“When I die, if the only thing they say at my funeral was that I was a good man then I have lived a good life.”
Role
"The Responsible One"
Name
Jason C. Kennedy
Age
22
Vehicles, preferably trucks
Cooking
Reading
'Chick Flicks'
Working
His Family
Carpentering
Gardening
Football
Baseball
Excelling
Dancing which he is terrible at
Strategy Games
Card Games
Lightning/Rain
Swimming
Chilly Mornings/Evenings
Exploration
Animals
Sharp Wit
Vague References
History
Cartoons
Duck Dynasty
Reality TV Shows
Drugs, he rarely takes over the counter medicine.
Failure
Jack White
Slackers
Players
Cheaters
Liars
Casual Sex
Warm Nights
Cut Grass
Bugs
Whistles
Most Pasta
'Hipster'
Fog
Fords
Basketball
Excessive Car Rims
Cleaning
"If you don't like what people say about you then become someone who nobody would believe capable of such things."
Personality
As the first born, Jason was raised in a world of expectations which he strove to meet, both of his parents were usually gone, and he constantly sought their approval in everything he did until it became second nature to him, and there was very few things Jason couldn't exceed in, perhaps he would have turned out differently, that need for attention twisting into something terrible, but he didn't because of one thing. His sisters. With their parents constantly gone, it was left to Jason to watch over them, and in truth, he was more akin to their father most of the time then their older brother. It forced him to grow up and mature at an incredibly young age where once he wanted to be everything he could be to please his father; he now wanted to do in order to make his sisters proud and be a role model to them, to be their hero. A childish dream, but one that formed the core of who Jason would become.
Being 'perfect' is not easy and Jason would never call himself perfect. He, just like everyone else, faces temptations and desires, but unlike others, Jason resist and tries to pursue the 'higher' goals in life. He refuses to engage in one-night stands and meaningless sex, he drinks only in moderation, he doesn't do drugs, in fact, he rarely takes over the counter medicine as he tries to be self-reliant and strong enough to carry the burdens of everyone else as a man should do. In fact, that one phrase has ran most of his life, as a man should do. Jason wants to be a good man, he wants to be the kind of man that his children and grandchildren can depend on and look up to.
Still, it is far from rosy, Jason is incredibly hard on others and himself. He constantly tries to push others to be better, to be faster, to be smarter. He believes that if he can do it, they can, and he is only helping them by trying to help them improve their lives even if they don't need or want his help. If he fails in something, or believes he has messed up, Jason tends to crumble in on himself. It is always his fault for not being strong enough or smart enough. He will beat himself up for hours over the smallest errors, he once put the lug nuts on his tire on backwards and spent the entire day chiding himself for being so dimwitted that he couldn't do such a simple thing where others would have laughed it off. The issue with his sisters has been killing him as he firmly believes it is all his fault, he believes that it is because he went to college where he stays away for months at a time that this has been happening, because he isn't there for them as much as he used to be, and the timeline roughly fits. He doesn't just blame his sisters, usually Ella and Lyla, when they do something wrong; he blames himself as well for not being a better brother.
Jason can be fairly oblivious at times. He never noticed how his parents treated Lyla or how she lived in his shadow which makes her actions extremely frustrating and puzzling to Jason. Besides this, Jason has begun to desire independence, he doesn't want to follow his father in his footsteps as while he knows it will lead to a good life, it isn't the life he wants. Jason wants to cook. He knows it is a stupid dream as he could easily become a great lawyer and then a politician and create a new, stronger family legacy, but his passion lies in cooking. He held off on this for years as his duty demanded that he try to do it, try to follow in his fathers footsteps, but with all the weight his sisters have been, inadvertly, putting on his shoulders, it has become harder and harder to take a new step on the path he doesn't want to follow until he finally decided that he can't do it anymore. He can't be his father, Jason wants to be a better man then his father.
"At the end of the day, you are the one who has to live with yourself."
Relationships
-The Smart One-
Alexandra, his other half. She has been his best friend as long as he could remember and, in some ways, she is closer to him then anyone else in the world. Sure, they playfully flirt once in awhile, but it is just a form of their playful banter. Alexandra is the only person he can truly talk to, truly show how vulnerable he is at times, and he trust her completely. No matter the cost, he will always try to be there for her, but he still blames her for making him addicted to 'chick flicks'. He has no idea on why they are so captivating, the story lines are always predictable and the male lead is always annoying, but he can't help but get giddy and wait for the fated kiss he could normally see a mile away.
-The Jerk-
Jack is a pathetic waste of space. Jason doesn't know how it happened. They were good friends, but in high school, suddenly everything changed. Jack hated Jason for not changing, and Jason hated Jack for changing. Jack sold out who he was for pleasure and cheap thrills. His friend died a long time ago. Jack is just an immature little brat who needs to grow up and keep his dick in his pants long enough to use what little brain cells he has left. Jack is a pathetic boy still pretending to be in high school even after all these years. Jack is worth nothing but his contempt. How he and Alexandra share the same genes, he will never know.
-The Screw Up-
Jason loves Lyla. He really does, but she makes him so frustrated. He wants her to be happy, but he wants her to be a good person. He doesn't like what she has been doing, he hates the influence she has on Ella and believes she should at least pretend to be a good role model for Ella. Lyla has so much potential, she is incredibly smart, but all Jason sees is her squandering it in the search for an identity and to spite their parents. She is throwing away all her potential over childish tantrums and the desire to feel special. Jason never thought there was anything wrong with the old Lyla, he never thought she wasn't good enough, he never once thought she was anything but Lyla. Now... he doesn't even recognize her half the time. Every time he starts to hope she is going to become something more, he is left disappointed. He wants to save her, to bring back the little sister he remembers, but he knows he can't, and it kills him. He can't... he won't support Lyla in her new decisions. He doesn't want to keep watching as a part of his little sister that would ask him to stay with her when she had nightmares dies little by little right before his eyes.
-The Wild One-
Jason has never had that much contact with him but he doesn't like how he idolizes his older brother, Jack. He could be so much more then his older brother, so much more. Who in the world would look up to a guy like Jack? [Wild One] just needs to find who he wants to be at the end of the day. He is still young and so, hopefully, he will turn out alright.
-The Quiet One-
He is ashamed to admit it, but out of all his sisters, Sarah is the only one he doesn't have to worry about. He is constantly pulling his hair out over what the others have been doing and nearly yelling at his parents to do something about it as he tends to be busy at Harvard. Just like any of his other sisters, Jason would do anything for Sarah, but he sometimes feels like he doesn't give her the attention she deserves because he feels the other two need it constantly while Sarah is doing great. He does what he can and tries to be there for her as much as possible, but not even he can do everything.
-The Outcast-
Alexander is dating his sister Sarah, and it took a lot of convincing from their mom to not go over there and start hitting him for touching his sister. In his mind, all his sisters are still virgins even if, obviously, this is not the case (Lyla). But, Alexander helped Sarah when he couldn't when she was depressed and the light he loved about her had seemed to die out, and he makes her happy. He is a little jealous that she seems to care and love for Alexander more then him, but it is only natural, but if he ever hurt her, he would break his legs and snap each of his fingers.
-The Little One-
Stella makes him feel so old. He can still remember when she was begging him to carry her on his shoulders, playing hide and seek with her, sitting through hours of a terrible kid movie over and over again... While she is still energetic and demands a lot of his attention, which he is happy to normally give, he can feel her drifting away, and it hurts. Jason constantly worries about her and hates the amount of influence Lyla has over her which is not going to end well no matter how he slices it. She is so impressionable, and Jason just wants her to act like Ella, his energetic little sister, not this girl who wants to be accepted by other people for someone she isn't, but no matter how old she gets, Ella will always be his little sister.
