Stanley Ignatius Palermo
Description
Skips is all angles—sharp elbows, bouncing knees, darting eyes. He talks in bursts like a busted telegraph and is always halfway into his next sentence before you catch the last one. Most folks can’t stand five minutes with him, but he’s Reggie’s best repeat customer. Nobody knows how he keeps getting money for his habit, but he’s never dry.Personality
Paranoid but eager to please. Always moving, always whispering. Thinks everything's a code, a sign, or a setup—but also believes in loyalty, especially to Reggie and his only real friend, Waltz.Habits
Paces constantly, even in tight spaces—once wore a groove into Reggie’s linoleum. Chain-smokes unfiltered Camels—half of them backwards. Swears he’s mapped “the city underneath the city” in a dream, and keeps updating the map on paper scraps. Rambles about ghosts, rats, spies, and “that goddamn sound the lights make when you ain’t looking.”Hooks & Angles
Knows every alley, tunnel, crawlspace, and fence line in Back of the Yards. He’ll show you—for a price or a favor. Hears things others miss—his brain might be scrambled, but he’s got ears like a bat on Benzedrine. Wants to feel important. Might start shadowing Charlie, convinced he's onto something big. Saw something strange in Reggie’s back room and has drawn it obsessively ever since. One of his sketches might actually be right.
Year of Birth
1917 CE
36 Years old
Birthplace
Chicago, IL (somewhere west of Halsted, depending on who you ask)
Children
Eyes
Jittery and bloodshot, constantly darting like he's tracking invisible flies
Hair
Stringy dark brown, thinning and uncombed, sticks out from under a dirty newsboy cap
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale and sallow, with sharp cheekbones, chapped lips, and a jaw that twitches when he’s thinking
Height
5'9"
Weight
131 lbs.
Belief/Deity
Doesn’t talk about it—says “the universe don’t return calls”
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