Som's Somniloquists

[Thomas Jenkins]

Thomas Jenkins
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43 | humorist | Bisexual [effectively unsure/questioning] | Single; divorced

Likely to be found in. . .


Coffee shops
Book shops
Antique shops
Second-hand shops
Restaurants & bars
Gas stations/convenience stores
Flea market/farmer's market
Anywhere outdoors around town


He's probably. . .

Uncomfortable ordering what he really wants
Looking for some obscure DIY manual
Seeking out old devices of some persuasion
Submitting to his need for more/better clothing
Demolishing any salad bars and/or drinking whiskey
Having a crisis over snack choices
Manning his pencil-sharpening booth
Riding his bike, driving around in his old station wagon, or strolling between nearby errands


He's happiest when. . .


The barista knows what he's after
He's found something from the fifties, written in incredibly high-minded language
He finds an old pencil sharpener, toaster or old gadget he doesn't own yet
He finds something that serves his purposes, looks alright and doesn't smell too funny
The salad bar has a strong variety and the ice cubes are clear as glass
People become genuinely interested in his craft/business and ask serious questions
He gets from one place to another without hurting himself or stepping in anything


The player hopes. . .


He'll find friends of varied ages and backgrounds
People will engage him intellectually
People will like injecting humor/playfulness into a scenario without it necessarily dominating the thread
A few people will be aware of his work (Going Deep is a real show)
People will have their characters react honestly to him/whatever he's doing
He has the opportunity to get spooked now and again

I look forward to all kinds of responses and welcome any tips or suggestions anyone might have regarding the plotter itself.

[Dr. Sean Neville]

Welcome again to Hammel, Som!

I have Sean Neville to offer for friendship plots. He is the 58-year-old telepathic psychiatrist at the Hammel Institute, and a long-time resident of Pilot Ridge.

Originally, he comes from New York (Long Island, later Manhattan for college, medical school, and private practice).

Sean is friendly, albeit introverted, with a high tolerance for social awkwardness, and a gentle, patient nature.

His hobbies include baked goods, drinking coffee, spending time with his partner, drinking alcohol(although he's cut back over the past two and a half years because of his partner's hypertension), reading, crossword puzzles, woodworking and knitting, talking to people, and offering unsolicited advice.

I would love for us to have a thread together.

[Thomas Jenkins]

Absolutely, we can have a thread! I can just throw something in at a coffee shop, if you'd like. That's the only urge I get immediately, but I can think some more if you'd like something less mundane.

[Dr. Sean Neville]

Feb 8, 2016 22:08:34 GMT -5 Thomas Jenkins said:

Absolutely, we can have a thread! I can just throw something in at a coffee shop, if you'd like. That's the only urge I get immediately, but I can think some more if you'd like something less mundane.

A coffee shop works well for me. Sean frequents them often, and I love slice of life.

[Thomas Jenkins]

OK. I was gonna do it before bed but I'm too tired now. I'll post a thread in the morning!

[Sunar Chugani]

ho ho ho ho hellloooooo

I also insist that Josh Bernstein and Mr. Jenkins be friends :3 (his profile lies, he's actually going to be 56 this year, but anyway)

Josh is from Manhattan and moved to Pilot Ridge in 2010. He probably has come across Thomas's political cartoons since you said those got passed around a bunch in certain circles, but he probably also doesn't know anything about their creator. He doesn't generally watch TV outside of the news but he DOES like watching short ridiculous videos on youtube, so maybe someone sent him a clip of Thomas's show and he watched it. 

Josh doesn't drive and instead gets around by bicycle and so he would love to have a cycling friend. His hobbies include ranting about politics (he is currently very enthusiastic about Sanders and very angry about the Flint water crisis), reading history books, having no dignity, and making friends. 

My other adult character is Dr. Tsukiko Aoki who, at 37, is closer in age to Thomas. Her hobbies include playing non-competitive video games with her husband, telling other people's secrets, and working. Lots of working. I mean, she works at a hospital, after all. She has a high tolerance for awkward nerds because her husband is an awkward nerd, but she's also introverted enough that she won't necessarily just go up to Thomas and start talking to him, which makes her the more difficult to start thread with new people.  But she's also more likely to have seen his show, so maybe she can stare wide eyed like "IT'S THAT ACTOR" and try to sneakily follow him.

I have a couple of other characters, but they're all younger and have less immediately obvious potential for threads with Thomas, so let's start with this for now. 

[Dr. Sean Neville]

Feb 9, 2016 2:27:22 GMT -5 Thomas Jenkins said:

OK. I was gonna do it before bed but I'm too tired now. I'll post a thread in the morning!

There's no rush, but I look forward to it.

[Thomas Jenkins]

Feb 9, 2016 8:02:09 GMT -5 Sunar Chugani said:

ho ho ho ho hellloooooo

I also insist that Josh Bernstein and Mr. Jenkins be friends :3 (his profile lies, he's actually going to be 56 this year, but anyway)

Josh is from Manhattan and moved to Pilot Ridge in 2010. He probably has come across Thomas's political cartoons since you said those got passed around a bunch in certain circles, but he probably also doesn't know anything about their creator. He doesn't generally watch TV outside of the news but he DOES like watching short ridiculous videos on youtube, so maybe someone sent him a clip of Thomas's show and he watched it. 

Josh doesn't drive and instead gets around by bicycle and so he would love to have a cycling friend. His hobbies include ranting about politics (he is currently very enthusiastic about Sanders and very angry about the Flint water crisis), reading history books, having no dignity, and making friends. 

My other adult character is Dr. Tsukiko Aoki who, at 37, is closer in age to Thomas. Her hobbies include playing non-competitive video games with her husband, telling other people's secrets, and working. Lots of working. I mean, she works at a hospital, after all. She has a high tolerance for awkward nerds because her husband is an awkward nerd, but she's also introverted enough that she won't necessarily just go up to Thomas and start talking to him, which makes her the more difficult to start thread with new people.  But she's also more likely to have seen his show, so maybe she can stare wide eyed like "IT'S THAT ACTOR" and try to sneakily follow him.

I have a couple of other characters, but they're all younger and have less immediately obvious potential for threads with Thomas, so let's start with this for now. 

I like both of these ideas! This is where my inexperience with forums comes in. I'm not totally sure how to proceed from here. How does "yeah, we should do this!" become "we're doing this!!"?

[Sunar Chugani]

haha! it's fine! one of us can start a thread (I have to go pick up a smol person from school, but I can start when I get back, or I can start one and you can start one or whatever) and then whoever started shoves the link at the other one. easy peasy.

[Tsukiko Aoki]

I just realized we didn't actually discuss the details of a thread lol

where would you like these threads to begin and under what circumstances would you like Josh and Kiko to interact with Thomas?