Lost again, Ace?

[knight_of_heart]

'nuther newbie inbound! Hi everyone, I'm Phoenix, lured this way by the gal with the werewolf and the cat (i.e. Gail).

I'm bringing in Ace from the Kuni no Alice/Alice in the Country series. Short version: he's really goofy and nice until you hit the part where he's crazy.

The currently more relevant part to you guys: he's now Horace Knight, 33-year-old assistant manager of his brother's sporting goods store, Knight's Outdoors. There's a divorced wife in the woodworks somewhere and his favorite thing in the world is his six-year-old son. He's a very happy, stable individual, and I can't wait for the game to screw that all up and make him crazy again~

His nuclear family are already named NPCs, but if anyone would like to know him from being a customer at the store (think of it as a small family-run version of Dick's Sporting Goods) I'd love to hash out some pre-Echoes CR. Happy to be here!

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[amberhearted]

Hi Phoenix, welcome welcome! I'm Mini and I play Alexander, a nightshift paramedic who's pretty much an incomplete vampire at this point (boy, that sure isn't going to interfere with his job at all, nope) and Fran from FFXII as veterinarian Sonya Wood.

I read some of the manga and liked it! I'm excited to see Ace get his crazy back.

As for pre-CR, hmmm... A little over a month ago, Alex bought a rifle. Maybe he could have got it from Horace's store?

[knight_of_heart]

Sure! The gun section is one of Horace's favorites, along with the camping gear. Alexander shows up shopping in that section and Horace is front-line salesfellow. He's a little out there and disorganized like the Ace we know and love, but definitely up to snuff on his stuff when it comes to the goods. Could possibly have made a memorable impression on Alex that way?

[amberhearted]

Oh yeah, definitely! Alex has used rifles for hunting in the past, but he's not really into the actual equipment, so I can totally see Horace--

... I just noticed the 'ace' in his name...

--chatting it up with him about what he wants, etc, and Alex being super receptive to it. At the end, he gives him his name and offers his hand for a shake, thinks oh shit now he has my name I'm traceable, then realizes that's dumb because he'd get his name from whatever forms he has to fill out anyway. :|b

[knight_of_heart]

Hee! I'm proud of the Hor-ace. Both subtle and blatant alike! I like changing names around so there's a difference but you can still look at the name and know who it is. Added bonus: "Horace" means "timekeeper"! It's like the best name there could possibly ever be for Ace without sticking with Ace.

But yes this is a good scenario, I approve! :D Distinct enough for Ace to remember but also misremember in his scatterbrained way. "Mister Alexander, sure I remember! You came in and bought the Remington 783! ...or was it the Browning A-Bolt? ...The X-Bolt? Hnn...."

[amberhearted]

Excellent! \o/ He went for the "won't make angels cry" priced one.