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*Steam Name: ShambolicalG0at
*Steam ID: 76561199052998528
*Discord Name & ID: Sch1zoH#0019
*Timezone: GMT
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Unit's Credentials: James Randal
Sex: Male
Age: 43
Height: 183cm
Weight: 12.7stone
Date of Birth: 04/13/1972
Place of Birth: USA, Texas
Current Location: UNDISCLOSED
Education: High-School and Service
Past Occupancy: Engineer
Current Occupancy: Overwatch Standard Forces, Conscripted Engineer (REMNANT)
Status: UNDISCLOSED |
*Brief Summary of Character:
James Randal is a remnant within this event. He's simply a man who's been living for a long time; too long to the point he's ended up in this mess. James Randall worked as one of the said technicians for this OSF Facility but something soon to happen changed how the last 4 months of James Randal's life has been.
*Character's Backstory:
James Randal; born in good old U of S A, Texas. James was born into the country life, rarely ever visiting the city parts within his state. All James knew was how to help around his Father's farm; it's all he ever did. Unfortunately, he was a only child; though this wasn't a problem since when he hit the age of 7, he started seeing more of his family around the state. Most of the family he met were his uncles and once of his uncles he favourited more. This uncle of his was one of the only ones in his family to live and go through the city life and because of this, James asked him of certain stuff from the city or even stories. Eventually, his parents let his uncle take James out to the city and James was able to view his uncle during work while in his 3 day stay.
His uncle's line of work was none other than engineering. Witnessing his uncle in his line of work gave inspiration; gave little James influence into the vast opportunities of what the city has to offer - like engineering. James came to realise that his farm life was boring, it lacked more of what he could have in the city life. So, James stayed in school and studied as much as he could whilst asking help from his favourite uncle, Larry. This uncle indeed helped him in his engineering career path as well, steadily helping James through. His parents took a disliking to this; James might have as well have been Larry's son. So, his parents did the one thing they thought would be best for James; they took the problem (Larry) away and tried setting up james's life to be boring, dull and the good old Texas farm life.
Time moves on and of course, James has a distrusting and a heavy disliking opinion about his own parents currently. However, he follows through school till he ends up starting in high-school and from there he continued his education. James did keep in touch with his uncle, Larry; this was done through pagers that went under the noses of his own parents. However, James carried on taking tips, advices from Larry and the advices he was given was to finish school immediately and come out to the city with his Uncle. Years go by and after graduating his SATs in high-school, he flies out to the city IMMEDIATELY. Leaving his parents without a word other than a nicely written note attached to the fridge.
Finally being a first timer to the city, he stood out like a sore thumb, however, he sought out his uncle and reunited with him. From there, he started taking actual lessons from his uncle in engineering. Soon enough, he found to be a apprentice in engineering for his uncle and his company. He learns through and through and after 2 years, he finally become an actual employed employee at his uncle's company. He most of the times worked besides or with his uncle, sometimes himself and rarely anyone else. After years of patriotic propaganda and being a right-wing political supporter, it soon became a duty for James to think he was needed or moreover privileged to become a soldier for the U.S.
His uncle, Larry, of course tried stopping him. However, James was able to convince his own uncle that he had to serve for his country. So, at the age of 24 and in 2000; James had got in service and successfully passed his weeks of training in the boot camp. His past engineering occupancy had given him the liability to become a Combat Engineer; as well as join a certain unit for it. With this being, a year goes by and the 9/11 happens. Due to this event, America wages war on Afghanistan and James was deployed in Afghanistan. Serving in the war himself, James simply wasn't entirely ready for it. It hit him the most when he had to end the children of mothers'. And even worse when it came to taking out whole families in their houses.
This event was detrimental for James' mental health and after a year, he was garrisoned. However, soon after in short due time, the Resonance Cascade had began happening. The war was cut short and it ended up even worse when these unknown creatures were appearing all over the world. Due to being apart of the army, James was instructed with taking out these creatures and were left in Afghanistan for months and months... Excruciating months. When they were pulled out, his garrison dropped to him and 11 others who were flied out back to America. And as they finally arrived, another catalyst happened right after. A new invasion began with creatures appearing more than before through these strange portals again. The Seven Hour War had come around and this was even more detrimental as many, many humans lost their lives.
And as Earth surrendered, there it was. The hell had stopped, the hell in Afghanistan, the hell of the portals and the hell of the invasion. Due to humanity serving themselves up to these invaders named as the Combine, the armies have formed into the force of the Combine's as well. Specifically, the OSF. James immediately being roped into such a force, only months later he was tasked with heading to Northern Greenland. Everything was so unexpected, so overwhelming and it simply hit him all at once. James was left in a daze up until Northern Greenland. It was first meant to be a expedition which soon became to settling down and then soon after they set up an outpost.
Due to being a Engineer Conscript within this outpost, it was left to James and a few other technicians to handle the devices, communications, repairments and any other logistical things needed to be taken care of. Of course, James followed and these times were simply... Forgotten for him; just a daze of memories he struggles to recall. During these times, he pretty much was just 'living'. Time went by and they had to send relays upon relays of communications; and constantly fix electrical surges. Soon over, there was a whole outpost power outage. And when the route problem was not found within any electrical equipment, wiring or power sources; the outpost fell in confusion. There usual communication relays were halted and food shortages started becoming a slight problem as electricity went out. However, the outpost's men went back to primitive ways.
A small group of men from the outpost were soon sent, James being one of those men out of the 7. In this journey, they were met with a cold, cold blizzard that split the group up into 2s or even simply conscripts all alone. James, was one of the unlucky few to end up alone. Wandering the forest, cold and hungry; James ended up camping in a cave. In this cave, he found a dog; it was a Shepard, James called him "Mann", with its ears surgically slit. It was obviously someone's dog, but it was unknown how it ended up here, in Greenland... So, James spent a day with this dog; they even went foraging and fortunately found some food they both could eat and sustain off of. The few days they were together, they foraged and stacked up enough supplies to last a journey and they went out venturing. The blizzard had calmed down but was soon eligible to pick up again; so they wandered and wandered. Hours eventually to days, days eventually to weeks and finally, James had found his way back to the map with the dog still besides him.
As he approached the outpost, it seemed... Quiet. James walked up to the gate only to find a dent in it; a dent enough to disfunction the gate but still able to be opened if enough force is applied to push it open. And so, James pushed it open and walked into the compound of the outpost, it was barren; no one around. James approached the entrance doors of one of the facilities, the exterior walls of this building had blood splattered around and even the door's handle had a handprint of blood. He grabbed the handle, opened it and peered into the hallway. He took a step in and looked up before something from the shrouded darkness jumped out and onto him.
James can't recollect anything from there, possibly due to having a concussion and falling unconscious, however, one thing was certain. When he woke up and looked around, the Mann was missing, nowhere to be seen. And another sight shocked him with a follow-up of excruciating pain. His leg was sitting right down the hallway, with bones showing and blood dragging down. Whatever attacked him is not here... Or is it simply watching James? However, one thing was certain - the blood had to be stopped. So, James quickly stopped the bleeding with first aid and made his way to the infirmary. Expected, the infirmary was empty but there were still supplies. James wasn't a medical expert but he was able to disinfect his wound and take whatever supplies he could with him. He even took a prosthetic leg to be able to use later on. But for now, he was stuck with crutches and a bandaged leg with a belt wrapped around it. These events all lead to James having countless breakdowns, it was only recently he lived with the fact of the previous events. It only took a dozen or so years, now these new events had lead him to a deeper dugout than he already was in.
This whole procedure was simply agonising pain and James left the outpost, setting up camp in a cave and living the little time he has. His wound had healed better and he finally placed the prosthetic leg in. Of course, the nerves and things like that weren't surgically connected but he was still able to use it as a somewhat functioning leg for the time being till help arrives. James is now alone, camping out in the harsh environment of Northern Greenland.
--- Section Three --- (Optional)
*Tell us about yourself: hi, im a pretty cool speech giver
*Are you new to Willard Networks?: kinda
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: no
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?: nothing