Ridgeport Preparatory Academy discussion

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↳Fatal Flaw:
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∞Family/History: A description of its members and the roles they play in society.

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∞MEM: Most embarrassing memory while attending school.
∞Other:

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∞Name: Leonal Isaac Anderson
↳Nickname: Leo, Hot Stuff, Hot Rod, although "Idiot" seems to be a popular one
∞Gender: Male...Wanna check to make sure?
∞Age: 17

∞Occupation: Baseball (pitcher), Swim/Dive, and Cross Country
∞Grade: Senior
∞Years of Attendance: This will be the fourth

∞Appearance:

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∞Hair Color- A dark brown, as rich as the Anderson family. Of course, it does have a tendency to appear black depending upon how much hair gel he's used. Typically? The hair gel look is only for high-end social gatherings.
∞Eye Color- A pretty little hazel. Brown in some lighting, and a more grey look to them in others. It all depends, really.
∞Height- 6'0", Anderson men are tall. Deal with it.
∞Body Type- Athletic, lean, just enough muscular definition to have some drool worthy pecs and the slightest definition of abs.
∞Distinctive Markings- Sure. He's got a pygmy puff tattoo and Lyle has a hungarian horntail...but he's not telling where.
∞Faceclaim: Simon Van Meervenne


∞Personality:
Leonal is naturally a very charismatic person. Of course he can also rub off on people the wrong way. It's not like he does it intentionally.....okay well maybe he does it intentionally a little bit. But mostly he just likes to see people's reactions to different things. So what if that means pushing someone's buttons a little bit? It's not like it will actually make or break his entire life. Besides he knows who to be charming to and how to be incredibly charming when he has to. You have to know how to be charming when you're part of the elite.

He's naturally impatient and waiting around for things to happen just isn't Leo's style. He's much more the type of guy to go out and find something to do when there isn't something to do right away. He just can't help himself. Sitting still isn't in his DNA. Either he's doing something, or he's trying to find something to do. Maybe even looking for someone to do.

Personally, Leo has always been the kind of guy that is hard to get all wound up. Of course, Leonal is also quite the arrogant prick. He likes himself and he's not afraid to admit that he thinks he's pretty great. It's not a flaw to be proud of what you have now is it? Well not to him it's not. He's not annoyingly arrogant though, he just isn't too shy about telling you that he thinks he's pretty great. As an extension of this he thinks his best bro, Lyle, is pretty damn fantastic too.

↳Biggest Strength:
↳ Connections. The key to any family on the upper east side is all about their connections, and the Anderson family is no different. Leo has quite the network of friends that he can rely on for a favor if the time ever comes. Not to mention? His greatest strength probably comes from the relationships he has with Lyle and Kenna. His closest friends and the two people that know him better than he knows himself. They're the ones that keep him from going too crazy, and Kenna is always the one to reign in his anxious habits when he gets stressed and goes into a major cleaning binge at home.

↳Fatal Flaw:
↳ Jealousy. Along with his impatience, Leonal harbors quite the impressive green monster in his chest. One that wakes from hibernation every time he feels like his position in something is the slightest bit threatened. Guy flirting with his girlfriend? His girlfriend flirting with another guy? Someone stealing time with Lyle? Yup. That jealousy can spike up pretty easily, and when it's in full flare...Leo doesn't always think through things. That's when his impatience comes into play and he starts to do really stupid things. Even drastic things. He'd do anything to secure his spot in his circle of friends. Look like Mr. Confidence hides quite the large insecurity.


∞Family/History:
The Anderson name is one that has been gracing the top rungs of the social ladder since the early 1900's. In the 1920's they were the owners of quite a successful speakeasy, that just so happened to operate from the Anderson Hotel (The Mirror Hotel). A hotel that is actually still in business to this day, and now has a few sister hotels scattered internationally at some other prime real estate locations. What can they say? The Anderson business has thrived in the previous years. And with a thriving business comes quite the expectations from the most recent generation of Anderson children.

Olivia Marie Anderson might have been a socialite who inherited her fortune from her vast trust fund, but Walker Reid Anderson is an Anderson through and through. Who believes business is the heart to success and never seems to stop pushing for his son to take an interest in business as well. And sure, on the outside the Anderson's couldn't be more proud of their children's interests and career tracks at Ridgeport. But in truth? Well either Anderson twin has dealt with the many awkward silent family dinners. Or at least...there used to be awkward family dinners. Now Papa Anderson just makes excuses as to why he's never really home anymore.

And Mother Dearest? Well sure she's always been a little more accepting of her children, but she'd never raise her opinion against her husband. All too easy for him to cheat on her with some pretty young thing and have her reputation dragged through the dirt. Poor Woman. So instead she spends her time nurturing her hobby for writing. Who knows...maybe one day Mrs. Anderson will have a reputation that doesn't stem from someone else's success one day.

And then there's Kenna. Sweet, dear, lovely twin sister Kenna. A sister he's always cared about, after all she's his twin. There's probably not a single soul that he's closer to than her. Well maybe there is....but the focus is on his sister at the moment. Who is also attending school with him. Isn't that wonderful? It is. Except for the fact that she never seems to approve of the girls he dates. Oh well, he supposes that no one will ever earn her seal of approval. It's pretty hard to please his sister. But that's never bothered him before. Nothing could drive a wedge between him and his twin. Well...almost nothing.


∞Biggest Fear: Losing his importance. Not being remembered. Fading into oblivion. Pretty heavy stuff right? Leonal just wants to make his impression.
∞MEM: Well there was that one time when he got drunk and the next day learned that he had broken into the school pool while wearing a pink ballerina tutu with a gold glitter crown. Oh well, he sure could rock that crown. Although that little stunt did lose him any chance at becoming swim team captain.
∞Other:

∞Name: Nala (Nah-Lah) Fray Collins
↳Nickname: She got called BJ a lot last year? She prefers Nala, so long as your prefer your life.
∞Gender: female
∞Age: about to turn 17

∞Occupation: RPA
- Tennis
- Fencing
- Soccer
∞Grade: 11
∞Years of Attendance: 3 years.

∞Appearance:

Nala used to keep her hair really super long, doing something different with it everyday. Then she told her mom to shove it, and cut a foot and a half off. Now her hair hangs just past her shoulders, and her most common look is the natural way her hair curls when she wakes up in the morning. Sorry, not sorry.
∞Hair Color- blonde -- though she's dyed it a few different colors of purple and pink over the years, so there's a different tint and you can see old colors in different lights.
∞Eye Color- blue
∞Height- 5'5''
∞Body Type- see picture
∞Distinctive Markings- When Nala was a freshman, she went to a 24 hour tattoo parlor and told the artist he could pick out her tattoo, and its placement, if she didn't have to have a parent's signature. As you can imagine, it's hidden well under clothing, so you probably don't need to worry about it.
∞Faceclaim: amanda steele

∞Personality: Obviously, Nala is not easily dealt with... probably because she wasn't made to be man handled. She has a very strong presence, and a pretty loud mouth. Very few times has she ever actually bit her tongue, especially in situations where people are testing what little patience she has. She doesn't have an anger problem, like so many people like to believe, it's just she has a very low tolerance for stupid. But alas, she lives at Ridgeport, where stupid is found in no shortage. Nala just isn't up for all the games people around this school like to play, and too often she finds herself in the middle of them.

Nala gets a reputation for being a bitch because she's blunt, and hell if she's going to be friends with any of the fake little brats running around campus. It's not that she hates everyone, or that she doesn't have friends, that would be way more effort than she's willing to expend. Instead, Nala has a few specific people she hates with her entire being. Why spread yourself thin when you can pick like three pieces of bread and have a really great sandwich and a half? That's why she hates Jacob so much -- and that isn't even effort anymore, by now, it's just a part of her daily life.

Something you also might notice about Nala is how competitive she is. She takes most things in life as a challenge, and she kind of lets it get out of hand sometimes. Some people put their emotions into journals or picture boards... Nala puts them into athletics, and that might just be why she's a little rough around the edges. She doesn't have a way to talk out her emotions, so that's just not what she does. She's never been in a position where she has had to analyze her feelings and explain them to anyone, let alone herself, so instead she just kind of ignores her negative emotions and outlets them through various physical activities -- because obviously it's working so well for her. In case you haven't noticed, Nala is fairly bitter.

All in all, Nala is quite the fireball. She's prone to do stupid and reckless things, and she has no sense of self preservation when it comes to social status, so that's always fun. An encounter with Nala is always interesting, to say the least, if not life altering.

↳Biggest Strength:
↳ Nala has tough skin, and she's confident enough in herself not to go looking for anyone else's approval. Some people see that as a put-off, but she likes to think being herself is what got her the real friends she's come to know and love.

↳Fatal Flaw:
↳ Since she has the emotional understanding of a teaspoon, Nala is easily manipulated. She doesn't see when people are using her predictable responses against her, and she acts on impulse a lot, a lot.


∞Family/History: To keep it short and sweet, Nala's life can be summarized in a few significant points in her life.

↳ Wallah, she was born.
↳ Everything was really super happy, she had a really nice little childhood thing going for a while there. Nala grew up in the suburbs with her born-rich mother, and her military Dad. He was in the army reserve, so he was actually around a lot. She was pretty lucky.
↳ Nala always got along much better with her father, he loved to do all the cool things, and he taught her how to shoot (don't tell Mom?)
↳ When she was 11, her father was called overseas. He was killed in action. There wasn't a body to bury.
↳ Nala turned 13, and her Mom moved to downtown Manhattan to be closer to her family... aka money. It's not as bad as it sounds, she's actually not the devil Nala likes to make her out to be.
↳ Starting magnet schooling, Nala realized her knack for sports and her mother decided to enroll her into Ridgeport the summer before freshmen year. Much to her mother's surprise, Nala scored higher than average on the proficiency tests.
↳ More recently, Nala's Mom started dating Andrew Jefferson Maxwell III (yep, he's really the third of his name, pretentious much?), about two years previous.
↳ Over this summer, they got married on their family vacation. Yeah. Family. As in, not only did Nala inherit a new Step Dad, but she also got two siblings. If she were on a game show, she would have voted NO DEAL.
↳ Surprise! When they got home from that vacation, all of Nala's stuff had been moved into their super cool new pent house. The only good part being Nala's private bathroom.

In case it wasn't clear, Nala's new and improved family now includes:
- Julie Collins Maxwell
- Riley Maxwell
- Camryn Maxwell

∞Biggest Fear: That her mother would marry a political snake and sack her with two siblings?

In reality -- ghosts. It's incredibly embarrassing, but yeah. She definitely doesn't like ghosts, specifically the ones that look like her dead father.

∞MEM: So. Everyone knows that when you're in high school, you're going through puberty and all of the hormones, and you're like exploring your body and all of that jazz. Welp. Something they never taught you in sex ed?

Giving head hurts. It literally hurts. And Nala didn't find that out in the privacy over her own bedroom, or like, a car, or somewhere else widely romantic. She figured it out at a party, her Sophomore year, with her ex boyfriend Jacob Mcallister in Stacy Parker's walk-in closet. Everyone else figured it out too... Jacob literally told everyone how awful she was. Nala was the first 15 year old girl to make it onto SOS that year, her and Jacob were in the relationship status column (a break up, obviously) captioned something like "A gag reflex unparalleled by anything seen or heard before!" ........... yay.

∞Other: merp

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m a l e ( heterosexual ) ─ s i x t e e n ( junior ) ─ s o c c e r / s w i m / t r a c k

Okay, let's get this out of the way: yes, Zeke's last name really is Cockburn. Give yourselves a minute to make all those dick related jokes that popped up into your perverted minds upon reading this. You good? Great.

Perhaps his unfortunate last name is something of a curse. As long as Zeke can remember, his entire existence has been built upon embarrassing moment after embarrassing moment, and much to his dismay, it is not some childhood phase he ever grew out of. Wikihow, yahoo answers, and Auntie Sparknotes have all told him to laugh it off, but Zeke doesn't know how. I mean, aren't there enough people already laughing at him? Don't the adults tell you not to give in to peer pressure? For a long time, Zeke was just another one of those tweens drowning in a pool awkwardness, that wallflower near the bleachers who had a solo jam session because he thought no one was watching but ended up becoming the figurehead of a viral video. And like everyone, he got used to it. It's not like he was a loner, his teammates were there for him (most of the time), and surprisingly, his face never became so red that he was mistaken for a tomato and turned into salsa.

Underneath the plethora of embarrassing moments and awkward personality quirks is a boy whose loyalty eclipses all his insecurities. Sure, he's never going to be able to stick up for himself when the crowd comes by to remind Zeke yet another reason why he's a fail, but if someone even dares to hurt his friend, they better watch out. For all his awkward antics, this boy has killer foot-eye coordination.
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▹ h a i r ─────── dark brown, sort of curly but not really
▹ e y e s ──────────────────────── dark brown
▹ h e i g h t ──────────────────── 5 feet, 11 inches
▹ m a r k i n g s ────────────────── do scars count?
▹ f a c e c l a i m ─────────────────── tyler posey

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Zeke was born and raised in the classic, upper-class lifestyle. The sports fanatical father, the doting, slightly overbearing mother, the extracirricular activities and faux Victorian house in a pretty, surburban neighborhood, it was all there. For the majority of his childhood, Zeke had a very normal life of affluence, with first-word privileges and loving, supportive parents.

In spite of this, or maybe because of this, Zeke soon became a magnet for trouble. Not the cigarette-smoking, tattoo bearing type of trouble. No, quite the opposite. Zeke's trouble can be sufficiently described in one word: girls. When was it that Zeke discovered that girls existed? Right around the time he started becoming a magnet for embarrassment. It's a truth universally acknowledged that the presence of females makes the male gender 500% more prone to idiocy. Want some proof?

▹ In fourth grade, Zeke fell in love with the adorable Lizzie Kwon. Upon learning that she only liked guys with blue eyes, Zeke attempted to color his eyeballs with blue markers. Much to his dismay, instead of ending up with azure colored eyes, he ended up with two scratched corneas.
▹ In seventh grade, a blockbuster-worthy week-long relationship with Katie Haller was tragically cut short when she decided to dump him. To express his anger, he shot a video of himself passionately lip-syncing to Grenade by Bruno Mars and then posted it on YouTube.
▹ In eighth grade, he challenged Riley Martin to an arm-wrestling competition in order to win her love but ended up breaking her arm, prompting them to both burst into tears (for completely different reasons, of course).

But this year, it'll be different. For one thing, Zeke's no longer a middle schooler. For another, well, puberty's really done it right. Before this summer, Zeke was yet another skinny, short, voice-cracking kid who looked about as awkward as he normally felt. But now? Well, he shouldn't be going there, but if Zeke were a girl, he'd totally hit on himself. And that's a good thing, right?

▹ f a t h e r ──────────── harvey cockburn ( banker )
▹ m o t h e r ─────────── veronica garcia ( realtor )

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▹ g r e a t e s t f e a r ─── Are we being serious here? Because then, well, not too get too teenage emo! on you, but it's death. Death terrifies Zeke. Perhaps it's because he watched his big goldfish literally eat his small goldfish after it died, but just the finality and mystery of it terrifies him.

▹ m o s t e m b a r r a s s i n g m o m e n t ─── There's honestly too many to count. Like the time in middle school where Zeke went to take a dump and somehow dropped his pants in the toilet? He had to walk out of the bathroom in nothing but his tighty whities. Or perhaps his "first kiss" where he missed grotesquely, bit his girlfriend's nose, and drew blood. Wow, how romantic. Or maybe that time in seventh grade when his teacher mistook his boner for a phone and grabbed it. Yeah, let's not go there.
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[ Full Name ] Jacob Trenton McAllister
[ Nicknames ] Jake

[ Age ] Eighteen
[ Date of Birth ] January second
[ Place of Birth ] Manhattan, NY

[ Gender ] Male
[ Sexuality ] Heterosexual
[ Relationship Status ] Single

[ Occupation ] Soccer, wrestling, baseball
[ Grade ] Senior
[ Years of Attendance ] Four

[ Appearance ]

"instead of throwing the ball, i'm throwing my future."

[ Face Claim ] Sebastian Hallqvist

[ Hair Color ] His hair is a light brown, cropped just above his ears
[ Eye Color ] They're a bluish green that, honestly, isn't too special
[ Height ] Jacob stands at a height of exactly six feet and one inch
[ Weight ] Keeping in with his weight class, he's at roughly 163 lbs.
[ Distinguishing Features/Marks ] A couple scratches from sports

[ Personality ]

The first thing you should know about Jacob McAllister is that he doesn't back down from a challenge. Raised up on the idea that standing up for yourself is paramount, it seems like there's never a moment when he's not having an argument with someone, whether it be over something the other person did or some act that he himself committed. And, trust me, he gets in enough trouble that ninety percent of the time, he initiated something that he probably shouldn't have. He has a big mouth like that.

However, for all the bad things that describe him (arrogance and impulsiveness being the main two), Jacob has good traits as well. He can have a great sense of humor, especially when he's having a good time, and he's always up for making the most of the situation. And because of his arrogance, he doesn't accept anything less than what he knows is the best, for both him and his friends (particularly Kenna, because let's be honest: she's probably the person he cares about most). And though he may not be the best at keeping track of things, when it comes to the people he cares about, that's the one time you can expect him to be responsible.

Because that's the thing about Jacob: he's loyal. Maybe it's to a fault; maybe the amount of fights he's gotten in would be less if he stopped letting comments about his friends get to him. But for all the crap he does, at least you know he has your back. He's the friend that would make sure you got what you really wanted if you asked enough; he's the friend that would pick you up in the middle of the night if you were stranded alone. He might say you're dumb for getting yourself there in the first place, but that's obligatory. After all, it's not like he hasn't been in worst scenarios before.

[ Biggest Strength ] Jacob is brave, and that's one of the things he likes most about himself. Yeah, you have to be pretty dumb to get in all the fights he does, but at least he's not afraid to stick up for himself, as well as those he actually cares about. Jacob's good at being a protector. An impulsive and hotheaded one, yeah, but a protector nonetheless.
[ Biggest Fear ] Truthfully, Jacob is afraid of having absolutely no one on his side when things are said and done. He has people now, sure, but what if he screws up even more than he has already? What if he just only has himself? It's just something he doesn't like the sound of. Other than that, though, he's definitely afraid of commitment. And heights. Yeah, heights are a no.
[ Fatal Flaw ] Jacob is way too impulsive and tends not to think most things through, especially the things that come out of his mouth. Yeah, he can say some dickish things.

[ History ]

Jacob was born as the only child of two fairly wealthy parents. His father being the CEO of a well-off business and his mother being doctor, it was quite easy for them to rack up money. And hours. For most of his life, Jacob was left at home while his parents worked their long business hours. Not that he really minded. It's just that that might have had a huge part in his upbringing, because nothing good can really come from leaving a kid on his own every single day.

In that way, you could say Jacob is a prime example of the wealthy kid turned rebellious. By the time high school rolled around, he'd already done well to prove himself a troublemaker, and that obviously didn't bode too well with the folks. Yeah, he had the whole sports angle going for him (wrestling being the one he particularly excelled in) and his grades were... well, the bare minimum needed to maintain the whole sports thing, but... you could say they're not all that impressed. Coming from a doctor and a CEO, though, can you blame them?

Jacob doesn't really care that much, honestly. Could he do better? Probably. Is he smarter than all the bullshit he's pulled? Yeah, he is, and he could probably get better grades if he wanted to too. But, honestly, he thinks he's done pretty well for himself so far. He's had some mishaps along the way (like every time he runs into his ex-girlfriend, Nala), but he's proud of his althetic achievements -- even if his parents aren't -- and he's had times with Kenna that he wouldn't trade the world for. And to him? Those are priceless.

[ Family ] Jessica McAllister (mother); Thomas McAllister (father)
[ Friends ] Kennedy Anderson (best friend)
[ Enemies ] Nala Collins (ex-girlfriend)

[ MEM ] He's had a lot. Like that time Meredith VanSamBeck's dog pissed on his leg? Yeah, that was awesome. Or when he got in a fight with some dude at school and the guy's girlfriend decided to shower him with a coke the next day? Or the whole scandal with Nala or whatever? Like, alright, so maybe it was kind of his fault... Okay, no, it was definitely his fault, but for fuck's sake, does that girl not know how the whole "moving on" thing works? Damn. It still surprises him how she can have such a big mouth and still be that terrible.

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[ nicknames ] Call him Chris. Only his parents and teachers call him Christopher.
[ gender ] Male
[ age ] Seventeen
[ occupation ] RPA (Volleyball)
[ grade ] Twelve
[ years of attendance ] Four
[ hair color ] Brown
[ eye color ] Blue
[ height ] 5'10"
[ body type ] Athletic (he's a volleyball player, ffs)
[ distinctive markings ] He wears his letterman jacket like, every day. What a douche, man.
[ face claim ] Chase Mattson
[ personality ] One thing is for sure: Chris Hughes looks like an asshole. Whether he is or not? Well that kind of depends on who you are. There are some people he hates by default (fuck the baseball team -- literally and figuratively), there are some people who are his surrogate family, and then more people just kind of fall in a middle ground that ranges between you-kinda-annoy-me to hey-you're-pretty-cool. The second group is the most exclusive, and mainly consists of his actual biological family, and the Ridgeport Preparatory Academy boys' volleyball team (the girls' team is pretty chill too, he's not gonna lie).

You might think that he's a little too into his sport. You'd be correct there.

On the volleyball team, Chris is the libero. And the captain. The libero's job is defense -- the team's defensive specialist. Meant to rotate in and out without a moment's notice, always ready to move. Never the star but always the one who will dive to save his team. It seems odd to some that it's not the star player who's the captain, but it's Chris who holds things together. He's the one who saves them, in a way, when they can't do it on their own. Both on the court in the technical way, and in the group dynamic. He takes it upon himself, on and off the court, to be damage control. He's the one who's always there. He's the unwavering presence behind you, watching your back for you. That's what defines him. His identity on and off the court is the same. There's nothing, really, that Chris is trying to hide from you.

He's the type of person who's comfortable in his skin. He knows who he is, and he likes it. He loves himself. He's confident in himself. Which is actually kind of a problem, considering he's kind of shit at dealing with his own problems. He spends so much of his time and energy worrying about others that he hurts himself by helping others. He knows it's not healthy for him. But if it helps other people... why would he want to change? It's about them, not him. To put himself first would be wrong, right? He refuses to do what he considers 'wrong' -- without really considering the repercussions of it. So, yeah, he gets sick a lot during the school year. But not so sick that he can't continue practicing, or continue going to school. Will the kid probably end up working himself to death someday? Probably. But that's what Sam is for, to stop him from doing anything too stupid.
[ greatest strength ] Chris' greatest strength is his ability to unify people. Without him? Well, he likes to think that his team would be a hot mess without him (whether or not that's actually true, no one will know until he graduates). But make no mistake -- Chris is a leader. He's taken the time to get to know everyone on his team, freshman to senior -- and it pays off. He knows how to motivate them, how to get them to work together as one cohesive unit to win.
[ fatal flaw ] His unfaltering loyalty. It seems like a good thing at surface value, and maybe it is when he's on the court. But outside? Not so great. Dangerous. He is unfalteringly, blindly loyal to the people he loves. He would drop anything to help a friend. He's not willing to make any cuts. He's a team player. No one's getting left behind... except himself. Chris is so caught up in making sure everything's okay, making sure everyone's happy and healthy, that he's spread so thin that it takes a toll on his own mental and physical health and happiness.
[ biggest fear ] Honestly? That he'll let people down. He's so terrified that he'll let anyone down, on the court or not. His job is literally to save the ball. He's on defense. It's his job to do damage control, and he's not able to keep that to his 'sports mode.' No, he's just... he's terrified that he'll let someone down and something bad will happen and they'll leave him and he just doesn't want to be alone.
[ most embarrassing memory ] Okay, so it's not really a secret that Chris is bi, right? So they're playing this other school's team, and okay, so their ace is like, super hot, right? And he was their captain, too. Like, what a babe. Sophomore Chris had like, heart eyes. And so when they were shaking hands, at the end, you know? Well you see, this guy had a firm handshake. The best handshake ever, if you asked Chris. And he clapped him on the back and told him how great he'd been, how he'd made some amazing saves? Well, let's just say it's hard to hide a boner in those short little volleyball shorts.
[ history ] All in all, Chris Hughes' life has been pretty unremarkable. He grew up with both parents, still married. He has an older sister, Lydia, who's four years older than him and at USC. Nothing too exciting or special.

The most exciting part is the volleyball, really. And it wouldn't have been possible without Sam. And that's Sam for you: Chris' best friend, his ace. If they were chess pieces then Sam would be his Queen, although he's never said so because he might be wrong, but he's pretty sure that Sam wouldn't appreciate being called a queen. Anyway, Sam's the one who's been with Chris since the start, when they were nothing more than sixth graders practicing in the Hughes family's backyard in hopes of making the middle school team. And wth some sweat, blood, tears, and a hell of a competitive streak, look where they are now: they've made it.
[ family ] Richard Hughes (father), Maria Preuss Hughes (mother), Lydia Hughes (sister)
[ other ] He set "Short Shorts" as the custom ringtone for all of his teammates. And managed to set his own as the same in all of their phons. Yeah, some of them used to get embarrassed by it, but it's not like Chris cares. Someone's gotta keep 'em humble, right? Also, he's committed to UCLA.

Name: Anderson Keennaon
Nickname: Andy usually, but feel free to come up with others
Gender: Male, although He doesn't always act like it
Age: 16
Occupation: RPA (Cheerleading of all things..He's a base, which means he holds up the flyers)
Grade: Sophomore
Years of Attendance: This is his second
Appearance:

Hair Color- Light brown
Eye Color- Light blue, almost green tinged
Height- He's actually pretty short, Five feet three inches.
Body Type- He describes himself as short if asked, but he's not lacking for muscles.
Distinctive Markings- Most guys don't have pierced ears, but he does. He also has a scar on his arm from when he jumped off a boat.
Faceclaim: Unknown
Personality: Andy is quiet, not shy. There's a major difference. He lets other people speak for him because it's easier, not because he can't speak for himself. He's sort of in his own mind a lot of times, the way some of the art students get.
Anderson is a base for the cheer-leading team, which makes a lot of people assume he's gay. They're half right? He isn't exactly sure about his sexuality yet, which makes things difficult when SOS is involved, but they don't care about being right when they have a target to torment. Of course, he's not ready to admit to being anything other than straight so it doesn't really matter, does it?
To him, actions speak louder than words, and so he tends to support other people and stay in the background himself. That's not to say people don't know who he is, just that he doesn't feel the need to be popular the way other people do. While they spread rumors, he's more likely to go straight to the source and try to see what's really going on. Maybe because of his own experience with SOS last year? Or maybe that's just his personality anyways. Of course, starting off freshman year being unpopular might also have something to do with it.
Biggest Strength: School. Good grades are required to be in any sport, but he's actually trying to be valedictorian of his class. It means a lot of time studying, and seriously being on top of group projects, but it's important to him.
Fatal Flaw: Only one? I'd say this kid is full of flaws, but if you get his family involved in anything that would be the worst thing in his opinion.
Family/History: He has a sister, Junior year. She's alright as far as siblings go. He also has an older brother already in college-Yale of course. His dad is an architect in
New York, and his mom is a Photographer for Victoria Secret Models.
Biggest Fear: Drowning. It goes back to the boat thing, which you'd have a hard time getting him to mention.
MEM: Ha, so he's not exactly the brightest kid...And he tried to guess who ran SOS first week of Freshman year. He's not sure who they got to Photoshop him, or how they had access to 99% of the other students phone numbers, but within the day people were watching a video of "him" give a blowjob to someone.
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