Let's Gather Round the Campfire [Chii]

Subject: Let's Gather Round the Campfire [Chii] Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:42 am

Hello, did the flames catch your attention this fine night? Well, join us, sit down and get warm. We were just sharing a few stories round the campfire, passing the time. Everyone here has a story, an unknown fight underneath, don't you think? There's something about a campfire, the embers glow and warm us as the stories often do. It's a time to listen, to the night, to the embers, to the wood, and to each other. Every night after you snuff it out, it's like you lived another life and closed the book when it ends. Maybe it ends there, and maybe you'll build another fire, and continue their story from where you left off. They can feel as alive as the fire if you let them, so c'mon don't be shy, grab a cup of hot chocolate, stick a marshmallow into the fire, and just relax. Listen to some of their stories as the night joins in.

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Derald Hafer D10 - Lucas Till
Alaric Demeraire D4 - Daniel Sharman

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"I don't believe that the pain will lessen as time passes.
Ignoring is the closest thing to forgetting.
'Cause some things are just unforgettable, in a bad way."

| Howdy there, need some milk or somethin'? Hm? Who am I? |

Name: Derald Hafer

Age/Birthday: 17, 12th March

Gender: Male

District: 10

| What am I like? What are ya'll so curious 'bout to know? |

Physical Appearance: Derald stands at about 5'9" with light brown hair that sweeps slightly above his blue eyes which were usually smiling to others. He has a southern accent stuck to him and he cain't get rid of it. Well, not that he ever wanted to. He's often seen with a hat of his when he's out of the house but on super hot days, you'll probably get to see him without it. He has quite a strong built in order to do all the labour work and he usually wears comfortable plaid shirt and jeans, or whatever he has.

Personality: Derald is a charismatic guy and he's a joker around the district. But he has his sensible adult, mature moments once in awhile. He is dense towards people sometimes and he just can't take a hint, but Tess has taught him a thing or two and he is quite smart on other aspects. Well, if he's willing to make the effort to think. He makes the effort to do well in what he needs or wants to do. He loves all the animals in the farm and enjoys spending time with them too. Derald enjoyed playing pranks on Tessony in the past but he as grew up the pranks kinda just stopped, but he still has a mischievous mind.

Family:
Derald lives with his Uncle, Darrin Hafer, 47. He was the older brother of Derald's father and the man owned a humble farm where he and his daughter stay and work. Being sturdy with a strong built, he has brown hair and strangely takes pride in it. He was the joker of his age, being the carefree man most people see him as but he takes good care of his animals.

Together with his uncle, Derald also lives with his older cousin, Tessony Hafer, 23. This cowgirl takes care of Derald and stops his nonsense when it crosses the line. She's often seen hitting him on the head for doing something dumb. She has light brown hair which she chopped off herself due to losing a worthless bet to Derald. But she started taking a liking to her short hair, since it was much easier to handle. She and Derald were close and they got each other's back when things are rough. Derald calls her Tess for short and they work together at the farm.

Tessony Hafer:

Brief History: Derald's father and mother were both taken away to the Capitol for God knows what when he was 6 and his uncle took him in there after. He was then shown the ropes around the farm so that he had something to do without having to think about his parents. Before his parents were dragged away, they had a small little ranch that Darrin took over as well, linking it together with the farm. Being 6 at that time, he had no clue what was going on and what ever happened to them. Till today, Darrin refuses to say anything about it, though Derald feels that he was old enough to have the rights to know. Aside from the touchy subject, Derald was blessed to have the company of his older cousin. They used to stick together everywhere, however now, Derald sometimes does it to annoy her. Apart from their minor squabbles and fights, Tess would always protect Derald like her own little brother. She always belittle Derald but some day he'll prove to her that he isn't a whiny kid anymore.

| Anything else? Well I'll be tarred and feathered, ya still around! Sure if ya really wanna. |

Flaw: Sometimes (Most of the times) Derald doesn't know when his jokes have crossed the line, being dense towards people's feelings, so it has always been Tess that tells him to stop. But Tess can't always be there can she?

Pets: Does every animal in the farm counts? Derald would count every single one of them as a pet. The horses, the ducks, the sheep, the dog, Tess' lazy cat. But he loves all of them and he hates it when his uncle has to sell them away.

Rich or Poor?:Since they're animals are of good quality under Derald's care, they earn enough to get by.

Weapon of Choice: Knives and swords are his favourite since he likes to make use of both hands with a weapon in each. He enjoys the throwing knives as well since he often spars with Tess with target hitting

Talents: Derald is good with the ropes and can tie all sorts of knots. It was tragically due to losing a bet to Tess but it proved to be useful in carry the stacks of hay and other bundles of stuff.

Also, strangely Derald has an affinity with animals and he always seem to know how they feel by their actions and can always find a loophole to make them feel better. Animal whisperer much?

Other than that quirky talent, he's quite the fast runner; the chickens and ducks don't catch themselves!

Preferred Angles: Candid, Open-minded, a Joker,

Angles this tribute will not do: Silent, Hostile, Pessimistic.

Other: He seems to handle animals better than humans. He makes use of his uncle's guitar once in awhile but he was never the best at it... And his FC is Lucas Till!

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Subject: Re: Let's Gather Round the Campfire [Chii] Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:18 am

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"Why would you want to live a normal life,
do normal stuff, and die like everyone else?
What if, you could be remembered,
like everyone just staring at you?
Now wouldn’t that be so cool!
I-.. I know I know. ...I just
want someone to see.. me.
Anyone."

| Oho, look who we have here! Well well well! Hmm? Who am I? Since you asked! |

Name: Alaric Demeraire
|Alaric - Ruler | Demeraire - Reckless |

Age/Birthday: 16, 28 October

Gender: Male

District: District 4

| What am I like? Heh, what are we playing, 20 questions game? |

Physical Appearance: Alaric has a considerably tall built, 5'8" and he likes his height; it's way more fun from above! He can't control his hair to save his life and it always grows out in all directions. His dark brown curls go haywire every time, often dusted with sand and salt. His hair grows really fast and someone needs to drag him out and cut it, or he'll never 'remember' to. His deep blue eyes pierce into a gaze that gets you, but yet, you'll never be able to take him seriously with that snarky comments and cheeky smile. Alaric has an very interesting jaw line, nothing from immediate family members and he speculates that he got it from some ancestor that sailed the seven seas. Or something like that. He's always in anything comfortable to physically move in, and dry quickly - so that in case he skates off the dock and fall into the sea, his mother would never know as long as he stayed out long enough to dry off.

Personality: To sum him up in one sentence, Alaric is basically someone you absolutely cannot leave your 5 year old child or dog with. He is reckless; as in let's skate off the dock into the ocean just because reckless. If it seems fun, Alaric will be the first in line to try and kill himself. He's often quite blunt with his words; if he thinks you look ugly in that purple dress, he'll tell you that you look ugly in that purple dress. Guess his words forgot to take a detour to his brain. As horrible as he may seem (or maybe fun, he enjoys company!) Alaric makes it up with that infectious smile and optimism of his. He doesn't want to have fun all by himself, he wants to see the others just as happy too! So he tries. He's that hyper kid stuck in a 16 year old body, well maybe with a bit more common sense (to see that he's actually still alive till this day).

Alaric loves the adrenaline and excitement because he doesn't want to be just any guy from district 4, or that boring guy from the tavern. He wants to be remembered, he wants to leave a mark in the district and in people's hearts. Guess he's really just afraid of being forgotten. As if he never existed at all.

But once night falls and the whole district becomes calm and silent, Alaric really appreciates the down time and peacefulness the night gives. He loves the night, not being overly suicidal, just kinda relaxing in the cold sand for once. He spends his nights alone because he's never sure if people would get why he needs them so much. He gets to think and maybe actually think before he speaks. The crashing waves, the cooling sea breeze, the moon, the stars, no noisy seagulls, no chattering from the people, just nature's silence - it' a really nice feeling, don't you think?

Family:
Alaric lives with his beloved sister Seraphina Demeraire, 15, who is a little more reserved and quiet than her noisy older brother. He likes to bring her out to go enjoy life the way he thinks will be the best and likes to annoy her when she's all quiet. But he just wants to see her happy. Sera's isn't that reserved at all if you're as close to her as Al, in fact, they love cracking jokes together, good or bad. And sometimes, if it doesn't involve heights, she'll join Alaric on his crazy adventures (sometimes against her will). The siblings love to spend time together, especially late at night, where everything's all calm and quiet where they can just have some bonding time. Sera always puts up with Alaric's dumb and stupid ways and he couldn't have asked for a better lil sis. She is everything to him, and if it wasn't for her convincing, he would've tried to break free and joined the rebellion already.

Alaric also deals with his lil brother, Rudolphus Demeraire, 4, who is the precocious one and likes sitting there, looking cute for the customers. Many of the ladies and manly man come to the tavern to have a nice meal or a couple of beers and oogle at the little one. Alaric often likes to bring him out to play together, most probably endangering his life. He was too young to understand what happened during the war, only told to stay quiet and pretend to be brave. On the softest notes, Ruddie likes sitting on Alaric's skateboard while he pushes him around. That's probably the safest fun they'll ever get.

Alaric lives with his father, Kdin Demeraire, 39. Kdin is the laid back father who loves his whole family to bits, and trusts his kids to be smarter and more sensible than him. He tells jokes like he's equipped with his own crappy dad joke filled book everywhere he goes. His brown hair flops around everywhere and he thinks his wife likes it like that. Even then, he always took care of his family, taking the blame with his brother to keep the rest safe.

Alaric also lives with his mother, Grace Demeraire, 38. The young couple runs a family tavern by the beach and are fairly happy with their lives. Grace has wavy black hair and takes no shit for an excuse. She's as badass as a mum can get and she helps deal with all the problematic problems in the tavern. Everyone usually listens to her. Usually. When Grace married Kdin, she had no idea what family she just threw herself into, but she loves it. All in all they're an adorable couple that fits in nicely with the younguns. She handles herself and the family well, and managed to hold her own with the peace keepers from trying to be too nosey.

Next up in making the house noisy, there's also his uncle, Jevin Demeraire, 28, who was adopted in to well, make the place a little livelier. Jevin is asian and has jet black fabulous hair, and keeps himself cleaned up, unlike his older brother. Jevin tries so hard to help a brother out, but he stopped when Kdin got married and proved to be laid-able. Jevin is really attached to his nephews and niece and loves hanging out with them or just making their day while working at the tavern more awesome. And of course, Jevin brings in more customers, being so chatty and charismatic, the older women, and the younger guys. Because basically, the whole district area knows he's gay and proud. Even after the ordeal with the Dark Days, he still lives on with a smile, having a blast trying to do tricks with only a foot and a walking stick.

And then we got Alaric's grandpapa, Joseph Demeraire, 68, who basically gets drunk as a job. He actually holds his liquor really well and isn't the problematic drunkard type. Unless you count the time he screwed up Kdin's name which was actually Kadin but he missed the 'A'. He used to be a bartender at their tavern and drink with the customers, now it's only the drinking part but it isn't that bad. Joseph has the same brown hair as his older son and they look almost identical. And we know where the bad sense of humour come from. He had such a big heart especially for his customers and he helped the rebels in a heartbeat, without thinking.

Last but not least, Alaric stays with his grandmother (G-ma), Mildred Demeraire, 64, who's the grumpy old lady tired of dealing with everyone's shit. She is not easily amused and gets pissed off at rowdy customers. The only way to appease her would probably be the food Grandpa makes, that's how he deals with her for the past 40 years. She however, love Ruddie with all her heart and don't dare to blow up at him. The war only seemed to harden her up, having to watch her two sons face the consequences meant for a family. But if she could make the Capitol pay, she would.

Brief History:
The Demeraires own a nice little tavern down by the beach since Joseph bought it on the whim while he was drunk. But it proved to do very nicely for the family. Since he got himself into this mess, might as well make the best of it. And it really did prosper some how. After getting a good earful when he met her and told her of this incident, Mildred settled and helped this idiot bring up the tavern, and it's been running ever since. Joseph taught Alaric how to bar tend so that he didn't have to worry so much about it anymore, and the second generation of Demeraires are soon taking over. Actually more or less, they are in charge, the older couple is just in for the ride. Thus now Alaric works by the bar in the tavern when he needs to. He holds his alcohol way better than anyone in the house, even if he's underage. Grandpapa is a bad influence.

Alaric and Sera are a really close bunch and he enjoys pushing her around. It's amazing how their parents said that they hated each other so much when they were kids. Somehow, one day they just.. stopped. The sibling instincts kicked in hard and now it's like they're stuck together. Not literally, they rarely spend time together when they work or even have fun (seeing Al really really really love heights and adrenaline) but when they do, they always make the best of it. At night when it all quiet and all, Al usually spends his alone time with Sera and that's basically their bonding time. Until Alaric decides to have a suicide mission to swim far out or skate the dark streets while piggybacking his sister. He basically puts everyone he loves in danger, especially his younger siblings but when they get hurt, he gets really over protective of the both of them. Because he knows he won't hurt them so he rarely worries when it's his fault they could possible lose a limb or two.

The Rebellion hit District 4 and the Demeraires fairly hard, trying to stay out of the way, but when the peacekeepers barged into the district, the tavern held a few rebels to keep them safe, some were friends, acquaintances, customers, once they come in here, they're like family. It would be quite easy, right? Hide them all in Grandpapa's secret wine cellar under the bar, pretend to be a jolly family, accepting surrender and giving the peacekeepers drinks for their hard work. But of course, it's never that easy. When the peacekeepers found out, Al's dad and uncle took the blame for it all. They killed every single one of those rebels they tried to protect, and the two brothers endured a thorough investigation and punishment. A hand for his father and a foot for his uncle, along with the 20 strokes on their back, all public to show the consequences to the whole district. Al was a rope away from joining the war after that, no one can pull that on his family and get away with it. He literally had to be tied down and watched over in the tavern. And so they waited, along with the rest of the district, they waited it out. They basically got aplenty of the rebellion forces killed and it haunts them to have ever tried to protect them at all. They weren't much forces to go against the peacekeeper or the Capitol, they stayed quiet, they stayed obedient, they surrendered. But when the district surrendered, they didn't think they would've surrendered their whole life to the Capitol to play with as they pleased.

| Anything else? Hmmm... Only if you come jetty jumping with me! C'mon it'll be fun! |

Flaws:
Alaric is as blunt as the hilt of a knife and his words hurt like the tip of it. He needs to learn to actually care about his consequences for once, but he thinks that it'll always be all good, and he'll always be okay. He doesn't think too much into the details of everything, only the things that matter - the fun bits.

His memory skills extends to the recipes for a mean drink at best, and evidently he's more of a chatter not a thinker. It took painstaking years to make Al finally be able to hold the bar alone without staring blankly into the air panicking over whether was it Moonshine or Vodka, he still can't tell the difference.

Family is always first. Al gets very sensitive when try to belittle his life choices or when people step on his family's toes and he gets very brash when it happens. He doesn't think as straight and gets the impulse, he feels, he do, why would they need to sit and think about it? He sees something that has to be done and he does it. Family first, but it doesn't just mean blood; anyone an be family.

Pets: Technically it's not his. But he leaches off Sera's golden retriever, Vera, as a little companion every now and then.

Wealth Status: High middle classmen, they are.

Talents:
He likes playing the Ocarina, making his own sometimes. And you'd wonder how in the world can a hyper boy like him sit down to craft and play a mellow instrument like the ocarina.

Self proclaiming that he's good with the skateboard, but there really isn't any scale to judge on with rarely anyone else doing it. Alaric just wants to believe that he's good at something for once.

Alaric occasionally likes to pick locks because it's interesting, what makes a tiny lock so powerful to lock a door huh? He never said that he didn't like a challenge!

Alaric isn't much of a fisher, but he holds his breath under water very well, making diving and swimming much easier for him. He also often swims out further than he really should but swimming under water kept him undetected by the peace keepers. It's nice out there, just the ocean and you.

Other: Alaric loves grilled fish and whenever his family gets a big catch, he'll steal it and roast it up over a fire! Also, his FC is Daniel Sharman! Very Happy

And #YOLOY right?

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