OOC: Memery.
((This is actually from ages back; I copied the questionnaire into a blank document on my desktop to fill it in and then... forgot about it. Finally remembered, decided to get it sorted out. So - woo. Meme from the paaaaaast!))
What is your character's name?
Michael Jason Caboose - thanks to some dialogue early in the series, I have been playing under the assumption that it's actually an assumed surname of sorts, though he's forgotten. The dialogue in question could equally be taken for O'Malley playing hell with his memory but yeah. (The middle name was basically picked as a bit of a joke to do with PB lookalikes; no canon there). Spartan-76120.
How old is he/she?
Twenty, give or take a bit of temporal uncertainty; he joined the army at the first given opportunity. (I suspect that he should probably have had an extra year thrown in there as Spartan training would possibly take a hell of a long time compared to the usual, but not retconning, I plead the whole thing with Grifette being on the young side.)
What is your character's race/species?
Human, male, Caucasian.
Do they have a crush?
Not at present.
Do they have many friends?
Quite a few - any Spartans tend to get tagged 'friends by default' until they prove otherwise, and he's made a few others from around the Nexus over time.
What planet is your character from?
The Moon, Tycho Lunar Colony (unnamed in canon - I only named it because it's a famous crater; I totally forgot about the Marathon thing.)
Does your character like to eat?
Yep! ...Often things he really shouldn't.
What's his/her favorite food?
Most kinds of candy, although he's recently acquired a taste for chili - spicy sauce was a bit of an instant cure for boring rations/MREs when he was back at Blood Gulch, and he's kept a taste for it. If anyone told him that there was such a thing as chili chocolate he'd go crazy.
What's his/her favorite drink?
The kind of drinks he really shouldn't be getting at - fizzy stuff.
Is your character annoying?
If you could ask his old team, they'd probably say yes.
Name the 5 most annoying things about your character.
1) The fact he just doesn't get it a lot of the time.
2) He tends to interrupt people.
3) He's clumsy as hell.
4) He's very literal minded.
5) He can be a bit too enthusiastic sometimes.
Is your character loved? (as in does anyone have a crush on them?)
No crushes, not that I know of.
Is your character hated?
See 'annoying'.
Is she/he emo/goth?
About as far from it as you can get. He probably doesn't even own any black clothes except his armour undersuit.
Is she/he straight, bisexual, or gay?
Bi, on the principle that he doesn't actually get that there's a difference to be had beyond 'um, different bits, right?'.
Is she/he a virgin?
Um, this is a tricky one. As himself? Yah, closest he's gotten is kissing and cuddling. Omega, however, isn't. Heh. Said it was complicated.
Name 3 hobbies
1) Video games - he's never actually touched an Xbox, ironically, but he spends a lot of time on the Gamecube or Saturn (whoa, retro, but nice and simple!)
2) Designing armour - he's no artist, but he enjoys coming up with wild ideas, possibly a slight trait inherited from Omega's doomsday planning.
3) Stargazing - this is a little odd. He doesn't actually know many of the names of the constellations, but he's trying to find some of the stars he knows the planets around, and it also makes him feel a bit better if he can spot his home crater up on the Moon.
Is your character normal?
Hell no. Crazy supersoldier with a little kid mind? That ain't normal.
Is your character attractive?
Yeah - the intention was never to make him so, I deliberately tried for a normal-looking PB but when you're dealing with models that isn't going to happen; however, the idea of the contrast between the inside and outside works nicely.
How does your character handle emotions?
He wears them on his sleeve. They tend to overwhelm him sometimes.
Does your character have other forms?
Not really. As Omega he displays what look like iridescent code pattern tattoos on some areas of his body, most obviously arms and upper body (Nexus LOL side effect that didn't entirely fade), but these don't appear on normal Caboose.
Does your character overreact?
He... reacts in strange ways sometimes.
Is your character a criminal?
He doesn't have a criminal record, and he wouldn't consider himself one; however, he's an unregistered superhuman living under fake details in a city he shouldn't be in and working unknowingly for the mob, plus the whole London raid thing back in the day and a slight tendency to think it doesn't count if you don't get caught. So he's not exactly Mr. Squeaky Clean.
Does your character go to school?
No, but probably needs more of it.
What's his/her IQ?
Pretty low; calling him 'the stupidest life form in the universe' is probably a bit of an exaggeration, though, but he's only just smart enough to cope on his own, and a lot of that's routine. I tend to peg him as having a mental age in the low teens but improving slowly.
Does your character have a disease/curse?
More 'disorder' than 'disease', I'd say, what with having been mentally trashed by a crazy freeloading AI. Could say that the whole multiple-personality-thing counts.
Is your character dead?
No.
Does your character have a family?
A rather big one back in his own time, but seeing as he hasn't met them in ages and doesn't know if he will again...
Has he/she encountered any tragic times in life?
No outright tragedy. Worst time in his life was pre-Spartan enhancement boot camp; it's hard enough if you haven't grown up under 1/6 of Earth's gravity, he nearly "washed out" a few times in the note the inverted commas sense.
What's the best time in your character's life?
The part of his Spartan training that came after the enhancements; good friends and something he could really do well as he discovered his abilities, and before his mind got cracked. His life at the moment (at least, the part of it that doesn't involve getting chased about by a crazy double) is up on the 'best times yet' list too.
Is your character single?
Caboose himself is, even if Omega's been doing things.
Has he/she developed any relationships?
See above; he's had a relationship of sorts with Donut in the past, but the fact Donut hasn't been around for a long time has put an end to that.
Does he/she have an element?
No, but it would probably be air/wind if he did.
Do you roleplay your character?
Yes. Otherwise I wouldn't be posting this in his character journal.
Do you write about your character?
Yep.
Does your character have a bad temper at times?
Not a stereotypical one; strange things make him angry, though, and if he's triggered off in the right way - well, you don't want to be nearby.
Does your character get depressed?
He doesn't even know how to spell it. Sad, but not depressed.
What's your character's favorite animal?
Cats, but the whole 'kittens covered with spikes' issue is a problem there. Anything that's small, fluffy and cute, really.
Does your character have any fears?
A couple; he's afraid of the dark being his more conventional one. He's also afraid of losing himself to the O'Malley/Omega side of his mind; it worries him if he ever catches himself thinking anything along those lines.
Does your character have any weaknesses?
He'll believe anything you tell him, he can't work things out for himself, any plan will probably work on him.
Does your character look up to anyone?
He absolutely hero-worships Master Chief. If he ever sees a Halo poster he'll be putting it on his wall.
Does your character like music?
Yes.
What's your character's favorite type of music?
Chirpy, upbeat pop/rock; he's been shown dancing away to Trocadero in the series so I'd imagine that's the kind of thing he goes for as a rule. (Just not 'Reach' by S Club.)
Is he/she impatient?
Sometimes, not as a rule; generally, he's the person you need to be patient with instead.
What's something funny about your character?
Are we talking funny ha ha or funny quirky? Funny ha ha's pretty easy to find around him. For the other, possibly the fact that he's the most innocent and friendly person around but he's at the same time one of the most dangerous where he came from.
Does your character curse?
Nothing worse than 'oh crap', and even that's rare.
What is your character's name?
Michael Jason Caboose - thanks to some dialogue early in the series, I have been playing under the assumption that it's actually an assumed surname of sorts, though he's forgotten. The dialogue in question could equally be taken for O'Malley playing hell with his memory but yeah. (The middle name was basically picked as a bit of a joke to do with PB lookalikes; no canon there). Spartan-76120.
How old is he/she?
Twenty, give or take a bit of temporal uncertainty; he joined the army at the first given opportunity. (I suspect that he should probably have had an extra year thrown in there as Spartan training would possibly take a hell of a long time compared to the usual, but not retconning, I plead the whole thing with Grifette being on the young side.)
What is your character's race/species?
Human, male, Caucasian.
Do they have a crush?
Not at present.
Do they have many friends?
Quite a few - any Spartans tend to get tagged 'friends by default' until they prove otherwise, and he's made a few others from around the Nexus over time.
What planet is your character from?
The Moon, Tycho Lunar Colony (unnamed in canon - I only named it because it's a famous crater; I totally forgot about the Marathon thing.)
Does your character like to eat?
Yep! ...Often things he really shouldn't.
What's his/her favorite food?
Most kinds of candy, although he's recently acquired a taste for chili - spicy sauce was a bit of an instant cure for boring rations/MREs when he was back at Blood Gulch, and he's kept a taste for it. If anyone told him that there was such a thing as chili chocolate he'd go crazy.
What's his/her favorite drink?
The kind of drinks he really shouldn't be getting at - fizzy stuff.
Is your character annoying?
If you could ask his old team, they'd probably say yes.
Name the 5 most annoying things about your character.
1) The fact he just doesn't get it a lot of the time.
2) He tends to interrupt people.
3) He's clumsy as hell.
4) He's very literal minded.
5) He can be a bit too enthusiastic sometimes.
Is your character loved? (as in does anyone have a crush on them?)
No crushes, not that I know of.
Is your character hated?
See 'annoying'.
Is she/he emo/goth?
About as far from it as you can get. He probably doesn't even own any black clothes except his armour undersuit.
Is she/he straight, bisexual, or gay?
Bi, on the principle that he doesn't actually get that there's a difference to be had beyond 'um, different bits, right?'.
Is she/he a virgin?
Um, this is a tricky one. As himself? Yah, closest he's gotten is kissing and cuddling. Omega, however, isn't. Heh. Said it was complicated.
Name 3 hobbies
1) Video games - he's never actually touched an Xbox, ironically, but he spends a lot of time on the Gamecube or Saturn (whoa, retro, but nice and simple!)
2) Designing armour - he's no artist, but he enjoys coming up with wild ideas, possibly a slight trait inherited from Omega's doomsday planning.
3) Stargazing - this is a little odd. He doesn't actually know many of the names of the constellations, but he's trying to find some of the stars he knows the planets around, and it also makes him feel a bit better if he can spot his home crater up on the Moon.
Is your character normal?
Hell no. Crazy supersoldier with a little kid mind? That ain't normal.
Is your character attractive?
Yeah - the intention was never to make him so, I deliberately tried for a normal-looking PB but when you're dealing with models that isn't going to happen; however, the idea of the contrast between the inside and outside works nicely.
How does your character handle emotions?
He wears them on his sleeve. They tend to overwhelm him sometimes.
Does your character have other forms?
Not really. As Omega he displays what look like iridescent code pattern tattoos on some areas of his body, most obviously arms and upper body (Nexus LOL side effect that didn't entirely fade), but these don't appear on normal Caboose.
Does your character overreact?
He... reacts in strange ways sometimes.
Is your character a criminal?
He doesn't have a criminal record, and he wouldn't consider himself one; however, he's an unregistered superhuman living under fake details in a city he shouldn't be in and working unknowingly for the mob, plus the whole London raid thing back in the day and a slight tendency to think it doesn't count if you don't get caught. So he's not exactly Mr. Squeaky Clean.
Does your character go to school?
No, but probably needs more of it.
What's his/her IQ?
Pretty low; calling him 'the stupidest life form in the universe' is probably a bit of an exaggeration, though, but he's only just smart enough to cope on his own, and a lot of that's routine. I tend to peg him as having a mental age in the low teens but improving slowly.
Does your character have a disease/curse?
More 'disorder' than 'disease', I'd say, what with having been mentally trashed by a crazy freeloading AI. Could say that the whole multiple-personality-thing counts.
Is your character dead?
No.
Does your character have a family?
A rather big one back in his own time, but seeing as he hasn't met them in ages and doesn't know if he will again...
Has he/she encountered any tragic times in life?
No outright tragedy. Worst time in his life was pre-Spartan enhancement boot camp; it's hard enough if you haven't grown up under 1/6 of Earth's gravity, he nearly "washed out" a few times in the note the inverted commas sense.
What's the best time in your character's life?
The part of his Spartan training that came after the enhancements; good friends and something he could really do well as he discovered his abilities, and before his mind got cracked. His life at the moment (at least, the part of it that doesn't involve getting chased about by a crazy double) is up on the 'best times yet' list too.
Is your character single?
Caboose himself is, even if Omega's been doing things.
Has he/she developed any relationships?
See above; he's had a relationship of sorts with Donut in the past, but the fact Donut hasn't been around for a long time has put an end to that.
Does he/she have an element?
No, but it would probably be air/wind if he did.
Do you roleplay your character?
Yes. Otherwise I wouldn't be posting this in his character journal.
Do you write about your character?
Yep.
Does your character have a bad temper at times?
Not a stereotypical one; strange things make him angry, though, and if he's triggered off in the right way - well, you don't want to be nearby.
Does your character get depressed?
He doesn't even know how to spell it. Sad, but not depressed.
What's your character's favorite animal?
Cats, but the whole 'kittens covered with spikes' issue is a problem there. Anything that's small, fluffy and cute, really.
Does your character have any fears?
A couple; he's afraid of the dark being his more conventional one. He's also afraid of losing himself to the O'Malley/Omega side of his mind; it worries him if he ever catches himself thinking anything along those lines.
Does your character have any weaknesses?
He'll believe anything you tell him, he can't work things out for himself, any plan will probably work on him.
Does your character look up to anyone?
He absolutely hero-worships Master Chief. If he ever sees a Halo poster he'll be putting it on his wall.
Does your character like music?
Yes.
What's your character's favorite type of music?
Chirpy, upbeat pop/rock; he's been shown dancing away to Trocadero in the series so I'd imagine that's the kind of thing he goes for as a rule. (Just not 'Reach' by S Club.)
Is he/she impatient?
Sometimes, not as a rule; generally, he's the person you need to be patient with instead.
What's something funny about your character?
Are we talking funny ha ha or funny quirky? Funny ha ha's pretty easy to find around him. For the other, possibly the fact that he's the most innocent and friendly person around but he's at the same time one of the most dangerous where he came from.
Does your character curse?
Nothing worse than 'oh crap', and even that's rare.