Node

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► AT A GLANCE...

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  • Name"Node"
    Tano N. Antonino
  • GENDER Male (he/him/his)
  • AGE50 
    (b. November 12th
    Scorpio ♏)
  • NATIONALITY Italian-American
  • OCCUPATIONPolice Detective
  • Height 6'8"
  • Orientation Pansexual
  • Era American 1950s+
  • Theme I'm Your Man

► NODE


Here is an older 'gentleman' who has a chip on his shoulder. He considers himself high above everything despite knowing fully well that he's succumbed to so much throughout his adulthood... All in all, Node can cleanly be summed up as a sad hypocrite. Don't be fooled by his brash exterior.

Appearance

- A very tall man. Every single part on his body seems to lend to his long appearance-- his face, his neck, his legs...
- Though he's older (and very much looks it), he works hard to maintain a youthful system-- beyond smoking, anyway-- he has ab definition and excellent reflexes/limberness.
- His graying black hair is shaved, though it seems to be growing out-- very fuzzy looking. Receded hairline, with a widows peak trying to reach back to his forehead.
- Prefers to keep dressed decently, very clean-cut-- doesn't do 'casual' like most people do. You will never catch him in blue jeans, or anything dirty, or ripped.
   Almost always wearing his thin, oval sunglasses, and a jacket or coat of some sort if he's out in public.
- Resting bitchface is an understatement. He gets the "are you okay?" question from strangers daily, due to his natural grimace.
- He has a nipple piercing on his left side.

Personality

- Bitchy, has trouble reading others. Makes sweeping assumptions where he sees fit.
- Has a genuine mean streak a mile wide-- violent and loud-- that comes and goes (bipolar II). Though he won't admit to it or make anyone aware beforehand, it usually worms its way into his personal relationships...
- Prefers to listen as much as possible and assess situations instead of getting involved... Unless he's in a bad mood.
- He can get riled up easily, but is also easy to cool down.
   He enjoys having attention, so that's one way to cheer him up.
- Pretty much stereotypical cop acting like he's got a grudge against the world even though he's pretty much the spitting image of a compliant, complacent cop. This might be because he's actually an underhanded guy working with shady types, but at work, he never speaks up/talks back to his superiors. (Well... he has no problem shit-talking with the guys on his level, or under him though)
- Shallow old pervert. LOL. Swiftly ignores the advances of people his age or older, and actively pursues younger people.
   Doesn't mind spending all of his extra made money on sex workers. Can be fairly aggressive on his advances, though he'd never touch someone that was unwilling or uninterested-- that's not to say he'd not say things to them, but....
- Is a big old selfish jerk and will assume that you're talking to him or about him. This is probably why he gets so grouchy so easily...

BIO

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Node's notorious family had always been shrouded in secrecy; what young Tano learned as an adolescent stunned and disgusted him-- he vowed to never be apart of the nefarious Italian mafia!
Removing himself from his wild, powerful family in his adolescence, only to become an officer of the law, made his life constantly seem like an uphill battle just to survive. It became obvious that nothing in life was sacred-- even Tano's blood-family would attempt to snuff him out as he went through academy while also trying to keep himself afloat and stable.
As he grew up and fully separated himself from that second life, and as all the tense, frightful threats and dangers seemed to slow, Tano succumbed to feeling disenchanted with his existence, constantly questioning his purpose, wanting better for himself, always torn deep down at how life seemed to be stacked against him from the start.

What ended up happening when all was said and done was that Node's career was uneventful and fruitless-- not once did his department put him on the leads that would suit him well-- gangs, specifically Mafia dealings-- almost as if they were going out of their way to keep him safe, or perhaps didn't trust him, when the man himself had never asked for the preferential treatment...
Nonetheless, all the amount of nothing that Node was seemingly worth in his department led him down the dark path of corruption, making ends meet (and a little more) by working with gangs in secrecy, and avoiding his mob family... Trying to constantly work 'against' the grain had finally wore him down. He justified his betrayal from his own morals with the thought that he was not helping the gang that raised him, had lied to him, and hurt him in his youth.

Now nearing mid-age, Node has begun to treat his life and his experiences carelessly. He trusts no one and he expects nothing. He's simply present. During his days at work, at his tiny little desk, he takes and makes calls, checks on progress for other detectives. Every week he makes time to run errands and move 'shipments' for his other employers. He really doesn't have to try to avoid any sort of details and drama about either work spaces. He reserves what little entertainment can be mustered up for his vices.


Relationships

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TRAVIS (SON)

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Travis is his biological son that he recently learned about out of the blue. Shockingly, Node has taken to the boy very quickly-- but that's mostly due to Travis saying circumstances are keeping him from leaving (read: he's broke and doesn't even have gas money to drive back home).
They live together, not-so-harmoniously, as every little thing Travis says or does (or.. doesn't do) sets Node off, finding him aggravating, and, secretly, untrustworthy. The old man can't make heads or tails of his son, with his flighty personality, going from shy to outspoken in the blink of an eye...
And he genuinely can't remember spending 'time' with Travis' mother, either, making him uncomfortable with the thought of this woman remembering him, yet never reaching out to speak up about his child. It's obvious that Travis is his, a mirror-image of what he looked like in his youth. The irrefutable evidence managed to pave the way for the stubborn, callous old man to treat his only son with open arms, even if they are tense and unsure.

SORATA (HUSBAND)

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Node used to have a rule on avoiding hooking up with his coworkers at all costs, even if they were the most gorgeous things he ever saw in his life. He had done pretty well about it until Sorata came along and fate pushed them together. In a whirlwind romance that had rocked the old man's very foundation of a permanent bachelor lifestyle, Node came to love Sorata, and, once again, by fate, he ended proposing for the boy's hand in marriage, despite his own grievances and fears about it.
Regardless of all the 'luck' they've had to get to where they are now, Node really wouldn't be able to live without his pretty young thing. He often has a hard time expressing how much Sorata means to him, though it's obvious if you compare it to his behavior around others, or his actions in the past, with how lonely and closed-off he was. Still, Node seems much too suspicious; oftentimes refusing to tell his spouse important details on what he gets up to or what he has done, some subjects more important than others to have been disclosed.
They fuss and butt heads a lot, a clear indication that both of these men have little experience being in a long-haul relationship.

Trivia

  • Since he grew up as a first generation Italian-American, Italian was his first language. He learned English simultaneously. He can speak fluent Italian, but he prefers English.
  • His middle name is Nencio.
  • He likes going out to eat. A lot. While he has favorites that he visits every other day, he actually enjoys trying new places and dishes.
  • ...This also means he's a horrible cook and just doesn't attempt it anymore. His stove in his dinky apartment goes untouched.
  • He's a messy guy. Only things that are taken care of are his clothes (especially his shoes, and anything that fits in his pants pockets or jacket pockets).
  • His voice is similar to Michael Douglas, except quite a bit deeper, a bit more scratchy/gruff due to his smoking habit. His enunciation is between the line of neutral and slurred, and always seems to have a tone of playful acerbic-ness.
  • He loves guns and he is ~one of those obnoxious/pushy people about them. One of his secret pleasures is slinking off to the range to shoot and let off steam.
       Despite usually being more bark than bite, Node is actually talented where his reflexes and vision are concerned. He is quick with his hands, and when you give him a gun, he has no issue keeping his accuracy percentage above 90.
  • Not sure if it's just me that thinks this is obvious, but his first AND last names are homages to Tanino Liberatore, one of my fav artists and the creator of RanXerox (the character that inspired me to make Node's original android form).
       This is also why Node has Italian heritage. ☺
  • The timeline of Node + all his family is.... all over the place. I will admit to not doing a good job making it make sense or even appear seamless. It doesn't help that Node was the first to be made and not exactly meant for one specific era (I basically just wanted human Node, bam, done lol). To be truthful he's versatile in any 'modern age' era (50s onward).
       At the moment I'm primarily focusing on his middle age starting in the mid-late 00s.