Name: Joel Nicolosi
Age: 32
Appearance:
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 185 lbs
Likes:
+Caffeine
+Reading
+Conspiracy Theories
+Working-Out
+Talk Radio
+Cars/Trucks/Vehicles/etc.
Dislikes:
-Seafood
-Sports
-Cold Weather
-Bad Grammar
-Authority
-Disorganization
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Special Talent:
Legendary Alcohol Tolerance
Profession:
+Mechanic/Owner
Apex Designs, a small, single-door garage, tucked away on the industrial Southside
+Driver for Rebellion Energy Drinks World Rally Team.
Bio/Personality:
Joel is a man who views himself as someone not necessarily doing what they want to do in life, but doing what they're good at. He enjoys repairing the automotive woes of many of Sol City’s wealthy clientele. However, even though his work is considered some of the best in the city, he’s often equally known for his lengthy vacations and costly invoices. Additionally armed with a business degree that he earned off of an only briefly offered scholarship in his youth, he very carefully balances work, play and sometimes outright laziness. He keeps no set schedule and can be found in his shop sometimes at the most bizarre of hours.
Outwardly, Joel has a very arrogant aura that often turns off others. He’s been told that he’s “unapproachable” and though he likes the thought of being intimidating, sometimes he does feel a genuine desire to have deeper conversations. He enjoys flirting and being in some social venues, but often feels bored and out of place. He doesn’t consider himself extroverted. Interestingly, he tends to talk non-stop while working on vehicles and has his own crowd of conversational regulars, often the bored and retired older men of the city, that stop by just to see what he’s working on.
Joel is very aware of his eccentricities and has a warped sense of justice. He enjoys watching people that may have wronged him or refused his advice “get what they deserve” to the point of comedy. He’s never satisfied for very long.
Joel in Chapter One:
Joel continued to his eccentric and reclusive lifestyle throughout most of Chapter One only making brief appearances on the outskirts of major city events when his pathway unfortunately crossed with the regular citizens of Sol. Joel spent the vast majority of his bizarre schedule preparing his custom-built
Nissan 300ZX for the Sol City Grand Prix. A project which he also used as a convenient excuse to not participate in major events such as the Winter Party and downtown Jazz Night despite the encouragement of his friends. Only after being forced to take a detour off the outer loop one night after being chased by the police for speeding did he happen to meet Marinalia “Marlin” Olympus at the Old Cargo Airport where he and his business partner, Tommy Lomax, kept many of their imports from Asia in the Daedalus Airlines warehouse.
As chance would have it, Joel would again encounter Marlin at the same airport as he and the team rolled out the car for testing on a rented area of the facility. Unbeknownst to Joel, Tommy for some time and effort arranged sponsorship of the car with Marlin’s family to give the team a publicity boost for the upcoming race. As part of the agreement, the car would “race” a sleek air-racer piloted by Marlin for exhibition. Furious at being kept in the dark over the agreement, Joel at first wanted nothing to do with the show, but after watching Tommy lose to the plane, he took the wheel and won in a quick rematch much to the chagrin of some of Marlin’s wealthy family who turned out for the demonstration. A bit of a rivalry and tense friendship began to grow between Joel and Marlin.
The Grand Prix weekend put the team in the spotlight as other teams and cars descended from around the world for the final race of the Formula GT season on the streets of Sol and after a hard-fought race, Joel and Tommy managed to best their arch rivals from the factory Nissan team and win the Grand Prix after three years of trying. Joel was instantly elevated to national fame in the days following the race however, the drama following the race was more than he could bear starting with his falling out with Marlin’s snooty family at the Olympus Heavy Industries Victory Gala. After leaving the party to step outside, he encountered a drunken Siobhan Murphy and a flirtatious friendship was formed. He made an agreement to modernize Siobhan’s derelict, inherited Corvette after he returned from a business trip to Japan.
Chapter Two sees Joel returning from Tokyo after a two week hiatus from Sol where he claimed his share of a secret wager made with Nissan before the race. Fame has changed him little and looks to continue his eccentric business only out desire rather than necessity.
Joel in Chapter Two:
Returning from Japan, Joel started Chapter Two after a long break from Sol City, but continuing in his not so steady routines of obscurity, bizarre schedules and general lack of interest regarding
any accepted social norms. However, his growing relationship with Siobhan Murphy marked the biggest change in Joel’s life upon his return. Still riding a wave of fame from winning the Sol City Grand Prix in Chapter One, Joel found himself pulled in many different directions regarding his future career choices in motorsport as well as life around Southside. After mulling over the myriad of communications pouring regularly into Apex Designs with Sio, Joel chose to test with new Rebellion Energy Drinks World Rally Team.
The choice proved to be a fortuitous one and Joel’s natural talent for rally was evident while the eccentric nature of the sport itself suited his unusual tastes. Being the sole car on the stage with only the difficulty of the course in front of him played to his natural strengths as a driver. Joel signed with the team for their inaugural season in the World Rally Series, driving a factory-backed
Volkswagen Polo and for the first time in many years became employed by an organization other than himself. The weeks that followed were spent practicing at the team’s headquarters on Mount Atlas and preparing for the first rally of the season set in Jamaica.
In personal matters, Joel’s relationship with Siobhan continued to become more exclusive, often to the chagrin of some of his Chapter One detractors who were jealous of Sio. The redhead’s eclectic and creative nature complimented Joel well and he grew accustomed to having her around, even during the late-night and early morning hours. The work on her Corvette restoration continued along with Joel’s new commitments with the rally team and the two grew closer as the date of the first rally approached. After dispelling a creeping acquaintance, Sio accepted Joel’s invitation to come along for the event on an all expenses paid trip to Jamaica with the rally team.
As Chapter Three unfolds, Joel finds himself again returning to Sol City after becoming the first man to win the Sol City Grand Prix and also score a podium finish in a World Rally Series event- the first American to do so in decades. The rally was an unbelievable success for the new team and the after-party that followed was equally as unbelievable. While Joel’s popularity soars, so also does his firm relationship with Siobhan.
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Tell us about yourself:
Age: 34
What part of the world are you from?: FL, USA
How many years have you been writing/roleplaying: Around 19
How often do you have time to post?: Usually 2-3 times per week, maybe more depending on my work schedule/other things.
Anything else you want to mention?:
I actually work a pretty cool job, but it does demand
a lot of time out of me sometimes. I'm married and have three kids. Roleplay/Writing is one of my few surviving hobbies in adulthood next to working out and maybe a racing game on xbox here and there. I usually only have time to write one game at a time here on the Guild so this is mostly it as you can see in my posting history. I'm going to keep doing my level best to make sure Sol City stays a winner. I try to take care of my players, so if you're reading this and thinking about joining, we'll be glad to have you.
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