Post by Michael Lagon on Jan 4, 2009 17:06:24 GMT -4
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MichaelScott, Lagon
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We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
;;_back to BASICS
name;; Michael Scott Lagon
nickname;; Mike
age;; 15
birthday;; August 6th 2005
place of birth;; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
gender;;xy
sexuality;; straight
canon;; nope
year;; sophomore.
occupation;; -----
;;_craving for POWER
power clique;; Pyrokinetics
sub-skill;; Incineration
ability stats;; the stat points will be given by the admins upon approval of application. The better the app, the more the stat points given, so make it impressive. For more help please go here.power;; signifies your characters power level
control;; signifies your characters control level
sub-skill;; signifies your characters mastery of his/her sub-skill
known limits;;
Michael knows when he is about to end up setting his power off. It doesn't usually go off when he wants it, but if he gets angry enough it will happen. It doesn't matter what got him angry, its just when he gets to his boiling point something is going to happen and its going to have something to do with fire. Since he doesn't really know how to set the power off when it does go off he has very little control over it, thus leading to considerably dangerous situations.
power history;;
Michael was a pretty quite child. He never voiced his opinion on many matters, and barely made any social contact with anyone outside of his family. Naturally this made him a bit of an outcast in school and the sorts. He slowly formed a very closed circle of friends who were also outcasts in there own right. As it is in the American Society being an outsider to what was considered the norm they were shunned and often bullied.
For a majority of his schooling Michael took this abuse in stride and just ignored it. However as he neared the start of his high school life he was getting a bit fed up with the constant torture that his life had become. He wanted to lash out, but he knew that he was weaker, and any attempt to fight back would be crushed and probably only make matters worse.
Eventually Michael got to the point were enough was enough. There was an incident late in 9th grade. Michael was sitting on his own in the courtyard of the school. He was on his lunch period, and trying to mind his own business. That was the point at which a group of the schools more cocky and stuck up students approached him. He ignored them as he always tries to do, but they made themselves known and forced him to respond. He started with a simple get away, but it was clear they wouldn't. Eventually they started to harass him as they normally did, but at this point Michael really just couldn't take it. A large burst of heat shot through his body and down through his hands which had been placed on the ground to help him stand up.
His hand scorched the grass, and quickly set it ablaze. It was odd the next series of events, because you always hear of the stories about the kids who burned there school down, but that is what actually happened. The fire quickly spread, and covered the area of the court yard. It moved on from there, and soon what could burn from the school did indeed burn. Even though the principal could find no proof that it was Michael who had caused the fire, the witnesses were against him, and even Michael couldn't give an explanation as to how it happened. Thus Michael was expelled from the school
Michael did know what happened though. He felt the heat travel, and he felt the flames come from his hand. He felt his body become cold right afterward. He couldn't explain any of it, but he knew he had produced the fire, and he had caused the fire. Eventually through a bit of research and a spot of luck he landed himself at Sententia Academy.
[How he found is included above can re-write if needed]
;;_mirrors reveal real APPEARANCE
celeb claim;; Ryan Sheckler
height;; 5'11"
weight;; 165
eye color;; Hazel
hair color;; Light Brown
assets;; Smile. After he evaluated the event in retrospect he realized that it was most likely do to his anger. So he decided to force a smile on, and its been working for him.
flaw;; Hair. Michael doesn't like how his hair is randomly sticking up in obscure places, and never seems to want to cooperate with him.
distinguishing mark;; A few scars and bruises that don't seem to go away
Michael is only a bit taller then average, and s solid figure is spread across the canvas. When Michael decided he wanted to fight back against the bullying he began to work out, and gained a fairly muscular body. Nothing extraordinary, just so you can clearly see where his muscles are.
A loose T-Shirt is usually covering the aforementioned physique. Michael was never one who wanted to be flashy in appearance so he just finds something that feels comfortable. He'll were a pair of cargo shorts for as long as its warm enough to do so and then switch over to a comfortable set of jeans. He hardly gets new shoes because he is then forced to break them in, and make them comfortable where as his old sneakers are comfortable whenever he slips into them.QUITE RELAXED OPEN
;;_we have our own INDIVIDUALITY
likes;;
[/li][li][/color] Talking
[/li][li][/color] Learning
[/li][li][/color] Computers
[/li][li][/color] Trying new things, its new since hes in a new school. He's trying to be more open.[/li][/ul]
dislikes;; Bullies
[/li][li][/color] wasting time
[/li][li][/color] pessimists
[/li][li][/color] misusing his powers again
[/li][li][/color] The Future[/li][/ul]
dreams;; at least five
[/li][li][/color] Becoming more social
[/li][li][/color] Gaining a large amount of friends
[/li][li][/color] Regretting what had happened, because right now he views it as the best thing that ever happened to him even though he knows it was a terrible event.
[/li][li][/color] Doing good with his gift[/li][/ul]
fears;;
[/li][li][/color] Being labeled an outcast again
[/li][li][/color] Getting angry
[/li][li][/color] Doing bad in school
[/li][li][/color] Not being able to control his powers.[/li][/ul]
eccentricities;; Constantly smiling because its his way of keeping the mood light, and he knows if he can keep the smile on his face there is very little chance of him getting angry enough to set off his powers.
Friendly
Michael is always open for a conversation, but will never start it unless hes close with the person. He doesn't think he gives off any negative vibes, and tries to make himself approachable by anyone.
kind
If someone took the time to know Michael they would see he is nothing more then a kind individual, or at least he tries to be. Part of keeping his cool naturally coincides with trying to be calm at all times, and Michael knew that in order to do this he would have to be nice to everyone he does speak to.
Defensive
Do to Michael's past he is quick to go on the defensive in many situations especially those involving physical confrontation. He doesn't want to enter in to anything even close to resembling the situation that landed him in a new school, so he just tries to end situations quick even if the intentions were good spirited. Until he understands things more clearly he isn't taking chances.
open minded
Michael would like to become more open to things hoping that by doing so he will gain acceptance into more social circles. He realizes he has a chance to start over, and this is an opportunity he just doesn't want to give up. He'll try anything as long as its within reason.
Follower
Michael isn't ready to be a leader of anything, but is more then willing to join behind someone, and give them complete support.
Loyal
Probably owing to the fact that Michael had only a few very close friends, Michael has become a very loyal person, and would do just about anything for a friend. This was fine when he had his small group, but this could prove pretty detrimental if someone realizes this and tries to manipulate him to there amusement.
skeptical
As Michael tries to wade in the new waters he's attempting to invite upon himself he understands that things are going to be a bit different, and it will probably take him a little bit to settle in with the people and fully trust anyone.
;;_we owe it all to HISTORY
father's name;; Scott Lagon
mother's name;; Audrey Lagon
siblings name;; only child
significant other;; nope
children's name;; n/a
others;; nope
Michael was born August 6th 2005 to a pair of Middle Class suburban parents. Nothing seemed odd about the birth, and nothing at all seemed odd about the birth, and even less seemed odd about the parents. The proud parents brought their new baby home a few days after the delivery, and everything seemed near perfect with the family.
Michael was put through the normal hoops as a baby. He was taught to walk he was taught to talk, the usual. However nothing is perfect, and as much as they tried to hide it from Michael his parents were starting to hate each other. Neither could tell just what it was they just didn't care for one another any more. They held the relationship together for a few years trying to grasp on to anything to get it going again. That wasn't enough, and just a week before Michael's 7th birthday is dad left. Michael was distracted with his TV in his room, but his parents had a huge fight. The fight was the worst they had had in a while, and his father simply grabbed a bag, shoved some clothes in it and left.
When Michael eventually wondered out of his room to find his parents he couldn't find either one. He searched for a little bit until he went into his parents bedroom. The lights were all out except for the one in the bathroom. He slowly approached the door sensing something was wrong. He slowly knocked with a little squeak of the word mom coming from his young mouth.
After Michael found out what happened he cried for days. He was still sobbing on his birthday, and his mom tried everything to get him to stop. Eventually he did stop, but he holed up. He was crushed from his dad's decision, and it is probably the one event that led him to become the quite, passive individual he was.
For the next couple of years Michael had no friends, because he simply wouldn't talk to anyone unless he had to. In school he would answer questions, but never speak to another student. It wasn't until 6th grade, the start of middle school when he actually interacted with another student on a social level. It didn't start a chain reaction, or anything of the sort, but eventually he did get a few more friends, and they became quite close.
Over this period of time Michael and his friends were the object of a large amount of harassment, and physical abuse. As much as Michael hated it for the time being he just took it. He took it for years, and just bottled up all the anger it brought to him.
He bottled it up until the second to last day of 9th grade to be exact. It was 5th period, and he had just gone to the courtyard with his bagged lunch, and was sitting down at a bench near the far end of the courtyard. He had just dug into his PB&J sandwich when 3 boys began to approach from across the courtyard. He ignored them hoping he wasn't there target. He knew he was though, and began to hurry up his pace with his food.
His effort to speed up his eating was to no avail, and he was forced to confront them. Rather he was confronted. It started with a nudge, and kept going until there was a kick to the stomach, and Michael was on the ground. When he went to get up, the fire came out. Literally. The rest was fast, and full of flames.
One thing led to another, and another, and another, which led to him getting expelled. His mom was crushed, so Michael did a ton of research, and somehow managed to find the school. He realized that what had happened was from powers that he wasn't even aware he had. Michael became determined to not let a mistake happen like that again, and if he did need to use it he wanted to choose when, but he knew it would be a long time before that could happen, because he couldn't even fully understand how it happened in the first place.
;;_totally out of CHARACTER
real name;; John
age;; 15
rp skill;; I can get wordy, and make some really long posts, but most of the time I keep it in the intermediate range
rping length;; couple of years
read the power guideline;; fruitcake
where did you find us;; pb support I think
rp sample;;
Michael was sitting on his bed, although it didn't seem to be his bed. The room didn't feel like his room. None of the other beds belonged to the other people he grew up with. The world around him was changing and along with brought very little happiness. Irony wasthe word to describe that. At the sorting ceremony he had been spirited and joyous and confident even that he would stay in Ravenclaw. He didn't think he matched any of the qualities mentioned by the bloody hat. It was a mistake he was sure. Now however he wasn't sure, lately he hadn't been happy at all. Depression had become his new best friend, at least that was how it felt. He didn't understand how it happened,but It did. He knew he should be trying to make the best of it, but he wouldn't want to prove that hat wrong, that would disrupt the entire school system here at Hogwarts. Hogwarts was the place he used to love, a second home he didn't mind going to. Until now.
He wanted to get away from the unknown place back to the familiar land of the Ravenclaw common room or even the dormitories. It was what he longed for most. It was tempting as well he knew of the entrance and he was sure he could get past the question he had numerous times before. It was not until he had risen from his bed that he knew what he wanted to do. He wanted to go back, and he would. He had decided.
He made the needed decent down the stairs. It was a scary experience he was almost sleep walking. He knew where he was going and how he would get there but he still couldn't believe that he was going back he didn't know how he would be percieved or if he would even make it there but he was going to try. He was still in the trance as he finished his decent down the stairs.
The trance ended as foggily as it started, and even then Michael didn't know what ended it. He glanced around and found the source of a sound he just heard. It was a girl he had never seen before except for the resorting ceremony, shortly after when they were told they were prefects. A fact that didnt help matters was that she was a Slytherin, which probably explained why he hadn't known her. Presently Michael backed up to the third step and sat down he observed the girl. She was dancing. Elegantly to be sure. Seconds later however she fell. The fall was out of character with the dance and blatantly unintentional. Michael stood there still unwavering. He was back in the trance like state although he was aware he should do something. He just wasn't sure what. He got up and slid over to her. He kneeled down and shook her lightly trying to bring her to.
He wanted to get away from the unknown place back to the familiar land of the Ravenclaw common room or even the dormitories. It was what he longed for most. It was tempting as well he knew of the entrance and he was sure he could get past the question he had numerous times before. It was not until he had risen from his bed that he knew what he wanted to do. He wanted to go back, and he would. He had decided.
He made the needed decent down the stairs. It was a scary experience he was almost sleep walking. He knew where he was going and how he would get there but he still couldn't believe that he was going back he didn't know how he would be percieved or if he would even make it there but he was going to try. He was still in the trance as he finished his decent down the stairs.
The trance ended as foggily as it started, and even then Michael didn't know what ended it. He glanced around and found the source of a sound he just heard. It was a girl he had never seen before except for the resorting ceremony, shortly after when they were told they were prefects. A fact that didnt help matters was that she was a Slytherin, which probably explained why he hadn't known her. Presently Michael backed up to the third step and sat down he observed the girl. She was dancing. Elegantly to be sure. Seconds later however she fell. The fall was out of character with the dance and blatantly unintentional. Michael stood there still unwavering. He was back in the trance like state although he was aware he should do something. He just wasn't sure what. He got up and slid over to her. He kneeled down and shook her lightly trying to bring her to.
character adoption;; yes
;;_chapter one: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
here are some questions we will be asking for this first chapter of the plot.
willing to get your character murdered;; Sure
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