tommy martinez ╱ he/him — welcome to cedar point daniel mendoza! the twenty-nine year old known for being a cashier at green goddess grocery . i heard they’ve been living here for two weeks in walton square and everyone says you’re a resilient & lazy . you’ll know it’s them because of their black boots scuffed at the toe, his knuckles are always red and worn out jeans. enjoy your stay! oh , and stop blasting not my neighbor by niko walters & kiana lede every night , your neighbors have been complaining …
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name: daniel mendoza
nicknames: danny
age: 29
occupation: cashier at green goddess grocery
gender: cis male
pronouns: he/him
sexuality: heterosexual
birthday: september 12th 1995
sign: virgo sun, leo moon, leo rising
ethnicity: venezualen
hometown: cedar point
eye color: brown
hair color: brown
height: 6’2”
tattoos: incoming
piercings: none
Daniel was born to a scared teen mom, who dropped him at a fire station when he was only a couple of days old, and that’s where it all began. being a baby, his social worker was certain he would find a placement, but Danny never did. For years. He was thrown around to different foster homes, falling witness to numerous bad things over that period. He never learned anything about his parents, and he vowed to never go looking.
His rebellion started young, fights at school, fights with other foster children, pinching things out of school bags, lockers, and even teachers’ property somehow not managing to get caught for the last part at least. When he was 8 he met Riley in one of those numerous foster homes. They were similar, they were both angry at the system for different reasons, but wherever they went mayhem followed.
Numerous times they were separated, told they weren’t allowed to see each other but somehow stayed in close contact to wreak havoc on their foster families and social workers. When they became teenagers, what once was just mischief ended up becoming criminal activity so now their aim was to not get caught and this worked.
A perfect storm of bad intentions, they’d hit up liquor stores, sneak into clubs, and start fires. Whatever they could to feel something. Riley’s favorite was hotwiring, and Danny enjoyed it too although he preferred nicking things and pickpocketing. Money, jewelry, whatever they wanted; they got. Danny was also dabbling in drugs, and trying not to open his big mouth to avoid an assault charge. He loved fighting too much, he was just lucky nobody ever pressed charges, probably due to one of the various fake names he’d use.
Escaping from Cedar Point in a stolen car, they road-tripped around the States, making money and making trouble. It was tiring, always scrounging for cash, moving from place to place.
One night, after spending all their cash on whatever the hell they felt like, the two decided to rob a liquor store with a stolen gun that Riley had taken from an ex-lover. With her waiting in the getaway car out the back, it felt like every run they’d done before. But this one was different. As shots were fired from inside and the sirens came in the distance, Riley knew that she had to bail. Once the police had arrested Danny, she knew it wasn’t long before they took her too. After destroying the car beyond recognition, she waited for them to come. But they didn’t. Danny didn’t breathe a word.
He got 5 years, but he was out in 3. Perhaps it really should have been a wake-up call for Daniel but, it just made him angrier. He knew that after this, he couldn’t put her in that situation anymore. He wasn’t ready to go straight and narrow, but he also didn’t want her to wind up like him so when Danny was released, he told them not to contact her.
Back in Cedar Point, he is officially ‘trying’ to get his life on track. he’s reluctantly got himself a job at the library even though he’s never been interested in books in his entire life, in fact, he’s not really interested in a lot aside from women & various illegal activities but now he’s just settling so he doesn’t end up back in prison.
Danny hadn't been back in town long, the last few years behind bars had been rough to say the least but it was nice to have the tiniest bit of freedom even though there was an ankle bracelet wrapped around his foot and he had to be back in his house by 10pm. Prior to prison, he'd moved all around the small town, rich houses, poor houses. And now he just settled in rented unit his parole officer got for him in Walton Square.
The diner hadn't changed. He liked that. Last he'd heard, Pippa was still in LA living her dreams. He was proud of her for getting out of here. They'd talked about it, so many times but Danny would always stay put unless his sister decided to follow suit. When he saw her, he was worried, wondering why he was back here but selfishly a smile broke out because he was seeing his best friend for the first time in forever. "Hey loser," he leaned over the counter, a dopey grin spreading across his face. "Gonna give me some free fries? Maybe a milkshake too?"
