Travis McKenzie

Travis McKenzie, a character in the Hot Couture book, is a famous model and a co-worker of yours. He is also one of Your Character's love interests. He is first seen in Chapter 2.

Appearance
Travis has blue eyes, short red hair, and fair skin. He wears a white shirt under a blue denim shirt with its sleeves rolled up and dark jeans. The necklace he wears is his fireman badge, a Florian cross. He tells you that Florian was a Roman officer who organized firefighting brigades; nowadays, it represents the bravery and commitment of all firefighters.

Personality
Travis is a friendly, hospitable gentleman. He believes the models and industry that he has worked with are a good community, and generally sees the good side in things. Despite his fame, he thinks of himself as a small town country boy.

Background
Travis used to be a full-time fireman working in Louisiana. A few years ago, they had gotten a call for a massive blaze in Cordonia; he flew there with many firefighters to help put it out. The fire caused some property damage but the firefighters were able to extinguish it and there were no casualties. Travis inadvertently saved a duchess, which he thinks may have been the height of his firefighting career.

Travis has lived in New York for almost two years. He still volunteers on weekends at the fire station and whenever the firefighters are understaffed. Eventually, he would like to start his own foundation and create a way for models, who have large platforms, to support different causes.

Hot Couture

 * Chapter 2: Life of the Party
 * Chapter 3: Making a Splash
 * Chapter 4: In Hot Water
 * Chapter 5: Flashing Lights
 * Chapter 6: It Girl
 * Chapter 7: Ramping Up
 * Chapter 8: Benvenuto a Milano
 * Chapter 9: Sabotage
 * Chapter 10: The Devil Wears HB
 * Chapter 11: Crossroads
 * Chapter 12: All Sewn Up
 * Chapter 13: Bring Down the House
 * Chapter 14: Allure
 * Chapter 15: City of Lights
 * Chapter 16: A Star Is Born

Your Character
You meet Travis in Chapter 2 when you attend the Tatin party. When you are climbing the stairs and a waiter bumps into you, he catches you and stops you from tumbling down. If you choose to, you can begin flirting with him; and he blushes at your attention. He invites you to join him and his model friends in the pool, where you can network as well.

Like you, he has had his share of negative publicity. One time, the tabloids accused him of having a drug problem after photographing him with white powder on his lips; it was powdered sugar off a donut. If you decide to romance him, he asks if you're okay with going slow because he thinks you two have something real.

Luz Estrada
Luz tells you that Travis is the number one male model working in New York currently, and that he used to be a real firefighter. He is not exclusively signed to Hazel Boutique but works on a lot of their photoshoots.

Otto Thorndyke
In Chapter 8, Travis signs on to be an exclusive model for Otto Thorndyke's company because he needs the family health insurance to pay for his grandmother's care. As a man of his word, Travis will not renege on his deal but he does not go out of his way to help Otto sabotage Hazel or you. When Otto gloats during the runway shows, Travis is quick to tell him to stop. At the end of Chapter 16, Luz tells you that Travis has two more months to go on his contract before he is finished.

Trivia

 * He's most famous for his Firefighter photoshoot.
 * He's Southern, originally from Louisiana.
 * When a DNA test was done on him unwillingly by the tabloids, they revealed he was a quarter Scandinavian. This was a surprise to his one-hundred-percent Scottish ancestors.
 * Early in his career, he was photographed with a white substance on his mouth. The tabloids tried to say it was a drug habit, but it was actually just powdered sugar from a donut. He remarks that the donut was totally worth the photo.
 * He shares the same name as Travis Perry from Open Heart: Second Year.
 * He shares the same surname as Rebecca McKenzie from Most Wanted and Jake McKenzie from Endless Summer.
 * Just like Rebecca and Jake, Travis is also from Louisiana, which could imply the three are related.