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Post by SPAZ on Aug 16, 2016 5:32:53 GMT
BENJAMYN AEDEN PRIDEAUX
the basics !
FULL NAME Benjamyn Aeden Prideaux
NICKNAMES Ben, Benny, Spaz
GENDER Male
ORIENTATION Heterosexual
BIRTHPLACE Malibu, California
AGE Twenty-Eight
EYE COLOR Blue
HAIR COLOR Brown
HEIGHT Six Feet
WEIGHT One hundred & seventy three
SCARS Long scar up his arm from where Stahr accidentally sliced him
PIERCINGS None
TATTOOS None
FACE CLAIM Jake Gyllenhaal
MEMBER GROUP Raider
the particulars !
If you had to use only one word to describe Benny it'd be, happy. All the time, overly and annoyingly happy. It seems as if nothing could bring this man down. And really, nothing ever has. He enjoys the feeling of being happy, and works his hardest to keep the people around him as happy as he is. Not to say he hasn't had his share of heartbreak, and a few bouts of anger, but the feelings rarely stay for longer then a few minutes and he bounces back to being waaaaay to perky.
Being an older brother, Ben is understandingly kind, and one of the best listeners you could ever come across. He always makes sure that the needs of others are met before he even thinks of himself. He's rather self-sacrificing, and prides himself in the fact that he's mastered the art of keeping a straight face no matter the situation. Granted, he'd rather have a smile on his lips and a chuckle in his throat, but in a serious moment he can keep his expression stoic.
Being a master of emotion, Ben usually keeps his in check, only allowing others to see the happy perky side of him, and not the angry or sad sides. When he's by himself he likes to just lay around and read or write, or sometimes even just veg out on a couch and watch TV or play video games. But when he's with his family he believes in family-bonding, and makes his siblings interact with him in some way. And of course he's very protective, especially over his sister, but also his younger brother. As the oldest of the three he sees it as his job to take care of and protect his family. (Whether they agree with him or not.)
FAVORABLE TO Family; Laughing; Action movies; Romance; Historical books; Diet Pepsi; Lazying about; Window shopping; Secret obsession: The Nanny
UNFAVORABLE TO Dark / Gloomy things; News programs; Washing dishes; Potential threats to his family; Bugs
ENJOYS Reading / Writing; Cooking; Listening
AFRAID OF Heights; Bugs; Dark
the artillery !
WEAPON OF CHOICE Baseball bat with Stahr and Alex's names etched into it
MELEE WEAPONS A large kitchen knife, a crowbar, and two katanas he picked up on a raid
MISC ITEMS A backpack to collect items, a picture of his siblings and him, three notebooks that he writes in all the time and a pack of cigarettes he will probably never light, but you never know
PET He tends to Stahr's puppy, Chester, most of the time (because she forgets sometimes)
STRENGTHS Calm / Cool / Collected; Patient; Understanding; Perky; Protective
WEAKNESSES Overly optimisitc; Talkative to an annoying degree; Dramatic if the situation calls for it
the history !
BEFORE THE OUTBREAK
Benjamyn was born the oldest of three children to a rather wealthy family in the sub-burbs of Malibu, California. Their father was the owner of a respected paper company, and their mother was a loving stay-at-home mom, from the outside their family seemed to be perfect. On the inside however, was a different story. Their father enjoyed expensive vacations with secretaries, and their mother enjoyed drowning her sorrow in cheap wine and narcotic cocktails. To say the least, Benny took over as head of the house at an early age. While his father was gone and his mother was in a stupor, Ben took care of the younger two, got them ready for school, cooked, cleaned, and even tucked them in at night.
Ben gave up his childhood at a young age, in order to keep some sort of stability in his house. But he never saw it as a sacrifice but as a necessity, it was his job to keep his home clean and his family happy, and because of that thinking he turned into a bubbly teenager. And while his friends enjoyed going out to party and spending nights on the beach, Benny was perfectly happy staying home and taking care of their mother and making sure the other two were staying out of trouble.
Being close in age, it wasn't hard to raise or to even get along with his younger brother, and with ten years separating him from his sister he thought they'd might have a close relationship, which at first, they did. But as the younger siblings became wise to their parents antics, it was more of a drama infested cesspool then a home. But Ben kept a smile on his face, and tried his damnedest to keep his family as happy as possible.
When he turned eighteen, their father died of a heart attack, leaving the family to inherit his life insurance policy, and thankfully his father hadn't been a total idiot. He left most of his assets to the children, divided equally in three parts, and locked until they each turned twenty-one. Their mother received very little and had decided to find another man to mooch off of, leaving all three of them to fend for themselves. It didn't bother Ben, it was one less person he'd have to take care of, and since the kids relationships with their parents was all but nil, her leaving didn't take a toll on anyone.
Having Ben's money off the bat they moved to a smaller home in Malibu and thrived on their own. However the money ran dry quickly and the kids had to think of ways to keep their homes and livelihoods. Ben used his natural ability to persuade their landlord to give them more time on the rent, and Stahr had picked up odd jobs as a waitress and hostess. It was hard for them, because even though they had tried to use their money wisely, they wanted to live the same lavish lifestyles they had before their father's death. Ben and Stahr took charge of the finances, though Stahr was the youngest sibling Alex didn't want to bother himself with such things. He had become a party boy. After a near-death experience with Alex, the three decided that they needed to change their ways. They still have a couple more years before Alex's money would be available.
AFTER THE OUTBREAK
Benjamyn did everything he could to keep his family together, however after the outbreak they lost Alex. He didn't die, but he left them both to go do whatever it was he decided was more important than his family. Heartbroken and determined to find him, Ben and Stahr ventured from their home in search of Alex. However, they would never find him and they couldn't last long on their own out in the open. They happened upon Disneyland's compound and joined it without hesitation.
MOTHER Margarite Prideaux (Unknown)
FATHER Franquoise Prideaux (Deceased)
SIBLINGS Alexandre (Unknown) & Stahr
SIGNIFICANT OTHER None
CHILDREN None
the rp'er !
PREFERRED NAME Panda!
TIMEZONE Pacific!
AGE 27!
OTHER CHARACTERS Dick! Squeaky! Snow!