OOC: Application to trans_9
Your name: LisaCharly
Your LJ: lisacharly
Your email: patchyshec@yahoo.com
Your AIM, MSN, or Yahoo handle: lisacharly@mac.com
Character's name: Howard Bassm
Character's LJ: i_sell_drugs
Character's canon: Gone
Brief (around 300 words) personality outline of your character:
Howard is a small, usually cowardly kid who survives by making friends with bigger, stronger kids. He has no loyalty to anyone but himself and his best friend/protector, Orc, and will switch sides depending on whomever looks like they're going to be the winner. Generally Howard isn't a cruel kid, though, and when duty really calls, sometimes he'll step up and risk his life to do the right thing. His evil actions are a result of fear and self-interest; he doesn't take any enjoyment out of the evil deeds themselves. He believes if he holds power, he won't have to be afraid of his peers.
His foremost goal is always survival, and while he's never killed anyone himself, he's willing to lie, beg, steal, kidnap and send people to get tortured to get by. He sees no moral issue with selling drugs to children, claiming that he only gives them what they want. Oddly enough, he possesses a certain sense of democracy, and doesn't believe elected officials should lie to their constituents.
Howard is abrasive, whiney and sarcastic, and often bemoans that nobody around him has a sense of humor. He tends to be a pessimist and assumes the worst of everybody. He's very clever and because he automatically distrusts his peers, he's capable of seeing through other people's motivations and getting at what makes them tick. He's generally a good negotiator and an excellent sweet-talker.
Howard's intense loyalty to Orc has led him to do some incredibly risky things, and he can be very nurturing and self-sacrificing if Orc's situation calls for it. When in front of others, though, Howard is afraid to show affection for anyone, and talks about others as if they're game pieces, enemies, or resources to exploit.
Brief (around 500 words) history and background of your character OR link to a really good wiki page with their history. In either case, explain where they cut off from the timeline:
Howard started off as an average 8th grade student in high school, one of the few black kids in a predominantly white community. Being small and crafty, he befriended the school bully for protection, Orc, and the two became inseparable. During the 'poof', in which all people over 15 years old mysteriously vanished and a giant electrical wall erected itself over their hometown, Howard nominated Orc to town captain. Along with a group of cronies, Howard and Orc ran the town for several days using baseball bats and go-carts, not to mention Orc's size and strength, to assert their authority.
However, when the private school Coates Academy kids arrived, Caine Soren assumed control of the town, and unwilling to make waves with someone with telekinesis, Orc and Howard became deputy sheriffs to Drake Merwin. During this time Orc accidentally beat another child to death. Howard and Orc, acting on Caine's orders, kidnapped Sam Temple, aware that he was to be tortured. When Sam escaped Howard and Orc pursued him, but failed to catch him. Afraid of Caine's response, Howard suggested defection to Orc. Orc was too depressed to want to take sides, and he and Howard decided on becoming neutral players in The FAYZ. After Orc and Drake Merwin battled and Sam Temple regained control of Perdido Beach, Howard and Orc were allowed back into the community, but not necessarily welcomed.
Howard and Orc continued to work for Sam, and Howard became Orc's 'manager', arranging for Orc to work in the fields as a vegetable-picker in exchange for alcohol. At this point, Howard began to sell drugs to the other residents of Perdido Beach. He and Orc assisted Sam in the assault on the power plant, and when both Astrid Ellison and Sam were away from Perdido, Howard was granted temporary authority over the town.
Howard later sweet-talked his way onto the newly-assembled town council, despite no one especially liking him. After Astrid suggested that they lie to the other citizens, she and Howard began having a personality conflict. Eventually, while he disagreed with Astrid's methods, he agreed to play along, but stopped doing so after he realized Sam was keeping the newly reanimated Brittney a secret from the other townspeople. Housing Brittney temporarily, Howard cursed out the council as ineffective.
During a fire on Sherman Avenue, Howard and Orc risked their lives to save as many children as they could, working tirelessly into the night. After they'd done all they could, Howard lambasted the other councilmembers for not helping to save the city they were sworn to serve. Later, when Astrid resigned, he heckled her loudly from the audience and told citizens the secrets she was keeping. Meanwhile, Orc's alcoholism meant that Howard devoted most of his time to keeping his friend fed and clean.
After another battle for Perdido Beach, in which they discovered that Brittney was not only a zombie, but the part-time reincarnation of local sociopath Drake Merwin, Howard and Orc agreed to incarcerate her in their basement. Howard is taken from this point in the timeline.
Sample post (just a general, everyday, puttering-around-the-ship post; please include a snippet of dialogue):
So far, Howard's adjusting pretty well to the meatship. After the initial reaction of wanting to cry with joy at the sight of actual electricity, the charm still hasn't quite worn off. He can forgive Stacy for the tentacles and the snot baths and the general saving-the-world aspect as long as there's actual electricity.
After all, even if the slop is slop, it means he's no longer risking botulism poisoning over a tiny can of canned spinach a day. Starvation can make you appreciate a lot of things. Maybe he'll be complaining about the food as soon as the novelty wears off, if said novelty ever does.
The media library is an even more welcome discovery. He hasn't seen a movie in months and months and probably even more months. As soon as he gets a pad, he starts looking for comic book and sci-fi films.
"What, you don't have any superhero stuff in here?" he yells out, as if expecting an answer. "These are old people movies. You couldn't pay me to sit through Gandhi."
He puts on The Sting and the instant that circling Universal Pictures logo shows up, he feels better than he has since the poof. He doesn't care that there's no popcorn. He doesn't care that there's no Orc. All that matters is that he, Howard Bassem, is in possession of working technology.
Non-superhuman special abilities of note:
He has "a peculiar genius for naming things".
Your LJ: lisacharly
Your email: patchyshec@yahoo.com
Your AIM, MSN, or Yahoo handle: lisacharly@mac.com
Character's name: Howard Bassm
Character's LJ: i_sell_drugs
Character's canon: Gone
Brief (around 300 words) personality outline of your character:
Howard is a small, usually cowardly kid who survives by making friends with bigger, stronger kids. He has no loyalty to anyone but himself and his best friend/protector, Orc, and will switch sides depending on whomever looks like they're going to be the winner. Generally Howard isn't a cruel kid, though, and when duty really calls, sometimes he'll step up and risk his life to do the right thing. His evil actions are a result of fear and self-interest; he doesn't take any enjoyment out of the evil deeds themselves. He believes if he holds power, he won't have to be afraid of his peers.
His foremost goal is always survival, and while he's never killed anyone himself, he's willing to lie, beg, steal, kidnap and send people to get tortured to get by. He sees no moral issue with selling drugs to children, claiming that he only gives them what they want. Oddly enough, he possesses a certain sense of democracy, and doesn't believe elected officials should lie to their constituents.
Howard is abrasive, whiney and sarcastic, and often bemoans that nobody around him has a sense of humor. He tends to be a pessimist and assumes the worst of everybody. He's very clever and because he automatically distrusts his peers, he's capable of seeing through other people's motivations and getting at what makes them tick. He's generally a good negotiator and an excellent sweet-talker.
Howard's intense loyalty to Orc has led him to do some incredibly risky things, and he can be very nurturing and self-sacrificing if Orc's situation calls for it. When in front of others, though, Howard is afraid to show affection for anyone, and talks about others as if they're game pieces, enemies, or resources to exploit.
Brief (around 500 words) history and background of your character OR link to a really good wiki page with their history. In either case, explain where they cut off from the timeline:
Howard started off as an average 8th grade student in high school, one of the few black kids in a predominantly white community. Being small and crafty, he befriended the school bully for protection, Orc, and the two became inseparable. During the 'poof', in which all people over 15 years old mysteriously vanished and a giant electrical wall erected itself over their hometown, Howard nominated Orc to town captain. Along with a group of cronies, Howard and Orc ran the town for several days using baseball bats and go-carts, not to mention Orc's size and strength, to assert their authority.
However, when the private school Coates Academy kids arrived, Caine Soren assumed control of the town, and unwilling to make waves with someone with telekinesis, Orc and Howard became deputy sheriffs to Drake Merwin. During this time Orc accidentally beat another child to death. Howard and Orc, acting on Caine's orders, kidnapped Sam Temple, aware that he was to be tortured. When Sam escaped Howard and Orc pursued him, but failed to catch him. Afraid of Caine's response, Howard suggested defection to Orc. Orc was too depressed to want to take sides, and he and Howard decided on becoming neutral players in The FAYZ. After Orc and Drake Merwin battled and Sam Temple regained control of Perdido Beach, Howard and Orc were allowed back into the community, but not necessarily welcomed.
Howard and Orc continued to work for Sam, and Howard became Orc's 'manager', arranging for Orc to work in the fields as a vegetable-picker in exchange for alcohol. At this point, Howard began to sell drugs to the other residents of Perdido Beach. He and Orc assisted Sam in the assault on the power plant, and when both Astrid Ellison and Sam were away from Perdido, Howard was granted temporary authority over the town.
Howard later sweet-talked his way onto the newly-assembled town council, despite no one especially liking him. After Astrid suggested that they lie to the other citizens, she and Howard began having a personality conflict. Eventually, while he disagreed with Astrid's methods, he agreed to play along, but stopped doing so after he realized Sam was keeping the newly reanimated Brittney a secret from the other townspeople. Housing Brittney temporarily, Howard cursed out the council as ineffective.
During a fire on Sherman Avenue, Howard and Orc risked their lives to save as many children as they could, working tirelessly into the night. After they'd done all they could, Howard lambasted the other councilmembers for not helping to save the city they were sworn to serve. Later, when Astrid resigned, he heckled her loudly from the audience and told citizens the secrets she was keeping. Meanwhile, Orc's alcoholism meant that Howard devoted most of his time to keeping his friend fed and clean.
After another battle for Perdido Beach, in which they discovered that Brittney was not only a zombie, but the part-time reincarnation of local sociopath Drake Merwin, Howard and Orc agreed to incarcerate her in their basement. Howard is taken from this point in the timeline.
Sample post (just a general, everyday, puttering-around-the-ship post; please include a snippet of dialogue):
So far, Howard's adjusting pretty well to the meatship. After the initial reaction of wanting to cry with joy at the sight of actual electricity, the charm still hasn't quite worn off. He can forgive Stacy for the tentacles and the snot baths and the general saving-the-world aspect as long as there's actual electricity.
After all, even if the slop is slop, it means he's no longer risking botulism poisoning over a tiny can of canned spinach a day. Starvation can make you appreciate a lot of things. Maybe he'll be complaining about the food as soon as the novelty wears off, if said novelty ever does.
The media library is an even more welcome discovery. He hasn't seen a movie in months and months and probably even more months. As soon as he gets a pad, he starts looking for comic book and sci-fi films.
"What, you don't have any superhero stuff in here?" he yells out, as if expecting an answer. "These are old people movies. You couldn't pay me to sit through Gandhi."
He puts on The Sting and the instant that circling Universal Pictures logo shows up, he feels better than he has since the poof. He doesn't care that there's no popcorn. He doesn't care that there's no Orc. All that matters is that he, Howard Bassem, is in possession of working technology.
Non-superhuman special abilities of note:
He has "a peculiar genius for naming things".