Thomas Luke Jones
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely but absolute powerlessness does the same." - Akala
What kind of census shit is this?
Thomas
|| GENDER ||Male
|| AGE ||15
|| GRADE ||Ninth
|| SEXUALITY ||Heterosexual
|| RELATIONSHIP STATUS ||Single
|| MORE IN-DEPTH APPEARANCE ||Thomas is 5'6 tall and weighs 162lb, being both somewhat muscular and chubby. He is rarely caught smiling, with a frown seeming to be permanently etched into his face. He has a couple of scars, although only one is typically visible. It being an ugly straight gash scar across his left palm. He dresses cheaply, mostly wearing plain and inexpensive shirts and jeans. He can often be seen wearing a hoodie, once again plain and usually either gray or black in color. For footwear he alternates between a pair of black hiking boots and white sneakers.
I don't know my self, how you supposed to?
Alert. Calm. Curious. Gentle. Knowledgeable. Self-critical. Stoic. Noncompetitive. Tough. Aimless. Crass. Negative.
|| PERSONALITY ||Thomas is a bit of an unusual kid, or he at least feels like he is. He's naturally curious of other people and he's not lacking confidence exactly so you would think he would be more sociable, but nope. He has very few friends, mostly due to rarely ever talking and being stuck in his own head. He enjoys learning, but typically dislikes school, finding it extremely dull and depressing, especially when it comes to history. If one were to befriend Thomas they would find him a loyal, smart and humorous friend, although probably a little boring when it comes to hobbies. He's relatively introverted, much preferring a quiet hangout to a party or anything like it. Unfamiliar places make him feel on edge.
|| QUIRKS ||● Craves constant stimulation which often makes him act abnormally, especially in enviroments he deems boring, may have ADHD
● Frequently taps his feet and fingers in class
● Will often just read a book in class if bored, which is often
● Practically never does homework, may have reputation for being a dumbass among students and teachers
|| HOBBIES ||● Reading, both fiction and non-fiction. Non-fiction tends to be historical or political, usually both. Big fan of Noam Chomsky
● Listening to Hip Hop
● Watching TV shows, downloaded via the internet.
● Gaming
● Occasional exercise
● Boxing
● Knife Collecting
|| LIKES & DISLIKES ||Gaming, loves Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Fallout
Hip Hop music, especially Immortal Technique, Akala, Lowkey and Mic Righteous
Reading, especially in situations where it's an escape, such as the classroom
Both the British and American educational systems
When people talk about important things that they know nothing about
Being told what to do
Patriotism, racism, homophobia, sexism, Islamophobia - any belief based on lack of knowledge with a negative impact on humanity
I thought I'd marry the person I told all this shit.
Maria Jones - Mum
Arthur Jones - Brother - Mechanic
|| HOUSE DESCRIPTION ||In England Thomas' residence would be known as working class. In the U.S he doesn't know what to call it, but it's pretty much the same deal. The poor but not quite the projects neighborhood basically. Small house, two bedrooms, small kitchen and a living room. The house itself tends to be very dimly lit, often times the curtains going unopened for a day or two. If the house were lit up you would see that it's just decorated enough to be considered a home. There are some photos on the walls, a painting of a couple of angels, one of European Jesus, a calendar and that's about it. In Thomas' room there's an old laptop, a small plasma TV, an Xbox One and a bookcase. Then of course there's the twin bed and a small chest of drawers.
|| CAR DESCRIPTION ||No car.
Fine, analyse me. I recall some ancient proverb about there being power in knowing yourself.
Thomas had a bit of a fucked up childhood and it would take forever to describe every event that damaged him, his mother or his life in general. Basically though dad was a criminal. Not in the mafia, or a biker gang, or anything dramatic like that, just a petty criminal. Insurance fraud, drug dealing, burglary and the rare shop/store robbery. All of those things Thomas could have lived with if he wasn't also an alcoholic who spent almost all of his money at the pub and then would come home, shout the place into Oblivion and smash the place up in full view of his children. Suffice to say, he was a bit of a prick. So Thomas' childhood was one full of crime and craziness.
What's worse is he passed his life onto his children. Thomas was always a sweet boy, and his brother did what he could to keep him out of trouble, even if that mostly involved telling him to fuck off whilst he and his friends went to burgle a house, commit a street robbery or do whatever else. Either way it mostly worked, Thomas only ever committed relatively minor crimes, and all of them before he was twelve years of age, with a couple of exceptions.
His parents split finally when he was eight but unfortunately the damage was done. His mum had severe depression and anxiety which she coped with by smoking copious amounts of weed. There are far worse drugs for a parent to be dependent on but cannabis is still expensive, especially for the poor. The habit put strain on an already strained income and is still an issue in the U.S.
Thomas doesn't feel like he's lived much. All he has in his mind when he thinks of himself are fucked up memories and him slowly drifting through things such as school, which he goes from disliking to hating on a regular basis. Thankfully his life has been shook the hell up in recent years when his brother fell in love with a girl in the U.S, and with his brother being the only one with a job, his father estranged and in prison and both Thomas and his mother not having anything special in England to keep them there it really was no big thing to move. Aside from all the immigration. That sucked, and was very expensive.
Now, Thomas basically just wants to feel a little more alive. Perhaps make some good memories to help drown the old.
|| THEME SONG ||Find No Enemy - AkalaSee lately I feel confused with the boxes
Cause to me all they do is breed conflict
It's not that I've lost touch with the reality
Racism, sexism and nationality
Just to me it all seems like insanity
Why must I rob you of your humanity
To feel good about mine? || OTHER ||Thomas was born and raised in England and has only recently moved to the U.S.
He has never been in a relationship.
