“A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for.”
― Albert Einstein
― Albert Einstein
Name: Kyle Elton Jagger
Nicknames: Jag (occasionally)
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Birth Date: May 18th
Sign: Taurus
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Ethnicity: 50% German 25% Irish 25% British (100% American)
Major: Architecture
Minor: Business
Childhood/Family Life: It was the summer when Kyle's parents met, when his father a senior in college, his mother a junior. He was studying to be an architect, her to be a journalist. His mother was an intelligent, beautiful shy girl who spent a lot of her time in the library or coffee shops, reading and researching. His father was a gentleman, somewhat mysterious but interesting nonetheless. They dated for awhile, and made things work for each other, and once they'd both finished up college they bought an apartment together. They both were hard workers, both just starting at the bottom of the ladder with their jobs. Two years later they had their first child, Samuel. They lived in the apartment another two years before having their second child, Kyle, and buying a house in the suburbs. A year later they had their third child, Kendra. Somewhere along the way Kyle was a bit robbed of any attention. Lost in the middle, he'd only been the baby of the family for a year, and even then his mother had been pregnant with his sister. As the three grew up, the family was average middle class. They didn't get the latest and greatest things that constantly came out and updated, but they survived and were very lucky. Their clothes were always in style and all three had friends. Their father was a hard worker, and spent most of his time at the office. Out of the three, Kyle was the most dependant on his father. His mother spent most of her time with Kendra, always wanting a daughter, and Sam was playing sports from the moment his friends had a pick up game until his mother called him in because it was too dark. Sam was a natural at making friends, and Kendra's adorableness got her wherever she wanted. Even as they grew older, Kendra had fell in as Sam had, gaining some popularity, if you call it that at that age. While Kyle always seemed a little more independent. Kyle enjoyed sports too, but didn't have as many friends as Sam. Sometimes he'd try to join Sam and his friends, but in Sam's eyes he was the annoying little brother. Mostly Kyle waited for his father to have time for him... Which he rarely did.
By middle school, the three never seemed to get along, Sam hanging out with his friends constantly and Kendra being a bratty little girl. Kyle preferred to sit outside and watch the world around him. He did have friends, but sometimes preferred just to be alone.
All throughout middle school Kyle got in trouble. Mostly for talking, joking, and goofing off, but occasionally from breaking rules. His parents always brushed it off, and it wasn't until the summer before high school he really started to act out. His rebellion phase began and from there on his parents found him frustrating. For a long time they tried to push it away or ignore it, mostly because punishment seemed to do nothing.
At the same time, Sam strode in athletics though his academics struggled a bit. He enjoyed partying with his friends, and getting drunk. His parents helplessly tried to help him stay away from alcohol and pushed him to make good choices, in hopes he'd get a scholarship. This again put Kyle's issue on hold. With Kendra, who constantly seemed to have a new love interest every week, and a "life crisis" Kyle seemed to fade into the shadows.
This never bothered him though.
By high school, Kyle was leaving the house to go on "adventures" and meeting new people and going new places, and getting himself lost. He usually wound up sleeping in fields, but he always made it back home. Usually his parents would greet him, "Oh how was your sleepover?". Which he'd come up with a sarcastic remark for. When Sam had left for college, it gave Kyle and his sister a little more room around the house, and a little more focus. But not much. Kendra rebelled as normal teenage girls often too, fighting with her mother about clothing, piercings, friends, and boys. Their mother had been promoted to a higher paying, but much more work with her writing and she often staying on her lap top at all times even when she was home. Their father began laying out a few skyrise buildings needing to be built, so work was a first priority.
Kyle's high school friend group was interesting considering his acts, none of his friends were quite like him. Kyle met his best guy friend as a Sophomore in high school. He and Marcus were odd friends, because Marcus was very serious and Kyle constantly goofed off. It was a balance though, because Kyle could always bring a smile to his friends face, and Marcus seemed to keep Kyle in check. Also Kyle's random adventures always interested Marcus because he seemed constantly bored with life.
He met many girls and often found himself flirting and play the dating game. However he hasn't been one for relationships.
Throughout high school Kyle had kept up his rebellious act, and constantly did things to bother his parents. Torn between work and their kids, they did what they thought was good enough. Mainly they were a little crazy and not very good parents to begin with. Which is why when he turned 18 and began skydiving, base jumping, ect they despised his hobbies, and constantly tried to talk him out of them. Basically after a long argument, Kyle would point out that they were absent from most of his life, and they didn't get to just step in now. It ended up worse, and he bought his own apartment and moved out. They told him they weren't going to pay for college. He told them he didn't care. Eventually one day, he was very sick/injured from a recent "adventure" and his parents insisted to take him to the doctor. His parents called him later in the week, saying he had a fatal wound, where he is internally bleeding, and he probably wouldn't live past another two years. Shocked and unable to comprehend what to do, he decided that he needed to live his life to the even more fullest. He planned more extravagent advenutres and risks, which was the opposite of his parents "plan." See, there was no fatal damage, they lied in hopes he'd come home and grow close to the family. They'd mentioned him cutting back and moving back in, which led to another large arguement. He cut off all contact with anyone from his family, and they haven't spoken since. He is not aware that he's actually completely healthy. He is currently a bartender and paying college with his earnings along with inherited money from his late uncle who was more of father to him.
Quirks//Habits//Oddities: He has a hard time discerning their dreams from their real memories.
Being late
Pacing or switching positions often (he dislikes sitting still)
He draws random doodles on any piece of paper in front of her and always carries a pen or pencil to facilitate this habit.
He always has change in her pocket to give to beggars or homeless.
Enjoys peach snapple.
Also allergic to cats (the root of his dislike).
Loves grape popsicles.
Randomly wanders or paces when bored, even at odd times.
Sees a dirty or sexual reference in practically everything.
Is extremely ticklish on his lower back, only on the left side.
Can quote almost any movie or TV show.
Good personality traits:
Adventurous / Ambitious
Playful
Kind-hearted / Considerate
Outgoing
Bad personality traits:
Careless
Insincere
Unreliable
Confusing
Personality:
Easily Kyle could be described as a bit wild. He's very fun loving and always looking for a good time. His childlike playfulness makes him a bit adorable, and his boyish smile helps him get away with a lot more than he should. Often he's found laughing, smiling, or just being his crazy self. Weird and random seem to fall hand in hand with outgoing and funny. He enjoys joking around with anyone and everyone he meets, being very friendly and talkative he's rarely shy or nervous. Basically anyone that came up to him he'd greet with open arms, feeling that there's always room for someone else in his life. He's all about living life to the fullest, and in the moment. Regret nothing, and don't spend all your time thinking about the future. Many people like his attitude, because he seems to give anyone he's around a break from reality because he's very impulsive and goes and does things on a whim. Parasailing? Today? Yeah, hop in the car we'll go now.
He's extremely adventurous, and daring, hating to back down from a challenge. Exploring and finding more is what he lives for, and you'd probably never see him with a book in hand. Traveling is a passion of his, and roughing it is never a problem. He has so many stories about everywhere he's been, and rarely he's found complaining. His quirky smile and bright eyes give away his eagerness for more than what he has. He's never really satisfied unless he feels like he's living to his potential. He can't stand relaxing for more than a day or two, because he finds himself useless and quite bored. Moving around is essential to him, finding that sitting still is slightly uncomfortable after awhile.
At first meeting, he may come off as a bit of a handful, and maybe even mysterious. You could ask him anything you wanted to know about him, and he probably couldn't give you a fully straight answer. Anything regarding his opinion is usually flimsy and he's easily swayed on this he doesn't care about too much like his favorite movie, song, season, or anything along those lines. When it comes to things like religion and politics he could careless about what's happening, knowing it probably won't end up individually affecting him. He easily gets along with almost anyone he meets, even if they have nothing in common his attitude usually attracts friendship. Though, sometimes his humor or lifestyle doesn't agree with people, and thats when thing can get awkward. As for males, he gets along very well, being the young boy at heart makes it easy to relate to other guys, loving things like sports, cars, and other stereotypical things boys like. For females, his playful flirtiness makes him easy to get along with as long as he knows what kind of girl he's talking to, and he's not stepping on anyone's toes, (a boyfriend or such.)
Going off on the female related aspects of his life, he enjoys the idea of being in love, but lacks any commitment value. He has countless one night stands, and occasional friends-with-benefits, but even then it doesn't last long. He finds long term commitment dangerous, knowing himself well he knows he doesn't like to stay anywhere for too long, and fears he'd hurt someone. He's a real sweetheart, and would probably make a lovely boyfriend if he tried to put effort into keeping a steady relationship. His loyalty stands out to many, because he'd easily do anything for those he cares about. He just lacks the want to do anything close to the idea of "settling down." He hates the idea of "growing up" and refuses to talk about the matter.
Being careless and reckless has a price, and sometimes it costs him the people he cares about. To some others, his daily lifestyle and habits are dangerous and eventually it gets old. He doesn't agree with that at all, and is easily offended when other criticize him. If anyone were to bring up the fact that he should probably change his ways, he'd quickly try to avoid the conversation, or flat out say he wasn't interested in doing things differently. When persisted with the idea, he becomes frustrated, and will probably leave. He never really has any outbursts of anger, and one would only occur if he wasn't able to get some air or space.
Some may wonder, what's so bad about not wanting to fully grow up? But it's a little more complicated. You could say Kyle is an adrenaline junkie, he loves a rush, and swears it's the only thing that makes him feel alive. Without that, he might as well be dead. He's a daredevil at heart, and would never feel in place anywhere but taking risks. Life threatening experiences send a jolt through his body like nothing else, and he feels like the very situation makes him feel good. It makes him realize that he could've died, and he's so happy just to be living. What's wrong with that? Those who love him sometimes worry that he'll be injured or worse, die. He tells them you can't spend your life worrying because you'll miss out, and that's his idea of living. He accepts other's lifestyles, and they should try to be understanding of his. So maybe sometimes he gets a little out of hand, like when he takes many bus, train, and taxi rides until he ends up lost and sleeping in a field, but along the way he meets interesting people and learns new things.
Maybe he's crazy, but he wouldn't have it any other way.
Greatest joys in life:
Skydiving
Partying
Driving to random places
Exploring
Partaking in mischief
Meeting / Getting to know someone
Greatest fears:
Being an average business-like man.
Never being in "true love".
Not doing everything he wants to before he dies
Walking on icy ponds
Life philosophy:
“Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
❤ Fast-paced things
❤ Rollercoasters
❤ Base jumping
❤ Sky diving
❤ Flying planes
❤ Motorcycles
❤ Horror Movies
❤ Parties
❤ Alcohol
❤ Girls
❤ Pancakes
❤ The ocean
❤ The city
❤ Travelling
❤ Learning (from experience)
❤ Exploring
❤ Art (although he isn't creative or talented)
❤ Fruit
❤ Funny people
✘ Jobs in cubicals
✘ Offices
✘ Elevators
✘ Suits and ties (although he doesn't mind dressing up for a special occasion)
✘ Sitting still
✘ "Rules"
✘ Rude people
✘ Snobby people
✘ Most vegetables
✘ Cats
Thoughts on Greek Life: Kyle finds it very wonderful to have a house full of friends willing to get wild. Partying, rule breaking, and general mayhem are enjoyable to Kyle and he likes being apart of the Greek system. Making friends and living casually and freely along with throwing the biggest parties on campus as he does is preferable compared to normal dorms.
Plans for after college: Build a few houses and a bunch of skyscrapers. But really this is just a distant idea, he doesn't believe he'll be living past 23.
Build: 6'3", 180lbs, Athletic / Slim toned muscle
Hair Colour: Dirty blonde, lighter in the summer darker in the winter.
Eye Colour: Dark blue
Distinguishing Marks: A few tattoos and scars littering his body randomly.
Style: WIP
