Zhenson Raven - District 11

[Sammy]

Name: Zhenson Sammy Raven
Age: 17
Gender: Male
District/Area: District 11
Appearance:

Zhenson isn't exactly the best looking boy, being as he has scars up and down his arms and legs from falling out the trees multiple times. Zhenson appears serious and can be mistaken for someone older then 18 years old. He wears his hair gelled at the back and at a medium length. Zhenson has Black hair, and green eyes.

Zhenson stands at give or take 5'11'' obviously not one of the tallest boys.. Zhenson is skinny thus he was often used to get into tight places, he weights no more then 121 pounds. Zhenson has light skin with a bit of a tan for working under the sun so much.

Personality:

Zhenson would describe himself as an average guy, though many would say otherwise. Once he starts talking to someone and feels comfortable with the situation, he will seem friendly and outgoing to someone. He likes to make friends, but he finds it hard to open up to people and tell them his few secrets. He likes to explore places and try new things, but sometimes this can lead to him getting in trouble.

However, Zhenson can become easily depressed. He mainly gets depressed when he spends too much time on his own and lets his mind wonder away. This can affect the way people think of him. He also has trouble trusting others with his secrets and ideas. He doesn’t want to be laughed at. Zhenson doesn’t mind giving out advice for those who ask for it, but always feels awkward when receiving advice. To his annoyance, he can easily get jealous of others. For their looks, style, money… anything. He tries not to show it in front of people, but he has in the past told people of how jealous he has been of them and received mixed responses.

History:

Zhenson was born as a twin alongside his older sister Poppy who happens to be 12 minutes older then he. Raised beside one another the twins never left each others side, well not if they could help it. It is obvious the two where fraternal twins as one was male and the other female. The two's mother happened to be 18 when they were both born, and she was lucky along with the twos father (21 at the time) to not be picked for the hunger games throughout their young lives.

When Zhenson was 5 his mother gave birth to a baby girl they named Harmony. Zhenson was not pleased to have another sibling and backed away from the now limited attention he got, usually being hugged by his mother. He spent a lot of time with his Father then running off to work with him while harvesting. His sister Poppy went off to school, Zhenson had declined ever wanting to go to school and his parents accepted that but he would have to work.

However he did take to learning how to read and write on his free time, and some of the older boys and girls he worked with helped him learn. When his sister was in grade 10 she dropped out of school to work in the Orchard, and once again his mother had a young girl they named Sunny, During this time his life flipped from laughing and working in the Orchards to becoming closed in to himself, and rarely talking.

Poppy had grown hungry during working in the apple trees, Zhenson looked both ways to make sure no Peacemakers where watching the two and plucked an apple for Poppy to eat, but out of knowheres the peacemakers came and grabbed Zhenson, he kicked and tried to bite them but it was no good, Poppy wouldn't allow to see her brother get punished the way he would, and told the Peacemakers it had been her who'd plucked the apple and ate it.

She was taken from her home and became an Avox, Zhenson began to close himself from the world, wanting to become strong enough to wander one day to the capitol and run off with his sister to District 13.

Codeword: odair
Comments/Other:

[Prince Inigo]

Hey there! Welcome to the site! ^^

I would like for you to take a look at this guide, bullets #1 (for Appearance and Personality) and #3. Just expand a little more and give another physical flaw or two to him. You're doing pretty good for a person with their first application here. ^^

My major problem with the application - which is holding back the accepting, other than providing less info than the standard - is the school deal. In my opinion, the school system of Panem would work similarly to that of the United States. I can hardly believe this man would last so long without any form of schooling whatsoever. Children usually start their education at around five years of age, gaining their basic math, spelling, reading, and all that sort of essentials. You also get many of your connections and friends outside of family at school. I don't really think he could just get away from not being educated at all; the Capitol would want some knowledge in their people in order to provide good but safe services to them - in this case, providing produce from orchards. There's more to it than just picking fruits; it's properly caring for plants, picking at the right moments, and other steps.

I could possibly let him get away with being at 15 or 16 and then dropping out. Working could start at around 12 or 13 - under parental/elder supervision - as taking it from the case of Rue in the books, who was only 12. These are my opinions, though. You can ask the admins for clarification.

I do like his character as a whole; I do want to see him become a rather complex character, such as if dropping out of school makes him insecure of holding legitimate conversations with folks. ^^ Just as an example.

Modify your application of the necessary changes and reply to this thread to notify the staff you're ready for another review. Thanks, and welcome to the site!