Post by Ronald Norris on Jun 19, 2014 5:10:31 GMT
Name: Ensign Ronald "Ron" Norris
Age: 16
Height: 5'4
Weight: 125
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Physical Appearance: Ron is a thin, lanky sixteen year old boy with gangly limbs he's still growing into. He has slightly messy brown hair that lands just at his ears that prone to getting matted by his hat; he has a wig but he hates wearing it claiming that it's itchy and it makes him "look stupid", much to his superior officers' disdain. His cousin had made him a wig to match his hair yet he refuses to wear it for fear of "looking stupid" in front of friends his age. He has a thin face with large brown eyes that have mischief written all over them and a smile to match. Standing with the demeanor of someone much older than he is (when he chooses to, that is) at about 5'5, he still has a bit more growing to do and, as a result, his knees stick out from under his breeches a bit and his uniform's cuffs reach just above his wrists so his shirtsleeves poke through; as a nervous tic amongst superior officers, he tugs his cuffs to try to make them fit better. He wears his junior officer's uniform proudly making sure it's completely pressed and clean with a starched shirt and a gleaming gorget. His riding boots come up to his knees and are always polished-- like the rest of his uniform-- though by the end of each day, they seem to get muddier and muddier from playing football with younger soldiers and trying to climb trees to get a better view of the field. (more will probably be added later here). When he speaks, he has a light Yorkshire accent and every once in a while, his voice cracks a bit.
Strengths: Ron is a very observant young man and is very eager to learn the ways of becoming a proper officer; he is constantly found moving battalion blocks across maps to study. Because his father and grandfather alike were officers, he studied up on as much as he could about military history and can still be found curled up in a corner reading books on famous British victories throughout history taking notes on what the generals had done in the past and tries to apply it to the current war. He's excited to learn from the current officers he serves with and looks up to a lot of them, but tries not to act like them too much. He has a quick, witty sense of humor that befits someone far older than he is and can mentally keep up with his superiors; something he learned from his grandfather. Ron is a shameless optimist and has the courage of an English lion, though he never has anything personal against the enemy besides their nationality. He has the manners of a gentleman (most of the time), though he can be awkward with girls his age because he doesn't know how to talk to them if they don't sew or paint or dance.
Weaknesses: If Ron were alive today, he would be diagnosed with ADHD; he has a very short attention span and has trouble sitting still. In fact, not even his own mother is certain he's ever sat still a day in his life. He asks too many questions all at once and sometimes has difficulty slowing himself down when he gets excited-- especially if attacking the French is involved!! He says his life ambition is to buy a boat so he can attack the French. There are times when he would rather be playing football with the young drummers and enlisted men rather than studying strategies with the other junior officers and climb trees thinking he can get a better view of the campsites. Ron would also be diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome since when he finds a topic of interest, such as all things military or artwork, he has trouble getting off topic and insists on telling the poor person he's talking with everything he knows on the particular subject as well as his opinions on the matter (ie, he firmly believes all ancient Greek heroes should wear breeches because it wouldn't kill them to cover themselves or how Renaissance artists really should have done their own thing rather than copy each other). His opinions aren't easy to change with anything because he knows he's right and is on a mission to enlighten everyone and bring them to their senses, but he tries being polite about it. He refuses to wear his parade wig and gets sulky when he has to put it on making sure everyone knows his displeasure of wearing the "stupid itchy dead seagull on my head" . He means well, but he can get carried away if people let his imagination run and because he's growing up, he's always hungry.
Background: Ronald Norris was born in Yorkshire to Jack and Mary Norris, wealthy landowners, and the oldest of two children. Because both his role models, his father and grandfather, were officers in the British army, he felt as though he was responsible for carrying the tradition from the moment he learned how to walk with his first words of "make ready!". He would play soldier with his friends in the massive English garden on the estate always insisting he was officer and never enlisted man; however he had to learn how to compromise when his little sister, Emma, was born. He reluctantly took her along with him to play soldier and tried to teach the little toddler how to drum and eventually, the two grew close. He always remembers his mother telling him that a good general always takes care of his troops, and little Emma was his soldier and after understanding that, he became very protective of her giving her his toy soldiers when she began to cry or singing soldier songs to her when she was getting ready for bed. Their friendship came to an unexpected halt when Emma died at the age of two in her sleep from a leaky valve in her heart and to this day, Ron carries her miniature and a lock of her hair in his pocket to remind him that a good general always takes care of his soldiers.
Ron had an excellent relationship with his grandfather, a colonel of the Seven Years War; when he was a child, he would sit with his grandfather and listen to his stories of victories and losses hoping to one day be just as grand a hero as he was. When he was a small child, he would fall asleep listening to his grandfather tell stories and dream he was a colonel defeating the dastardly French buggers and find himself in his room clutching a toy boat every morning; he never forgot his grandfather's stories and still reads them from his grandfather's journal which he inherited. When his grandfather died, he left Ron money for a commission, something he had always wanted and-- with the hesitant permission of his parents-- enlisted in the army as an ensign and not before long, he was shipped to America to fight the also dastardly Doodles.
Age: 16
Height: 5'4
Weight: 125
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Physical Appearance: Ron is a thin, lanky sixteen year old boy with gangly limbs he's still growing into. He has slightly messy brown hair that lands just at his ears that prone to getting matted by his hat; he has a wig but he hates wearing it claiming that it's itchy and it makes him "look stupid", much to his superior officers' disdain. His cousin had made him a wig to match his hair yet he refuses to wear it for fear of "looking stupid" in front of friends his age. He has a thin face with large brown eyes that have mischief written all over them and a smile to match. Standing with the demeanor of someone much older than he is (when he chooses to, that is) at about 5'5, he still has a bit more growing to do and, as a result, his knees stick out from under his breeches a bit and his uniform's cuffs reach just above his wrists so his shirtsleeves poke through; as a nervous tic amongst superior officers, he tugs his cuffs to try to make them fit better. He wears his junior officer's uniform proudly making sure it's completely pressed and clean with a starched shirt and a gleaming gorget. His riding boots come up to his knees and are always polished-- like the rest of his uniform-- though by the end of each day, they seem to get muddier and muddier from playing football with younger soldiers and trying to climb trees to get a better view of the field. (more will probably be added later here). When he speaks, he has a light Yorkshire accent and every once in a while, his voice cracks a bit.
Strengths: Ron is a very observant young man and is very eager to learn the ways of becoming a proper officer; he is constantly found moving battalion blocks across maps to study. Because his father and grandfather alike were officers, he studied up on as much as he could about military history and can still be found curled up in a corner reading books on famous British victories throughout history taking notes on what the generals had done in the past and tries to apply it to the current war. He's excited to learn from the current officers he serves with and looks up to a lot of them, but tries not to act like them too much. He has a quick, witty sense of humor that befits someone far older than he is and can mentally keep up with his superiors; something he learned from his grandfather. Ron is a shameless optimist and has the courage of an English lion, though he never has anything personal against the enemy besides their nationality. He has the manners of a gentleman (most of the time), though he can be awkward with girls his age because he doesn't know how to talk to them if they don't sew or paint or dance.
Weaknesses: If Ron were alive today, he would be diagnosed with ADHD; he has a very short attention span and has trouble sitting still. In fact, not even his own mother is certain he's ever sat still a day in his life. He asks too many questions all at once and sometimes has difficulty slowing himself down when he gets excited-- especially if attacking the French is involved!! He says his life ambition is to buy a boat so he can attack the French. There are times when he would rather be playing football with the young drummers and enlisted men rather than studying strategies with the other junior officers and climb trees thinking he can get a better view of the campsites. Ron would also be diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome since when he finds a topic of interest, such as all things military or artwork, he has trouble getting off topic and insists on telling the poor person he's talking with everything he knows on the particular subject as well as his opinions on the matter (ie, he firmly believes all ancient Greek heroes should wear breeches because it wouldn't kill them to cover themselves or how Renaissance artists really should have done their own thing rather than copy each other). His opinions aren't easy to change with anything because he knows he's right and is on a mission to enlighten everyone and bring them to their senses, but he tries being polite about it. He refuses to wear his parade wig and gets sulky when he has to put it on making sure everyone knows his displeasure of wearing the "stupid itchy dead seagull on my head" . He means well, but he can get carried away if people let his imagination run and because he's growing up, he's always hungry.
Background: Ronald Norris was born in Yorkshire to Jack and Mary Norris, wealthy landowners, and the oldest of two children. Because both his role models, his father and grandfather, were officers in the British army, he felt as though he was responsible for carrying the tradition from the moment he learned how to walk with his first words of "make ready!". He would play soldier with his friends in the massive English garden on the estate always insisting he was officer and never enlisted man; however he had to learn how to compromise when his little sister, Emma, was born. He reluctantly took her along with him to play soldier and tried to teach the little toddler how to drum and eventually, the two grew close. He always remembers his mother telling him that a good general always takes care of his troops, and little Emma was his soldier and after understanding that, he became very protective of her giving her his toy soldiers when she began to cry or singing soldier songs to her when she was getting ready for bed. Their friendship came to an unexpected halt when Emma died at the age of two in her sleep from a leaky valve in her heart and to this day, Ron carries her miniature and a lock of her hair in his pocket to remind him that a good general always takes care of his soldiers.
Ron had an excellent relationship with his grandfather, a colonel of the Seven Years War; when he was a child, he would sit with his grandfather and listen to his stories of victories and losses hoping to one day be just as grand a hero as he was. When he was a small child, he would fall asleep listening to his grandfather tell stories and dream he was a colonel defeating the dastardly French buggers and find himself in his room clutching a toy boat every morning; he never forgot his grandfather's stories and still reads them from his grandfather's journal which he inherited. When his grandfather died, he left Ron money for a commission, something he had always wanted and-- with the hesitant permission of his parents-- enlisted in the army as an ensign and not before long, he was shipped to America to fight the also dastardly Doodles.
