Post by Damian “Bugsy” Renteria on Jul 3, 2012 15:00:08 GMT -5
On the right.
Full name: Joel Izek Foruria
Street name(s): Grumpy, Grouch.
Date of birth: March 24th (16 years old).
Address: 65 Yale Street, Los Santos, San Andreas.
Occupation (legal/illegal): Santa Maria High School.
Affiliation: Santa Maria 13.
Zodiac sign: Aries.
Relationship Status: Single.
Relatives:
Teresa Irala - Mother
Omar Foruria - Father
Rosa Foruria - Sister
Build: Has a naturally fit body.
Height: 5’8’’.
Weight:142 lbs.
Eye Color: Green/Brown.
Hair Color: Dark brown.
Braces: No.
Glasses: No.
Tattoos: ''SM'' written under his ankle often covered by his socks.
Licenses: A driver's license, often borrowing Omar Foruria's green Greenwood.
Personality: Driver.
Strengths:
Independent.
Decisive.
Determined.
Imaginitive.
Weaknesses:
Has trouble operating with others.
Does not take time to consider other perspectives.
Domineering; too focused on doing it "my way".
Dreamer; unrealistic.
Medical Conditions: Near sighted.
Persona: None.
Disposition: A serious disposition.
Intelligence: Normal or average intelligence.
Aspirations: Being important for the crew active on Yale Street. Becoming a rapper just like Jose Martin (conejo), even though he has no flow.
Addictions: None.
Daily objectives:
Consuming alcohol or getting high.
Mourn from Elsa and support his family.
Supervising his neighbourhood for rival gang tags or activity.
Enjoying his free time from Santa Maria High School (Summer).
What does this character want?
To gain respect from the older gang members. A female companion who has the same mind set as himself. Experimenting with drugs. His family to move on.
Who does this character love?
His family which also includes his aunts and uncles and his cousins. Joel unwittingly has love for the homeboys around Yale Street neighbourhood i.e. Frank or Richard.
What terrifies this character?
Spiders, police, hospitals, side effect of drugs and becoming a victim of a shootout.
Why does this character involve themselves in this situation?
Missing his sister and aswell missing his father which never is around, trying to find appreciation from his friends he met around school and the streets.
Common Emotions: Frustration, stress, vulnerability.
Signature Move or Tic: Staring. Joel is frequently drowsy.
Nationality and Ethnicity: Mexican American.
Dialogue tics and slang: Chicano slang, often speaking Spanish.
How does this character dress? His clothes are oversized and he could be identified as a sureño. He wears the black bandana on occausion which is a tradition for gang members under Santa Maria 13.
Where does this character live? With his father and mother on the first floor of the complex.
What would we think if we saw them on the street?
He seems rather calm and relaxed, his facial expression is serious.
Others might see him as a hoodlum.
Objects or markings on the character: Two gun shot entry wound scarves, one under his right rib cage and one by his right knee.
Emotional Stability: Stable with rare emotional breakdowns.
What do they do to comfort themselves?
Self-harm.
Smoke a cigarette.
Abuse alcohol.
Browse through photo albums.
Background:
The Foruria family struggles with the recent lost of a family member; Elsa, Joel's big sister. Joel has struggle going through life without Elsa. Elsa was quickly diagnosed Pulmonary Fibrosis (fatal lung disease) at age of sixteen. She went to get a diagnosue due her shortness of breath, her constant coughing and also the diminished exercise tolerance during sport class. They said she had two more years to live however she has extended her existence to quite a long time, she passed away in May 2012 in the Santa Maria Hospital.
Teresa, his mother, has no occupation and deeply mourns about her daughter. She does the house chores and even does Joel his tasks such as cleaning his room to get abstraction. Joel is quite spoiled because his mother does anything for him if he would just ask. Especially around pocket money.
Omar, his father, has a hardened attitude. He occupies himself in the taxi business and works full-time (six days a week) at the company Yellow Cab Co.
Omar and Teresa do not seem concerned about Joel his current gang activity, they see it as a temporary issue which will stop as he grows up.
that's so mean, apologise.
get more active!