— BASICS
Name: Lara Rivkin Age / D.O.B.: 30 / Nov 23rd Gender, Pronouns & Sexuality: cis woman, she/her, bisexual Hometown: New York City Affiliation: Government Job position: Press Assistant for the Governor's Office (Julian Berkeley) Education: Bachelor's in Political Science at New York University - Sculpture/Visual Arts at LaGuardia HS Relationship status: Single Children: None Positive traits: Independent, Perceptive, Intelligent, Spontaneous, Focused Negative traits: Insecure, Gossipy, Judgemental, Spoiled, Stubborn
— BIOGRAPHY
Wealth was absolutely no stranger to Lara Rivkin. She never had to want for much in her life and though her parents weren’t household names or the talk of the town, her mother did have a business sense that was completely unrivaled to most in her field. Angela Rivkin could stop a deal with just a quirk of her eyebrow and a quick ‘no’, while her father, Elijah, stayed at home to take care of Lara and her brother, Daniel, and also pursuing his own interests. Angela worked as Chief Financial Officer at the IPG (Interpublic Group of Companies), making far more than the Rivkin family would ever need.
Lara was much closer to her father, due to her mothers’ ambition taking her to newer and newer heights. She wasn’t angry, though she sees a world in which that could have been her. Instead she becomes the typical daddy’s girl, under his arm while he paints, listening to his stories — While her mother wanted to push her into the business, Lara could never quite find enjoyment in number crunching and managing people on the day in and day out. At least not in the way her mother envisioned for her.
At first, getting into the arts was a huge inspiration from her father, and an easy way to prove to her mother that she did have interests and she wanted to be her own person — Not be another in a long line of women in her family that rose up the ranks and then alienated their children along the way. Maybe she was a little more bitter than she initially thought. The money wasn’t what made her turn away - she relished in the ease of life that it gave her.
The idea of proving herself was more intriguing than she thought — And when she was able to audition and get accepted into LaGuardia, it was a triumphant moment for both her father and herself.
It wasn’t until she was in it and nose to the grindstone that she realized that spite - while a fun motivator - isn’t actually the best one, despite all evidence to the contrary. While she enjoyed the arts - painting and sculpting - it wasn’t something she could ever see herself pursuing it for monetary gain. The idea of it sucked all the joy and fun out of what she enjoyed the most about it - that it was an outlet for stress and to capture the beauty she saw in the world.
But still the idea of settling for her mother’s wishes set her teeth on edge.
Graduation came and went with barely an idea — which by the time she had been accepted into NYU, she still hadn’t chosen a major. In a moment of panic, it was basically a roll of the dice. She picked three different majors that she thought would get her ahead while also proving to her mother that she didn’t need to be exactly what was written out for her: political science, communications, and history. Communications was an automatic no after realizing it would put her too close to what the IPG did. Ugh, marketing.
The coin flip landed on political science and that’s what she went with - finding it surprisingly interesting - and kept her history classes in her back pocket just in case she needed to make a swift change.
Now, eight years after graduating, she’s finally in a place where she feels like she can both make a difference and prove to both of her parents that she can do better than what they wanted for her. It’s only a matter of time until she’s able to join Team Berk in the White House.
— WANTED CONNECTIONS / PLOTS
CO-WORKERS/OTHER STAFFERS; any other people on team berk! she loves her job and loves the people she works with, showing a deep passion for helping the press secretary get their ducks in a row and maybe one day learning to interface with the press on her own
GOVERNMENT; anyone involved with the gov or law based characters. she's cocky and has a lot to learn.
FRIENDS, HOOKUPS, (NOT REALLY) EXES, ALL OF THE ABOVE?; she's honestly a bit too friendly, doesn't mind spending long nights out but doesn't want to settle down. the person who gets her to has to be worth it. and so far? no one is. she's never dated anyone (or at least that's the way she tells it. maybe someone else got serious about her while she fucked off and around)
ANYTHING ELSE; i'm fairly open to figuring something interesting out for her, but she's staunchly against any and all gang affiliation - unless someone changes her mind.
