Post by freeziepop on Aug 26, 2009 20:36:06 GMT -5
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I'm revamping Syl. He was kind of generic before so hopefully this will be a step in the right direction.
Part 1: The Basics
1. What is your full name?
Syl Harris
2. Where and when were you born?
Blackthorn City, Johto.
3. Who are/were your parents?
Kevin Harris, 52 (father), Alexandria Baron, 45 (biological mother), Mary Mintz-Harris, 25 (step-mother)
Kevin Harris works as a lawyer, and is quite good at it. He pulls in a large enough salary for the family to afford nearly anything they want. He divorced Syl's mother when Syl was 12.
Alexandria is a kept woman-not a housewife, she detests chores and tending to her only son. She changed her name back to Baron (her maiden name) after Kevin very publically cheated on her with a model. Alexandria enjoys a luxurious lifestyle thanks to her husband's substantial alimony checks and is frequently seen chasing after male models, singers and actors.
Mary Mintz-Harris is also a kept woman, the ditzy model that Kevin cheated with. He married her shorty after.
4. Do you have any siblings?
What are/were they like? No siblings.
5. Where do you live now, and with whom? Describe the place and the person/people.
Syl has a (comparatively) modest home in the suburbs of Cheyenne Way. He lives alone, save for his Pokémon. In the past he lived with his former girlfriend Kalina, and before that he lived with the woman he considers to be the love of his life - Jaymie. She left him to pursue her Pokémon career, and because he was a self-centered egomaniac with a drinking problem. They fought constantly.
6. What is your occupation?
Pokémon Trainer, Pokémon Master, Professor
7. Write a full physical description of yourself. You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks.
Syl is tall - or at least he likes to think he is. He stands at around 6'2" naturally; aided with boots he can tack on an extra inch or two. He is also quite lean from travelling so many days a year, and weighs in at a (manly) 152 lbs. He is slightly underweight but he makes up for it by wearing bulky clothing. He is ashamed of his small frame and girlish features, and his long red hair doesn't help matters.
Fun fact, it's not naturally red. He meticulously dyes it once every few months. He would never admit it to anyone, but his natural hair color is a dull, uninteresting brown color. He detests the color brown, deeming it as weak. Red for him is a power color, which is why he wears it on his clothes as much as possible, and why he's chosen it as his desired hair color.
Light skin burns easily under Cheyenne's hot summer sun, so sunscreen is an absolute must. Syl's parents were both from fair-skinned Kanto. He's lost his accent in translation, and instead speaks with a Blackthorn City accent. It's another point of contention with him - he has tried and failed many times over the years to lose the accent and speak with a neutral accent, regionally accepted by all participating regions of the Worldwide Pokémon League.
Face is bony, sunken in; he's seen too much for his time. Beady nearly-yellow green eyes stare coldly out from his stoic face. His nose is pointed and long, but his teeth are perfect. He's usually very pale and sickly looking.
His clothes are fairly simple nowdays - a no-frills black tanktop is all he needs on his chest. Once in awhile he'll don his retro black trench with red lining. It has a thousand hidden pockets perfect for hiding drugs or weapons, but in the summer it's far too heavy to wear. Tight-fitting blue jeans adorn his bottom half, and 2/3rds of his lower leg are completely covered by thick black boots. Hiking is a man's job - and although he's delicate, traversing the country in anything other than boots would be preposterous.
Syl has a single tattoo - a tiny black cyndaquil with a pink heart is etched into the skin covering his right hip-bone. It symbolizes (very badly) the time he spent with Jaymie, as her first Pokémon was Nero the Cyndaquil. He had it done shortly after they had broken up for the last time, after doing a line of coke and several shots of liquor.
8. To which social class do you belong?
Whatever the fuck "on top" is.
9. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
Syl is allergic to failure, if that counts. He smokes a lot and can't really run at all. Because he's so girly and thin he's not great at physical combat, either. He takes the cowards way out and uses weapons to win fights.
10. Are you right- or left-handed?
Syl is a rightie.
11. What does your voice sound like?
Velvety and smooth, deep, rich, slightly raspy. He's a siren all right, his words are his weapons. When he argues it gets shrill very quickly.
12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently? "Fuck", "Go for it"
13. What do you have in your pockets?
In his coat: Cigarettes, a lighter, some sort of pocketknife, spare pokeballs, keys to his house, a flask, Sen's pokeball, Jin's pokeball
In his pants: Cigarettes, a lighter, his wallet
14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
Syl bends and straightens his legs when he's nervous - it's a very obvious tell and one of his many tells. He clenches his jaw when he's speaking to someone he doesn't like, and clenches and unclenches his fists when he's talking to ANYONE. He still bites his nails despite being nearly 24.
Part 2: Growing Up
15. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Pretty weird, but overall normal, especially in today's modern society.
16. What is your earliest memory?
Of his nanny from Hoenn reading Peter Pan to him with her delightful Hoenn accent when he was 2 or 3. They were both cuddled up on a plush chair, him cradled against her and her reading to him in her loving, patient, kind voice. It was one of the only times he felt truly safe.
17. How much schooling have you had?
Not a lot. Syl is fairly unintelligent and was a very average student. He dropped out in 10th grade to become a Pokémon Trainer.
18. Did you enjoy school?
No; he found it boring and uninteresting. He was enrolled in Blackthorn Academy, a ritzy private school full of snobs and whores.
19. Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities?
A small close-knit team of Pokémon Trainers in Blackthorn City. He would visit them after school every single day until he finally dropped out. They arranged for him to train his first Pokémon - a Caterpie - and taught him how to care for them, how to battle, how to use a Pokedex and everything else regarding Pokémon. Initially he was terrible and it took him 2 years to finally win a battle against another trainer. Their hobby of ridicule and mockery regarding each other became one of Syl's signature styles in Cheyenne - it's where he picked it up.
20. While growing up, did you have any role models? If so, describe them.
The oldest member of the gang was a relative of famed Johto Pokémon Master and Blackthorn City native Lance Banks - a cousin, or nephew or something, Syl could never really remember. All he knew for sure was that his name was Ricky Ceres, but everyone called him Big Rick.
Big Rick was just that - big. He was very tall and very fat, apparently having not inherited any of Lance's legendary good looks. His pudgy face was offset by the shock of spiky red hair jutting from his skull. The spikes were legendary in their own right, more famous to the kids of the gang than Lance and his silly dragon Pokémon.
He was the king of trash talking, and he never turned down a challenge. He fought dishonorably, often robbing trainers who beat him at knife point. Young Syl idolized Big Rick, but Big Rick never gave Syl the time of day. Syl wanted to become a trainer in his own right, a good enough trainer for his mentor-of-sorts to recognize his skills and finally accept him.
21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family?
Coldly. It was a very formal, ice-cold household until his father, Kevin, left his mother for another woman. Syl was just 12 at the time. Alexandria still lives in the house Syl grew up in, along with the housekeepers and the cook/nanny.
Syl has a standoffish relationship with his mother, and almost no relationship at all with his father and his step-mother. The only time he's ever spoken about his father or mother in Cheyenne was to Jaymie, when he relayed to her that they were 'dead to him'. Interestingly, as a beginning trainer he was still receiving money from them in order to survive comfortably. Since becoming a Professor and very rich in his own right, this has ceased.
22. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
He never knew. At one point during his naive years he wanted to be a lawyer just like his father. When he realized what a bastard his father was, he decided to become a Pokémon Trainer.
23. As a child, what were your favorite activities?
Drawing, although he was never very good at it. He also liked playing pretend with his nanny. They would construct these elaborate themes and play parts that in his mind rivaled the great plays of the past. Then they would laugh and laugh and laugh.
He was an indoorsy kid, never really going outside much.
24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?
Oddly enough Syl was quite the cheerful and polite child. He was raised by his very kind Hoenn nanny, as his mother had little to do with him and tended more to her drink intake than her son.
He was very polite to his parents. He didn't start talking back or questioning them until he was in his teens.
25. As a child, were you popular? Who were your friends, and what were they like?
Popular, but not. Enrolled in private schools all of his life, he was a fringe member of several social groups, never the center of attention and never really wanting to be. He had many friends and acquaintances, but none were notable and none would last throughout his life.
He never brought kids to his house because he never felt like he needed to.
26. When and with whom was your first kiss?
With Eliza McDougal at age 12; he decided she looked pretty that day and kissed her because he felt like it. A teacher caught him and he got in trouble for it. The thrill of kissing and getting in trouble excited him - after this he made it a regular hobby.
27. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
No. He lost it at 15 at a party thrown by Big Rick, shorty before he left school for good.
Syl has never been sure exactly who he fucked; he was intoxicated, and it was dark. He's never really let it bother him and loves telling the story of the whore who unleashed the love-beast within him.
28. If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today.
Syl is a human.
Part 3: Past Influences[/b]
29. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
30. Who has had the most influence on you?
31. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
32. What is your greatest regret?
33. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
34. Do you have a criminal record of any kind?
35. When was the time you were the most frightened?
36. What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?
37. If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why?
38. What is your best memory?
39. What is your worst memory?
Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions[/b]
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
41. What is your greatest fear?
42. What are your religious views?
43. What are your political views?
44. What are your views on sex?
45. Are you able to kill? Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?
46. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
47. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
48. What do you believe makes a successful life?
49. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)?
50. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Why do you refuse to do it?
52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?
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53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how?
54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
56. Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend? Describe these people.
57. Do you have a spouse or significant other? If so, describe this person.
58. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.
59. What do you look for in a potential lover?
60. How close are you to your family?
61. Have you started your own family? If so, describe them. If not, do you want to? Why or why not?
62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help?
63. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why?
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why?
66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not?
69. Do you care what others think of you?
Part 6: Likes And Dislikes
70. What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
71. What is your most treasured possession?
72. What is your favorite color?
73. What is your favorite food?
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?
75. What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?
76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? If so, why? Do you want to quit?
77. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
78. What makes you laugh?
79. What, if anything, shocks or offends you?
80. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
81. How do you deal with stress?
82. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
83. What are your pet peeves?
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84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you. How do you feel when this routine is disrupted?
85. What is your greatest strength as a person?
86. What is your greatest weakness?
87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
89. Are you generally organized or messy?
90. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at.
91. Do you like yourself?
92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)? Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public? (If so, detail both sets of reasons...)
93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?
94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
95. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
96. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.
97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
98. What three words best describe your personality?
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character? (You might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you, and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice...)
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