JAMES P. SULLIVAN is forty years old. He is an employee at the Hill Family Factory. He is the incarnation of Sully from the Disney film Monsters Inc.
+ Confident, Tenacious, Gentle
- Intimidating, Awkward, Vain
James’ life was not supposed to end up like this. He was supposed to, according to his father and grandfather, major in business at college at the top of his class and go on to become a successful businessman, like the Sullivans before him. He was supposed to continue the legacy and land a great position, get a nice house, start his own family. He was supposed to be ambitious. He was supposed to carry the family name, and make his father proud.
But then he just had to go and do something stupid like sign up for a dumb Fraternity challenge during his time at college, with a crowd that couldn’t care less about him, leading to an incident he would rather just not talk about ever again. And then came that nasty cheating scandal, after a long while of flunking and passing every other final by the skin of his teeth and with the help of his best friend, Mike Wazowski. That help was not enough, and when he was accused of copying, he was kicked out of college for good.
James, or Sully, as most people called him, had been coasting on his popularity and his surname for as long as he could remember. Being on his own, with a family ashamed of even acknowledging him, proved to him how fickle these privileges really were. He has been thankful for ages that he still has Mike by his side, the only friend to stay supportive and who motivated him to keep moving forward.
He was hired by the Hill Family Factory not because of his popularity, even less because of his surname, but because of what a good job he did and how hard he was willing to work. Sully started over and realized that what his family expected of him and what he wanted to do were wildly different things. He didn’t need much, and ten years after starting at the company, and after six years of validation from being the top employee, he found he was satisfied with a simple routine.
Changes were coming, though. The factory came under the new management of a Mr Kevin Hopper, who was all too hurried to shake things up and make more and more questionable choices regarding issues like workers’ benefits, payroll organization, and manufacturing processes. Sully knows the other employees at the factory don’t fully agree with these changes, but none are willing to speak out, far too worried about losing their jobs. He knows it, and understands it --hell, that is why he stayed quiet for so long (that and the position he still has as one of the best at the factory). And yet, when he overheard a damning conversation between Hopper and Mr Borovsky, he decided something needed to be done. Without further evidence, though, and nervous about not being believed, there is not much he can truly do, at least for now.
Still, despite his anxieties, and what this conversation means for the factory, its business practices and for his fellow coworkers, Sully knows he has everything he needs. A nice apartment, a stable job, a good friend. He never takes it for granted, and is plenty grateful for what he got through his efforts and determination.
Sully’s life was not supposed to end up like this --but he is more than happy with his lot.
As he has turned forty, Sully has begun to question whether he wants to stay where he is for forty years more. He has been asking himself that question for a while, but it is only now that the reality of his situation has fully hit him, and he still hasn’t come any closer to an answer.
Even after having lost contact with his father and grandfather for the last decade and a half, he used to get birthday and Christmas cards from his mother, which he replied with thankful catching-up phone calls every January. These last couple years there have been no cards nor phone calls, though, and Sully has been wondering if he should try and, finally, reconnect with his family, or move on and let the past go.
His work and his best friend are basically his entire life, but on his free days and after hours, if not at home, Sully can be found either at Mount Olympus or Philoctetes Gym. Despite having a good rapport with his coworkers and occasionally going out for drinks with them, he has been trying to make actual new friends for a while, though he’s not exactly the best at starting conversations, even less keeping up with people he’s not really close to.
Mike Wazowski - Sully's life-long best friend. They've known each other since the 4th grade, spent time as roommates and make an excellent team at the factory.
Randall Boggs - An employee at the factory. Sully and Randall have been in competition with each other to earn top manufacturer for many years. Randall seems to have more issue with Sully than Sully has with him.
Celia Mae - Mike's girlfriend. Her likes her well enough and occasionally covers for Mike when he inevitably puts his foot in his mouth or forgets to schedule a date.
Sully is currently unavailable. His faceclaim is Winston Duke.
