The Youth of the Nation

[julia]

I don't really know this kid even though I sit by him in class.
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love, or maybe
for a moment he forgot who he was,
or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged,
whatever it was, I know its because
We are the youth of the nation.
P.O.D

THE IC

Everyone who knew Marcus Cummings couldn't say it was a surprise when the tortured, broken teen brought his dad's gun to school and blasted through the halls. Sure it was a tragedy, but no one could say that they didn't see it coming. There were over 20 deaths, and many more injured, all from a boy who was tired of being beaten and tortured. The last gunshot echoed the longest through the halls. Marcus claimed his own life, right there in front of the Chemistry lab.

The nation heard of the pain, the loss, the fear... but they couldn't really understand it. They couldn't fathom the feeling of watching your best friend, your sweetheart, your teacher being shot by a teen who had been pushed too far by too many. They would never feel the fear of being hidden away in a classroom, praying the boy, who wouldn't hurt a fly just a few days ago, would pass by and ignore the room. Not even a parent could realize the overwhelming regret of a life lost for a life saved.

But these kids, they understand. They know all too well, and they want to get away. They want to escape. They are, we are, the Youth of the Nation.

Name:
Age: (12-17)
Appearance: (Photo or description)
Personality:
Short Bio:
Why the Cummings Shooting effected them so much:
Relation to another character?: (Must be mutual)

Leonard Harding-17
Dakota Everlast-17
Jack Smith-17
Anastasia Levine-16
Miranda Bensen- 16
Kelly Wickens-15
Aspen Pembroke-14
Matthew Langerous-14

[Platinum cobra]

Name:Jack Smith
Age:17
Appearance:
Personality:Smart, cunning, funny, protective of those he loves.
Short Bio:He was captain of the football team, got good grades and had the love of his life. His parent's were broken up but that didn't seem to bother him and didn't effect his life at all. He was going to go into the military after HS, but when he met his girlfriend he gave up on that dream and decided to become a police officer instead so he could stay close to her.
Why the Cummings Shooting effected them so much: His girlfriend went and jumped in front of the bullet that was going to kill him, he was covered in her blood and watched her bleed to death right in front of him. Her last words were that she loved him.

Other: He has a photo of his girlfriend that he looks at every night not wanting to forget her.

[drewccapp]

I'll post later a CS... I am currently not in a state that can write a coherent CS...

[julia]

Awe... accepted

[Raddum]

Name: Matthew David Langerous
Age: 14

Appearance: Standing at 5'5, white, weighs 112 pounds, he has short white hair and blue eyes, wears a brown sweater with pulled up sleeves, revealing the iron braces on his wrists that both have a keyhole on the bottom. He wears a pair of navy blue jeans, with similar braces like the ones on his wrists on his ankles, the keyholes are located on the left side for the right ankle, and the right side for the left ankle. His face has a visible healing wound that was self-inflicted with a knife.

Personality: Matthew is certainly a depressed child, it can be heard in his voice, seen in his movements. The way he slumps into corners away from everyone. Although his responses are dark and usually depressing, people who get to know Matthew can see he is actually quite idealistic, he just wants everyone to understand what he's been through.

Short Bio(Maybe this isn't so short...): Ever since Matthew was a young child he was constantly ignored, being shunned by his family for his younger sister, since they wanted a daughter instead of a son. He always had good grades in school, trying to make his family proud to no avail; he finally went off the edge and began cutting himself. When he was found in a corner in the kitchen with a knife, blood dripping from his wrist, it sealed his fate to having iron braces locked onto both of his wrists, as to try and prevent it. Soon after he got a pair for his ankles after attempting to cut himself there; only recently did he cut himself across the face, that is when they gave up; if he was going to make himself into a cutting board, so be it, they said...

Why the Cummings Shooting effected them so much: His science teacher, Ivan Raul, was hospitalized and died a week later. The man was trying to assist Matthew in recovering from his depressed state. and it was working ever so slightly... His death threw Matthew into an even worse depression, and even mentioning the name of Ivan Raul will cause him to break out into tears.

Relation to another character?: N/A (May change if someone wants any relation...)

Hope this was alright...

[Storyboy]

I love the song, listened to it many times. The rp sounds interesting but I need to know more. What are we doing? Did we play a role in the shooting? Like PlatinumCobra put he watched someone die at the hands of the shooter. Are we all witnesses or some of just simple students who were there? Sorry for the questions I'm just very intrigued by the idea perhaps because I've been the psycho path who thinks how if it happened at his school he'd like to do something to paint himself out to be a hero

[Platinum cobra]

Dude I will talk to you tomorrow and give you the info

[Raddum]

Deleting what i had posted... It was hilarious, yet uncalled for.

[Storyboy]

(This contains information that the GM must agree with before it is to be considered a likely character to join)

Name: Dakota Everlast

Age: 17

Appearance: Hair is like this but bleached white

Other features: Five foot seven, white skin.

Personality: (I leave this to be figured out in the rp)

Apparel:

Why the Cummings Shooting effected them so much: Dakota helped plan the shooting days before it happened. But there a few things that caused him to bail out before it happened. He thought his hope for humanity had been restored. He found a girl he was starting to get along with, thought maybe she'd be the one. Then on the day of the shooting he didn't report what he knew would happen. He thought maybe Marcus would listen to what he had said a few days before and that he wouldn't make the choice that he did. When he heard the shots he didn't stay in his room like he was told to. When his economics teacher told him to stay in his seat he punched him in the nose and ran out the door. What he found was something he never imagined happening. She had been one the first to be shot. Laying on the ground with three rounds in her torso she bled to death but not before she told Dakota goodbye.

Relation to another character?: Marcus Cummings grew close to him right at the end. Two weeks before the shooting Dakota noticed this secluded kid and approached him with a simple, "What's up?" Of course Marcus paid no mind and didn't wish to socialize but Dakota felt something was truly off with the kid. He decided to test uncharted waters. "Have you ever thought of just ending it all? I mean all of it. All this crap that the world throws at us. I have, I know that much." He didn't know how Marcus would react to this but he continued, "Tell you what if you have here's my number." He scribbled his digits down on a scrap of paper and put it in the guys hand. "No matter how alone we feel there are others who feel just like us." You know what came after that...

Extra: I plan on for this character to be very torn. He blames himself for the shooting and is completely unstable. Not only does he feel like the blood of those who died is on his hands but he is scared that when the police look into the shooting they will find that he had a part in it. What will he do? Will he try to make things right or will he try to hide it all away? I know this may not go with what you intended so just let me know. I'd very much like to play the character as I have it

other information: The weapons he had planned on using were left with Marcus for the most part. If Marcus used them or stored them somewhere he does not know since he broke contact with him three days before the shooting. He did however keep his glock with him and several clips. The glock has a metal ring torched to the back so that he could chain it to his jacket to prevent it slipping out of reach.

Theme Songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=B3J6CyeFUds

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added some more info

[drewccapp]

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to step out of this... real life has caught up with me. Good luck and have fun.