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Description

Name: Lawrence Middleton

Gender: Male

Age: 24 (Young adult)

Faction: Investigator

Rank: Assistant

Breed: Jack russell terrier

Sexual Orientation: (unbeknownst to him) Homosexual Homoromantic

Spouse: N/a

Height: 14"

Weight: 16lb

Color/Patterns: Primarily white, but has patches of color on his lower back/base of his tail, and face. These patches are a black color, fading into a dark brown.

Body Structure/Particular features: He's built quite stocky for a jack russell. His fur is dense and wiry.

Personality:

+ Compassionate

Lawrence is very compassionate and feels things very deeply. He's very empathetic and tries his hardest to help other people. He has a tendency to ignore his own problems though, saying that he doesn't need to care for himself as much when others are suffering worse. If you need a shoulder to cry on or a friend in a time of need, Lawrence will almost bend over backwards to help you and try and make you feel better.

+ Loyal

Lawrence is fiercly loyal, almost to a fault. He struggles with the concept of betrayal, and if one of his friends were to start doing something bad, there's a very high chance he would try to support them regardless, but try to coax them out of doing such a thing. He's pretty easily manipulated because of this.

☉ Workaholic

He has a very hard time relaxing, or ever stopping. Because of this, he usually works to keep his mind off things, and when he works, he works hard. It's very rare to catch him doing anything else. This has upsides, because he is always working hard at anything given at him, but downsides are that he rarely takes time for himself and this usually makes him stressed out.

- Anxious/Nervous

He is very nervous about many things, the future, what people think about him, if he's being lied to. He is constanstly riddled with anxieties. He's especially bad when it comes to talking to other people who have more authority than him, because he is fretting about how the conversation will go. He's very submissive to his superiors and a mild bit timid when it comes to them.

- Unexpressive

Lawrence has a problem with expressing his feelings well. He tends to bottle things up and hide his emotions the best he can. Usually because of this he feels a bit clumsy, and unsure of himself, or even sometimes a bit wooden.

Pre-group history:

Clara was alone, and worked as a maid for the Clayden family. She was close friends with the heads of the house, Robert and Stella Clayden, and they three had a close friendship, despite Clara being only a mere maid. One day, Stella had to go away to travel, leaving her husband and two children behind for the meanwhile. Alone without his wife, Robert begins spending more and more time with Clara. Clara, smitten by the charismatic young dog, falls for him. Lawrence was born on May 23rd, 1901, to Robert Clayden and Clara Middleton. Clara, distraught that she was now with a illaginament child, went to her only friend, Robert's wife Stella, who had finished her travels just before Lawrence's birth. Stella, disgusted and angry but still somewhat sympathetic, gave her a small sum of money, telling her that she could have it, only if she promised to never contact her or her family again. Clara agreed, and took the money. She then moved away with her newly born son Lawrence, and took up a small flat in the boisterous town of Canine cove. With low money, and now no work, she had to take up odd jobs so she could be able to support her family. Lawrence grew quickly into a scrappy little boy, making friends with the younger dogs in the neighborhood quickly. He started schooling happily. He wasn't particularly popular in school, but had a couple of close friends. They were a rambunctious group, who enjoyed skipping class and causing trouble. Lawrence was best at keeping his friends from getting in deep trouble, enjoying the lighter stuff, being a huge class clown. His mother, exhausted from the jobs she had to keep up, didn't have much time to spend for with her son.

One day, him and his friends decided to skip school, going off into the streets to see what was out there on their own. They turned and wound up in the slums, where they stumbled around for a while unsure of where they were and how to get back. While they wandered they encountered a very disoriented dog, who fell right into them, before starting to shout and scream nonsense at the pups. Lawrence and his friends were scared out of their wits, and tried to get the dog to calm down. The dog, seemingly only more enraged by this, picked up one of the pups by the scruff. Fearful, his friends started cowering away. But Lawrence brought up the courage to leap in and try his best to get his friend back. He bit hard at the dog's leg. The dog, flinging Lawrence away and dropping his friend, growled and yelled at them some more. Lawrence and his friend were quick to get up, and soon the whole group ran away, the adrenaline fueling their journey back the way they had come.

Narrowly escaping, they ran back home. They quickly were found out and got in some big trouble with their teachers and parents. His mother, distraught and tired, told Lawrence off and gushed to him how she didn't have time for his messes, and that he ought to take some responsibility. This hit Lawrence hard, realizing just how stressed out his mother was. He took a while to contemplate what to do, but eventually he decided to work harder on school and pick up jobs of his own, such as delivering newspapers or helping out neighbors. Because of this, he suddenly didn't have as much time to hang out with his friends, and his social life fell apart. He wasn't unhappy though, he found he actually enjoyed the work, despite everything. Eventually, his mother found a new job, with a good pay, which allowed them to have some stability for a while. They eventually built up enough cash to get a larger flat and open up a gardening shop. His mother could finally quit her awful tiring jobs and instead work at her dreams. His mother was the happiest she had been in years, finally able to not only sustain herself, but actually enjoy herself too for once. They lived like this for a while, Lawrence helping with the shop while also continuing to help out with his other jobs.

Their shop blossomed into a full business, and they were able to work at it full-time. Lawrence had grown into a quiet but polite young lad, happy to help out wherever and anybody he could. Clara had knowledge of plant husbandry because her late father had lived on a farm with his human owners, and had picked up a love for the trade after living with them for so long. So she passed that down to Lawrence, who enjoyed the study material very much. That was something he did a lot, studying.

Then, tragedy struck. His mother, traveling out into human territory for a very important delivery of a very finicky and particular breed of roses (for a wedding arrangement), was hit by a car. She was left for dead, and found later that day. Lawrence, who at the time was staying home while his mother was traveling, was noticed about the death of Clara Middleton shortly. He was wracked with grief, the shock hitting him like a truck. He was alone, and his mother was gone. He was quick to close up the shop, letting the business deteriorate. He took the money leftover, and moved away, unable to shake the memories of his old home. He stayed alone in his home for a long while, staying inside most of the time, except for when he absolutely needed to. Though, eventually after going through his grief, he finally started venturing out into public. Canine cove had a rich history, which helped him acclimate to the new neighborhood. It was very intriguing. Especially the Detective Agency. Crime had interested him from a psychological stance for a long time, but after his mother's death, he took a greater interest in how he could help to prevent any other senseless deaths. He had found out the CCD was actually hiring, and figured that would be a great way to get on with his life. So took the opportunity and seized it, applying to be an intern.

Group History: Tba!

Family/Relations:

Mother: Clara Middleton
Father: Robert Clayden
Half-Brother: Lester Clayden
Half-Sister: Charlotte Clayden

sta.sh/0p3rs6hu363

Extra:
Headcanon voice: Alan Resnick

youtu.be/453wgsWT5Ao?t=53
youtu.be/TgxSIFcTvLo?t=42

Edits:
12/9/2018
Updated art to be more breed accurate and to fit in with my current style better!

12/30/2018
Added headcanon voice

1/24/2020
Full app art revamp~! + updated to Assistant

Description

Name: Lawrence Middleton

Gender: Male

Age: 24 (Young adult)

Faction: Investigator

Rank: Assistant

Breed: Jack russell terrier

Sexual Orientation: (unbeknownst to him) Homosexual Homoromantic

Spouse: N/a

Height: 14"

Weight: 16lb

Color/Patterns: Primarily white, but has patches of color on his lower back/base of his tail, and face. These patches are a black color, fading into a dark brown.

Body Structure/Particular features: He's built quite stocky for a jack russell. His fur is dense and wiry.

Personality:

+ Compassionate

Lawrence is very compassionate and feels things very deeply. He's very empathetic and tries his hardest to help other people. He has a tendency to ignore his own problems though, saying that he doesn't need to care for himself as much when others are suffering worse. If you need a shoulder to cry on or a friend in a time of need, Lawrence will almost bend over backwards to help you and try and make you feel better.

+ Loyal

Lawrence is fiercly loyal, almost to a fault. He struggles with the concept of betrayal, and if one of his friends were to start doing something bad, there's a very high chance he would try to support them regardless, but try to coax them out of doing such a thing. He's pretty easily manipulated because of this.

☉ Workaholic

He has a very hard time relaxing, or ever stopping. Because of this, he usually works to keep his mind off things, and when he works, he works hard. It's very rare to catch him doing anything else. This has upsides, because he is always working hard at anything given at him, but downsides are that he rarely takes time for himself and this usually makes him stressed out.

- Anxious/Nervous

He is very nervous about many things, the future, what people think about him, if he's being lied to. He is constanstly riddled with anxieties. He's especially bad when it comes to talking to other people who have more authority than him, because he is fretting about how the conversation will go. He's very submissive to his superiors and a mild bit timid when it comes to them.

- Unexpressive

Lawrence has a problem with expressing his feelings well. He tends to bottle things up and hide his emotions the best he can. Usually because of this he feels a bit clumsy, and unsure of himself, or even sometimes a bit wooden.

Pre-group history:

Clara was alone, and worked as a maid for the Clayden family. She was close friends with the heads of the house, Robert and Stella Clayden, and they three had a close friendship, despite Clara being only a mere maid. One day, Stella had to go away to travel, leaving her husband and two children behind for the meanwhile. Alone without his wife, Robert begins spending more and more time with Clara. Clara, smitten by the charismatic young dog, falls for him. Lawrence was born on May 23rd, 1901, to Robert Clayden and Clara Middleton. Clara, distraught that she was now with a illaginament child, went to her only friend, Robert's wife Stella, who had finished her travels just before Lawrence's birth. Stella, disgusted and angry but still somewhat sympathetic, gave her a small sum of money, telling her that she could have it, only if she promised to never contact her or her family again. Clara agreed, and took the money. She then moved away with her newly born son Lawrence, and took up a small flat in the boisterous town of Canine cove. With low money, and now no work, she had to take up odd jobs so she could be able to support her family. Lawrence grew quickly into a scrappy little boy, making friends with the younger dogs in the neighborhood quickly. He started schooling happily. He wasn't particularly popular in school, but had a couple of close friends. They were a rambunctious group, who enjoyed skipping class and causing trouble. Lawrence was best at keeping his friends from getting in deep trouble, enjoying the lighter stuff, being a huge class clown. His mother, exhausted from the jobs she had to keep up, didn't have much time to spend for with her son.

One day, him and his friends decided to skip school, going off into the streets to see what was out there on their own. They turned and wound up in the slums, where they stumbled around for a while unsure of where they were and how to get back. While they wandered they encountered a very disoriented dog, who fell right into them, before starting to shout and scream nonsense at the pups. Lawrence and his friends were scared out of their wits, and tried to get the dog to calm down. The dog, seemingly only more enraged by this, picked up one of the pups by the scruff. Fearful, his friends started cowering away. But Lawrence brought up the courage to leap in and try his best to get his friend back. He bit hard at the dog's leg. The dog, flinging Lawrence away and dropping his friend, growled and yelled at them some more. Lawrence and his friend were quick to get up, and soon the whole group ran away, the adrenaline fueling their journey back the way they had come.

Narrowly escaping, they ran back home. They quickly were found out and got in some big trouble with their teachers and parents. His mother, distraught and tired, told Lawrence off and gushed to him how she didn't have time for his messes, and that he ought to take some responsibility. This hit Lawrence hard, realizing just how stressed out his mother was. He took a while to contemplate what to do, but eventually he decided to work harder on school and pick up jobs of his own, such as delivering newspapers or helping out neighbors. Because of this, he suddenly didn't have as much time to hang out with his friends, and his social life fell apart. He wasn't unhappy though, he found he actually enjoyed the work, despite everything. Eventually, his mother found a new job, with a good pay, which allowed them to have some stability for a while. They eventually built up enough cash to get a larger flat and open up a gardening shop. His mother could finally quit her awful tiring jobs and instead work at her dreams. His mother was the happiest she had been in years, finally able to not only sustain herself, but actually enjoy herself too for once. They lived like this for a while, Lawrence helping with the shop while also continuing to help out with his other jobs.

Their shop blossomed into a full business, and they were able to work at it full-time. Lawrence had grown into a quiet but polite young lad, happy to help out wherever and anybody he could. Clara had knowledge of plant husbandry because her late father had lived on a farm with his human owners, and had picked up a love for the trade after living with them for so long. So she passed that down to Lawrence, who enjoyed the study material very much. That was something he did a lot, studying.

Then, tragedy struck. His mother, traveling out into human territory for a very important delivery of a very finicky and particular breed of roses (for a wedding arrangement), was hit by a car. She was left for dead, and found later that day. Lawrence, who at the time was staying home while his mother was traveling, was noticed about the death of Clara Middleton shortly. He was wracked with grief, the shock hitting him like a truck. He was alone, and his mother was gone. He was quick to close up the shop, letting the business deteriorate. He took the money leftover, and moved away, unable to shake the memories of his old home. He stayed alone in his home for a long while, staying inside most of the time, except for when he absolutely needed to. Though, eventually after going through his grief, he finally started venturing out into public. Canine cove had a rich history, which helped him acclimate to the new neighborhood. It was very intriguing. Especially the Detective Agency. Crime had interested him from a psychological stance for a long time, but after his mother's death, he took a greater interest in how he could help to prevent any other senseless deaths. He had found out the CCD was actually hiring, and figured that would be a great way to get on with his life. So took the opportunity and seized it, applying to be an intern.

Group History: Tba!

Family/Relations:

Mother: Clara Middleton
Father: Robert Clayden
Half-Brother: Lester Clayden
Half-Sister: Charlotte Clayden

sta.sh/0p3rs6hu363

Extra:
Headcanon voice: Alan Resnick

youtu.be/453wgsWT5Ao?t=53
youtu.be/TgxSIFcTvLo?t=42

Edits:
12/9/2018
Updated art to be more breed accurate and to fit in with my current style better!

12/30/2018
Added headcanon voice

1/24/2020
Full app art revamp~! + updated to Assistant