Coyotekin
Catalytic Diplomat
John Jacobs is a many of quite a few talents, and yet somehow never a master of any of them. It has been that way for all of his life, bouncing from one project to the next and diving headlong into all that there was to it; only to drift away after things no longer were interesting. He acquired many skills this way, and learned about many things that were atypical for a person to learn. All the same he was the guy that people went to time and again for answers to their own situations as he was also a very insightful and creative guy.
John moved through school almost effortlessly, at least where academics were concerned. He always had trouble understanding people, even as he somehow could become the life of the party and get people out of their shells. It was this knack, as well as his gift for looking into the souls of people, that got him through school virtually unharmed or unharried by the usual concerns of school life. Sadly enough this left him with many acquaintances and very few true friends.
Adult life was very similar when it came to people. He did a stint working with the National Guard learning to work on computers and systems. He was still the go-to guy for fixing issues, whether technical or emotional, but rarely got invited to parties. He often heard about great this event, or that party was after the fact; with people hollowly apologizing to him for forgetting to tell him about it. He moved on to one job after another, sometimes fired, sometimes quitting, and usually because of his problems with focusing on things or keeping to a project.
Some things remained a constant in his life though, well, as constant or consistent as was possible for him: martial arts, the occult, and computers. Over time he would always find himself coming back to these subjects to some degree or another. He gradually got better at learning his highs and lows and how to use them to his best advantage. And because of thse "constants" he was eventually able to secure a decent job at systems administration and tech support, usually working at home, and making a decent salary at that. This allowed him time to go to martial arts classes more often and regularly, as well indulge his secrets interests in pseudoscience, supernatural things, studies of the mind, and more.
John has a fondness for motorcycles, although he has yet to learn how to focus long enough to work on one. If given a choice between driving in a car or riding his motorcycle he will choose the latter time and again unless the weather is truly that bad.
And a few people know John has a beautiful singing voice, with the ability to sing operatic, old 80's, theatrical, and romantic-style songs. He has a gift of being able to regulate his voice in such a way to do imitations of celebrities, singers, and even cartoon characters. And being a bit f a goofy sort at times most people learn about the impressions, but rarely the singing. When usually alone he has been known to sing a song that is going through his head, usually surprising people that happen to catch him in the act.
John moved through school almost effortlessly, at least where academics were concerned. He always had trouble understanding people, even as he somehow could become the life of the party and get people out of their shells. It was this knack, as well as his gift for looking into the souls of people, that got him through school virtually unharmed or unharried by the usual concerns of school life. Sadly enough this left him with many acquaintances and very few true friends.
Adult life was very similar when it came to people. He did a stint working with the National Guard learning to work on computers and systems. He was still the go-to guy for fixing issues, whether technical or emotional, but rarely got invited to parties. He often heard about great this event, or that party was after the fact; with people hollowly apologizing to him for forgetting to tell him about it. He moved on to one job after another, sometimes fired, sometimes quitting, and usually because of his problems with focusing on things or keeping to a project.
Some things remained a constant in his life though, well, as constant or consistent as was possible for him: martial arts, the occult, and computers. Over time he would always find himself coming back to these subjects to some degree or another. He gradually got better at learning his highs and lows and how to use them to his best advantage. And because of thse "constants" he was eventually able to secure a decent job at systems administration and tech support, usually working at home, and making a decent salary at that. This allowed him time to go to martial arts classes more often and regularly, as well indulge his secrets interests in pseudoscience, supernatural things, studies of the mind, and more.
John has a fondness for motorcycles, although he has yet to learn how to focus long enough to work on one. If given a choice between driving in a car or riding his motorcycle he will choose the latter time and again unless the weather is truly that bad.
And a few people know John has a beautiful singing voice, with the ability to sing operatic, old 80's, theatrical, and romantic-style songs. He has a gift of being able to regulate his voice in such a way to do imitations of celebrities, singers, and even cartoon characters. And being a bit f a goofy sort at times most people learn about the impressions, but rarely the singing. When usually alone he has been known to sing a song that is going through his head, usually surprising people that happen to catch him in the act.