founded.
1904 - Loyola College established. Martin Behrman becomes mayor.
1905 - Galatoire's in business.
1906 - Louisiana State Museum founded. Beth Israel synagogue opens.
1907 - Dixie Brewing Company in business. New Orleans Library Club formed. White City amusement park in business.
1908 - New Orleans Public Library main branch building opens.
1911 - Delgado Museum of Art established. Young Women's Christian Association of New Orleans established.
1915 - Xavier College established.
1915 New Orleans hurricane
1916 - Our Lady of Holy Cross College established. Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club formed.
1917 - Storyville closed.
1918 - Arnaud's in business.
1920 - Broussard's in business.
1921 - Delgado Central Trades School opens. Orpheum Theater in operation. Hibernia Bank Building constructed.
1923 - Notre Dame Seminary founded. Roosevelt Hotel in business. Industrial Canal Lock built.
1924 - New Orleans Item-Tribune begins publication.
1925 - Lakeview Presbyterian Church built.
1926 - State Palace Theatre built. Tulane Stadium opens.
1927 - Saenger Theatre opens. First National Bank of Commerce Building constructed. Pontchartrain Hotel in business.
1928 - Pontchartrain Beach amusement park opens.
1929 - National American Bank Building constructed.
1930 - Dillard University chartered. Municipal Auditorium opens. Broadmoor Improvement Association formed.
1933 - O'Brien's in business.
1935 - Sugar Bowl begins.
1936 - New Orleans Botanical Garden opens. Robert Maestri becomes mayor.
1937 - New Orleans Roosevelt Review begins publication.
1938 - Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament begins. Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents, and Associates preservation group incorporated.
1939 - Charity Hospital built. Lincoln Beach amusement park in business.
1946 - Moisant International Airport opens. deLesseps Story Morrison becomes mayor. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary formed.
1947 - Joy Theater opens. New Orleans Emergency Medical Services established.
1949 - Middle South Utilities in business.
1950 - New Orleans Pharmacy Museum opens.
1954 - McDonogh Day Boycott. New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal opens.
1956 - Louisiana State University in New Orleans established. Southern University at New Orleans established. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opens.
1957 - Pontchartrain Expressway opens. Harvey Tunnel built.
1958 - Greater New Orleans Bridge opens.
1960 - November - Desegregation of schools; Ruby Bridges attends William Frantz Elementary School.
1961 - Victor H. Schiro becomes mayor.
1965 - Marathon begins. Hurricane Betsy. I-10 Twin Span Bridge opens.
1966 - Historic New Orleans Collection established. Amistad Research Center established.
1967 - New Orleans Saints football team formed. International Trade Mart building constructed.
1969 - Plaza Tower built.
1970 - Jazz Fest begins. Moon Landrieu becomes mayor.
1972 - One Shell Square built.
1973 - UpStairs Lounge arson attack
1974 - Preservation Resource Center founded.
1975 - Superdome opens.
1978 - Ernest Nathan Morial becomes mayor. New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts established.
1979 - K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in business. Crescent City Classic running race begins. New Orleans Regional Transit Authority established.
1980 - Longue Vue opens.
1981 - New Orleans Mint museum active.
1983 - Lakefront Arena opens. Luling Bridge opens.
1984 - French Quarter Festival begins. Convention Center opens.
1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Place St. Charles built.
1986 - Sidney Barthelemy becomes mayor. Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival begins.
1988 - 1988 Republican National Convention
1989 - New Orleans Film Society founded.
1990 - Emeril’s in business. Aquarium of the Americas opens. Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge established.
1991 - Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra formed.
1994 - Marc Morial becomes mayor. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park created.
1995 - Essence Music Festival begins. May 8th 1995 Louisiana flood
1999 - Voodoo Fest of music begins.
2000 - National World War II Museum opens. Six Flags New Orleans opens.
2001 - New Orleans Bowl begins.
2002 - Ray Nagin becomes mayor. Hornets basket ball team relocates to New Orleans. New Orleans VooDoo football team formed.
2003 - Iron Rail Book Collective founded. Ogden Museum of Southern Art established. John McDonogh High School shooting.
2004 - Christmas Eve snowstorm
2005 - Hurricane Katrina; levee failures. Hurricane Rita. Bring New Orleans Back Commission formed. Big Easy Rollergirls established.
2006 - World Cultural Economic Forum begins. Chocolate City speech. Population: 223,000.
2008 - Hurricane Gustav. Prospect New Orleans art exhibit begins. Audubon Insectarium opens.
2010 - Mitch Landrieu becomes mayor. Population: 343,829.

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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"!

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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!

You called?

[/color]:[/b] Rye
Timezone: AZ

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