Duck Dillinger: D10

Name: Daniel "Duck" Dillinger
Age: 17
Gender: Male
District/Area: District 10
Appearance:

Duck has light brown hair that transitions when exposed to vast amounts of sunlight. When spending a lot of time outdoors in the sun during the summer (which he does), his hair lightens into an almost blonde color, but when not exposed to sunlight, his hair darkens into a deep brown. His hair is very curly, and he hardly ever does anything to maintain it; However, his hair is the type that does not need much keeping. Duck’s eyes a bright blue, very similar in color to the sky. He has very high cheekbones and a very strong jaw line, it protrudes outwardly at times, especially when he smiles.

Duck has a bit of a different style than most in District 10. Disregarding typical ranching attire such as a plain white tee, faded blue jeans, and boots with spurs; Duck prefers a more rebellious style, somewhere between a hipster and a biker. He is often scene with a black leather jacket and pitch black sunglasses. Occasionally, he sports flannel shirts, and even more rarely he wears a sports coat or a blazer. Duck seems to have a lot more clothes than he should for someone in a family as poor as his.

Personality:

Duck has an easy-going and carefree nature, although at times he is known to have quite a temper. A lack of punctuality heavily angers him; everything in his life must run on a tight and pre-planned schedule. Duck surrounds himself with many friends of all different backgrounds and natures, and he prides himself on making all sorts of connections. He is an exceptionally bright student in school; he takes a significant interests in learning as much as he can.

He expects those he helps out to help him out, and when someone expects to take and not to give, he often calls them out on it. While Duck believes in the “Golden Rule” and wants to improve himself and his living conditions at all times, he is by no means a selfish human being. He knows who can contribute what to his life, and when he does a favor for someone, sometimes a small “thank you” will suffice as payment.

Duck has a very expansive view on good and bad. He believes life should be full of balance, more grey and less black and white. The law has virtually no influence on his actions, and if he can find away to circumvent the law in order to improve his life, he’ll take it.

History:

Duck was born into a normal family. His father, Moose Dillinger is a cattle rancher in the south of District 10, while his mother works as a healer at home. Duck has been raised to take over the family business, herding cows and riding horses as long a he can remember. Moose Dillinger has always been extremely strict, and even though their personalities are so different, the need for punctuality is something at seems to run in the family. Duck is an only child, and his parents don’t plan on having any more children. In fact, it would most likely be fine with both of them if they never talked to each other again.

Because of their reliance on each other, Duck’s parents are not willing to go through an official divorce; it’s simply too costly. This not only puts a strain on their relationship, but heavily complicates their relationship with their child as well. Marge Dillinger runs an apothecary out of their small home on the ranch, healing those who have survived stampedes, falls off of horses, and other such incidents. Because of her job, Marge has access to many different sorts of pain medications; one of them being the very addicting, very dangerous Morphling.

Duck met Peacekeeper Livingston Thomas when he was thirteen years old, delivering a herd of cattle to the slaughterhouse for his father. It is through that connection that Duck made his dive into the underworld of illegality. Thomas was a good cop for the most part; he’s made several key arrests in District 10. Once, during a violent confrontation with a criminal, he was severely injured and needed emergency treatment at a nearby apothecary; the one belonging to Duck’s family. It was here that Thomas developed his addiction to Morphling, and when Duck’s mother had cut him off, Duck had found an opportunity to make some money.

Now, Duck sneaks a little Morphling out of the apothecary every time his mother gets a new shipment, and finds those who are addicted within District 10 to sell to. He uses his ranching as a cover, as well as his relationship with Livingston Thomas to keep the authorities off his trail. Duck knows that becoming a big-time dealer means big-time risk and big-time punishment, so he keeps his “business” as low scale and as under-the-radar as possible.

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