[b]Name:[/b] Jackson Robert Pennie 

[b]Nicknames:[/b] Known by his middle name, Robert, but more specifically, Rob. 
  
[b]Age:[/b] 34

[b]Favorite Song:[/b] [url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4OeBineMVaQnHhgk1v9XXE?si=b0817833cd09472c]Ocean Song - Daughters[/url]

[b]Appearance:[/b] 

[img width="100" height="50"]https://i.imgur.com/daBHy4A.png[/img]

[b]Description:[/b] Over the years, Rob has continued to remain fit and take care of himself; but middle age is slowly approaching, and with it have come a few new changes. His hair has begun to recede--so he typically keeps a hat or a hoodie nearby when he knows cameras are near. A skiing accident during his honeymoon also resulted in a compound fracture to his left leg. As a result, his typically technical drumming style has changed into a heavier, less complex approach, which is reflected in his taste in music as well as the bands he gigs out for. 

[b]Hobbies:[/b] Running, fishing, drinking, smoking (old habits), and multi-day solo hikes. 

[b]History:[/b] In many ways, the rapid success and sudden implosion of In Bloom came to define Rob's adult years.
After the experience, Rob turned to several odd jobs before eventually settling into the Orange County music scene. The connections he built, specifically with those in Vicarious, led him to become a modestly successful touring and gig musician. He soon began touring with MAE--a mononymic local alt-pop act who quickly topped the charts and released a platinum album in a whirlwind success story. 

For a brief time, during Mae's first (and only) headline tour, Rob was able to play at every venue he had ever dreamed of playing--and remain mostly anonymous while doing so. Somewhere in the depths of Madison Square Garden, his and Mae's name are carved in exposed steel. 

The experience would similarly sweep him into a whirlwind marriage with her, and by 26, he relocated out of California for the first time in his life and settled down in a Seattle suburb near Mae's extended family. 

His then-wife continued a successful touring and singing career for another year before retiring early--embracing the label of "one-hit-wonder" as a badge of honor. The couple had one daughter, Elle, before tensions in the home separated the two within another year. As it turned out, they had only worked as a couple when they were touring.

Still, the divorce was as amicable as any divorce could be, and Rob chose to remain in Seattle to share custody of Elle. For the past several years, he has continued to tour whenever possible--focusing on fall and spring tours to stay local for Elle's summer breaks from school. 

Rob remains a modest financial success--gigging out for national and international acts whenever a tour stops in Seattle, and going on the occasional tour or working as a session musician otherwise. His downtown apartment and its panoramic view are always a hit with Elle and her friends whenever they visit, but more recently, the isolation of the rainy Pacific Northwest has been getting to him.

Finding out of In Bloom's overnight success was initially an exciting prospect--but as the sales skyrocketed and the first big royalty check came in, he couldn't help but feel a tinge of fear for the phone call he knew was coming.

And when it finally did come--summoning him and anyone who wished to rejoin In Bloom's original lineup to a two-week retreat and songwriting period--he felt a pang of guilt that hung like a millstone for days.

Because he hadn't spoken to any of his former bandmates in nearly 10 years.

Who would come? Could they even write music together anymore? 

[i]How was Jane?[/i]