Name: Melvin Clancy
Nickname: Mel is fine.
Gender/Pronoun: Male, he/him
Age: 33
Birthday: March 4th
Sign: Pisces
Gemstone: (No thanks)
Blood Type: (Maybe later)
Fav. Food: He has a sweet tooth, but he loves those huge honey buns in particular.
Hated Food: Broccoli. The texture is bad, the taste is bad, it's just plain bad.
School/Occupation: Manager/Owner of Sugar Star (formerly the Almagest), a cafe during the day and a bar at night
Hobbies:
Computers and Programming - Melvin is tech savvy, skilled with computers all around. For a while, he taught programming and computer science courses, and he still carries that knowledge with him. He even gives informal lessons at times. His projects these days are simpler than they used to be, but he regards the topic of technology fondly.
The Word Around Town - Melvin loves to hear those little whispers of goings-on, whether they're rumors, invitations, or overheard conversations. He's not one to spread gossip, but he believes any little kernel of information may have a lead to something interesting buried in it. As a bartender, he is in a prime position to hear these things. He's not exactly an investigator, but he collects trivia like it's little gold kernels.
Virtues: These are positive aspects about your character's personality that affects them on a daily basis. Specifically, these are non-physical traits (such as 'generous', 'kind' and 'outgoing') that other people will look up to your character for having. All profiles have a minimum of two virtues (and a maximum of four).
Nurturing - Melvin is a soft, cozy sort, notorious for "dadding" people at virtually every opportunity. That means helping people up when they're feeling down and helping them to stay up. Sometimes nagging is involved, but he really does want the best for those around him. People sometimes need a little extra push to take care of themselves, and he's willing to provide that.
Attentive - Melvin is an active, responsive listener. He pays attention to people's explicit and implied needs and attends to both of them. He also has an excellent memory for people's preferences, and will cater to them if they come to the bar when he's there.
Reads Between the Lines - Melvin is very good at reading people's true feelings, whether it's through little gestures or verbal cues. He's skilled at reading body language and inferring what people are referring to from context, and he tends to surprise people by "reading their mind." For him, it's just a matter of paying attention to context and cues.
Flaws: Second verse, same as the first. Things that are not flaws: 'clumsy', 'hates seeing people hurt their friends', phobias, mental illnesses, diseases, being 'too nice' (unless they are SO NICE that it is an ACTUAL FLAW), etc. Like the virtues, these are non-physical traits about your character that affects them daily, however these are attributes about your character that give other people reason to look DOWN on your character. Your profile must have a minimum of two flaws, and a maximum of four.
Overbearing - Sometimes Melvin goes a little far in his attempts to do what's best for people. He might step up the nagging to an almost forceful point if someone is refusing to do something that they really should do, or he'll step into the middle of a situation that doesn't involve him. His fatherly persona becomes like a caricature in these states and does him no favors.
Coddling - Melvin will sugarcoat things if he feels someone can't take the truth. The result isn't a straight up lie so much as an omission of the negatives. He wants people to feel happy and at peace, so if there's no room for his nudging, he'll play the role of ideal parent for them and just about spoil them with care. This tendency leads to issues not being handled as they should be.
Avoidant - If Melvin is nervous about something, he will avoid it at all costs. Cue procrastination, convenient distractions, and every other trick in the book to avoid discussing or approaching the matter that's unsettling him. He takes his personal comfort very seriously and anything that makes him uncomfortable is escaped from, period.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
See the ref that I jammed over to the side. Art by Namfondok on DeviantArt.
Eyes: A blue-purple-indigo color. Average size, expressive.
Hair: Red, a bit messy. Dyed blonde/gold at the tips on one end.
Face: Round, kinda babyface.
Skin Tone: He's pale.
Body Type: He's chubbers and fluffy like the ref suggests. He will most likely need a new template or some degree of edits should he end up on a template.
Clothes: Comfy clothes! Comfy clothes all the way.
