#Ralphie Allen (oc)

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Meet Triton...

...And their families!

Ralphie Allen — A man of small stature and large impact; Ralphie hails from Blackpool, England, and has quite the long history with music. His introduction to an instrument came at a very young age, the exact number of which, he cannot recall, upon Ralphie mentioning he wanted to be just like his father, an amateur pianist. Of course, with Ralphie being an ambitious child and his parents refusing to let him halfass this apparent dream, there was no way Ralphie's career was stopping simply at "amateur". The small boy from Blackpool with a flair for breaking things in exotic ways was almost certain to go pro. Much to the delight of everyone who had even the most remote of hands in enabling Ralphie's lessons, Ralphie did go pro, and he did so at quite a young age. Though, truthfully, no one exactly hoped that their beloved little neighborhood musician would go on to create some of the most memorable incidents... In any sort of rock music. Still, it was hard not to be proud of the little boy, now a little man, who had made such a crater in music history just by being his curious, chaotic self.

Kotone Allen — A lady of incredibly private circumstances. All that is released to the public, at her request, is that she and Ralphie met in Japan during one of Triton's tours, and she left with them, putting the life she'd led until then behind her. She currently works in the fashion industry, and has the occasional musical cameo in Triton's music.

Taylor Allen — A rising star himself, Taylor Allen is Ralphie and Kotone's son. He's had Ralphie and Ben both teach him how to play different instruments, and though he's not often in the public eye, he is certainly a fan of pink.

Ben Lake — An inner city Londoner, a troublemaker, a good musician, and a lovely voice. Ben is the son of a WWII veteran, from whom, he seemed to inherit a love of the radio. At the age of six, an uncle gifted him with a small, cheap guitar, and offered him lessons. From there, he'd never looked back. Playing with a few small-time groups in his teens, Ben later collided with Ralphie, who suggested they form their own group, in which case, Ben could have all the attention he wanted. Ben, of course, agreed eventually, following the souring of relationships between himself and a former bandmate. Together, the pair set off in search of a few more pieces to their traveling circus of a band, in hopes that they could find the one or two things they were missing.

Penny Lake — A talented violinist who grew up just down the road from her long-time boyfriend (later husband) Ben, Penny Lake nee Lane joined Triton's musical efforts after incessant whining from her fiancé about how much more she could bring to their music, and how much more time they would have together. Penny is the mother of Ben's two known children, twins Allen and Connie.

Allen Lake — Guitarist like his father, Allen's tastes are more eccentric and downright weird than the others in the band's. No one knows a whole lot about him, aside he and his sister seem to have some sort of punk garage band. He cameos in some of Triton's songs.

Connie Lake — Slightly weirder than Allen, Connie plays guitar and fiddle, and often plays a guitar like a fiddle just because she can. She plays in Allen's garage band and also may have appeared on one or two tracks.

Kim Williams — A drummer from the backwoods of Michigan, all Kim ever really wanted to be was Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich. Unfortunately, both those options were taken, so he settled for being Kim Williams and set out to be a little bit better if he could. Ralphie and Ben stumbled upon Kim while the three were on a vacation to a music festival, Kim struck up a conversation, and Ben and Ralphie both agreed he was the missing piece of the puzzle of weirdness, thus creating Triton. Kim isn't quite as eccentric as the other two men, but he certainly knows his stuff. He's also the youngest, which is strange considering he's the calmest of the three.

Mona Williams — Kim's wife and, honestly, usually just the cheerleading squad, which she's fine with. Mona plays wind instruments, typically, of which Triton does not often require in their music. She's also elected herself the unofficial den mother of the band, seeing as everyone else, save the other two wives, seems more interested in causing chaos and making music than actually having an eating routine.

Riszi Williams — Son of Kim and Mona, Riszi followed in his dad's footsteps pretty closely. Riszi's repertoire is slightly expanded from Kim's, however, in that he also feels totally at home hitting things that do not constitute drums, cymbals, or gongs (xylophones, chimes, bells, etc.), and usually backs his father's drumming when need be. His chaos frequently clashes with Ralphie's and complements Ben's to a concerning degree.

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Triton's Terrible 80s Phase

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"Which OC" asks:

5. Will burn water? Would impress Gordon Ramsay?

6. Is a huge nerd? What are they into?

12. Goes on rants? What about?

20. Is basically a cat in a person's body?

28. Wears the most comfortable clothes? Who wears the least comfortable for the sake of fashion?

(5) Kim would burn water, Kotone is the one that could impress Gordon Ramsay.

(6) Ben is the biggest nerd — he has an obsession with WWII history on account of his dad's service. Ralphie has a thing for nature and flying, and Kim is very involved in growing things. The one nerd topic they share is fantasy games — the goal of which seems to be to anger the dumbass-monitor.

(12) Penny goes on rants. It would be easier to tell what they were if her husband ever paid attention to them.

(20) Ralphie Allen, resident catguy.

(28) Kim wears the most comfortable things. Ben will turn himself into a Picasso in the name of fashion.

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Ben, lifting Ralphie into the air: This is our cat!

Kim, lifting Roger off the floor: And this is our keyboardist!

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Meta

Hello, and welcome to...

...Chimera Drive, the "lovely" home of Triton.

Surely you have questions. Which is what this post is for! While it's impossible to cover all possible points (that's what the ask box is for), let's try and cover some of the more basic points that could be dealt with, shall we?

1. What is "Chimera Drive"?

Chimera Drive is the name of a series centering around (oc) prog group Triton, whose residence of the same name gave way to the title.

2. Why "Chimera Drive"?

Uh, that's actually somewhat of a spoiler, but the meta of it is that I basically threw darts at a dictionary, you could say. In desperation, because I realized that this story I'd been working on did not have a name at all, nonetheless.

3. Who is Triton?

Triton is a fictional prog rock group composed of three men (Ralphie Allen, Ben Lake, & Kim Williams), that later expands to include the musical members of their families. Originally, Triton was intended as a brief in-universe parody of ELP, but after some unintentional and extensive development, I frankly fell in love with the characters and their concepts, which were wholly unique from their original inspiration.

4. What kind of content is going to be on this blog?

Lots of different things. From inspiration for the band to things that have their vibes, art done of them to the occasional lengthy textpost about them. Of course, you won't be safe from the occasional Triton-based shitposting. It's inevitable, surely you didn't think it could be avoided. Humor makes the world spin properly.

5. Any threat of in-character posts/posts from the band members?

Yes. Majorly. Mostly with asks, though. If I feel like an ask has the right vibe, it'll be answered in a sort of in-character way. It'll be clearly marked, however. So there's no need to worry one way or another.

6. Is this a roleplay blog?

No. You want to check a blog called Zaedtalost for that, thanks. "In character" interactions on this blog will be simple and activated primarily through the "fanmail" (asks or submissions) options.

7. Is this your main blog?

Nope. All replies/comments come from @analog-machine, thanks for asking!

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p.s. interaction of any kind is greatly appreciated so please don't be shy! A more in-universe version of this post will be posted sometime shortly just because I can.