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Alejandro Flores (88)
Project: Web series (Driving to school)
Known as: No nicknames
Real name: Alejandro Flores
Group affiliation: Sophia’s carpool
Physical description: Alejandro is 16 with brown skin, dark eyes, and longish, thick black hair. He is good-looking and usually has a smirk on his face and a mischievous gleam in his eyes.
Personality: Alejandro is an extrovert and stimulus seeker. He has issues sitting still in class and he does not like quiet. To the extrovert point, he gets lonely easily and doesn’t like to be by himself. As a result, he isn’t the sort to bury his nose in his phone or use headphones to keep the world out. Instead, he’s the sort to like to play music on speakers, dance with people, and easily strikes up conversations with strangers. He has strong social skills but gets bored if things stay too cordial or mellow and likes to stir things up. He’s the sort that if a group of people all agree with him on an issue, he’ll argue the other side to stir the pot. He’s not a bad guy but has some growing up to do (he only realizes the harm he sometimes causes well after the fact; and sometimes needs Sophia to explain it). He is a loyal friend and would give Sophia or Tange the shirt off his back.
History: Alejandro met Sophia in pre-school. Alejandro was always popular with other kids but only Sophia tended to keep up with him intellectually. The fact that she is usually even-tempered, and calm might seem like it wouldn’t match well with Alejandro but in reality, he finds her interesting and challenging. She is also an ideal friend as she understands him better than most and is therefore less likely to misunderstand his intentions and is quicker to forgive than some others.
Alejandro’s family is middle-class and Alejandro himself lacks the focus to hold down a job. So, he gratefully accepts rides to school from his best friend. He’s an average student, though very smart. He has a tremendous knowledge of whatever has tripped his fancy but is less interested in things he is directed to learn. He will go to college most definitely undeclared and will likely choose based upon climate or party-school status.
He will be the driver of conversation on rides to school and won’t allow silence to linger for too long.
Role in the narrative: Alejandro is the pot-stirrer that will take unpopular opinions for the sake of conversation. By the way, Alejandro and Sophia are best friends – no romance is brewing there.
Abilities: He’s smart, a smooth talker, charismatic, and has a gift for getting under people’s skins.
Inspirations: There is a little Ferris Beuler in Alejandro.
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