OOC: Headcanon!

[quickly]

RED Scout's Information
[mostly from my head!]


Background/Family

Little Timmy is the youngest of eight boys, all of whom have names starting with T. (Yes, I thought up names for his brothers -- in order from oldest to youngest, there's Theodore, Thomas, Troy, Travis, Tyler, Trevor, Trent, and of course, Timothy.) His birthday is March 29th and he is an Aries.

All of his brothers liked to fight. With each other, with other boys, it didn't matter. They just really enjoyed fighting, and their mother rarely paid it any mind. Being the youngest, Scout wasn't as strong or as fast as the other Joneses, and for the longest time he really resented that. So, one day, right after his 14th birthday to be exact, he started practicing. Practicing what? Running. He figured that since he was much shorter than all of his brothers, even the next oldest, running would be his forte. And that it was, since after all of the hardcore practicing he had forced himself to do, he became fast. Unusually fast compared to others his age.

Did Scout and his brothers have a father figure in their life? It's unknown, but it can be assumed that their mother had a tendency to 'date around,' and still kind of does.

Scout's mother actually favors him over his brothers, probably due to the fact that he's the youngest. When Scout got the job at RED, his mother insisted on packing him lunches in a cute little lunchbox (think the old metal ones from the 50s with superheroes and movie stars on them) until he yelled at her to stop. To this day she still occasionally sends him packages at work, with socks or hats or other articles of clothing in them. All with a note saying how much she loves him, of course. :)

If anyone insults his mother, Scout gets pretty pissed and threatens to 'bash their head in'. He clearly cares for her, even if she has made less than conventional decisions (the 'dating around') in the past. As for his brothers, Scout doesn't really talk to them anymore.

Did Scout graduate high school? No. He dropped out at the age of 16, two years after he started obsessively practicing his running. In all honesty, the idea of school just bored him immensely. He enjoyed a few subjects -- namely, gym and science, but he hated homework and lectures. (You know the kid in class who always threw spit balls and cheated off of their neighbor's work? That was Scout.) He never did anything REALLY bad in school, aside from a few pranks and picking a few fights with other students, so he never got kicked out, but he was far from a great student.

Personality

Scout's a jerk.

I could leave it at that, but it wouldn't be entirely accurate. So, let me start over. :)

Scout's a bit of a hard-headed individual. He's loud, and he will not hesitate to tell you how he feels about something. A bit of a whiner at times (thanks Mom!), he can be construed as a Momma's boy, but he'll feverishly deny that.

He hates to lose. At anything. Checkers, a race, a fist fight... if you happen to beat Scout at whatever, he'll get pissy and raegquit. Possibly. There are a few exceptions, but overall, he's a sore loser.

He thinks he's better at things than he is, and he thinks he's more attractive than he is. He's convinced he's packing a serious six-pack and ~guns~, but he's actually pretty damn scrawny. Which may actually HELP him at being so fast, but don't tell him that.

Scout likes to throw insults at others. He's not very easy to get along with, in that regard.

As for the ladies, well, Scout loves ya. ;) Thing is, the ladies don't love him. First of all, he's terrible at flirting. He'll shove his non existent muscles IN YOUR FACE and brag about how awesome he is before complimenting you on your dress or your hair. And he wonders why he never gets a date!! Needless to say, he has no experience with the ladies, but he will lie and say he's been with fifty if you ask him.

Speaking of lying, well~ Scout does that. He's not too great at it most of the time, but every once in a while he'll be convincing. He loves pranking others, too, and he will go all out to find that damn whoopee cushion to stick on your chair before you sit down.



Hobbies/Likes/Dislikes

BASEBALL!

Scout freaking LOVES baseball. Want to strike up a conversation with him that will last for a good hour? Mention baseball. His favorite team is the Boston Red Sox, since he was born and raised in Boston, and deep down he aspires to be a professional baseball player. (TO BE ON A BASEBALL CARD -- 'course, he already thinks he should be on one) That aspiration may never happen though, since he has a pretty solid job at RED, but we'll get to that later.

Anyway, Scout's favorite thing is baseball. But he also likes comic books. He used to be pretty obsessive about his comics, but ever since joining RED, the interest has dwindled a bit.

Scout's favorite food: tacos. He also likes hot dogs, hamburgers, and fried chicken. He has a real liking for soda, particularly the ones he drinks while at work, and EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT OLD ENOUGH he will drink beer to look cool. (But it tastes gross.)

Scout also loves candy! He hates anything healthy, particularly vegetables and most fruits. (Apples are okay, kinda. He likes them more when covered in caramel.)

Reliable Excavation Demolition

Out of school for four years, Scout needed a job. He still lived at home with his mother, with most of his older brothers long since moved out, he had that nagging feeling that he had to grow the hell up. So, he looked through the paper and spotted an interesting ad for RED. They were looking for mercenaries. How cool!

Confident that he could totally do that, he applied, and at first was laughed at and not taken seriously at all. :( But, that changed when he ran and hit a baseball really goddamn far with his bat. Impressed with how quickly he could run and how well he could hit a baseball, he was put through many rigorous tests to prove whether he would actually be useful to the company. He passed with flying colors, and a very excited Scout became the newest member of the RED team.

As for the other mercenaries on RED, Scout gets along with them. He has his preferences (Pyro, Engineer, Demo, Heavy), and he has his ... least favorites. (Spy) The others, he's indifferent toward.

Builders League United. The three words Scout hates hearing. Of COURSE he will claim he's beaten them many, many times with no problem, but --

They have been a problem. Clearly, Scout doesn't really like any of the mercenaries on that side, but the one that really gets under his skin is his counterpart. Why? Well, for one, the jerk is as fast as he is, can hit a baseball as far as he can, and can wield a gun as easily as he can. Scout doesn't approve of this, and he hates HATES being compared to the BLU Scout. Deep down, Scout actually admires the BLU Scout in a way, since he seems to be an equal counterpart, but he won't admit it. Instead, he'll insult the other man until his face turns red. Maybe this will change someday and they'll be bros, but for now ... :/

Scout also really dislikes the BLU Pyro, for obvious reasons, and the BLU Medic kinda freaks him out. (But so does the RED one!)


Etc.

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