B005 - Trinidad-Villa, Eduardo[/DECEASED]

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Name: Eduardo Trinidad-Villa
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Grade: 12
School: Southridge High School
Hobbies and Interests: Most of Eduardo's "free" time (i.e. time not spent studying) is spent either in his room listening to game soundtracks (of all things!) or on lengthy IM sessions on the family computer when his father isn't using it. Other times he simply lies in bed and stares at the ceiling.

About the only recent "major" commitment in his life was watching the battle royale known as "Survival of the Fittest," particularly the most recent round where he witnessed none other than his old friend Damien wreaking havoc. However, since Damien's death, Eduardo only watches TV when his parents are watching and he happens to be in the same room.

Appearance: Standing lean at nearly six feet tall and close to 150, Eddie doesn't seem to stand out, even for a so-called nerd.

Eddie has short black hair that is just "thick" enough to not be considered a crew cut at first glance. He also has earth-brown eyes that seem to be permanently glaring along with an unspectacular if not larger than normal nose. His face is fairly acne-ridden, though it's limited to his cheeks and parts of his forehead. He has close-to-full lips that he has a knack of curling in slightly so it doesn't look too stupid (to him) in class photos. Sometimes he gets frustrated enough to scowl for minutes at a time.

In terms of clothing, it seems that Eduardo's hellbent on blending into the wall. He wears plain dark-colored shirts (T-Shirt or Polo, doesn't matter much to him) and fairly loose jeans and sometimes shorts with sandals if it's summer. As long as he feels it's convincingly "straight" and not too "wannabe," he'll wear it, however he doesn't dress to impress unless he has to go to a major function.

Biography: Born the child of relatively-well-off-and-educated Panamanian immigrants fleeing Noriega, Eduardo Trinidad-Villa's family arrived in America looking to prosper. His father is a 9-to-5er currently working his way up the local branch of a corporation while his mother's a devoted housewife. Both are rather humble and optimistic individuals although they are also devoutly Christian. Of course, despite their relatively low income, they weren't discouraged from sending Eduardo to a fairly prestigious school.

It was while he was in elementary school that he first met his only friend: Damien Madison.

The two quickly became friends, not least because the two had hyphenated last names in common. Both were accelerated a grade, Eduardo from 1st to 2nd. Both had parents in the PTA, though Eduardo's were clearly subservient to President (and Damien's mother) Nicole. And most importantly, both were severely picked on and ostracized from the affluent crowd to the point where they dreaded merely going to school. As such, Eddie and Damien could both be found at each other's houses, and both their parent/s enjoyed them having company.

Although Eddie's parents were frequently urged by Nicole to do something about it, they were more reactive than active. They actually found themselves apologizing to the counselors for any "cries for help" expressed Eddie toward other pupils and teachers. Eventually, the torment culminated in an incident where a particularly rich pupil tried to pick a fight with him, and Eduardo instinctively tried to fend him (and teachers who tried to intervene) off with stainless-steel silverware. A little blood was shed, but Eddie eventually received the brunt of the physical punishment.

After the incident, Eduardo was officially withdrawn (i.e. expelled) from that school and sent to juvie for a year. He's still on medication today, though he doesn't take it nearly as much (or in as large doses) as he used to. Shortly after he was released, he and his family moved downstate to Highland Beach, mostly due to his father's recent promotion causing a relocation. He was enrolled in Southridge Senior High School in the junior year a few months later to finish his education, his "grade gap" erased.

Since he was enrolled in Southside, his parents have also noticed a marked change in his behavior. Once a panicky, fearful yet somewhat intelligent little boy, Eduardo ended up turning into a rather bitter, vocally cynical (and still fairly fearful) yet blindingly intelligent teenager. This is a personality shift very visible in his appearance.

Around SHS he's picked on with relatively more physical force, but he seems to be taking it rather well given that it's a public school. He appears to be a personal target of LB Daniel Carvalho among others, but not many people have witnessed Boxer's attacks in public. He often sits close to or at the back of class, and although he has recently advanced to class salutatorian ranking he often appears disinterested in learning altogether.

Whenever he has to verbally converse with someone, his tone is often very acerbic, technical and cynical, sometimes leading to rather painful repercussion. Many of his classmates consider Eduardo rather devoid of most emotions beside frustration (especially when it comes to groupwork) though he can be dependable when it comes right down to it. The feeling is mutual, as Eduardo has a general disdain for people - particularly the "popular" crowd - which definitely rubs off on others who try to "get close," save perhaps for Boxer who seems too dense to have anything rub off on him and not evaporate. There have been those who have tried to use that disdain against him, while still others have actually tried to break through the proverbial ice, both to little effect.

The only thing that seemed to have affected him in a major way in the last few months was Damien's death in the previous Survival of the Fittest incident.

Still, his parents urged him enough he forced himself to take college aptitude tests and send in major college and scholarship applications. Many of the initial results seem promising but he doesn't see himself entering a major college let alone a good "career", the approval papers simply going in a pile in a corner drawer and left to expire (though none have yet). In fact, he merely finds the schoolwork and computer work a way to keep himself and his own mind busy. He also jogs around his community and borrows his mom's dumbbell set to keep his body busy, but it's all really to "kill time" before he takes up a job after he finishes high school.

To put it another way, Eduardo is very dogmatically certain that people like Carvalho and the rest of the State Champion team (among others) are practically assured NFL careers - and the popular crowd assured of cushy lifestyles, while the best that people like him could hope for is a career in - and even he's not hesitant to admit - "mowing their lawns." The fact that a close relative of the person that started his fateful fight went on to become a California State Senator recently reinforced his dismally bleak outlook on life. He's convinced that his life has lost all real hope, but he won't take the "easy way out" because enough of his parents' conservative Christian upbringing rubbed off on him that he's got a good fear of that Fire Down Below.

After all, he believes that "if I'm going to end up fading into obscurity, I might as well enjoy the fall."

Advantages: Very intelligent and not very (emotionally) sensitive, meaning he can read trust/distrust without displaying it himself. He can even be dependable in a group if properly coerced into it, as long as he isn't "interfered" with too much. He not only has a knowledge of the workings of virtually every kind of firearm but can also adapt many everyday items into weapons.

Disadvantages: At only 160 lbs, Eduardo isn't exactly a model of physical fitness despite his workouts. Just because he can adapt items into weapons doesn't mean he can wield them very sturdily to make a major difference. He is also relatively unskilled at hand-to-hand combat and not quite a sharpshooter with a gun. His clear lack of social skills could also make him more enemies than friends, and there are many more people he would rather just leave alone than kill outright.

Designated Number: Male Student no. 05
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Designated Weapon: Claymore (Scottish Sword)
Conclusions: Hey look, B06 survived after all! I kid, I kid, although B05 seems to have quite a lot in common with his good buddy in last season's competition. It makes me wonder if he'll do half as well as that little shrimp managed to, or if he'll crumble and be an easy out. I guess only time will tell.

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