IDENTITY Christopher Joseph Sebastian Clay
RESIDENCE District 04, MayCity 589960, NEO-FRANSISCO
<OCCUPATION>
> university student
(micro engineering)
> props designer
> singer [FlashBang]
> anti-Data Security activist
<AFFILIATION>
> hitman of Ex_Agone
<BIOMETRICS>
AGE 20 | 06.08.2065
GENDER male
HEIGHT 1.65m
NOTES
> wears many accessories
> various tattoos on his back
<BIOCOMPONENTS>
> none
Christopher Joseph Sebastian Clay, or Chris for the intimate, is Nathan’s and Shawn’s most esteemed friend, adorning the honorary title of ‘best pal’.
The blonde man met NATHAN during their high-school years, bonding over their rebellious tendencies. He was introduced shortly later to SHAWN, who he grows fond of quickly, and MATTHIES, the young and energetic owner of the Arcade the trio would often hang out at.
The three of them have become inseparable ever since he was 16 and started vandalizing Data Security’s appliances in DISTRICT08, reprimanded by Matthies’ who realized the rascals were the very reason why he was out of network access occasionally.
Understanding their need for activism and rebellion, the oldest begins to recount his days as a member of the activist group System. The three teens are inspired and ask him to teach them how to fight back against Data Security.
As a long time enthusiast of espionage movies and an adept of parkour, Chris distinguishes himself as the action man of the group. He willingly gets into fights with the mega corporation and doesn’t hesitate to take a few punches for the cause.
Despite his intimidating role for the team, Chris is as friendly as a labrador. He tends to be naive and a few experiences made him realize asking for his friends’ input can help him on that side. He suffers from emetophobia and has pyromaniac tendencies, making him the prime culprit when something blows up in the hideout.
Chris may not be as bright of a mind as his fellow friends who excels with numbers, but what he lacks in that regard, he makes up for an immeasurable loyalty and love for his companions. He would go to the end of the world for them and put himself in danger to save them if needed.
In his free time, Chris sings and likes to design all sort of stuff: from clothing to masks, his ambitions are limitless. He crafted his own guitar with the help of Matthies, who taught him a few tricks on technology. He plays for the band FlashBang on occasions.
Physically, the blonde man stands much taller than his friends and his muscles are often unnoticeable at first glance. He often loosely unbuttons his shirts and accessorizes his outfits a lot. Openly bordering on the side of indecency, Chris knows he is attractive and uses it to his advantage. In hopes of catching the eye of a very shy hacker maybe…?
Showcasing his obsession with tinkering, Chris wears a chip pendant on his earring. He uses it to store malware and schematics.
Purely for the looks, Chris keeps carrying red glasses over his hair, occasionally wearing them for fun.
As a form of artistic expression, Chris has an expansive collection of tattoos on his back, with various degrees of meaning and symbolism.
Due to his singing gigs, Chris adopted a tendency to dress like a laid back and cool artist, even on a day to day basis.
Chris comes from a bourgeois family who lives in DISTRICT04. He has loving parents and an older brother who he’s relatively close to.
His childhood is uneventful, aside from his mid level through his scholarship and his general uninterest in serious business. He discovers his passion for guitar and singing thanks to his brother’s gift of a guitar around his tenth birthday and becomes popular with his peers.
Thoroughly appreciated by his classmates and friendly with everyone, Chris built himself a large network of resourceful acquaitances in his District.
However, his passable results and his general disinterest at school oriented him towards a general highschool in DISTRICT09, the middle class residential neighborhood, rather than the prestigious highschools in DISTRICT03.
As he entered high school, Chris met Nathan, a rebellious teen just like him and they soon became best friends. As the two of them, along with Shawn, grew, they formed the hacker group named Exa_Gone.
As Chris grew older, his ties to the punk culture of May City grew stronger and he created his own band on the side called Flashbang. It’s also as a celebration of JAKE’s completion that Chris decided to drag Nathan and Shawn along to get matching Exa_Gone tattoos.
While Nathan is set on breaking into the Drift with JAKE, Shawn and Matthies, Chris uses that time to work on his malwares and various hacking devices with the help of Jane. The two punks’ skills complement each others, as Jane’s smarts naturally fit with Chris’ skilled tinkering.
Over the years and the various moves against Data Security, the mega corporation began to send UMF agents after Nathan and JAKE.
Aware of the danger looming over his best friend, Chris began to double his efforts in fighting DS, often physically with the agents after them. Chris’ abilities to single-handedly take down DS servers really shines during that time.
TANAKA’s sacrifice hit like a wakeup call in Exa_Gone, everyone became hyper-aware of the possibility of their demise at any given moment and began to work on the final stages of the rebellion. While Jane and Sheryl took care of the social part of the rebellion, Chris took part in the active firepower taking place in the allied gangs.
Albeit already familiar with arsons, he became a skilled arsonist, especially against the UMF. From a singer to a vigilante, the blonde became an important face in the armed rebellion in the lower-leveled districts of Maycity.
As Nathan was rescued by Matthies and Shawn to get his spine with the help of Ahmed, Chris held the line, being the first to let Andrew in with his sister to take cover. Despite the necessity of their rescue, the move was not welcomed by everyone, especially Shawn who went as far as to leave the hideout and return to his freelancer status.
Greatly affected by his departure, Chris decided to finally confess to Shawn and apologize in person. While the discussion was chaotic, the two finally came heart to heart and returned their feelings.
Against everything the group had planned, Nathan decided to confront OPSY and Marco with the help of Andrew, leaving his friends behind. As soon as Chris noticed their absence, he rushed to the scene and helped along in the altercation against the military trained agents.
As soon as the threat was dealt with, he made sure to bring the two boys back to safety.
NATHAN BENDER | Best friends
MATTHIES A. | Mentor
SHAWN FAULKNER | Lovers
JANE SHELLEY | Close friends
SHERYL BENDER | Close friends
JAKE | Friends