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Applications Two
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Nicolas Brown | Gangsta. | not reserved (1/3)
Contact Info: email: yandererobot@gmail.com | plurk: agentmaine
Other Characters Played: None
Requested apartment: no preference!
Nicolas Brown | Gangsta. | not reserved (2/3)
Canon: Gangsta.
Canon Point: Chapter 23, after the fight at Bastard (it’s a night club, I’m sorry, I didn’t name it)
Background/History: here
Previous Game History: Previously, Nic was in Holly Heights for several months. As per Holly Height’s format, Nic was a “parent”, and his “children” were Maka Albarn and Mike Chilton, both of who he got along with. He was particularly close to Maka, the first person to learn how to sign just to talk to him. Maka took to scolding him when he did something stupid (often) and Nic would ocassionally do something that vaguely resembled parenting. Mike was more independent, but Mike’s best friend Chuck became an honorary third child for how often he slept over. Nic liked to tease the easily frightened Chuck, but after the two swapped bodies during an event, they formed a bit of a bond out of the experience.
Nic would describe his time in Holly Heights as boring, but not terrible. Though he did still manage to get into fights every now and then, Nic usually managed to behave himself for the most part. He even eventually got a job (at Maka’s urging) working at Triggerfingers, a gun store owned by Youichi Hiruma. Though they are incredibly antagonistic towards each other (Nic patronizingly nicknamed Hiruma “princess” and calls him that to this day) the two became friends, and Hiruma picked up most of the sign language he knows just from observing Nic. He also got a dog once and named it Wallace. While he was there he had a birthday, so even though he is 34 in canon, he is technically 35 with his Holly Heights PG.
Nicolas Brown | Gangsta. | not reserved (3/3)
Nic operates on an odd combination of tremendous immaturity and a fierce paternal streak. He is often needlessly snarky, with friends and strangers alike. Some might suggest that it is a defense mechanism, but he honestly seems to enjoy getting a rise out of people. He has plenty of actual walls that he puts up to keep people out. While he by no means is as fluently disingenuous as his partner, Nicolas is skilled at telling half-truths and avoiding questions when it suits him. Both men will flatly avoid talking about their pasts, and Nic generally will not lay any of his cards on the table if he can avoid it. In his months living in Holly Heights, only three people fully knew what his condition entailed, and one was only out of necessity when he had Nic’s body during an event. Despite this, Nic does seem to enjoy the company of people he feels comfortable with. While Worick is overtly friendly, it’s empty and meaningless, whereas Nic covers his soft squishy feelings with an air of stubborn obnoxiousness. He seems to have a particular soft spot for kids, though, if asked, he would summarily deny it.
That isn’t to say that Nic’s rough exterior is all an act. He’s been fighting his whole life and honestly enjoys it. He’s glad when he finds someone who can fight at his level, and has a bad habit of overdosing on Celebre in order to fight stronger opponents. He is a stubborn, abrasive person who is always more than willing to resort to violence, regardless of who the individual might be. He is set in his ways and has no intention to try to change for anyone else. He is perfectly capable of “turning off” his horrible temperament, but does so rarely and it is generally reserved for dealing with kids. For everyone else, anyone he cares for will see fleeting glimpses of Nic’s true nature every now and again. Take Alex, whose relationship with Nicolas is the only one that can even rival the tempestuousness of his friendship with Worick. Outwardly he acts very opposed to her presence, yet willingly tolerates her longer than anticipated time of living with them. When Alex took on a job for the duo to find a lost cat, Nic ended up being the one to actually find it, but let Alex take the credit because she’d spent all day trying to find it. Though he is rough around the edges, with a combative attitude and questionable morals, Nicolas manages to endear himself to people who can see that when it comes down to it, he has a good heart.
Abilities/Powers: Nicolas’ small build belies inhuman strength, he is also very fast and agile, and these enhanced traits are in part due to him being a twilight. However a great deal of his physical ability comes from his own training. He’s adept with a katana, but is completely capable of fighting with his fists as well. His only other skill worth noting is his impressive eyesight, which he developed mainly to compensate for his deafness.
Items/Weapons: His sword, his dog tags, a month’s supply of Celebre (two pill bottles)
Sample Entry: Here
Sample Entry Two: And here!
-> REVISE
The reason for this, is that we feel the previous game history section only briefly touches on things that would have been significant to the character, which is also why we would like a revision of the personality section. We would like to see more on how these events changed or influenced him, and how his character may have altered as a consequence.
We apologize for the inconvenience. You have one week to reply to these revisions. Thank you.
Re: -> REVISE
Revision:
As Holly Heights is a vastly different setting than the city Nic spent most of his life in, he spent a great deal of time feelings unsettled and out of place in such a conventionally comfortable atmosphere. Used to dealing with prejudice his whole life, it took Nic a while to relax his naturally guarded nature, and by the latter end of his time there he had adjusted this somewhat. He was more comfortable with the people he did know, and was less anti-social due to the fact that he had gotten used to the fact that people were not going to hate him just for the fact that he’s tagged. He doesn’t notice the change much, but even Worrick, his closest friend, noted that he seemed more open and friendly than he is at home.
His rough exterior remains, but it’s a lot easier to get glimpses of his softer side now that he’s spent so long in a calm place like Holly Heights. He’s had times to make friends with more well-adjusted people, and while the few months he’s spent there isn’t going to undo how maladjusted Nic is, he is definitely at least more accustomed to dealing with “normal” people. Whie his mindset is still mostly accustomed to the place he’s from, at the very least he will adapt to a place like Haven, he is better able to empathize with people unused to pervasively shitty living conditions. The only part of his mindset that has changed somewhat significantly is the fact that he no longer expects prejudice from others, he’s only just not surprised if he ever receives it.
The body swap event also, quite obviously, allowed him to see things from other people’s perspective. He was able to hear for the first time, though he claims it was “overrated,” and it gave him a reason to connect with Chuck. He only saw Chuck as someone easily scared, but through the event came to understand the idea of someone who does what they have to do even if they’re scared. As someone who doesn’t seem to understand what it is to feel fear, it was a new idea for him. The people who Nic came to know; Chuck, Maka, and Hiruma mainly, had very different kinds of strength. Where Nic is from, physical strength often trumps all else, especially for him.
Maka also took up the habit of scolding him for his frequent self-destructive behavior and while, with Nic as stubborn as he is, he didn’t exactly stop, it did sort of put the idea in his head that that kind of behavior actually hurts other people besides himself. Most of the people back home who care about him either have other complications in their relationship or are too polite to yell at him about it. In general, she held him accountable for a lot of his behavior that no one else has properly done before. It didn’t do a whole lot to actually change anything, but it certainly made him more conscious of it.
-> ACCEPTED