some v9 kids i guess? i guess?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 5:33 am
Sharad "Shay" Narang: Half-Italian-American half-Indian-American kid from a small beach town in California. Orphaned at a very young age and raised by maternal grandparents who were neglectful and abusive. Very much a beach town kid at heart; loves surfing and diving and longboarding, prefers being barefoot unless shoes are absolutely required, smokes a lot of weed and spends the vast majority of his time outside whenever possible. Also something of a punk and delinquent and mostly hangs with other delinquent kids. Terrible student under serious threat of not graduating. Has only been moved to Vegas fairly recently, and deeply loathes it there and resents his family for the move. Has a very bitter, acerbic personality and a tendency to push others away and put others down, but the rare person who he lets the bad attitude down for can see a softer, warmer side to him and find a loyal and dedicated friend behind the facade.
Rhoda Simmons: Daughter of a single mother and eldest sibling of three. Saddled with largely taking care of her younger siblings in place of her overworked mother, a matter that takes up much of her spare time outside of school and put a great deal of strain on her and her mother's relationship. An excellent student with a particular head for math and sciences, but doesn't have much direction for what she wants to do with her life once she graduates and doesn't feel she can afford going to college. Self-described emo who likes singing and playing guitar but is mostly too shy to do so in front of others, and loves drawing and sketching but rarely shows her art to anyone. Diagnosed with depression that is going largely untreated. Usually comes across as withdrawn, oversensitive and moody, and can be kinda difficult to get along with as a result, but is aware of and trying to improve that behavior and make more friends where she can.
Micah (formerly Lynette) Copeland: Child of a well-off manager of a hotel and casino. Parents are controlling and micromanaging of his time and academic career, and are heavily pressuring him into a career in medicine, which he resents but complies with. A straight-A student overburdened with extracurriculars and frequently exhausted as a result, struggling to keep it all up. Dedicates what little free time he has towards nerdy stuff like fantasy novels, Star Wars and old computer RPGs, despite parental disapproval of such frivolous entertainment. Secretly trans and prefers to be called Micah over his birth name, but has hidden this from his conservative parents for fear of disownment. Comes off as stuffy, haughty and ambitious, but is deeply insecure and has poor self-worth.
Inés Rios Ortega: A girl born in Mexico City whose family moved to the US when she was young. Has a large extended family living across both the US and Mexico and a close, loving relationship with most of them, and an especially close one with her parents. The family moved around a lot while she was growing up to pursue various jobs but eventually settled into running a gas station a ways outside of Vegas city limits, for which she does a lot of mostly-unpaid work to help her parents keep it afloat. Not a great student overall, but a terrific athlete and one of the star runners of the girl's track team, and plans to pursue scholarships for college on that front in the hopes of getting a well-paying job to support her parents and other family. A friendly girl, if somewhat shy and socially awkward, who's happy to help anyone who asks or lend an ear to anyone who needs it.
