Post by Michael Dayan on Mar 13, 2010 18:26:22 GMT -5
State of Israel - Michael Dayan
OOC:
Name: Emmy
Are you 16+: And then some.
Contacts: yamamocho@GTALK
Timezone: EST
Other Characters you play here: None!
Characters you've played elsewhere: ...I played France for 2 seconds before. Does that count?
IC:
Human Name: Michael Dayan
Country: State of Israel
Primary Language: Hebrew, Arabic
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Current School Year: Freshman
Birthday: May 14
Occupation: Student, works an on-campus job at the tech support place.
Ten Facts About Your Character: These can be whatever you want. (Feel free to do more than ten too!) Try to link the facts to the character as much as possible. Extra props for weaving historical into AU backstories!
- Like some kind of uber repressed, sheltered kid, Israel grew up with few, if any, opportunities to think or act for himself—stuck obeying the commands, regulations, and rules imposed on him by elder parties. He was a weak boy, kinda frail and kinda pathetic, you know the type the nerdy scrawny kid with glasses nobody wants on their dodgeball team and thus couldn't really put up much of a fight when he was shifted from household to household, parent to parent both kind and cruel.
- As he got older, though, growing into his own skin and getting a feel for his weaknesses and strengths, Israel began to flourish. His home life settled down, he learned how to properly defend himself, and he even made a friend or two. Which, of course, was the time everything conveniently decided to go to hell. Germany picked some nasty fights, awkward relations with neighboring Palestine took a turn for the worst and when Israel rebuffed him, he recruited others to bully Israel into leaving and running away. But that shit wasn't about to fly. Finally able to have a say in his own affairs, Israel wasn't about to be bossed around and fought back with cornered-raccoon-like tenacity, eventually winning himself his independence but inevitably making more enemies.
- To this day, Israel isn't well-liked. He still contends with neighboring countries, particularly Palestine and Lebanon, and his fighting methods may be seen as too aggressive and unnecessary to some. Even with the move to America and enrollment in Hetalia University, Israel is always on edge as if expecting an attack at every turn, and never lets his guard down when around other people with few exceptions. America, Germany (ironically), and India are his few trusted allies, but generally skeptical in nature, Israel still watches them with caution from time to time, as if to ensure they won't go behind his back. America in particular.
- For obvious reasons, he's insanely territorial even with the dumbest of things. His room, for example, is perfectly divided in half between Israel and his room-mate, and if said room-mate decides to eat something in his refrigerator, or use his toothbrush, or sit on his bed, he'd probably go apeshit. Don't touch my shit. Don't come in my space without permission. On the other hand, if permission is asked, deserved, and given, like some bipolar freak it's a completely different story with Israel. He'd invite you in, let you sit on his bed, offer to get you a cold beverage of your choice. Just ask for permission.
- Religion is important to Israel, but he's not been an ultra orthodox jew since early childhood. It's not his thing. He's most recently adopted a secular sort of Judaism, wherein the most important traditions are strictly adhered to (such as obeying the Sabbath, maintaining a kosher diet, etc) but he's not pouring over the Torah and memorizing every word. And it's not a topic he's prone to talking about.
- Speaking of talking. Doing so with Israel? Might be sort of impossible, in more ways than one. First of all, there's hardly a spare second when he's not either a) talking to someone obnoxiously loudly on the phone, regardless of setting, or b) texting someone or someones. Both are accomplished on his Blackberry which rarely, if ever, leaves his right hand. The ring tone is also really bad, weird-sounding Hebrew rap. Don't ask. Second of all, he's difficult to tolerate in one-on-one conversation. He can seem informal, rude, and needlessly forward, even prickly in demeanor, but fortunately this beast is easily tamed. With a smile, genuine greeting, and extra bit of kindness, the bipolar switch is flipped again and he's suddenly the friendliest dude in the place. You're being invited over for some falafel and a match of ultimate Frisbee before you can even formulate the acronym 'wtf'?
- Yeah, ultimate Frisbee. Practically Israel's national sport. Largely because it doesn't involve physical contact and even the scrawniest dudes can kick ass. Aside from chess and texting and complaining it's his favorite pastime and he will beat anyone into the ground if challenged.
- Nobody actually likes Hebrew rap. But it's a matter of nationalistic pride to listen to it, or talk about it, or download it. If given a choice, however, Israel muchly prefers mind-numbing techno music.
- When it comes to physical appearance, Israel still hasn't got much meat on him. He'd still probably be chosen last for dodgeball. But that would be a mistake. A deadly mistake. He's a scrappy little bitch and knows how to fight to his advantage. He's taken on multiple foes at once, and consistently emerges victorious. Fighting is second nature to him at this point, and Israel would not hesitate to start something if he sensed a threat in the air. Preemptive strike and all that. Or poisoning someone's pudding. That's another possibility.
- Another weapon of choice is Israel's astounding ability to nitpick even the coolest stuff into oblivion. It's all those stereotypical jewish moms, with their guilt-fu, that are the source of his power to undermine absolutely anything with pessimism and subtle jabs. Passive-aggressiveness is a useful, annoying tool, and he's had years and years to practice.
Favorite Color: BLUE. Roughly 67% of his clothing items are some shade of magnificent blue and those that are not are probably neutrals to offset the beauty that is blue. Come on just look at his picture. And his flag. Blue is the shit.
Anything else?: I know everything about Israel. No, really. Everything. And it's opposite day. I had a friend or two at one time from Israel, and I have access to the internet. That is the limit of my Israel knowledge so I apologize beforehand if I offend someone with my stereotypical Jewness and butchered Hebrew. But this is Hetalia nothing is supposed to be taken seriously ok brah?
