OREGON ;; Aiden Reynolds

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Character Information

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Full Name: Aiden Reynolds
State: Oregon~
Capital: Salem! But Portland is bigger.. and people like to think it's the capital instead.
Country: Russia
Affiliation: INDEPENDENT. Personally, he would like to be his own country with all of the west side and have the east side go away..
Date of Birth: February 14th, 1859

Appearance:

Aiden's posture is actually quite horrible, for he has a tendency to hunch over the slightest, as if he's been attacked by showers of rain one too many times that it has caused him to be a little crooked. Sometimes it appears as if he's trying to conserve whatever heat his coffee is giving him, a drink that he is usually never seen without.

He has a lithe build and pale skin. Try not to let this fool you, for once upon a time this guy spent his free time chopping down trees like a boss. It may not look it, but he is actually quite strong. And as for his complexion, well, he doesn't get much sun, really. Not because he's some hermit that hides in his house all day! It's just that there's almost perpetual rain where he lives, and seeing the sun is a treat that doesn't occur often.

His hair is a light brown color and is cut just to his shoulders, often pulled by into a short pony tail. His bangs are normally left out of said pony tail, however, and are left framing each side of his face. As for eyes, they are bright green in color, often ringed with dark circles that contrast greatly with the startling color of his eyes.

As far as expressions go, he doesn't have a wide variety of them, often ranging from pissed off, gloomy, angry, apathetic, annoyed, ect. At least, that's how it is when he's sober. When he's, erm, under the influence, it's a whole different story. It's when he's like that that one would get to see his smile, which is a bright thing that could probably light up a room. He tends to make sure no one is around when he gets high, though, so not many get to see said smile.

While we're on the topic of cannabis, he has a tattoo of the plant on.. Ahem, his behind. Left side. He actually can't remember getting it, but it was probably in a time where he was a wild-child-hippie-gone-crazy kind of person. No, it's not a large tattoo, but Aiden thinks that he was stupid to have gotten it.
He doesn't have many scars, just a few. One is from when he was younger and he was bitten by a beaver. His nose is slightly crooked from breaking it one too many times.

When moving, he tends to walk slowly, seemingly having no purpose. When doing tasks, he acts as if there's no rush, even in most dire situations. Normally, there are never and mistakes when he does things so slowly, but it pisses his brothers that have quicker and getthingsdonenownownownow mindsets.

If it comes to caring for the Earth, he is one of the biggest hippies you will ever meet. Aiden doesn't tolerate animal cruelty, and sometimes you find him with the weirdest animals by his side, due to the fact he has no problem with them being near. He's been found with baby tigers in his hood, rats in his pockets, and coyotes under his bed, much to the horror of others, sometimes.

Likes:

• Coffee. Mhn. <3 A trait that he shares with Washington. He loves, loves coffee. He prefers Dutch Bros. over anything, but he will drink Starbucks on occassion, or make his own coffee. Which is, mind you, some of the best coffee you will ever taste in your life.
  
  
• Outdoors. Camping is one of his favorite pastimes, and he's probably one of the most likely to survive if it came down to pure survival ability.
  
  
• Singing. He isn't as good at it as Washington is, but he tries all the same. Aiden has a singing voice that sounds like a growl almost, dark and hoarse. Sometimes, it sounds sexy, but a lot of the time he just sounds.. like he's growling at someone. He doesn't realize how he sounds, and sings whenever he's able.
  

Dislikes:

• Having his name pronounced wrong. It's OR UH GIN. GIN WITH A HARD G. Thank you very much. Those who pronounce his name will probably find themselves being mauled with an ax normally used for chopping wood.
  
  
• War. Though he has a tendency to act violent, he keeps it on a small scale of violence and much prefers peace.
  
  
• Uptight personalities. WHY PEOPLE JUST CALM DOWN. The only time when Aiden is acting tense is when political tension is high, so he doesn't see any reason to act like that when there's nothing wrong in particular.
  
  
• Litter. Portland is one of the greenest and most Earth friendly places in the United states, and litter just.. annoys the hell out of him. He has a tendency to recycle compulsively, and when he's stressed out, he'll wander around, looking for trash that may need to be recycled. Or he might just go recycle a certain Californian. Whatever works better.
  

Strengths:

• His mind. He's actually “over educated”, whatever that means. Aiden has a strategic mindset, and there are rarely occassions where he jumps into situations where he doesn't think through.
  
  
• Strong opinion. With that powerful brain of his, he knows his stuff. He doesn't like being told he's wrong, and is ready to debate someone's face off if they disagree with something he says. This could be considered a flaw, but for the most part, it is a strength. If he believes something is right, then he will fight against the wrongs as long as he's breathing.
  
  
• Pain tolerance. Something he picked up during the Vietnam war back in the day. He can handle pain, and for the most part, he can look like it doesn't hurt at all.
  
  
• Apathy. This usually only applies to people. All sorts of rage will occur if there is an animal in danger and or is being caused harm.
  

Weaknesses:

• Romance. Though he might not look it, he has a soft spot for romantic things. From the right person, a good pick up line and he'd end up blushing like a damn girl. He might seem like the type to hate everyone and anyone, but in reality, he would love the right person with all his heart.
  
  
• California and Washington. They're the closest people to him, even though he acts like he hates California with the passion of a million suns. Even if he doesn't like a decision one of them make, he'll probably follow suit and will follow them to the edge of night.
  
  
• Arrogant. He doesn't like to think that he's wrong, and when he's been made a fool by someone, he gets very angry, mostly because he likes to appear powerful to others as much as he can, usually as an attempt at being remembered.
  
  
• Tendency to be Forgotten. Sigh. He is greatly overshadowed by Washington and California, and loses points in the fear factor area due to people not realizing he's actually the ninth largest state and is just as powerful as everyone else.

Personality:

Of the three states on the west coast, Oregon is probably the least known of them. He's just that one state that gets in the way of being able to go directly to Washington from California. He doesn't mind it much, Aiden's a quiet kind of guy most of the time, really. Being forgotten is a fear of his though, and he gets rather gloomy if no one knows who he is.

He's casual to the point of seeming to have no etiquette at all. His clothes all appear to be from a thrift store, or an obscure store where they sell handmade things. He buys them three sizes too big, out of habit, and he looks like he would drown in his own clothing.
Hoodies that are so big that cover him up to mid thigh are part of his normal attire. His pants usually have holes in them, but are not on the ground, thank you very much.

Deep in the depths of his closet, you will find.. a box of pot, but also you will find a very, very colorful shirt, from his hippy days. You might find an Indian skirt or two, as well. That is, if you have time to look long enough. But you'll probably be murdered for going through his things first.

He absolutely loves animals, and the Wildlife Safari in his state is a reminder of that. At said Wildlife Safari, one can simply drive through the 'zoo'. The animals roam free and the fences that contain them are only there to keep them from eating each other. Aiden often spends time there, and it's probably the reason why he often finds animals hiding on his person or around his house.

He also has no problem with participating in protests when he feels it is necessary, and has been arrested when posing as human for doing such things. It was all worth it in his mind though, and he is prepared to face anything, whether it's rubber bullets or real ones.

Aiden often spends time alone, but doesn't mind spending time with people as much as one would think. As long as they don't demand a lot of conversation out of him, he's cool with hanging out. His tolerance for constant chattering is quite low, however, so tread carefully.

Relationships:

Persons who settled the state; It was a team effort of multiple people, really, but the two men who are most famous for it art definitely Lewis and Clark.

California; A close bro, but Cali has a tendency to grate his nerves a lot, and acts mean towards him a lot of the time, sometimes resorting to throwing him into a recycle bin out of pure anger.
Deep down though, he loves him though. Deeeeeeeeep down. So far down that you don't even know which way is up.

Washington; Someone whom he is a lot friendlier with. He openly shows affection towards Washington, and adores spending time with him, drinking coffee and such. Aiden sort of has a tendency to follow Wash around, occasionally scaring the hell out of him.

The rest of them; Doesn't spend a whole lot of time with them, really, considering the fact sometimes they forget him all together. He doesn't tolerate people the father they get from the west side though, and East coast siblings get on his nerves more than California.

Russia; Not all that afraid of him, really. Some speculate that it's because he's not really awake when he's around, so he doesn't realize how frightening that Russian is.

France; He actually is on good terms with France. France was the one to name him Oregon. Oregon's biggest city is known as the Strip Club capital of the world, and French influence.. probably caused this.

England; WANKER. England is okay with him, actually. Sometimes he can't stand him, but he often finds himself talking about how crappy the weather is at their houses with him.

History:

In the late 17th century, A certain Spaniard decided to take a look around the place that is now Oregon. He decided that things were too rainy and British-esque for his taste and got the fuck out. A similar situation happened with a certain Frenchman, who went 'SACRE BLEU, WIND, WIND EVERYWHERE, THIS PLACE WILL BE NAMED OURAGON'. Then a certain Briton decided explore Oregon's coast. Probably thinking he'd taken a wrong turn at the traffic lights and ended up at Britain again, he, too, soon got the fuck out.

Where things really began though, was when Lewis and Clark decided to take a look at little kidlet Aiden. They started to build forts and such and then more people decided to come to Oregon. One of these people was David Thompson! He took a look around and slapped a claim on Oregon's forehead, shouting “I claim this area for Britain!” Thompson left, going to Montreal and going on about the swarms of animals Oregon had that would be perfect for fur.

The trade of beaver furs in Oregon soon became extremely popular, and beavers that once upon a time Aiden had befriended soon disappeared. Along with multiple Nativa American tribes. Because of the Oregon trail, there were many Europeans inhabiting the area, so obviously the Natives had to make room and get the fuck out.
People have a tendency to get the fuck out of Oregon.

America and England appeared to be ready to go to war over Oregon for the third time in 75 years, bickering over the true boundary of Oregon and generally being dicks about things. Oregon finally created a clear and final boundary in 1846 and all was well.

Oregon finally gained statehood and was allowed into the Union on February 14, 1859. Oregon soon became a refuge for those who suffered over slavery disputes that were tearing apart other places in the U.S.

There have always been a notable amount of Democratic peoples in the state of Oregon, and he has earned a rep as a 'hippie state' among others.

RP Sample:

A chorus of birds chirped outside Aiden's tent, chattering off to each other as the sun rose at a quick pace, shining into the campsite.

The seventeen-appearing boy yawned, arching his back to stretch. God, sometimes he felt like the ground was more comfortable than his own bed. The Oregonian felt as if he had slept on clouds last night, the pulse of the Earth underneath him acting as his lullaby. Crawling out of his cocoon of a sleeping bag, his pale hands fiddled with the zipper to the tent, resisting at first but finally relenting, unzipping and allowing Aiden out of the tent.

It had to be around 7:00 A.M., and his siblings were still asleep. California's brightly colored orange tent was the first to catch his eye. It was if it was screaming 'WARNING, IDIOT INSIDE'. Oh, but Washington's tent was much better, a light blue-grey color that didn't blend in very well, but was still nice to look at.

After ten minutes, he was dressed in only swimming shorts, running towards the river they had set up camp near. Of course, it would probably be cold for his siblings, but he was a man! He could handle some cold water! It couldn't be much worse than say, the ocean.

The water, shining and sparkling in all it's glory, looked oh so tempting. You wouldn't even need a Grecian Siren to lure Aiden in, for he was already leaping off a large boulder and into a wonderful river that would oh my GOD cold cold cold cold cold.

“F-Fuck, that's c-c-cold!”

[WOWTHATWASBADUM. I'm better than that, I promise, I just.. had no idea what to write. OTZ.]

OOC Information

Name: Nessie, Lili, Oregon. ;o;
Time Zone: -8 PST
Other Characters: herpaderp.
Chantango: KleinLiech, GoGreenOrGtfo
Codewords: UNITED FOREVERRRRR DESU.[/size][/blockquote]

[Eric Buellib Moss]

Wellie well well well Lili. 8'D

You've been accepted~

But there are a few things I feel that could use some work. I feel like his personality is more about the things he does rather than his personality itself. Get me?

Like you should move his love for animals into the likes! <3

But none of that stuff was enough for me to turn down your application, because there was definitely a lot more good than bad.

Like like! He seems like such a silly lost boy. C: Who doesn't know what to do with himself and I think I love you for it. I kind of just want to put to put him in my pocket and take him home. c:

And his appearance. OMG. <3 It's too die for. You did an amazing job, and I can almost picture him crystal clear, especially with that cute---- nevermind lets not go there. xD

I love you put a sense of humor into everything, and how poor little Oregon is always rejected. :< *clings to him* Poor guy. People need to stop getting the fuck out. ;A; Mean hoes.

And since I already know how you roleplay, the rp sample is fine. It doesn't need to be that great, as long as it doesn't make you look like a bad roleplayer. Which it doesn't.

Natvia. Ilthistypo. Just saying. <3 It's like an amazing new country. <33

So just straighten this stuff out and your app will perfect! <3