Writer Games | Death Wish & 51

District Five Male: Nathaniel Morrison [8]

Author: TheDarkHorse [8]

Name: Nathaniel "Nate" Morrison

Age: 13

Male

District Five

Physical Description:
Nate  is a rather unassuming boy for his District. When looking through the  crowd at the Reaping, he certainly didn't stand out, if you even saw him  at all. Granted, this is in part due to his size. Since he never really  has enough to eat, he's rather thin and his growth was stunted a  little. He hopes he'll grow about another foot, just so that he's as  tall as his dad, who is of average height.

Just like many of the  boys in his District, Nate's appearance always seems just a little  unkempt. His mother, always one to keep up appearances,does her best to  make sure he's clean when he gets out of the house, but there's nothing  she can do after that. So, his neatly-trimmed, brown hair gets tousled,  and his whole body gets smudged with dirt and oil. Still, none of these  hide his wide, bright smile, or the knowing twinkle in his mud-brown  eyes.

Personality:
A  few of the ruder kids in his District would say that Nate's defining  trait is that he's gay. Nate would respond by punching them in the face.  He's always been sure of himself, and nobody can really remember a time  that Nate ever doubted himself. Fearlessness, for Nate never really  seems to have felt fear, is almost definitely his defining trait.

Nate is also known for  being a very physical, rough-and-tumble sort of boy. As a child, he  would often get in trouble for roughhousing too much with his friends,  all of whom have broken at least their noses by now. He faces things  head on and without hesitation, without bothering to think them through  very much. Who needs to think through a problem when you can fight your  way out of it?

Background:
Nathaniel  was born the oldest out of two children, to a middle class family in  District Five. His parents both work in the middle of the District, the  reason for their relative wealth, although they only can afford to live  in the outskirts of Five. Both his parents are fine with it though,  since they believe it instills virtues such as hard work in both Nate,  and his younger brother James.

Nate's childhood was  like any other in the District. He went to a Capitol-funded primary  school until he was ten, when he began working as an assistant to the  boys who worked the pylons. He's still too small to actually work the  pylons, but he moves stuff quickly and is known for being incredibly  helpful, when he isn't goofing off somewhere.

The only sort of  complication in Nate's life is his sexuality. But as soon as he found  out he was attracted to boys, at about eight years old, he told  everybody, and fought anyone who disagreed with him in any way. Now,  since he doesn't talk about it much and isn't romantically involved with  anyone, most people have just forgotten about it.

Reaped

Reaction:
Nate  was shocked, and reasonably so - his name was only in there twice.  However, he didn't let it faze him, and jogged up to the stage. Maybe  the sponsors would like his spirit.

Strengths:
Nate  is fearless, or at least he likes to think he is. He's certain that  nothing in the Games will be able to startle him in the slightest.

For his age, Nate is  both very fast and pretty strong. He knows he won't be the fastest or  the strongest, and he knows this for certain, but he think that he'll be  able to put up a fight against some of the faster and stronger  tributes.

Nate is determined to  get home. I mean, how silly would it be for his life to end this early?  He knows he's not quite done with life yet.

Weaknesses:
Nate  is headstrong, and usually doesn't think things through enough. If  there's a situation that requires him to really think things through,  he'll probably slip up and fall.

After all is said and  done, Nate is still a thirteen year old, and one that doesn't have any  experience with weapons. No matter what he thinks, he's definitely the  underdog in the situation.

Back home, Nate has  somewhat of a reputation for picking fights where he shouldn't. At  worst, it lands him with a black eye and a bloody nose back home. In the  arena, it could very easily end with his death.

Weapon:
He's  used to getting into fistfights back home, and considers himself quite  skilled at hand-to-hand combat. However, just for extra protection, he'd  pick up a small weapon like a dagger.

Token:
His  mother quickly wrote a note for him in the Justice Building. Although  Nate pretended like he didn't want something so sentimental, he wants to  keep it safe for the whole Games. He really loves his family.

Wish:
Nate had  never really given much thought to what his greatest wish might be  before the Games began, he decided that he just wants his family and his  friends to be safe.