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Lorraine Conyers - Ryslig Application
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CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Lorraine Conyers
Age: 35 (headcanon)
Canon: Goosebumps (2015 film)
Canon Point: After being unfrozen.
Character Information: Information on the film's plot can be found here, but since the article has very little to say about Lorraine's role in it, I'll sum it up myself.
Lorraine Conyers lives in Madison, Delaware, and owns her own business selling hand-embellished clothing and accessories. After the death of her brother-in-law, her older sister Gale Cooper accepts a vice principal position at Madison High School and she and her son Zach move to town. Lorraine welcomes them with open arms and helps them to get settled.
After Zach has an unpleasant encounter with his bizarre new neighbor, "Mr. Shivers," Lorraine mentions her attraction to the man. When Zach calls the police under the belief that Shivers is physically abusing his daughter Hannah, he's grounded and Lorraine is recruited to supervise him and make sure he doesn't get up to more trouble. Unfortunately, Zach is able to fool his naive aunt with a lie about retreating to his room to study for a test, and once there, he slips out the window and sneaks into his neighbor's house with his friend Champ. Once there, they accidentally release a monster from a Goosebumps manuscript, which leads to more being unleashed upon the town.
Unaware of the mounting emergency, Lorraine checks up on Zach and discovers his absence. She berates herself for her gullibility, but is distracted by scratching and whimpering at the back door before she can address her nephew's disappearance. Discovering what seems to be a stray poodle on the porch, she immediately forgets about Zach's escape and decides to take the poodle around the neighborhood in search of its owner. After going back into the house and bringing a bowl of water out for the dog, she discovers it floating in the air. The vampire poodle, really one of the creatures released from the books, bares its fangs and attacks her from midair.
She successfully fends off the hostile creature. Not sure of what to do when she's unable to reach Gale or the police by phone, she flees in her car to the parking area behind her store, where she accidentally hits and incapacitates the werewolf menacing Zach, Champ, "Mr. Shivers," and Hannah. "Shivers" properly introduces himself as R.L. Stine, and he and Lorraine have a little moment of romantic connection (which makes the current emergency completely slip her mind). Zach informs her of the situation and instructs her to go to the police station and warn the police about the monsters and tell them their group has the solution to stopping the invasion.
Lorraine runs to the police station only to find the police frozen solid. She too is frozen solid mid-scream by alien creatures armed with freeze-rays after being confronted by the ringleader of the monsters, the talking ventriloquist dummy.
Once Zach and Stine's group succeeds in resealing the monsters back into a new manuscript, Lorraine is freed from her frozen state.
(Lorraine and Stine wind up becoming a couple in the end, but since this takes place after the canon point I want to draw her from, it won't have happened to this Lorraine.)
Personality: Everyone has that one family member; you know the type. The offbeat, high-spirited relative, usually an aunt or uncle, who tries to be cool and pal around with the kids. They try their best, but more often than not they end up embarrassing their nieces and/or nephews without even realizing it. Picture that family member in your mind if you can, because Lorraine Conyers is that relative in spades. She even refers to herself as "a cool aunt" without any trace of irony.
Lorraine is a very lively, bubbly woman who radiates good cheer upon everyone who crosses her path. A kind soul, when her sister Gale moves to Madison still mourning the loss of her husband (and with Lorraine's teenage nephew Zach in tow), she wastes no time in giving them both a sunny, enthusiastic welcome complete with big hugs and a handmade surprise gift. When Gale needs to chaperone a school event and doesn't want to leave her grounded son unsupervised, Lorraine is happy to help. She brings her craft supplies to Gale's house and tries to make a fun evening of it with Zach, who can't move on after his father's death and pushes people away.
She's sensitive and doesn't force people to act happy when they're not; when she sees people go quiet with grief or sadness, her demeanor calms and softens, and her main concern becomes whether or not they're okay, and if they need a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on. She really wants to be supportive, and does her very best to be there for her loved ones and anyone else who might need her.
At the same time, Lorraine can be very awkward. When she makes a joke, she tends to subsequently explain it to the listener before they have a chance to show if they get it or not, even if the joke is easy to understand. She's honest and means well by it, but lacks the balance of a brain-to-mouth filter and as a result can come off as blunt and unkind. For example, when she compliments her nephew for being handsome, she adds that his good looks are a relief because he was such an ugly baby. This is something those who know her well have come to expect, and they're even able to anticipate when it's about to happen. When called on this kind of commentary, she still has trouble understanding how what she's saying is rude, the example of her nephew included--since he can't go from ugly to handsome and back to ugly again, the danger is gone and it's not a big deal to remark on it.
Deeply romantic, Lorraine finds herself on a tireless search for true love. Men find her peculiarity off-putting; though she goes on many first dates, second dates uniformly elude her. She has some difficulty processing rejection, but not because she can't handle being turned down. Instead, it's because she can't seem to grasp hints. If she has a good time with someone, she's going to automatically assume that person had an equally good time unless they outright tell her otherwise. This can reach ridiculous heights: if a previous date doesn't return her calls, she's as likely to wonder if he lost his phone in a fire or died as she is to realize she's being blown off. When faced with the truth, she'll grumble a little but remain largely optimistic regarding future possibilities. Said possibilities often preoccupy her attention, leaving her even more oblivious to interpersonal cues and her surroundings. She's been so caught up in flirting that a rapidly worsening, town-wide supernatural emergency completely slipped her mind as it was happening; her nephew had to fight to get her attention and give her specific instructions to get her moving again, and her biggest concern was still whether or not her crush wanted to exchange phone numbers with her.
Lorraine is somewhat aware of her own obliviousness and wandering attention. Being preoccupied with her romantic fancies certainly exacerbates things, but her credulity itself would remain even if she were to be happily settled down with someone. She's easily tricked when people lie or make excuses, and readily acknowledges that she's too gullible for her own good (she even believes in psychics, sees one regularly, and abides by their warnings). As she has an awareness of this shortcoming, she does take some steps to work through it. When she has to do something important or vital, she'll talk out loud to herself, reciting what she needs to do and how to do it. She'll even give herself pep talks, assuring herself that she can do what she needs to do with no problem. "You can do this, Lorraine," and the like.
Lorraine fancies herself a designer and runs her own business selling clothing and accessories she's bedazzled herself (this is a side business; she has a 'day job' as a franchise owner of a Wayfair Foods supermarket location). Although fashion design is her passion, her sense of style is often quite terrible. She gently chides her sister for not wearing colors and then overdoes it herself: loud scarves, clusters of chunky jewelry, and multicolored crochet are often thrown together, as though she contains so much unconstrained joy within her that she can't help but display it like plumage.
5-10 Key Character Traits: Cheerful, romantic, helpful, gullible, awkward, eccentric, oblivious, creative, optimistic, affectionate.
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? One that fits, please!
Opt-Outs: Vampire, werewolf, demon, gargoyle, arachne.
Roleplay Sample: I have a thread here, but since it's on the short side (and I was away with no chance to continue the thread for several days), I was advised to create another sample just in case. It's included below.
[Nursing her coffee at a corner table of the little restaurant while doodling on a piece of scrap paper, Lorraine contemplates the situation at hand: he's a troll, and she'd had first taken notice of him because of the gem clusters across his back and shoulders like nature's very own BeDazzler project. Thankfully, the trolls here are nothing like those little dolls from back home, with the cheap rhinestones in their navels and wild, bushy peaks of technicolor hair. What a mood-killer that would have been.
Their first date had gone very well, in her opinion, and a second had followed on its heels! That had gone terrifically as well--he'd even laughed at her jokes, and if his laughter had been brief and strained so what? She chalks that up to nerves. Dating can be stressful, after all. She finds him charming in any case, and those five rough horns on his forehead give him a certain distinguished countenance.
Unaware that her idle scribbles have given way to a rough sketch of a little troll doll, Lorraine pouts. When she'd asked him for a third date, he'd said he was busy with work but would let her know when his schedule cleared up. This too was understandable; not everyone can be their own boss and set their own schedules as she does, and so she'd swallowed his excuse without a pause for doubt. Things had only gotten more complicated from there. Now he ignores her messages altogether, and even a note slipped under his door a couple days back had failed to elicit a response. And since she catches glimpses of him from time to time around town, she knows he wasn't kidnapped or killed or anything like that.]
Maybe he doesn't think I'm taking it seriously enough...?
[She murmurs this to herself in a hushed tone, but there's no way that's correct. She'd drawn little hearts next to her name in that note, for goodness' sake! If that can't prove her intention, well, she doesn't know what can. No, there's only one answer left at this point. The answer is, of course, that she's been duped by a weak excuse yet again. She sighs.]
It's time to face the facts, Lorraine: you've been dumped. That's okay. Just dust yourself off and try again. There are plenty of other fish in the sea!
[Some of whom are actually fish-people, she remembers, and grins at the unintentional bit of comedy. That was a good one.]
Name: Amanda
Contact:
Other Characters: none
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Lorraine Conyers
Age: 35 (headcanon)
Canon: Goosebumps (2015 film)
Canon Point: After being unfrozen.
Character Information: Information on the film's plot can be found here, but since the article has very little to say about Lorraine's role in it, I'll sum it up myself.
Lorraine Conyers lives in Madison, Delaware, and owns her own business selling hand-embellished clothing and accessories. After the death of her brother-in-law, her older sister Gale Cooper accepts a vice principal position at Madison High School and she and her son Zach move to town. Lorraine welcomes them with open arms and helps them to get settled.
After Zach has an unpleasant encounter with his bizarre new neighbor, "Mr. Shivers," Lorraine mentions her attraction to the man. When Zach calls the police under the belief that Shivers is physically abusing his daughter Hannah, he's grounded and Lorraine is recruited to supervise him and make sure he doesn't get up to more trouble. Unfortunately, Zach is able to fool his naive aunt with a lie about retreating to his room to study for a test, and once there, he slips out the window and sneaks into his neighbor's house with his friend Champ. Once there, they accidentally release a monster from a Goosebumps manuscript, which leads to more being unleashed upon the town.
Unaware of the mounting emergency, Lorraine checks up on Zach and discovers his absence. She berates herself for her gullibility, but is distracted by scratching and whimpering at the back door before she can address her nephew's disappearance. Discovering what seems to be a stray poodle on the porch, she immediately forgets about Zach's escape and decides to take the poodle around the neighborhood in search of its owner. After going back into the house and bringing a bowl of water out for the dog, she discovers it floating in the air. The vampire poodle, really one of the creatures released from the books, bares its fangs and attacks her from midair.
She successfully fends off the hostile creature. Not sure of what to do when she's unable to reach Gale or the police by phone, she flees in her car to the parking area behind her store, where she accidentally hits and incapacitates the werewolf menacing Zach, Champ, "Mr. Shivers," and Hannah. "Shivers" properly introduces himself as R.L. Stine, and he and Lorraine have a little moment of romantic connection (which makes the current emergency completely slip her mind). Zach informs her of the situation and instructs her to go to the police station and warn the police about the monsters and tell them their group has the solution to stopping the invasion.
Lorraine runs to the police station only to find the police frozen solid. She too is frozen solid mid-scream by alien creatures armed with freeze-rays after being confronted by the ringleader of the monsters, the talking ventriloquist dummy.
Once Zach and Stine's group succeeds in resealing the monsters back into a new manuscript, Lorraine is freed from her frozen state.
(Lorraine and Stine wind up becoming a couple in the end, but since this takes place after the canon point I want to draw her from, it won't have happened to this Lorraine.)
Personality: Everyone has that one family member; you know the type. The offbeat, high-spirited relative, usually an aunt or uncle, who tries to be cool and pal around with the kids. They try their best, but more often than not they end up embarrassing their nieces and/or nephews without even realizing it. Picture that family member in your mind if you can, because Lorraine Conyers is that relative in spades. She even refers to herself as "a cool aunt" without any trace of irony.
Lorraine is a very lively, bubbly woman who radiates good cheer upon everyone who crosses her path. A kind soul, when her sister Gale moves to Madison still mourning the loss of her husband (and with Lorraine's teenage nephew Zach in tow), she wastes no time in giving them both a sunny, enthusiastic welcome complete with big hugs and a handmade surprise gift. When Gale needs to chaperone a school event and doesn't want to leave her grounded son unsupervised, Lorraine is happy to help. She brings her craft supplies to Gale's house and tries to make a fun evening of it with Zach, who can't move on after his father's death and pushes people away.
She's sensitive and doesn't force people to act happy when they're not; when she sees people go quiet with grief or sadness, her demeanor calms and softens, and her main concern becomes whether or not they're okay, and if they need a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on. She really wants to be supportive, and does her very best to be there for her loved ones and anyone else who might need her.
At the same time, Lorraine can be very awkward. When she makes a joke, she tends to subsequently explain it to the listener before they have a chance to show if they get it or not, even if the joke is easy to understand. She's honest and means well by it, but lacks the balance of a brain-to-mouth filter and as a result can come off as blunt and unkind. For example, when she compliments her nephew for being handsome, she adds that his good looks are a relief because he was such an ugly baby. This is something those who know her well have come to expect, and they're even able to anticipate when it's about to happen. When called on this kind of commentary, she still has trouble understanding how what she's saying is rude, the example of her nephew included--since he can't go from ugly to handsome and back to ugly again, the danger is gone and it's not a big deal to remark on it.
Deeply romantic, Lorraine finds herself on a tireless search for true love. Men find her peculiarity off-putting; though she goes on many first dates, second dates uniformly elude her. She has some difficulty processing rejection, but not because she can't handle being turned down. Instead, it's because she can't seem to grasp hints. If she has a good time with someone, she's going to automatically assume that person had an equally good time unless they outright tell her otherwise. This can reach ridiculous heights: if a previous date doesn't return her calls, she's as likely to wonder if he lost his phone in a fire or died as she is to realize she's being blown off. When faced with the truth, she'll grumble a little but remain largely optimistic regarding future possibilities. Said possibilities often preoccupy her attention, leaving her even more oblivious to interpersonal cues and her surroundings. She's been so caught up in flirting that a rapidly worsening, town-wide supernatural emergency completely slipped her mind as it was happening; her nephew had to fight to get her attention and give her specific instructions to get her moving again, and her biggest concern was still whether or not her crush wanted to exchange phone numbers with her.
Lorraine is somewhat aware of her own obliviousness and wandering attention. Being preoccupied with her romantic fancies certainly exacerbates things, but her credulity itself would remain even if she were to be happily settled down with someone. She's easily tricked when people lie or make excuses, and readily acknowledges that she's too gullible for her own good (she even believes in psychics, sees one regularly, and abides by their warnings). As she has an awareness of this shortcoming, she does take some steps to work through it. When she has to do something important or vital, she'll talk out loud to herself, reciting what she needs to do and how to do it. She'll even give herself pep talks, assuring herself that she can do what she needs to do with no problem. "You can do this, Lorraine," and the like.
Lorraine fancies herself a designer and runs her own business selling clothing and accessories she's bedazzled herself (this is a side business; she has a 'day job' as a franchise owner of a Wayfair Foods supermarket location). Although fashion design is her passion, her sense of style is often quite terrible. She gently chides her sister for not wearing colors and then overdoes it herself: loud scarves, clusters of chunky jewelry, and multicolored crochet are often thrown together, as though she contains so much unconstrained joy within her that she can't help but display it like plumage.
5-10 Key Character Traits: Cheerful, romantic, helpful, gullible, awkward, eccentric, oblivious, creative, optimistic, affectionate.
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? One that fits, please!
Opt-Outs: Vampire, werewolf, demon, gargoyle, arachne.
Roleplay Sample: I have a thread here, but since it's on the short side (and I was away with no chance to continue the thread for several days), I was advised to create another sample just in case. It's included below.
[Nursing her coffee at a corner table of the little restaurant while doodling on a piece of scrap paper, Lorraine contemplates the situation at hand: he's a troll, and she'd had first taken notice of him because of the gem clusters across his back and shoulders like nature's very own BeDazzler project. Thankfully, the trolls here are nothing like those little dolls from back home, with the cheap rhinestones in their navels and wild, bushy peaks of technicolor hair. What a mood-killer that would have been.
Their first date had gone very well, in her opinion, and a second had followed on its heels! That had gone terrifically as well--he'd even laughed at her jokes, and if his laughter had been brief and strained so what? She chalks that up to nerves. Dating can be stressful, after all. She finds him charming in any case, and those five rough horns on his forehead give him a certain distinguished countenance.
Unaware that her idle scribbles have given way to a rough sketch of a little troll doll, Lorraine pouts. When she'd asked him for a third date, he'd said he was busy with work but would let her know when his schedule cleared up. This too was understandable; not everyone can be their own boss and set their own schedules as she does, and so she'd swallowed his excuse without a pause for doubt. Things had only gotten more complicated from there. Now he ignores her messages altogether, and even a note slipped under his door a couple days back had failed to elicit a response. And since she catches glimpses of him from time to time around town, she knows he wasn't kidnapped or killed or anything like that.]
Maybe he doesn't think I'm taking it seriously enough...?
[She murmurs this to herself in a hushed tone, but there's no way that's correct. She'd drawn little hearts next to her name in that note, for goodness' sake! If that can't prove her intention, well, she doesn't know what can. No, there's only one answer left at this point. The answer is, of course, that she's been duped by a weak excuse yet again. She sighs.]
It's time to face the facts, Lorraine: you've been dumped. That's okay. Just dust yourself off and try again. There are plenty of other fish in the sea!
[Some of whom are actually fish-people, she remembers, and grins at the unintentional bit of comedy. That was a good one.]
