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Oswald "Ozzy" Overstreet | RickyXII

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RickyXII

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Character Name
Oswald "Ozzy" Overstreet

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
Yes

Age
33

Blood Type
B+ (B Positive)

Personality
On the outside, Ozzy may seem like a very violent and intense individual. However, speaking with him for a short period of time will reveal that he is incredibly polite. He believes in his own principles above everything else and usually lives a very solitary lifestyle. Ozzy is also very self-destructive due to his choice of lifestyle and often ruins his personal relationships.

Character Motivations
For Ozzy, apocalypse is the perfect situation for him. He is able to get his deep-seated aggression out whilst remaining socially isolated at the same time.

Physical Appearance
Ozzy is a white male of English origin. He stands and 5'9" (~175 cm.) He has various black and white traditional tattoos on both of his arms. He has a mesomorphic build and is fairly pale. A chestnut brown head of short unkempt hair sits atop his head.

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Mechanical Occupation
Carpenter

In-Character Occupation
In-between jobs. Longest stint was 2 years at a hardware store.

Biography
Ozzy was born Oswald Overstreet on July 6th, 1995 in Alsbury Park, New Jersey. His parents split up before his birth, leaving his mother to care for him. However, as he grew up, the two's relationship began to sour. To combat the unpleasantness he felt at home, Ozzy turned to drugs at an early age. Throughout his teenage years, Ozzy often did LSD and cocaine with the other undesirables in his neighborhood.
After a few years of frequent drug use, Ozzy decided it was time to better himself. He spent 6 months in rehab, with a minor amount of success. The drug use didn't stop but decreased. Ozzy figured his hometown would only enable his habits even more, so he moved up north to Buffalo, New York. Quitting cold turkey was very hard for him, leading him to suffer multiple withdrawals. As time went on, they eventually stopped and Ozzy was able to lead a semi-normal life.
Ozzy was living a content life. He lived in a small apartment in a quiet part of town and was living paycheck to paycheck. He figured that this was the most that his life would ever amount to, and he was comfortable with that. That was up until everything went to shit. For months, Ozzy stayed in his apartment, keeping his door locked and his blinds closed. Once he ran out of food, he scavenged his neighbor's homes, who evacuated earlier. Once those were ransacked, he went on to scour his whole apartment building. These supplies lasted for a while, but they would eventually run out. Deciding that he didn't want to starve to death, he left his home and ventured out into the world. He would soon reach Monroe county, and that's where his story begins.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
Spiked baseball bat, a duffel bag, various foods, and water.

Is your character a member of a group?
No
MindGate

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Hi! I'll be reviewing your application for Oswald.
So, I want to start off by saying your application is looking very good but I have a few questions for you! Should be pretty simple and straight-forward, nothing should hold you up for very long.

Have you read our full lore and completely understand that we are currently TWELVE YEARS into the apocalypse?

That should be about it, I just want some confirmation on that and you'll be good for approval! Thanks, I'm pretty excited to see Oswald in-game.

I am also only able to give you two items.

RickyXII

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Hello, thanks for getting back to me with your concerns. Unfortunately, (maybe because I was a little tipsy when researching) I was not about to find an in-depth source for the lore, hence why I made the moments leading up to the beginning on his story a bit vague. I'm am more than willing to revise his backstory if needed.

Also, we can get rid of the duffel bag and food, leaving the Bat and some water if available.

Thank you. :)
MindGate

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I'm not too worried about you revising it, I just don't want you getting in and being confused about some of the stuff going on! Feel free to check out the lore again, give it another look and you'll be fine. Past that, consider yourself approved!

UN: Oswald Overstreet
PW: ozzyosbourne066