Post by James Harlan on Mar 12, 2011 18:33:58 GMT -5
JAMES HARLAN
And I am this great, unstable
mass of blood and foam.
And no emotion that's worth having
would call my heart its home.
And I am this great, unstable
mass of blood and foam.
And no emotion that's worth having
would call my heart its home.
FULL NAME.[/size][/color]
James Harlan
NICKNAME(S).[/size][/color]
none
AGE & BIRTHDATE.[/size][/color]
18 & november 10th
GENDER.[/size][/color]
male
RANKING.[/size][/color]
digidestined
DIGIEGG.[/size][/color]
any category
FACE CLAIM.[/size][/color]
Yagami Light from Death Note
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APPEARANCE.[/size][/color]
James usually wears a plain t-shirt under a rather battered jacket, scuffed jeans, and black running shoes (not that he does much running). He carries around pens, Post-Its, and a few other supplies in his coat pockets. James always carries a shoulder bag that holds a few schoolbooks, personal items, cell phone, and whatever else he happens to have at a particular moment. Inside the digital world he wears nearly the same outfit--but everything’s newer-looking, and his bag gets an upgrade.
James is a diabetic. He's very thin, almost frail, due to his extremely regimented diet and lack of much exercise. He does strength-building exercises as often as he can, but curl-ups and pull-ups can only accomplish so much--he has close to no endurance, and no patience for running as slowly as his needs require to do anything about it.
PERSONALITY.[/size][/color]
James is short-tempered and quite reckless, often not considering any risks his actions might have. He calls it tempting fate, but truly he’s just too stubborn to let anything keep him from doing whatever he feels like doing. He likes to see himself as tough, and while this may be true mentally it’s hardly correct physically. He loses the fights he gets himself into almost without exception, and if he wins it’s because his opponent takes pity on him.
On the other hand, James is also something of a thinker. He enjoys considering hypothetical situations—what ifs. Unfortunately, his mental wanderings often lead into depressing territory and his mood suffers for it. He’s sometimes somber, but at other times positively cheerful. This can be disconcerting for some, hilarious for others, and infuriating to his parents (though he claims to not care what they think). James pretty much shows his emotions, not seeing a reason to hide anger or happiness (or even what he’s thinking about) from those around him.
Part, maybe even most of his actions are fueled by a combination of apathy and the odd urge to self-destruct. The small part of him that wants to please his parents is constantly calling him a failure, and he's more than apt to believe it. Why wouldn't he be a failure? He's never applied himself to anything, and in all likelihood never will. The only thing that has kept him from experimenting with the (readily available, as he's part of 'that crowd') popular drugs is that he's afraid he'll have some sort of complication thanks to his diabetes.
HISTORY.[/size][/color]
father; Brian Harlan
mother; Angela Harlan
siblings(s); Dustin Harlan (deceased)
James is an illegitimate child, spawned from an unfortunate one-night stand between Angela Harlan (who was indeed Mrs. Harlan at the time) and a sleazy stranger she met in a low-key bar. Rather than explode over the scandal, Brian Harlan instead withdrew from the yet-unborn James’ life and future entirely, devoting his time and energy into the well-being of Brian and Angela’s first and only other child, Dustin. Dustin grew up as a smothered, spoiled child with an acute dislike for James, often bullying and beating his younger brother. Dustin eventually grew up, joined the Army, and died in service.
James, conversely, grew up under his mother’s mostly harsh influence. He was a tough little kid, playing tag and dodgeball with the best of the preschoolers. It was always assumed that he would follow in Dustin’s footsteps and join the Army as well. That is, until James was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when he was ten. From then on, a future in sports or the military were no longer options—both parents withdrew significantly from James’ life, blaming both the child and themselves for what they perceived to be a terrible disability.
After that, James had to learn how to manage his new life without much help or support. Eventually, he became a largely independent individual and wouldn’t have accepted help even if it was offered. He took his life into his own hands, and tried—is still trying—his best to do something with it. As of recently, this effort has included enrolling himself in a financially aided overseas study course. Though it was more an effort to ditch his hometown, he's quite glad to be in Japan. There are possibilities he'd never encountered before in such a foreign country.
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ONLINE HANDLE.[/size][/color]
devilyouknow
AGE.[/size][/color]
15
OTHER CHARACTERS?[/size][/color]
Margaret
RP SAMPLE.[/size][/color]
N/A
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