I stayed up all night with a friend once just shooting off a bunch of dumb jokes criticizing all the stupid shit that happens in the in the idol industry. We started just bringing up stuff that annoyed us, then that lead to, “What would happen if a bunch of hapless misfits and goofy exaggeratedly terrible people came together to form an idol group?”, and that spiraled into some outrageous scenarios and I’ve been workshopping a story about it… anyway here’s one of the characters in sim form.
The first thing people notice about Martin, (known as Wenjie to his parents), is his noble and elegant appearance. Stick around a little longer and you’ll realize the irony in his flighty and impulsive nature.
Fortunately, he belongs to a moderately wealthy family, sheltering him from consequences and giving him the freedom to grow up doing pretty much whatever he wanted.
Since he was very young, Martin had a habit of getting easily fixated on a subject to the point of obsession. He’d be unable to think or talk about anything other than his current interest. Begging and annoying his parent into perpetually shelling out cash, sacrificing what little time they had, to entertain their son’s constantly changing hobbies.
First it was skiing, then tennis, chess, photography…ultimately spiraling into knitting resulting in an array of half-finished projects laying abandoned about the lavish family home. But within a month young Martin would either lose interest or quit outright, in frustration, after realizing he wasn’t immediately good at something. (He even walked out before the end of his first piano lesson!)
It was fate that his class took a school trip to the local ice rink when he was in the 6th grade. Though he’d never thought about skating previously, the moment he took to the ice he became an instant prodigy!
That same day he came home and announced to his weary parents,
“I will become the figure skating world champion!”
From then on, he dedicated himself to the sport and over 6 years gained numerous accolades and amassed an international fanbase. He was finally going to realize his dream.
And there he was in the arena preparing for his final performance, boasting a solid score after completing his short program skate, putting him in third place.
Everything was going as planned until, midway through his routine, he abruptly stopped, turned, then silently made his way off the ice to the confusion of the audience, his coaches, and his parents.
This caused a media storm.
A day later press conference was held announcing the young phenomenon’s retirement at age 19.
Upon this declaration, the reporters scrambled for an explanation to the sudden end of such a promising career. Was it illness, injury, some kind of personal issue?
In response, Martin blinked twice, slightly confused, and causally replied, “I’ve gotten too good, and I just don’t feel the thrill anymore. I think I wanna’ try something else, now.”
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