Rick Fields-District 4(DONE!!)

Appearance:

Rick is a rather handsome kid, with dirty blond hair that has the habit of falling over his hazel colored eyes. He's quite tall, standing around 6" 6'. He also weighs a bit more than most kids in his district, but his weight is mainly muscle. Like his father before him, his job is transporting fish to people's houses. That means carrying huge buckets of the scaly things 12 hours a day. Actually, it's probably more like eleven hours. He does get a lunch break.

On his back are several scars, which he doesn't like showing to other kids. He doesn't like the tale of how he got them, either. Some of his dad's friends came over, and convinced his father to come to the tavern with them. His dad had never had wine, and he quickly got drunk. He came home at two in the morning, and immediatly got angry with Rick for leaving out the paper he had been drawing on. He threw out the sketches, woke Rick, and gave him a beating on the spot. It was the worst night of Rick's life, and he doesn't like bringing it back up.

He has great talent when a spear and net is in his hand: not only for fishing, but also for training. None of the girls really care how good he is with a spear, only how handsome he is. This often gets on Rick's nerves, and he hates it when girls think he's handsome. His skin is tanned, from hours of working in the heat of the harbor.

Most of his traits would be of advantage to Rick in the games: his muscle and talent with a spear. His long legs make him a great runner, and he is an amazing swimmer. His one draw back is climbing. He is far too heavy to climb trees, and often gets annoyed at his sister, Gabby, who likes to hide his things in trees.

Personality:

Most kids get their personalities from their parents, right? Not Rick. He actually dislikes his parent's personalities, especially when the two clash. His mother is snobby and easily angered, while his father is quiet and not easily angered. In fact, because he's so quiet, people often get angry at him.

Rick is very kind, and enjoys his work at the harbor. He likes helping the neighbors, caring for his little sister, and teaching her about the ocean. Another thing he loves: the ocean. Rick would do almost anything to have one day at the ocean, with the sand between his toes and the salty air in his face. More often, though, he's stuck at the misty, dreary harbors. Which isn't too bad either, just so long as he's near water.

What are a few things Rick hates? He hates fighting, for one, especially between his parents. He's never made any real friends except for Gabby, because he's afraid they'll get in a fight and it'll just crush him. Many of the other boys think he's weird because of this, but they also are a bit jealous of his looks. Another thing Rick hates. Jealousy. Sometimes even he feels it, and it's not a good feeling. He says it can change your views of a person, just because they have better hair or clothes. He believes that you should like a person for who they are, not what they own.

Rick isn't all nice guy, however. He does have a bad guy part. He has made a few small friendships in the past, though they might turn out to be a little more than just small. He is very protective, and often uses his actions to show how he is feeling. So, if he is angry at someone for insulting his 'friend', it will probably end up in a fight. Gabby doesn't like this part about him, and hates being around him when he's angry. Rick doesn't like it either, because he doesn't want Gabby to be scared of him.

Both Rick and Gabby go down to the training center every day to practice for the games. Gabby is only ten, but Rick takes her to practice anyway. It's kind of odd, because he is very protective of her and doesn't want her in the Hunger Games. In his eyes, she's so fragile and sweet, she'd break down crying at the start of the games. He often has nightmares of her being given a brutal death in the arena. Rick, on the other hand, actually wants to be in the games. Not for the killing and the blood, but for the money. His family lives in a poor part of the district, which is why he has to work all day. Rick always tries to volunteer, even though others get there before him, and he works hard to be ready for the games.

He is quite handy with a spear, like I said before. The spear is his best weapon. Sometimes, when he was younger, he would go down to the shore with his father and spear fish. Even then, he could easily kill a speeding cat fish. 

History:

Rick was born into a bit of an odd family. At first he was a single child, with a mother named Hannah and a father named Jason. His parents used to tell him stories about how they met, but every time they tell him, the story changes. He's tried to ask the neighbors and the fishermen, but they won't tell him either. His first time at the ocean was just a week after he was born. His mother always tells him that as soon as he got there, he picked up a little starfish and ate it. And it's true. Of course, Rick would never do that now. He loves sea creatures, and he enjoys sketching pictures of them. At the age of five, his mother gave him a sketch book. He was actually a pretty good artist right of the bat, unlike his parents. 

He still enjoys taking the book down to the shore and sketching a sea creature. When he was six, he started collecting shells. He found all different kinds, and started putting them on a shelf in his room. To this day, he still had the collection to look at, and is still collecting things. A year later, Gabby was born. Her full name was Gabriel, but when she was three years old, she said she wanted everyone to call her Gabby. So, the name stuck. Rick fell in love with her almost at first sight.

They didn't always get along, of course. There have been a few times when Gabby broke one of Rick's shells, or Rick forgot to take Gabby to the training center. They both started training at the age of eight and six. Gabby was six, Rick was eight. They both immediately took a liking to the spear, though Gabby prefers to use blow darts. Rick is always telling her that blow darts won't help in the arena, but she insists that he helps her with them every day.

Codeword: oDair
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