Dawnbreak Boulevard plot role info

[powersthatbe]

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Former Star (Jean)

[powersthatbe]

You left the movie business years ago, pushed out by talking films and newer, younger actors. Lately, you’ve been a bit bored, and would like to get back into the scene. You know for a fact that Producer is embezzling from Transcendent; in fact, you have the evidence to back it up in your possession. Perhaps you can use this to get back in front of the cameras.

Skill: With One Look - Acting for the silver screen--and only the screen, none of this new-fangled talkie business--is its own set of skills. The emoting is different, the dialogue is different, even the makeup is different. You know all of the subtleties and differences like the back of your own hand, and you can apply them extremely well.

[rustyhonesty]

Checking in! Jean's name will be Jack Mustang.

How old would you say he needs to be?

[tookashirototheknee]

At least 40, I'd say. This part's based on Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard, if you happen to know the story/film/musical.

[rustyhonesty]

Sadly I have not, but I did some investigation and neat. I guess I can make him a selfish and annoying diva like I wanted to... hehehe >3

I will hash out some more background story a bit later.

[tookashirototheknee]

Awesome.

Absolutely make him a selfish and annoying diva. He used to be big, but now... he's forgotten, but he's still a star, damnit. Something like that.

[rustyhonesty]

As a quote I saw while investigating, "I am big! It's the pictures that got small." Same can probably be said about the audiences' sorry memory, harrumph.

[tookashirototheknee]

... I love this guy already. :D

[powersthatbe]

Anything to report from week 1/plans for week 2/juicy (possibly false) rumors you'd ike to spread about your character?

[rustyhonesty]

Jack was an all around jerk, especially to Gabe and a few newcomers, but really soft with kids. He's also openly complained about his role as a shopkeeper.

Next week I'm he gets to start doing business with changing his role in the movies. At least pester quite a lot the people in charge. And then continue to be a jerk.

No rumours to add to the fray.

[letsgetdowntobismuth]

okay but

Given how bitchy he and Gabe are being to each other, would he be at all above feeding rumours to the mill to try and drive her out of town

[rustyhonesty]

Definitely not above doing so. He's a diva actor full of sh*t so he can go really low.

[letsgetdowntobismuth]

beautiful

[leftbehindagain]

Anything to report from week 2/plans for week 3/juicy (possibly false) rumors you'd ike to spread about your character?

[rustyhonesty]

Jack started filming his minor parts and we're in the middle of a thread with Bliss where Jack is supposed to use some, uh, blackmail persuasions on Miss Waverly to help towards his plan of changing his role up a bit.

He's also helped spread rumors about Gabe throughout the week, in hopes of making her leave.


Potential rumors... well, some might now think he's the grandfather of Ai Hughes' child, Sakura. Since Sakura's dad look just like a young him. (he is not, however xD) Also he's been in oddly friendly terms with Ted the Bartender.

[rustyhonesty]

And uh, this tag was just written just for your information.

[leftbehindagain]

Anything to report from week 3/plans for week 4/juicy (possibly false) rumors you'd like to spread about your character?

(Bliss needs to hiatus, so we're working out what that means for the Producer and those who interact with her regularly.)

[rustyhonesty]

Armin and Jack are striking a deal that Jack will give him the evidence of producer's embezzling for a role in Armin's blockbuster, once they get it recognized and made into a film. a thread in progress.

Otherwise, even with the prior knowledge on the mutiny, Jack left that be because now he's focusing on changing the films for greater good (for himself).


Rumors could possibly go further with the family business. Maybe someone barely older than him or even younger than him is his father/grandfather, making up a funny family tree.

[leftbehindagain]

Anything to report from week 4/plans for week 5/last juicy rumors for the road?

[rustyhonesty]

Sorry this is late, but Jack's week five will be in custody/jail/whatnot and he will likely have a "come punch him/yell at him" top level for wrapping up any loose ends.

Rumor has is Jack was dumped by Waverly which drove him mad..?

[rustyhonesty]

Jack Mustang is in his early fourties (42). His parents were relatively normal; both of them were someway or another involved in the film industry, just never too famous. His sister (Juliet, 30, Usagi's overlay) is currently working in catering and hoping to run her own business one day. (Unrelated but he also has a Norwegian Forest Cat called Marco von Buttercup the Third).

Either way, it was a way for him to enter the movie world, and with his natural ability and determination, he became a very bright star in the silent film era. One of the movies he was a star in was made by Rose's mother. He also has met Phillip before (when he was younger) and gets along with him rather nicely. But Gabe annoys him with her ever-so-cheerful attitude.

Jack is filthy rich and really bored. So bored. He wants to act again. He wants people to remember that he IS a star. Not that he used to be, but still is. You can't take his shine away. It's not theirs to take. He wants to prove everyone who says his career is over wrong.

So, with the evidence he has on the producer, he's going to somehow make it, even if it means using dirty tricks. Somehow, he's going to take his rightful place again.