Post by X2 on Apr 30, 2015 22:55:50 GMT -5
Name: Munkustrap; AKA Munk, Munkus, or Straps
Gender: Male
Age: Young Adult (Roughly between 25-27)
Tribe: Jellicle
Tribe Position: Tribal Chief of the Protectors
Family: Old Deuteronomy-Father; Lara-Mother(Unknown); Grizabella-"Mother"
Rum Tum Tugger-(half)Brother; Macavity- (half)Brother; Coricopat-(half)Brother; Tantomile-(Half)Sister; Jemima-(Half)Sister
Let me know if I've forgotten anyone. I am also open to full siblings and other additions, just PM me.
Appearance: Munkustrap is one of the taller toms of the junkyard, though still stands a few inches shorter then Tugger. However, while Tugger is taller, Munkustrap's body is more muscular. He is not completely muscle-bound. His main work with exercises and training had been focused on developing his leg and arm strength. And yes while he is in a fight he does tend to rely more on his brute strength; he is still agile enough to evade most attacks coming his way.
Munkustrap has a youthful and rebellious face, contradictory to his personality. (Not saying Munkustrap isn't still youthful) He does have some lines around his eyes due to the stress of keeping the tribe safe, but has only enhanced his overall appearance, not diminished his handsome body type. He has high cheekbones, and has thinly shaped golden eyes. Munkustrap is renown for being that Silver Tabby. And to most, that's all his appearance will ever consist of.
Human Appearance: Samuli Vauramo
Personality: Munkustrap has the legendary reputation for being a boy scout. But due to many of his faults, he is not sure how this reputation came to be. He is against injustice and will do whatever he can to make amends or put right the wrongs in the world. He's usually the first to volunteer to help someone out, even if it doesn't pertain to his job. And protects the tribe and the members in the tribe as if they were of his own flesh and blood. Even if he doesn't like a member personally, they're still a jellicle and that's enough for him to protect, and to aid. But those are the only traits he shares with the label 'Boy Scout'.' He supposes that is probably enough to peg him as one. [See Faults for argument against the Boy Scout title]
As stated above, Munkustrap is a very protective individual. Anyone, anyone he see's that is in danger, being picked on, or in need of help, he is there in a flash. Family, a friend, an acquaintance, a new jellicle, a jellicle he doesn't like, or a stranger are all on his list of those he's willing to put his own life on the line to save. He is a tom of principles. And it compels him to help and to protect, even if dislikes an individual, he'll still offer his assistance and protect that individual with his life if they are in need of it. The silver tabby is also an honest tom. He has never cheated, and when he does attempt to lie; because he does it so infrequently; it is quite obvious when he is lying. Munkustrap also is against the wrongdoings that exist in the world. Anything that Munkustrap feels is an injustice that went unnoticed, captures his attention.
Seeing those that have done wrong get punished for those said crimes is a passionate subject for Munkustrap. He doesn't want vengeance or revenge to be enacted, he just wants justice to be handed to them. With Macavity in power, Munk see's too much of bad things happening to good cats while bad cats keep getting rewarded. And while in principle, Munkustrap is an idealist and right, the silver tabby tends to forget that the world isn't black and white. When his passions overtake him, Munkustrap see's the situation in front of him in black and white; Cat A is good and needs help, while Cat B is wrong and needs a punch in the face and a lesson. He is also not above lecturing others the moral points of stories, as well as right from wrong, but these lecture's tend to be reserved for the younger generation.
Faults: It is widely known, or assumed, that Munkustrap is a workaholic. He quite often face-plants himself into his duty and work, searching for any opportunity to get out there to patrol, or insert himself into a fight. As expected, this leaves little to no room for social endeavors. Munkustrap doesn't have a problem with being social, but he prefers his job over dating and lasting friendships, and always has. To say that he does his job purely from the joy of saving a life or protecting one, would only be a half truth. He's addicted to his job, and in a way, its an escape for him.
He gets recognition and is seen as a hero without having to socialize. Plus, he is of the mindset that he'd need to quit his job in order to have best friends, good relations with his family and a mate. He's married to his work and doesn't want to change status quo. Munkustrap does have the problem of 'bringing his work home'. When he's not on duty or responsible for anyone, he can still give orders, be bossy and expect that what he says will be done in an orderly fashion. He's not a tyrant, however.
Munkustrap also has the ego that comes with his position. And is partly why he will give orders or boss others around even when he is off duty. It has also given him the deposition of him always being right. Or rather, Munkustrap always thinks he is right. He tends to do this more when he's off duty, and relies more on the other protectors to come to a consensus. However, in the everyday matters, due to his experience "Out in the World", he has determined that he knows what is what.
Describing word: Protective
History: Munkustrap was the second born (acknowledged) son of Old Deuteronomy. It was shortly after Old Deuteronomy had Macavity with his mate at the time, when he first encountered Lara. The jellicle leader easily befriended the silver bombshell, and the two began to converse whenever they could. He continued to go out and see Lara, to the ever growing ire of his first mate (Macavity's mother). After the first time he invited Lara back to the junkyard, his mate and him spiraled into a fight. His growing affection and bond to Lara was making his mate uncomfortable and jealous and in a way Old Deuteronomy understood why.
However, this didn't stop Old Deuteronomy from sneaking off to see Lara at night. He was falling hard for Lara and beginning to realize that the passion and "love" he thought he had for Macavity's mother, was in fact desire and companionship. Not love. Lara felt the same way, and their midnight meetings grew more frequent. Until Deuteronomy had to admit there was something there that he wanted to explore further. So this lead to his breakup with his mate. Needless to say the breakup was loud, messy and highly emotional. Things only got more tense, when Lara came back to the yard and became an official Jellicle.
The two queens didn't get along, though Lara tried to give out olive branches. Lara did eventually keep to herself, in order to avoid Old Deuteronomy's bitter ex. Things died down, until Lara began making friends with those who were her friends as well. This resulted in another cat fight between the queens. Their friends were the ones to put a stop to it, and once more a fragile peace lingered in the junkyard. A peace that was once more disrupted, when Lara was expecting her first baby with Old Deuteronomy. The frequent fights and trouble that Lara found herself in, caused a lot of stress for her.
Lara's rival eventually left the junkyard, abandoning Macavity there, a few months before Lara's due date. Unfortunately the damage had already been done. Lara had been so stressed out, that she had grown quite sickly and hadn't been able to keep her or the baby healthy. Lara didn't make it through the labor, and infant Munkustrap was very small and sick when he was born. Thankfully though, Munkustrap seemed to make a fine recovery and was diagnosed as a healthy baby a few months later.
Depressed, over losing both queens and having two sons motherless, Deuteronomy stepped up and tried to be a good father. And he was, but he couldn't replace the mother figures in their lives that they needed. So Deuteronomy contacted Lara's best friend Grizabella and invited her into the tribe. He hoped that she would be a good influence over the boys and for awhile she became that mother figure Old Deuteronomy wanted. He didn't have it in his heart to tell Munkustrap that his real mother had died, and ended up lying to the tabby tom that his mother was Grizabella.
Grizabella went along with this deception, though why she did went to the heavyside with her. Munkustrap was always treated as the favorite son, by both Old Deuteronomy and Grizabella. And though this was not Munkustrap's fault, it became a point of contention between him and Macavity. Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy often had to break up squabbles between the two half siblings. Sometimes Macavity instigated, and sometimes it was Munkustrap who threw the first punch. But Munkustrap was in the majority of kittens and (eventually) preteens that disliked or bullied Macavity.
Things progressed in this fashion until Macavity left the tribe, shortly followed by Rumpus. Things actually went back to normal from then on, Munkustrap was a good influence on the dark twins and constantly went to them for advice, and started petty squabbles with his younger half brother Tugger. Not too mention he spoiled the hell out of his youngest sibling, Jemima. All in all, afterwards, he had a fine upbringing and there was normalcy to Munkustrap's life. Finally. But when he was a very young teen, heartbreak hit once again. Grizabella left the tribe, and broke Munkustrap's heart when he plead with her not to. It was when he found Grizabella on the streets that his opinion of his mother drastically changed.
Munkustrap pretty much wrote Grizabella out of his life from that point on, and focused on helping the tribe. So no one else would leave him and the tribe again and so that he could protect, guide and aid everyone there so they wouldn't end up where he found Grizabella. His protective obsession didn't start and become prominent until a name from his past came up in rumor on the streets. Macavity. Munkustrap was rewarded for his discovery of his half brother's new criminal tribe, by being promoted as the chief protector of the Jellicle Tribe.
RP Sample: Munkustrap's face was line in quite contemplation. A diversion; It was a sound tactical strategy, but if the layout and the details of the mission were as vague as they were now, it was also risky. He had hoped that Owen would have had something solid and schematics more recent then the ones they had now, and had been optimistic that they would have heard more solid intel from others in the streets. The silver tabby knew he should have sent Keiiji out on a recon mission; he wasn't trustworthy, but he would have given them more detailed and true information (For a fee) then what he was hearing now. "Not like we've never improvised before. No matter what we end up facing, a diversion is our best bet of getting into the building and rescuing those queens."
He did notice Teazer's nervous smile, as well as Tumble's reaction beside the petty thief. He wasn't completely comfortable leaving those two alone as a distraction and running bait, but he wasn't going to turn down their help nor was he going to ignore them volunteering for the job either. "Alright, so when we get there, Rumpleteazer and Tumblebrutus will provide the distraction. If anyone can get their attention and hold it, it's you two. Though I expect both of you in one piece after the mission." He debated whether or not to keep Grumbuskin or Alonzo with them as well, knowing either one would keep the two younger cats safe, but he felt he could trust Tumble to watch Teazer's back, and vice verse.
"Grumbuskin, and Alonzo are with me. We'll head in through the back, while I trust CP and Chromie to slip in through the front. That way at least one of the groups will make it to the queens if the other group should encounter any unforeseen problems."
Comments: Due to LARGE inactivity, I will be applying and adopting Munkustrap permanently.
Gender: Male
Age: Young Adult (Roughly between 25-27)
Tribe: Jellicle
Tribe Position: Tribal Chief of the Protectors
Family: Old Deuteronomy-Father; Lara-Mother(Unknown); Grizabella-"Mother"
Rum Tum Tugger-(half)Brother; Macavity- (half)Brother; Coricopat-(half)Brother; Tantomile-(Half)Sister; Jemima-(Half)Sister
Let me know if I've forgotten anyone. I am also open to full siblings and other additions, just PM me.
Appearance: Munkustrap is one of the taller toms of the junkyard, though still stands a few inches shorter then Tugger. However, while Tugger is taller, Munkustrap's body is more muscular. He is not completely muscle-bound. His main work with exercises and training had been focused on developing his leg and arm strength. And yes while he is in a fight he does tend to rely more on his brute strength; he is still agile enough to evade most attacks coming his way.
Munkustrap has a youthful and rebellious face, contradictory to his personality. (Not saying Munkustrap isn't still youthful) He does have some lines around his eyes due to the stress of keeping the tribe safe, but has only enhanced his overall appearance, not diminished his handsome body type. He has high cheekbones, and has thinly shaped golden eyes. Munkustrap is renown for being that Silver Tabby. And to most, that's all his appearance will ever consist of.
Human Appearance: Samuli Vauramo
Personality: Munkustrap has the legendary reputation for being a boy scout. But due to many of his faults, he is not sure how this reputation came to be. He is against injustice and will do whatever he can to make amends or put right the wrongs in the world. He's usually the first to volunteer to help someone out, even if it doesn't pertain to his job. And protects the tribe and the members in the tribe as if they were of his own flesh and blood. Even if he doesn't like a member personally, they're still a jellicle and that's enough for him to protect, and to aid. But those are the only traits he shares with the label 'Boy Scout'.' He supposes that is probably enough to peg him as one. [See Faults for argument against the Boy Scout title]
As stated above, Munkustrap is a very protective individual. Anyone, anyone he see's that is in danger, being picked on, or in need of help, he is there in a flash. Family, a friend, an acquaintance, a new jellicle, a jellicle he doesn't like, or a stranger are all on his list of those he's willing to put his own life on the line to save. He is a tom of principles. And it compels him to help and to protect, even if dislikes an individual, he'll still offer his assistance and protect that individual with his life if they are in need of it. The silver tabby is also an honest tom. He has never cheated, and when he does attempt to lie; because he does it so infrequently; it is quite obvious when he is lying. Munkustrap also is against the wrongdoings that exist in the world. Anything that Munkustrap feels is an injustice that went unnoticed, captures his attention.
Seeing those that have done wrong get punished for those said crimes is a passionate subject for Munkustrap. He doesn't want vengeance or revenge to be enacted, he just wants justice to be handed to them. With Macavity in power, Munk see's too much of bad things happening to good cats while bad cats keep getting rewarded. And while in principle, Munkustrap is an idealist and right, the silver tabby tends to forget that the world isn't black and white. When his passions overtake him, Munkustrap see's the situation in front of him in black and white; Cat A is good and needs help, while Cat B is wrong and needs a punch in the face and a lesson. He is also not above lecturing others the moral points of stories, as well as right from wrong, but these lecture's tend to be reserved for the younger generation.
Faults: It is widely known, or assumed, that Munkustrap is a workaholic. He quite often face-plants himself into his duty and work, searching for any opportunity to get out there to patrol, or insert himself into a fight. As expected, this leaves little to no room for social endeavors. Munkustrap doesn't have a problem with being social, but he prefers his job over dating and lasting friendships, and always has. To say that he does his job purely from the joy of saving a life or protecting one, would only be a half truth. He's addicted to his job, and in a way, its an escape for him.
He gets recognition and is seen as a hero without having to socialize. Plus, he is of the mindset that he'd need to quit his job in order to have best friends, good relations with his family and a mate. He's married to his work and doesn't want to change status quo. Munkustrap does have the problem of 'bringing his work home'. When he's not on duty or responsible for anyone, he can still give orders, be bossy and expect that what he says will be done in an orderly fashion. He's not a tyrant, however.
Munkustrap also has the ego that comes with his position. And is partly why he will give orders or boss others around even when he is off duty. It has also given him the deposition of him always being right. Or rather, Munkustrap always thinks he is right. He tends to do this more when he's off duty, and relies more on the other protectors to come to a consensus. However, in the everyday matters, due to his experience "Out in the World", he has determined that he knows what is what.
Describing word: Protective
History: Munkustrap was the second born (acknowledged) son of Old Deuteronomy. It was shortly after Old Deuteronomy had Macavity with his mate at the time, when he first encountered Lara. The jellicle leader easily befriended the silver bombshell, and the two began to converse whenever they could. He continued to go out and see Lara, to the ever growing ire of his first mate (Macavity's mother). After the first time he invited Lara back to the junkyard, his mate and him spiraled into a fight. His growing affection and bond to Lara was making his mate uncomfortable and jealous and in a way Old Deuteronomy understood why.
However, this didn't stop Old Deuteronomy from sneaking off to see Lara at night. He was falling hard for Lara and beginning to realize that the passion and "love" he thought he had for Macavity's mother, was in fact desire and companionship. Not love. Lara felt the same way, and their midnight meetings grew more frequent. Until Deuteronomy had to admit there was something there that he wanted to explore further. So this lead to his breakup with his mate. Needless to say the breakup was loud, messy and highly emotional. Things only got more tense, when Lara came back to the yard and became an official Jellicle.
The two queens didn't get along, though Lara tried to give out olive branches. Lara did eventually keep to herself, in order to avoid Old Deuteronomy's bitter ex. Things died down, until Lara began making friends with those who were her friends as well. This resulted in another cat fight between the queens. Their friends were the ones to put a stop to it, and once more a fragile peace lingered in the junkyard. A peace that was once more disrupted, when Lara was expecting her first baby with Old Deuteronomy. The frequent fights and trouble that Lara found herself in, caused a lot of stress for her.
Lara's rival eventually left the junkyard, abandoning Macavity there, a few months before Lara's due date. Unfortunately the damage had already been done. Lara had been so stressed out, that she had grown quite sickly and hadn't been able to keep her or the baby healthy. Lara didn't make it through the labor, and infant Munkustrap was very small and sick when he was born. Thankfully though, Munkustrap seemed to make a fine recovery and was diagnosed as a healthy baby a few months later.
Depressed, over losing both queens and having two sons motherless, Deuteronomy stepped up and tried to be a good father. And he was, but he couldn't replace the mother figures in their lives that they needed. So Deuteronomy contacted Lara's best friend Grizabella and invited her into the tribe. He hoped that she would be a good influence over the boys and for awhile she became that mother figure Old Deuteronomy wanted. He didn't have it in his heart to tell Munkustrap that his real mother had died, and ended up lying to the tabby tom that his mother was Grizabella.
Grizabella went along with this deception, though why she did went to the heavyside with her. Munkustrap was always treated as the favorite son, by both Old Deuteronomy and Grizabella. And though this was not Munkustrap's fault, it became a point of contention between him and Macavity. Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy often had to break up squabbles between the two half siblings. Sometimes Macavity instigated, and sometimes it was Munkustrap who threw the first punch. But Munkustrap was in the majority of kittens and (eventually) preteens that disliked or bullied Macavity.
Things progressed in this fashion until Macavity left the tribe, shortly followed by Rumpus. Things actually went back to normal from then on, Munkustrap was a good influence on the dark twins and constantly went to them for advice, and started petty squabbles with his younger half brother Tugger. Not too mention he spoiled the hell out of his youngest sibling, Jemima. All in all, afterwards, he had a fine upbringing and there was normalcy to Munkustrap's life. Finally. But when he was a very young teen, heartbreak hit once again. Grizabella left the tribe, and broke Munkustrap's heart when he plead with her not to. It was when he found Grizabella on the streets that his opinion of his mother drastically changed.
Munkustrap pretty much wrote Grizabella out of his life from that point on, and focused on helping the tribe. So no one else would leave him and the tribe again and so that he could protect, guide and aid everyone there so they wouldn't end up where he found Grizabella. His protective obsession didn't start and become prominent until a name from his past came up in rumor on the streets. Macavity. Munkustrap was rewarded for his discovery of his half brother's new criminal tribe, by being promoted as the chief protector of the Jellicle Tribe.
RP Sample: Munkustrap's face was line in quite contemplation. A diversion; It was a sound tactical strategy, but if the layout and the details of the mission were as vague as they were now, it was also risky. He had hoped that Owen would have had something solid and schematics more recent then the ones they had now, and had been optimistic that they would have heard more solid intel from others in the streets. The silver tabby knew he should have sent Keiiji out on a recon mission; he wasn't trustworthy, but he would have given them more detailed and true information (For a fee) then what he was hearing now. "Not like we've never improvised before. No matter what we end up facing, a diversion is our best bet of getting into the building and rescuing those queens."
He did notice Teazer's nervous smile, as well as Tumble's reaction beside the petty thief. He wasn't completely comfortable leaving those two alone as a distraction and running bait, but he wasn't going to turn down their help nor was he going to ignore them volunteering for the job either. "Alright, so when we get there, Rumpleteazer and Tumblebrutus will provide the distraction. If anyone can get their attention and hold it, it's you two. Though I expect both of you in one piece after the mission." He debated whether or not to keep Grumbuskin or Alonzo with them as well, knowing either one would keep the two younger cats safe, but he felt he could trust Tumble to watch Teazer's back, and vice verse.
"Grumbuskin, and Alonzo are with me. We'll head in through the back, while I trust CP and Chromie to slip in through the front. That way at least one of the groups will make it to the queens if the other group should encounter any unforeseen problems."
Comments: Due to LARGE inactivity, I will be applying and adopting Munkustrap permanently.
