Lars Emeriinne

Photographed with Jase.

Larssen Charlie E. Emeriinne, commonly referred to as Lars, is a resident of Lower Duck Pond.

## Physical description

Lars is a tall, rather lanky man. He can be distinguished by his long, slightly wavy dark brown hair which he sometimes ties in either a half-ponytail or in twin braids. He has green eyes and slightly tanned skin, the latter he owes to being out and about quite often back in the day.

His usual outfits consist of black sweatshirts with intricate monochromatic designs on either the front, the sleeves, or both. Depending on the occasion, he'd throw on a pair of bell-bottom denim jeans and a dull orange leather jacket, a favourite of his when he was in middle school.

## Background

### Early life

Lars demonstrated an interest--and proficiency--in reading at a very young age, having been introduced to some of his father's favourite books by his parents when he was three years old. Right away, his parents helped him grow that interest, encouraging him to write a few short stories and enter them in a few small contests posted on the town board. He was recognised as a prolific writer during his elementary years, and was still such in middle and high school.

He was a very shy and reserved child, though, and this wasn't helped by his tendency to busy himself with a book everywhere he went with his family. To hopefully curb this, his father took him on little father-son trips outside the house every weekend, but they would most frequently head to the Lower Duck Pond Town Park. This is where he first met Alexa Thorn and Jeremy Whinger when he was four years old, though he didn't truly form a close bond with the latter until he was nineteen.

He started to gain an interest in music when his uncle introduced him to the bass at seven years old. The latter would then become his mentor on bass for the next four years or so; he would call the young Lars (and Jase as well) into his room to hear what the siblings have practised so far in the year every Christmas. He was the one who inspired Lars to eventually start his own band at around fourteen years old, given his involvement in a band himself. Around this time, Lars started to become more outgoing, though residues of his old shyness still remain.

### As a teen

He became more attuned to the world around him, having made a tiny circle of friends both in school and over the Internet; in his first year of middle school, he met Kirk Garrison during his first band practice session with other kids, and Marty Viscaya-O'Brien on an Internet forum post regarding a potential multi-instrumental shred collaboration open to young musicians all over the world. He started to enjoy going out more, sometimes even calling the shots on planning their escapades himself.

This newfound awareness didn't seem all that good to him, though, when it came to his family; for one, it always seemed that his mum rags on him all the time, and he started to notice hints of backhanded remarks in his dad's occasional comments on how he does things. He didn't think much of it at first until they started to become more frequent, even surfacing whenever he does something that satisfies his own standards (which are quite high, to say the least). This led to him gradually doubting himself and his true capabilities. Moreover, he was the first to notice his parents' growing absence from the house and eventually their workaholic tendencies, which he first saw in his mum when he was a child. Upon realising this, he then took slow steps to fully assume the role of both older brother and parent to Jase. Because of the added burden, his performance in school started to dip and he slowly began regressing into his overly-reserved self.

During this brief period, though, he started to question some aspects about himself, including his sexuality; just a few weeks before turning seventeen, he first came out as gay to Alexa. He never planned to tell his parents and uncle, partially out of fear that it would make things worse and the fact that around this time, his parents are practically next to absent. This period of self-discovery slowly broke him out of his shell, and he started to do more of what he loved to do then; writing and music.

### As an adult

After graduating from Richland High School with high honours, he contemplated getting a major in music at first, though he still feared that his parents would oppose that. He then decided to major in psychology at Southwest University.

He currently works part time at the antiquary bookstore run by Lottie Dijkstra.

## Personality

At first glance, Lars seems rather introverted; if alone outside, he is usually seen either reading, listening to music on his phone while walking, or simultaneously doing both. He slightly has a hard time making small talk, but he tends to compensate for that with a smile and a confident stance. With close friends, however, Lars goes all out. He's mischievous, quite noisy, and would often get into stupid stuff--especially when drunk.

## Trivia

* Some of his interests include:
	+ Metal, specifically the thrash, death, and power subgenres. His favourite band by far is Iron Maiden, though the bass covers on his YouTube channel *(does not exist in real life)* predominantly consist of songs by Metallica.
	+ A number of anime series including *Death Note*, *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*, and *Neon Genesis Evangelion.*
	+ Though he isn't much of a gamer, Lars particularly has an interest in two video games: *Doom Eternal* and *Minecraft*. He enjoys building so-called "death machines" in the latter, even going as far as to draw up plans for them.
* He has a pet raccoon named Shithead, which he states is a temporary name.
* He started going by the nickname Lars when he was eight, explaining to his uncle that he "pretty much share[s] a name with Lars Ulrich, and, well, it is kinda an honour!".

## Notes

* All of the art on this page is drawn by jeb#7236.
* He has a character playlist on Spotify, which is intended to be his playlist in-universe. His actual playlist is much, much larger though, exceeding ninety hours.

## Gallery

Full illustration of his Tupper's profile photo on Discord.