Derrick

[Derrick]

| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |

.:Name:. Derrick
.:Nick Name:. Derrick
.:Affiliation:. Luna; Floukru. Allied with Trikru. His loyalties are towards Luna and his people above all else.
.:Age:. 21.

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. There are three distintive features he has that makes him him. His height, the distinctive tattoo on his head and the net he wears around his neck. This is made of fishing net with a metal circle at the front. It's weird but he likes it. Most of his clothing is patchy, made from old clothes sewn together. He often has a serious look on his face unless he's around children or Luna and his tanned features hold dark eyes and both a nice moustache and beard.
.:Height:. 6' 1" (1.85 m)
.:Portrayed by:. George Tchortov

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.:Personality:.
Derrick may look somewhat intimidating but he is far from it, well not entirely. For the most part he is a big teddy bear, gentle and kind especially to those of Floukru. He likes to be approachable, especially to the kids who have escaped war and he does his best to impart knowledge, even if there are more informative clan members. To outsiders, he puts on an intimidating front, preferring to use that and words to avoid any proper violent confrontation. He has a natural wariness to outsiders that he doesn't know(Skaikru) and those with violent reputations(Azgeda). Even so, he is willing to give them a chance so long as they don't do anything stupid.

Although he has an aversion to violence, he will fight if needed especially if it's in defense against enemies. He also prefers to fight off the rig if he has too, not wanting to bring that in a place of safety and peace.

He's incredibly loyal to his clan and Luna especially. Though he knows she can take care of herself, he acts somewhat as a bodyguard - which considering he is one of Luna's seconds this is easy to see why he's so protective. If people want to see Luna, they have to first convince him they are no threat. If people want on the rig, they had to convince him it's not out of malice. His duty to his leader and the clan come before any outsider.
.:Special Skills:. Does intimidation count? As one of Luna's seconds, he knows how to fight, primarily from his childhood and this was more learning how to defend rather than kill. Being on the rig he also knows how to fish for food, using ropes and hooks and he also knows how to row boats as he was taught by one of Floukru in order to reach between land and the rig.

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. Unknown
.:Family:. His parents statuses are unknown
.:Occupation:. Luna's Second, guard, fisher.
.:History:.
Derrick doesn't like to talk much about his past. For him, the past in the past, there is no need to go dragging it up. Growing up he was the scrawniest, the runt and although his father looked at him with disdain and disappointment, he was still taught the ways of the world. Derrick assumes his mother told his father that he had too since his mother was much more kinder than father ever was.

Though never any good, Derrick learned how to fight, and much like what his father was taught, it was way of defense rather than offense. One could not protect their home from invaders if they couldn't fight.

When the Heda died and the conclave began, he anxiously waited for the outcome, knowing he would have to say goodbye to one, maybe two of his best friends. Luna and her brother had been childhood friends of his and while they had been off training, he had almost gotten himself killed and he had killed. When Luna fled after her first match, Derrick naturally went with her, vowing to support her in any way he could.

During his journey, he came across a family he knew growing up, their bodies butchered and left for the flies. It was the first of many deaths he would see in his life, though most were from battles that he would never be part of. Though he wishes he could count himself as one of the ones who has never taken a life, he has killed before, out of defense rather than wanting to kill.

Living on the rig, he remained by Luna's side, even when she became leader of Floukru and made sure that if anyone wanted to see her, they had to go through him. He'd grown from a scrawny kid to a rather intimidating size and he found other ways to resolve conflict without killing. There were times when he would leave the rig to pick up those who called via the signal fire, a couple of times meeting children who fled war with their dying parents wanting their children to live in peace.

Sometimes he thinks about his mother, and his hated father, he is content. He has a true family here on the rig and he wouldn't change his life for the world.

You all know the rest

| ~ • ~ | Member Info | ~ • ~ |

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