Name: Shackleton Higgs Nickname: Shacks
Age: 11
Birthday: 28th December
Sign: Capricorn
Gemstone: Turquoise
Blood Type: O
Fav. Food: Like many children, Shackleton loves sweet things. Unlike many other children, he also loves sour things. Combine them together, and you get sweet and sour pork, chicken - or those awful sweets which are sour enough to make your tongue bleed if you eat too many.
Hated Food: VEGETABLES. A little stereotypical perhaps, but Shackleton like many children despises anything green, healthy and gross and bitter tasting. Broccoli is a particular detestation, but he's quite happy to eat sweet vegetables such as carrots and sweetcorn.
School: Knightside Elementary!
Hobbies:
Rock Climbing
Shackleton really, really likes heights. He enjoys roller-coasters and trips up to high buildings, and he's always the one at the top of the climbing frame or climbing that tree. Slightly worried by the amount of times Shackleton has fallen and hurt himself and kept on doing it anyway, his father decided that it'd be a good idea to get him somewhere where he can climb safely and in harnesses. Of course, it then turned out Shackleton's favourite activity is bouldering which is without a harness anyway. But the point is, he loves this hobby, and goes to a club every saturday.
Martial Arts
Originally suggested by a counsellor as an outlet for Shackleton's temper, the boy has really taken to this hobby. The strict rules in place help him know how to act, and he enjoys taking out his anger on stuffed targets rather than hurting real people. He's still a novice, only a yellow belt, but it's certainly helping him keep a lid on his temper, as well as teaching him self-defense.
Virtues:
Imaginative
Shacks always has a story to tell, or game to play or drawing to do. His little mind is overflowing with fantastical ideas and concepts, and he has to get them out somehow! Whether they're tasked with writing a story in class or whether you just want a game to play on the playground, Shackleton always has ideas. He's also good at thinking of out-of-the-box solutions to problems, and he can entertain himself for hours with things other people might find boring or useless. That cardboard box - a prison you have to escape! That stick is a fancy pirate sword..or a lightsaber!
Outgoing
Shacks is pretty confident! He likes people, and he'd like people to like him, but it doesn't matter so much if they don't. Not afraid to approach people, or strike up a conversation out of nowhere, or even hug someone who looks like they're having a bad day. He's pretty secure in himself and loves to be the center of attention! He likes social events and parties, and loves after-school clubs and school trips even if he's not particularly interested in the subject, because they give him a chance to socialize and chat to people.
Friendly
As well as being confident, Shackleton is genuinely friendly. He likes people, like we've already covered, and he likes seeing people happy. Whilst he's not the smartest tack in the box when it comes to people, he does enjoy them. He likes meeting new people, but he also enjoys cementing friendships that he's already got. He's not neccessarily popular, but he's got a good solid group of friends and can hang around almost anyone and get on with them.
Flaws:
Dreamy
The downside to having an active imagination is that he's often caught up in it. Shackleton is often caught daydreaming, and he has a relatively poor attention span, always caught up in what-ifs and could-have-beens. This is particularly bad when he's supposed to be paying attention to something he finds boring such as speeches or lessons, and it's less bad if he's doing something he enjoys and can concentrate on, but even then he's prone to daydreaming.
Poor Social Graces
Shackleton struggles to tell when enough is enough - when people want him to go away and stop bothering them. He always assumes everyone likes the same things he likes ; that is to say lots of people and interaction. Shy people just need breaking out of their shells, that's all. Grumpy people just need cheering up. He also struggles to tell if people are lying or being truthful. Perhaps wisdom will come with age, but at the moment it's lacking, despite his kind intentions.
Temper Temper
He doesn't have a short fuse - it takes a lot to get Shackleton worked up, but when it does he's a force to be reckoned with. From screaming to hitting, Shackleton is down right vicious when he's angry, and whilst he almost always feels bad afterwards, when he's caught up in his emotions he's almost impossible to talk down. In fact, after a few incidents and school and the like, Shackleton's father took him to a counsellor, whom he still sees.
