Applying for Mheetu 8D
So, roughly:
Mheetu is a timid lion; he's often shy in front of strangers and doesn't like conflicts. At the same time, he idolizes Simba and wants to be just like him. In their cub days Mheetu would try and tag along with his sister when she and Simba went out on their amazing adventures as often as he could, but he was seldom invited and would more often than not be carried back to the den quite quickly "because he was too young to come". He always complained about this.
During Scar's reign, Mheetu was too young to be able to protect himself from the hyenas, or Scar, so he often needed rescuing and protecting, either by his sister or mother. This was very frustrating for him and he often cried over his own weakness. But it didn't matter how much he
wanted to be the strong one... He vowed that someday
he would be the one to protect
Nala, but by the time Simba returned and defeated Scar, Mheetu had been broken down to a fearful little lion that wouldn't dare face up to such a conflict even if he was given the chance.
He still struggles with that to this day (...where in the timeline does the Makuu Kiwanja story begin?) and will always rather run away when faced with a problem. He knows that that is wrong, but he just can't bring himself to confront it; he is too afraid.
That said, Mheetu is a very kind and supportive young lion. He still idolizes Simba (even more after his heroic return) and will try to do whatever Simba does. If asked to help out with something, Mheetu will also always do his best to be of assistance (as long as it doesn't involve danger).
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I have many years of RolePlay experience (a whole... *counts* five or six years?), particularly Lion King RPs and I was also a Moderator of a long-running Lion King RolePlay site for several years. However, I'd rather demonstrate what my posts look like, so here's a snippet of a post from a recent RP I took part in, where I played Mohatu -
"King Mohatu's sleep had been troubled. With this draught and all the problems it was causing, it was difficult for the King to get some real rest... The river had dried out and the water hole was shrinking by the day. The green grass was gone and the trees were losing their leaves. If no rain came soon, his kingdom would be in the middle of a truly terrible disaster and this troubled the lion greatly. His beautiful Queen did her best to help him, but every night Mohatu fell into deep thought and the more he thought about his trouble, the greater it became. Every morning he awoke hoping that by some miracle the rains would have returned, but every morning he also awoke to the same disappointment. And the herds were getting tired and thirsty. They looked to their King for guidance. What to do? He had an idea, but wondered if it could really work..."
I would like to play Mheetu in this RolePlay because I realised I've never really thought much about his personality before and this would be an excellent opportunity for me to develop my version of him. And developing characters through RolePlay is what I have found to be the best way of doing it
I would be online mostly in the evenings, since I get home late from work, and my time zone is GMT-0 (since I've heard that that matters, hah).
