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Name: Toby Dullen
Nickname(s): Tobmiester, Tob
Age: Nineteen
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Career: Barista boy, musician
Disabilities: Residual Schizophrenic
Personality:
Toby, despite the stereotypic emo sign basically nailed above his head, is very sweet to everyone. People assume a lot about him but he's really not that complicated. He cares for others feelings, tells people when they're in the wrong towards someone else, and has a very approachable attitude. He has a variety of interests and loves to make conversations with people about whatever they like, taking time out of his personal life to sit and listen to anything anyone needs to get off their chest. His down side is his rough days, they're few and far between but very bad. These days are when he gives in to his insecurities, the lies people constantly tell him about who they think he is and that he's not good enough despite all his efforts. These days are when he can't handle the truth of his past and feels unworthy of any of his friends. Few know about his inner struggles, but those who do have a higher respect for his strength and determination to keep living and thriving.
History:
Toby grew up in and out of orphanages. His father was an alcoholic and a criminal, now in prison for life. His mother was a very busy nurse who didn't mean to get pregnant with him, she wasn't even married. A little time into the pregnancy his mother seriously considered aborting him and the only thing that saved him was a compassionate doctor who convinced her not to with the promise that they'd find him a good home once he was born. Eight months later he was born prematurely but healthy for the most part besides a slightly deformed knee, nothing noticeable though, and was immediately assigned a new mother who, at the time, loved him with all her heart despite the limp he'd keep with him the rest of his life. He grew up in that house the first ten years of his life until his 'mother' remarried a man who considered him inadequate as a human being, practically shunning him from the household. After that he ran away and went homeless through the streets an entire month. A security guard at the local mall eventually reported the boy wandering through the food court asking for hand outs everyday and was taken into foster care. He went through two other unsuccessful family attempts after that until he ended up with the Dullen's when he was fifteen. Now, after staying under their loving attention and hard working influence for the last four years he's gone far. He's still damaged with distrust but the experiences, as the man he considered his real father always told him, are what gave him true compassion for others.
About His Schizophrenia:
Contrary to normal Schizophrenia, which gives the person disabled with it hallucinations, voices in their heads and physical twitches, Residual Schizophrenia takes away his will in certain things. For example, several months ago he was hit hard with the inability to speak for an entire week. Not because he was physically unable to, but his brain was telling him not to. He will occasionally not want to stand, move or simply think things through, making him hard to understand at times because he struggles to hide it. There are other forms of the mental illness but the main three are movement, thought and speech.
About His Career And Hobbies
Toby currently works at a local coffee shop called Dutch Bros. It's a drive through café where the coffee is cheap but of good quality, the servers are friendly and active and there's always loud music playing. Their saying is pretty much 'get your coffee and get out' as they serve quickly and efficiently. Toby loves this fast paced work and the great baristas he gets to work alongside so he hopes to keep the job awhile longer. Out of his job, back at the new place he and three others just bought and found out they'll be sharing with four girls, he always has a guitar strapped to his back and a notebook for his lyrics in hand. He can sing as well but can become bashful when anyone asks him to sing in front of others.
Anything Else:
He has a pet husky boy, Jazz, who has multicolored eyes, ones blue and the other is brown. His fur is a rusty red color with white and he's medium size at the age of 1 1/2 years. Toby is currently in a relationship with Sage, but is oblivious to her cheating
