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Age— 45 (july 24 - Leo) Originally from— Anchorage, Alaska community — since march 2040 Previous job— construction worker Community job— plumbing , inner security , animal handling Living Arrangements — cabin near the junkyard Family — Mikaela (wife ) [dead and buried at Redwood] , unnamed baby girl [dead and buried at Redwood] ,parents - 2 older brothers and 3 younger sisters [status unknown]
Biography:
Born northeast of Anchorage on his parent’s farms, James had a quiet and completely free childhood. His first memories were among cattle, yaks, chicken and dogs. He was a trouble maker as kid. Stealing some apples on the neighbor’s farm or “stealing” a tractor to go to town to buy candy at 8. All in all, however, he was close to his family , may it be siblings, parents, aunts, cousins. Life was an easy one to live. School bored him to death, mostly because he couldn’t sit still behind a desk and was questioning why they needed to learn all these things they would never use in real life. That was the main reason for a lot of whooping : school. It didn’t matter, he preferred helping and working on the farm anyway. He herd the cattle, the yaks, he helped with the diary produce , knew how to use most of the machinery by the age of 13. As he grew older, the need to get away from this “little” life became stronger. It grew stronger when he got a truck at 16.
His older teenage years and twenties were defined by odd jobs and moving around the US. Most of his knowledge he acquired on the field or by being taught by other workers. Easier back then to get into the field of construction. Jimmy developed also a reputation for himself. While he was a serious walker, he also liked to hit the pub and be totally wasted. He never started a fight, but was damn sure to end them when he was forcefully involved. That in turn made him sleep in jail more often than not.
To lay low , he took up a job as a driver for an 18 wheeler for about 2 years. That’s when he met Mikaela, a waitress at a diner. It wasn’t love at first sight, but it was a reason for Lloyd to be the most awkward big foot being ever. It took months before he asked her out and when she accepted, he felt like he had met his soulmate. Mikaela was in a way his angel and he found someone to actually ground him. They both picked a point on the map : West Virginia. Starting fresh, they got a flat and he found a plumbing job. However as they got married, Jimmy made a mistake. His drunk driving got 2 people killed, which ended him in prison for a few years. In that time , he learned to survive and be smart with his choices and words. Skills he did not know would come more than handy a few years later.
Fast forward to the beginning of the outbreak, in the midst of the chaos, he managed to escape , killing who he had to get out. He made his way to his wife and both fled the city as soon as possible. Their road would eventually lead to Redwood. On edge, and hiding that he was a fugitive , they found refuge there. No one knew if that outbreak would last. And that did not matter, Mikaela was pregnant, he was making a new life there and everything seemed ok for months. However , he should have known that it was the living that were a danger. He survived the Reaver’s attack, but during it , Mikaela was infected. Jimmy would lose his wife and baby girl in the aftermath of it. He agreed to the new protocol for the next 2 years made sure no one had to live through his loss. He never agreed to take a seat in the council , but often acts as inner security when not fixing that god damn laundromat.
Headcanons:
• Jimmy has a pet squirrel. He found it wounded in the junkyard and nursed it back to health. It can be a vicious thing , but also likes fermented apples . His name is Squid
• Jimmy is wearing his and Mikaela’s bands in a chain around his neck
• He picked up Spanish in Redwood
• Jimmy is a true trade in all card and can help out around Redwood when needed in different jobs than the one he usually does. He learned to shoot as a kid , is very skilled at brawling and knows how to set traps for smaller game.
• The cold never bothered him anyway , you’ll see him in thin layers and no one knows how
• Jimmy uses the gym quite often and thus is the first to do repairs or build new things to train
• Jimmy appears menacing and a hulk, but his character is actually a soft giant who would do anything for his own.
• Jimmy appears menacing and a hulk, but his character is actually a soft giant who would do anything for his own.
• Jimmy's parents fell in love with Alaska and left everything to chase their dreams. That always stuck with Jimmy: make his way in the world. However he does not forget his indigenous heritage
