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cassius holcomb (superlatively) wrote in goose_ooc,
@ 2017-02-07 07:15:00

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! introduction, player: cameron

HELLOO this is CAMERON i also have a character to intro bc yall dont see enough of me around here i guess lmfao sorry

this is cassius holcomb, coppertale sophomore. also known as cash, because cassius is a silly name. his concept is "overcompensating suburban kid shoots for the moon, lands amongst the dumpsters" and, well, that's it in a nutshell. he's here to join the OVERACHIEVERS CLUB, although, amusingly enough, not the goody-two-shoes club. cash won't push you under a bus, but he won't stop you from making a bad choice, either. he's perfectly willing to watch you eat shit so long as his face stays clean, especially if it helps him to get ahead. he's not a bad kid, though! he wants to be a nice boy, he's just acutely aware that it's a dog-eat-dog world.

cash comes from an almost parodically-suburban* nuclear family that was obsessed with keeping up with the joneses. cash inherited those sensibilities, but ruined it for his family when he came out as transgender at 13. his folks passive-aggressively ignore him entirely, and he's been essentially on his own ever since then. as a result, he's very into the concept of self-sufficiency; he never wants to have to scramble to figure things out again and he knows he can't rely on anyone else to do things for him.

he's always trying to make the grade, win the award, be the best... but sometimes his tendency to trip and fall into hijinx gets the way of his dreams. he might be trying to peddle you a pyramid scheme. c'mon, how can you say no to this face?

eta: ok, i mentioned that he was transgender but then i forgot to elaborate on how that might impact your characters. in summary.... they probably don't know, unless they guessed when he first came to school as a freshman (which is when he started taking testosterone. before that, well. 14 y/os are runty anyway.) or b/c cash resolutely will not go swimming.

he uses his Hard Earned Gainz to buy testosterone from unscrupulous dudes who sell to teenagers in gyms, which is not something anyone should do. to date, he has neither been caught buying nor taking his T (he stashes the used needles in a tin under his bed). theoretically, this could cause trouble down the line, since ... that looks sketchy af, lol. no, he won't ask for help from the school and also authority figures can suck his dick.

*sorry in advance if anyone is from hendrickson, nv, because i shit on it all the time in his app. i'm sure it's lovely! i hear it's very safe.

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choneychurch
2017-02-07 05:45 pm UTC (link)

OH CASH~ ♥ We've already discussed his relationship with the twins, but here're the others!

Cole is a fellow sophomore and one of those awful human beings that does extremely well in school without trying. He's naturally bright, naturally gifted with magic, naturally artistic...and a totally oblivious, socially inept space cadet. I think he might rub Cassius the wrong way since he tries so hard at everything and Cole just doesn't? But you tell me! Otherwise, he usually keeps to himself and to his circle of friends and probably won't be too much of a bother. Although, he does draw everyone and Cassius is no exception.

Ty is a fellow Coppertale and is aso in archery with Cash. He also understands having a silly full name. :| Let them never speak of their full names. Despite being a bubbly and ridiculous and overly energetic person, he's friends with a lot of overachievers and he works very hard at the things that matter to him, so he gets Cash's drive more than might be expected. They probably don't have a ton of overlap, but he likes you just fine, kid!

Cecil and Casper have basically no overlap with Cassius! Cecil makes it a point to know everyone at least in a very casual way and will definitely be kind and supportive of Cassius, but that's about all. EXCEPT for the weird fact that they both whittle? Want to be whittling bros? IDK. Casper probably doesn't know who you are Cash, sorry. But that's probably for the best since he's an asshole?

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superlatively
2017-02-07 06:04 pm UTC (link)

— i agree that cash might be a little put out by cole's natural giftedness. he also might see him as competition, which he's not inherently opposed to, because it pushes him harder. cole ... might not know that they're competing, lmaooo.

— cassius picked his own damn name, which is what makes it all the more embarrassing. no one should be allowed to name themselves at 13.

cecil is a good dog and yes, they should be whittling buddies! cash is whittling a wooden whistle for the alliteration points alone. be impressed. and god, lmao. can you imagine poor casper having to deal with another one of my miscreants. one is enough.

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choneychurch
2017-02-07 10:13 pm UTC (link)

Cole...definitely doesn't know they're competing. SORRY CASSIUS. He just comes to class, tries to pay attention, spaces out instead, maybe sleeps if he was up too late painting (and Calvin lets him), and then gets marks in the top of the class because he's horrible. At least he's nice?

Oh Cash. DECISIONS ARE HARD.

Whittling buddies! How ridiculous and adorable. ♥ And I am super impressed. Because alliteration is the best (why do you think I picked CASPER KIM?). Cecil hasn't whittled anything specific apart from a replica of Levi's beloved dog, but maybe soon! Please don't hurt yourselves, kids.

Casper is so done with your miscreants! ;) ~~And will never admit that he cares about Ulysses. Shut up.~~

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	superlatively 2017-02-07 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	ok tangent time but they really should be careful because one time when i was a kid i tried to whittle a harry potter wand with an xacto knife and a chunk of hardwood and i sliced the tip of my thumb clear off (Reply to this) (Parent)

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