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Norbtask: Family Portrait
Wes Wilcox
Jeanne Wilcox
Clare Liu-Allen
Sage Parker
Maverick Wilcox
Wes Wilcox
Questionnaire:
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. Â
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 / donât know / donât care.
belief in an afterlife: yes / no / donât know / donât care.
belief in reincarnation: yes / no / donât know / donât care.
belief in aliens: yes  / no / donât know / donât care.
religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious.
philosophical: yes / no.
OPINIONS
pro-choice / anti-abortion / Â doesnât know or on the fence.
pro-marriage / anti-marriage / doesnât know or on the fence.
pro-death penalty / anti-death penalty  / doesnât know or on the fence.
pro-drug legislation / anti-drug legislation / doesnât know or on the fence.
left wing / right wing / middle / doesnât 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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im-elegantly-wasted:
âCome love me! Loch Ness Monsterâs need love too. â Trent replied as the top of his costume fell and  covered his eyes. â Loch Ness Monsterâs apparently also have poor visionâ
"Why are you not at the town function?" Maverick asked, his stare piercing through the manâs costume. He obviously knew that he wasn't actually the Loch Ness Monster, but costumes had a way of bothering Maverick. They blocked him from seeing people as they were and he didnât like it.
âYes, Hannahâ The blonde replied with a smile as she continued to hold out her hand. Perhaps it wasnât the best way to get to know people by popping out and introducing herself, but she just wanted to make friends at the end of the day. â Maverick? Thatâs a very interesting name. Itâs nice to meet you,Maverickâ Hannah repeated back shaking his hand. She raised an eyebrow at having met before. âWhen did we meet? â She asked genuinely confused as to whether or not she forgot an introduction.Â
"Is it?" He had always been indifferent towards his name, only occasionally believing that he was living up to its meaning. "I prefer your name. Hannah. Itâs pleasant to hear." He felt his shoulders weaken, realizing that she didn't remember their initial encounter. Maverick found himself caught up in his disappointment, despite the fact that it was for the better. His first impression hadn't been the greatest and he was, in a way, getting a second chance. "Recently. I don't recall the exact date, but it was within the last week."
Fiona: Okay. Prove me wrong.
Maverick: I will absolutely prove you wrong.
Maverick: I am positive that she has a wonderful personality.
Fiona: But where's the proof?
Maverick: Fine. I will get to know her. I will prove to you that she is everything that I believe her to be.
â She is my family that matters. Those other people Iâm biologically related to are not what a family is. Have you met my grandmother? Sheâs basically a serial killer. I honestly doubt that. Where someone went doesnât guarantee anything even respect. It was an option. I got accepted to plenty of schools, I just wanted to go here for now. Are you implying I wasnât good enough to go to a pretentious school? I can show you acceptance letters that prove otherwise. Now I know youâre full of shitâ
"I am only pointing out that she is not your whole family." He nodded yes at Jameson's question initially, having met his grandmother, but what followed confused Maverick. "How can you basically be a serial killer, Jameson? That doesn't many any sense." Maverick responded, somewhat flustered by his words, "You either are, or you are not." Shaking his head no, he looked down at Jameson, "I am not implying that at all. I think that you made a mistake by rejecting your acceptances. I would have gone to one of those schools if I had been given the opportunity.â His usual monotone voice hid the bitterness in his tone, but the words alone made it obvious that he felt jealous.
â Iâve been over a month and I still havenât made that many friends, so hello, my names Hannah. Itâs nice to meet youâ She replied holding out her hand
Fiona told him to get to know her. He felt as though he already did, but admittedly it wouldn't hurt to introduce himself. "Hannah?" he asked, clarifying that he had heard her correctly. "I'm Maverick." Holding out his hand, carefully wrapping it around hers, "We met once before," Maverick let go of her hand, "however, It wasn't the right moment then. This moment is better."
Fiona: The only thing I want you to explain is how you can fall for someone without knowing them? Like what about her personality?
Maverick: I am positive that she has a wonderful personality.
Fiona: I doubt that there is but good luck in Maverick land on that one.
Fiona: Try to, because if you really like this girl you don't know you should go talk to her. See what she's like and all that
Maverick: Would you like me to explain it to you?
Maverick: I already know that she is perfect.
âBecause I like being here. I like being around my family other than âon weekends or when itâs convenientâ like other people. The school is just a school. Where someone goes doesnât dictate they will be a success. You can go to an Ivy League school and be terrible or a small school and be amazing. None of it matters at the end. You either have it or you donâtâ
"You make it sound as though your whole family is here. It is only your mother. Not that she isn't a nice person, she is, but you have relatives elsewhere. While I do understand where you are coming from, a prestigious school would garner you more respect. I wouldnât have given that up if I were in your position. If going to a respectable school was an option. I am not sure if it was an option for you. Regardless, I know people will be happy that you have returned.â
Fiona: Because it would take too long to explain through text and I don't feel like typing a paragraph.
Fiona: Oh good thank you for telling me I was going to go work on my degree in teaching......That has nothing to do with what were talking about.
Fiona: How?
Maverick: Fair enough.
Maverick: There is relevance.
Maverick: I can't explain.
âWhy? Because I spent half my life not being here with the actual good parent around and now that this is my decision I wanted to go home. I can write anywhere. it doesnât matter where I do itâ
"I fail to understand the connection. If you had gone somewhere else, you would still be able to see your mother. Well, yes. I suppose you can write anywhere, but wouldn't you rather go to a better school?"
Rope - Maverick & Victor
Cracking a smile, Victor remarked, âI get told that a lot actually - not that I attract a lot of kinky people, but that people donât always know how to respond to some of the stuff I sayâŠor do, really.â But Maverick sort of gave off that vibe too. It was a pleasant-weird, like they were foils of one another; two weird kids made different by chance and circumstance.
When Maverick had finished explaining his stance on dodge-ball, the other man couldnât help but cringe reminiscently. âI donât know, I went to school with a bunch of Mojave Desert kids, and there were a few who I think were just dehydrated and pissed-off, but they didnât wanna win so much as they wanted to throw things, so dodge-ball was always a little risky - especially when I was like, fourteen, and already looked awkward enough when Iâd do magic tricks.â
Grateful to gloss over conversation of his mysterious illness (and really, if this thing didnât end him soon, Carl Callahan would. If you really want to infuriate your physician, be a medical anomaly that however many years of med school canât explain), Victor gave Maverick an appreciative nod. âThanks, me too.âÂ
As he began unraveling the rope, the man shrugged, âI mean, I know that some people took videos of stuff I did at parties and whatever, but cellphone cameras really arenât on the same level as all of this. But Iâm really psyched that you wanted to do this. âEscape artistâ isnât the most stable of jobs, but working with you is a really sweet opportunity, career-wise.â
âAnd actually, most of it is just wrapping - you start at the halfway point of the rope, and kinda just go up symmetrically from behind the ankles.â Handing Maverick the rope - bent at the aforementioned halfway point - Victor continued his âwiki-howâ quality rope-tying tutorial. âFrom there, criss-crossing rope as you go up, make sure you donât give me any any wiggle-room at the knees or below the ribs, and when you get to the wrists, tie one knot behind them, and one in front - yâknow, for good measure and all.â
Kinky. There was that word again, a word that Maverick new the meaning of but didn't quite understand the word at the same time. "In my experience, the world is full of sexual deviants and they will make everything out to be about sex.â Maverick had a bitter attitude towards the topic, having been slammed for having sexual undertones in one of his short films (despite not understanding where it was coming from). Shaking his head, âIt is beyond me.â
Maverick couldnât quite relate to Victor's history, though he had his fair share of awkward teen years. âI never did magic, but I can tell you that people do not take kindly to being followed around by a camera,â calmly, he straightened his posture, pressing down on the sides of his boxers as if he were smoothing out the suit he had been wearing, âand that is why contracts are important.â
âThey do not count.â he remarked, nearly scoffing, âeveryone believes that they are a filmmaker nowadays because they can take a video on their phone.â His tone shifted, as well as his demeanor, as Victor commented on the opportunity to work for him, Rather than feeling arrogant, though, he felt flattered by Victorâs comment. It wasn't often that people appreciated working with him, "I do hope that it will be worth your while. I am the best director in town, but many do not agree. I will not let this opportunity go to waste.â
Maverick took the rope into his hand, keeping it in the position in which it was handed to him, and listened to Victors instructions carefully âDo you need to be in the pool first?â he asked, glancing down at the rope, âIâm not familiar with stunts.â He was eager to get started, but he didnât want to mess up.Â
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Fiona: I'll tell you later
Fiona: You can't fall in love with someone without knowing them Maverick.
Maverick: Why not now? You would make a terrible teacher.
Maverick: I do, in a way.