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Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

@Indy Cooper

Yes, definitely. Maybe I'm wrong, but I sort of pictured Cornerstone in a little bit more industrial side of town? Hence why Joel's shop would be nearby.

I also just noticed that the posted Weekend hours were supposed to be 330pm to 130am. Maybe it would be a little different on a Sunday?

Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

Eyes blinked open slowly. The sight of an aged drop-tile ceiling came in to focus and Joel began to slowly remember who he was and how he got in this place. He had been sleeping deeply and the first gasps of consciousness made him feel like he’d just come back from another planet. Groggy, he huffed and glanced around the dark room.

He remembered that his garage had once been some sort of welding shop. He’d kept the office area below him largely intact, but the upstairs had been a conference room combined with two other small offices. A few years ago he’d decided to consolidate and make the area a living space. The project was still unfinished and the sparse furniture in his “living room” continued to look out of place. A leather sofa, a coffee table with a small rug underneath and a few other items sat on standard issue office white, speckled tile. He remembered the welding dust that had been all over literally everything when he'd first moved into the building. What a pain it had been to clean up. His arm clamored over to the coffee table searching for his phone.

11:14…

Good Lord… He thought. He hadn’t woken once during the night. There was a mug on the table reminding him he’d drank some chamomile tea before dozing on the couch. The stuff was better than any other sleep aid and at least for him tended to produce the absolute wildest dreams. Unfortunately he couldn’t recall anything from the previous night and groaned as he staggered up to a sitting position still drunk with sleep. He looked dead ahead momentarily at the other side of the shop as his body began to get its bearings back. The room was bordered by glass panes that allowed the old ownership to observe the workings of the floor from an elevated perch. Joel glanced over in the quiet below as he shuffled to the bathroom.

There were three cars in various states of disassembly on the floor and one Seadoo watercraft wedged in on its trailer. The owner was a regular customer and had just left it with him to “figure out”. Joel grinned a little. He had no idea how to fix it and hadn’t even touched it yet. In his clean clothes, he slinked between the trailer and the wall and headed for the door thinking he might still make a brunch of sorts. His stomach groaned in impatience. He remembered neglecting to hit the grocery shop as well and after his shower found he still had nothing remotely suitable for a breakfast. However, the girl that worked the bar at Cornerstone was a pretty decent cook and didn't mind experimenting with various dishes. The stroll down the block would at least be refreshing. He'd eat and then decide what to do with the rest of the day on a full stomach.

Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

@SamaraJayne96

Hey, thanks for being classy enough to ask before you wrote something up and sorry for the late reply. I am able to monitor the threads at work, but not necessarily post anything other than a few words.

I had envisioned Joel's shop as a bit of a solo operation (as you will see in the post I'm about to put up). From a character standpoint he probably wouldn't want any help other than maybe some clerical/admin to help him with his books once in a while, BUT that being said, I think it would be more fun (and good for character development) if your character were to approach him about working with him rather than just writing it in to start.

I definitely respect GM authority here, so if you want to just write it in, then by all means, we'll make it work. I'm just suggesting things that might be fun for future writing and give us somewhere to go with the characters.

Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

I'll have a post up for Joel later today and will send him down to Cornerstone. It's right down the street from his shop.

Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

Joel Nicolosi

Name: Joel Nicolosi

Age: 32

Appearance:

PIC

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 185 lbs

Likes:
+Caffeine
+Reading
+Conspiracy Theories
+Working-Out
+Talk Radio
+Cars/Trucks/Vehicles/etc.

Dislikes:
-Seafood
-Sports
-Cold Weather
-Bad Grammar
-Authority
-Disorganization

Party Trick: Legendary Alcohol Tolerance

Profession: Mechanic/Owner Apex Designs, a small, single-door garage, tucked away near The Cornerstone bar with enough room for about three cars inside.

Bio/Personality:
Joel is a man who views himself as someone not necessarily doing what they want to do in life, but doing what they're good at. He enjoys repairing the automotive woes of many of Shine City’s wealthy clientele. However, even though his work is considered some of the best in the city, he’s often equally known for his lengthy vacations and costly invoices. Additionally armed with a business degree that he earned off of an only briefly offered scholarship in his youth, he very carefully balances work, play and sometimes outright laziness. He keeps no set schedule and can be found in his shop sometimes at the most bizarre of hours.

Outwardly, Joel has a very arrogant aura that often turns off others. He’s been told that he’s “unapproachable” and though he likes the thought of being intimidating, sometimes he does feel a genuine desire to have deeper conversations. He enjoys flirting and being in some social venues, but often feels bored and out of place. He doesn’t consider himself extroverted. Interestingly, he tends to talk non-stop while working on vehicles and has his own crowd of conversational regulars, often the bored and retired older men of the city, that stop by just to see what he’s working on.

Joel is very aware of his eccentricities and has a warped sense of justice. He enjoys watching people that may have wronged him or refused his advice “get what they deserve” to the point of comedy. He likes that some may look down on him for his chosen profession, but at the same time wishes he was doing something else. He’s never satisfied for very long.

Theme Song:

Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

Joel Nicolosi

Name: Joel Nicolosi

Age: 32

Appearance:

PIC

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 185 lbs

Likes:
+Caffeine
+Reading
+Conspiracy Theories
+Working-Out
+Talk Radio
+Cars/Trucks/Vehicles/etc.

Dislikes:
-Seafood
-Sports
-Cold Weather
-Bad Grammar
-Authority
-Disorganization

Party Trick: Legendary Alcohol Tolerance

Profession: Mechanic/Owner Apex Designs, a small, single-door garage, tucked away near The Cornerstone bar with enough room for about three cars inside.

Bio/Personality:
Joel is a man who views himself as someone not necessarily doing what they want to do in life, but doing what they're good at. He enjoys repairing the automotive woes of many of Shine City’s wealthy clientele. However, even though his work is considered some of the best in the city, he’s often equally known for his lengthy vacations and costly invoices. Additionally armed with a business degree that he earned off of an only briefly offered scholarship in his youth, he very carefully balances work, play and sometimes outright laziness. He keeps no set schedule and can be found in his shop sometimes at the most bizarre of hours.

Outwardly, Joel has a very arrogant aura that often turns off others. He’s been told that he’s “unapproachable” and though he likes the thought of being intimidating, sometimes he does feel a genuine desire to have deeper conversations. He enjoys flirting and being in some social venues, but often feels bored and out of place. He doesn’t consider himself extroverted. Interestingly, he tends to talk non-stop while working on vehicles and has his own crowd of conversational regulars, often the bored and retired older men of the city, that stop by just to see what he’s working on.

Joel is very aware of his eccentricities and has a warped sense of justice. He enjoys watching people that may have wronged him or refused his advice “get what they deserve” to the point of comedy. He likes that some may look down on him for his chosen profession, but at the same time wishes he was doing something else. He’s never satisfied for very long.

Theme Song:

Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

Been looking for something different, I'll see if I can put a CS together in the next couple days.

Existence - Aliens, Cryptids, and myths.

Yea, I'm still interested.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

Interested

Existence - Aliens, Cryptids, and myths.

Been listening to more Art Bell classics lately so my muse is pretty high for this, definitely interested. Was in another game briefly with you a while back. I'd take the Co-GM slot if you still need one.