Post by scarecrow on Apr 5, 2012 0:16:47 GMT -5
HAROLD ARTHUR YALE
nickname;; Kay
age;; 19, 20 in August
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character's name;; Harold Arthur Yale
origin;; Wizard of Oz - The Scarecrow (I am not taking Wicked into account)
character's age;; 40
height, weight, and body type;; 6'1", 150 lbs, thin and lanky.
distinguishing features;; A wild mop of hair that's always curled with a bit of grey at the temples. Harold's long limbs also have a tendency to get a bit out of control, making him clumsy and almost rag doll-like at times.
general appearance;; Harold isn't a particularly graceful person. His arms and legs lack the basic coordination that most people are able to figure out when they are children while his hands are always flying about, more expressive than his face. Harold usually wears old sweaters and mismatched clothes. One of his favorite outfits involved orange pants with a hole in the hem of the left pant leg, a dark purple, paisley shirt and a faded yellow cardigan with a poodle emblazoned on the right breast pocket. And honestly, Harold thinks it looks amazing. He's know around his job as the guy with the bad ties (having more than one wool, square ended tie) and the guy who had a tendency to mismatch his socks more often than his clothes.
Harold gets noticed a lot mostly because he stands out. He doesn't have a particularly impressive presence or even a dashing enough visage to attract attention; his odd, uncontrolled movements tend to garner more amusement than anything else. He doesn't ever notice really. Especially when he's working. Harold, having a tendency to forget things, is always having to write things down so it's no unusual to see him walking around town with a post it note stuck to his sleeve or something written on his shirt in sharpie.
general personality;; Harold isn't...bright. He has some trouble figuring things out but has even more trouble remembering what to do after the fact. He doesn't know why he's such a pea-brained fellow, but he's been working on dealing with it. Harold's become an obsessive note taker and planner. He keeps at least three different organizers with him at any given point and they all had fragments of things in them. Harold also keeps sharpies and post it notes with him at all times. When it's something small that doesn't deserve the planner, he writes it on a post it and sticks it to himself or he just writes it on himself somewhere.
What Harold lacks in intelligence, he makes up in kindness. People have teased him about being too trusting but Harold just thinks it's the right thing to do. He has a lot of friends scattered about, and by friends he means friendly acquaintances. Harold's a popular guy but he's a bit too ditzy to find a real, close, good friend. He doesn't mind. He's happy to pass through life as an airhead.
Fears;; Fire. Forgetting something super important i.e. how to breath. Getting stuck in a high spot.
Goals;; To actually finish a crossword puzzle. To figure out the Pythagorean Theorem. To learn how to dance.
Quirks;; For someone who isn't very smart, Harold reads a lot but he never finished a book. He'll buy a book and get about three chapters in and forget about it. Every day he also attempts to do the crossword in the newspaper but will get a couple clues at best. The uncompleted crosswords have a drawer in his desk now.
family and friends;; Harold parents, Eloise and Stanley, live in Minnesota.
history;; Harold was born in Hopkinton, to Eloise and Stanley Yale, a pair of high school sweethearts who were married in the same church as their grandparents. With a stay at home mom and a dad who worked nine to five as the vice president of a small company, Harold was raised with plenty of love and comfort. At Sunday school and kindergarten, though, Harold was picked on by other kids for not being very bright. He
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