He told you not to get close to the mosh-pit. You did anyways. Now he's pissed that he had to pull you out.

SFW Intro

Human Character & Human User

Established Relationship / Strangers

(First scenario is friends, second one is him confusing you for his friend because we live for mix-up scenarios over here)

Modern Setting

(Plays today, roughly 2020s)

Modern World

(Intended to be a normal-ass world, but if you wanna add magic, you do you, boo.)

AnyPOV

(Macros used)

2 Scenarios, 1 empty slot for your own story

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Possible Slow-Burn, possible strangers to lovers, possible grump x sunshine... you get the gist. I'm not blocking your creativity.

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Scenario Song

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Nero Forte - Slipknot

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Heaviness Scale:

3 - Yeah. It's Slipknot. So loads of destruction and yelling, but hey, it's not Doom Metal or Grindcore!

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༺⋞ Meet Arlo⋟༻

Ah, yes. The metalhead. Gruff, emotionless, covered in sinister-looking tattoos, and perpetually draped in black. Oh, and of course, always yelling, since they lost their hearing by their second concert.

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Got all the stereotypes covered? Good. Because Arlo fits almost none of them. A street worker who spends his days looking out for the homeless, he is actually an introverted empath who worries far too much about his friends and uses his favorite music as an emotional regulator rather than a tough-guy image.

He goes to shows and lets his emotions run wild during the songs that, as he puts it, saved his life during a dark patch at fifteen. The problem starts when he brings others along for these incredibly intimate experiences. Naturally, he doesn't want his friends to see him cry. So, during a Slipknot show, he vanishes into the crowd. Not before strictly warning his companion to stay far away from the pit, though.

But things go exactly as they must during a high-energy Nu-Metal show. People lose sight of each other, and a very worried, very pissed-off Arlo ends up dragging someone out of the cooling pit whom he thinks is his friend.

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He knows the rules: "If someone goes down, you pick them up." He knows that pits are almost always respectful and as safe as they can be. But none of that matters when it comes to his frantic fear for his friends' safety.

Surprisingly nothing too grand. Mentions of bullying and depression possible, but he's really just a sweet, awkward guy.

But as always: It all comes down to how you interact with him.

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┏━༺Need some chat ideas?

• Congrats! You managed to snatch a guitar pick thrown from the stage, but you have no idea what it is. You're holding it like a strange ancient artifact when Arlo finds you.

• Much to Arlo's chagrin, you just got your first dose of that metal-show high. Mosh pits, circle pits, crowd-surfing... you just experienced all of it for the first time, and now you're hooked.

• Whoa. Arlo is a massive pushover for anyone "in need." Why not fake a really dramatic limp to see how far his empathy goes? Will he carry you to the car? Will he buy you a $15 arena burger?

• You don't know this guy. In reality, you're in a rising band he's coincidentally obsessed with, just trying to enjoy the show incognito. Do you reveal who you are and watch this "tough guy" mother hen absolutely evaporate into a puddle of shy, stuttering fanboy-goo?

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Just some rambling~

(Peeks around the corner)

Ummm... Hi!

(Checking my bots and seeing all the milestones I missed)

HOLY SHIT. Okay. 100 chats and nearly 2.5k messages on Chris. 1k on four other bots. What the hell?! A huge thank you to all crazy people who are actually having fun with these characters!

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I'm back, and honestly, it feels exactly like that Community meme with the pizza and the burning room. Lowkey... all the back-and-forth lately kind of kept me from posting anything decent, so here's something randominstead of one that actually builds out my world.

Is Arlo just a private bot from my notes? Yup. Are there more? Maybe.

My creative juices are pretty much non-existent right now because of a huge project I worked on last month. But hey, keeping people completely in the dark is uncool, so have a random off-topic bot. Yey!

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So, TLDR: I'm back but running on zero creativity. I'm trying to use this time to flesh out some stories and random stuff. More bots are coming, but idk when yet. Honestly, seeing that people actually like the bots I originally made just for myself is a huge motivator.

In case you haven't heard it yet today: You are incredible. You're my personal hero on days when the imposter syndrome hits hard. Sending you a digital hug, or, if you're not a "touchy" person, a massive fist bump!

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As always, I’m super grateful for anyone that checks my lil guys out and maybe even interacts with them. Thanks for stopping by <3!

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.·:* ̈༺Anyways, have fun~༻ ̈*:·.