This was not nearly as funny as it was in my head

[ CHELLA MAN, TRANS & GENDERQUEER, HE/HIM ] shh ! FISCHEL “FISH” ABRAMS, the ( TWENTY-TWO ) year old THIRD year SOCIOLOGY & PUBLIC POLICY major from CHICAGO, IL is known as an EMERALD around here. HE was invited to join because HIS TED TALK ON THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION & RESTAURANT HE COFOUNDED HIT OVER 500MILL VIEWS, and now, they’re here to stay. HE reminds me of THE SMELL OF DINNER COOKING FROM THE NEXT ROOM OVER, SWIMMING ON A SUMMER NIGHT, RUNNER’S HIGH AT THE END OF A RACE. // @opalsmedia

howdy pals! my name is del ( she/they ), and i am jazzed to be here! i’ve been peaking at this rp since it showed up in the tags, so to say i’m excited about bringin my kiddo fish in is an understatement. a lil about me before i get into some basics and links for more info about fish... i’m twenty-three from the cst timezone. i work full-time, but my hours are funky, so you may see me at random hours of the day. big music fan, lover of public health things, over-using kermit the frog memes, & thriller shows and books ( anyone else almost lose it during the season finale of the undoing ??? )! warning: i rant a lot.... and am.... so long winded.... pls forgive me.

now for the fun part.... bby fish! i’m just going to give you basics to reference here, because the link ‘extended info’ has much more extensive head canons, wanted plots, stats, and his full bio.

born into a really well off & successful family ( dad = doctor & professor at UC’s med school, mom = big wig in dem establishment & advisor to ... oop! state senator obama ), fish had just about everything that he could ever need growing up. fish was super eager to please his parents and really ??? everyone. 

his grandma was and still is his favorite person to have ever walked this earth. probably has a tattoo for that woman but like ... she’s a peach 1/2 so rightfully so. 

two things about his grandma.... first! her maiden name was fischel, and when fish was growing up, she’d always call him her little fish. it just stuck, and that was that! he would forever be known fischel for business™ and fish for the pals. second! she was his biggest advocate and always believed in him. ( food tw ): she helped encourage his love and interest in cooking, food, food soc, etc. they were big julia child fans. a lot of grandma/fish time was literally just them goofing around in the kitchen and trying to recreate things they saw her make. also.... chicago just has a phenomenal food scene in general, and those two really soaked it in, trying out the various signature dishes of the various neighborhoods, and learning about the history behind them. ( tw end )

he loves anthony bourdain & samin nosrat. big fan.

( divorce tw ) parents got divorced and didn’t really say much other than that he would stay with his father in chicago and visit his mom on alternating holidays and summers. there wasn’t like The Discussion ( tw end )

while he was doing a lil medical internship and staying out with his mom ( cancer, death of a loved one tw ) he got the news that his grandmother’s cancer had gotten to the point where she had been put on life support. his father made the decision that it was in her best interest and fish’s to end her support. fish found out after she had already passed. he tried to claim that it was in his best interest since fish had always been too emotional and the family’s so there wouldn’t be this massive fight.... ( tw end ) cue beginning of resentment of the fam & realization that he’s got no one in his corner except himself

our table <3333 ( food tw ) okay so taking inspiration from his time touring chicago neighborhoods with his grandma & idolizing bourdain and nosrat, fish created what began as an after school club with some of his pals. the idea was to learn about food accessibility, urban farming, food sociology, & cooking from peers, but fish had Big Big plans & wanted it to turn into a bit of a safe haven for kids & young adults on the southside. ( tw end ) utilizing both support from partnerships with other chicago based non profits, school, and locals in the food scene, he helped start the building process for an actual brick and mortar place for our table. 

this got some buzz, and when a journalist came to interview fish and the other co founders they even received national attention... leading to what would be a ted talk appearance in the future, but back to entering strathmore...

fish hopes to utilize both sociology and public policy degrees to help him become a policy advocate and researcher. he hates how slow moving and formal things always were with his mom’s work. his goal is to utilize research about community based efforts and organizations ( like our table ) and science, to create substantial and sustainable policy for politicians that aren’t scared of being seen as “””too radical””.

his invitation into the society came months later after his ted talk reached over 500 million views. although, he’ll tell you it's because word got around to the members who heard about how good of a chef he is .... he loves it. he literally longs ... yearns some might say .... for community and is very committed and protective over his circlet. 

grief, guilt tw: poppy’s disappearance has him borderline unhinged a bit. she was one of the people he considered himself closer too, and it’s just an unearthing of some of the feelings he had right after his grandmother’s death of anger, confusion, guilt etc. he won’t openly express that or talk about it, but it definetely manifests itself physically. tw end

inspiration-wise, he is a mix of laurel castillo from how to get away with murder, pope heyward from outer banks, grizz from the society, dani clayton from bly manor, emily prentiss from criminal minds, and a bit of payton hobart from the politican. 

music inspiration: willow tree by tash sultana & jerome farah, ain’t it fun by paramore, barefoot in the park by james blake, bad bad news by leon bridges

his personality is that he’s a sociable guy for the most part, but he’s definetely an introvert really enjoying his time for himself. he’s very methodical despite how emotional he is and can be. very creative, protective, blunt .... this can run him into issues even if he just means it as a joke.... many times its not though, he’s pretty critical of others and esp himself, but also v loyal and thoughtful when it comes down to the pals.... will be dropping off some homemade soup and crackers if he knows you’re fighting a lil cold.

BIG THINGS: a lot of his character is based around the subtle, warm intimacy of small dinners with loved ones??? this is what he longs for more than anything and always has??? it’s not super overstated or in your face, but you know its there because you can feel it. in the past you saw him being more passive, kinda allowing himself to float in the background, but now he really is his own advocate and creates community wherever he can. he’s v intentional in his relationships and conversations, not wanting to have just surface level connections or chats. he is v much a Scorpio™.

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Mun Name: Paige

OOC Contact: IMs are the best way of getting to me. I do have Skype and Discord, however I don’t really use them very much. Asks are a tricky thing for me with OOC so if you want me to be sure you want to talk OOC send me an IM. 

Who the heck is my muse anyway:

Jessie is a young woman in her early twenties who is a member of Team Rocket and the leader of her squad. A rough life has rendered her fierce and defensive over those she views as hers. She is not one to handle lightly, and despite her tough exterior, she is very fragile. 

Points of interest:

*Jessie’s true personality - Many see her as the loud, overbearing member of Team Rocket. She is rude, offensive, selfish, and holds no care for anyone else’s feelings. However, these are all defense mechanisms she put in place specifically because if she hadn’t, she wouldn’t have survived her life. If someone can get around her wall of defenses she’s created, they might be quite surprised.  *Jessie’s past - Jessie’s past has been littered with heartbreak and abuse. She has spent most of her days homeless, and nearly all of them without family or anyone close to her. She won’t talk about this often, she loathes pity and refuses it. However, perhaps some empathy would go a long way.  *Jessie’s Mother - When she was five years old, her mother left for a mission to find Mew and never returned. What she remembers of her mother, she loves and cherishes. Her mother is her only evidence she ever had a family, or ever had anyone who cared about her. She constantly goes back in thought to her mother, and it is a huge factor for why she’s in Team Rocket now.  *Jessie’s dreams - Jessie had many dreams growing up. She’s wanted to be a pokemon trainer, a pokemon nurse, a performer. She went to school to become a pokemon nurse only to have the entire system screw her over. She auditioned for a performance school, but her friends made it in. She didn’t. Now her dreams are more realistic (well, for the normal person, to her they’re impossible). She wants to get married and have a quiet life. She longs for stability.  *Jessie’s mental health - Her life has continued to beat her down with a stick until she can’t move anymore. She’s been abused, neglected, forgotten, rejected, and ignored. A slew of traumatic experiences have rendered her with anxious tendencies, panic attacks, ptsd, and depression. Though she doesn’t realize it. She has never been in a safe place to make sense of these feelings. She just knows she gets angry and she gets panicked and she gets afraid and more, but no one has ever spoken to her or cared about her enough to help. She doesn’t realize there’s anything wrong except for just her. She is on the verge of breaking.  

What they’ve been up to recently:

*Main Verse - Jessie has recently gotten news back from Headquarters about her mother. Her mother is alive, and has been communicating with Team Rocket over the years. Jessie is immediately heartbroken, but she has no idea how to voice these feelings- her mother, the woman she loved so dearly didn’t want her. Would rather have been dead than be her mother. Of course, the actual situation is a lot more complicated, but Jessie doesn’t know that.  *AU- New Beginnings - After a plan gone terribly awry, Jessie finds herself grieving her two best friends and alone in the world again. Out of mercy, she has been allowed to pursue her old childhood dream of being a Pokemon Nurse. A month has passed since the events, and she’s focusing on studying- if she allows herself much time to rest her mind will focus on her lost friends. *Older Verse -  In her mid-forties, Jessie has married her longtime sweetheart James (based off of the epilogue of the manga). Years of starvation and intense physical work left her almost completely infertile. However, by some miracle- she was able to conceive. In this verse, she has an eight-year-old girl named Miya, after her mother. She and James have a fashion salon where they do everything from hair to make-up to costume design. 

Where to find them:

*Main Verse - She can be often found wandering towns alone, or pulling a scheme with James and Meowth. I often don’t feel comfortable writing fight scenes without prior planning, so I prefer having more emotional encounters.  *AU- New Beginnings - At Professor Oak’s place, mostly in the study room she uses. She usually has to be caught when out making tea. Sometimes she gets to a cafe to study.   *Older Verse -  At her salon or her house. She spends most of her time caring for Miya and booking clients, but she can be convinced to leave the house. 

Current plans:

Currently, I would just like to expand on the three verses here. I want to add more depth to her, I want her to be able to open up and I want her to be able to gain some friends she feels she can talk to. Or even some mentors and motherly figures. I love plotting things out, so if you have any ideas please come to me!

Desired interactions:

*Open book - I would love someone, canon or OC, to gain her trust enough for her to really start talking about her life. Or at least her mother. It might be easier said than done though, she’s locked away these tears as best as she can - and if she starts talking about them it’s guaranteed to be a flood. But she’ll feel so much better afterwards.  *“Hey, you’re not so bad” - Especially with canon characters who know her when she’s putting on her Team Rocket show. Put them in a situation where Jessie can be more herself instead of the villain she’s had to be. Just resulting in realizing that perhaps they don’t always have to all be enemies. *Thelma and Louise without a tragic end -  I want Jessie to have friends. Especially female friends. A badass girl squad, really. She’s tough. There’s been a lot of talk in this post about her vulnerability, and while she is, she’s also incredibly strong. I’d love to be able to play with this.  *Jessie to the rescue! - Going off of the previous, I think there are definitely times Jessie will step in to save someone. If she saw a girl being harassed, or one of the twerps in serious danger, she’d step in. I always have a scenario in my mind of one of Ash’s female companions finding herself in a spot of trouble with pushy or predatory guys, and her stepping in because she’s been in the twerpette’s position and she wouldn’t wish it on anyone. And now, Jessie’s got the physical fighting skills to fully defend.  *Friends and Teammates - This is a little harder to fulfill, but I do always welcome squad interactions. I think the TR friendship is incredibly important and I love playing with it. 

Offered interactions:

Of course, I’ll do any of the desired interactions. I will do more villainous encounters with Jessie, but I really need these plotted out first. I don’t think Jessie is inherently evil, despite what people say or think, so it’s harder for me to push that side of her. I need you to talk to me if you want her to be a pure villain. 

I do also multiship, but I do need communication too. I want to know what you want and what you’re thinking so I know how to play my character. 

Current open post/s:

The best way is to start through a meme or to start an IM conversation with me for plotting. I have a growing page of starters  that are always open. Multiple people can respond to the same starter. I don’t do well at flying by the seat of my pants, i get too anxious, but I love plotting. 

Anything else?:

I love plotting. If you get me a character relationship that I adore, I will tell you all my headcanons as they form. I can easily talk and plot out a whole arc that gets me super excited if the situation is right. I love plotting. It gives me motivation. The story itself doesn’t have to be solidified, heavens no, but like- preplotting relationships so I’m excited to get to the end. 

Tagging: anyone who hasn’t and wants to tbh. Still bad with tagging people XD Sorry!