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Name: Rachel McKinley

Appearance: Rachel's most immediately noticable feature would be her smile, if it wasn't her eyes. She's got a fairly wide mouth, but in a pretty way, not a weird one, and a grin to melt the heart of the Devil himself. It's totally the dimple that does it--yes, only one. She fancies herself a bit like 50 cent, because it's not a natural dimple, but one that was made when her brother shot her in the face with a pellet gun (now THAT is a story for another time!). She's got very white, very straight teeth (yeah, fine, she got them whitened, but they're straight on their own!), which adds to it.

Her eyes are next on the list. They're large and expressive and long-lashed, and so dark brown that they might as well be black until the light hits them straight on. She's good with makeup, which leads even more attention to be drawn to them.

She's average height. Literally, perfect average--5'5". She's thin, and fairly lithe from...actually, who knows what it's from? Rachel pretends like she doesn't excercise...which is a lie, clearly, but hey, what can you do? She's one of those people who always looks perfectly done-up, and pretends it only takes her five minutes. Kind of stupid, since she'd be pretty even without makeup, but you do what you gotta do.

Rachel dresses...in designer clothes. And nothing else. No, I mean...nothing else. She has designer sweats and pyjamas and underwear and socks, for crying out loud. She never just wears clothes, she always wears an outfit. She has very well-manicured hands and feet.

Personality: If you didn't already catch on, Rachel is very pretty. Right now you're reading this and probably expecting to hear about how nice and perfect and genuine and sweet she is, but...you are not going to hear that, because the problem with Rachel is that she knows she's pretty. One of those unfortunate girls who was raised in a very loving family, who always told her how gorgeous a girl she was. Her parents doted on her, her brother doted on her...she actually had some problems with her relatives on her father's side, because her cousins were neither attractive nor intelligent, and Rachel didn't treat them very well.

But that was because it was her cousins, and she didn't care what they thought. Family's family, you can take them for granted, right? Rachel is nothing short of an absolute doll around her peers, in general. A social genius (or is that predator?) who devoured knowledge about gaining power from an early age, she doesn't have a lot of respect for a lot of people, because a lot of people don't have a lot to hold up in defense. Obsessed with appearances and public opinion, Rachel is...incredibly clever, but definitely has the capacity for incredible cruelty.

What a horrible, terrible person to be friends with! Like, what a conceited biii-atch! Well, yeah, sort of. But the thing about Rachel is that she is genuinely charismatic and charming, extremely pretty, and extremely outgoing. Plus, she's not a total witch. Rachel has a lot of "friends", but her friends are those who she can't control. Unlike a lot of people like Rachel, a lack of control doesn't lead to resentment, it leads to respect. Respect leads to friendship. She would never turn on or lord over a friend. She might be extremely selfish and full of herself sometimes, but in the end she's not a bad person, and she can do some really decent things for other people when it comes to that. She was very, very popular all throughout highschool--that being said, she didn't spend most of her time with "that crowd". While the fact that they loved her meant a stupid amount to her, she definitely didn't love them. Too trivial and not smart enough. She chose her true friends based on...well, we already went through the respect thing.

Background: Rich family (her dad is in oil--that's all anyone has to say these days to explain it, isn't it?). Stupidly rich. Loved her, spoiled her. Her dad is incredibly smart, although a little more moral than her, and taught her a lot of what she knows. She has one brother, Sam, who would kill for her (yeah, she'd do the same for him, if it came to that). Her life has been a good one, essentially without dysfunction...unless you count that whole thing where her dad's family sort of dislikes her. Other than that, though.

Why They Fail At Life: Rachel basically thinks she's too good for everything...including work. Even with the potential to dominate in a field like law or business, she's essentially planning on being a trophy wife slash heir to her father's fortune.

Other: Rachel is very good at playing bass...with a cello bowstring. I know, weird, but she got the idea from Sigur Ros, and became determined to learn how to do it herself after she heard the sound. Her somewhat secret passion for music is one of the few things that really points towards her having a full, developed, deep--and possibly redeeming--personality (believe me, she does...it's just hidden under a lot of other things).

Name: Peter Hunter

Appearance: Peter is a rather average looking kid. Wasn't the best looking guy in school, but hey, he's not the ugliest guy either so he figures he's pretty well off. He's pretty average height wise and is fairly lanky; a wiry build. His face is pretty sqaured off, with a longish sort of nose and a wide mouth made for large smiles. He styles his hair however it happens to fall that morning... which pretty much means he's got hair that flops all in his eyes and over his ears, and every morning he glances in the mirror, runs a hand through it briefly, and walks out the door. It's pretty flat and straight, but he has this cowlick in the back that sometimes makes his hair stick up all funny in the back and up around his ears. Though, he could care less if it happened. As for it's colour, it's sort of a dirty blonde. His eyes are very dark brown, and to offset that he is a rather pale kid.

Other than that? He wears normal clothes. There's no particular style or clique he's trying to fit in, he just buys what's cheap and comfortable.... soooo, lot's of jeans and t-shirts.

Personality: Peter, if you couldn't tell from his appearence, is a very laid back and uncaring fellow. He's pretty unmotivated and lazy in a sense, but only in things that don't happen to catch his interest. Most people know him as a rather sarcastic and constantly joking guy. Some people think not to take him seriously, and it's pretty much a very good idea, because more often than not if he's acting like a jerk at you, he's totally joking. He just likes making fun of people, including himself. He figures if you can't laugh at yourself, what the hell are you supposed to laugh at? That and some people are just way too sensitive, and pissing them off is hilarious.

Though, there's always a bit more to a person, and there's more to Peter. He tends to make fun of himself a lot, like when he's being serious he'll say something pretty profound, and then laugh it off and call himself an idiot. He acts all confident and crap, but he's pretty shy about 'being himself', I guess. He's got an artist inside of him! WHUT? But yeah... that's it!

Background: Peter's background is pretty uninteresting. He thinks he's a pretty boring kid. He grew up with a nice, awesome family in a regular sized house on a regular street. His parents split up when he was 7, but no big deal, when it happened he turned to his mom and said: 'FINALLY!' A fairly blunt kid, but he was sick of their arguing and had no issues when they split up. More than angry he was happy for them.

So, he spent a lot of his life staying at one's house and then the other, along with his younger sister. Nothing really life shattering, or depressing, there was no need for a shrink or anything. They didn't live that far a part, and they both had cable, so Peter was pretty much set.

Other than that? Nothing really too intresting to mention except he started taking guitar lessons when he turned 11.

Why They Fail At Life: Peter fails at life because he's completely unmotivated, and has a hard time grasping things like math. He slept his way through school only earning enough just to get by... which consisted of C's and B's... sometimes D's. The only A he ever got were in any music or english classes he happened to take.

Anyway, he was never particulary good at ANYTHING in his life except for being a closet guitar player (he's horrified of playing/singing in front of people) and when it came time around to apply for college, he instead picked up more hours at his job or stayed out later with his friends and avoided it altoghter. He has NO idea what to do with himself because he is good at NOTHING. How can you pick a major when you have nothing to go on?! You DON'T, that's how.

That and he totally blew the ACT.

Other: ... ummm... Peter secretly likes country music? Hahah, I don't know.

Name: Avalon Smithe

Appearance: Avalon isn't exactly tall... In all honesty, most people consider her fairly short. She stands at a height of 5'3'', which she insists is average. She has bright almost golden eyes (people LOVE her eyes) and very dark (she's died it black after all) hair that falls messily into her face, and falls to her shoulder blades, at least when she doesn't have it put up somehow. It's got a TON of layers in it, and often times has braids or beads or other such things in it, so it's really hard to tell just how long her hair actually is. She's not exactly pale, but isn't one much for tanning, so she's got a healthy look to her skin, and nothing more. As for how she's built... She's not one of those really skinny girls, but she's not fat... She's actually got quite a bit of muscle, slightly thicker legs than most girls would like, and enough of a bust for it to be an irritation at times. Oh, and she's got hips too. Not like, HUGE hips, but she's got 'em. But hey, at least she's fairly proportionate!

As for what she wears, it's usually something one might consider semi-goth. She'll wear black tank tops or babydoll t-shirts, though more often than not is found in some sort of khaki or denim cargo pants that have a well-worn look to 'em, converse shoes (can't go wrong with the canvas shoes!), and sometimes fingerless gloves, 'cause she hates what her hands look like. (Weirdo.) Avalon hardly ever wears makeup (save for the times she's forced to) but if she DOES choose to wear some, it's usually just some simple eyeliner. If she's feeling REALLY daring, lip gloss. Ummm... Oh yeah, she likes silver jewelry, so she's usually got some earrings and bracelets and necklace type stuff on. And rings. 'Cos those are fun!

Personality: Avalon's a pretty intense person if she's in the right crowd. Outspoken (no matter WHO is there to hear it) she's gotten herself into some trouble, and her parents have always had their hands full with her. Though, she at heart is a very kind, lighthearted sort of person, and she really does care about people, even if she thinks they're stupid (oh, but don't think she won't let them know that). That's probably why quite a few people don't really like her.

But those people don't know what she's like with close friends. She's a funloving, rather quirky sort of girl who loves to make people laugh and simply have a good time. Quite ungoth-like, actually. Really, she wears what she does to bug her parents. A rebel sort of thing. Anyway, She barely has a shy bone in her body (unless it's around guys who are crushing on her, which are actually surprisingly high in number... So either she completely blows them off, or more or less runs away when they show up), though there are times she's found that she has shied herself into complete (and unusual) silence.

All in all though, she just wants everyone to be happy, and makes it a point to get a laugh out of at least SOMEONE every day.

Background: Avalon grew up in one of those more ritzy neighborhoods with a dad who worked the normal 9-5 job, though brought enough home for them to be quite comfortable. Her mom did the whole PTA and PTO and Roommother thing, and was ALWAYS involved with her little Ava through the entirety of her schooling. There was a point, obviously, where it got on her nerves, and that's where the rebelling started. All she wanted was a little privacy. Anyway, so she was always involved in a lot of stuff she didn't want to be in. Ballet when she was younger, singing lessons, and the straw that broke the camel's back was when she was forced to go out for cheerleading in jr high and high school... And made team captain. Anyway, so that's probably why she took her singing lessons in a different direction and started singing more like... I dunno, NOT opera stuff. She also TRIED to talk her parents into learning some instruments, but all she was allowed to play was the violin. Stupid violin. So, she tried out some fiddling (hahaha oh man you'd NEVER think she'd be able to fiddle) and seemed to have a thing for it.

Why They Fail At Life: Avalon... Just flat out stopped caring. With how much her mom pushed her through elementary school and all the extracurricular activities, she was so DONE with it by the time she got to high school she just stopped trying. All she wanted was a freaking BREAK. Granted, she was great at cheerleading (the stupid wannabe sport) so she was pushed through school 'cause the team needed her to be on there. She never TOOK any SAT or ACT... That's what happens when you stop caring, eh? And despite that, she DID get accepted into colleges (that her MOM applied her to) but hid all of the acceptance letters. She was done and ready to get out of her house and away from her crazy mom. Who wasn't THAT crazy, but you know.... Come on. CHEERLEADING? Also, she can't do math worth ANYTHING. Or science... Or history... Let's just say she has a sucky memory for dates and formulas.

Other: She likes singing, and has always wanted to start up a band, but never was able to learn guitar or anything fun like that. Um, also, she's good at acting like a ditz (it's how she survived those years cheerleading). She's pretty bright when it comes to NOT school things, and while she has a very full college fund, she's worked at the local victoria's secret. (HAHAHAHA OH MAN THAT IS SO FUNNY. I don't know why. BUT IT IS. *giggles insanely*) That might be why she has this fear of guys following her around... *snorts*

Name: Wallace Rior

Appearance: A thick, firmly built young man. He was fairly athletic in school, and it shows in his physique; 6' 1", 225 pounds. He's got light orange hair, messy and all over the place, but it looks good on him. His eyes are a sort of brownish-green, and have a sort of sharp, focused look about them.

Wally wears what needs to be worn for the weather. He's not too big on style or fashion, but he's not sloppy or anything. Cheap clothes that look kind of nice, that's all he needs. A loose, baggy sweatshirt or a thick jacket for winter, a polo or T-shirt for summer. Nothing to flashy or amazing. Green, blue and brown tend to rule his wardrobe. He's got no more than two pairs of comfortable sneakers.

Personality: Wally's a good guy. He really is. He's just... sort of a p***k about it. It's not that he's obnoxious, or in-your-face, or even pompous. He's really, truly a good person. His problem, however, is that he has no patience, and no tact. People who dawdle and waste time and don't take things seriously aggrivate him to no end, and he makes sure they know he thinks that they're idiots. He doesn't hate people like that, necessarily. He just finds them incredibly annoying.

He, on the other hand, works hard towards his goals endlessly. As far as intelligence goes, Wally would, naturally, be strictly average. It's only because he's studiednonstop that he gets good grades... socially, though, he can get sort of clueless. After all, that's the only field he never got a ton of experience in.

But all in all, Wally's totally likable. The fact that he does care about people, and that he's not a jerk just to be a jerk, and that he's really fun to piss off, makes him a good person to be a friend with.

Background: Wally's been pushed by his parents a long time. He's never been bad at anything, per se, academically or athletically. But never quite perfect. He had to study, to work, to just keep trying and never be satisfied. And he's not angry about it. He doesn't hold anything agaisnt his parents (or, at least, he thinks he doesn't) but it's been ingrained in him to always work for it. He got good at pushing himself, and so his parents took a step back; they didn't have the time to care about him, anymore, anyway. At one point or another, he found out how to make a friend or two. He wasn't--isn't--very good at it, but without his parents on his back 24/7, he found a way to do a little bit of enjoying down time. A little bit.

Why They Fail At Life: Dude aimed too high. Sent in only Ivy-league applications, and fell short all around.

Other: Note: Everyone calls him Wally. He wishes they wouldn't. His name is Wallace. Really, part of the fun of hanging with him is he's so easy to piss off.

Wally's not a slacker. So he's kind of pissed about this whole... you know... failing at life thing. He actually hasn't let his parents know yet, that he's not going anywhere, seeing as how they don't talk too often. He's needing this trip to try and relax before his brain explodes from pure frustration.

Name: Anna Miller

Appearance: She has big feet, that's probably the first thing you'll notice about her. Big, huge, size 11 feet when she's only 5'3". Other than her feet, everything about Anna is small. Her hazel eyes, her round face, her smiling mouth, her button nose, her flat stomach, her breasts, everything. Her hair, brown and straight, was chopped short after she donated ten inches of it to a charity foundation that makes wigs for kids with cancer. Anna likes short hair, saying it's easier to take care of.

She likes jeans and jackets. So that is what her outfits usually consist of.

Personality: Anna is quiet and calm around strangers, but when she's with people she feels comfortable around, she can be insanely jumpy and talkative, and has been known for saying outrageous things, like "Yeah, you look fat in that shirt" if she is in the right mood. She likes to laugh, and sometimes does it for no reason. Sometimes, if people tick her off enough, she will start to cuss them out until her head implodes(figuratively), and end up in a funk for the rest of the day. Doesn't happen as often as it used to, though.

She also seems to have slight ADD, which greatly affects her schoolwork.

Background: She's an only child; her twin brother died at birth. Her parents didn't try to have any other children, as they soon found out that Anna was as big a responsibilty as they needed, and devoted most of their time and money to taking care of her. Yeah, she's spoiled. Her life was pretty normal, without any drama or depressions to be heard of. She was happy with what she got, and the friends she had.

Why They Fail At Life: ADD prevents her from being able to focus in class and on homework. Her parents also don't have as much money as they used to.

Other: Anna's scared of big dogs after an incident when she was younger.

Name: Quanda Reed (She’d rather you call her Nada.)

Appearance: Well first off Quanda is African-American. Her skin is a soft coffee color, you know…not black coffee but not milky coffee either! So yeah, she’s got a full body. She isn’t exactly skinny or slender, but full, not chubby though. If that makes any sense at all. She’s pretty good looking, curves, the bust, everything. Only thing that people tend to see as her flaw is her height. She is kind of short, standing around 5’3”. She has the right measurements to fit her height of course.

Her face is soft and has that kind of angular jaw bone. Her eyes are almond shaped and a very light chocolate brown. At first glance it looks like even a beige color, though it isn’t, and she’ll tell you it isn’t. Trust me. As for her hair it is cut short, but bushy, like many women of her ethnicity. It has the cork screwed curl that stick out like a fro, but not exactly. It is black with caramel and brown highlights.

The outfits she wears are “artistic”. Her style changes each and every day, wearing punk one day, preppy the next, and sometimes even a bit of gothic. Of course she has her flare in there everywhere, and you can know it’s her just by the style of colors and outfits she always has paired up. And you’ll never see her without SOME scarf hanging over her shoulder, never wrapped around her neck, mind you, but there.

Personality: Nada is a very enthusiastic girl to say the least. Her personality is outgoing around her friends, but secluded to others. (If her friends aren’t around her that is.) When you get to know her you’ll never be able to be angry with her. She may act selfish at times, but sooner or later you’ll have to laugh and crack a smile. She always gets forgiven whenever she gets in a fight. Of course there are those people she just never clicks with and wants to smash their face in. But that’s a different story.

To make things simple, she absolutely LOVES people who can laugh and take a joke. Her best friends are those that make her bust her gut with laughter. Whenever she is around you can hear her loud laughing and giggles anywhere. Another way to recognize her is her loud voice. When around people she knows she can sometimes forget they are inside and start talking like with a preacher’s voice, over powering anyone else speaking. Of course all you have to do is remind her…but she might say “I’m not loud!” and keep speaking over you.

When she IS angry however it isn’t that noticeable. She usually keeps things locked up inside and lets them out in short low things. Maybe she’ll snap at someone for a second or “accidentally” push someone. That’s her way of cooling down. So when she actually YELLS at you…you know you’ve done something extremely wrong to her.

Background: Nada comes from a large family, but a nice one. (She has 4 younger siblings, 3 brothers, and a sister, and 2 older siblings, both sisters.) She was always stuck with babysitting, but enjoyed it, and never got beaten, yelled at, or punished really. She was always good in school, got good grades, and obeyed her parents. Of course there were times she lied to them, or failed a test, but she always turned it back around somehow.

In middle school it was a tough time for her especially 7th grade for all those obvious reasons, being picked on, stress, and all that shebang. But after that she led a pretty normal, happy life. She had her weird friends she could always hang out with without having to worry about anything. Teachers loved her, even became friends with her, especially the art teachers.

She has a knack for art. All her years in high school, she always had an art class, whether it was photography, drawing, sculpture, whatever. Around the school people knew her for her amazing talent and creativity. Teachers told her she would become famous one day and sell many paintings and sculptures. But I guess this wasn’t going to happen. Especially with her parents, middle classed, already sending two kids to college and paying for the younger ones to get through school. Art school, once a dream, but no longer.

Why They Fail At Life: Although one could say it was her parent’s fault for not putting her through college. She was always pretty lazy and procrastinated. If she had wanted to, she could have gotten an art scholarship and gone to school for free. But nope, it never happened, simply because she didn’t want to make that extra effort aside from her social life and keeping up with her grades.

But then again…being lazy isn’t all that bad? Right?

Other: She has a knack of knowing when someone is lying. So it’s hard to not tell the truth around her. She also is extremely ticklish…and she likes to be sarcastic a bit too much, though her friends are used to it.

Name: Corey Evans

Appearance: Corey is skinny. That is the first thing about his appearance that strikes most, tall, skinny, and angular. Plenty of girls would envy his eating habits- he eats a ton of food, more than most, and he never gains a pound, despite the fact that all he seems to do is sit around. Corey is pale. Why? Because you don’t seem him hanging around in the sun a lot. He spends his time indoors. His hair is a dark chocolate brown, and is a mess. He doesn’t bother to take care of it, so many times it is falling in his face, and he’s always having to brush it out of his eyes, and it is always messy. Corey’s eyes are his winning feature...or would be, if they were ever visible. His eyes are a shockingly bright, intense blue. Not only is his hair forever in his face, but he also wears glasses. Quite thick lenses...without them, he needs to have anything be about an inch from his face before he can see it. His clothes are plain, and well worn. Generally they consist of a variety of plain colored t-shirts and blue jeans.

Personality: Corey is well...he’s the type of guy who sits around at home all day. When he isn’t working that is. He loves his books to death, mostly anything fantasy or sci-fi. If he isn’t reading, he spends his time writing his own stories, or online playing some new mmorpg. Just as long as it’s free. That being said, he’s for the most part a general quite introverted guy, who definitely goes for being humorous when he does talk. Since he is for the most part a light hearted guy, it’s hard to ever take him seriously.

Background: Corey comes from a rather large family, and one that just barely makes it by as well. He’s the oldest, both of his parents work, and so does he. His part time job after school usually takes up most of his time. He has four younger siblings three sisters and one brother, the next oldest only a year younger than him. It’s his sister, and she is the one that usually takes care of things around the house. He often gets called a slacker for playing his computer games, or reading while he’s at home...but he really doesn’t do much chore wise. He figures working is the most he can do.

Why They Fail At Life: Corey’s issue isn’t that he isn’t smart enough to go to college, or that he didn’t have the money to. If he’d wanted, someway or other his parents would’ve scraped up the money. The thing is, Corey doesn’t want them to waste it. At school he is the kind of straight A student everyone hates, he even got a 30 on his ACT, first try. The only problem with being good at everything...is that he hasn’t the slightest clue what it is he wants to do. Instead of going to school and wasting money figuring out what he wants to do, Corey decided to take time off and figure it some other way instead.

Other...Corey loves music. He was in the choir at school...just the medium one, not the high level one, because he’s embarrassed about performing.

Name: Odin Ashling

Appearance: Odin is neither muscular nor thin, not wiry nor fat, he's sort of inbetween, with a sort of... Lean build that boys seems to be adapting more and more often as the years progress. Considered, once at least, to be rather handsome (the hair dye killed it!) he falls into the average height range, measuring up at a good 5'11". What sets Odin apart from the rest of his classmates (other than the strange name) is his hair. Long and falling into his eyes rather straight, heading toward his chin in the front but shorter in the back. But that isn't the wierd part... he got into a bit of a... fight... with permanent dye so the once brown locks are stained deep purples, vibrant blues and even a patch of lime-green here and there. No one bothers to ask how those colors happened, they just did. The strange locks are off-set with bright, bright green eyes that sometimes change so they have a bit of gold in the center. But that's normal.

His clothing consists of blacks, reds, and grays. Tight band t-shirts, perhaps the occasional pair of pants with tears in the knees, maybe even black pinstripe pants should the occasion call for such a thing. He likes to stick to casual dress though. He has a gothic style earring in his left ear, and a piercing through his tongue... just because it's awesome. He wears a silver chain bracelet and has a tattoo on his upper right arm of a dragon flying around it. Oh, and he typically tops everything off with a pair of his favorite vans. (hope that made sense... Ima hurrying!)

Personality: Odin typically is a rather outspoken person, contrary to his appearance. He's very outgoing and LOVES to have a good time. Though smart, he never applies himself, and therefore is often found giving a ridiculous statement or two. He'll do a lot to make those close to him laugh, and finds it hard to part from them, he fears losing them. At times however, he can fall silent, his goofy self dissapearing in the midst of conflict or a serious situation. He is kind and considerate to those who are his friends, but a prankster to those who he dislikes.

Background: Odin has had a typically life, not too much drama, just what every teenager typically goes through. He's a smart kid, or so his parents say, but has failed to get into any colleges due to lack of interest. So he decided to take a break from everything and just, go on a road trip!

Why They Fail At Life: He's lazy. Plain and simple. He just barely scrapes by in his classes because he feels like applying himself is a waste of time. He fears college, and wants to put it off as long as possible. He doesn't want to work at school, it's boring and makes him sleepy... If only he applied himself, he might have a full scholarship to Yale!

Other: Dog lover!