- — Rory to MC[1]
Rory, a character in the High School Story series, is a student at Berry High and your next door neighbor. (S)he is also one of your love interests. (S)he is first seen in Class Act, Book 1, Chapter 1.
Appearance
The player can choose the gender as well as the look of Rory. If male, he wears a collared denim jacket with folded sleeves over a black shirt and black jeans. If female, she wears a purple shirt and a long gray sweater with a necklace. She wears ripped jeans with a brown belt around the waist.
Personality
Rory is shown to be a very upbeat and happy person, and (s)he is shown to be well liked by many people. Rory also tends to be oblivious to various people having crushes on her/him; this is shown if your character points out that Natalie and Clint are flirty or if it's mentioned during homecoming that they will be relieved to know that Rory and Danielle are not a couple. Rory also sees the best in people, giving them the benefit of the doubt and not questioning their motives.
Rory is very dedicated to the play; (s)he tells your character this after a rehearsal. It is revealed later that the play is a fundraiser for Rory's mom who needs cancer treatment. (S)he didn't tell anyone about the situation earlier because (s)he didn't want anyone to know the family was struggling to pay the medical bills. Rory remains down-to-earth and doesn't look down on anyone. (S)he is implied to be forgiving, as Rory has Danielle join the campaign team in Book 2.
However, (s)he is not immune to immoral temptations. When Danielle suggests kidnapping Lorenzo's kitten as blackmail, (s)he seriously considers the idea, which sharply contrasts with her/his typically sweet nature. Rory can also be stubborn and rash in judgment at times. When suggested to work with Your Twin to beat Lorenzo in the campaign, (s)he refuses at first despite it being the best solution. However, Rory eventually comes to his/her senses and decides to cooperate.
Rory is mentioned to be hopeless romantic. In Book 3 Chapter 4, (s)he mentions being excited for prom after Graham asks Clint to prom. This is also why (s)he refused to join a game of spin-the-bottle in Book 1 since (s)he wants his/her kisses to mean something.
Chapters
High School Story
Book 3
- Chapter 16: School's Out! (Off-Screen)
Class Act, Book 1
- Chapter 1: New Days
- Chapter 2: Family Matters
- Chapter 3: Love's a Game
- Chapter 4: So This is a Party
- Chapter 5: When One Door Shuts, Another Opens
- Chapter 6: Locked In
- Chapter 7: Homecoming Hijinks
- Chapter 8: One Last Dance
- Chapter 9: SOH-CAH-TOA
- Chapter 10: The Runaway
- Chapter 11: Couldn't Miss It
- Chapter 12: Framed
- Chapter 13: Bend, Don't Break
- Chapter 14: All the World's a Stage
- Chapter 15: When All is Said and Done
Class Act, Book 2
- Chapter 1: Ice to Meet You
- Chapter 2: Let The Race Begin
- Chapter 3: Debate Drama
- Chapter 4: Piece of Cake
- Chapter 5: All For One, and One For All
- Chapter 6: With The Fishes
- Chapter 7: Friend, Fam, or Foe?
- Chapter 8: An Impossible Situation
- Chapter 9: Winter Wonderful
- Chapter 10: Cats and Candidates
- Chapter 11: If You Can't Beat 'em, Join 'em
- Chapter 12: Planting New Seeds
- Chapter 13: Team Green
- Chapter 14: Be My Valentine
- Chapter 15: New Roots
Class Act, Book 3
- Chapter 1: O' Brave New World
- Chapter 2: Thanks, But No Thanks
- Chapter 3: I Spy
- Chapter 4: Clash of the Casts
- Chapter 5: Cold Feet
- Chapter 6: Will They or Won't They?
- Chapter 7: Who Are You?
- Chapter 8: Boiling Over
- Chapter 9: Race Against Time
- Chapter 10: London Ho!
- Chapter 11: Bienvenue a Paris!
- Chapter 12: The Heist, London
- Chapter 13: The Final Bow
- Chapter 14: The Actual Tempest
- Chapter 15: Cruise the Night Away
- Chapter 16: Night Of Our Lives
Relationships
Your Character
Rory is Your Character's next door neighbor, having known you since childhood, and one of your potential love interests. Although you attend Homecoming with Erin, you find out later that Rory intended to ask you to the dance. You have the choice to dance the last dance with Rory, and learn some dance moves. There you both realize the last time you danced together was in elementary school and you square danced. You can also tease him/her about his/her horrible Southern accent and how s/he wanted to be a cowboy back then. If you say you pretended to be a different prince(ss) every week, you will be embarrassed of your 8-year-old you, while he/she answers "Nine-year-old me thought it was pretty fun". If you decide to pursue Rory as a love interest, you can choose to share your first non-stage kiss and become a couple with him/her at the end of Book 1, Chapter 15.
In Book 2, when you find out both Rory and your twin are running against each other for student body president, Rory tells you that not voting for him/her might hurt but not as much as it would hurt knowing you were not following your heart. Ajay thinks Rory is being too selfless. However, when Rory and your twin start taking the competition too seriously, attack each other verbally, and sabotage the other's campaign, you feel conflicted and whoever you don't choose will feel hurt, angry, or betrayed. In Chapter 7, you need to choose which of the two you will help during the winter festival and trying to use a white lie backfires.
Ajay
Rory and Ajay seem to have a very good friendship despite Rory doing things that annoy Ajay such as misusing props or making joking comments. The two seem to butt heads, however they are able to come together and work toward a common goal. Regardless of their differences, Rory places a lot of trust in Ajay--as demonstrated when Ajay was the only one who knew the situation surrounding Rory's mom at first. It's also revealed that Rory continues to help Ajay in math, despite not being a great tutor. In Book 2, Ajay becomes Rory's campaign manager. He becomes frustrated that not all the theater kids are going to vote for Rory (i.e. Skye, Erin, and possibly you).
Danielle
Rory has known Danielle since middle school when they had acting classes together, considering her a friend. At Homecoming, Rory was afraid (s)he might have led Danielle on, but made sure she knew that all Rory felt for her was just friendship. They had gone to Homecoming together as friends during their freshman year. Danielle has a crush on Rory and acts rather jealous, but it is unrequited. When she confesses to sabotaging Jordan's audition and letting you take the blame, Rory is furious with her. It's unclear if Rory forgives her by the end of Book 1, but if you decide to forgive her, you tell her that Rory will too.
Clint and Natalie
Clint and Natalie idolize Rory and are incredibly devoted to him/her, being the head of Rory's fanclub. They attempt to convince him/her to join a spin-the-bottle game at the begining of Book 1, which (s)he doesn't want to and Your Character intervenes. Rory is shown to always be kind to them though the feelings are unrequited.
Your Character (HSS)
Rory knows Your Character (High School Story) through theater and was to co-star with him/her in The Enchanted Kingdom before his/her accident. In Book 3, they become co-stars in The Tempest: The Musical. If you decide to go go-carting with them, Rory and Your Character (HSS) are paired up against you and Michael Harrison and the rest of your friends. Rory calls the them "Team RoJordan".
Character Customization
Other Looks
Book 1
_Knight_Costume.png "Rory (Female) Knight Costume.png (810 KB)")
Book 2
Book 3
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- Seeing as Rory can drive and the legal driving age in the US (where the book takes place) is 16, Rory is most likely 16, also being a Sophomore.
- In Book 1, Chapter 8's premium scene, Rory mentions that he/she is one year older than your character.
- In the same premium scene, Rory mentions starring in a production of Footloose.
- A version of Rory is shown on the covers of High School Story: Class Act, Book 1 and Class Act, Book 3.
- A version of Rory was shown on the potential cover of High School Story: Class Act, Book 2.
- The name Rory is of Gaelic origin, which means "red king". It's common in Ireland, Scotland and England territory.
- The surname "Silva" means "forest, woodland or jungle" in Portuguese and is very common in Brazil. One variation is "Da Silva", which means "from the forest, woodland or jungle".
- He/she has a seal plushie that he/she named "Waffles", which he/she won at an arcade years ago. It still sits in his/her car.
- In Book 1, Chapter 12, it is revealed that his/her mother has cancer.
- The Male Rory Face 2 bears a resemblance to American actor Ross Lynch playing Harvey Kinkle in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
- If you choose the premium scene in Book 1, Chapter 2, you will get to choose what Rory names his/her car. You get to choose between three names: 'Carly', 'Ember of the Road' or 'Barracuda'. If you don't choose the premium scene, Rory will name the car 'Carly' by default.
- The name 'Ember of the Road' is a reference to the cruise ship Ember of the Sea from the Rules of Engangment series.
- A running gag in the series is people questioning and then mocking the name of Rory's car.
- In Book 2, Rory runs for student body president. Because of all the support of the theater kids, the school and the community, Rory wants to give back. He/she wants to turn the abandoned dilapidated school building into a student-run art gallery.
- Depending on player choices, s/he can win the election and succeed Maria Flores.
- In Book 2, Chapter 6, if you go with Rory to see the Dolphins, Rory buys a stuffed animal dolphin and names it "Daisy the second".
- In Book 2, Chapter 7, Rory verifies that he/she is an only child.
- In Book 3, Chapter 16, s/he becomes Prom King/Queen.
- If you go ziplining with Rory during prom, he/she can name a constellation after the two of you and will choose 'Cakius Minor'.
- In the HSS: Class Act, Book 3 cover, a male version of Rory is shown to be in the middle of writing something in a notebook while holding a pen in his left hand, suggesting that Rory is left-handed.