Post by Spencer Dixie on Jan 29, 2013 0:39:32 GMT -5
"Hi I'm Spencer Dixie and might be the most immature adult you ever meet."
Full Name: Spencer Kevin Dixie. One thing you'll come to find about Spencer is that he has about a million nicknames. To students, he's usually just Mr. Dixie (or if they're special, they can call him Dix. Yes, like Dicks. He's immature.). Outside of school, his nicknames range from simple things like Spence and Spen to childish things like Dix and Sir Dicks. Sir Dicks is pretty clever, though, because he got it by shortening both his first and last names (removed Spen, got -cer. Sounds like Sir. Removed -ie, got Dix. Sounds like Dicks.)
He's a child. I swear.
Age: 35, born on December 23rd. He likes chocolate. Go buy him some.
Position Held at Somerset: Guidance Counselor. Spencer absolutely loves his job.. it means the world to him. He really loves to connect with the students, try to understand what's going on in their head. And as goofy and crazy as he may seem on the outside, Spencer actually has a heart of gold. So he's great at listening and lending advice. He's really great at his job and he wouldn't give it up for the world.
Appearance: Can we all agree that Spencer is a pretty damn good looking man?
A bit on the tall side, Spencer stands at a relatively large six foot three. He's very in shape, rocking the six-pack and showing off a chest like no other. If it weren't for the school dress code, he'd roam the hallways shirtless. But alas, you can almost always find him dressed to impressed in a shirt and tie with a pair of slacks. Spencer's hair is a dark, dark brown. Sometimes, it comes off as black. But it is indeed brown and was much lighter when he was a child. If he let it grow out, it'd be very wavy. But he likes to keep it short; just long enough to stand up into a fauxhawk. Like his hair, Spencer's eyes are a dark brown. If he had to pick one feature that best conveys his personality, he'd say its his 'award winning smile'.
If he's not at work, Spencer has an unusual sense of fashion. Since he graduated college, his closet has really not changed. Honestly, he dresses like he's still eighteen. Baseball tees, shirts with stupid sayings (and often inappropriate sayings), colorful socks and wristbands, you name it. He dresses like he could still be in high school. At work, though, like mentioned above, Spencer is very professional. He likes to stay 'hip' with the trends and always looks pretty fly at school.
What a boss.
Personality:
Friendly: It has always been a goal for Spencer to connect with his students on a personal level. He doesn't just want to be their counselor, he doesn't just wanna be that guy that you can go talk to and he'll take notes and nod and send you back to class. He wants to be your friend, someone you can really trust and feel comfortable around. He's sure he can speak for everyone when saying that its way easier to talk to a friend than a dude with a clipboard.
Funny: Spencer has a very quick sense of humor. Often, he doesn't think before speaking.. so don't be offended if he says something that's.. well, offensive. He doesn't mean it. It just popped into his head. On top of that, he's witty as hell. Say something and he'll turn it around, make a joke out of it, and work to make you smile. That's all he wants from you: a smile.
Wise: He may not seem it, seeing as he does a lot of stupid shit, but Spencer really has quite useful advice. This is the main reason he's so good at his job. One minute, Spencer will be off the wall with jokes and funny stories.. then the next, he'll be at your side with a hug and a great word of advice. He's a great dad because of this, too.
Daredevil: Spencer takes a lot of risks. He always has, ever since he was a young boy. He's content to break every bone in his body, so long as he had fun doing it. All he wants, other than to make people smile, is to live a lively life worth remembering. He wants to have a life that brings up conversation, do things things that will be remembered for generations to come. I guess its safe to say his dream is to be a legend.
Loving: It comes with being a dad. He's the guy to go to if you need a hug, if you need a "it'll be okay" even when you both know it won't. He's the man that will squat down, take your hands, look you in the eyes and promise that the world is going to get brighter. He's got a way with words that when he talks.. you can practically feel the warmth. You can almost feel the comfort in his voice.
Inappropriate: Let's just get it out there: Spencer swears more than a truck driver and makes more sex jokes than a fourteen year old boy. And usually in front of students or other teachers. Its expected, though, because most people know that he's joking. Of course he'd never say something in front of someone like the Headmaster... but if he's just being casual, yea. A couple f-bombs are gonna slip.
MAGICAL. No I'm kidding.. but he is pretty great.
Background:
"Her name was Evangeline. She was French!" -laughs- "Can you believe that? A low down, dirty sack of potatoes from Alabama like me got a damn fine French girl to go out with him." -shakes head as he looks down at his hands- "Yea, man. She was sure somethin'."
"When did she pass?"
-scratching forehead- "'Bout eight years ago. She died when the girls were only a year old."
"The girls?"
"My daughters. My two beautiful daughters, Madison and Kaylee." -shakes head with a smile- "They're the light of my life, those two. And fuck, they look so much like she did.. some days, y'know, some days its hard to look at them. Some days I just can't not see her in them. And its hard, y'know? Its hard to think I lost her so easily. She just slipped away. She left too soon.. way too soon." -tearing a bit-
"Are you comfortable talking about it?"
"Might as well, man." -wipes eyes and straightens up- "It was a tumor. In her brain. She'd been complaining about headaches for weeks before we brought her in. I didn't really believe her. Which hurts. But I didn't.. I thought she was just stressed. I mean we had two one year olds running around. But it was there.. and it was the size of a grapefruit. A fucking grape fruit.. do you know like.. how fucking big that is?" -loses it momentarily, regathers self- "But for real. Like, they said she wouldn't make it. They couldn't take it out.. it would cut off too much of her brain. So I lost her." -pauses- "The week leading up to her death was torturous. Do you know what its like to watch someone, someone you love, die? Or worse, what its like to watch someone that knows they're going to die just.. whither away? Its the worst thing in the world. When we got the news, I never saw her smile again. I never heard her laugh. When she left.. she hadn't said she loved me in two days." -whimpers- "I hope you don't mind man but.. but I can't talk about this anymore."
"Can I just ask if you were married?"
"Nawh man. We weren't married. We'd dated for six years before we had Madison and Kaylee. Admittedly, they were accidents. But I'm happy. Because they're all I've got left of her. Hey I uh.. I think I'm gonna go now if that's alright."
Other: Spencer often makes up for the hole in his heart with laughter and immature things. Its his only way of coping.
Madison and Kaylee are nine year old fraternal twins. Spencer loves them more than life. (Madison is the blonde one, Kaylee the brunette)
Only recently has Spencer started looking for love again. He's not like, hunting it down.. but he's willing now.
Originally, Spencer is from Alabama. He does a really good Forest Gump impersonation.
He's got this weird sort of crackly voice. It kinda makes him sound like an idiot.. but he likes it. His laugh is insane.
He's got quite a few tattoos. Not like, full sleeves.. and nothing visible unless in a tank top or, well, shirtless. His favorites are the one of his daughter's names. Madison's name lies over his heart and Kaylee's name is on his inner right rib cage.
SPENCER IS WONDERFUL GO LOVE HIM.
