[hider=Ratface] [center][img]https://gearpatrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/The-Mixologist-Gear-Patrol-Lead-Full.jpg[/img] [color=cadetblue][h3]“Ah, Mafia politics. Somebody always gets screwed, and it ain't never the one who deserves it.”[/h3][/color][/center] [hr] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Name[/b][/u][/color] [indent]Vincent "Ratface" Colombo[/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Ethnicity[/b][/u][/color] [indent]Italian[/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Age[/b][/u][/color] [indent]27[/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Loyalty[/b][/u][/color] [indent]Pescatore[/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Rank[/b][/u][/color] [indent]Associate -Information man[/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Appearance[/b][/u][/color] [indent]Ratface has a way of being the least intimidating person in the room at any time. While there is no denying that he's handsome, masculinity isn't his most defining trait. Maybe it's something in his prettyboy face. Maybe something to do with the fact that 5'6" would be a generous measurement when it comes to height. Just could be the fact that he weighs 130 lbs. soaking wet, and it shows. Still, he never lets that stop him. Ratface holds himself with the swagger of someone twice his size whenever he's in a good mood. He has a bad habit of speaking more with his body than with his mouth (which is saying something) -he gesticulates with his hands like a madman, is known to literally roll on the floor when he laughs, and paces holes in the ground when he gets nervous, among other ticks. [/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Personality Traits[/b][/u][/color] [indent]◦ People-person: Nothing amuses Ratface more than good company. He enjoys being around people, and goes to great lengths to make sure that people enjoy being around him. ◦ Impatient: Ratface dislikes nothing more than waiting. Except maybe paperwork. He tends to have to deal with a lot of both. When he doesn't get his way in a very quick manner, his go-to problem solver is very thinly-veiled threats. Whether or not they're hollow, no one really knows -no one has ever called his bluff. ◦ Chaotic: When it comes to decision making, Ratface is very good at separating himself from his emotions. While this is generally a good thing, this leads to a bit of unpredictability in his behavior, often as a result of him making snap decisions with little thought at all. ◦ Self-centered: While he is unfalteringly loyal to the Pescatore family, Ratface's most important loyalty is to himself. What Ratface does is for Ratface -it just happens that serving the Pescatore family is the best way to serve himself. ◦ Flippant: Ratface jokes around far more than is befitting of his post. He sees an opportunity to make a stupid joke? He'll take it any day. He has a bit of a problem taking anything seriously, and uses the jokes to avoid dealing with real emotion. [/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Skills & Talents[/b][/u][/color] [indent]◦ [color=cadetblue]"C'mon, you can trust me."[/color]: Ratface is very good at manipulating people -it isn't very often that he has a conversation with someone without also steering them towards his own goals. ◦ [color=cadetblue]"I know a guy."[/color]: Digging up dirt is one of Ratface's number one skills. Though he has yet to reveal his secrets, he seems to always have a file with the information he needs in hand. ◦ [color=cadetblue]"Oh, I remember that!"[/color]: Ratface has an eidetic memory, which he abuses on a daily basis. ◦ [color=cadetblue]"Maybe a different approach..."[/color]: Ratface is very clever, and adept at thinking on his feet.[/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Weaknesses[/b][/u][/color] [indent]◦ [color=cadetblue]"I ain't scared. I'm just runnin' cause I left the stove on back home."[/color]: Ratface is easily frightened. He tries his best to hide this through swagger and bravado, but it is fairly plain to see. ◦ [color=cadetblue]"Hey, not the face!"[/color]: While you might assume that Ratface is a weak combatant from his small, unimpressive frame... you'd be right. Whether it be fist-fights or firefights, Ratface has a tendency to avoid violence with his own hands for good reason. ◦ [color=cadetblue]"I can sleep when I'm dead."[/color]: An insomniac, Ratface has a very love-hate relationship with his bed. He has developed an addiction to the bottle of sleeping pills he carries around in his back pocket -either he takes the pills and passes out for a good 10 hours, or he suffers from very heavy fatigue. ◦ [color=cadetblue]"Hellooo, ladies."[/color]: Ratface is very easily distracted by the various material goods of the day. Booze, drugs, and most importantly, women. [/indent] [color=cadetblue][u][b]Background Information[/b][/u][/color] [indent]-Born 'Antonio La Barbera' in Palmero, Sicily, Italy, first of three bastard sons of the La Barbera family's Godfather. -Promoted to Caporegime within the La Barbera family at age eighteen. -After a failed drug running operation, Antonio's father disowns him, giving 'kill-on-sight' orders to all members of the family. -Vince flees to America, hoping to start anew. Takes up the name "Vince 'Ratface' Colombo. -Vince makes contact with an old friend who fled to America a short time before, within the Pescatore family. -After slowly gaining the trust of the Pescatore family and proving his loyalty, Vince becomes a go-to man for information.[/indent] [/hider]