http://heartstrine.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] heartstrine.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] houseofcardsooc2012-03-08 10:03 am
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Cooper Thane - CR Anyone?

Hello, my lovelies. This is Song with her fifth character, Cooper (Coop) Thane, a returning Deck baby and new 8 of Hearts.

Coop, 33, grew up a Club. His parents are still alive and kicking. His mother, Fiona, is a 3rd Gen Spade who fled that Suit during the old regime. She probably would have returned when David took over, but by then she had met and married Ross Thane (a first generation [Australian] Club). Fiona is a gardener and Ross an accountant. They had three children. Cooper is the middle kid.

Cooper is a guy. He likes to drink, he likes to fight (friendly most times) he likes sports, the outdoors. He's not too interested in fashion. He's happier doing than thinking, though he's actually quite clever. He keeps that close to his chest and is generally friendly, though he's not above slipping in the occasional sarcasm. He's a people watcher, always looking below the surface. He doesn't talk about his emotions or get emotional (or tries not to). He has no patience for whiners or any gender, and he likes people who take care of themselves. No wilting flowers for Coop, thanks. Oh, and don't change his name to Copper. He'd have to deck you.

Growing up, Cooper excelled in sports. The Deck isn't conducive to team sports (though Coop is a huge fan of the Broncos, Lions and Reds). His father started him in boxing. Coop's size and speed (and the fact that he's a southpaw) helped him immensely. He's also a devilishly fast swimmer and an ace tennis player.

Riley, his older sister, left the Deck at 20 after a failed challenge. Jack, the baby, was injured (and later died) in a freak training accident (he landed wrong after a judo throw and broke his neck). He was barely fifteen.

Cooper spiraled into a depression and eventually left the Deck, returning to his grandparents in Brisbane. He and his grandfather, Wil, a retired detective, became quite close (love of sports and cooking). Coop followed his grandfather's footsteps and entered a career in law enforcement. Cooper rose swiftly in the ranks, becoming a detective at 23 and assigned first to Narcotics and later to Homicide. He lost the taste for his job when he took on a case where a father had systematically planned out the murder of his wife and three small children. Thoroughly burned out by death, he returned to the Deck after his mother contacted him and told him his father had had a heart attack. Cooper was 25.

His father lived, but Cooper wanted to be nearer his parents and decided to give the Deck another go. He's still giving it a go after eight years. He didn't want to live in his parents' pockets (plus the Clubs reminded him too much of his dead brother) and joined the Hearts as a Two. He chose the Hearts because he liked their Queen and King. Besides, he has the sneaking suspicion he should probably arrest most of the Spades on general principles and the Diamonds are too caught up in appearances for his liking.

Cooper's an excellent cook, supplementing his early cooking lessons from Ross with classes in his spare time. He works in the kitchens (runs them if there isn't anyone else).

So, CR? Anyone want to volunteer to have accidentally killed poor Jack? Could be from any Suit, but a Club is most likely. Any Club want to have pummelled Riley out of the Deck? Is there someone else in charge of the Heart kitchens?

Hit me!

(In case you're interested, here's a list of challenges: Battleship, Sudoku, Best Souffle, 400M medley (swimming), Boxing, Archery)

[identity profile] sevenbyright.livejournal.com 2012-03-08 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Cadogan is on the hunt for rugby players. They will create a league for all European (and Australian) sports.

Gerhardt would so do that. There will be comments from Sieben whenever it does go up.

Aww, yay. Yes, Frankie likes saving people. Better memories for Coop too.

[identity profile] heartsthespades.livejournal.com 2012-03-08 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Rafa is also hotter than Federer in Zoe's opinion, which matters when you're a teenage girl tennis fan her mun always was a Sampras girl back in the day

Both is always the correct answer here.

[identity profile] brightbutler.livejournal.com 2012-03-08 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Wren's cool with tennis. In passing, she's putting together a girly early morning fitness squad called the Goddesses, she might be asking Sophie to join them if she so wishes. Just 'cause. And she will pretend to huff at not having the egg-white-only-diet approved of.

Shorts. With his pale, twiggy legs. Isaac would rather be dead. DEAD. (However. I too want to see this. But who could possibly convince him? Leigh? Urania? Are they that cruel? Pulling rank just seems unethical...)

[identity profile] schoollikenew.livejournal.com 2012-03-08 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my god, all my characters could know Coop.

Lasandra stalks the kitchens, you know. Making her sandwiches and being a sweet heart and calling him Copper. In a corny James Cagney voice. Obviously he won't punch the cute little Six, would he?

Chris, as you know, will call someone by the proper name or whatever name they want to be called. And oh, hi fellow boxer. Do you mind sparing with a Club every once and a while?

I don't think Cooper would know Meghana personally because Meghana's nature (and the fact he'd probably want to arrest her for manslaughter), but his mother could have possibly known both Meghana's mother Elise (a six of Spades before her death and died about 15 years ago) and her Muni (an eight of spades who died 13 years ago). Elise and Muni were very decent Spades despite their rank, if only ambitious.
Edited 2012-03-09 03:22 (UTC)

[identity profile] ogygianspade.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Callie proooooooooooooobs won't know him, but depending on how much older Riley is/was, it could have been Rachel that she challened? Rach's currently 38, so she probs saw him once or twice before she flounced over to the Diamonds and he left?

[identity profile] wilderhearts.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Ethan may know OF him, being as Cooper's six years older, idk, drinks on Friday maybe?

Jake...........will avoid. Forever.

[identity profile] ishineon.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
None of my characters have reason to know him and Leigh would naturally be terrified (for some reason my brain pulled six foot over out of nowhere o_O) , but I love his challenges.
Edited 2012-03-09 03:26 (UTC)

[identity profile] allthesamemask.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
But not Annie? :P Yes, sitting down is an effort that Leigh will generally appreciate.

[identity profile] allthesamemask.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
go to bed, you /pats

[identity profile] wilderhearts.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Don't like MEN. BIG MEN WITH SCARY BILLY-CLUBS. THEY PUT BOYS IN THE HOSPITAL.

[identity profile] oneirophiliac.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
WHY WOULD IT D:/appropriate account is appropriate

[identity profile] allthesamemask.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
What kind of kooky toddlers do you live with. The ones I meet say NAP LATER. LATER. LA- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[identity profile] ogygianspade.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Ahh, not long enough in the past, then. If I am mental mathing correctly then Rachel would have already ditched for the Diamonds, since she left at 18 and she would be... 22ish at the time of Riley's challenge. Guess not, then? :P

Awww haha. Well, everyone has to grow up. Although poor Clubs, seems to me they get the most ditchers. What happened to Clubs loyalty, guise? :|

[identity profile] lowtohigh.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Club baby + boxing = Evan knows him even though he's 8 years older because because.

And team sports = Cadogan will soon find him and there will be a goddamn scrum. And that's all I can think of.

[identity profile] bare-your-heart.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
She'll eat everything he makes for her. Val is not picky when it comes to food. He could even poison it and she'd eat it.

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