#nomad oc

Sage Monroe: Wild card who acts first, thinks never. Grew up seeing the shittiest parts of NC, became a merc to take control of her own life. Doesn't shy away from the hard jobs.

Jamie "JR / Jack Rabbit" Rivera: Short tempered but knows everything there is to know on guns and cars. Child of two Valentinos, he decided to try solo work rather than fall into the gang scene. Is typically the one who always knows somebody who knows somebody.

stole an iguana he was smuggling across the NUSA borders and kept it as his pet (which could align with the canon story if i put him there with the nomad background 🤠 do that’s an fun AU)

massive fan of coca cola, once his uncle came home from his trip to the NUSA (when they still lived in Italy) and gave Ragan a can — ever since he’s obsessed, something which his grandparents don’t approve of

he’s a connoisseur of ice cream in his coke (with a candied cherry on top) — don’t ask

takes part in mechanical bull riding contests — think regular rodeo, but since using an organic bull would be a waste so it’s an animatronic — which is arguably more dangerous. won a few times too. probably got concussed once too.

got his first taste of being a clan leader at 15 — also the age he started driving vehicles with a forged ID and driving license — and not just cars or bikes, but heavy machinery in the convoys

finds, fixes and tunes an old Mustang convertible — initially he didn’t know of the Mustang brand, he just liked the metal horse as the logo

Ragan despite being a nomad isn’t a super car freak, he spent his childhood on a farm with cattle and horses, hence why his focus is more on those; though he does appreciate and heavily rely on the vehicles he comes in contact with

when it comes to sports he’s really into rock climbing without the harnesses or safety straps; some people run, some people lift weights — he goes to climb a vertical stone cliff

he’s a techie and a netrunner — the first one rather out of necessity and the opportunity to learn from his uncles and clan members, the second out of rebellion. his mother and grandparents were heavily against him jumping into the Net and getting chromed up to do the swims, but Ragan being Ragan had his rebellious phase, so of course he started experimenting with that too and turned out to be pretty good at it.

as a techie he’s really into old, vintage — some may even say ancient — tech, like MP3s, iPods, old phones with physical keypads and so on. he not only likes the aesthetic but has that weird sense of nostalgia for something he never experienced. he likes to revamp that tech, bring it back to life and mod. he likes to use old flip phones on the daily.

collects match boxes. when he was at a motel one time he found a pack of matches with a retro style picture on it — later realized it’s a whole line of matches, usually found at old motels and rundown hotels. so now whenever he stays at one he tries to get his hand on a box that he doesn’t have yet in his collection.