Post by isaaclincoln on Apr 8, 2011 19:30:54 GMT -7
Isaac Nicholas Haumann
“these wounds won’t seem to heal,
this pain is just too real;
there’s just too much that time will not erase…”
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I AM BEYOND GOD
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Full Name: Isaac Nicholas Haumann
Nickname(s): some friends call him Nick
Gender: Male
Age: Twenty-eight
Birthdate: April 14, 1978
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Reincarnate: Yes
I am: Abraham Lincoln
Played By: Ian Somerhalder
Grade: Teacher; history, political science, some English
Boarding: No.
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OUR SHINING FUTURE
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Height: Six-foot-five
Weight: a hundred and eighty-odd pounds
Eye Color: green
Hair Color: brown
Build: Skinny, but surprisingly strong
Scars: Small scar in his foot where he stepped on a nail as a child.
Piercings/Tattoos: None.
Personal Style: To put it perhaps crudely, Isaac doesn’t know much about fashion–but more importantly, he doesn’t give a shit. He generally wears anything that’s in his closet, and a lot of what’s in there has been in there since college, or at least since grad school. He does try to look…well, presentable during the week because his job is on the line. Most of what his “wardrobe” consists of are button-up shirts–white, black, grey, generally–some old blazers and sport coats, lots of jeans and flannel shirts for the wintertime. Once a farm boy, always a farm boy, right? He really does present a kind of messy, not-altogether-coordinated picture. There are, admittedly, some mornings when he just gives up or forgets his tie, or forgets to brush his hair–something like that. Everyone can agree that young Mr. Haumann is always a bit disheveled.
Appearance: Isaac is the sort of poster boy for “tall, dark and handsome.” He has deep green eyes–often unfocused as a result of being deep in thought, or in memory. He keeps his hair short, but it’s usually messy since he sometimes forgets even to brush it. He has a squarish, well-defined face with high cheekbones, full lips and dark, thick eyebrows. Most people would probably call him good-looking…which, given that he was called an “ape” and a “gorilla” in his past life is something of a disconcerting change for the poor boy.
He does, however, still have the awkwardly-lanky build. He’s quite tall and also quite thin, but he’s a farmer’s son, after all–so he’s hardly a weakling. With broad shoulders, big hands and feet, he seems a little out of place in an intellectual setting. This awkwardness is not helped by his thrown-together wardrobe, particularly since his pants can be too short at times. [Gah. Sorry. This is not a very good physical desc., but I don’t know what else to say about his appearance. Dx]
HOPE AND HORROR
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Likes: poetry, politics, courtroom dramas, jokes, stand-up comedians, attending plays, long walks (not on the beach), sunrises, spending time with his nephews, family, short stories, walking his dog
Dislikes: racism, violence, dancing of any kind, parties, blind dates, alcohol, manual labor, psychics, funerals, going out to eat,
Dreams: to have a family (despite his aversion to dating); to get a law degree
Fears: death of a family member, being alone (single) forever, being a failure at teaching,
Habits/Hobbies: writing poetry, telling jokes and stories, writing notes in the newspaper, reading on the floor (as in laying on it; Mary Todd got on him like crazy for that); he also whittles a bit in his spare time, mostly for his little niece and nephew.
Secret(s): He’s afraid of women, at least to some degree. Not sure if that’s a secret…but it’s true.
Personality: Isaac is generally a cheerful, outgoing person. He can and will talk to most anyone; though he’s a bit uncomfortable around women, he can manage if he’s not actually dating or trying to flirt with them. That seems to be what he’s best at, and most fond of: just talking. He loves to laugh, and to make others laugh, and his conversation is usually riddled with jokes or funny anecdotes. He has a strong sense of humor that is one of the dominant elements of his personality. (In fact, his name means “he laughs” in Hebrew.)
But on the other side of this coin, Isaac can sink into deep, frightening depressions. The first time he was broken up with in high school, he didn’t return for days; his mother could not even coax him out of his room, and his father had to threaten him with the belt to get him to eat though he had never laid a hand on his children before. While he rarely actually cries, he appears to go into some other part of his mind–he does not speak, eats little and does little when he is one of these depressions. His mother feared the first few times that he might try to take his own life, but so far they haven’t pushed him to that point–perhaps since he knows, or at least suspects, that this would not be “the end” for his soul, only for this body.
When it comes to women in particular, however, he is a completely different person. He is awkward; he stammers. He can’t make jokes like he normally does. It’s almost a handicap and makes parties and the like very uncomfortable for him. Like all his emotions, his embarrassment runs deep. On the other hand, he is very good with children, particularly young children. He lights up and seems to be able to speak their language, parse; he is very close with his nephew Sean and niece Cathy.
Isaac is an intellectual–he likes to sit and think–but he is also emotional. He feels deeply; poetry moves him, sometimes to tears, but he can analyze it logically as well (though not both at once). When it’s absolutely necessary, Isaac can put his emotions aside and try to think clearly about something. However, he is rarely completely successful. His feelings are simply too strong, too much a part of who he is. For this reason, he can hold grudges for a long time, despite his generally friendly nature.
PRETTY BOY, PRETTY GIRL
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Mother: Susan Haumann, nee Jones; fifty-nine, retired nurse
Father: William Haumann, sixty-four, farmer
Siblings: Jenny Roberts, thirty, kindergarten teacher
Other: Sean Roberts, six, nephew; Catherine Roberts, two, niece
Pets: a golden retriever named Tad
Hometown: Elizabethtown, Kentucky
History: Isaac was the second-born child of Susan and William Haumann, who were thrilled to have another healthy child. Though his father began teaching him about life on a farm from a very early age, it was obvious that little Isaac was not meant to be a farmer. He seemed unusually self-aware and articulate for a little boy as the years passed. He was extremely attached to his sister Jenny for the first few years of his life, though as soon as he was able to talk he insisted on calling her “Sally.” It was a habit they could not break him of until he was nearly seven years old no matter how many times they informed him that his sister’s name was actually Jenny.
He also had strange habits as a child. His father got him toy soldiers for his sixth birthday and he protested angrily, throwing them all down the toilet, ending up in tears, begging his parents “no more blood.” Of course, unbeknownst to his parents, Isaac’s young mind was already haunted with the phantoms of death: he was constantly afraid whenever his mother or sister was sick for fear they would die, since in his memory“Mama” and “Sally” had both already died. He would sometimes wake up crying about a girl called Annie or mysterious boys–his family dismissed them as imaginary playmates–named Eddie and Willie. To him, however, the beautiful young woman and the sweet little boys were very real, and he could never quite escape the pain of losing them…even though he had never actually met them.
In the sixth grade, Isaac finally discovered the concept of “reincarnation” after his sister and her friends watched a movie on the subject, and finally all the strange memories made sense to him. It took a while to really grasp that he–he, a nobody–was actually the great Abraham Lincoln, the one he’d read about–not that there was any need; he’d known everything he had read as well as though he had written the words himself. It was harder still to know there was no one he could mention this secret to; he could not even confide in his beloved Jenny. But he tried to use it to his advantage and excelled in history, government and English classes at school. His teachers praised him for his “enthusiasm” and his “originality,” obviously not making any connection between the venerated ideas of the hero Lincoln and their own pupil.
In the sixth grade, Isaac finally discovered the concept of “reincarnation” after his sister and her friends watched a movie on the subject, and finally all the strange memories made sense to him. It took a while to really grasp that he–he, a nobody–was actually the great Abraham Lincoln, the one he’d read about–not that there was any need; he’d known everything he had read as well as though he had written the words himself. It was harder still to know there was no one he could mention this secret to; he could not even confide in his beloved Jenny. But he tried to use it to his advantage and excelled in history, government and English classes at school. His teachers praised him for his “enthusiasm” and his “originality,” obviously not making any connection between the venerated ideas of the hero Lincoln and their own pupil.
The summer before his freshman year in high school, however, everything changed when he received a letter from Riverdale High inviting him to board there. While his parents were initially uneasy about letting him go, they relented when it was obvious that Isaac wanted to go there–and to escape their small Kentucky town. It was at Riverdale that he found out about RSOR. It made those difficult, awkward high school years that much easier, knowing that there were others–a good deal of others–out there like himself. He did not hesitate to join. Finally having someone to talk to gave him a little balance in his life at a time when he desperately needed it.
After Riverdale, though, college proved to be more tumultuous than he had expected. He decided to go to the University of Illinois-Springfield, where he did very well, perhaps because he was a frequent visitor at the Lincoln Museum and the Lincoln House. He decided to go elsewhere for his master’s degree, however; the memories eventually became almost overpowering, and knowing he was walking the halls where his long-dead children had once played was almost too much for him.
After grad school, Isaac decided to return to his alma mater. He was eager to teach young people who were enduring the same things as himself. He has now taught there for some four years, though during the summer he returns to Kentucky to be with his mother, his sister and her children and to (grudgingly) help his father manage their farm.
I AM WHO I AM
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Name/Alias: Anna
Other Characters: Theodore Nathaniel Kinnley (Judas)
Age: Nineteen
Time Zone: Eastern
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See Teddy
FUN FACTS: Isaac, again, means "he laughs," while Nicholas means "victory of the people." Lincoln had a remarkable sense of humor, and of course, one could see his presidency as a "victory" for the oppressed in America--at least the slaves--at that time. Haumann is Dutch, I believe, for "woodworker" (the historical Lincoln was renowned for being a "railsplitter"). Also, April 14 was (sadly) the date on which he was assassinated in 1865...so, a little symbolism and irony thrown in there.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
application format by dante/dante in ze pot. lyrics from 'wreak havoc' by angelspit. nothing will chase you down if you remove the credits, but i'd rather you not. that is all.
