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Species: The son of a mysterious and miraculous woman...
Role: Guest (
star)!
Height: 7’2/218cm
Appearance: “
Well, what do you expect of me? I just so happen to be ridiculously att-...Oscar is a handsome man, and he has absolutely no intention of letting you forget this. There is a sort of classical, painterly prettiness to some of his features, a slightly upturned nose and pronounced cupid’s bow most notable on his face. His hair is dark and wavy, often falling in neat curls about his face and ending just below his jawline. But, ah, his face is likely not the first thing one notices about him. That would be torn between his remarkable stature and opulent dress. Standing just over seven feet tall, Oscar is not as spindly as one might expect from his health. He is broad-shouldered and athletic in build, though it’s easy to be reminded of just how long he is when he stretches(which is very, very often).
His style of dress is just as remarkable. A purveyor of the ornate and the opulent, Oscar’s fashion tends towards the vintage, open-collared blouses in rich oranges and a myriad of colorful bellbottoms to go along. Nothing can be simple with this fellow! It is common to find him adorned in jewelry, bracelets and rings trailing up his forearms, patterns and embroidered fabrics decorating every inch of his clothing. Much of his wardrobe is distinctly 70’s and tends towards the formal side(to flatter his own dandyism), though he isn’t above dipping into 80’s glam rock and the occasional crop top. So long as his dress impresses, he doesn't mind the cut.
There are two fixtures of his wardrobe, however, that stand out. First is his neckwear, fastened tight around the center of his neck. Though sometimes it is as little as a wide ribbon or a silken scarf, more likely is a heavy metal collar. Nobody’s ever seen him without it, and any questions of its function is followed with defensiveness. The technicolor glasses, by the looks of it, are a recent addition(and likely not prescription, on account of his insistence to get suspiciously close to papers before reading them). He says he started wearing them when he started his trip to Airedale, though like his neckwear they seem to serve a second purpose...is it any wonder those who know him are not too keen to say what his eyes look like?
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Powers: A long time ago, Oscar’s power was quite miraculous and pretty. Having the ability to sense the consciousnesses of the creatures around him - living and dead, sleeping and awake - Oscar could translate their consciousness into song, siren music that entrances all who hear it, an entire life encapsulated in music. It has not been like this for a very long time. After an incident in his teens, Oscar came back...different. His body had been torn from it’s patchwork soul, which now has to possess and puppeteer his body, forcing him to breathe, for his heart to beat, for his eyes to close. His body bleeds, but it is naught but a shell, beneath the flesh churn the ghostly fragments of his soul. Maybe the gruesome manifestation of his power has something to do with his neckwear…
Strengths: Oscar is an extremely hard worker. Having a bit of an obsessive streak and the ability to work in massive stretches of unbroken focus, his organizational capabilities and rambliness are habits he developed as a result of his deep knowledge and rule-oriented thinking. He often takes a passive or secondary role instead of leading in most situations, though he does have a particular talent for seeking out people who have skills he lacks. His persuasive persona has its perks too! Being as notoriously amicable as he is, Oscar will always do his best to try and talk his way out of a situation, using his perceived ego to contrast with flattery in order to trick people into thinking he’s humbled himself for them. This trick applies in other places, Oscar often acting closer to his “true” demeanor or evoking more sensitive, thoughtful language of those who would otherwise be put off by his lively persona. He also isn’t above getting into a couple of fistfights here and there if the situation calls for it.
Weaknesses: Though his demeanor and physique may suggest otherwise, Oscar is actually a very sickly person, plagued by a debilitating condition that happens to also be his power. Unable to stand, walk or run for long periods of time, any strength afforded to him by his stature is mitigated by his awful stamina. He often pretends to be lounging around, dramatically splayed across couches and chairs, when in reality this is his third stop on the way to get halfway across the mansion and his legs are on track to giving out. Personality-wise, Oscar often feels distressed or frustrated when he feels he’s breaking his personal rules, of which there are a lot. Aside from a general hatred for his natural disposition, Oscar has a very mathematically oriented mind and does not consider himself a creative person despite his musical skill. As such, he tends to keep to topics around his expertise and places little faith in his own ability to learn new things unless someone else teaches him.
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+ Hard-working, meticulous, charismatic,
charming, flirtatious, cooperative, intelligent, patient,
empathetic, prepares everything in advance, intellectually
curious, romantic, observant, organized.
= EXTREMELY theatrical, no respect for personal
space, nosy, scatterbrained when it comes to practical
things, rambly, jumpy, a huge perfectionist, clumsy, opulent.
- Has a horrible self image, indecisive, superficial,
overly willing to give people second chances, perpetually
stressed-out, self-destructive, secretive, snide, suspicious,
half of his humor is just ridiculous bold-faced lies, kind of a
doormat if you push the right buttons.
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Personality: There is an unmistakable magnetism to Oscar, a charm to his rich voice and colorful language. Always heading up conversations, he seems to know how to steal away the rapt attention of any room! And when all eyes are on him, is he really not allowed to help himself to a bit of bold flirtation? A slow-walking, smooth-talking silvertongue of questionable intention and full to the brim with roguish energy...well, you know the drill. He’s a loveable scamp! Right…? Well. Though he is undoubtedly a good performer, his persona is just that. A performance. Oscar is naturally a sensitive, highly organized man with a mind for maths and a love of music and the natural sciences. Considering his rock-bottom self esteem, however, this facet of himself has been locked away for years, replaced with rebellious airs and a need to dominate discussions before he can be caught without a suitably witty answer. Curiously, his persona has never seemed to get in the way of his intellectual pursuits. Since childhood, Oscar has had a proclivity for mathematics. He can make sense of the numbers like a second language, feeling comfortable within the complex rulesets, though often dismissing just how much creative problem-solving is required in the sorts of maths he applies in his work.
There is too, however, the personality that comes out when Oscar is alone. Observing him from afar, it is highly likely the man will be absorbed in his work, writing like lightning, reading and researching long into the night. He is both frantic and meticulous, wracked with millions of stray anxieties and yet singularly focused on his work. There is a contradiction inherent to Oscar, that which follows the contradicting aspects of his dual nature. Though seemingly fearless in front of others, Oscar locks his doors and windows at night, with a handgun in the drawer of his nightstand and a switchblade in his pocket. The slightest noise and movement in the night keep him awake. There is undoubtedly something that haunts him, a memory that wracks his mind in his quiet moments. And there is nothing more central to Oscar’s character than a fear of remembering. He fills all the gaps of silence he can with work when company is not available, and work he does. His nights leave him in the strangest corners of the manor, asleep in funny nooks and crumpled up in armchairs, far from the safety of his room. For a short while, his work does distract him, complicated formulas and thousands of words worth of dry, eloquent language lulling him to sleep without the fear that grips his undistracted mind in the late hours.
But it is, indeed, only a short while.
Likes: Mathematics, physics, analytic geometry,
ROCKETS, singing, disco, Rube Goldberg machines, the ocean, storms, swimming, being outdoors, robotics, well-tailored clothes, cats, executing on a well-timed maidenly faint, PDA, good old fashioned peace & quiet, victorian novels, good handwriting, classic rock, getting into fistfights, linguistics, daydreaming about complicated romantic scenarios, black coffee, tea, hot foods, dry english murder mystery shows, windowsills, being submerged in water, steady heartbeats, himself.
Dislikes:
HORROR, feeling underprepared, the cold, sudden movements, loud noises, cold foods, sleeping(it interrupts his work), basic social interaction, lemons, rabbits, breaking character in front of other people, air conditioners, large empty spaces, boats, unsteady rhythms, printer paper, round rooms, meat, toy dogs, non-mechanical pencils, people reciprocating his PDA, taking pills, tone-deaf people(musically and otherwise), tarot cards, himself.
Quirks: Oh, what
isn’t strange about this man? He sleeps in the bathtubs, poses constantly, and spent his childhood being homeschooled by a rotating door of eccentric, classically trained old women in the arts and natural sciences. He is devastatingly quick to blush, and can easily be thrown off of his sly, sarcastic persona with the lightest pushback or flirtation. Oscar also seems to be averse to touch. Though he can be found picking up, holding, laying across and generally fawning over all who will let him, Oscar becomes comically flustered when someone so much as leans on his shoulder.
Fears: Being murdered, drowning/asphyxiation, home intruders, change/sudden instability, not living up to his personal standards, bad omens/signs(which he reads into things like disrupted patterns or uncanny objects and movements), dying in his sleep, people finding out aspects of himself that he hasn’t intentionally curated, not being able to please others, finding out his mother is dead, anything gorey or horror-related, being watched, the dark.
Secrets: Oscar’s intentions seem perpetually shrouded in mystery. He’s come here on “family business”, and often helps out with mythical-relative detective work carried out by his cousin, who is currently in the employ of the Stoker family. There is something uncanny about him, something about the way he looks in mirrors and the cold of his touch, the brightness of his demeanor versus the way he keeps towards the walls, back always protected. He claims there is something behind his technicolor glasses that might provide some much-needed context...though it isn’t likely. All that is known about him is that he’s fresh off of a masters program in space systems engineering, and has taken the time between jobs to focus on writing for academic journals before applying to a PhD program. Well, at least now we know why his laptop is covered with rocket stickers...? And, while we’re on what he’s brought with him to the manor, is anyone going to mention the fact that the only suitcase he brought with him is shaped like a coffin, just large enough for him to fit inside? Ah, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. One mystery at a time, right?