[center][hr][hr][img]http://i.imgur.com/Q7GgWTV.png[/img] [img]http://36.media.tumblr.com/ff8b6991c4ac12dd7b9b92cb7efa6b9b/tumblr_ml0o7gMuLf1qc8q1po1_500.jpg[/img] [color=1DE9B6][h3][i]“Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden, but never extinguished”[/i][/h3][/color] [color=white][b][i]– NELSON MANDELA[/i][/b][/color] [i][sub]Neither tall nor sturdy, cutting the exact opposite of an imposing figure, no one in their right mind would bet on Ryker in a fight. He's more like a marshmallow or a flower—soft and cuddly, pretty to look at, not at all very threatening. Ryker has gentle eyes that are forever affixed with worry and caution, and a shy, shaky smile that says much about his general discomposure. There's a certain reassuring charm to his awkwardness: the elderly love him to bits and they just want to pinch his cheeks, while children tend to flock to him. He wishes it worked on girls his age, but he'll take what he can get.[/sub] [/i] [hr][hr] [img]http://data.whicdn.com/images/66586786/original.gif[/img] [hr][hr] [color=white][h3]Basic Information[/h3][/color][/center] [color=1DE9B6]N A M E[/color] [indent]Richard Kennedy, Jr.[/indent] [color=1DE9B6]N I C K N A M E[/color] [indent]His cousin likes to teasingly call him [b]Dick[/b], but please, for the love of the stars, don't [i]be[/i] a dick and call him that. [b]Ryker[/b] is what he usually goes by. Even [b]Kennedy[/b] or [b]Junior[/b] is preferable. [/indent] [color=1DE9B6]B I R T H D A T E[/color] [indent]June 25[/indent] [color=1DE9B6]G E N D E R[/color] [indent]Male[/indent] [color=1DE9B6]A G E[/color] [indent]17 [/indent] [color=1DE9B6]S E X U A L I T Y[/color] [indent]Heterosexual[/indent] [center][hr][hr] [img]http://static.tumblr.com/e47f2cc9d792e60a6e65487ed957251d/fvu9luo/GTXn5d2wn/tumblr_static_1rlulp825qboc8wgwwkcgcooo.gif[/img] [hr][hr] [color=white][h3]Imprisonment[/h3][/color][/center] [color=1DE9B6]C R I M E[/color] [indent]Treason[/indent] [color=1DE9B6]Y E A R S S P E N T[/color] [indent]One day[/indent] [color=1DE9B6]P R I S O N E L E C T I V E[/color] [indent]None yet, but that one guard really wants to assign him sanitation duties.[/indent] [color=1DE9B6]C E L L M A T E[/color] [indent]tbd[/indent] [center][hr][hr] [img]https://45.media.tumblr.com/b748859f884a20a57e3e07815149c529/tumblr_n4x7gbhwiA1r8pmlpo1_500.gif[/img] [hr][hr] [color=white][h3]Education & Skills[/h3][/color][/center] [color=1DE9B6]O C C U P A T I O N[/color] [indent]Ryker's parents are both teachers. His father teaches History, which explains why he is just so full of fun facts. His mother teaches Earth Skills.[/indent] [color=1DE9B6]C L A S S E S[/color] [indent][list][*]Earth Skills [*] History [*] Calculus [*] Criminal Justice [*] Sociology [*] English [/list][/indent] [color=1DE9B6]S K I L L S[/color] [indent][list][*] Problem solving [*] Perception [*] Logistics [*] Diplomacy [*] Luck. Ryker has a funny relationship with luck: he's either at one end of the spectrum or the other. [/list][/indent] [center][hr][hr] [img]http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32900000/Logan-logan-lerman-32901766-500-247.gif[/img] [hr][hr] [color=white][h3]Mannerisms[/h3][/color][/center] [color=1DE9B6]L I K E S[/color] [indent][list][*] Reading [*] Helping people [*] Writing [*] The way his mom adds cinnamon to his hot chocolate [*] Peaceful silence [*] Learning about humanity's history [*] People who are kind [/list][/indent] [color=1DE9B6]D I S L I K E S[/color] [indent][list][*] Confrontation [*] Bullies [*] Injustice [*] Violence [*] His anxiety getting the better of him [*] Making his parents disappointed [*] Seeing any member of his family upset [/list][/indent] [color=1DE9B6]H A B I T S[/color] [indent][list][*] Biting on his lower lip before he smiles [*] Tugging on his hair when thinking deeply [*] Sucking in a deep, steadying breath right before speaking to someone he isn't comfortable with [/list][/indent] [color=1DE9B6]H O B B I E S[/color] [indent][list][*] Reading ancient texts about life on Earth [*] Writing introspective pieces about Port Hope's current state [*] Playing Chess [/list][/indent] [color=1DE9B6]F E A R S[/color] [indent][list][*]His family getting hurt [*] Seeing bloodshed [*] A painful death [/list][/indent] [center][hr][hr] [img]http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/25600000/Logan-logan-lerman-25672752-500-280.gif[/img] [hr][hr] [color=white][h3]Delving Deeper[/h3][/color][/center] [color=1DE9B6]P E R S O N A L I T Y[/color] [indent]Ryker fancies himself a fixer; sensitive to the plights of his peers and ever eager to lend a helping hand. His moral compass points due north, and although he can be slightly sanctimonious, he is never anything but sincere and well-meaning. He gives people the benefit of the doubt and second and third and fifth chances even when they don't deserve it. But there is a limit to his magnanimous nature and a big ol' berserk button that can be easily triggered. Namely, his family and friends. Sentimentality and Ryker go hand-in-hand. It is his emotions and convictions that drive all of his actions, and you can bet that if you show him any ounce of kindness, he will make sure to return the favor tenfold. His loyalty knows no bounds, and in him you will find an ever-stalwart confidante who has your back. So when things get hairy and tough choices have to be made, his family and friends will always be his priority. If he has to sacrifice his morality for them, then so be it. Socially speaking, Ryker isn't the most eloquent of people, not by a lightyear. If he's not suffering from word vomit, then he's barely managing to spit a word out. Which is weird, because everything's always so perfectly clear in his head and when he writes things down. There must be some faulty wiring along the way to his mouth, because seriously, how does he end up talking about septic tanks when he's making a point about gravity anchors? [/indent] [color=1DE9B6]H I S T O R Y[/color] [indent]Nestled right in the middle of luxury and poverty, smack dab on the isle of contentment, Ryker has always believed what he had was enough. He may not have enjoyed the indulgence the Inquisitors' children likely had, but he was more than happy never to have wanted for anything. He has a loving family—which not a lot can say—and a small but tight-knit group of friends. Even his cousin Emerson, troublesome as she was, always had his back. She was the pesky little sister he pretends to never have wanted but was really glad to have. Ryker saw no fault in the current regime, no cause for worry over the heavy-handedness of the Inquisitors. Their system wasn't perfect, but it's worked so far. And more importantly, they held the prosperity of humanity within highest regard. Isn't that how it's supposed to be? There was nothing about quaint Port Hope that he would change. But then his cousin was thrown in jail, and in his efforts to clear her name, he was forced to look at everything he had been trying not to see. His perfect Port never was; just another of his idealist delusions. In truth, the Inquisitors were tyrannical and self-serving, their laws existing only to cater to their unreasonable demands. They treated their people as expendable; they would sacrifice anything and everything in their pursuit of progress. It was easier to accept the Inquisitor's rule when he had no reason to doubt their intentions, but there was no way he could turn a blind eye now. Ryker felt duty-bound to take a stand, but he didn't agree with the violent ways of AEGIS, the rebellion coalition his cousin had entangled herself with. Instead, he made an effort to start a peaceful movement, in the only way he knew how. Under a pseudonym, Ryker circulated a public petition calling for transparency, for equality, for the voice of all people to be heard. He criticized the Inquisitors' amoral methods and beseeched the people of Port Hope to stand together. His political piece gained some ground immediately, but the Inquisitors quelled it just as quickly. Three days after publication, two soldiers greeted him at his doorstep. Before he knew it, they were dragging him away from his already brokenhearted mother, forced to see her other child thrown in jail. [/indent] [color=1DE9B6]T H E M E S O N G[/color] [indent][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGWtF1AttTw]Sleeping At Last – Earth[/url] [sub]I bend the definition Of faith to exonerate my blind eye. "'til the sirens sound, I'm safe."[/sub][/indent] [center][hr][hr] [img]https://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8s9auuLmT1rv8x1j.gif[/img] [hr][hr][/center] [color=1DE9B6]E X T R A I N F O[/color] [indent]tbd[/indent]