#mbrdevelopment-tasks

[theehellonheels]

Dear 21 year old Marisol Ali

Girl we done made it to 37. I know, I know. I still can't believe it either sometimes. Especially at 21? Mm, I remember those nights girl. That raggedy ass strip club and when times were rough you got on your 304 shit. I respect that but in a way we never got over it. I still never told no one but shit you had to do what you had to do. Hustling like that is how you met your husband. That's right, girl, husband. We were married and we married well too. But don't get too excited it's probably not how you think. Now you dealt with drug dealers and scammers, you know, niggas who were rich by hood standards. They would take you out the club, drip (that's new slang, it means like alllllaaaaaat) you out, but always would throw you right back to the wolves when shit went south. It was your eighty three year old husband that ultimately changed the game for you.

He had apparently been the CEO and chairman of this app that took off. Had a fortune. He was married when we met him, but his first wife was dumb enough to sign a prenup and we were adamant on not doing that shit when we got him to marry us. Your step kids hate you, and that's cool you hate them too. And when his old ass kicked the bucket, everything he owned was left to us.

Bitch, talk about a come up. The app, the plethora of other businesses he owned, homes, boats, you name it. He had it and now it's all yours. We didn't leave a dime to his kids, since they wanted to talk so much shit about us when we did marry him. Fuck them, his grandkids too. Tuh. This rich widow shit is lavish and easy. Just remember appearance is everything, but that's something we've always known. All we have to do now is donate to look good. Invest in smaller businesses for large payouts once success hits, and keep all the shit afloat by hiring people who went to college to do that shit. We can't be bothered with the actual work side of everything, really. I know for a fact how hard we dreamed about being rich but this is beyond even we can imagine.

So I know at 21 we were thinking we were going to have some kids, a handsome black husband who used to be some thorough street nigga and all that. But get over it. Trust me, you'll thank me for it. Kids wouldn't do shit but slow us down, and with the way we be hustling that wouldn't have done shit. You don't have a family, but you have money, and you have control and power and I think that's much more beneficial than anything "a family" could give you. So the scheming, stripping, "working" it pays off. Big time. Stay up.

[citylinks]

Hey! It's about that time for another character development for the residents of Atlanta. Please keep in mind that all development task are optional but are a good tool to assist you in your roleplaying.

Character Development Task 003:

A Letter to Your Younger Self.

Have you ever wished you could go back in time and tell your younger self something? Do you feel like you could change something from your past? This journaling activity can be a fun and rewarding way to acknowledge things from your character's past and find ways to use them to make positive changes for the future.

Pick a particular age or time period (i.e. middle school) and start thinking about the characteristics and emotional experiences of that version of your character. Some important questions to cover are: what would that version of your character think of today’s version of your character? Another great question to pose is what advice you might want to offer to that younger self? Think of advice that might help the younger "you" avoid negative thought patterns and tips on how to avoid ruminating on things that seem insignificant now.

Please remember that unless a character tells you directly what they have been through, even after gaining knowledge of things via the character development. You are in no way, shape or form supposed to have knowledge of any events mentioned, IN character.  

Please tag all completed developments "mbrdevelopment-tasks". Due by 4/29/2022.

[zaymazin]

BTS WITH ZAYLOR ROUSSEAU — TEMPERAMENT

This was supremely accurate. Zaylor is extremely closed off even though he’s known as goofy and silly with his family and friends, to majority of the world, he comes off as mean, quiet, and brooding. He’s a man of very few words and he choses those words wisely. He thinks about everything before it actually leaves his mind. He actually overthinks everything and that’s the source of most of his anxiety. Being inside of his head is the reason that he’s horrible at staying in constant communication with people. He goes into seclusion a lot and he enjoys being alone and at peace. He will put the needs of the people he loves in front of his all the time. He’s empathetic and caring and a very sensitive nugget at times too. His feelings are where he resides whether that means being happy or sad, he be in them thangs. 

@citylinks

[hoodhealer]

Izzy N. • Choleric • Accuracy: Good

The choleric temperament type resonates with Izzy deeply. He can be a very head-strong and hot-headed guy at times. Traits that were initially defensive mechanisms to survive his upbringing but are now ones that he struggling to deal with. Once he’s upset it can be hard for him to think logically. He’s really not much of a people’s person, and he has a bit of social awkwardness to him. His closets friends are ones that he grew up with and maybe a few who he clicked with during his adulthood.

Izzy is a leader through and through. He’s always walked to the beat of his own drum and his mom would testify to it. He’s also been someone who never bullshits when it comes to speaking his mind (something that gets him in conflict a lot of the time).

He would fall into the category of an alpha-male, providing for his siblings is one of the ways he shows his affection. They are what keeps him going most days. Failure is not an option for him.

@citylinks

[heirxo]

Dear 8 year old Ravyn Alexandre

            You’re the brightest kid that anyone would love to have and even though you’re so polished on the outside at such a young age, you have really bad days that you don’t ever discuss because you don’t ever want your mommy’s hard work or love to go away. Growing up without a father was tough on you but you were too young to understand how and why especially when mommy was there to give you whatever your heart desire and to teach you the ways of the world. There were things that she told you that should have never been for your ears to hear but there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t prepare you for and protect you from. 

Although you were taught how to survive in the world, you were also pretty green and naïve when it came to things and that got you into trouble. It made you feel broken and unwanted but that isn’t true. We’ve grown so much from those dark moments and now we’re able to cope and manage our feelings better thanks to family and therapy. Even though it was just you and mom for majority of your life you really didn’t have to struggle which is probably why we’re so materialistic today but you work hard enough to be that way, so don’t let anyone ever discourage you from anything your heart may want. Once mom married, you grew an inseparable bond with your step-family. You weren’t alone anymore and you had other siblings to relish life with and they opened you with welcomed arms. We followed in her footsteps and became an Event Planner. business is doing great and we’re thrilled with our growth in Heir Luxe. I felt the title worked lovely for our high maintenance lifestyle. 

The effect of our father not being around still slowly eats away at us despite the blossoming relationship with our step-dad. I think that’s why we have such horrible taste in men and let them walk all over us instead of speaking up for ourselves. We tend to escape reality and hide behind everything which isn’t ok. We have a lot of work to do in that department and I want you to be better at that then I was. Piling on painful emotions one after another only makes us feel unwanted. We’ve done good with smiling on the outside to hide how we’re truly feeling but that’s only going to last but so long before we eventually detach for good and that’s not who we are. We both know that we are loving, caring and romantic ever since of the word. We’re sensitive, we love hard and that’s what we need to work on. I think you’ll be proud of all of our accomplishments and the wonderful young lady that we grew up to be. We still have a long journey ahead of us just be sure that you’re more vocal with all your feelings and never second guess them or yourself with anything.

P.S. stay away from professional athletes, they’re our emotional downfall.

Love always, Ravyn H. Alexandre

[yeaboogie]

Character Development 002 - Blair “Boogie” Clemmons

Boogie got Sanguine and it described him perfectly. He’s very optimistic, and loves to see the bright side of things. He believes in giving everyone a chance, despite the sometimes super obvious reasons why they don’t deserve one.

He’s fairly innocent, and does have the tendency to bend the truth to get what he wants. A small white lie here, a small white lie there. So he definitely can relate to the “untrustworthy” part although they are usually just white lies for his own benefit. 

The one thing that’s different for Boogie is not being on time and being irresponsible. He’s very responsible, and is never late for work as of now but  he’s definitely the type to start calling out and skipping school/work when he’s into somebody. So that may turn out to be true for him with further development, but right now he’s pretty much on the straight and narrow. 

@citylinks

[dreamiana]

GEORGINA DREAM KENNEDY

Having choleric as a temperament is spot on for her and truly describes her as a person. She’s very headstrong with everything that she does and it probably has to do with her being the only girl in her household with brothers as siblings or because she watched her mother struggle with everything. Being a hot-head is something that comes natural to her as well and something she’s been ever since she was a child, even though it takes her awhile to show any reaction eventually it gets to a point for it and there’s no pulling her back once it happens. She has a strong leader mentality and she could never see herself be someone that’s following others or whatever the latest popular thing is, she puts her all into everything that she do and it shows in how she carry herself.

@citylinks

[boxedface]

I can see Brooklyn’s temperament being melancholic in some ways when it comes to being sensitive, creative, and being compassionate. She’s a person who would give her last to make the ones she loves happy and often puts other needs before her own. She does feel emotions intensely and can be hurt just by words easily. Photography is a passion of hers because thats where she thrives most and gets to put her creativity to use. — On the contrary she’s not someone who enjoys being alone for extended period of times. She does love being the life of the party and going out. She’s very extroverted especially when in a comfortable space. She loves a good social outing. // She tries to be optimistic when faced with tough obstacles and when faced with conflict she can be somewhat petty depending on who the conflict is with.

@citylinks