Post by Schwarzen*Adler on Oct 30, 2011 8:02:44 GMT -5
Alphred Jones
What say you that you and me, we rendezvous?
Ren-de-zvous? Have a rendez-vous?
Or perhaps, an adventure's right for me-and-you?
Walking with a crooked gait on the count of one-two, one-two
Official Canon description:
ALPHRED FINN JONES. 10. ORPHAN.
ALPHRED is getting worried about MATTHEW. Why wouldn't he? They're brothers after all, even if they don't look that much alike and ALPHRED's the older brother- he's got to be the hero. MATTHEW after all is younger, even if its by a year, and that automatically makes him the weak one, right? ALPHRED thinks so, and that means he's got to be the strong one, got to be the one to make sure everything goes alright. After all, they're the only two they've got. They were found together and they're going to stay together. But now MATTHEW's been having weird dreams, weird feelings and although ALPHRED says that it's nothing, he's got a bad feeling too. He's had one ever since that one man came by the orphanage. SALEIM, he had called himself. ALPHRED doesn't trust him, and neither does MATTHEW, but that won't stop the man from trying to get what he wants, ALPHRED's fairly sure of that.
Skimming along the water's top:
Being a young child, Al is quite easy to manipulate. He also has a childish innocence that both helps and hinders him. With a sense of curiosity that never dies, he always rushes head first into every situation possible. In a simpler way of putting it, just when you think he can't do anything more stupid, he'll exceed your expectations.
He has a fighter spirit in him which is dying to come out. Although it can still be seen in the life he lives currently, it doesn't come out in its full force. He's loyal to the people he meets and befriends but sometimes ( read as majority of the time) does not heed their advice. Especially if the person who gives the advice is Matthew.
He believes that it's his duty to help the oppressed and save the ones who can't save themselves. Whether they want him to or not.
It's easy to say that without his brother, Al would be a lot different from who he was today. That's not to say that he'll never become that type of person.
It just depends on what sort of life is thrown at him.
He has a fighter spirit in him which is dying to come out. Although it can still be seen in the life he lives currently, it doesn't come out in its full force. He's loyal to the people he meets and befriends but sometimes ( read as majority of the time) does not heed their advice. Especially if the person who gives the advice is Matthew.
He believes that it's his duty to help the oppressed and save the ones who can't save themselves. Whether they want him to or not.
It's easy to say that without his brother, Al would be a lot different from who he was today. That's not to say that he'll never become that type of person.
It just depends on what sort of life is thrown at him.
Fun-facts :
Some of his personality was based on the historical figure Billy the Kid. Although not everything was taken from it ( because the plot also had traits that I couldn't and wouldn't say no to.
First Impressions are meant to be broken, really
( a short description):
Meet Alphred, a young boy with an obsessive quest to become independent. Normally, you'd expect a kid to want to become an astronaut in the future, but no. Al wants to become a "democracy".
Not just free-- No, that's aiming to low. He wants to become democratic.
Now, if only someone would tell him that the term democracy only applies for countries.
Not people.
Now, as I said earlier, some of his personality was based on Billy the Kid.
So, here's a short personality description I found of the Kid.
Personality traits: Great sense of humor, good-natured and generous. Optimistic, determined, cunning and reckless. He was dependable and would risk his life for those he cared about. He did have some faults, he was stubborn and had a “they’ll-never-catch-me” attitude, which resulted in his carelessness in avoiding capture. He would push his luck to its limits and had a tendency to return to the scene of a crime. He’d trust the wrong people, and did not heed the advice of his friends. His greatest fault was not leaving the territory after his jailbreak when he had more than enough time to do so before Sheriff Garrett caught up with him. Due to his good qualities, many believed if Billy the Kid got a right start in life he never would've became an outlaw. Alex McSween's wife Susan once said in an interview years later after the Kid's death, "I had always believed if Mr. Tunstall had lived The Kid, under his guidance, would have become a valuable citizen, for he was a remarkable boy, far above the average of the young men of those times and he undoubtedly had the makings of a fine man in him."
~http://www.aboutbillythekid.com/billy_the_kid_at_a_glance.htm
~http://www.aboutbillythekid.com/billy_the_kid_at_a_glance.htm
I tried to keep the Kid's optimism and good-nature alive in the character while incorporating a sense of naivety in the boy as well.
At the moment, Al's still at the beginning of his life. He's an orphan, but he still has people there for him.
Unlike some portrayals of the Kid, Al has an outgoing personality. Mild-mannered is definitely some you wouldn't compare this child to. He's loud and boisterous with a great love for the adrenaline of the unknown. He can't stand the thought of being trapped in one place or being forced to live a certain life.
He's stubborn in the fact that he believes no one else can and will be there to fight for those who need it. In his opinion, it's up to him to make everything better. He also has a one-track mind which leads him to both getting in and out of trouble. With the habit of trusting the wrong people and being in the wrong places at the wrong time, he has a subconscious attraction to danger and adventure. He's carefree in the fact that he believes that good things will come in the end and feels that no matter how bad the situation sees, he'll make it out in the end. And because of that, he pushes his luck to its very limits. Will he make it or will he not? Nothing can stop him from finding out the answers.
With the things that happened to him and the cheerful smile eternally plastered on his face, you'd think he has no regrets or remorse. But really, the boy has a lot of guilt for the things he's done and the things he couldn't do. He'll willingly give up his life for the people he cares for, but he's not always sure that they'll benefit from it. He feels a great sense of contrition that he couldn't stop his brother and him from being left by his parents; he loathes the fact that he can't remember his parents faces; he gets depressed over the things that he couldn't do and the wrong things he's done. Unlike the Kid, Al isn't calm and strong in all situations. He breaks down and cries when too much burden is pushed onto him; he cringes at the thought of too much responsibility left on his shoulders.
After all, he's a rebel.
Not a parent.
And how he wishes someone would realize that.
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And there you have it.
Al's sub-plot profile.
Of course, that's not everything to know about him.
But you'll have to tune in to see the rest ; D [/size]
