Post by NEIL PERCY FERRUM on Nov 21, 2012 1:33:01 GMT
Neil Percy Ferrum
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FULL NAME: Neil Percy Ferrum
NICK NAMES: n/a
AGE AND BIRTH DATE: 22, 10/16/1990
SEXUALITY: Gay
NATIONALITY: American
MEMBER GROUP: Scavenger
STYLE AND APPEARANCE
HAIR COLOUR AND STYLE: Brown/Black short and messy
EYE COLOUR: hazel green
BUILD: athletic
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT: 6'0'' 160lbs
TATTOOS: Has the eye of Ra tattoed on the backs of both his hands
PIERCINGS: n/a
SCARS: nothing more than a few old scrapes
ANYTHING ELSE:
OVERALL APPEARANCE:
He's always had a friendly face. Neil has sincere expressions, his face is an open book. It would take a lot of effort for him to look menacing. He has terrible poker face which led him to never be very good at cards. He carries himself with confidence but not in a prideful way. When he turned eighteen he up and got tattoos on the back of each hand. Both are the eye of Ra in reference to his interest in the paranormal and his mother. He sometimes regrets his decision but on the whole is still happy with them.
Neil has a tendency to wear t-shirts of some sort and jeans. He always wears a army green jacket with many pockets when he goes out. He has a black travelers backpack that he's become quite attached to as well. Before the outbreak he used to wear button down shirts to look somewhat more professional. He finds them uncomfortable and awkward now and has ditched them for more comfortable wear.
He wears a pair of thick brown boots he brought from home. They aren't as good for running as sneakers but they can come in handy. He had a tan when he came to England but it has long since faded away and his skin is pale now. Between the rain and the time he spent indoors you would have no idea he had a massive sun burn several months prior.
He also keep a pair of sunglasses handy. Because he's a babe(dude?) magnet.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
LIKES:
-people
-greasy American hamburgers
-jokes/playing around
-the paranormal
-dubstep
-rough-housing
DISLIKES:
-taking advantage of others
-being dishonest
-the cold
-wide open spaces
-yelling
STRENGTHS:
-very rational
-level headed
- Has an Iron Will
-fast and fairly nimble
-breaking and entering
WEAKNESSES:
- a little too trusting
-has trouble letting go of a goal once he's set it (stubborn)
-doesn't always trust his gut instinct
-cookies/baked goods
-puns
SECRETS:
-He was madly in love with His former partner and still carries a memento of charlie from a former case they investigated.
FEARS:
-that he'll never see home again
-He'll lose his humanity or sense of morals
GOALS:
-find out more about what's going on.
-Find out what happened to charlie
QUIRKS:
-Has a tendency to become a therapist to anyway in his immediate vicinity
- Has occasionally fallen asleep(or a into a mini coma, whichever makes more sense to you) with his eyes open
HABITS:
-pats left breast pocket before leaving an area
-says "ya know?" a lot
OVERALL PERSONALITY:
Neil is incredibly empathetic in nature. He is always trying to work out a solution that saves as many people as possible. He wants to believe that deep down everyone has the ability to do good. It's just further down for some than others. Neil is always trying to make others feel at ease with jokes, or a smile. Once he's set a goal for himself he will almost stop at nothing to achieve it.
He's definitely worried that those that survive this horror will go mad and he's working his best to keep those he meets sane. He is afraid of losing himself even more than he's worried about the others. He desperately wants to keep at least part of the person he used to be. He acknowledges that the world may never return to the way it used to be, but is fighting the decent into anarchy as best he can.
He has a darkly humored side that few people ever get to see because he tries to comfort others as much as possible. Those outside the Safe Lands are much more likely to see it. He rarely reveals it except under very dire circumstances or when faced with a 'no-win' situation. It takes a lot to crack him but even he can't keep a cool head forever.
EXPLAIN YOURSELF
HOME TOWN: Macon, Georgia
WHERE WERE YOU?: In the outer parts of Leeds, investigating a case
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?: Safe Lands
PARENTS:
-Father (53/ real estate,horse breeding /still in favorable standing though the two never really showed it. Neil hasn't been able to contact home for some time so he doesn't know whether his father is alive or dead.)
-Mother (32/ Spiritual Medium / Neil had the kind of devotion only a son can have toward his mother. He believed in her with all his heart and only questioned her "abilities" after her death./ Deceased due to lung cancer seven years ago.)
SIBLINGS: N/a
ANYONE ELSE?:
-Charlie Cropper was Neil's former partner and one of the few people he knew in England before the fall. (27/ Paranormal investigator / Missing, Presumed dead)
PETS: Had a cat and a horse or two back home
COMPLETE HISTORY:
Neil was born the Son of a Locally famous Spirit Medium. He was teased a lot in school about it, but firmly kept faith in his Mother. She contracted Lung cancer at age 30, but by the time they caught it, the disease had reach a fairly critical point. She was a brave woman and she fought hard but at age 32 she passed away. Neil's father was never quite the same again and seemed to grow a bit cold. He was always there if Neil needed him but he never expressed his love in hugs and kisses. He put his mind to work and raising live stock.
Supposedly he was also gifted or so she always told him. He has never seen any evidence or felt that he was any more 'spiritually aware' than anybody else. This background is what latter caused him to join in investigating the paranormal. Much to the she-grin of his overly taxed father, Neil was always out and about looking at 'haunted' houses, and studying rather morbid subjects. He enrolled at the local college as a Journalism Major and had a fairly high GPA.
At the beginning of His sophomore year of college Neil decided to go on an exchange program to England to study journalism for a year. There he met up with and formed a close partnership with fellow paranormal enthusiast Charlie Cropper. The two had a fight while investigating the abductions and when Charlie went missing Neil didn't notice right away. He was in Leeds investigating a haunted hotel when the Zombies struck. His biggest story ever and everyone already knew about it.
His progress back to London was slow, seeing as he knew very little about the terrain and knew few people. It was a long journey into the city during which he became fairly adept at dodging and navigating Zombie infested areas. His first stop was Charlies apartment but aside from the zombies roaming around outside the place looked like Charlie had never left. Dishes were unwashed in the sink, Clothes still in the closet,and pictures still on the wall.
After looking for supplies a few streets over he found the charm. The charm Charlie always carried had been tossed into the bushes of a building a few street's from Charlies apartment. Unsure of how to take this hopeful sign Neil caries it with him everywhere in his left breast pocket. It's small pentagon shaped piece of wood with Charlies name carved into it in an equally small blue bag. Which seemed silly now but was the only clue he had. When he finally stumbled into the Safe Lands he felt more like and outsider than when he'd been alone. He is trying his best to become apart of the group. He works as a scavenger because he spent so much time on his own but he helps the workers when he's in between runs. Trying to keep himself busy and distract his mind.
The Memento of Charlie serves to remind Neil of how ironic his situation is and to never take a persons presence in his life for-granted again.
BEHIND THE SCREEN
ALIAS: Crawl
AGE: 19
TIME ZONE: -5 GMT Eastern Standard
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE: 4-5 Years
AVERAGE WORD LENGTH: Word length? You mean word count? Hard to say but 300-400 minimum for opening posts maybe, and I try to match the word counts of my replies.
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE: In a dingey apartment A somewhat tall young man lay on a crappy futon staring at the ceiling and willing himself to fall asleep. He tried counting sheep and making his mind blank but neither method helped him. Various things kept coming to mind, trivial things like why that girl at the deli always gave him funny looks when he wanted jalapenos and relish on the same sandwich.
It was his darn sandwich his mind kept on in this way, So he merely lie there until exhaustion finally took hold.
Zach was in the middle of trying to remember what the heck kind of color 'mauve' is when he realized he was sitting bolt up-right, nowhere near his futon. As he stared at his odd surroundings Zach wondered if he'd sleep walked into a movie studio or gigantic art studio or something. With relief did notice one other person. Getting up to go over to the figure he awkwardly felt like trying to walk through a pool with much less weight than he ought to have but a resistance to movement. When he made it over to the boy he had already become thoroughly confused. "Hello?" He hazarded.
Just a small smaple.
CREDITS
This application was made by Kat, the admin, for London's Fallen. Stealing or adapting in any way will result in frowny faces and tutting.