Post by Sebastian Alois Zwingli on Jun 15, 2014 14:09:09 GMT -8
Ladies and gentlemen and those otherwise concerned, tonight we would like to proudly present our debut act...
Sebastian
Alois Zwingli
Alois Zwingli
Vash Zwingli
Prologue
Switzerland | Swiss |
26 | Male |
Heterosexual | Actor, Stuntman, Model, Investor/Economist |
Former Child Actor - 8 years, 4 year hiatus Acting - resumes acting and currently has 5 years as an adult actor Stunts - 2 years Modelling - 1 month??? Investor/Economist - 5 years (does this as side job, writes papers) |
Act 1
Medium to Light Blonde | Vibrant Green, hints of Blue |
Creme | 5' 5" |
Slim/Lean almost womanly
Standing at a short stature, Vash doesn't seem to be able to acquire much fat... or muscle mass, for that matter.
He has a cross shaped scar on his left shoulder
He has a cross shaped scar on his left shoulder
Act 2
Personality
+ Serious ; He's more inclined to internal thoughts than external expression. He obviously doesn't appear to be the life of the party. He doesn't want to be the life of the party. His sense of humor is... not a sense of humor, actually. Think of his sense of humor like a Swedish comedy movie, where their sense of humor is to blow up a cow. Except Vash wouldn't be blowing up cows, blessed creatures, he'd be blowing up pigs. He's very dependable but he's... bland? He's out of the loop, that's for sure.+ Selfless ; He's a bit greedy when it comes to money, but wen it comes to people, he's quite selfless. He thinks about other people before he thinks about himself. Yes, he does put a great emphasis on his own personal protection and is quite paranoid for himself, but he really does think about others quite often. Namely, his sister, but he'll feel quite personally for others. He just won't show it very well.
+ Diplomatic ; Vash is a peacemaker. Or rather, he'd prefer peace and dealing with things via negotiation. He'd rather settling things with compromise rather than with violence (though that doesn't account for just how trigger happy he may be). He tries to talk and reason things out, even if people tend to be very unreasonable and very infuriating at times. He's not a diplomat in the occupational sense, unfortunately. He really doesn't enjoy arguments (though he very well contributes to them.)
+ Mannerful ; Everything in social order, strictly accurate, no coloring out of the lines proper. He tends to preach to people, a habit he's trying to get out of. He's got the usual polite manner and respect for authority, though he won't respond well to change. He's also quite close-minded, even if he likes compromise. Quite a problem, really.
He's quite eloquent when it comes to ettiquite, and can be quite particular when it comes to manners.
+ Frugal ; Sometimes this is good, sometimes this is bad. He knows how to save his money. And he won't spend it at his own luxury unless he absolutely had to. It's the Swiss ideal. He'd prefer to get the cheese on sale rather than the absolutely luxurious gouda. If he had the opportunity to save money, he'd take it. He's an obsessive couponer. He wants to save his money, though he doesn't exactly know what he's saving up for. Because of his frugality, he's also become quite a good investor and quite good and keeping tabs on where his money is going. And shhh, he does have a special place in his home for his coupon books...
+ Organized ; His life is very, very organized. He doesn't trust others when it comes to organization. He regularly corrects his agent and has his own trusty leather-bound calender planner. His house is really in order, and he's quite finnicky about how he sorts things. He's a neat freak, there's no other way to put it.
+ Caring ; He's a very, very caring person. He hates to admit it. He rarely is fond of other people but when he is, he really, really cares. He'll do anything in his power to make sure that the people he cares for are happy. He's the kind of guy that isn't very outright when he shows his care. Rather, he'll do acts of kindness anonymously, so to speak. He really isn't as detached as he presents himself.
+ Punctual ; He hates the state of being late. He is very, very finicky when it comes to being late and other people being late. He expects things to start when people have planned the start time. He uses all his effort to make certain that he is there on time. He will be very pissed off if people are constantly late.
+ Focused/Goal-Oriented ; He is a very focused and goal-oriented kind of person. He does things to advance in his career, you see. He can't help but always think of how something will affect his future. Everything he does must have a purpose to it, whether it be small or big. He hates the idea of something being for naught or something being a waste of time. He believes time is pretty limited, and so doing something that doesn't help anything in the future is a waste to him.
+ Observant ; He's a very observant person. He's been in this business for a while, and so he's pretty good at picking out things. He can be a bit judgemental of people, but he can pick up things from talking to people. He pays close attention to every conversation he has, and he's able to draw conclusions from what he sees pretty accurately.
+/- Emotional ; Not in the sense that he cries a lot, but he's quite emotional, though he really, really hides it. He has a hard time expressing his emotions, but he definitely does feel them. He's very affected by his environment, that is certain. Of course, it does seem that he is reacting to everything that bothers him in anger, but really, he just has his inhibitions. He feels strongly for things that he is really passionate about, feels deep care for those he feels deserve his damn, and can get damn angry and upset when it comes to being provoked.
- Guarded ; He's very, very slow to trust others. To him, it's become apparent that he's alone in this world, that other aren't to be trusted, and that he can only trust himself and his own sister. Of course, he doesn't flaunt this, but trusting others has never been his strong point. He'll more likely rely on himself and expect incompetence from those around him. And he has his reasons for being guarded.
- Hot-Tempered ; He's quick to anger, quite frankly. It's quite easy to push him off the edge. He's prone to yelling when angered, or being passive-aggressively mad, but damn is his temper easy to touch upon. He needs to calm down sometimes.
- Shy/Introverted ; He's far from being a social butterfly. He's a recluse. He's shy naturally and he doesn't express his feelings in the most artistic and suave way possible. He'd rather be sleeping in at home than going to some big soiree. It's a fact and he isn't going to fight it. It's not that he fears people, he just prefers not to deal with them.
Life is a bit easier when he doesn't have to deal with so many people. It's somewhat noted that he's somewhat disconnected when it comes to fans, though he does know when to turn on some charm for the public. He just isn't so charming in private. In fact, you can call him a disappointment in private.
- Blunt ; He is naturally blunt when it comes to the way he words things. He is awfully direct and isn't very flowery with his language. Perhaps it comes from the fact that his native language in Swiss German, but he really does have to think in order to make things sound a bit less blunt. He can't always tell if he's saying something a bit too roughly.
- Awkward ; He knows how to display a public image when he's doing interviews and such, but once things are at a personal level, he isn't a people person. He doesn't know what to say if it's not an interview or a moment where he's being put on spotlight. He has a bit of trouble with spontaneous things and happens to hate being put on the spot. He also simply isn't too good when it comes to dates or personal meetings.
- Preachy/Grumpy Old Man Attitude ; He may not notice it, but he has a habit of lecturing people. This doesn't show up on camera, thank goodness, but he is known to feel aggravated when things go a bit too idiotically or repetively messed. He'll address it by lecturing... and he won't notice if he's repeating herself. It's better to just listen to him, any objections often just circle back to the beginning of his argument.
Quirks
He's quite easy to fluster, and it's very apparent if he is flustered. He blushes when he's flustered and is at loss of words. He'll often switch over to French when he's flustered enough, and he won't really notice that he's switched to French. He's fluent in Swiss German, German, French, Italian, and English. He has technically grown up Swiss French, having come from Geneva. His mother was half Swiss French, half Swiss Italian. His father came from a Swiss German background, hailing from Basel. He happens to be closer to his French side of the family, but he does seem to prefer to use Swiss German more than French. Plus, it seems to be a running joke among his mother's side of the family that his French sounds rather... unique, to say the least.
He needs chocolate to calm down his nerves. Before every shooting, no matter the weather, he has to have a cup of hot chocolate with exactly three small marshmallows. It gets him into his acting mode.
He's kinda clueless with fashion. He has someone else shop for him. He'll figure out the rest. He knows how to wear a suit or how to dress up if he has the pieces, but damn is he horrible at the actual shopping part. He also happens to wear a leather Swatch most of the time.
He isn't allowed to carry around a Swiss Army Knife, but he happens to always have one on set, at least in the trailer. He doesn't use it for defense, but you can never be too careful. Plus, it's a compact way to carry scissors.
Vash is known to come to rehearsals much too early as well. He's really strict about time. He has many alarms on his phone to make certain he is on time. They're labelled with times of where he should be and some self-depricating phrases, such as "Dummkopf, du musst _______ sein! Warum bist du nicht da?!"
He's pretty good with accents. He can switch freely from the German, Swiss German, Italian, French, British, and American accents.
He has trouble falling asleep. And he tends to wake up really early. Go figure. It isn't uncommon for him to be up with a cup of hot chocolate in the morning. He needs a cup of warm milk before bed, as it seems.
He really can't take a hint. He's horrible to flirt with because he can't seem to take a hint. He's horribly dense. However, he actually does have a bit of a latent talent for flirting. He hasn't quite discovered this, but perhaps after having to act it out so many times, he's had enough practice when it comes to the delivery. He can flirt... if you can catch him unflustered. Unfortunately, he can become quite flustered when attempting such a romantic advancement, so all you'll get out of him most of the time is word vomit.
He's eternally sexually frustrated. He's somewhat jealous of his cousins, though he won't admit it. It doesn't help that he does a lot of romance sort of jobs. He's a great kisser because of the amount of practice he has had, but damn does he have no practice outside the set (most of the time).
He also is horrible with catching onto humor. He can't catch onto dirty jokes and inneudoes, not because he refuses to acknowledge one, but because he simply takes things a bit too literally. He also has a hard time understanding puns. Humor is very much lost on him, no matter the language. He'd probably fail in stand-up comedy.
He gets horribly, horribly homesick. He's come to call southern California a home now, but he has his bouts of homesickness for the mountains of Switzerland. He's also quite horrible when it comes to shooting in foreign locations. He'll be okay for a week, but any longer, and he'll be begging to go home.
He has a goat plushie named Ulrich (though he often refers to it as "Ulchen"), and that goat plushie is always in his trailer or comes with him whenever he travels. It helps him battle homesickness... though he really doesn't bring it out when other people are looking.
He has a weakness for cute farm animal videos. He'll turn into a giggling mess. Which is why he doesn't watch these kinds of videos in public.
He has a habit of doodling in his spare time. He's not the most artistic guy out there, but he can make some pretty adorable doodles.
He's surprisingly pretty good with children, despite his usual grumpy demeanor. They're probably one of the only things that could lighten him up a bit. Perhaps it's from his time working on a children's show, but back in his home country, he sometimes would be remembered by kids as Vash, or "Der Beste Freund des Hans".
Despite having quite a bit of money, he's still a cheapskate. He'll buy boxers on clearance. He has some quite embarrassing boxers because of this.
He doesn't smile to often, but he's got one of those kinds of smiles that you'd really appreciate on the rare occasions that you have a chance to see those smiles.
Act 3
Likes WineCooking/Baking Mountains/Hills Guns Goats Hiking Novels Shooter Games Gardening St. Bernards Chocolates | Dislikes PDAIntruding Personal Space/Having Personal Space Violated/Physical Contact in General Attention-Seekers Streakers General Stupidity The Party Scene Paparazzi People in General Interviews People poking his Personal Life |
Aspirations Money ; He's a greedy guy, unfortunately. He's pretty motivated by money, and happens to want to get rich. He likes the idea of having a lot of money and luxury. Perhaps it's something that stems from always having quite a bit of it in childhood... but really, isn't a yacht very tempting?Tough Guy Image : Really, really shallow almost, but he'd likes playing tough guys when it comes to roles in movies. He's easily type casted into being a teenager in those chick flicks. Sometimes he's even placed into romantic roles for the fact that he can use a French accent. He's not so sure that role fits very well with him. It's somewhat difficult to shed his child actor image, but he refuses to shed that image by shedding some clothes. To be admired : He wants to be the kind of actor that is admired. He wants to be looked up to and would love to have been in a movie that would become a classic. He'd love to make his way to the Walk of Fame. He doesn't quite like the idea of being remembered for his most famous role as of so far, the main character of a Swiss children's show. | Insecurities Body Image ; He's not one to care TOO much for looks, but honestly, he's somewhat... disappointed in his stature? He's not a tall guy at all. He most certainly isn't the kind of guy you'd cast into Terminator. He does exercise a lot, he really does, but it seems his body simply doesn't keep bulk, which sucks if you want to stop being casted or seen as a kid.Loneliness : He knows he isn't a social butterfly. He knows he's awkward. He knows that he isn't the most pleasant person to be around, but damn it, he does want company, even if he naturally pushes away people. He does like his solitude, but to be lonely sucks. Especially if you end up living up on Beverly Hills, to be living up there alone is... well, it's like being in a castle, alone and cold. Loss of Stability : He admits that this career isn't the most stable of careers... and the thing is, he favors stability. He just has a hard time letting go of how much he likes this career. He's grown attached to it. It was through this career that he had made many bonds as a child. He probably wouldn't have been a popular child in school as a child, after all... but really, he's conflicted by his desire to stay with this career and the stability he finds if he just goes to move on to economics. |
Epilogue
Background
Sebastian was born the first son of the Zwinglis, in French-speaking Geneva, Switzerland. He had a younger sister who he was very endeared to. His mother was a French actress who had once been a hit in Paris. His father was a director for a television channel in Switzerland, a popular bilingual channel that is up and coming. At the age of ten years old, he was auditioned by his father to star in a children's show, Grüezi Ziege/Bonjour Chèvre, a show about a young boy and his adventures with a German goat. A bit of an embarrassing thing for Sebastian to look back to, but the show had managed to garner more interest in becoming bilingual in kids all over Switzerland. The show was very popular in Belgium, France, Germany, and Austria as well. In the French speaking regions, the kids learned German from the show. In the German speaking regions, the kids learned French. Kids everywhere learned a little bit of the other languages as they went on adventures with "Vash und seiner guter Freund, Hans der Ziege". This is perhaps how Sebastian had received his nickname, "Vash". He was credited as "Vash Zwingli", as he was nicknamed as a child by his mother "vache"— for his fondness towards cows. The name had stuck, and it was the name that Sebastian's father had used when pitching the show. The pun was adorable enough and it had caught on. Sebastian is just certainly glad that the name doesn't resonate as "cow" in American audiences.
At the age of 14, Sebastian's tenure with the show ended. Being a child actor and teaching children everywhere some European language had been an interesting matter, but he had decided to move on. He went on to act on a a French-language television drama, Les Affaires Royales. He had acquired a role on this show via his mother's influence. She was a television drama actress, after all. The show was quite dramatic to say the least. Nothing that Sebastian would watch personally, but it did gain him some footing in professional acting. He had played a bastard son in that show. He went on to act in other television dramas, such as La Ville de Nuit and Une Guerre à Retenir.
He also had some footing in German cinema. He had done a few movies in Munich as he began to do more German filming around the age of 16 at his own volition. He had starred in the newest production of William Tell and took on a leading role in another production of Heidi, as Peter the goatherd. He became an accomplished actor on his own right.
However, when he had turned 18, he had decided to drop acting for a while after an injury during shooting. Such an accident had left him with a scar on his left shoulder. He decided to go pursue some education instead, and had decided upon learning economics in California, where his cousins had moved off to. He went to school in the LA area, graduating with a degree in economic analysis. He had quite a keen eye when it came to knowing where to invest, and so his stocks grew, growing the wealth he already had earned as a child actor and securing his future. He began to write papers in economic analysis as well. It was somewhat strange for him to not be acting, as he had been acting for such a long time. After some consideration (and some convincing from Francis), Sebastian has decided to make his debut in the English-speaking audiences.
It seems there's much more competition when it comes to getting into acting with the English-speaking world. Sebastian has come into the scene and has been taking on small roles for the past five years. To make himself much more marketable, he's taken to learning how to do stunts two years ago. He does enjoy his work— though he is getting sick of the roles he seems to acquire. Because of the environment of Hollywood, he's gotten to grow a bit of insecurity when it comes to his body image. He's taken on romantic roles because that is what is offered to him, but in actuality, he would have much more fun when it comes to action films. As of recently, Francis has been trying to convince him to go into modelling— he's questioning it, but it's certainly worth a shot... perhaps it is.
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