Desperate Times (Open to Jaesung and Jem) COMPLETED - Eternal City RP2024-03-29T13:53:20Zhttps://eternalcityrp.com/forum/topics/desperate-times-open-to-jaesung-and-jem?x=1&id=6610746%3ATopic%3A356597&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJem couldn’t see himself taki…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-01-31:6610746:Comment:3986892020-01-31T13:16:08.671Z✓ James Richard Chadwickhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Jem
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem couldn’t see himself taking on so many different things and commitments all at once. Not knowing how Jae does it all. Making him wonder a way whether he was cut out for college itself when it comes. Thinking the whole studying aspect was bad enough then maybe taking on a part time job soon. Able to see if was in Jae’s position he’d soon burn and crash out no time. With how he has naps at the best of times when he has enough time for studying. “I tend to…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem couldn’t see himself taking on so many different things and commitments all at once. Not knowing how Jae does it all. Making him wonder a way whether he was cut out for college itself when it comes. Thinking the whole studying aspect was bad enough then maybe taking on a part time job soon. Able to see if was in Jae’s position he’d soon burn and crash out no time. With how he has naps at the best of times when he has enough time for studying. “I tend to take gaming seriously, when I get a new game I’d find myself hooked for days” He admitted too shamelessly like anyone else his age. Too addicted to video games to be any good. Jem couldn’t help but laugh at Jae’s comment of always losing to his friends finding that was happening too. “I’m sorry man, I’ll try playing easy on you” He offered almost forgetting they were playing for fun seeing how he’s already mostly beaten his study partner in each game. Even when having to focus on thinking of the questions he’s being asked. Starting to get good at multitasking for once. Seeing the trick that was being used of keeping his mind active. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Admitting defeat in a way seeing now he had been in the need of a long time for help only now accepting it all. “I know, I’m just not used to people wanting to help me” He admitted looking down for a moment to how he’s struggled over the years at school and life for not being given help. Thinking everyone avoided helping him till now when there’s people wanting and offering help. “Teachers where always too busy with the top students, I always went under noticed in school” Easily hidden and not noticed. Tending to go to classes then soon leave. “I should have gone to study lessons in school and after” He bit his lip a little seeing how he had some blame into not making an effort till someone else did. Jem haven’t even thought about being able to stream stuff used to watching things on his phone or tv. “There are some shows I’ve been wanting to watch thats not on Netflix” he went onto saying and turning to the idea of getting a laptop even more. “I can focus better if I’m not distracted” Cutting off everything around him so he can focus but finding the way he’s focusing playing games and answering questions were helping too. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He’s not had a part time job before not knowing what type of jobs people do, having only done a few chores for people here and there to get some cash. ‘People all hate the holiday season” He joked a little but he knew it was a time where there were always jobs going but never thought to look into it. Maybe if he’s able to keep up with doing both if he gets into college. Needing to think of getting into college before getting a job. “I want to earn some money, I always feel bad taking money from my Aunt” Admitting that he knew he had to do something to earn his way but thankful that Clarissa looks after him even after everything. Jem still found it amusing finding out what Jae’s worst fear was. “Sorry, I can’t” Still laughing trying to picture it even he knew it wasn’t good to laugh about it. “I’m scared of frogs” He admitted sheepishly sharing his fear ready to be teased about it back. “I always get too tired watching a movie then i can binge a whole season a show in a day” Easily able to watch a whole series in no time but not able to sit through a movie without nearly falling asleep. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Always finding it weird how things were back then and now. “It's still messed up” He commented still finding the whole prospect messed up but back then it was all normal thing like Jae said. “So that all not a good thing to write about” Trying to remember the dos and don’ts, trying to write down some notes to help him in his revising. So he could take practise writing tasks later on. He was surprised to hear how Jae was still knew to tutoring thinking maybe he’d done it for a while with how much progress he’s made in the last few hours with him so far. “Well I’ve already learnt more than I could have on my own” He grinned back to him, showing he was thankful for his help even when at first he didn’t want any of it. “Yeah, sure that’ll be great” Nodding his head, jumping up from the sofa to show him out. “Oh by the way, I’m sorry again for you know nearly slamming door in your face” He joked still laughing about it all now.</span></p> He chuckled under his breath…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-01-26:6610746:Comment:3986152020-01-26T15:15:21.035Z✓ Jaesung Moonhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/S
<p>He chuckled under his breath when the other male warned him not to burn out because that wasn’t the first time and he was sure it wouldn’t be the last time that he heard that, Jae was a very hard worker and he didn’t do things by half measures which meant if something was important to him then he would invest everything he had into it. Which left little time for relaxing or even making plans for fun “I played video games over the years but I never really got sucked in by many” he admitted…</p>
<p>He chuckled under his breath when the other male warned him not to burn out because that wasn’t the first time and he was sure it wouldn’t be the last time that he heard that, Jae was a very hard worker and he didn’t do things by half measures which meant if something was important to him then he would invest everything he had into it. Which left little time for relaxing or even making plans for fun “I played video games over the years but I never really got sucked in by many” he admitted with a slight chuckle and shrugged “Probably because my friends were always better at them than me and it’s not fun to spend the entire time losing” which was pretty much what he’d done this afternoon but that was different because he wasn’t actually here to play games, he was here to teach Jem.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/491d79b1ec47749a105210f0b7d48ffb/tumblr_inline_pqmmunMnPv1rifr4k_540.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/491d79b1ec47749a105210f0b7d48ffb/tumblr_inline_pqmmunMnPv1rifr4k_540.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>“You know it’s not a crime or wrong to take help when it’s offered right?” he commented with a wry smile on his lips after they talked about the incident where the other male slammed the door on him, or tried to anyway. Jae had always been good at feeding back when he needed help when it came to friends or those he was close with, but his father wasn’t the kind of person you ever showed weakness to, so in that respect, he always made out things were in a better place than they were. It would probably always be that way when it came to his familly, they always had these standards which were impossible to meet. “If you think about it, it’s a double investment, on the one side, it’s practical because you can use it to do your schoolwork but then on the other side it’s also fun because you can play games on Steam with it” he let out a low chuckle and shrugged “Yeah kinda, anything which sets you a focus time limit to give you an end time is good, that way it doesn’t feel endless” which studying often could.</p>
<p>“Believe me when you realize it’s a choice between a stupid costume and having the money to do the things you want, being an elf might not seem to bad” in Jae’s case he had been pretty lucky because he found a little corner store with an elderly gent running it and offered to help him out. It paid minimum wage but the environment was nice and he got to meet many interesting customers, it also meant he had his own money to spend on things he enjoyed. Jae shuddered at the very mention of clown outfits “Nope if there is one thing I cannot brave its clowns, nothing freaks me out more” he closed his eyes, shaking his head from side to side to express his dislike very clearly. He raised his brows and then grinned when he said he watched too much TV “Mine’s more like watching too many movies but I relate” he loved comic book based movies and watching anything with a superhero-ish vibe to it, he supposed he liked the idea of heroes going out and protecting others.</p>
<p>“Yeah, the times have definitely changed since then but that was what was normal back then” he nodded a few times, he tried not to think too much about the weirdness of history and instead appreciate the work for what it was. “True, but then the idea that someone would exist that made you seem dead but really weren’t seems a little farfetched for back then, it makes you wonder if Shakesphere knew more about the world around him than most, though I would advise you keep any mention of that out of your paper” he chuckled softly and nodded his head in thanks when he said he was a good tutor “Well I’m new to tutoring and you’re new to being tutored so we can figure it out” he grinned slightly, he thought it helped that they weren’t too far apart in age, enough that they could relate to one another’s struggles. “So what do you think? Same time next week? Before you know it you’ll have those finals aced” he smiled lazily as he gathered his things and headed towards the door.</p> Jem was able to see that Jae…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-01-20:6610746:Comment:3981262020-01-20T19:13:07.390Z✓ James Richard Chadwickhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Jem
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem was able to see that Jae was right again, seeing how he was good at giving people life lessons and advice. Seeing that he was already helping him out. “Yeah your right” He added nodded his head, knowing that he was lucky to be living rent free and all. That other people his age would probably be struggling to make ends meet, working and paying rent. Whilst he’s got out of it so far. Having yet to face reality just yet knowing that he’ll soon have to, with…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem was able to see that Jae was right again, seeing how he was good at giving people life lessons and advice. Seeing that he was already helping him out. “Yeah your right” He added nodded his head, knowing that he was lucky to be living rent free and all. That other people his age would probably be struggling to make ends meet, working and paying rent. Whilst he’s got out of it so far. Having yet to face reality just yet knowing that he’ll soon have to, with how he knew that he wouldn’t be able to live with Clarissa the rest of his life. Jem did feel for Jae able to tell that he’s always busy trying to keep his grades up in college whilst tutoring at the same time to earn money. “Just make sure you don’t burn out, I find that playing video games help me re-wind” He reminded him almost finding that he was one lecuturing him instead or corrupting him since Jem tended to spend more of his time playing video-games instead of studying so close to his exams too which was not the best idea. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/d22b5fed5467d07122b3dc67ff3879ea/ec988098eebce49a-58/s540x810/e159c734d15c4b01b516930867d79eab0945a519.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/d22b5fed5467d07122b3dc67ff3879ea/ec988098eebce49a-58/s540x810/e159c734d15c4b01b516930867d79eab0945a519.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right"/></a>Not wanting to seem like he makes a habit of slamming doors in strangers first but truthfully, it wasn’t the first time he’s done it and sure it wouldn’t be the last. “Or you know the high pressure in the air when it’s cold” He added lying continuing to make up excuses but he was sure Jae knew why he had a door slammed in his face. Jem was not that good at making notes when he did they were just scribbled on random pages in his notebook. Nor was he that organised he mostly found forgetting the books or notes he needed because he just stuffed them in randomly. “That's something I need to get” Along with a long list of things if hopefully he got into college he’d need. Jem knew if he did get the grades and get in he’ll take it more seriously than he’s done in high school. “I’ll probably get a macbook or something” With how he already had an iphone so it’ll be easier to get something that links together. Jem haven’t thought of using an app or something to help him not get distracted from certain sites thinking that’ll help him when studying. “Like the cold turkey ones?” Thinking that parental locks and screen down time would only be thing to stop him from getting distracted. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ll pass from being a mall elf too. I don’t like the costumes they have” Agreeing with Jae on that one thinking that he’ll probably make a full of himself dressed in elf tights and with the pointy ears and shows. “Maybe I’ll look into a halloween job one year” Still wanting to do that job. Jem couldn’t help but laugh at Jae’s comment about anything but a clown outfit. “But their the best ones, I could come as twisty” He marvelled finding it funny how his tutor was scared of clowns. “I loved the whole cult and clown season of American Horror story” Finding fascination about killer clowns but knew it would be many people’s worst nightmares. “Don’t worry I’ll stick to Zombie’s if I do” Laughing softly stepping away from the whole clown idea. “We’ll have to wait and see” Sighing a little having yet to fall in love but hoping he'll find the right person. Sometimes he tends to get sidetracked easily able to change the subject to something else without noticing he was doing it. “I watch a bit too much tv” Laughing rubbing the back of his head a little bit nervously but sure that Jae already knew or guessed that. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He knew he was right about reading somewhere that Romeo and Juliet were younger than what others think or preserve them as. “I can see why they made her older with how what all would have been a lot more illegal if she was underaged” Even so it’s a lot messed up. Jem thought that the whole studying game Jae was using was helping him. Already finding he was able to remember more being quizzed instead of reading words from textbooks. “Only if he checked to see if she was probably dead before killing himself it all would be avoided” Pointing out a loophole to it all, maybe thinking too much into it. “Your a good tutor, I’ve already learnt more than you than I have had at school” Wanting to let him know he was grateful for his help, that he’s opinion changed over the last few hours. Jem didn’t have many friends, more of a loner type. Even though he knew Jae was being paid to tutor him, he still thought that he was cool.</span></p> He chuckled and shrugged his…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-12-30:6610746:Comment:3962282019-12-30T13:01:02.524Z✓ Jaesung Moonhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/S
<p>He chuckled and shrugged his shoulders slightly “Hey if you’ve got free living right now that gives you longer to save for a place you’ll be happy in right?” she responded with a nonchalant shrug, in his case, quite literally anything would probably have been better than staying at home but there were some people who were very privileged when it came to their home life and he couldn’t blame them for wanting to stay, it was hard in this economy for a young person. Jae grimaced a little when…</p>
<p>He chuckled and shrugged his shoulders slightly “Hey if you’ve got free living right now that gives you longer to save for a place you’ll be happy in right?” she responded with a nonchalant shrug, in his case, quite literally anything would probably have been better than staying at home but there were some people who were very privileged when it came to their home life and he couldn’t blame them for wanting to stay, it was hard in this economy for a young person. Jae grimaced a little when Jem pointed out that he rarely had time for himself because it hadn’t really occurred to him that he was working so hard until he pointed it out “Well my idea of free time is mostly getting to spend it with my friends or reading, both of which I manage to do most weeks so” he shrugged slightly “The job isn’t as bad as you think, especially not part-time” though it did eat up some of the weekends he could love to spend doing other things.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a8e958e2704a4f3200dee10d18e65408/tumblr_inline_pqmni1RKb01rifr4k_540.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a8e958e2704a4f3200dee10d18e65408/tumblr_inline_pqmni1RKb01rifr4k_540.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>“Yeah, one minute a calm breeze and the next” he placed his hand up in front of his face to imply a door being slammed in it and chuckled under his breath “If there is one thing you can invest in to save your life when you go to college, it’s a good reliable laptop” he responded with a curt nod, he used his laptop to take notes in class, he took it to the library when he wanted to write out his assignments and when he wanted to avoid his roommates he was watched movies off of it from his room with big headphones on. “There’s actually a website you can use which locks down your computer so you can’t use certain sites for a while, I find a good way to motivate myself is by telling myself once I complete something I can then do something else fun” it worked for him anyway, the balance between doing something he wanted and something he had to was spaced out that way.</p>
<p>“You should, though I think I’ll pass on being a mall elf, somehow I don’t think the costume would suit me” he commented with a laugh, there were many seasonal jobs you could get if you were willing to swallow your pride and put on a stupid costume. Knowing his luck though, he’d end up working in a costume store where you had to wear one every single day. “Just come in a clown outfit and you’ll have me scarred for life” he joked but shook his head slightly because he hated clowns, ever since he read the original IT novel when he was younger the very idea of them freaked him out and he used to have nightmares centered around their mocking laughter. “Me too” he responded when he said he would probably fall in love pretty quickly when he found the right person “Just gotta hope that other person feels the same way” he spoke it softly and nodded. Raising his brows at the TV show recommendation he chuckled “Not quite the response I was expecting but thanks, I will check it out” he nodded slightly, sounded interesting at least.</p>
<p>Jae nodded slightly when Jem seemed to understand what he was saying about the poetry of the words “She was actually 13 at the start of play in the traditional version, though a lot of remakes have made the character older to avoid” he grimaced slightly to show what he meant about it making people uncomfortable “Back then it was normal to be married at such a young age but now not so much” thank god because the very thought of that creeped him out beyond belief. He continued to quiz Jem on things about the play while they played the game, he was sorely losing most of the time but he was slowly getting the hang of it and before they knew it, 2 hours had passed. “So the moral of the story is basically it’s good to be in love but don’t be dumb enough to die for it” he commented with a chuckle as he set down the controller after their match.</p> Jem knew that it may be he ha…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-12-29:6610746:Comment:3959762019-12-29T17:16:32.864Z✓ James Richard Chadwickhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Jem
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem knew that it may be he harder for him to find a place of his own with how he had no credit score at all. Still trying to finish school along with not having a paying job were the start of it all. It wasn’t his fault that all his trust funds were gone, all spent without him able to touch it at all. All thanks to his Aunt and Uncle. He was trying to work out how to get hold of his fathers and step mums death money with it being told it still was going to…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem knew that it may be he harder for him to find a place of his own with how he had no credit score at all. Still trying to finish school along with not having a paying job were the start of it all. It wasn’t his fault that all his trust funds were gone, all spent without him able to touch it at all. All thanks to his Aunt and Uncle. He was trying to work out how to get hold of his fathers and step mums death money with it being told it still was going to take a while. “So your saying maybe wait out at home for a few more years” He joked pointing out something that was a reality for people their age with how everything was expensive. Listening to Jae he could almost tell straight away that he had a plan and everything all figured out in a way. “So you never have any time for yourself?” Feeling sad for him that he’s already losing the opportunity to enjoy his life while he’s still young. “I have yet to find a job, I hear that coffee shops are always wanting to hire young people in part time jobs” Thinking a part time job might do him some good and to help him to get money without the need to rely on others. “Of course after I finish all my exams and all” He quickly added with how he knew he wouldn’t be able to cope with a job and exams at the same time. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You know the weather in this city is rather unpredictable” Jem jokes to try to keep that he slammed the door in Jae’s face on purpose just to keep out of studying. Like anyone else who found themselves in the same type of situation. “Maybe I’d do better in my studying if a computer doesn’t crash out every time I’m using or trying to save something” Learning soon it was easier to bring in his own laptop to use and take notes on rather to use the outdated school technology. “I’ve been trying to do some online tests using those study websites” Yet each time he usually end up getting distracted watching youtube videos or scrolling through social media then ending up not studying at all. Defeating the purpose. Jem knew it all was bad habits. He did want to do good in his exams and pass not wanting to be held back and repeat another year of high school again. Jem didn’t want for others to pity the orphan boy and all. Wanting to prove others wrong. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/72318785623b020945e641129fac5abc/tumblr_pwasv3SZbh1sim304o1_250.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/72318785623b020945e641129fac5abc/tumblr_pwasv3SZbh1sim304o1_250.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right"/></a>Jem was relied at least one person found it funny with his brilallant idea that he ended up getting told off by Clarrisa who did find it funny at first but then told him it was a stupid one. One that he could end up getting arrested for. “Maybe next year I’ll look into getting hired at some haunted house or mase” Almost looking forward for doing something like that next year with how it was already too late to do it this year. “Who knows maybe next I’ll see if I can scare you to death” Jem grinned teasing his study partner already distracting him more putting off studying. “I think I’ll be one of those people who would fall in love quickly like romeo and juliet but without the whole dying part.” All to wrapped up in trying to figure out what love was finding himself falling quickly in love. Not knowing what was real or not real. There were times he would shows with subtitles on but that was when it was in another language and if he didn’t he wouldn’t understand anything. “There’s a good show on Netflix you should watch, it’s all in Spanish. Elite” Suggesting one of his favourite netflix shows along with Stranger things that he currently was hooked on watching. “Along with all the gripping storylines, my spanish gets better” Although he wouldn’t say he was any better. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At least he knew he wasn’t the only one who was eager to get out of high school so he could choose what he wanted to do and how he wanted to. Without teachers saying what was best for him whilst really it was the opposite. Jem was trying to focus both on playing the game whilst trying to answer the questions at the same time. Until finding himself getting stuck on one, giving up soon straight away. Listening in to Jae’s explaining now remembering being time something back in english class. “Oh yeah all the sentences are short so they all rhyme. Now all was starting to make more sense. “Isn’t she 16 but Shakespere cuts off 3 years or something?” He probably had it wrong but Jem knew that both Romeo and Juliet were too young to really know what love was and why they died so quickly.</span></p> “Yeah the city isn’t exactly…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-10-31:6610746:Comment:3902712019-10-31T09:07:49.752Z✓ Jaesung Moonhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/S
<p>“Yeah the city isn’t exactly cheap” he commented with a grimace, he had been pretty smart with his money choices because he knew one day he was going to want to go against what his father envisioned for him and that meant having a backup plan when it came to finances. “Well finding a place isn’t too hard, there’s quite a lot of empty apartments in the city, it’s finding a place that’s affordable that’s harder” he nodded slightly “I’m 21 now but I worked full time between 18 and 20 so all of…</p>
<p>“Yeah the city isn’t exactly cheap” he commented with a grimace, he had been pretty smart with his money choices because he knew one day he was going to want to go against what his father envisioned for him and that meant having a backup plan when it came to finances. “Well finding a place isn’t too hard, there’s quite a lot of empty apartments in the city, it’s finding a place that’s affordable that’s harder” he nodded slightly “I’m 21 now but I worked full time between 18 and 20 so all of that money aside from what I needed to live went into savings and I work part-time at a corner store, add onto that my student loan and I could probably afford a small place” but finding the right place in the right part of the city was easier said than done, especially for someone who had no renting experience to help convince a landlord he was trustworthy.</p>
<p>“Must have been a strong gust of wind” he commented back to Jem’s look of shock and the way he suggested the door had a mind of it’s own, he didn’t mind too much because he knew what it was like to have a parent figure worming in on how you lived your life and trying to intervene, Jae had always been pretty much the only member of his family who could get away with saying no to his father and even he knew it only went so far. “Sounds like I’m going to need it” he commented softly and shook his head slightly, well things could only get better from a door slammed in the face right? “I mean the answer to that one is pretty obvious, schools are cheap and in that mentality that if it worked 10 years ago it should work now” what they failed to recognize was people and society was different now and that learning style might not have even worked that well in the first place. “Fair enough, that’s the beauty of your name, it’s yours” which meant if he wanted to change it he could, if not, then he didn’t have to.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/edd8ffdd17f75c79c18e8938f1e552c0/tumblr_inline_pqmqfold0O1rifr4k_540.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/edd8ffdd17f75c79c18e8938f1e552c0/tumblr_inline_pqmqfold0O1rifr4k_540.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>He laughed softly thinking about this guy dressing up for Halloween not with the intention of getting candy from the houses but just to jump out and scare people “You know there are actually jobs where you get to do stuff like that around this time of year” he laughed “Pretty sure I saw one advertised in the paper” he commented and smiled, not the worst way to earn your keep for the day actually, perhaps he would give it another think and apply. He looked up at the other male when he said he was a sucker for love stories and smiled “I think anyone who believes in love secretly is” it made you want to have a love story of your own he had to admit, though sometimes Jae wondered if he was a bit of a hopeless romantic rather than a realist because of all the stories he had read. “I’d say have the subtitles on when you watch the movie, that way you’re reading it at the same time” it was the same words at the end of the day and most of the movies did a good job of capturing the spirit of the story.</p>
<p>Jae was usually pretty patient and kind when it came to other people which perhaps made him a good tutor, he didn’t want to sound overconfident but he felt like he had ways of getting through to people and helping them understand and while Jem said himself this was going to be a massive challenge, he didn’t think it was an impossible one. “I was the same, couldn’t wait to get away and get some control over the things I learned, college is really great for that” but for college, you needed a high school diploma which is what Jae hoped to help him achieve. “I’ll do my best” he spoke as he grinned sheepishly, he was playing the game and now he was in the swing of things, actually making half an effort to defend against the much more experienced player. When Jem paused the game because of the question he was a little surprised but segwayed into an explanation anyway “It’s a very common writing technique used for poems in Shakespearean times, it has 10 syllables in every line and kinda sounds rhythmic when you say it” he then went on to recite a few lines of it to show him and smiled “Kinda picture it like a heartbeat that’s drumming as the line is read” hard to write but pretty easy to write about.</p>
<p>As the continued the game he came up with another question “How old was Juliet at the start of the play?” he asked with raised brows, most people knew this one because of how young she was.</p> Living on his own wouldn’t be…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-10-30:6610746:Comment:3905772019-10-30T14:17:42.207Z✓ James Richard Chadwickhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Jem
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Living on his own wouldn’t be the end of the world for him. Truthfully he’d gotten used to it just being him. Even growing up when he’d live in the house with his aunt and uncle, he’d always find it was just him. Left alone for long periods of time, even now it was still the same. Jem didn’t want to overstep his welcome with Clarissa, who was now left with him, that now maybe Jae was right, “Apartments are a lot of money these days, I’d be in debt before I…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Living on his own wouldn’t be the end of the world for him. Truthfully he’d gotten used to it just being him. Even growing up when he’d live in the house with his aunt and uncle, he’d always find it was just him. Left alone for long periods of time, even now it was still the same. Jem didn’t want to overstep his welcome with Clarissa, who was now left with him, that now maybe Jae was right, “Apartments are a lot of money these days, I’d be in debt before I even start looking” He weren’t too sure on how it worked maybe if he went to college and have a student loan he’d be able to afford it. Only if he passed his exams and was accepted into a college of some sort that was the main thing he had to look at. “Is it easy to get your own place or?” Sounding keen that Jae seemed to know all about different things if he would be helpful, even from experience. “How long have you been saving up?” If he was any close to paying off student loans stuck with tutoring people like him. Jem was trying to distract their tutoring session by talking without any teaching happening to pass more of the time. Not ready yet to spend the afternoon or how long studying even how he knew it was important for him to focus. Jem couldn’t help that he was easily distracted that he was good at procrastinating from studying or anything really if he could. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the mention of Jem trying to slam the door in Jae’s face a few moments ago, he pretended to look shocked. “Of course not, the door has a mind of it’s own I’ll have you now” He shot back quickly, He couldn’t help but laugh remembering how he nearly slammed the door in his tutor’s face. Finding amusement in when he knew he shouldn’t. “Good luck” Jem mused a little to how Jae had his work cut out with him, seeing how different teachers and people have given up on trying to reach the lost Dhampir. Wondering a little if Jae would be any different but he knew that as someone who tutors others like him he’d be used to it all. Jem was one of those people who couldn’t read a book through, always getting bored of trying to focus on it for too long. That none of what he reads interests him that much. “Schools always make us read the most boring books, why can’t they get us anything new that that wasn’t decades old” He complained like any other teenager in high school but knew things didn’t work like that. At the mention of being able to change his name, jem didn’t mean anything like that. “I don’t want to change it officially, there may come a day I want to be known as James in the future. But not today” His name was one of the only things he had left from his birth mother not wanting to lose it even if he may not have liked the name he’d been giving. Holding onto things that has a meaning and purpose. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/cdab8e2deb48f9c683a16fe716553f4d/ed7764ba16f6c2c9-82/s540x810/8c5924a61dc6636c5c838c3a4fb26de8ab16d84e.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/cdab8e2deb48f9c683a16fe716553f4d/ed7764ba16f6c2c9-82/s540x810/8c5924a61dc6636c5c838c3a4fb26de8ab16d84e.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right"/></a>Jem always did like zombies, thinking that maybe they could be real. One of the people who read all the conspiracy theories, read books, watched movies and too many episodes of the Walking dead or call of duty zombies. “Last halloween I choose to dress up as zombie but did it a few days before Halloween to scare people” Grinning almost ear to ear remembering how good of a prank it was but one that he ended up getting in a lot of trouble for but all was worth it. “I’ll just stick to coffee” Jem weren’t too into drinking different energy drinks preferring coffee instead. At least he knows where he is with it. “I’m a sucker for love stories tho” He admitted but had no shame in maybe it was down the sappy love movies that Clarissa makes him watch but secretly enjoys watching too. Jem tried to work his way into watching movies rather than reading the books if he could. Taking the easy way out if he could. “So you saying that I’m better off reading the books instead?” He wondered looking over to him seeing what he thought would be best for him to have the best shot at the better grades at the end of the day. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sometimes he wondered if he was better off being homeschooled, believing he was always better at concentrating with one to one help. “That's why I want to get out of school soon as I can” Something to motivate him not wanting to be stuck behind in high school for another year if he could get his act together soon. Thinking that maybe with Jae’s help and good teaching methods he could. “You can always make up for it now” He mused a little joking to his tutor. Jem tried his best to keep up with the questions whilst trying to outbeat Jae at the same time. Soon finding he was stuck not knowing what iambic pentameter was now starting to think if it was something he should know that it was bad for he didn’t. “I’m stuck on that question, what does it mean?” Admitted defeat pausing the game so he could concentrate better to find out what it was. </span></p> Jae chuckled softly and shrug…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-09-21:6610746:Comment:3861402019-09-21T18:24:42.058Z✓ Jaesung Moonhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/S
<p>Jae chuckled softly and shrugged his shoulders “Well you gotta figure out how you live alone eventually” he had done so since he was about 18 because he went straight into army enlistment which meant living in the barracks for about 2 years and then before his parents could convince him to stay and study in Korea he had managed to get a partial scholarship at Evermore university. Which had been a whole argument but in then he had been allowed to go, so now he lived in an apartment with 2…</p>
<p>Jae chuckled softly and shrugged his shoulders “Well you gotta figure out how you live alone eventually” he had done so since he was about 18 because he went straight into army enlistment which meant living in the barracks for about 2 years and then before his parents could convince him to stay and study in Korea he had managed to get a partial scholarship at Evermore university. Which had been a whole argument but in then he had been allowed to go, so now he lived in an apartment with 2 other guys, both of which were into loud partying and generally forgetting to take care of the place they all lived in. Jae tended to avoid them where he could and he took care of his own space but he didn’t think it was fair to have to take care of all their stuff too “I for one am looking forward to be able to afford my own place” the sooner the better really, which is why he was open to doing things like tutoring.</p>
<p>Jae glanced over to the younger male and shrugged his shoulders “Something gave me that impression when you tried to slam the door in my face” he admitted with a chuckle “But I come from a family of overachievers and we don’t give up easily” Jae especially when it came to people, he wanted to see the best in them and help them to be happy. While studying wasn’t typically something that made a person happy, he was sure the things he managed to achieve would make up for it down the line. “Exactly, if you’re going to write a story, write it with something you actually like in mind or analyze something that actually interests you” some game stories were even deeper than most movies “Plus I find teachers actually quite enjoy when you take the initiative to make a subject relevant to yourself”. Jae did believe that English was a key qualification to have in any class “If you what you’re called then you have the right to be called it, hell you can get your name changed by deed poll in a few days” it was no one’s identity but his, after all, he could make it whatever he wanted.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a05c165d85f49fe4cf9d7eca723b41b0/tumblr_inline_pqmpy8AzOv1rifr4k_540.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a05c165d85f49fe4cf9d7eca723b41b0/tumblr_inline_pqmpy8AzOv1rifr4k_540.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>“Of course you’d find zombies cool” he commented with a laugh, it definitely opened the thoughts about whether they could actually exist though, they lived in the supernatural world after all and none of it seemed any more strange than invisible dragons or half angels roaming the earth “Taking vitamins regularly helps too, even if it’s on top of coffee” though he was guilty of forgetting to take his a lot and missing days here and there which he was sure didn’t help. Jae chuckled at the way Jem got invested in the idea of the Romeo and Juliet’s relationship “Not just fall in love but be ready to die for one another” the elder dhampir shook his head in an amused fashion “But then this was an era where big dramatic storylines were what people used to distract themselves from the harsh reality of life so”. Jae shrugged when he asked about DVDs “As long as they use the original dialog so you don’t miss anything, sure” he bit his lip “But you do have to work a bit harder to take in what they’re actually saying and remember that’s one interpretation of the words but there are others too” but that was the same for whatever media you watched it through.</p>
<p>“Well that’s not good enough, teachers need to learn that teaching requires them to adapt themselves” he grumbled under his breath because it seemed so unfair to him that certain people got ahead in life just because their learning style was more suited the teacher. Jae had never been a book person either, he learned best by talking things through and having meaningful discussions on a topic, which often got him in trouble for talking in class as no one seemed to understand his approach. “Well, unfortunately, I was busy in high school myself a few years ago” he retorted back and snickered, he hadn’t lost hope yet, Jem seemed pretty intelligent, just needed to find a way to approach him. Throughout the games, he knew he was losing badly but with practice he wasn’t being immediately thrashed so he called it a win “Good” knowing who’s in what family will make your life so much easier in the exam “Whats iambic pentameter and why is it used?” a more difficult thing to answer and open to interpretation but he wanted to see Jem’s comprehension abilities.</p> Jem was starting to wonder wh…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-09-19:6610746:Comment:3857892019-09-19T08:08:01.773Z✓ James Richard Chadwickhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Jem
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem was starting to wonder whether or not it was too late for him to learn and study all of the topics he needed to study for his exams. Already so behind, believing that he wouldn't be able to cram in all of this studying in short amount of time. Always having found studying difficult in the best of times let alone when it was so close to deadlines and exam times. On the other hand, Jem did want to go to college and have the whole college experience even it…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem was starting to wonder whether or not it was too late for him to learn and study all of the topics he needed to study for his exams. Already so behind, believing that he wouldn't be able to cram in all of this studying in short amount of time. Always having found studying difficult in the best of times let alone when it was so close to deadlines and exam times. On the other hand, Jem did want to go to college and have the whole college experience even it it just one inside of the city. Never been the one to have his heart set on any good and well known colleges in different states. Jem have experienced what samewhat those colleges were in a way then he spent a year in boarding school over in England. Finding after he didn’t want to be that far away from home for too long. Feeling homesick before he didn’t think he would be the one to. With growing up in a crappy home in a crappy family. Escaping it all, being in a happy and stable home once in his life before being shipped off to some posh boarding school across the world. Jumping at the chance he had to come back not wanting it to happen again. “I think if I lived with any roommates the whole place would look like a bomb site” Jem mused motioning to the clutter of mess piling up around and it was just him attempting to study today. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He could understand where he was coming from but still thought he wouldn’t find any use for poems after he finishes school. “You know you have your work cut out with me right?” Jem mused grinning at his now tutor seeing that he was already trying to think of ideas for Jem to learn in a different way for it to sink in. “So you want me to put my writing into ideas for type of game plays?” Nowadays a lot of the best game creators or tech people are young. Because their minds work a different way to how older people does being brought up around technology. Learning and picking up on things easier than others would. Jem still didn’t know what job he wanted at the end of the line whether to just take the simple lines and head to college to study some courses or look more in more further to what he could be good at. Jem rarely uses his full name, he was one of those people in school who always tried to ensure that teachers never call him by his full name. Like it was a foregin concept in a way. He couldn’t help but laugh at Jae’s comment to his name, shaking his head. “See at least someone gets it, nowadays people say I should grow out of the whole nickname thing that it’ll get me nowhere in the future” He commented yet he weren’t planning to drop it just yet. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/72318785623b020945e641129fac5abc/tumblr_pwasv3SZbh1sim304o1_250.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/72318785623b020945e641129fac5abc/tumblr_pwasv3SZbh1sim304o1_250.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right"/></a>Energy drinks was someone he never really touched finding it always had a weird taste to it. Always preferring to stick to coffee rather than energy drinks. “Caffeine Zombie sounds quite cool tho. I need coffee to get me through these exams. End up flaking trying to stay awake if not” Jem could see how much of a bad habit it was with these days most of the cupboards and only thing there is, is coffee. Always in high supply at home. Jem soon went to fetch there drinks taking it through into the living room where he had been attempting to study. “A week is way too quick for anyone to fall in love. Like imagine that they don’t know much about each other. What they like or don’t like, any bad habits” Making he was thinking too much into it but he could see he could fall in love too quickly never had a relationship before. “What about DVD’s” He wondered looking over to him seeing if that would be allowed trying to worm his way around to watching the movie version rather than a book. Someone he’d done quite a few times. Always taking the easy route in a way. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jem tended to be one of those people at school who sat in the back row or by the window, away from everyone else. One who teachers mostly forgot about then when it came to asking for help, it was something he hated. “Teachers always had their favourites then ones who they didn’t like they just gave a book to and that was it” How things worked well for him it did. “Your a few years too late but you can still give it a good shot” He mused, Jem thought that he had no help of getting him though his exams. That it’ll be too late and all, with the exams now coming up. Jem listened to Jae’s teaching techniques, looking a bit confused when he said he could continue playing his games but quizzed at the time. “Sure I’m up for it” Any excuse to cave in and play another few rounds of his game, probably finding himself more distracted by it than the whole studying thing. Both of them started to play the game with himself in the lead by far, already starting to forget he was meant to be studying before hearing Jae start it off. A groan escaped his lips knowing he agreed to it. “Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague” He answered needing to think about it for a moment. “Next one?”</span></p> Jae didn’t roam too much arou…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-07-10:6610746:Comment:3754252019-07-10T16:42:25.867Z✓ Jaesung Moonhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/S
<p>Jae didn’t roam too much around the room, instead just taking in the surroundings his eyes scanning over the place, it was quite homey and nice to look at, he lived in a university dorm so there wasn’t really much room to decorate or make the place your own, especially when he didn’t intend on staying there any longer than was absolutely necessary. He chuckled when Jem mentioned his room being a mess “And there’s me who ends up having to clean up the whole kitchen of my dorm because my…</p>
<p>Jae didn’t roam too much around the room, instead just taking in the surroundings his eyes scanning over the place, it was quite homey and nice to look at, he lived in a university dorm so there wasn’t really much room to decorate or make the place your own, especially when he didn’t intend on staying there any longer than was absolutely necessary. He chuckled when Jem mentioned his room being a mess “And there’s me who ends up having to clean up the whole kitchen of my dorm because my roommates are lazy” he grumbled with a mock roll of his eyes “If you can avoid living with roommates in life, I’d recommend it” he shook his head a little amused by it, he had always dreaded having bad housemates and in the end that was exactly what he got but by now he had just kinda accepted and gotten used to it.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/2975c9ef03e6446074f7296734872d49/tumblr_inline_pqmmtmedEk1rifr4k_540.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/2975c9ef03e6446074f7296734872d49/tumblr_inline_pqmmtmedEk1rifr4k_540.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right"/></a>“Well the idea is to understand how skilled writers present their work in order to be able to produce your own literature style” he commented with a shrug of his shoulders “Besides, isn’t it nice to be able to understand the hidden meanings behind stories? It doesn’t just have to be about stories in books, think about like ...movie scripts or game storylines” he shrugged a little “Telling stories is a part of everyday life even if you don’t realize it” obviously not in shooters or sports games but there were a lot of acclaimed and very treasured stories written in games, Jae had fully played through a few himself and really enjoyed them. “Thanks” he responded when the younger male complimented his name, doing his best not to chuckle as the mispronunciation that came with his accent. “James” he repeated and wrinkled his nose as he looked back at him “Yeah I think Jem suits you much better, James sounds a bit like you should be in your mid-thirties and working in a call center” he laughed softly and shrugged.</p>
<p>“I used to have a bit of an addiction to energy drinks but I tried to shake it, didn’t want to become a caffeine zombie” he teased with a laugh, most of the time now he just drank water or the odd soda if he was feeling a little adventurous. Once Jem came back into the room he picked the glass off the table and took a long sip of it before shrugging his shoulders “Yeah, bit pointless when you think about the fact they knew each other for like a week but it’s alllll about the drama” he chuckled softly and shrugged his shoulders “If it’s helpful you can always watch the plays instead, I always found it was easier to take them in by actually seeing them acted out rather than from a flat page” he shrugged a little, if you had a copy too then you could make notes and thoughts on each part of it as you went through.</p>
<p>“I used to have that problem for a while, teachers kinda assume standing there and talking at you and then making you read a book will solve all your problems” Jae sighed a little “So sometimes you have to find your own method, lucky you have my help” he pulled a half smirk, he could tell this was going to be a challenge but he did think he could probably help him given some time and patience. Well, he supposed he would find out because now they actually got to get started. “I’ve never really been a huge gamer so I imagine I’d end up betting on you” he chuckled holding the controller as he watched the screen “I’m gonna ask you questions throughout the game, feel free to take your time, ask me for clarification but I expect you to give me an answer, even if it’s wrong, no don’t knows, okay?” he glanced over at him and shrugged, he wanted to at least know he was processing the question and trying to contextualize it.</p>
<p>When the game began he started playing, mostly adjusting to the controls at first because it had been a while since he played but before long he was getting into the swing of it and not completely failing constantly “You’ve got pretty fast reflexes with your hands but lets see if we can improve the mind too” he chuckled softly “I’ll leave it to R&J since there’s what you said you read so” he pursed his lips coming up with questions on the spot “Who’s Capulet and who’s Montague?” he raised his brows as he continued to focus on the screen.</p>