Post by canndrew on Apr 5, 2018 1:15:03 GMT -6
“Sorry, dude. We don’t serve fertilizer pellets or silica gel as drink toppings here. Wait… why would you even want those!?”
NAME
Wesley West
AGE
20
GENDER
Male
BIRTH DATE
June 17th, 1997
OCCUPATION
Bobarista / Student
LIKES
-Sweet Stuff. I mean, who doesn’t like em, yeah? There seems to be no upper limit to how much sugar Wesley can ingest without crashing or feeling awfully sick. He’s made it through some pretty bad cavities and now brushes his teeth very diligently to avoid any further pain being caused by his addiction…
-Anime. People often tell him his taste is basic, but he doesn’t care! He’ll watch all the Assault on Giant and Blade Craft Wired he wants. Not to mention it’s easiest to get merch of the most popular anime series in the states, so Wesley is the real winner here. (Please don’t ask for his middle school cosplay photos.)
-Boba. Prefers milk teas over fruit teas. Usually makes his drinks with 30% ice, and 120% sweetness. His favorite is Bobaby’s strawberry shortcake milk tea, with extra strawberry popping boba and pudding!
-Decora Fashion. He’s been into it for a few years, but only started building his wardrobe recently… if anything in this alien invasion kills him, bury him in only the brightest colors known to man, and wearing no less than three hundred pastel hair clips.
-Christmas!! Well, he’d be in trouble with his pops if he didn’t like it, honestly. Not only is it the best time of year when many of his fondest memories were made; his family’s shop and home are always the most decked out with decorations in all of Phlox. So pretty. (The electrical bill; not so pretty.)
-Drawing. His passion for it really took off when he started watching anime, but his skill certainly doesn’t reflect the amount of hours he’s put into it...
-Fanny packs. They’re convenient as hell, and he’s excited to see them slowly making a comeback.
DISLIKES
-People who come into his workplace and say they’ll never try boba because they “don’t like those little chewy balls”, and then ask “why would I want to eat my drink” , and so on. Did you know!? You can order the drinks without them, dad! But of course, he can understand that some folks aren’t as adventurous when it comes to trying new cuisines. And that’s alright!
-Coffee. Urgh. It’s so bitter! A lot of people like it, though, and need the caffeine to make it through the day, so it can’t be all that bad, can it?
-All bitter foods, really. Hates em with a burning passion. He doesn’t understand how anyone on this earth could possibly enjoy the flavor of grapefruit! But he’s young, and perhaps his palette hasn’t fully developed yet, yanno...
-Reading. Why spend hours with your nose in a book when you could go out and make your own adventures? And if you can’t go outside, at least watch a movie or a tv show. On the other hand, at least one of the many things his english teachers have said about books over the years is probably true… they must have some kind of value.
-Large dogs. He’s had a couple bad experiences with them, and so he’s weary of any big boofer he passes on the street… but he feels like he should definitely give them another chance.
-Amazon. It’s been eating away at his family’s holiday sales for the past few years now, and surely harming other small businesses in town as well. Gosh, it’s such a convenient service, though. Especially for folks who have a hard time getting out of the house… so he can’t hate anyone who uses it excessively.
-Country music, it’s just not his thing… however it does have a nice ambiance to it. Like you’re sitting around a cozy fireplace! Next to a barn… full of stinky animals...
PERSONALITY
Wesley is a very cheery and sweet person, who’d surely love to brighten your day with a little small talk if you come into his workplace for a drink! He tries to keep a positive energy flowing by spreading good vibes to all, in hopes it’ll help all the little inconveniences in life flow by easier. However, with his optimistic outlook on life to maintain, it’s very difficult to get an honest opinion out of him. He has an awful tendency to sugar-coat things, prioritizing people’s feelings over offering any hard truths. This issue of his affects him inwards as well- he often avoids issues rather than face them head-on. If it’s something that won’t end in imminent death if he doesn’t do anything about it, surely it can be left till later to handle!
On top of all that, he’s also got an adventurous spirit. He loves to get out there and do things, see the sights with his pals and all! Memories and experiences are a bit more important to him than material items for sure. But he can be very self indulgent with his spendings regardless… sometimes his emergency savings go missing, and a 24 pack of sugar cookies appears on the coffee table in his apartment. And then he has no choice but to eat them all… it’s a shame, really! Friends will always be welcome to join in the consumption of these cookies, though. After all, he’s always got his friends’ backs, as they have for him over the years… a bro’s always gotta look out for a bro, right, bro?
BIOGRAPHY
- Born in Phlox to Wiktoria (52) and Wesley West, Sr. (47) in 1997.
- Family owns Papa West’s One-Stop Year-Round Christmas Shop, which is located in Phlox, and exactly what it says on the tin.
- Has an older sister: Willow West (28) as well as two younger sisters, and a younger brother: Wanda, Wendy, and Wilbur West (triplets, 13)
- Was secretary of the anime club at Wolfe High School his junior year, and co-president his senior year.
- Is currently attending KBU and has changed his major several times. He’s currently in Biochem, but it’s no secret that he’d like to do fashion design instead...
- Works at Bobaby, a bubble tea shop in Acacia Town.
PERSONAL HISTORY
In elementary school, Wesley was the shyest of the bunch. He never spoke in class, and during recess, he’d keep to himself and hide from his peers. Things continued on like this for a couple of years, and unsurprisingly, he’d made very few friends acting like this. It wasn’t until one fateful day in the second grade that he finally stopped spending his lunch hour sitting down behind trees, twiddling his thumbs and staring at the sky… because someone accused him of a horrible, terrible crime. And that horrible, terrible crime was sitting on Adrien Chow’s most beloved rock collection! Granted, the unnoteworthy assortment of grey pebbles (now half-smooshed into the ground by Wesley’s butt) was nothing to brag about, but that bratty orange-haired kid was devastated. And he was also furious enough that he threatened to tell the teachers, nearly bringing little Wesley to tears. After a bout of babbling back and forth, the two made an agreement: in exchange for Adrien’s silence, Wesley would have to be his friend, at least until the end of the week!
As the week went on, Adrien and Wesley participated in Friend Activities together, like swapping lunches, playing pretend, and copying each other’s homework- er, scratch that last bit (as long as Adrien didn’t get in trouble, it was fine, though). Wesley soon forgot what it was like to navigate school without his bestest buddy… and the two vowed to be friends forever. Had he never sat on that rock pile that one fateful day, and crossed paths with Wolfe elementary’s second most unpopular student, things would have been much different in Wesley’s early childhood. Adrien was a bit of a troublemaker, and smelled kinda bad, but he was a wonderful friend as well, and the only one Wesley had for quite a few years. He feared he wouldn’t be able to make any others, and Adrien assured Wesley he only had a friend at all because of him. So until middle school he stuck to what he had, and it wasn’t all that crummy, really.
Oh, and life at home wasn’t bad! The unit above his family’s Christmas shop where he lived was always crowded with folks, be it siblings or grandparents or that one aunt that made his momma a little nicer whenever she was around, but it was always full of love because of that. He shared a room with his big sister until she moved out, and once she did, he had to share it with his younger triplets. Christmas time at the West household was fantastic every year, and many good memories have been made in that home. His parents weren’t the best at helping Wesley out with his homework, but usually his older sister would lend a hand if he bribed her with a couple dollars or a few hours of peace and quiet.
Friendship between the two boys carried on through middle school without any major bumps. They both held the title of ‘pretty big nerds’ with pride, and were the champions of whatever gimmicky trading card game was in fashion at the time. However, once they reached high school, some distance formed between the two of them. Wesley became more outgoing and approachable with age, but the same could not be said for Adrien. As a result of his newfound positive traits, Wesley gained more popularity amongst his peers, and made more meaningful relationships throughout his later teen years. What seemed like all good things for Wesley felt like threats to Adrien. That was his friend… his only friend. Deep jealousy boiled within him, and ended in a conflict that nearly tore the two apart for good. Fortunately, they were able to hold their friendship together, only by a strand for some time, and things healed more when they went on to be roommates in college.
From the beginning, Wes was pretty intrigued by the alien invasion. Initially it just reminded him of some of the stuff he’d seen in his animes, and that was pretty neat! But Adrien very quickly became far more invested in it. He filled their apartment with photos and notes about the increasingly common paranormal sightings, and linked them together with red strings, hypothesizing endlessly about what the Gru might be plotting. Of course, one place in particular caught Adrien’s interest: Nullville. That’s where all the spooky stuff was coming from, after all! He pestered Wesley endlessly about the place, begging him to tag along to go check it out, but Wesley wasn’t so sure. It seemed way more dangerous than the usual shenanigans they got up to, and he had midterms at the same time, too! After failing to convince Wesley to come along, Adrien stormed out on his own, alien research gear in tow.
...It’s been a few months now, and Adrien hasn’t returned. Missing person posters with his face on them have been slathered all across Printy county and on social media, but to no avail. Though some might imagine Wesley would be the saddest of all that Adrien is missing, he seems to do a very good job not letting it get to him. Addy will come back, that’s for sure! Maybe he just got lost…? He certainly couldn’t be gone for good...could he? He may not mention it out loud, but when Wesley thinks about investigating the Gru, a certain somebody may be nagging at the back of his mind...
EXTRAS
- his dad holds an iron grip over the position of mall santa at Larkspur City’s Gale Springs Mall; he won’t let any damn jolly alien take over his most beloved profession.
- really wishes he got ninja powers instead.
- is 5’8”, and honestly? A lil buff.
COMPLICATIONS
PVP: ya
Injury: ya
Death: ...im baby (possibly! put me down as yes vov)
