[hider=Raymond "Ray" Mendoza]
[hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=lightblue][center]Raymond "Ray" Mendoza[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1]
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=lightblue][center]Character Summary[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=lightblue]Name:[/color][/b] Raymond "Ray" Andrew Mendoza
[b][color=lightblue]Aliases:[/color][/b] Ray, Daddy (By Anastasia)
[b][color=lightblue]Age:[/color][/b] 37
[b][color=lightblue]Birthday:[/color][/b] September 30th
[b][color=lightblue]Ethnicity:[/color][/b] Caucasian
[b][color=lightblue]Birth Place:[/color][/b] San Antonio, Texas
[b][color=lightblue]Location:[/color][/b] El Paso, Texas
[b][color=lightblue]Gender:[/color][/b] Male
[b][color=lightblue]Major/Minor:[/color][/b] Journalism
[b][color=lightblue]Occupation:[/color][/b] Investigative Reporter
[b][color=lightblue]Languages:[/color][/b] English & Spanish (Fluent)
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=lightblue][center]Appearance[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=lightblue]Height:[/color][/b] 5'6
[b][color=lightblue]Weight:[/color][/b] 136lbs
[b][color=lightblue]Build:[/color][/b] Lean with slight muscles
[b][color=lightblue]Eyes:[/color][/b] Light Brown
[b][color=lightblue]Hair:[/color][/b] Dark Brown
[b][color=lightblue]Skin Tone: Light[/color][/b]
[b][color=lightblue]Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:[/color][/b] Missing a leg, due to a walker bite, removed by Tiffany Lyle.
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=lightblue][center]Psychology[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[i][color=lightblue][center]Caring * Self Centered * Protective * Arrogant[/center][/color][/i]

[b][color=lightblue]Sexuality:[/color][/b] Straight
[b][color=lightblue]Relationship Status:[/color][/b] Dating Tiffany
[b][color=lightblue]Personality:[/color][/b] When you first meet Ray he may come off as an arrogant kind of person and self centered but once you do get to know him Ray is a very caring person and also has been known to make witty comments every now and then. Those he is close with Raymond is very loyal to and would do anything to protect them and make them happy. He is slowly trying to amend things with Kellie and his baby girl Anastasia since he has been reunited with them and he would do absolutely anything to keep the two of them safe even if it means he would lose his life for them.

Raymond is also very good at what he does and is easy to get onto a person's good side. Raymond is good when he sees someone is lying to them whenever they do, he has been known to call out on those who lie or are hiding something from him. Raymond is also a very calm person most of the time, but when it comes to Kellie and Ana or if the two of them are in trouble he will become easily stressed and wishes to never see the two of them harmed.
[b][color=lightblue]Habits:[/color][/b] His eyes twitch whenever he is lying or hiding something, when stressed out Ray tends to pull at his hair, and when he is annoyed he will rub the bridge of his nose
[b][color=lightblue]Hobbies:[/color][/b] Music, reading news articles, football and hockey.
[b][color=lightblue]Fears:[/color][/b] 
[list][*] Loosing Tiffany
[*] Getting Bit Again
[*] Dogs[/list]
[b][color=lightblue]Likes:[/color][/b]
[list][*] Sports
[*] Guitars
[*] Kellie
[*] Anastasia
[*] Muscle Cars
[*] Beer[/list]
[b][color=lightblue]Dislikes:[/color][/b] 
[list][*] Dogs
[*] People who abuse power
[*] Compulsive liars
[*] Loud noises
[*] Violence 
[*] Guns[/list]
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=6ecff6][center]Cards On The Table[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=lightblue]Pre Outbreak Skills:[/color][/b]
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[*] Knowing human behavior
[*] Social psychology 
[*] Lock picking
[*] Hunting
[*] Stealth(Ninja)
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[b][color=lightblue]Post Outbreak Skills:[/color][/b] 
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[*] Rifles
[*] Machetes
[*] Wilderness Survival
[*] Water purification
[*] Knives
[*] Basic Counseling
[*] Basic Mechanic
[*] Basic Horseback Riding[/list]
[b][color=lightblue]Current Supplies:[/color][/b] [list]
[*] [url=http://thebestfashionblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/leather-jackets-for-men_20.jpg]Leather Jacket[/url], [url=http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=8027293]Brown Tshirt[/url], [url=http://cdn3.volusion.com/luyxe.dexsa/v/vspfiles/photos/40HSnStClrFstDPrngOBL7287NSP-2.jpg?1324308680]leather belt[/url], [url=http://riverisland.scene7.com/is/image/RiverIsland/276971_main?$CrossSellProductPage514$]black jeans[/url] & [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/be/ef/6e/beef6e05216761806d652a1ae279df79.jpg]Black leather boots.[/url]
[*][url=https://www.sungreen.co.uk/Forest-of-Dean/images/knuckle-knife.jpg]knife[/url]
[*] Colt M1911A1 with 4 rounds inside
[*] 1 Water bottle with built in filter - or 1 water bottle and 1 bottle of water purification tablets
[*] 1 change of clothing
[*] 1 Gun with full clip
[*] 1 Small hand gun
[*] 1 knife
[*] 1 weeks worth of MRE's
[*] 1 first aide kit
[*] 1 pencil
[*] 1 small pocket sized note book
[*] 1 book
[*] 1 roll of toilet paper
[*] 1 sleeping bag
[*] 1 compass
[*] Bug Out Plan[/list]
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=lightblue][center]History[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=lightblue]Your First Walker Encounter:[/color][/b] Raymond was investigating into a story that a contact of his had given him for one of his stories he had been working on for a local news station in El Paso Texas. Which was a corrupt city official stealing water from the city as well as money, he had snuck into the man's house as he did this Raymond started to search around the house until he made his way to the upper floor of the mansion he lived in. As Raymond explored the upper floor he started to notice that things had been toppled over, and a huge mess of papers, books, glass and other things were strewn across the floor.

When Raymond entered the bedroom he noticed a woman on top of the city official, and then he could see the blood all over the floor Raymond quickly took out his camera and took a picture. What he didn't realize was that he had the flash still on which the woman's attention turned towards Ray. He saw the blood all over her face and slowly started to stumble its way closer towards him, getting freaked out Raymond started backing away until he fell backwards. The infected woman started getting closer Raymond tried to talk to her but didn't get any words from her. Then he felt he was in danger, Raymond quickly reached for a blunt object, when she was upon him Ray quickly whacked the girl over the head causing the woman to fall. Completely freaked out Raymond ran out of the house and made his way back to the car and drove as far away as he could.

[b][color=lightblue]History Before Outbreak:[/color][/b] Raymond was born as an only child, Ray's father Antonio was an immigrant from Parral Mexico he moved from Mexico to live in the US and got citizenship. That's when Raymond's father met Anastasia Raymond's father, Ray's father ended up becoming a police officer, while Ray's mother worked as an elementary school teacher. Living a rather normal life Raymond had made quiet a lot of friends in high school, he got good grades in school and rarely ever got into trouble. When Ray got to high school he joined his school's news paper club and even did some high school news, which he enjoyed it quiet a lot and eventually decided to become an journalist. Raymond eventually also started to take up Tae Kwon Do classes his father wanted him to learn some self defense.

Shortly after Ray graduated high school Ray decided to go into college to pursue his career in journalism he then moved out to Amarillo Texas. Raymond's college life was fairly normal and he enjoyed his time there nothing interesting had happened, he eventually got a job as a journalist for Amarillo's local news station during his career as an investigative journalist he eventually learned how to pick locks to try and break into buildings to try and get information for his stories. Shortly after getting a call from his father, he had heard the bad news his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Ray was very close to his mother, he would stop by at a local flouriest shop where he had met his future who would eventually the mother of his daughter. The two started to talk and hang out, which eventually turned into a romance and the two started dating.

Sadly Ray's mother ended up dying from her illness, he took it hard and started to be consumed by his work he found out that his wife was pregnant. Raymond spent more time in his work then be with his wife, eventually the marriage ended up falling apart.

[b][color=lightblue]History Since Outbreak:[/color][/b] After what had happened that night in El Paso Ray decided he had enough and quickly tried to make his way back towards Amarillo where he knew that Kellie was still living there. Of course as he was trying to leave the city of El Paso things suddenly started to become worse. The city's power was shut off, and then the military and police started blockading the city and put up safe zones where Raymond was forced to stay in. Raymond couldn't get out he stayed there for several days until the military couldn't contain the dead in the city any longer, and when he had the opportunity Raymond took it and stole a car and bashed through the gates.

It would be several more days avoiding as many people as possible, after what he witnessed in El Paso Ray eventually made it to Amarillo and tried to look for Kellie even checking her shop. When he couldn't find her he thought either she made it out or the worse, Raymond started to travel east. He eventually found a group that he stuck with, he became a recruiter seeing whoever they came across would fit of course this group didn't last long. The group he was apart of never stayed in one place for to long, and when they heard of walls Ray's group were suspicious due to past experiences two years ago. They slowly one by one lost more and more people until they made it to Hoover Alabama where the last of Ray's group eventually were killed off by a horde. Leaving Ray alone by himself, Raymond continued to travel east alone when he finally came to Georgia a year later.
 
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=lightblue][center]Extras[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=lightblue]Character Quote:[/color][/b] "Protecting, and being there for you family are the most important, and the ones you rely on the most."
[b][color=lightblue]Theme Song: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqTzrUJNtyU]What About Now - Daughtry[/url][/color][/b] 
[b][color=lightblue]How Many Walkers Have You Killed:[/color][/b] "Honestly? I don't even remember anymore lets just say to many to count."
[b][color=lightblue]How Many People Have You Killed:[/color][/b] "Three."
[b][color=lightblue]Why:[/color][/b] "Because they were going to kill me, and I had to defend myself."
[b][color=lightblue]Anything Else:[/color][/b] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/126143-darker-than-black-an-experimental-rp/ooc#]Darker Than Black.[/url]

[sub][color=ed1c24]*By submitting this CS in its completion I am stating I have read all the rules for this Rp and am agreeing to follow them to the fullest with respect and courtesy.[/color][/sub][/hider]

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[hider=Raymond's Relationship Sheet][center][h1][color=lightblue]Raymond "Ray" Mendoza[/color][/h1]
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[color=lightblue]{[/color][i]"Everyone deserves a second chance."[/i][color=lightblue]}[/color]
⚜ Respects ~*~ ☯ Neutral ~*~ ☮ Friends ~*~ ♫ Best Friends ~*~ § Tense ~*~ ♥ Crush ~*~ ⚤ Significant Other ~*~ ☠ Enemies
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§ [color=tomato][b]Richard "The Dick" Johnson[/b][/color] §
[i]"He is certainly the real jealous type, he seems to hate me for some damn reason. Maybe because I lost a leg, and I was under Froggy's care?"[/i]
Since coming to Newnan Raymond has been under the care of Victor, since he had lost his leg he has been there for awhile. Dick has become jealous since they are friends, and Ray has spent most of his time in the infirmary.
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⚜ ☮ [color=khaki][b]Victor "Froggy" Bonheur[/b][/color] ☮ ⚜
[i]"He's kept me alive since being in Newnan, he is a great guy and I respect him. Also a very good friend to have."[/i]
Since Ray has been under Victor's care since being in Newnan, he and Froggy have become pretty good friends, the two of them get along pretty well together.
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☯ [color=peru][b]Agnes "Bryn" Johannsson[/b][/color] ☯
[i]"The quiet chick? I don't know her that well honestly, she stays away from the infirmary a lot though."[/i]
Raymond and Bryn haven't had much interaction since he has been in Newnan, so Ray and her don't talk that much other then simple gestures here and there.
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☮ ⚜ [color=fff200][b]Niesha Burkstien[/b][/color] ☮ ⚜
[i]"She is a good person, I respect her and consider her as a good friend."[/i]
Raymond respects Niesha and considers the woman a friend, one of the many people who had helped him during his first few hours in Newnan.
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⚜ ☮ [color=#ff6600][b]Chloe Ridgeway[/b][/color] ☮ ⚜
[i]"Chloe? She is a good person, and a good friend just to have around."[/i]
Raymond and Chloe are pretty good friends, they met during the death trip to Newnan they get along pretty well together, she helped keep him alive during the final minutes of the trip to Newnan.
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☯ [color=23D5B7][b]Beatrice Decker[/b][/color] ☯
[i]"Beatrice? I don't know her very well, though I get the feeling she judges just about everyone around here."[/i]
Raymond and Beatrice haven't interacted very much with one another, they don't have anything in common really with each other.
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♫ [color=#00ff00][b]Jack Hudson[/b][/color] ♫
[i]"This guy here? He is fucking hilarious, we argue over the dumbest shit but we just joke around a lot. All in all a great fucking dude to be friends with."[/i]
It's safe to assume that whenever Ray and Jack argue or debate over something it's just their own way of having fun. Raymond trusts Jack, they are great friends all in all and they get along really well together.
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☯ [color=8dc73f][b]Amelia Payne[/b][/color] ☯
[i]"Amelia? Shes a cute, shy girl I remember her in the truck ride to Franklin. Small chat here and there nothing really else."[/i]
Ray and Amelia first met while being saved by Bennie and his crew of bikers from Franklin, aside from small talk here and there they don't haven't bonded that much.
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☮ ⚜ [color=DodgerBlue][b]Ciel Jaquith[/b][/color] ☮ ⚜
[i]"Ciel, hes a very good kid especially at his young age in a world like this he is a survivor and I respect that."[/i]
Ray has gotten to know the little guy over the time he has spend in the infirmary, he considers Ciel a friend they get along really well and Ray respects him quiet a bit and would do a lot to make sure he is safe.
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⚜ ⚤ [color=D9E0F9][b]Tiffany Lyle[/b][/color] ⚤ ⚜
[i]"Tiffany, I love the woman to death. She saved my life the first day we met and has been by my side ever since then. I will always love and respect her and will do anything for her and keep her safe."[/i]
They met by chance after Raymond had finished scavenging a store in a small town, they walked by briefly until a herd of walkers came out of the woodwork. Tiffany was grabbed by a walker, and he managed to save her, while fleeing from the herd. Ray had fallen into a trap with a walker in it, he ended up getting bit and the only way to save him was by removing the leg. They were found by Bennie and the Franklin group, and then they were shortly then taken to Newnan. The two have been inseparable ever since, they eventually fell in love with each other.
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☯ [color=cyan][b]Kristina Smith[/b][/color] ☯
[i]"Kris? She seems like a pretty good kid, shes good to talk with and make conversations with from time to time."[/i]
They make some small talk every now and then, Ray doesn't know much about her though they are on good terms with one another.
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☮ ⚜ [color=f08080][b]Meghna "Meg" Kumar[/b][/color] ☮ ⚜
[i]"Shes a good friend, and always just puts a smile on your face and lightens up a whole room if she could."[/i]
Ray and Meg are on good terms with each other, they get along pretty well together and they talk and hangout in their spare time when they aren't busy.
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☮ ⚜ [color=B0C4DE][b]Riley Ridgeway[/b][/color] ☮ ⚜
[i]"Shes a great girl, both personality and good to be around with. Covered her a few times back in the day great music as well, before ya know the world turned to shit and took my leg."[/i]
Ray and Riley get along pretty well together Ray did a few stories here and there before the outbreak happened. They consider each other friends and hang out quiet a bit when they aren't busy.
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☯ [color=f7976a][b]Sana Rouen[/b][/color] ☯
[i]"If I never lost my leg maybe her brother would still be alive now I see her hitting the bottle when she stares at my missing leg.."[/i]
Raymond feels bad for Sana, he was there seeing her brother die right in front of him. Ray blames himself for losing his leg her brother could still be alive now. He hopes one day maybe things will get better for her and possibly be friends.
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☮ [color=a187be][b]Tatiana Korvo[/b][/color] ☮
[i]"She certainly is a really good dancer. I cant really dance with one leg anymore unfortunately."[/i]
During Ray's long stay in the infirmary during his recovery he has gotten to know her and considers her a friend. She cheered him up while he was on strict bed rest until he recovered, Ray watched her dance for those in the infirmary from time to time.
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☯ [color=fff79a][b]Ryan O'Reily[/b][/color] ☯
[i]"He helps make my pain killers, that's pretty much all I know about the man."[/i]
Ray doesn't know Ryan very well, all he really knows is that Ryan helps produce drugs and other medications for Newnan nothing more.
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⚜ ☯ [color=4682B4][b]Captain Ashton "Ash" Holloway[/b][/color] ⚜ ☯
[i]"I don't know the man very well honestly, but all in all I respect the guy keeping everyone alive. I couldn't run a whole group like he does."[/i]
Ray doesn't know the man very well, he does have his respect and tries to prove that he is still able to contribute to the community despite his now handicap.
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☮ [color=B22222][b]James "Black James" Mandingo Grady[/b][/color] ☮
[i]"He certainly knows how to put a smile on your face, great guy and a great friend."[/i]
Ray and James get along pretty well together, Ray likes to get a drink with the man whenever possible and would spend a whole day with the man if he could to get to know him more.
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[hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=lightblue]Relations[/color][/i][/b][/h1][hr][h2][b][i][color=lightblue]Raymond Mendoza[/color][/i][/b][/h2][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/5dd8ad0a46469e2d328774a8b1017aea/tumblr_inline_ocubwlXe4U1rifr4k_500.gif[/img]
[i][color=lightblue]"I really hope people have made it out alive, especially Tiffany"[/color][/i][hr][hr]⟢ 🎆Respects ⟡ 🌓Neutral ⟡ 👋Acquaintance ⟡ 🙇It's Complicated ⟣
⟢ 💛Friend ⟡ 💙Good Friends ⟡ 💜Best Friends ⟡ ❣️Ex-Friends ⟡ 😈Frienemy ⟣
⟢ 💘Infatuation ⟡ 💓Loves ⟡ 💗Couple ⟡ 💕Basically Family ⟡ 💞Family ⟡ 💔Ex-Lovers ⟣
⟢ ♨️Tense ⟡ 💀Dislikes ⟡ 😡Hates ⟡ 👿Enemy ⟡ 👹Absolutely Loathes ⟣[hr.][hr.]
💛 [b][color=f08080]Meghna Kumar[/color][/b] 💛
[i]"She's a good person and a friend, I hope everything will be okay and we all get out in one piece."[/i]
At first Raymond and Meg didn't really talk that much while he had spent a lot of his time in recovery in the infirmary, but they started to talk and they both got a long with each other pretty well.
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💓/💗 [b][color=D9E0F9]Tiffany Lyle[/color][/b] 💓/💗
[i]"She is the love of my life, and saved my life when we first met I do hope that she is still alive somewhere."[/i]
They first met as stranger, when a herd of walkers started to surround them they made a run for it into the woods. When he fell down into a trap a walker ended up biting his leg and the only way for him to stay alive was to remove it. They remained very close friends for awhile until they moved from Franklin and into Newnan, then they started becoming even closer and fell in love even started talking about getting married and having kids together. But now with everything that has happened, he is worried that he may never see her again but he remains hopeful that they will meet one another again soon.
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👋/🎆 [b][color=8dc73f]Amelia Payne[/color][/b] 👋/🎆
[i]"I hope she remains strong for all of us."[/i]
Ray and Amelia haven't really talked that much, though they say hi and make some small talk here and there aside from that he respects her a lot and he hopes that they all make it out of Newnan alive.
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