Lee
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Beast Hunterheart |
|---|---|
| Court | Spring Court • |
| Freehold | |
| Player | Jay Peterson |
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"Ever had a Hakuna Matata? I don't know what the exact ingredients are and my liver tried to hide whenever a glass comes in my direction. But it goes down sweet as sin and once you've had a few, nothing worries ya." ~Lee
"It takes a real man to wear tights."
"If killing is your only talent, that's your curse." - Briseis, Troy
Overview
Alias(es): Lee Osbourn is the name on his paychecks and various legal paperwork
Lee O is how he signs autographs to MMA geeks
Real Name / Fetch: Justin Conway
Age: 25
Seeming Beast
Kith Hunterheart
Aspect Lion
Concept: Mixed Martial Arts Babyface
Entitlement:
Physical description:
Mask Six and a half feet of toned muscle. In the ring his tights have jungle or tribal patterns. Outside the ring and the gym, he's comfortable in tshirts and jeans, but will occasionally dress up or dress wild as circumstance dictates. His hair is relatively dark and cropped short. Clean-shaven, he's baby faced for a man in his late 20's. His eyes are a sparkling green, which can look dangerous or mischievous in a blink.
Mien Only gets more exotic-looking with the fur. His mane is a deep gold color and extends halfway down his back. A light, copper-toned fur covers the rest of him, and a loping tail curls out of the belt-line of his pants. His hands retain their dexterity, but his claws came come out in an instant.
Mannerism A ball of furry fury in the ring. A content housecat at rest. A devoted king of beasts at the side of friends.
Mantle A slight rush of energy. A warm breeze.
Relevant Mechanics:
Character Livejournal: Occasional stories appear on my own lj. Have fun.
Character Information
Known History: Welcome to the Jungle, we got the fun and games
Basic Timeline:
Stolen Life
August 20, 1971 ~ Born Justin Conway to a farmer and his wife outside of Sioux City, Iowa.
Autumn 1989 ~ AAAA state champion wrestler, heavyweight division. Accepted with a full scholarship to the University of Iowa.
May 1990 ~ Drinking beer in a cornfield, Justin is confronted by a rough-looking fellow in his 30's, warning of bad people and bad news. Justin is wary, but has no idea what to expect.
June 1990 ~ He and his girlfriend were found by the hunt on the night of their High School graduation. A letter torn from his varsity jacket is all he has left of her.
Arcadia
Sleep. Train. Fight. Eat. Train. Fight. Sleep. A sadistic but perfectionist Bestiarii kept the giant cat as an artful engine of destruction for the amusement of his guests and patrons. Lee's ability to keep his mind working as fast as his claws kept him alive. In the shadows of his cage, peace came with the loss of his human self, one paw possessively clutching a tattered varsity letter.
Flashes of hard work and harder fighting still remain. His mind was shuttled back and forth between lion and man, a long experiment to see how animal instinct worked as opposed to human tactics.
There were other changelings there, he knows. Some faced him in the ring. Some died under his claws. Some were.. eaten? He doesn't let his thoughts dwell on it.
He remembers his cage, occasionally being thrown a "treat." And the beatings that came when he refused to devour or violate them.
Escape
Spring 2002 ~ Breaking a keeper's neck with his own chains, Lee turned years of honed stamina into one fight out. Emerging in a roadside by an endless cornfield in his native Iowa. He ran ten miles down the road to get away from the ripening stalks, certian that the hunting party was right behind him.
Over the next few days, he discovered what he was and what had happened in his absence. The end of the family farm. The deaths of his parents. And the stolen life his fetch had wasted away into a pathetic shadow. Lee beat his fetch to hell and back in an alley behind a Sioux City bar. Justin Conway laid in his own vomit in the alley, while Lee Osbourn walked out with his head high.
New Life
Summer 2002 ~ A farmer's son knows how to work. Joining the ranks of the migrants, Lee saved enough money to head south, far from the Iowa farms of his youth. In Atlanta, he found a job, friends and identity. Work as a janitor in a gym let him strive to be an assistant manager, earning his accredidation as a personal trainer. Holly, Marcus, Ruby, Faith, and his other friends let him build a good life for himself.
Spring 2005 ~ The Ring of Roses fights a victorious but bloody fight against the Beast Unseen. Ruby dies in the fighting. Lee is mauled badly but survives and heals completely.
Spring 2006 ~ A party hosted by athletic bigwigs in New York leads to a meeting with an old acquaintance. In the space of a few days, barely-remembered wishes are fulfilled, and beautiful friendships begin.
Current Activities:
One of dozens of athletic hopefuls awaiting a phone call from the WWE, Lee makes a decent name for himself on the MMA circuit. His charm and easy manner make him as much a fan favorite as his technical skill in the ring. Were he a musician, Lee would likely lose himself in a haze of parties and substance abuse. His self-discipline refuses to let such a thing become reality, however. Lee may well dance till dawn and wake up with two new friends beside him, but he'll be back in the gym soon after breakfast.
A fan of the underdog (save the jokes, peanut gallery), Lee has been known to act as a personal trainer for changelings wishing to defend themselves. He has little patience for bullies and has an amazing amount of selflessness for a cat.
Merit Details:
Lee's what they called a hunk back in his day (Striking Looks 2), Can't be held back by any velvet rope in Atlanta (Barfly), he's recognizeable to MMA geeks and heavy-duty wrestling fans (Fame 1)
Motley
Lee wanders too much to have a motley. He's usually in the company of individuals. He does hang around Fyorg a lot.
Allies: Every Lion has his Pride
Holly Poppet "If sugartush over there ever figures how to be selfish, she'll take over the world."
Marcus "Save the cat and dog jokes for the tourists. But if I were you I wouldn't get between a thirsty us and an open bar."
Lady Zephyr Good woman. Good friend.
Jingle "I wear tights 200 days out of the year. And this lady makes some of the most comfortable, good-looking, and tough stuff I've ever worn in the ring. No snags, no inconvenient wedgies, they don't even bunch up around my tail."
Enemies
Gentry
Khrosuss, the Bestiarii "Ignore everything that bastard did to me, look what he did to wrestling. He took a sport I loved and sent it out to give handjobs in an alley. I dbout I'll ever know how many other Lost died in my claws. How many other people's last feeling was my teeth in their neck. Sick Gentry sumbitch." (Grumbles and growls under his breath, reaches for a drink.)
Character Inspirations
Every babyface pro wrestler to come down the pike since the mid-80's
Greebo, Terry Pratchett's Maskerade
Travis Brickley, The Best of the Best
Due credit given to three generations of Peterson wrestlers
Soundtrack
Rob Zombie "Never Gonna Stop"
Dropkick Murphys "Your spirit's alive"
Nickelback "Animals"
Guns n Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"
Bon Jovi "It's my life"
James A Johnston "Wildcat"
James A Johnston "Real American"
James A Johnston "No Holds Barred"
Dashboard Prophets "Ballad for Dead Friends"
Blackmore's Night "Street of Dreams"
Nickleback "Rockstar"
Smashmouth "All Star"
Quotes by Lee
"First one to say Hakuna Matata gets suplexed."
"I don't care if it's audience request night here. I don't do 'Cat Scratch Fever,' 'What's new, pussycat?' or 'The Cat came back.' And nothing from that damned Disney movie either."
"If you'd fallen the right way like I told you, you wouldn't be hurting right now. Want to try again or should I grab the ice packs?"
Quotes by others
Marcus - "I failed him once. Not going to let him get taken back."
Quotes relating to him
"Greebo could, in fact, commit sexual harassment merely by sitting very quietly in the next room." -Terry Pratchett, Maskerade
"There are no pacts between Lions and Men." - Troy
"Looks like art, doesn't it? I call it 'takes more than that to kill me, punk.'" -Angel
"I love you. Is this the way an animal behaves? Do animals cry?" -Island of Dr. Moreau
"The mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious." - Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
Scribbled on the bathroom wall ~Rumors
Lee is utterly incapable of striking a woman who does not draw blood from him or an innocent in his presence first
Lee's former lovers are easily identifiable. They're the ones who refer to him as "Kit."
Lee has an open invitation to the Summer court. He's rejected it every time.
Lee keeps Ruby's sledgehammer in his private gym.
An autographed photo of Lee and four other wrestlers hangs behind the bar at The Crying Muse. Lee once got the two royally hammered tag teams onstage to sing Queen's "We Are the Champions." Faith Thomas has been known to show off the video for the right price.
Character Connections
A former opponent, seen across an arena? A brief spring lover, sharing warm nights against the cold memory of the past? A former student with the smell of sweat and canvas mixing with the feel of sore muscle? Anything and everything is possible.
