Post by Ben on Dec 30, 2012 23:46:41 GMT -5
Character Name: Ben
Archetype: The Vulture
Gender: Male
Description: Ben is a thin and reedy sort with a friendly smile. He has thick brown hair that is badly cut, probably because he insists on cutting it himself. His favorite clothes include a dark gray sweatshirt with a large pocket, which usually holds a book and notebook.
Personality: Despite being quite nervous when in the presence of people, Ben is actually quite friendly. As long as you aren't going to touch him, he will gladly be friends. However, he's hard to fool and doesn't appreciate bullies at all.
His fascination with anatomy and physiology of all creatures, especially human, can lend him a bit of a creepy spin when he takes his interest too seriously.
Skills: Having intensely studied all workings of humans since he was young, he has a strong understanding of psychology. As such, he can often tell when he's being lied to or manipulated.
He often carries a book. This may make an efficient weapon, if called upon.
Flaws: Ben has Haphephobia - in other words, he is very afraid of physical contact with people. Being touched can bring about exaggerated reactions of fear, and being startled by a touch is liable to send him running for the hills. Or cause him to faint. One of his secret reasons for wishing to play the game is to cure this, so it may get slightly better over time.
He also has very little physical strength. Though he's fairly fast and agile, his strength is very lacking, along with his endurance. The life of a book reader hasn't done much for him in this area.
The Audition Tape: A thin faced boy is squinting at the camera, and then his face brightens into his best winning smile when he realizes it's on. The camera view tilts a bit as he adjusts the laptop, and now a library is visible behind him.
"Hi! Um, I'm Ben, and I, uh, would really like to be on Total Drama Island. I've been, uh, watching the show for a long time, and I think it's really interesting."
He has to pause to take a breath, and he smiles again, nervously. "I think I'd be good for the show because I'm, uh, a good judge of character, and I'm good at talking to people. I know I'm not strong, but, uh, don't count me out. I hope you'll consider me."
Just as he's getting ready to shut off the camera, someone walking behind brushes his shoulder. With a yelp, he jumps out of his seat and trips on his own chair, falling to the floor and out of view. After a couple of seconds, he appears and shuts off the webcam, his other hand clutching his head.
Archetype: The Vulture
Gender: Male
Description: Ben is a thin and reedy sort with a friendly smile. He has thick brown hair that is badly cut, probably because he insists on cutting it himself. His favorite clothes include a dark gray sweatshirt with a large pocket, which usually holds a book and notebook.
Personality: Despite being quite nervous when in the presence of people, Ben is actually quite friendly. As long as you aren't going to touch him, he will gladly be friends. However, he's hard to fool and doesn't appreciate bullies at all.
His fascination with anatomy and physiology of all creatures, especially human, can lend him a bit of a creepy spin when he takes his interest too seriously.
Skills: Having intensely studied all workings of humans since he was young, he has a strong understanding of psychology. As such, he can often tell when he's being lied to or manipulated.
He often carries a book. This may make an efficient weapon, if called upon.
Flaws: Ben has Haphephobia - in other words, he is very afraid of physical contact with people. Being touched can bring about exaggerated reactions of fear, and being startled by a touch is liable to send him running for the hills. Or cause him to faint. One of his secret reasons for wishing to play the game is to cure this, so it may get slightly better over time.
He also has very little physical strength. Though he's fairly fast and agile, his strength is very lacking, along with his endurance. The life of a book reader hasn't done much for him in this area.
The Audition Tape: A thin faced boy is squinting at the camera, and then his face brightens into his best winning smile when he realizes it's on. The camera view tilts a bit as he adjusts the laptop, and now a library is visible behind him.
"Hi! Um, I'm Ben, and I, uh, would really like to be on Total Drama Island. I've been, uh, watching the show for a long time, and I think it's really interesting."
He has to pause to take a breath, and he smiles again, nervously. "I think I'd be good for the show because I'm, uh, a good judge of character, and I'm good at talking to people. I know I'm not strong, but, uh, don't count me out. I hope you'll consider me."
Just as he's getting ready to shut off the camera, someone walking behind brushes his shoulder. With a yelp, he jumps out of his seat and trips on his own chair, falling to the floor and out of view. After a couple of seconds, he appears and shuts off the webcam, his other hand clutching his head.