GOOD TO GO // OPEN

[roman.]

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— this was one of the few times this winter where rome braved the morning chill enough to take the dogs a little ways outside of graveyard for time to play. today seemed as good a day as any to make sure they had some way of spending their energy - even when it sometimes looked like their energy was limitless. he watched as cola basically ran laps around angus, trying to get the dog to play with him and pookie - with no results, of course. roman blinked tired eyes, unsurprised, as pooks proceeded to trip and tumble to the ground, the small dog quickly rolling around in the dirt unbothered.

“hey.” he called out shortly, bending down to pick up a worn tennis ball from beside him. he managed to get the attention of pooks and cola, only waiting a moment before he tossed the ball in the other direction. they bolted after the ball, sometimes even pushing each other around to try and ensure they got to it first. he huffed a quiet breath through his nose. jesus. he was raising dogs that acted like crackheads. guess he couldn’t ask for much better than these punks, though. they were a nice break from the stress that roman felt on his shoulders nowadays.

[spoiler=tags ― updated 01/10.][size=8pt]◜BASICS ┊ FEEL ENTITLED TO A SENSE OF CONTROL ◞
‣  ❝ roman lee darrow ❞ | rome, ro | male [he/him] .
‣ 27 years old . | december 27th; capricorn.
‣  currently second in command of bluestem prairie
↳ has a dual-alliance between bluestem prairie and northstar district

◜PERSONALITY ┊ MAKE DECISIONS YOU THINK ARE YOUR OWN ◞
‣ clever . observant . “people smart” . witty . quick-thinking . intelligent . determined . sneaky . argumentative . selfish . judgmental . blunt . stoic . distrustful . distant . detached . cunning .
↳ hobbies include: pushing peoples’ buttons, pickpocketing, conning, making the odds stack up in his favor, and making everyone else’s lives ten times harder

◜ APPEARANCE ┊ LET ME LOOK AT THE SUN ◞
‣ five foot seven & one hundred and sixty five pounds ; reference .
↳ brown hair, short and messy
↳ has overall muscle tone - a little on the slimmer side
↳ pale blue eyes , an unimpressed look , judging

◜ FAMILY ┊ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE ◞
‣  john darrow x mary darrow | whereabouts unknown
↳ abandoned roman a few years ago after roman explained disinterest in the family’s way of life
‣ two brothers named cassius (“cas”) and august (“gus”)
↳ cassius and roman were extremely close growing up. inseparable.
‣ two sisters named livia (“livvy”) and julia (“ju")
↳ livvy and roman had a love-hate relationship . roman adored julia
‣ owns three dogs with frank: coca cola (cola), pookie number 2 (pooks), and angus
↳ more-so considered children than pets

◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE ◞
‣  homosexual ; monogamous | grew up disinterested in pursuing relationships
‣ ex-lover to killian crowley
↳ short-lived . ended after killian explained he’d already met (and lost) his soulmate
‣ husband to franklin darrow
↳ considers him his other half .

◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ SEE ME BARE MY TEETH FOR YOU ◞
‣  [ 9/10 ] physically  |  [ 9/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ very easy ] | difficulty w/ melees [ moderate ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ moderate ]
‣ [member=1512]elysian.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
‣  friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size][/spoiler]

[BROCK.]

[align=center][div style="width: 430px; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 6pt; letter-spacing: 2.5px; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 12px; color: #000"]Much to most people’s surprise, Brock was once a dog owner. In fact, he had been a dog owner for many years until his most recent loss. After Baron, Brock couldn’t bear another pet. Besides, Prospector was more than enough responsibility on top of his duties as Chief. He’d leave dogs for his sons to one day own; as for Brock, his days of owning a dog was over. Up for the day and wandering over to the stables to visit Prospector, he spent a good portion of his time in his own company, grooming his horse. Eventually, Brock led Prospector out of his stall to move him to the field, stopping as he took notice of Roman walking his three dogs in the near distance.

❝ How’s the old one holding up against those two? ❞ Brock called out, nodding towards Angus before he shifted his weight to allow Prospector to lower his head to graze. ❝ I once had an old dog. He tried keeping up with the others right up until his very last day. ❞ He doubted Roman cared to listen, but Brock would continue talking regardless.

[roman.]

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— “how’s the old one holding up against those two?” roman blinked gloomily, visibly pausing. speaking of the stress roman often felt…. he eventually turned his head to watch brock come over. though there was an unspoken hatred between the two, and all things considered, the situation didn’t appear as tense as roman would’ve thought. he didn’t have the energy in the morning to keep his guard up, even while his skin itched with suspicion as to brock’s motive in striking up a conversation with him. wordlessly looking back towards the dogs pursuing their tennis ball, he shrugged subtly.

“y’know. i think he could keep up with them if he wanted to,” he stated nonchalantly, eyes squinting as angus hung back. “he just doesn’t want to.” what a joke. angus was definitely the oldest of the trio. he most definitely couldn’t keep up with the others, even if he tried. he watched as pookie and cola fought over the tennis ball, too distracted in playing keep-away with each other to think about bringing the ball back to ro. [i[brock once had an old dog. tried keeping up with the others until his very last day.[/i] roman silently nodded to himself, uncertain what to say. the other man never struck him as the dog type, seemingly so glued to prospector that any other animal appeared irrelevant.

”if you ever miss having a dog around, you could take these ones off my hands for a while.” he rarely tried to joke with brock, though the premise of leaving brock with the dogs was almost laughable. roman wouldn’t leave brock in charge of watching over anyone close to him, let alone his dogs that he considered family. he bit his tongue in silence for a moment, kicking up dust before he sighed, changing the subject. “taking prospector out for a ride?” even while surrounded by horses nowadays, rome still had to admit he was reluctant around the animals. he wasn’t nearly as comfortable around them as others in bluestem.

[spoiler=tags ― updated 01/10.][size=8pt]◜BASICS ┊ FEEL ENTITLED TO A SENSE OF CONTROL ◞
‣  ❝ roman lee darrow ❞ | rome, ro | male [he/him] .
‣ 27 years old . | december 27th; capricorn.
‣  currently second in command of bluestem prairie
↳ has a dual-alliance between bluestem prairie and northstar district

◜PERSONALITY ┊ MAKE DECISIONS YOU THINK ARE YOUR OWN ◞
‣ clever . observant . “people smart” . witty . quick-thinking . intelligent . determined . sneaky . argumentative . selfish . judgmental . blunt . stoic . distrustful . distant . detached . cunning .
↳ hobbies include: pushing peoples’ buttons, pickpocketing, conning, making the odds stack up in his favor, and making everyone else’s lives ten times harder

◜ APPEARANCE ┊ LET ME LOOK AT THE SUN ◞
‣ five foot seven & one hundred and sixty five pounds ; reference .
↳ brown hair, short and messy
↳ has overall muscle tone - a little on the slimmer side
↳ pale blue eyes , an unimpressed look , judging

◜ FAMILY ┊ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE ◞
‣  john darrow x mary darrow | whereabouts unknown
↳ abandoned roman a few years ago after roman explained disinterest in the family’s way of life
‣ two brothers named cassius (“cas”) and august (“gus”)
↳ cassius and roman were extremely close growing up. inseparable.
‣ two sisters named livia (“livvy”) and julia (“ju")
↳ livvy and roman had a love-hate relationship . roman adored julia
‣ owns three dogs with frank: coca cola (cola), pookie number 2 (pooks), and angus
↳ more-so considered children than pets

◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE ◞
‣  homosexual ; monogamous | grew up disinterested in pursuing relationships
‣ ex-lover to killian crowley
↳ short-lived . ended after killian explained he’d already met (and lost) his soulmate
‣ husband to franklin darrow
↳ considers him his other half .

◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ SEE ME BARE MY TEETH FOR YOU ◞
‣  [ 9/10 ] physically  |  [ 9/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ very easy ] | difficulty w/ melees [ moderate ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ moderate ]
‣ [member=1512]elysian.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
‣  friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size][/spoiler]