Post by Johnny Jones. on Jan 13, 2011 20:13:54 GMT -5
Full Name: Jonathon 'Johnny' Jones
State: Ohio
State Nickname: The Buckeye state
Capital: Columbus
Country: Most parts of the midwest have united under the banner of The Ohio Valley Confederation, with their namesake state acting as the head huncho.
Affiliation: He has personal mixed feelings about wanting to become apart of the USA again. He has deep resentment of Alfred due to his recent lack of support of his failing economy and past wrongs. Yet, he has grown accustomed to being apart of the big family that comes along with this union, and he is very loyal to his neighbors to this day. Johnny's claimed to be a neutral, but still independent state on this issue, helping neither the pro-reunificationists nor the rebels.
Date of Birth: March 1st , no year given.
Appearance: Being stemmed from Native Americans and white settlers, Ohio has very lightly tanned skin, but structurally has very heavy, classic Native American features (i.e. thick, high cheek bones, a strong jaw, a skinny build etc.), thus giving him an ethnic look while still retaining a very Caucasian look. Basically, hes one of those people who you just don't know what the hell they are with just a look, are they Indian? Are they white? This topic makes thy head hurt after a while . . .Johnny's got wide brown eyes, with messy brown hair. Hes usually caught wearing his favorite knee high boots and OSU hoodie, and he has hideously bad eyesight, so he wears black , blocky nerd-style glasses (because underneath the teenaged-pot-head exterior is a hipster lurking).
Likes:
-Hunting
-Fishing
-Hiking
-Reading
-Riding his roller coasters
-Swimming
-Alaska
-Inventing or trying out dangerously awesome inventions that might get him killed.
-Timmy Ho's
Dislikes:
-On a principal, he doesn't like California or Texas (this is due to the fact that ...well, not a lot of Ohioans like people from these states. At all. Its weird, but true.)
-When other's think that Ohio is a boring place with nothing to do and it snows and rains all the time.
-When some critiques his driving skills. He drives fine, DAMMIT, its the rest of the world that can't drive!
-He has nothing personal against his neighbors. . . .they just disinterest him outside of trade. Whenever he goes into a manic episode, they should expect some sort of firework/bomb/shooting to go off when they go out to get the mail.
-His winter, he often goes through the 'Winter Blues'. He adores how pretty it is at first, but after a while he just becomes depressed.
-The Civil War. Just. The Civil War....
-Michigan. That is all.
Strengths: Although hes relatively flat, Ohio has lots of nooks and crannies he can use for stealth and gorilla warfare. Along with this, and the various air force and medical bases/institutions he has at his disposal, Ohio can defend himself pretty well if his the states under him try to rebel or others try to invade him. (No vitals being taken here, thank you). Ohio has semi-control of Lake Errie, which can be used for penitential strategic purposes.
Weaknesses: Like I said, Ohio is very flat, and he's mostly farmland aside from the small towns, cities, etc. littering him. One well placed bomb could ripe a good bit of his land easily. Its also easily for others to invade him due to having little to no natural barriers. His lack of any real radar system makes him a sitting duck in any big nation (considering he's just reformed into a nation himself, its still a bit chaotic for him) that would REALLY want to invade him.
Personality: Johnny is, to say the least, a bit eccentric. Although he comes off as polite and even a bit boring to outsiders, once one gets to know him he tends to come out of his shell...And never come back. Instead, John-boy displays how much of a weirdo he is, and just how curious and almost naive he gets. Sure, he looks fairly smart and well to do on the outside, but he actually doesn't have alot of common sense -despite being very book smart and knowledgeable- or street smarts to go around. However, he is fairly good natured, and the only thing thats stopping him from being a complete hippy boy is his sometimes murderous psychotic breaks(he hasn't had one in years though, so its relatively safe to chill with Johnny) that have formed over the years of constant emotional stress and loss.
Johnny is boarder-line obsessive work, having built up a habit of really doing anything (most of this includes writing or some form of knitting/painting whenever he's not digging through his mother's old stuff) to kill time during his often long and bitter winters. Most of this is due to the depression he suffers from not seeing the sun for so long, and the fact that his mind tends to wonder into his and other's past whilst not knowing it. Johnny, despite being obsessed with alot of 'american' thingsand over doing them to be 'better' then alot of his siblings and neighbors he is actually rather curious about other's culture and how the outside world works. However, Johnny tends to never get the time to travel, between his job and having to deal with 'family'. Hence, why his people often make the joke "HAH! Your stuck in Ohio! Now you will never leave Ohio!" Hurr hurr very funny.
Besides this, Johnny tends to be a rather.....insane individual. He will impulsively try things that could possibly get him killed (the airplane, anyone? Or roller coasters....Just....the roller coasters...), however, because of this Ohio often makes very amazing and fun things, so no one really complains about his health at all. Plus, when one tries to speak to Johnny about the potential health risks....it kindof just floats into one ear and out the other. He KNOWS its dangerous, but thinks he's 'invincible' and 'too smart' and therefore can't get hurt. Which, you know, will bite him in the ass one day but... On a last note, Johnny is very proud of himself and his people's (and by extension his mother's people's) history. He is also very proud of his natural wonders, and wonders why everyone thinks he's so 'stale' and boring. Just because he was hilly and didn't have a panhandle like Florida's--- Anyways, so that thar be a slight insight to Ohio. Have fun with the psycho, oh,and don't fed.mention to him anything Michigan.
Relationships: Out of all his neighbors, its Michigan he really has it out for. Otherwise, Johnny is on fairly healthy terms (even if they take him for granted/ignore him sometimes) with the rest of the states. He and Canada also share the same love of coffee too. He's madly in love with Alaska, and always has been.
History: Ohio was originally as the Ohio Valley region, having been the secert lovechild of France and the region's Natives personification. He mainly grew up with his mother's influence on his actions, but still was fairly friendly with the rest of the Europeans that came his way. He was never a real friend with England, and infact detested the man on the get go, but for the sake of peace, traded with him happy. It wasn't until Britain and America turned their sites on him and his growing number of siblings that he became worried. What resulted was Ohio welcoming and tolerating any settlers that came his way, and eventually warming up to them all.
Both his Indian population, and his settlers became his people, and he loved them with all his heart. But as tensions grew, and more and more conflicts broke out, his already fragile mentality started to snap. Through a series of bloody massacres inside him, and England's defeat of France in the French and Indian War and his subsequent domination over him, he started to come apart. This was mostly triggered by his mother's death, which he, being a mama's boy, had grieved deeply over. Although he kept the facade of a 'happy' territory, he had many hardships trying to adjust to British rule. Various nations visited him during these times, the Netherlands, Germany, and Ireland being a key few.
Around the American revolution times, however, Ohio stepped up to the plate and was a full supporter of trying to break from Britain, banking on America's victory also earning him his freedom. Yeah, he really didn't like that-douche-bag-England. After a few key points of American history that I’m too lazy to type up right now, Ohio became a full-fledged state, and also one of America's most trusted 'advisers' -translated into RL: Ohio being a swing state, its a very important political route, plus its holding several other important political titles ain't too shabby either. During the Civil War, Ohio was also the main contributor in arms, men, and various other supplies, and served in the front lines himself. It was during this time that he devolved his raging alcoholism and PTSD (though this occurred, and accumulated from after his time in the southern concentration camps and the battle of Antietam). These would haunt him over the years, along with several other siblings of his that went through similar traumas. Really, it had only been a matter of time before his suffered some sort of psychological whip-lash....It took a whole lifetime for him to get through his guilt and trauma. Now he just makes light of the whole deal, usually, self deprecation for the win~!
It wasn't until the Prohibition Era that he tried to quite his drinking permanently however, and was strongly against re-pealing said Act.
As we lead up to modern history, Ohio has pretty much settled down, and aside from the various serial killers that plague his psychic and drive him to attempted murder (which leave people either miffed or traumatized. Sometimes even both) on some of his less then favorable siblings and neighbors, Johnny is pretty mentally sound. He had been doing great commercially the 60-70, and early 80s, but ended up and is still is on hard times, often struggling to fine jobs (his unemployment rate is +20%) and to keep from getting sick. But now, hes regained control and domination over his siblings, and is now the proud head of his own nation. Kinda.
RP Sample: One, two, three, four. Johnny breathed in and out, trying to wipe away the rain and stray leaf that collected in his glasses as he perched on a tree above the road. He could hear the British, their wagons and horses and women making much more noise then they should. Oh well, easier for him to pick them off, he supposed.
Johnny shuffled in his spot, long, thin teenage legs begging to be stretched after a long day of lying in wait. Wait, wait, he told himself. Johnny-boy would get to the action soon, he assured himself. And he did. Once the British were in sight, the loaded and fired once. Johnny almost smiled as he watched the company scatter in a panic, chickens and women screaming out in confusion.
Welcome to Ohio country, British scum, he thought as he fired off another shot, then another, then another. It wasn't long until he heard the gunfire of the red coats and his own siblings go off around him. Ahh, the smell of long awaited gunpower and blood was always worth the wait, thought Johnny as he picked off the last remaining folks, and thinking that he hopped he hadn't shot any of the live stock. He felt like something fresh and, you know, not jerky and stale bread today.
Johnny eventually tumbled from the tree, stretching and with a slightly shaking hand cleared away the mess that he called hair and water droplets from his glasses, observing the damaged he and his fellows had caused. Yup, almost all of the party was dead, sans the Indians that they had talked into being their double agents of sorts. The thought twisted at Johnny's stomach a little as he watched the mess of limbs and abandoned horse carts.
What had Johnny come to, exactly? Was he just as bad as, dare he say it, that brute, Arthur Kirkland? The thought sickened him for a moment as he watched the younger, more timid children under his 'command' creep out from the trees and examine their deeds. Their eyes shown with almost a prideful glint as they examined the blown off limbs and bloodied dresses, and a cold feeling settled over him. They, himself included, were becoming just like Kirkland, like Bonnefry and Jones and Williams, and that, my friends, was a scary thought. Would be just like the animals he loathed? Only time would tell, the wind seemed to whisper, and he felt the stickiness of an Ohio spring settle over him as the sun peaked out curiously. Yup, he thought, all things just need time to rot.
OOC Information
Name: Norge, Nicky, Nicole, Norrus, Ohio etc.
Chantango: HeartandMurderland
State: Ohio
State Nickname: The Buckeye state
Capital: Columbus
Country: Most parts of the midwest have united under the banner of The Ohio Valley Confederation, with their namesake state acting as the head huncho.
Affiliation: He has personal mixed feelings about wanting to become apart of the USA again. He has deep resentment of Alfred due to his recent lack of support of his failing economy and past wrongs. Yet, he has grown accustomed to being apart of the big family that comes along with this union, and he is very loyal to his neighbors to this day. Johnny's claimed to be a neutral, but still independent state on this issue, helping neither the pro-reunificationists nor the rebels.
Date of Birth: March 1st , no year given.
Appearance: Being stemmed from Native Americans and white settlers, Ohio has very lightly tanned skin, but structurally has very heavy, classic Native American features (i.e. thick, high cheek bones, a strong jaw, a skinny build etc.), thus giving him an ethnic look while still retaining a very Caucasian look. Basically, hes one of those people who you just don't know what the hell they are with just a look, are they Indian? Are they white? This topic makes thy head hurt after a while . . .Johnny's got wide brown eyes, with messy brown hair. Hes usually caught wearing his favorite knee high boots and OSU hoodie, and he has hideously bad eyesight, so he wears black , blocky nerd-style glasses (because underneath the teenaged-pot-head exterior is a hipster lurking).
Likes:
-Hunting
-Fishing
-Hiking
-Reading
-Riding his roller coasters
-Swimming
-Alaska
-Inventing or trying out dangerously awesome inventions that might get him killed.
-Timmy Ho's
Dislikes:
-On a principal, he doesn't like California or Texas (this is due to the fact that ...well, not a lot of Ohioans like people from these states. At all. Its weird, but true.)
-When other's think that Ohio is a boring place with nothing to do and it snows and rains all the time.
-When some critiques his driving skills. He drives fine, DAMMIT, its the rest of the world that can't drive!
-He has nothing personal against his neighbors. . . .they just disinterest him outside of trade. Whenever he goes into a manic episode, they should expect some sort of firework/bomb/shooting to go off when they go out to get the mail.
-His winter, he often goes through the 'Winter Blues'. He adores how pretty it is at first, but after a while he just becomes depressed.
-The Civil War. Just. The Civil War....
-Michigan. That is all.
Strengths: Although hes relatively flat, Ohio has lots of nooks and crannies he can use for stealth and gorilla warfare. Along with this, and the various air force and medical bases/institutions he has at his disposal, Ohio can defend himself pretty well if his the states under him try to rebel or others try to invade him. (No vitals being taken here, thank you). Ohio has semi-control of Lake Errie, which can be used for penitential strategic purposes.
Weaknesses: Like I said, Ohio is very flat, and he's mostly farmland aside from the small towns, cities, etc. littering him. One well placed bomb could ripe a good bit of his land easily. Its also easily for others to invade him due to having little to no natural barriers. His lack of any real radar system makes him a sitting duck in any big nation (considering he's just reformed into a nation himself, its still a bit chaotic for him) that would REALLY want to invade him.
Personality: Johnny is, to say the least, a bit eccentric. Although he comes off as polite and even a bit boring to outsiders, once one gets to know him he tends to come out of his shell...And never come back. Instead, John-boy displays how much of a weirdo he is, and just how curious and almost naive he gets. Sure, he looks fairly smart and well to do on the outside, but he actually doesn't have alot of common sense -despite being very book smart and knowledgeable- or street smarts to go around. However, he is fairly good natured, and the only thing thats stopping him from being a complete hippy boy is his sometimes murderous psychotic breaks
Johnny is boarder-line obsessive work, having built up a habit of really doing anything (most of this includes writing or some form of knitting/painting whenever he's not digging through his mother's old stuff) to kill time during his often long and bitter winters. Most of this is due to the depression he suffers from not seeing the sun for so long, and the fact that his mind tends to wonder into his and other's past whilst not knowing it. Johnny, despite being obsessed with alot of 'american' things
Besides this, Johnny tends to be a rather.....insane individual. He will impulsively try things that could possibly get him killed (the airplane, anyone? Or roller coasters....Just....the roller coasters...), however, because of this Ohio often makes very amazing and fun things, so no one really complains about his health at all. Plus, when one tries to speak to Johnny about the potential health risks....it kindof just floats into one ear and out the other. He KNOWS its dangerous, but thinks he's 'invincible' and 'too smart' and therefore can't get hurt. Which, you know, will bite him in the ass one day but... On a last note, Johnny is very proud of himself and his people's (and by extension his mother's people's) history. He is also very proud of his natural wonders, and wonders why everyone thinks he's so 'stale' and boring. Just because he was hilly and didn't have a panhandle like Florida's--- Anyways, so that thar be a slight insight to Ohio. Have fun with the psycho, oh,
Relationships: Out of all his neighbors, its Michigan he really has it out for. Otherwise, Johnny is on fairly healthy terms (even if they take him for granted/ignore him sometimes) with the rest of the states. He and Canada also share the same love of coffee too. He's madly in love with Alaska, and always has been.
History: Ohio was originally as the Ohio Valley region, having been the secert lovechild of France and the region's Natives personification. He mainly grew up with his mother's influence on his actions, but still was fairly friendly with the rest of the Europeans that came his way. He was never a real friend with England, and infact detested the man on the get go, but for the sake of peace, traded with him happy. It wasn't until Britain and America turned their sites on him and his growing number of siblings that he became worried. What resulted was Ohio welcoming and tolerating any settlers that came his way, and eventually warming up to them all.
Both his Indian population, and his settlers became his people, and he loved them with all his heart. But as tensions grew, and more and more conflicts broke out, his already fragile mentality started to snap. Through a series of bloody massacres inside him, and England's defeat of France in the French and Indian War and his subsequent domination over him, he started to come apart. This was mostly triggered by his mother's death, which he, being a mama's boy, had grieved deeply over. Although he kept the facade of a 'happy' territory, he had many hardships trying to adjust to British rule. Various nations visited him during these times, the Netherlands, Germany, and Ireland being a key few.
Around the American revolution times, however, Ohio stepped up to the plate and was a full supporter of trying to break from Britain, banking on America's victory also earning him his freedom. Yeah, he really didn't like that-douche-bag-England. After a few key points of American history that I’m too lazy to type up right now, Ohio became a full-fledged state, and also one of America's most trusted 'advisers' -translated into RL: Ohio being a swing state, its a very important political route, plus its holding several other important political titles ain't too shabby either. During the Civil War, Ohio was also the main contributor in arms, men, and various other supplies, and served in the front lines himself. It was during this time that he devolved his raging alcoholism and PTSD (though this occurred, and accumulated from after his time in the southern concentration camps and the battle of Antietam). These would haunt him over the years, along with several other siblings of his that went through similar traumas. Really, it had only been a matter of time before his suffered some sort of psychological whip-lash....It took a whole lifetime for him to get through his guilt and trauma. Now he just makes light of the whole deal, usually, self deprecation for the win~!
It wasn't until the Prohibition Era that he tried to quite his drinking permanently however, and was strongly against re-pealing said Act.
As we lead up to modern history, Ohio has pretty much settled down, and aside from the various serial killers that plague his psychic and drive him to attempted murder (which leave people either miffed or traumatized. Sometimes even both) on some of his less then favorable siblings and neighbors, Johnny is pretty mentally sound. He had been doing great commercially the 60-70, and early 80s, but ended up and is still is on hard times, often struggling to fine jobs (his unemployment rate is +20%) and to keep from getting sick. But now, hes regained control and domination over his siblings, and is now the proud head of his own nation. Kinda.
RP Sample: One, two, three, four. Johnny breathed in and out, trying to wipe away the rain and stray leaf that collected in his glasses as he perched on a tree above the road. He could hear the British, their wagons and horses and women making much more noise then they should. Oh well, easier for him to pick them off, he supposed.
Johnny shuffled in his spot, long, thin teenage legs begging to be stretched after a long day of lying in wait. Wait, wait, he told himself. Johnny-boy would get to the action soon, he assured himself. And he did. Once the British were in sight, the loaded and fired once. Johnny almost smiled as he watched the company scatter in a panic, chickens and women screaming out in confusion.
Welcome to Ohio country, British scum, he thought as he fired off another shot, then another, then another. It wasn't long until he heard the gunfire of the red coats and his own siblings go off around him. Ahh, the smell of long awaited gunpower and blood was always worth the wait, thought Johnny as he picked off the last remaining folks, and thinking that he hopped he hadn't shot any of the live stock. He felt like something fresh and, you know, not jerky and stale bread today.
Johnny eventually tumbled from the tree, stretching and with a slightly shaking hand cleared away the mess that he called hair and water droplets from his glasses, observing the damaged he and his fellows had caused. Yup, almost all of the party was dead, sans the Indians that they had talked into being their double agents of sorts. The thought twisted at Johnny's stomach a little as he watched the mess of limbs and abandoned horse carts.
What had Johnny come to, exactly? Was he just as bad as, dare he say it, that brute, Arthur Kirkland? The thought sickened him for a moment as he watched the younger, more timid children under his 'command' creep out from the trees and examine their deeds. Their eyes shown with almost a prideful glint as they examined the blown off limbs and bloodied dresses, and a cold feeling settled over him. They, himself included, were becoming just like Kirkland, like Bonnefry and Jones and Williams, and that, my friends, was a scary thought. Would be just like the animals he loathed? Only time would tell, the wind seemed to whisper, and he felt the stickiness of an Ohio spring settle over him as the sun peaked out curiously. Yup, he thought, all things just need time to rot.
OOC Information
Name: Norge, Nicky, Nicole, Norrus, Ohio etc.
Chantango: HeartandMurderland
