[center][h1][color=RosyBrown]Derreck Richard Howell[/color][/h1]
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[sub][i]"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."[/i]
-[b]C.S. Lewis[/b][/sub][/center][hr]
[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Name[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Derreck Richard Howell[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Nickname[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]The Historian, The Librarian[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Birth Date[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]04, November 1992[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Nineteen[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Male[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Sexuality[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Questioning[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Relationship Status[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Single[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Occupation[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]He rather focus on getting his major and minor before going into the work force.[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Apartment Number[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]1A[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Major[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]History[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Minor[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Journalism[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]In Depth Appearance[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Derreck is often mistaken as being older because of the lack of hair and his tried eyes. His black beard is often trimmed and he won't let the beard go beyond the neckline. The dark brown eye color is often mistaken as if his eyes were black, if someone sees him far away. He's a tall guy, reaching 6'7", and his body is healthy as he tries to go to the guy once a day for a couple hours.

He doesn't have a ton of outfits to select and wear each day of the week. He would wear casual outfits around his friends or at his apartment room. When he is at the university, he would dress professionally in a leather jacket with jeans and a neat pair of shoes. He doesn't go overboard unless he's going somewhere special like a meeting. As for his workout outfit, he would just wear a tank shirt with shorts and a pair of tennis shoes.

A [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d0/77/29/d0772904a3ad8402029e6e79070f1901.jpg]sleeve tattoo[/url] of a Japanese demon covers his right arm. But, many people won't known that he has a single tattoo because he always covers it unless he's at the gym. [/indent]
[center][h1][color=RosyBrown][u]M Y  Q U I R K S[/u][/color][/h1][/center]
[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Habits | Quirks | Oddities[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent][list]
[*]Bites pencils and pens while he's working or bored
[*]Loves talking about politics and history to people
[*]Believes that there's more than one God
[*]Whistles loudly when he's alone or bored
[*]Snorts while he's laughing very hard.
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[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Hobbies[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent][list]
[*]Writing
[*]Reading
[*]Drawing
[*]Running
[*]Zumba
[*]Playing the violin
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[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Likes[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent][list]
[*]History
[*]Politics
[*]Watching TV shows
[*]Reading novels
[*]Going to the gym
[*]Video games
[*]Music
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[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Dislikes[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent][list]
[*]Driving
[*]Irresponsible and childish behavior
[*]Fast food
[*]Lazy people
[*]Being interrupted by someone
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[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Fears[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent][list]
[*]Driving 
[*]Heights
[*]Failure
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[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/color] 
[center][u]♦ Hardworking ♦ Complex ♦ Genuine ♦ Blunt ♦[/u][/center]
[indent]If there's one thing that you need to know about Derreck, it would be that he's a hardworker. Either forcing on homework or helping out his friends with cooking, he will finish it and put care into it. That doesn't mean that he will try to make it perfect; however, he doesn't want it to be too perfect. And the work that he puts into can be almost anything. Friends and family members often call him a complex person, because he is difficult to understand and predict.

Despite his complex personality, he's genuine towards his friends and especially family members. Derreck is one of those people, who would tell his friend that their shirt doesn't match with their pants. However, that could also mean that he can get too honest with people including people that he doesn't like at all. He can become blunt and genuine at the same time and often enough the message gets mixed up. It either ends with the person being confused or very upset.

Overall, Derreck can be a kind, honest person; but, he's too complex and blunt without knowing or caring.

 [/indent][hr][center][h1][color=RosyBrown][u]D E F I N I N G  M Y  P A S T[/u][/color][/h1][/center]
[color=RosyBrown][b][u]History[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]As the middle child of another sibling, life was already tough for both the mother and father as they tried to make it in Atlanta. When he was four, he realized that he couldn't get anything that he wanted because the money that his parents was barely enough to pay everything that they needed. He enjoyed to draw and books often, because the family wasn't able to get a television.

Life soon changed from the family as the father finally got a job in Texas, working at the oil fields. They made the long trip to Austin and settled in their life. Derreck and his other sibling realized that the move was the best opinion as their father came home with a check worth $14,000. After paying the bills, the mother brought home their first television and computer.

Derreck wasn't as amazed as his older sibling was about the television and kept to his books and drawings. But, he soon grew to like some shows that would air weekly especially the History channel. History was an interesting subject for Derreck and soon took trips to the public library to check out books about the history of countries and people. Because of his interest in history, he began to write and then he grew to love politics as well.

At his high school, he passed both English and History classes throughout his four years. His teachers asked that he looked into universities that offered History and some sort of writing major. So, he did and found the University of San Francisco. His teachers questioned the location, because the city (and the state) were very liberal compared to Texas. But, he wanted to 'explore' the country and the West Coast was a 'great place to start'.

His family supported Derreck's decision and helped him with his application to the university. They waited for the notification letter to arrive and they got it before his senior year ended. That was when he left from Austin to San Francisco for a fresh start to his life. With his family's money, he managed to get a place at The Daffodil Building, an apartment. 

He arrived as a new place in a new city with none of his friends, hoping that he has a better life.[/indent][hr][center][h1][color=RosyBrown][u]M I S C .[/u][/color][/h1][/center]
[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Extra[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]My favorite activity is to draw.[/indent]

[color=RosyBrown][b][u]Anything Else[/u][/b][/color] 
[indent]Derreck knew several friends, that were on his high school's marching band, and they taught him how to play the violin. He got his own and took it with him to San Francisco. And he likes to dance often and took Zumba class at his gym.[/indent][hr]