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Player's Name: Brittany
Player LJ: rocknload
AIM or Email: jellybean x boom
Timezone: Arizona (which alternates between being Mountain and Pacific)
Other Characters Played: n/a
Character: Jack Kelly
Series/Fandom: Newsies
Original or Template version: Original
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Sexuality: Straight
Appearance: Jack’s a tall, gangly kid-he’s still a teenager, after all-with wavy brown hair that’s just a bit longer than it probably should be, so it sometimes falls in his eyes whenever he forgets to slick it back. He’s a good-looking kid, and he’ll certainly grow into being a handsome man, and he’s more than willing to milk that advantage for all it’s worth. Poverty dictates he wears the same thing day in and day out: gray trousers, a gray shirt, shoddy old shoes and a black and white striped vest. His own special touches on the outfit-and two of his most prized possessions-include a red bandana tied around his neck, and a cowboy hat that hangs down his back more often than it sits on his head. The hat is the reason more people call him “Cowboy” than his real name.
Personality: Years of living on his own on the streets of New York City have shaped Jack’s personality more than anything else-he’s a crafty, calculating person, and even though he knows on one level that his friends are absolutely loyal to him, on another he really believes that he’s all on his own. Jack never counts on anyone he doesn’t have to. He believes that in many ways he’s powerless to shape his future, but the same belief also infuriates him-he’ll do just about anything to get out of any situation he feels trapped in.
Faith in his friends has tempered his cynical attitude somewhat, and they are easily the most important thing in the world to him-but even with them, he still finds himself falling back on his old attitudes.
Despite his distrust of people, Jack appears outgoing and friendly most of the time. He readily touches and hugs people. He’s a fast talker and a born salesman; he can talk anyone into anything, and he doesn’t necessarily rely on the truth to do it-as a matter of fact, there isn’t anyone he wouldn’t lie to, no matter how much he cares about them. It’s almost a self-defense mechanism, since he’ll most often lie about himself, his family, and things that have happened to him. He’ll lie about the mundane stuff, too-“Great headline here, you’ve just got to read it!”-since he’ll do just about anything if it means not going hungry.
He’s jealous of people with easier lives than his, and people with families-really, anyone who has something that he desperately wants. He absolutely hates it when other people aren’t grateful for what they have, or when they take it for granted.
History: Jack was born in New York City, 1882, except back then his name was actually Francis Sullivan. His mother died soon after, leaving him to be raised by his father-but that didn’t last long, either. His father didn’t know how to make a living, except by stealing, and he wasn’t even good at that. Pretty soon his father was locked up permanently, and Francis was left completely on his own.
He eventually ended up in jail himself, except he was sent to the Refuge, a home for juvenile offenders run by the Warden Snyder. His defiant attitude won him a lot of friends there, and he quickly deduced that conditions in the Refuge were so poor because the Warden was embezzling money. He demanded that Snyder fix the situation, and was rewarded with an extended sentence. Then he escaped the Refuge, by hitching a ride on the coach of Theodore Roosevelt.
Aware that Snyder would be looking for him, Francis changed his name and invented a new life for himself-he was now Jack Kelly, and his parents were out West, trying to get on their feet in Santa Fe. He found a job as a newspaper boy, he made friends, he carefully saved his money and did everything he could to maximize his profits, because he was planning on going to Sante Fe himself just as soon as he could afford it.
His plans were screwed up when Joseph Pulitzer raised the price on his papers, and when one of Jack’s friends, David Jacobs, jokingly suggests they go on strike, Jack eagerly ran with the idea. The two of them-David as the brains, and Jack as the charismatic leader-soon had hundreds of newsboys on their side, and they were so successful that the owners of newspapers across the city begin conspiring against them.
Jack wax arrested at a major newsie rally, and he was sentenced to four years in the Refuge, thanks to interference from Snyder. Pulitzer used this sentence-and threats against David and the rest of Jack’s friends-to bully Jack into working for him again. Jack grudgingly accepted the role of a scab, and doesn’t bother to defend himself from his friends’ insults and hurt accusations. He worked for Pulitzer until two thugs decided to punish David for continuing the strike, by harassing the Jacobs family and beating David badly.
Jack rescued them, David forgave him, and with all the help they could find, the two of them tried to recruit the assistance of every child laborer in New York City. With this army, they backed Pulitzer into a corner, and the Newsies won the strike. Meanwhile, Theodore Roosevelt was informed of the deplorable conditions at the Refuge, and Snyder was arrested. Many of the kids locked up there went free.
Jack was then offered a chance to go to Santa Fe, like he always wanted, and he immediately accepts a ride from Roosevelt to the train station. Along the way, Roosevelt suggested that maybe Santa Fe wasn’t what he really wanted, and Jack changed his mind, going back to his regular life, saying that, “I’ve got family here.”
A few months later, he was robbed and stabbed. The thieves took sixty-seven cents, but thankfully left David and Les unharmed. Knowing they were all right is the last thing he remembered before dying.
Player LJ: rocknload
AIM or Email: jellybean x boom
Timezone: Arizona (which alternates between being Mountain and Pacific)
Other Characters Played: n/a
Character: Jack Kelly
Series/Fandom: Newsies
Original or Template version: Original
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Sexuality: Straight
Appearance: Jack’s a tall, gangly kid-he’s still a teenager, after all-with wavy brown hair that’s just a bit longer than it probably should be, so it sometimes falls in his eyes whenever he forgets to slick it back. He’s a good-looking kid, and he’ll certainly grow into being a handsome man, and he’s more than willing to milk that advantage for all it’s worth. Poverty dictates he wears the same thing day in and day out: gray trousers, a gray shirt, shoddy old shoes and a black and white striped vest. His own special touches on the outfit-and two of his most prized possessions-include a red bandana tied around his neck, and a cowboy hat that hangs down his back more often than it sits on his head. The hat is the reason more people call him “Cowboy” than his real name.
Personality: Years of living on his own on the streets of New York City have shaped Jack’s personality more than anything else-he’s a crafty, calculating person, and even though he knows on one level that his friends are absolutely loyal to him, on another he really believes that he’s all on his own. Jack never counts on anyone he doesn’t have to. He believes that in many ways he’s powerless to shape his future, but the same belief also infuriates him-he’ll do just about anything to get out of any situation he feels trapped in.
Faith in his friends has tempered his cynical attitude somewhat, and they are easily the most important thing in the world to him-but even with them, he still finds himself falling back on his old attitudes.
Despite his distrust of people, Jack appears outgoing and friendly most of the time. He readily touches and hugs people. He’s a fast talker and a born salesman; he can talk anyone into anything, and he doesn’t necessarily rely on the truth to do it-as a matter of fact, there isn’t anyone he wouldn’t lie to, no matter how much he cares about them. It’s almost a self-defense mechanism, since he’ll most often lie about himself, his family, and things that have happened to him. He’ll lie about the mundane stuff, too-“Great headline here, you’ve just got to read it!”-since he’ll do just about anything if it means not going hungry.
He’s jealous of people with easier lives than his, and people with families-really, anyone who has something that he desperately wants. He absolutely hates it when other people aren’t grateful for what they have, or when they take it for granted.
History: Jack was born in New York City, 1882, except back then his name was actually Francis Sullivan. His mother died soon after, leaving him to be raised by his father-but that didn’t last long, either. His father didn’t know how to make a living, except by stealing, and he wasn’t even good at that. Pretty soon his father was locked up permanently, and Francis was left completely on his own.
He eventually ended up in jail himself, except he was sent to the Refuge, a home for juvenile offenders run by the Warden Snyder. His defiant attitude won him a lot of friends there, and he quickly deduced that conditions in the Refuge were so poor because the Warden was embezzling money. He demanded that Snyder fix the situation, and was rewarded with an extended sentence. Then he escaped the Refuge, by hitching a ride on the coach of Theodore Roosevelt.
Aware that Snyder would be looking for him, Francis changed his name and invented a new life for himself-he was now Jack Kelly, and his parents were out West, trying to get on their feet in Santa Fe. He found a job as a newspaper boy, he made friends, he carefully saved his money and did everything he could to maximize his profits, because he was planning on going to Sante Fe himself just as soon as he could afford it.
His plans were screwed up when Joseph Pulitzer raised the price on his papers, and when one of Jack’s friends, David Jacobs, jokingly suggests they go on strike, Jack eagerly ran with the idea. The two of them-David as the brains, and Jack as the charismatic leader-soon had hundreds of newsboys on their side, and they were so successful that the owners of newspapers across the city begin conspiring against them.
Jack wax arrested at a major newsie rally, and he was sentenced to four years in the Refuge, thanks to interference from Snyder. Pulitzer used this sentence-and threats against David and the rest of Jack’s friends-to bully Jack into working for him again. Jack grudgingly accepted the role of a scab, and doesn’t bother to defend himself from his friends’ insults and hurt accusations. He worked for Pulitzer until two thugs decided to punish David for continuing the strike, by harassing the Jacobs family and beating David badly.
Jack rescued them, David forgave him, and with all the help they could find, the two of them tried to recruit the assistance of every child laborer in New York City. With this army, they backed Pulitzer into a corner, and the Newsies won the strike. Meanwhile, Theodore Roosevelt was informed of the deplorable conditions at the Refuge, and Snyder was arrested. Many of the kids locked up there went free.
Jack was then offered a chance to go to Santa Fe, like he always wanted, and he immediately accepts a ride from Roosevelt to the train station. Along the way, Roosevelt suggested that maybe Santa Fe wasn’t what he really wanted, and Jack changed his mind, going back to his regular life, saying that, “I’ve got family here.”
A few months later, he was robbed and stabbed. The thieves took sixty-seven cents, but thankfully left David and Les unharmed. Knowing they were all right is the last thing he remembered before dying.