SETH COLE. 32. First Mate for the Cayuga Lake State Park. Salt of the Earth.
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QUICK STATS
Full Name: Seth Cole
Age: 32
Birthday: April 28, 1990
Nationality: American
Occupation: First Officer/First Mate for the Cayuga Lake State Park
Gender: Cisgender Male
Sexual Orientation: Demisexual (Strong Preference to Females)
Positive Traits: Adroit, Consistent, Decisive
Negative Traits: Single-Minded, Selective, Idealistic
FAMILY: The Cole family are the Salt of the Earth type: they work hard rather than work smart. They have a very modest house in a very modest plot of land out near the outskirts of town. Seth’s father was military-turned-fisher (almost the same as he would be) while his mother was a seamstress who had her small store downtown until recently. There’s food in the table, just enough. It’s a modest life, it’s a good life.
CHILDHOOD: Seth was born and raised in Ithaca– by its lake, by its woods, by its quiet. Everyone knew him and his family. He’s the fourth generation Cole to live there, and he wouldn’t be the last. He sees his childhood as normal, typical: he had his childhood friends who grew to be in the same group in high school. He played baseball – caught more foul balls and strikeouts in the outfield in his high school than anyone before him. It’s uneventful, he thinks. For him, the highlight of those days was that time he got his license and he and his younger brother drove from Ithaca to New Mexico for the summer.
YOUNG ADULTHOOD: He was only in college for a semester, taking up BS Biology, before he dropped out. College is not for everyone, and he’s part of that “not everyone.” He tried, of course he did – his ma wanted him to, and so he did – but it just wouldn’t fit. On his last week of that semester, he went down to the Navy’s recruitment office, signed up, and left Ithaca five months after.
MILITARY: He served – just has his father, just as his brother, just as his grandfather, and almost all the men in their family before him. He enlisted in the Navy at age 19, and would only get out 7 years after. His time in the military rooted him to himself even more. He served in the US Navy Pacific Fleet, rose the ranks slow as molasses (as everyone did.) By the time he got out, he was a Petty Officer First Class aboard the USS Chaffee. He would have served longer, but he fell in love.
MARRIAGE: Seth has always been a romantic, through and through. His mother dotted him, his father guided him. When he was younger, they told him to be careful because he wore his heart on his sleeve: it’s going to be broken so many times before he meets the one, before he meets his wife (wanted connection). Seth was on furlough when he met his wife. It was a slow burn: he knew more of how to command men and take orders than to woo anyone. The friendship came easy after: they would talk for hours, laughed and teased. Still, on that day, when he got home to his mother, Seth told ma that he’s found the one. Due to Seth’s idealistic nature and commitment to the Navy, their relationship progressed slowly and… very traditionally. A year after Seth retired from the military, his wife and Seth got married on a warm, early July morning, and have been happily married since. He has been blessed: it’s a modest life, it’s a good life.
OCCUPATION: Right after Seth got out of the military, he was offered to join the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic in Cayuga Lake. A former Navy sergeant he had served with when he was younger referred him. He’s always loved the lake. His father was also a fisherman, and he knew how to earn his keep. He’s been working at Cayuga Lake for almost 6 years now. Whenever people ask what his job is, he would always humbly say he’s just someone who works at the lake. In truth, he is the first mate of a 7-man strong ranger vessel, with a promotion to be a captain in the horizons.
CURRENT ARC: Seth and his wife have been married for almost 5 years now. He’s very much in love with her still (and will always be), but when Seth married his wife, he had a picture of a family together in mind. Six years of marriage and still childless. Although they try (and enjoy trying), it’s been starting to weigh in on Seth. He’s 32 years old now, and his ideal image of a family has yet to be realized.
PERSONALITY: Seth is an idealist and a dreamer. Once he sets his mind on a goal or a dream, he finds that it is his responsibility to himself to make it into reality. When he was younger, he promised his ma and pa that he’ll be with them ‘til they’re old and take care of them, give them grandchildren and name one of them after his maternal grandfather. That’s been his dream since he was 12 and he’s still working on it consistently. He is responsible through and through, and this is not just the product of a decade in the military, it is the core of a man who understands that commitment and consistency are not the be taken lightly.
EXTRAS
Seth is scared of small dogs, lma0. He’s deathly scared of Pomeranian
Seth had a twin who was a stillborn. His name was Abek. Together with his younger brother, their parents named them Cain, Abel, and Seth – after the sons of Adam and Eve. Neither of his parents are religious.
Climate change is a huge and personal issue for Seth. He has seen its effects in the firsthand. As such, whenever possible, he prefers to take public transportation or just walk.
SUMMARY: Seth is an Ithaca Local Man who rides a boat in the lake for a living. Hahahaha
