Henry Finch [District 4]

rook Veteran Member 2,361 POSTS Pronouns: he/him last seen Sept 26, 2023 15:42:53 GMT -5 who needs another thing to be sad about?	Henry Finch [District 4] Dec 31, 2012 10:19:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rook on Dec 31, 2012 10:19:33 GMT -5 Name: Henry Finch Age: 15 Gender: Male District/Area: District 4 Appearance: see Personality: post History: below Codeword: odair Comments/Other:
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Henry Finch [District 4] Dec 31, 2012 10:40:41 GMT -5

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as the ship went down i could see your face through the bubbles
as driftwood's journey began ours came to a close
it was on my watch that the creature struck, i'm sorry
a moments neglect and we enter the sea
and i will sing for you

Appearance: A face of dirt and paint brands Henry Finch as wild and tribal, an animal that cannot be tamed. He wears such an image as a mask for his true self - innocent and ripe. Henry likes to wear outlandish clothes, ranging from sleeveless vests and utility belts, to red headbands and torn trousers. He takes a pair of aviator goggles with him everywhere, even though he is a sea-man, as he craves identity among his brothers.

His skin is pale, but often dirty. He is lowest in the pecking order, and tends to do most of the dirty work - scrubbing and cleaning - so dirt clings to him like a disease. His hair is scruffy, full of dust and ragged with nits and fleas. His eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep. His lips are dry and cracked, chapped and pale. You can see why Henry desperately tries to hide his face behind dirt, paint and rags - because he thinks himself a damaged boy.

He can, on quiet days, calm himself to wear less flamboyant outfits, such as sweater-vests or fleeces. When he's not charging around the ship with a harpoon in his hand, he'll find something more comfortable to wear, such as slacks or cotton trousers.

Personality: Henry lives his life revolving around the idea of a 'greater good'. He thinks himself and his brothers do-gooders, valiant and heroic. Henry can be cheeky at times, often pushing the limits of what he can get away with, yet he would never do anything that puts others at risk. He's a fun-lover, being the youngest of the family, he will always seek to play games with his 'siblings'. He has little idea of boundaries and what you are supposed to say in certain moments, but he certainly means well. Havind always loved the tales of Robin Hood, he sees himself as the hero who takes from the ungrateful and provides for the poor. He thinks of the crew of The Red Star as the do-gooders of the ocean, and himself as somewhat of a hero waiting to be discovered.

He knows he has to work hard, being the bottom of the pecking order, but he really doesn't mind. He's a diligent worker, with heaps of patience. He somewhat craves to be the main-event, and want to be captain a lot of the time. He lacks knowledge of running the ship and often lands himself in trouble, from which Charlie or Jasper will help him get out of. His brothers know that he means well, and he's only young, so often he's given the benefit of the doubt.

Henry is always willing to learn, especially given his aspirations for the future. He is prone to disappointment and usually gets his hopes up over stuff that he is unlikely to benefit from. He is constantly active, doing errands or otherwise being a general menace and nuisance to the rest of the crew. Seen as the 'child' of the ship, the others seem to take little notice of him and his games. Ultimately he means well, and would put his childish antics aside if it meant helping the rest of the crew.

History: Henry's parents abandoned him as a babe, leaving him on the doorstep of someone else. This other family that his birth-parents had hoped would raise him where they could simply not, was in fact one person. She was an old woman by the name of Hetty. Having never had children before, and having such a pure heart, Hetty saw better than to leave the boy to die, and took him in as her own.

He grew up in her more than capable hands, and she taught him discipline from a young age. Hetty told Henry that she was his Grandmother, and he grew up believing that. He was sent off to school and learned the same drivel that all the other children did. He was also sent to the docks on weekends to help reel in nets. He got to go out to sea a few times to help draw up lobster cages, it was here that he fell in love with the sea. Henry loved the salty water and raw smell of fish, he loved working with rope and coming home with sea-weed in his hair. He was a District Four boy at heart, and nothing could change that.

Except when Hetty died shortly after he turned twelve. He wasn't permitted to go out to work at the weekends anymore, and was instead marshaled to an orphanage. Henry was filled with resent and his youth forced him into confusion and anger, as he couldn't understand why this had happened to him. He was so distraught that he refused to speak to anyone for months. That was when they took him, accidentally of course, because they had no idea who he was or his history, considering he never spoke to any of them. The other children, it was them who changed him, stole him, made him someone else. Stowaways with a vision of living on the ocean, away from rules and away from society.

Henry had followed the trouble-makers to see what it was that they were up to, and fell from the rafters above into the lower decks of the ship. He was unnoticed by them until they were way out at sea, at which point they couldn't turn him away. The sea-life changed him, and in time the Finch crew accepted Henry as their own blood, and nothing would be the same again.

our vessel we carry, you and me
now sits at the bottom, the bottom of the sea
it has fallen onto a natural reef
upon which new things have grown
things so wonderful, that i have never known

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