((Yes, I realize it will be a while before any of the outer parallels crop up - but since the cavalier concept came up to begin with, I've kind of been curious if Mitch could fit into it. Let's see how this pans out!))
SECTION ONE
Name: Mitchell Dudek
Nicknames: Mitch, Dude
Gender: Male
Age: 18
School: Meadowview
Fav. Food: If anyone asks, he'll say 'pizza' like any normal teen. Really, his favorite food is avocados. The texture, the flavor, everything about them just drive him crazy and leave him craving more. But come on. Seriously. Try telling that to a gaggle of teenage boys and maintain any kind of dignity.
Hated Food: Gingerbread ice cream. Ugh. He'd love to hunt down whoever came up with that bright idea and show them how much he 'appreciates' it.
Hobbies: Sports - He's most in his element playing baseball or hockey (even if he's not that good), but he's willing to give any sport a shot once. Mitch just loves running around and letting his competitive streak run with him. (If only he didn't get put on the bench so much.) In all honesty, his strongest suit is probably swimming... which, naturally, is the one thing he doesn't bother competing in. It's just something he does for the fun of it.
Hiking - Yeah. Seriously. The guy's big into taking long walks by himself, whether it's through the city or through nature. But he kind of prefers the latter if he's got a choice. There's just something about watching the scenery go by that calms him down, no matter how frustrated he is. Plus it's a great way to get out of whatever else he's supposed to be doing, especially if he just happens to forget his cellphone. Whoops.
Games - More than just arcade games, even if that's a big part of it. Mitch's real passion lies in playing cards though, and he's never been known to turn down a game of Blackjack for anything. Even moreso if somebody decides to make the game a little more 'interesting'. Darts are another one he likes to try his hand at now and then, but he's not so good at those.
Hairy Situation? - Not something you'd guess to look at the mop atop his head. Mitch hardly puts any effort at all into his own hair; but his father's a hairdresser, and he's picked up more than a few tricks over the years. Like his love for avocados though, it's not something he really broadcasts for all the world to know.
Virtues: Righteous - Here is a man with a very strong sense of right and wrong. And when Mitch feels passionately about something, he backs it with everything he is. Loud, clear, and vocal. For instance, laying a hand on a woman? Never, no matter what she's done to him. Mocking some kid for wearing a stupid sweater his grandma made him? He'll be the first one to tell them to shut up (even if the sweater really is stupid). A fight between two people that's outmatched, or worse, three against one, he'll jump in. Then if it turns out the guy he helped was the wrong one all along, he'll turn around and start in on them. Some guy stealing another guy's girl, someone stealing from another, cheating on a test, or someone cheating someone else. If he thinks somebody has been wronged, he'll be the first to come out and say it. Nothing will sway him, no amount of bribing, threats, or even bodily harm that comes his way. He won't do it, and he won't stand for it.
On one hand, it can be as much a flaw as a virtue; sometimes people just don't want to hear it. Other times people might use it to their advantage. On the other hand, for better or worse, everyone will always know where he stands.
Loyal - It's not always easy being this guy's friend, rest assured. But earn his trust and he will stand by you through everything and anything. Whether he thinks you're in the right or not, Mitch will always be in your corner to defend you and your honor - but he'll probably be the first one to lecture you on just how wrong you were the second you're out of the line of fire.
Especially for his younger friends, he almost acts like an older brother. Always the first one to jump to the defense for their sakes, whether or not they might need it. Someone looking at them funny? Better watch out man. Better watch out.
Polite - Difficult as he can be sometimes, at least he's always well-mannered about it. He won't do a single damn thing you ask him to, but he will be exceedingly courteous about it. The boy never forgets his 'please's, his 'thank you's, a 'bless you' for when someone sneezes... even when he's completely lost his temper. If nothing else, etiquette's been pounded into his head from the start, and he holds to it with a certain degree of pride. Even if it's done more out of habit than courtesy.
Flaws: Easily Addicted - It's lucky for Mitch he hasn't gotten his hands on anything too hazardous to his health yet. Unless you count the cigarettes; scored from a friend once, hooked from there. Then there's all the soda the guy guzzles down. Plus there's all the money he blows at the arcade, those card games behind the school, even shopping - he's a man of a million vices, and sometimes you'd swear he was looking for more. He can't really function at a hundred percent without them, and while he hates people holding things over his head... it's kind of ridiculously easy to bend him to one's will when they dangle a means to his end just within reach.
It's led him to do some things he regrets in the past, especially when his actions clash with his strong morals. He tries hard to uphold them, and he'd sooner stay miserable without his smokes or his gambling then wrong someone. But he's only human after all, and accidents happen.
Lazy - He procrastinates. And he procrastinates a lot. Try to force him into doing that homework? He'll put it off even longer. Mitch doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do... and even when he does, he'll do it at his own pace and nobody else's. The longer he can put things off, the more content he'll be. Yeah, he'll get to it in a minute, promise. Just five more minutes. Maybe tomorrow.
Temperamental - Mitch has a remarkable short fuse. Push him too hard to do something, he'll snap and storm off. Rub him the wrong way, and you can bet he'll let you hear all about it loud enough for the whole country to know. Maybe he won't strike a woman, but he's got no gripes about going blow for blow with a man. Beware; he can be in a fantastic mood one moment and ready to take someone's head off the next. It's a little too easy to make him lose his cool.
Hypocritical - He has double standards. Galore. For himself, for women as opposed to men, and if his vices or temper come into play, it's a whole other ballgame. His justice isn't always as 'blind' as he'd like to pretend it is or how hard he tries, and deep down, he knows it. He keeps promising himself his lapses in judgment won't happen again, but they inevitably do. It's a major weight of guilt on his shoulders, even if it doesn't show. But even if he knows it, his temper will flare all over again the second someone tries to point it out. He doesn't handle criticism well, at all, and he'll come up with every excuse in the book for why the other person deserved what they got or why he did what he did. He's never the wrong one, even if he's the one that started it.
CHARACTER NOTE: Iliteracy - It's not that he can't read at all. But his reading level is way below what it should be for a boy his age, and one of his many sources of frustration. It's also something he's exceedingly embarrassed about, even if he'd never admit it. He'll usually dodge having to read any way he can, either procrastinating like he always does or getting irritated when someone tries to force him into it. He'll do most anything to keep anyone from figuring out the truth.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Have more of a narrow shape, colored deep coffee brown, maybe a little lighter at the edges.
Hair: Dark brown (almost black) and kept long (always loose, rarely ties it back), looks a bit shaggy, like he doesn't take much time to bother cutting or styling it, bangs hanging messily in his eyes.
Face: More oval in shape, has sort of a long face. Has a pretty prominent nose, no real softness to his features, a few piercings in each ear.
SECTION ONE
Name: Mitchell Dudek
Nicknames: Mitch, Dude
Gender: Male
Age: 18
School: Meadowview
Fav. Food: If anyone asks, he'll say 'pizza' like any normal teen. Really, his favorite food is avocados. The texture, the flavor, everything about them just drive him crazy and leave him craving more. But come on. Seriously. Try telling that to a gaggle of teenage boys and maintain any kind of dignity.
Hated Food: Gingerbread ice cream. Ugh. He'd love to hunt down whoever came up with that bright idea and show them how much he 'appreciates' it.
Hobbies: Sports - He's most in his element playing baseball or hockey (even if he's not that good), but he's willing to give any sport a shot once. Mitch just loves running around and letting his competitive streak run with him. (If only he didn't get put on the bench so much.) In all honesty, his strongest suit is probably swimming... which, naturally, is the one thing he doesn't bother competing in. It's just something he does for the fun of it.
Hiking - Yeah. Seriously. The guy's big into taking long walks by himself, whether it's through the city or through nature. But he kind of prefers the latter if he's got a choice. There's just something about watching the scenery go by that calms him down, no matter how frustrated he is. Plus it's a great way to get out of whatever else he's supposed to be doing, especially if he just happens to forget his cellphone. Whoops.
Games - More than just arcade games, even if that's a big part of it. Mitch's real passion lies in playing cards though, and he's never been known to turn down a game of Blackjack for anything. Even moreso if somebody decides to make the game a little more 'interesting'. Darts are another one he likes to try his hand at now and then, but he's not so good at those.
Hairy Situation? - Not something you'd guess to look at the mop atop his head. Mitch hardly puts any effort at all into his own hair; but his father's a hairdresser, and he's picked up more than a few tricks over the years. Like his love for avocados though, it's not something he really broadcasts for all the world to know.
Virtues: Righteous - Here is a man with a very strong sense of right and wrong. And when Mitch feels passionately about something, he backs it with everything he is. Loud, clear, and vocal. For instance, laying a hand on a woman? Never, no matter what she's done to him. Mocking some kid for wearing a stupid sweater his grandma made him? He'll be the first one to tell them to shut up (even if the sweater really is stupid). A fight between two people that's outmatched, or worse, three against one, he'll jump in. Then if it turns out the guy he helped was the wrong one all along, he'll turn around and start in on them. Some guy stealing another guy's girl, someone stealing from another, cheating on a test, or someone cheating someone else. If he thinks somebody has been wronged, he'll be the first to come out and say it. Nothing will sway him, no amount of bribing, threats, or even bodily harm that comes his way. He won't do it, and he won't stand for it.
On one hand, it can be as much a flaw as a virtue; sometimes people just don't want to hear it. Other times people might use it to their advantage. On the other hand, for better or worse, everyone will always know where he stands.
Loyal - It's not always easy being this guy's friend, rest assured. But earn his trust and he will stand by you through everything and anything. Whether he thinks you're in the right or not, Mitch will always be in your corner to defend you and your honor - but he'll probably be the first one to lecture you on just how wrong you were the second you're out of the line of fire.
Especially for his younger friends, he almost acts like an older brother. Always the first one to jump to the defense for their sakes, whether or not they might need it. Someone looking at them funny? Better watch out man. Better watch out.
Polite - Difficult as he can be sometimes, at least he's always well-mannered about it. He won't do a single damn thing you ask him to, but he will be exceedingly courteous about it. The boy never forgets his 'please's, his 'thank you's, a 'bless you' for when someone sneezes... even when he's completely lost his temper. If nothing else, etiquette's been pounded into his head from the start, and he holds to it with a certain degree of pride. Even if it's done more out of habit than courtesy.
Flaws: Easily Addicted - It's lucky for Mitch he hasn't gotten his hands on anything too hazardous to his health yet. Unless you count the cigarettes; scored from a friend once, hooked from there. Then there's all the soda the guy guzzles down. Plus there's all the money he blows at the arcade, those card games behind the school, even shopping - he's a man of a million vices, and sometimes you'd swear he was looking for more. He can't really function at a hundred percent without them, and while he hates people holding things over his head... it's kind of ridiculously easy to bend him to one's will when they dangle a means to his end just within reach.
It's led him to do some things he regrets in the past, especially when his actions clash with his strong morals. He tries hard to uphold them, and he'd sooner stay miserable without his smokes or his gambling then wrong someone. But he's only human after all, and accidents happen.
Lazy - He procrastinates. And he procrastinates a lot. Try to force him into doing that homework? He'll put it off even longer. Mitch doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do... and even when he does, he'll do it at his own pace and nobody else's. The longer he can put things off, the more content he'll be. Yeah, he'll get to it in a minute, promise. Just five more minutes. Maybe tomorrow.
Temperamental - Mitch has a remarkable short fuse. Push him too hard to do something, he'll snap and storm off. Rub him the wrong way, and you can bet he'll let you hear all about it loud enough for the whole country to know. Maybe he won't strike a woman, but he's got no gripes about going blow for blow with a man. Beware; he can be in a fantastic mood one moment and ready to take someone's head off the next. It's a little too easy to make him lose his cool.
Hypocritical - He has double standards. Galore. For himself, for women as opposed to men, and if his vices or temper come into play, it's a whole other ballgame. His justice isn't always as 'blind' as he'd like to pretend it is or how hard he tries, and deep down, he knows it. He keeps promising himself his lapses in judgment won't happen again, but they inevitably do. It's a major weight of guilt on his shoulders, even if it doesn't show. But even if he knows it, his temper will flare all over again the second someone tries to point it out. He doesn't handle criticism well, at all, and he'll come up with every excuse in the book for why the other person deserved what they got or why he did what he did. He's never the wrong one, even if he's the one that started it.
CHARACTER NOTE: Iliteracy - It's not that he can't read at all. But his reading level is way below what it should be for a boy his age, and one of his many sources of frustration. It's also something he's exceedingly embarrassed about, even if he'd never admit it. He'll usually dodge having to read any way he can, either procrastinating like he always does or getting irritated when someone tries to force him into it. He'll do most anything to keep anyone from figuring out the truth.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Have more of a narrow shape, colored deep coffee brown, maybe a little lighter at the edges.
Hair: Dark brown (almost black) and kept long (always loose, rarely ties it back), looks a bit shaggy, like he doesn't take much time to bother cutting or styling it, bangs hanging messily in his eyes.
Face: More oval in shape, has sort of a long face. Has a pretty prominent nose, no real softness to his features, a few piercings in each ear.
