Jean Marc Bisset

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* Appearance
* OOC Info

## Description

Jean-Marc's doll-like features, love of make-up and accessories, slim-trim musculature, and flirty attitude make up his head-turning visage. He tends to dress in bold, modern queer fashion, unafraid to show skin or scandalize onlookers with rude and lewd statements emblazoned on his apparel. His hair tends to change, boasting different highlights or color, but more often than not is swept and tall up top, with the sides cut close.

All that composition and grooming applied to his face doesn't always extend to his expressions. While he sometimes cultivates a resting-bitch-face that could kill at ten paces, he can get swept away in a moment, producing manic smiles and acrobatic antics with his eyes and brows that may queue as a bit intense for some.

## Personality

*"Being young, gay, and mean is not a personality."*

Jean-Marc is as performative, acerbic, and droll as any Queen strives to be. He's flirty and can be crude, but also passionately acknowledges boundaries and makes attempts to keep people comfortable. But... it can all change so fast, and depends deeply who he's around. Mortals typically see Jean-Marc as the typical disaffected queer partyboy, while Kindred may be able to glimpse some of the more "professional" qualities that have surfaced from his years in the Masquerade. Both audiences Kindred and Kine may see him swing from petulant to withdrawn to mildly manic in his less guarded moments. And, of course, as an "Influencer" one of his main modes of personality is "obliviously buried in his phone."

And taking selfies. So many selfies.

## History

Jean-Marc was born in the wobbly post-revolution century of France to a well-off family that bore deep resemblance to the noble families that the previous generations had tried so hard to purge away with rigorous guillotine use. He barely remembers what business or trade his family was in - he only remembers that they wanted for nothing. They had servants, enjoyed travel, ate the best of cuisine, and pursued leisure to the exclusion of all else. A quiet and shy young man, Jean-Marc was frequently lost in the shuffle of his multiple siblings.

One family excursion to the south of France brought Jean-Marc to the world of Darkness. Unaware of the depredations of Xavier Latour, the "Butcher of Alès," the Bisset family enjoyed their tour of the countryside and Marseilles while Xavier disappeared Jean-Marc from a bustling party, never to be seen in the world of the living again. The Bisset family assumed their erstwhile son had run off, and bothered their thoughts with his fate infrequently if at all.

Jean, when asked, recalls his time with Xavier with only hazy details and uncertain recollection. And if only that were true, his dreams would be less plagued with horrors. The murderous psychopath was adept at Dementation and Dominate both, which made it nearly impossible for his victims to discern reality from illusion. However, despite his uncertainty as to what was real and what was not, Jean-Marc remembers tableaus of blood and suffering and depravity that leave him disquieted if he thinks too much on them. His worst uncertainty is how much witnessed cruelty had been at Xavier’s hands… or his own.

To this day, Jean-Marc isn't sure how he was rescued from his situation. He remembers a speeding carriage, and the handsome visage of a brunette vampire stained with blood and ash. Luc Linville only ever discussed the liberation of Jean-Marc from his sire as “being in the right place at the wrong time.” Jean-Marc was presented at Court and was accepted for what he was - a pitiable plaything to a monster who had come under the care of his rescuer. A year later, in 1923 Jean-Marc and Luc travelled to the Americas to put distance between them and the stifling courts of Europe and Jean-Marc’s lingering memories of the Butcher.

Luc and Jean-Marc would have a troubled romance. Luc was always the driven one, and Jean-Marc would lounge in his shadow. In whatever city they spent time, it wouldn’t take long for the harpies to declare Jean-Marc a useless ‘plaything’ to Luc, with rumors of blood-bonding following soon after. and While this designation didn’t bother Jean-Marc, Luc had issues with the implication of being a slaver and a tyrant of the blood. He would grow frustrated with Jean-Marc’s dalliances and lack of direction, and Jean-Marc would rankle at Luc’s need to prove himself and stay on the move. It was a terrible mix. They parted ways in New Orleans in 1970, with Luc pursuing his freedom-fighting causes more stridently and Jean-Marc seeking the comfort of Camarilla-held cities and the stability they brought.

Despite being on his own, and taking time to explore his own identity in solitude, Marc remained haunted by Luc’s parting shot when they separated. “What if we want to get back together, Luc? What then?”

“I’ll find you. You’ll be doing the same shit you always do, after all,” Luc responded, coolly. And then the Toreador left. Those words were an accusation that Jean-Marc couldn’t quite shake, and after several years of avoiding self-reflection and sincere engagement in society, he decided to prove his ex wrong. He would make something of himself. He would focus, he would overcome his old habits, and he would become a noteworthy Kindred!

This was in 2020 – like many resolutions, Jean-Marc wasn’t quite achieving success with his goals out the gate. His new interest in loving himself evolved into more of a distraction than a means to an end: Self indulgent pictures turned out to be excellent currency on Twitter and Instagram, gaining fame and adulation that proved to be quite disarming to the Malkavian. He allowed himself to be drawn into that narcissistic web of his own design for another few years, until, in 2025, he vowed to re-engage with his goals. This time, he knew what he needed. He needed a new location.

He needed New Albion.

## Sheet

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**Attributes**
*Physical:* Strength 2, Dexterity 4 (Dance), Stamina 2
*Social:* Charisma 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 4 (Thirst)
*Mental:* Perception 4 (Insight), Intelligence 2, Wits 3
**Abilities**
*Talents:* Alertness 3, Awareness 3, Carousing 2, Empathy 3, Expression 2, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 2
*Skills:* Drive 1, Etiquette 2, Larceny 1, Melee 2, Performance 4 (Instagram Modelling), Stealth 4 (Slipping out of bed), Style 4 (Trophy Boy)
*Knowledges:* Academics 1, Computer 1, Expert Knowledge (English) 3, Expert Knowledge (German) 2, Expert Knowledge (Spanish) 1, Investigation 2, Lore: Toreador 1, Medicine 1, Occult 1, Politics 1,
**Advantages**
*Virtues:* Conscience 3, Courage 3, Self Control 3
*Disciplines:* Auspex 3, Dementation 3, Obfuscate 2, Presence 1
*Humanity:* 6
*Backgrounds:* Contacts 1, Fame 1, Generation 2, Herd 2, Resources 2, Retainer 1
*Willpower:* 5
*Merits:*
*Flaws:* Infamous Sire (1pt), Old Flame (2pt), Nightmares (1pt), Stalked (2pt)

**Infamous Sire** (1pt): Jean-Marc's sire was "Xavier Latour, the Butcher of Alès" - it's unclear why the renowned Malkavian deviant selected Jean-Marc to be a Childe when so many other young men fell victim to his blade. While Latour was never an outright enemy of the Camarilla, many who know his name remember him with extreme distaste for his repugnant inclinations. And sure, Jean-Marc seems like a sweet, airheaded himbo now... but what if his Sire's legacy resurfaces in Jean-Marc's blood? Best to keep him at arm's length.
**Old Flame** (2pt): Luc Linville is the reason Jean-Marc is no longer under the shadow of his monstrous sire, and no longer in France. The charming highwayman Toreador became just as infatuated with Jean-Marc as the Malkavian was with him and swept him to the states. Jean-Marc isn't the kind of creature for commitment, however, and Luc was no stay-at-home husband, either. In the isolation of mid-1800s America, the two quickly soured on one another and they parted ways. Since the last time Luc and Jean-Marc met, the Toreador's freedom-seeking causes led him first to the Anarchs and then to the religious zealotry of the Sabbat.
**Nightmares** (1pt): Jean-Marc remembers the awful things that would happen in Xavier's mansion-cum-abattoir. He's no longer sure if the victims were entirely Latour's or if he took part in some of these depravities, himself. In his worst nightmares, the bloody hands that holds the rusted knife and sickle are his own.
**Stalked** (2pt): "@Jaden\_Bee" is very popular. And unlike many Instagram minor celebrities, Jean-Marc can't help but respond to nearly every comment, every DM, any crumb of attention that fuels his nights. And while this has been great for many of his admirers, some have... perhaps taken it too far. It's happened before when someone figures out where they can find Jean-Marc and gets pushy... but with Jean-Marc's inability to say "no," these folks are often rewarded with a poorly-conceived level of contact that only fuels their obsession further. It may be a matter of time before someone truly repugnant wants much, much more than even Jean-Marc is willing to give.

Backgrounds
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**Contacts** 1: Jean-Marc socializes with a wide swath of the New Albion gay scene, and also a big circle of internet "influencers" who are in his thirst-trap self-obsessed Instagram aura. Gay professionals are from a grab-bag of industries and business, and so Jean-Marc can occasionally hear news through his ear to the culture.
**Fame** 1: Being a wildly popular Instagram model, "Jaden Bee," has its impact. Not a very big one, but Jean-Marc continues to be surprised by the number of people who see him, burst into a smile, and shower him with praise for his looks and social media charm. He almost never has to wait to get into a popular club or restaurant, and presumes that there's a social agreement that a trophy boy of his caliber doesn't have to buy his own drinks.
**Herd** 2: Jean-Marc enjoys company. A lot of company. On any given night, he has an easy time DMing an old hook-up and arranging a tryst that makes feeding easy.
**Resources** 2: A vampire of Jean-Marc's age should really have a more impressive nest egg, but Jean-Marc has never been particularly interested in investing, banking, or saving.
**Retainer** 1: Dean Preston, a beat cop in New Albion, once arrested Jean-Marc for indecent exposure and ended up enjoying a very compromised situation with the solicitous vampire. Now, they occasionally exchange saucy texts, nudes, bits of information, and the occasional role-play situation with handcuffs and heels. Oh, and blood. Dean is now a ghoul, and Jean-Marc thinks he's been putting all that extra strength to *great* use.
**Derangement - Codependent Satyriasis:**
 Jean-Marc's Malkavian blood manifests in an urgent need for love and attention. He can find nearly any man attractive, sees the best in even the roughest souls, and needs validation and acknowledgement from complete strangers. Men have an extraordinarily easy time manipulating Jean-Marc. His willpower is considered to be one point lower whenever men try to seduce him or bend his will with supernatural powers. Jean-Marc must also spend a willpower to avoid spending time to try to get in the good graces of a potential crush, even if it's wildly inappropriate for the place, time, or individual.
In practice, I am not interested in simply finding Jean-Marc in ERP scenes. His derangement is the single worst hindrance in his goal to become a "respected Kindred" because any male Kindred who figures out how to manipulate the Malkavian can do so. Easily. Additionally, the way this Derangement is presented should be something uncomfortable. His codependency can rapidly tilt over to obsession, irrational fixation, and difficult identifying boundaries.

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