Jace Rose

Personality
Jace Rose is absolutely the type of boy who would pay someone else to hack into the school's system and delete his picture. Why commit such an act of vandalism? Against himself no less? Because it amused him. It was an act far more entertaining to the playful young man man than the things many of his peers spend their time doing. Alcohol, drugs, parties, other things not suitable for writing here... At those things Jace turns his nose up, instead preferring the pastimes that kept him entertained long before he and the other teenagers around him entered high school. A fact that has lead to his disappointment time and time again, as he's found that most of the people around him do not share that opinion. He is an energetic, outgoing, and perhaps somewhat childish boy. Allergic to boredom and eternally hunting for something to do. When he finds something that catches his interest, however, he can become incredibly focused on that one thing. A fact that often pulls him away from his academic responsibilities, itself a subject that very rarely holds his attention. As a result his grades tend to be unremarkable in most areas. C's, D's, and the occasional B. With the odd exception of PE, in which he maintains a perpetual A. Not by virtue of hard work but because he enjoys the sports that make up most of its curriculum and doesn't mind physical exertion.

Judging him purely by his grades, then, more pessimistic minds might dismiss him as somewhat of a 'dumb jock'. However few things could be farther from the truth. Jace has no presence in the school's actual sports programs, save for a brief stint on the basketball team during freshman year. (Unless one counts chess as a sport.) On the other side of the coin, Jace's struggling grades have very little to do with his grasp on the subject material. These grades are instead a result of many of his assignments being turned in late or, even worse, not at all. The only thing holding him above a failing grade in most of his classes is his tendency to ace the majority of his tests. This is due to his general lack of interest in academics combined with his overwhelming interest in other, less useful things. Like that game he started playing last week and like he hasn't left his dorm except to go to class this can't be healthy. In reality Jace is a boy with a sharp mind and a strong disinclination towards doing anything that doesn't catch his fancy. He's very good at memorizing things but his work ethic is atrocious. As a result he performs very well in a focused environment with a test on his desk, but has a tendency to procrastinate everything else until it's far too late.

It has been said of Jace that there isn't a shy bone in his body. He is an outgoing and friendly boy, with no qualms about approaching people he's never met before. Indeed he often approaches people because he's never met them before. The novelty of a new person is often interesting after all. As a result he tends to act cordially towards most everyone, treating the idea of cliques as more of a suggestion. However because of the way new things can tend to catch his attention, as well as how other people tend to eventually wind up doing things he isn't interested in, he has a tendency to fade in and out of social groups. It's a tendency that has kept him from developing many close relationships, which ironically leads to him feeling somewhat lonely at times. Partially as a result of this and partially just due to his nature, Jace has wound up being a rather secretive person. While he doesn't have many skeletons in his closet, he can be rather coy regarding matters from the totally mundane to the embarrassingly private. On the other hand his playful disposition means that sometimes he'll allow certain secrets to slip free. Particularly if he thinks the information will be more entertaining once it gets out. Jace is, after all, a boy primarily interested in his own entertainment.

History
"I hate writing..."

- Jace Rose