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 Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:01 pm
Name: Robert Noah Connolly
Nickname: Junior, maybe, if you know the family and if you want to die. Robert is his father’s name and Noah dropped that part several years ago and while he hasn’t bothered to get it legally done, he would like you to call him by his middle name, please.
Age: 35
Birthday: July 2nd
Sign: Cancer
Gemstone: Amber
Blood Type: O+
Fav. Food: Bacon cheeseburgers and fried jalapenos.
Hated Food: Soft shell crab. Even when it’s fried and battered it still looks like a crab with spidery legs everywhere. Ugh.
Hobbies:
xxxx⚬ Dabbling: Noah dabbles. He’s a fickle sort and doesn’t stick with many hobbies but he dabbles in this or that or whatever catches his interest for a week, be it classic cars, landscaping, fishing, or interpretive dance. He basically likes anything kinesthetic; He’s best at learning by doing. Right now his obsession is the Robot Fighting League, because, dude, killer robots. Or, more like a lawnmower engine and a circular saw merged in an unholy alliance with several laser pointers. Learning the basics online is taking longer than he thought. His mother is hoping it ends up as a greasy decoration he stacks his mail on. And it will, eventually. All things he builds usually end up as paperweights or on cinderblocks in his friend’s front yard.
xxxx⚬ Hello I am in your club now: Noah, being a responsible adult who totally has a job now, once needed to procure a way to get from point A to point B, and not being bound to obey his parents, purchased a motorcycle because it’s cheaper and fast and efficient and it makes really cool noises when you zoom down the street acting like you’re an invincible badass. Since then he has become a self proclaimed expert on all things motorcycle, and approaches other bike owners in parking lots like he totally is. He has his Honda. He has the unalienable right to look down on Harley owners and bicker about ‘Jap crap’ and smell like fuel exhaust and B.O. on a daily basis and troll discussion forums with his infinite knowledge. And he does, proudly, obnoxiously, and unwaveringly every day like it’s his job.
xxxx⚬ Outdoor Cooking: He’s spent more than his fair share camping and exploring and he still does with moderate frequency, but his true enjoyment isn’t so much from roughing it to the whole experience of the cooking. He’ll make camp food even when he’s at home, because it’s awesome. He likes cooking with fire and grilling in general. It has a certain primal satisfaction to managing to make a decently tasting piece of meat over an open flame, and his passion for it has gotten him to extend his interest to smoking and barbecuing as well. Besides, it’s manly cooking, so it’s totally okay to spend all day in the kitchen preparing your ingredients and making up recipes. Even when he breaks out the Dutch oven and bakes a cake it’s a MANLY cake because it’s a cake made with FIRE, so there.
xxxx⚬ Entrepreneuring: Noah is often regarded in his family as many things from the brat to the baby, but the number one thing he is labeled as is the one Connelly failure. This isn’t quite true. He’s not a big businessman like his father or a doctor like his brother, but he does have his share of success and dedication. One such thing is his investment in his little diner and trying to build it up into a functioning, respectable little business. Taking care of it eats up a lot of free time from fixing it up, to cleaning, to going over wholesale prices to filling in as a janitor or a waiter because he’s not quite at the level where he can afford enough employees yet. It’s his baby, and even though it hasn’t turned a profit yet, he is definitely putting a lot of effort into this baby business, from DIY renovations, pouring over the finances, or just waiting tables.
Virtues:
xxxx⚬ Indiscriminate Social Butterfly: Noah is a social guy and he likes to strike up conversations with anyone and everyone, from little old ladies to six year old kids to that shy, nerdy junior high student. Given his unkempt appearance, that can either end in concerned mothers hurriedly shooing their kids out of his presence and edging away on the bus, or a nice conversation. He doesn’t really mind. He focuses on the percentage that says “Hi!” back and not the one that snubbed him, no matter which is the majority. He’s willing to engage anyone at least once.
xxxx⚬ Cool headded: Noah doesn’t get riled up. He may argue back in a calm and unserious manner, but he’s hard to push into open anger or even to just raise his voice. Pushing him too hard will just lead to silent staring and arm crossing. If you’re that worked up, then he really doesn’t see the point in clashing heads and he tends to just silently wait for those sort of people to either calm down or leave. Not that he’s not unhappy with you, or forgiving. He just doesn’t see the reason to put any energy into lashing out in retaliation. It’s 50/50 laziness and just wanting the altercation to pass that much faster, but his mellow approach keeps him out of trouble.
xxxx⚬ Just the right amount of fun: Noah can be a little infuriating when that mellow attitude makes the outlook for getting anything done pretty bleak, but when he says he’s got it under control, he’s not bullshitting. He often finds pleasure in whatever he does, putting a goofy flair on whatever’s he’s doing. He can come off as light hearted or a procrastinator or just a dumbass, but he does actually systematically work through whatever needs to be done. He’s learned when it’s time to stop putting things off and get it done, and when seriousness is sorely needed rather than just preferred for reassurance.
xxxx⚬ Death before Surrender: Not one to be easily discouraged, Noah especially does not like giving up on anything he committed to. Psh, so Destiny City’s got a little terrorist problem, so what? He grew up here; He’s not leaving no matter how much his mother and common sense urges him to. And just because his little business endeavor has turned into a massive pile of debt due to being beat up in a freak accident (twice!), he’s still going to patch it back up and get to work on making something of it. When the universe says to give up and go home, Noah abandons all practicality and soldiers on to do what he came here for, damn it.
Flaws:
xxxx⚬ Conflict Clinging: Noah’s not very good at letting fights go, verbal or otherwise. He constantly stares up at his ceiling at night wondering what he could’ve said better, insults he could’ve flung instead, what you maybe meant when you said one thing but probably implied something with a possible second meaning and other ridiculousness. And it doesn’t stop at his thoughts. He will gush and analyze for days, weeks, even months if it’s an especially big conflict, to anyone who’ll listen. Even some people who really don’t want to listen but are captive because they’re waiting on their food or stuck next to him on the bus. If Noah’s on one of these kicks, if you’re smart, you’ll avoid him at all costs, because he does nothing but spread his own agony about these things, and they bother him for an incredibly long time.
xxxx⚬ Unaware: Noah doesn’t have a good grasp on how he affects others. He doesn’t realize he stinks after a long bike ride in the sun, he doesn’t realize his appearance might be off putting today, he definitely doesn’t realize he has been dominating the conversation and getting in your personal space the entire time. Sometimes people tell him, but often it brings about an awkward situation where it’s so obvious it’s hard to bring up, because it seems like he SHOULD notice, and might be doing it on purpose to be rude.
xxxx⚬ Doormat: Noah has a hard time saying no, whether he’s afraid of a bad reaction or he just doesn’t want to come off as mean, and avoiding all that negativity often takes priority above the practical. Need a week’s paid vacation? Sure, he’ll give it to you, and then kill himself trying to pick up the slack around the diner. He usually swears he won’t be walked on, manipulated, guilted, not ever again, but he rarely sticks to it and is back to letting people pretty much do what they want as soon as the next request pops up.
xxxx⚬ Fickle: There are few things in life Noah is dedicated to stick with, and you are probably not one of them. Beginnings of friendships are struck up en masse, but few are ever followed through on when he later decides he would rather use his time on something else. Projects are started with little to no thought and abandoned later. Sure, there’s the occasional ‘big thing’ that he puts proper time and thinking into and then sticks out until then end, often long after it’s still practical to do so, but they are the gems he deems worthy and always planned to commit to from the beginning amongst the millions of things he just does without much thought or care to keep himself entertained for a short while before he drops it and moves on.
Eyes: A medium brown color sort of small on his face.
Hair: A light lilac color with lighter highlights, a bit darker than his sister’s and very dark purple around the roots. It’s cut short, but what’s there is usually uneven and messily sticking out in all directions. Mostly CC as long as the unkempt feel is there.
Face: A rounded face sometimes covered in light stubble (If it looks bad just leave it off), and a very slightly toasted Caucasoid complexion surrounding an expression ranging anywhere from calmly pleasant to spastically happy..
Clothes: Something simple, but worn. Maybe washed out jeans with a hole or two and an old t-shirt and work boots. Nothing fancy or flashy.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:02 pm
The Job Current Occupation: "Restaurant" manager and owner.
Business Description: A few months ago, Noah purchased a run down little diner at a bargain from owners looking to move out of Destiny City when their business was vandalized. He has since spent all of his time and savings on getting it up and running and making sure he has the proper permits and everything's up to code. It's a massive black hole of debt for him at this point, but it's starting to become functional and very recently opened.
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:13 pm
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