TIRED OF RUMOURS ( dustin harris )

[Christopher 'Dustin' Harris]

VALKYRIE,
CALIFORNIA

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the ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in?




Well I just need a little space to breathe
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WHEN THE OCEAN MET THE SKY ,[/color]
CHARACTER BASICS ,
you missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye[/color]

FULL NAME: christopher dustin harris
NICKNAMES: dustin, dusto, chris, harris, pretty-boy
GENDER: male
AGE: twenty
UNIVERSITY YEAR: sophomore
MAJOR: Creative Arts
MINOR: Political Science
JOB: actor
PLAYBY: jesse mccartney

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YOUR BODY MAY BE GONE ,[/color]
CHARACTER APPEARANCE ,
i'm gonna carry you in my head, in my heart, in my soul[/color]

ETHNICITY: Caucasian. mother is australian with german blood. father is american with irish blood.
HAIR COLOR: naturally blonde but dyed dark brown
EYE COLOR: greeny-blue
HEIGHT: 5'10
WEIGHT: 150
BODY TYPE: medium build, not very muscular
DISTINGUISHED FEATURES: his slightly baby-face with its baby fat that never seemed to disappear, cheeky smile for all the paparazzi,
PERSONAL STYLE: Dustin has always had a very casual style. He's mostly photographed by the paparazzi in jeans and a plain t-shirt and doesn't seem to put much effort into his appearance although everyone around him knows what a big lie that is. Most of his time is spent on his hair. He has taken up to an hour perfecting his hair down to the last root and tip. It's ridiculous but since Dustin is such a celebrity, people don't seem to mind as much and consider it to be just part of his job to keep up appearances. Whenever Dustin has a party or premiere to attend, he takes the opportunity to put on a suit and he does love his good quality suits. He's into all of the big designer brands and regularly sports Gucci and Armani suits made of the finest quality material.
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IN YOUR MOUTH, IN YOUR SOUL ,[/color]
CHARACTER PERSONALITY ,
the more we move ahead the more we're stuck in rewind[/color]

STRENGTHS: very sure of himself, confident, good at manipulating things to go his way, can change his personality and attitude to suit the situation, very suave with the ladies, loyal,
WEAKNESSES: loves a good party, thinks everyone loves him, a nice high quality suit, hot girls, blondes, girls who can actually hold a conversation with him, love,
LIKES: parties, paparazzi, VIP exclusives, publicity, money, his fame, new york, hollywood, traveling, money, hot girls, blondes, being known, special privileges, italian shoes, clear nights when you can see the stars, knowing things, being in control, his ex-girlfriend Jenna, his parents, sandwiches from set cafeterias, hot chocolate, being corny with his girlfriends,
DISLIKES: prudes, bad publicity, being denied at clubs and parties, his pushy stage mother, feeling lonely, darkness, his common first name, broccoli, walking in the rain, not getting his way, anything to do with the supernatural, not knowing what will happen next, slow traffic, out of control fans, the idea of marriage, people who don't know him, pumpkins, being called a 'pretty boy', disloyalty,
FLAWS: cocky, doesn't seem to understand how people couldn't like him, has a bad temper, is a bit of a control freak sometimes, is a pretty-boy, gets particularly aggressive after a few drinks,
HABITS: scratches his chin when he's anxious, gets annoyed when he doesn't know what is going to happen next, yells at his agent regularly, licks his lips before he tells a lie,
SECRETS: was in love with Jenna but never actually said those words to her out loud and is too scared to say them anymore, tried to put his sister in the mail to send her away when she was born.

BEST MEMORY: the night of his first movie premiere at seven years old. he was in an expensive suit with thousands of people screaming for him, signing autographs and giving interviews to people who were dying to know this adorable new child star. it was the greatest night of his life and it gave him the thrill that kept him acting. he always wanted to feel the way he did that night. loved, adored and wanted.

WORST MEMORY: without a doubt, Dustin's worst memory would be the night his whole world turned upside down and his career went downhill. He'd had a couple of drinks at some designer's fashion show and had planned on going back to his parents' house after-wards because he hadn't been home in a while but his mum didn't want to deal with her son's hangover so instead he went home to his long-time girlfriend Jenna Brownings. Not the best choice though because all Dustin found was Jenna in bed with Dustin's rival and a fellow actor Trent Langford. Trent hurried off and left Jenna and Dustin to fight. The fight lasted a long time and only got worse and worse until Dustin's anger overtook him and he lashed out and hit her. More than once. Jenna kicked him out of their shared apartment that night and he ended up back at his parent's after all. The rumours about that night were flying the next day and in the span of about 24 hours, Dustin's career had gone downhill faster than you can say 'lindsay lohan'.

OVERALL PERSONALITY:
There are so many young child stars these days that it's ridiculous but a few years ago they weren't as common. Child stars used to be quite rare. Sure, there were tons of children acting but no one ever got big breaks and if you did were obviously extremely talented. That's Dustin. Talented. He's always had a knack for being able to completely change himself into whatever is required. A bit of a chameleon, to put it at best. He can pull off the creepy horror-movie killer, the teen heat-throb, the poor kid everyone feels sorry for, the cruel bully, he's played it all and he does it all without barely blinking an eyelash. Dustin never found it difficult to get into character and has even taken his acting skills off camera. He has many different sides to him and it all depends on what mood he is in and who he is around. If Dustin is around press and media, he's the guy everyone loves. He puts on a nice front and smiles and does the whole shebang. But the moment the press disappears, Dustin slips back into his natural persona, the jerk. It's hard to tell what he is really like sometimes and he likes it that way because it proves he is an excellent actor. His career might have gone downhill slightly, even more so after the scandal but no one can deny he is one talented young man.

Now lets go back a few sentences. 'Dustin slips back into his natural persona, the jerk'. I think it's time to explain that. See, he isn't just your average jerk. Being brought up in the spotlight has resulted in Dustin receiving a big fat ego. To put it bluntly, Dustin Harris is an arrogant, cocky jerk. He has lived his entire life being told how amazing and talented he is and of course it affected him. After being told how amazing he is for so long, eventually Dustin started to believe it and decided he was pretty awesome and anyone who thinks otherwise is stupid. He's quite cocky now and just assumes that after being famous for so long that everyone obviously knows him and adores him. Which isn't exactly true. Like every other teen heart-throb he has his haters but he doesn't pay attention to them. If they don't like him then they're probably lesbians in his opinion. Such a charmer, he is. He's pissed off a lot of people in his interviews because of his arrogance that even his nice-act can't completely hide. There have been many times where he's compared himself to his co-stars, saying how much better he clearly is and how his role is so much more crucial to the movie.

So basically so far we've just been outlining Dustin's bad points but he isn't just a self-absorbed jerk who always wears a mask. Dustin does have some good points - and thank goodness because if he didn't, I'd be quite worried and I'm sure you would be too. No one can be made of pure evil. Except Voldemort. But he was a wizard so I suppose he can be an exception. This is why we do not write applications at midnight. But anyway, no one is pure evil. Not even Dustin. So what are these freaking good points I hear you asking in annoyance? Well I'll tell you now. Deep down, under his fame and glory, Dustin can be a nice guy - especially when it comes to his family. He is quite happy to admit to the public that he owes everything he has to his mother and father who recognised his talent and helped him to achieve what they knew he could and more. He loves his family and his first purchase when he was given access to his money earned from his many high-grossing movies was a bigger house for his parents and younger sister. Dustin is unaware of course of his sister's disliking of him and has forgotten about her on the odd occasion but then again it seems that everyone forgets Maeghan so Dustin doesn't feel too guilty. He does love her though and is always around for Christmas dinners no matter where his current movie is being filmed. This is actually one of his little 'requirements' that must be on all of his movie contracts, allowing him a decent break to visit his family.

Another good quality about Dustin is that he can be incredibly loyal. He hates people who go around cheating on each other and betraying the people they are closest to. He was lucky to grow up with two parents who loved each other very much but his uncle and aunt on his father's side weren't so lucky. His uncle cheated on his aunt, tearing their whole family unit apart. Dustin watched what it did to his beloved aunty and to his cousins as they watched their parents fight and divorce - barely speaking anymore and as Dustin witnessed all of this he vowed to never let that happen to himself or anyone else in his family. This is why he was so furious at his now ex-girlfriend Jenna for cheating on him. That is about as low as it gets for him. Just above murder in his bad books. Dustin believes that if you commit to something you stick with it. He has the same attitude about his movies and career. He has stayed with the one agent for his entire career mostly out of loyalty (but also because she is extremely professional and gets him the best movies) and when he is in a movie, he gives it his all.

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CHARACTER HISTORY ,
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HOMETOWN: manhattan, new york
PARENTS: louise anne harris - mother - hairdresser
eric geoffry harris - father - electrician
SIBLINGS: maeghan harris - younger sister - student
OTHER: amy catherine harris - aunt - waitress
felicity helena harris - cousin - student
samual thomas harris - cousin - student
nicole rebecca harris - cousin - student
LIVING SITUATION: valks
HISTORY:
Louise Anne Johnson was just a normal girl who grew up in Australia and spent most of her youth in a small country town called Ferntree Gully down in Melbourne. It wasn't very glamorous at all and she wasn't particularly rich either. Her parents both had respectable jobs and juggled these jobs with their four kids quite nicely so Louise grew up well. She was polite and was overall was a lovely girl. Eric Geoffry Harris grew up on the other side of the globe, in Boston Massachusetts, USA. His parents had five children and were fairly well off so he grew up well but he was a bit of a troublemaker. He'd always been like that though, being the youngest of his siblings. He knew he needed to be out there to get noticed and to separate himself from his siblings and from being 'Ben and Amy's little brother' as he was often referred to. So the question that begs asking is how did an Australian girl end up married to this troublemaker boy from U.S.A? Well their memorable meeting took place in where else but Paris, France. The City of Love, it was known as and for good reason. Everyone who travels to Paris and isn't there for business is probably there looking to meet their one true love, or to rekindle their love with their current partner. Thousands of couples met in this very city and fell in love.

It wasn't instant love for Eric and Louise though. Their first meeting occurred at a small cafe in the middle of Paris when Eric spilled his hot cappuccino on Louise. She screamed loudly of course and as Eric attempted to help her, he accidentally sort-of felt her up while trying to brush the cappuccino off pathetically. Louise was horrified, pushed him away and ran to the bathrooms to clean herself up. After she emerged with a fresh top courtesy of her best friend Catherine, Eric approached her with two free hands and apologised once more. Louise was touched by his clear sincerity and forgave him but as she went to walk off, Eric decided this girl was too cute to pass him by so he asked her out. Naturally she said no, after all the guy was clearly klutzy and had just ruined her new top but he was persistent. He followed her back to her table, trying to persuade her until her friends felt sorry for him and gave him her number when she wasn't looking. Imagine her surprise the next day when an unknown number rang her phone and introduced himself as the 'klutzy cappuccino guy who was waiting for a yes'. What did she do when this happened? Well she hung up. Then she yelled at her friends for obviously giving him her number. Eric was persistent though and kept calling until finally, frustrated and exhausted, Louise agreed to meet Eric at a different cafe for a coffee. He was surprisingly gentlemanly at their 'date', clearly trying to make a better second impression than his first and it worked. Louise was touched at the effort he put into impressing her and ended up agreeing to another date. This resulted in the pair both staying in France much longer than they intended and they decided to keep in contact after they parted their separate ways.

So Eric was headed back to America shortly after all of this and Louise had a plane to catch to her next destination - Italy. But half way to Eric's airport, he decided he didn't want to leave yet and turned around and headed to Louise's airport instead. He caught her just before her flight was announced and on a whim Eric booked a last minute flight to Italy with her. Louise's friends couldn't decide whether to be annoyed or pleased for their friend and her new man so they settled on telling him off for being so slow. He ended up sitting an isle across from Louise on the flight and spent the rest of the next few weeks following her and her friends, picking up various other men along the way. By the time Louise's travels were over, Eric knew he had to stay near her. Louise felt the same way by now. So what did she do? She came back to America with him. Of course you know what happened next don't you? Eric took his time but eventually proposed and Louise said yes of course. They had to have their wedding in Boston and then flew back to Melbourne to have a big celebration with Louise's family. She fell pregnant soon after, what with the big honeymoon and all that celebrating and she was ecstatic about starting a family. There was a bit of arguing about where the baby was going to be raised but in the end Eric won that fight and the newlywed Harrises bought a house in uptown Boston, close to his parents.

So the next few years of Dustin's baby life were as normal as any American baby's could be. His parents fussed over him a great deal and made sure he was as content as he could be. He was always a bit of a performer though and as he reached toddler-hood, he was often found in front of the tv singing along to the songs and clapping along as the kid shows aired. When he was four, Louise found an ad in the newspaper about a kids talent show for both boys and girls. Curious, she decided to enter Dustin into it. He sang and did a bit of dancing and then she got him to recite a little poem. Instead of just reading it though, Dustin proceeded to impress the judges by acting it out a Little. He won the little talent show of course and afterwards Louise and Eric were approached by a talent agent who specialized in children. She insisted that Dustin had some great potential and that they should help him realize that. Dustin then spent the next few years auditioning for various movies but spent most of his time in small television ads. His big break came when he was just seven years old. He had a fairly big role and in that one movie, he won over the hearts of America with his big blue eyes and adorable lines. After that he became quite the star and his movie career took off fabulously.

Dustin's entire life changed after that one hit movie. He and his family moved to New York since his agency was based there and most auditions were held in New York. Plus it just seemed like a cooler place to live. By the time Dustin was fifteen, he'd been in the acting business for half of his life and was a fully-fledged actor with a big list of credits to his name. A lot of his roles were quite light and fluffy - typical teeny-bopper movies but as he grew as an actor, he began craving deeper movies. His teen years were a good time for him as he became the 'teen heart-throb- with his face on magazine posters in girls rooms everywhere. Marriage proposals became a regular occurrance by the time Dustin was seventeen and he loved it. Walking down the red carpet always gave him the same thrill as it had his first time and he was extremely content with his perfect life. Somehow Dustin managed to get through his teenage years in the spotlight without becoming a trainwreck - miraculously. He always claimed that this was because of his loving family and his passion for making good movies though. Sure, the fame was amazing and he loved to party but he was sensible enough not to get too out of control. He certainly didn't want to get kicked off set of any movies like he'd seen happen to a few of his unfortunate co-stars.

So Dustin lived the good life and it seemed like he was going to contiune being a big star until he was old and grey and couldn't remember his lines anymore but it simply wasn't meant to be apparently. Just last year Dustin was in a big romance movie and ended up falling for his co-star Jenna Brownings. The movie was a hit and so was their relationship which became highly publisised. The director was pleased with this because it meant more publicity for the movie. Jenna and Dustin continued to date after the movie wrapped up and proceeded to remain in a relationship for about a year. Dustin really fell for Jenna and she fell right back. They didn't have a lot in common but somehow something attracted them to one another . They moved in together after a few months and even mentioned marriage and a proper future once or twice. They were the Zanessa or Brangelina of their time for sure and everything was perfect until one night. Dustin had been at a designer's big fashion show and went to the after party as well and ended up having quite a few drinks. He had first planned on heading back to his parent's place afterwards and told Jenna this too so she knew not to expect him home. After those few drinks though, Dustin changed his mind since he knew his mother wouldn't want to deal with a drunk son or the hangover in the morning so he went home to Jenna instead. He soon regretted this decision however when he walked into their bedroom and found Jenna in there with Trent Langford and they definitely weren't just sleeping. Now Dustin was mad enough as it was but the fact that it was Trent made it worse. Trent and Dustin had been rivals for several years now, constantly competing for the big roles so Dustin was gutted that Jenna had betrayed him with Trent of all the guys to choose.

Trent, who was smarter than he looked, grabbed his clothes and scrambled out of the house, leaving Jenna to stammer her way out of her bad situation but Dustin was having none of it. The two of them proceeded to get into a massive fight about how Dustin was just obsessed with his career now and didn't care about Jenna and how she was a selfish bitch who only wanted him for his fame because she was scared of dropping out of the spotlight. Nasty words were shared indeed. The fight lasted a long time and got worse and worse until Dustin's anger overtook him and he lashed out and hit Jenna. Several times. He didn't knock her unconscious or anything but he definitely left a mark. Jenna was horrified and Dustin left the house in anger with Jenna slamming the door behind him. Dustin ended up going back to his parent's house after all but didn't tell them the full story until the next day. Somehow the story got out - probably by Jenna - and in the span of just 24 hours, Dustin's repuation as a respected actor was damped completely. Suddenly he was getting jeered at when he went out in public and getting a crapload of hatemail telling him that he was a horrible man for encouraging violence against women. It got pretty crazy and the rumours about just what went down were ridiculous. One magazine claimed that he'd threatend Jenna with a knife or a gun - both of which were entirely untrue. Dustin was hoping that it would all die down until he was informed that he was now facing charges against for assulting Jenna which meant a court case. Great. This was probably the worst publicity he could have got.

After about a week of going through all of this drama, Dustin's publicisit recommended that he looked for somewhere to stay for a bit to lie low until the rumours and drama died down. He couldn't go back to Jenna and his apartment or his parent's place because they were covered by papparazzi so Dustin closed his eyes and chose a random spot on a map. Where did he land on? Valkyrie, California of course. So Dustin packed his bags and disappeared to this small town while his career sunk into 'Lindsay Lohan' territory, praying that there would be a light at the end of this awful drama filled road.

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COLLECTED MY BELONGINGS ,[/color]
ABOUT YOU AND FOR THE ADMINS ,
and i left the jail, well thanks for the time[/color]

YOUR NAME: georgie the aussie-head.
GENDER: female
AGE: fifteeeeeeeeeeen <33
RP EXPERIENCE: three years!
OTHER CHARACTERS: nina, carlito, alex, timothy, brooklyn, aimee,
ROLEPLAY EXAMPLE: no thanks (:

credit: format by lainey, lyrics by modest mouse

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[Derek Stanwood]

yeah I am so plotting with him georgie

Accepted!!