<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5e/25/cb/5e25cbf6f4b4d85bd44881db727f36d6.jpg)<br/><div align="center"><strong>John-James Puckett</strong></div></div><strong>Nicknames / Alias:</strong><em>Goes by Thorne, absolutely hates his birth name</em><br/><strong>Age: </strong><em>17</em><br/><strong>Birthday: </strong><em>19th February, 2006</em><br/><strong>Gender &amp; Sexuality:</strong><em>Cis man, unlabeled sexuality</em><br/><br/><strong>Face-Claim / Play-By:</strong><em>Imran Anj</em><br/><strong>Height: </strong><em>5'7"</em><br/><strong>Brief Physical Description: </strong><em>What Thorne lacks in height or muscle, he makes up for with his dark eyes and thick pointed brow, which make for a striking gaze. His appearance is quite a unique one given the combination of nose and ear piercings, as well as the alternative style of make-up and clothing he often wears. Thorne is most often seen blowing and popping gum bubbles, with the shade of pink matching his usual choice of clothing's colour scheme.</em><br/><strong>Arriving from: </strong><em>Norfolk, Nebraska</em><br/><br/><strong>Character Trope:</strong><em>Rebel</em><br/><strong>Stuffed Animal Type</strong><em>Felines</em><br/><br/><strong>Please provide three to five subjects or tasks that your character is strong at. At least two of these should be drawn from your Trope:</strong><em>Telling lies, picking simple locks, &amp; running.</em><br/><strong>Please provide two to three positive qualities about your character.</strong><em>Quick-thinking &amp; brave.</em><br/><strong>Please provide three to five subjects or tasks that your character is weak at. At least two of these should be drawn from your Trope:</strong><em>Listening to/following instructions, showing emotional vulnerability, &amp; academics.</em><br/><strong>Please provide two to three negative qualities about your character.</strong><em>Stubborn &amp; abrasive.</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Paranormal Powers</span><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6e/bf/c3/6ebfc36b81fb40f6459bc61db97bc405.jpg)<br/><div align="center"><strong>Sad Kitty</strong></div></div><strong>Stuffed Animal Power 1 - This is determined by your stuffed animal; please refer to the recruitment thread</strong>-<em>You're able to see in the dark. The vision is black and white and less sharp than normal; activating this power sees your eyes gleam like a cat's.</em><br/><strong>Stuffed Animal Power 2 - This is determined by your stuffed animal; please refer to the recruitment thread</strong>-<em>You're able to camouflage yourself, temporarily attaining something like invisibility. Discerning eyes see a shimmer as you move, and it does not hide your scent or sound.</em><br/><strong>Character Trope Power 1 - Tagging Trail</strong>-<em>Thorne is able to leave a small mark/symbol on a surface or object, which will only be visible to those in his thoughts when leaving the mark/symbol.</em><br/><strong>Character Power 1 - Runaway</strong>-<em>With concentration, the quickest (though not necessarily safest) exit to the current location/space will glow faintly to Thorne.</em><br/><br/><strong>Describe your character's home-life. Be sure and include their relationship with parents and any siblings.</strong><br/><br/><em>Thorne's birth parents had never wanted children and made no secret of it. For as long as he could remember, they had done the bare minimum when raising him, but never more. His emotional needs were never met, even if he was otherwise cared for. This changed when his mother lost her job, shortly after his ninth birthday. Upon losing her job, funds grew tight in the Puckett home. Thorne's parents began to resent him at this point, for being what they saw as a waste of money. They began to verbally abuse him, and his physical needs were met less often. He began to know what it felt like to go to bed hungry and go to school dirty, with shoddy clothing. It wasn't too long after this that his father left, causing his mother to spiral and turn to drink. Thorne's mother was an angry drunk, and her abuse moved from verbal to physical. He would run away several times, but would always be returned.<br/><br/>After he had shown up to school with a busted lip and swollen eye, a social worker was sent to the house to evaluate Thorne's living conditions. They were thoroughly unsatisfactory, and Thorne was taken away. He had no idea what happened to his mother after that, and frankly, he didn't care.<br/><br/>His first foster family was nice, almost smothering in their concern and it unsettled Thorne. Kindness after so long being told he was unwanted felt like a trap. It began his long trend of running away from foster homes. He never stayed in one home more than a few months at a time, and he never let anyone get close to him. This is aided by the knowledge that his current foster family only does so for the paycheck they receive for taking in a child and have simply dumped him at a summer camp so they wouldn't have to bother with him. It reminds Thorne of his parents more than he would like.</em><br/><br/><strong>Describe your character's school-life. Are they doing well? What is their relationship like with their teachers and peers?</strong><br/><br/><em>Because he is moved so often, Thorne doesn't have friends and he generally doesn't bother to make any, thinking it's pointless because he'll just leave them behind anyway. He doesn't care about his grades or reputation, and frequently skips classes, meaning their grades are barely passing at best and thoroughly failing at worst. It is very likely Thorne will drop out of school when the foster system is no longer keeping tabs on his attendance. </em><br/><br/><strong>Describe your character's relationship to the stuffed animal that they brought. How did they acquire it? Did they want to bring it? Are they proud to show it, embarrassed to have it, or something else?</strong><br/><br/><em>The first time he was placed in foster care at age eleven, Thorne was greeted first by a small child who would be his first foster sibling in the hospital waiting room. The girl couldn't have been more than four years old at the time, and the first thing she had done was place the small, bandaged cat in his hands with the words "Sad Kitty". It was a small thing, so much so that Thorne could hold it in one hand. He had tried to give it back multiple times over his two-week stay with the family, but the little girl would have none of it and always insisted it was his. It had been the first time someone had given Thorne a gift in years. He always insisted that it was stupid and he didn't need a child's toy, but in all the times he moved homes and run away, Thorne had never left Sad Kitty behind once. </em><br/><br/><strong>What is the one thing that will make your character most home-sick while they are away?</strong><br/><br/><em>The ease of escape, the ability to lose oneself in the crowd that the city provides.</em><br/><br/><strong>What is the one thing your character be happiest to hopefully 'leave behind' while they are away?</strong><br/><br/><em>When/if asked, Thorne will say 'rules', or 'suffocating parents', but in reality, they are hoping the parentless environment will allow them to leave behind the feeling that they don't have a family, don't belong anywhere.</em><br/><br/><strong>What is your character's favourite campfire story and why?</strong><br/><br/><em>'Lost' (from the list (https://icebreakerideas.com/campfire-stories/)). If asked, they will say it's because it's a classic, and the opportunity for a prank/scare is too good to pass up. Secretly though, it's their favourite because they find the actions of the camp counsellor who continued searching, even at the cost of their own life to be sweet, and something they wish someone might do for them.</em><br/>