Michael Wheeler {AU} (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
still_the_dm) wrote2016-10-05 06:43 pm
still_the_dm) wrote2016-10-05 06:43 pm
Entry tags:
[BOOMTOWN] Application: Michael Wheeler
Player's Name: Liz/EC
Characters Played Here: Michael Scofield, PRISON BREAK
Character: Michael Wheeler
Series/Canon: Stranger Things
From When? Four years after the events of the show. Mike comes from an AU world where Eleven survived the battle with the Demogorgon and stayed, going on to be adopted by Joyce Byers.
Previous Game(s): NONE
World Description: N/A
History: Pre-canon departure info.
More specific information on Mike.
After the final battle with the Demogorgon, Eleven sent the beast back to the Upside Down, and returned to tell the tale. Taken in by Joyce Byers, she was tended by the entire group that stood against it: Lucas, Dustin, Johnathan, Nancy, Hopper, and Mike. After a lengthy recovery, she was informally adopted by the family, going by the name Ellie Byers and posing as a distant cousin.
For the next four years, she lived as normal a life as possible alongside Mike and the others. While the adults handled things like her education, daily care, and teaching her "practical" things about the world around her, the Party took the more serious aspects of her education upon themselves.
Lucas taught her how to use a slingshot. Dustin taught her how to ride a bike. Will taught her about music, Mike taught her about Star Wars, and as a group they taught her the most important skill of all: how to play D&D.
As the years wore on, and El began living and learning like a normal girl, the bond between her and Mike continued to grow. Thanks to the difficulties surrounding her recovery and settling her into life in Hawkins, their relationship plateaued, but the pair remained close as they danced around their shared attraction and affection without ever acting on it.
Mike will appear in New Dodge during a camping trip with the Byers family, looking for El before worrying about his own present state.
Does your character have any close ties to existing canon characters? Only Ellie Byers, who is presently in game. Her mun is aware of this application. :D
Why do you think your character would work in this setting?
Mike absolutely fluxed in. He'd never willingly leave his friends, or Ellie, and it will be Ellie who he first looks for. Once he realizes she's there, his primary focus will be on looking after her, and making sure she's safe in the environment. In doing this, integrating into New Dodge will be a priority for him because the more he knows about it and the people who live there, the better he can look after Ellie.
Also, it's the wild west. In space. He's geek enough to know that's cool.
How do you plan to expand their CR?
Simple: Mike will want to know everyone Ellie knows. It's strictly in the interests of her safety, as far as he's concerned, given her past. He wants her to be safe and feel safe. He's a little socially awkward, but time has helped that, and in the process of looking after the girl he loves, I believe he'll forge a lot of very real friendships.
What will your character do for work?
Likely, Mike will work odd jobs, but he'll eventually work with Ellie in her future business ventures.
Inventory:
The pajamas on his back and nothing else.
Samples:
Third-Person Sample:
He could do this.
Taking a deep breath, Mike adjusted one of the vases full of roses that he'd bought to fill El's room. He'd bought—more roses than was humanly necessary, and he was hoping that they'd make an impression.
He got the idea from some of the other people in New Dodge, something called a “prom-posal.” It was like proposing marriage, only you asked them to go to the prom or a dance or something and you did it like a marriage proposal. It was kind of a crazy idea...until he thought about the way El might react if he bough her twelve dozen roses to ask her out on a date.
And he'd been fidgeting over arranging them for the last half hour, because years later, he was still a gigantic chicken. Lucas never let him forget it, Dustin teased him about it every single day (mostly justified, considering how four years brought Dustin things that hadn't come to Lucas and Mike...things like teeth, height, and abs), and at this point he absolutely deserved all of it.
It took the risk of death for him to get up the guts to kiss her, and now they had to travel to an alien world for him to have the nerve to ask her on a date. Going big like this was his way of making up for that, by asking her out in a really huge, really brave way.
He picked up another vase, then set it right back down. Scrubbing his hands through his hair, he turned and walked out of her room.
When she got in, she'd see them. She'd say yes, they'd go out, and El would finally, finally be his girlfriend.
He was halfway back to his room before he froze, then turned and ran back as fast as he could.
After all, she couldn't very well know that Mike was asking her out if he didn't leave the damn card for her to find...
First-Person Sample:
She's here.
I don't care if it makes me whipped or not. I get that from Lucas and Dustin a lot back home. When we were younger, they gave me hell just for liking her, before liking girls was an acceptable thing. It's weird how much things change in just four years...to be honest, I'm not even sure I can remember when the line shifted, and the grief they gave me was borne more out of envy than any real disdain.
El changed a lot in four years. She grew her hair out, she grew up. She went from pretty to amazing, and that whole jumbled mix of feelings I couldn't sort through when I was eleven years old got so much clearer. Long legs, a pretty face, great hair...it's not why I liked her. It was her squeezing Troy's bladder until he peed himself at the assembly for Will. It was the way she looked at me when I let her out of my closet...it was the faces she made when I put make up on her and the way she smiled when I saw her dressed up for the first time.
I think I'm in love with Eleven--Ellie Byers. I'm in love with her, and when I got here that was the first thing I thought of.
I was in the wild west, in space, and El wasn't there.
The world fell apart in that second...but then I found here.
And that's the one thing I will love about New Dodge as long as it remains true: she's here.
That's what makes it home.
CANON UPDATE (12/21/17)
After the end of the kidplot, Mike will flux out of New Dodge and return to his arrival point, simultaneously with Elle. The camping trip he was on will end, and together the pair will officially become a couple with little revelation to their loved ones...save for how it happened so fast.
Within days of returning home, Mike will display his new powers to his friends, gleefully excited to make use of them for the benefit of the party. Shortly after, Elle will be abducted again...and things will go sharply downhill.
In the aftermath, government representatives will visit the Byers home, with the rest of the party present, and claim that Elle was picked up as part of an ongoing investigation: her birth parents were discovered, and are allegedly Russian spies. Horrified and disgusted, Mike will swiftly descend into a helpless rage that consumes the next year of his life.
From here, some of the events of Season 2 of Stranger Things will unfold, with additions to Mike's behavior: while his grades and attendance in school do not suffer, he will find himself in trouble constantly for fighting. What time he does not devote to his friends and to their D&D campaigns, he will spend taking karate classes at a dojo that's opened not far from the arcade. His behavioral problems will make his parents a hard sell, but they allow it: he's still doing well in school, and he agrees to having his allowance cut in half to help chip in for the lessons. He even goes so far as to agree to get a summer job and pay his own way when school isn't in session.
This lasts for roughly six months, give or take. Mike's new hobby seems to be resulting in fewer phone calls from the principal around the time Elle begins living with Hopper in secret, so his parents are encouraged. Truthfully, the classes do help settle Mike's temper some, but while his fighting subsides a bit, he soon develops more behavioral problems by speaking out against his teachers at school--in one especially nasty case, Mike ended up suspended for three days for cursing out his science teacher. Tension even builds between Mike and Hopper, not because Mike is aware of what Hopper is doing, but simply because Mike no longer trusts anyone in a position of authority: they are all potentially working for the enemy--namely, those that took Elle away from him.
In the interim Mike is also abusing his powers, often ditching school at lunch and returning unseen through mirrors. With his improved focus, thanks to the discipline of his martial arts classes, he's also discovered that he can trap people inside of mirrors (after one particular incident that Lucas still hasn't forgiven him for). As of yet, he hasn't used this ability maliciously.
The rest of Stranger Things S2 plays out going forward, with Will being attacked by the Mindflayer. The only differences are that Mike is flat out aggressive in trying to ostracize Mad Max from the group, and the face off in the gym turns into a shouting match. After his reunion with Elle, when he learns that Hopper kept her hidden, Mike flat out punches Hopper in the face. Not long after this, Mike will return to New Dodge.
Characters Played Here: Michael Scofield, PRISON BREAK
Character: Michael Wheeler
Series/Canon: Stranger Things
From When? Four years after the events of the show. Mike comes from an AU world where Eleven survived the battle with the Demogorgon and stayed, going on to be adopted by Joyce Byers.
Previous Game(s): NONE
World Description: N/A
History: Pre-canon departure info.
More specific information on Mike.
After the final battle with the Demogorgon, Eleven sent the beast back to the Upside Down, and returned to tell the tale. Taken in by Joyce Byers, she was tended by the entire group that stood against it: Lucas, Dustin, Johnathan, Nancy, Hopper, and Mike. After a lengthy recovery, she was informally adopted by the family, going by the name Ellie Byers and posing as a distant cousin.
For the next four years, she lived as normal a life as possible alongside Mike and the others. While the adults handled things like her education, daily care, and teaching her "practical" things about the world around her, the Party took the more serious aspects of her education upon themselves.
Lucas taught her how to use a slingshot. Dustin taught her how to ride a bike. Will taught her about music, Mike taught her about Star Wars, and as a group they taught her the most important skill of all: how to play D&D.
As the years wore on, and El began living and learning like a normal girl, the bond between her and Mike continued to grow. Thanks to the difficulties surrounding her recovery and settling her into life in Hawkins, their relationship plateaued, but the pair remained close as they danced around their shared attraction and affection without ever acting on it.
Mike will appear in New Dodge during a camping trip with the Byers family, looking for El before worrying about his own present state.
Does your character have any close ties to existing canon characters? Only Ellie Byers, who is presently in game. Her mun is aware of this application. :D
Why do you think your character would work in this setting?
Mike absolutely fluxed in. He'd never willingly leave his friends, or Ellie, and it will be Ellie who he first looks for. Once he realizes she's there, his primary focus will be on looking after her, and making sure she's safe in the environment. In doing this, integrating into New Dodge will be a priority for him because the more he knows about it and the people who live there, the better he can look after Ellie.
Also, it's the wild west. In space. He's geek enough to know that's cool.
How do you plan to expand their CR?
Simple: Mike will want to know everyone Ellie knows. It's strictly in the interests of her safety, as far as he's concerned, given her past. He wants her to be safe and feel safe. He's a little socially awkward, but time has helped that, and in the process of looking after the girl he loves, I believe he'll forge a lot of very real friendships.
What will your character do for work?
Likely, Mike will work odd jobs, but he'll eventually work with Ellie in her future business ventures.
Inventory:
The pajamas on his back and nothing else.
Samples:
Third-Person Sample:
He could do this.
Taking a deep breath, Mike adjusted one of the vases full of roses that he'd bought to fill El's room. He'd bought—more roses than was humanly necessary, and he was hoping that they'd make an impression.
He got the idea from some of the other people in New Dodge, something called a “prom-posal.” It was like proposing marriage, only you asked them to go to the prom or a dance or something and you did it like a marriage proposal. It was kind of a crazy idea...until he thought about the way El might react if he bough her twelve dozen roses to ask her out on a date.
And he'd been fidgeting over arranging them for the last half hour, because years later, he was still a gigantic chicken. Lucas never let him forget it, Dustin teased him about it every single day (mostly justified, considering how four years brought Dustin things that hadn't come to Lucas and Mike...things like teeth, height, and abs), and at this point he absolutely deserved all of it.
It took the risk of death for him to get up the guts to kiss her, and now they had to travel to an alien world for him to have the nerve to ask her on a date. Going big like this was his way of making up for that, by asking her out in a really huge, really brave way.
He picked up another vase, then set it right back down. Scrubbing his hands through his hair, he turned and walked out of her room.
When she got in, she'd see them. She'd say yes, they'd go out, and El would finally, finally be his girlfriend.
He was halfway back to his room before he froze, then turned and ran back as fast as he could.
After all, she couldn't very well know that Mike was asking her out if he didn't leave the damn card for her to find...
First-Person Sample:
She's here.
I don't care if it makes me whipped or not. I get that from Lucas and Dustin a lot back home. When we were younger, they gave me hell just for liking her, before liking girls was an acceptable thing. It's weird how much things change in just four years...to be honest, I'm not even sure I can remember when the line shifted, and the grief they gave me was borne more out of envy than any real disdain.
El changed a lot in four years. She grew her hair out, she grew up. She went from pretty to amazing, and that whole jumbled mix of feelings I couldn't sort through when I was eleven years old got so much clearer. Long legs, a pretty face, great hair...it's not why I liked her. It was her squeezing Troy's bladder until he peed himself at the assembly for Will. It was the way she looked at me when I let her out of my closet...it was the faces she made when I put make up on her and the way she smiled when I saw her dressed up for the first time.
I think I'm in love with Eleven--Ellie Byers. I'm in love with her, and when I got here that was the first thing I thought of.
I was in the wild west, in space, and El wasn't there.
The world fell apart in that second...but then I found here.
And that's the one thing I will love about New Dodge as long as it remains true: she's here.
That's what makes it home.
CANON UPDATE (12/21/17)
After the end of the kidplot, Mike will flux out of New Dodge and return to his arrival point, simultaneously with Elle. The camping trip he was on will end, and together the pair will officially become a couple with little revelation to their loved ones...save for how it happened so fast.
Within days of returning home, Mike will display his new powers to his friends, gleefully excited to make use of them for the benefit of the party. Shortly after, Elle will be abducted again...and things will go sharply downhill.
In the aftermath, government representatives will visit the Byers home, with the rest of the party present, and claim that Elle was picked up as part of an ongoing investigation: her birth parents were discovered, and are allegedly Russian spies. Horrified and disgusted, Mike will swiftly descend into a helpless rage that consumes the next year of his life.
From here, some of the events of Season 2 of Stranger Things will unfold, with additions to Mike's behavior: while his grades and attendance in school do not suffer, he will find himself in trouble constantly for fighting. What time he does not devote to his friends and to their D&D campaigns, he will spend taking karate classes at a dojo that's opened not far from the arcade. His behavioral problems will make his parents a hard sell, but they allow it: he's still doing well in school, and he agrees to having his allowance cut in half to help chip in for the lessons. He even goes so far as to agree to get a summer job and pay his own way when school isn't in session.
This lasts for roughly six months, give or take. Mike's new hobby seems to be resulting in fewer phone calls from the principal around the time Elle begins living with Hopper in secret, so his parents are encouraged. Truthfully, the classes do help settle Mike's temper some, but while his fighting subsides a bit, he soon develops more behavioral problems by speaking out against his teachers at school--in one especially nasty case, Mike ended up suspended for three days for cursing out his science teacher. Tension even builds between Mike and Hopper, not because Mike is aware of what Hopper is doing, but simply because Mike no longer trusts anyone in a position of authority: they are all potentially working for the enemy--namely, those that took Elle away from him.
In the interim Mike is also abusing his powers, often ditching school at lunch and returning unseen through mirrors. With his improved focus, thanks to the discipline of his martial arts classes, he's also discovered that he can trap people inside of mirrors (after one particular incident that Lucas still hasn't forgiven him for). As of yet, he hasn't used this ability maliciously.
The rest of Stranger Things S2 plays out going forward, with Will being attacked by the Mindflayer. The only differences are that Mike is flat out aggressive in trying to ostracize Mad Max from the group, and the face off in the gym turns into a shouting match. After his reunion with Elle, when he learns that Hopper kept her hidden, Mike flat out punches Hopper in the face. Not long after this, Mike will return to New Dodge.