<div class="floatright">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b2/c1/e5/b2c1e5d941f35e0c97cdb50cf33ddacc.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Oliver Timmons<br/><strong>AGE:</strong>17<br/><strong>CLIQUES:</strong>Nerds/Athletes (Track & Field)/Popular (Tangentially)<br/><strong>PLANS:</strong>Attending M.I.T. and pursuing dual Doctorates in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics & Theoretical Physics<br/><strong>DREAM:</strong>Teaching advanced Mathematics at M.I.T. while exploring new ideas in Theoretical Physics involving p-branes and supergravity.  Receiving a Nobel Prize for scientific discovery and a MacArthur Genius Grant.<br/><strong>CAR:</strong>His mom's 2015 black Kia Optima<br/><strong>HOBBIES:</strong>Video games, board games/card games, programming, crochet, reading, meticulously graphed mandala designs, volunteering at the animal shelter<br/><br/><strong>ABOUT:</strong><br/><br/>Oliver's parents knew he was smart when he started speaking at nine months, and began doing basic arithmetic at thirteen months.  His rapid mental development was a blessing and a curse, because it made it difficult for the boy to connect to other children his age.  The resulting social and emotional impact worried his parents, and so they did everything they could to ensure their son wouldn't end up incapable of relating to 'normal' people.  It was difficult, and largely involved keeping him in public school, helping him to cope with the struggles that came from living in the real world and making certain his mind was constantly being challenged and expanded outside of school.<br/><br/>They only allowed him to be skipped forward a grade one time, not wanting there to be too large a disparity between his age and that of his classmates.  He often got frustrated with the boredom he experienced in class, and had a difficult time learning how to keep himself occupied in a way that wasn't disruptive to his classmates.  Luckily, his teachers all understood his unique issues and as long as he was quiet, they never took issue with him seeming to be off in his own world.  While he did sometimes get annoyed at being forced to attend classes that seemed so remedial to him, he understood why his parents had kept him there and he was grateful for all they did to ensure he remained as challenged as possible.<br/><br/>His summers were most often spent at some form of science or math camp, and they took him to all the lectures and exhibits that he could ask for.  Family vacations were always to places like Washington, D.C., where he could visit the Smithsonian Institute, or Houston, Texas, where he toured NASA, rather than Disneyland or the Grand Canyon.  His younger sister often complained about these trips, but his parents did their best to make sure they also visited more fun tourist attractions as well.  Still, Oliver knew that his 'gift' made life more difficult for his family, and his sister sometimes suffered from the short end of the stick.<br/><br/>When he was in seventh grade, he discovered an additional gift in the form of speed.  He'd always loved running and it was the only form of physical activity that he placed even remotely on par with his love of math and science.  His father was the one who suggested he try out for the track team, and he was so proud of himself when he impressed the coach with his 400 meter sprint.  He stayed on the team all the way through high school and knew it added a little extra oomph to his college application.  As did the tutoring he did for the other students in his school, and his unimpeachable grades.  The only blemish on his otherwise impeccable GPA was a C in AP English that kept him from becoming the Valedictorian.<br/><br/><strong>MOMENTS OF GLORY:</strong>Beating their rival school's best sprinter at the 200m during the last track and field meet of his Senior year.  The time he set off a chemical reaction in AP Chemistry that caused the whole school to be evacuated and the rest of the school day canceled so that the fumes could be aired out.<br/><br/><strong>MOMENTS OF SHAME:</strong>Asking one of the most popular girls in school to go to prom with him, at lunchtime, in front of everyone in the cafeteria.  Needless to say, it didn't go well and he was the butt of a lot of jokes.  Showing up at a party he'd been told was a costume party dressed as Archimedes, only to discover it<em>wasn't</em>a costume party and everyone thought he was Zeus, God or (to his horror) 'Santa at a toga party?'<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Connections</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>Aaron Gilbert - Friends who's bonded over board games at the comic book shop and have branched out to video games.  Aaron is the closest thing Oliver has to a best friend, though even he understands that their friendship is shallow at best.<br/><br/>Benny Rothschild -  An acqaintance Oliver knows through Aaron, and has only hung out with when Aaron brings him into games he plays with Oliver.  Oliver likes Benny, or <em>wants</em> to like Benny, but the other's behavior toward him and around him tends to make it difficult to do so.  Oliver makes every attempt to keep from pissing the guy off, but something always seems to set him off and Oliver assumes he's at fault.<br/><br/>Roxanne Meyers -  AP Chemistry lab partner and fellow nerd.  Oliver likes her and envies her easy personability with others, but for the most part he just tries to study her behavior and emulate whatever it is he can in order to try and be more socially involved.  This, as one can imagine, has mixed results.<br/><br/>Jonas Littleton -  Another nerd, but far more focused on computers than Oliver is.  Both enjoy programming, but Oliver's programming is remedial by comparison, just a hobby he indulges in for the fractals and other graphic design aspects.  He sometimes wishes he had Jonas' ability to be a 'cool' nerd, and once tried dying his own hair purple(his favorite color) to emulate Jonas' style.  The results were almost as disastrous as his attempts to skateboard.<br/><br/>Gwynn Cameron -  Two weeks before Senior prom, Oliver dressed up in a tuxedo and approached Gwynn in the school cafeteria in front of their entire Senior class with s bouquet of red roses and a bunch of balloons to ask her to prom.  He took her refusal and explanation that she'd already agreed to go with someone else with aplomb, but even <em>he</em> understood that he'd made a complete fool of himself.  His research into 'promposals' on Youtube had not included the advice that one shouldn't go to such elaborate and public lengths unless they were assured of the 'yes'.  He accepted the offer of a date, and it was pleasant, but the two are more friends than anything else.  He sometimes helps her understand more difficult concepts in their shared classes.<br/><br/>Tommy Mulvaney -  One of the students that Oliver tutors and fellow athlete.  He enjoys tutoring students and does everything he can to break down complex ideas and make them more accessible and relateable.  He's unexpectedly patient with those who do not grasp things as quickly as he does, and has a genuine enthusiasm for teaching.  He likes Tommy and admires his natural charisma and the effort he's willing to put into his schoolwork, despite being a jock.</div></div>