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Jamison Fawkes (Jamie) – 23  (has to redo a year due to loss of leg)

Taking a Bachelor's degree in Science (Mechanical engineering) but only uses it to build his own home-made explosives. He does sometimes like to work on cars, but only occasionally. He's a brilliant mechanic/engineer but doesn't take it seriously. Far more occupied with hanging out with friends and having fun. Very caring friend, will share everything he has with you, even though it's not much. Hates sports. Has freckles pretty much everywhere. Will get super flustered if you mention them.

Poor as shit, barely able to buy himself food, also the reason his clothes are always ragged/ patched up because he doesn't have money to buy new. Will cry if you gift him socks for his birthday. Smokes but can't always afford to buy ciggarettes, resulting in withdrawal symptoms. Gabriel sometimes gifts him packets of cigarettes out of sympathy, much to Jack's dismay. Jamie works different jobs every weekend because he gets fired a lot. Owns an oldtimer Chevy Van that he keeps fixing up by himself, but the old thing regularly breaks down. They use it as a hangout, the back has an old couch and a portable fridge in it. Jamie can probably hotwire just about any car, but he's fond of his old van, lovingly calling it his ol' Sheila.

Has family back in Australia, but Jamie has detached himself from them due to abuse(?) Jamie has had a crush on Lucio for as long as they've known eachother, but has never spoken up, thinking Lucio deserves better. Very forgetful but he tries his best. Dealing with depression and possibly ADD.

Dorm room description:

Messy af, clothes lying about everywhere. Always forgets to wash them. Watch your step because you could easily step into a pile of bolts or sharp metal he's got lingering about. You don't really want to ask about what all the cleaning supplies are for but they're obviously not being used to clean. Dust everywhere. Old television across his bed that only works after you've hit it a few times. Inbetweener bed, the sheets are full of sand for whatever reason, but it doesn't bother Jamie because he sleeps on top of the blankets anyway. The other half of his bed where he doesn't sleep is storage space for clothes/uni books/his very old laptop/his phone/and his radio. Also more clothes. The carpet must once have been cream coloured, but it blends perfectly with the grey curtains now.

General:

Jamie has a bad reputation and everyone wonders why the coolest kids hang out with him. He's always himself, without apology. Swears a lot. Thick Australian accent that gets progressively worse if he gets angry/upset.

Has nicknames for all his friends. Lucio is frog boy and, occasionally, Mr DJ. Hana's is Glasses (she wears a pair of thick hipster glasses), Lena's is No Pants (don't ask), Mako's is 'Big lug' and Genji is 'Genjamin'. He never claimed to be original. Also has nicknames for the professor but never calls them to their faces, apart from the occasional slip up.

He doesn't like moving around on his own through Uni, he hears the whispers of 'freak' and 'filthy rat' in the hallways when he passes by. Mako and Lucio walk with him whenever they can, because if a whisper falls the wrong way, Jamie can and will get into fights which could result in suspension and he's already had so many warnings they might ban him if there's more trouble. Jamie has at least one band aid and/or bruise on him at all times, sometimes more. Always manages to hurt himself somehow.

Short of temper, passionate about things he likes. Don't insult his friends. Fiercely protective over them and there's nothing he won't do for them either.

He has definitely stolen multiple times and isn't afraid to do so again. (fuck the government!) Never with his friends there, however. He doesn't want them to get into any trouble.

In his off time, when he's not tinkering with his home made explosives, he's often in Lucio's dorm room, listening to him mixing music with Hana and Lena. Lucio and Jamie's rooms are next to eachother. He likes Lucio's frogs and often holds/pets/lets them sit on him.

Lucio Correia dos Santos – 24 is in the same year as the others but started a year later because his family moved from Brazil to America.

Taking a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts (Music). Literally always has either headphones or earplugs on his head, cheerful and happy go lucky attitude, supportive friend, literal ray of sunshine and pretty much the heart of their established friend group. Is a new artist who's gaining popularity fast. Low self esteem issues, facades confidence succesfully most of the time.

Small posture, only 5'3 even shorter than Hana, but he packs a lot of muscle, actually able to lift a person off the ground with relative ease. Practices capoeira in his free time, he made Jamie try it once with no real success, but with a lot of hilarity.

Lucio loves to dance and does it without shame, anywhere and anytime, often to his own tunes, but sometimes to other music as well. If you are in his company for more than an hour chances are high he's spent a good while of it humming or beatboxing. Has been sent to the principal for beatboxing in class too loudly on several occasions. He's always moving, finding it hard to sit still. Hands need something to do, often just thrumming along with the beat in his head.

Lucio's other hobby is ice hockey, something he does with great passion and wouldn't give up for the world. He's usually a right winger despite the fact he's nowhere near as big as the others. He makes up for it in agility, however. He loves it most when the whole group comes to watch, and always shows off a little extra when they do.

Lucio loves his frogs! He's the only student with pets because they forgot to mention frogs on the list of banned animals.

Dorm room:

Neat and tidy, but nothing special, he doesn't spend much time there anyways. Practical interior. Though he's not big on cleaning, he does it once a week with a healthy dose of detest. Always clean sheets on the bed because he loves the feeling of clean sheets after he's showered/ after a long day. Dark blue carpet on the floor. One person bed with loads of pillows and a few frog/ pachimari plushies. He owns a terrarium with two exotic frogs named Elizabeth and Emma. High end music and record equipment instead of a television, also because he doesn't like watching television, apart from movies, and he usually watches those at a friend's place anyway. Had 'live laugh love' on the wall but Jamie changed it (read; tore off most of the letters bc he hated it bc standard and boring and that's not what Lucio is.) to just 'Ugh' which doesn't really mean anything besides an exasparated noise but it makes Lucio smile and think of Jamie so he keeps it that way.

Has been friends with Jamie for the duration of their time together at uni, though he's always wanted to be more than just friends, he was just too shy to ever bring it up, also detterred by the rumors about Mako and Jamie possibly being involved, plus he considers it too late to ask Jamie about it now, after three years of friendship.

Lucio reverts back to portugese when he's upset or not in control in another way. Jamie's done his best to learn some portuguese for him. It's pretty shit, but it usually makes Lucio laugh, so it still does the job.

Hana Song – 22 – has family back in South - Korea, but Hana wanted a university with more international appeal.

Took a Bachelor's in Fine Arts (digital media) and is the group gamer, always enthusing about newly released games and has an old fashioned gameboy in her bag at all times. Her online streams are super popular and she's a very well known student at the university. Huge hipster, with an amazing fashion sense. She's the reason Jamie looks remotely acceptable from afar. Hana loves cute, girly things. Jamie and Lucio's best friend and a positive, energetic girl, though she can seem intimidating to a stranger due to her reserved attitude towards new people. Still wonders why her besties never started dating and has definately conspired with Mako at several occasions to make it happen.

Dorm room:

Organized mess, lots of cute stuff and stickers everywhere. Pink! Pink bed sheets, pink curtains pink carpet! PINK! And some pastel white and blue tints to ease the eyes a little bit. So many plushies and collectible statues from various games. Very big glass display case with all of them showcased. Not a spec of dust on them. Huge wardrobe with MANY clothes in it, all colour coded and matched into coordinated sets so she doesn't have to think about it in the morning. Super high end PC on desk, big flatscreen TV and the latest consoles and games all gathered in the same square meter. Movies are always watched at her room because of the HD screen. Hana complains that she can't stream with them watching their movies but she'd take a movie night with her friends over streaming any day. Bubble gum wrappers everywhere.

Hana loves to play tennis in her free time and often takes either Lena or Lucio for a match. She's actually quite good, playing in the university's competition as one of the higher ranked players. For a girl so short she's surprisingly strong, her serve being her winning point.

Lena Oxton – 23 – has family back in Britain but Lena wanted to go to this university to join their top end track and field team.

Took a Bachelor's degree in Science (information technology) and is a bit of a nerd. She loves sports a little too much and is in the university's track and field team. Jamie and Lucio's second best friend. The four of them constantly hang out together when they're not in class. Lena is a high energy person, has a habit of jumping from one subject to another and has no sense of fashion, just wears whatever is practical (or whatever has plaid motif) , much to Hana's dismay. Has a huge crush on the University's librarian, Amelie. Very gay. Has a lot of 'friends' but only a select few close friends. Likes to party in the weekends, usually drags the gang along. Can't hold her liquor.

Dorm room:

English patriotism everywhere. You never knew there was so many things of british origin until you entered her room. British flag prints are on her bed sheets, shoulderbag and even on her beanies. (she loves wearing those)Big old leather couch with lots of blankets draped over it, she often sleeps there instead of on her bed. Has a nifty com pad with which she does all her school work and studying so no computer here, but there's a shitton of notes laying about everywhere. How does she know what is what? We may never know. And who even wants mustard coloured carpet? Lena. Lena wants mustard coloured carpet. (and brown curtains).  What's that smell? It's her unwashed sports clothes in the laundry basket that has been there for weeks. Lena owns four pairs of different coloured crocs and wears them unironically.

Genji Shimada – 24 (had to redo a year which is why he's now in the same year as the others.)

Taking a bachelor's in Business management (accounting). Has only joined the group recently but fit right in. Good friend to everyone, heart of gold and would loan you his last dollar if the situation called for it. Part of the track and field team. Always at odds with his older brother and professor Hanzo, who completed university years ago as best of his year. Genji struggles with a minority complex vs his brother and his family's expectiations, causing him to go rebel on them. He starts deliberately skipping classes and smoking pot, as well as drink and his grades suffer, again causing a chain reaction from Hanzo and their parents.

Dorm room:

Neat and tidy but there's evidence of rebellion everywhere.

He and Jamie sometimes smoke together, though Jamie tries not to do it too often, knowing it quite upsets the others. Also because he tends to do really stupid shit when he's high. Genji is possibly worse, though. They also tend to make vines together, high or not. Genji's vine channel is actually pretty popular, and most university students follow him.

Genji's the true party animal of the group, having so many aquintances it dazzles the others and there's always a party he can attend somewhere. Tends to be a bit of a slut and a fuckboi, part of his rebellious phase.

Genji has a crush on Zenyatta but Zenyatta is painfully oblivious.

Mako Rutledge – English Professor – 48 years of age at the time of the gang's graduation.

The coolest teacher in school. Every student loves him or at least thinks he's cool. His classes are never boring. Has a soft spot for Jamie, tutoring him in his downtime to help him pass his classes. It's given rise to some rumors of a possible romantic involvement but Mako ignores them, even when he's called to the director's office and asked about it. He's firm on his stand that Jamie deserves a chance and that they ought to give it to him instead of punish him for trying his hardest.  

Has become somewhat of a parent/guardian figure to Jamie in the absence of his family. There may be a few rumours circulating about him having killed a few people before he came to work at uni, but the stories go from wild to just plain ridiculous. Helps Jamie and his friends behind the scenes if they've gotten themselves into trouble again. Has also been trying to get Jamie and Lucio to date in vain.

Gabriel Reyes – Spanish teacher – 48

Everyone has a crush on him. Very handsome tall and dark and also intimidating. Very strict in class, but kind hearted and helpful if you pay attention and try your best. Always wears high necked sweaters and tight pantaloons. Also glasses. They still talk about the day he came to Uni in his sneakers because he forgot to change them after his morning jog.

Jack Morrison – Janitor – 50

Always checks on 'his kids' to see if they're eating well and staying in shape. Knows everything about everyone. Looks sloppy because he forgets to take care of himself. Lives with Gabriel and the whole university still wonders how they ever got together. They only seem to bicker but are actually very affectionate in private.

Amelie Lacroix – Librarian – 33

University's head librarian. Has a mean streak and everyone's scared of her, but she has a soft spot for Lena.

Angela Ziegler – Head nurse – 37 Always worried about her collegues and students, very stressed and hard working. Has a crush on Phareeja.

Ana Amari – Lunch Lady – 60 – University mom, everyone loves her.

Phareeja Amari – 32 - Daughter of Ana, head of the sports organisation  

teaches the optional sports courses.

Hanzo Shimada - 32– Science Professor – Very strict and very grumpy. Never happy no matter what you do. Only smiles when Jesse is around. Will deny all accusations of having a crush on him however.

Jesse Mccree - 34– History professor, is trying to woe Hanzo but it never really comes through because Hanzo is too serious. The whole university ships them.

Satya Vaswani - 29 – Architecture professor

Zarya – 28 - sports coach – Always in the sports park, coaching the best of the sports teams.