CLAY "TEXAS" SMITH

CLAY “TEXAS” SMITH

We're laying down tracks you're never gonna walk in,
Ahead of our time while you were busy watching.
Everybody wants to be a lonestar, a hero,
But only Texas has it all.

I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil

[/color]:[/b] Jose Felix Carriedo-Hidalgo-Jones, “Clay Smith”
Nickname/Alias: Slick, Tex, “Clay”
Gender: Male
Character Type: State
Country or Country of Origin: America…now
Canon or Original: Original (except for lil’ Texas represented through America’s glasses)
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When I look into all of your stupid faces

I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust

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Hair: Blonde
Height and Weight: 6’ & 167
Other Distinguishing Features:

• Prominent tan-line “Farmer’s tan”
  
• Scar on his shoulder from fight for independence
  
• Tattoo on his neck
  
• Other, small scars from wars

Overall Appearance: As his state, a lot of Clay’s features closely resemble those of America. On the other hand, he also shares some features with some of the other countries that have ruled over him. In contrast to his ‘mother’s’ hair, his hair is a golden blond. It depends on the day how it is styled. Sometimes, his hair is in spikes that can only be controlled by slipping on a cowboy hat, and other times it lies flat with only the ends slightly sticking out.

Depending on what job he is doing, he can wear a variety of clothes. If he is out on his ranch – which he is wont to be – he is usually wearing one of the most worn pair of Levi or Wrangler jeans. Tucked comfortably into them is probably a long sleeved, button-down shirt that has two breast pockets. He has an assortment of solid colored shirts and striped shirts given to him over the ages, but his favorite kind – and the kind he wears most often – are plaid. They are always well ironed and wrinkle-free. Likewise, Clay also owns a variety of cowboy boots and belts.

Not always the cowboy, Clay has a very modern look, too. He doesn’t like to dress up in suits, but he does have the habit of wearing one underneath a lab coat of some kind whenever he is working in the lab or in an office in Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, or Austin. On this occasion, he’s more likely to be wearing his glasses and wandering around with his hair spiked in odd directions. Military wise, he usually wears whatever branch he is currently working in. (Although, he isn’t really fond of the Navy so much as the Army and the Air Force.)

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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!

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• Livestock & Rodeo shows
  
• State Fairs
  
• Music
  
• South by Southwest
  
• Football – Cowboys (the team), Texans (the team)
  
• Sports programs
  
• Baseball – Rangers (the team), Astros (the team)
  
• Hunting
  
• Guns
  
• Ranch
  
• Horses
  
• Technology
  
• Military

Dislikes:

• Lack of punctuality
  
• Atheistic beliefs
  
• Being called a “Redneck”
  
• Most Democratic beliefs
  
• Illegal immigration
  
• The North
  
• Strict authority
  
• His “other” parents
  
• Awful stereotypes
  
• Lack of freedom, equality
  
• Gun restrictions
  
• Oklahoma (don’t ask)

Strengths:

• Shooting
  
• Fighting (hand to hand, or military wise)
  
• Racing (horses and cars)
  
• Flying (helicopters or military planes)
  
• Intelligent
  
• Moderately adaptable

Weaknesses:

• Rebellious
  
• Stubborn
  
• “Moderately” adaptable – there are still some occasions where he can’t adapt
  
• New inventions
  
• Judgmental

Fears:

• Non-American rule
  
• Huge weather problems – hurricanes and tornadoes
  
• Losing another Civil War

Secrets:

• He may not be fantastic at it, but he’s a pretty good singer and guitar player
  
• Sometimes, he likes being called a hick because then he gets to surprise people when they realize that he’s actually really smart (thank you, Silicon)
  
• It doesn’t happen often, but he’ll go and visit his old homes (with the Indians, France, Spain, Mexico)
  
• His accent isn’t really so bad…unless he’s frustrated or annoyed, but it’s famous.
  
• Overseas, he doesn’t say he’s “American”, he says he’s “Texan” like it’s an entirely different thing

Any Quirks/Habits:

• When he’s extremely flustered and stress, he’ll chew tobacco
  
• Even when he doesn’t have a hat on, he subconsciously tips it when he’s greeting someone
  
• When he’s talking about technology, it’s hard to take him seriously due to his drawl

Overall Personality: Clay was raised by a lot of different countries – six, if you include himself. Because of that, he's had to deal with a lot of different lifestyles, and has changed a lot because of it. He was never, really, a snob or a rich brat. Texas kind of goes along with whatever he wants; doing the things that he wants to do. He prefers to do things his own way, and makes it happen until people go along with his way. (Or, until they knock him off of his 'high horse' and make him see reason.) Clay is smart, even if not a lot of people see that aspect of him under his 'cowboy persona'. He may be smart, but he doesn't like to sit in classes at Universities, nor does he like to lay around idly as things happen. He prefers to be active. That doesn't mean he isn't talented or anything; he is very talented with a guitar, and he can sing (although, he does not like to do so in public.)

He is a rebel child. He will listen when he has to – however begrudgingly it is, but he does like to break the rules. Yes, he is normally a Southern Gentlemen, but that doesn't mean that he'll always do something that he doesn't want to do, especially if he is really against it. Clay has a tendency to be smug, arrogant, competitive, and rude, but he is also quirky and loyal. He won't tolerate for his loved ones to be put down, and will fight on their behalf regardless of whether or not they ask him to. He may not always act like it, but he is wise when he puts his mind to it. He has spouts of wisdom, even if he doesn't like to show it. He can be withdrawn and has a tendency to overwork, but that's in his nature.

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I'm the hero!

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• Before 1500 – Indians of Texas occupied the region between the Rio Grande to the South and the Red River to the North
  
• 1519 – Alonso Alvarez de Pineda becomes the 1st European to explore and map the Texas coastline
  
• November 1528 – Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked in Galveston Island. Went on to explore the Texas interior.
  
• 1540-1542 – Francisco Vasquez de Coronado lead the expedition across northern Texas
  
• February 1685 – Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay. (the basis for France's claim to Texas). Two years later, LaSalle was murdered by his own men.
  
• April 1689 – Alonso de Leon reached Fort St. Louis, found it abandoned, and planned to reestablish Spanish presence in Texas.
  
• 1716-1789 – Spain established Catholic missions in Texas, and the towns of San Antonio, Goliad, and Nacodoches.
  
• August 1812 – Gutierrez-Magee Expedition crossed the Sabine from Louisiana in a rebel movement against Spain rule in Texas
  
• 1917-1820 – Jean Laffite occupied Galveston Island to use for his base for his smuggling operation.
  
• January 1823 – Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government to begin colonization in the region of the Brazos River
  
• 1824 – The Mexican constitution failed to define the rights of the states within the republic, including Texas
  
• April 1830 – Relations between Texans and Mexico reached a new low with Mexico's ban on US settlers emigrating to Texas.
  
• June 1832 – The Battle of Velasco resulted in the first casualties in Texas relations with Mexico. Mexicans were forced to surrender for lack of ammunition.
  
• 1832-1833 – Convention of 1832 and the Convention of 1833 were triggered by growing dissatisfaction among the settlements.
  
• October 1835 – Battle of Gonzales; the revolution begins; the Goliad Campaign of 1835 ends with over 50 Texans storming into the presido at Goliad; Jim Bowie, James Fannin, and 90 Texans defeated 450 Mexicans at the Battle of Concepcion, near San Antonio
  
• November 1835 – The Consultation met to consider options for more autonomous rule for Texas; the Grass Fight near San Antonio was won by Texans under Jim Bowie and Ed Burleson.
  
• March 1836 – The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed by the members of the Convention of 1836; Texans under Col. William B. Travis were overwhelmed by the Mexican army after a two-week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio; Sam Houston abandoned Gonzales in a general retreat eastward; James Fannin and nearly 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre.
  
• April 1836 – Texans under Sam Houston routed the Mexican forces of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, gaining independence.
  
• November 1839 – The Texas Congress first met in Austin, the frontier site selected for the capital.
  
• May 1843 – Texans Snively Expedition reached the Santa Fe Trail, expecting to capture Mexican wagons crossing the territory claimed by Texas. The campaign stalled when American troops intervened.
  
• December 1845 – James Polk annexed Texas, signing the legislation to make Texas the 28th state of the United States
  
• April 1846 – The Mexican-American War ignited over claims to Texas boundaries, causing the Rio Grade River as the southern boundary.
  
• May 1852 – the first Lone Star State Fair in Corpus Christi
  
• February 1861 – Texas seceded from the Federal Union.
  
• January 1863 – The Battle of Galveston restored the island to Texas control for the remainder of the Civil War
  
• May 1865 – The last land engagement of the Civil War was fought at the Battle of Palmito Ranch in far south Texas, more than a month after Gen. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA.
  
• March 1870 – Texas was readmitted into the Union, but reconstruction continued for 4 more years.
  
• January 1891 – James Hogg took office as the first native-born governor of Texas.
  
• January 1901 – Spindletop oil field launched Texas into a century of oil exploration, electronics, and manned space travel.

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You've got it backwards! Backwards!

Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!

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:3 See Mexico~

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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!

You called?

[/color]:[/b] Allie~
Timezone: Central!

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