[SF] - Daniel Balcheque App

NAME: Daniel Balcheque
AGE: 23
GENDER/SEX: Male
JOB: Security
SWEET: Toffee 


HEIGHT: 5'8"
DOB: April 8
FEATURES:
      - Tan Skin
      - Scattered "scars" here and there
      - Wild, untamed golden hair
      - Bright, golden eyes
LIKES: 

• His Brother, Ryder
• Theatre - Singing, Acting, the whole shebang
• Cheesecake - If he could live off this stuff, he would
• Cooking/Baking
• Children
• Turtlenecks
• Jogs
• Games 
• Fighting
• Trains

DISLIKES:

• Nicknames
• Immaturity (Well, when it's incongruent to one's age)
• Hair cuts
• Shorts/Shortsleeves
• Drama (Y'know, like, commotions, not theatre- that's covered above)
• Waking up early
• PDA (Gross, get a room)
• The Wealthy/Greedy
• Public Bathrooms
• Phonecalls 

FEARS:

• Sharp/Pointy Objects (Knives, Needles, etc.)
• Anything hurting his brother
• Things he doesn't know about/The unexpected
• Succumbing to Crystalization/Becoming Helpless

PERSONALITY: 

    Easy-Going - At least, so it seems. So long as you're a generally good person and the time is right, it won't be hard to get into a pleasant conversation with the guy. 
    Supportive - When he's very close to someone, their goals become his. He'll cheer friends on and do what he can to help them see the finish line.
    Charismatic - When he wants to, he knows how to really throw on the charm. Not that he's interesting in charming himself a date or anything, but charming his way into a more favorable position would be more his style.
    Protective - Gaining his trust means gaining his hidden protective nature. No one hurts his close friends, physically or emotionally, or there will be Hell to pay. 
    Humorous - Always one for a joke! He's surprisingly open to being pranked or thrown a joke at, as long as it's mutually understood that he'll show no mercy in his payback.

    Two-Faced - His happy, teasing nature is mostly the facade he puts on to face the world - what lies underneath tends to be much more negative. But he does his best to not let this on; whatever attitude gets him the most favors is the one he'll put on for his crowds. He likes to get on people's good sides, after all. Rarely is he truly honest with others unless he feels safe to. 
    Sarcastic - If there's a sarcastic way to react in a situation, that's gonna be option one. He's not sorry about this whatsoever. 
    Pessimistic - Even if he doesn't express his opinions, he always prepares himself for the worst possible outcome. It's sort of his way of protecting himself from disappointment. Afterall, he grew up in the greasy belly of Tanim, and there's not exactly much in that world to keep your eyes hopeful.
    Selfish - His perspective is tinted with a full on "How can I get the most for me?" out of any given situation. Unless one of his other personality traits overrides this tendency, such as in situations where his protective and supportive drive takes over with people he cares about. But in general instances, it's every man for themselves. 
    Self-Loathing - His own views of his self-worth are...well, low. Very low. He feels he's a bad person and not worthy of the few successes he's somehow managed to snag for himself. 


HISTORY: 

    The story of the Balcheques started in the sugar-scraped slums of Tanim, where a young couple were doing all they could to find happiness together despite their struggles and rough starts. Even if they lived in the squalor of society, they could find happiness in each other, right? Well, sure...and in the surprising arrival to their small family. While neither were aiming for a child to raise considering their financial status, neither had the heart to give the child up either, so Daniel was welcomed into the world. Life only became that much harder with a new mouth to feed, and even harder still two years later when they had another child together, another little boy for their household. They had to pull every favor they had left to find someone to help watch the kids as they slaved away at their jobs just to get food on the table for them. For most of his childhood, Daniel only ever caught passing glimpses of his parents jumping from one shift to the next, or collapsing to bed at night, or day, or whenever they managed to catch a break.

    It was a frustrating life, but one Daniel found himself getting used to as the years went on. As the boys grew older, Daniel ended up stepping into the role of guardian for his little bro, Ryder, filling the hole his parents left empty for them. Because, hell, someone had to while those two were floundering around trying to get their lives together, and once Daniel was old enough to pull his own weight, well, external childcare suddenly no longer became an option. By the age of 10, he'd taken over the domestics for the house - the cooking, the cleaning, walking Ryder to school, helping him with his homework, etc. He should've hated his little bro for being such a pain to take care of, for making him go nights without eating just to make sure the little bud didn't have to go hungry, or for being so stupidly optimistic when they were barely scraping by, but...he couldn't. He just couldn't and he couldn't explain to anyone else why. With no one else around to lean on, Daniel clung to the one ray of light he could see and protected it fiercely. No one messed with his little bro and got away with it.

    Not to say he didn't find time for himself - oh, hell no, no one was taking that from him. During his middle school years this translated into joining a juvenile gang of thieves from the neighborhood. It's not like he could earn money legally at that age anyways, so he justified it for himself as bringing home the bread in his own ways. And if he happened to bring home a toy or game he or his bro would like, eyy, that was a bonus. That fun ended when the cops finally managed to break up the gig they had going, and Daniel didn't want to risk getting himself personally caught to stay with the boys any longer. While it was kind of relieving to not put on an act with lying about his double life any more...damn, he kind of missed putting on an act and lying to the world. There was a sort of irresistable thrill that came with it that broke up the drudgery of home life. Luckily come high school, Daniel discovered a much more socially acceptable way to do so - Drama club. While he initially signed up on a dare, it quickly became a passion for him. There was always the small hope that maybe he could pursue the stage after he graduated, perhaps on a scholarship or something, but he'd learned very early not to trust in dreams to come true. When finding enough money to buy grocieries at the end of the week was up in the air, how could he ever even slightly consider the thought of college? And who'd look after Ryder while he was off? Not his parents, that was for sure. So Daniel begrudgingly gave up his dreams once more, diving straight into any minimum wage job he could land once he'd graduated.

    Honestly, he hadn't even considered the factory a possibility for a long time - people like him didn't belong there, surely. But after getting laid off at the end of yet another seasonal term, well, he figured - what the heck? If he was rejected, that was just another tossed application that he'd put behind him. And by the miracle that he DID manage to get in, he was guarenteed a much finer pay check than what he'd been putting up with all this time. Needless to say he was more than a little shocked to find out he'd qualified for their security department and, with a little persuasion from his bro, quickly moved the family to the better life that awaited them within the Laeta Sector.

POWERS: Areas of Daniel's body that are injured will rapidly heal over with crystal-like toffee scabs that further harden into permanent scars. Downside is this happens to literally any injury that breaks tissue - externally and internally - from as slight papercuts to the more major injuries. The hardened areas are much more durable than the rest of him and unlikely to be reinjured, though he does lose feeling in those spots.  
SKILLS AND STRENGTHS: 

• Quick Mind - He's no genius, but he does have a good head on his shoulders. He learns quickly and remembers things easily, and is one to try solving present puzzles even if he doesn't have all the pieces.
• Physical Strength - He's got some muscle on him, obscured from sight by his taste for turtlenecks; whether he'll put it to good use is the question. 
• Silver Tongue - Hey, at heart, he's an actor. So he can put these skills to use and be quite persuasive~

WEAKNESSES: 

• Judgemental - First impressions are hard to overturn with him. Make sure it's a good one.
• Hand Cordination - It's in its early stages, but thanks to the large amount of crystalized toffee scarring on his hands, they don't respond as quickly as they once did. 
• Agility - Not the quickest on his feet. Toffee scarring has also hindered some movement in his knees, but since it hasn't progressed too far yet, he does his best to just ignore it and push himself. Because that always ends up spectacularly.
• Disorganized - Who has time to put everything in its perfect place? Not Daniel - or so he says. 
• Questions Authority - Generally, he won't do something without knowing why he's doing it. If threatened he may reconsider this policy, but, y'know~
• Empathizing - To say, he's bad at it. He'll listen to your problems sure, but if you're not close to him, he'll kinda just be like, "sounds like a 'you' problem." If you are close, he'll try to give your emotions more consideration, but he's more interested in helping you find a solution than soothing the current pain away. 

ITEM: 

• THE MIGHTY TOFFEE HAMMER - Ok, so it's tiny, but it's still MIGHTY. Can be found on his keyring, if you look closely. Its main use is to relieve his joints when they stiffen up, but it can pack a surprisingly mean swing.

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