the personality

likes • modern art, bright colors and patterns, vintage jewelry designs, rings (likes to wear multiple), very spicy food, classic drinks like Tom Collins, Hallmark movies (loves the awful Christmas, romance ones)
dislikes • cheap honey, diamonds (thinks they're overrated), over-the-top jewelry (prefers simple and vintage), nickel (allergic)
strengths • finding the queen bee, jewelry design and making, client social skills
weaknesses • workaholic, perfectionist, can get on tangents
dreams • inherit the family business
fears • becoming allergic to bees, not being able to make and keep clients
overall personality • Gideon is a very focused person, not one to be able to multitask. His work is his life and is on the path to proving himself to his parents. While the youngest, he hopes to inherit the store - strictly because he thinks he should.

With clients, he works hard to see their vision and make it come to life. While he prefers the simpler-looking pieces, he won't say no to the five-carat diamond - as long as they're willing to pay the price.

He's a gentle person, not wanting to disappoint people, making him the perfectionist he is. It had halted him a few times, but he hasn't let it rule over him.

the history

father • Caroll Alcott, Jeweler/Gemologist - 65
mother • Rita Singh, Bee Keeper - 60
siblings • -- -- Alcott, 30
-- -- -- Alcott, 29
important people • his terrier, Diwali
hometown • Hickstead, UK
overall history • Gideon was born to an English and Indian mother in Hickstead. He grew up well off, but not filthy rich. As the youngest of three children, Gideon felt like he had to prove himself. While his parents showed equal love, he saw his siblings as competition for the family business – knowing full well that he could lose it after his parents passed.

His oldest sibling followed their dad’s interest and the middle followed their mother, Gideon forced himself to become into both interests. At first, it was out of spite to prove himself better, but he ended up falling in love. Beekeeping to Gideon was the calm after the storm of jewelry making. The silence of watching the hives, balanced out the insanity of custom design deadlines.

Being in school was another competitive aspect for Gideon, clawing for high grades – making a lot of his relationships, romance and friendship, suffer. This behavior has since changed after university but he hasn’t had the best time fixing these relations. He gained a few former friends but struggles to make new, meaningful relationships.

After graduation, he traveled with his father around the world a bit to understand the gem trade and to see the wonders of the natural world. Gideon returned to Hickstead at twenty-five, settling into helping people at his parent’s shop. Over the last two years – Gideon has amassed quite a profile of clientele, from varying social classes.

He lives by himself in Willow Bridge but enjoys going to Hickstead to tend his hives and enjoy the small town. It reminds him of a few Hallmark movie towns. Maybe he’ll meet the one at some Gazebo.

the role player

alias • aofie
age • pre-grand canyon
other characters • unknown