Post by John Stokes on Jul 31, 2011 18:07:57 GMT 10
Character Sheet - Original Characters
Player's Name: Josh Hoffman
Player's Email/AIM/MSN: jhoffman10320@gmail.com
Player's Age: 19
Roleplaying/Writing Experience: 4 years give or take
Country + Timezone: US EST
How did you hear about us?: Google
How often can you get online?: Once a day at least
Character Name: John Stokes
Character Gender: Male
Character Age/Birth date: 31 / August 18th, 1979
Character's Nicknames: Stokes
Nationality/Heritage/Species: American on his fathers side/British on his mothers side/Human
Occupation: Torchwood 2 Second-in-Command, Weapons Expert
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Description John is a very neat person in looks and appearances, but don't let that fool you. He dresses the part in lovely suits of black or dark blue and the occasional vest. You won't find him outside of that dress code even outside of work unless he were sleeping or playing some kind of sport. He does love water polo.
John is a very handsome and charming young fellow. He keeps his hair combed and styled neatly. He does his very best to look professional.
PB: John Leguizamo
Personality: He is the closest one can get to split personality disorder without actually having it. He has two modes. Work and not work. At work, he is cool, calm and collected. He does his duties to the best of his abilities and he works very well under pressure. John is the kind of guy that you want next to you in a firefight.
Outside of work however is a different story. It's like he is repressing all the pain and stress that Torchwood causes and drains it out on strangers. He is lewd and a drunk, spending most of his time at the bar. Quick to anger and the last to bleed in a fight.. Long story short, just don't talk to him.
He is fueled by his need to know. He is constantly trying to be the guy with all the answers even though most things are beyond his comprehension. For instance, don't ask him anything about computers.
He has a weakness for children. They are the sacred innocent for him. He would do anything to save or protect them. This has gotten him in some trouble in the past.
Personal History: John Stokes was born in America in a small hospital in Florida. His mother, Amelia Denton, was a foreign exchange student attending college and his father, Will Stokes, was an assistant professor of History. The two met and fell in love instantly. Amelia graduated and decided to stay in the US and marry Will. The next year, John was born. Everything was perfect until John started his junior year of High School. That was when the marriage started to get shaky and eventually ended in divorce.
Now John had played football his entire high school career and was one of the leading Wide Receivers in the state. The divorce was just too much and immediately upon graduating, John enlisted in the Marines. It became immediately clear that he potential. He was good at following orders and others naturally followed him as if his word were law.
After two years he was asked to join the counter terrorism task force and from there became special ops. He was easily the most sought after for any job. One of the best agents that the US had. In 2003, he backed away from the US saying that he was tired of killing. Really he was just starting to disagree with certain aspects of their current war.
His mother, who had moved back to her hometown of Glasgow, had been asking him to come visit so he decided to move in with her. He had been having too many disagreements with his father. His father had slowly and steadily become an alcoholic over the past few years since the divorce.
He got a job as a policeman for the Glasgow Police Department. In July of 2005, he was chasing a man who had abducted a child. He followed the man into a building where he realized that the man wasn't a man. It looked more beast than man and later he would learn that its true name was a Weevil.
It was then that he met Torchwood who had also been tailing the beast, although not for the same reason. At the time, they refused to answer any of his questions. He had heard rumors of Torchwood, but no one had known who they were or what it was they really did. He decided to follow them.
He followed them back to their Main HQ and hung around the entrance everyday to force them to answer his questions. Eventually, due to his stubbornness, they brought him on board. He did have an extensive military background and knowledge of many of today's weapons. A year passed and the former second-in-command had been killed, John was promoted.
Plot/Story ideas: Something to do with children? It could force him to question his loyalties or turn traitor for the sake of the child(ren). The US government could decide to remove John and Torchwood by principal.
Scenario #1:John was a man of simple pleasures. His coffee was one of them. He entered the small little shop that he went to every day and ordered the usual. "Large coffee, no cream, lots of sugar." He paid for his drink and took it outside so he could enjoy the lingering spring air before summer came.
He was sipping his coffee when a man about his age brushed past the waiter too hard. The coffee, intended for the table behind him, fell from the tray and into his lap. John leapt up, "Fuck!" The waiter was apologizing while the man who had caused it came jogging back. He was wearing a track suit and headband so presumably he was a jogger.
"Hey man, I'm really-," the jogger began but was cut off.
"Do you have any idea how much this suit cost?" There was anger in his eyes and in his voice but the jogger didn't back down.
"Hey! I said it was an accident asshole. No need to get all-," the jogger was cut off once again by a punch to the jaw that knocked him to the ground.
"You won't be so lucky next time!"
Scenario #2:John Stokes was walking home from work when a man ran up to him. The man looked to be in his early twenties and was carrying with him a folder. Dressed in jeans and a button up shirt, the kid looked funny to him.
"Hey John. John Stokes!" John didn't stop walking but kept his pace. "John Stokes. From Torchwood. I know it's you."
John looked over at the kid. "Torch what? Never heard of it. I'm a cop." John kept on walking while the kid was keeping pace next to him.
"No, I've definitely seen you with the rest of those Torchwood guys. You're located over by the reservoir right?" The kid had some pretty good information.
"Again, I'm still not sure what you are talking about son." He was digging around in his folder. He pulled something out and passed it over to John.
"That's a picture of you that I took at that crime scene from earlier. I've been gathering evidence for days." John did the first thing he could think of and knocked the kid out with a right hook. He took two retcon pills from his pocket, double the dose, and made the kid swallow them. He reached into his pants pockets and pulled out the kids wallet. Took his money and credit cards. Dropping the wallet by his head he picked up the folder and walked off. Satisfied that the kid would forget everything for the time being.
Player's Name: Josh Hoffman
Player's Email/AIM/MSN: jhoffman10320@gmail.com
Player's Age: 19
Roleplaying/Writing Experience: 4 years give or take
Country + Timezone: US EST
How did you hear about us?: Google
How often can you get online?: Once a day at least
Character Name: John Stokes
Character Gender: Male
Character Age/Birth date: 31 / August 18th, 1979
Character's Nicknames: Stokes
Nationality/Heritage/Species: American on his fathers side/British on his mothers side/Human
Occupation: Torchwood 2 Second-in-Command, Weapons Expert
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Description John is a very neat person in looks and appearances, but don't let that fool you. He dresses the part in lovely suits of black or dark blue and the occasional vest. You won't find him outside of that dress code even outside of work unless he were sleeping or playing some kind of sport. He does love water polo.
John is a very handsome and charming young fellow. He keeps his hair combed and styled neatly. He does his very best to look professional.
PB: John Leguizamo
Personality: He is the closest one can get to split personality disorder without actually having it. He has two modes. Work and not work. At work, he is cool, calm and collected. He does his duties to the best of his abilities and he works very well under pressure. John is the kind of guy that you want next to you in a firefight.
Outside of work however is a different story. It's like he is repressing all the pain and stress that Torchwood causes and drains it out on strangers. He is lewd and a drunk, spending most of his time at the bar. Quick to anger and the last to bleed in a fight.. Long story short, just don't talk to him.
He is fueled by his need to know. He is constantly trying to be the guy with all the answers even though most things are beyond his comprehension. For instance, don't ask him anything about computers.
He has a weakness for children. They are the sacred innocent for him. He would do anything to save or protect them. This has gotten him in some trouble in the past.
Personal History: John Stokes was born in America in a small hospital in Florida. His mother, Amelia Denton, was a foreign exchange student attending college and his father, Will Stokes, was an assistant professor of History. The two met and fell in love instantly. Amelia graduated and decided to stay in the US and marry Will. The next year, John was born. Everything was perfect until John started his junior year of High School. That was when the marriage started to get shaky and eventually ended in divorce.
Now John had played football his entire high school career and was one of the leading Wide Receivers in the state. The divorce was just too much and immediately upon graduating, John enlisted in the Marines. It became immediately clear that he potential. He was good at following orders and others naturally followed him as if his word were law.
After two years he was asked to join the counter terrorism task force and from there became special ops. He was easily the most sought after for any job. One of the best agents that the US had. In 2003, he backed away from the US saying that he was tired of killing. Really he was just starting to disagree with certain aspects of their current war.
His mother, who had moved back to her hometown of Glasgow, had been asking him to come visit so he decided to move in with her. He had been having too many disagreements with his father. His father had slowly and steadily become an alcoholic over the past few years since the divorce.
He got a job as a policeman for the Glasgow Police Department. In July of 2005, he was chasing a man who had abducted a child. He followed the man into a building where he realized that the man wasn't a man. It looked more beast than man and later he would learn that its true name was a Weevil.
It was then that he met Torchwood who had also been tailing the beast, although not for the same reason. At the time, they refused to answer any of his questions. He had heard rumors of Torchwood, but no one had known who they were or what it was they really did. He decided to follow them.
He followed them back to their Main HQ and hung around the entrance everyday to force them to answer his questions. Eventually, due to his stubbornness, they brought him on board. He did have an extensive military background and knowledge of many of today's weapons. A year passed and the former second-in-command had been killed, John was promoted.
Plot/Story ideas: Something to do with children? It could force him to question his loyalties or turn traitor for the sake of the child(ren). The US government could decide to remove John and Torchwood by principal.
Scenario #1:John was a man of simple pleasures. His coffee was one of them. He entered the small little shop that he went to every day and ordered the usual. "Large coffee, no cream, lots of sugar." He paid for his drink and took it outside so he could enjoy the lingering spring air before summer came.
He was sipping his coffee when a man about his age brushed past the waiter too hard. The coffee, intended for the table behind him, fell from the tray and into his lap. John leapt up, "Fuck!" The waiter was apologizing while the man who had caused it came jogging back. He was wearing a track suit and headband so presumably he was a jogger.
"Hey man, I'm really-," the jogger began but was cut off.
"Do you have any idea how much this suit cost?" There was anger in his eyes and in his voice but the jogger didn't back down.
"Hey! I said it was an accident asshole. No need to get all-," the jogger was cut off once again by a punch to the jaw that knocked him to the ground.
"You won't be so lucky next time!"
Scenario #2:John Stokes was walking home from work when a man ran up to him. The man looked to be in his early twenties and was carrying with him a folder. Dressed in jeans and a button up shirt, the kid looked funny to him.
"Hey John. John Stokes!" John didn't stop walking but kept his pace. "John Stokes. From Torchwood. I know it's you."
John looked over at the kid. "Torch what? Never heard of it. I'm a cop." John kept on walking while the kid was keeping pace next to him.
"No, I've definitely seen you with the rest of those Torchwood guys. You're located over by the reservoir right?" The kid had some pretty good information.
"Again, I'm still not sure what you are talking about son." He was digging around in his folder. He pulled something out and passed it over to John.
"That's a picture of you that I took at that crime scene from earlier. I've been gathering evidence for days." John did the first thing he could think of and knocked the kid out with a right hook. He took two retcon pills from his pocket, double the dose, and made the kid swallow them. He reached into his pants pockets and pulled out the kids wallet. Took his money and credit cards. Dropping the wallet by his head he picked up the folder and walked off. Satisfied that the kid would forget everything for the time being.
