albert, prince consort

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:11:02 GMT

Player Information
Name: chela~!
LJ: so I don't really use mine... but you know it anyway.
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Character Information
Historical Figure: Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort
Journal: in_a_can
Goes by: Albert Gotha
Birthday: 25 August
Age: 22
Occupation: being a student (his last year, thank god!) and a swim coach for the six-and-under crowd.
Background: Ms. Frank, who has reverted to her maiden name to save time, is a gold-digger, plain and simple. She married a rich man, Albert's father, on her eighteenth birthday, only to have him die in a tragic (or planned) car accident when she was six months pregnant. Albert grew up with about as many 'fathers' as he had goldfish-- his mother, still rolling in the life insurance loot, remarried when he was four months old. They were divorced by the time Albert was one, and his mother has married (and divorced) five other men by the time Albert went to college; she's been married for five years now, so Albert's not holding his breath on this guy lasting much longer. He actually moved away from coastal Virginia to avoid meeting 'Dad Number 8', so he's surprised he hasn't come around yet. With all of her alimony and her current husband's lofty salary, Albert's mother can comfortably finance college for her only biological child and a private middle school for her step-daughter. Albert's not sure why she's doing it, because she was never particularly loving-- she'd just give him money for lunch and then run most mornings-- but he won't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Personality: Albert is not the most serious guy on the planet-- though he tries to be, really! Well, maybe not the most serious... but serious. He likes to adhere to the rules (they're there for a reason!) but just can't help but break one every once and a while, as long as no one is physically injured by his infraction.

Something he is always serious about, however, is money. Even though he never wanted in childhood, Albert liked to save his allowances just in case. What if another provider didn't come along? Now that he's living on his own, comfortably, the same rules apply. Albert hates to spend money flippantly. While he's not a mizer, not close, he doesn't like spending money on something he doesn't need and will probably never look at again. He doesn't get big meals, just enough to get full, and his closet is neatly and properly yet not excessively stocked.

Albert is louder than he has to be. Growing up he never had any siblings, so he didn't have them with whom to fight for attention, but he always felt like he had to fight his step-fathers for attention from his mother. Even now that he realises he doesn't need that filthy whore, Albert just can't bring his voice down. The fact that he teaches rowdy, energetic children near dangerous bodies of water doesn't quite quiet him, either.

He also was desperately to be a father. That way, he can make up for his mainly father-less childhood and provide a kid with an actual [i]decent[/i] life. Once he actually has a child, though, he'll most likely sober up; he can think they're cute and teach them for a few hours, but all day would be a definite chore.
Important Details: Albert's almost always in the water, and sometimes just wears his goggles on his forehead for the hell of it. Consequently, he walks around with his shirt off. A lot. Along with being a swimmer, he can also fence and do a little bit of gymnastics, a sport his mother made him take up for a few years in childhood but which he has long since quit. And even though he's practically a fish, he can't dive. He's dsylexic but does a pretty good job of not letting anyone know. He's tall and lanky, which makes him feel out of place and therefore automatically awkward in social situations. To remedy this, he laughs a lot, even when nothing's funny-- it's his nervous tick, if you will.
PB: Michael Phelps