Nathan Price - Mechanic for Hire

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NATHAN PRICE



”This could be the last of all the rides we take, so hold on tight and don't look back”

NAME:Nathan John Price
AGE:19
GENDER:Male
RACE:Human
OCCUPATION:Ex-mechanic
REGION:World of War
ERA:Modern Day
POWER:
Combat skill~ Nathan Price went through numerous military schools before he became a mechanic, and is trained in a number of military procedures. In his time he has handled numerous weapons, and has received advanced tactical tutoring. He has a sharp mind, and knows exactly how to stay alive.

Mechanical aptitude~ Nathan is a natural mechanic and is remarkably talented when it comes to working with machinery. No matter the fault, no matter the machine, if he has the tools he tends to be able to fix it.

EQUIPMENT:
Six-shot revolver~ A simple, six shot revolver that Nathan carries with him at all times. He has very few bullets for it, and as such only ever uses it sparingly.

Baseball bat~ Having lost his military equipment, Nathan has resorted to carrying a baseball bat with him, used should he find himself embroiled in close quarters combat. It isn't anything more than a glorified piece of wood with a cushioned hand-grip.

Mechanics belt~ Still carrying his old mechanics belt with him, Nathan always has a wrench, a torch, a set of screw drivers and a few batteries with him at all times.

LIKES:
~ Sleep
~ Old cars, especially the Chevy
~ Surviving
~ Alcohol
~ Feeling needed
~ Feeling like he 'belongs'
~ Helping others if they are thankful for the aid

DISLIKES:
~ Either military faction
~ The undead
~ Being an 'outsider'
~ People lacking a survival instinct
~ Unnecessary danger
~ Unavoidable conflict
~ Wasting time
~ The scientist that invented the Virus

FEARS:
~ Becoming one of the undead
~ Dying needlessly (be it his own death or another’s)
~ Never working on another car again

SECRET:
~ Before being a mechanic, Nathan signed on to fight in the Great War, ready, or so he thought, to give his life for the factions of the South. However, when the time came, he deserted his allies and became a mechanic, desperate to stave off going to war despite the training he'd put himself through. He has always felt like a coward since, hence his giving up being a mechanic. He feels if he wanders the wastelands he will be able to help innocents and make up for not fighting for his people.

PERSONALITY:
- 'Hard-man'- One of the most noticeable qualities about Nathan is that he acts as though he is the stereotypical 'hard man.' He tends not to speak very much, preferring to use body language over verbal communication, and he tends to act rather roughly, not showing sympathy or deep emotion towards anyone. He acts as though he enjoys fighting, and seems to get into a fair few. He tends only to smile when he thinks he's got one up on someone, and he isn't afraid to shout if people aren't listening to him. He is driven by the thought of his own survival, and the survival of those around him, and as such is remarkably gritty. He will get up no matter how many times he is knocked down.

- Unconfident- Despite his somewhat harder outer-shell, Nathan is surprisingly lacking confidence. One of the reasons he is so quiet around others, speaking rudely or simply if at all, is because he is afraid that people will judge him, and that even if he were to act like a normal person, there would be some defect with him that stopped him fitting in or being accepted. As such, while he may act tough, he is actually quite a fragile being, and words and actions of others can hurt him far more than he may let on.

- Quiet and stoic- Nathan doesn't talk to people he doesn't know unless it is absolutely necessary. Even those close to him struggle to maintain deep conversation, and people often think he is either emotionless or rude. However, their judgements are far from the truth, and instead of being emotionless, Nathan is actually just unsure of how to convey his emotions in an acceptable manner, and therefore keeps them locked within him. His more stoic nature tends to make him try to ignore physical pain, and he will never make his own problems those of the people around him. In that sense, he is a great survivor and a worthy protector.

- Socially-minded Idealist- Despite his rough persona, Nathan is very interested in the survival of others. He will go to great lengths to save people he meets from any encroaching danger, hoping desperately to redeem himself for his cowardice earlier in life. He is also very aware of the Virus and its ability to spread rapidly. He knows the disease and its effects well, and has come up with a very utilitarian set of principles to live by in the dismal conditions of the modern world.

- Outsider- Through-out his life, Nathan has seen himself as an outsider. Having parents with divided loyalties between factions, from a young age he was confused about where he really belonged. This only got worse as he grew, and numerous decisions have left him feeling like he has no real place in the world. He wishes to find somewhere that is meant for him, and a set of people who will accept him.

HISTORY:

Nathan Price was born into a loving family almost a decade before the Great War first began. His father was a brilliant inventor from the North divide, and his mother a diplomat of the South. Through much of his early life, he spent much of his time with his parents, and was loved dearly by both parties. However, both had very different views on life and what was right and wrong, and as such, his early life was rife with much confusion over his parents sets of beliefs.

However, he remained mainly untroubled by their small arguments, the hypothetical conversations they had just that, 'what if' questions and answers that may have never come to be. Even as a child he showed a great aptitude with machines, much like his father, and loved de-constructing and rebuilding random house hold appliances. He was also a remarkably bright boy, with a logical mind that served him well in school, often attaining high grades.

However, on his tenth birthday, his world was rocked when his parents announced their divorce, coinciding with the start of the War. With the onset of changing loyalties and the threat of violence, his parent's hypothetical arguments had become reality, and Nathan was forced to choose between living with his mother South of the divide, or his father in the North.

Surprisingly, he chose his mother. In the South, he spent a few years in private education, before on his fifteenth birthday he enlisted himself in the Army, wanting to fight to save the ideals he had been raised with. Over the next year, he was moved between numerous military schools, and was tutored in the arts of war and of weapon handling. He was drafted at the age of seventeen, deployed straight to the front lines. However, despite apparently boarding the Chinook that took the new recruits to the battle grounds, Nathan never showed up.

Rather, he deserted, and in a daring move, he made a stealth run across the divide and instead went to live in the Northern lands. His appearance there caused much of an uproar, and his position as an ex-southern soldier made him a topic of much unease. However, he managed to open a mechanic store, fixing the few items in the modern era that hadn't been completely obliterated or rendered useless.

After a year of relative piece, the Virus was released, and the world was plunged into even darker times. Many of those that Nathan had become acquainted with were killed, or worse, turned. He was forced to kill neighbours, children, and friends. It changed his perspective on life, and he began to wonder if, should he have joined the army, he would have made a difference.

Feeling a failure and a coward, Nathan vowed to himself that he would make up for his past mistakes, and start helping people. He vowed to fight for people as he should have done, though he would not work for any one faction, but for the innocent people who had no defenders.

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ALIAS: Kuro

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