Post by KEEGAN BENGAL on Jun 25, 2012 14:18:38 GMT -5
... Keegan James Bengal*
*I think you would taste wonderful, but my conscious won't allow me even a nibble.*
[/size]*I think you would taste wonderful, but my conscious won't allow me even a nibble.*
...basics*
name Keegan James
nickname Key
age 17
gender male
grade senior
hometown Alberta Canada
sexuality Straight.
personification The hungry tiger of Oz
status AWAKE
face claim Alexander Becht
...appearance*
hair color Rather blondish and kept short. He usually fo-hawks it in the center, though many days it is left to do as it pleases.
eye color Blue, with a tinge of gold. They appear almost animal like in the almost predatory way he looks out from under his brows.
build Lean, but tall.
height 6'0”, he hit a massive growth spurt last year and suddenly he is bigger then average.
clothing style Lazy. He wears jeans, tee-shirts, and button downs. He isn't the classiest fellow, but he doesn't look like trailer trash either.
distinctive traits His almost animal like eyes.
...personal*
personalityKeegen is the sort of guy who is constantly shuffled into the friend zone category. It is not that he is in anyway unappealing. He just isn't that good at flirting, and he isn't exactly normal. When you have a thousand, or more, pound tiger griping inside your mind it is hard to keep up with that sort of thing. He is a great guy though. He is kind to most everyone he meets, and pleasant to talk to. He makes friends easily and is always there to help when asked, with a ride, lunch money, anything you need. This trait is one that often gets taken advantage of. Despite everything he does, he is overly trusting. Not everyone, but many people see this as an exploitable trait and he often doesn't notice until someone else brings it to his attention. Many say this naivety is a bad thing but he doesn't seem to agree.
Because of the Tigers constant huger it leaves poor Keegan is always starving. He has worse munchies then a stoner at snack time. He almost always has a package of cookies, or a granola bar, or any other number of snacky foods. He gets frustrated and grumpy about his constant hunger for no matter how much he eats he never seems to gain weight. So he is rarely seen without some form of snack in hand, or a backpack full of them. When he eats, it is often in amounts that make most people feel sick just watching him. However it never appeases his belly, and never appeases the hungry tiger inside.
For the same reason Keegan gets nervous about going anywhere near kids. The tiger gets particularly excited when near babies, especially fat ones, or young children. Though the tiger has promised Keegan he will never hurt anyone, the ranting about baby eating makes his unhappy mental companion more then a little nervous. So Keegan avoids anywhere where children gather, playgrounds, daycare, zoos, schools. It just ends poorly for him for while the tiger does nothing, he can't shut up about how delicious they look and how filling they would be.
past Keegan was born way up in Alberta, Canada. He never really had a hard life. He was born to a loving family, he grew up with a dog, a nice house, and he was happy. It's easy to see how such a nice kid came of such an easy upbringing. He grew up next door to his best friend. All through grade school they were the best of mates. It was hard to separate the pair. They ran from thing to thing, never a care in the world. Then the worst thing that could happen to a kid transpired. His partner in crime, the smokey to his bandit, moved away. Tyler moved to New York and Keegan was left alone. He was awkward without his companion. Through out the rest of middle school he was left to defend himself, and though he was tall the boy, he was far too nice to handle the bullies who began picking on him.
It went on for a good while. Keegan took it all with a lopsided smile and a shrug. He was teased constantly, and he would let it go with a shrug and a casual grin. He was just too nice a guy. Then something changed. He began hearing voices. At first he kept it to himself. People thought he was odd enough on his own. The tall kid with no friends who ate alone did not need to be seen as crazy. The worst part about it was every time the voice mentioned being hungry, he would suddenly be starving. As if someone had ripped all the food from his belly. So he started carrying snacks. Then it got odder. The voice started muttering about eating people, sometimes it would ask if it could eat his math teacher. It was like having a cannibal wrapped up in his psyche. He tried to his best to ignore it, hoping it would go away. He didn't want to worry his parents with this, but it kept getting louder and louder. The worst part was when he ventured too close to young children. The voice would get dreamy as it mentioned how it would devourer the children, one by one starting with the fattest. The very worst was the babies, and especially the plump ones. Suddenly the voice would go into a frenzy of joyful euphoniums about how it might eat them. In these moments Keegan would go particularly pale.
It was maddening. Day in and day out. Eventally he stopped ignoring it and began snapping back when he was alone. It was a lonely existence and what few friends he had gathered over the years fled. The final awakening happened his junior year at his Canadian high school. He was flirting with a girl and it turned out she had a boyfriend. The guy started a fight in the middle of the hall. Some big jock of a kid who was as wide as a van and taller then even Keegan. He threw Keegan against a locker and slammed his fist into his face with enough power to make him see stars. The voice was screaming, then roaring, then it overwhelmed everything.
It was this moment the Hungry tiger awakened. It burst from its human cage like a shot from a gun and the boy... well he changed. It was a horrible sight, human's weren't meant to change shapes like this, to shift and stretch and rend. The sight alone sent the bully staggering, and the girl fleeing and screaming of werewolves. It wasn't a wolf that burst from his skin though. It was a tiger. As big as a draft horse, and far more frightening. His claws were as long as daggers, and his fangs glistened as he let loose a horrible roar. The sound carried through the school like a concussive blast. Everyone ran.
The tiger stood baffled. He had roared, sure but it was a greeting, not a battle cry. Why were all the people running? His bright golden gaze had swept the halls with morose calm. This clearly wasn't oz. What was that screaming in his head? He could hear a boy, saying something about darkness and panicking. It was annoying, like a fly he could not swat. He squeezed his way through the door and out into the world. Honestly the city didn't know what to think as the largest tiger anyone had ever seen, with a green bow tied gingerly on its tail, trotted through the city and right out of town.
By the time the city had mobilized the tiger was long gone into the wilderness. It was all over the news, and as a small note was an amber alert for Keegan. The horse sized tiger was far bigger news. He was gone two days, or so the reports said. When he woke up he was naked, in the forest, and remembered everything as if it had happened to him. It was horrible and wonderful. In the way great revelations often are. Well he wasn't crazy, but what was he?
Needless to say he started talking to the tiger. The hungry tiger introduced himself and politely asked to be returned to oz. ”I haven't eaten anyone you see. My conscious wouldn't allow it or I might eat you up from the inside. That is what makes me a poor tiger, I won't eat you without permission.” It would say glumly.
Well Keegan wasn't sure what to think of the 'harmless' tiger but it seemed he had no choice but to think that it was something not him, and he was now something more then human. Ironically he though of himself as Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbs and named the tiger Hobbs. Poor Keegan was picked up and returned home, after they gave him some clothes. He made up some story about kidnapping and even the kids at school who saw it didn't believe he had changed. So everything went back to normal, except people looked at him differently. Everyone treated him like some sort of bomb. While no one would talk about it, they all heard the stories.
Each day that passed people gave him a wider and wider birth. He avoided them too, eating outside, keeping to himself. It was clear he could not live here any longer. It was a bad idea to stay where everyone knew his secret. He decided he needed to go to a large city, and to attend a private school. He was a damn good singer, and decent at playing the piano, so an arts college seemed appropriate. The only place he could think of was New York. So he applied and was accepted to Baum. He proposed it to his parents, who after some persuading agreed to let him go. So mid year he packed up and went off to Baum in New York. It was an awkward transition, knowing no one, living in a new country and a new place. Still no one here looked at him as if he were odd, any more then they used to anyways.
presentKeegan has been given his room assignment and because of previous association he has been roomed alone until an appropriate roommate can be found. He has been living in the city a while now and has begun to learn his way around. Still he gets lost often, though he seems happy enough as he works his way home.
Though he is so easy going and light hearted one thing that Keegan doesn't lack is courage. He smiles despite the bad times and keeps moving forward. This is the first time he has been away from his family, but he is ready. Besides its hard to be alone with Hobbs inside his head. Now that he knows he can stand up for himself, lest the tiger scare some other poor sod into wetting his pants, he isn't afraid to take a stand for others. Though usually he tries to stop the issue with non-violence.
family Blair Bengal- Mother
James Bengal- Father
Emily Bengal- Sister
likes Cats
Sunbeams
Girls
Helping people
Relaxing
The hungry tiger likes Fat Babies
dislikes Being constantly hungry
Being alone
People catching him talking with the hungry tiger
Water
Being dirty
...literature*
book titleThe Oz books
backstory The hungry tiger of Oz is a close friend of the Cowardly Lion. He is first met as a chariot puller with the cowardly lion for Ozma of Oz. His only wish is to eat a fat baby but his conscious will not let him. He often remarks how delicious people look, but he just can't bring himself to eat anyone. The hungry tiger gets his name because he is never full. No matter how much he eats he never is satisfied and will keep eating and eating. The only time he admitted to being full was at Ozma's banquet. Even that didn't last long. He is known as the largest of all tigers, and is considered a poor tiger for not being able to kill as he pleases.
...roleplayer*
name Chirp
age 22
gender female
rp experience almost ten years.
how you found ouac Beck sent me here from O2.
rp sample Monica said I didn't need one :3
I especially like the unique past you've created for him, and can't wait to see the way it manifests itself in the way you play him. This is a really interesting take on the Hungry Tiger overall, congrats!
