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At a young age Torq discovered he didn't belong anywhereBorn to a whore and a drug addict didn't give you much for a hold on reality. It was the late 70s and New York's Times Square wasn't nearly as Disney-fied as it is nowBy the time he was 12 memories of his parents were simply fights in the hours between hangovers and 'business'At 13 in 1984 dear old dad split and mom was suffering from her years Torq became a ward of the state.
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My name was Scott but it seems I haven't been called that in hundreds of yearsI was a second-rate model in New York City.  Imagine that, someone who DIDN'T aspire to the stage! I enjoyed the fast pace and the packed-in cityLos Angeles was just too spread out.  People in New York always let you know where you standPeople on the west coast had no backbone; it was all slime.
  
This was a joke of course, the homes were all run by corrupt money grabbers who didn't really care how you lived or breathed; just that you continued to do so.  Many a night was spent on the streets of New York.  During more prosperous evenings he would emulate the far-off glazed, doll-like stare he would see on his mother's face as she went to work and he watched through the slats of the bedroom closetHe wasn't being used if he wasn't thereThere wasn't much his body was good for anywayHe wasn't strong enough to do the kind of damage his mind wanted to inflict. Then again, who really cared about anything.
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I was just starting to realize my time was up as far as a shot at the business of the young and prettyI wasn't really upset about it.  I'm not the type to get upset about thingsI take what I can learn and I move onI won't lie though, waking up to the necessity of a new career in your mid-thirties (uhh.. late thirties) is not a very soothing prospect.
  
Battery Park was always an interesting place to go at nightMost of his money was earned (aptly enough) by appetites in the financial district nearbyThe park was a place to relax and see the 'outside world'.  New Jersey never seemed like a place anyone wanted to go from what you heard and saw on the television.  But it was still somewhere else.  Why did the Statue of Liberty stand there?  Was it the apathy that liberated him? Were the people beyond the island's borders liberated? They seemed to pour into the city quickly enough but they never stayed.  Obviously the choice to leave must be a part of liberty.  He couldn't be the liberated one thenWhat was he captive to?
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Being on the 'less-than-A-list' in your field generally meant you had a living arrangementI shared a loft with a guy in TribecaWe weren't much more than acquaintances, seeing each other in passing every day or twoI never really knew what he did for a living but whatever it was it did him well. He slept til noon and dressed very well. I never got the idea he was into drugs (or, at least, couldn't handle his scene) but he didn't have that air of a trust fund baby either.   
  
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The guy was hot.  It didn't matter what your preferred gender was, you couldn't help but notice him.  He had different women every night, sometimes more than one a night and sometimes even more than one at a time.  I swear sometimes I heard guys, too.  Given his ...own mystique and that of the people he was banging, I couldn't help but wonder what was going on behind that door.  Maybe that's how he sustained himself.  A guy with that ability could probably go pretty far if he wanted to.
  
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I started to wonder about my own ability to maybe swing a few bucks that way.  I'm a model!  Well, soon-to-be ex-model turning 39.  I'm not obsessed with staying young or pretty, I think it's just my environment.  I hope I find a good next environment.
  
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From listening to those nightly activities to wondering those momentary thoughts I'd catch myself in the mirror.  Whatever the next environment might be, it should come fast.
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I'd slide my way up to the roof with a half-bottle of Merlot where I could take in the city noises and then drown them out.  Lady Liberty would be visible to her shoulders over the tops of the building.  I'd focus on the back of her head and wonder, "What good is Liberty without direction?"
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== Changelings ==
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* '''Virtue:''' Justice  '''Vice:''' Pride  '''Concept:''' Wrathful Seducer
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* '''Seeming:''' Fairest; '''Kith:''' Romancer/Shadowsoul; '''Court:''' Summer
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* '''Attributes'''
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** ''Mental:'' Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Resolve 2
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** ''Physical:'' Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
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** ''Social:'' Presence 3, Manipulation 3, Composure 2
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* '''Abilities'''
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** ''Mental:'' Academics 0, Computer 1, Crafts 0, Investigation 1, Medicine (bruises & lacerations) 1, Occult 1, Politics 0, Science 0
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** ''Physical:'' Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Drive 0, Firearms 1, Larceny 0, Stealth 2, Survival 0, Weaponry 0
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** ''Social:'' Animal Ken 0, Empathy (Discover Weakness) 2, Expression 2, Intimidation 2, Persuasion (Digging for Secrets) 2, Socialize 2, Streetwise 0, Subterfuge 2
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* '''Merits'''
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** ''Mental:'' Emotional Detachment (1),
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** ''Physical:'' X
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** ''Social:'' Ingratiating Wanderer (2), Barfly (1), Resources (1)
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** ''Changeling:'' Dual Kith (2)
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* '''Wyrd:''' 1 (''Glamour/Turn:'' X); '''Contracts:''' X
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* '''Health''' 7, '''Willpower''' 4, '''Clarity''' 7 ([Derangements])
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* '''Size''' 5, '''Speed''' 10, '''Defense''' 2, '''Initiative'''  5
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* '''Weapons:''' ''Weapon'' (Stats)
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* '''Armor:''' X (equipment/source)
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* '''Flaws:''' X
  
<table border=1><td><div align=right>'''Intelligence:'''</div></td><td></td><td><div align=right>'''Strength:'''</div></td><td></td><td><div align=right>'''Presence:'''</div></td><td></td><tr><td><div align=right>'''Wits:'''</div></td><td></td><td><div align=right>'''Dexterity:'''</div></td><td></td><td><div align=right>'''Manipulation:'''</div></td><td></td><tr><td><div align=right>'''Resolve:'''</div></td><td></td><td><div align=right>'''Stamina:'''</div></td><td></td><td><div align=right>'''Composure:'''</div></td><td></td></tr></table><br><br>
 
  
<table border=1><td colspan=2><center><b><u><font size=4>Skills</font></u></b></center></td><td colspan=4><b><u><font size=4>Other Traits</font></u></b></td><tr><td colspan=2><center>'''Mental'''</center></td><td colspan=2><center>'''Contracts'''</center></td><td colspan=2><center>'''Health'''</center></td><tr><td>Academics</td><tr><td>Computer</td><tr><td>Crafts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan=2>'''Willpower'''</td><tr><td>Investigation</td><tr><td>Medicine</td><tr><td>Occult</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan=2>'''Wyrd'''</td><tr><td>Politics</td><tr><td>Science</td><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan=2>'''Glamour'''</td><tr><td colspan=2><center>'''Physical'''</center></td><tr><td>Athletics</td><tr><td>Brawl</td><td></td><td colspan=2>'''Merits'''</td><tr><td>Drive</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan=2>'''Clarity'''</td><tr><td>Firearms</td><tr><td>Larceny</td><tr><td>Stealth</td><tr><td>Survival</td><tr><td>Survival</td><tr><td>Weaponry</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan=2>'''Entitlement'''</td><tr><tr><td colspan=2><center>'''Social'''</center></td><tr><td>Animal Ken</td><td></td><td colspan=2><center>'''Flaws'''</center></td><tr><td>Empathy</td><tr><td>Expression</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Size</td><tr><td>Intimidation</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Speed</td><tr><td>Persuasion</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Defense</td><tr><td>Socialize</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Armor</td><tr><td>Streetwise</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Initiative</td><tr><td>Subterfuge</td><td></td><td></td><td>Experience</td></table>
 
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 17 February 2009

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Concept

My name was Scott but it seems I haven't been called that in hundreds of years. I was a second-rate model in New York City. Imagine that, someone who DIDN'T aspire to the stage! I enjoyed the fast pace and the packed-in city. Los Angeles was just too spread out. People in New York always let you know where you stand. People on the west coast had no backbone; it was all slime.

I was just starting to realize my time was up as far as a shot at the business of the young and pretty. I wasn't really upset about it. I'm not the type to get upset about things. I take what I can learn and I move on. I won't lie though, waking up to the necessity of a new career in your mid-thirties (uhh.. late thirties) is not a very soothing prospect.

Being on the 'less-than-A-list' in your field generally meant you had a living arrangement. I shared a loft with a guy in Tribeca. We weren't much more than acquaintances, seeing each other in passing every day or two. I never really knew what he did for a living but whatever it was it did him well. He slept til noon and dressed very well. I never got the idea he was into drugs (or, at least, couldn't handle his scene) but he didn't have that air of a trust fund baby either.

The guy was hot. It didn't matter what your preferred gender was, you couldn't help but notice him. He had different women every night, sometimes more than one a night and sometimes even more than one at a time. I swear sometimes I heard guys, too. Given his ...own mystique and that of the people he was banging, I couldn't help but wonder what was going on behind that door. Maybe that's how he sustained himself. A guy with that ability could probably go pretty far if he wanted to.

I started to wonder about my own ability to maybe swing a few bucks that way. I'm a model! Well, soon-to-be ex-model turning 39. I'm not obsessed with staying young or pretty, I think it's just my environment. I hope I find a good next environment.

From listening to those nightly activities to wondering those momentary thoughts I'd catch myself in the mirror. Whatever the next environment might be, it should come fast.

I'd slide my way up to the roof with a half-bottle of Merlot where I could take in the city noises and then drown them out. Lady Liberty would be visible to her shoulders over the tops of the building. I'd focus on the back of her head and wonder, "What good is Liberty without direction?"


Changelings

  • Virtue: Justice Vice: Pride Concept: Wrathful Seducer
  • Seeming: Fairest; Kith: Romancer/Shadowsoul; Court: Summer
  • Attributes
    • Mental: Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Resolve 2
    • Physical: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
    • Social: Presence 3, Manipulation 3, Composure 2
  • Abilities
    • Mental: Academics 0, Computer 1, Crafts 0, Investigation 1, Medicine (bruises & lacerations) 1, Occult 1, Politics 0, Science 0
    • Physical: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Drive 0, Firearms 1, Larceny 0, Stealth 2, Survival 0, Weaponry 0
    • Social: Animal Ken 0, Empathy (Discover Weakness) 2, Expression 2, Intimidation 2, Persuasion (Digging for Secrets) 2, Socialize 2, Streetwise 0, Subterfuge 2
  • Merits
    • Mental: Emotional Detachment (1),
    • Physical: X
    • Social: Ingratiating Wanderer (2), Barfly (1), Resources (1)
    • Changeling: Dual Kith (2)
  • Wyrd: 1 (Glamour/Turn: X); Contracts: X
  • Health 7, Willpower 4, Clarity 7 ([Derangements])
  • Size 5, Speed 10, Defense 2, Initiative 5
  • Weapons: Weapon (Stats)
  • Armor: X (equipment/source)
  • Flaws: X


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