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Matthew: Age 10
12 years ago
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So as I stated in my previous journal, I've been back on Second Life a lot more recently on a new account. On that account I managed to piece together an avatar of Matthew, which has 3 versions - a 5-year-old (which uses the "toddleedoo kid" mesh body"), a 10-year-old (which uses the standard SL body), and an 18-year-old (which is self-explanatory x3). Though my little worldthing is fairly linear in that it does have a rough "current time", I often like to daydream about what my young characters are like when they are older. So I decided to write this down partly for reference and so I don't lose it. It's not really relevant to SL because I don't consider roleplay with others to be canon to my characters' world, but still.
General info: At age 10, Matthew is in the sixth grade, which is his last year of elementary school (in his city middle school goes from grades 7-9 and high school is 10-12). He is still somewhat small for his age, standing at about 4'2", but it usually doesn't interfere with his interests. He no longer has to wear pull-ups in the daytime, although he does still wet the bed and may have an occasional daytime accident if he's not able to get to the restroom fast enough, but not frequently enough to need protection for it.
Personality: Though he retains a bit of his natural shyness from his younger years, Matthew has managed to build a small group of close friends that, combined with his loving family, allows him to be open and somewhat free-spirited, though he is still a bit suspicious of strangers. He is very curious and loves to explore and figure out new things, and as always his favorite subject is science. On the negative side, he sometimes has trouble finding a good outlet for his emotions and tends to bottle them up in favor of keeping the peace, which can result in him randomly lashing out at people for no apparent reason if it gets particularly bad.
Family life: Along with his mother Amy and father Nick, Matthew now has a younger brother (Alexander) and a younger sister (Ashley) who are twins and were born when he was 7 and are 3-years-old when he is 10. When he was younger he struggled a bit with feeling jealous towards them, having been the center of his parents' attention for seven years, but now that they are old enough to do more things he has been embracing his big brother role even more and loves being a leader/role model to them.
There's a lot more little details I could add here, but it's probably already past tl/dr for a lot of people xD; I found it interesting to think of though, because I like seeing how young characters grow and develop. :3 I might even draw him, if I can think of a good enough idea.
General info: At age 10, Matthew is in the sixth grade, which is his last year of elementary school (in his city middle school goes from grades 7-9 and high school is 10-12). He is still somewhat small for his age, standing at about 4'2", but it usually doesn't interfere with his interests. He no longer has to wear pull-ups in the daytime, although he does still wet the bed and may have an occasional daytime accident if he's not able to get to the restroom fast enough, but not frequently enough to need protection for it.
Personality: Though he retains a bit of his natural shyness from his younger years, Matthew has managed to build a small group of close friends that, combined with his loving family, allows him to be open and somewhat free-spirited, though he is still a bit suspicious of strangers. He is very curious and loves to explore and figure out new things, and as always his favorite subject is science. On the negative side, he sometimes has trouble finding a good outlet for his emotions and tends to bottle them up in favor of keeping the peace, which can result in him randomly lashing out at people for no apparent reason if it gets particularly bad.
Family life: Along with his mother Amy and father Nick, Matthew now has a younger brother (Alexander) and a younger sister (Ashley) who are twins and were born when he was 7 and are 3-years-old when he is 10. When he was younger he struggled a bit with feeling jealous towards them, having been the center of his parents' attention for seven years, but now that they are old enough to do more things he has been embracing his big brother role even more and loves being a leader/role model to them.
There's a lot more little details I could add here, but it's probably already past tl/dr for a lot of people xD; I found it interesting to think of though, because I like seeing how young characters grow and develop. :3 I might even draw him, if I can think of a good enough idea.
