Will you carry me to safety? // Toby

[TOBIAS SAMUEL MAYHEW-COHEN]

I was born without a conscience

Full of freedom, full of nonsense

Toby Mayhew-Cohen
Meet Toby. Toby’s your average New York citizen; he’s lived there all his life, he’s a writer and he’s a complete and utter basket case. Part of that is just his personality, and part of it is the fact that he has bipolar disorder. When he’s a bit manic, Toby can be huge fun to be around and great to cheer you up. He is impulsive and carefree, and sometimes being around him is like being around a miniature tornado. However, as he becomes more manic the darker side of it begins to show; he becomes reckless, his thoughts are hard to follow and he says and does things he regrets when he’s in a calmer mood.

But he prefers his mania to his depression any day of the week, because when he’s depressed he becomes reclusive, shuts himself off from everyone and, most importantly, can’t write. He’s always looking for ways to avoid a depression, even if it means setting off another manic phase. Walking this tightrope is a dangerous act, but it gives him a unique perspective on the world around him.

From the mountains to the beaches
~ Friends ~
With his unique outlook and creative mind, people are sometimes drawn to Toby, especially if they meet him during a mild mania, when he’s fun and carefree without getting himself, and others, into trouble. He’ll probably have quite a few shallow friendships, but maybe one or two who know him really well, and who'll stick by him when he's in his hour of need.

Eat the apples, steal the peaches
~ Enemies ~
Toby has a pretty severe case of foot-in-mouth syndrome, coupled with verbal incontinence. In other words, he often says things that get him into trouble, and so he may well have someone who he insulted in some big way.

Will you be this wild child's lady?
~ Lovers ~
If Toby likes you, you’ll have difficulty getting you to change his mind. His devotion to someone is never subtle, but he changes his mind frequently, leading to short, intense relationships.

Will you carry me to safety?

Lyrics: Moment of Conception, by David Byrne

[SVETLANA IVANA ZAMOLDCHIKOVA]

JUDITH & TOBY:
so actually, I think these two will get along because Jude gets along with everyone and everything whether it is alive or dead-she's just an all around epic, sweet, and horribly confused person. she would definitely be the type to try to keep him as happy as possible and would probably find his writing inspiring and creative. she's only eighteen but i think they would make fantastic friends who could wear silly hats and walk around new york city acting like total fools. she'd be one of those friends who would stick with him through thick and thin. i think it would be interesting if he took to writing a book about her and her issues with her boyfriend david? (they have this whole will & grace thing going on)

SVETLANA & TOBY:
sevvie is the opposite, for the most part, of Jude. she's horribly sarcastic, blunt, brutally honest, and basically has no problem saying it how it is. she'd probably try to piss toby off of make him fall into his depression just out of curiosity or because she finds it entertaining. she's twenty (or was it twenty one? i don't remember lol) so they are somewhat around the same age. she would probably call him out on any little thing he did whether it was right or wrong just to get a reaction out of him. she's weird lol.

VIVIAN & TOBY:
Ah yes my sweet little V! she's totally innocent (in the boy and socializing realm) but his a pure and utter genius when it comes to academics. She's a bit awkward but having him be so crazy and bi polar around her would more than likely put her on edge. She likes the logical and things being in a certain order so if he acted illogical and was a little insane, she most likely wouldn't take too lightly to it and be constantly on the defense. i can see her being all nervous around him because she doesn't know what to expect lol. she wouldn't hate him but she wouldn't exactly love him either.

PILOT & TOBY:
Honestly, I have no idea with these two. Pilot puts up the asshole tough guy front but deep down he's a total softy. If he ever met Tobias, he'd probably just laugh which would be a surprise since Pilot is currently sick with a form of leukemia so laughing hasn't been around all that much.

[TOBIAS SAMUEL MAYHEW-COHEN]

Toby& Judith

Well, Toby writes mystery novels, so he’d probably have them murdered. Seriously though, that might be interesting, and it’s not out of character for Toby to go on a completely different writing tract as his muse takes him. I think it’s interesting that Judith is Christian and very religious and Toby is Jewish, but not actually very religious. But yeah, goofy friends through thick and thin sounds good!

Toby&Svetlana

I can totally picture Toby having a word-vomit moment with Svetlana and her being very dry and sardonic. Course it’d depend on his mood, but I like the idea of him being utterly oblivious to her comments, especially while he’s more manic. Maybe they could meet somewhere and he takes a (utterly ill-advised) shine to her?

Toby&Vivian

Toby’s brother is way smarter than he is, and Toby sort of hero-worships him because of it. He might sort of pass this on to Vivian, especially as she’s smart with science and logic, which escapes him entirely! Can you think of any reasons why these two might meet? It seems by your thinking that they probably wouldn’t just hang out, so they’d have to be put in some situation, maybe they’re both waiting somewhere?

Toby&Pilot

I’m not particularly inspired either with these two, though I like the idea of Toby making him laugh. Just tell me if you have any more ideas

[hector NICODEMUS KOZMA]

i think ruby and toby would make good friends (:
i also have lena and hector, whose joint plot page is here. i couldn't think of anything, but you might be able to, in which case i do so encourage you to share them <3

anyway, ruby is a twenty one year old model in progress - she's not yet been extremely successful, so he wouldn't know her face unless he also happens to be a very interested fashion follower, haha. she's kind of.. bland. not easily moved, not easily manipulated or excited. she's smart, but she's not the smartest person in the world, and she's pretty but she's not the prettiest model - she really has a more sweet face then anything else. she'd probably find him a bit intoxicating and want to stick around because she's attracted to imperfection, and his moods would intrigue her. perhaps a bit of a caretaker role? making sure he's fed, bathed, not dead, etc. add/edit/scrap as you see fit (:

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[TOBIAS SAMUEL MAYHEW-COHEN]

Toby& Ruby

That sounds cool; they can both bond over doing something they love, but being kinda average at it I like the idea of her as his caretaker, God knows he certainly could do with one!

Toby& Lena

I also have no ideas for Hector, but since Lena is so free-wheeling, and not too averse to promiscuous sex, maybe her and Toby could have some history? Like, she's the person he parties with when he's really out there and is just looking to have a wild time? I don't know if that makes sense in your eyes, but if it does then we might have something.

[SELENA IANTHE KOZMA]

great (:
would you like to thread? <3

[TOBIAS SAMUEL MAYHEW-COHEN]

Well, I'm really busy at the moment (kind of a silly time to join a site, but I felt inspired), but I'll try and post a thread sometimes soon, or at least reply to any you can write. Would you rather thread with Lena or Ruby first?

[hector NICODEMUS KOZMA]

i have an open thread for lena already (:
if you'd rather write with ruby, i'm sure we can work something out!