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P L A Y E R;
NAME: Mandy
AGE: 29
PLAYER JOURNAL: tyriangalley
TIMEZONE: PST (GMT -8)
CONTACT: drunkencynic @ gmail.com, tyriangalley
OTHER CHARACTERS PLAYED: N/A

C H A R A C T E R;
NAME: Alexander Hamilton
CANON: Hamilton: an American musical
POINT IN CANON: Just after his death at the end of Act 2
AGE: 49-ish? Generally assumed he was 49 when he died.
APPEARANCE: Since this is Hamilton-canon Alexander, not the actual historical one, I will be basing his appearance on the role as portrayed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Pics here.
CANON HISTORY: Wiki’s synopsis of the musical.
CANON PERSONALITY: The thing to know about Alexander Hamilton is that he will probably fight everyone, including himself, in order to get things done properly. This makes a hell of a lot of sense when you consider where he’s coming from, poor and growing up an orphan in the Caribbean. He is amazingly intelligent and well-read, having taught himself most of what he knows and picked up the rest along the way, in college or during the war or even working, when he was younger. He was already stubborn before his mom passed away, and leaving him and his brother alone only served to make him more determined to make something of himself and rise up out of his terrible situation. To that end, he studied countless hours, primarily self-taught, and as we know, eventually wrote his way to America and to the revolution. This tenacity also helped him gain a spot as Washington’s chief aide-de-camp, though he was still intent on fighting in the war and making a name for himself in that way.

Hamilton is also determined to prove he’s worthy of what he’s got, since he had to work so hard to get it. In canon, he volunteers endlessly for a command, despite being refused time and time again by George Washington. Eventually, he gets it, proving that he is in fact worthy of what he’s worked for AND as good as he says he is. This need to prove himself also makes him ….to put it mildly, a bit hyper-sensitive to criticism. If someone disparages him in any way he finds particularly offensive, he will more than likely challenge them to a duel. (At one point he challenged the entire Republican party to a duel because he had a bad day.)

All of this constant having to prove himself has made it rather difficult for him to be able to turn his work ethic off. He has been known to write 5 essays in a week at various points, throwing himself into tasks to distract himself from pain or just because he always needs something to work on, to leave behind so he will be remembered. He has a tendency to work himself into exhaustion or at least until he’s sufficiently distracted, leading him to sometimes neglect his children and wife in favor of getting work done.

During his -- more exhausted moments, he also tends to make decisions without thinking them through, whether they be completely awful ones or ones that somehow end up working in his favor. He would certainly rather have his opinion known instead of staying in the background vacillating over points and minutiae. To put it bluntly, Alexander is loud and charismatic as hell and doesn’t care who he offends so long as he gets his point across, whether it be political enemies or commanding officers.

That charisma of his also comes in handy when making speeches -- and, of course, talking to ladies (and a few gentlemen). Alexander happens to be a huge flirt -- less so now than when he was younger, but there’s definitely a reason he was referred to as a ‘tomcat’ by his friends and adopted family during the revolution. He even flirts with his sister-in-law; they share the same opinions on a lot of things and respect and appreciate each others’ intelligence. Their relationship is so close that some people would find it a bit odd, but Hamilton doesn’t care. He loves his wife more than anything, despite his many mistakes, and his sister-in-law knows that as well as he does.

Aside from all the noise and pissing people off, love is a very important part of what makes Hamilton ..well, himself. When he loves someone, it’s not going to be lost or set aside. He is very selective about who he loves because he’s lost so much, he wants to be sure he’s putting his heart in the hands of someone who will take care of it and him. When he falls for someone, he falls HARD, even if he may make mistakes along the way. (He IS only human, despite appearances.) He is absolutely devoted to his wife and children, part of the reason he works as hard as he does is so they will be well-provided for, so he doesn’t let them down like his father let him down. The people he loves (even grudgingly) tend to balance him out, encourage him to calm down a little and think things over every once in a while. Sometimes he even listens to them! (Alright, so that’s mainly happened as he’s grown older.)

All of this passion has to go SOMEWHERE, and -- well, usually it’s directed into his writings or into debating/otherwise yelling at people. Hamilton is not known for admitting he’s wrong, but if he thinks you’re wrong, he will absolutely let you know it. Probably with lots of clever insults. He very rarely stops thinking, writing, or even talking, whenever he’s silent it’s usually because of some major catastrophe that he will absolutely refuse to talk about. If Hamilton hates you, you’re sure to know it because he won’t be shy about it at all. ‘Shy’ is hardly in his dictionary.
He is complex, loud, intelligent, and kind of obsessive, but for the most part, he’s a decent person who gets a little carried away sometimes.

POINT OF DEPARTURE: n/a
ABILITIES: Polymath and general pain-in-the-ass, fantastic writer and orator, lawyering skills. He can definitely speak French and English fluently, probably less fluent in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, and almost certainly understands whatever form of Creole they spoke in his time on Nevis. He’s also got amazing financial skills brought on by being a shop clerk and eventual secretary of the treasury. He’s got a good head for military excursions and tactics, as well, having served as Major General of the US Army shortly after Washington assumed the presidency. Also, somehow, he has the ability to work for days on things with very little sleep, though that may just be copious amounts of caffeine.

INVENTORY; Long black overcoat, white shirt and black trousers, cravat, pair of shoes.
ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW? Not that I can think of!

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PROSE SAMPLE: Alexander Hamilton doesn’t have the slightest clue what’s going on. This is --nothing he’s ever seen before, the strange metal walls and this noise that sounds like an angry hive of bees somewhere nearby. Not to mention the fact that he can barely move without a great deal of pain. If this is the afterlife, it’s most certainly not what he expected, and rather displeasing to boot. If it’s not, then he ….still doesn’t know what’s happening, which is equally displeasing. He is a man who likes to know the situation he’s trapped in, whether it’s helpless or not. A few words to a passing crew member gives him an explanation, if only a cursory one, but it’s more than he had upon his arrival.

It would seem he’s been sent from one disaster to another. Not what he wanted from his afterlife. Perhaps it’s all a confused dream? Instead of dying, he’s hallucinating -- better for his wife and children, and of course he would be much happier to have stayed with them; but it doesn’t feel like any hallucination he’s had before. It hurts to move, the strange hum persists, all the signs point to this being as real as it can be. It makes his head ache to even begin to consider what this might mean. He needs to get somewhere quiet, where he can sit down and write, try to make sense of all of this. It may be best to do as the crew members advised: find who he might and get out, gather information along the way. It is not an ideal one, but it is the beginnings of a plan. Let him begin there.