Character Name: John Rambo Character Journal:theydrewfirsttblood Status: Warden Pairing Information: Having just come from his first year in prison, John will be a bit clumsy as a warden at first. He's going to equate this very much with mentorship, and be a soft touch. With his conviction hovering over him and a history of being treated as 'less than' for countless reasons, as a warden he will focus on dealing with his inmate as an equal. Extend the hand of friendship, help in the day to day, stay open to conversation and communication. He'll give his inmate every benefit of the doubt and shred of support, but not to a fault.
His biggest flaw is his skill at violence and his reluctance to use it. He will meet force with force, but default to diffusing a situation rather than escalating to a fight. While he is inherently vengeful, his inmate will take a position in his head as being 'his,' of his ilk and his inner circle and John will treat them as such. Harm to them he will treat as harm to him, but again he will always work in their best interest first. If that means diplomacy, he will go there. If violence is necessary for their genuine benefit, he won't hesitate.
That loyalty and refusal to diminish another person will be an asset to anyone with trust issues: it's going to be real clear, real fast, that he's reliable to his own detriment. Victims of circumstance or those who need an impetus to change will find that in John and his loyalty. He sees himself very much as a tool, a weapon, an instrument, but he's taken great comfort in being a tool for positive change, which will help him to better reclaim his sense of self. Those with similar issues and conditions would be good fits for him as inmates, a little less so with those formerly in positions of power they have abused. His own inherent trust issues may produce too much inner conflict to build a rapport, but then again they could result in some interesting relationship dynamics.
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Status: Warden
Pairing Information: Having just come from his first year in prison, John will be a bit clumsy as a warden at first. He's going to equate this very much with mentorship, and be a soft touch. With his conviction hovering over him and a history of being treated as 'less than' for countless reasons, as a warden he will focus on dealing with his inmate as an equal. Extend the hand of friendship, help in the day to day, stay open to conversation and communication. He'll give his inmate every benefit of the doubt and shred of support, but not to a fault.
His biggest flaw is his skill at violence and his reluctance to use it. He will meet force with force, but default to diffusing a situation rather than escalating to a fight. While he is inherently vengeful, his inmate will take a position in his head as being 'his,' of his ilk and his inner circle and John will treat them as such. Harm to them he will treat as harm to him, but again he will always work in their best interest first. If that means diplomacy, he will go there. If violence is necessary for their genuine benefit, he won't hesitate.
That loyalty and refusal to diminish another person will be an asset to anyone with trust issues: it's going to be real clear, real fast, that he's reliable to his own detriment. Victims of circumstance or those who need an impetus to change will find that in John and his loyalty. He sees himself very much as a tool, a weapon, an instrument, but he's taken great comfort in being a tool for positive change, which will help him to better reclaim his sense of self. Those with similar issues and conditions would be good fits for him as inmates, a little less so with those formerly in positions of power they have abused. His own inherent trust issues may produce too much inner conflict to build a rapport, but then again they could result in some interesting relationship dynamics.