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NAME: Megan
PERSONAL JOURNAL:meganlomania
EMAIL: analogypimp@gmail.com
AIM: shotgunmadnessxo]
WIKI NAME: n/a
CURRENT CHARACTERS: n/a
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Carl Grimes
SERIES: The Walking Dead
CANON POINT: 2.13 Beside the Dying Fire
LOSS: The memory of Shane Walsh
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: The first and most important thing to be noted about Carl is the fact that this boy has been forced to grow up way too fast. Being one of the only children left in the zombie apocalypse, Carl has learned to be tough both inside and out. He seems to be a pretty normal boy considering the circumstances, however, being seen playing with Sophia before her death and by himself in the woods. Carl is very adventurous, and brave at that, being seen taunting a walker by throwing rocks at it after stealing Daryl's gun and wandering off from the group.
Carl is also a very blunt child, being seen asking any questions he wants to no matter what the subject is and also being seen telling Carol that believing in heaven is stupid despite the fact that she just lost her daughter. It's like the boy sees the group struggling and therefore thinks he has the right to be involved in it all as well despite his age. As the series goes on, he seems to become more involved with the group politics themselves despite this though, and he seems less and less afraid to put his own opinion out there with the adults'.
This being said, Carl is very smart as well. Of course, any child is prone to make mistakes, but living in the world that they live in it's not something they can afford to happen. His survival instinct is rather impressive for a boy of twelve, and Carl almost seems to want to do more for the group too. He convinces his parents to let him learn how to shoot a gun and to let him carry a knife, and later is seen shooting Shane in the head to protect his Dad with only a little bit of hesitation.
Living in the world he does is certainly tough on him, and Carl definitely has guilt eating at him in ways that none of the adults would really understand. Because of his taunting a walker, Dale was killed and that alone was enough to make Carl almost want to not shoot a gun. But after his Dad makes him take it, something seems to change a little bit in Carl, like he knows it's time to grow up and protect himself and the others despite his age. Carl tells Shane about it, but for the most part it seems to be something that Carl is dealing with on his own. Having been forced to shoot a reanimated Shane as well, Carl is learning to deal with the burden of having to put walkers down; which is easier said than done for sure. Walker or not, they were once a person and Carl definitely believes this. Rick tells him that it wasn't Shane that he shot, and Carl tells him that it used to be, hinting that even though he had to it was still one of the toughest things he's ever had to do.
This leads to Carl's protective, 'big brother to the world' attitude. When Sophia goes missing, he insists on searching for her despite how dangerous it is, and even after his accident where he gets shot he still insists that Sophia is alive and needs to be looked for. He believes in keeping the group together, and especially keeping his family together now that they all have each other again. Carl would do anything to make sure any person within the group was safe, whether or not it was from a walker or someone else within the group.
Carl's worst fear would definitely be losing his Mom. Having already lost Rick once, I think that Carl is more equipped to handle that than if his mom were to go missing or die. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't fear the same for his Dad, or anyone else in the group for that matter.
Also, I think that Carl is probably very afraid of being torn apart by zombies, or becoming one and endangering his family. Considering how many people he has seen die, children and adults alike, this is probably his second most legitimate fear.
Ending up split up from the group would also fall under the category of Carl's fears. Even though he's learned to shoot and has survived this far, he still knows he's a kid and is a good target for walkers. Being alone would just be horrible for him.
Carl's main weakness is definitely his family. If anyone were to threaten or hurt them, the boy might really lose his mind and try to kill someone. Aside from this, Carl's only weakness really is being a small boy in a zombie infested world, and even then he seems to be adjusting almost too well to it.
ABILITIES: Carl is a normal human boy, however living in the zombie apocalypse has definitely toughened him up. He can shoot a gun, use a knife to defend himself and is smart enough to get by on his own, probably.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: The sun was starting to go down, though the light was still enough that Carl wasn't worried about being alone in the barn. It was kind of creepy to be hanging out in here after Randall had been kept captive here, not to mention the walkers that had been in the barn before that, too.
Carl was in the loft, staring out over the farm as he frowned hard, thinking to himself. Shane had yelled at him and told him he needed to keep the gun, and even after Carl had calmed down he still didn't really want one. It was his fault Dale was dead, and his fault only. If he hadn't had gone out into the woods that day and taunted that walker, he would still be alive right now.
On the other hand...he did understand though. If he had been out there without a gun and something had happened to him? Well, Carl would be another Sophia to the group. But the thought of being the reason someone else died had him sighing again as he thought about the whole mess.
If anything, all of this just made Carl miss the way the world used to be. When he could watch movies and play games with the kids on their block. When he wasn't having a loaded gun shoved into his hands to defend himself from things that wanted to eat him.
The boy turned when he heard footsteps coming up the ladder to the loft, and Carl frowned a little bit as he realized it was his Dad. That meant that Shane told on him, and that just made Carl feel even crappier about it all. Shane said he wouldn't tell and he did! What a jerk.
Carl turned back towards the farm, slumping a little bit in his spot as he waited for it. Don't take people's things, you have to be careful at all times...yeah. Carl knew. If he wasn't in trouble for this? He would eat his own pillow tonight.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE:
[Because Carl isn't aware of how magical this book is quite yet, he's writing everything down. Forgive any misspellings he makes, audience, he's only twelve.]
So my name is Carl Grimes and I'm looking for my parents. I dont know where they are or the rest of the group but were not supposed to split up anymore.
[There is a pause and a small scribble on the page, because Carl's pen stopped working for a second.]
My moms name is Lori and my dad is Rick Grimes. If anyone knows where he is or who he is can you tell me please? Thank you.
INTENT: I would like for Carl to live a zombie free life in paradise! If any kid in the world deserves to make friends, it's him, and that is mostly why I want to play him here. Plus, it would be cool to see how he will do adjusting from the zombie outbreak to something less dangerous!
NAME: Megan
PERSONAL JOURNAL:
meganlomaniaEMAIL: analogypimp@gmail.com
AIM: shotgunmadnessxo]
WIKI NAME: n/a
CURRENT CHARACTERS: n/a
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Carl Grimes
SERIES: The Walking Dead
CANON POINT: 2.13 Beside the Dying Fire
LOSS: The memory of Shane Walsh
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: The first and most important thing to be noted about Carl is the fact that this boy has been forced to grow up way too fast. Being one of the only children left in the zombie apocalypse, Carl has learned to be tough both inside and out. He seems to be a pretty normal boy considering the circumstances, however, being seen playing with Sophia before her death and by himself in the woods. Carl is very adventurous, and brave at that, being seen taunting a walker by throwing rocks at it after stealing Daryl's gun and wandering off from the group.
Carl is also a very blunt child, being seen asking any questions he wants to no matter what the subject is and also being seen telling Carol that believing in heaven is stupid despite the fact that she just lost her daughter. It's like the boy sees the group struggling and therefore thinks he has the right to be involved in it all as well despite his age. As the series goes on, he seems to become more involved with the group politics themselves despite this though, and he seems less and less afraid to put his own opinion out there with the adults'.
This being said, Carl is very smart as well. Of course, any child is prone to make mistakes, but living in the world that they live in it's not something they can afford to happen. His survival instinct is rather impressive for a boy of twelve, and Carl almost seems to want to do more for the group too. He convinces his parents to let him learn how to shoot a gun and to let him carry a knife, and later is seen shooting Shane in the head to protect his Dad with only a little bit of hesitation.
Living in the world he does is certainly tough on him, and Carl definitely has guilt eating at him in ways that none of the adults would really understand. Because of his taunting a walker, Dale was killed and that alone was enough to make Carl almost want to not shoot a gun. But after his Dad makes him take it, something seems to change a little bit in Carl, like he knows it's time to grow up and protect himself and the others despite his age. Carl tells Shane about it, but for the most part it seems to be something that Carl is dealing with on his own. Having been forced to shoot a reanimated Shane as well, Carl is learning to deal with the burden of having to put walkers down; which is easier said than done for sure. Walker or not, they were once a person and Carl definitely believes this. Rick tells him that it wasn't Shane that he shot, and Carl tells him that it used to be, hinting that even though he had to it was still one of the toughest things he's ever had to do.
This leads to Carl's protective, 'big brother to the world' attitude. When Sophia goes missing, he insists on searching for her despite how dangerous it is, and even after his accident where he gets shot he still insists that Sophia is alive and needs to be looked for. He believes in keeping the group together, and especially keeping his family together now that they all have each other again. Carl would do anything to make sure any person within the group was safe, whether or not it was from a walker or someone else within the group.
Carl's worst fear would definitely be losing his Mom. Having already lost Rick once, I think that Carl is more equipped to handle that than if his mom were to go missing or die. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't fear the same for his Dad, or anyone else in the group for that matter.
Also, I think that Carl is probably very afraid of being torn apart by zombies, or becoming one and endangering his family. Considering how many people he has seen die, children and adults alike, this is probably his second most legitimate fear.
Ending up split up from the group would also fall under the category of Carl's fears. Even though he's learned to shoot and has survived this far, he still knows he's a kid and is a good target for walkers. Being alone would just be horrible for him.
Carl's main weakness is definitely his family. If anyone were to threaten or hurt them, the boy might really lose his mind and try to kill someone. Aside from this, Carl's only weakness really is being a small boy in a zombie infested world, and even then he seems to be adjusting almost too well to it.
ABILITIES: Carl is a normal human boy, however living in the zombie apocalypse has definitely toughened him up. He can shoot a gun, use a knife to defend himself and is smart enough to get by on his own, probably.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: The sun was starting to go down, though the light was still enough that Carl wasn't worried about being alone in the barn. It was kind of creepy to be hanging out in here after Randall had been kept captive here, not to mention the walkers that had been in the barn before that, too.
Carl was in the loft, staring out over the farm as he frowned hard, thinking to himself. Shane had yelled at him and told him he needed to keep the gun, and even after Carl had calmed down he still didn't really want one. It was his fault Dale was dead, and his fault only. If he hadn't had gone out into the woods that day and taunted that walker, he would still be alive right now.
On the other hand...he did understand though. If he had been out there without a gun and something had happened to him? Well, Carl would be another Sophia to the group. But the thought of being the reason someone else died had him sighing again as he thought about the whole mess.
If anything, all of this just made Carl miss the way the world used to be. When he could watch movies and play games with the kids on their block. When he wasn't having a loaded gun shoved into his hands to defend himself from things that wanted to eat him.
The boy turned when he heard footsteps coming up the ladder to the loft, and Carl frowned a little bit as he realized it was his Dad. That meant that Shane told on him, and that just made Carl feel even crappier about it all. Shane said he wouldn't tell and he did! What a jerk.
Carl turned back towards the farm, slumping a little bit in his spot as he waited for it. Don't take people's things, you have to be careful at all times...yeah. Carl knew. If he wasn't in trouble for this? He would eat his own pillow tonight.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE:
[Because Carl isn't aware of how magical this book is quite yet, he's writing everything down. Forgive any misspellings he makes, audience, he's only twelve.]
So my name is Carl Grimes and I'm looking for my parents. I dont know where they are or the rest of the group but were not supposed to split up anymore.
[There is a pause and a small scribble on the page, because Carl's pen stopped working for a second.]
My moms name is Lori and my dad is Rick Grimes. If anyone knows where he is or who he is can you tell me please? Thank you.
INTENT: I would like for Carl to live a zombie free life in paradise! If any kid in the world deserves to make friends, it's him, and that is mostly why I want to play him here. Plus, it would be cool to see how he will do adjusting from the zombie outbreak to something less dangerous!