Tagged by @nattikay
1) Name: Either Ruby or Luke depending on how I’m presenting that day
2) Nicknames: Coco
3) Zodiac: Aries/Dragon (in case you’ve been wondering why I’m Like That)
4) Favorite musicians or groups: The New York Dolls, Bowling For Soup, La Oreja De Van Gogh, Carla Morrison, Lindsey Stirling, ABBA, Evanescence (unironically), The Backstreet Boys, Marina Diamandis... I like pretty much anything except like 6 specific bands/musicians.
5) Favorite sport team: Celtic!! (‘mon the Bhoys!!!)
6) Other blogs: @and-then-theres-the-alliance (haven’t used it in forever), @on-ce-sent-comme-par-magie (my main writing blog) and @whalemiraculousau (my OC blog)
7) Do you get asks? Mainly ask games, although a few people have asked me for writing advice which I’m always super flattered by! I had to turn off anon though because of three different horrifying anon experiences (41-year-old who kept hitting on me even though I said I was uncomfortable, someone who asked for feet pics, and a dude who opened by calling me a slut and from there went straight into self-defeatist “You probably wouldn’t even talk to a guy like me in real life.” You’re right, anon. I would not.)
8) How many blogs do you follow? 315
9) Tumblr crushes? Nope
10) Lucky numbers: 3, 9, 13, 23.36664289091, 546, 1832, 24601... the list goes on. I swear there’s a reason for all of them. I also like 5318008, because I am incredibly immature.
11) What are you wearing right now? grey sweatpants, a green punk band T-shirt, a white long-sleeved undershirt, a glittery silver hairband, and white socks patterned with bumblebees.
12) Dream vacation: Summer road trip around France!!! (maybe by train)
13) Dream car: Mystery Machine
14) Favorite food: beer-battered king prawns with jalapeños
15) Drink of choice: Smirnoff Ice or WKD. Something blackcurrent-y if I’m staying sober.
16) Instruments: acoustic guitar, bass guitar, basic keyboard, I used to play violin but I haven’t practised properly since I was like 13. I’m also professionally trained in both opera and MT singing.
17) Languages: English and Scots (yes, it’s a language, not a dialect.) I can swear in like 5 other languages (French, Spanish, Italian, German and Russian), can ask for milk in German, can ask to be seated in a restaurant in French, Spanish and Italian, and can say ‘yes’, ‘trouble’ and ‘important girl (in the romantic sense)’ in Russian. That’s it.
18) Celebrity crush: Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman and Amanda Seyfried
19) Random fact: One time I accidentally walked into a church playing ACDC’s Highway To Hell through a portable speaker.
20) Favorite ecosystem: the Atlantic midnight zone!! I love the Lost City, it’s so cool!
21) Favorite cat species: (assuming you meant breed) British shorthair, I guess? My cousin had a rescue cat who I assume was a British shorthair, and she was the sweetest little thing. She was crosseyed, so she couldn’t hunt properly, so instead she would just bump into things.
Tagging: @death-by-ladybug, @xuuyu, @oofmilk, @star-collapse and anyone else who wants to do this can say I tagged them!!
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Answering Personal Questions
I made a user I follow, @razzledazzlefoshazzle , answer all of these on his blog. I’m feeling guilty so I’m gonna do it too. I know none of you asked but HERE GOES MY PERSONAL INFO!!!
200: My crush’s name is: Averi
199: I was born in: Place? Lancaster, PA, USA. Year? 1999
198: I am really: Bored and unmotivated
197: My cellphone company is: Apple
196: My eye color is: Brown
195: My shoe size is: 8-9 Women’s US
194: My ring size is: Idk, something little
193: My height is: 5'4" I’m little
192: I am allergic to: Stupid people
191: My 1st car was: Never had one
190: My 1st job was: Cashier at California Tortilla (a fast food Mexican franchise around D.C.)
189: Last book you read: Cradle and All
188: My bed is: My safest place, my true home, and also too empty
187: My pet: Doesn’t do much
186: My best friend: Is my girlfriend
185: My favorite shampoo is: Shamu
184: Xbox or ps3: Deck of cards
183: Piggy banks are: Cute decoration, inefficient coin collector
182: In my pockets: I’m in pajamas
181: On my calendar: Work, as that’s the only thing in my life scheduled. Also a haircut within a few days
180: Marriage is: Great for legal benefits, stupid for expensive ceremonies
179: Spongebob can: Please end soon it turned idiotic long ago
178: My mom: Is abusive (sorry to bring the mood down)
177: The last three songs I bought were? Who buys songs anymore??
176: Last YouTube video watched: History of the World
175: How many cousins do you have? On my dad’s side, 8. On my mom’s side, no idea
174: Do you have any siblings? An older brother
173: Are your parents divorced? Nope
172: Are you taller than your mom? Probably not
171: Do you play an instrument? Nope
170: What did you do yesterday? Absolutely nothing just like every day
[ I Believe In ]
169: Love at first sight: Nope
168: Luck: Yes
167: Fate: Nope
166: Yourself: Not really
165: Aliens: Yeah there’s gotta be some life out there
164: Heaven: No
163: Hell: No
162: God: The Flying Spaghetti Monster? Hell yes. Be boiled for your sins
161: Horoscopes: Nope and frankly if you do I find you uneducated
160: Soul mates: No
159: Ghosts: Nah
158: Gay Marriage: Believing??? In love,??? And commitment??????? Between two people???????? Obviously!
157: War: Never
156: Orbs: I believe in Orbeez
155: Magic: No it’s just science we can’t explain, or illusions we can’t see the entirety of
[ This or That ]
154: Hugs or Kisses: Kisses
153: Drunk or High: Music
152: Phone or Online: Online on my phone
151: Red heads or Black haired: Black haired
150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes
149: Hot or cold: Hot
148: Summer or winter: Summer
147: Autumn or Spring: Autumn
146: Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
145: Night or Day: Night
144: Oranges or Apples: Apples
143: Curly or Straight hair: Straight
142: McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds
141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: Milk Chocolate
140: Mac or PC: Mac!!
139: Flip flops or high heels: Flip Flops
138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: ugly and sweet are opposites now?? I guess sweet and poor
137: Coke or Pepsi: Fruit Punch
136: Hillary or Obama: Obama
135: Burried or cremated: Cremated
134: Singing or Dancing: Singing
133: Coach or Chanel: Money to spend on actual useful things
132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Who???
131: Small town or Big city: Big City
130: Wal-Mart or Target: Target
129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Both suck, but I’d choose Stiller
128: Manicure or Pedicure: Manicure. My feet are too ticklish
127: East Coast or West Coast: West Coast USA
126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Christmas, I don’t like being the center of attention
125: Chocolate or Flowers: Chocolate
124: Disney or Six Flags: Disney
123: Yankees or Red Sox: What is a sport? How do??
[ Here’s What I Think About ]
122: War: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
121: George Bush: “Mr. President, what are your thoughts on Katrina?” “We’re gonna find her. And we’re gonna bring her to justice.“
120: Gay Marriage: Its a marriage between two people in love. Celebrate, but don’t go broke in one day
119: The presidential election: Media and rich people control it basically, and I’d rather it be an actual democratic popular vote. Trump is a clown and should have never won
118: Abortion: Its a woman’s right to choose. Personally I think the world is overpopulated anyway and more people should adopt rather than try to conceive
117: MySpace: Never had one
116: Reality TV: Scripted, not reality
115: Parents: Good or bad, they influence your whole life because they were there at the start. Mine went bad and ruined me
114: Back stabbers: Oh I love them- what?? They suck. No one should be betrayed like that
113: Ebay: Never used it but it got the ball rolling for Amazon
112: Facebook: I only use it to message/call my friends, and to see unlimited amounts of dogs
111: Work: It’s a necessary evil
110: My Neighbors: Quiet, the only one I met was a total bitch though
109: Gas Prices: I don’t drive
108: Designer Clothes: C'mon people there are way better uses for your money
107: College: Shouldn’t be expected of teenagers
106: Sports: Boring, overhyped, the players overpaid
105: My family: Worthless, judgmental pricks
104: The future: Uncertain
[ Last time I ]
103: Hugged someone: Sunday (3 days ago), when my friend picked me up from work
102: Last time you ate: Italian ice about 1.5 hours ago (8:15pm)
101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: A month ago
100: Cried in front of someone: A month ago maybe??
99: Went to a movie theater: Many many months ago
98: Took a vacation: A year ago
97: Swam in a pool: Two years ago?
96: Changed a diaper: Never
95: Got my nails done: My 16th birthday I think (almost two years ago)
94: Went to a wedding: Eight years ago?
93: Broke a bone: Never
92: Got a peircing: I was 14 and got my ears pierced (almost 4 years ago)
91: Broke the law: Never
90: Texted: A minute ago
[ MISC ]
89: Who makes you laugh the most: My friend Brad. He’s so inappropriate but his jokes I cannot stop laughing at
88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: Not paying bills other than Internet
87: The last movie I saw: Coraline
86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: Moving to California
85: The thing im not looking forward to: Paying for rent in California
84: People call me: To friends: Lys. To family: Alyssa. To my girlfriend: Lyssy. To everyone else: annoying
83: The most difficult thing to do is: Get up out of bed every day
82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: Nope I do not drive
81: My zodiac sign is: Cancer
80: The first person i talked to today was: My friend Jessica
79: First time you had a crush: Preschool, this boy in my class Marshall
78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: Myself
77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: Yesterday, idk?
76: Right now I am talking to: My phone in the way of typing
75: What are you going to do when you grow up: Survive hopefully. I also wanna be a flight attendant
74: I have/will get a job: Have a job as assistant manager of an arcade
73: Tomorrow: I’m going food shopping and seeing my annoying cousin Barbara (she has two boyfriends and they both treat her like shit. It’s not poly it’s just cheating)
72: Today: I actually made a meal that was nice
71: Next Summer: I’ll be living in California
70: Next Weekend: I have to face my parents for the first time since February. I hate it
69: I have these pets: A ball of moss named Mo
68: The worst sound in the world: My girlfriend crying
67: The person that makes me cry the most is: My father
66: People that make you happy: My girlfriend Averi
65: Last time I cried: A few weeks ago??
64: My friends are: Averi, Raven, Jessica
63: My computer is: My phone
62: My School: Is nonexistent
61: My Car: Is also nonexistent
60: I lose all respect for people who: Hate on others for no reason
59: The movie I cried at was: Toy Story 3
58: Your hair color is: Black
57: TV shows you watch: None
56: Favorite web site: Tumblr usually
55: Your dream vacation: California
54: The worst pain I was ever in was: Once I got constipated a few months ago for 48 hours. I screamed
53: How do you like your steak cooked: Medium
52: My room is: Either super messy or super clean. Right now messy
51: My favorite celebrity is: Jacksepticeye
50: Where would you like to be: In my girlfriend’s arms on a beach
49: Do you want children: Right now I don’t think I ever would but if I ever did I’d adopt
48: Ever been in love: Yes I am now
47: Who’s your best friend: My girl
46: More guy friends or girl friends: Girl friends
45: One thing that makes you feel great is: Sleeping
44: One person that you wish you could see right now: AVERI
43: Do you have a 5 year plan: Stalin did
42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: Nope
41: Have you pre-named your children: I did with my ex. Never again
40: Last person I got mad at: My grandmother
39: I would like to move to: California
38: I wish I was a professional: Sleeper
[ My Favorites ]
37: Candy: Swedish Fish or Nerds
36: Vehicle: Volkswagen Beetle
35: President: Biden
34: State visited: California
33: Cellphone provider: Cricket
32: Athlete: Me, running from my responsibilities
31: Actor: Eddie Redmayne
30: Actress: Anna Kendrick
29: Singer: Laura Jane Grace
28: Band: Against Me!
27: Clothing store: Thrift shops
26: Grocery store: Safeway
25: TV show: Adventure Time
24: Movie: Wall-E
23: Website: Pornhu- I mean Tumblr
22: Animal: Red Panda
21: Theme park: Disney World
20: Holiday: Christmas
19: Sport to watch: Extreme Chess Mega X
18: Sport to play: How Late Can I Get Up Before Concerning My Family
17: Magazine: :enizagaM
16: Book: The Underneath
15: Day of the week: Saturday
14: Beach: Any beach
13: Concert attended: Fall Out Boy x Paramore
12: Thing to cook: Pasta with alfredo sauce
11: Food: Bacon egg & cheese on a bagel
10: Restaurant: TGI Fridays
9: Radio station: Night Vale Community Radio
8: Yankee candle scent: Ass
7: Perfume: Averi’s
6: Flower: Averi
5: Color: Orange - the color of Averi’s voice
4: Talk show host: John Oliver
3: Comedian: Bo Burnham
2: Dog breed: Corgi
1: Did you answer all these truthfully? Hell yeah I wouldn’t lie to you
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We welcome the following characters into the Cirque family. Under the cut, you will find the full apps of the accepted characters. Please, go over the checklist, and make sure to send in your blog to the main in under 24 hours!
Aphrodite “Addy” Alleyne [ Rihanna ] played by Maddie
Brianna Pierce [ Elizabeth Olsen ] played by S
Vanessa Aquila [ Taissa Farmiga ] played by Jemma
Baxter Mason [ Lin-Manuel Miranda ] played by Aria
Lafayette Jefferson [ Daveed Diggs ] played by Jordan
Oliver Clarke [ Eddie Redmayne ] played by Jezz
Roy Holloway [ Jesse Williams ] played by Lottie
Zachary Coltrane [ Shawn Mendes ] played by Lis
Jasper Garcia [ Samuel Larsen ] played by Mads
Character Name: Aphrodite “Addy” Alleyne
Age: 27
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: she/her
From: Holetown, Barbados
Time in the Cirque: 7 years
Faceclaim:Robyn ‘Rihanna’ Fenty
Act or Job: Mentalist
About the Character:
Addy was born in Barbados but raised later in France giving her the ability to speak many languages. This also gives her a quite unique accent, mystifying audiences even further.
Though Addy has promised herself never to use hypnosis on her friends, she does still read people fairly well. This can get her into trouble as she doesn’t understand when she’s doing it at times thinking that others can see things as clearly as she does. This is the very reason she joined the circus, believing others would understand her ways much better when it’s a performance.
Her parents named her after the greek god Aphrodite when they saw how beautiful she was, and a psychic telling them she would continue to be so for the rest of her life. It came as no surprise later as she grew up that she would begin with trying psychic readings. But when that became child’s play she moved on into mastering hypnosis.
Though Addy is named after the goddess of love and beauty. Though no one could deny her beauty, her love would be where she strays from her name. As she has been one for the bad boys in her life each one leaving a scar, both physically and metaphorically.
She often smokes keeping herself calm most if not 99 percent of the time. But if anyone truly insults her her rage is unmatched. Once her trust is lost it is very hard to get back, that is why she no longer speaks to her parents as the betrayed her before she left for the circus.
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Character Name: Brianna Pierce
Age: 26
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: Cisfemale (she/her)
From: Los Angeles, California
Time in the Cirque: Six months
Faceclaim: Elizabeth Olsen
Act or Job: Makeup and Wardrobe
About the Character:
She’s an easy recruit. Her mother needn’t fight for custody of her; she wanted to stay. She was called ‘pretty enough,’ by a queen bee in high school and wasted no time finding shelter in her wings. Perhaps that’s why she was quick to accept the job—Brianna, though, refuses to make an allegiance unless it benefits her. Her childhood room was big and there was a pool in the backyard. Eventually, she had her own hive. Her reasons behind joining the circus are less shallow than that.
Until recently, she was sure she was meant for stardom, and her sentences often started with ‘when I become famous…’ Brianna peaked early. As someone who had everything in high school (and made Regina George look like a saint, all the while), it was hard for her to accept the world once she graduated. All she knew was popularity; she missed the weight of her crown and for that reason (prior to joining the circus) Brianna hadn’t had a ‘real job,’ instead focusing on building a social media following. The last thing she uploaded was a video jokingly titled ‘I’M JOINING THE CIRCUS,’ and her profiles have been private ever since.
Brianna was found in Los Angeles (if you’re in her age-bracket, it’s the only place to be) and to anyone that asks, that’s her hometown, and anyone who claims otherwise is… rude, for lack of a kinder term. Her Californian accent is fake and something she struggles to keep up with—sometimes, she’s slipped into her native Southern drawl, just to plaster the cracks. Brianna also tends to inject ‘like,’ seven times in a five-word sentence, but that’s a habit she’s always had.
Heaven forbid she ever loses her eyes, otherwise she’s done or. She has a great knack of details; her makeup looks often contain little intricacies that can be missed when she blinks. She has an artist’s patience, too. These are both skills she’s learned to use outside of an eyeshadow palette—her eyes are always searching for something new to settle on and while they roam, she learns more than she probably should.
She’s used to wearing her sociability back-to-front and inside-out, yet that’s a style she’s trying to change. While she’s more approachable now than she was during her first week, unfortunately, she still has a tendency to be mean. ‘Instill fear,’ has been her strategy for far too long—if she genuinely likes someone, she sometimes shows aggression over kindness, almost like she’s testing how loyal her friends can be. Brianna’s fully aware of her attitude and it’s something she’s working on, thank you very much.
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Character Name: Vanessa Aquila
Age: 20
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: Female – She/Her
From: Florence, Italy
Time in the Cirque: 2 years
Faceclaim: Taissa Farmiga
Act or Job: Acrobat
About the Character:
Vanessa has been a natural acrobat for as long as she can remember. Growing up being taught gymnastics as well as dance, being an acrobat felt right to her. Her father, a dance teacher and her mother an artist, they worked together to bring Vanessa to where she is today.
But at the age of eighteen, her parents got divorced. Although they both has similar interests in the arts, their conflicting opinions and their upbringings tore them apart. Vanessa’s mother from America and her father from Italy. So, instead of travelling back and forth, trying win both of her parents love, Vanessa decided to leave home in Italy to join the cirque. She had worked hard for so many years, she wasn’t going to let her parents divorce stop her from achieving her dream.
During her time at the cirque, she’s been practicing to become a contortionist. Vanessa can bend and twist her body into all sorts of interesting shapes but she still has a long way to go before she can perfect the art. For now she continues to train with the rest of the acrobats at the cirque, content enough with being a part of the team.
Although carrying a strong creative personality, Vanessa can be very strong headed, stubborn in her ways. She won’t open up too quickly to a lot of people and sticks to what she knows. You won’t see her smile too often, just a natural part of her personality, but if she does – you’ve done something right. Her stern social interactions may scare others away, but it’s not always meant to come across that way.
Vanessa, having interracial parents from two very different places in the world, is fluent in both English and Italian. Though she mainly speaks English for the benefit of everyone else at the cirque, she may talk to herself in Italian, not wanting to lose touch with her roots.
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Character Name: Baxter Mason
Age: 37
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: Male, He/Him
From: Kapolei, Hawaii
Time in the Cirque: 10 years
Faceclaim: Lin Manuel Miranda
Act or Job: Music Director
About the Character:
Ever since he was a little kid, Baxter wanted to create music for the world and show them how music could keep you calm. His parents thought he was a musical prodigy. Any instrument he picked up, he could play. When he went to college, they wouldn’t let him play everything all at once, so he picked up musical direction. This way, he could be around all of the instruments and still teach other people the beauty of music.
After he graduated, he moved to New York and got a job on Broadway as a stage tech. But that wasn’t where he wanted to be, so he kept giving them advice, writing music for plays he’d thought of, sitting around and watching the conductor, trying to get into the field. One day, the conductor saw him tapping along with the music, something he did as a kid and gave him a chance.
It wasn’t enough for him. Baxter needed more excitement and wanted to experience more things. So he collected a few friends and began travelling the world, making music and playing it for other people. On the road, he fell in love with a beautiful woman. He followed her around for months, convincing himself that she was it for him. But it turns out, she was married and didn’t feel the need to tell him. He was heartbroken. This changed his music. It was no longer beautiful. He needed something to change that. That’s when he found the Cirque.
Baxter is a very friendly person and far too outgoing. A lot of the time, he’s described as the energizer bunny. He often sings when he talks, trying to think of better music. Being in the cirque has kept him calm and less stressed. He does get stressed easily though. Because of this, he constantly has paper near him so he can rip it. The sound is calming and sometimes, he’ll try and make music with it to soothe himself.
He will get really quiet if he’s in the zone and stare off into the distance. This happens randomly and when it does, he’ll then proceed to talk in song for the rest of the day. This tends to annoy some people but he doesn’t even care, he’ll tease people and make it even worse. He loves to tease people, quite a lot. When he does, he’ll laugh, maniacally, but it’s not even maniacal, it’s just cute.
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Character Name: Lafayette Jefferson
Age: 30
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: He/Him
From: Baton Rouge, Lousiana
Time in the Cirque: 6 months
Faceclaim: Daveed Diggs
Act or Job: Catering
About the Character:
Lafayette or Leif as his friends and family like to call him, had been working in his grandma’s soul food joint on the French Quarter since before he could walk. He was pretty sure his grandma used him as bait to get people to come into the restaurant. He’d worked his way up through the ranks of waiter to head chef before he left home to join the circus.
His love for food is what keeps him going. He likes to keep his taste-buds entertained and often if he’s not cooking something, he’s dreaming about cooking something. His caravan has a very well stocked bookshelf of cookbooks. Anyone is free to come and get one if they want to try something. But, there is one book that he keeps under lock and key, so to speak. An old, thick, leather bound book that has every recipe that his grandmother has used inside it. Most of them are secret family recipes that he will never ever share.
Contrary to what his grandmother may like, he always loves to experiment. He’d often be in the restaurant till the wee hours of the morning trying out new dishes, making up things he hoped people would like. It was what he was good at. Making people happy through food has always been his dream.
When he isn’t standing behind a stove top, Leif will wander around the circus, watching the different acts. He’s not athletic enough to try any of the acts, but he enjoys watching them from a safe distance.
Lafayette was adopted when he was little by his grandmother. He has no idea where his parents are and frankly, he doesn’t want to know. In his mind his grandmother and the people of the French Quarter where the restaurant sits are his family. The people of the circus are his family, he doesn’t need anyone else.
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Character Name: Oliver Clarke
Age: 31
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
From: Somewhere in England.
Time in the Cirque: 27 years.
Faceclaim: Eddie Redmayne
Act or Job: Hot dog boy
About the Character:
Oliver’s first contact with Cirque de la Nuit was when he was four years old. A young mother from one of his friends brought a group of them to celebrate her son’s birthday. At the end of the night, they all came back home safe and sound except for Ollie, who got lost wandering around the circus grounds. The next day, the circus took off and in the whole chaos, Ollie with them. Nobody really became aware of his presence until a week later, when it was too late to bring him back. Nobody came looking for him, and it’s been 27 years from that.
Having grown up in the circus, Ollie learned how to perform most of the jobs, but his favourite jobs were always the ones where he could be in contact with the people. The kids mainly. He’s gone through a lot of jobs, but he’s been working the hot dog cart for about a year now.
Ollie keeps helium balloons tied up to his cart and gives them away to all the kids that pass by.
Ollie was too young to remember his address, and he knows he’s got parents somewhere out there in the world but the circus became his family, took care of him and watched him grow, so he doesn’t feel like he’s missing anything. If you ask him, he had the best childhood any kid could possibly had. He has tried to look for his family in a couple occasions but he’s been disappointed every time, so he kind of just gave up.
If you wanted to describe Ollie with a cartoon character, he would have to be Bashful from Snow White. He’s quite shy and coy, often times speaking softly and not looking at people in the eye for too long. However, this doesn’t keep him from being one of the friendliest members of the circus, always having a nice thing to say to everyone who crosses his path.
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Character Name: Roy Holloway
Age: 33
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: he/him
From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Time in the Cirque: Three years
Faceclaim: Jesse Williams
Act or Job: Tiger tamer
About the Character:
Recruited from a young age into military service, he became a talented and well decorated marksman early on in his career. He served on a sniper team for some years before he was honorably discharged.
Originally brought on to do trick shots, he had an episode during a show about two years back. No one was hurt, but they could have been. Now he works primarily as a tiger tamer. Says he finds it more relaxing.
The persona he uses in front of crowds is nearly silent. He downplays his own presence there to instead support the people and the animals he’s working with. His regular outfit for performances also includes a mask, which is subject to design changes from one show to another.
A stranger would be lucky to get a few stilted sentences out of him, but he’s actually pretty chatty when it comes to the people who know him. Will regularly discuss the latest gossip going around Cirque de la Nuit with the tigers.
In one of his job interviews he pronounced it Cirque de la Nut and now he’s afraid he’ll never live it down. One of his biggest fears is that someone will put him in front of the press for too long and it’ll just slip out and then he’ll be fired.
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Character Name: Zachary Coltrane
Age: 18
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: he/him
From: Oregon, USA
Time in the Cirque: 1 Year
Faceclaim: Shawn Mendes
Act or Job: Animal handler
About the Character:
He is a feral child that was found at the age of sixteen.
Due traumatic experiences, two other personalities rose up: Sebastian and Theodore. Both like being his devil and angel on his shoulders. Theo is involved with the criminal world and Sebastian is a scholar and investigator. Both are meant to protect Zach from danger and stressful situations.
Has an obsession with unicorns, since the image of an unicorn is the only thing he remembers about his childhood (besides his name).
He knows everything related to plants. He loves them and spends his free time with animals or reading more about nature.
Has a high tolerance for pain and prefers dark endeavors. Places with too much light hurt his eyes.
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Character Name: Jasper Garcia
Age: 24
Gender/Preferred Pronouns: Non-binary, they/them
From: New York City, New York
Time in the Cirque: 4 years
Faceclaim: Samuel Larsen
Act or Job: Sweets vendor
About the Character:
For three years Jasper was an aerial silks artist with the circus, but recently they injured their back and are unable to perform. Desperate to stick with the lifestyle they’ve gotten used to, they took up a job as a sweets vender. They hate it, of course, and envy those performing in their place.
Jasper is an incredibly bitter person, and even though their downfall was nobody’s fault and they even chose to stay with the circus, they blame everyone around them. Sometimes, when they’re feeling especially sorry for themself, they’ll spit in the performers’ food. Sarcasm is another common outlet for their bitterness.
Jasper is the youngest in a family of five children. Everyone in their family has their thing, something they’re incredibly talented at, so when Jasper was young they took up acrobatics and eventually aerial silks.
Without their athletic abilities, Jasper has become quite lazy–a slacker, for lack of a better term. They’ve lost all motivation and ambition, so after their minimum amount of rehabilitation was over they saw no point in trying to gain their back strength back. They aren’t actively trying to change their situation, but this doesn’t mean they won’t complain about it.
Quite recently, Jasper has taken up the habit of smoking–cigarettes and joints, to be specific. They used to be the pinnacle of health, but now their ideal state is lying on the couch, high out of their mind, with a mountain of Doritos on their chest.
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