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THEODORE 'THEO' CONTREJAS

_______________________________________________ Theodore David Contrejas Jr. _______________________________________________ 29 | ♂ | Spanish/American _______________________________________________ IT Support Technician | Straight | Single _______________________________________________ Psychological Profile ___________________________________ [+] Likes: • Chain-smoking • Drinking alcohol • Socializing • Comedy • Loyalty Dislikes: • Arrogance • Hypocrisy • Hostility Fears: • Theo is a hypochondriac Resources ___________________________________ [+] Skills: • Hand-to-hand combat (street fighting) • Interrogation / intimidation • General charisma • Empathy Paraphernalia: • A silver watch • One pack of cigarettes (18 remaining)

Appearance Details ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Theo is an American man of Spanish descent with light skin and dark brown eyes. He stands a little over 6 feet tall, and weighs roughly 185 pounds. He is moderately muscular, but no more than a reasonably active adult male. His face is rough and gritty, but he is usually seen wearing it in a smile, so people are rarely intimidated by it. His hair is a dark brown, and it is usually cut in a classic side part. He always sports a beard which he takes meticulous care of. His clothing almost always consists of some sort of jacket -- black denim is his favorite kind --, a grey or white t-shirt, black or dark blue denim jeans, and white shoes with a black trim. He has diamond stud earrings in each ear, and wears a silver watch on his left wrist. Most of his torso and arms are covered in tattoos, but since he usually wears jackets, very little of his tattoos are actually visible. Character Synopsis ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ From what little others have bothered to ask about him, Theo was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, in a small 'shithole' of a house in the poorer area of the city. He tells others that his father was not around -- people usually don’t ask what became of him --, and that his mother moved away when he was a child. Because of this, he was raised primarily by his grandparents. They provided for him the best they could, but he went most of his life wearing baggy, hand-me-down clothing and having to find most of his meals from free school lunches. It goes without saying that, like his parents, his grandparents lived in extreme poverty. Nevertheless, Theo cherishes his grandparents dearly, and has stated that he has kept in contact with them leading up to the events of the crash. His late childhood and early teenage years were full of fights, squabbles, and brawls. He tells people that all of the many schools he attended were always segregated into rival gangs and cliques, and that if you didn’t pick a side, you were targets for everyone. Theo says that while he made friends with anyone he could, he tended to gravitate towards the 'nerds', the 'geeks', and the 'weirdos'. He didn’t seek their company because he felt a kinship with them, he chose them simply because they were the only people who were not at each other's throats. He came to grow really close to the people in those groups, often going so far as to defend a handful of them when they were inevitably targeted by whoever felt like starting trouble. Toward the middle of his years in high school, he started to make friends with people who best could be described as 'delinquents'. He even grew friendly towards those who had fought him and his friends in the past. The reasons he gives for doing this, is that for as shitty as those people were, they knew how to have a good time. Theo mentions that it was around this time that he started to get in trouble at school. He says that it was never anything serious; the thing he got in trouble for the most was cracking jokes aimed indiscriminately at anyone and everyone, including faculty members. He quickly got a reputation as a clown, and was invited to many ill-advised parties, of which, he was the life of. By the time he was a senior in his high school, he was a fully-fledged member of one of the predominant gangs that operated inside and outside of his campus grounds. Theo states that if he had been in the right state of mind, he would never have joined. Nevertheless, he was coaxed into his affiliation and started a fledgling career as lowly-ranked thug. During his time with his gang, he was involved in burglary, robbery, battery, racketeering, and extortion. Records show that Theo was never charged for those crimes, but he admits to having done them to his friends. After his graduation and for about a year afterwards, he continued his life of crime until he was caught and charged for the unlawful possession of a firearm, and was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months incarceration. During his imprisonment, Theo claims to have often reflected back on his days before his gang affiliation. He says that his old friends, the geeks, crossed his mind frequently, and that he regretted leaving them to pursue the gang life. 8 months would pass before he was released early for good behavior. With his newly found freedom, he would cast aside his self-destructive ways and seek to become a normal member of society. Theo says that his affiliates did not take kindly to his withdrawal from the gang, and was a target for them for a couple years. During this time, he reconnected with his old friends, and looked for honest work wherever he could find it. He found jobs in a myriad of different fields. From a butcher, to a landscaper, and even to a contractor, Theo dabbled in a little bit of everything, but he could not find anything worthy of a career for himself. Eventually, after 3 years of civilian life, he would be called as a witness against one of his former gang members for a crime they had committed. He was hesitant to take the stand for fear of what might happen to him if he did, but he stood trial nonetheless. Through his testimony, his former affiliate would end up charged with 25 years to life in imprisonment. Knowing that he now be branded as a snitch, Theo pleaded with the district attorney for witness protection. The DA would accept his proposal, and he would find himself being relocated to Anchorage, AL. The move was difficult for Theo, and he had trouble fitting in to his new surroundings. While Anchorage was similar to the city environment that he has lived in his whole life, he felt out of place. After 3 months into his relocation, he found a job at a small tech startup based in the city's downtown district. His starting position was a IT Helpdesk Support Specialist, but he would quickly rise the ranks until he found himself the Junior Supervisor to a team of IT Technicians. Theo liked his work; he felt like he finally found a career for himself. Life started to improve for him during his career at his company. He made enough money to finance both a car and a house for himself, and he started to make friends with his coworkers. He briefly started dating around this time as well, but he eventually decided that he would focus on his career instead. 4 months before the crash, he decided to establish contact with his mother. It had been almost 2 decades since he last heard from her, and he was worried about what she was like now. Theo states that he had nothing to worry about, for his mother was excited to hear from him. She told him that she had been trying to find him, but that she couldn't. Theo then began to explain his situation to her, and the two spent hours catching up with each other. They made arrangements for him to visit her at her house in Hawaii, and after the phone call, Theo immediately booked a flight with a proprietary airline that was based in Anchorage. And as the day of his departure drew nearer, Theo couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of excitement and anxiety. Finally 30,000 feet in the air, Theo was one of the first people to notice that one of the engines starting to fail. His excitement turned into fear, and before he knew what was happening, the static of the cabin speakers blared to life. The captain then spoke the words that struck Theo with an insurmountable feeling of dread, "Passengers, please return to your seats. Embrace for impact". Personality ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Theo rarely takes anything seriously. Even in the most dire of situations, he always finds a way to fit in a stupid joke or a witty quip. Comedy is a very big part of his personality and his life; if you can’t make him laugh, he usually doesn’t invest too much time into you. He is depressive, but faces it with general apathy, unrelenting humor, and the not so occasional cigarette. Insults and taunts mean virtually nothing to him, and will usually agree with and double-down on what the aggressor has to say. Because of this, self-deprecating humor is one of his fortes. He puts his needs above everything else in the world; although, he usually tries to not have anyone suffer at the expense of his gain, but he will not hesitate to do so if the benefits are great enough. He doesn’t really believe in ideas like "the greater good" and will rarely act on such things unless it directly affects him or those he cares about. All that really concerns him, is having food in his stomach, a roof over his head, and enough entertainment to fill his days -- usually in the form of night clubs, house parties, and hard liquor. He tries to surround himself with his friends whenever possible, and is known to enjoy meeting new people so long as they can keep his attention. Relationships ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ N / A Miscellaneous ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ N / A