Andrew J McManus
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A P P E A R A N C E |:.
Andrew carries himself with the easy swagger that comes from someone with 'old money', aloof and swarthy. He has an easy smile and a mischievous twinkle in his eye, Andrew is always looking for a new way to stir the pot of whatever intrigue is going on around him. There are many women that have fallen for his deep blue eyes that seem to fall away into infinity.
As a former captain of the Oxford University Rugby Football team Andrew likes to keep himself in shape. He stands a solid 6'1" with broad shoulders and powerful thighs. His muscular arms are his usual focus but he tries to keep himself trim across the stomach, large biceps will only detract so much from an over hanging belly after all. He has never been able to attain the American ideal of the 'ripped' physique but he feels that he makes a fair showing of himself.
His clothing is always from a leading fashion house and he tries to limit the amount of times that he wears a single outfit, when you are as rich as he is you don't really need to do laundry. His usual attire are a pair of dark chino trousers and a shirt, with a pair of Brown brogues for good measure. His really passion is for high end watches, he has a private buyer that is always on the look out for an extra rare Rolex or TAG. The only possession of note is a gold signet ring that he wears on his third finger on his right hand. The emblem belongs to his family the McManus's and depicts a boar standing against a tower.
The last thing that adds to his overall appearance is his Austin Martin BD5. It was his fathers and he has had it shipped to every part of the world that he has lived in. It is safe to say that he loves that car more than he loves himself, his family and his money.
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P E R S O N A L I T Y |:.
Andrew is generally an easy going kind of guy as long as people don't mind talking about him and the things that interest him IE cars, women and money. He has an easy smile and a twinkle in his eye and more than enough charm to seduce an unwary women. His general demur is a sort of arrogance and cock sureness that comes from knowing that you have enough money and influence to get you out of any situation. Although of this is a front to hide is damaged personality.
The main issues with Andrew's character come out when he has been drinking, he becomes bolder, brasher and from time to time violent. As he comes from a famous distilling family he has always found it easy to get hold of alcohol of any variety. The violence is more often than not target at himself and his possession, he tries to avoid situation where he might hurt another person. When he drinks he gambles and when he gambles he nearly always loses, with one notable exception which has now led to him being banned from the Caesar's Casino in Las Vegas.
There was a time when he was a lot more compassionate and even romantic but two failed marriages have removed most of these sides of his personality. He has never lost his childish humor and enjoys doing stupid and sometimes dangerous things.
The only time that Andrew gets serious is when it comes to his work, he is focused and obsessive about the business and will spend long hours locked in his room pawing over documents and financial charts. He is obsessed with trying to please his father and make up for the mistakes of the past. It is an obsession that cost him his second marriage.
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H I S T O R Y |:.
Andrew was born into the prestigious McManus distilling dynasty. The East Lothian Distillers have been a going concern since 1820 and have expanded from a simple public house in the back streets of Edinburgh to controlling a vast empire. The company has breweries across Europe and vineyards across the world, the last pretax statement had the companies profits in the billions of dollars.
The eldest of three sons Andrew has been educated to the highest standard, attending Winchester College for boys, he would have gone to Eton but his father had a falling out with the dean. He attended Oxford University and received both a Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree in Business and economics.
He worked hard and he played hard. At the tender age of 18 his trust fund was opened to him and he had access to several millions pounds in cold hard cash. There was nothing that he and his friends couldn't do and they made sure that they did everything. Despite his prestigious education by the time he was 25 he was on the rocks, there was nothing on the planet that he hadn't drank, snorted or injected; this began his first stay at a detox clinic.
At the Wessex Health Spa & Clinic he met his first wife, a highly strung pop star by the name of Alexis Starr. They were married a month after their time in the clinic ended. He has been told that they were married for about 18 months but he honestly can't remember even a 10th of that time. He got the divorce papers through at the end of his second spell in the detox clinic.
Following the second stint in the clinic he was shipped out to the New York office in order to shake of some of his demons. It was here that he met his second wife, Lorna Winters, she was the companies attorney in New York and his personal assistant during his initial settling in period. They were married for nearly seven years but his obsessive nature regarding his work and his increased drinking led to the breakdown of the marriage.
The breakdown of his second marriage hit him harder then he ever thought possible, it also began his decent into what would become his third stay at a detox clinic. It took him nearly three years to recover from the trauma. At the end of the treatment the decision was made to send him out to California to work with the vineyards and try to get his life on track.
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O C C U P A T I O N |:.
Most of Andrew's money comes from the family trust fund but he has more than enough personal wealth to be considered rich. Andrew is the non exec VP of several arms of the business and has served as CEO for two others. He is currently working as the head of procurement for the Californian vineyards that work for his father, the work is slightly beneath his ability but his father felt that it was best that he start slow and work up.
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H O B B I E S |:.
- Andrew's first passion is his car. He spends hours in his garage tuning, repairing and checking over every aspect of his machine. The car is his life and is currently the only constant in his otherwise fractured life.
- In order to help his recovery he has to remain healthy and he has taken up running. He hates every single footstep he has to take but he has to admit that it is having a positive affect on him. When he is not running he takes time out to learn some tennis at the club or the occasional swim.
- Although it might not be considered a hobby Andrew is an avid people watcher. He spends many hours just sat in the coffee shop pretending to work while he watches all of the people come and go. Again this is something that he finds aids his recovery.
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