James Alexander Rhodes
Nicknames
He's gone by the nickname Jamie since he was a boy and he uses it still.
Occupation
Founder of Rhodes' Automobiles which failed soon after his death
Dead or Alive?
Dead
Birthday (and Deathday if applicable)
May 14th, 1891-October 31st, 1922
Sexuality
Heterosexual
Residence
Condo 7, 3rd Floor
Age
Thirty
Height
Six feet, two inches
Weight
One hundred, sixty pounds
"What's the harm in a little affair?"
Personality
Though he's quite intelligent, Jamie is disorganized and clumsy in movements and thoughts. He tends to lose track of his ideas or keeps them on random slips of paper throughout the condo he shares with Claire. His bring-up and the ideals of his parents instilled a need for money in him that he still focuses on in the afterlife. He has a constant need and want to be one step ahead of others to prove himself better and more dominant.
As shown by his affair, he tends to think he is better than others and entitled to freedom to do what he wants, regardless of consequences. In this case, he felt entitled to having another relationship because of the failure his marriage was. He doesn't mean is maliciously, of course, it is another idea that was instilled in him since he was born.
+ Strong liquor
+ Company, especially in the form of parties
+ Claire Rhodes
+ "Organized disorder"
+ Sarcasm
+ Newspapers
+ Heavy rain or snow
+ "Exciting conversation"
+ Money
- Prolonged silence
- Being unable to find his belongings
- Being overburdened
- Animals that shed
- Being unable to leave the block
- Most public places (somewhat of a germaphobe)
- Not being the owner of his home anymore
- The sound of cars
- Extreme cold
X Losing Claire's affection
X Being forgotten
X Moving "beyond the veil" and finding out it is an empty void
* Overbearing, likes to be in control of a situation and grows anxious when he isn't
* Quite uncoordinated
* Not very physically strong
Jamie Rhodes attended Yale University with a major in business at the wishes of his father. Though he wished only to live off of his father's stockpile of cash, he grew quite fond of the business life as he made connections. After graduating cum laude, Jamie returned to New York with a business plan in mind. These were placed abruptly on hold, however, when Jamie was called away to World War I. It was a traumatic experience he still doesn't share, but James Rhodes returned as quite the war hero who was ready to get down to business.
The boom in the economy that followed World War I sparked the success of his automobile company: Rhodes' Automobiles. It wasn't a very creative name, but it certainly helped that his last name sounded very car-oriented. With the boom in the automobile industry, Jamie's business made him one of New York's most prominent businessmen. It was through the connections that he made in business that he eventually met Claire, his future wife.
The two met and were married extremely shortly. For a while, this marriage appeared perfect in every way. They were a friendly, flirty couple and spent parties by the side of the other. Soon after he commissioned their masterpiece of a house outside of New York City, their marriage began to crumble. Harsh words were exchanged in private and Jamie found himself straying from Claire and turning to a woman barely out of high school he had met. On Halloween of 1922, Claire raised a revolver and blew his brains out after a particularly harsh argument. She killed herself right after.
When Wall Street crashed, Rhodes' Automobiles failed, too. Jamie had no need for money, of course, but he was distraught with the news nonetheless. After a few years of lurking around the house alone, he would go out and spend his time at bars or clubs-- anywhere he could get away from Claire and the reminder of their failed marriage. Over the years, he's been unable to travel as far away from the home. Now, he can only go halfway down the block before being "teleported" back. Jamie's attempted to fix the gap between him and Claire because he fears they'll be alone forever at this rate...but is it enough?