Post by amps on May 30, 2011 7:49:50 GMT -5
* conrad a. aldridge ,
* 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 Conrad Anthony Aldridge.
NICKNAMES Don't call him Connie. Don't you dare.
DATE OF BIRTH March 17th, 1993.
AGE Seventeen.
GRADE/YEAR Grade Twelve.
ELEMENT Thunder.
SEXUALITY Homosexual, though he'll sleep with a girl if he's bored. He's just attracted to men.
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 Alessandro De Marco.
EYE COLOUR Emerald.
HAIR COLOUR Brown.
HEIGHT & WEIGHT 6'0"; 179 pounds. Mostly muscle.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES Conrad is quite muscular, with definition on his arms and chest, due to the fact that he was the 'bodyguard' of the trio back in England. He has a couple of mismatched scars, as well as a bullet wound in his right shoulder. Conrad has no tattoos, but he does have a tongue piercing.
CLOTHING STYLE He tends to like blazers when indoors and heavy sweaters as opposed to jackets when it starts to get colder, though he does have a jacket for the winter months. He just puts off wearing it as long as possible. Conrad likes hiking boots and jeans, too. He's not that fond of regular pants.
* deeper than skin ,
[ TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE INSIDE & THROW IT ALL AWAY ]
[ TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE INSIDE & THROW IT ALL AWAY ]
POSITIVE TRAITS
- Charming. When he wants something from you, Conrad turns on the old British charm and talks it right out of your hands. This might not exactly be positive... but he considers it to be as such.
- Cautious. Look before you leap, that's his type. He grew up on the streets where he had to constantly test the waters before he swam through them, so he's learned to take things carefully.
- Quick thinker. Bullshit baffles brains--if a professor calls him out in the middle of class, you can bet that Conrad wasn't listening, but he might be able to convince you he was.
NEGATIVE TRAITS
- Detached. Conrad simply isn't a very empathetic person by any rights or respects. He could probably watch someone die and not really be affected by it. His lifestyle has deadened him to the idea of sorrow and sympathy.
- Blunt. He doesn't really have any tact whatsoever and he'll say his opinion without considering how it'll affect a person first. His unfailing honest with his own thoughts could be a good trait... if he was a nice person. Which he is not.
- Vain. He's self-absorbed and narcissistic. He loves himself and no one else. And this boy literally spends hours on his hair every morning. Fuck it up and he'll cut you.
LIKES
- Britain. He misses it, but he must admit he doesn't really miss the whole 'living in fear' thing. He's not too fond of the Academy, but he doesn't hate it.
- His power. It's pretty damned cool that he can just electrocute people that get on his nerves. But he has to constantly remind himself not to do this to regular mortals, lest he accidentally reveal his powers.
- Tea. Fuck you all and your coffee-drinking! Conrad is proud of his British tea-loving and the like.
- Dogs. Scourge is the only thing he's ever really had in terms of a pet, and he loves his giant sap of a dog. He originally got the massive wolf-mix to guard his house, but he's grown attached to him.
- Cars. He loves his car. Being gay does not mean he is not masculine--Conrad enjoys sports and cars and sports cars... the whole lot.
DISLIKES
- School. Conrad skipped a lot of middle-school for a reason, and then he was forced to go back when the Academy roped him in. He's not too happy about the fact and he skips class whenever he feels he can get away with it.
- Women. In the romantic sense, at least. He does like that they fall over him though, it makes it a lot easier to con something out of a person when they're infatuated with your accent.
- Earth students. He hates that they have an advantage over his element and hates how weak they are. (He sees them as weak due to their loathing of violence).
- Assemblies, meetings, and the like. He has to pretend he cares, and the fact that he doesn't actually give a damn about anything makes this a pain in the ass.
- His addiction. He feeds it, but he hates it. Just quitting doesn't feel like it's an option for him however. He doesn't have the motivation he needs to cut it off.
STRENGTHS
- He's British. How is that a strength? People here in this foreign country seem to adore his accent, and for some reason have a tendency to trust Brits, something about them sounding too polite to be of any harm--and not to mention sexy.
- Physical strength. Conrad packs a lot of power behind his punch, and he's not afraid to take a swing at you.
- Good with firearms. Despite guns being definitely illegal in Canada, he has one. He knows how to use it and won't hesitate to do so if he feels the need.
WEAKNESSES
- Relationships. He's a bit of a manwhore and the fact that he doesn't care about anyone makes it impossible to keep one for longer than a couple of days. He doesn't really care.
- Apathy. As I've mentioned several times now, Conrad has a pretty deadened feeling to the world. The only thing he really gives a sliver of a damn about are his siblings, and they're not with him right now.
- Drug use. His addiction is slowly sapping the life and energy out of him, but he doesn't have enough inner strength and drive to quit cold turkey.
FEARS
- Drug overdose and the death that would follow it. He doesn't really care about dying, but the thought of dying in this manner truly freaks the shit out of him.
- Heights. Conrad is severely acrophobic--not exactly the nicest fear to have when you're stuck in the Thunder dormitories. His bed is one of the furthest from the windows and he tries to avoid looking out them as best as he can.
- That either Nate or Hannah might die. He's never really had anyone but his siblings to rely on, bad influences though they were on one another. He's scared of losing them.
BEST MEMORY When he was really young, before the drugs and the violence came into the picture, Hannah used to play with he and his younger brother Nathaniel. Everything was innocent and carefree back then, and he often wishes he could have this life back. But he can't, so he gives the thought up easily.
WORST MEMORY There are so many. The worst of which was probably the phone call from Hannah informing him that she was on the run in Ireland and that Nate had been put in juvenile hall. He regrets that he wasn't around to help either of them.
LONG-TERM GOAL He has none. He honestly doesn't think he'll be alive long enough to accomplish anything.
* past reflections ,
[ SOMETIMES I REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF MY PAST ]
[ SOMETIMES I REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF MY PAST ]
MOTHER Corianne Jeanette Talbot-Aldridge (deceased at 26), Deceased
FATHER Conner Rowan Aldridge (56), Businessman
SIBLINGS Hannah Jane Aldridge (25), Fugitive (Half-sister)
Nathaniel Matthew Aldridge (15), Juvenile Hall (Half-brother)
OTHER Lillian Marie Aldridge (51), Step-mother
HISTORY
Conner and Corianne would have made great parents. An up and coming businessman, Conner adored his girlfriend and was more than happy to solidify this through marriage and the birth of their child. Except that Corianne would never get the chance to raise her baby boy, whom she christened Conrad. A violent illness took her mere months after his birth, leaving her heartbroken husband with the baby. Conner resented the fact that Conrad's birth seemed to have brought on the death of his love, but he raised the child by her dying request. Still, even though they lived in a large home and his needs for shelter, clothing, and food were always met... Conner was never affectionate toward his son. Conrad was raised by housing staff whilst his father stayed at work all day, making for a very desolate and lonely childhood.
Then Conner met up once more with one Lillian Marie, a girl whom he'd loved in highschool, but who had gotten pregnant and disappeared with her new flame shortly into their relationship. The boyfriend whom she'd ditched Conner for was no longer in her life--she regretted leaving him and wanted him to get to know his daughter (then aged ten) and start a new life together. Hannah hated her mother for keeping them apart and lying to her about her real father, but she grew to resent Conner as well--he had a new child, she wasn't the only one with his affections. However, she grew to love Conrad over the years, as well as their new brother Nathaniel. Under her bad influence the trio started to spend more and more time away from home. At first it was harmless, but once she graduated high school things took a turn for the worst.
Being pulled into drug addiction by a bad choice in friends, Hannah hooked up with a pimp to supply her with her fix. Conrad (then around eleven years old) tagged after her innocently as she trolled the streets, and eventually she was invited to some sort of party. 'Babysitting' her young brother, Hannah took Conrad along with her. An innocent sip from one of the coke cans on the counter proved to be what would seal the fate of his own drug use. It was heavily laced with the stuff and his sister irresponsibly agreed to get him more when he asked for it. Nate was pulled into the lifestyle more slowly, and he would eventually get into drug trafficking rather than its actual use.
Before then, however, Conrad's powers manifested. He was the only one in the family--Corianne's father had been a Fire elemental, though he'd never told her this and so she hadn't known to pass the information onto her husband. He reluctantly went off to the school in Canada, leaving behind his siblings but taking with him a bad addiction that seemed impossible to shake. He kept in contact with his siblings but didn't fly back during the holidays, instead taking some money from his now-successful father and getting himself a place.
About a month ago, a call from Hannah told of bad situations. Nate had been busted for drug trafficking and sent to juvenile hall, whereas Hannah had accidentally gotten wrapped up in a murder case and was on the run in Ireland. The three siblings were in three different countries and each was a mess, but it seemed like Conrad was the least endangered. He offered to go to his sister's side, but she warned him to stay in school, so he has. After graduation he plans to move back to England and hunt down his siblings.
* puppet on a string ,
[ SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE ]
[ SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE ]
YOUR NAME Taylor.
YOUR AGE Yes I am older than 13.
RP EXPERIENCE Three years, baby.
HOW'D YOU FIND US? I created this place through my magical awesomeness.
SECRET WORD Correct.
RP SAMPLESee Joshua Donovan Dale's application.
