#&& there was something in the water now that something's in me (bianca gagliardi)

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OPEN STARTER @chqstarter Location: Super Market

To say that Bianca hated grocery shopping was an understatement. There were always too many choices and in general it was too boring for her liking. Which was why she liked to play little games with herself when she could. The most fun to her was shopping cart bowling, and at the end of her trip she tried to get a perfect score by pushing her cart into the return when it gave an unexpected veer to the right hitting a car. "Oh shit!" Bianca said before looking around and finding someone who watched the whole thing. "Listen I'll give you $20 if you don't snitch." She offered before a sudden thought came to mind. "Or I'll buy you lunch if that was your car."

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closed starter for Gio @secondhnd

Bianca loved her family more than anything. Sure she could have done a little better showing it when she was growing up but she had to grow up fast and since then she tried to show just how much they meant to her. Especially with Gio. Bianca felt she never really got to be the big sister he really needed so now that he was in Denver with them, Bianca was always trying to be supportive. "Please tell me you guys are working on having a gig soon. People have been asking when the next one is." Bianca was really glad that Gio had the band and was always going to make sure they knew they had a spot to play at Sunsent Sounds whenever they wanted. "I even was able to sell one of your CD's! Grant it, it was to my neighbor but hey it still counts!"

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closed starter for Vince (@dadiism )

Bianca didn't have anything to do for the day and frankly she was missing Vince and his kids. Even if she had seen them recently she still missed them. Call it twin intuition or whatever you want but Bianca had never been happier as soon as she moved to Denver to be closer to Vince. After a quick stop at Green Thumb Cafe to get what she needed, she made her way to Vince's and knocked on his door.

When it answered she gave a big smile. "Okay now you better not be busy because I've cleared my whole day just to hang out with you. I come with coffees for us, some cake pops for the boys, and of course a toy for Gia. Also Giovanni is considered one of the boys so he has a cake pop because I didn't want him to feel left out."

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closed starter for @rhettlancaster where: grocery store

Bianca had a long list of things she needed from the store and frankly grocery shopping was one of her least favorite errands to do. So she was already on thin ice but when she rounded the corner and almost ran straight into her past, literally. She knew Rhett would come into Denver sometimes but she never expected that he was here enough to do grocery shopping. "Get out of here this is my store." Bianca said stubbornly and childishly. "In fact get out of Denver why the hell are you still here?"

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closed starter for Chance @chancemonroe

Sure there were a lot of customers Bianca didn't know their names, she was only human after all, but Chance was special. Not only was he a frequent customer but he had the added bonus of being a part of Gio's band so Bianca made a point of knowing all of their names. Sunset Sounds was fairly empty, seeing that it wasn't a normal rush time Bianca wasn't all too worried. So when she saw Chance she grinned and walked over. "You know for the amount of times you are in here you could probably do a better job than I can." She joked. "But seriously if you ever want one you know it's yours, right?"

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closed starter for Marco @naturiisms

It was a boring day at the music store, it was so slow Bianca set some of her employees home knowing how annoying it was to just sit around waiting for someone to walk in. Eventually she texted her brother Marco: Please come to the store I'm dying. Sure it was an exaggeration but was it really?

After a little bit she perked up as soon as she saw him come in to the front door. "Good now that you're here you have to buy at least one record. I'm sorry I don't make the rules. However, I will throw in the family discount and I can make some coffee that's actually not that bad."

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Bianca Gagliardi Intro

MAGGIE, 21+, CST; SHE/HER. | if you’re hearing RIVER LEA by ADELE playing, you have to know BIANCA GAGLIARDI (SHE/HER; CIS WOMAN ) is near by! the 44 year old OWNER OF SUNSET SOUNDS has been in denver for, like, 6 YEARS. they’re known to be quite DISORGANIZED, but being PASSIONATE seems to balance that out. or maybe it’s the fact that they resemble MELANIE LYNSKEY. personally, i’d love to know more about them seeing as how they’ve got those WORRIED YOU’LL TURN INTO YOUR PARENTS, DOING ANYTHING FOR YOUR FAMILY, & WANTING TO FEEL LIKE HOME SOMEWHERE vibes. and maybe i’ll get my chance if i hang out around the MONTBELLO DISTRICT long enough! 

★𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣★

Nickname Sometimes: Bee Birth Date: June 20, 1978 Zodiac: Gemini Gender: Cis Woman Pronouns: She/Her Sexual & Romantic Orientation: Bisexual

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Height: 5′7″ Faceclaim: Melanie Lynskey Hair color/style: Medium, Brown, Curly Eye color: Dark Brown Tattoos: A flower on her ankle

★𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮★

Positive Traits: Passionate, Empathetic, Friendly Neutral Traits: Persistent, Noncommittal, Outgoing Negative Traits: Disorganized, Defensive, Impulsive Fears: Big bodies of water, Ending up like her parents Goals: To feel like she's at home, To be closer to her family Hobbies: Listening to music, Crocheting, Dancing

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Hometown: Back of a van Education: Homeschooled enough to get her degree and no more Mother: She has one Father: She has one Siblings: Vincent Gagliardi (twin) (penned by Victoria) , Marco Gagliardi-Fortier (penned by Marcy) , & many others (give us more please) Children: Addison Gagliardi (penned by Gemz)

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Residence: Montebello District Job: Owner of Sunset Sounds Significant Others: No one currently How Long She’s Been Here: Six years

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It's not every day that you can meet someone that says they traveled with a carnival for their entire childhood but The Gagliardi's aren't just any family. Their parents were fortune tellers and thought it was a perfect place to raise their six children. At first Bianca thought nothing of it but the more that she saw what children with normal childhoods were like the more she realized that was all she ever wanted. While Vince was more than willing to help out their parents with their younger siblings, Bianca just wanted to live her own life.

As a teenager she could have been around more, and she regrets that now, but she would always run off when the carnival went up and explored the towns they were in. In one of the towns she came across the local record store and absolutely fell in love with the aesthetic and all the music so readily available at her finger tips. Each city they went to she always made sure to check out the record shops and get at least one record from each place, a collection she still has to this day.

When Bianca was young the carnival stopped for a couple of weeks in one city and she met a local. Their relationship and love were fast and by the end of the two weeks there was no way she was going to leave him behind. Saying goodbye to her family and the life that she knew, Bianca stayed behind and got a taste of what it was like to stay in one place for an extended amount of time. By their third month together he had proposed and wanted a wedding that was just as fast paced as they were. Bianca thought it was meant to be until she was standing up alone like a fool with no groom beside her on what was supposed to be their wedding day.

To this day she still doesn't know why he didn't show, but she can only assume he got cold feet. She tucked her tail between her legs and joined up with the carnival once again, a few weeks later finding out she was pregnant. Not wanting to give her baby the same life she had, Bianca once again said goodbye to her loved ones and settled down to stay in one place no matter how much she was unhappy being away from her siblings, she had her child and that was all she needed.

Six years ago Bianca could tell that Vince was really upset about his wife leaving and Bianca knew in an instant she needed to be there for him. So she packed up everything and moved to Denver without a second thought, even buying a space so she could have her dream of owning her own record store. The more her siblings moved to Colorado the more she felt truly at home.

If you were to ask Bianca if she had any psychic powers like her twin or her parents she'd vehemently say no. But she always tends to know what type of mood someone is in, she claims it's due to their choice in music but she fails to see that there might be something more to it.

★𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨★

Employees - have you ever seen Empire Records? it's a great movie about a bunch of young adults working in a record store, that's what this is like. her employees are like family and she'd love all of them

Frequent Fliers - maybe you come to Sunset Sounds all the time, she'd recognize you and always want to talk music

THE Ex - maybe this will be an official wc someday but do you want to be the baby daddy and the guy who left her at the alter? so much drama and angst

Ex's, FWB, Crush - she closed herself off to love after being left at the alter, so she would have a hard time committing to something

Neighbors - she's been in the same place for a while now and would absolutely try to be friends with everyone around her

Really give me anything she's new and I think she'll be fun!

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River Lea by Adele

Two Slow Dancers by Mitski

Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush

A Case of You by Joni Mitchell

Tiny Dancer by Elton John

And Then She Kissed Me by St. Vincent

Harvest Moon by Neil Young

99 Luftballoons by Nena

I Saw Her Again by The Mamas and the Papas

River by Leon Bridges

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Closed Starter for @evnoia (Samantha)

Bianca would always do anything for her daughter. Sure it came with the territory with being a mother but truly the two were close. Which was why Bianca hated keeping anything from Sam and needed to at least tell her that Rhett was in town, so she made a big dinner for her. "Hey sweetie!" She said with a big smile on her face. "How are you doing? I made your favorite."

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Bianca Gagliardi Intro

MAGGIE, 21+, CST; SHE/HER. | if you’re hearing RIVER LEA by ADELE playing, you have to know BIANCA GAGLIARDI (SHE/HER; CIS WOMAN ) is near by! the 44 year old OWNER OF SUNSET SOUNDS has been in denver for, like, 6 YEARS. they’re known to be quite DISORGANIZED, but being PASSIONATE seems to balance that out. or maybe it’s the fact that they resemble MELANIE LYNSKEY. personally, i’d love to know more about them seeing as how they’ve got those WORRIED YOU’LL TURN INTO YOUR PARENTS, DOING ANYTHING FOR YOUR FAMILY, & WANTING TO FEEL LIKE HOME SOMEWHERE vibes. and maybe i’ll get my chance if i hang out around the MONTBELLO DISTRICT long enough! 

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★𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣★

Nickname Sometimes: Bee Birth Date: June 20, 1979 Zodiac: Gemini Gender: Cis Woman Pronouns: She/Her Sexual & Romantic Orientation: Bisexual

★𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚★

Height: 5′7″ Faceclaim: Melanie Lynskey Hair color/style: Medium, Brown, Curly Eye color: Dark Brown Tattoos: A flower on her ankle

★𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮★

Positive Traits: Passionate, Empathetic, Friendly Neutral Traits: Persistent, Noncommittal, Outgoing Negative Traits: Disorganized, Defensive, Impulsive Fears: Big bodies of water, Ending up like her parents Goals: To feel like she’s at home, To be closer to her family Hobbies: Listening to music, Crocheting, Dancing

★𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩★

Hometown: Back of a van Education: Homeschooled enough to get her degree and no more Mother: She has one Father: She has one Siblings: Vincent Gagliardi (twin) (penned by Victoria) + More Children: TBA

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Residence: Montebello District Job: Owner of Sunset Sounds Significant Others: No one currently How Long She’s Been Here: Six years

★𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮★

It’s not every day that you can meet someone that says they traveled with a carnival for their entire childhood but The Gagliardi’s aren’t just any family. Their parents were fortune tellers and thought it was a perfect place to raise their six children. At first Bianca thought nothing of it but the more that she saw what children with normal childhoods were like the more she realized that was all she ever wanted. While Vince was more than willing to help out their parents with their younger siblings, Bianca just wanted to live her own life.

As a teenager she could have been around more, and she regrets that now, but she would always run off when the carnival went up and explored the towns they were in. In one of the towns she came across the local record store and absolutely fell in love with the aesthetic and all the music so readily available at her finger tips. Each city they went to she always made sure to check out the record shops and get at least one record from each place, a collection she still has to this day.

When Bianca was young the carnival stopped for a couple of weeks in one city and she met a local. Their relationship and love were fast and by the end of the two weeks there was no way she was going to leave him behind. Saying goodbye to her family and the life that she knew, Bianca stayed behind and got a taste of what it was like to stay in one place for an extended amount of time. By their third month together he had proposed and wanted a wedding that was just as fast paced as they were. Bianca thought it was meant to be until she was standing up alone like a fool with no groom beside her on what was supposed to be their wedding day.

To this day she still doesn’t know why he didn’t show, but she can only assume he got cold feet. She tucked her tail between her legs and joined up with the carnival once again, a few weeks later finding out she was pregnant. Not wanting to give her baby the same life she had, Bianca once again said goodbye to her loved ones and settled down to stay in one place no matter how much she was unhappy being away from her siblings, she had her child and that was all she needed.

Six years ago Bianca could tell that Vince was really upset about his wife leaving and Bianca knew in an instant she needed to be there for him. So she packed up everything and moved to Denver without a second thought, even buying a space so she could have her dream of owning her own record store. The more her siblings moved to Colorado the more she felt truly at home.

If you were to ask Bianca if she had any psychic powers like her twin or her parents she’d vehemently say no. But she always tends to know what type of mood someone is in, she claims it’s due to their choice in music but she fails to see that there might be something more to it.

★𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨★

Employees - have you ever seen Empire Records? it’s a great movie about a bunch of young adults working in a record store, that’s what this is like. her employees are like family and she’d love all of them

Frequent Fliers - maybe you come to Sunset Sounds all the time, she’d recognize you and always want to talk music

THE Ex - maybe this will be an official wc someday but do you want to be the baby daddy and the guy who left her at the alter? so much drama and angst TAKEN BY RHETT LANCASTER

Ex’s, FWB, Crush - she closed herself off to love after being left at the alter, so she would have a hard time committing to something

Neighbors - she’s been in the same place for a while now and would absolutely try to be friends with everyone around her

Really give me anything she is fun!

★𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩★

River Lea by Adele

Two Slow Dancers by Mitski

Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush

A Case of You by Joni Mitchell

Tiny Dancer by Elton John

And Then She Kissed Me by St. Vincent

Harvest Moon by Neil Young

99 Luftballoons by Nena

I Saw Her Again by The Mamas and the Papas

River by Leon Bridges

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Muse Playlist -- Bianca Gagliardi

Playlist found here

Video Killed The Radio Star -- The Buggles

Video killed the radio star in my mind and in my car. We can't rewind, we've gone too far. Pictures came and broke your heart.

Wish I Knew You -- The Revivalists

I wish I knew you when I was young, we couldn't got so high. Now we're here, it's been so long. Two strangers in the bright lights.

Linger -- The Cranberries

And I'm in so deep, you know I'm such a fool for you. You've got me wrapped around your finger. Do you have to let it linger?

Landslide -- Fleetwood Mac

Well I've been afraid of changin, cause I built my life around you. But time makes you bolder, even children get older. And I'm getting older too.

Slipping Through My Fingers -- ABBA

Slipping through my fingers all the time. I try to capture every minute, the feeling in it. Slipping through my fingers all the time.

Wouldn't It Be Nice -- The Beach Boys

Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray, it might come true. Oh, baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do. We could be married. And then we'd be happy. Oh, wouldn't it be nice?

Dream A Little Dream Of Me -- The Mamas & The Papas

Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you. Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you. But in your dreams, whatever they be, dream a little dream of me.

Fade Into You -- Mazzy Star

Fade into you, strange you never knew. Fade into you, I think it's strange you never knew.

Pictures of You -- The Cure

Looking so long at these pictures of you, but I never hold onto your heart. Looking so long for the words to be true, and always just breaking apart. My pictures of you.

I Will Always Love You -- Dolly Parton

I hope life treats you kind, and I hope that you have all you ever dreamed of. And I wish you joy and happiness. But above all of this, I wish you love. And I will always love you.

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🙊💬 + Gio (Bianca)

"Sure I realize I baby Gio a lot more than I should. But please consider he needs a little bit of extra love. I feel bad I gave him shit growing up and wasn't the best big sister and maybe that's why I tend to enable him, but I feel like he deserves to know that not everyone is thinking he's going to fail. I'm always going to be in my siblings' corners but I'm Gio's number one cheerleader and I need him to know this."

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closed starter for Teo @teoxsantos

Bianca had no idea what got in her head to rescue a dog - maybe it was empty ness syndrome, maybe it was a midlife crisis - but Bianca didn't just rescue a dog. She rescued a puppy. It didn't take long for her to realize she was in way over her head but she was committed now. It was only her second day with the little one and Bianca had the brilliant idea to take her to a dog park. The minute the small puppy saw another dog they were running and yanking the leash out of Bianca's hand. "Susan wait no!!" She screamed as she ran after the puppy. Soon Bianca caught up to her and scooped her up so she couldn't run away again. "I'm so sorry. We're still learning about each other obviously."

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closed starter for Phoebe @impervicus

It was rare that Bianca found herself at a bar but frankly she needed a night out. She was surprised to see Phoebe there, not expecting her to frequent these types of establishments. She sat next to her at the bar and ordered her own cocktail. Taking one sip she grimaced before coughing. "God I remember these tasting better when I was younger. Or maybe I was just too far gone to care." She said with a laugh before turning to Phoebe. "Please tell me yours is better, it looks better."

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Task #1: Future Goals

maia

family - one of main things I would love for Maia is exploring her relationship with how she views her family. I want to play out getting to know her dad and her half sister through her dad (please someone fill that wc I'd give you so many plots)

not running - Maia has never stayed in one place for long and I really want her to feel like Denver could be her home and like having her learn how to be normal and not instantly think of how she can fuck over someone the moment she first meets them?

work - this is kind of two fold. first I want her to understand that the shit she did in the past was wrong and she has hurt people - and while that wasn't okay she can try to do better and try to make amends. I also want her to get a normal job, as much as she loves her job and really has no desire to stop any time soon she has to learn how to be a person and just not go looking for the next thing to score money.

relationships - both romantic and platonic. Maia feels like she has never been loved for herself and truly I want her to feel comfortable with people because even she doesn't even know what she's actually like, she's always wanting to be who she thinks the other person wants. so ultimately I just want her to trust and love unconditionally and be loved because dammit this girl needs it.

daniel

family - I would absolutely loveeee for all his siblings to be in play and just have him learn how to be more of a brother than a parent to them. this poor man has had so much on his shoulders for so long he needs to be his own person

self - very similar to the previous but honestly just him being comfortable with himself, I feel like he's always trying to be around someone else and take care of them. but bud have you ever thought about taking care of yourself????

relationships - again both romantic and platonic. it's that classic shameless line of "you take care of everyone else but who takes care of you?" he needs to learn how to lean on others and not hide what he's feeling/going through

ripley

work/self - this girl is so fucking immature sometimes but I need her to realize that like when she puts her mind to something she really does have a passion for a lot of things. obviously she doesn't want to work at the movie theater forever but that doesn't mean she doesn't have to give up what she loves. honestly she just needs to grow up (respectfully)

relationships - like 70% romantic and 30% platonic, honestly works best for romantic but she really needs this for platonic too ngl. she needs to start thinking more about others and actually putting them first before her own. I feel like this will help Ripley grow up and start thinking about her future in general and what she should be doing with her life

family - Ripley so badly wants to know what it's like to be a sibling with Atlas. she feels like if she goes all out he'll be forced to talk to her but she needs to learn there's a way to want a relationship without being annoying to him. also Ripley needs to come to terms that while she was able to have their mother there's complicated feelings now for everyone because the truth is out

bianca

relationships - honestly mostly romantic. Bianca probably hasn't really had a super serious romantic relationship since she got left at the alter when she was super young. between taking care of her kid and in general losing her belief in love she's honestly scared to jump back in. but it would be fun to see it take her by surprise

past - I really need to put in a wc for both her child and the ex that left her at the alter tbh (so if you're reading this far consider me asking nicely). but I think it would be fun to especially have them both in play. I've always pictured that he hasn't had contact so probably doesn't even know about their child (who would be like 21-25 ish now) and truly just think of the drama that could come from that

self - honestly I feel like Bianca hasn't really been herself since she was younger, always just focusing on her family. so I think it would be interesting for her to slowly start getting back to it since now her child is an adult and she can't use them as an excuse anymore

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🍴- Favorite meal

Maia: She's a seafood girlie, I feel like she loves a good shrimp linguini or lobster ravioli Daniel: A simple man, he loves burgers Ripley: Honestly she loves a good sushi dish, mostly rainbow rolls Bianca: Bianca is a breakfast for dinner lover. One of her go tos is french toast Nakia: Anything Carly makes Enchiladas Charlie: Anything italian, mostly baked mostaccioli though