Ok, got a bit of rest, popped a few Ibuprofen(4 to be exact, at the same time.....I want em to last awhile, or really mess me up bad, so I can't feel my head or something)
So I'm feeling a lot better, not great, but much better than before.
Ok, I'll be setting up the story and my character here.
Again, anyone can join(ANYONE!! !!)
Alden Townsend is 22 years old. He will be 23 in June 2011 . In January of 2011, he started his Freshman year of college at Weatherford College, a community college a town over from where he is. He attends class on Mondays and Wednesdays, and opted to take only 3 classes, although he isn't/wasn't working at the moment. Those classes were: ENG 1301(Freshman College English)(he failed this because, in his opinion, his teacher, Mrs. O'Neal, is a picky b***h when it comes to documentation)
MATH 0302: Elementary Algebra(he passed this one with a mercy C from his professor, Mr. Harman, after plenty of Lab hours at the designated location, Success Connection)
COSC 1400: Intro to Computers(because of his knack for knowing his way around a computer, he passed this one with an easy "A". Also, partially because his professor liked the fact he was majoring in Computer Sciences to become a programmer)
Weatherford College is a relatively small 2 year college, although oddly enough, it has dorms in the form of a small community called "Coyote Village"(their mascot is a coyote, go figure)
Alden is a relatively average sized person, at 5'7" and 215 lbs currently, although partially muscle, and trying to lose down to 185, his ideal weight. He has messy brown hair that only combs straight when wet, so he never blow dries his hair, even on the coldest of days. He has striking green eyes with a small slash of silver that slants to the left and is absent from his pupils, though it goes from the top of the colored portion of both eyes, to the bottom portion of the colored portion. He is completely white, although not paper white like some people, more pink like most people. He tries to tan A LOT, but always ends up burning instead. he is considering the local tanning booths which are 5 minutes away from his house, which he lives in an apartment above his stepfather's separate-from-the-house workshop on the 2nd floor. His parents have been away on business in other states for quite some time, so he has had the house all to himself, which usually consists of him finishing his work, then getting his basset hound out of the backyard and taking him up to the apartment while Alden games the rest of the day away, often staying up until 4 or 5 am the next morning, fueled by Hot Pockets, pizza, Monsters, Starbucks and Mountain Dew. Often times though, he simply goes outside to shoot some hoops, or to the local batting cages to improve his swing and power, although he doesn't actually "play" per se, either sport.
Alden drives a somewhat beat up, stock model, red 2005 Ford F-150 with 3 seats(bucket seat style). He has very little self confidence, though he hopes that his freshman year will force him into being more social, and he will thus be able to score with a girl finally, and make a ton of new friends, although due to his(in his opinion) rather average looks, he is afraid this will not be. He is a very hardcore gamer(and somewhat of an achievement/trophy whore)and always can be seen with his Nintendo handhelds(GBA SP, DS Lite(later replaced by a 3DS) and his PSP 1000 and PSP Go, as well as his iPad (64 GB) HTC Trophy(we're going to act like this is already around, to keep it simple) iPod Classic(for music and vids) and Zune HD(64 GB)(for podcasts & HD radio, as well as whatever vids the Classc can't hold)
He also has Asperger's Syndrome, which is another thing that makes socializing extremely difficult. He is a cancer survivor of 19(and almost 20) years. Because of this, he tends to be a bit shy until you get to know him a bit more, when he opens up more to you.
The rp starts......NOW.
*BLEH BLEH BLEH BLEH!! !*
Alden's alarm clock goes off loudly, at 4:00 am sharp, just like he set it for "Ugh....damn alarm clock...I really need to set that thing to radio, but it doesn't wake me up as well...." It is January 19th. First day of his freshman year in college. He gets up, trudges tiredly over to the house, and starts on the dishes. At 4:30 am, he finally finishes them up. He then goes and pulls his yellow& white, long sleeved button down shirt, along with his Beatles undershirt t-shirt, his gray boxer briefs, as well as his somewhat faded(they were made that way) blue jeans, as well as his white with red toed tube socks, out of the dryer. He walks outside, smells the morning dew. "*breathes in slowly, the out slowly* Ahh. Great morning, so far. Come here Hunter, lets get you some grub boy!! !*goes in the house, grabs the trash, and walks into the garage, taking the trash out before getting a cup of food for Hunter, then walking back into the backyard* There ya go!! ! Daddy'll be gone for awhile today, thats why your getting fed so early boy!! !*he smiles & rubs Hunter's ears gently, then turns around & walks in the house, then washes his hands, grabs the clothes off the top of the dryer, and walks back over to the apartment, where he showers, shaves real quick, throws on some deoderant plus some cologne & Axe Essence body spray, so he has his usual scent on him now.*
As he walks down the stairs to reach his truck outside, he hears the familiar "AROO!! !" of Hunter's howling, meaning he had been tracking something and had finally gotten whatever he had tracked. As he gets into his truck, bag at his shoulder, slinging it into the floorboard of the passenger side, he laughs softly and whispers loudly " Calm down, you crazy basset, or you'll wake up the whole neighborhood!! !"
As he gets into his truck, he realizes its now 6:30 am. "Hour and a half to get to school. Excellent. Plenty of time for a quick run by Starbucks for a breakfast sandwich on the way to school." *He grins like an idiot, then cranks his stereo to 106.1, KISS FM, which is finally going back to his favorite morning comedy morning show, Kidd Kraddick in the morning, where they are, as usual, griping at poor Big Al Mack about something he said to a girl he is dating that he met at his bar.
Alden laughs at the antics, and drives into town to the local Starbucks*
"Hey girls, can I get a venti Cinnamon Dolce cappucino and a couple of those breakfast sandwiches???" The girl behind the counter frowns and says "Sorry, the coffee maker is out, we're getting the replacement at 9. But I can get you those sandwiches!! !*she smiles and gives him 3, 1 extra to make up for the lack of coffee, and he gets back into his truck & takes off* Great. I wonder if the school cafeteria has anything for me to drink??? I really need something to keep me awake during class, especially with English and Math being my first 2 classes,back to back no less."
He arrives at the school at 7:35 am, and walks into the Student Meeting Hall/Cafeteria building. He, oddly enough, smells pumpkin spice. He walks into the empty serving area, and realizes they have pumpkin spice cappucino's. "Hey, this'll work." He grabs the largest cup they have, plus a lid, and fills it to the brim with the pumpkin spice cappucino. He then walks out and pays the $2 to the teller sitting at the silver metal desk, then sits down, and, not thinking, takes a HUGE gulp of the cappucino, burning his throat in the process. "WOW!! ! Holy s**t thats hot!! !" He then realizes all the attention he has brought to himself, blushes beet red, and walks outside. He then pulls out his HTC Arrive, looks at the clock, and freaks. "Oh s**t!! ! Its 8:03!! ! I'm late!! !"
He bolts to the classroom in the Liberal Arts building, across from the library As he does, his headphhones, the Studio Beats by Dre(with in line mic, since its connected to his phone) bouce around on his neck. As he bursts through the door, all eyes, including the professor's turn to him.
"Ummm....hi. I'm Alden. Whats up???*blushing hard & breathing harder, he sits his bag down below the first desk he finds, sits his cappucino in front of him, and hunkers down, still red as a beet from blushing.*" He wonders if this is the best start to make some new friends, being late to his first class on the first day. When it is his turn to say his name, hobbies, and where he is from he stands up and says "I'm Alden Townsend. I'm from the next town over, Granbury. My hobbies are reading manga and watching anime, and most of all, I'm a gamer. My major is Computer Sciences. I'm studying to be a programmer. Today is my first day of my first freshman semester at Weatherford. Ummm...thats it, I guess." Mrs O'Neal then speaks up and says "Ok, who else have we not gotten to yet???"
The class stirs, the aroma of Alden's cappucino fills the air, and Mrs. O'Neal turns around and starts writing down a quote on the chalkboard for everyone to analyze.
Alden goes first, to get his out of the way. "I think it means to treasure what you have & never give up, despite what some people tell you. Nobody expected me to do much with my life, but once I get out of here with my Associates Degree, and go on to earn my Bachelors and Masters degrees, I'll be pulling a six figure salary plus benefits and a good retirement plan at the peak of my career. I used to be a loser, have a sh***y job,"*O'Neal shoots him a glare, which he ignores* :"as a janitor working for a contract cleaning and maintenance company, using too much gas and time to justify my small paycheck, used to dress like s**t, hang out with the wrong crowd, the usual "thug" life. But I'm trying to turn it around, and starting with school seemed like a good idea, even though everyone told me I'd never make it."
Mrs. O'Neal then says "Uhm, ok, I guess that could fit as a good analogy of it. Who else???"
After everyone finally answered, the class was finally over for the day. Alden walked out, smelling fresh cut grass, and sighed to himsself. He definately hated that class. Now, 15 minutes to screw around til Math.
Ok, this is all I have for now, I might post some more later tonight or tomorrow. Like I said, I would LOVE if someone came in and created a character for me to interact with in the rp. Don't worry, your post doesn't have to be as long OR AS SHORT as mine was. Whatever your comfortable with. =D
Please feel free to jump in!! !
EDIT: Had to fix some stuff, plus add an extra line.
I've decided that if I continue(I know its been a short while, just letting people know) to not get any replie, I'll be shutting this down. Not really worth my time if I have nobody to interact with, in my opinion.
So....like I said, everyone is free to join!! !
Last edited by aldent8807 on 29 May 2011, 9:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
28 May 2011, 9:18 pm
