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speaksforthetrees) wrote2030-08-04 06:05 pm
speaksforthetrees) wrote2030-08-04 06:05 pm
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OOC: Entranceway App
Name: Kelsey
DW username:eise
E-Mail: rpdina@gmail.com
IM: dinachan321
Other Characters: George Lass:akapeanut, Shannon Beiste: usskickass, John Egbert: hamburellakind, Tara Gregson: brainkegger
Character Name: The Lorax
Series: The Lorax
Timeline: Just before he confronts the Once-ler
Canon Resource Link: Here
Character Background:
The Lorax first arrives by popping up out of a stump after the Once-ler cuts down his first Truffula Tree. His arrival is heralded by a burst of thunder and lightning that, according to the Lorax himself, is kind of out of his control. Once he gets upright again, the Lorax seems confused, as if he isn’t sure why he’s there.
It is for these reasons that I as a player assume that the Lorax speaks for the trees because he is, in fact, a tree or forest spirit. I also assume that he answers to some sort of higher power or force that the book and movie doesn’t get into.
Throughout the film, the Lorax tries to convince the Once-ler not to cut down the Truffula Trees. For a brief period, he succeeds-- the Once-ler promises not to chop any trees down and instead has his family harvest the tufts. But this is only after much discussion between the two “men”, as well as an incident where the Lorax may have convinced a group of animals to dump the Once-ler’s bed into a river and almost over a waterfall. Of course, the Lorax didn’t mean to hurt the Once-ler at all! He just wanted to get him to leave.
Which leads me into another of my assumptions-- the Lorax has some mystical powers, but his access to them is limited due to the fact that his true purpose as a guardian of the forest is to convince people to do the right thing. Persuasion is his true gift, and even if he uses it on the forest creatures instead of the people, the motive is always the same.
Once the Lorax has successfully convinced the Once-ler to avoid chopping down trees for the sake of the forest’s inhabitants, he more or less leaves the guy alone, though he keeps an eye on him. In the meantime, he plays cards with the Bar-ba-loots, Swomee-Swans, and Humming-Fish and everything seems fine. But, of course, the truce is too good to be true. The Once-ler’s mother convinces him to start chopping down trees again, and after a kinda scary music number he’s become so greedy that he becomes blind to the damage he’s done to the valley.
Once all the singing and towering is done, the Lorax confronts the Once-ler in his office just as the last tree is about to fall, but the Once-ler insists he has done nothing wrong. The last Truffula Tree is cut down, and consequently the Once-ler’s family abandons him, and the Lorax is forced to send the habitatless animals away. Leaving just the word “unless” and a single Truffula Seed behind him, the Lorax scoops up his own caboose and lifts up into the sky. With the forest gone, the Lorax cannot remain in the valley, and he is only able to return once the Once-ler gives the last Truffula Seed to Ted and the forest begins to grow again. In the end, as soon as the first Swomee-Swan returns to the valley, the Lorax floats back down to earth and congratulates the Once-ler on making things right.
Abilities/Special Powers:
It is not entirely clear what powers the Lorax actually has in the film, but I’ve concluded he has at least the following powers to an extent, although he does not always have access to all of them.
1) He can commune with and fuse with nature. Popping up out of the stump of the Trufulla Tree without leaving a mark implies that he was literally a part of the forest up until this point.
2) He can speak with the animals, though they do not have full language capabilities like he does.
3) He can fly, or at the very least “lift”, though this seems to be somehow related to 1 in that he just kind of disappears into the atmosphere.
Third-Person Sample:
The Lorax turned, his heart heavy and his mustache downturned. He hated being the bearer of bad news, even when it was more of an ‘I told you so’ than anything else. There was no escaping it, though. He had to at least try.
There was still one tree left! There was still a chance.
But when he opened his eyes, what he saw wasn’t right. He knew Beanpole’s office was fancy and bright, quite! But this new view was different in every last way. Had he been attacked and sent to Bombay?
The Lorax took a deep breath and quelled his nervous rhymes. He was going to have to be smart and direct if he was going to get home, after all. That was assuming he had a home to return to at all, of course. He gave a tired sigh when he realized this might not be the case.
First-Person Sample:
[The feed flicks on, though this is obviously accidental given the big flash of orange obscuring the screen at first. Once the rustling of furr and fuzz abates, a gruff voice can be heard just above the camera’s lens.]
I don’t know how these thingamawhatsits work and frankly, I could do without them. This much plastic is just askin’ for trouble. There’s so many buttons...
[The Lorax finally appears, his arms outstretched to peer down at the comm device.]
Is this one of those cellopic phones? Maybe I can call one of the Swomee-Swans for a ride. Or the Bar-ba-loots could-- oh, what am I thinking! They don’t have phones...
[The Lorax just starts grumbling and the feed cuts out.]
DW username:
eiseE-Mail: rpdina@gmail.com
IM: dinachan321
Other Characters: George Lass:
akapeanut, Shannon Beiste: usskickass, John Egbert: hamburellakind, Tara Gregson: brainkeggerCharacter Name: The Lorax
Series: The Lorax
Timeline: Just before he confronts the Once-ler
Canon Resource Link: Here
Character Background:
The Lorax first arrives by popping up out of a stump after the Once-ler cuts down his first Truffula Tree. His arrival is heralded by a burst of thunder and lightning that, according to the Lorax himself, is kind of out of his control. Once he gets upright again, the Lorax seems confused, as if he isn’t sure why he’s there.
It is for these reasons that I as a player assume that the Lorax speaks for the trees because he is, in fact, a tree or forest spirit. I also assume that he answers to some sort of higher power or force that the book and movie doesn’t get into.
Throughout the film, the Lorax tries to convince the Once-ler not to cut down the Truffula Trees. For a brief period, he succeeds-- the Once-ler promises not to chop any trees down and instead has his family harvest the tufts. But this is only after much discussion between the two “men”, as well as an incident where the Lorax may have convinced a group of animals to dump the Once-ler’s bed into a river and almost over a waterfall. Of course, the Lorax didn’t mean to hurt the Once-ler at all! He just wanted to get him to leave.
Which leads me into another of my assumptions-- the Lorax has some mystical powers, but his access to them is limited due to the fact that his true purpose as a guardian of the forest is to convince people to do the right thing. Persuasion is his true gift, and even if he uses it on the forest creatures instead of the people, the motive is always the same.
Once the Lorax has successfully convinced the Once-ler to avoid chopping down trees for the sake of the forest’s inhabitants, he more or less leaves the guy alone, though he keeps an eye on him. In the meantime, he plays cards with the Bar-ba-loots, Swomee-Swans, and Humming-Fish and everything seems fine. But, of course, the truce is too good to be true. The Once-ler’s mother convinces him to start chopping down trees again, and after a kinda scary music number he’s become so greedy that he becomes blind to the damage he’s done to the valley.
Once all the singing and towering is done, the Lorax confronts the Once-ler in his office just as the last tree is about to fall, but the Once-ler insists he has done nothing wrong. The last Truffula Tree is cut down, and consequently the Once-ler’s family abandons him, and the Lorax is forced to send the habitatless animals away. Leaving just the word “unless” and a single Truffula Seed behind him, the Lorax scoops up his own caboose and lifts up into the sky. With the forest gone, the Lorax cannot remain in the valley, and he is only able to return once the Once-ler gives the last Truffula Seed to Ted and the forest begins to grow again. In the end, as soon as the first Swomee-Swan returns to the valley, the Lorax floats back down to earth and congratulates the Once-ler on making things right.
Abilities/Special Powers:
It is not entirely clear what powers the Lorax actually has in the film, but I’ve concluded he has at least the following powers to an extent, although he does not always have access to all of them.
1) He can commune with and fuse with nature. Popping up out of the stump of the Trufulla Tree without leaving a mark implies that he was literally a part of the forest up until this point.
2) He can speak with the animals, though they do not have full language capabilities like he does.
3) He can fly, or at the very least “lift”, though this seems to be somehow related to 1 in that he just kind of disappears into the atmosphere.
Third-Person Sample:
The Lorax turned, his heart heavy and his mustache downturned. He hated being the bearer of bad news, even when it was more of an ‘I told you so’ than anything else. There was no escaping it, though. He had to at least try.
There was still one tree left! There was still a chance.
But when he opened his eyes, what he saw wasn’t right. He knew Beanpole’s office was fancy and bright, quite! But this new view was different in every last way. Had he been attacked and sent to Bombay?
The Lorax took a deep breath and quelled his nervous rhymes. He was going to have to be smart and direct if he was going to get home, after all. That was assuming he had a home to return to at all, of course. He gave a tired sigh when he realized this might not be the case.
First-Person Sample:
[The feed flicks on, though this is obviously accidental given the big flash of orange obscuring the screen at first. Once the rustling of furr and fuzz abates, a gruff voice can be heard just above the camera’s lens.]
I don’t know how these thingamawhatsits work and frankly, I could do without them. This much plastic is just askin’ for trouble. There’s so many buttons...
[The Lorax finally appears, his arms outstretched to peer down at the comm device.]
Is this one of those cellopic phones? Maybe I can call one of the Swomee-Swans for a ride. Or the Bar-ba-loots could-- oh, what am I thinking! They don’t have phones...
[The Lorax just starts grumbling and the feed cuts out.]