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[b]Name[/b] James "Jimmy" Albright
[b]Age[/b] 28
[b]Gender[/b] Male

[b]Current Residence[/b] Chicago, IL
[b]Occupation[/b] Lawyer
[b]Sexuality[/b] Heterosexual

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[b]Appearance[/b] James hasn’t changed much from how he looked back in high school. His chocolate brown hair is always well maintained and held together with a ludicrous amount of hair gel. His eyes are a simple brown that burn hazel in the sunlight. A healthy amount of stubble lines his face now unlike high school, but his general physique has remained the same. A strong jaw line and wide shoulders help set the frame of the 6’ man.
[b]Personality[/b]
To most people who know him, James’ general demeanor can be described in 1 word: asshole. There has always been more to the Golden Child of Higgins than meets the eye. He has perfected the art of embodying different personalities depending on the situation. To the general public, James comes off as down to Earth and incredibly kind. Once you’re considered an acquaintance, however, his abrasive personality kicks in. James is incredibly competitive and naturally has a “mightier than thou” approach to his life. He never won awards because he loved what he did: James won awards so that he could prove to all his friends that he was amazing as he claimed to be.

That isn’t all James is, however. His competitive nature was a product of his upbringing in which his parents demanded perfection. So while he seeks that, James desires the basic necessities of love and friendship. He’s fiercely loyal to his closest friends, even willing to ruin his “popular” reputation to stand behind Sarah and his other friends. Yet despite his loyalty, James paradoxically suffers with a fear of commitment and being tied down anywhere in particular.
[b]Interest[/b]
-Television/Films
-Alternative Rock Music (Listening)
-Running

[b]Skills[/b]
- Juris Doctor from Columbia
- Film Editing

[b]Hopes and Dreams[/b]
Become someone he can be proud of, and be stable enough one day to start a family.

[b]Fears[/b]
-Heights
-Commitment

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[b]History|[/b]

James was raised to be the perfect man by the town’s local Defense Attorney and one of the local physicians. The Albright parents, John and Jessica Albright, were the perfect love story in the small town of Higgins. Two working professionals who were high-school sweethearts despite all odds ended up marrying in their late twenties and moved back to their hometown. The couple had two children a few years apart, forming the perfect nuclear family.

All was not well at home, however. The two professionals grew hateful of each other shortly after the birth of their second child. Both parents wanted the other to stay home and watch the kids, but neither were willing to do it themselves. Eventually, John backed down to some extent and took less hours at the firm, instead acting as a consultant. John mostly just took the afternoons and evenings off to help the two children with homework once they were in school. The patriarch passed down and instilled a competitive drive within James from an early age, forcing him to compete in sports at a young age (despite having poor coordination and an aversion to pain). Nonetheless, James excelled at Football in Pop Warner for a few of his formative elementary school years.

It wasn’t until James reached middle school that he was able to convince his father that he was more interested in academics and becoming a lawyer like his father. This touched John’s ego enough that the boy was allowed to play on the basketball team AND compete in various other extracurriculars, such as the Science Fair. By the time James entered high school, he dropped out of sports altogether.

James was always identified as one of the “popular kids” despite his activities once he reached high school.  He was Captain of the Mock Trial Team, Student Council Parliamentarian, President of the Latin Club, AP student… he did everything a typical nerd would. And yet, somehow, James had a knack for balancing his responsibilities and a healthy social life. His secret was sleeping only a few hours a night and doing homework quickly in the middle of his other classes. James never spared a single moment when he wasn’t spending time wth friends.

For the first year of high school, James was a bully. He hung out with the popular kids and did everything he could to stay within the clique. He specifically focused on the “Preps,” the other kids of rich families. It was taxing on the teenager, however, given he rarely had anything in common with them. It wasn’t until his sophomore year that his life changed when a rebel turned his life upside down.

James had the misfortune of being paired with a girl who was defiant to the very end. It hurt James’ grades in Chemistry lab, but for some reason he didn’t mind. He would get earfuls from his father, who called the school countless times to try and force their hands and get James a “suitable” lab partner. But James enjoyed the genuine nature of Sarah. She even convinced him to take a few film classes despite his parent’s wishes (he ended up having to overload his classes and skip lunch for two semesters to pull it off).

With Sarah came other characters who somehow stuck around James, ones that made him feel like he belonged for who he was endnote because he was “cool.” And James had their backs, until graduation came. Sarah was gone by then, having flaked to go to “New York.” James, at the time, was convinced he wanted to go to school for film. He ended up double majoring (Film and Political Science, with a minor in Law and Society). Throughout his time at NYU, he couldn’t help but search for Sarah. He never found her, and ended up moving on to go to Law School at Columbia (deciding money was more important than being an “artist”). Upon graduation with his J.D., James moved to Chicago to work in legal at a Fortune 500. 

He had stopped keeping in touch with his friends back home as soon as he got to New York, so it would have been hard for them to learn of his move to Chicago. It was his sister, Jess, who told him of Sarah’s death and funeral. Practically overnight, James packed up the belongings he needed into his Audi and drove back to his hometown, crashing at his sister’s house (their childhood home, which she managed to buy when their parents divorced when she dropped out of college.

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