Post by Jai Theron Cross "Crossfire" on Aug 20, 2013 17:44:14 GMT -5
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!
Played By= Daniel Sunjata
Category= Freelancer (formerly JSS-Collector)
Name = Jai Theron Cross
Alias/Nicknames = “Crossfire”
Age = 29
Status = Unwed
Height = 6’1”
Weight = 215 lbs
Eye Color = Brown
Hair Color = Dark Brown
General Demeanor/Personality = Rebellious, Independent, Blunt, Stubborn, at times Aloof, Relentless, Persuasive, generally Social depending on his moods!
Quirks =
While his job may call for him to think like animal at times, some of that nature has been engrained in his mentality and may make him act irrational at times.
He tends to drink when stressed
He enjoys (and needs) the occasional moment of solitude; whether it be in the wilderness of a random planet or out in the vastness of space
Best Skills = Great reflexes & good instincts, Hunting (obviously), Tracking, Trapping, Navigation, Sharp-shooting (Sniping), Skinning, Throwing of Knives, Axes, and Spears, Bullshitting (he can talk his way into or out of anything!) and Extensive Survival skills
General Skills = Self-defense (JSS training), running, climbing, swimming, general weapons use, general piloting skills, and adept with most technologies
Reputation = Now that he’s been active a few years, he’s quickly becoming known as a man who can track down almost anyone and anything. Most don’t know his history, but I imagine those that knew he was once part of the JSS would be judgmental depending on how they feel about the organization. Although of course he doesn’t advertise this.
Part I: For Blood
The Cross family did not own a huge portion of land nor possess a tremendous amount of riches, but they had built a sustainable company based on hunting the wild creatures of Javos. Although there was a good chunk of the human population that looked down upon the hunting of Javos’s native creatures for fashionable products that fed into the tastes of the wealthy, there were no laws against it and as long as there was a demand, the Cross family provided. As the middle child between an older brother and a younger sister, Jai tagged along with his family on their hunts into the wilderness of Javos. He learned how to track, how to trap, kill, and skin his targets. However, his brother always seemed to remain a step ahead of him. The older Cross proved more and more that he was worthy of the family legacy that he would inherit while Jai would always remain one step behind him, always his second. At the age of 16, Jai expressed to do something more with his life and signed up for recruitment to the Javos Solution Services. While his father did not favor one of his sons leaving the family business the young man was too stubborn to be turned away and as an adult, made the choice on his own to abandon what he felt had been his predetermined fate.
Part II: For Justice
Training with the JSS proved to be more than he expected initially. Jai had trouble fitting in and for the first several months found that his skills were put to little use as he had to slowly but surely work his way up the ladder and earn respect. Even as his aptitude improved his rebellious reputation persisted and his trouble with officers of higher rank often put him on the disciplinary list. "Crossfire" was a nickname that simply stuck among his comrades who constantly saw him under the bad side of his superior officers. The day he became a JSS-Collector he thought he’d found his true calling, hunting down and bringing criminals to imprisonment in the name of justice. For years he thrived under this position and only built upon his skills with the new technologies and strategies at his disposal. As he often combined his roots with these newfound traits he was known as an unpolished but extremely efficient Collector who never lost a target. With the growth of his confidence though, he grew increasingly more uncontrollable. He proved time and time again that he had issues with authority and often went to extreme lengths to catch his targets that crossed the lines of the law. With an extensive history all it took was one last job and one last overstep to bring the hammer down upon him. At the age of 24, Jai was dishonorably discharged from the JSS for failure to comply with regulations. He found himself right back at square one again.
Too proud to return to his family business and put himself back in an unsatisfying situation, Jai hopped a ship to Midway Station and for the next several months, he mixed with the bad crowd and drowned himself in liquor and aimlessness. It wasn’t out of the ordinary to find him in a bar fight or wrapped up with the denizens of the lower decks of Midway. When he was finally able to pull himself out of his state of mental breakdown he knew that all he needed was a chance. Here he had the opportunity to make a name for himself independently as he always wanted. No rules but his own. He wanted to take the best of his skills and use them to his advantage. The chance he needed came when he was hired for a job to retrieve some money owed to an Underboss. From that point on, he became a freelancer, a bounty hunter with a specialty at tracking, navigating, and bringing down his target at all costs. His ruthlessness helped to spread his name among both the poor and the rich alike, as the latter sometimes required a man who could go places that the JSS would not. He convinced himself that this had to be the place fate desired him to find his way to, but he was always strangely unsatisfied and always seeking more. No amount of money was ever enough. The thrill of the hunt simply became a part of him.
Additional Info =
He has several tattoos, two crossed hunting knives with the name of his family proper that serve as their symbol upon his back, a JSS identification tag that is now deactivated and invalid on his upper right arm (although he may use it to his advantage if necessary) and the word “Serenity” upon his left rib. He believes life is a pursuit of peace and balance within oneself but that true serenity is something that cannot be achieved.
You all voted and I this was the unanimous winner! This is LOLA, a small ship that Jai uses for his hunting runs. LOLA is old generation New-Tech with severaly modifications. She is composed of double engines, no exterior guns (Jai's a traditional hunter and prefers guns and knives), and she has three main interior components, the bridge/cockpit/pilot's deck, the living cabin, and a small engine/maintenance room.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Written by Jules