Lancelot "Lou" Barker -WIP-

LANCELOT "LOU" BARKER

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Name:: Lancelot Ivan Barker
Nickname:: Lance, Ivan, Barks but commonly introduces himself as Lou
Age and Date:: 33, February 24th
Orientation:: He's hiding in the closet. And he won't come out of the closet. Because Enclave likes him in the closet. And yes they are watching the closet. And this is my evil parody of that one song called Closet or something. That had several songs. Why was he hiding in the closet? Lance doesn't like him the closet!
Gender:: Male
Known Relatives:: Vanessa Barker: Mother, alive and retired Enclave Civilian Instructor. Still lives in Navarro and will write to him from time to time. She even sends tea she finds to him.
Clive Barker: Father, deceased. Killed by NCR troopers.
Arthur Barker: Older Brother, deceased. Killed by NCR troopers.
Guinevere Barker: Younger Sister, alive and currently is a scientist. She cares for their mother in Navarro. She has a tendency to send him plant life they find, often pre pressed for him to add to his collection.
Gawain Barker: Younger Brother, alive and currently with the NCR. He became too fascinated with the rival faction and left them. He is a Staff Sergeant last Lance heard. Lance often tries to write to him but hardly gets a response back. Due to this, Lance has made several friends in the NCR to keep tabs on his little brother.
Hometown:: Navarro and now considers Gomorrah his home.
Perks:: Power Armor Training

Infiltrator: Lockpicks don't break as easily in your hands and locks tend to seem a little too easy for you.

Mental Illnesses:: Hallucinations: Lance tends to 'see' hallucinations of his older brother, especially when he is stressed out and has taken chems. Sometimes he sees his older brother when his subconscious does not agree with something he sets out to do and refuses to listen to anyone else. It is often his mind's last resort to stop him from doing it. Some believe it is early signs of something much more dangerous but are unsure what. It doesn't help that sometimes Lance will openly talk to said hallucination.

Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye Colour:: Blue
Height:: 6'1"
Weight:: 163 lbs
Race:: Human
Flaws:: Involuntary Muscle Twitches: It is unclear really what causes it, but there are times where a body part of Lance's will touch without his consent. It could be an eye twitching which would make others thing he's irritated, an arm flailing or shaking, giving some the impression he's scared (or mocking them in some situations) or it could be his tight twitching a little.

Growing Germaphobe habits: You work with the Omertas in Gommorah and do their dirty work! It's just.....EW. Lance will often hesitate to shake another's hand or give them a hug or touch them in general. Thanks to this, he is very, very picky about who he takes to bed with him. He tends to do a through background the best one can on their sleeping partners and if they have any known diseases.

Fear of Spoons: The things he's seen Omertas do to other people with spoons make him shudder and develop a sudden fear of spoons.

Best Feature:: Lance believes it is his natural good looks that his best feature though many will argue it is his sense of humor.

Description::
Lance is often mistaken for another tall, blonde haired, blue eyed Enclave Doctor man and he's totally fine with it. But there are so many things that sets him apart from the other. Whereas the other is finely chiseled and refined, Lance is still a work in progress. He honestly looks the gangly, tall giraffe part; tall legs, long arms, hardly any muscle or fat, and a cherub like face. His form is fit more a runner which is something he certainly excels at. His hands are wide and his fingers slim and awkward looking while his feet are wide and his toes short and stubby. His hair is also a little longer compared to the other not to mention he isn't as anal as the other either about others messing with his hair. Sometimes Lance will slick it back but more often than not, he leaves it alone and lets it all naturally fall into place as he has his hair 'trained' in a sense as to how he wants to be on those lazy days he doesn't end up brushing his hair.

Lance wears long sleeved collared shirts and vests with matching dress shoes and a fedora hat. He tends to wear different shades of blue but will also wear red and white suits. Because no one has quite caught on yet about his other life, he'll wear a white shirt, blue suit and a red tie for giggles and as his own personal joke. However, when duty calls for his other life, Lance is hardly seen out of his Enclave power armor and keeps his helmet on at all times, knowing full well word can get back to where he works.

Likes:: Tea: Though rare in the mojave and the states in general these days, he enjoys them when he can. His mother is as merciless as him when it comes to finding brews, enjoying tea herself. What she finds or comes up with, she sends his way to enjoy as well.

Gambling and betting: Working with the Omertas, he's learned to love their lifestyle of excessive gambling and bets. He loves to take his chances with Lady Luck and to turn promises into bets, even if he loses.

Gum: Though probably a bad idea as what gum is found is filled with radiation, Lance loves the stuff.

Fairy Tales, Myths, Tall Tales: Though many are no doubt distorted and exaggerated, Lance cannot help but enough them. Many he has heard from his mother while growing up and his favorite tale of all his King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Vodka and Whiskey: His poison of choice so to speak. He's open to drinks that has one or the other but people really win him over if they get him a drink that has both.

Killing Ghouls: Usually feral ones. If the non-feral ones so much as give him a reason (looking at him funny, sneezed on him, etc.), he'll kill them too.

Hats: They're just awesome.

Songs in other languages: Though he may not really know what it is they are singing about, he will often sing them himself simply because he finds it exotic. That and well, it gets on everyone nerves. He knows what a few songs sing about and the english words to them as people who speak the language will translate it for him.

Dislikes:: Warm weather: Hey, its Nevada, so he tolerates it. Doesn't mean he enjoys it.

Geckos: They freak him out a little. Besides, they're EVERYWHERE.

Crowds: Lance has long learned that big crowds always amount up to trouble.

Bugs: Creepy crawlers are creepy.

Ghouls: Feral and non-feral. They look like those creepy monsters from those old movies and books. What were they called...oh right! Zombies!

Ignorance: Whoever said ignorance is bliss was a goddamn idiot. In order to stay alive and stay safe, you have to know what the hell your doing and who not to fuck with.

Advantages:: Agility: Why in the hell else is his built for speed? Lance can book it if necessary when things get hot.

Locks, shmocks: Hahaha. Oh please. Leaving your doors locked and your safes locked and unguarded is just begging for Lance to be nosy. Locked things always have awesome goodies in them and secrets he can use to blackmail others into doing his bidding.

Classy: Lance is a gentlemen to women, respectful of other people's beliefs and morals as much as he might disagree with them and always tries to be kind to others.

Drawbacks:: Holds grudges: If you do something that gets under his skin and really bothers him, Lance will remember it for a very long time. He'll do whatever it takes to get back at that person until he feels that the deed was paid back in full.

Trouble Maker: When Lance gets bored, he starts to stir the pot just to see what happens and will sometimes make things much more worse than they are.

Argumentative: Lance often argues with the higher up in Gomorrah and sometimes within the Enclave about the rules. He also often argues about punishments dished out and is one of the main protesters of the senseless violence, murder and being blackmailed into servitude, being more vocal about it than others. Sometimes, he argues simply because he can.

Hallucination: His hallucination of his older brother can sometimes appear at the wrong time and since he has a tendency to talk aloud to it, it tends to land him in more trouble. An example of this would be if he's hiding out from Raiders and his older brother 'appears', Lance will give away his hiding spot by trying to 'shush' his older brother or speaking to it.

Strong: Ahahahahahaha. No. Lance is not strong at all.

Personality::

Lance has an overall devil-may-care attitude, quick to smile, quick to joke and quick to please others. Lance is something of a jokester and never seems to take anything seriously and seems to have more of a bark than a bite so to speak. He is also friendly and comes off as warm and caring though honestly it can be a front. In many ways, he could care less about his fellow co-workers and those who visit Gomorrah as well as those who believe they are his friends or ally. It also doesn't help that he is extremely judgmental and a lot of his judgments are made from first impressions. Lance is picky about who he trusts considering he is part of a hated faction and one that had been thought to be long dead, the Enclave. Working at the Gomorrah is just a cover for him to report on what the Strip Families are up to as well as keeping an eye on the NCR considering they are re-claiming all their old bases. However, it can be stressful ensuring that his two "lives" are kept separate and that they hardly cross each other's paths. It can certainly leave him high strung on some days and more jumpy and twitchy than usual.

Lance certainly does know right from wrong, his Mama raising him right as he'd say, but the Omertas are so numb it seems to such morals. Each day working with the family chips away at his morals and the lines tend to blur not to mention he finds it a struggle to stick to them. To help keep calm and help keep his mind clear, Lance often takes time out during the day to search for wild plant life and any that catch his fancy, he will place into a small journal he keeps on his person at all times. It had started off as something just to pass the time but it grew into a full time hobby the longer he worked with the Omertas.

Lance is one who doesn't like to be reminded of errors and mistakes he's created and if someone does tend to continue rubbing his face in them, he will become spiteful towards the person to the point where he'll do anything as pay back for it. Lance also has cracked in a sense as his mind was unable to cope with the stress and fearing he would become as numb to the wrong doings of the Omertas created a hallucination of his older brother and often times can be seen arguing with someone who isn't there. Due to this, he can be seen as someone who is losing his marbles or finally snapped. Lastly, Lance fears he might confessed to the Omertas that he is an Enclave spy as they tend to smile way too much his taste around him. He knows from time to time they slip a variety of chems in his tea or alcohol and that when pressed, he will confess things while in such a frame of mind. Lance only merely confessed to them that he has an interest in men and that he fears his mother and siblings will disown him if they ever found out but has no clue he has done so, his mind automatically jumping to the worst possible conclusion.

History::
Lancelot Ivan Barker was born in Navarro to Clive and Vanessa Barker. His older brother, Arthur, took a shine to him as well, happy to have a younger brother to play with.


Faction:: Enclave / Omerta Strip Family
Rank:: Private Airman / Thug

Rivals:: NCR: They killed his Dad and Older Brother. That and the Enclave always fought against them.
Legion: Not a huge fan of them either.
White Glove: The only Strip Family he hates.
Ghouls and Super Mutants: He thinks of them as nothing more than monsters.
Raiders: Unless a Raider proves useful, a good Raider is a dead Raider.

Allies:: Enclave: God bless America.
Brother of Steel: Although a rival faction, he does find them interesting.
Boomers: Very paranoid tribe but they have very cool weapons. He wants to get on their good side.

Celebrity Used:: Simon Baker
Lyrics Credit:: Survivalism by Nine Inch Nails.
Author's Notes:: I love Patrick Jane from the Mentalist <3

Author's Name:: Jacques
Other Characters:: Charles Starkweather