name: Jacob Denham
known as: Denham, Jake
gender: Male
age: Thirty-three
status: Single
race: Human
setting: Sci-fi (space)
family: Unspecified
theme song:
animal equivalent: Raven
one word: Persistent

 

Physical
As the captain of the smuggler (not pirate!) ship Jerilderee, Denham is required to look at least a little impressive. And if he's having a good day, he even manages to pull it off. For simplicity's sake he keeps his brown hair cropped quite short, has a touch of stubble, and his eyes are a sharp marbled hazel that's more green than brown. He tends to wear collared long-sleeved dress shirts, but scrunches the sleeves up past his elbows unless wearing a jacket over the top. Tan pants and some hefty boots complete the ensemble, sometimes with a holster thrown in.

He's not the biggest or tallest or strongest; he's your standard five-foot-nine broad-shouldered adult male. As a smuggler he naturally has some experience in combat, and isn't a half-bad shot. After periods of physical exertion he tends to limp slightly, due to the fact his right leg has some muscle damage that results in painful cramps if pushed too far. Thanks to this, he's one of the few people who can easily clomp their way around a ship on crutches.

 

Mental
Not quite a futuristic Robin Hood, Denham is a good man stuck in crappy circumstances, and pragmatic enough to know that sometimes you need to bend the rules. He's not entirely a victim - smuggling was hardly the last option left open to him - but a quietly stubborn streak has kept him on the job for a fair while. He tends to be quite amiable, casual and relaxed, but so help you if you try and mess one of his own, especially if you're a Confederate.

Surprisingly well-educated for a smuggler, he is well capable of carrying on a debate and smooth-talking his way into most company. He can switch from placid to firm in an instant, and his air of confidence can have crew members snapping to attention even when it's apparent he's not quite sure what he's doing. There are times when you have to wonder how Denham has managed to run a ship successfully for this long, as he can be impossibly forgetful and is better with the big picture than the details.

 

Author's Note
Spawned from an ongoing roleplay with Absolicious that doesn't resemble Firefly AT ALL. I did my best to make him a not-Mal, honest!

 

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In the Freezer - Absolicious