#intro | aloysius highbottom

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𝙰𝙻𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝚂𝙸𝚃𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴, never on a side. aloysius highbottom, capitolite.

➶ i recognize that face! that’s aloysius highbottom, the thirty-one year old assistant producer from the capitol they’ve been in the capitol around thirty one years, long enough to gain a reputation for being so adaptable & timorous. they’re so lucky getting to live in the tribute center for the duration of the games! ( character isn't part of the uprising )

BASICS.

name: aloysius highbottom

age: thirty-one

gender / pronouns: cis male he/him

orientation: clueless pansexual

occupation: priam's assistant producer

home: capitol

countenance: n/a

faceclaim: dev patel

BIOGRAPHY.

your lineage is nothing short of legendary -- your ancestors make up of some of the most strong, most brutal, most influential people panem has ever seen -- one of whom being your great uncle casca highbottom. you aren't quite sure why these traits seemed to have skipped over your generation -- but you fall short in most of these things. the people of the capitol are some of the most cutthroat people you've ever met, and no matter how hard you might try to fit the narrative they all seem to play, it never quite fit you. you get nervous easily, you stumble over your words, and no matter how many times you practice that speech in the mirror, no matter how confident you are alone, it all goes right out the window the moment you're surrounded by others.

the one thing you have going for you is your resilience, your willingness to do or say whatever it takes to climb ranks. whichever side seems like the best outcome for you is the side you will stand with -- it seems the capitol's influence did not entirely skip you. despite your lack of confidence, you are not stupid -- you have a good idea of who to keep your distance from and who to latch onto.

both your parents were head gamemakers -- you were expected to follow in their footsteps. when you were expelled from the university, though, this seemed to ruin all chances of anything simply being handed to you. you were lucky enough that your mother did not let your father leave you high and dry like he wanted to for nearly ruining their reputation. they clean up your mess and get you an in for a job at a family friend's company, one of the most powerful networks in the capitol, but explain very carefully that you are on your own from there.

you are dropped into a role you have no prior experience in and are learning as you go -- for even if you grew up surrounded by wealth and opportunity, you still suffer from the lack of guts everyone around you seems to have. perhaps if you stick to the right people for long enough, their ways will rub off on you. you suspect they already have -- no one would suspect you of all people to be able to keep up, but you have so far. you stumble your way through, but you have been right there this whole time. you would never believe the things you learn when people do not see you as a threat -- and if you play nice, play dumb, play the yes-man, you will be able to prove that you do not need to be cutthroat in order to make your way in this country.

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WANTED CONNECTIONS

friends/people who take him under their wing: this man is so pathetic!!! save him from social interactions!! it's painful to watch! any friends he does have would be gigantic influences on how he acts -- as stated b4 this man is a sponge

enemies: this would be one-sided i'm afraid < 3 i think even if he knows they hate him, he's still mingling in their friend groups and he also might be too dumb to know they hate him < 3

love interests: enter at your own risk that's all I'll say

literally everything he is so annoying and pathetic