Short and skinny, but this kid is fast—fast-moving, fast-talking, fast getting in and out of trouble. But he can do things that put people off.
- Age
- 14
- Date of Birth
- 13 December 2006
- Gender
- Male
- Eyes
- Hazel
- Hair
- Sunbleached Mid-brown
- Skin Tone/Pigmentation
- Tanned
- Height
- 5ft 3inches
Appearance
Physical Description
Skinny, wiry and tough as old leather
Body Features
Fast and flexible from years running, jumping, climbing whatever is required to beat the authority.
Facial Features
Piercing hazel eyes, greener when upset or angry.
A large smile that he uses generously to get himself in and out of trouble.
Identifying Characteristics
Oversized clothes, shaggy curls teased into an afro. Inability to stand or sit still.
Physical quirks
Can't sit or stand still for long. Always moving and twitching.
Apparel & Accessories
Oversized basketball singlet, oversized shorts and high-top sneakers.
Special abilities
Trained in initiative. Trained in parkour. Brawler.
Mentality
Personal history
Raised in a single-parent family, he was left to fend for himself. Being who he is, that fending was done on the streets of his town, a big city in the south-west united states.
Almost unknown through the local school system, Al and his friend Tony, spend their days joy-riding or thinking about joy-riding. Stealing the wrong car caught the attention of organised crime and now they steal to order.
Intelligent, but restless with boundless energy and nothing to apply it to the boys have found themselves being pulled deeper into the world of crime and violence.
Education
Almost nonexistent above primary school. What he had learnt he learnt practically through life on the street. In this school, he had excelled.
Employment
Currently works piece work for organised crime boss stealing cars to order.
Accomplishments & Achievements
He would probably say driving the Tessel XLi that finally got him caught by both CC Horizon and the police. He'd say he would have got away with it if not for the interference of Tobias Cudo.
Failures & Embarrassments
Probably getting caught by police stealing a Tessel XLi.
Mental Trauma
No one has really spent time on him except his friend Tony. He is isolated and detached from most of society. Though highly social he finds it difficult to make friends. As a result, he is completely loyal to Tony his one regular companion.
Intellectual Characteristics
His mind is quick to make connections and fast to learn new concepts. he can make intuitive leaps of thought that others can't understand.
Morality & Philosophy
Having had to fend for himself, for the most part, he doesn't see stealing, even hurting others to steal as an issue. he had to learn early to hurt one hurt on the streets and is quick to put his brawling skills to the test. In saying that, making enemies on the streets makes you a target so he mostly follows a "...live and let live..." policy and would rather run than fight.
Slow to trust, once trust is earnt he is loyal to a fault. This could lead him to be hurt if someone does not behave as he expects.
Authority figures are not to be trusted.
person.sexuality
He may have experimented with some of the street girls, but on the whole, that sort of relationship is intimidating and most are much older than him.
His mother's history of having him at a young age may act as a deterrent as do the pimps and others that take advantage of Johns.
He's had few other relationships with kids his own age since leaving school.
person.gender_identity
Currently, if asked, he'd say he is a heterosexual male, then probably take offence that he would be questioned. He knows no better, and those he knows there are queer-folk, they don't bother him so he doesn't bother them.
It should be noted his one long-lasting friendship is with Tony.
Taboos
Don't leave your friends behind. This one is currently weighing heavily on him for as far as he knows, Tony is carrying the weight of their joint theft of the Tessel GLi.
Clothes being his armour against the world, he is prudish when it comes to nudity.
He has a little honour and would not steal from someone worse off than himself...unless he really needed to.
He would not willingly take a life.
Known Languages
English
Mezzo-American (form of Spanish formalised by the Union of the Equatorian Americas (or the Unión le Américas Ecuatorias).
He is quick to pick up languages though and knows a variety of swear words.
Personality
Motivation
Beyond the basics for survival, he loves cars and technology of all sorts fascinates him.
His passion for vehicles, especially the Neo Gen cars inspired by the knowledge his world has gained through contact with Royson, is what caught the attention of the mafia.
Sadly, this passion has to date been undirected in any direction besides joy-riding.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
He has a knack with cars and getting them to work for him.
As a Spinner, he also enjoys Sleight of Hand a had built up a small routine for himself.
He is hyper-aware of his surrounding and will act quickly in many situations, often spotting trouble before it spots him.
Though he enjoys and craves human interaction, his social skills are poor and he often puts others off by his behaviour of hygiene.
Likes & Dislikes
Cars, especially fast ones, especially the Neo Gens (hover cars).
Likes steak dinners and sees them as the peak of fine dining.
Likes showing off his parkour abilities and the freedom they symbolise
Dislike authority
Dislikes being controlled.
Virtues & Personality perks
Loyal
Value life and lives it to the full.
Vices & Personality flaws
He will "borrow" and "pick up" just about anything not nailed down.
Personality Quirks
Always moving he will fiddle with things he's "picked up", using Sleight of hand to make them appear and disappear.
Hygiene
Poor.
His mother had little time to teach him the importance of good grooming. He can days without washing, weeks without changing clothes (mostly because he as few).
The major events and journals in Alcides "Al"'s history, from the beginning to today.
The list of amazing people following the adventures of Alcides "Al".
Social
Birthplace
South Western United States, location not stated except borders the Union of the Equatorian Americas (or theUnión le Américas Ecuatorias)
Current Residence
CC Horizon
Contacts & Relations
Mother, who has signed him into the "school" to hopefully give him a chance at a life that she neither had or could give him.
Tony, his best mate and partner in crime.
Members of CC Horizon.
Wealth & Financial state
What money he makes from stealing cars is quickly used on basics for life and luxuries.
Family Ties
Mother, Camila Alcides. Her family are dead and the father is long gone.
Religious Views
He would say he's a good Catholic without knowing what that entails or hardly ever attending mass. A small silver cross (a long-forgotten Christening gift) hangs from a chain around his neck, always hidden under this shirt.
He holds no hard religious line but doesn't understand religions with strict rules on dress, ritual cleanliness and behaviour.
Social Aptitude
Untrained in talking to people in social situations, he comes off as coarse. He used to try and win people over with his Sleight of hand but disliked being questioned about how the trick was done (as he often didn't know and couldn't show them). This had led to many of his contemporaries being put off.
Hobbies & Pets
Cars.
Speech
Quick paces with a little Mezzo-American accent. His language is rough and straight from the streets.