[hider='Teach'] [center][h3][color=#2f5084][b]JOHN LOUIS[/b][/color][/h3][/center] [color=#2f5084][h3][center][i]“Teach”[/i][/center][/h3][/color] [center][i]MOTTO[/i][/center] [color=#2f5084][center][h3][b]"Teach people valuable lessons about life, mostly how not to catch a bullet to the head and how not to be a dumbass."[/b][/h3][/center][/color] [hider=Appearance] [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/21a7b1c4-3bff-45a0-b88c-526b2484374e.jpg[/img][/center] [center]Suited up[/center] [center][i]Note I'm working on getting a better image than this, but it serves its purpose.[/i][/center] [center]_____________________________________________[/center] [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/9a670317-cfbb-4ec0-be7e-757e1bfe5a87.jpg[/img][/center] [center]Out of his suit[/center] [center][b]DISCLAIMER:[/b][i] I do not own either image, all credits belong to the artists.[/i][/center] [center]John stands at a tall 6'3, he's pretty ripped due to the amount of mechanical work he does and his constant ventures out into the wastes, he's pretty well groomed and likes to keep his looks rugged and worn, other than that, he's basically like any other forty year old man.[/center] [/hider] Age: [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] 41 Personality: [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Cautious and Careful -He likes to take his time, make sure everything is just right. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Reserved and Attentive -He doesn’t talk much, he only talks when he needs to, but he is listening. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Truthful, Heavy-Handed, and untactful -When there’s a problem, he’ll tell it to you straight, no beating around the bush. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Irritable, grumpy, easily annoyed -The dude’s forty one year’s old, just cause he’s reserved doesn’t mean he’s always calm. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] A Harsh but practical Realist -He may be a realist and realistically speaking everything is bleak, but he’s reasonable enough to see that it ain’t over yet. Background: The old man was an teacher on Engineering and physics, explaining everything from Electrical circuits, batteries, structural Engineering, architecture, all the way to Nuclear physics; he was able to survive from the application of this knowledge and the books that were left abandoned near his place of work which he gathered while evacuating into a safer zone as the entire city he was in was close enough to the edge of the affected area that it was considered a risk. He was of course decontaminated and quarantined to observe for any ill-effects; thankfully John didn’t show any signs of radiation poisoning, since then he has been trying to improve life for people in his settlement, even going as far as making his own [i]‘wasteland kit’[/i] for going out into the wastes and scavenging it for anything useful. Because of this, John has more than once encountered dangerous mutants and raiders, he made his own weapons to defend himself and actively hunt problematic denizens of the wastes. This led him to take on new skills and lessons from the wastes considering that he could’ve died on numerous occasions, he was resourceful enough to stay on his feet and was still fit enough to move around easily, seeing as he kept himself in shape using his own exercise equipment. Eventually, he was hired to do a job that was supposed to kill him but he came back, rumors spread and people started asking things of him, and just like that, he was a merc, he still taught in the settlements trying to keep education alive, it was understandable no one could really afford to be in any type of school at that point, so he did what he could with the books that he had, he even tried to learn chemistry, but he could not understand it to a point where he could apply it, but at the end of the day he was still a Merc and eventually a Devil’s Runner. Pros [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Resourceful Craftsman -If he’s got time and resources, he could make something for you and you could bet your ass it’d work. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Fast Learner -Something that took a normal person days to learn could only take him hours to learn and do proficiently. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Meticulous Perfectionism -Want something done right the first time? He’s the guy you call, he’ll work until everything feels [b][i]juuust[/i][/b] right. Quirks & Cons [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Too silent for the dead -He never talks until he needs to talk, he doesn’t waste precious breath on stupid shit. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Mr. Irritable -When he does talk, it’s often to tell you to shut the hell up or to stop being completely stupid. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Anti-Social, Grizzled Veteran -He’s seen some really fucked up shit happen in the wastes, probably why he doesn’t talk or get close to anybody. Habits: [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Reading books -The Old man is an avid reader of the literary works, from philosophy to fiction, ironic that this is one of the situations that happened in a Sci-fi novel he read. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Pacing -When he’s thinking, nervous, anxious, or even excited about something he instinctively paces; his mood can be determined by the way he paces around and around, over and over. Equipment [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Gas Mask. -Part of the kit. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Pneumatic Sniper Rifle -Fires 15mm steel balls, mag-fed, requires pumping, Scoped 4x zoom, very powerful when the air tank is at full pressure. [hider=image][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/f3a543fc-a5da-4854-b261-766c8a282f86.jpg[/img][/center] [center][i]Image Reference from Metro 2033, Tihar, Pneumatic weapons.[/i][/center] [/hider] [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Homemade Knife -The Knife is a lot like a machete or a cleaver. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Carry pouches -To carry all his equipment and rations. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Tool Kit -What kind of Engineering and Physics professor doesn't have their own tools? [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] Pistol -A regular 9mm Plinker, nothing special about this. Useful in tight situations, in fact best side arm he owns until he can find a new one or make his own. Relations [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]LOKI[/i] - At first I was stunned just how resilient she was with pain, definitely not something one should take likely. You get clipped often in the Wastes and having that ability is the difference between life and death. I'm still not too sure about her though especially with her psychopathic tendencies, but as long as she's level with us, I have no problems with it. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]SPEED[/i] - If there was one thing that put me off when I met Klaus it would definitely be how Klaus looked outside his gear. Though my compunctions were quickly quashed as I listened and observed his actions, he's a nice enough guy and he reminds me of one of my student when I was a teacher. There was this one student that would always show up with a leather jacket, mohawk, earings, and all that. But he would always always get the answers right when I asked him something, even if it seemed like he wasn't listening. And that's what mattered, "don't matter how ya look, do your job I'll do mine" I thought, and that was especially true now. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]NEWT[/i] - One of the few I came to care about, even if she was as annoying as a fucking rat taking your boot and eating it. Rue reminded me of many of my younger students with her size and personality. She really hit a soft spot in my old heart. I was completely remiss about how that little kid could make chemical concoctions on her own and the fact that she carried weapons like the rest of us. She was a lot like me when I was younger, so why the hell would I care about that... Well minus the weapons, but hard times require such tools. No, the real problems started happening when she started annoying the shit out of me, but damn it! I. JUST. CAN'T. GET. MAD. AT. HER! she drives me half insane, but I guess we were all like that once upon a time. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]BOOMER[/i] - Ah yes, Sidney AKA Boomer, the moment I heard the name I knew that it was gonna be trouble. I respect her engineering skills and ordnance handling, there's no doubt that she's an expert, however! I can stand to attest that she is the most reckless human being that I have ever met; her thrill seeking almost gets her killed half the time and the craziest thing about it is... SHE RELISHES IN IT. I cannot even begin to say where I have problems with this. But I'm too old to tell her off on that shit! God knows I've tried. She's at least doing her job, even though she could get herself killed. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]DEADEYE[/i] - If shooting from a distance was a talent, I'd have to say that the man's a prodigy. Trajectory physics alone is difficult and this guy... This guy can do it in his head in a matter of seconds, it's amazing. Kian's a pretty optimistic soul and sometimes I feel bad for shooting down his optimism with hard truth, but he understands why and he takes the bad with the good. A pretty strong spirit if you ask me. He's a nice guy but what really struck me about his appearance was his eyes. I asked him about it, he just gave me a glare. I realized pretty quick that it was a touchy subject. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]DOC[/i] - Good ol' Russel, though he ain't old. He's the medic, a little shaky on the delivery when being shot at, but would you really care if your life was on the line? He has a realistic view I appreciate that, but I'd say the same realistic view on his overconfidence. He's a smart guy, he thinks outside the box. A bit of a germaphobe and in all honesty I'd rather have a clean medic with clean surgical tools than one that would put rusty blades into me. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]Vadri Al[/i] - Ex Military, gotta say, I'm glad someone around here keeps themselves in shape, constant target practice during down time, clean equipment, and respectful. I like her, she's nice, loyal, and dependable. Who wouldn't want someone like that on their team? Though after noticing a pattern in her routine she can get quite predictable. That would be pretty bad if that also translated into combat especially when dealing with Raiders we've dealt with before. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]GRIM[/i] - Liam, his indifference made him quite difficult to communicate with. But I saw past that, can't say it was easy but I tried. No man can be indifferent when the entire world is falling apart. I can tell with how he interacts with the others, he's not such a bad guy. He's pretty pessimistic to a point where even I would draw the line, if things aren't that bad I'd tell you, ol' Grim would tell you that we're all gonna die. But other than that, I don't have many problems with him, he's a solid fighter and tactician those two traits alone make him dependable in hard situation. [color=#2f5084][b]0[/b][/color] [i]FLAMEL[/i] - Just when I thought I met the craziest of the gang when I met Ashur, then Konstantin shows up. The guy is a junkie who's afraid of the god damned sun! He's always anxious and fidgety it unnerves me whenever I'm in combat and that's saying something. Though, I can't say that my own Realistic views on things are quite cheery, perhaps this is what I get for being too realistic. But in any case, the guy hasn't done anything to piss me off and he's nice enough to the others. That's good in my books. Keep to yourself and I'll keep to mine. [/hider]