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[center][color=3b6642][b]NICHOLAS RUTLEDGE[/b][/color][/center][/h1][/sup][/color][center][color=3b6642][h3][b]SIXTY-TWO | DISILLUSIONED FATHER | VIRGO[/b][/h3][/color][/center]
[indent][sup][right][COLOR=3b6642][b]#3b6642 // SEAN MCGINLEY[/b][/color][/right][/sup][/indent][hr]
[indent][COLOR=3b6642][sub][h3][u][b] R E L A T I O N S  T O  A N D Y [/b][/u][/h3][/sub][/color][/indent]
[indent][indent][color=DCDCDC]Nicholas was an avid supporter of Andy's dreams, not just for his goal to reach college but teaching his son to stand and fight for what he wished for. Sure he may have prioritised his son's well being over that of his other kids once or twice, but it was the [i]dream[/i] Andy had that inspired his father to help as much as he could- and while they weren't as close as they could have been, Nicholas still tried.. maybe a bit too much sometimes.

He didn't always understand his children, no that was more his wife's speciality. Rather than taking them to a movie or an arcade for fun, a day out would be a family trip to the local pub for a meal and conversation with strangers- a typical day could be taken over with a moment of impulse, and the kids would often be forced out of whatever they were doing to travel miles for a family walk, or to be taken to the park for a game of footie they were all too tired to enjoy. While he could be straining at times without really understanding there were other views than his own, Nicholas truly cared about each and every one of his children, and loved Andy all the same.[/color][/indent][/indent]
[indent][COLOR=3b6642][sub][h3][u][b] C H A R A C T E R I Z A T I O N [/b][/u][/h3][/sub][/color][/indent]
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The town of Blanco would rather remember the tragedy of Andy, and what was lost over what remained in the wake. A family broken, their bonds strained and severed as they each continue aimlessly through life- dreams warped and struggles brought into their lives. The father, the new fool of town, the drinker, the mourner. Peace never came to the man past the vigil of his departed son, he now lives aimless and forgotten in the walls of his own home lost in memories of what used to be.

No longer did the man bother to charm and cheer as he used to, the glow of humility and life was extinguished.

Too close to retirement age to earn a decent living, Nicholas prefers the company of television and unemployment benefits to that of his family or old friends, the latter he now sees rarer than ever. The man has lost what little he had left, his hopes and dreams he placed on his son died along with him. While others picked themselves up and move along with their lives, Nicholas was left behind. The connection he had with his long time wife had shrivelled, and she left him to make her own mark on the world. The children who once adored him, only saw the empty husk of a broken man now- angry and bitter and all the raging emotions in-between.

Still living in the apartment he brought his kids up in, Nicholas may not know it but he waits for a change to save him.
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[indent][indent][color=DCDCDC]Nicholas hasn't visited Andy's grave since the funeral.
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