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 Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:45 pm
AMITYVILLE ACADEMY ENROLLMENT FORM Name: Alerick Remorse
Nicknames: Remorse
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Faction/Race: Monster/werewolf
Personality: He likes to bury his nose in a good book, though only in the evening, while playing music. Sometimes Alerick blasts his music on a radio/stereo and other times it's blasting in his ears over a head set, either way he needs his music while reading. The music is a good way to block out everything else, so he can focus on what's infront of him rather then around him. But also he will pick music fitting his mood, or whatever mood the book he's reading is invoking in him at that moment...a sort of emotional release for him. This is also normally how he falls asleep, headset on and playing, it winds up turning it self off in the end, and a book on the floor next to his bed where it fell from his hand, which is dangling over his bed.
Alerick is a reader, that is unable to be over looked or denied. But there is a reason behind this, as there is a reason behind everything he does. It's rather simple, it's escapism but from multiple things. He hates acting and at the end of the day he just needs to be himself, to let the act fall, and he needs to escape a world where he has a hard time fitting in, and often fails.
If he were able to find himself with others and not have such failure, and not need to act which he does dislike doing but feels a need to do, he'd likely not read as much as he does. It also does help to tire him out reading before bed. Though he'd still read before bed it certainly wouldn't be as much as it is now. Reading helps him tire himself out so he can sleep peacefully, and soundly.
Alerick is the sort to fear peoples opinions of him, and fitting in. It's due to this that he purposely puts himself out and over does things, as he doesn't understand the concept of being too cheery and trying too hard. He's made himself seem like a social butterfly, Alerick involves himself with all those around him especially other werewolves, when he's really not. Whether it be just physically being in these peoples presence or verbally adding to whatever conversation is going on he tries to be involved, he needs to be involved. He doesn't like being alone with a book all the time, but feels detached from the real world because he can't relate well to others. If he were to be himself he would be much calmer, even to the point of seeming uninterested in things. This is where the problem and the need to over emotionalize things comes in. Seeing other beings he sees how they act, and they don't act as calm as he would in there place, and seeing this he feels like...people would think he was uninterested in things and uncaring...cold even. This would be wrong, since he is interested and does care, he just doesn't feel so emotional over things. So to seem interested he tries to act like others, only since he doesn't know how to properly show these things in a normal manner, he over does it and often doesn't even realize it. When he actually does realize it he is typically quick to leave, feeling embarrassed. He'll scold himself and remind himself to never repeat what he just did, but he always seems to do so. He just gets swept up in trying to fit in, especially when it's someone who shares interests with him.
Often his forced socializing attempts crash and burn and he walks off silently feeling ignored and depressed. This is why he spends so much time buried between the pages of a book, wishing he wasn't.
At the core though he wishes for a balance, one he can't seem to find or realize on his own. He wants his books but he also wants to be a part of something - a pack - and fit in and be able to be on level socially with those around him and be accepted.
Don't let his desire and need for a pack fool you though. If his pack, or friends, were ever planning to do something dangerous he'd be the first to speak up against it. Alerick would try and convince the group from doing whatever they were planning, not wanting to see someone he's close to potentially injured. That's one of his big dislikes, seeing friends/packmates hurt weather it be physically or mentally.
This personality trait however may bring with it the potential for problems, for Alerick. The middle person feeling, being stuck between a friend (or friends) and a pack. If he had to pick one over the other, since he doesn't see werewolves being better then any other race, it would be strictly based upon who was the one demanding he turn on the other side. The ones making the demands would be left behind, after all if they cared for him and thus his happiness why make him choose one over the other and upset him?
Alerick simple isn't the type to pick and choose who he likes based on what they are but rather who that individual is. He won't go basing things on race, it's silly to do...there are always exceptions to the norm.
Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? His father, and mother, simply couldn't deal with the hyper active teen in the home anymore. Between loud music, while he read at night, and him flittering about the house like some hyper fairy they decided it was time for a break. Not to mention he also wanted to go, he didn't want to stay home with his parents...the real reason behind the hyperactive behavior of his. Alerick wanted to get out and go to school in the hopes of finding people he could call friends and be on level with, where he needn't act to fit in - it really is quit draining to act all the time.
At the end of the day, when he's curled up and reading himself to sleep. Alerick would really like to curl up with someone and read while letting them pet his ears. His ears are sensitive, which is why he won't let people touch them. It's something personal and private, something he'd prefer someone close to him - take it to mean romantically close to - do and only someone he's close to. He even pushes his mother away, especially his mother. She tries to coddle and pet his ears all the time, while at the same time complaining about the piercing's he has, they're his ears!
FEAR: (Headlights) His howl is his fear. Howling can instill fear in another and leave them frozen in fear, giving him time to run or to attack and thus giving Alerick the upper hand in a fight. It's very useful against those much larger, and stronger, than himself. This fear can last up to a minute and a half, it depends on the strength of will to resist his howl. So a being who is of strong will can resist it more then someone who is weak willed and will be able to break free from his fear's grasp sooner.
Natural Ability: Shapeshifting: A werewolf can turn into either their full wolf form of bipedal wolf form compete with hand-like paws. A werewolf can speak in any of their forms thanks to FEAR. When a werewolf is outside Halloweentown, they can only shapeshift under a full moon. They also lose the power to speak in their wolf-form until the return to Halloweentown. Physical Description:
Eye Color: Green, like a hunter green.
Hair Color/Style: His hair is a nice shade of dirty blond with it cut shortly and brushed more to the left, some strands of hair gently falling to his cheekbones and almost hiding an eye.
Skin Colour: Fair, not tan but not pale either.
Clothing Style/Colors: He likes tight fitted pants, dark washed denim. Attached to the side of his pants, right side, is a personal music device. Weather it's being used or not it's almost always there/ If it's not being played, or even sometimes when it is, the cords are draped around his neck with the ear buds resting on his chest. As for a shirt it'd be short sleeved and form fitting. Across the front in silver his shirt reads "Deadly Romance" the name of a small underground band he follows. His ears are pierced, silver hoops, he isn't much for studs. He likes hoops and things that dangle since they jingle when he moves around right. One arm bears a arm warmer, bunched down so it's slouched. The arm it's on varies from day to day.
Extra: Blond wolf ears and a tail, slightly darker in color then his hair and fading to his hair color. He likes to keep that appearance at all times. Claws and paws make picking things up and such very difficult, especially his personal music device.
Pet/Companion: It seems that Alerick has decided to take a pet in. Something cute but not something which will destroy his room and keep him too busy, in other words not a pet with as much energy as he has. He's taken in a Wishing Crystal, though he's yet to decide on a name for him. Alerick is quite happy to have a companion to talk to, when he's not reading or blasting his headset. Though he does at times while reading make comments, aloud, for his companion to hear. Everyone after all needs someone to talk to, and he hasn't anyone he can be himself around.
References: None.
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:24 pm
Just a question about his fear: How long do they stay frozen for?
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:32 pm
I honestly wasn't sure. I'm not sure what would seem too long or too short. Maybe if I had it depend on the person who uses it on. And how well they can resist it?
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:45 pm
I like it =]
Maybe have a few questions:
How would Alerick react if a group of his friends decided to try something really dangerous? Would he be part of the group to fit in or would it be enough for him to not want to fit in?
Does Alerick hold the opinion of werewolves higher then other species?
Would he turn on a good friend of another species if it got him up higher in the social ranking with the werewolves?
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:52 pm
Interesting, I hadn't thought about such things.
I think him being the caring sort, where people/others are important to him, he might try and talk his friends out of something dangerous. He wouldn't like the idea of a risk, even if it was slight. The idea of a friend being hurt would bother him. So he wouldn't like...not get involved but he wouldn't go along with it either. He'd try and put a stop to it by way of talking them out of it.
I don't think he'd hold his own as higher then others, especially if just based on the fact he is one himself. I think he'd more or less base his dislike on individuals or on groups/races, due to actions and behavior.
No, he'd be loyal to his friend. His friend is his friend and there like a pack to him. A werewolf is his own kind so if they can't accept him for who he is, and his friendships as they are, then he'd see it as they don't want him to be his happiest.
Does that answer those questions well?
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:58 pm
-nod- =]
Good luck on your quest ^ ^
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:02 pm
Thanks. I think he'd be an adorable addition to the school. ^__^ I just hope if I get him he gets some friends who he won't act around.
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:35 pm
I think you have a fairly solid personality concept going, for sure! However, I will admit; some of the phrasing and structure is throwing me a bit, and I find areas a little difficult to understand, and I'm left with a few lingering questions.
To start with, I'm really curious; WHY exactly does he always have to have the loud music when he's reading? Is it because this somehow helps him feel like he's in his own little world? Does he connect to sound well? Is it somehow a creature comfort for him? And what about the book portion of things-- does he read every night because he's looking for some source of escapism from his real, awkward life? Maybe I'm digging a little too deeply here, but I'm fascinated by the whole psychological justification thing behind it, since it feels like a fairly important character habit due to the mention... yet right now it also seems a little odd/contradictory that he "doesn't like being alone" with his book, either, but insists on continuing with it regularly. Perhaps it's just what he "settles" for in place of failed social time with others or consoles himself with?
I get that Alerick is a people pleaser out of some desperate urge to fit in, but why is it that he is so incapable of fitting in emotionally? You said that the problem for him is that "he doesn't really feel what he projects" and is just mirroring what he sees around him in a magnified way, but is this because he really doesn't share their enthusiasm or interests deep down, or what? Is he agreeing to things and trying (mostly failing) to play along JUST because he's so desperate for attention and company, and that's what sabotaging him?
What if he found a friend with interests they genuinely shared? Would he be able to project himself more genuinely, you think?
I do hope this helps; you have a lot of really good stuff going for you! I'm just super interested in the deeper Hows and Whys going on underneath the behavior!~ Good luck with him!
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:50 pm
Actually you got the first paragraph you wrote right. The music is to block out outside interruption when reading. I do it personally when reading, or on the computer or even doing homework. He also will pick songs to fit his mood or whatever mood he's getting/feeling due to whatever he's reading. It's a way to sort of feel his emotions or have them expressed in a way he can't express them himself, he's not musically inclined himself.
The reading is escapism from the real world, from acting to fit in. It's an escape from his failed attempts to fit in, and to stop feeling upset of the latest failure.
If he were able to find himself with others and not have such failure, and not need to act which he does dislike doing but feels a need to do, he'd likely not read as much as he does. It also does help to tire him out reading before bed. So it is also for a simpler reason.
He doesn't share the same enthusiasm about things. He feels like being as calm as he is, calmer then others he sees, would be...wrong. That he would seem disinterested in things around him, even if he isn't, if he were to act as calm as he may actually feel. In some cases though it is a want/need to be friends/have company. There may be some people who share interests of his which he'll want to fit in with and try and fit in. The problem is always the same though, he thinks being as calm as he is about things would seem to others like a disinterest so...he plays things up - to over the top.
If he had an honest friend who shared interests with him I think he could be more himself if they could calm him down, see that he's acting and sort of tell him he needn't. He can calm down and it's fine. He doesn't need to bounce around and be all over the place. He can be calm and casual about his likes rather then upbeat and loud about them.
I hope that helps and clears things up. But yeah, a lot of what you thought was just how it is for him. ::Nods::
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:38 pm
I like this concept, you really go in depth with his personal fears and insecurities. Though one thing I'm a little unsure about, he acts like a social butterfly around people but is actually rather withdrawn and insecure correct? He also wants a relationship, but how would he deal with letting someone into his inner world, would he have trouble with that? Or would it be more of a relief for him? It seems like you have a really rounded out character though, and just reading his personality makes me want to give him a hug XD
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:45 pm
I knew asking for more crits was a good idea! I hadn't thought about this one bit till now! Your making me think and consider how he would handle something like that.
I think Alerick to even consider a relationship it would have to be someone he wouldn't need to act around. Someone who saw the acting for what it was and was able to assure him he needn't act and to just be himself, that they didn't care who he really was but that it was better then acting.
I think he'd be scared at first in letting someone see who he really is, just for fear they may think him cold and detached. But if the person assured him enough he'd do it. If they saw it as what it is, not uncaring or cold, but just...not a person who gets very excited over things, even if there things he's happy about, I think he'd feel lighter...
He would feel better and relax around them, I think once he knew it was safe he'd be relieved and happy even. So there would be trouble at first, hesitation and worry/fear.
I hope that makes sense and answers that.
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:58 pm
Very interesting concept! He seems fairly well rounded I think. =D
Some things I'm curious about... what sorts of books does he like to read? Or does he read anything for the most part? What are a few of his dislikes too for that matter?
And... as he grows, how will his FEAR develop? Will it just last longer or could it potentially do more than just keep someone petrified with fear?
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:04 pm
More good questions.
I think his books would range all genres. I think it would be whatever books pulled him in and he could get lost in. Since he reads so much to escape from things I think books he got sucked into, rather early on in the book, would be what he'd favor. So some classic stories, some plays perhaps but I could really see him getting sucked into stories where it's a whole made up world just because those seem more the sort to suck someone in. So he'd be a fan of like Harry Potter. Lord of the Rings, Mists of Avalon, Dragon Lance, and books like that.
I think his fear would grow. I don't know if it would branch out, or how, but I think it would last longer on people might even be able at some far off point to throw others into shock from fright.
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:17 pm
I have to say, I'm loving everything that you have up there so far for him and really can't think of anything to add from what everyone else has asked. Just a few questions though, but that's more because I'm nosy and curious. XDD
For the music he listens to when he reads, is it a certain kind depending on the genre of books, or just whatever he feels like at the time?
And does he have any siblings at all, or is that part of the reason why he is looking for a pack because he was an only child?
*can't think of anything else* ^^;
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:22 pm
I hadn't thought to mention about the family, or think of it in terms of siblings. I'd have to think he'd be an only child. Or by now he might have been beaten on, if he had older siblings. I think that might even be a part of his need for a pack, weather there werewolves like himself or not.
Musically I think the books he reads dictate what he'll listen to, at least most of the time. I don't think the genre would dictate but the scenes and what is currently happening. Like a battle would get something louder and a funeral or a death, or romantic scene, would get like sad classical music or operatic like music. So I'd say the scenes in the book, as it reads out, would dictate the music blasting over his head set, or over his radios speakers, the whole way through the book...a good way to get an idea what's going on in the book. ::giggles::
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