The Yearlings: The REBOOT

The Yearlings Reboot Version 2.0

Twelve children, all born in different months, live in District six. Sadly, these children have all been left behind, by life, by family, or by their own choice. No where to call home, no one that even knew they were around. That was, until January, and his friends Marchello and Julyan noticed that there were other kids in their district that were like them, surviving of their own accord. They found that there were twelve of them in all. Without realizing it, they had formed a group, almost a family of sorts, and had agreed upon the title of The Yearlings. They are now an inseparable band of twelve.

The plot of this group is more of a family style interaction. There is no direct storyline other than what is created in the threads. This is not first come first serve. There will be a minimum word count of 400 words (though we would encourage more) in the main thread, if you have blitzes with your characters seperately that is fine. We are looking for people who can hold their own in an intermediate to advanced RP plot. These characters can be used to interact with other people in District Six and are not limited to just interacting with each other. HOWEVER, if you do interact with other people please discuss with me if it is going to effect the plot of The Yearlings (IE: love, pregnancy, death, etc).


January Harold--Age 19. {Played by Luke} -The oldest of the Yearlings. He is the father figure to the younger kids, and he looked up to as the leader by all members of the group. He treats Julyan almost like a younger brother, annoying him as much as loving him. He is a little quick with his emotions, but he always means well. At times he can be a little hotheaded from either passion or anger, though sometimes a little of both. However, he can just as easily be cold and distance himself from the others. The only people who are able to talk to him in this state are February and June. At times he can come up with seemingly crazy ideas, which, if broken down, are actually quite ingenious, and he sometimes borders on the fantastical and fictional. In order to raise money to help keep the group alive and well, he took a job at a laboratory, taking stock. Any money he earns goes into feeding everyone.



February "Ary" Caris--Age 18. {Played by Charity} -The second oldest of the Yearlings. She keeps January's ideas grounded and sensible, not allowing him to drift into the fantastical as he sometimes does. She is the mother figure to the younger kids and will often split her share of food in order for the others to have more. There is a special relationship that she has with both January and Augusto, and it creates a tension between the two boys. She is sweet for the most part, but can be brutal if pushed to it. Often, she will stake out a corner to perform "favors" in exchange for money so that they might have enough to be able to afford food when the others' wages fail. To deal with the stress of caring for such a large family and the unsavory nature of her "job" she has turned to drugs to cope, although has not let any of the others catch on.



Marchello "Marc" Donner--Age 18 {Played by Kire} -One of January's original companions. He considers himself number two on the pecking order, and January's right-hand man. He looks up to January as a leader and friend, treating him with a higher respect than any of the others. He also has a bit of a temper issue, being quick to anger and, more often than not, to fight. His attitude has made it hard for him to keep a job, and he is often scrambling for work. Currently, he has no official job, but he tries to help around the local shops for a small fee. He has a not-so-secret affection for Maye, though it is known that September has a pretty obvious crush on him, but he just ignores it in his pursuit of Maye.



Aibrean "Bre" Rain-- Age 16 {Played by Sarella} -One of the last children that January, Marchello and Julyan met. She is the quiet one, shy and more of a follower than a leader. There is a kind of innocence about her, like a flower almost. She works with a botanist, studying the different species of plants in and around District six. At times, she will also work for a flower arranger in case extra money is needed. So far, she has never gotten upset at anyone, as far as has been seen, but they all agree that it would be best not to find out what happens if she does become angry. She and October share a close bond, and are like brother and sister.




Maye Talliago-- Age 17 {Played by OPEN} -She is one of the most stubborn of the Yearlings, though her pretty looks would make you believe otherwise. Highly upbeat, she flirts with almost every guy, even and especially the males in the Yearlings, all though she steers clear of flirting with January. She gets into trouble more often than she helps out, and has not gotten a job. She hates dealing with adults, and will more or less only listen to January and sometimes February. She calls herself a realist, saying that if someone asked if the glass was half full, or half empty, she would say that there was simple a glass with water in it. Although, she will sometimes take November's advice. At times she has even been known to steal food, though she usually will put a coin in its place, especially after urging from November.



June Ligers--Age 16 {Reserved for OPEN} -One of the first kids found by January, Marchello and Julyan. She is highly optimistic about everything and has a bright outlook on the world. It is hard to find anything that will dampen her spirits, and she brings joy with her wherever she goes. Sometimes, she can be a little over jubilant and rambunctious, but she means no harm by any of it. Because of her bubbly personality, she is able to bring January out of one of his moods, and even calm Marchello somewhat. She and December are like sisters, and it takes a lot for them to be separated.


Julyan Wassult-- Age 16 {Played by OPEN} -The other of January's original companions. He is like January's younger brother, and is treated as such. His admiration of January leads him to try and copy him in any way he can, like taking up a part time job a laboratory in an attempt to contribute to the financial stability of the group. He can be a little overeager at times, but tries to keep himself under control. He is only open with people he knows, and even then only January and Marchello know him as well as they could. Those he doesn't know either are ignored or are given only the shortest answers possible.


Augusto "Gus" Trent-- 17 {Played by Cass} -The first boy found by January, Marchello and Julyan. He and February have a special connection, and he notices that January gets jealous of them sometimes. He too gets jealous, when February and January are being friendly with one another. He can be bitter at times and a little quick to get jealous, but over all he is pleasant. He tries to find places where he can make money for simple tasks, like shifting boxes or setting out products. He doesn't bring in as much money as some of the others, but he does help out when he can. Sometimes he wishes he was more important in the group, and has told February so. He has stuck to the idea of his lack of importance, despite the constant reassuring given by February and even December at times.



September Storms-- Age 15 {Played by Mara} -She is the only one of the Yearlings that had paid much attention in school, making her one of the most educated of the twelve. This does not make her the smartest, and she realizes that, while she may be book smart, she isn't street smart like January or Marchello. She tries hard to be optimistic like June, but has a hard time because she analyzes situations, especially theirs, too much. She has a pretty obvious crush on Marchello, though he just ignores her.


October "Otto" Helios-- Age 14 {Played by OPEN} -You could compare October to a lost puppy, because that's how most of his life was him being lost. He was one of the last ones to be added to the group. Marchello felt a strong muse from October, and he always looked at him as a brother he never had. October has always been the one to scare all of his peers, and pull pranks. He never really listened in school, so he is not one of the smartest of the group. He enjoys to wear costumes, and has a creative imagination about anything and everything.



November Pieson-- Age 14 {Played by OPEN} -The pessimist of the group, he always whines and complains about basically everything. He and Marchello have gotten into a few fights, and even more close shaves, because of this. He tries to keep a level head, and manages most of the time. His ability to pick out everything that could go wrong helps him in convincing Maye to not go through with some of her plans. He usually just sticks with Maye, resulting in him not having a job of any kind. Though monitoring Maye's antics is a job in itself.




December N.--Age 13 {Played by Cait}

-She is the youngest and smallest of the group, but that doesn't mean she is the meekest. At times, she can be very vicious but she tries to keep that side of her locked away. Her past is unknown, though if anyone ever asks her about it, she gets very quiet and almost mournful. Eventually the group stopped asking her about it, thinking that she would tell them when she was ready. She and June have a sisterly relationship, and she admires February for her strength and wisdom. She also has a little bit of a crush on October, though no one knows because she keeps it as much of a secret as her past.



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To those who were originally in this plot, I PM'd you asking if you were still interested in keep your character alive and only one person responded, if you are and you see this please message me or reply in this thread that you'd still like your original character and I will change it back to you.

--All credit goes to Kire for this great plot, I'm just trying to keep it alive!--