InsaneJournal

Hometown: Middlesex, Virginia
Family:Rose and Eddie (mother and father), Elizabeth (older sister) and Samantha (younger sister)
Ancestry: American
Birthdate: March 16
Zodiac Sign: Pisces (Aries Moon, Aquarius Ascendant)
Blood type: AB
Myers-Briggs Personality Type: INFP
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Blue
Dexterity: Right-handed

Favorite Color(s): Black, blue
Favorite TV Show(s): Married With Children (with the volume down lol)
Favorite Movie(s): Back to the Future
Favorite Music: Mostly 80s rock
Favorite Books: The Philosophy of Time Travel by Roberta Sparrow
Favorite Quote: "All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is."
- Kurt Vonnegut

Likes: imaginary friends, six foot imaginary bunny rabbits, entertainment from the 80s, Gretchen Ross, girls, sex, philosophy, agnosticism, bicycling, dogs, dreams, time travel, Philosophy of Time Travel, Grandma Death, philosophical discussions about smurfs, drinking, smoking, Christina Applegate, video games, arcades, drawing, painting, writing, parties, axes (occasionally), mass destruction (sometimes), floods (when the mood strikes), fires (when...etc), violence (on and off), property damage (again, when he's having a moment), hungry hungry hippoes, shooting at things, hanging out, movies (particularly horror and sci-fi)

Dislikes: being alone, the end of the world, sleepwalking, jet engines, time traveling (sometimes), teachers or any people with patronizing attitudes, stupid or pointless homework assignments, pills, the Fear Love Lifeline, Ms. Farmer, death, dying

History: Donnie grew up in the average town of Middlesex, Virginia. He was a middle child of his family, who would often antagonize his sisters, Samantha and Elizabeth. He also would talk back to his parents, most often his mother. Other than that, it was a pretty mundane existence, aside from odd things starting to happen. There was the incident where Donnie first acted out and accidentally burned down an abandoned building, resulting in his spending some time in jail, as well as being held back in school. As a result of his behavior, it was suggested he start seeing a therapist to get to the root of his emotional issues. He was supposed to take medication as well, but eventually stopped taking the pills after a while. Donnie began sleepwalking not long after that. First it was not such a big problem, but as it went on he ended up walking further away from home every time.

In early October, in the year 1988, the six foot tall bunny rabbit and imaginary friend Frank started appearing to Donnie. He lured him out of his room one fateful night to warn him about the approaching world's end. Although he didn't know it at the time, Donnie was now living in an extremely unstable Tangent Universe which could only last several weeks at most. Frank luring Donnie out was a way to warn him, but also to let him cheat death, as a jet engine went crashing into his room. Where the jet engine came from remained a mystery. The family were given a hotel room for the night, and then tried to return to life as usual. School continued to be the same as ever, with its mix of friends and bullies... and it was there that Donnie saw Gretchen Ross for the first time, in English class.

The therapy sessions continued as well. One day after school, while his father was driving him there, they almost ran over the senile town eccentric Roberta Sparrow, known as "Grandma Death." It was her who whispered the line "every living creature on earth dies alone," which would in turn fuel Donnie's oncoming existential crisis. He didn't speak of these thoughts right away to his therapist, but in their sessions it became clear that this search for ultimate answers was one of many things troubling him. Not only that, but the visions indicated more detachment from reality.

The next time Frank appeared, he led Donnie to flood the school, breaking the water main with an ax which he later thrust into the school mascot's head. His last act of the night was to spray paint the phrase "They made me do it" near said mascot. This flooding closed the school, leading to Donnie and Gretchen meeting and talking. After rambling a bunch, Donnie asked her out and she agreed.

Later on, Donnie got in more trouble at school, clashing with his extremely conservative teacher, Ms. Farmer. The principal called him and his parents in for a conference, where Donnie was banned from after school activities. This wasn't the end of his acting out in school, though. When the motivational speaker Jim Cunningham gave a talk, Donnie berated him with accusations of his being a fake, to the cheers of students and more unease from the establishment.

As the PTA met to discuss the flood, Donnie struggled with his disturbing visions of Frank. The next visit from Frank caused Donnie to start seeing strange liquid spheres emerge from everyone's chest, which stretched out and presumably showed their future paths. He followed one himself, to his parents' room where they kept a gun. Frank then questioned Donnie, asking if he believed in time travel. Interested in this, Donnie later discussed the matter with his physics teacher. The teacher was unable to talk too deeply about it beyond basic theories, but he presented Donnie with a book- "The Philosophy of Time Travel" by none other than Grandma Death. This made him draw a connection between the book and Frank. He tried to write to her, but was unable to contact her.

As time went on, things changed gradually. Ms. Farmer's irate attitude led to the firing of Donnie's English teacher. Donnie grew closer to Gretchen, as well as starting to undergo hypnosis in therapy. While he wanted a more physical relationship with Gretchen, she preferred to take things slower, which proved to be a point of frustration for Donnie. Eventually, though, they had their first kiss and started doing more together.

On the night of Samantha's talent competition, Donnie and Gretchen went to the movies. While Gretchen fell asleep, an important conversation with Frank occurred. Frank revealed his bloodied eye to Donnie, as well as showing him a time portal for the first time. At the end of their talk, he urged Donnie to "burn it to the ground"- referring to Jim Cunningham's house. Donnie did this, his action later leading to the revelation of Cunningham's perverted hobbies.

Ms. Farmer continued to be a supporter of Jim Cunningham, and while she went to defend him, it was up to Mrs. Darko to go with Samantha and the dance team to Star Search. With Mr. Darko away as well, Donnie and Elizabeth were free to have a Halloween party. Before the party, in therapy, Donnie revealed that he flooded the school and burned Cunningham's house. He also stated that Frank intended to kill someone, but the victim was not revealed.

Later at the party, Gretchen hurried in, disturbed by her mother's sudden disappearance. She and Donnie headed off to the bedroom together, while the party continued.

As time started running out, Donnie realized that he had to do something to stop the world from ending. He and Gretchen headed to Roberta Sparrow's house again, this time getting harassed and attacked at knifepoint by the school bullies. Gretchen was thrown aside and injured, unable to get up right away. The approach of a car alerted them and the bullies fled. But the car- narrowly missing the infamous Grandma Death- ran into Gretchen, killing her on impact. Distraught, unable to think clearly, Donnie shot and killed the driver- none other than the human version of Frank, complete with bunny suit.

After that, the future seemed bleak. He returned home long enough to bid Elizabeth a silent goodbye and take the car. As he reached the hills far from home, Donnie got out of the car and watched what resembled an oncoming storm. But he knew it to be a time portal, one which would interfere with Mrs. Darko and Samantha's flight, leading to the engine part being taken back in time... and everything else returning as well. It would essentially close the Tangent Universe, returning everything to the supposed right version of events.

Donnie woke up, back where everything began. This time, he stayed in bed right as the jet engine crashed through his room. But something peculiar happened during that time. Another portal opened up, Frank's voice telling him to follow. Donnie, who'd always listened to Frank, went along. Back home, it was thought he'd died. But in his perspective, the portal took him straight through a nexus to a new world entirely. Was it another Tangent Universe? The Primary Universe? The afterlife? The future?

Or maybe it was just a school and nothing more than that.

Upon first arriving, Donnie had to get used to be displaced in space and time. Although only a couple of decades in the future from his own time, there was some adjustment to get used to his new life. He also had to relive the month of October over again, which meant considerable disturbance from Frank and sleepwalking as the month went on. He managed to dodge whatever the universe sent out to get him that year, not even remembering if anything significant really happened (though he emerged very amused and hyper right afterward). After that, he returned to mostly normal, concerning himself mainly with catching up on the movies and tv shows of the decades he hadn't lived through yet. At least one distressing thing was revealed to him early on by Frank: that the tangent universe he'd been in just prior had in fact ended, meaning that in the real primary universe existing now, he supposedly died when the jet engine crashed on his room. Returning home was therefore out of the question, or would possibly have harmful effects on the universe if he tried. As time went on, he only gradually began to miss the home he couldn't return to, and also to appreciate how much easier it was in ways, to live there. Still, he managed as best he could, even starting to like some of the classes he took. In ways, he also felt more accepted at Poseidon, where abnormal powers and other weirdness was pretty standard.

In the following year, he adjusted well, making some new friends at Poseidon. There were also some incidents that affected himself as well as the entire campus. An Inquisition came to campus in early 2009, making his and everyone's powers temporarily nullified. It meant no sleepwalking, no visits from Frank or seeing the paths of the future... which was a nice break, but also made him realize just how used to it all he'd become. He began to miss them. Unfortunately, as a normal human without combat skills he couldn't do much to assist in the ensuing battle. He was just glad to have his powers returned when it was all over. Later in the year, another attack was unleashed on campus, and again he laid low for most of it. He remained himself when the Alternate Universe versions of others began popping up on campus soon after... but it was during this time that he became closer to an alternate version of his ghost-girl friend, Pamela. He invited her out and they enjoyed a fun date that ended with a kiss... one which she would forget when her regular version returned, but which Donnie would still remember. He was upset for a time, but more or less accepted that he couldn't change Pamela from her ghostly form.

With Halloween approaching again in 2009, Donnie again experienced an increase in sleepwalking and Frank-visions. He became fearful that something big might strike like back home... especially after a particularly violent mirror-smashing incident. What would unfold when the countdown again winds down? He has yet to find out...

Personality: Donnie is both smart and a smartass. He's of above-average intelligence and does pretty well in school, though he doesn't really make a big deal of it. He's likely to show his intelligence in surprising ways when he does so. He has a unique way of observing the world and is even rather philosophical.

He's also a pretty typical teenage male. Indeed, his sarcastic, often caustic attitude- and dirty mouth- reflect an immature side. He tends to have a hard time communicating, whether it's saying too much at times or not enough at others. Yet he will speak up when he has to and is known to go off on impassioned rants when the mood strikes. He sticks up for his ideas and beliefs, often to the point where it gets him in trouble. He has a general disdain of authority. While he'll respect adults who respect him, he will let the others know when they're full of crap. When not on one of his moments of calling people out, he more or less keeps pretty low key. Occasionally, he'll go for experimenting with so-called 'rebellious' things- ie. drinking, smoking - like many of his peers.

Underneath the almost normal exterior, there is something disturbing about Donnie. He has a bizarre sense of humor, and sometimes ends up amused and laughing at seemingly inappropriate moments. At times, he also gets into unexpected states of mania or agitation. He frequently sleepwalks and has dreams and visions, the most prominent being the appearance of a six foot tall rabbit named Frank. He also sometimes can still 'see' people's future paths as a watery sphere extending from their chests and leading away.

Donnie also has a history of problems with violence- setting a fire once led to his getting in trouble and being held back... also part of his being made to see a therapist. He was diagnosed as having "emotional problems" and eventually it was thought that he may be exhibiting symptoms of schizophrenia. The fact that his "imaginary friend" Frank told him to commit further violent acts might lend evidence to this fact... but at the same time, it is apparent that Donnie knows what is real and what is not, by labeling Frank as he does. Even the actions Frank led him to had decidedly positive results, sort of a twisted way to set things right. Yet there is definite mental instability, perhaps because of the things he has experienced.

Weapon(s): Isn't formerly trained in any weaponry- nor does he own any- but can pick them up and use most anything. Also knows how to shoot a gun.

Appearance/physical attributes: Donnie is a good-looking young man, with short, dark brown hair and blue eyes. He's physically about average build, leaning a little more toward the tall side. He doesn't really stick out all that much appearance-wise, preferring to dress casually most of the time. His demeanor is often pretty calm and unassuming around most people... but he can get very worked up when a mood hits and look pretty crazed at those times. There is occasionally a maniacal gleam in his eyes. One would easily not see this unbalanced side at first glance, but it's often there if you look close enough.

His abilities include being able to see future paths at times, which appear as a watery sphere that comes from a person's chest and extends forward. Donnie also gets odd predictions and warnings from Frank, as well as being driven to do unexpected acts with his guidance. When carrying out anything Frank tells him to, he exhibits surprising strength (ie, shoving an ax in a water main, as well as a metal statue). When he's being a sane, everyday student, Donnie tends to use his wit and sticks to verbal attacks.