Physical Appearance-2
Gender: Male3
Age: 174
Height: 5'5"5
Weight:2256
Hair: Curly, jet black. Side burns/goatee.7
Eyes: Hazel8
Distinguishing Marks: Scar on his chin from an accident when he was little. And a mole on his right cheek.9
Distinguishing Mannerisms: Tends to use excess gestures when he get's worked up.10
Describe the character's appearance in a brief paragraph:11
Reuben is 5'5" tall. He has tan skin and curly black hair. For the most part his eyes are hazel but when the sun hits them right they turn into a fiery orange. His facial hair is clean cut and not over grown. He has scars on his arms from a rough patch in his life. A little over weight and a little insecure. Handsome but he doesn't think so.12
Background-13
Birth date: November 16, 199114
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York15
Ethnic origin: Puerto Rican16
Family members:17
Carmen Guisti(mom)died when he was 14 of a drug over does.18
Xavier Vega(dad)- Never met him19
?(brother)-supposedly 31 and living in Boston. Never met him....from his dad's second marriage. The only link to his father.20
Sky Guisti(twin sister)-drowned in Atlantic when they were 9.21
Grandparents-living in Puerto Rico. 22
Personality-23
In one word
ark24First impression: Seems timid and disturbed25
Gets angry at: People who are in relationships. As well as rude customers.26
Laughs at: Humor sites on the internet. Any movie with Jim Carey in it.27
Cries at: Movies like My Dog Skip, The Passion of the Christ.28
Cries with his friends when they are going through tough times.29
Regrets: Losing his virginity in the tenth grade. Dropping out of school in after the first month of eleventh grade to work full time. Selling his mom's leftover prescription drugs after she died.30
Vulnerability: Memory of his mom and sister. Is a cutter. Lonely.31
Prejudices: Hates his dad. Does not support gay/lesbian marriage. Is against abortion.32
Fears: Dying without finding his purpose. Being alone until he dies.33
Most valued possession (and why): A silver cross that he wears everyday. The last present his mom gave him the night of her "incident" as he refers to it.34
Pressing need: Is always in the need of cash. Works at a Barnes and Noble on 42nd street....full time...still little cash.35
Pressing desire:To find someone to love.36
Other goals: Planned on going to N.Y.U. for photo journalism before dropping out of high school three months earlier. Right now he just hopes to be able to afford a camera. Plans on finding his brother who lives in Boston.37
Responsibilities:Has a job at Barnes and noble. Sells tickets for the Broadway show Avenue Q on Sundays.38
Sense of humor: Extremely sarcastic often offensive...yet always truthful.39
Other positive personality traits: Is a great listener and can give awesome advice. Loves God despite everything he's been through. 40
Other negative personality traits (character flaws):A little too cruel sometimes. Smug. He doesn't care who he has to step on to get what he wants. Stubborn.41
Other details-42
Hobbies: Creative writing is his sanity.43
Skills:Great writer. Can cook but never has the time. Has a photographic memory.44
Smells: Wears Old Spice deoderant and ax body spray. Occasionally smells like oily Chinese food.45
Favorite color: Brown.46
Favorite food: Loves just about everything from Chinese to Mexican to Italian...especially pizza. But his most favorite is pork chops and mashed potatoes (reminds him of the old days with mom)47
Favorite beverage: Orange Juice and iced frappacinos.48
Favorite music: Loves Christian Rock, Rock, and Some broadway music.49
Bands include: Linkin Park, Red, Emery, Avenue Q music, RENT50
Favorite clothing: Hoodies from hot Topic and shorts (even in winter) Vans for shoes.51
Describe this character's home:52
Lives alone in a one bedroom apartment above a Chinese restaurant. Pizza boxes cover the majority of floor. One window that has a view of a blinking street light. No bed....just mattress. Clean clothes scattered about. Has a small tv and dvd player with a stack of porn right next to it. Porn keeps him warm at night. No heat...53
Room has dark walls. The carpet is torn. The room smells of chinese food. The walls can be greasy and so can his clothing. The bathroom is the only clean room. It's cleaned at least once a week.54
Brownie Points:55
What complications arise from this character?56
Excessive lateness causes him to be fired. Thus, he can't pay the rent or continue his search for his brother to find his father. Has days where he is extremely depressed, almost suicidal.
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