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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)
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)
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I'd think Jordan and Cooper would know each other. Depending on when Jordan made his rise, they might have been advancing at similar times. It's also possible their mothers are acquainted, too, since Fiona was originally a Spade.
If Zoe was working kitchen duty 8 years ago, they probably did meet. And if they didn't get to know each other int he kitchens, they could very well have bonded over tennis. He'd love to have a tennis partner. Cooper's a southpaw, so that's good practice for her, too.
I imagine all the head cooks know each other a bit. He'd cook up something with Avery anytime. Can they be barbie buddies, too?
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Let's see, Jordan's 25 and challenged for Nine two years ago and Eight the year before that. Seven five years ago, when he was 20. And I daresay Fiona and Laureline are acquainted in SOME way, at least.
Zoe was 12 eight years ago. XD That's also when Georgios first got sick, so if they met then, it was a twelve year old girl wandering into the kitchens to try not to think too much about certain diagnoses. She would have been in the kitchens at fifteen, which was five years. But in any case: tennis. Yes. It's the one sport Zoe really likes to play and she's pretty good at it, so they could have met on the courts.
Avery would love to be barbie buddies with Cooper. It makes me wish I'd made her Australian like her PB is. XD
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Coop would have felt for Zoe since he came back around the same time to a dad who might not live. He'd have made sure there was food she liked handy to keep her eating and possibly concocted dishes Georgios would eat despite a flagging appetite (Greek?).
They probably were in the kitchens together, but could be on different shifts, that sort of thing. Coop's quite good at tennis. I almost chose that for one of his challenges. He says Avery can be an honorary sheila if she wants.
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He could have made moussaka and spanokopita for Georgios while he was on chemotherapy, which kills the appetite. It's likely that he and Zoe bonded over tennis around then, as it would have given her something to talk about other than her father and horses. They might have watched the major tournaments together, that kind of thing? Likely she didn't become his tennis partner for a couple more years, once she was mostly grown up and her game was more polished, but I could see him giving her pointers.
Avery would love to be an honorary sheila and she'll bring him her barbecue sauce recipe.
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He would have done that. It's important to keep up the strength. He was probably doing the same for Ross, though that would have been tasty meals following doctor's orders after quadruple bypass. He has one question for you, Zoe. Rafa or Feds?
He'll share his if she shares hers.
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Oh, it has to be Rafa all the way. No one has that energy. XD
Sounds like a plan, Coop. Make sure you've got whiskey for her. It's an essential component.
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Cooper's a Federer fan. Rafa has the power, but Feds in his heyday was like magic. He made everything look so easy.
Component for the sauce or sauce for the cook? These are important questions!
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her mun always was a Sampras girl back in the dayBoth is always the correct answer here.