Jacob Foley
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In Character
Biography
Jacob Foley (Jake) was an orphan boy of 8 when he was adopted by the Fernandez family. They were warm and loving people who provided him with a happy home and sent him to a good school. Despite this, Jake was a troubled, he had difficulty inside the classroom and frequently got into fights. Aged 10, he burned the school caretaker's shed to the ground and was sent for psychiatric counseling. It was during these counseling sessions it was revealed that he was a mutant.
His teen years were riddled with minor criminal offenses such as petty theft and antisocial behaviour. Although he was supported by his family, in whom the mutant gene was prevalent, Jake struggled to come to terms with his abnormality; terrible nightmares and visions kept him awake at night, and his frustration turned into violence. Then one night, aged 16, a drunken joy ride in a stolen car turned tragic when the driver lost control of the vehicle and slammed it into a tree. Only Jake survived the collision.
He served six months in a juvenile penitentiary, where he turned 17, and by the time he was released, Jacob was a different person. He was quiet and introverted. He spent all his free time locked in his bedroom, preferring to sleep to shut out the things in his head. He left home when he was 19 and took his first job working at a gas station, but he was sacked following a bloody confrontation with one of his old cellmates. He struggled to keep employment thereafter, until he was invited to live with his sister, Anna, who had just bought a house of her own in California. He moved into the attic and contributed to the running of the house as a home for troubled mutant teens.
In 2009, Jake and fellow housemate, Aidan Fox, confronted local gang, the Tres Onces, after they had abducted two of the young residents of Redención House, Aimee Connors and Jim Lewinski. The confrontation ended in a devastating blaze which consumed the entire warehouse and resulted in several deaths. Fortunately, no-one from Redención House was harmed. Shortly afterwards, their home was damaged beyond repair during the Los Santos Registration Riots, and the residents were re-homed. Jake, however, was wanted for questioning in connection with the warehouse fire and fled to Nevada, where he was provided refuge by the Brotherhood of Mutants.
Powers
Until recently, Jake had very little control over his gifts. He could read minds well enough, but he couldn't shut out the persistent drone of the thoughts of those around him. His visions haunted his sleep every night, and sometimes during the day: visions of suffering and death. It was with the help of his friend, Aidan Fox, that Jake has been able to make his condition more manageable, and using the same control techniques, he has since broadened his arsenal of abilities. No longer can he only read minds, but he can also influence them, too.
Since his flight to Nevada, Jake has abandoned his sense of ethical restraint in favour of a more practical and experimental approach to the use of his gifts. And, just like a muscle, the more he uses his mind, the stronger it becomes.
Roleplays
Current
The Boys in the Hood: Aidan and Jake venture into the territory of La Raza, seeking an audience with the gang leader, Pedro, in an attempt to strike a deal which will protect the Redención House residents from further acts of aggression.
Participants: Pedro Calaveras, Firestorm, and Jacob Foley.
Out in L.A.: In a crumbly convenience store, a pair of mis-matched mutants happen across one another, and the ugly face of discrimination smiles upon the baking streets of Los Santos once again.
Participants: Nicole Morley and Jacob Foley.
Our Picket-Fenced Illusions: Still unemployed, Jake helps Apollos build a picket fence around the house. The scene isn't quite so picturesque when personalities begin to clash.
Participants: Jacob Foley and Feral.
Previous
Redención House, L.A.: A typical evening in Redención House. Jake is recruited by his sister, Anna, to help prepare dinner while she, with the assistance of Jamie and Aussie, welcomes a new addition to the safe house roster, a girl called Chelsea. Compensating for Jake's culinary shortcomings are Vipul and Apollos who, with skills both traditional and unorthodox, apply themselves to Anna's Pollo con Salsa de Verduras.
Participants: Anna Fernandez, Jacob Foley, Freight Train, Vipul Chandrashekar, Chimera, and Feral.
Enfoques de la Tormenta: While on their way home with the groceries, Anna and Jamie are intercepted and accosted by thugs from the Tres Onces. Jake percieves the danger they are in and goes to help.
Participants: Anna Fernandez, Jacob Foley, and Chimera.
Corazón a Corazón: Following the attack involving the Tres Onces, Jake consoles Anna in her bedroom then discusses with Aidan a way to deal with the local threat of gang-related violence.
Participants: Anna Fernandez, Jacob Foley, and Firestorm.
Out Of Character
Andrew, or Droo, has been a member of the SW-Fans community since June, 2000. He participates in three of the roleplaying universes with numerous characters, as listed below:
Star Wars Roleplaying
Mutants, Unite
- Jacob Foley
- Jim Lewinski
