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 Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:21 am
Name: Boaz Crawford
Nickname: BC
Age: 25
Birthday: 8th March
Sign: Pisces
Gemstone: Aquamarine
Blood Type: AB+
Fav. Food: Cheese Fries
Hated Food: Jalepenos
School: Graduated from Destiny City University with a medical degree, currently working as an Orthopaedic resident at the hospital
Hobbies:
Jigsaw Puzzles
Boaz's fascination with jigsaw puzzles began when his parents gave him one as a gift on his 9th birthday. The intrigue that came with the realization of how every little piece had already been uniquely cut such that it would fit nowhere other than the spot it had been intended for as well as the immense amount of satisfaction he got with the challenge of completing the picture within the shortest time frame possible had him hooked and he has never looked back ever since. He makes it a point to devote at least one of his weekend afternoons to this activity and is currently into 1000-2000 pieces puzzles of painted sceneries such as this which he will gift his friends or hang up at home.
Running
His preferred mode of working out in order to stay fit and healthy, Boaz goes running 3 times a week as a routine. He uses the running track that winds around his neighbourhood and has a habit of running just before he goes to bed. He enjoys the serenity of the surroundings as well as the feel of the cool night air against his skin during this time of the day (about 10-11pm) as he momentarily empties his mind of all the stresses and concerns of the day while completing his lap.
Reading
An every other day activity that Boaz will dedicate an hour prior to bedtime to on the days when he's not making his laps around the neighbourhood, his choice of materials tends to vary with his moods and needs, ranging from medical journal articles on the latest developments relevant to his specialty to crime and medical thriller fiction borrowed from the library. He has a habit of bringing his reading materials with him wherever he goes and can usually be found perusing them whenever he has time to spare such as during lunch or tea break.
Virtues:
Compassionate
Ever since the fateful childhood incident that left his older twin brother Alonzo with a permanent limp in his gait, Boaz has made it his personal creed to never ever hurt any living creature or person for as long as he lives. Whatever course of action he chooses to take, it is not without careful and thorough consideration as to the various possible outcomes as well as any concerns that others involved may have. He consistently places the needs of others before his own, sometimes to the point of sacrificing his own needs in the process, and will even go out of his way for strangers or mere acquaintances so long as it was something that could be fulfilled with his own ability. Boaz will endure almost anything if he believes that it will help someone else and he will never turn away any sick, vulnerable or stray being that needs him.
Sensitive
A deeply empathetic and sensitive individual, Boaz often exhibits a gentle and patient nature. He is highly tuned in to everything around him and is able to pick up on the emotions of others just by being in close proximity to them. He also has a phobia of hurting the feelings of others and will avoid doing or saying anything hurtful, even if it is warranted as he does not wish for others to go through a similar experience. People have at times described him as a person who has the patience as well as temperament of a saint.
Exuberant
Nothing in this world is able to get Boaz down for long it seems. Like any other person on the street, Boaz does have his own fair share of down days although his tends to be few and very far in between. Most of the time, he is full of unrestrained enthusiasm and joy towards almost everything in life that happens to be tossed his way. Energetic and animated with an ability to express himself in a very dynamic way, he never gets tired of looking at things from the bright side since he knows that this is part of the way to keep him going.
Flaws:
Naivety
People are inherently good and therefore, can be trusted in general. This is something that Boaz was taught when young and he still strongly believes in it right up till this day. It is not so much that he is stupid so don't expect him to follow a stranger down a dark alley just because there is candy to be had at the end of it. If he was told that someone was hurt and in need of his aid however, he will still go even if the person who told him that seemed pretty shady in the first place. So long as the orders given make sense and are in line with his aim of saving the world, he will never question them for the sake of the greater good. When it comes to judging if someone was a bad person as he was told, Boaz will need to see the act as well as hear in person what that person has to say about his/her reasons for doing it before coming to his own conclusions. However, anyone who tries to harm his family or his loved ones will be immediately labelled as 'bad' in his eyes without his usual need to try to understand where they're coming from.
Emotional
With a tendency to be overwhelmed by his emotions on occasions, Boaz is the type of person who can suddenly burst into tears while watching an emotionally charged scene at the movies or even while listening to others recount their tragic plight. When Boaz is like this, he is prone to being unreliable, unmotivated and impractical since his feelings usually have an overbearing effect on his subsequent thoughts and actions, causing him to carelessly act on impulse without much thought towards the possible consequences or whether any better alternatives are available. In fact, he can be so emotional, needy and intense that he can end up being a real drag to the people around him. It is only when the stark reality of human lives being possibly endangered that Boaz will recover some from his emotional slump/outburst, but even then he is still prone to impracticality and being irrational from time to time.
It wasn't easy initially but the years of training and experience that Boaz has gone through during his time as a medical student and a young Orthopaedic resident have allowed him to school himself into not being easily overwhelmed by his emotions during his line of duty because it is unprofessional plus the impracticality that follows would further endanger the patients under his care. Patients whom he still had a responsibility to and needed his help. That is not to say that he won't be affected at all when faced with circumstances such as having to amputate the leg of a child who was involved in a serious car crash in order to save his/her life. His colleagues are aware of this side of him but trust his own judgement in that he will excuse himself momentarily from his duties if he ever found himself overwhelmed and unable to function. Outside of his workplace and no longer bound by his professional duties however, Boaz will tend to be more prone to be overwhelmed by his emotional nature.
Garrulous
If there is an issue that can be simply summarized in a few sentences, you can totally count on Boaz to expand and elaborate on it until it turns into a lengthy rambling account worthy of being transcribed into an essay. He likes details, a good conversation (and maybe the sound of his own voice) but he seriously lacks the insight that there are people in this world who hold dissimilar views. In fact, Boaz can just go on and on, even hold a conversation with himself if people don't stop him.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION (Third person from the left in this reference)
Eyes: Big, deep-set, round cerulean blue eyes
Hair: Blond, messy
Face: Heart-shaped
Clothes: Smart casual to casual street wear such as plain collared shirts that also double as a light jacket on cold days, T-shirts with simple slogans, polo shirts, jeans, bermudas, boot cut pants. Boaz has a habit of complementing his outfit with a navy blue cap on his head that's rotated to his right side a little on purpose in addition to wearing a silver-chained cross necklace around his neck. His favourite colours are blue and purple and he avoids wearing pink.
Reference picture for outfit: this (jacket, plain collared shirt, boot cut pants) with brown boots like this. Colour of the clothes will be up to the artist.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:23 am
Negaverse Alias: Lieutenant Amethyst
Challenge: How may I help you?
Uniform:
Top -- Long-sleeved dark grey outershirt that extends to the buttock, exposed white undershirt with dark brown tie, no exposed buttons
Bottoms -- Dark grey pants tucked into combat boots of mid-calf height (see reference)
Gloves -- Black
Belt -- Dark grey with white stripe (see reference)
Shoes -- Black laced like this initially with additional chains and buckles like this from Captain stage on
Shoulders -- Shoulder pads (see reference)
Accessories -- Knee pads (see reference)
Weapon
-- Pinwheel (Lieutenant)
-- 4-Point Shuriken (medium to large) (Captain)
-- A more elaborate 4-point shuriken (large) (General)
Primary Colour: Dark Grey
Secondary Colour: Red
Accent: White
Reference: Here~, probably a plain uniform with minimal stripes on it to start with more stripes, knee pads and shoulder pads added on with each stage upgrade ^^
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:25 am
Fitting into the Negaverse
"A knight is what a Negaverse agent should have been -- free of corruption"
Boaz was originally conceived conceptually to be a knight, if not for the self blaming he had always kept within himself over the childhood misadventure in which he accidentally caused his older twin brother to fall down a slippery slope and cripple him for life. It is this incident and the desire to save the world, even at his own expense in an attempt to make amends, that will lead him to willingly join the Negaverse's cause initially. What is a little pain and inconvenience to him if he could save the world from the chaos threatening it with his own hands?
The battling will bother him in the initial phase. That is for sure but all he needs is a pat on the back and some devious reassuring from his fellow Negaverse agents from time to time and he will be good. So long as it is all for the greater good in the end. The progressive corruption that comes with the stage progression will eventually warp his sense of judgement and render this even less of a problem in the future.
I would see him fitting perfectly into the new Infiltration section of the Negaverse given his position in the hospital and his amiable nature with which to help ease his fellow Negaversers into their respective civilian lives. More wholesome image for the Negaverse yes? =3 He could help patch up his fellow allies and keep a look-out for potential agents from the Order among the people that come into the hospital at the same time. ^^
Miscellaneous Stuff
Meet Buttons~! <3
It was somewhat like love at first sight for Boaz when he came across a lost baby lop-eared rabbit at the animal shelter during one of the weekends that he was volunteering in his graduating year. There was no microchip and nobody responded to the ads that they placed in the papers as well as the immediate vicinity in which the animal had been found so Boaz jumped at the chance when she was subsequently put up for adoption. While he was no expert at taking care of rabbits, he made up for it by checking out whatever resources he could get his hands on so that he could prepare himself for the responsibilities of pet ownership. Under his tender loving care (which some of his friends have teasingly dubbed as being akin to showering his love and affection on a girlfriend/wife), Buttons has grown to become a friendly and independent girl who follows him around whenever he is home as if she is content to simply stay by his side.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:55 am
[ Hey Gwing! Thought i would give your character a few crits!!
Hobbies
Keeping a Rabbit: Although this is exceptionally sweet and lovely pass time it doesn’t really fall into a category for a hobby only because (god forbid) the rabbit croaked it, it removes this hobby in one quick swipe. Although most hobbies will demanded arms, leg & brains to complete unless you aim to quest with someone who would eventually loose a limb we perfef that hobbies are something that you can stick to fairly well without it being removed just like that.
I still think he should own a rabbit but that can be more of an FYI. If you can think of something else that would be great!.
His other hobbies are fine.
Flaws
Everyone in this world is good: This sounds like it should be changed to naivety, you hint at it throughout your explanation without it being fully functioning as a flaw. To give it more depth i would consider naivety as a strong case for his character. It just seems hallow that its a "I trust everyone!....until I don't!" Give it more zing! Is he easily led astray? Will he follow orders mindlessly? If someone says there is candy down this alleyway will he follow them?
Emotional: This is nothing wrong with this being a flaw and i think it works well with the rest of his personality but I do want to ask how this emotional personality works with his job. The way you describe him is as being so in touch and almost ruled daily by his emotions would mean that seeing a small crippled boy trying to learn how to walk again (orthopaedic’s will help in some stage to this before physio and rehabilitation) would make him break down right then and there and weep? Or would he run off to wail in a store room cupboard? Or has he schooled himself at work to say cry for 5 minutes each day during lunch? Does his colleagues know this about him? Just some food for thought!
Negaverse Agent
The main thing i want to talk about is his want to join the negaverse? Or is he a unwilling captive to this army? He sounds (personality & caring wise) to be more knight material. I want to see why he would be a negaverse agent so much? Although he would fit into new intelligence or infiltration (which may suit his position in the hospital!) sections I wouldn't mind a summary regarding this.
And I need to check the pinwheel idea, I am hoping it just my imagination but I think someone may already have that character in play with such a weapon. I will edit this if i find out more!
Other than that the negaverse section is fine!
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:18 am
Hi Matisha! Thanks a lot for the crits on Boaz! ^^ I've added Reading as a hobby and re-worded plus elaborated on the flaws to address the points that you've brought up. Also added a little rant on his background to address the part on how he could serve the Negaverse as a loyal minion despite turning out more knightly on the whole. I hope it all makes more sense now. If not, please feel free to let me know and I'll get to work on it. <3
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:44 am
Its ok sweetie!
Thank you for the added info! It reads much better now!
I must say though that reading is a very, very common hobby, one we have see in every 2 out of 3 characters! If of course you want to stick to that (which would support his intelligence and studious nature) then its fine! But we have so many characters now adays that some hobbies will have to be commonly seen so if you want to keep that its fine! I am more than happy to tail stamp you regarding this quests once i have the knowledge regarding the pinweel. <3
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:11 am
Great! Thanks for your help in making it all work out! =D Decided to stick with reading as one of his hobbies in the end since he hardly has time outside of his job to pursue any other hobbies and still stay on top of everything. Gonna cross my fingers about the pinwheel in the meantime then! =3
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:19 am
Ok Gwing! I have looked and noted all weapons currently taken and the pinwheel is not one of them!!! Although the images of the evolved versions you've used strike me more as a Large 4-Point Shuriken (favoured by Yuffie in FF7! )
His hobbies are all fine including his personality so a big old stam is here for you! Just remember he isn't accepted untila GM comes along!
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:53 pm
Derp... that'll be me failing with my weapon names there. I've made a small edit to the weapon name to reflect that though and yes, Yuffie's weapon was where the inspiration for it came from. Hee... xd Goody. Thanks a lot for the stamp Matisha! <3
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:17 am
He sounds really really sweet! ACCEPTED.
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