Andrew Moore ♦ 40 ♦ Law Enforcement ♦
Detective Inspector - Former professional footballer
Ruthlessness is a virtue on the pitch and if I want to be candid, I think it's the same in life. You have to be ruthless out there.
We all have this earliest memory which never leaves our mind. To some, it’s the first day at school, a particularly nice day or, more often, a small fright. Either way, those memories usually date back to the age of 3 to 6 years old.
Andrew didn’t have a memory predating the day he woke up in a hospital. He had been in a coma for months and neither the doctors or the police, despite their best efforts, could figure out how that boy wound up shipped in a box, or where he came from at all. Whoever had put him in there had left absolutely no traces behind them, and soon, he was placed in an orphanage. To the social workers’ surprise, the boy was well spoken, polite and had received an education. He was adopted by a British businessman and his wife, and his life only began then.
He spent the end of his childhood in Cornwall in the south west of Britain, and displayed an interest for football, a sport he’d played in his former life. If he also had spent countless hours riding horses and fencing, those were hobbies he wasn’t exposed to, and therefore never found himself drawn to. If his father would have preferred his son took over the business, a scout for Queens Park Rangers decided otherwise. By the time he was 15, Andrew would spend more time on the pitch than he did in classrooms, and he debuted his professional career by the time he turned 17.
Soon enough, he shone too bright for his club and his goal, like many other players before him, had always been the Premiere league. His dream came true when he wound up playing for Arsenal FC from the age of 23 until the age of 31. Andrew was a born leader, having often found himself the designated team captain in his teams and he could have seen himself turning toward coaching in about a few years.
But life wasn’t only rainbows and butterflies, and even the most successful men had their demons. If he made it a point to keep himself in good shape, and always encouraged his team mates and now his players of doing the same, Andrew wasn’t as strong psychologically speaking. He had his vices : he slept around, a fear of abandonment keeping him from ever trusting anyone enough for longer company, and he found enjoyment in gambling : sometimes, he was successful, some others... not so much. He spent a fortune paying back the Red Rose Casino yet couldn’t stop himself from going back. His career came to an abrupt end when he and a Liverpool defender accidentally bumped heads while defending the ball. The concussion put him in the hospital, and the short term effects from that were all unpleasant but one was simply confusing. He wasn't sure what it was he remembered, but for the first time in his whole life, he was getting bribes of his childhood back. Andrew tried to get back on the pitch, but migraines settled in, and there rarely is a week without them, up to current day. It was around then he figured he wouldn't be the sort to sit back and become an antique, waiting for sky sports to call him for a weekly consultant gig. Fuck that. Besides, he wanted to figure out what the hell it was with those childhood memories of his. They were blurry, incomplete, and perhaps it was all a red herring, but there was something fishy about them.
Saying goodbye to his first career wasn't easy, but he embraced his new one with open arms. Passing the exams to become detective wasn't precisely easy, as he only ever lived for football, but he was a stubborn, dedicated man, and he made do. The MET Police's resources might help him connect the dots, and in the meanwhile, he's just glad to be keeping London civilians safe. God knows the town needs it.
+ / - decisive, pragmatic, federator, charming, insecure, secretive, ruthless, severe
Over the course of his career, Andrew has played as a midfielder and taken the role of captain. He was known for being rather aggressive on the pitch, and a handful of yellow cards were given to him as such. He earned himself one red card during a match against Tottenham during which he infamously lost his cool.
Andrew has a distinctive burn mark on his hand, which dates back from before his adoption. He doesn’t remember where it comes from, and will come up with a different story to explain it each time he’s asked about it.
He bought a house in Kensington, London not too far from Hyde Park, the train station or the Arsenal stadium, and he has invested some of his money in businesses of his neighborhood, which keeps his wallet steady enough. Unfortunately, he had to sell a few properties because of his debt to the Jabberwocks.
Each of his houses has a garden attached to it : Andrew finds solace putting his hands in the dirt and making sure each and every plant gets everything it needs to thrive. His garden is a place sacred to him and one he cherishes more than any other possession. He puts a lot of thought and time into it.
Although he only ever played in England, he had a lot of French teammates and a French manager, and he learned Spanish in school. As a result, he's near fluent in all three languages.
FC : John Krasinski
