DANA RICHARDSON

dana richardson is the name, 31 years old. i believe that you have to live your own life and make your own life, you can't live in other peoples shadows

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name: dana richardson

age: 31 

gender & sexuality: cisfemale, heterosexual

relationship status: single

occupation: english teacher at providence peak university

neighbourhood: university heights

Dana was always a loud and out going kid, never actually cared about what people thought of her, because she knew her confidence was something that got her places. People used to say her confidence inspired them to be confident. At school she was miss popular, but not miss popular because she was a bitch, yes she was head cheerleader and she enjoyed that role of bossing people around and she knew some people used to be jealous of her and she could be loud and bitchy or more like sarcastic, she did care for people and she was always trying to help people. Although at school it seemed like she had the perfect life, the life people wanted, she felt alone, she was never close to her parents, she was always the one who was ignored, everything overshadowed her. All she ever wanted was her mom and dad to love her and she never felt like she got that.  

Dana never had any luck in the boys department, it wasn’t that she never tried but in high school she was always busy with Cheer and trying to work on future fashion ideas and being good friends to her two best friends, that trying to date wasn’t really in her books. She didn’t mind the hook ups from time to time but she never actually held a long time relationship, she hated the ideas of being vulnerable with a guy who could easily break her heart. When it came to friends, Dana was very much a loyal one, she cared so much for everyone on her cheer team but her two closest friends, she wouldn’t change them for the world and she knew they would do anything for her and she knew no matter what they were her family as well as her best friends. Although Dana never did relationships, she had one problem, her best friends boyfriend through high school, she grew feelings for him. He became very good friends with her and she was very much a person who happily opened up to him and he was the first person she ever grew feelings for and it crushed her because her loyalty kept her from even thinking of doing anything with the guy.

When Dana graduated high school, she got accepted into NYU to study English literature and it was everything she ever dreamed of, she loved the city and the lights, the night life and the course she was studying, it was perfect no matter what. She did miss her friends from home and they were all so busy that it was hard for her to be away from them but she accepted it to make her dream, she knew she would eventually move back home afterwards for a bit maybe if her dreams hadn’t come true beforehand. Dana grew up in Providence Peak and it was home for her, and there was always times she would miss it, she would think about days by the beach and with her friends but all the time she had to remember why she moved to New York and what she was doing it for. Whilst at college she let her guard down for the first time and became more vulnerable with a guy that she never expected too. She didn’t want to but he was someone she felt comfortable around and felt like she should probably try things with him.

Dana and Michael who was from London, UK were dating from her Junior year of college until two years after they graduated. Michael was the reason Dana stayed in New York partly. They were happy for a long time, then Michael proposed, why Dana freaked out she didn’t know, wouldn’t any girl want to be proposed to? She ended up saying not now, she wasn’t ready and that broke their relationship. Dana regretted saying no but she was so not ready to be engaged, she hadn’t even got anywhere in her dream, she was just working a bar job for the whole time since she was a Senior at college, how could she think about marriage when she wasn’t even sure where her future was going. Dana stayed an extra two years until she was 26 in New York before she realised it was probably time she went home, nothing was happening for her and she felt lost that she needed to go home to have a moment of clarity.

Since Dana has been back, she felt herself again, she felt like she was no longer lost, she had a passion for designing and she had started sending them off to see where it could go. It was something she worked hard on. She is now teaching at Providence Peak University, she never expected to be doing that because she had hoped to write her own book or do something else with what she had studied but she decided that she needed a job and fell into teaching and fell in love with it

WANTED CONNECTIONS:

Best Friend

Ex Boyfriend

School Friends

Close Friends

Work Friends 

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mayxlee·

The plan was initially to stick to her one drink only rule. That was safe, she wouldn’t get stupid – and there was no need to have any regrets in the morning. The more she told herself that, the easier it was for Maya to ignore the need to have another one, just to forget. It was amazing how a simple text could wake up feelings the brunette thought had buried long time ago. Just when she opened her mouth to place another order, the woman next to her spoke; causing her to turn around slightly with a smile. Maybe it was for the better. “Because people are trying to impress their date… and forget to enjoy themselves and have fun. Then, there are those who just want to rush into having sex… and make things awkward.” And surprise – Maya ended up having to deal with both types. “People are not what they usually claim. Especially in dating apps.” 

Dana was definitely a person who opened up more if she had a drink in her system and she knew that this was probably a bad idea to be in a bar on her own drinking because she was definitely going to open up to any stranger now. She laughed a little before looking over at the girl for a moment, “Well this guy wasn’t even trying to impress me, he sat there in silence barely speaking and then I ended up paying for the whole thing.” She shrugged as she ran a hand through her hair for a moment, looking over at her for a moment, “Very true on that though, I couldn’t agree more with you on that one.” 

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dylan-westwick·:

“Yeah, that’s for sure. Oh sure, I think we’ll have the first installment ready and all shipped in hopefully by October. Yeah? Do you have a favorite artist?” Dylan always liked to ask that question, it gave her a good read on a person. She nodded at Dana’s response, “Oh so you’re new here too? Glad to know I’m not the only new one in town. Enjoying working there so far?”

Dana stood there and looked over at her and nodded, “That sounds exciting, I might have to check it out for sure. I don’t really have a favourite artist really I just like looking at art if that makes sense.” She smiled for a moment as she ran a hand through her hair for a moment and shook her head, “Not really new no been here for while actually. I grew up here, left for a while then came back. I meant just a break from working and having a summer.” She smiled looking over at the girl, “Surprisingly I love  working there, didn’t think I would but I do.” 

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eleanorcai·:

“Do you want to match their energy or are you looking to have mirror energies? I’ve heard both stories,” Ella glanced over, waiting for her drink to be prepared. She never minded being alone in a bar, it was a place to think and observe as she worked on sketches or commissions. “So what made this date so bad?” If it was the environment, she’d file that one away and never invite a date here. It only took one bad review for her to run.

Dana stood there as she was drinking her drink for a moment as she looking over at the girl and smiled hearing her question before shrugging, “I mean I feel like both works, I don’t want to be with someone with such a different energy to me but maybe not the exact same energy but close if that makes any sense.” The girl laughed a little before taking another sip of her drink and laughed a little shaking her head, “He was just awkward the whole date, I get being shy but he wasn’t opening up at all, gave me one worded answers and he didn’t pay for anything, i ended up paying for the whole date even when I kept say so is it your round. I will always split the bill thats fine but not pay for the whole thing on the first date at least.” She sighed, “Am I being too dramatic?” 

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mollyfielding·:

Molly did her best to be eco-friendly, she definitely fell down in quite a few places but when she could she made adjustments. Reuseable containers usually worked out alright for her, today was obviously the exception. Molly spotted someone in her peripheral vision and she turned to see a blonde talking in her direction. She watched the other’s lips carefully, trying to follow the words as best she could. “I was more concerned over the volume,” she admitted with a smile, “I don’t tend to swear, but I also can’t hear myself so I have no idea how loud I am,” she admitted, tapping her ear softly as if to demonstrate that they don’t work. She shook her head as she cleaned up the rice, “I’m fine, I’m clumsy so cleaning up messes is kind of my specialities.”

Dana stood there, she was never a shopper, she didn’t enjoy it and it was just easier to just do it online most of the times. As she stood there she looked over at the girl and smiled for a moment and she started to feel bad for the girl because she realised she couldn’t hear but she wasn’t going to bring attention to it because she knew most people would rather not. She nodded, “Oh right well that makes a lot more sense then, you weren’t loud don’t worry, I wouldn’t have heard if I wasn’t near you.” She smiled looking over at her to reassure the girl. She nodded, “Well okay no worries but I can help it doesn’t bother me at all.” 

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harper-thompson·:

Harper didn’t go out to bars that often - she didn’t really drink all that much, and the loud environment wasn’t great with her impaired hearing. But a few of the people she worked with at the station had invited her along, and Harper wasn’t opposed to one or two drinks. But right now, she was opting for a soda instead, since she had to drive home at the end of the evening. The redhead was about to order, when the brunette next to her spoke up, Harper tilting her head so she could hear properly. A smile touched her lips in sympathy. “I’m sorry, I’m the wrong person to ask. I’ve been off the market for a while.” She mused, signing along with her words, not envying the other. Harper felt totally blessed to have met her wife, when she hadn’t even really been actively dating or anything. But when the pair had met, it just felt right, and things had been so easy from there. “Would you let me buy you a drink? So that your evening isn’t totally a disappointment?” 

Dana was never a person to leave a bar early just because she had finished with the person who she was with so she was happy to go get drinks and talk to any one even if she didn’t know them because she saw it as an opportunity to make friends. She smiled looking over at the girl for a moment and nodded, “Well then that is fair enough, guess you were one of the lucky ones that your first date didn’t go too bad.” She smiled looking over at the girl for a moment and ran a hand through her hair for a moment and heard the girls question and smiled, “I mean that would be lovely. Thank you for offering. You did better then my date did.” She laughed a little for a moment. 

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scardea-x·:

“Uhm.” She started, it was a loaded question, and the person she’d been waiting on had yet to show up. Classic for him, but for her, it was always annoying. “Because men are assholes.” She said with a grimace, “and they don’t even realize they are assholes,” Scarlett continued, “and when you inform them as such, they get mad about it.” She ended with a shrug, before taking another swig or her drink. “Let me guess, shit date?” Why else would the other even ask that question? A no brainer to her. 

Dana stood there it was kind of a loaded question and she knew that it was also kind of a pointless question. She looked over at the girl for a moment and laughed a little looking at her, “I mean finally someone on the same page as me but is there any other reason you are saying that? Are you okay?” She asked as she went to order her drink before she looked at her and laughed, “The worse, very boring if I am honest and just terrible.” 

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dylan-westwick·:

The comment rubbed Dylan the wrong way again, she couldn’t tell why. Maybe it felt patronizing to her, but again she figured that this was more of her inserting an opinion onto the other woman and so decided not to comment on it. The 32 year old could say she had learned when to pick and choose a battle rather well by now. And when she saw the other woman smiling, she was glad she kept those thoughts to herself since the smile gave her the opposite of the thoughts she had just had. “Nice to meet you too, Dana,” she said before nodding at the profession. “Very nice. I’m finding it rather enjoyable, there are some real nice art that we’re bringing in soon and I am excited for everyone who’s interested in coming to see it.” She divulged before adding, “And classes have started for you?”

Dana stood there looking over at the girl for a moment as she was standing there looking over at her for a moment. She ran a hand through her hair for a moment and smiled again nodding, “Well that is good, I am glad you are enjoying, nothing worse then not liking your job right? Maybe one day I could see what you’ve been working on, I like art and nay kind of it really.” She smiled looking over at the girl for a moment, “Yeah recently started up, it was a nice break but it’s good to be back.” 

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location: holy spirits, university heights

character: open starter @providencepeakstarters​

Dana was out for the evening, originally had come on a date with someone she met on tinder. The date didn’t go very well, it was awkward, he didn’t feel too comfortable around her and she didn’t exactly like that, she liked someone who matched her energy and was comfortable around her, so they ended the date and she decided to stay drinking at the speak easy for a while because it was a way to socialise and make new friends and take a break from thinking about how yet another date failed. It wasn’t really that she was looking for something completely serious but more like someone she could have fun with and see where it went but didn’t want someone who wasn’t going to want to be around her. She stood at the bar ready to order another drink and laughed to herself for a moment before looking at the person standing next to her and she sighed, “Why is it that it is so hard to just enjoy a date these days? I mean is it hard to find someone who matches your energy or something?” 

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dylan-westwick·:

“Ah,” she said in return, unsure why the energy she was getting from the woman seemed like somehow perturbed. But Dylan figured it was just her own defense mechanisms showing and took the peach without second thought. “I mean I did reach for it with the intention of getting it,” she said in return but wasn’t quite sure what else to say to the woman. She pursed her lips together for a moment and said, “I’m Dylan, I’m the new art curator at the Fine Arts Club,” she shared as her introduction. Hearing her mother’s voice telling her to mind her manners.

Dana stood there and looked over at the girl for a moment and ran a hand through her hair for a moment as she bit her lip for a moment and smiled, “Well then i am glad that you are getting it.” She said smiling at the girl, she was happy that the girl wanted them unlike herself, and nodded smiling at her for a moment, “Nice to meet you Dylan, I’m Dana, I am an English teacher at the university. How are you finding Fine Arts? That sounds very interesting.” She stated smiling at the girl. 

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mollyfielding·:

Where: Nook’s General Store Who: @providencepeakstarters·

Molly was doing her best to be more environmentally conscious, and part of that was buying a lot of her staples plastic free. She’d arrived armed with all of her containers, a mixture of purpose bought ones and those repurposed from recycling. She was filling up with rice when her hand slipping, causing the glass to tip and fall towards the floor. She managed to catch it in time but not before rice went cascading all over the floor, “shit!” she exclaimed loudly, scrambling to find somewhere to put the jar so she could then clean up. “Did I say that really loud?” she asked, realising what she had done, “I’m sorry, I don’t normally swear, at least not in English.” She looked to the person nearest her, “today is not my day.”

Dana was doing her shopping, she was in need of some more  groceries as she was running low and she didn’t really plan on going without food so instead she knew she had to stock up her fridge and cupboards. She was walking down aisles as she went to pick up some food as she heard a girls voice and she looked over, she understood why people used reusable containers, she didn’t because she wasn’t the best person at doing that but she understood why. She ran a hand through her hair for a moment as she looked at the girl for a moment and laughed a little, “You know you don’t have to apologise for swearing, there is nothing wrong with.” She stated as she shrugged for a moment, “Did you need a hand though? Like a little bit of help for a moment.” 

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dylan-westwick·:

character: any @providencepeakstarters· location: farmer’s market - downtown

Part of the selling point of picking up her life in New York City to move to Providence Peak was the Farmer’s Market. It was something that she had missed from home and when she had been visiting for her final job interview for the position, it was the highlight of the trip. The strawberries were looking extra good as did the peaches at the booth in front of her. She found herself drawn towards one peach in particular, she was about to make her movie to grab it when her hand bumped into another person’s. Looking up she let was a bit startled, “Oh, I’m sorry,” her Southern twang soft in her words. “I think you got here first, so go right ahead.” She smiled at them as she looked over the other peaches.

Dana rarely went to the farmers market, she was very much a person who just preferred to go to a store or do an online shop and get everything, it was just easier in her eyes. But that day she decided to head out and take a trip to the farmers market, just for a change really. She wasn’t actually sure what she wanted to pick up but she decided to pick up some fruit first because the strawberries looked divine and were selling fast. As she reached the peaches she was about to pick them up but she wasn’t sure about them, as she saw someone else reach for them, usually she would be like no she wanted them but she wasn’t that hyped for Peaches. She shock her head looking over at the girl, “Well it’s fine I am unsure so i say you take them, you seem to want them more then me. Honestly it’s fine.” She said took her hand away from them.