End Chapter 2 MRE App and Character Info

Jason Kelly

The protagonist of the story, Jason was once athletic, but hit a major growth spurt in high school which put a strain on his physicality and he hasn’t gotten back into sports or regular workouts since. He is now 6’8” tall, but a bit on the skinny side, still big enough to dwarf most people up close. He’s had very little luck when it comes to romance, and while he’s had a few flirty relationships, the one time he thought he had something good going online, it turned out to be a catfish scam. Despite his background in running, he’s also quite intelligent and creative, going to school to major in computer sciences and working at a tech company as a coder. But with a lack of assertiveness and self-esteem, he is somewhat underpaid, and underappreciated, and quite a few people in his life have learned they can take advantage of him if they are clever about it.

With the help of the MRE app, he’s starting to turn some of his relationships around, and might be able to turn the tables on some of those taking advantage of him too.

Characters Interacted with via the MRE App

Alexandra “Alex” Kelly

Jason’s middle sister is a little over two years younger than him, she has brown hair she usually keeps in a ponytail, and blue eyes, and generally likes to dress comfortable, with t-shirts and jeans or shorts, when she’s not in the medical scrubs she wears as a receptionist at a local clinic. She generally sleeps in oversized t-shirts and loose shorts.

Alex is supportive and encouraging regarding Jason’s work situation, and the possibility that he might need to look for a new job.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Brother

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Affection 90, Friendship 71, Love 70, Playfulness 68, Loyalty 59, Protectiveness 48, Admiration 37, Trust 35, Worry 30, Submissiveness 10, Lust 5

Special Traits: Fantasy Crush, Taboo Kink

Chloe Yazzie

Jason’s best friend, Chloe grew up just down the street from the Kelly family, and since she was in the same grade as Jason despite being a little older, they became fast friends. She is also part of his gaming group.

Chloe is from the Navajo tribe, but has lived in southern California her entire life. She has black eyes and generally wears her long black hair in a braid that reaches almost to her knees. When it’s loose it brushes her calves. She has tribal tattoos on her upper arms and across the backs of her shoulders that she got when she was sixteen. She’s been best friends with Jason for most of their lives, but seems interested in possibly being more.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Best Friend, Gaming Buddy

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Loyalty 86, Friendship 68, Affection 64, Trust 46, Playfulness 41, Protectiveness 41, Love 28, Lust 11

Special Traits: Confidante, Partner in Crime

Katherine “Kate” O’Connel

Kate is one of Alex’s two best friends. She is roommates with Jason, Alex, and Heather, and shares a bedroom with Heather.

Kate and Alex have been best friends since they met in elementary school and she’d moved into a house just across the street from where the Kellys lived. But since she was almost two years older she was in the same grade as Jason. Now she works as a waitress at a fancy steakhouse, and spends most her money on equipment and training for her local hockey club. She is very serious about the sport.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Best Friend’s Brother, Roommate

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Loyalty 53, Affection 33, Friendship 28, Trust 20, Nostalgia 18, Protectiveness 18, Worry 9, Admiration 1, Lust -7

Special Traits: Childhood Crush

Allison Carn

Allison is Jason’s boss at work, who seems to want him to come in for some extra projects to avoid falling behind in his workload.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Subordinate, Potential Mister

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Lust 47, Admiration 30, Dominance 28, Submissiveness 9, Affection 6, Loyalty 2

Special Traits: Cheating Kink, Loss of Dominance Kink

Kyle West

Kyle is one of Jason’s oldest friends, and has become the de facto dungeon master for their gaming group.

They meet about once a month at Kyle’s house on a Saturday to play D&D for a few hours.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Gaming Buddy

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Friendship 43, Trust 31, Loyalty 30, Playfulness 18, Protectiveness 12, Affection 10, Love 5

Special Traits: Childhood Best Friend

Louisa Dubois “Stephani McAllister”

Along with Christine the two of them created the Stephani persona to interact with people online. They’ve been leading Jason on as a catfish for a number of months, pretending to date.

Christine’s twin sister, they both have dirty blonde hair and ice blue eyes.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Catfisher

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Remorse 43*, Affection 29, Lust 4, Beholden 5*, Worry 1, Fear 0

Special Traits: Internal Conflict, Self Doubt

Active Affects: Attitude Amplifier (Beholden), Attitude Amplifier (Remorse)

Christine Dubois “Stephani McAllister”

Along with Louisa the two of them created the Stephani persona to interact with people online. They’ve been leading Jason on as a catfish for a number of months, pretending to date.

Louisa’s twin sister, they both have dirty blonde hair and ice blue eyes.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Catfisher

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Remorse 30*, Affection 24, Playfulness 3, Disdain 2, Beholden 3*, Worry 1, Fear 1

Special Traits: Internal Conflict

Active Affects: Attitude Amplifier (Beholden), Attitude Amplifier (Remorse)

Gabriel “Gabe” Davis

Gabe was a friend of Jason’s back in school who trained with him on the track team up until they got into high school, and Jason stopped running.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Gaming Buddy, Former Track Buddy

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Friendship 24, Nostalgia 12, Trust 11, Loyalty 9, Admiration 6

Heather Chase

Heather is one of Alex’s two best friends. The two grew up together, and Heather really began to fill out into a beautiful woman when she entered high school, at which point Jason, along with many other guys, began to take notice of her. She is roommates with Jason, Alex, and Kate, and shares a bedroom with Kate. Jason considers her one of the most attractive girls he knows.

She typically goes clubbing on Saturday nights, and makes lets plays when she has time in the evenings. She wears tank tops or camisoles to sleep in, along with flannel pajama bottoms.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Rival, Roommate

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Hostility 22, Affection 21, Resentment 16, Dominance 11, Loyalty 10, Playfulness 4, Lust 4*

Special Traits: Cocktease, Drama Queen

Active Effects: Awaken Attitude (Lust)

Manfred “Manny” Carson

One of Jason’s friends from school who is part of his D&D gaming group.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Gaming Buddy, Rival

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Friendship 19, Jealousy 5

Victor “V” Preston

Victor joined Jason’s friend group near the end of high school, and became a regular member of their D&D gaming group.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Gaming Buddy

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Friendship 16, Admiration 6, Lust 0

Summer Rae

Summer works at a local fast food restaurant, and seems to have taken notice of Jason more than her coworkers.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Customer

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Friendship 4

Michael Cullen

Michael is a security guard who works at the front desk at the company Jason is employed at.

MRE Profile

Relationship: Co-Worker

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Friendship 1

Additional MRE Stats

Energy Gained: 162

Total Energy Gained: 219

Perks Acquired: Attitude Amplifier (Remorse for Christine Dubois) 21 pts. Attitude Amplifier (Remorse for Louisa Dubois) 21 pts. Awaken Attitude (Lust for Heather Chase) 9 pts. Attitude Amplifier (Beholden for Christine Dubois) 21 pts. Attitude Amplifier (Beholden for Louisa Dubois) 21 pts. Warding Masque 60 pts.

Energy Spent: 102

Total Energy Spent: 153

Energy Remaining: 66

Additional Important Characters

Helena Kelly

Jason’s older sister who he doesn’t speak to regularly, but still thinks about from time to time. The fact that she doesn’t have a profile on the MRE app yet has given him some insight into how it functions.

Leonidus “Leo” Kelly

Jason’s younger brother who is still in high school. The fact that he doesn’t have a profile on the MRE app yet has given him some insight into how it functions.

Persephone “Percy” Kelly

Jason’s baby sister who is still in middle school. The fact that she doesn’t have a profile on the MRE app yet has given him some insight into how it functions.

Arthur Kelly

Jason’s uncle, the brother of his father, who has been involved with the military for as long as Jason can remember, and who has left an impression of military discipline on all his relatives.

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Author's Note:

Got a few more characters introduced, including a few really important ones for the story moving forwards. Anyone have any favorites yet, or things about the app they’d like to see explored in more depth?