Hound Dog
Jonathan Hendricks (a.k.a. Hound Dog, Jon, Jonny)
One of Nicola's old friends from Indianapolis is Hound Dog, mid-twenty-something street kid who keeps an eye on the younger homeless in Indianapolis. He can mostly be found hanging out at the Rainbow Bridge, a landmark often used as a daytime base for the local Street Kids.
Hound Dog is awesome. That guy has more heart than anyone else EVER. He would give you anything at all, so long as it won’t hurt his kids. That’d be the homeless teens down by the Bridge. He would fight a thousand battles for those kids, and he wouldn’t even think it was a thing.If I ever need to get back in touch with empathy, I’d visit him first. If he can’t care about it, it can’t be cared about.~ Nicola Crandall
Physical Description
Body Features
A faded black tribal tattoo covers the back of his neck. His ears are gauged with two-inch wide plugs.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Hound Dog grew up as Jonathan Hendricks, middle class and a bright kid with a lot of potential. When he was 13, he opened up to his loving, supportive father about being gay.
Unfortunately, the love and support turned out to be conditional on Jonathan being "normal". Not even a year later, Jonathan was on the streets, having run away from an increasingly hostile home environment. He soon made friends, particularly with an old Jazz musician who said Jonathan looked like a young Elvis. Jonathan started singing the first Elvis song he could think of, and "Hound Dog" became his nickname.
Too Wyrd Quote
Hound Dog had been on the streets since he was fourteen, having left his parents' home more than a decade earlier when his dad decided to beat the gay out of him. He was well-known for taking the new young homeless under his wing and teaching them how to survive. He was a man of his word and got a lot of respect for what he did.
~ Nicola, Too Wyrd
Gender Identity
Cis-male
Sexuality
Homosexual
Morality & Philosophy
Hound Dog is extremely loyal, but his loyalty will never cross the line of hurting others. He has had a few opportunities to get off the street. However, he won't take them until he is certian he'd be able to help the other street kids when he does. Out of all the characters, Hound Dog is likely the only one who would be considered pure of heart.
Too Wyrd Quote
Hound Dog rubbed his hand over his face. “Look, I trust you guys, but there's only so far that can go. If I’m gonna help you, you gotta know there’s a line that I won’t cross for you.”~ Too Wyrd
Social
Contacts & Relations
An unnamed Freemason feels obligated to Hound Dog for watching out for the man's runaway son until the boy realized his mistake and went home.
Current Location
Species
Year of Birth
1991
30 Years old
Children
Gender
Male
Hair
Dirty blond, generally shaggy
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Tanned
Other Affiliations
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