TAYLOR, jonathan diego

[JONATHAN DIEGO TAYLOR]

jonathan diego taylor

AGE | twenty-eight.
GENDER | male.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION | heterosexual.
PLAY-BY | raphael lazinni.

PERSONALITY | Jonathan Taylor was never a man tolerant of other people's bullshit, and now more than ever, he's come to embrace his volatile temperament and graceless approach to life - or at least whatever is left of it. He almost feels a burning resentment for the infected, ruling them as a passable scapegoat until he's able to get his hands on the government officials and scientists who were unable to cover their own asses and contain the situation. In his opinion, they've always been self-entitled, incompetent people whose only interest was in their precious reputations and their wallets. But now he's been given a ripe opportunity, one in which he can finally act upon his growing need to exact justice for the smaller people who were never given any serious consideration. He realizes that - if this godforsaken mess is ever actually cleaned up - the government will have their hands full trying to explain themselves. And when that happens, he'll be front row in center armed with all of the ridicule and contempt that they deserve. So as you can see, the current state of society hasn't changed him at all. He's still the same aggressive, cocky and relentless bastard that he's always been.

HISTORY | To be quite honest, there isn't very much to tell where Jonathan's personal history is concerned. That or he simply wishes to put it behind him, thus avoids speaking of it altogether. What he does tell the nosy buggers that see fit to pry however, is little more than what anyone might expect. He was raised by a military-made father and a gentle - if not meek and subservient - mother. He also has a brother somewhere, though he's neither seen nor spoke to him in several years. He finished highschool, albeit with rather poor grades and made the conscious decision to forsake college in favor of pursuing his boxing career. Unfortunately, that dream bottomed out on him and he was left scouring for money with no place to go at about nineteen, having since moved out of the family home.

He'd be the first to admit that he made some stupid mistakes along the way, having become embroiled in the world of hard drugs and alcohol, and then knocking some chick up at a party while he was high. He hasn't seen her in years, and she hasn't bothered to contact him in regards to the kid, so he's satisfied with the way things turned out. Still, he's been majorly independent since he was seventeen and - although sociable and charismatic when he chooses to be - has proven that he has trouble maintaining the friendships and relationships he managed to establish in the first place.

He views the outbreak as a welcomed intervention, and hopes that someday it'll help knock some much needed sense into the empty heads of the country's politicians. But for now, he's simply doing what he can to survive. And God help any of the infected if they make an attempt on his life. He is not a forgiving individual on the best of days.

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[JAGGER GAGE VALKO]

ACCEPTED.