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Hi there. I'm Abigail and, after some wibbling, I'm relatively certain I'm going to be apping in this guy here. This is Adam Freeman. Independent Acquiescent and penniless anthropology researcher attached to [insert local university here]. Background at the moment is that he was born into slavery, but freed as a child with his mother. Though he pretends that he doesn't really remember, it's actually still a pretty big deal for him. He's had to put up with prejudice his whole life and is an abolitionist at heart, even if he doesn't really do anything about it beyond writing a lot of things that (largely) never see the light of day. (Online he may or may not supersecretly be a moderately well-known anti-slavery activist/agitator going by the handle of Cinadon.) His main research focus is the differences between regional Helot subcultures, though it tends to mostly get swept under the academic rug much to his undying chagrin. Most of his life is currently one long battle against the university overlords for more funding. At least enough to let him continue paying his rent would be ideal. He's thrilling like that.

In a nutshell: he's a mouthy, prickly, argumentative, commitment wary, self-loathing, would-be revolutionary who is overly fond of cheap wine and correcting your grammar. All plots wanted and welcome! Friends, onetime hookups, people who can't stand him, people who might know/be related to his former master (left deliberately sketchy other than being 'an important/famous person') gimme them all!