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Jake Elwood

What's cooking?

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a character in “Livin' It Up In Los Angeles”, as played by TushoKa

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{"Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never.". }




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|Full name|
Jake Elwood


|Nickname|
Jakester


|Birthday|
18 September


|Age|
24 years old


|Nationality|
United States


|Sexuality|
Heterosexual


|Occupation|
Cook at 'LA on the green'


|Hometown|
New York, New York




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{"What are friends for." }




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|Quirks & Habits|
Jake is a health nut. Aside from working out at least once every day he is often seen with a health shake. Part of his work out he does by practicing sports. Aside from surfing, he enjoys cycling, soccer, basketball and baseball. Jake also enjoys the other type of drink, the alcoholic kind.


|Talents(T) | Strengths(ST) | Skills(SK) |
*Talented cook*
*Health nut*
*A bit of a sports freak*


|Flaws/Weakness|
~Has a taste for alcohol~
~Holds on to the black and white view he has of the world~
~Has trouble to trust others since he was cheated on before.~


|Hobbies|
- Working out
- Being at the beach
- Cooking


|Fears|
ΓΈBeing cheated on againΓΈ
ΓΈBeing paralyzedΓΈ
ΓΈLosing someone that he lovesΓΈ
ΓΈSnakesΓΈ


|Secrets|
✀Is a member of alcoholics anonymous since a few months, but is not doing brilliantly.✀
✀Still has a photostrip of Sara and him in his wallet.✀
✀Has been with other women, but did not have another meaningfull relationship since his break up with Sara.✀


|Goals/Dreams|

Jake's eventual goal is to get everyone in the States eating healthy. His current restaurant is already healthy, and he is proud to work there. He first wants to become head chef, make a name for himself, then start a food truck company, and eventually start a company that supplies health foods to restaurants and supermarkets.



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{"People change, feelings don't". }




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|Personality|
|Athletic:Ever since he was young he played as many sports as he could as often as he could. It would be very rare to see Jake sitting on the couch watching TV or playing video games.|
|Loyal:He is loyal in every sense of the word. He would never switch shampoo brands or go to another gas station. Also he will not cheat on the girl he is dating.|
|Stubborn:As a mule. He will continue to stick to his opinion even after he realizes he is wrong.|
|Ambitious:Jake is always trying to improve different aspects of his life. This goes for his cooking as well as his athletic achievements.|
|Proper:Jake is very neat. Everything always needs to be clean and organized. He will go mental if he would have to stay in a messy room.|
|Eco friendly:He always lived healthy, eating the right food, exercising, etc. |
|Technophobe:Jake does not get along with any computer or phone. The only thing he can seem to get working is his Ipod.|

|Likes|
β–²The beach
β–²Sushi
β–²Sailing
β–²Sports
β–²Warm weather
β–²Dogs
β–²His sister
β–²Rock and Dance music
|Dislikes|
β–ΌLiving away from his mother and sister
β–ΌSport injuries
β–ΌShopping
β–ΌMessy environment
β–ΌPidgeons
β–ΌSnow/Ice
β–ΌHorror movies
β–ΌViolence




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{"When a lost loved one appears before you, it's your brain that fights it, not your heart.". }



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|Place of Origin|
New York, New York
|History|
Jake had an easy time in his childhood. He had a loving father and mother and a sister that was a few years younger. In school he was not the greatest learner, his grades were usually either on or below average. On the other side he had a great feeling for sports and played in many of the school teams. He mostly enjoyed being on the swim team, soccer team and basketball team. When he was 12 years old his parents got a divorce. Jake did not know why and frankly still does not know what happened to his parents that made them split up. Both of them told him that it was a mutual decision, and that it was in the best interest of everyone. Jake's father moved from New York to start the restaurant he always wanted. His mother stayed together with his sister and Jake. Young as he was Jake was able to see that he broke his fathers heart by choosing to stay with his mom instead of his dad. Although he never told this to his father his motivation was that he wanted to stay with his sister. Over the years Jake did keep very much in touch with his dad and travelled to him often in school vacations.

Finishing high school as an average student Jake was lucky enough to get a scholarship because of his soccer talents. Jake chose to study culinary arts and business management on his fathers recommendation. This appeared not be a bad choice, he got good grades and started to feel more confident in his own doing. To date one of the best moments in his life is seeing both his parents and his sister being there at graduation day. The moment he graduated, his dad asked him to come work for him. Jake felt that it was not the right time for him to leave New York and he got a job in one of the restaurants there. Over the next two years his dad kept on asking that same question every moment he got, but every time with the same negative response.

Then at a 4th of July celebration simply changed his life. He met Sara at the party he attended and they started to talk. He had never felt like this before and it wasn't long before he moved into her apartment. This appeared to be too soon. Amazingly good times were mixed with very bad times and they both did not seem to want to back down on any of their issues. One day when Jake came home from a sailing trip he found Sara kissing another guy. Feeling utterly betrayed he hit the new guy in the face, grabbed his stuff and left the apartment.

Getting home, the first thing Jake did was to call his father. He finally accepted his fathers offer and moved to Los Angeles, not offering any explanation to the people around him. Mistaken Jake's misery for being home sick, his father tried everything to keep him in Los Angeles, and it worked, Jake stayed. Initially he had trouble sleeping and trouble concentrating. Then his father tried to cheer him up by giving him more to do, some nights Jake would be in charge of the menu. Jake was now drowning in work and it helped pushing his mind to better thoughts. It wasn't long however, before it became too much for Jake. What had always been "recreational drinking" started to get more serious, up to the point where Jake showed up at work drunk. His chef being the first to notice, she informed his father. His father took him home and enrolled him in AA.

Since then Jake is doing better and his life is coming together. He should not be drinking at all anymore, but occasionaly he slips up, especially on nights when he thinks back to the summer he met Sara. He has been set up multiple times by the female colleagues at work, but ,as he is still comparing every girl to Sara, none of the candidates ever got a second date. At work his cooking and his commitment to a healthy lifestyle have produced a lot of successes.

|Family Tree|
Father: Christopher Elwood
Mother: Elisa Beadle
Sister: Josie Elwood
Grandfather: Richard Elwood





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{"If music be the food of love, play on". }





|Theme song: Say something|
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8tP9Oo52Y)




So begins...

Jake Elwood's Story

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Character Portrait: Constance B. Ryans Character Portrait: Adrian Everett Character Portrait: Natalie Williams Character Portrait: Nate Hunter Character Portrait: Hana Wright Character Portrait: Jake Elwood
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"Alright, everyone, let's take a ten minute break." A male voice said as everyone relaxed and started to move around. A slender female walked up to the director of the photo shoot with a smile and stood beside him. "Hey. The photo shoot is going really well and I've got some great shots in. Thanks for letting me take pictures here again." The director nodded his head and turned back towards his assistant, chatting about certain items of business. Natalie mouthed the word 'okay' and turned around then started to pack up her belongings. She slung her camera bag over her shoulder then trotted away from the set as she walked down a series of stairs before she reached the outside.

Her eyes fluttered up towards the sky, which was very blue and free of gray clouds. The sun shined and made its presence felt upon the pavement and people below as Natalie sighed and turned heel to head back towards her apartment. She always accepted jobs that were closer to her apartment so that she wouldn't have to drive and waste gas in the Los Angeles traffic. When she reached the building where her apartment was, she checked her mailbox and found a flier for a Blacklight Party tonight. Natalie checked through her other envelopes and found nothing worth her liking so she walked right back up to her apartment.

While her mind pondered on that flier about the party, she wondered if her friends would be interested in going or not. It felt like they needed a little bit more excitement these days as it seems like they've all been a bit business with their professional lives. She pulled out her cell phone and shot a text over towards her friends.

To: β™₯ The Squad β™₯
Anyone interested in a Blacklight Party tonight?


Natalie sent the text and waited for her friends to respond. She went over towards her kitchen and fixed herself a little snack before she would go and look for an outfit for tonight, even if she had to go by herself. But she know that would hardly ever happen.

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Jake had been up since the early hours of the morning. As every day he went to the park first in order to go jogging. It was all part of his healthy lifestyle and it is good to set his mind straight for the day to come. A sense of control he had lacked back in New York. He had hoped to see his running mate in the park, but unlike other mornings he did not see Constance there. He kept a normal pace, not pushing himself that much. It was a conscious decision, knowing the long day ahead.

After his run he had been the one to open the restaurant for the day. Breakfast had been slow, but like always the coffee corner was booming and most of his shift was spend helping out there and preparing the kitchen for dinner. Although his friends were aware that his father was the owner of the restaurant, his co-workers were not. He'd like to keep it that way, as he didn't want to be accused of nepotism. If he would become head chef he wanted to be respected for his skills rather than his connections. Midway through his shift he took a small break and saw the plethora of messages from his friends.

He replied with his own comments.
To: Ragtag Bunch of Misfits

I'm done at 9, will you come to pick me up? Drinks on me if you come early :)
@Hana - can you go by my place and pick me up a shirt for the party?
@Constanzia - Smalls-MINDED, she invented the word. Don't worry about it


He was glad he didn't push himself that morning, with the party added to his day it would be a long one. Jake put his phone away again and went back to work. The proposed special for the day (cauliflower crust Waldorf pizza) was, pretentious as it seems, a hit during lunch and dinner. Every order of it brought a smile on Jake's face, since he was the one that came up with it. As always the visitor's of 'LA on the green' were a mix of hipsters, socialites and the regulars that had come to appreciate the health food. Jake was in a happy mood thinking of tonight's party. He had been working hard lately and it was time for some fun. He enjoyed dancing, although he sucked at it. Always starting slow, a few drinks would always make him think he was a great dancer, and it was hard to stop him then.

When dinner came around Jake went from lead chef to one of the regulars. The head chef of the restaurant was Bill. He was the archetype chef, a big round belly, thunderous voice and as foul mouthed as they come. He was good and everyone knew it. Jake always tried to learn as much as possible, although Bill really made you work your ass off. Mains: 2 pumpkin mix roti wraps, 1 burger of Eden.
Yes chef, 2 pumpkin mix roti wraps and 1 burger of Eden, chef! Jake replied as trained. Within his own section he steered the junior chefs. Approving the roti's, but denying the half ass burger he was presented he took over himself for a bit. 5 minutes later, 3 perfect mains were presented to the chef, who was complaining about the speed, but complemented the quality. Around 8 o'clock the orders ran out and they all started cleaning their respective areas. After the hard work Jake looked even more forward to the party than he had already.

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Once Natalie finished her snack, she went to her room and sat on her bed. Her eyes peered into her closet as she needed to know what she wanted to wear. It was a Blacklight Party so she know that she doesn't need anything too extra or extravagant but she stopped her staring into the closet when her phone chimed and she reached over and grabbed it, seeing that the first message was from Constance. They weren't the closest of the group but they were still friendly around each other. Her eyes read the message and she shook her head. They may not be close but she still cared for her.

To: β™₯ The Squad β™₯
Well, I am definitely going, of course! I love Blacklight parties! :D

And Constance, you do not dress too appropriate. Small is obviously gay. Haha.


Before Natalie sent her message in, another one came through and it was from Adrian. She read his message then started to add on her previous replay.

To: β™₯ The Squad β™₯
Adrian, I might come over but I am not watching Drag Race again. ;3


She sent in the message and dropped her phone beside her on the bed as she got up from her seated position, waltzing over towards her closet and started moving hangers around, making certain faces at her clothes. She might need to go shopping for something new and fresh before the party. Her eyes fluttered over towards her phone again, which chimed multiple times. 'Oh, my goodness.' She thought to herself as she hurried over towards her phone. Once it was in her hand, she scrolled through the messages and saw one from Archer by himself. She checked the group message first and read everyone's message then typed a reply.

To: β™₯ The Squad β™₯
It starts at 10 PM, everyone. Super late, I know but the address is 110 Hollywood Boulevard. I'll gladly give anyone a ride if they need it. Just please be sure to let know. :)


She then opened up Archer's message and raised a slight brow out of curiosity. She started to type up a message to reply to Archer's message. As she typed, she wondered to herself what could Archer feel regretful about.

To: Archie :D
I am at my apartment but would you like to meet somewhere?

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Hana could never say no to Jake - not only because of her feelings for him but because she loved dressing other people up... and giving them makeovers, just ask the girls. So after a few hours doing nothing at the Grove, she took the bus to her own apartment to clean up before going to Jake's. An hour and a half later, with a bag filled with glow-in-the-dark face paint and beers, Hana arrived at Jake's apartment and, because she went there so often, the security guards at the lobby let her go through with a simple 'hello'.


To: Ohana


xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMe

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hey Nate! Give me a ride too
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I'm at Jake's place

xxxxxxxxxxxx Pretty pretty please please please



Going up to Jake's floor took just a couple of minutes, and after lazily walking through the corridors in the building, she found his door and his spare key under the mat. Such a clichΓ© place to hide a key but Jake was like that too. She took out a beer from the plastic bag she'd been carrying and went over to his closet to take a look at what she had to work with. Not long after that, she found an outfit that looked good enough for a Blacklight party and placed it down on top of Jake's bed.

She decided to lay down and wait for the boys to get there, turning on the TV and looking for something interesting to watch in the meantime.

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Blacklight Party Outfit Listening to Lady Marmalade



Padding barefoot through her stylish but cozy apartment with all four of her pets dancing around her feet looking for treats, Constance smiled and sighed as she finished towel drying her hair, then used one hand to pull the treat bags down. "Only one you guys, then I gotta get ready." she laughed and tossed them each a treat before grabbing another beer. Throwing the bags back in the cabinet, Constance turned on her stereo, blasting one of her favorite songs as she dances around her room.

Pulling out her make up kit she slowly started on getting ready, Constance went with gold, white and turquoise theme sense she had an idea of what she was going to wear. Hearing her phone chime a couple more times over the music she went and grabbed it off the couch. Seeing all the new messages she scrolled through, laughed at a few, and then put it down instead of answering because she needed to blow dry her hair.

It was only after her hair was dried and curled that she decided to flop on to her couch still in her bath robe,

To: The Peeps
Good thing it starts so late or I would be late,
just barely finished doing hair and makeup. LOL.
Anyways, I'll probably need a ride (I might be pre-partying by myself)
so whoever is closes to me it would be great if you could swing by.
Just let me know.


After hitting send Constance groaned before cuddling Mozy who had curled his massive frame into her side, "You know I love you booboo but I gotta finish getting ready." she told him as he sniffed her hair. It only took the dark haired girl a moment to realize just how crazy she sounded talking to her dog and that motivated her into getting dressed because obviously she needed some human interaction. Pulling on a couple of her favorite articles of clothing she laced up some flat soled boots because there was no way she was going to wear heels.

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Jake was cleaning his station when he looked over at the bar and saw Nate sitting. He gave a few directions to the others before he walked over to greet his friend. "Hey Nathaniel, you're first today. I see you got your beer fix, want anything to eat? You just give me 3 ingredients, and I'll decide the rest." Jake leaned over the bar to get himself a drink as well. He was still on duty, but since the kitchen was officially closed, no one ever made a big deal out of it. On many other nights it was the standard end of the night to all drink a beer together before closing the restaurant.
Jake clinked his bottle against Nate's. "Cheers, so are the others coming here as well?"

Nate startled out of his day dreams as Jake spoke to him. "Huh? Oh no thanks man," Nate replied as he took a sip of his beer then smiled as Jake clinked his beer against his. "Cheers, no not that I know of." Nate took another pull on the beer as his phone buzzed so he took it out and read it with a chuckle. "Well speak of 'm, Hana needs a ride, she's at your place by the way. And Constance could also use a lift,are we near her place?"

As Jake took another sip, he thought, he wasn't great at directions, but his place seemed closer. "I think we can pick up Hana first, I'll get dressed there, and then we can swing by Constance. Just give me a few seconds."
Jake walked to the back, where there was a small locker room. He put away his knive set, threw his chef's shirt in the laundry bin, and put on the shirt he came in. Lastly, he grabbed his backpack before returning to Nate. He finished his beer quickly. "Okay, all ready to go?"

They walked out to Nate's GTO and Jake got in the passenger seat. When Nate started the car Jake shouted. "Up, up and away!"
Only a short time after they arrived at Jake's apartment. As they came in they saw Hana sitting in front of the tv. "Hey, Hanabanana, all ready to party?"
After greeting he turned to the tv to see what she was watching. "Ancient aliens? Let me guess, skipping through channels and all of a sudden there is the crazy hair guy? Happens to me all the time, cant look away..."

Jake turned back to Nate. "Have a seat, I'll just be a second. Hana? Clothes on the bed?"
After confirmation he walked to his bedroom to see what she prepared for him. It wasn't something he would have chosen, but he wasn't really known for his fashion sense. Hana on the other hand was able to mi and match better than most.
While undressing he noticed the smells of the kitchen were still on him, so he quickly jumped in for a 2 minute shower. Another 5 minutes, some deodorant and after shave later he walked out to the livingroom fresh as a daisy. A daisy with a very musky smell of course.
Just to show off the result he stood in front of the TV and made a quick spin. "Who else is ready to party, y'all?" He said in the most annoying tone thinkable.

Nate winced at the tone and nodded as he stood up from the other end of the couch "Yeah, lets do this!" he responded as the air conditioning moved the air in his direction and he sniffed "Wow somebody is out to make an impression," he said with a grin then walked to the door.

On the ride down in the elevator Nate hummed softly to himself tapping a booted toe on the floor, once they were out and walking to the GTO he turned to Jake and Hana. "Hey, you guys aren't used to my car are you?" he asked unlocking the passenger door with the key and opened it, then walked around to the drivers side and did the same. He slid in to the drivers seat and started the engine while Jake and Hana sorted out where they wanted to sit. "Ladies first," Jake said gentleman-like.

As they got in the car Nate leaned over and looked up, "Do you guys wanna pick up Constance? Or head on to the party?" Jake looked at Hana questioningly. "It's on our way now, so why wouldn't we? Hana, you know how to get to her house?"