“ PEOPLE ARE PUPPETS HELD TOGETHER WITH STRING; THERE’S A BEAUTIFUL SADNESS THAT RUNS THROUGH HIM. “
[ jesús navas, genderqueer, he/they/she ] Ah, CLOPIN TROUILLEFOU from THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, a 33 year old EVENT SERVICES MANAGER! They’ve been with the company for SIX YEARS, and live in CHARMED CHIMERA COURT, SUITE 990 . They’ve shown themselves to be a CHARISMATIC but TWO-FACED person, and remind people of WHITE FOXES BY SUSAN SUNDFOR. Guests often remark that their vibes are THE FRENZIED ENERGY OF A HORNET, ATLAS’S BURDENED SHOULDERS, and THE RAUCOUS CACKLING OF A MAGPIE.
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Best illustrated by his ability and propensity to love and love fiercely, Clopin can be a rather intimidating force to meet at first. His flair for the dramatic, and his blunt attitude can come off as intentionally harsh. It gets even worse if you happen to make him mad— he seems like the type to never forgive and never forget. He will, eventually. But he might never let you forget it.
Clopin can best be described as the changing colours and moods of a kaleidoscope, shifting rapidly and fluidly through different tones and expectations based on the touch of those around him. A born entertainer and dramatist of the environment around him, he lights up the room with his command of his vibrant personality and voice. What other way would one expect a former ringmaster to be?
Of course, they don't tend to advertise their past for a variety of reasons— the oft-covered maiming of their right arm perhaps being one of them. There's no business like show business, unless that show business comes with a heavy helping of extortion.
Mysterious past aside, Clopin still had a fairly normal childhood. Two loving— if difficult— parents, and two younger sisters that he wasn't entirely enamored with but eventually grew on him. Though not the wealthiest or most stable of families, he had quite a happy life, up until about the age of fourteen.
His father died. It destroyed Clopin— he and his father may have never seen eye to eye, and were always butting heads, particularly about his father's opinions on what type of man he should grow into, but he loved him dearly. And unfortunately, the incident changed the family dynamics irrevocably.
While Luludja insisted that her children be children, and focus on work and school instead, Clopin was not content to sit on the side and watch their family struggle. He dropped out of school, getting several jobs to make it through the foreseeable future.
Out of a necessity, he learned to become exactly what people wanted and needed out of him, mutilating his personality until it became second nature for him to cycle through whatever mask he needed to survive an interaction. Especially when working as a ringmaster, this proved to be no problem, given he rarely interacted with people long enough for them to see the incongruencies. However, when offered the opportunity to get a long look at the person behind the masks, the disconnect between his attitudes can be disconcerting. It's as if he no longer knows how to exist without presenting a certain front.
Because of the instability in his upbringing, being a protector and guardian has become a core personality trait for him, even when he doesn't want it to be. The ultimate mom friend, there for you no matter the situation, no matter your relationship. He feels the constant strain of stretching himself thin with other's burdens so that they don't have to feel hurt, but he doesn't know how to admit when he's pouring from an empty cup. This fuels the anger and resentment he feels, that is typically reserved for those who would hurt his family and friends.
And while protecting those close to you seems normal, the way Clopin goes about it is not normal— like a hornet protecting their hive, they go nuclear if they perceive a threat. To cross a line with them, would be to be a mistake. It's hard to call them off when they get started.
Tumultuous personality aside, Clopin really does try to be a good friend, and enjoys making people feel welcome. It's what makes him so good at his job as an event services manager. Reading the room and getting to the core of the apple allows him to provide the best customer service he can, in all aspects of his life.
Though he's adapted to his role well, he wouldn't mind someone taking over the role of mom friend from him occasionally. He is quite, quite tired of it.
Do they have many relatives over their home for the holidays? & What is the funniest holiday memory they have?
Do they have many relatives over their home for the holidays?
Unfortunately, because Clopin lives so far away from his family, he doesn't see his relatives very often, not even for the holidays. But when he lived closer to them, holidays were an extended family and neighborhood affair. They'd pick three of the closer houses on the block, and they'd spend time moving freely between them, visiting, eating, and exchanging gifts with everyone there. It was always a warm, fun time.
What is the funniest holiday memory they have?
While he didn't find it funny at the time, Barrel once taped a bunch of condoms on his door. He now finds it funny because he has basically an endless supply of them. They are Christmas themed though.
Oh lord almighty, he’d lost the florist. How could he manage to lose the florist? They’d had an armful of arrangements when he’d last seen them, and now he couldn’t find either the person, or the bouquets. After spinning around and surveying the banquet room for about the third time and determining that the florist was in fact, not there, he strode out into the hallway, his boots tapping delicately on the polished wooden floors.
The clipboard got tucked under his arm as he whipped out his work phone, scrolling through the contacts to try and find the florist’s number— a new notification popped up on his screen with a chirp as he did this, letting him know in text that somebody had dropped one of the crates of wine for the tasting festival. “Oh for fuck’s sake—” it was muttered to himself, and he fished the clipboard out from underneath his arm to set it on a nearby decorative table so he could focus on the message. How had managing literal performers been less difficult than this?
He shot back a text to find out if it was one of their staff, or one of the delivery company’s staff that dropped it, and then finally found the florist’s number. It rang once, then immediately went to voicemail. He resisted the urge to throw his phone only because he knew Big Mama would take it out of his paycheck. Clopin shoved it angrily back in his pocket instead
An events staff member passed by him, and he called out to them. “You— find the florist please and tell them to call me. I have to go find out how much wine we just lost.” He started striding down the hall towards the back of the building, where the drop-off zone was, before he stopped, patting at his pockets and giving a turn. “Has anyone seen my clipboard? I could swear I just had the damned thing—” None of the event staff were really paying attention to him at this point since he’d stepped out of the room, and he really couldn’t blame them, but it sure didn’t help him find that clipboard.
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[ jesús navas, genderqueer, he/they/she ] Ah, CLOPIN TROUILLEFOU from THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, a 33 year old EVENT SERVICES MANAGER! They’ve been with the company for SIX YEARS, and live in CHARMED COYOTE COURT, SUITE NUMBER 200. They’ve shown themselves to be a CHARISMATIC but TWO-FACED person, and remind people of WHITE FOXES by SUSAN SUNDFØR. Guests often remark that their vibes are THE FRENZIED ENERGY OF A HORNET, ATLAS’S BURDENED SHOULDERS, and THE RAUCOUS CACKLING OF THE MAGPIE. [ played by randy, 26, EST, he/they ]
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