#rags : joel dawkins

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There was serenity… and then, the panicked sobs of a little girl in the distance.

“Help! Someone! Help! Please!”

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An equally little boy ran over to the sound, panicking.

"Ahh! I'm coming to help! Hang in there!" Joel squeaked, running and forcing his hat down with one hand to prevent it from flying.

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For everyone- how do you all feel about your birthdays? Bonus points if I can learn about when your birthdays are going to be on- 👀

“Birthdays are the best!” Joel’s eyes shone, his head tilting up eagerly, as he squealed with delight. “Mama and papa always stayed at home on birthdays! We’d eat together and talk! Mama Ori sometimes joins us too! Oh, and mine’s on the 8th of June- my favourite day of the year!”

“I dunno, cool, I guess. One year older, one year closer to death.” Zane shrugged casually, looking down. “Mine’s on 30 May, not too busy, such that my friends always insist on treating me to a birthday dinner. Not that I’m complaining, it’s free food.”

“I’m not exactly a little kid anymore, but they are quite nice to mark a milestone in life.” Oriana sighed gently. “It’s on 27 April, though…”

“Mine’s on the second of November. Not that it really matters.” Jonathan shrugged, looking down quietly.

“20 December’s the day!” Emersyn grinned, her smile stretching quite wide. She seems rather sprightly about it. “I don’t usually celebrate it that much anymore, but some of my fondest memories are during my birthdays.”

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For everyone bc I think it would be nice to have signature colors- what is your fav color?

“Personally, I’m a fan of warm colours.” Jonathan answered first, his eyes, completely a shade of a strange yellow ochre, seemed to stare silently. “They’re quite pleasing to look at, though many of my friends would disagree, seeing how we mostly see those shades in the fires we have to investigate. I usually wear brown, so that can be considered one colour I like as well.”

Emersyn’s lips curled up, as she grinned. ”I love black and red, they’re the colours I mostly see on the cards, after all.”

She chuckled, fanning herself with her hand. ”Jokes aside, I am a fan of black and the sleek look it often provides. Though, i am biased a little to purple, such a lovely colour, no?”

“Well, mine is pink- b-but don’t call me immature without hearing my explanation!” Oriana began, sucking in a deep breath. “It’s the colour of rose quartz, the first gemstone I bought with my own money. I adore the pale pink shade it has, really…”

“I like green! Joel smiled, suddenly chiming in. ”It’s not a nice clothes colour though, but green reminds me of places like the field, and those were fun places! It’s calming to my eyes too, but blue is also nice… like my tie-!” He held up the fabric around his neck, loosely tied, with the ends of the ’tie’ being slightly torn.

“I’m not a picky one, but since you asked, I like grey. It’s a neutral colour, stylish to wear, and pretty safe when it comes to camouflage.” He drummed his fingers on the table, looking down. “It’s probably because I wear it all the time…”

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🍷- How do they feel about alcohol? For Zane

💝 - What gestures do they really appreciate? How do you get on their good side? For Oriana

🐾 - Do they have any pets? For everyone

“Alcohol? Well, for starters, it’s nice and refreshing after a long day, but it only really helps after. Drinking on the job can lead to mistakes, and in my job, that could mean death.”

The hitman gave a wryly smirk, sighing to himself. ”Not to mention I’m picky. I don’t go spending hard-earned money on slipshod alcohol.”

“Ah, I-I like to look at the small things, there’s really no need to be too flamboyant with gestures.” Oriana chuckled lightly, waving her hand. Her cheeks were red with embarrassment. ”Kind people naturally get anyone’s attention, I’m not too choosy about that, really.”

As for pets… no one seemed to answer, except Joel.

“I used to have a pet rock!” Joel beamed, seeming to enjoy happy memories. ”Well, it was fun while it lasted…”

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Can you tell us more about yourselves please?

“I’ll go first.” The large blonde man, known as the Arsonist, stepped up. “I’m Jonathan Orr, and before I died, I was a fire investigator for the police. It’s nothing much, but it’s decent work, I guess.”

“I’m Emersyn.” The Gambler grinned. “Leader of the Gonzalezes, well, before I died, that is. I hope my family’s doing okay, though.” “Zane here.” The green-eyed hitman spoke up. “I was a hitman, though, some… things happened between me and my boss. I left and here I am. It’s not too shabby here, though.”

“I’m Oriana, and this is Joel.” The Gemologist adjusted her glasses, patting the small child. “I’m actually a friend of Em, and I adopted Joel since his parents couldn’t support him. I run a jewellery shop, well, until I came here.”