[url=https://imgbb.com/][img]https://image.ibb.co/eKRA2F/Char1.png[/img][/url] [b]Personal Characteristics[/b] Name: Jay Gabel Age: 21 Sex: Male Birthplace: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, United States [b]Physical Characteristics[/b] Height: 6’3” Weight: 206lbs Hair color: Dirty blonde Eye color: Dark brown Other: Right ribcage [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/25/f3/44/25f3440222cafc84ace7507867c3ec51.jpg]tattoo[/url]; Left shoulder [url=https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e15/11335498_907433182613476_1980023641_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=OTk4NzMzMzI5OTE2NTQwMzE3.2]tattoo[/url]; Left forearm [url=http://www.menstattooideas.net/tattooimages/2015/06/forearm-tattoos-04.jpg]tattoo[/url] [b]Health and Fitness[/b] Addictions: None Handicaps: Occasional pain in right knee from running Proficiency: Great hand-eye coordination, reflexes, and stamina Skills: Handguns and crossbows [b]Mental Characteristics[/b] Known Languages: English, some French Lures: New things; places, people, events, drinks, etc Temperament: Sanguine Personality: ESFP-A (Entertainer) [b]Social Characteristics[/b] Emotional Stability: Relatively stable Humor: Ingratiating laughter, Satire, Jokes Reputation: Semi popular and well-liked by others [b]Philosophical Characteristics[/b] Morality: Mostly black at white with some gray areas Perception: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade [b]Spiritual Characteristics[/b] Religion: Lutheran Virtues: Kindness, liberality, diligence Vices: Pride, impatience [b]Hidden Characteristics[/b] Desires: To date a girl who isn’t shallow or trying to get something from him Secrets: History of being used/led on by past girlfriends [b]Relations[/b] Father: John Gabel (50) Mother: Jacqueline Gabel (48; deceased) Younger brother: Jacob Gabel (18) [b]Biography[/b] Growing up in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Jay Gabel had always been something of a well-shaved mountain man. He spent his days fishing on the lake, hiking in the forest, and hunting in the mountains with his father. As an experienced policeman who believed in the importance of self-defense, John Gabel taught his son how to use weaponry at a young age. He was skilled with a bow at age ten, a crossbow at age thirteen, and a gun at age sixteen under his father’s tutelage. It had been a proud accomplishment for both of them. Overall, Jay’s childhood had been adventurous, but also uneventful. His family got along well, Jay and his brother, Jacob, were both homeschooled. They hardly ever travelled, and Jay had never left the United States except for a few visits to Southern Canada, which was only a few hours north of his hometown. It was a simple life, but it was a good life, and that was all the Gabels cared about. When the news came, none of them were prepared. During an annual checkup, Jay’s mother’s doctor noticed a strange lump on her breast. Upon further testing, it was discovered that she had accelerated cancer. It had progressed so rapidly that her chance of recovering was almost zero percent, and she didn’t have much time left. The whole family was devastated, but none were more so than Jay’s father. Despite being married for almost thirty years, the two were still as in love as they had been on their wedding day. John couldn’t imagine being separated from his wife, so he spiraled into depression, drinking the days away to cope with the pain. When Jay was 19 years old, just six months after his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she passed away. John’s drinking grew worse, to the point where Jacob, who was still in high school, had to move in with their grandparents. Jay was just entering his freshman year of college. The upheaval of his life from Coeur d’Alene to the college dormitory, the loss of his mother, his father’s alcoholism, and the separation from his brother made for a difficult transition. But Jay had grown up to be a hardy man. After spending summer break in grieving, he forced himself to buck up and move on with his life. He refused to sit idly by and miss opportunities. This was when he got his third tattoo—a shark on his ribcage—as a symbol of proactively attacking his future. Because of this decision, Jay’s first year of university was the most eventful year of his life. He joined the cross country team and a number of different clubs to keep himself busy. He also chose to major in criminology, hoping to get a job in the police force when he would eventually graduate. He kept up an active social life as well, joining a volunteer-oriented fraternity, going to parties on weekends, and making friends everywhere he went. The only tough part about college was the dating scene. Jay learned quickly that most of it was shallow bullshit when he had his first college girlfriend. She had been a girl from a sorority that was close to his frat. They hit it off at a volunteer event—cleaning trash up around the town—and he worked up the courage to ask her out. Unfortunately, she wasn’t looking for the type of long term relationship he was hoping for. She strung him along for free dinners and rides until he realized he was being led on. Naturally, he broke things off with the girl right away, but the pain of the situation remained a scar afterwards. Jay tried dating twice more since the incident, but unluckily for him, the same thing continued to happen. One other girl accepted his proposal for a relationship and used him for money, and the other just kept him on the hook as a backup plan while she pursued another man in his fraternity. It was discouraging to say the least. So, during his sophomore year of college, he swore off dating. Instead of going to parties on weekends, he went to a local shooting range to practice with his weaponry. He spent his weekdays focusing on his schoolwork and his distance running for the cross country team. It was a different experience, but it wasn’t a bad one. Now, going into his third year of college, Jay has no plans. He began to miss the wildness and spontaneity of his first year towards the end of his second, so he decided to just see where life will take him as a junior. No more avoiding girls, no more avoiding frat parties. He would let himself be immersed in college life once again. And he would be damned if it isn’t a good experience this time.