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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Oct 14, 2018 3:14:09 GMT -8
Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse Hey there, I thought we could start discussions here. What ideas do you have to start with? I don't have any restrictions besides having an appropriate age. (Probably 30s+) Which one of the motivations were you interested in? Or still considering it for the moment?
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 14, 2018 3:24:23 GMT -8
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Oct 14, 2018 3:31:26 GMT -8
Hah, took me a minute. So what kind of fame would this person want? What would they do with it?
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 14, 2018 3:33:41 GMT -8
Charismatic type, manipulative, motivated, young for their position, new Junior partner at a moderately prestigious law firm, looking to make a name for themselves on the national stage.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 14, 2018 21:11:30 GMT -8
I'm going to do this in small bites, so give me a day to get this all out. Ryan Brandeis-White, Esq., born Ryan Jones in Maumee, OH. Raised in Toledo by boring parents, graduated high school at the top of his class, one of the highest academic achievers in the entire state of Ohio and a national champion in debate and forensics (not the CSI kind). goo.gl/KjZF75Ryan attend the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, graduating with highest honors with a bachelor's degree in History and minors in Spanish, Crime and Justice, History of Law and Policy, and Moral and Political Philosophy. Before attending law school, he legally changed his last name to Brandeis-White, to sound more 'impressive and legal'. He attended the University of Chicago, where he earned his J.D., before returning to Detroit and joining the firm of Sherman, Thomas, and Chancellor. His sharp mind and political savvy fast-tracked him to junior partner at the age of only 30. After two years, his advancement has (relatively) stagnated and he has been looking for new opportunities. After the recent grisly murders, he leapt on the opportunity to represent the killer. Even if he failed (which seems to him unlikely), he would make a name for himself on the national stage. |
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 14, 2018 21:28:02 GMT -8
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Oct 15, 2018 0:12:46 GMT -8
Very cool, no rush by the way! I think it's a great idea for everyone to chew on their character concepts for a bit before we start.
We can discuss in private more if you want to keep anything secret, by the way. Does he have any interesting cases under his belt yet? I bet he got a lot of pats on the back for jumping right on this opportunity that a lot of others would have been shy to take on. The case seems kind of hopeless, the accused is being called 'the killer' by practically everyone, even without a confession. A picture of him covered in blood was widely circulated and no one seemed to balk at the idea. Well, someone did those terrible, cruel things, and no one else seemed to be in the position to do so. At least you could go with the mental health angle, as the guy was delusional and believed he was acting out a weird magical ritual.
By the way, we might say you just recently got on board, taking over for some sad-sacking state appointee. You'll only get a short time to talk with the accused, who is a strange, addled state. How have you handled these kinds of situations before?
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Oct 16, 2018 13:17:28 GMT -8
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 16, 2018 17:56:20 GMT -8
Interesting cases: His reputation at Sherman, Thomas, and Chancellor is built on a few skills he has used to win a few big cases. Intense focus and studiousness; compelling rhetorical speaker; genuine commitment to defending ALL clients. He provided the closing argument that helped acquit a prominent businessman in a road rage aggravated assault incident. He found a loophole in zoning laws that allowed a client to break ground on a lucrative industrial site very close to some public housing projects.
His firm generally frowns upon pro bono work, but he had earned a lot of good will from senior partners and will have some latitude unless he does something to seriously embarrass the firm.
An 'insanity' plea is the most obvious route, but Ryan isn't ruling anything out just yet.
Ryan has never been in a situation like this before, but excels at dealing with the sorts of psychopaths that tend to fill the ranks of the powerful. He will probably do just fine.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 16, 2018 18:26:38 GMT -8
A few years ago, Ryan began exploring abandoned properties in the city. He publishes architectural and abstract photographs of them anonymously on DeviantArt, where he has collected a bit of a following.
He also takes photographs of the homeless community during these forays, though he generally doesn't share them. A journalist on a photography forum he used to frequent asked to use some for a National Geographic article, but he declined. The consensus of the other photographers was that his images caught the subjects in moments of their very most vulnerable, broken, or hopeless.
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