[hider=Ryan Thurman - Shapster's Game of Life 2.0 (March 2, 2010-June 12, 2010]Name: Ryan Thurman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Appearance:

Photo of some dude in a hoodie

Personality: Ryan is kind of distant, he's never really been one to get close to anyone. He says a lot of wise-ass remarks, but you can tell it's to mask what's going on inside. He does have honor though. He will not betray anyone, even if it means he has to pay the consequences. He's learned first-hand what that was like.

Bio: Ryan was born in Sikeston, Missouri to a pair of con artists. He can't even remember what their actual names were, or what his was, there were so many aliases. They went around the Midwest, pulling various schemes, taking strangers money to get by. He never thought they would turn on their own flesh and blood. Maybe they thought he was cramping their style. Maybe they didn't want to waste any money. But at the age of 9, his parents abandoned him in tiny Arcola, Illinois. He was picked up by the state and spent the next few years in an orphanage in Champaign.

He never was attractive to potential parents, he was just too mopey, he seemed to be drained of emotion. He grew up fast too, well past the "cute stage" that appealed to the younger crowd. All that time spent in amongst the other kids, he was able to do one thing. Play cards. The cards never lied. They could be cruel, but they did not lie, and the kid was a natural. He regularly beat everyone in the center. When he finally turned 16, he took his deck and walked out of Champaign.

He quickly acquired a fake I.D, and adopted the name on it, "Ryan Thurman," as his own. With his new plastic, Ryan regularly walked into various casinos along Route 50 and cleaned house. One baffled opponent after another fell as no one could crack the poker face that took 7 years to craft. After three years of grinding, he had a sizable amount of money. But he still heads along the route, looking for the place that will finally feel like home.

Relationships: His one true friend growing up was a kid named Danny who taught him how to play poker and mentored him while at the orphanage. However, he got adopted 5 years before Ryan was released and he lost touch with him. He hasn't seen or heard of his family since they abandoned him in Illinois.

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