Russo was pulling down the chairs from the table to set up the bar for the lunch crowd when the door to the bar opened. He rarely locked it except when he went home at the end of the day. But it was unusual for someone to walk in at this time of day. Though a lot of things seemed to be unusual here lately. There was a lot of new faces and the bar was more crowded than it had ever been before. Which he wasn’t about to complain about. Setting down the last chair he turned to the stranger, “Sit anywhere you want. The kitchen’s not open yet but I can get you a drink and if you’re that hungry I’m sure I can figure something out. I’m not much of a cook though I’m afraid.”
Russo was born in Devil Hills and most people thought the only way he would leave it was in jail or a body bag. He never put much effort into proving them wrong. He was born to good parents and a middle class household. His mom was a nurse and his father was a social worker. They tried their best but neither of them were equipped to handle a child like Russo. He was socially awkward and very intelligent. In school it would get him in trouble constantly. Fighting with other kids who picked on him and arguing with the teachers got him suspended more than a few times during his school years.
It was during one suspension in high school that he discovered hacking and computer code and he became obsessed. Inhis teens he was arrested and brought before a judge multiple times for hacking and when he was 18 he was given a choice. He could join the military or go to prison. He knew that he would never survive in prison so he chose the path that would he thought would benefit him the most.
He actually found that he liked the military and worked his way pretty high up, joining an special forces unit. Being in a war had changed him though. He’d given up his hacking but he’d become more distant and closed off. He was angrier and stronger and he never forgot someone who did him wrong. He had a purpose and that a place and that was what he’d spent his whole life looking for. After a mission went bad and his whole team was killed he was sent home for trama. His anger and temper had gotten the better of him and he’d disobeyed a direct order.
When he got back to Devils Hills his parents had both moved on and he was too angry to care. He got an apartment and locked himself away in the dark for weeks. Eventually he picked himself up and was making a trip to the store when he saw the building for sale and an idea came to him. He had most of his money from his time in the military saved and he purchased the building and turned it into a bar. He found something new to focus on again and it brought him out of that dark space.
Facts:
Russo is still reserved and quiet. He doesn’t make friends easily or freely offer details about himself.
He spends most of his time in the bar.
He has no idea anything supernatural real.
He hasn’t touched a computer since his days in the military.
