#even when I went to Arizona there were still a shocking amount of stars compared to what I’m used to

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10: whatever tf New Jersey is

I swear we just have no stars. Maybe it’s the proximity to nyc. Idk.

But I got the opportunity to see the stars above the clouds in Tenerife once and HOLY SHIT THERE ARE SO MANY.

Like it’s insane. These are real photos. The moon was taken with my phone camera through a telescope and the other two were taken with professional cameras by the people who were running the event.

I remember standing on the top of that mountain and I felt like I was in a planetarium. I couldn’t believe that the stars were REAL. Still one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

I think one big reason why we don't consider the stars as important as before (not even pop-astrology anymore cares about the stars or the sky on itself, just the signs deprived of context) is because of light pollution.

For most of human history the sky looked between 1-3, 4 at most. And then all of a sudden with electrification it was gone (I'm lucky if I get 6 in my small city). The first time I saw the Milky Way fully as a kid was a spiritual experience, I was almost scared on how BRIGHT it was, it felt like someone was looking back at me. You don't get that at all with modern light pollution.

When most people talk about stargazing nowadays they think about watching about a couple of bright dots. The stars are really, really not like that. The unpolluted night sky is a festival of fireworks. There is nothing like it.

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WHAT YOU SEE

full name: Alexa Valéria Lopez.

face claim: Naya Rivera.

age: 25.

birthday: November 12, 1991.

birth order: First.

hometown: Lima, Ohio.

gender identity: Cis-Female.

pronouns: She/Her.

orientation: Pansexual, Demiromantic.

occupation: Stripper and secret Escort.

WHERE THEY’VE BEEN

#DANCEISLIFE. It’s an ongoing joke in the Lopez household that Alexa did not come out of her mother the normal way; she danced out. In actuality, though, although dance is her life now, Alexa was three before she was introduced to and immersed on the world of pirouettes and arabesque. A happy baby, one who smiled the most and laughed the loudest, she was a little handful right from the start. Her parents adored her and, in return, she adored them just as much, but she was a lot for any two people to handle, especially when she wasn’t their only child to worry about. That was where Abuela came in. Alma Lopez, their paternal grandmother, would take each of the girls on separate afternoons a couple times per week to give their parents a break, and it was her who decided to do something about Alexa’s energy levels. She looked into dance classes in the area, finding a highly rated ballet school, and enrolled her mischievous granddaughter. From the moment her pink ballet pump touched the hardwood floor of that dance studio, Alexa was hooked.

PRESSURE & ITS IMPACT. [eating disorder tw] As she grew older, surpassing the skills of the older students, Alexa begun to branch out in her dancing. Abuela had enrolled her in Tap, Modern, Jazz, Street… Anything you can think of, if it was a style of dance, Alexa wanted to do it. And do it well she very much did. In high school, she captained the Dance team, was involved in competition after competition outside of school, and had a bedroom stacked with trophies and first place ribbons lining every shelf and wall. Alexa was a pretty big name among the dance community. By no means was she famous to the everyday public, but if you were a dancer yourself, or a talent scout, you knew who Alexa Lopez was. Though she’d never admit it, it was a lot of pressure. Other dancers would be compared to her, and Alexa had big-shots from prestigious schools like Tisch and Juilliard on her back from her early teens. The attention, while she loved it, meant she was constantly quietly second-guessing herself. She wanted to be perfect in every aspect; image included. Alexa had been blessed in the looks department anyway, but was always looking for areas in which to improve. This resulted in her obsessing over her body, to the point where she barely ate, too scared to cause imperfections by putting on any amount of weight. If she did eat, she’d force herself to throw it back up. Alexa has never been treated for this, and it has never passed. She’s a scary amount of skinny, but to her, and to the big-shots in the dance community, she’s perfect.

WORKING A POLE. It came as a shock to absolutely no one when Alexa majored in Dance when college came around. What was a little more shocking was the fact that she turned down offers from Juilliard and Tisch. That wasn’t her dance style, she didn’t want to be referred to as prestigious. Alexa enjoyed dancing, but enjoyed her freedom, too. The thought of someone dampening her creativity by having her be some professional Ballerina just didn’t sit well with her. So, Alexa applied (and was of course accepted) to Arizona State. She liked the idea of being in a hotter climate, and far enough away from Lima that people who were catching onto her eating disorder couldn’t keep their hawk eyes on her. Arizona State was credited as one of the best dance schools in the country, after all, so it was still a good fit for her. It was in Arizona that Alexa first began to work a pole. During a night out in a bar, where Alexa and a friend had taken over the sound system and were dancing to their chosen song, she was spotted by a man who made a beeline for her. He let her know about a new club he was opening, where he was looking for “exotic dancers,” and thought Alexa would be the perfect fit. Alexa went ahead and booked herself an interview, then was soon being welcomed to the team, where she worked the pole right the way through college, under the stripper name of Roxy, and became one of the club’s most highly requested dancers.

SECOND DISCOVERY. Despite being a multiple, Alexa is and always has been a very independent person. She’s not above admitting to having a very close relationship with her family, though. So, as much as she loved Arizona, she had to admit she did miss home. Lima was nothing special, but the people there were, so after Alexa graduated college, then spent two years wrapping things up in Arizona, she hopped on a plane and headed back to Lima. Here, she has stayed for about a year now, but doesn’t plan to stay too much longer. Alexa’s life goals are to dance backup for someone huge, where she plans to go on tours with them and star in their music videos, then when she’s older, she’ll tone it down to choreography. So, LA is her next big step. However, she chose to stay put for a little bit, because she wanted to make up for lost time with her family. Alexa had grown used to a busier lifestyle, though, so her first order of business was to find herself a job working a pole just like she did in Arizona; something she stumbled upon pretty effortlessly. Reviving Roxy brought her to her newest, under the table job, where Alexa is now making bank. A particularly good lap dance led to a private conversation, in which the man let her know of his Escort business, which Alexa was immediately interested in. She has now been working for him on the side for about six months, and while she hasn’t been sleeping with the clients, he’s pushing her to start.

WHERE THEY’RE GOING

PLOTTING

ED CONFRONTATION. Alexa has, so far, been able to avoid too much questioning regarding her eating disorder. It’s obvious that it exists, and just to look at her, you can see that she isn’t healthy. However, she has been able to brush off any questions or accusations. It would be good for someone to actually catch her in the act (making herself vomit, passing out, etc.) and actually confront her about it. She needs help, so for someone to give her that help would be great.

WRONG DIRECTION. It’s likely there are people who still have their eye on Alexa from all over the world as far as her dancing. She’s still a big name in the community, after all. I’d love for her to land a gig that didn’t work out so well for her, and maybe set her back a little bit. A knock to her confidence would be fun to play out. For me, not so much for her.

ISSUES WITH HER BOSS. I have plans to have Alexa’s relationship with her boss go in a direction that it probably shouldn’t go. Even though she’s new to the Escort service, she quickly became a favorite, and he’s more into her than on just a professional level. When Alexa realizes, things won’t be pretty.

CONNECTIONS

SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Alexa is kind of a wildcard, so definitely not the type to settle down. However, I would love to explore a more sensitive side to her, where she actually develops solid feelings for someone outside of just sexual ones. It would be even cooler if they didn’t know about her second job and then found out about it, though. Especially if they didn’t find out through her.

ESCORT CLIENT. It’s an under the table, very hush-hush service, so I’d love for someone to ask for an escort and have Alexa assigned to them. They’d both have to keep things quiet, and maybe their relationship would progress through it. Maybe they’d hate each other and have to keep each other’s secret despite wanting to tell people? Who knows!

CONFIDANTE. Someone who Alexa could actually open up to, and who could break down her walls. She’d have to really trust them, though, because I’d be going for her spilling everything to them. About her disorder, her secret job, her concerns about not making it where she wants to make it, etc. This connection would take a lot of development.

THEIR GOALS

Simply, Alexa wants to leave Lima again and become the backup/music video dancer she has always dreamed of being.

THE PLAYER

name: Admin Elissa

pronouns: she/her

age: 25+

timezone: GMT

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OUT OF CHARACTER

name: Elissa.

age: 25.

pronouns: She/Her.

timezone: GMT.

contact info: RFP

activity level: 7/10. I work from home and have no life until school in the fall pls.

triggers: RFP

anything else? Nada.

BASIC CHARACTER INFORMATION

full name: Alexa Valéria Lopez.

face claim: Naya Rivera.

age: 25.

birthday: November 12, 1991.

birth order: First.

hometown: Lima, Ohio.

gender identity: Cis-Female.

pronouns: She/Her.

orientation: Pansexual, Demiromantic.

occupation: Stripper and secret Escort.

area of study: Nada.

IMPORTANT EVENTS

#DANCEISLIFE. It’s an ongoing joke in the Lopez household that Alexa did not come out of her mother the normal way; she danced out. In actuality, though, although dance is her life now, Alexa was three before she was introduced to and immersed on the world of pirouettes and arabesque. A happy baby, one who smiled the most and laughed the loudest, she was a little handful right from the start. Her parents adored her and, in return, she adored them just as much, but she was a lot for any two people to handle, especially when she wasn’t their only child to worry about. That was where Abuela came in. Alma Lopez, their paternal grandmother, would take each of the girls on separate afternoons a couple times per week to give their parents a break, and it was her who decided to do something about Alexa’s energy levels. She looked into dance classes in the area, finding a highly rated ballet school, and enrolled her mischievous granddaughter. From the moment her pink ballet pump touched the hardwood floor of that dance studio, Alexa was hooked.

PRESSURE & ITS IMPACT. [eating disorder tw] As she grew older, surpassing the skills of the older students, Alexa begun to branch out in her dancing. Abuela had enrolled her in Tap, Modern, Jazz, Street… Anything you can think of, if it was a style of dance, Alexa wanted to do it. And do it well she very much did. In high school, she captained the Dance team, was involved in competition after competition outside of school, and had a bedroom stacked with trophies and first place ribbons lining every shelf and wall. Alexa was a pretty big name among the dance community. By no means was she famous to the everyday public, but if you were a dancer yourself, or a talent scout, you knew who Alexa Lopez was. Though she’d never admit it, it was a lot of pressure. Other dancers would be compared to her, and Alexa had big-shots from prestigious schools like Tisch and Juilliard on her back from her early teens. The attention, while she loved it, meant she was constantly quietly second-guessing herself. She wanted to be perfect in every aspect; image included. Alexa had been blessed in the looks department anyway, but was always looking for areas in which to improve. This resulted in her obsessing over her body, to the point where she barely ate, too scared to cause imperfections by putting on any amount of weight. If she did eat, she’d force herself to throw it back up. Alexa has never been treated for this, and it has never passed. She’s a scary amount of skinny, but to her, and to the big-shots in the dance community, she’s perfect.

WORKING A POLE. It came as a shock to absolutely no one when Alexa majored in Dance when college came around. What was a little more shocking was the fact that she turned down offers from Juilliard and Tisch. That wasn’t her dance style, she didn’t want to be referred to as prestigious. Alexa enjoyed dancing, but enjoyed her freedom, too. The thought of someone dampening her creativity by having her be some professional Ballerina just didn’t sit well with her. So, Alexa applied (and was of course accepted) to Arizona State. She liked the idea of being in a hotter climate, and far enough away from Lima that people who were catching onto her eating disorder couldn’t keep their hawk eyes on her. Arizona State was credited as one of the best dance schools in the country, after all, so it was still a good fit for her. It was in Arizona that Alexa first began to work a pole. During a night out in a bar, where Alexa and a friend had taken over the sound system and were dancing to their chosen song, she was spotted by a man who made a beeline for her. He let her know about a new club he was opening, where he was looking for “exotic dancers,” and thought Alexa would be the perfect fit. Alexa went ahead and booked herself an interview, then was soon being welcomed to the team, where she worked the pole right the way through college, under the stripper name of Roxy, and became one of the club’s most highly requested dancers.

SECOND DISCOVERY. Despite being a multiple, Alexa is and always has been a very independent person. She’s not above admitting to having a very close relationship with her family, though. So, as much as she loved Arizona, she had to admit she did miss home. Lima was nothing special, but the people there were, so after Alexa graduated college, then spent two years wrapping things up in Arizona, she hopped on a plane and headed back to Lima. Here, she has stayed for about a year now, but doesn’t plan to stay too much longer. Alexa’s life goals are to dance backup for someone huge, where she plans to go on tours with them and star in their music videos, then when she’s older, she’ll tone it down to choreography. So, LA is her next big step. However, she chose to stay put for a little bit, because she wanted to make up for lost time with her family. Alexa had grown used to a busier lifestyle, though, so her first order of business was to find herself a job working a pole just like she did in Arizona; something she stumbled upon pretty effortlessly. Reviving Roxy brought her to her newest, under the table job, where Alexa is now making bank. A particularly good lap dance led to a private conversation, in which the man let her know of his Escort business, which Alexa was immediately interested in. She has now been working for him on the side for about six months, and while she hasn’t been sleeping with the clients, he’s pushing her to start.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

PERSONALITY

Confident, Driven, Energetic, Feisty, Loud, Promiscuous.

PLOTTING

ED CONFRONTATION. Alexa has, so far, been able to avoid too much questioning regarding her eating disorder. It’s obvious that it exists, and just to look at her, you can see that she isn’t healthy. However, she has been able to brush off any questions or accusations. It would be good for someone to actually catch her in the act (making herself vomit, passing out, etc.) and actually confront her about it. She needs help, so for someone to give her that help would be great.

WRONG DIRECTION. It’s likely there are people who still have their eye on Alexa from all over the world as far as her dancing. She’s still a big name in the community, after all. I’d love for her to land a gig that didn’t work out so well for her, and maybe set her back a little bit. A knock to her confidence would be fun to play out. For me, not so much for her.

ISSUES WITH HER BOSS. I have plans to have Alexa’s relationship with her boss go in a direction that it probably shouldn’t go. Even though she’s new to the Escort service, she quickly became a favorite, and he’s more into her than on just a professional level. When Alexa realizes, things won’t be pretty.

CONNECTIONS

SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Alexa is kind of a wildcard, so definitely not the type to settle down. However, I would love to explore a more sensitive side to her, where she actually develops solid feelings for someone outside of just sexual ones. It would be even cooler if they didn’t know about her second job and then found out about it, though. Especially if they didn’t find out through her.

ESCORT CLIENT. It’s an under the table, very hush-hush service, so I’d love for someone to ask for an escort and have Alexa assigned to them. They’d both have to keep things quiet, and maybe their relationship would progress through it. Maybe they’d hate each other and have to keep each other’s secret despite wanting to tell people? Who knows!

CONFIDANTE. Someone who Alexa could actually open up to, and who could break down her walls. She’d have to really trust them, though, because I’d be going for her spilling everything to them. About her disorder, her secret job, her concerns about not making it where she wants to make it, etc. This connection would take a lot of development.

THEIR GOALS

Simply, Alexa wants to leave Lima again and become the backup/music video dancer she has always dreamed of being.