Post by mac on Aug 6, 2017 18:34:12 GMT
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Basics
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Name || Alan Jay Odell
Nicknames/Aliases || The most common nickname he has is Al, though he generally just goes by Alan. It’s so short, why bother making it shorter?
Age/Birthday || He’s 24, and was born on October 2nd.
Zodiac || Libra
Gender || Male
Sexuality || Straight
Health Issues? || Nothing of note, his body is littered with scars from his rather reckless childhood.
School/Social Life
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Current Job and Work History || Currently, Alan works at Salem High School at the front office. He greets guests and students alike and directs them to where they need to go in the school. The job is by no means his long-term goal, but it’s... something he went to college for, he guesses? He graduated with a degree in Human Services and will probably be doing customer service his whole life (despite the fact his true dream is to be a professional racecar driver). His work history before this has been a plethora of part-time jobs, this is his first ‘big boy’ job. He had been here for about a month, since January of this Academic year.
Reputation || Alan always has a bowl of jolly ranchers on the desk. While some kids find the candy juvenile and like he’s making fun of them, some students really enjoy his company and Alan usually is very welcoming to students seeking his assistance. He’s very good with names so most people are pleasantly surprised he seems to know everyone who enters his office, no matter how obscure they are! He will listen to student troubles if they want to talk while hanging out in the office. Some students take advantage of this and waste time with him, but others clearly benefit from the communication. Alan’s gotten comments from his co-office workers that he should have tried for a degree in counseling.
Relationship Status || Single. Alan is very much not the hookup type. While he has no problem flirting with women, he is pretty traditional and believes in steps. No going farther than a cheek peck on the first date, no going farther than a peck for like three weeks, no having sex until you’re well into the relationship. He’s not a virgin and is not unopposed to premarital sex, but he refuses to hook up for the sake of sex and finds the practice juvenile. He has a sexual sense of humor, but when you can catch him seriously speaking about sex, it’s almost like he’s a different person. He is looking for commitment and would love nothing more than a long-term, steady girlfriend. His longest relationship was with Roxanne Vance, and it lasted for 2 and a half years. He had a few relationships in college but none lasted, especially not when he moved to Salem for his job.
Clubs and Organizations || None
Relationships Bank ||
Dixie Dayes – Alan met Dixie through her and his mutual friends. He was actually up for his job interview with Salem High, and went out to drink with the guy he’d taken the trip with, Huston. He didn’t really know anyone aside from him, so he didn’t suspect anything about the meeting and took a seat as normal – only for the entire venue to hear a gross, wet farting noise. He was surprised until Dixie began to laugh, and then all of his friends laughed, too. And then before he knew it, Alan was doubled over laughing! It turned out the mastermind behind the prank was little Dixie. He was immediately drawn to her accent and their common interest in country. When Josie later introduced him to her friends, he was pleasantly surprised to find Dixie was in the little “squad” she had! He enjoys being with Dixie and going to her shows when she’s performing at the pub. He likes to look out for her goofy, fun-loving self.
Hunter Bailey – Hunter was the first member of Salem’s staff to really introduce himself to Alan. They get along fairly well and have a similar sense of humor.
Huston Fallore – His friend from college. Alan took the trip up to Salem with him for his job interview. Huston still lives back in Mammoth town. He actually dropped out of college to work as a full-time farmer in their sophomore year, but kept in contact with Alan anyway.
Jonah Silva – He was shocked to find out Josie had a twin brother he didn’t know about, but since Josie was already friends with him and liked him plenty, Alan decided to give him a chance as well. He and Jonah often take nature jogs and hikes for exercise. While Jonah doesn’t like to go to the gym, Alan enjoys the time spent in nature with him. Plus, the guy’s not afraid to tell Alan if he’s doing something wrong or if he’s too slow. Alan appreciates that integrity. He also finds Jonah and Rosalie’s relationship something integral as well. They don’t seem to be like most couples he sees, all over each other and all about sex. Alan thinks they are good for each other.
Josie Silva – His childhood friend and his best friend. Since they were kids they’d been neighbors. As a teenager, Alan babysat Josie quite often. He walked her to and from school, and usually spent the afternoons with her until her guardian came home. They two are excessively close, to the point they are often mistaken as a couple by strangers and those who don’t know the other. Part of the reason he got a job in Salem was to be closer to Josie. She’s basically a permanent part of Alan’s family, her and her grandmother. Every time they have ‘family barbecues’ or events, the two of them are always invited. He does not know she is bisexual, and assumes she is a lesbian due to her previous relationships with women. As her sexuality has never been a huge deal to either of them, there wasn’t really a ‘coming out’ of sorts between the two – Alan just met her relationships as they came and went. Alan continued to talk to Josie even after she moved to Salem and, honestly, part of the reason he looked so hard for a job in Salem was because he wanted to be closer to her again.
Rosalie Huntington – He doesn’t know her too well. When he was introduced to her along with Jonah and Dixie, she reacted more negatively than he expected. She does not really seem interested in hanging out with him or getting to know him. Every time he’s with Jonah and Rosalie comes along, she tends to completely ignore him and focus on Jonah. While Alan does understand he can’t get along with everyone, it does sting that one of Josie’s closest friends apparently hates him.
Roxanne Vance – Not his first ex-girlfriend, but the most important. She was his high school sweetheart. Upon graduation, she went out to the east coast. They agreed to break up as neither wanted to do long distance. The two agreed that, if their paths crossed again and they didn’t have partners, they may give it another shot. But for now, they’re done, and Alan isn’t pinning after her romantically. He does miss her friendship, though. He is friends with her on Facebook and, if she is in a relationship, it’s not public.
Appearance
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Height/Weight/Body Type || 5’11”
Hair color/style || Black, he usually styles it up into a hip floof.
Eye color/makeup preferences || Blue; none.
Clothing Style || He likes plaid and is usually seen in plaids of varying colors. He also likes to wear tropical shirts, Hawaiian themed mostly. He likes jeans and shorts, but will wear slacks and button downs to work. He enjoys weird and quirky fashions. He bought himself a “romphim” a few weeks ago and finds it fairly comfortable. He is usually in flannel, jeans, and boots. He hates sneakers and will only wear them when jogging.
Notable Traits || His body is covered in scars from his childhood adventures. He can’t even explain most of them or why he has them.
Ethnicity || Caucasian
Playby || Ian Harding
Personality
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Likes || Speedways; Car races; Driving; Motorcycles; Ranches; Horseback riding; The smell of gasoline; Plaid; Being messy; Cheering others up; Barbeques; Summer; His truck; Fireworks; His family; Josie; Living with his sis; The highway; Road trips; Puns; ‘Dad jokes’; Potato chips
Dislikes || Winter; Snow; Rainy days; Honestly any weather that’s not a cloudless blue sky; Speed limits; Doing nothing; Depressing people; Redneck jokes (especially made by someone who is clearly not a redneck); The color blue; Yo momma jokes;
Nervous Habits || When nervous Alan tends to aquire bug eyes and look around nervously as he tries to process what’s happening. He also shakes when scared or nervous.
Hobbies || His favorite hobby is driving long distances, though he also enjoys horseback riding.
Positive Traits || Country; ‘bro’; Active; Goofy; Silly; Good sense of humor; Mature (when he needs to be); Religious (catholic); Good listener; Brave; Chivalrous
Negative Traits || Slob; Indecisive; Short attention span; Difficult to focus; Clingy; Scared to be alone; Afraid to disappoint his family
History
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Family ||
Alan Odell Sr – Paternal Grandfather – Deceased || His namesake. Alan doesn’t know much about is grandfather, as he passed before he was born. He does know his grandfather’s... promiscuousness... is the main reason he has so many paternal aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Rosanne Odell – Paternal Grandmother – 76 || Of his grandparents, Alan knows his grandmother more. She always spoils her grandkids, no matter how expensive it may get as more keep appearing.
Odell Cousins || The family on his father’s side is fairly extensive. Back in Arizona, most of them live in the same town. It’s honestly rare for one not to run into an Odell in his hometown, whether or not they necessarily carry the Odell name. Alan knows a few cousins though mostly their faces blur together. He thinks there was a rumor once of two cousins dating but he doesn’t really want to know.
Sara Odell (nee: Jameson) – Mother – 49 || Alan loves and respects his mother. She’s a real southern lady, who enjoys sundresses and big floofy hats. Alan will defend her until his dying breath. He does not like ‘yo momma’ jokes or anything of the sort.
Albert Odell – Father – 51 || Albert raised his son outdoors, underneath the sun. Alan doesn’t recall seeing his father indoors except for dinnertime and bedtime. Albert is always mowing lawns, riding horseback, driving, anything like that. From a young age he taught Alan to drive his truck (ever since he could reach the petals). Albert is a good man but very independent. He loathes government and laws and believes in his own kind of justice.
Cecily Odell – Younger sister – 14 – student || His kid sister who has always dreamed of going to California. She’s an aspiring architect/interior designer and attends Metric Academy as a Freshman. As a deal for letting her stay away from home so young, their parents basically forced her to live with her brother. However, despite the fact neither really has a choice in the matter, they make it work. While Alan is protective of her he doesn’t have near as many guidelines for her as their family does and she appreciates it. Living together has brought them closer together, and she is often taking care of things Alan forgets (like cleaning the apartment, doing this and that, and making sure it always smells nice). Cecily enjoys taking care of the place – she’s very domestic and organized, the literal opposite of her brother. While Alan is officially the one taking care of Cecily, with how they act, it’s basically the other way around. He refers to her bedroom as “the Ces-pool”.
Jameson Cousins || Similar to the Odells, the Jameson family is huge and Alan has many fond memories with his cousins. He has most added on Facebook and will go to family reunions usually in the summer, and weddings and funerals as they happen.
Ser Snoozelbaum || Cecily’s cat that she begged and begged Alan to allow into his apartment. It took some serious schmoozing with his landlord, but now Ser Snoozel lives with them. He’s a very friendly cat, and is very attached to both Cecily and Alan. He usually sleeps in Cecily’s bedroom, in which his catbed and toys lay. His litterbox is in the upstairs bathroom, and
Hometown || Mammoth Town, AZ. He’s not kidding when he says it’s a small and rural town. It’s got a population of just over 1,400 and is made up of mostly fields.
Current Residence || Alan rents a 2 story condo apartment with his little sister, Cecily. His bedroom has the orange bedsheets and Cecily’s is the smaller one. Alan is a slob so the place gets pretty messy unless Cecily does most of the cleaning. He will often have little parties or get-together with friends, but the upstairs (mainly his sister’s room) is always off-limits. He labels her room as the ‘Ces-pool’ much to Cecily’s chagrin. His parents do send him some money every month for taking care of Cecily, though honestly Alan would do it for free if he had to. They just want to make sure he’s not struggling to pay rent because he has to provide for his kid sister.
Vehicle/Transportation || Alan drives a 1998 Chevy Truck in red. He always drives trucks and refuses to ever drive a van or car. It’s always gotta be a truck (even though he can drive other vehicles if need be). Most of the time, he feels the most happy and secure when behind the wheel of a vehicle.
Backstory || Alan was raised in rural Arizona, where there was scarcely a chill and it was almost always burning hot. He was born to a large, happy family, as the first son of Albert and Sara. He grew up a country boy by every definition of the phrase. From the time he could walk he was spending time outside, bonding with his father over yardwork. He’s gone to family event for as long as he can remember and knows many of his cousins. Most of them are more stereotypical than he is, many of them have thicker accents than he does. He grew up in a crowded neighborhood. Being a good looking, charismatic boy he never had much trouble getting attention. He was popular at school and on the playground, making quick friends. His time spent with his parents was the happiest: he and his father usually did yard work together. He always wanted to drive and from the time he was a toddler his father would sit him on his lap and show him the controls of the car. Alan knew how to drive before his feet could even reach the petals.
He was in middle school when his neighbor, offered him fifty cents a school day if he would make sure her granddaughter got to and from school safe. Fifty cents a day was a good profit, so Alan agreed. He didn’t mind it at first, but he did feel kind of dumb walking a little girl to school when all the cooler kids took the bus. He kept things pretty neutral with her until she really started to open up to him – then he started to enjoy hanging out with her. Even as he grew older, the fact he walked his neighbor to and from school went from ‘boring’ and ‘lame’ to ‘handsome’ and ‘chivalrous’. Alan’s not entirely sure how that happened, but it sure made the girls like him more.
Alan was always popular, and as a result he didn’t always have the best friends. Most of the guys in his friend group were real jerks and it somewhat rubbed off on Alan. As a teenager he was one of the bullies and participated in ‘hazing’ of newer students. He didn’t think anything was wrong or that it was bullying – everyone did it, everyone got a laugh out of it – until one of the newer kids who they’d been particularly cruel to transferred schools and the system began to crack down on bullying. Alan was in 10th grade around then, and the moment was a real eye opener. He looked at Josie and wondered what if she was hazed like they’d hazed the other kids? He got in his fair share of trouble, but after that he was one of the kids who reformed himself. He became almost ‘too good’ to most of the students, but he gained the respect of one of the girls who hated the group of jerks: Roxanne Vance. She found out he watched Josie when her grandmother had to do things, and saw that he really had changed and grown up. She was his first serious girlfriend, and it was with her he decided to be a good man and follow his set of “rules”. His rules were basically not to take things too fast in a relationship. They have many memories together, and Alan was happy with her.
Come graduation, though, they separated. She had dreams on the East coast, and Alan didn’t want to ever move that far out. It was more than just college; it was their long-term future. So they broke up, agreeing that they just couldn’t make the distance work when they saw no future for themselves.
When Josie reached High School, she went to Metric Academy. Alan was saddened by that as well, and didn’t like the long distance between them. They spoke daily. Despite the age gap between them Alan didn’t see Josie as younger than him – they were best friends with the same dirty, silly sense of humor. Whenever they met up in the summers and for his graduation it was always welcome. It helped, too, that Josie wasn’t as far away for Roxanne was, and she wasn’t going to leave forever. Right? He hoped not.
He was pretty lonely for his first few months of college. He started to open up more when he met some friends, and had a few dates though nothing lasted long-term. He went out to visit Josie whenever he could but that wasn’t often. Josie was going to college in Salem, too. Alan picked up a job as a bartender while he worked on his own degree – human services, as his parents insisted – all the while looking forward to weekends he and his friends could go up to the racetrack or go buggy racing. When he graduated, he worked full time hours at the bar while going to the racetrack on the days he could spare from his shifts. He had to get a full time job and applied around, but nothing worked. Out of impulse he applied to a few jobs around Salem, a few hours away, and to his shock he got a call back from Salem High. They were looking for a front desk teller for the school. He got an interview.
He and his friend from college, Huston, took a road trip up to Salem. There, he had his interview which went well. He submitted a background check and got himself a condo in the area.
Around that time, his little sister Cecily was begging for a chance to go to Metric. She had been accepted, and wanted to pursue her passion and her parents didn’t want to let her go away so young. A compromise was made: she would attend the school, but live with her brother. Cecily didn’t like that arrangement at first but Alan was okay with it. His parents give him some money every month as thanks for keeping Cecily safe, and now Cecily gets to attend Metric as a freshman.
Miscellaneous
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