With a passion for knowledge, science, and a classic aries determination, Layla can come across a little… intense. She’s brash, hot headed, and above all else serious about everything at all times. She can pitch anything and make it sound like an incredible idea, her coworkers used to say she was a born saleswoman.
So what’s she doing in a brand new city, living in some cheap beach shack? Well, she’s always been interested in the paranormal, and always harbored a burning hatred of crime - things that are both rumored to be abundant in Shellcastle Sands. She’s got her heart set on becoming Head of SCIA, and getting to the bottom of things around here. Wouldn’t it be cool to meet a real life zombie, or plantsim? Maybe even date one?
Of course, she’s not the best at following through on her plans. She’s determined, yes, and single-minded in her pursuit of truth.. for a while. But the thing is, her plans change a lot. She’s a little absent-minded and you might even say she has some commitment issues (her ex boyfriend would definitely say this.) One of the only things she’s ever really stuck to is her vegetarian diet.
But Shellcastle Sands is where all that changes! She is turning her life around, starting NOW.
Layla’s not that impressed with her beach shack (by @fuzzyspork here) but she’s positively delighted to find it comes with a surf board! I’ll have to re-download that surfing mod for her, it seems.
The first thing she does is start scoping out the local area for anything… suspicious.
No jobs in the SCIA… of course, they probably wouldn’t just be running ads in the paper, would they? She’ll have to do something to get them to notice her. In the meantime, she gets a gig as a Yearbook Supervisor. Just to pay the bills while she hunts for something worth her time.
Scot: Welcome to the neighborhood! I’m Scot, head of the local Garden Club.
Layla: Goddammit.
Scot: What?
Layla: You’re not a plantsim! I figured the garden club would have plantsims.
Scot: Haha, sorry to disappoint?
She’s quickly joined by a bunch more completely unremarkable “new neighbors”. They don’t seem especially interesting or mysterious at all. (None of them are hot, either! Maybe this whole move was a mistake.) But looks can be deceiving, right? So she plays the good hostess and makes them some sandwiches. Just in case.
(Townie pool I am using is by @mikexx2 HERE. Although I might add a second one, too.)
It’s partly just that Layla has a resting bitch face, but I have never seen a person relaxing in a hammock with a book and looking so unhappy about it.
After cleaning up a little, Layla tries again with the neighbors. Social networking in a new place is important! Once she pries them away from their impromptu book club, they’re not so bad.
Layla: I win again! So, what do you do for fun? Where are the coolest places to hang out around here?
Owen: Oh, you’re asking the wrong person! Mostly I just read a lot…
Scot: Where’d Layla go?
Owen: I think she said something about stargazing.
Scot: Huh. Does she seem like, weird to you?
Some people cannot take a hint…
What an underwhelming day. The neighbors all seemed like duds, her new job was definitely going to suck… when Layla was a kid, she always dreamed of leading an exciting life. Full of danger and adventure. The kind of thing people wrote books about.
She was 31 days old. She figured something would have happened to her by now.