Vincent Barrows

[Lawther†]

Name: Vincent Barrows
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Grade: 12
School: Bayview (as an exchange student)
Hobbies and Interests: Parties, drinking, the occasional party drugs like ecstasy or weed, sex, British indie, and poetry.

Appearance: Vincent is 5'8 and only 132lbs with feathered jet black hair in an emo/indie style. From behind, one might just mistake him for a skinny girl if he wasn't careful. He has soft brown eyes and a lack of facial hair, but thanks to his long, pointed nose and sharp chin his face is clearly masculine, which gives him a very rougeish appearance. He's generally seen wearing tight jeans with a white belt, a tight fitting shirt, and a stylish leather jacket. His favorite color is turquoise.

Biography: Vincent's childhood was anything but standard. His mother left his father when he was just four years old to run away with a rich Russian computer oligarch, leaving his father Craig to raise his son on his own with very little help. Craig was just 24 when his wife of three years left him; the two had met at a local grunge gig and fallen madly in "love". Neither of them were really quite ready to be parents, but between the two of them they made it work. Both of them came from very strict, conservative families and hated the way they had been treated as kids, so they vowed to raise their children exactly the opposite way their parents had raised them. To Craig, that meant one thing; he would be the coolest dad in the world for his one and only son. Craig's mission in life was teach his son the things he wished his father had taught him; important things like how to play the guitar, what sort of music to like, and how to pick up chicks, essentially becoming more like a best friend to his growing boy rather than an actual father. Craig hardly ever disciplined Vincent, and as Vincent grew up his father actively encouraged him to question authority, a fact that Vincent's schoolteachers came to hate.

As Vincent grew up, he became a very outgoing child and easily made friends with his new classmates just as easily as he made enemies with his teachers. He was often punished for his outbursts, but he soon learned how to work within the rules while still undermining their authority. He loved to play pranks on his teachers as a young schoolboy, which earned him a lot of favor with his fellow students. By day, Vincent was surrounded with friends. However, when school ended and Vincent went home, he was often very lonely. His father often worked late to keep his son well cared for and his Kentish Town flat well tended, and he was often out even later at the local pub picking up young barflies or groupies with his charms and heading off to their flats for a good one night stand to allow his son a good night's rest. When Vincent was old enough, he would often invite himself over to his friends' places for impromptu sleepovers during his father's outings. While these events were usually welcomed by the host, they usually left Vincent feeling somewhat empty and devoid, like he was missing something in his own life.

As Vincent entered high school, he constantly tried to find a way to fill the void in his life. He experimented with drugs often, but those only ever felt like temporary reliefs rather than anything that really made his life complete. However, as Vincent began to date and experiment with girls his age, he soon became enamored with a young girl named Katie in his class. They went out for a few months before Vincent finally took some of his father's advice and coerced Katie into losing their virginity together. Vincent finally found the high he was really looking for: Sex. Unfortunately, Vincent mistook the sensation as Love. When Katie broke up with him a few days after they did the deed, Vincent was heartbroken. It was weeks before he finally got over the loss, mostly thanks to heart to hearts with his father. From that time on, Vincent shunned the idea of commitment just as his father had to avoid ever having to feel that way again, going out with girls just for the high of sex and only staying with them as long as they interested him. Once he got bored with them, or even if they started showing signs of attachment to him, he left them to start anew with a different girl. All of his guy friends looked up to him for his ability to pull a girlfriend from seemingly out of nowhere, but Vincent still felt unsatisfied. No girl he met really satisfied him in the way he thought he wanted, so year after year Vincent dated girl after girl for the thrill of the chase, never satisfied with what he had.

Just as Vincent was getting bored with the same old scene and the same old people, Vincent by chance met a rather interesting American exchange student who happened to be in his class. The exchange student didn't seem like he would fit in at the school at first, but his infectious attitude somehow won him many friends, despite his size. Vincent saw potential for him. Over the course of the year, Vincent taught the student everything he could think to teach him his views on the essence of British coolness, how to eat right and lose weight, good music, and how to pick up girls, building the student up and giving him the confidence he would need to put Vincent's training to good use back in America. Vincent had even started to take a liking to him, and coupled with his desire for a new adventure in life, Vincent decided to participate in the exchange program as well. In a stroke of pure luck, he was accepted to go to the very school where his new compatriot attended: Bayview Secondary School. With all new scenes to check out, people to meet, and hot American girls to fuck, Vincent couldn't help but thank his new friend for giving him the idea. It wasn't long before Vincent became popular in his own right at Bayview, especially with the girls. His British savvy and charm were a breath of fresh air for some, and it wasn't long before he settled in to his new niche.


Advantages: Vincent is fairly street savvy, quick witted, and charismatic. He's very calm and collected in stressful situations and is fairly good at talking himself out of trouble. He's a decent fighter despite his size because of his tenacity and is a fast runner when it's warranted. He is also quite good at bending the rules to his favor.

Disadvantages: Vincent basically has a glass jaw: one good hit and he's down for the count. He also has a lot of history with a lot of girls, something that could certainly come back to haunt him if he comes across one of his less forgiving exes, or someone that disapproves of his philandering ways. His lack of respect for authority could lead to problems with the SOTF staff or even hinder the building of a team while in the game. He's a little too cocky for his own good as well, making him liable to underestimate the wrong person at the wrong time.