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“And the story goes she never forgave him. She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made the best with what she got or was she sorry because she couldn’t be all the things she wanted to be... I have inherited her name, but I don’t want to inherit her place by the window.” – Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street
eva noblezada, bisexual, nonbinary + she/they ― hey look, it’s alma andrada! they’re twenty-five years old, they’ve lived in shrike heights for all their life, and they’re currently working at applebee’s, art murmur and karaoke dokie . i heard they’re pretty short tempered, but i think they’re so reliable at the same time. can they make it out alive?
tw: mentions of prison/arrest
hello friends! finally felt a little balanced enough to go for a fourth and like dhruv alma is brand new to me so there’s lots to still discover but there’s a bit (I always say a bit and then write a bunch so here ya go LOL) about them below!!
About Alma:
Born and raised in Shrike to two very in love parents. The youngest of two siblings. She has an older brother who’s she’s grown to have a complicated relationship with for various reasons.
Her family didn’t come from much and relied very heavily on her mother’s job as a waitress and her father’s construction jobs. But both could be unsteady from time to time and her parents did their best to fill the house with as much love as possible. they were experts at making something out of nothing. But towards her pre-teen years they started to struggle more and her father picked up more shifts, more work, mostly work they weren’t supposed to know anything about.
In an effort to help provide for his family, Alma’s father got caught up with all of the wrong people and ended up getting arrested for driving the getaway car during a robbery.
It hit her family hard and there was a very quick shift in the house where her brother dropped out of school and started working until Alma was old enough and went to work as well, though she managed to graduate high school before doing that. She’s always generally been a hard worker and juggles a few part time jobs currently to help her mother keep their house. She’s a waitress at applebee’s, a cashier at art murmer (mostly so she can get discounts on art supplies) and has just recently started a part time role at karoke dokie because she felt like she needed something fun in her life.
Alma is the only person in her family who still visits her father in prison. He’s serving a clearly unfairly long sentence and more than anyone else involved but her mom held on as much as she could. Eventually she grew resentful and filed for divorce, started dating again which has only meant the weirdest of men ending up in their household. Her mother is still pretty present and watchful of Alma and her brother but has for the most part lost herself in working and men.
Alma on the other hand, always had a better relationship with her father who she goes to visit on a two hour bus ride there and back every Sunday and she has for as long as she’s been able to. She’s his connection to the world. Always telling him about new music or movies. Writing him letters to hold onto during the week. Keeping him entertained with stupid customer stories and the worst jokes she could think of. She makes sure he has money in his commissary and is trying her best to save up for a good lawyer so she can get him out of there. He’s definitely the one thing she refuses to give up on but she often doesn’t talk about him to people in her life. And if she does she always pretends like he just lives out of state.
Alma and their brother have tension over their own opinions of their father and they stay pretty pissed that he won’t go to visit their Dad. They try to still be their for one another regardless and still care about each other but have overall taken to mostly interacting when it comes to their mom or if one of them is in trouble.
But when Alma isn’t working her ass off or stressing tf out about family they’re spending their time on their truest passion: pottery. As a kid they had the chance to engage in an afterschool program which is where they were first introduced to clay art and pottery. They really took to it and the older they got the more they sought out learning it on their own. They used to save as much as they could to splurge at art murmur before there was an opening there and it became a bit easier. It’s not like they have access to a studio to work in so they do their best in their garage at home in what used to be their father’s work station. They started with little things. Bowls for jewelry, a mug or cup and have since grown into make larger vases and full dish sets. It brings them joy and whenever there’s a flea market or chance to sell their work they’ll take it.
They’re generally handy. Knows how to work a tool set. Their love language is very much “hey alma can you come fix this for me/help me out” especially if it requires building anything and using a hammer. They are all in and will build it well. They’ve been thinking about branching out into furniture making/woodwork but they only have so much time in the day.
Alma isn’t anti-social but mostly relies on work to make friends since her free time is usually spent in the garage, sleeping or trying to keep her fmaily together. But I imagine she has a good group of friends and people she’s known basically all her life. She loves making gifts for the people she loves and is super loyal and will show up when she says she will. But she’s also terrible at letting other people be there for her even if she is 100% a mess 100% of the time.
Possible Connections:
Co-Workers!!
Childhood/Highs School Friends
Best friends (like 1-2??)
Exes ( probably like one long term ex where they ended on not the best terms and one that was more of a cute fling and now they’re friends)
Someone who also takes the bus every sunday but probably to go somewhere different (or not!)
This may sound weird but kids of single dads who may temporarily date alma’s mom LOL that could be interesting
Older brother!! Eventually I’ll put up a WC for that but putting that out there.
Neighbors (i imagine the andrada’s probably live in old shrike)
3. Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?
Alma doesn’t exercise outside of his job. Running on a straight line for spaces on end with other people trying to kill you is enough to keep him pretty thin. The closest thing Alma will ever get to exercising is when he pisses off a monster outside of his house and/or is pet dragon and he has to either fight them off or high tail it out of there as quick as he possibly can.
5. Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)
Alma loves to be clean. He showers once in the morning and once at night almost every day. The feeling of dirt on his skin can make him very uncomfortable if left on his body for longer than 24 hours. In his house, the floor is actually very tidied up. His bed is always messy though, and the workspace where he makes potions and spells is an utter disaster zone. He thinks better with the clutter of spell books and translation dictionaries always within reach.
29. Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)
House fire: a brief flash of panic, a couple seconds of merely cursing at the inferno, and finally he would come to his senses and put the godamned thing out. Alma is rather unfazed by earthquakes, and would probably sit through them without a dilemma. Hurricanes, despite never really being in one, terrify the hell out of him. He assumes it is a deep childhood trauma that he has suppressed the memory of. That, of course, is probably not the case.
37. Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?
Alma’s decision making skills are…very poor. He will think of something to do and, before his internal monologue can chew it through and let him know the consequences and if it is a good idea, he will go and do it. It’s a ‘act now, worry about the consequences later’ kind of thought process. It bothers everyone around him, but he does not necessarily give much of a damn.
40. Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?
It’s not much of a complex. Alma doesn’t think he’s better than anyone, per se…but he does have an incredibly narcissistic attitude. He thinks he’s amazing, but there are probably other people out there equally as or more amazing then him and he will admit that! Of course, he will probably also try to hit on those more amazing people but still…not really a complex.
49. If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?
If he sees the fight coming? He would spend most of it swiftly dodging all the punches. Alma is not built for fighting, but he’s a great student of the bob-and-weave method. He’ll never get his hands dirt, and will probably pull out his wands, use a magic spell, or even a sword in the middle of the fight! Note that the fight will most likely be filled with sassy/taunting remarks, and one or two cheating moments. He does not fight fairly. To him, fights aren’t meant to be fought fair. He who cheats sooner wins.
Info about my Muse, more information and updates will follow in the future, I hope.
Name: Alma Penderghast
Age: 25
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135 lbs (a very flat, slim-figured person)
About: Alma is a genderfluid sorcerer who plays bgo. He prefers male pronouns, but if you call her a girl well she's not all that offended. Alma is a snarky, overconfident little asshole whose bark is way worse than his bite. He relies mostly on words to fight and manipulate people. He is also and endless flirt, and will attempt to seduce anyone/thing that shows interest into his bed. He can be dissuaded after a couple of 'no's and 'fuck off's and maybe a couple stabbings, however. He is pretty laid back, and doesn't give that much of a dang about what other people think about him. He's not out to please others. He treats almost everything as a game. If he was pie chart, he'd be 50% bad pick up lines, 25% snarky asshole, and 20% playboy, and like 5% actual human being.
PSA: All characters are free to punch him in the face. Sometimes he just deserves it. Even if he won't be happy about it, I'm not complaining if you do.
Fun Facts:
Alma wears stripper heels whenever he can. They make his legs look great.
Alma has serious commitment issues.
Alma could be a great wizard, but he is stingy with his mana and relies mostly on his already-charged wands for his power.
Alma's default and comfortable stance is the Wonder Woman position, as he claims it boosts his confidence.
