[Ready] Rocky Mead // District Eleven

District Eleven is a harsh place to live. There is little to no freedom. Nobody is there to comfort you when you are down, and nobody can help you up when you fall. If they try, they fall too. The Peacekeepers guard us throughout day and night, and there is nothing we can do but comply. The crops are harvested, and nothing is given to us in return. Rations to keep us able to work, and that is it. There are those who defy, but they do so whilst running the risk of every consequence possible that will follow. It does follow.

Appearance

Standing at an average of around 5"7, Rocky has a broad square body shape. His jaw is typically masculine and his face is well defined. His ears have a slight point to them which is only noticeable as his hair is shaved short. His facial hair has grown into a medium sized stubble which creates a masculine appearance, perhaps that he could seem older than 17. It is clear that his job consists of heavy lifting, likely the one who carries the crops whilst the others gather.

His general look is quite displeased. This is simply because of where he is. When he is around his family he is smiling much more, and always looks happy. But family time is dominated by work time in District Eleven. So his general appearance is also dominated by the displeasure that is brings to work on the fields. His hands are quite stable. Where most hands may shake when static, his are usually secure. This is because of the amount of use he puts his hands to. At work, the constant tying of ropes around crops to carry them alongside the fiddling of different threads and harvests make his hands capable of usually fickle processes.

His arms and legs are more muscular than his body simply because they are used most during work. His back is strong due to the amount of work he actually does. When his Sister was younger he was to carry her on his back a lot at work so that they could effectively get through more labor.

Personality

He is a family man deep at heart. His Sister, Mother and Father all live together and have an extremely close bond. Most people in District Eleven know each other from work, as they are all out on the same fields - although the huge fields spread everyone out. The community spirit is something that Rocky appreciates and adores. It is something that spurs either hatred for the Capitol, or love for his District, or both at the same time. Him and his Sister make a great team, the fact that they grew up together in the same, small house makes it easy for them to understand each other. In the space of a couple of days work, they usually end up doing a week because of their combined dedication.

His Mother is an extremely powerful influence on Rocky because of his love for her. He respects her effort because women in District Eleven are at an obvious disadvantage - they aren't as strong. But emotionally, she had to deal with the deaths of her parents early. She was determined not to have that burden passed onto her own children. And in as much as it would be survival anyway, Rocky appreciates the effort his Mother put into making the life him and his Sister have now, because without her kindness and gentility, they would be on the streets or in a home.

His Father is a strong man. Opinionated and Fatherly. His presence is warm and he is great at making decisions. He has built what Rocky is today simply by being there. Rocky is decisive and leadership material, and it is all because of his Father.

History

Born to a poor family of District Eleven, like there is anything otherwise, Rocky is the eldest of him and his sister, Clara. She is fifteen, he is now Seventeen. His Mother and Father secured a permanent residence in their current, small home in order to make their family life much easier so they wouldn't have to purchase as much tesserae. When he was younger he began to understand that work meant no play. And no play meant less happiness. He took to the saying 'I am a machine, I work until stopped', which would ensure he would never get into trouble in the future. This was taught to him by his Father, who knew that in this District those who do not work go missing.

When he was around Seven years old, he witnessed his first Hunger Games. It was horrible. There were, are and never will be any words to describe how a child feels when they see them. He feared them, and rightfully so. But it grew on him more so when he was around fifteen. He began to see the Capitol for what it really was when he went into work on the fields. There were beatings and yelling to get back to work, or worse things may happen. He was horrified by what he seen but in such a way that made him dismantle his appreciation for what he had, and a grudging hatred for what the Capitol has. It was not this occasion alone, it stood alongside many variously similar cases that happened, or happen across the District.

Now, he is a hardened worker. It is and has always been his job to work on the fields, or in the factories that process the crops. It isn't something he enjoys but it keeps him from harm, and that is enough for him. He continues to help his little Sister, Clara, who will be beginning work on the fields soon. Which will take its toll on both of them and their parents.