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xxxIn 2057, Jerome worked as a recreational drug designer and
dealer. It's not a job for everyone-- lots of brains, social skills,
and physical activity is involved (especially since some of the
drugs he sold weren't particularly legal), but he was incredibly
talented at what he did. Learning how to work people, accum-
ulating street skills, and mastering parkour (a trend of his home
years) made him incredibly successful.
xxxOf course, he wasn't the kind of guy to refuse trying his own
product, and he indulged frequently, which left him a little on
the off side. But he wasn't necessarily a bad person, which is why
exactly forty-five hours after his twenty-second birthday, he was
chosen. It was a steady, calm conversation, one he admitted he
didn't remember much of, but it ended with him grabbing some
of his stuff, dropping his cat off at a friends house, and saying
goodbye to the penthouse he may have someday called home.
xxxThe other travelers loved him-- he was funny, he was wild,
and he knew how to mix a good Galaxy Cocktail. He provided thexxxxx
spice a lot of them didn't know they were looking for, and the
mission invites and promotions rolled in as his popularity grew.
xxxAfter working for three years as a simple advisor/on-call
specialist, he went on a mission that left a horrifying scar on his rep-
utation. He was always the one who took risks, and the habit was
hard to break since they only ever seemed to pay off, but this time,
taking the risk was a mistake-- it seemed his lucky streak had run
out. It was a simple mission of resealing server wires in the small win-
dow of time they had before the liquid coolant filled the space they
were in. Long, painful, well-circulated story short: he got a crew
member killed and nearly died himself.
xxxLots of yelling and exception-making later, he was given an
assignment he'd never imagined himself having. His history with drugs
and his daredevil style of operation had always kept him from ever
becoming an actual captain, but now he was to become the next best
thing-- first mate to Captain Gordon.