Post by caleb on Nov 9, 2012 22:16:26 GMT -5
* caleb j. cross ,
* start with basics ,
[ I'M SWIMMING IN THE SMOKE OF BRIDGES I HAVE BURNED ]
[ I'M SWIMMING IN THE SMOKE OF BRIDGES I HAVE BURNED ]
FULL NAME Caleb James Cross
NICKNAMES Cale
DATE OF BIRTH January 29
AGE Sixteen
GRADE/YEAR Eleventh Grade
ELEMENT Fire
SEXUALITY Bicurious
MARITAL STATUS Single
* into the mirror ,
[ AGAINST MY WILL I STAND BESIDE MY OWN REFLECTION ]
[ AGAINST MY WILL I STAND BESIDE MY OWN REFLECTION ]
CELEBRITY CLAIM Josh Beech
EYE COLOUR Hazel
HAIR COLOUR Black
HEIGHT & WEIGHT 5'10", 145 lbs.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES Both ears pierced. Left arm and right abdomen tattooed. They cover scars that aren't very noticeable anymore.
CLOTHING STYLE Caleb is subject to impulse shopping, and buys whatever he thinks looks good on him at any given time. He doesn't have a distinct style because of this. Still, he's seen by others as having a dark and alternative fashion sense.
* deeper than skin ,
[ TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE INSIDE & THROW IT ALL AWAY ]
[ TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE INSIDE & THROW IT ALL AWAY ]
POSITIVE TRAITS
- QUICK THINKER - Caleb's good on his feet. He's always improvising and working with whatever he's given in order to get what he wants.
- DRIVEN - When Caleb wants something, he'll stop at nothing to get it.
- OUTGOING - Caleb is an extrovert. He's a staple at parties. He's always trying to meet new people, and find new things to do.
- ADVENTUROUS - Caleb is always looking for the next dumb thing to do, and he'll do almost anything on a dare.
NEGATIVE TRAITS
- APATHETIC - It takes a lot to get him to care about anything.
- AGGRESSIVE - He's always picking fights, sometimes (most times) for no reason at all.
- DESTRUCTIVE - Be it self-destruction or the destruction of others, Caleb tends to ruin the things he touches.
- MANIPULATIVE - Caleb likes to bend people to his will. Easy as that.
- SELF-CENTERED - It's all about him, and he hates dealing with people who don't realize that.
LIKES
- Energy drinks
- Adrenaline
- Recreational drug use
- Marlboro Reds
- Loud music
- Fast cars
- Fast girls
- 5 Gum
- Parties
- Whiskey
- Violence
- Sex
DISLIKES
- Silence
- Buzz kills
- Pacifists
- Romantic Comedies
- Authority
- Being ignored
STRENGTHS
- EASILY AMUSED - It's hard to find Caleb truly bored. Even if he'll fake it often.
- STRONG SPEAKER - He usually manages to convince people to see things his way.
- SPONTANEOUS - Caleb is always coming up with new and exciting ideas to do, even if they're not always the safest.
WEAKNESSES
- SELF-DESTRUCTIVE - With the amount of toxins Caleb ingests, he'll be lucky to make it to middle age.
- EASILY MANIPULATED - While he's also very manipulative , he can be led quite easily. Just dangle something that he wants in front of him, and he'll be putty in your hands.
- TENDS NOT TO THINK THINGS THROUGH - Caleb tends to be halfway through a plan without realizing that there's no conclusion, and that tends to work out problematically.
FEARS
- Being left alone
- Losing his looks
- Going broke
BEST MEMORY Ninth grade, being accepted by the cool kids and going to their parties. They taught him what to drink, and smoke, and who to talk to. Since then, he's been following their way of thinking rather obediently, even if it's pretty much all subconscious at this point.
WORST MEMORY The abuse his brother would give him when he got his abilities, and Caleb still didn't have his own. Caleb had to get tattoos to cover the scars.
LONG-TERM GOAL To be remembered for something great without working very hard at it. He hasn't come up with any ideas yet though.
* past reflections ,
[ SOMETIMES I REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF MY PAST ]
[ SOMETIMES I REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF MY PAST ]
MOTHER Melinda Elizabeth Cross (50), Housewife. Fire elemental.
FATHER Lucas Alexander Cross (53), Pharmaceutical Sales Representative. Thunder elemental.
SIBLINGS Bryan Joseph Cross (20), College Drop Out - Homeless.
Samantha Elise Cross (16), Student.
OTHER None
HISTORYThe cross family has one of those families that you see at a store, or a dinner party, and wonder how they manage to stay together. The father works more than he's home, the mother is never seen without a drink in her hand, one son's abusive, the other's uncontrollable. The only good one is the daughter, but she doesn't talk much.
Growing up in that kind of environment was never a good place to grow up, but Caleb did alright. He was never home as a kid. Instead, he was always sleeping over friends' houses. His friends always wondered why they were never invited to his place, but they never got a solid answer. Whenever Caleb was at home, he was either in screaming matches with his mom, or fist fights with his brother. Bryan was three years older than Caleb, and tended to win these fights, but Cale continued to try. He won on occasion, and that was always empowering. The victories stopped completely when Bryan developed his powers. They seemed to come to him during a fight, and the next thing that Caleb knew, he was waking up in a hospital with burn marks on his arm and chest. Apparently his heart stopped for a few minutes, and he was passed out for hours.
Bryan was sent to a special school for the abilities that he gained, and things were better for Caleb for a while. He was safer now. But that got boring fast. Eventually, he'd start picking fights with kids on a regular basis, just for fun. He didn't lose very often, either. It would be about three years later that Caleb would gain his own powers, and that would be during a fight as well. He didn't send a kid to the ER though, as luck would have it, though he did manage to set the guy's clothes on fire. He got sent to the same school his brother attended, but didn't see much of him at all. They were in the same boat now now, but they rolled with different crowds, and possessed different elements, taking after different parents. Bryan was a loner, and Caleb was a hardcore party kid. When they did encounter one another, they seemed to get along better than they had at home, but that wasn't saying much.
Along the way, some friends convinced Caleb to tattoo the areas that his brother had burned him. That was a big deal, it meant that he could cover up everything that he didn't like about himself. That's why he started drinking and using. It made him seem a hell of a lot more interesting, and helped him deal with whatever problems he was experiencing.
* puppet on a string ,
[ SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE ]
[ SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE ]
YOUR NAME Demi
YOUR AGE Eighteen
RP EXPERIENCE Five years
HOW'D YOU FIND US? I can't even remember.
SECRET WORD Correct.
RP SAMPLEPlease refer to the application of Brett Harvey Blaire
I promise I won't leave this time, guys. I missed you all.
