timestamp : —— , novemebr 7th, 2020 location : the rvu reunion for the class of 2010 tagging : @revisitcd
kenny had nothing against jules ; she was a nice girl. or, at least, when he knew her a little better she had been. now she was ten years older and they hadn’t exactly kept in touch, save for things planned by mutual friends. he wasn’t avoiding her either, at least not individually. it was just easier not to face people who had been on that trip. however, it was only so long until the group pulled him in, and he realized the anticipation had been worse than the actual feat. after some time, a few members of the group had broken off to go get another round, and kenny was left with jules. ‘ how’ve you been ? ’ he asks, a question she’s likely heard a hundred times tonight, but what else is there to say, ‘ the hotel keeping you busy ? ’
timestamp : —— , novemebr 7th, 2020 location : the rvu reunion for the class of 2010 tagging : @toepoint
it felt strange to be here again. it had felt just as strange, though with perhaps more sting, at the previous half decade benchmark. kenny milled through the crowd, where the faces looked just different enough to give him pause. yet, once you started speaking to them, it seemed like not much had changed. however, he’s smiled through enough conversations about work and where people are now, how many kids they’d had ( any kids kenny ? ‘ twenty three, actually. i coach now. ’ he knew it wasn’t that funny, but he had little else to add to such a conversation but flippant remarks ) to need a break. preferably, a break with a drink. it’s easy enough to make his way to the bar. the bar itself, however, was crowded and it was clear that the class of 2010 hadn’t completely outgrown their ways as a single bartender did his best to keep up with the orders being placed. he stands to the side of some former classmate he didn’t spend the time to recognize, but when the bartender turns to him first ( a slight benefit of his stature likely ), kenny frowns slightly. ‘ she was here first, ’ he corrects, gesturing to the woman beside him.
@chvnces : vi. the lovers what’s your muses feelings about love ?
familial and platonic love came easy to him, and feel nearly identical. he doesn’t say the words, but is certainly the type to show it in his actions, and he’s comfortable with that. love is calling his mother at least twice a week, it’s the way he’d drop almost anything if his brother needed him, it’s letting adalia sleep on his bed when she’s too drunk to get home ( @adalics ), and it’s the hard time he gives his linemate before a game to get him just the right amount of riled up, among other things. he values those connections, and his feelings about that kind of love is that it’s a good thing.
romantic love is a different beast. at thirty five, he says he’s just not good at relationships, but it’s unclear how much he ever tried to be. for a long time, his focus was elsewhere. in college, he mostly did hook ups, some ‘ talking, ’ but not much beyond. after graduation he’s had a few more adult relationships, but none have lasted that long. he hasn’t prioritized romantic love, even if he thinks he might enjoy having it.
anonymous : 🍒 how much does my muse value companionship ? do they constantly keep people around them, or do they prefer to be alone often ? do they have or desire to have many friends ? do they see every meeting as an opportunity to make a new friend ?
from his earliest years, kenny knew what it meant to be on a team. even before hockey, the values of a group dynamic where people chipped in, helped each other because they had a common goal and a bond, was something he had grown accustomed to. when he was little, his brother ( william ) watched him when his mother was busy working. his mother and his uncle took shifts making sure he made it to practice. when he was older he and will would make dinner for his mother so she wouldn’t have to cook when she got home. everyone had dinner at his grandparents’ house on friday. the extended family unit worked together and kept each other afloat. being on a team sport starting at such a young age only solidified that as the norm. kenny, for the first quarter of his life, understood a life where large groups of people worked together and spent a lot of time together.
however, because it was the norm, whether he realized this was something he valued is another question. it simply was just what was. right after the accident, he didn’t realize either... old teammates and friends and family all stood by during his recovery and sometime after. six months, a year, later later though ? kenny realized that he was lonely. he had gone from living a life where he spent hours each day with the same people ( practicing together, traveling together, playing together, living together, going to class together, partying together ) to having an apartment by himself. and apparently, as he was discovering, having coworkers was not the same as having teammates.
kenny functions much better around people than he does on his own. companionship and people in general are important to him. as an adult, he decidedly has the desire to have many friends, but it wasn’t something he put much thought into in college as he always did.
I. The Magician — What does your muse consider theirself an expert in?
II. The High Priestess — How does your muse feel about religion?
III. The Empress — Describe your muse’s relationship with their mother.
IV. The Emperor — Describe your muse’s relationship with their father.
V. The Hierophant — Who does your muse turn to when they’re in desperate need of help?
VI. The Lovers — What’s your muses feelings about love?
VII. The Chariot — Describe one of your muses coping mechanisms.
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IX. The Hermit — Describe how your muse deals with personal issues.
X. Wheel of Fortune — Has your muse ever had to start over, or have they ever wanted to?
XI. Justice — Describe a time when your muse received just desserts - regardless of if that was what they wanted.
XII. The Hanged Man — Describe a time where your muse felt persecuted.
XIII. Death — Describe a time where your muse felt like they lost a major part of their life.
XIV. Temperance — Does your muse feel like they have their life in order?
XV. The Devil — Has your muse ever given into temptation?
XVI. The Tower — What does your muse consider to be the worst thing that ever happened to them?
XVII. The Star — Describe the type of art that your muse is drawn towards.
XVIII. The Moon — Describe an uneasy time in your muse’s life.
XIX. The Sun — Describe a happy moment in your muse’s life.
XX. Judgement — Describe a time where your muse had to make a difficult decision.
XXI. The World — What are your muses biggest dreams, and how do they plan to achieve them?
XXII/0. The Fool — Has your muse ever faced a high risk high reward opportunity that could potentially leave them ruined? Describe that opportunity and whether or not they took it.
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🍅 : how does my muse feel about plastic / cosmetic surgeries & procedures? is it something they have done or would do? do they mind if others do it?
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🍒 : how much does my muse value companionship? do they constantly keep people around them, or do they prefer to be alone often? do they have or desire to have many friends? do they see every meeting as an opportunity to make a new friend?
🍇 : how would my muse describe their childhood? how much has it impacted the person they are now, or will become as an adult? around what age did they or will they start to mature, and why? do they wish to go back to their days as a child, or have they embraced adulthood?
🍐 : how intelligent is my muse overall? are they smarter than the average person, or less than? are they primarily self-taught, or did they acquire most of their knowledge in school? are they more street smart or book smart?
🍉 : which of the four seasons suits my muse best, and why?
🍌 : is my muse inclined to help others, or will they only do it when it benefits them, if at all? what makes them this way? has it ever gotten them into trouble, or inconvenienced them?
🍊 : does my muse desire romance? is it something they would actively seek out, or prefer to happen more ‘ naturally? ’ what is their love life like? do they have any exes or past flings, or crushes?
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🥝 : does my muse have any ‘ unusual ’ habits, interests, and / or talents? do they hide it, or are they proud of it?
🍋 : what kind of diet does my muse have? do they eat regularly, or the standard 2-3 meals a day? do they have to be reminded to eat, or are they likely to remind others? do they cook, or have others cook for them? do they eat healthily, or not so much?
🥭 : how important to my muse is their hometown, or where they’re from? are they proud of it, or considered a hometown hero? did they move away, or do they wish to?
( wolfgang novogratz & brandon routh ) bopping along to you’re gonna go far kid by the offspring is gerald kennedy , the twenty four year old cis man thrown back to their statistics days with some of his memories . voted most likely to most likely to be struck by lightning , kenny was known for being outgoing & reckless , go figures you’d always find him dragging himself to another morning practice , but grew up to be thoughtful & controlling .
FIRST PERIOD , or 2010 , the first time
raised in equal parts by a mother who deserved better and an older brother who knew better, gerald’s father was conveniently absent from his life — all he has is the last name. he’s been known to claim to be the forgotten bastard of one of the kennedys, but that's probably bullshit. there’s a name on a birth certificate somewhere. why hasn’t gerald kennedy asked to see his birth certificate? please circle the best answer: a. respect for his mother, b. the hassle, c. isn’t it better to believe in what you might be ? you can’t do that once you know, d. all of the above.
he picked up going by kenny when he started playing hockey which, thanks to an overzealous uncle attempting to be a father figure to his older sister’s kids, was pretty early. first it was kennedy, the name spelled out on the back of his jersey, but that quickly got shortened thanks to the attention spans of eight year old athletes. three syllables was clearly too much. he had never been fond of gerald, it was his grandfather’s name far more than it was his, and god forbid you call him gerry. he started introducing himself as kenny everywhere, not just at practice. it was easier.
turned out, kenny was pretty good at what he did. he played tripple a, ushl, and then wound up as a twenty one year old freshman at rvu playing ncaa. the hope was, he’d go major from there, or at least find his way to an ahl team. that was the plan. of course, plans don’t always work out.
voted most likely to get struck by lightning. the truth is, kenny isn’t all that unlucky, even if it seems like it. what he was, was someone who was rather reckless ( all that bad luck was self manufactured ). a bit of an adrenaline seeker, and decidedly someone who did before he thought, which landed him in a good number of situations that certainly seemed unlucky. he gave his coach a headache, but he was a good enough and dedicated enough player that he got kept around, albeit with a number of lectures and a few instances of community service.
[ tw. major injury ] it was the summer after graduation when things fell apart. he was in talks with an ahl team, and he was celebrating the last four years with his friends. they were at a lake. things seemed perfect. however, a jump off a rope swing gone wrong and suddenly everything had changed.
SECOND PERIOD , or 2020
[ tw. major injury, drug mention ] doctors said he was lucky, it could have been worse, but he sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. his plan and the ahl contract was tossed out the window, his back was never the same. he takes painkillers to help. and that statistics degree? the one that was just meant to get him to practice, turned into a career. he’s an actuary now, and he’s well aware of the irony.
he still goes by kenny, at least in social situations, but he’s certainly not the same kenny that rvu knew ten years ago. sure, the parts are all there ( the kid who likes to travel and who slept around is now an adult with the money to afford going places he wants but still can’t hold a relationship ) but something is different. he’s more cautious for one, and doesn’t take unnecessary risks. while he used to be able to go with the flow, be carefree, the need to control things has developed, just wanting to feel like he’s got some command over a life that turned out completely different than he expected. he’s still outgoing though, and still has the same smile.
he’s convinced himself he’s over the accident, even if there are indicators otherwise. sure, being an actuary isn’t what he planned, but it’s not a terrible job and he is able to do things he wants. he coaches a mite team a few times a week and it’s a way to connect back to his old life. he’s content.
THIRD PERIOD , or 2010 , the second time
he’s not over it, is what he realizes when he wakes back up in 2010. maybe he was content, but he wasn’t happy, was he? the issue is, while kenny can remember parts of what’s going to happen, the injury itself alludes him like a shadow in the corner of his eye. he knows it’s there, he knows good sections of what happens after, but he doesn’t remember what it was. he just knows that he has to be careful. way more careful than last time.
this means that, while others might be hoping they get to return to their lives from before, kenny is pretty sure he wants to stay here, in this version of 2010 where he has some foresight. he’s not going to get greedy, he tells himself, won’t try to change too many things. he’s just got one thing he wants to change in this new 2010.
it also means that this version of kenny is seems... well, decidedly different ( who are you and what did you do with the kid who jumped out of a second story window to break a folding table ? ). if you have none of your memories, it might seem like he had done a 180 overnight. the need for control he’s grown into over the last ten years has become a quiet paranoia, the concern that something could happen around the next corner sitting heavy on his mind.
OVERTIME , or miscellaneous details
im going to add to this when my brain is less mushy but i just wanted to !! put something up
POST GAME , or plotlines
recklationship with sunday wexler. just two kids who liked causing as much havoc as possible.
a second chance with jaqueline parker. in all the chaos of the first time, he never noticed his bio tutor the way he should have.
pseudo sister with adalia haas - foster. one of his best friends, to the point that she’s practically family.
bromance with callum chase. fellow adrenaline seekers who found a kindered spirit in each other. it’s a little bit fratty, but they mean well.
source of worry for xandra villazana. she tries to reel him in, while he trie to get her to loosen up.
repeat hookup with lea chen. he was definetly a rebound, but he wasn’t looking for anything that serious anyway.
please excuse the likely ugly mobile formatting, but hello!! i have an intro that’s about... 88% done but it’s been a weird week for me so it’s not done and i’m stuck on mobile for a little bit. however, i’d love to plot!
the tl;dr on kenny is that he’s a hockey player who didn’t have a back up plan but then, after an injury, watched his plan a fall apart. he grew up to be a somewhat grumpy actuary and sees the reset to 2010 as a second chance... the problem? he’s only got some of his memories and how he got injured isn’t one of them, so he’s a little bit paranoid now and trying to be extra cautious
if you’d like to plot pls give this a like or hit me up on disc/ord, mine is low level movie mobster#9518
