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Published: 2011-04-06 01:40:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 713; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 0
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Last one for tonight! I'm on a roll.Okay, this is Clay, my Soldier. As you may be able to tell, he is full of attitude, and I am rather fond of this attitude. Clay is currently 32 and held the rank of Sergeant while he was still in the military—he fought in Vietnam and was lucky enough to return home, although not without his fair share of physical and psychological scars. Though he is shell-shocked (suffers from PTSD), he is very good at hiding it, as it only seems to get triggered by specific things, and combat does not appear to be one of them, hence his continued mercenary work. Even if he does sometimes wake up screaming.
Clay's grandfather on his father's side was Ojibwe, and he is very proud of this aspect of his heritage. Upon return from Vietnam, he had the dreamcatcher tattoo on his back done as a symbol of protection from his dreams, since he no longer felt strong enough to cope alone. Cowrie shells are typical of a lot of Ojibwe craftwork.
Clay left the military to tend to his family—his WWII veteran father, his mother, and his younger sister—for about a year or so, letting his hair grow out of its former crew cut, until finally he became so restless that he had to start working again to keep his mind occupied (ignoring the fact that his father rather constantly told him to cut his hair because he looked like a goddamn hippie, thanks dad, no, I'm not cutting my hair, shut up). He took up mercenary work with BLU at the age of 32, and has been working with them only a short while—he seems to be taking to it quite well, though.
Clay is outspoken, brash and assertive—as a result he can come off as being quite abrasive, but he generally doesn't mean to. He still has the residual behaviour patterns of a unit leader and can actually be a clever strategist. He does occasionally get a little hammered and tell outlandish war stories that are half made up. He has a deep affection for his shotgun, which he uses more often than the launcher due to the fact that he is still learning how to Rocket Jump. He occasionally has a bit of a drill sergeant bark to his voice, but is actually a lot more laid-back off the field. He smokes, and tends to chew on the cigarette filters.
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Comments: 26
EddiesCouch [2011-04-06 16:36:06 +0000 UTC]
Well drawn and a well done solly! You have earned a high five!
*high five here since I can't find a plz for it*
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-06 18:17:10 +0000 UTC]
Plz would be better than emoticons, BUT
And thank you. xD <3
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-06 23:04:15 +0000 UTC]
It is, frankly I have no clue how there isnt a plz for that, I mean its a high five.
XD youre welcome. Normally im too shy to say anything about it but he was too cool not to.
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-06 23:56:50 +0000 UTC]
Oh well I'm extra flattered then. 8D Ty ty!
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 01:02:56 +0000 UTC]
Well, I should tell you then, my name's Eddie's Couch from flatterline DABC, and you've just been flattered.
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 01:08:14 +0000 UTC]
*bows* I do try to make it so.
Btw, funny story; I was checking my visitor's log and I saw 'shoulder-devil' on the list. My mind told me that I should go tell them I like their username, and lo-and-behold when I clicked on it, it turned out to be you. So, I like your username.
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-07 01:15:10 +0000 UTC]
Oh. Thank you. xD I try~
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 01:18:42 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it seems like all the good names like that got snatched up a while ago, so it was kind of surprising to see it around.
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-07 01:30:15 +0000 UTC]
I've had this account for a damn long time I guess. xD
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 02:45:49 +0000 UTC]
XD Man, those were the days. Back when you could pick whatever username you wanted and you wouldn't have to hit your head on your keyboard just to get enough random characters for it to work.
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-07 02:54:54 +0000 UTC]
I kno rite. Internet you are growing toooo faaaast.
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 02:57:29 +0000 UTC]
It's hard to believe there was a time where you could google your username and you'd be the first (and only) one to come up. Now there's at least five dozen other people out there and you're not even on the first page.
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-07 02:59:21 +0000 UTC]
YEP. That's why I'm working on my own website.
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 03:00:02 +0000 UTC]
8O Orly? What sort of website?
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-07 03:04:24 +0000 UTC]
I'm in Graphic Design, so it'll be a personal portfolio/gallery site. For to get me some indie work.
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 03:36:19 +0000 UTC]
Oooh! Sweet! I'm sure it will be epic. Do you take a side of hipster to go with your indie or do you just have the sandwich?
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Shoulder-Devil In reply to EddiesCouch [2011-04-07 03:37:33 +0000 UTC]
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EddiesCouch In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-07 03:48:25 +0000 UTC]
(HAHAHA! Oh god, I lol'd)
That's right! Who needs hipster when the sandvich is oh so filling!
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Tchy [2011-04-06 01:46:09 +0000 UTC]
So there may have been squeaking when I saw this in colour.
Fuuuuck, he's gawgeous.
(I regret nothing.)
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Tchy In reply to Shoulder-Devil [2011-04-06 03:31:24 +0000 UTC]
You post the most insightful of replies.
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