βNearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.β
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Aaron Gideon Oliver Flint
NicknameN/A (Unless 'Mayor', or 'Mayor Flint' is applicable)
Age37
GenderMale
SexualityHeterosexual
Relationship StatusRoleMayor of Millbrook
Appearance
Aaron stands at a somewhat average height of 5'10, and is of an equally average build. Certainly not muscular, he is neither particularly skinny, instead being somewhere healthily between the two. His face often wears a grim expression, a sharp contrast from the upbeat image he naturally conveyed before his election to the Mayor's Office. Most notably, his eyes have a particular, almost indescribable sadness contributing to his negative demeanour. His face is generally clean shaven, though occasionally sports slight stubble. As for his hair, it is kept neatly short and generally styled the same way daily, it does not appear as though much more time is spent on his appearance than the average person, in contrast to many politicians of the day.
His choice of clothing reflects his position as Mayor, almost always seen wearing a suit of some sort. The suits themselves, however, are not necessarily designer or top of the range, and instead appear far more 'average'. This may be the result of recommendations from his political advisors so that he may appear more 'in common' with the citizens of Millbrook, albeit it has to be acknowledged that he is not especially wealthy, and never has been. Certainly, he has a healthy income as a result of his post, though he continues to follow the same spending habits he always has and instead simply saves up a large bulk of his wealth.
LikesLiterature
Dogs (Specifically, his
Collie)
Holidays
Attending Events (Through his job or otherwise)
Meeting residents of Millbrook
Performing well as Mayor
Coffee
Cold Weather
Justice
The Montgomery/Davidson/Edmond families
Violence
Blackmail
Corruption
His involvement with the Montgomery family
Chaos
Poverty
HobbiesReading
Attending theatre
Long walks
Fishing
HabitsUsing his hands heavily while speaking (A result of his media training)
Chewing the inside of his gum
Picking his lip (mostly when stressed)
FearsFailng in his duty as Mayor
Losing his wife
PersonalityPrincipled | Pushover | Moral | Hypocritical
Aaron is a deeply conflicted man. Where he once stood for morality and justice, he finds himself torn in the situation he is now in. How can he preach ideals of integrity and honesty when he himself has betrayed those values through his association with the Montgomery family in his campaign to be Mayor? Indeed, he recognises that it is a direct result of his election to the post of Mayor that has allowed not only the Montgomery family, but the Davidon and Edmond families also, to reach new heights of influence and power, neither of which will be clawed back by the government without a fight. He was led to believe by August that the activities he would encourage law enforcement to turn a blind eye to would be largely innocent, and go unnoticed. For the first year, perhaps, this was true. There has, however, been a growing escalation of violence that has led to untold suffering, ever since the release of a new drug that has been spreading like a virus around the city. The Mayor's Office recieves letters daily from residents of Millbrook begging for the government to intervene, and for law enfrocement to protect them, as is their duty. Aaron, however, finds himself unable to fully commit to a campaign against crime and the three families, for in doing so he would surely destroy his reputation, and himself.
He is by no means a bad man, and as he sees it, he has been used by the Montgomery family. His naivety has led to his current circumstance, and he blames himself for having ever allowed the Montgomery family to begin their illicit acts without the full consequence of the law. He, however, believed that the implementation of the schemes and programmes he had thought up to economically aid the poor would outweigh this cost, and he has been proven very, very wrong. The schemes he has implemented have been merely washed aside by the violence, and those who were already suffering, are now suffering even more. How much longer he will be able to stand by remains to be seen.
His wife, perhaps, is the only person who knows the true extent of his inner conflict, and she is undoubtedly his strongest support. Without her, his collapse would be all but assured.
AbilityN/A
LimitationsN/A
HistoryBorn in the city of Millbrook to a family living comfortably in the middle class, Aaron was only a few years younger than the patriarch of the Montgomery family, August. Attending the same school, the two never quite interacted and only heard of one another in passing, with neither being aware of the close ties they would develop in the near-future that would alter not only their lives, but the course of Millbrook.
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Aaron never particularly had political ambition, quite far from it. Certainly, he was never a man of great ambition, and had far more humble aims of working in social care or a related career, finding great satisfaction in aiding the needy. It is likely that his father, Cedric Flint, inspired this passion within Aaron, being a notable philanthropist himself around Millbrook. Cedric Lane was even named after him, a small nod toward his charitable efforts from the community of Millbrook.
No doubt inspired by the gratitude and respect held by Millbrook for his own father, Aaron felt it only natural to follow in his fathers footsteps as it were, in his own and admittedly small way.
Completing high school with average grades, he was offered a place at the local university for Millbrook after successfully applying. He had applied, and indeed been accepted, to universities beyond the city, though he found himself unable to leave Millbrook behind. Today, he often describes this longing to stay in Millbrook as his deep desire not to 'leave the job undone', though how greatly this is exaggerated for the press is anybody's guess. It was at university that Aaron came into contact with August Montgomery properly, with August being in his final year of university just as Aaron entered his first. August was assigned to Aaron as his 'mentor', what was in essence a university-run programme to better integrate the new arrivals into campus life. Aaron had heard of the Montgomery family, indeed if there's one thing that can be guaranteed among the people of Millbrook, it is that they are all aware of the three families. Montgomery, Davidson and Edmond.
The two never particularly developed a close relationship, something Aaron is keen to reinforce to any who inquire as to his relations with the Montgomery family, and indeed he is keen to dust any relations he once had with August under the carpet. Yet the two did in fact know one another, undeniably, and no matter how much Aaron tries to bury this stage in his history, it continues to taint his image for those willing to dig deep enough to this day. The truth, that Aaron himself will never admit, is that he admired August. His intellect, his dialogue, his ambition. He radiated the image of success, despite achieving relatively little in his youthful life so far, and it was August who first planted the seeds of political ambition in the mind of young Aaron. It is possible, and in fact likely, that August had planned the next ten years of his life to perfection, and Aaron was a part of that plan. For August knew that if the Montgomery family was to truly succeed, to gain the upper hand on the other families that look to bring them down, they needed the political establishment behind them. The only problem was, the establishment at this time was firmly against any and all activities considered to be 'organised crime', and would come down hard on any convicted of such. The solution then, to August at least, was simple. He needed to re-create the political environment of Millbrook, and he would acheive that through Aaron.
Throughout their brief year together at university, August would subtly ensure Aaron was aware of the wider problems in the city. He spoke of his admiration for Aaron's desire to help those at the bottom through social work, but told him the 'hard truth', as he often put it, that unless there was a man willing to take on the city itself and handle these problems from the top, there would be an endless cycle. An endless cycle of men, like Aaron, achieving in the end, nothing.
The idea stuck with Aaron long after August left university, and indeed the two had little to no contact after August left university. Yet after completing his course at university, and after two years of a career in social care, Aaron finally convinced himself that his mentor at university all of those years ago, was correct. He quit his job, and contacted August. Then, in almost a whirlwind of developments, August found himself as the Democratic nominee for the city of Millbrook, running against the incumbent mayor. Despite his pledge to run a campaign of hope and positivity, behind the scenes there was arm-twisting and blackmail on the part of the Montgomery family to secure information, secrets and scandals against the opposition that would bring momentum to Aaron's campaign. Aaron himself is aware of these closed-door-dealings, though remains naive to the true lengths the Montgomery family went to secure his successful campaign, and indeed he himself never released a 'scandal' against the incumbent mayor, instead looking to promote the positive change he would bring about. Such scandals were instead released through 'anonymous sources', no doubt the Montgomery family.
The result, however, was a decisive victory for Aaron's campaign. Three years ago, he was sworn in as the Mayor of Millbrook.
His ascension to the post of Mayor marked a new era for Millbrook, one that has led to the bloodshed and horrors of increased levels of organised crime, with the Montgomery family being allowed to 'slip through the fingers' of law enforcement as a result from pressure above, specifically, the Mayor's Office. Aaron was promised, in return for a blind eye toward what August described as 'innocent' actions from the Montgomery family, funding for a variety of schemes he sought to implement that he believed would benefit the lowest in society. While these schemes have indeed been implemented, the ever-growing feud between the three families threatens to tear the city apart and has, if nothing else, drawn attention away from the 'good' work of the Mayor, instead focusing on the deaths and crimes as a result of, what the press are describing, the blood feud.
Now, however, three years after his inauguration and a gradually growing conflict within the city, Aaron grows tired of not only the Montgomery family, but the Davidson and Edmond families alike. Yet deciding to go after the families will undoubtedly lead to serious reprecussions from not only the Montgomery family, who certainly have dirt on him, but the others as well. How Aaron will proceed in his efforts to bring the city back into lawful control, not even he is sure.
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