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Marie again! I decided to make another character because I need a serious one to counter my not so serious one. So of course, I came up with an absurdly long character history and personality.

If you have no time to read the TLDR version, here's the basic rundown:

Christopher Kahl is 35 years old and from the outside and a teacher; dedicated and gifted and taught the third grade (8 to 9 year olds) in Town for the last 11 years. He and his wife Lacy came to the Deck after Christopher was encouraged to resign from his post at a prestigious private school due to discrimination.

He adapted well to the Deck and excelled in his profession, so much so, people consider it a shame he's not moving up in the world. However, Lacy did not like the political system of the deck and hated how she was treated because she had no intention of playing the 'game'. She eventually divorced Christopher three years ago to return home. While he is still a fantastic teacher and respected member of the community, Christopher is struggling with depression though most will not know about the depression. Only a few good friends might even guess at it. The depression is connected to stagnation within himself, his job, and his rank and guilt he has choosing his newer life over his old.

So, here's the deal. If your card is 20 or younger and went to public school in Town, you probably know about Mr. Kahl. You might even have been his student or you might have a sibling who had him for a teacher. Outside of being a good teacher, he's a fairly good boxer and jogs often. Quite a few of the high ranking families has asked him to be a private tutor and he's rejected all offers.

So, basically, what I'd really like are a few friends and a few former students. Anyone up for CR?

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/CLAIMS HIM FOREVER AND ALWAYS

Christopher would like to inquire what he's being claimed for. He hopes for savory meals because bachelor cooking kinda is tedious.

Savoury meals are always on the table.

Depending on whether or not he likes in the Castle or in the Town -- although, now that I think about it, it hardly matters -- can he be that friend that she visits and plays chess or pool or whatever pseudo-intellectual sport type thing they do for fun with, all the while telling him he needs to take better care of himself because, seriously man. Not cool.

ALSO: I just realized that given her age she might have, in fact, been a student of his. Not all the time, of course, but I could see her being sent along for lessons occasionally -- if not from him then perhaps one of the other teachers. So in the very least they have to know of each other.

Edited 2012-01-30 02:19 (UTC)

Yet another method of avoiding cooking for ones' self. It is so frustrating!

I'm not exactly sure if he is in the Castle. I think probably not that often at this particular moment though things can and hopefully will change. He needs to exercise a little more strength in his life and some ambition. He's excellent at chess though he probably enjoys dominos and other board games. And he will look at Tegan as if she's crazy when she talks about taking care of himself. He is always clean, proper, and well groomed. :|

Well, if he couldn't be a teacher, he can tutor. While he wasn't prolific as a writer (he tells me he didn't dabble with writing so Lacy wouldn't feel threatened), he has some talent and of course knows quite a bit about books. After school enrichment is more than probable!

AND CAN'T COOK WORTH A DAMN CHRIS. THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I rather like the idea of there being a public school in Town, actually. Also, she has an older (step)brother -- Rhys -- that was almost definitely a student there. He's kind of an oversized teddy bear and joined the Hearts when Te was nineteen.

Oh. Oh! Can they talk literature while she cooks him stuff that doesn't come out of a box?

NO ONE HAS DIED FROM EATING HIS COOKING, MS. TEGAN. AND IT IS CHRISTOPHER. HE IS NOT SEVEN. (I think that is one of his triggers)

Well, when I first made the character, I was unsure if there was a public school. If not, Christopher was going to go all 'one room school house, damnit'. But I found this was not the case, so I will occupy Christopher's time with boxing, jogging and literature.

Yes, they can talk literature when she cooks stuff that doesn't come out of a box. ~~He buys it frozen or in cans, thank you.~~

THERE IS STILL TIME CHRISTOPHER. IT IS A RISK SHE WILL NOT BE TAKING. (I will snicker internally every time she calls him by his full name. Probably because there's something inherently angry school marm-ish about the whole thing.)

The Deck is a strange and wonderful place, geography-wise.

When she comes to visit, she drags him grocery shopping and then spends at least 80% of the time in the kitchen cooking him stuff that's good and wholesome and stuff for the next week or so. ~~Because cans and frozen things are not acceptable okay~~

Christopher swears the only person who eats his food is himself. He's not dead. Why would he try to poison himself? (I think it's one of those things. Chris sounds too chlidlike for him. If Christopher is still too much to say, she can still call him Mr. Kahl.)

It befuddled him once, long ago. And then he gave up and learned how to love the bomb Deck.

He would say this feels strange and probably not a thing former students should do for their teachers but... he probably has given up on protesting she doesn't need to do this. Rank and the fact that spark might be fading just a little.

Mr Kahl, or Mister Five or just 'sir'. Sir is suitably respectful without being too severe, right?

~~She mothers everyone. She even mothers the King of Spades in the sneaky, sneaky way that she has. So he shouldn't feel too bad about that.~~

Christopher is not that hard to say, dangit.

~~He might just glower just a little bit. And he'll protest and take care of his abilities even more if he ever deals with his depression.~~