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RHODES, JERSEY
27 SEPT 26, 1993 BARTENDER MAHOUTOKORO DROPOUT MUGGLEBORN HOGSMEADE | PERSONALITY: What started out as sweet, naive young girl who liked to explore her natural habitat with her little sister and play hide 'n' seek in the woods because a bitter, resentful teenager who thought she had found solace in a new home only to discover that darkness lay in every corner, even the brightest ones. That girl eventually took to the streets, homeless, begging for assistance wherever she could get it, and scrambling away before she got caught. Distrusting, resourceful and completely independent is where Jersey landed after years of being on her own. Because she could not use magic, she had to rely on other skills and thus developed in pick pocketing, stealing, flirting to get the things she needed which eventually brought her into her wild, party girl phase of life. ASPIRATION: Survive. All Jersey has ever tried to do is survive. Thrive would be ideal. And she wants to keep having fun. Life is too short, too dangerous, to live and hide and scavenge for survival. | LIKES: - Sweets - Drinking - Dancing - Singing - Intimate Encounters DISLIKES: - Serious Crowds - Most Green Vegetables - Sushi. Right? It's weird! - Small Towns (it's harder to get lost in them) - Science Fiction |
FAMILY MEMBERS. | Callagan Rhodes - American Military Officer (deceased) Merlyn Rhodes - Phillipino Military Nurse (deceased) Airyn Lynhan - adopted mother, relinquished rights Mariano Lynhan - adopted father, relinquished rights Althea Lynhan - adopted sister, 25 years old Father - foster father, Muggle Liaison Officer |
CHILDHOOD. | Jersey Cypress Rhodes was born on a hot day in September to Callagan Rhodes and his wife Merlyn, on the military base at Camp Evangelista, in the Phillipines. Callagan was an officer, deployed there for the last two years where he met his wife; Merlyn. The Phillipines was under a lot of stress during the year in which Merlyn was pregnant for Jersey. With the eruption of the Mayon Volcano and Typhoon Goring making their presence known, Callagan and Merlyn were not living in the safest of locations. Not only were natural disasters occurring but the state of the government was bordering on a civil war. Threats of war began actions that got Callagan killed, and natural disasters and accidents than came with it landed baby Jersey a complete orphan with not a single blood relative to take her in. She began a ward of the state. Jersey would eventually be adopted by a new family and would be the first child to the newly wed couple. Jersey only got to spend a four months with her birth mother before they were parted and thus has no memory of her biological parents. However, for the next six years of her life, she got to know happiness and security with her new family. She specifically remembers a younger sister. Someone that, although her adopted parents were military and they were forced to relocate often, was a constant companion, someone Jersey could always look to for a friend. While Jersey and her sister thought nothing could break their strong, sisterly bond, something did break it. Turns out, Jersey’s biological parents were magical, and soon, around the age of seven, Jersey began showing signs of possessing magic. Her adopted parents did not understand so when a muggle liaison officer came to explain things to them, they asked if there might be someone else more suited to looking after Jersey and thus her adoption was revoked and Jersey became a ward of the Ministry of Magic. Jersey was old enough to understand what had happened and for a long while she resented her magic and the people who took her away from her happy home. |
SCHOOL YEARS. | Jersey was sent to school in April of her seventh year. Because of the nature of schooling for anyone under the age of eleven, Jersey had to endure travels up the mountain every morning to attend classes she hated and was bitter about and then travel back down to return to the foster home she was living with. Her foster home was a strange situation. At first, they were nice. She was given new clothes, her own room, sweets and they doted on her. If she behaved well and did well in her lessons at Mahoutokoro she got to spend time watching their magical experiments. These were fascinating and Jersey slowly learned to love magic instead of resenting it for what it had taken from her. Because she had began to fall in love with magic, and her foster family, Jersey’s marks improved. Her attitude towards magic improved and her life all around showed immense improvement. She had no idea that later her foster family would want more from her. For now, she was happy to be appeasing them and doing well in her school. It was not such a chore to climb up and down the mountain pass to classes every day. Eventually, she would stay at Mahoutokor for the school term and only return to her foster family during the breaks. Jersey did not like being away. She had grown fond of them and missed them greatly while she was gone. It was during the summer of her thirteenth year, when Jersey reached womanhood, that she discovered the true reason why Father had taken her in. It was not for her magic or to give her a good home. It was something more. Father had been grooming her to become his bride as the laws had not yet been modernized to prevent such a thing. Jersey was not okay with this discovery and when it came time for her to return to Father after her seventh year of school, Jersey packed her meagre belongings into a backpack and did not return. A dangerous trek across the island had Jersey disappear for a long time from the world. She scavenged for food and water and stopped in communities to beg for assistance in getting as far from Father as possible. She landed in Japan and managed to disappear among the fish market. The stench of fish would never sit well with her again. For about six to eight months, Jersey managed to handle a job helping to run errands, cut and clean fish guts and other various tasks the vendors in the market required of her but this was never the life she wanted. She moved on from that as soon as a seemingly wealthy man came along and took an interest in her. She knew to be wary. The man took her to East Shinjuku where her life changed rather drastically from the very different lifestyle she had as a teenage girl. That teenage girl grew up fast among the drug addicts, gamblers and other deceitful and frowned upon activities. Jersey seemed to thrive in this sort of nightlife. |
ADULTHOOD. | Jersey was sprung into adulthood sooner than she would have liked due to her own life decisions to leave home and escape Father and his plans for her. When she came of age, it was hard for her to leave the upscale nightlife she had acquired by being an escort to wealthy businessmen and politicians. She was paid handsomely for appearing at their side during events so they would not look so desperate and alone. She played her cards well and stored up enough money to get herself out of Japan and explore more of the world beyond her roots. By twenty-two, Jersey was able to perform magic – though she was not great at if having left school early and not being able to use it for a number of years unless she wished to get caught by the Ministry. She was traveling abroad when she met a man. He caught her performing a spell and immediately struck up a conversation with her when she returned to their shared train compartment. He turned out to also be from the magical world. They traveled together, became fast friends, and visited the night life of various cities together, drinking, carrying on and finding theirselves. Their friendship changed. It blossomed from friends who drink and party together while sharing cheap accommodations to friends making plans for the future together. Since her sister, Jersey had never felt such a camaraderie with anyone before. Their talks of pursuing a future lead them to Hogsmeade and the The Hog’s Head. Cheap accommodations and saving money through the years allowed the two of them to purchase The Hog’s Head and begin renovations on their dream. A nightclub to rival that of Nox where people can get rowdy and let loose, drink too much and stumble home with no memory of what they had done the night before. |
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RP SAMPLE (200 words min.)
Normally, Paris would have woken Nate up if he was leaving before him. He’d at least get to kiss him goodbye before they parted for the day. Paris’s job started earlier than Nate’s. Such was the life of someone in the health care setting – even as a cleaner. He hoped that one day he could help Paris figure out more for himself. Nate knew he wasn’t exactly happy to have gone from professor to cleaner. Nate could imagine. Going from Unspeakable to Broommaker had been a downgrade for him a year ago as well.
When he roused and found the bed beside him empty, and cool, Nate frowned. He’d have to leave Knockturn Alley on his own and that generally meant apparating out since his presence was still uncertain by those who lived there. Without Paris, he’d like get jumped and robbed. Nate dressed in his spare robes – left purposely for mornings like this – and headed to the Ministry.
He spent his day on mundane tasks which had been built up until a message arrived for him. His presence was requested at the London location of Kingsley Brooms immediately. That could not be good. Upon arrival there, Nate found himself facing a bunch of disgruntled broommakers who worked for his father. The problem seemed to be that the machine which planed the wood which were then turned into brooms was not working. The only operating manual was written in Norwegian. Well, that was poor planning on their part.
Nate translated while the mechanic fixed things up. At one point, Nate stuck his nose in where it didn’t belong and for his impertinence, part of his robes burned and so did his arm. He jumped back immediately and cursed while the broommakers laughed at the boss kid’s expense.
That problem resolved, Nate headed home for the night – and sent the broommakers home as well. Nate arrived at Paris’s flat with a small pop the other wouldn’t be able to hear. He could make all the noise he wanted and Paris would never know he was there. Nate wanted to him to know and so the search began, a short one given how small the flat was. He wrapped his arms around the man’s middle and pressed his lips into the side of Paris’s neck which was when he realized the fever.
“Oh, honey...” Nate spoke before moving to stand before Paris. “Are you sick?” He placed his hand against the man’s forehead. Burning.
When he roused and found the bed beside him empty, and cool, Nate frowned. He’d have to leave Knockturn Alley on his own and that generally meant apparating out since his presence was still uncertain by those who lived there. Without Paris, he’d like get jumped and robbed. Nate dressed in his spare robes – left purposely for mornings like this – and headed to the Ministry.
He spent his day on mundane tasks which had been built up until a message arrived for him. His presence was requested at the London location of Kingsley Brooms immediately. That could not be good. Upon arrival there, Nate found himself facing a bunch of disgruntled broommakers who worked for his father. The problem seemed to be that the machine which planed the wood which were then turned into brooms was not working. The only operating manual was written in Norwegian. Well, that was poor planning on their part.
Nate translated while the mechanic fixed things up. At one point, Nate stuck his nose in where it didn’t belong and for his impertinence, part of his robes burned and so did his arm. He jumped back immediately and cursed while the broommakers laughed at the boss kid’s expense.
That problem resolved, Nate headed home for the night – and sent the broommakers home as well. Nate arrived at Paris’s flat with a small pop the other wouldn’t be able to hear. He could make all the noise he wanted and Paris would never know he was there. Nate wanted to him to know and so the search began, a short one given how small the flat was. He wrapped his arms around the man’s middle and pressed his lips into the side of Paris’s neck which was when he realized the fever.
“Oh, honey...” Nate spoke before moving to stand before Paris. “Are you sick?” He placed his hand against the man’s forehead. Burning.
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