Post by ADRIAN VALERIU KELLER on Mar 3, 2013 11:37:26 GMT -8
| [atrb=style,width: 420px; background-color: efefef; background-image: url(http://i.imgur.com/6jh1H.png); padding: 5px, bTable] ADRIAN V. KELLER 17 | HETEROSEXUAL | FROSTY'S EMPLOYEE | HIGH SCHOOL KID | BEN BARNES PERSONALITY COMPLEX | UNFORGIVING | DISCIPLINED | LOST | INTUITIVE Who is Adrian Valeriu Keller? If you asked him, he couldn’t tell you (trust me, I’ve tried). Isn’t that common for everyone? Adrian is a complex human being with complicated thoughts, emotions, and opinions. His behaviors are highly influenced by the guidance of his grandfather, Florin Keller, because he was essentially raised by him. We’ll cover that aspect some time later. For now, it’s important that we explore Adrian’s inner-psych. After all, what’s a character without the meat of who they are? Adrian is a Scorpio, for what it’s worth, and he's qualified to be classified as one, give or take a few rogue traits. For example, Adrian is thoughtful, at times incredibly so. As Scorpios are known for their intimate and intense desires, it’s also important to note that Adrian’s emotions may overcome him if the timing is right, most notably in his anger. In Detroit, Adrian often ran into problems with a select group of “bullies.” This group of boys actually led Florin to move Adrian away from that environment. Now that Adrian is in a different place, he’s able to keep his emotions in check (for the most part). Adrian feels deeply, meaning actions and words speak louder to him than he might let on. The group of bullies in Detroit has made him intolerant of humiliation. Adrian will not stand to entertain others at the expense of his pride. Though he can typically differentiate between a joke and when he’s being made a fool out of, I wouldn’t advise pushing his buttons. Without a doubt, he’ll explode. Other than that, Adrian is a relatively laidback guy. He’s not in a rush to move onto bigger and better things because honestly, he doesn’t have any idea which way he’s running. That’s another reason why he finds his move to Brunswick, Maine so refreshing. Back in Detroit, Adrian didn’t have a crowd he stuck to. He never really has. The boy tends to float around and communicate with whoever will have him. No, he isn’t desperate. No, he isn’t socially awkward. If anything, he’s probably a hipster, On a less pessimistic note, Adrian loves forever. He’s never been “in love” with a girl, per se. Or maybe he has. It all leads back to a Scorpio’s notorious roots to emotions. Romance is almost a foreign language to Mr. Keller. He’s never found a girl worth the flowers and chocolate hearts. Make no mistake, however! Adrian knows how to put up a convincing chase, and if he likes someone enough, he won’t back down until he succeeds or he’ll die trying. He’s dated a variety of woman before. Cheerleaders make up the large majority, only because he was a hockey player back in Detroit. “Haukie” is a pretty big deal around those parts. Hobbies, few in number, include hockey and golfing. He was introduced to each by his grandfather Florin. Anger management can go two ways, one being much more effective than the other. Firstly, Adrian joined the hockey team to HISTORY HIS MOTHER'S WEDDING | HIS FIRST FIGHT | MOVING TO BRUNSWICK Adrian’s history started with the war. World War II, to be exact. Florin Keller was a Romanian citizen when the war began. He was born in 1926 to parents of modest income. His mother took up her role in the household seriously. Meanwhile, his father struggled to bring food the table because of his low-paying factory job. During the Great Depression such hardships weren’t unheard of. As Europe once more met face-to-face with war, Florin’s father was sent off to the battle field where he promptly died. Florin, too, was drafted to fight for the Romanian cause. Luckily, he was able to come home able enough to continue working. But, for what it was worth, Florin knew he could not stay in Romania, especially when a communist takeover became more prevalent in his average life. Florin begged his mother to immigrate to the United States with him, but she refused. “I will die in the country of my husband,” she told Florin. Taking a leap of faith, Florin decided to go without his mother (which ultimately is one of his biggest regrets). Others of his nationality were also rushing to the states for political, social, and economic liberation. Many of which ended up in industrial centers of the Midwest. Florin, for example, remained in Detroit, Michigan where he worked unskilled jobs in factories. As a twenty year on in 1946, he was strong and willing to work for his living. He fell in love with an American woman named Donna Bassel. She was the sister of one of his closest friend upon coming to America, Robert “Rob” Bassel. Initially, good old Rob didn’t appreciate Florin having eyes for his sister, but the realization soon donned upon him Florin was just about better than any other scumbag in downtown Detroit. Donna and Florin courted for about a year before marrying. Their daughter, Joyce, was born in 1965. Donna was thirty-five. Florin was thirty-eight. Previously, Florin and Donna struggled with infertility. That’s not to say Joyce was a miracle child. Donna’s body simply could not hold a baby due to her severe high blood pressure. Fast-forward to 1992, Donna’s high blood pressure got the best of her at the age of sixty-two. She had a stroke and passed away. Florin and Joyce were mortified by her loss. To them, Donna was the beacon of hope whenever their situation turned sour. Out of the two of them, however, Joyce took her mother’s death worse. She fell into a severe depression, which then led her to treat herself horribly. Florin didn’t know what to do. None of his lectures were effective. The final blow came in early 1995. Joyce was pregnant and she had no clue who the father could possibly be. After all, she’d seen a lot of men in the three years following her mother’s death. Joyce was battling with a mild case of alcoholism and depression when she was pregnant. Florin couldn’t bear to see his daughter go through the same pain of miscarriage her mother had, so he forced her to sober up while she was carrying her child. The process was a struggle. When Adrian Valeriu Keller was born in November 1995, Joyce was in no state to care for a child. Florin wanted to believe Joyce could overcome her struggles to be a proper mother for Adrian. He really did want to see his daughter live the happy, American life Donna and Florin envisioned for her. Florin even believed that was possibly for a couple years. He’d come over every day to help his daughter out with the baby. Nearing Christmas, Florin came for his daily visit when he found Joyce unconscious in the bathroom, Adrian crying from his crib upstairs. Heartbroken, Florin realized what he had to do. Joyce was sent to a rehabilitation center. Florin became Adrian’s caretaker. If all went well, Adrian would be returned to Joyce when she was clean. Joyce started with a two-week treatment. She showed slight improvements, but upon returning home, she immediately relapsed. Florin again sent her back. Each time she returned home, she’d relapse. Adrian was five years old when she finally came around. Meeting Dr. Clarke definitely helped. He was a newer doctor at the facility she was last sent to. Along with the other patients, Joyce would have AA sessions with Dr. Clarke. His methods—or maybe a combination of all the methods she learned—promised a full recovery. Joyce was released from her last 60-day rehabilitation treatment with a different outlook than before. Again, Dr. Clarke had much to do with this. She had developed strong affections for said Dr. Clarke. Patient-employee relationships were forbidden, so Joyce began talking to him as Ted Clarke, average Detroit citizen. Dr. Clarke saw the improvements Joyce had made in her life. Ted Clarke saw a beautiful woman he could love. Florin had hoped his daughter would reclaim the responsibility of her son. He was nearing his seventy-fourth birthday. Thus, he was in no state to raise a child. Joyce realized this, but at the same time, she felt no emotional attachment to her son. Florin, once more disappointed and deeply wounded, kept Adrian in his care. Adrian didn’t quite understand the situation with his mother. Sure, Adrian was able to see her every day, but the connection simply wasn’t there. Their fragile relationship only proved to span a greater distance when Ted proposed to Joyce and the news of another baby came about. Joyce had finally earned the life Florin and Donna always dreamed for her. Ted and Joyce were married, the baby boy (Gage) was born, and Florin continued to care for Adrian. Now that Joyce had her life together, she didn’t want to be content with one child. Ted was supportive of her wish to have one more child. Hanna was born in 2005. Joyce was forty, Ted forty-three, Adrian eleven, Gage two, and Florin seventy-eight. By then, Florin had begun to develop some health problems. His stomach was constantly in pain. Arthritis was kicking in. Nevertheless, he took care of himself (for Adrian’s sake). It was in 2010 that the fighting began. Adrian had always felt dejected by his mother’s new family. His mother’s betrayal was easy to contain if the reminders were few and far in between, but there was a particular group of bullies who loved to push his buttons. They taunted him. They reminded him that his mother wanted nothing to do with him. Finally, he snapped. Adrian threw a punch at the “leader” of the group and earned a suspension. Florin warned Adrian about the consequences of fighting at school, so he held his head until the school day was through. He and those bullies would sometimes scuffle in the neighborhood. Some nights Adrian came home with a bloody lip and a swollen eye. Florin tried and tried again to make his grandson overcome his anger. The boy had Joyce’s stubborn will. Hockey didn’t help, but golf did. He and Adrian began golfing together whenever Mark and his crew pissed him off. That worked for a while. Until recently, Adrian tried his best to contain his anger and release it on his own time. About a month ago, Mark was up to his old tricks and provoked him during lunch. Mark knew all his weak spots. He was quite good at tormenting Adrian by then. Really, Adrian just had enough. Two years of bullying sent him raging. Mark suffered brain trauma. Adrian was expelled. Florin knew Adrian needed a fresh start. He knew his grandson hadn’t meant to hurt the guy so severely. They moved to Brunswick for a fresh start, and Florin has made it very clear of the repercussions if Adrian lost his cool again. BEHIND THE MASK CHAR | LOL | PACIFIC | IDK | T. PRESCOTT, H. KIPLING I don't feel comfortable sharing my skills with you. |
