Tahir Avery Dunham

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Summary

Name Tahir Avery Dunham Aliases [Redacted] Status Registered Evolved (Tier 1) Ability Ycleptic Persuasion Gender Male Race/Eth. Caucasian Birthdate November 16th Age 26 Height 6' 2" Build Yum Eyes Blue Hair Blonde Residence Dorchester Towers, New York City Employment Up All Night with Tahir Avery Dunham. Live from Studio K. Parents Christopher Dunham, Father Jane Dunham, Mother Siblings Samara Dunham, Sister Adisa Dunham, Sister Marital Status Single Children N/A First Seen Weird Reunion Last Seen Profile Older brother of Samara and Adisa. He is also the host of Studio K's foray into the late night talk show bracket: Up All Night, Tahir Avery Dunham is looking to take the entertainment world for the ride of its life. Buckle Up. Chances are, he may be one of the most famous Evolved individuals to hit the mainstream and he loves every second of it.

portrayed by Chad Michael Murray

Background

Born in the Windy City this Chicago native was the first of three children belonging to Christopher and Jane Dunham. Given the name Tahir due to his mother's fetish for names that were the complete opposite of normal, he was immediately thrust into the realm of being cooler than other children. Thus, during his childhood, he always seemed to be more suited for popularity than anything less than that. Which is exactly how things happened for him during school.

Tahir was a naturally athletic person that used his natural physical abilities to become something more useful when it came to sports. He excelled in the areas of football and basketball, through which he became an epic captain on both the field and the court, as well as something of a textbook jock stereotype. He kept his inability to be an idiot jock a secret though. It would've ruined his reputation. Although, being All State three years in a row (in both sports) surely did something to assist with his popularity and help keep him as the King of his high school. He was always a people person.

After graduating high school, Tahir scored a scholarship to Michigan State, where he was set to lead their football team to victory and a couple of championships. That was the plan, anyway. During one of the practice sessions, right in the middle of a Quarterback Refund play, the entire school was informed of some major developments happening in New York at that very moment. There was an explosion of devastating proportions. It wouldn't have been that big of a deal to Tahir if his little sister, Samara hadn't moved out there. He hadn't spoken to her in a couple of days.

Tahir couldn't bring himself to go to the funeral. He couldn't bear spending another moment at this college while his little sister was being put into the ground or cremated or whatever her choice was. He dropped right out of college and headed directly for the first Army Recruitment office he could find. The loss of his sister had put things into perspective for him. The world needed to be protected. He couldn't do that by throwing a football around. He would have to find some other way to make a difference and enrolling himself in the Armed Forces seemed like something of a good place to start.

The army served Tahir very well, as he excelled in basic training and boot camp and all those early things. He looked at the army in the same way he looked at football. He was going to do whatever it took to be the best soldier he could be and that's all the fuel he needed to go above and beyond the call of duty. While maintaining an above average rating in all of the basic and foundation skills, Tahir managed to find himself with a bit of an expertise in the weapons training. His hand/eye coordination was off the charts and he broke records in the long range shooting. Obviously, this made him a beyond effective sniper.

While the army would've loved to have him as another assassin to put into their crazy Black Ops assignments, Tahir lacked the ability to keep a low profile. So they gave him a job more fitting of his outgoing personality. Foreign Relations is what they called it. But it was more like a 'diplomatic cover story' that would result in the death of certain leaders of other countries should Tahir's words fail to provide the United States Military with what they wanted.

Tahir's assignments took him all over the world to places such as Korea, France and Italy. Armed with a translator, it was Tahir's task to make sure certain things were handled in a smooth and untraceable manner between the US military and these other countries. It was not until his fifth assignment did Tahir find out he was more suited for this particular line of work within the army than even he knew. He had spent nine days trying to convince a French diplomat to sign a Cease Fire with no success. On the tenth day, after speaking the diplomat's name, Tahir told him to sign… and he did. No arguments. No convincing. He just did it.

Needless to say, Tahir's not stupid. He knew something had to be up. Nobody that just spent nine days saying No in various styles was going to suddenly change their mind because Tahir told them to. Especially a country's diplomatic representation. Theorizing, Tahir took his experimentation back to base. He would randomly point at people and tell them to do something. Most of the time was laughed at or thought to have lost his damn mind. The only times it seemed to actually work were those times he said someone's name prior to the command. Little did Tahir know, he was being watched by one of his superior officers.

Said superior officer wasted no time in pulling Tahir to the side and explaining that he knew all about what he could do. He knew so because he could do something as well. This was as close to an Evolved that Tahir had ever been… that he knew of. Under this other guy's tutelage, Tahir managed to figure out the ins and outs of his ability, as well as getting himself all signed up and registered as an Evolved. It was something that needed to be done. It was the American Way.

Honorably discharged from the Army, Tahir needed to find something else to do with this life. So he headed for one of the two places that dreams were made of: Los Angeles, California. He fell in love with the city almost the moment his plane touched down and it was there that he found his next calling in life: Entertainment. After a couple of solid acting gigs, Tahir managed to score himself an audience with an agent. While he didn't quite fit what the agent was looking for this did get him referred to a connection in New York by the name of Kristen Reynolds.

It took a few conversations on the phone and a handful of video conferences before Kristen was sure I was the right fit for her next foray into television: Game Shows. As Tahir had been relocating for most of his adult life, there was no problem at all in getting him from Los Angeles to New York in order to become the host of I Have No Idea!, a game show that was set to test the minds of the multicultural citizens of the Big Apple for monetary gain.

Psych Profile

Tahir Avery Dunham is pretty much the typical jock, though minus the bully tendencies. He's all about having fun and having a good time, as well as getting it on with as many girls as he can while he spends his days on this Earth. He may consider himself to be God's Gift to the Female Gender but that's only because he was born with such epic bone structure and a classically charming smile. He's cocky, conceited and confident all rolled into one charming package, especially if you ask him. He's never really one to lose his cool and pretty much doesn't care for violence, though it can will be used if needed. Loyal to his family and other loved ones to a fault, he finds it very hard to commit to relationships with women. He's definitely afraid of monogamy.

Being Evolved himself, Tahir doesn't particularly have many feelings about them that he doesn't have about himself. Their use varies, depending on the type of person that has the pleasure of being Evolved. He doesn't make any generalizing conclusions in his head and takes everyone for what they present themselves as. He has no reason to be paranoid of anything but the Government, but that's only because of the stories he heard while working for them in a militarial capacity. Registration is not a good thing, though, if you ask him. Tahir firmly believes in the freedom of choice and he thinks that being "forced" to do anything that could result in all kinds of dangerous mishaps is not a good thing.

All in all, Tahir is one of those charmingly sarcastic snarky individuals that comes standard with the city of New York. He's got morals and justice issues that make him one of those reluctant unsung heroes, but at the same time, he's always willing to look out for numero uno. But hey, that's the American Way, isn't it?

Evolved Ability

Ycleptic Persuasion is the ability to psychically command biotic subjects through the use of their name. The basic overview is that once the name has been said, a command can be given to the subject in question. The subject will then, immediately, carry out whatever the command was, provided that it is within the scope of their ability to do such things. A simple example would be: "Sally. Do twenty jumping jacks." which would be followed by Sally dropping whatever she was doing at the time and proceeding to do the jumping jacks to the requested amount. Simple and reasonable tasks are the easiest for Tahir to make others do, as they don't seem to clash with the natural thought process of potential targets.

Targeted subjects will find themselves trapped within their own head for the duration of the task, as that's how long the effect lasts. Subjects will be able to see themselves doing something, as well as having the knowledge of doing whatever has been asked of them, though they will be unable to stop themselves until the pariah effect has been lifted. Which, unfortunately, it cannot be until the task is done. Powerful telepaths and other psychic manipulators may be able to diffuse the commands in either themselves or others. Also, Tahir cannot command someone to do something against their own instinctual will. For instance, attempting to make someone commit suicide will more often than not cause the pariah effect to fade and releasing the target from Tahir's limited control.

In order for Ycleptic Persuasion to be effective, it must be done in a vocal manner. A target must be able to hear their name and the subsequent command before it can carry out the tasks outlined. Multiple names and multiple tasks may be assigned, so long as everyone can hear the words being spoken. If a name is said and no command is given within five minutes, the pariah effect will dissipate, leaving the subject with a slightly woozy feeling.

"I am always looking for meaningful one night stands." — Dudley Moore

Appendices

RP Hooks

• Family Matters: Friends of the Dunham Family will know all about Tahir Avery Dunham. So anybody that may have history with Samara or Adisa will more than likely also have some history with Tahir. He was very much the overprotective older brother. Which means that if you tried to date either of his sisters when he was around, you probably got punched in the face by Jock Tahir.

• That's Entertainment!: Tahir Avery Dunham is the new kid on the block in the Entertainment World here in New York. He's the host if Studio K's Up All Night with Tahir Avery Dunham and he's been seen in a few commercials and a couple of extra roles before that. He often attends Hollywood parties and events, alone. Though, he tends to leave with women on his arms. And trailing behind him…

• Guest Who: Up All Night with Tahir Avery Dunham will be an IC talk show that PCs can participate in on a regular basis. It will likely be a +Event and such, so Guests will always be needed. Also, I wouldn't mind having Cast and Crew members around in some capacity, if anyone is looking for an automatic 'in'. More details as the show develops.

• In The Army Now: Tahir spent a few years in the military so there are people that can know him from those days. Details can be hashed out with interested parties. He also has spent a lot of time overseas during his Army days and thus may know some people or be recognized by those that are from across the water.

• The League of Evil Exes: There's no getting around it. Tahir is a womanizer. Which means that he probably has broken some hearts and pissed off some females in his years on this Earth. How much would it suck if they were in New York?

• Jeri Maguire: Tahir Avery Dunham needs an agent. A hot agent. With measurements beyond the scope of measuring. Interested? I know I am.

Skills

Ex-Military

Tahir is an above average combatant that's well versed in hand-to-hand and unarmed combat. He is well trained and above averaged rated in all Army basic training and military foundations, which gives him a well versed background in military procedures, functionality and an overall beyond average knowledge of how things work from a military standpoint.

Marksman

Tahir excels in accuracy when it comes to dealing with firearms. He left the army with a couple of his records still in tact, which just proves that he's better than good at this kind of thing. He's a wizard with rifles and other long range weapons, though he's no slouch with handguns and other close quarters firearms. He is, for all intents and purposes, a fully trained sniper.

Sports

Tahir is very well versed in sports and athletics, capable of performing above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to contact sports, even the flag versions of such. He is also highly knowledgable in the trivia department of such topics.

Social Diplomacy

Tahir was trained to be a social chameleon and that's something he excels at. He's capable of dealing with almost every level of social status known across the spectrum. He has studied the do's and don't's often enough to know them backwards and forwards.The application of such things is the fun part.

Charm

Naturally charming, Tahir uses his dashing good looks and his trustworthy smile to get himself in positions to better himself. No stranger to hard work, he's not opposed to taking the Charming Shortcut more often. He has a naturally charming demeanor which makes him the perfect candidate for hosting I Have No Idea!

Relationships

Cast

That's So Tahir

Starring:

Amy Acker as… Kristen Reynolds

Francoise Boufhal as… Model Chick (Brunette)

Lily Cole as… Rue Lancaster

Bradly Cooper as… Brad Russo

Miley Cyrus as… Adisa Dunham

Tami Donaldson as… Bartender Chick (The Deck)

Patrick Flueger as… Kincaid August

Megan Fox as… Thalia Ashford

Jordan Hinson as… Tess Winslow

Mandy Moore as… Hortense Tennebaum

Sean Paul as… Smoov

Ryan Phillippe as… Brian Fulk

Emma Roberts as… Samara Dunham

Julia Roberts as… Jane Dunham

Olivia Wilde as… Lucille Ryans

Treat Williams as… Christopher Dunham

Family

Christopher Dunham, Father

This is Dad. He's about the best father a guy could ask for really. He cares about the family and doing the right thing, all that boring stuff. He took Sami's death pretty hard, since she's practically identical to Mom, but he's doing okay with it now. Most of the time, whenever we're together or on the phone, we're talking about sports. He's a die hard Chicago fan, no matter the sport. Which just goes to show you how much he doesn't know about sports. Either way, if I need him, he's there and vice versa. Does anything else really matter?

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Jane Dunham, Mother

What can I say about my Mom? Best Mom Ever? Supermom? I Can't Believe She's My Mom? None of this stuff really seems to measure up. If anyone is the "Heart" or the "Glue" that's keeping us all together, it's Mom. She's epic beyond words and the fact that, when I was six, she fought a bully's mom for me? Total Win. I'll move the Earth for my Mom and I know that she will always be in my corner. Love you, Mom!

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Samara Dunham, Sister

So this is one of my sisters. Samara. She was dead. Now she's not. It's complicated as hell and I'm not even going to try and explain it. Anyway, I don't know what else to say except that somehow, while she was dead, she managed to get herself a boyfriend. This news disturbs me greatly and I will be destroying him as soon as possible. But, for right now, I'm just glad to have my sister back with the living.

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Adisa Dunham, Sister

Adisa is, quite possibly, the most annoying person ever in the history of people that are annoying. She's the family's spoiled brat, wild child and loudmouth all rolled into one too big for her britches package. She doesn't even know that half the reason she didn't get into more trouble was me. I had to keep Mom from killing her almost on a bi-daily basis. Anyway, I'm pretty sure her heart is in the right place, if you can get past all the selfishness. But I'm not holding my breath.

Friends

Brad Russo, Bad Bromance

So this is Brad Russo. You guys probably know him as The Advocate. Know what I know him as? The Bill to my Ted! The Sugar to my Kool-Aid! The AW HELL YEAH to my BITCHES! You do not understand the magnitude at which we are about to take the world by storm! I just met him, but I can feel it! The Force is Strong with Us. Now it's time to make a Disturbance.

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Rue Lancaster, Surrogate Sister

This is Lanni, Sami's BFF and all that. So, by proxy, she became like a little sister to me. Not exactly sure what she's doing these days. Haven't really talked to her since her and Sami made the move to New York. Since I'm here now, maybe I'll see if I can look her up. Make sure she's dealing with everything okay. I feel like I might've dropped the ball with this one. Better catch it before it gets intercepted. I call her "Marlene".

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Kristen Reynolds, Producer

My hot ass producer. I know, I gotta' get with her so I can move her to the Flings section. But it's kind of complicated. Do her right? Promotion! Maybe my own late night talk show. Do her wrong? Career over. Luckily, I know what I'm doing. I think. Anyway, she's in the friend zone for right now. I gotta' see what she's working with besides getting me my paychecks. Which, right now, is most important.

Flings

Lucille Ryans, Superfreak

We made up. All she wants is to be happy. All I want is sex. No Strings. Could this relationship get any better?

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Model Chick, Brunette

To be perfectly honest, I don't even remember this girl's name. I met her at a Victoria's Secret Lingerie Launch Party. Like what male wouldn't want to go to one of those things, right? Anyway, I was drunk. She was stupid. And now she's a regular in my phone for late nights and overnights. All I have to say is she's very, very good at who she does.

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Thalia Ashford, Ruff Ryder

Okay, ow. That's probably the most understated version of painful memories I can muster up. This was a wild one right here. I need to get my entire bedroom remodeled. Seriously. I am not going to lose her number, though. Wild Thing! You Make My Heart Sing!

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Tess Winslow, Slave 4 Me

Things have been developing. We went to a bar the other day. Made a childish bet? Guess who won? That's right, I got this girl for twelve months of Slavery. Wonder what I'm going to do with her…

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Bartender Chick, The Deck

There are some things that she can work way better than a bottle. Believe me. Bonus? Free Drinks at The Deck for life. NICE!

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Folks

Kincaid August, Boy Genius

Gotta' get this dude a raise. Pronto.

F*&@#ers

Brian Fulk, Samara's (Unapproved) Fiancé

So. Apparently, my only sister is going to be marrying this chump. I don't like it. But it ain't my life, apparently. Anyway, he called her a Bag of Rainbows. Which, while weird as hell, is kinda' cool I guess. I haven't seen him fight, cuz the punkass chickened out. But she seems like she might be in good hands. We'll see.

Soundtrack

Gallery

Logs

April 2011

Date	Log	Synopsis	Casting Call
4/4	Brother & Sister	Tahir gets Adisa'd. Lame.	Adisa, Tahir
4/10	No Justin Bieber Experience	Tahir gets a re-date. It doesn't go as planned. As usual.	Hortense, Tahir

March 2011

Date	Log	Synopsis	Casting Call
3/3	When Worlds Collide	Tahir gets tabled. Film at 11.	Hortense, Tahir
3/9	Helluva First Day	Tahir gets ditched. But? Rebound!	Hortense, Laina, Remi, Jaiden, Tahir
3/10	It's A Plan, Not A Date	Tahir gets a call that turns into a date.	Laina, Tahir
3/12	Everybody Makes Mistakes	Tahir lectures a teenager on responsibility. Yeah. What?	Russo, Koshka, Tahir
3/13	Never Fear, The Fire Marshal Is Here	Tahir gets snubbed by a Lesbian that causes major damage to his talk show set. Life sucks.	Big Ruff, Devon, Dirk, Kristen, Quinn, Russo, Smoov, Tic, Tahir
3/17	Lunch Break...	Tahir goes out to eat. Kind of.	Lucille, Tahir
3/19	The Future of Coyote Sands	Tahir gets caught up in some drama. This is why he doesn't work on The Advocate. Too dramatic.	Russo, Kristen, Kincaid, Devon, Tahir
	Dead To Rights	Tahir gets into MORE drama. This is so not fair.	Russo, Kristen, Kincaid, Devon, Tahir

February 2011

Date	Log	Synopsis	Casting Call
2/5	WWYD?	Tahir gets ambushed, survives and rewarded with a Quartet of Nose Jobs.	Koshka, Savannah, Tahir
2/23	What Goes Down...	Tahir. What Is He Good For? Absolutely Violence.	Lucille, Samara, Tahir

January 2011

Date	Log	Synopsis	Casting Call
1/6	Executive Decisions	Tahir gets fired and a better gig in the same meeting. NICE!	Tahir, Russo, Kristen, Kincaid, Dirk
1/8	A Bag of Rainbows	Tahir attempts to share a Bag of Rainbows with Brian.	Tahir, Brian
1/9	E.T.	Tahir gets stuck with one annoying ass alien.	Tahir, Adisa
1/23	A Male Lesbian and Mrs. Cleaver	Tahir catches up with his oldest little sister.	Tahir, Samara
1/25	Good Morning	Tahir has a very good morning with an old flame.	Tahir, Lucille
1/28	Let's Bounce	Tahir has a very severe White Knight complex. Especially after Too Many Skittles.	Tahir, Brian, Daphne, Koshka, Samara

December 2010

Date	Log	Synopsis	Casting Call
12/3	Games	Tahir doesn't play them so well.	Tahir, Lucille
12/22	Not Even Mostly Dead	Tahir finds out some distressing news about his sister. She has a boyfriend.	Tahir, Brian, Samara
12/27	Tahir and Brad's Hidden Camera Adventure	Tahir meets his New Best Friend. Whether he knows it or not.	Russo, Tahir

November 2010

Date	Log	Synopsis	Casting Call
11/16	Weird Reunion	Tahir gets a visit from beyond the grave.	Tahir, Samara, Model Chick (Brunette)
11/16	Egos	Tahir hooks up with Thalia. All the way up.	Tahir, Thalia
11/18	Distraction and Candy	Tahir meets a girl. Has to change his game.	Tahir, Tess
11/22	Lecherous Cheering Up	Tahir attempts to help a new friend. It doesn't go the right direction.	Tahir, Tess
11/24	The Friendship Zone	Tahir puts Tess right where he wants her.	Tahir, Tess
11/27	Shake Dat Ting	Tahir parties. Too hard.	Tahir, Dante, Delia, Dong-Tian, Harmony, Nicole, Quinn, Russo, Xue, Kristen

Trivia

VH1's Behind The Abs

• Tahir has an unhealthy fondness for Skittles. Taste the Rainbow.
• Tahir has a tendency to act "Black", more or less, when he gets drunk. Word.
• Tahir's anti-drug: Bitches.
• Tahir may or may not be addicted to Sex.
• Tahir exhibits all the traits of a bonafide Pool Shark. Beware.
• Tahir is deadly combination of Zack Morris, Ferris Bueller and Parker Lewis.
• Tahir's favorite cereal in the whole wide universe is: Crunch Berries.
• Tahir has mastered and memorized something very important in his life.

Big Brother Moments

• … beat up Tyler Reid because he was going to try and slip a mickey to Samara during a Semi-Formal.
• … automatically threatened Sami's boyfriend, Brian, on sight.
• … attempted intimidation of Brian in regards to relationship with Samara.
• … let Adisa move into his bachelor pad.
• … used the Dunham Special on a Bouncer to protect his sister and one fine platinum blonde hottie.

Hit List

Target	Acquired	Status
Lucille Ryans	Industry Shindig	Terminated
Model Chick (Brunette)	Victoria's Secret Launch Party	Booty Call
Tess Winslow	Candy Shop	SLAVE!!
Thalia Ashford	Biddy Flannigan's Irish Pub	One Night Stand
Bartender Chick	The Deck	Sex + Free Drinks
Nose Job Quartet	The Greco	4 of a Kind at One Time.