Post by John Sterling on Apr 3, 2012 9:16:48 GMT -5
CAUTION: Player is vicious and has no shame. Expect adult themes and PG+13 content to crop up if you're brave enough to RP with me.
NICKNAME • John. Or Sterling. Most don't know him personally enough to actually give him one.
AGE/BIRTHDAY • 32 - July 1
ZODIAC • Cancer
PLACE OF BIRTH • Appaloosa Plains
ETHNICITY/NATIONALITY • Caucasian, Simerican.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT • 5'11, 175lbs
SEXUALITY • Hetrosexual, supposedly, but comes off as disinterested in relationships in general. Besides, he's too old for most of the girls here anyway.
FAMILY • N/A
RELATIONSHIPS • N/A
EDUCATION • High School, misc Police and Riding Training
RELIGION • Born Anglican, leaning more towards atheism in recent years.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN • Just Simlish, and retains an Appaloosa Plains accent.
ECONOMIC STATUS • Middle Class
CRIMINAL RECORD • None that anyone officially knows about, anyway.
OCCUPATION • Ex-Police Sergeant with the Bridgeport Mounted Branch, now functions as a Police Riding Instructor and goes wherever work takes him, as well as sometimes working freelance as a PI for the local Law Enforcement.
As a side thing, he also runs separate riding courses for civilians and is available on request, offering customized training programs to improve show ring performance, mount obedience, horse/rider bonding & communication, as well as despooking trail and show horses, all utilizing methods used in training police horses.
PETS • Jigsaw (or 'Bubba', depending on John's mood at the time), a 16.3hh piebald Irish Sport Horse cross Mystery Breed gelding and John's old police horse. Jig has always been an excitable individual, and has a potent love of jellybeans which borders almost upon obsession. He's also prone to neurotic behaviors if left alone too long, like weaving and wind-sucking, which is something John keeps a close eye on. He occasionally has allergen-like reactions to clover, and steps on peoples feet almost constantly.
TATTOOS/PIERCINGS • N/A
LIFETIME ASPIRATION • Martial Arts Master
TRAITS • Brave // Friendly // Disciplined // Equestrian // Perceptive
FAVORITE FOOD • Fish & chips
FAVORITE COLOR • Green
FAVORITE MUSIC • Classic rock
HOBBIES • Lots of martial arts these days more than anything. When he's not working, riding or at home, he's probably at the dojo making a permanent impression of his fist in a training dummy (or someone's face, if they're unlucky.) He hit level 10 a LONG time ago, but still keeps it up religiously.
STRENGTHS • // Protective // Slow to Anger (usually, see below) // Highly Dependable // Observant // Good Gut Instinct // Competent Leader // Courageous // Selfless // Hard Working // Caring // Friendly // Genuine //
WEAKNESSES • // Hypocritical // Hopelessly Addicted to Cigarettes (Gets very difficult to deal with if he's in withdrawal mode) // Introverted // Guarded & Secretive // Pessimistic // Disillusioned with most of humanity // Cheerless // Overly serious at times // Melancholy // Paranoid tendencies //
FUN FACT • Every woman he's ever dated went on to cheat on him. Yeah. Every single one.
PET PEEVES • Really hates people touching his stuff without permission.
FAVORITE HANGOUTS • Equestian centers, police stations, martial arts academies.
John is... well, John.
Feel free to pry into his history, but when it comes to certain topics he's as deft at dodging the subject as he is avoiding blows in a sparring match. He really needs to lighten up from time to time, should probably iron his clothes a little more and learn to stop being so inside in his own head, but he's not a bad guy by any means. He's damn good with his horses, is never intentionally rude and will go out of his way to help others... he just... never seems to stop being switched on. Even his posture stands ramrod straight and almost militarised. Snatches of a cheery nature DO occasionally break through when something distracts him, but these are few and fair between. It's like he just got stuck on 'Cop' mode at some point and never broke out of it.
Still, you can't fault him for his work ethic. When John goes out to get something done, he gets it done. He expects perfection and achieves it -- both from his horses and students. Some may criticize him for being too firm, but he's long since given up on trying to please everyone. Horsemen and women can have completely opposing philosophiles on how to do things and still both be right in their own way. His way works, at the very least, which is good enough for him.
Also, the smoking thing. He picked it up a few years back, but came to realise Jigsaw was getting agitated around the smoke, so he tried to cut back only to realise the effect it was having on his mood. John is now trying to quit completely, but even though he’s smoking less than before he can’t quite break the habit. It's a bit of an uphill battle at the moment.
More information may be added later.