Difference between revisions of "Roque"
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− | <center>As a former agent with Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Roque has prior military officer (US Army). Whether he’s of Latin or Greek ancestry is a bit of a discussion, preferably over | + | <center>As a former agent with Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Roque has prior military officer (US Army). Whether he’s of Latin or Greek ancestry is a bit of a discussion, preferably over coffee. |
− | He’s gained a bit of a reputation (depending on who you ask) as either: an idealist with a Colombo-like ability to reconstruct a crime scene, a bit of a press-hounding showboat, or as a fanatic | + | He’s gained a bit of a reputation (depending on who you ask) as either: an idealist with a Colombo-like ability to reconstruct a crime scene, a bit of a press-hounding showboat, or as a fanatic who gets people killed. |
Nonetheless, he’s survived several assassination attempts, and a couple of court cases against him (which fell apart, quite publicly.) | Nonetheless, he’s survived several assassination attempts, and a couple of court cases against him (which fell apart, quite publicly.) | ||
It may be a matter of time before his luck runs out, but until then, he continues to work, continues to open his mouth, and try to look good to the press doing it. </center> | It may be a matter of time before his luck runs out, but until then, he continues to work, continues to open his mouth, and try to look good to the press doing it. </center> | ||
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<center>'''Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.'''</center><br> | <center>'''Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.'''</center><br> | ||
− | * '''Crime''' - | + | * '''Crime''' - He was a detective for the state police. Maybe he can help. |
+ | * '''Vigilante?''' - Fanatical murder tourist to some (Did he actually kill anyone?), Wannabe Wyatt Earp to others. (Did he actually catch anyone?) | ||
* '''Video games''' - He does in fact like them. Seriously, so does the world! And he has a smartphone he spends too much time on. | * '''Video games''' - He does in fact like them. Seriously, so does the world! And he has a smartphone he spends too much time on. | ||
− | * '''Guns''' - He likes to shoot – he’s | + | * '''Guns''' - He likes to shoot – he’s not likely to rail on about the specifics of one brand of gun over another – unless there is a real functional difference. You might find him on the range. |
* '''Politics''' - He is a military veteran who served in the contingency operations. He’s no commando, but he saw enough to have ideas on how things work and why… Or at least THINK he knows. | * '''Politics''' - He is a military veteran who served in the contingency operations. He’s no commando, but he saw enough to have ideas on how things work and why… Or at least THINK he knows. | ||
* '''Hunting''' - He’s actually been learning how to do that and clean game…. And he still gets queasy talking about it – but over a heavily flavored coffee, he’ll talk about it. | * '''Hunting''' - He’s actually been learning how to do that and clean game…. And he still gets queasy talking about it – but over a heavily flavored coffee, he’ll talk about it. | ||
+ | * '''Church''' - He absolutely attends Mass. All this has to mean /something/... And he probably needs all the help he can get. | ||
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Revision as of 14:22, 7 September 2024
- James Fenimore Cooper
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