"Absolute power corrupts absolutely but absolute powerlessness does the same." - Akala
Thomas
|| GENDER ||Male
|| AGE ||15 (May 12th)
|| 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 has dark brown hair that is typically cut short and light blue eyes. He is almost constantly straight faced, if one actually wanted to know what he was feeling they would have to look at his eyes. By default they seem to be cold, but with a glint of what could be thought or intellect. When angry his eyes are what really express it, becoming shiny and still, locking onto whoever pissed him off and refusing to look away until he's decided on his next action. It's as frightening as he'll get without doing anything. Sometimes they go softer and appear to be slightly lighter in color, that's usually when he's talking to someone he cares about or is empathizing with. He is rarely caught smiling, with a frown seeming to be permanently etched onto 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.
Alert. Calm. Curious. Gentle. Knowledgeable. Self-critical. Stoic. Noncompetitive. Tough. Aimless. Crass. Negative. Intelligent. Conflicted. Logical. Empathetic.
|| PERSONALITY ||Thomas is a bit of an unusual kid, or at least he 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 talking unless spoken to first and being stuck in his own head a lot. He enjoys learning, but typically dislikes school, finding it extremely dull and depressing, especially when it comes to the subject of 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.
One of his defining personality traits is just how conflicted he is. He is intelligent, creative and loves to learn but he is also completely uninspired when it comes to school. He just doesn't see himself going to college or ending up in any sort of respectable position. This has lead to a situation where he doesn't quite fit in anywhere. The roadman he grew up with found him outwardly displaying all the normal traits, but occasionally he'd do or say something that made him stick out like a massive geek in a group full of hoods. On the other hand the geeks he's happened to spend time with over the years typically thought he was way too much of a street kid, and thus he was ostracized among them as well. This has lead to him believing he doesn't really fit into any one place, which he kind of likes, but it also feeds into his lack of vision for the future and his belief that he'll never really fit in anywhere.
Another major conflict in his life is his mentality when it comes to violence and crime. He's generally too smart, and often times too empathetic to act upon his feelings and thoughts, but at the same time his background has given him a frightening capacity for the use of violence. If one were to hear their friend say "Fuck it, let's bore (stab) him up and dust (leave).", they would likely think their friend was being ridiculous. Thomas wouldn't. As for his capacity for violence, that's still a massive issue too considering where he finds himself. In his old home someone insulting or threatening him would have warranted him switching and fucking them up, but logically he can't do that in small town America, he'd be locked up or expelled within a month. He knows this, but still there's that conflict in how his mind thinks he should react to threats or insults and how he logically knows he should in the place he's in. Basically, you can take the kid out of the
Blue Borough but you can't take the
Blue Borough out of the kid. At least not quickly. Obviously going from a place where violence frequently happens because of someone looking at someone else the wrong way to a place like Arrowsmith is quite the adjustment.
● 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 and may or may not try in class. He'll probably have a reputation for being a dumbass among students and teachers, at least until they see his test scores.
|| 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
Combat sport, especially practicing it. He's been teaching himself how to box, but would like to specialize in a martial art at some point.
Both the British and American educational systems
When people talk about important things that they seem to know less than nothing about
Being told what to do, specifically by authority figures
Patriotism, racism, homophobia, sexism, Islamophobia - any belief that he believes is based on a lack of knowledge with a negative impact on humanity
Addiction, obviously stems from his childhood and partly because of where he grew up
|| FAMILY MEMBERS |||| 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.
|| BIOGRAPHY ||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 his father 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. Honestly 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 terrified children and wife. Suffice to say, he was a bit of a prick. So Thomas' childhood was one full of crime and craziness. He has more than one memory of his house getting raided by the police, one where his mum chased a man a foot and a half taller than her out into the street with a red hot knife, and at least a couple of his dad switching in pubs and beating the crap out of someone.
His parents split up finally when he was eight but unfortunately the damage was done. His mum had severe depression and anxiety (possibly as a result of how her husband treated her, Thomas believes so, but doesn't know for sure) which she coped with by smoking copious amounts of weed. There are far worse drugs for a parent to be dependent upon but cannabis is still expensive, especially for the poor. The habit put a strain on an already strained income and is still an issue in the present.
What's possibly worse is his father passed his life, and (Thomas fears) some of his personality 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, at least compared to his father and brother. Graffiti, vandalism, shoplifting, the occasional street fight, but all of those bar the fighting were before he was twelve years of age, with a couple of notable exceptions. On several occasions he was dragged into more serious conflicts by friends, or his cousin. This lead to him being involved in more violence than such a lad would have otherwise and unfortunately there's no turning off word/rumor in the streets. Once people heard he was a fighter they repeatedly tested him, partly to make a name for themselves and partly just to see if it was true, especially when they experienced his unusual quiet, calm demeanor in person.
Despite everything Thomas doesn't feel like he's lived much of a life so far. 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 shaken 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 of course. 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 ||Another Reason - AkalaWater cuts rock, so which has more force?
As water shapes the land, it's still willing to change it's course
So can't even change your own minds? Usually change nothing
Can't ever blame your own mind? Always blame something || OTHER ||Thomas was born and raised in England and has only recently moved to the U.S.
He has never been in a relationship, though has had sex.
He has a distinct South London accent.
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