Oz

Theodore Oswald Carmichael

Attributes

Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 2; Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3; Presence 2, Manipulation 2, Composure 2

Skills

Mental: Academics 3, Computer 1, Crafts 2, Investigation 2, Medicine 1, Politics 1 Physical: Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Firearms 2, Larceny 1, Survival 1, Weaponry 2 Social: Animal Ken 1, Expression 1, Persuasion 2

Merits

Patient, Resources 2, Staff 1 (persuasion), Defensive Combat (weaponry), Armed Defense, Interdisciplinary Specialty

Advantages

Health: xxx, Willpower: xxx, Size: 5, Speed: xxx, Defense: xxx (Armor: xxx), Initiative: xxx

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Background

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Rumors

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Personality

• Virtue: Dedicated
• Vice: Escapism
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• Integrity: 7
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Equipment

• Possessions: X
• Weapons: X
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Flaws

• Flaw: Narcolepsy. While genetic in nature, the origin of its severity is assumed to be rooted in whatever trauma caused him to black out and repress the memories of the night his father went insane when he was a young man. Psychiatrists and neurologists have not made any progress in opening that shut doorway in his memory. He takes medication to ease the symptoms, but too much fear or excitement can cause him to become sluggish and slur his speech due to the onset of cataplexy. He also suffers from the common side effect of chronic insomnia and lives in a constant state of juggling sudden naps and wakefulness, with day and night cycles having far less meaning to him than it does to others.

Merit Details

• Patient: Patience is often a key virtue in pulling off successful strategies.
• Resources 2: Oz's income comes from the antique shop he owns and operates, "Paxton & Carmichael's Vintage Emporium", or more commonly referred to as "PAC's Emporium". The store has been in his family for several generations when he became a partner alongside his uncle Geoffrey and they added his name to the business. His uncle passed away three years ago from heart failure and Oz has managed the store with a small staff of employees since. The store primarily deals in purchasing and sales of a variety of antiques and oddities, but also offers restoration and refurbishing services, most of which Oz does himself.
• Staff 1 (Persuasion): The sales and service staff of PAC's Emporium. Most of them were hired by his late uncle and have worked at the store for years. Where they are lacking in genuine knowledge of the merchandise, they make up for it in their charm and absurd ability to convince people that THAT item happens to be the most important thing they do not yet own. Yet.
• Defensive Combat (Weaponry): Sometimes mock battles can get genuinely dangerous and it's best to learn a few moves to keep yourself out of harms way. Also, supremely handy if you live in Detroit.
• Armed Defense: It's a cliché for a reason; sometimes the best offense is a good defense.
• Interdisciplinary Specialty: Oz was winning against his grandmother at chess when he was four years old. He graduated college with a masters in military sciences, though he was unable to enlist in the military due to his medical condition (narcolepsy). He is heavily involved in a variety of reenactment and war gaming organizations, plays strategic computer/console games and hosts chess and board game nights at the psychiatric hospital where his father lives. As his brain seems to be hard wired in this manner, he has learned to practically apply this expertise to every aspect of his life.

Friends and Family

Family

• Allison Prescott: Mother
  Allison was born to be fabulous, destined for fortune and lived for style. Sebastian was her third husband. She spent more time with her friends than with her family, but when she did it was often as part of a spectacle - to show how lovely and absolutely perfect and picturesque her family was to her peers. Her husband was always working, so she would dress her children up in finery and parade them around like the latest in fashion accessories. As they got older, she became more and more disenchanted with the novelty of family and children, and they saw less of her. Three days after Sebastian became ill, she left. The children received a post card from her a few months later from Florida, it simply said, "It's better this way for all of us." A few years later Jessica oversaw the legal divorce between their parents at her mothers request. She was remarrying soon. They were all invited to the wedding, but only Jessica attended. They talk on the phone occasionally, but Oz and Becca do not communicate with her.
• Sebastian Carmichael: Father
  Sebastian was not a great father, but he was a good father. He cared and provided for his family, he supported his wife, though it was never really enough for her, he worked hard as an investigative reporter for the local paper. He had a pretty good shot at becoming editor one day. He was generally treated as a fond pet by his wife's society peers. Then one night he became forever lost. He entered a police station carrying his unconscious son, they were both bloodied, though neither was injured. He kept repeating a phrase over and over, "I can't find the keys. Find the keys. Can't. Get the keys." He has remained in a similar state ever since, though medication quiets him. When his son awoke, he had no memory of whatever incident had led them to this state, though he would suffer from narcolepsy the rest of his days. Police identified the blood as human, but never found any evidence of an affiliated crime or injury to link the blood to.
• Jessica Carmichael: Sister, Older
  Jessica is 43, married to John Carmichael (she insisted that he change his name to hers), has two daughters, Alicia and Christina, and one son, Sebastian. Jessica is a psychiatrist. Oz and Becca both agree that she was born a shrink and has spent her entire life practicing her craft on her family. She insists that they all stay strong together as a family, especially after their mother left. She hosts family gatherings and commands them all to attend to monthly family visits to their father. She is critical and judging of her siblings lives, which makes for them being less keen on seeing her. She often seems to love the concept of family more than the reality of its parts. Oz has seen her, though, when she thinks no one else is watching, she cries, she worries, she cares.
• Rebecca Carmichael: Sister, Younger
  Becca is 27 years old, wears all black, never smiles, thinks she is smarter than everyone, very likely IS smarter than everyone, she writes code, hacks computers and designs digital viruses for entertainment. She is passionate about her loathing for politicians and government in general. She is the store manager at a Taco Bell in Detroit. Oz and Becca are very fond of each other, though they have little common interests to speak of. Sometimes they just get food together and eat in relative silence, just to be around each other. She gains a great deal of joy in painting his toenails. He refuses to let her pain his fingernails.
• Helena Paxton: Grandmother
  Oz's maternal grandmother and landlady. Oz rents her basement apartment and helps her with various tasks and errands. Helena is a quiet elderly woman, who insists on cooking his dinners for him to this day. She spends most of her time watching a variety of television, but has become enthralled with the advent of reality programs. Oz has lived with his grandmother since his father became ill and mother left when he was in his late teens. Together, they have adopted nine cats and one pomeranian named Boudica.

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Coworkers

• Marcus Caine: PAC's Emporium Employee Marcus considers himself to be a fashion diva and is always standing tip toe on the top of the mountain of current fashion trends. He generally has a new girlfriend every other week, his interest in each of them expiring as easily as it does with an article of his wardrobe, often BECAUSE of how they clash with his newest designer jacket.
• Krista Smith: PAC's Emporium Employee Krista is a mousy little woman in her early 30's who dresses like she's 80. She reads anything and everything, is constantly eating, though due to her humming bird metabolism, she remains as thin as a Tiffany lamp.
• Anton Shields: PAC's Emporium Employee Anton reinvents himself frequently. He's a DJ, then a masseuse, then a writer, no, a poet, then he's obsessed with theater, gaming, early childhood education, radio, modeling, last week he wanted to become a part time wedding planner. This week he is writing online reviews for muscle cars. The emporium has always been his safe constant from where he can always reinvent himself.

Lifestyle

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• Money: What spare money Oz has he generally sinks into his hobbies. War gaming and reenactment props and costuming tend to be rather expensive, though he is occasionally fortunate that his business manifests things he is looking for.
• Clothing & Jewelry: Practical and comfortable, preferring button up shirts and jeans. He wears glasses, a Fitbit wristband that his sister Jessica got him for Christmas and his fathers wedding ring on a cord around his neck. He does a lot of walking, so he wears practical shoes, which hide his painted toenails that his younger sister finds great delight in maintaining.
• Communication: He doesn't like using texting or e-mail outside of business applications, preferring to talk on the phone or in person.
• Food: Energy bars, coffee (although nearly everyone in his life tries to deny this to him, even his employees!), peanut butter (universal perfect food and condiment), tic-tacs, fast food and Grandma's cooking every night for dinner.
• Housing:Basement apartment in grandmother's home. He also has a small crash space in the back office of the antique shop.
• Days: Open up the shop and eat horribly, do some work, work on hobbies, do a little more work, spend most of the time on his hobbies and let the staff do the work. Do a little bookkeeping then go home early and let someone else lock up. Hit his favorite hobby shop on the way home. Spend far more time and money there than he intended to. Weekends are largely the same unless there are any festivals or events he is attending, though he accompanies his grandmother to her Mormon church on Sunday mornings
• Evenings: Eat dinner with Grandma. Work on hobbies, watch a little television, read a book or play games. Wednesdays is game night at the hobby shop. Thursdays he hosts board game night at the psychiatric hospital. Some weekends he has events or festivals. Due to his condition, he doesn't spend a large chunk of time sleeping as it's scattered throughout both day and night, so his activities generally span his conscious time throughout both day and night cycles without prejudice.

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