Lars van Rijn // the Netherlands

[Lars van Rijn]

♚ Lars van Rijn ♚

♕ THE YEARS START COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING ♕

Name: Lars van Rijn
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Dutch

Function: Stock clerk
Department: Gardening Center
How long have they worked here?: Five years

♕ FED TO THE RULES AND I HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ♕

Likes:
- Plants and flowers. Any kind of plant or flowers really but tulips are his favorite. He has a tulip garden on the balcony of his apartment. 
- Football. He's Dutch, football is in his blood and he plays semi-professionally.
- Rabbits. He loves rabbits and as such he owns a rabbit named Nijntje whom he loves very much
- Amsterdam. Home... Lars loves his home town and returns regularly to visit his family.
- Art. Drawing and painting are some of the things he likes to do when he has the time.
- Cigarettes. Lars is a a smoker and can be found having a smoke when he goes on break.
- Cooking. He is actually a very good cookand can make any kind of dish but he really likes to bake.
- Koffee. He runs on the stuff since he always wakes up early so he can go for a run before he starts his day.
- Bikes. A bike is his preferred way to get where he needs to be.
- Poetry. He enjoys reading romantic poems but it's not something he shares easy.

Dislikes:
- Spending a lot of money. Ever heard of “going Dutch”?
- Losing. Lars is a fierce competitor and he hates to lose especially at football.
- Messy things. Lars is a very neat person if he sees a mess he will clean it as he does have OCD.
- Social interaction. His xenophobia sometimes flairs up at the most inconvenient times so he tries to avoid too much social interaction. That is not to say he hates social interaction its just that Lars is a very socially awkward and would rather not make a fool of himself in front of others.
- Stereotypes. Lars hates stereotypes, he had enough of it growing up because he is Dutch and everyone thinks that all the Dutch are hookers and druggies. While he does partake in a few bad habits ie. smoke he is not a pothead.
- Being stared at, or getting the idea he's being stared at.
- Wasting. Lars hates to waste anything that could be reused and he really hates to waste food.

Quirks:
- Dutch is his mother tongue but he can speak English and German fluently.
- He has a white and blue striped scarf that he always wears except of course when he plays football or working.
- The scar on his forehead is from a football accident. He was kicked in the head with a football cleat.
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. If it's messy he will clean it.

Fears:
- Ending up alone. He fears that his Xenophobia could leave him alone.
- Getting hurt. He hates the idea of getting badly hurt that would make him have to give up playing football.

Personality:
- Stoic. He rarely smiles in the presence of anyone. He is offstandish and enjoys being left alone, but if he likes you you can count on him as a friend.
- Quiet. Lars is a quiet man. He see's no need to talk very much unless he is around people he is comfortable around or to voice his opinion. He feels it would be more productive if he just listened rather then speak since he is a blunt person he fears what might come out of his mouth.
- Competive. Lars is a very competitive man. If you tell him it can not be done he will set out to prove you wrong. When it comes to football he plays to win. While growing up he played in a Dutch football academy so he has professional training and even though he does not play professionally that does not mean he does not play like a pro.
- Stratigest. Lars is a excellent strategist, he can some up with a quick plan for any situation, plan a garden or even a football strategy. His skills have some in handy growing up helping him avoid some awkward situations and other situations he rather not get involved with.
- Romantic. Although he does not look it Lars is a romantic at heart. He might not have a lot of experience with romance but he reads a lot of romantic poetry so that should count right? He does fear that his social awkwardness and bluntness will get in the way of him finding someone who will love him and all his faults.
- Blunt. Lars is very blunt and honest. He is not trying to be rude and hurt people, he was raised to be honest his bluntness comes from his father. Sometimes that bluntness has gotten him in trouble with others but he didn't mean anything by it.
-Calm. Lars has a very calm personality. He can keep his cool in a very stressful situation which comes in handy when he needs to come up with a plan or game strategy. His friends like the fact that Lars is a calm guy because someone has to have a level head when things get out of hand.
-Passonate. Lars is a passionate man when it comes to his hobbies. When he is on the football pitch Lars really comes to life, he can run like the wind while chasing the ball down the pitch. And when he paints it is like nothing else is in the room with him but him and the canvas.

♕ DIDN'T MAKE SENSE NOT TO LIVE FOR FUN ♕

Roleplay Sample:

It was a beautiful day and staying inside just wasn't an option for Lars so he headed out into the back yard and grabbed his gardening tools, he took a look around at his garden and gave it a small smile before kneeling down to start his weeding. He pulled the weeds out from around his beautiful flowers, this was relaxing he didn't have to worry about school work or people coming up and trying to make friends with him just him and the relaxing sight of his garden. He knew he could spend countless hours tenderly tending to his garden making it beautiful which he decided was the perfect day for.

He was busy planting some new flowers when he had heard the unmistakable flapping of wings he sat up and looked into the sky, he saw what looked like to be an large bird heading straight towards him he had to duck when the bird crashed into his unplanted earth. He he carefully picked the poor bird up and was rather surprised to see that it was a owl " wat? " he saw the letter the bird held in its beak and was rather confused when the owl dropped the letter in his lap before shaking itself off and flying off again. He picked up the letter and saw that it was addressed to him, at first he figured that it might be from his younger sister but was in fact shocked to see the seal from Hogwarts.

He headed into the house to show his father the letter to Hogwarts, he found his father in his study reading his book he showed him the letter and they both opened it together. He was shocked to read that he had been accepted to Hogwarts School as a foreign exchange student he looked to his father who had a wide grin on his face.

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The summer went by too fast for Lars and he found himself sitting at a long table, he had arrived at the school a few hours before and was getting a bit nervous with all the unknown people around him. He shifted in his seat as he listened to the new student's names being called, sighing in relief as his name was called he walked towards the chair and sat down. He closed his eyes and calmed himself down as the Sorting Hat was placed on his head, he didn't care where he was really sorted to but he knew that he would be sorted into the right house. The hat went silent and he started to get nervous again before the old hat finally shouted " RAVENCLAW! " he sighed in relief as the hat was taken off his head before he stood up and joined his new house. ' It will be an interesting year ' he thought as he took his seat.

♕ YOUR BRAIN GETS SMART BUT YOUR HEAD GETS DUMB ♕

Name/Nickname: You can call me Ned if you like or Lars either one is fine with me
Timezone: Mountain Standard Time (MST) = UTC-7
Contact: You can PM me here
Anything else?:  I love mangos

[Francis Bonnefoy]