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Name: Henry Jozsef Arany
Nickname(s): None
Gender/Pronouns: Male / He + Him
Birthdate/Age: June 10th (Gemini) / Seventeen
Grade: Junior
Sexuality: Heterosexual....and a little girl-crazy, honestly.
Major Arcana: The Sun - becoming enlightened, understanding, finding the sense behind the chaos, attaining new insight, feeling vitality, bursting with enthusiasm, experiencing joy, getting charged up, having assurance, feeling free and expansive, honoring your true self, being confident, believing in your worth, trusting your abilities.
Minor Arcana: Swords
Concept: Flighty prodigy struggles with identity and runs from difficulty...until he can't.
Henry is a big guy, tall and broad-shouldered and muscular in a way that most teenagers would envy. While his overall look radiates jock, he's got expressive features and a goofy, eager-to-please demeanor that don't make him seem much like an alpha male type at all. He typically dresses in hoodies or t-shirts (the brighter the better!), jeans, and sneakers, which isn't much of a look but always leaves him comfortable and ready for impromtu games or roughhousing with his friends. This is a trade he's happy to make. Accustomed to wearing a uniform at various points throughout his childhood, he has no difficulty when it comes to wearing the Finchwood Academy uniform and he actually looks pretty dapper in it. He's also very willing to be dressed by opinionated friends. For better or worse.
Despite looking like an all-American boy, Henry is actually English and still has an accent from the first twelve years of his life being spent in London and Cobham. He's tried to sound more American since moving stateside but the result is an awkward and obvious hybrid. Give it up, kid.
PB: Blake Jenner
Likes: Hanging out! Having fun! Being with friends! Playing games. Playing sports. Roughhousing. Skateboarding. Physical contact. Bear hugs. Picking up people smaller than him. Strong personalities. Following a leader. Music (all kinds). Playing instruments (all kinds). Composing. Whistling with Lyle. Warm weather. Clear days. Bright colors. Getting amped up. Pep rallies. Familiarity. Belonging. Organization. Spellcheck. Audiobooks. Songbirds. Imitating their cute whistles. Avoiding hardship. Horror movies (with Zinnia).
Dislikes: Expectations. Pressure. Serious competition. Standing out. Making big decisions. Making bad decisions. Reading. Writing. Feeling stupid. Feeling left out. Silence. Stillness. Cloudy or rainy days. American chocolate. Untidy spaces. Clutter. Unnecessary stuff. Horror movies (without Zinnia).
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Upbeat, energetic, and boisterous, Henry radiates confidence and affability in the presence of others. An extrovert with an eager disposition, he clearly likes being around people and likes to have a good time but he can be overwhelming to those that don't want to get caught up in his whirlwind excitability or his physical nature. Unfortunately for those that value their personal space, he's both rambunctious and affectionate and doesn't always realize when other people aren't. While all of this is clearly well-meaning, it can be a bit like interacting with a poorly trained dog.
Despite his apparent confidence and easy sociability, though, Henry doesn't actually see himself as being worth much. He knows that he isn't smart or driven or dependable like many of his peers and he often protects himself from falling short by refusing to really try. Being a slacker just means that nobody will have expectations for him. Being just another face in the crowd means screwing up doesn't have consequences. Right? So what's the upside to trying to be anything else? While this doesn't mean Henry never puts effort into things or that he doesn't enjoy small victories (particularly those that can be shared and celebrated), it does mean that the prospect of pushing himself to his limits frightens him and that he hesitates to devote himself fully to anything, especially things he's good at or passionate about. While this mostly applies to his music, which he loves but hesitates to fully embrace again and refuses to show off (oh, he's not that good, haha!), it's a bad habit that appears in other areas of his life as well. Those that spend much time around Henry will notice that he avoids serious competition like the plague, will flake out when things become too strenuous, and struggles to make decisions. He also handles pressure poorly, freezing up like a deer in headlights when he can't get out of a bad situation.
Since coming to Finchwood Academy, he's similarly struggled with his role as a Support. He doesn't see himself as smart enough or analytical enough to be on the sidelines. While he actually has good instincts and can be surprisingly observant, he second guesses himself frequently and will almost always defer to the opinions of other Supports or even non-Supports, even if he disagrees with them. He tries his hardest during exploration but finds his Persona difficult to fully embrace and training is a struggle. While he jokes that he'd rather be out there hitting Shadows, the truth is more that he doesn't feel like he can hold his own among the other Supports or do the job right and it frustrates him to no end. As far as he's concerned, the Universe messed up with this one.
Being a friendly guy with fundamentally poor self-image, it's no surprise that Henry is happiest when he has someone to follow and others to validate him. While he has his own opinions and his own values, he gravitates toward strong personalities and people that will accept him, give him a place to fit, and call the shots so he doesn't have to. He'll bend over backwards to side with a friend and convince himself that he wants the things that the people around him want (though he has limits) and he is an exceptionally loyal friend once he becomes close to someone. For better or worse.
MUSICIAN: Henry has been playing music most of his life and those close to him have been throwing around the word prodigy since he was a little boy. He's adept at keeping rhythm, playing by ear, reading and writing music, and improvisation. He also has perfect pitch. While he started on the piano, learning from his mother, he switched to the violin before being accepted to the Yehudi Menuhin School and that has been his primary instrument ever since. He's also dabbled with several other instruments, though, including the cello and the harp.
While he doesn't sing as well as he plays, he also has a strong singing voice and is part of the Choir.
ORGANIZED: While his casual demanor and easygoing attitude make it somewhat surprising to most, Henry is quite fastidious and organized. He learned to be neat from older housemates at the Yehudi Menuhin School and he's never unlearned the habit, resulting in a tidy living space that has a place for everything, minimal clutter, and a frankly ridiculous amount of color-coding. He never loses track of anything. His notes for class are also very organized....but they're also garbage. Oh well.
ATHLETIC: Henry is a big, strong, athletic guy that's built to excel at physical activities. While he hasn't played any one sport for long enough to be amazing, his physical prowess and upbeat willingness to be a team player makes him a good edition to any team. The sports he's participated in the most over the last few years are basketball, football, and wrestling (which is probably his favorite!). He also spends a good amount of time lifting weights, swimming, and otherwise exercising.
JUGGLING: Just juggling. Henry has good hand-eye coordination, gets bored easily and likes to amuse his friends. It was probably inevitable.
Family:
Emil Arany (Father): Office Manager. Just another cog in the machine at a large telecommunications company, Emil Arany's career isn't much to write home about but he's still proud of all he's accomplished! While organized and grounded, he can surprise people with unexpected warmth and a deadpan sense of humor.
Lara Arany (Mother): Stay-at-Home Mom + Piano Teacher. While typically as grounded as her husband, Lara threw practicality to the wind when she realized Henry had a natural talent for music because piano was her passion as a younger woman. She's still heartbroken that Henry dropped out of the Yehudi Menuhin School and their relationship has never really recovered. She thinks Finchwood Academy is what he needs to get his priorities back in order but has no idea what she's actually pushed him into.
Vincent Arany (Older Brother): 20. Sous Chef. Vincent was once the Arany family wildchild, but he's settled down considerably since getting his girlfriend pregnant. Henry will be an uncle any day now! Vincent can be abrasive and he swears like a sailor but he's a good guy and he has the best relationship with Henry of his siblings. Mostly because he never cared about having their mother's approval anyway. He lives in Albany.
Vera Arany (Older Sister): 19. College Student. Shy, smart, sullen, and salty, Vera attends NYU but has yet to declare a major.
Diana Arany (Older Sister): 18. Barista. Diana is the only member of the family that's gone back to London so far and she frequently sends group texts to her siblings to torment them with English things they're missing. She's dating her co-worker and does poetry readings on every open mic night.
Erik Arany (Younger Brother): 15. High School Student. Erik is a talented musician...but not as talented as Henry. Which definitely doesn't bother Erik at all. He also applied to Finchwood Academy and didn't get in and that didn't bother him at all either.
Hometown: Voorheesville, New York (formerly London, England and Cobham, England)
Nobody would've expected Henry Arany to be anything special. The fourth of five children and the son of middle-class English parents, he was raised in a modest household that was always a bit too chaotic to allow for much individual attention or focused care. His father worked long hours at a telecommunications company, a diligent employee that had been aiming for management for years but never quite made the cut, and his mother kept the house, watched after the kids, and devoted all her spare time to teaching piano lessons to pull in some additional income. This was a difficult environment for Henry, who seemed to struggle with everything from developmental milestones to early academic and social skills and always wanted more from his parents than they could give him. More time. More help. More affection. The only time he seemed to have his mother's full attention was on the piano bench and, as luck would have it, that was also the only place where he actually excelled. He took to music like a fish to water, picking up skills and concepts readily and playing complex pieces before he could even properly write his own name. This delighted his mother and her approval encouraged him to practice constantly.
While Henry continued to struggle academically and socially as he started primary school (his teachers speculated about dyslexia or other issues, though he was never formally diagnosed with anything), his musical talents developed at a rapid pace and it wasn't long before his mother began throwing around the word prodigy. Henry liked being a 'prodigy'. It meant that his mother gave him all the attention she could and that nobody cared so much if his marks in school were abysmal. When he was six years old, his mother convinced his father to let her take Henry for an audition at the nearby Yehudi Menuhin School in Cobham. He performed well and earned admission to the elite music school along with a handful of other children. His mother was over the moon, so Henry was over the moon too. Even if moving into a boarding school the following year was a daunting change for a seven-year-old.
Living with his fellow Ds during the week and only returning home to London on the weekends, Henry's life largely revolved around his music and he developed a second family among his peers, upperclassmen, and teachers. While this caused some distance between him and his father (who questioned the practicality of this education) and some tension between him and his siblings (who resented their mother's now-blatant favoritism toward Henry), he did well at Yehudi Menuhin for a number of years, progressing as a musician and growing into an upbeat, outgoing boy that understood his place in the world and was happy with it. This didn't change until he was nine and one of his older friends got cut from the program for under-performing. It was a rude awakening and made Henry aware for the first time just how demanding the environment actually was. Afterward, it was impossible not to notice the competitive edge to everything; the spots they were all vying for and the rankings he'd been happy to ignore because his name was always at the top and the tension among the upperclassmen that all wanted to be the next big performer to come out of the Yehudi Menuhin School. This knowledge made things harder on Henry and, as he got older and found the dynamics between him and his peers changing, being a 'prodigy' wasn't much fun anymore. Music was still his world but he didn't want to be constantly competing with his friends or trying his hardest just to find out he wasn't good enough. He lived in a near-constant state of stress. On several occasions he tried to talk to his parents about this but his mother would never hear it and simply reassured him that he was too talented to ever have any problems keeping up with the other students.
When Henry was twelve, though, things changed. His father's company wanted to give the man a promotion to management at last...but they also wanted to send him and his family to New York where an under-performing office was located. This led to many long conversations between his parents, between the family as a whole, and between Henry and his mother. She wanted him to stay in Cobham and become a full-time boarding student so he could continue his education but he argued, telling her that he didn't want to and that he didn't like music anymore. She told him that he was being childish and that with talent like his, he needed to see this through. In an act of impulsiveness that could only occur to a child, he ran from the room and threw his expensive violin (by then his primary instrument) down the stairwell, destroying it. The point was made. His mother was furious and hurt and the two barely spoke at all over the next few months as the family prepared for the move.
Arriving in Voorheesville, Henry was quick to shrug off his guilt and embrace a normal school life. He didn't even sign up for music class, instead opting to focus on having fun, making friends, and fitting in. Aided by a well-timed growth spurt the summer before that had left him tall, athletic, and growing into generic handsomeness, he quickly found friends and devoted his time to sports, parties, and girls. Oh, and trying to be American. His grades were mediocre to poor and while he was mostly a good kid, he was easily influenced by friends that increasingly led him into slacking off and minor mischief, much to the chagrin of his parents. Henry liked the change, though. It was easy and fun and he didn't have to worry about living up to anyone's expectations. And he could convince himself that he didn't miss music that much, though he still indulged from time to time.
After three years of this, though, Henry's parents decided that public school wasn't for him. There were too many distractions and there wasn't enough structure and he needed a fresh start if he was ever going to get back on track. His mother researched the options and eventually presented Henry with a handful of private schools he was to put in applications for, including Finchwood Academy (which was his mother's favorite because Carmen Hayward was on the faculty list!). He didn't want to go but he applied, all but certain that his transcripts would't be good enough to get him in. He was right...except for Finchwood. Finding out the truth about the school was jarring for Henry and he's still not entirely sure why he went along with it. Curiosity or obligation or the knowledge that one of his friends from Voorheesville (Zinnia Howe) had gotten in may've played a part but he couldn't explain even if asked. While the first year was difficult, particularly because he'd ended up a Support (a role which felt like it ought to belong to someone more smart or observant or calculating than him), Henry made enough friends and became caught up enough in this new life that he wanted to come back.
That may've been a mistake.
Core Classes: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Training.
Elective Classes: Music, Support
Clubs: Athletics, Choir, Gaming
General Performance: Henry has never been a good student. He struggles with every core subject to some extent and is particularly bad at reading and writing, making classes like English and Social Studies an absolute slog. He finds it difficult to be attentive in class and take adequate notes even on his good days and often needs guidance to finish his homework or study for exams. This is partially a learned behavior because he spent several years in a music school where his core classes weren't his primary focus and partially just the result of natural inability leading to frustration. School is just so hard and boring, so what's the point?
The only subject that Henry actually excels in is Music. He's exceptionally gifted, has perfect pitch, and has experience with a number of instruments. While this is his favorite class, he has a somewhat tumultuous relationship with Ms. Hayward, who thinks he's gifted but not as committed as he should be.
Player: Katie
Email: ollinsong@gmail.com
CDJ: ollinsong
Other Contact: n/a
Time Zone: CST
GENERAL
Name: Henry Jozsef Arany
Nickname(s): None
Gender/Pronouns: Male / He + Him
Birthdate/Age: June 10th (Gemini) / Seventeen
Grade: Junior
Sexuality: Heterosexual....and a little girl-crazy, honestly.
Major Arcana: The Sun - becoming enlightened, understanding, finding the sense behind the chaos, attaining new insight, feeling vitality, bursting with enthusiasm, experiencing joy, getting charged up, having assurance, feeling free and expansive, honoring your true self, being confident, believing in your worth, trusting your abilities.
Minor Arcana: Swords
Concept: Flighty prodigy struggles with identity and runs from difficulty...until he can't.
APPEARANCE
| Height: | 6'3" | Hair Color: | Light Brown |
| Build: | Broad & Muscular | Eye Color: | Brown |
Henry is a big guy, tall and broad-shouldered and muscular in a way that most teenagers would envy. While his overall look radiates jock, he's got expressive features and a goofy, eager-to-please demeanor that don't make him seem much like an alpha male type at all. He typically dresses in hoodies or t-shirts (the brighter the better!), jeans, and sneakers, which isn't much of a look but always leaves him comfortable and ready for impromtu games or roughhousing with his friends. This is a trade he's happy to make. Accustomed to wearing a uniform at various points throughout his childhood, he has no difficulty when it comes to wearing the Finchwood Academy uniform and he actually looks pretty dapper in it. He's also very willing to be dressed by opinionated friends. For better or worse.
Despite looking like an all-American boy, Henry is actually English and still has an accent from the first twelve years of his life being spent in London and Cobham. He's tried to sound more American since moving stateside but the result is an awkward and obvious hybrid. Give it up, kid.
PB: Blake Jenner
PERSONALITY
Likes: Hanging out! Having fun! Being with friends! Playing games. Playing sports. Roughhousing. Skateboarding. Physical contact. Bear hugs. Picking up people smaller than him. Strong personalities. Following a leader. Music (all kinds). Playing instruments (all kinds). Composing. Whistling with Lyle. Warm weather. Clear days. Bright colors. Getting amped up. Pep rallies. Familiarity. Belonging. Organization. Spellcheck. Audiobooks. Songbirds. Imitating their cute whistles. Avoiding hardship. Horror movies (with Zinnia).
Dislikes: Expectations. Pressure. Serious competition. Standing out. Making big decisions. Making bad decisions. Reading. Writing. Feeling stupid. Feeling left out. Silence. Stillness. Cloudy or rainy days. American chocolate. Untidy spaces. Clutter. Unnecessary stuff. Horror movies (without Zinnia).
Upbeat, energetic, and boisterous, Henry radiates confidence and affability in the presence of others. An extrovert with an eager disposition, he clearly likes being around people and likes to have a good time but he can be overwhelming to those that don't want to get caught up in his whirlwind excitability or his physical nature. Unfortunately for those that value their personal space, he's both rambunctious and affectionate and doesn't always realize when other people aren't. While all of this is clearly well-meaning, it can be a bit like interacting with a poorly trained dog.
Despite his apparent confidence and easy sociability, though, Henry doesn't actually see himself as being worth much. He knows that he isn't smart or driven or dependable like many of his peers and he often protects himself from falling short by refusing to really try. Being a slacker just means that nobody will have expectations for him. Being just another face in the crowd means screwing up doesn't have consequences. Right? So what's the upside to trying to be anything else? While this doesn't mean Henry never puts effort into things or that he doesn't enjoy small victories (particularly those that can be shared and celebrated), it does mean that the prospect of pushing himself to his limits frightens him and that he hesitates to devote himself fully to anything, especially things he's good at or passionate about. While this mostly applies to his music, which he loves but hesitates to fully embrace again and refuses to show off (oh, he's not that good, haha!), it's a bad habit that appears in other areas of his life as well. Those that spend much time around Henry will notice that he avoids serious competition like the plague, will flake out when things become too strenuous, and struggles to make decisions. He also handles pressure poorly, freezing up like a deer in headlights when he can't get out of a bad situation.
Since coming to Finchwood Academy, he's similarly struggled with his role as a Support. He doesn't see himself as smart enough or analytical enough to be on the sidelines. While he actually has good instincts and can be surprisingly observant, he second guesses himself frequently and will almost always defer to the opinions of other Supports or even non-Supports, even if he disagrees with them. He tries his hardest during exploration but finds his Persona difficult to fully embrace and training is a struggle. While he jokes that he'd rather be out there hitting Shadows, the truth is more that he doesn't feel like he can hold his own among the other Supports or do the job right and it frustrates him to no end. As far as he's concerned, the Universe messed up with this one.
Being a friendly guy with fundamentally poor self-image, it's no surprise that Henry is happiest when he has someone to follow and others to validate him. While he has his own opinions and his own values, he gravitates toward strong personalities and people that will accept him, give him a place to fit, and call the shots so he doesn't have to. He'll bend over backwards to side with a friend and convince himself that he wants the things that the people around him want (though he has limits) and he is an exceptionally loyal friend once he becomes close to someone. For better or worse.
SKILLS
MUSICIAN: Henry has been playing music most of his life and those close to him have been throwing around the word prodigy since he was a little boy. He's adept at keeping rhythm, playing by ear, reading and writing music, and improvisation. He also has perfect pitch. While he started on the piano, learning from his mother, he switched to the violin before being accepted to the Yehudi Menuhin School and that has been his primary instrument ever since. He's also dabbled with several other instruments, though, including the cello and the harp.
While he doesn't sing as well as he plays, he also has a strong singing voice and is part of the Choir.
ORGANIZED: While his casual demanor and easygoing attitude make it somewhat surprising to most, Henry is quite fastidious and organized. He learned to be neat from older housemates at the Yehudi Menuhin School and he's never unlearned the habit, resulting in a tidy living space that has a place for everything, minimal clutter, and a frankly ridiculous amount of color-coding. He never loses track of anything. His notes for class are also very organized....but they're also garbage. Oh well.
ATHLETIC: Henry is a big, strong, athletic guy that's built to excel at physical activities. While he hasn't played any one sport for long enough to be amazing, his physical prowess and upbeat willingness to be a team player makes him a good edition to any team. The sports he's participated in the most over the last few years are basketball, football, and wrestling (which is probably his favorite!). He also spends a good amount of time lifting weights, swimming, and otherwise exercising.
JUGGLING: Just juggling. Henry has good hand-eye coordination, gets bored easily and likes to amuse his friends. It was probably inevitable.
HISTORY
Family:
Hometown: Voorheesville, New York (formerly London, England and Cobham, England)
Nobody would've expected Henry Arany to be anything special. The fourth of five children and the son of middle-class English parents, he was raised in a modest household that was always a bit too chaotic to allow for much individual attention or focused care. His father worked long hours at a telecommunications company, a diligent employee that had been aiming for management for years but never quite made the cut, and his mother kept the house, watched after the kids, and devoted all her spare time to teaching piano lessons to pull in some additional income. This was a difficult environment for Henry, who seemed to struggle with everything from developmental milestones to early academic and social skills and always wanted more from his parents than they could give him. More time. More help. More affection. The only time he seemed to have his mother's full attention was on the piano bench and, as luck would have it, that was also the only place where he actually excelled. He took to music like a fish to water, picking up skills and concepts readily and playing complex pieces before he could even properly write his own name. This delighted his mother and her approval encouraged him to practice constantly.
While Henry continued to struggle academically and socially as he started primary school (his teachers speculated about dyslexia or other issues, though he was never formally diagnosed with anything), his musical talents developed at a rapid pace and it wasn't long before his mother began throwing around the word prodigy. Henry liked being a 'prodigy'. It meant that his mother gave him all the attention she could and that nobody cared so much if his marks in school were abysmal. When he was six years old, his mother convinced his father to let her take Henry for an audition at the nearby Yehudi Menuhin School in Cobham. He performed well and earned admission to the elite music school along with a handful of other children. His mother was over the moon, so Henry was over the moon too. Even if moving into a boarding school the following year was a daunting change for a seven-year-old.
Living with his fellow Ds during the week and only returning home to London on the weekends, Henry's life largely revolved around his music and he developed a second family among his peers, upperclassmen, and teachers. While this caused some distance between him and his father (who questioned the practicality of this education) and some tension between him and his siblings (who resented their mother's now-blatant favoritism toward Henry), he did well at Yehudi Menuhin for a number of years, progressing as a musician and growing into an upbeat, outgoing boy that understood his place in the world and was happy with it. This didn't change until he was nine and one of his older friends got cut from the program for under-performing. It was a rude awakening and made Henry aware for the first time just how demanding the environment actually was. Afterward, it was impossible not to notice the competitive edge to everything; the spots they were all vying for and the rankings he'd been happy to ignore because his name was always at the top and the tension among the upperclassmen that all wanted to be the next big performer to come out of the Yehudi Menuhin School. This knowledge made things harder on Henry and, as he got older and found the dynamics between him and his peers changing, being a 'prodigy' wasn't much fun anymore. Music was still his world but he didn't want to be constantly competing with his friends or trying his hardest just to find out he wasn't good enough. He lived in a near-constant state of stress. On several occasions he tried to talk to his parents about this but his mother would never hear it and simply reassured him that he was too talented to ever have any problems keeping up with the other students.
When Henry was twelve, though, things changed. His father's company wanted to give the man a promotion to management at last...but they also wanted to send him and his family to New York where an under-performing office was located. This led to many long conversations between his parents, between the family as a whole, and between Henry and his mother. She wanted him to stay in Cobham and become a full-time boarding student so he could continue his education but he argued, telling her that he didn't want to and that he didn't like music anymore. She told him that he was being childish and that with talent like his, he needed to see this through. In an act of impulsiveness that could only occur to a child, he ran from the room and threw his expensive violin (by then his primary instrument) down the stairwell, destroying it. The point was made. His mother was furious and hurt and the two barely spoke at all over the next few months as the family prepared for the move.
Arriving in Voorheesville, Henry was quick to shrug off his guilt and embrace a normal school life. He didn't even sign up for music class, instead opting to focus on having fun, making friends, and fitting in. Aided by a well-timed growth spurt the summer before that had left him tall, athletic, and growing into generic handsomeness, he quickly found friends and devoted his time to sports, parties, and girls. Oh, and trying to be American. His grades were mediocre to poor and while he was mostly a good kid, he was easily influenced by friends that increasingly led him into slacking off and minor mischief, much to the chagrin of his parents. Henry liked the change, though. It was easy and fun and he didn't have to worry about living up to anyone's expectations. And he could convince himself that he didn't miss music that much, though he still indulged from time to time.
After three years of this, though, Henry's parents decided that public school wasn't for him. There were too many distractions and there wasn't enough structure and he needed a fresh start if he was ever going to get back on track. His mother researched the options and eventually presented Henry with a handful of private schools he was to put in applications for, including Finchwood Academy (which was his mother's favorite because Carmen Hayward was on the faculty list!). He didn't want to go but he applied, all but certain that his transcripts would't be good enough to get him in. He was right...except for Finchwood. Finding out the truth about the school was jarring for Henry and he's still not entirely sure why he went along with it. Curiosity or obligation or the knowledge that one of his friends from Voorheesville (Zinnia Howe) had gotten in may've played a part but he couldn't explain even if asked. While the first year was difficult, particularly because he'd ended up a Support (a role which felt like it ought to belong to someone more smart or observant or calculating than him), Henry made enough friends and became caught up enough in this new life that he wanted to come back.
That may've been a mistake.
COMBAT
ACADEMICS
Core Classes: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Training.
Elective Classes: Music, Support
Clubs: Athletics, Choir, Gaming
General Performance: Henry has never been a good student. He struggles with every core subject to some extent and is particularly bad at reading and writing, making classes like English and Social Studies an absolute slog. He finds it difficult to be attentive in class and take adequate notes even on his good days and often needs guidance to finish his homework or study for exams. This is partially a learned behavior because he spent several years in a music school where his core classes weren't his primary focus and partially just the result of natural inability leading to frustration. School is just so hard and boring, so what's the point?
The only subject that Henry actually excels in is Music. He's exceptionally gifted, has perfect pitch, and has experience with a number of instruments. While this is his favorite class, he has a somewhat tumultuous relationship with Ms. Hayward, who thinks he's gifted but not as committed as he should be.
OOC
Player: Katie
Email: ollinsong@gmail.com
CDJ: ollinsong
Other Contact: n/a
Time Zone: CST