Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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October was in the air and Moses was enjoying the colder weather. The girls were still happy to be outside, which made things easier to let their energy out. School was so far decent in the new year. But he was worried when another foster placement was asked about. Moses had asked Isa and Julia, of course, but he had them for a long time now. It was to the point that Moses had plans of adoption but wanted to wait a bit before asking their thoughts on the idea. He also didn’t want to prevent another family from having children.
Moses, after talking with his family, came up with the idea that the kids could have a playdate. Dahlia, his sister, agreed to come and be an extra adult pair of eyes. There was a nice park on their street that had a good playground, as well as a natural kind of playground. Moses wasn’t afraid of the kids getting dirty anyway.
After making sure he and the girls were dressed for the cooler weather, he grabbed a wagon so the girls could sit in it. The park wasn’t too long of a walk – but Moses knew it’d be easier to have it in case the girls got too tired. Plus, it was a good workout for him later.
When they made it to the park, Dahlia was there – warm drinks in hand and a wicker basket. A woman, around Moses’ age was talking to his sister. The woman had a young boy with her, whom Moses guessed was the young boy. “Good afternoon!” Moses smiled. “I hope I didn’t keep you waiting too long.” Moses gave the woman a firm handshake. “These are my girls, Julia and Isa.”
Moses happily held Julia’s hand as they began following Reni. He wondered why he and Dahlia never got into horses. It wasn’t something they could necessarily afford when they were younger, but even growing in an area with a lot of them – Moses always found it interesting when there were non-riders. Thankfully, there wasn’t anything of a beef between riders and non. However, there was some tension between the two main barns.
He listened, though Moses could not promise how much he was ingesting. The man was observing Reni. How the wind made the small pieces of hair swirl around her face. Her smile. She was utter perfection.
“Ah, the lavender is for you,” Moses smiled. “I insisted my sister keep some of her best batches aside for you. I may have to cat sit in return, but she knows you have a string around me.” He matched her impish smile when Reni answered Julia’s question. Thankfully she answered, as Moses didn’t know he could have cut it shorter than she did. He could’ve made it sound a lot scarier than it was by accident.
Julia and Issa knew of the reptiles in the house and were never unsupervised when down there. Everything was locked up as well, as a keypad code was needed to access it. Moses was tall enough to still hide the code from the girls and changed it up twice a month.
“What do you say, Julia? We have some time before we need to head home and cook dinner.”
To be truthful, Moses didn’t know if that fact was true or not. “Apples and Carrots are quite popular. But if we did, we shouldn’t feed any horses we don’t personally know. Some of them may have an allergy, or their owners may not like strangers feeding their horses.” He only knew this info from hearing conversations at work or out and about. The best thing he heard someone say, was horses were bigger versions of dogs and cats. They all had their personalities and needs.
Moses was going to offer to take a closer look until the familiar voice of Reni broke through. The man found himself wondering if he looked okay. He wasn’t one to wear a suit jacket while driving to wrinkle it up. But he still found himself wanting to look his best for her, sneakers or loafers. “Hey, Reni,” Moses greeted, with one of his big smiles. She looked beautiful as always. Almost like a druid near a spring.
“Julia, this is Ms. Serenity Delca. A close friend of mine.” In practice, he had hoped to ask Reni out today. But having Julia around prolonged the process. “Reni, this is one-half of my foster daughters, Julia. We’re here to drop off a bundle of dried lavender. And she also expressed interest in hand-feeding a horse or two.”
It had been a year already that Isa and Julia had been under Moses’ care. The year was full of lessons, and the good and bad of it all. It was nice though. Moses had enjoyed being a dad. Granted, he was privileged with a lot of help. His parents and his sister made it known they would easily play fight for time. Granted, it meant Papa and Popop often won, since Dahlia was equally as busy as Moses could be. But Moses made sure to keep his life calmer compared to what it was.
Since school was starting soon, Moses had treated the girls to get some ice cream at the pier. Almost as a last-minute goodbye to summer. He had planned on dropping the girls off afterward since there was a delivery, he wanted to give to a special person. But when Julia learned that Moses would be stopping by horses, she insisted she wanted to go. And due to her starting school soon, he agreed to her coming along. Isa was tuckered out, so Papa came over to look out for her while Moses and Julia went to visit Reni.
The visit wasn’t a surprise, but Julia was. Dahlia had some lavender that had been dried, along with some bee balm. Two things that she knew Reni would appreciate. Sunday was the day they had planned to make work.
It wasn’t a long ride to Blue Acres and when they arrived, Moses made sure Julia’s hand was in his, the bag for Reni in the other. “Wow, Julia look at all the horses that are out!” he smiled, guiding her to one of the pasture lines. Moses didn’t quite know what Reni was doing at the barn that day, but he wasn’t in a particular rush. Well, until Julia would throw a fuss.
Crisp air went through Moses’ lungs as his team set up the tent for their beverages bar. There were a few beverage tents around, but Moses’ made sure his team knew they would be considered specialty. For the cool moms and dads and everyone else. Giggles were heard after his terrible pop reference.
He was also helping set up entertainment. Moses had the equipment; Lounge had the performers. Knowing him, there would be a lot of familiar faces – and Moses was looking forward to it. While he didn’t necessarily have to work today – he wanted to make sure the staff he brought had breaks throughout the day to get food and drink. Also, some time to hang out with people. Plus, it was a fundraising event – he couldn’t say no.
Once the tent was up, Moses put out the sign of their options. There was a mixture of warm and cold beverages. Some small bar snacks were available too.
full name • Moses Julien Baker nicknames • MJ, MoMo, Mr. Baker age • 34 birthday • March 24, 1987 occupation • owner of R&R's Night Club, Receptionist at Legacy Hotel gender • male sexuality • bisexual
the appearance
face claim• Michael B Jordan
identifying features• his smile
the personality
likes • snakes and exotic pets, boxed mac'n cheese, chocolate truffles, Gin, jewelry, spicy food dislikes • seafood (allergic), cheap tequila, fishbowl or volcano drinks, skittles, bland food strengths • public speaking, accounting weaknesses • reading small texts (dyslexic), being able to focus on too many items at once (ADHD) dreams • making sure R&R stays in business, adopt children, provide for his father's in their older age fears • deep water, bankruptcy overall personality • Moses is a very behind the scenes kind of fellow. Which is not what you would expect from the owner of a nightclub. He's more relaxed than his older sister Dahlia. While he's just much of a hard worker, his standards of perfection and people aren't as strict.
Moses is kind and forgiving, often giving people more chances than needed in his personal life. It's one of his downfalls, wearing his heart on his sleeve and looking for the best in people. Of course, this doesn't slide into his work life. Moses is more strict with his employees, meaning two strikes of bad behavior leaves you canned. He does try to be fair, but there are things he refuses to let slide.
the history
father • Timothy (72) + Gordon (74) Baker, retired mother • none siblings • Dahlia Ari Baker (38), Maewha owner and designer important people • Constance Logan (85), mentor hometown • Hickstead overall history • Moses was born from a woman that was from a religious background, who hid her out of wedlock pregnancy. He was surrendered to the fire station before being placed in care. After a year, he was adopted by Timothy and Gordan Baker, a gay couple who’ve been wanting children of their own for a very long time.
While growing up, Moses struggled with focus and reading. He was diagnosed with dyslexia at an early age, and ADHD later in life. Like Dahlia, Moses dealt with uncomfortable comments about his family and lifestyle. Dahlia handled the criticisms better than Moses did. He would be a shell of a boy in his elementary and middle school days, avoiding those who verbally hurt him.
In his silence, Moses fell in love with math and calculations. While he couldn’t grasp reading and writing, numbers were easier to understand. With his talent for math, Moses was able to get decent jobs in sales and retail while working through high school. His talents attracted business mogul, Constance Logan – the owner of R&R’s Nightclub. She became his mentor while he worked there, often paying for courses to excel in his mathematical and business talents. Through Constance, Moses enhanced his public speaking skills and networking. He worked with successful people in both Hickstead and London.
While Dahlia was in London for Uni, Moses opted for Brighton. He got his master’s in business with an accounting degree on the side. Moses moved back to Hickstead after university and started working at the Legacy Hotel before he was given a massive opportunity via Constance. The woman was retiring due to failing health and wanted her business to go to someone who knew the Nightclub like the back of their hand. Moses was her mentee and Constance believed he was the best person to take over the club. It was a shock, and it took Moses an extra year to make his decision. He agreed to take over ownership if he was able to keep his part-time job at the hotel. The position wasn’t necessarily needed, but Moses liked the job and its ability to train his mind better. At the age of 28, R&R’s officially changed ownership.
Moses still struggles with reading and multi-tasking, he’s still able to do both jobs at his best. He’s very open about his struggles, wanting to break the stigma. When not busy with the hotel or the club, Moses is helping Dahlia with her community efforts. He helped create a program with the local schools to help at-risk youth with their education and sports, to help keep them off the streets.
His fathers are happily retired, living with his sister. Moses lives on his own but is hoping to expand his family with children and maybe a partner. He currently enjoys his time with his collection of reptiles.
the role player
alias • Aofie age • a milli other characters • a lot!
