Friends and Enemies Needed

[Ryuki]

At the moment, I have a couple more characters to develop. They’ll be added once I have a rough draft of them.

Karen Nguyen: A serious-minded girl and a future lawyer in the making. At least, that’s what her parents want. In truth, Karen feels trapped by her parent’s restrictive style of raising her. She’s not allowed to listen to much music aside from classical, which her parents believe help her focus in studying. She’s also not allowed to wear any outfits or makeup other than what makes her look as professional as possible. She can’t have a pet because it would distract her from her studies. She’s also not allowed to read shojo manga due to her father’s low opinions on the medium of comics. Karen wants to break free from her restricted home life, and school seems like one of the very few places she can be herself. She hopes to one day move out of her parent’s home and carve her own path in life.

Looking for:
-Study buddies
-Shojo manga enthusiasts
-Friends who’ll let her listen to their music

[+] Relationships

Wendy Kennedy: Wendy comes across as a shy, chubby, nerdy girl at first glance. Which is fine with her, as she has an interest she would rather keep under wraps. She is a member of the furry fandom, and loves to draw anthropomorphic animal characters. She is active on social media, where she posts artwork on separate accounts, one for her saucy furry material, and the other personal. She is bisexual, but hasn’t come out to her family (aside from her older sister) due to their religious beliefs. It’s also partially why she keeps her furry account secret. She plans on coming out after graduation. She also has interests in gaming and anime, and is a fan of Crash, Spyro, and Sonic.

Looking for:
-Fellow furries
-Anime and gaming nerds
-Possible bullies

[+] Relationships

Dominiqua Ashmore: A tall, athletic African American girl who is a member of the track & field and swim teams. She has an interest in nature photography and camping, plus is a staunch environmentalist. Is outspoken and passionate about her interests and ideals, but can be a bit loud mouthed. Hopes to one day become a contestant on Survivor. Has a dog walking business.

Looking for:
-Track and field/swim team members
-Fellow nature lovers/environmentalists
-People who oppose her environmental awareness
-Fellow Survivor fans

[+] Relationships

Chester Folk: A nice African American guy who tries to get along with everyone he meets, even if they don’t agree with his political views. Chester is an adamant supporter of the BLM movement, and supports LGBTQA+ individuals for his older brother’s sake. He’s also a fan of retro gaming, but is down for modern games as well. He also has a SoundCloud where he posts electronic and dubstep music he composes on his computer.

Looking for:
-Left wing leaners
-BLM and LGBTQA+ allies
-Music lovers (especially dubstep)
-Gamer buds
-People who oppose his left wing views

[MethodicalSlacker]

Heya Ryuki! Here I am, with my list.

• Amaryllis and Karen; It would take some time and some clarification on what exactly Karen means by 'not allowed to listen to music,' but once Amaryllis was aware of the sheer injustice that Karen was being put through, having to listen to only listen to classical—well, to put it nicely, she'd get pretty pissed off, and make it her own personal mission to make sure Karen can listen to cool and good music. Who knows if Karen actually likes Amaryllis' stuff, it's a bit dated and weird anyway, but it's definitely not classical. She's open to doing this under the guise of 'studying' if need be.
• Mai and Karen; I can see these two as study buddies as well, without the music aspect. Mai is a pretty well to do kid, apart from being freakishly active and energetic. Maybe Karen could get her into manga? There's the potential for that. More when Mai is more complete as an idea.
• Eugene and Wendy; This is maybe an unlikely friendship from Wendy's point of view, and maybe she'd get the wrong idea from years past if Eugene tried to talk shop with her, but once it becomes clear that he's interested in video games and receptive to nerdy stuff I can see them sort of becoming friends, maybe.
• Coda and Wendy; Coda probably wouldn't bully bully her, but if they ever knew or found out that Wendy was a furry they'd have a very very very difficult time keeping that a secret. Depending on whether or not Wendy connected her furry account to her main account, Coda is online enough to notice something like this. If you'd prefer this be a strict secret, that's also fine; another idea I had was that Coda maybe stumbles upon Wendy's furry fandom in a joke made based on her preference for 90s platforming animal mascot games without realizing that it's actually true. Wendy might just feel bullied by Coda without them intending for it, in that case.

[Yonagoda]

Hm... I have a slight enemy for Karen- Amerika, who kind of dislikes weebs but also would totally relate to having bad parents, so idk. I don't see that many connections, but maybe Ren would let Karen listen to some of their music?

[LeslieFranc]

I don't have much for Wendy to connect with my kids, but with Karen I offer Alec as a friend who would encourage her to listen to other kinds of music. There's also Ara who could be an occassional study buddy, and besides obviously letting her listen to music, might also talk to her about fashion and makeup, if that's okay.

[ViolentMedic]

I got Marshall West as a potential study buddy for Karen—and coincidentally he’s also leaning towards trying to get a law degree—but he’s the flipside of her (distracted/absent family, partially driving himself so hard because he thinks that’s what they want) which could be fun.

[Ryuki]

I’ve added Dominiqua and Chester to mother list.