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Ronan Elliott (Art by https://singlecobra.tumblr.com/) Ronan Elliot grew up on a ranch in Georgia (the state, not the country). It was always a struggle, after Impact Two's effects ruined a lot of agriculture in the US. As soon as he was 18, he decided the easiest way out would be to join the military, so that he wouldn't burden his family. Besides, the early 2010s were full of off-the-books wars to control the Council. Ronan saw some poo poo while he was out there, and...well, he never came back. He'd excelled in the service, having always been a very physical person, and he found his high pain tolerance and natural tactical thinking made him an excellent solo operative...first in special forces, and then on his own. He mustered out of the military relatively quickly, going into private service as a mercenary and retrieval specialist. Ronan doesn't like to talk much about what he did in those years, but he made a reputation as a skilled and professional criminal. The L4 disaster in 2019 changed everything, though. It reminded Ronan of the devastation he had seen in his youth in the US - and he saw the men and women who had been his most frequent clients - the Cartel and its backers - profiting off the death and destruction they had caused. Ronan realized that, while he had avoided taking the worst jobs and always made sure to use his force against others like him, he had blood on his hands. He won't ever be rid of that - but he can do his best to make amends. Ronan Elliot has made his way to Grand Cross seeking redemption. He no longer serves as a soldier for hire - he's a bodyguard, and never for corporate clients. He doesn't charge much, surviving as best he can off a small restaurant he runs. The menu changes frequently, the costs scale based on how big an rear end in a top hat you are and whether you can afford food (up for assholes, hitting zero for folks who really need some food), and Ronan sometimes entertains the guests with his music. He's good with an acoustic guitar and an excellent singer, though he primarily sings country covers of Sonic the Hedgehog music. He lives over the restaurant and also has gym equipment upstairs, though only friends get to use it. His goal is generally quite simple: keep the people who can fix things alive, help them make things right, and try not to let his past sins keep him from being kinder now. He's surviving on a fair stock of savings from his mercenary days...but the Cartel knows his name and face. quote:Name: Ronan Elliott
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Ronan's restaurant, the House, is described already, but it's pretty well known in the area because of his general complete lack of touch with modern pop culture and the tech boom of the area. Anyone looking for wi fi ads finds it a dead zone that sticks out hard. This actually means only a relatively small number of folks realize they can eat for free if they're down on their luck - the place makes most of its money on people looking for the "real old-fashioned touch" of a non-digital experience in what is otherwise a very, very tech-heavy town. Ronan's reached out to Izzy Kaijou (whom I'm tapping as my community NPC) to make sure that she knows, though, and that the right people find out. Ronan himself would not have picked Space Town as a place to live or work, but he didn't have a lot of choice. He came to Marukyu looking for an old school friend he owed a favor to, and he found the man was caught up in high stakes match fixing in the Tournament Arc. He ended up putting down roots during the small escapade in which he got his friend out of crushing debt, and that's how the House got started. The fact that his big video game reference point is a property that hasn't been popular in years by a company that never got on with Tetsuo just means he is often entertainingly frustrated when figuring out what his customers are saying. Ronan is probably aware of Blake and Tsukino as other local business owners, and R. Condor through crime connections. Irma he may know through her athletics stuff and crime, but he absolutely has no idea who her vtubersona is. He's only aware of Hikaru if she actually comes to the House as a customer.
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May 9, 2021 18:15
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I have no preference.
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