leda rolled her eyes at ripley’s change in mood, something she supposed she should be used to. “ripley warbeck, everyone, always willing to remind us why he hasn’t got any friends.” she stood, more than ready to find more pleasant company, “obsess over money all you want, ripley, you’ll never be able to buy yourself a decent personality—-or class to go with it.”
“ hey, i have friends. that’s harsh. “ he let out a laugh and leaned back against his chair. it was fun to annoy people, even if some of the comments did start hit a little to close to home. “ chill out. “ had anyone realised yet that ripley just talked without thinking. “ i think you’re taking me a little too seriously. but okay. leave if you want. no one is making you talk to me. “
“America, huh?” To be fair, Danny never really paid attention to anyone’s life details; it was just so much to remember anyway. “Like the United Institutes? The one with a gazillion schools within a school? Hmm.”
He shrugged it off. “The best way to talk to a mermaid is to have no secrets. Or to make up secrets. They’ll believe anything if you say it with enough gusto.”
“ yeah, exactly like that. i was supposed to go to one of those schools, but charms classes are so much more interesting and fun at aquaria. also i really like the magical creatures there. “ ripley kind of felt at home at aquaria. “ yeah, i just prefer not to, you know, tell them anything. it’s better to keep my secrets secret. if you know what i mean. “
“aquaria is beautiful, rip—-it’s…. almost otherworldly. i’m all for luxury but there’s some beauty in the world money just can’t replicate, and the beauty of our school’s habitat? has thankfully remained mostly untouched by man.”
“ i’m not interested in otherworldly. i’m interested in money. besides, this place is beautiful. “ he looked around at the school. all the students were quite pleasant looking as well. “ just stop talking, leda. no one cares about what remains untouched by man. that sounds like some bullshit from a textbook. “
“Again? What other shithole did you end up going to before you ended up at paradise?” Aquaria was located in the middle of the perfect vacation spots – for wizards, that is. Muggles sometimes tended to disappear. “And charms? That’s it? Have you talked to the mermaids at all? They can’t fucking keep any secrets, man!”
“ i thought you knew i was american, “ ripley replied. there wasn’t anything wrong with the school he transferred to, but he really did like grand places, each more stunning than the next. “ nice to meet you, i’m ripley warbeck. from america, “ he laughed. “ i don’t talk to the mermaids because they can’t keep secrets. the world might implode if i told them some of my secrets. “ he was kidding of course.
Scorpius looked to the floor as his drink spilled a bit, splashing onto his and the boy’s shoes that were in front of him. He huffed, but kept his snarky remark silent. “I’m sorry,” he said, as he handed the short boy a napkin from his jacket, “I thought you were going to move. My apologies. If you’re having trouble seeing around, maybe ask one of the girls here where they get their extremely large heels.” A chuckle escaped Scorpius’s mouth, his glass meeting his lips as he waited for the little man’s response.
it would have been a different experience if ripley had been allowed to come here. he was happy with aquaria because he was challenged in charms and with magical creatures, but other than that the school was like every other school. ripley looked at the boy and shrugged. he was short, but there were just too many people packed into one location, instead of spread out and that was the problem. like being at an indoor concert. ripley looked at the nearest girl’s shoes. they were flats. “ eh, not all girls wear heels and i’d wear them, but apparently clothing and shoes need to be gendered by people so... “ ripley shrugged before taking a sip of his drink, his lacquered nails a dark purple -- he already got made fun of for wearing nail polish.
Adele scoffed, “I’d NEVER want to be at a school like Aquaria,” she shook her head, acting as if the thought was heinous in itself. While she knew she’d be at the school soon enough, she didn’t need to be pleased about it. “You should’ve come here, it’s the best and now everyone knows it. Including you. The urge to drown idiots at that school must be overwhelming.”
ripley was the type to bother his parents until they agreed to something. he bothered them about lots of things, which is why he eventually was allowed to go to one of the best schools for charms. but his parents gave into him easily too. “ who says i don’t drown the idiots? “ he asked, glancing at her with a smile.
Danny clapped his hand against Ripley’s back, laughing at his comment, and hardly noticing that he was on tiptoe.
“You can transfer once Aquaria lets you out!” Their campus was charmed to be under the sea, and there were times that depth felt inescapable. “Obviously they thought Aquaria was fancy enough that the grand finale of this party is there instead.”
“ nah. i think my parents would be annoyed if i transferred again. “ ripley looked around the ballroom. he shrugged. he didn’t think that aquaria was that fancy, but ripley didn’t really like much of anything. “ why? i don’t know. the only thing good about aquaria is that i can study charms. “
“ooooh, don’t be like that, rip—-our school may not be quite so five-star, but it’s got an ethereal charm that money just can’t buy. but i will say i’m looking forward to lounging by the pool in my downtime.”
“ there’s nothing wrong with aquaria. it’s nice... but i would have loved it here too. money can buy anything. that or bothering your parents enough so they give you what you want. not... that i do that at all. “
“ this school is ridiculously fancy. maybe i should have transferred here instead of aquaria. “ ripley looked around, feeling a bit out of place among all of the students. it was times like this when he cursed being short and unable to stand on his toes to see what was going on all around him.
alright, i just got back from everything & will try and get intros out for my other children as quickly as possible. so let me introduce you to my trash king, ripley warbeck. seriously, don’t be fooled by his cute face, he’s actual trash
ripley warbeck was born to stephanie and garret warbeck. however, stephanie quickly realised that she didn’t love garret and decided rather than to stay in a loveless marriage, she would leave him. ripley was shipped between his parents.
when ripley was eight, his mother met nerissa carrol and they eventually got married. ripley’s parents adopted two children by the time he went off to school. originally, he attented UMI until he realised that he had a knack for charms and begged for his parents to send him to aquaria.
he still gets shipped between his parents -- usually spending easter with his father and christmas with his parents. however, he does spend a month with his father. ripley hates his father because the man is only concerned with image. he has a new wife now that in public acts like they are the perfect family. and it isn’t like she hates ripley, but she practically ignores him.
at his mother’s home, things are a lot more chaotic. since they take care of the two younger children, they don’t actively ignore ripley, but he’s able to take care of himself since he is older. so pretty much, he’s all on his own all the time.
personality wise, ripley is very “innocent looking.” he’s not actually innocent at all. he’s the person you’d least expect to be the problem child, which means when he does cause problems people are almost confused as to why. he’s very much a tell it like he sees it sort of person, but he tries to make it seem nice. he’ll be the first to throw you under a bus if you annoy him, no matter if you’re his closest friend. ripley is the type to just pretend he’s not trouble at all, when really, he starts so much crap. he’s not actively mean, but he knows what he wants. ripley is also the type to want all the glory. even if he only does a sliver of the work, rip pretends that everything is amazing because of him. he doesn’t actively come across as arrogant, but anyone that’s talked to him can tell. he’s also an attention seeker because he’s ignored at home, so he’s always looking for the spotlight. ripley is very laid back and accepting of all people.
BASIC INFORMATION
♚┋FULL NAME: ripley “rip” garret warbeck
♚┋OCCUPATION: student
♚┋AGE: seventeen
♚┋DATE OF BIRTH: 21 dec
♚┋GENDER: cis male
♚┋PRONOUNS: he/him
♚┋ORIENTATION: pansexual homoromantic
♚┋NATIONALITY: american
♚┋RELIGION: agnostic
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
♚┋FACE CLAIM: troye sivan
♚┋DOMINANT HAND: right
♚┋HEIGHT: 5’2″
♚┋TATTOOS: two. one on his wrist that says ‘delicate, but deadly’ & the other is a crown on his right sholder
♚┋SCARS: none
♚┋PIERCINGS: none
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
♚┋HOMETOWN: san francisco, ca
♚┋LANGUAGE(S): english
♚┋SOCIAL CLASS: upper middle class
♚┋SUBJECT(S): charms, care of magical creatures
♚┋PARENT #1: stephanie warbeck
♚┋PARENT #2: garret warbeck
♚┋SIBLING(S): katherine and marc carrol
♚┋RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single
♚┋CHILDREN: none
♚┋PET(S): owl named tora
VICES / HABITS
♚┋SMOKES? yes
♚┋DRINKS? yes
♚┋DOES DRUGS? yes
♚┋HAS AN ADDICTION? no
♚┋IS SELF-DESTRUCTIVE? yes
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
♚┋HOUSE: slytherin
♚┋VICE: arrogance
♚┋VIRTUE: tolerance
♚┋ELEMENT: water
MAGICAL INFORMATION
♚┋AMORENTIA: oranges, burn wood, old books, & ocean air
♚┋BLODO STATUS: pureblood
♚┋WAND: maple, dragon heartstrong, 12 inches, ridgid
♚┋PATRONUS: peusodragon
♚┋BOGGART: himself
♚┋FAVORITE CLASS: charms
♚┋LEAST FAVORITE CLASS: potions
“When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.” -- Robert Greene
