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Barry Keating-Shortall Twenty Three Human Olympic Swimmer ﹌ be the flame, not the moth.

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elivslvw:

“The last time I was in England was the 60′s, and pretty much everyone was naked during that time so it doesn’t surprise me” Elias scoffed, his own British accent was mingled with the american he’d picked up during his time in the States.

“My grandparents were huge prudes so not quite how their 60s went. Though they disowned us before I even born so I wouldn’t know much” He wasn’t bitter. Maybe a little, but only because they were homophobic, Barry would always have a problem with such caveman views.

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farsideofthewcrld:

“How did you survive Rio without burning to a crisp, even with the knowledge of it being a short stay? I can feel my lungs acting up just thinking about it, let alone actually being there,” Cora joked before she asked, curiosity piqued, “Bonding stuff? What do you mean?”

“Oh no, I burned. If you google images of me in Rio there is a lovely one where I’m on the podium with the very obvious burn marks in the shape of my vest. Not my best look.” He stops for a moment and just stares, incredibly rude but he couldn’t believe there was someone here who knew less than he did “The bonds...it’s a big thing around here, binding humans with the supernatural creatures with magic.”

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farsideofthewcrld:

“Sometimes it was difficult. The predictability of its unpredictability wasn’t the best, but at least it never felt like I was one level closer to Hell when the temperature went up there. I honestly consider it a miracle that I am still alive after living here for a couple of months. After experiencing my first 29 degree day, I genuinely thought I was going to melt. It was so scary!”

“I’ve barely been here a few weeks and I can barely handle the thought, I mean Rio was pretty damn hot and when you’re competing it can put you off. But that was a short stay and I knew it would end, this is looking like a permanent thing with all this bonding stuff and I am not looking forward to the weather.”

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oflittlesense:

He could continue to be used to that shit, but he wouldn’t get it from the hybrid standing in front of him. She neither cared for fame, nor glory. Not in this world. She cared about how things went in the outside world, and how people handled themselves afterwards.  “You have yet to see Texas and the true beauty of the brainless neanderthals that call themselves patriotic in that state.”  She had never been impressed by them either.

“I don’t think I’ll be leaving here anytime soon, tourism is pretty low down on my list at the moment” He was waiting to hear back from his coach, the shapeshifter who had brought him here, and to know the fate of his family back home and the teammates he left behind. For now he had to assume that no news is good news. “Though I’ve heard about all that stuff in Texas, an American friend said they can be pretty backwards.”

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themaliciious:

         “At the very least I can say that I never wandered around sans shirt when I lived in England.” Though it was almost 300 years ago. Valentine’s smirk was pressed and he kept the thought to himself. “Should I expect that you’re going to peel your shirt off, now? Though I might need some shield for my eyes, we Brits tend to be very pale.”

“Neither did I, I just went with a simple vest top whenever the heat got a little too much for me, even when I was competing abroad.” He was in no way shy of doffing off and exposing his body, he did after-all compete in nothing but small and fairly tight budgie smugglers hard to lack confidence in such attire. “Not likely, I think at most you’re in danger of my glaringly pale shoulders. It’s a shame I don’t tan, I just straight up burn.”

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farsideofthewcrld:

“I miss the predictability of Scottish weather. At least back home, I didn’t have to lug this thing around all the time out of some ridiculous fear that I’d suddenly not be able to breathe for whatever reason,” Cora replied, her oxygen tank resting against her leg. “There, I knew how my day would go. Here, I’ve got to keep checking the weather forecast, and pollen levels, and heat index pretty much every hour.” Not that she didn’t have to check those things back in Scotland, but it just seemed easier for her there, thanks to the far more mild temperatures and the massive amount of rain.

“I mean it can’t have been that easy back home, our weather was still pretty damn unpredictable at the best of times.” Barry shivers at just the thought of all the fresh water practice sessions under a torrent of rain, not his fondest training memory. “But I can see why here is harder for you, we just aren’t built for this kind of climate.”

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wildtalia:

Her nose scrunched at his words before laughing softly. “Budgie-God love you for whatever language that is. If you’re a swimmer then why not just find some water? That way you could lose some clothing as well as cooling down in the process.”

“I pretty much do nothing but swim, I’m trying to be a land creature for a while.” That and he would never get to know about all the supernatural stuff he’d been missing out on if he constantly spent his time swimming, it wasn’t exactly the most social of sports.

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oflittlesense:

He was rambling about the temperature, and Mihaela was just watching him complain and complain about how hot it was. Meanwhile, she didn’t even seem to be struggling. It actually seemed mostly nice. For a woman that grew up in Czechoslovakia and then moved to Texas, she was forced to deal with the extreme temperature relatively quickly. She got accustomed to it just as fast.  “Which response would you prefer? Fascinating, or asking who in their right minds would rather stand over a flame to barbecue in the heat?”

In truth Barry was used to being fawned over for his British roost when competing abroad, it wasn’t particularly his favourite part of his small piece of fame that he had found himself with but he had simply accepted that it was a part of it. The constants in his human life were just continuing to fall apart. “Standing over the BBQ in 30 degrees is the sign of a true Brit, though all that heat is most likely frying our brains. It would explain a lot.”

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wildtalia:

Natalie looked around and failed to see any guys matching his description so she glanced back at him. “So is this where you tell me you’d rather be walking around half naked? Cause there’s nothing wrong with that situation as far as I can tell. Especially if there’s been some drinking involved. But fair point. It’s hot as hell.” 

“I’m a swimmer, I spend the majority of my days walking around in nothing but budgie smugglers and even I never walked around shirtless back home. We don’t even get close to this kind of temperature and it’s actually killing me so I might have to do it, even without the alcohol.”

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“As soon as this kind of heat shows up in Britain every single guy is walking around shirtless pretending they look the shit, all we can talk about is the weather but mostly to complain about it, every single pub garden is full to bursting and those who aren’t out drinking will be doing so with a spontaneous BBQ at home. Yeah basically you can tell we don’t get this kind of temperature often, we’re very predictable.”

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sullivanmock:

clearliquors:

BOLD what applies to your muse.

PLACE IN SOCIETY

financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty.

medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged.

class or caste: upper / middle / working / slave / unsure.

education: qualified / unqualified / studying.

criminal record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no.

FAMILY

married - happily / married - unhappily / engaged or betrothed / partnered / single / divorced / separated.

has a child or children / has no children / wants children.  

close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased.

orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s).

TRAITS + TENDENCIES

extroverted / introverted / in between.

disorganized / organized / in between.

close minded / open-minded  / in between.

calm / anxious / in between.

disagreeable / agreeable / in between.

cautious / reckless / in between.

patient / impatient / in between.

outspoken / reserved / in between.

leader / follower / in between.

empathetic / unemphatic / in between.

optimistic / pessimistic / in between.

traditional / modern / in between.

hard-working / lazy / in between.

cultured / un-cultured / in between 

loyal / disloyal / in between.

faithful / unfaithful / unknown.

BELIEFS:

monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic.

belief in ghosts or spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in an afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in aliens: yes  / no / don’t know / don’t care.

religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious.

philosophical: yes / no.

OPINIONS

pro-choice / anti-abortion /  doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-marriage / anti-marriage / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-death penalty / anti-death penalty  / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-drug legislation / anti-drug legislation / doesn’t know or on the fence.

left wing / right wing / middle / doesn’t know or on the fence.

SEXUALITY + ROMANTIC INCLINATION

heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual.

sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favourable.

romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favourable.

sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious.

potential sexual partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.

potential romantic partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.

ABILITIES

combat skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none.

literacy skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

artistic skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

technical skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none.

HABITS

drinking alcohol: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

smoking: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess. 

other narcotics: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

medicinal drugs: never / sometimes  / frequently / to excess. 

indulgent food: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess. 

splurge spending: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

gambling: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

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BARRY KEATING-SHORTALL

barry hails from a small town in rural England (home country reppin’ yo) he’s going to be a quintessential british dude and if you aren’t sure what one of those is you’ll see soon enough

he has two very loving dads, barry was brought into the world by them via a surrogate program and he will argue (often with fists) that this is all a completely normal way to start a family. also if they hate on homosexuality, that shit does not fly.

he’s an olympic swimmer, won a gold medal in the recent Rio games and he is very proud of it and will 100% brag. he’s spent his life working for it, give the guy some credit.

he was headhunted by his current coach when he was a youngling, the same guy has been with him all the way through his teens and was right there when he won his medal (plus dads up in the stands falling all over themselves with pride) but turns out didn’t entirely know the man who was pretty much his 3rd father as much as he thought he did

he’s v new to safe haven. he was over in america representing team GB in a competition when it came under supernatural attack. his coach (who turns out is a shapeshifter) got barry out alive and dropped him off at the safe house with the promise to return with his fathers in tow (they are back in the UK due to work commitments thank god)

so now he rides around on a bike he’s borrowed from the prattes trying to distract himself while he waits for news from his coach/family, plus to hear from teammates after the attack. he’s a pretty curious guy and as much as he tries not to be that human that has literally just learned of supernaturals he is p much exactly that. soz.

he’s not overly concerned about the bond at this moment in time, he has more pressing worries on his mind, but given more time to think about it he will think it’s a pretty good idea especially after everything he witnessed in the sporting arena battle.

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