Kingsley Viper -- District 1

K I N G S L E Y // V I P E R

GENDER: Male
AGE: Seventeen
DISTRICT: One


APPEARANCE:

King is the stereotypical “tall, dark, and handsome” type of guy. Everybody knows that no human being is capable of perfection, but in his mind he is pretty damn close to it. His hair is his most distinguishing trait; fluffy, dark brown, and long enough to curl at the nape of his neck, his hair is the one part of his body that he obsesses over. If his hair is not pampered, combed, and fluffed to absolute perfection he will refuse to even walk out of the house. He owns more hair products than clothes and spends extended periods of time in the shower to shampoo and condition his hair in just the right way - to give it its luscious shine and smooth texture. Without his hair he is nothing.

King towers at an impressive 6'2" with muscles that couldn't quite catch up with him. From a distance he appears scrawny, but there is more to his body than just skin, bone, and organs. As a Career it is impossible not to have developed some muscle mass from intense training. The sweat and blood he sheds is never for nothing. He performs exercises to distribute muscle mass evenly throughout his body. Arms, legs, back, chest, abdomen; all have an adequate amount of muscle, and although he will never admit it he does wish he could build a bit more. His goal is to achieve perfection, after all.

Career training outside is better suiting since the Hunger Games take place in outdoor arenas, so the majority of the time King can be spotted swinging weapons and running obstacle courses outside. He would rather return home with his tan skin sleek with sweat than be ill-prepared for a life or death situation. Training days are much different than regular days, though; they are serious. On an average day of relaxation King does not leave the house without a proper shower first, and will try his best not to sweat and ruin his clothes for the day. He is nitpicky about his hygiene and choice of clothing. His daily routine requires showers, layers of deodorant and body spray, his mother washing and cleaning clothes, and the other pampering required to make him look like a King presentable. He wears whatever makes him look sexy - which is anything that can be found in his closet, since he only buys outfits that make him look sexy.

The only part of him that he cannot change is his face. Sure, he could trim his dark eyebrows or wear contacts to brighten his chocolate eyes or cover any blemishes and distract people from his irritatingly wide nose with face products, but it doesn't feel natural. Make-up, contacts, waxing? King doesn't do those things. Instead he ignores his eyebrows, his nose, and his blemishes by concentrating on the attractive traits, which is basically everything else. He admires his average-sized forehead, soft cheekbones, white smile, and small lips. He would also admire his ears...if he could only remember what they looked like. His hair has been covering them since he last chose his current hairstyle. It's been years, probably - not that he really cared. His hair was perfect anyways.





PERSONALITY:

Pride is King's deadly sin. He has way too much of it - most likely a result of his childhood. Life has spoiled him rotten and given him everything he could possibly want in exchange for very little effort, thus giving him the false perception that everything will come easy to him. He expects his peers to admire him, respect him, and give him anything that he wants - not that there is much more he needs besides social acceptance and popularity. He prides himself in his appearance, his "ideal" personality, his strength, his agility, his dance moves - everything. Or so it seems. Every human being has flaws, and he knows this; he just chooses not to acknowledge his own.

A narcissistic and boastful personality is usually an indication of bad character, but generally Kingsley is a friendly guy. He may love himself to death, but he doesn't treat everybody else like garbage. On the contrary he is nice to almost everyone - including the geeky kids, whom he is a bit reluctant to hang out with. He is not some big-shot bully who picks on peers inferior to himself. He may recognize certain people as being inferior, but he does not act upon his prejudices. He's just here to have a good time.

Career status is an important part of the culture in district one. King's parents introduced the idea to him and he followed through without a problem. He trained himself to be a strong and lethal Career and prides himself in his progress and physical abilities. However, he is not built mentally for the Games. In fact, he is actually rather cowardly. He may pretend to have the superior skills and wear a tough-guy façade, but when threatened he will try to talk his way out of getting hurt rather than fighting. When it comes to health and safety he values himself more than others, and will risk somebody else's safety to ensure his own - a character flaw that could enlighten his status as a selfish and disloyal person. He prefers to keep his cowardice a secret, however, and will act confident to distort a person's view of him.

Fear is another weakness of his. While most Careers are eager to turn eighteen and volunteer for the Games King is deading his next birthday. His peers expect him to volunteer and honor his dsitrict by achieving victory - but King is not an idiot. He has watched how the Careers have managed in the past, and so far, the chances of winning were slim to none. He knew he would have talent and skill in the arena, but he knows that no matter what happens the odds will always be 1/24. He could easily die in the Blood Bath or in some humiliating way, like being attacked unexpectedly by a giant mutt. Anything was possible, and despite his pride he knows this. This is why he fears the Games more than anything else.


HISTORY:

King is like any other wealthy teen in district one. He is, well, rich. Born into a wealthy family as an only child he was naturally the focus of attention, leaving him spoiled rotten with love. To raise such a boy to be good-natured and selfless is a difficult task, but his parents tried their hardest to raise him with the ideal personality. It worked - partially. In the early years of school when innocence and harmony dominated children's lives, King was top of the class when it came to earning good grades. He was also very popular amongst the teachers and children; he was charming, funny, and just an all around nice guy. It wasn't difficult to create new friendships and enjoy life. It was as simple as one, two, done.

Life didn't change until after puberty, the same year his name was entered into the Reaping for the first time. With his parents encouraging Career training and the chance of being picked for the Games appearing standards were raised high, and he forced himself to work harder than anybody else. Once the standards were met, he was satisfied. After all, who wouldn't be happy with rich parents, a handsome face, good fighting skills, and endless popularity among peers?

He definitely was.

Partying is his new favorite past-time. There is no doubting king's status as a Career, but he spends more time hanging out with friends than he does anything else nowadays. He figures he has already almost reached perfection so he might as well treat himself to life's luxuries. Rather than devoting all of his energy to school and training he relaxes, hangs out with his friends, throws parties, crashes parties, and loses himself with his new favorite passion - dancing. When he dances he loses his sense of time, place - everything. It provides a natural high that he is addicted to, which is better than the alternative in his opinion. He never was fond of drugs - they made him freak out too much.

He is quite content with his life, even now when the age of eighteen is slowly approaching - the age when his peers expect to see him in the arena of the Games slaughtering children to win glory and fame. They all expect him to walk across the stage with bursting pride and radiating will-power that will earn him a perfect twelve training score, tons of sponsors, and eventually, the victor's crown. Unfortunately for them, King has no intention to volunteer for the Games even despite the overwhelming peer pressure. In fact, the Reaping of Kingsley Viper is one of his worst nightmares, and he hopes to Ripred that it will not come true.