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nola_stevePrevious Name: Steve Rogers
Myth: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Past Life Information: Steve grew up skinny, scrappy, and poor in pre-war Brooklyn. He and his best friend Bucky Barnes got into all sorts of trouble (well, often Steve got them into trouble, because Steve was 90 pounds of FIGHT ME). When the war hit, Steve was first in line to sign up, determined to do his part. Unfortunately, he was too sickly to pass a physical and was denied time and time again. Finally, his big heart caught the attention of a scientist, and he was pulled into a supersoldier experiment. It was a success, turning Steve into Captain America. He became the face of the war effort and was eventually allowed to actually see combat, becoming the very first Avenger. He saved Bucky, lost Bucky, fell in love, was frozen, was thawed, became an official Avenger, found Bucky again, fought to save the world over and over and over... It's been complicated. Thanos sure didn't make it any easier.
Current Name: Steve Williams
Age: 33
Occupation: Professor of Sociology at Tulane
Personality: Steve is exactly what you would picture if you tried to imagine Captain America reborn. He's kind and friendly and warm and funny, with a kind of personal aura that tends to put even the prickliest people at ease right away. He loves to laugh and cook and take care of everyone around him. If he sees someone struggling, he'll lend a hand, no matter who they are--even better, he's good at making the helping hand not feel like charity or pity. He's got a smile that could light up half of NOLA and an infectious laugh. He's a perpetual Mama Bear, but he doesn't hover: his faith in you is almost as deep as his trust. (But mess with one of his kids or bully someone defenseless and he will end you.)
Background: Steve grew up in the Bayou. He has no memory of his parents--and no idea where either of them might be--but he has the best memories of the woman who raised him: Grandma Josie. She was kind and generous and determined to see him raised right. She died when he was in his pre-teens and Steve found himself at the mercy of the state. He ended up in a neglectful foster care situation with several other kids who, over time, would become his true family.
Even from a young age, Steve was determined to take care of his younger siblings. He worked to keep the house clean and pleasant for them. He packed lunches, helped with homework, and forged needed signatures. He took them for their yearly checkups and kept track of any necessary medications, and he did it all with a smile. By the time he aged out of the system, Steve had already collected a handful of college credits and a scholarship that got him the rest of the way. He pulled his life together as quick as possible, getting an education and a job, followed by an apartment where he could start taking in his siblings.
He ended up making friends with one of his professors at school. When she retired (and he followed in her footsteps as a sociology professor), she offered to let him and his siblings move into her house in the French Quarter. The big, purple townhouse used to be a shop, and she and her wife (both in their 70s) love to travel too much to stick around NOLA for long. When they're home, they live in the basement apartment, but usually the run of the house belongs to Steve and his family. He's happy--he has a wonderful life--though none of the attempted set-ups and blind dates have ever worked out for him. He's not very good at slowing down and paying attention to his own needs, though he's recently begun secretly turning over the idea of looking into adopting a child within the next five years.
Current Status: Unaware
Myth: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Past Life Information: Steve grew up skinny, scrappy, and poor in pre-war Brooklyn. He and his best friend Bucky Barnes got into all sorts of trouble (well, often Steve got them into trouble, because Steve was 90 pounds of FIGHT ME). When the war hit, Steve was first in line to sign up, determined to do his part. Unfortunately, he was too sickly to pass a physical and was denied time and time again. Finally, his big heart caught the attention of a scientist, and he was pulled into a supersoldier experiment. It was a success, turning Steve into Captain America. He became the face of the war effort and was eventually allowed to actually see combat, becoming the very first Avenger. He saved Bucky, lost Bucky, fell in love, was frozen, was thawed, became an official Avenger, found Bucky again, fought to save the world over and over and over... It's been complicated. Thanos sure didn't make it any easier.
Current Name: Steve Williams
Age: 33
Occupation: Professor of Sociology at Tulane
Personality: Steve is exactly what you would picture if you tried to imagine Captain America reborn. He's kind and friendly and warm and funny, with a kind of personal aura that tends to put even the prickliest people at ease right away. He loves to laugh and cook and take care of everyone around him. If he sees someone struggling, he'll lend a hand, no matter who they are--even better, he's good at making the helping hand not feel like charity or pity. He's got a smile that could light up half of NOLA and an infectious laugh. He's a perpetual Mama Bear, but he doesn't hover: his faith in you is almost as deep as his trust. (But mess with one of his kids or bully someone defenseless and he will end you.)
Background: Steve grew up in the Bayou. He has no memory of his parents--and no idea where either of them might be--but he has the best memories of the woman who raised him: Grandma Josie. She was kind and generous and determined to see him raised right. She died when he was in his pre-teens and Steve found himself at the mercy of the state. He ended up in a neglectful foster care situation with several other kids who, over time, would become his true family.
Even from a young age, Steve was determined to take care of his younger siblings. He worked to keep the house clean and pleasant for them. He packed lunches, helped with homework, and forged needed signatures. He took them for their yearly checkups and kept track of any necessary medications, and he did it all with a smile. By the time he aged out of the system, Steve had already collected a handful of college credits and a scholarship that got him the rest of the way. He pulled his life together as quick as possible, getting an education and a job, followed by an apartment where he could start taking in his siblings.
He ended up making friends with one of his professors at school. When she retired (and he followed in her footsteps as a sociology professor), she offered to let him and his siblings move into her house in the French Quarter. The big, purple townhouse used to be a shop, and she and her wife (both in their 70s) love to travel too much to stick around NOLA for long. When they're home, they live in the basement apartment, but usually the run of the house belongs to Steve and his family. He's happy--he has a wonderful life--though none of the attempted set-ups and blind dates have ever worked out for him. He's not very good at slowing down and paying attention to his own needs, though he's recently begun secretly turning over the idea of looking into adopting a child within the next five years.
Current Status: Unaware
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