Rosdew, Jim
Nov 14, 2016 17:48:05 GMT -8
Post by Jim Rosdew on Nov 14, 2016 17:48:05 GMT -8
Your Name: Ellie
Age: 21
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Character Name: James Rosdew, known as Jim, never as Jago unless you're Granma Derwa
Age: 26
History:
The Rosdews have been in Penchurch since time immemorial, and they're not likely to let you forget it. Jim is the second son of George and Nessa Rosdew, and nobody's about to let him forget that either.
Jim grew up always feeling a little as though he was in his brother's shadow. That didn't stop him idolising Jory, following him around and making a general nuisance of himself. He never took much to school, partly due to the dyslexia that wasn't caught by his teachers until he was about fourteen, partly due to his distaste for talking about things when he could be doing things instead. The only subjects he excelled in were woodwork, physical edcuation and - surprisingly - home economics. He didn't go to college, choosing instead to work in the village that he had no intentions of leaving. When his Uncle Ned's son Lindsay abandoned Penchurch (and the family business) six years back for London, Jim was quick to step in and fill the gap. The fishing industry isn't the most profitable industry, however, and Jim has any number of small enterprises on the side at any one time. You're just as like to find him out on a fishing boat as you are to find him cleaning the stained glass windows at St. Pirrin's.
Jim is viewing the arrival of the cast and crew of Bournewood with a mixture of trepidation and distaste. This is mostly down to a Penny's typical dislike for change, but also a little because of his own ingrained snobbery. He has no patience for people who do not (in his eyes) work for a living, who get paid a fortune to sit around, look pretty and occasionally attend an awards ceremony.
Appearance:
Jim is lean and wiry, standing at about 5'7" if you're feeling generous (in comparison to his older brother's heavily muscled six-foot-something) with dull sandy brown hair (in comparison to his brother's shiny blonde hair). His clothes tend towards the practical, and most have been mended several times over. His face always displays his emotions, he is poor at hiding them, and he is just as quick to smile as he is to scowl.
Personality:
Jim is a hard-working lad with a chip on his shoulder and an old soul, popular amongst the older working men of Penchurch, the ones who've worked the docks and quarries for years. Often inclined to caustic remarks he can be a hard man to befriend, but once he is he's yours for life. He is deeply loyal: to his family, to his friends, to his town. He's never even entertained the notion of moving away from Penchurch, it would be the ultimate betrayal. He barely even heads into town - Jim is a man of simple tastes. He's a sporty sort, he plays football at the weekends and follows Falmouth Town F.C. His phone (an outdated Nokia) is for practical use only and he doesn't own a television.
He is good-natured at heart, the kind of guy who would drive you to Edinburgh and back at the drop of a hat if you needed it (which he has done before, when Louis Malloy's car gave up the ghost for good). Despite feeling as if he's been playing second fiddle to his brother all his life there is nobody that Jim loves or respects more than Jory, the two of them inseparable as children and still close as adults. Growing up in a family as loud and as loving as the Rosdews are, it is difficult to work out why Jim is the way he is. He certainly never lacked for love as a child, nor was he ever truly overlooked. Most of his feelings of inadequacy stem from a childhood of believing himself to be slow and stupid in comparison to his brother and cousins and peers. It wasn't until nearly the end of Year Nine, only a few months before they would be beginning to prepare for GCSEs, that the new English teacher realised that the reason that Jim Rosdew was such a gobby little hoyden wasn't because he didn't care about his schoolwork, it was simply that he couldn't do it. She worked with him as much as she could, but there is only so much extra time that a teacher can dedicate to one student and whilst he did better than anyone expected him to in his exams, his results were hardly anything worth putting up on the refrigerator door. Since then he's accepted that he will never amount to anything or anyone of note, and instead of pursuing any of his idle daydreams he might have had in regards to his future, he has thrown himself into any kind of work that comes his direction since keeping busy keeps his darker thoughts at bay.
Jim Rosdew is a fierce and stubborn and good sort of a man, who just wants somebody to tell him that he matters.
Age: 21
Contact Info: PM Monty's account!
Character Name: James Rosdew, known as Jim, never as Jago unless you're Granma Derwa
Age: 26
History:
The Rosdews have been in Penchurch since time immemorial, and they're not likely to let you forget it. Jim is the second son of George and Nessa Rosdew, and nobody's about to let him forget that either.
Jim grew up always feeling a little as though he was in his brother's shadow. That didn't stop him idolising Jory, following him around and making a general nuisance of himself. He never took much to school, partly due to the dyslexia that wasn't caught by his teachers until he was about fourteen, partly due to his distaste for talking about things when he could be doing things instead. The only subjects he excelled in were woodwork, physical edcuation and - surprisingly - home economics. He didn't go to college, choosing instead to work in the village that he had no intentions of leaving. When his Uncle Ned's son Lindsay abandoned Penchurch (and the family business) six years back for London, Jim was quick to step in and fill the gap. The fishing industry isn't the most profitable industry, however, and Jim has any number of small enterprises on the side at any one time. You're just as like to find him out on a fishing boat as you are to find him cleaning the stained glass windows at St. Pirrin's.
Jim is viewing the arrival of the cast and crew of Bournewood with a mixture of trepidation and distaste. This is mostly down to a Penny's typical dislike for change, but also a little because of his own ingrained snobbery. He has no patience for people who do not (in his eyes) work for a living, who get paid a fortune to sit around, look pretty and occasionally attend an awards ceremony.
Appearance:
Jim is lean and wiry, standing at about 5'7" if you're feeling generous (in comparison to his older brother's heavily muscled six-foot-something) with dull sandy brown hair (in comparison to his brother's shiny blonde hair). His clothes tend towards the practical, and most have been mended several times over. His face always displays his emotions, he is poor at hiding them, and he is just as quick to smile as he is to scowl.
Personality:
Jim is a hard-working lad with a chip on his shoulder and an old soul, popular amongst the older working men of Penchurch, the ones who've worked the docks and quarries for years. Often inclined to caustic remarks he can be a hard man to befriend, but once he is he's yours for life. He is deeply loyal: to his family, to his friends, to his town. He's never even entertained the notion of moving away from Penchurch, it would be the ultimate betrayal. He barely even heads into town - Jim is a man of simple tastes. He's a sporty sort, he plays football at the weekends and follows Falmouth Town F.C. His phone (an outdated Nokia) is for practical use only and he doesn't own a television.
He is good-natured at heart, the kind of guy who would drive you to Edinburgh and back at the drop of a hat if you needed it (which he has done before, when Louis Malloy's car gave up the ghost for good). Despite feeling as if he's been playing second fiddle to his brother all his life there is nobody that Jim loves or respects more than Jory, the two of them inseparable as children and still close as adults. Growing up in a family as loud and as loving as the Rosdews are, it is difficult to work out why Jim is the way he is. He certainly never lacked for love as a child, nor was he ever truly overlooked. Most of his feelings of inadequacy stem from a childhood of believing himself to be slow and stupid in comparison to his brother and cousins and peers. It wasn't until nearly the end of Year Nine, only a few months before they would be beginning to prepare for GCSEs, that the new English teacher realised that the reason that Jim Rosdew was such a gobby little hoyden wasn't because he didn't care about his schoolwork, it was simply that he couldn't do it. She worked with him as much as she could, but there is only so much extra time that a teacher can dedicate to one student and whilst he did better than anyone expected him to in his exams, his results were hardly anything worth putting up on the refrigerator door. Since then he's accepted that he will never amount to anything or anyone of note, and instead of pursuing any of his idle daydreams he might have had in regards to his future, he has thrown himself into any kind of work that comes his direction since keeping busy keeps his darker thoughts at bay.
Jim Rosdew is a fierce and stubborn and good sort of a man, who just wants somebody to tell him that he matters.
