Mercer Hayes
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Mercer Hayes
Sector: 6
Occupation: Subversive
Zombie Survival Rating: 8.0
Fan Rating: 1.5
Age: 115 Appears 28
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 212 lbs
Hair: Black with Hints of Grey
Eyes: Blue
Sexuality: Hetero-flexable
Theme Song: xx
Show Status: Alive and Single
Wound Level: None
Development Points: 0/0
Boons/Tech/Alterations: xxx, xxx
Mercer has several pre-Zday biological upgrades exclusive to the 1% that would eventually become the Lunarian ruling class. These first generation nanites repair his Telomeres, filter toxins from his blood and aid in cellular regeneration.
*Mercer does not age and while he does not heal rapidly he can eventually recover from any wound that doesn't outright kill him.
*Immune to most sickness and disease it is unclear if this also makes him immune to Zombie bites.
*+1 to thinkin'it as the nanites help elevate brain function, memory and overall biochemistry.
ZM Notes: xxx
Having been alive so long Mercer has a few more starting points and more talented level skills than most.
Skill List
+2 Killin' It: (specific skills listed here) (Talented: any +1 skills here) (Limited: any -1 skills here, any -2 skills here)
+2 Stealin' It: (specific skills listed here) (Talented: any +1 skills here) (Limited: any -1 skills here, any -2 skills here)
+3 Thrillin' It: (specific skills listed here) (Talented: any +1 skills here) (Limited: any -1 skills here, any -2 skills here)
+2 Buildin' It: (specific skills listed here) (Talented: any +1 skills here) (Limited: any -1 skills here, any -2 skills here)
+5 Thinkn' It: (specific skills listed here) (Talented: any +1 skills here) (Limited: any -1 skills here, any -2 skills here)
+4 Healin' It: (specific skills listed here) (Talented: any +1 skills here) (Limited: any -1 skills here, any -2 skills here)
+2 Huntin' It: (specific skills listed here) (Talented: any +1 skills here) (Limited: any -1 skills here, any -2 skills here)
Equipment List:
1. List of weapons
2. List of useful items/gear
3. List of notable clothing
4. List of personal/meaningful items
Play-By: Jeffery Dean Morgan
Age: 45
Occupation: Novelist (A former journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and noted humorist that has been described by people magazine as a modern day Hemingway.)
Birth Place: Calabash, North Carolina.
Sexuality: After a bit of youthful experimentation Mercer has settled almost exclusively into Heterosexuality.
Physical Description: Tall and fit with rough work-worn hands and wildly amused pale blue eyes. Mercer has a smile that often graces his face at completely inappropriate times. Generally, he smells like sandalwood, cinnamon and the ocean.
Distinguishing Marks: A tattoo on his right forearm that says Bisou. The word love across the knuckles of his right hand and the word more across the knuckles of his left. Mercer has numerous nicks and cuts on his hands from his youth as a fisherman and a gunshot wound in his right hip from his reporting days in Afghanistan.
Personality: A little abrasive and irreverent Mercer is still generally warm and positive. He's curious and intelligent and can forgive almost anything if its funny. He has an accepting way about him and does his best to withhold his own personal judgment and remain objective during times of conflict. A trait that serves him well as a writer.
Back Ground: Born on the Carolina coast Mercer grew up helping with the family fishing business before joining the Marines right out of high school. He served one tour in desert storm transitioned smoothly into the civilian life of a journalist and began to work on his first novel. Decades later he is a well-established writer although it has been some time since he has published anything new.
Likes: Dogs, Music, Stormy weather, Being in the rain, listening to a good story, telling a good story, the ocean, bad jokes, kids, the feel of a woman's head on his chest, trying new things, people, and quirky laughs.
Dislikes: Celebrating his birthday, sweet pickles, coconut (the texture not the taste).
Strengths:
Open-minded, perceptive, great at cards, is the patron saint of knuckleheads.
Weaknesses:
Women, booze, women and booze.
Fears:
Time,
The Writer:
Known for simple unadorned prose, Hayes' writing style takes on a self-proclaimed quality over quantity approach. While his structure is simple it holds powerful thought-provoking imagery. Selective word choice and purposeful misuse of punctuation create a unique cadence that is the hallmark of his work.
His characters are often deeply flawed yet rarely irredeemable. He is considered a master of dialogue and while his plots are often described as simple and straightforward. The journey is complex and unexpected.
Published Works:
House in The Sand -
Overview: HayesÂ’ first published novel, House in The Sand, is about Wyatt, a man shaped by the horrors of war, and his childhood sweetheart, Cassidy. It is sometimes criticized as a romantic portrayal of domestic and sexual abuse. Others, who have actually finished the book, generally view it as a well-defined break from the shackles of social norms. A theme often revisited in Hayes works.
Synopsis:
Venture of the Infinite Man
CaptainÂ’s Verse
****WIP****