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Victor Bentley

"Ambition is rewarded only when action is taken."

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a character in “Commedia dell'arte”, as played by Lord Saethos

Description

Username: Lord Saethos
Name: Victor Bentley
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality/Species: Caucasian, American citizen
Orientation: Heterosexual.
Personality: Composed, intelligent, somewhat charming as well. Victor knows how to talk to people, and has proven to be a good negotiator and political strategist. But there is also his more ruthless, determined side, which has seen business and political opponents alike crumble before him. Generally speaking, his emotions are very much "in check", but his confidence keeps him from being boring.

Occupation: Congressional representative for New York State, and proud owner of Vytek Industries
Education: Studied at the Harvard School of Business from ages 17-21.

Factions: The Government of the United States of America, and Vytek Industries.

Religion/Philosophy: Victor is not exactly a religious man himself, but has never had much bad to say about it either. His pubic stance is to let people believe what they want, so long as it isn't forced.
Political Ideals: Currently a member of the Republican Party.

Biography: Victor was adopted by a wealthy New York family when he was still an infant, but kept the name given by his biological parents. In school he proved to be an ambitious and driven young man, who was considerably intelligent, but also very competitive. When he was in high school, he showed immense interest in almost all his studies, but it seemed like each had a reason. He loved math and calculating formulas related to business and economics. He loved science and learning about advanced technologies. He loved history and learning about the great accomplishments of the human race. And he loved English and learning to become a strong speaker and writer.

By the time Victor was 17, he'd managed to graduate high school early and began attending Harvard Business School. While attending, he seemed to accumulate an impressive income, investing money from his family into a number of profitable industries. His master work with investing meant that when he graduated with his Bachelor, he was able to begin investing into his own business. And so Vytek Industries was born; a manufacturing company that dealt heavily in industrial equipment production, electronic components, and even some weapons manufacturing. The business was successful, made Victor very independently wealthy, and ended up employing many Americans. Some non-Americans too in fact.

During the first four years of this presidency, it made Victor quite popular with the people in many areas, particularly in New York. The first term of this President had proven to be an economically stressful one, with the President making erratic, confrontational decisions. It had been bad for businesses, workers, and the economy as a whole. So after some coaxing from others, Victor ran for Congress, and won. Both Victor and the President are Republican Party members, but it was clear to the party that they needed some new blood, and as the next 4 years (the President's second term) went on, Victor quickly grew in prominence.

Dozens of bills passed by the government have had Victor's name on them. A lot of those were in fact created by him. It could be argued that he's helped to keep the country from completely falling apart, and a lot of people are grateful for it. But with talk of a "government shutdown", with an election getting near, what will the future hold for Victor? What future will he build for himself?


Skills: Good business sense, strong with political and economic strategies, charismatic, even somewhat good with tech. Victor is also known for being a gun owner himself, and a fair shot, though he doesn't do much shooting these days.

Transportation: His car
Home: Victor owns a mansion in in rural New York, a Penthouse suite in NYC, and an upscale townhouse in a Washington D.C. neighborhood.

Likes: Calm, classical music, piano, puzzle solving, reading, sensibility.
Dislikes: Needless stress or drama, unnecessary noise, overly emotional behavior, drugs and smoking.

Weapons: Currently none that are known of.
Clothing/Armor: Fine tailored suites, quite often Italian made.
Powers: No powers. But he has a keen business sense and seems to be able to "get the job done", including getting people to work for him.
Augmentations: None, but Victor's company also deals in cybernetics, and he himself is a large supporter of legalizing gene manipulation.

Picture: Victor
Appearance Description: Victor keeps himself clean well taken care of. As such he does not smoke, use narcotics, or drink to excess. So ignore the cigarette in the above image.
Theme Song: House of Cards

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The Same Time - Washington D.C.


The doors of the House of Representatives had opened, and the roar of a few hundred angry, bickering politicians met the ears of Victor like the sound of a terrible reality TV show would, as both would disgust him rather equally. He made his way around the crowds of politicians until he finally found his seat, and took it. Victor looked over to the Speak of the House, who desperately was trying to get some semblance of order underway. When they both locked eyes, Victor had a slight smile to his face, a confident grin, very self-assured. The speaker gave him a slight nod.


"Can we please get everyone to sit down! A little order, please!" The Speaker shouted out, getting noticeably exasperated.

Victor waited a few moments as people continued to fight, and when the Speaker finally looked back at him, Victor stood and began to make his way to the front of the room, getting behind a podium, and waiting for things to settle down. The doors to the room opened once again, and the Sergeant at Arms made his way into the room, along with a few other guards. Some strong words were exchanged briefly, but the other politicians began to finally take their seats and settle down.

Victor's smile remained as silence fell over the room. Once they were under control completely, he began to speak. "Fellow Congressmen and Congresswomen, we're all painfully aware of the atrocity that occurred last night. I think I speak for all of us when I say that our hearts break, both for New Yorkers and the people of Pacifica City. It was a tragedy." Victor paused as he looked around at the other politicians there. "But you know... I wonder what kinds of questions our fellow Americans have for us right now. I kind of suspect that some of them might be asking... How could we let this happen?"


There was silence in the room for a moment, but a low murmur had begun to start, people wondering what was going on. The Speaker himself was a little puzzled, and shifted slightly, a little uncomfortable.

Victor chuckled slightly. "I'm sorry, maybe I'm not being clear enough. How did we, the government of the United States of America, allow ANOTHER terrorist attack to take place on our soil?" He began to look around the room, the smile now something of a sarcastic, exasperated grin. "How many times have these people done things like this? How crimes have taken place in this country in just this year? How many are dead? How many are jobless? How many have turned to crime because they're too poor?"

The room continued to mutter away, a little louder now, as the discomfort began to grow.

"Does anyone in here have an answer for the people of this country? Because I sure don't. I don't know why we continue to behave like children, why we get nothing done."

The Speaker slammed down a gavel. "Alright Victor, I think you need to settle down. This isn't a time for politics, this is-"

"Excuse me Mr. Speaker, this is EXACTLY the time to talk about politics. I PAID you for my ten minutes to speak, and unless you want your fellow countrymen knowing how much I had to pay you for that right, I suggest you keep your mouth shut and let me speak."

The Speaker's mouth dropped, his eyes wide. He wanted to say something, but realized he really had nothing he should say at this point. The eyes of the country were on him, the cameras were on and sending every moment in here all across America. He did as he was told for the moment.

Victor looked back to his 'fellow' politicians, then to the cameras. "My fellow Americans, this is what it takes to try to fix this country." Victor paused a moment, shaking his head. "I have stood by this government, and our president, time and time again. I have told them ALL when they were doing things wrong. I have made DOZENS of bills and budget suggestions to get this country moving. Many of them were implemented, and the ones we did implement WORKED."

He pointed his hand out across the room. "Ask any of these people, or even look it up online. You'll see my name there, the first name on many of those documents. I have personally been working to save this country from destruction, I have even had to save it from our own president! A man I have stood by, who I have given advice to, who I have been a trusted confidant to, who I have tried to help!"

There was a pause, a moment of silence as he shook his head. "But I must tell you America, I can't keep doing this. I keep fighting against a river of people who do not know how to run our beautiful country, and who do not care to do it. So that is why I have to sadly declare that... I am hereby leaving the Republican Party, and officially declaring the creation of the Patriot Party of America."


There was a roar of anger from the politicians around him, people yelling, bickering, accusing him of all sorts of things. The Speaker was dumbfounded, reeling from what he just heard. Victor... He'd been a loyal member of the party for years... They'd all worked together... Some had been friends... This was... Insane.

Victor grabbed the microphone to make sure he could still be heard. "People of America, I did not want to do this, but this has gone on long enough. Our parties have betrayed us for ideologies, and have forgotten what America is about." He smirked for a second before continuing. "And yes, I am very serious about all this. I've already filed and had the party officially registered with the FEC before I came here today, and I'm putting in MY own money for the financing."

There was another pause, making sure everything got through clearly. "People of America... We must work together now. We MUST end crime. We MUST end poverty. We MUST end terrorism. We can and will do it. This is America, and we WILL prevail!"

There was more noise, arguing, yelling, but also some cheering and clapping. Victor smiled. "The President should be declaring a government shutdown soon, so before that does happen, I would like all registered members of the Patriot Party to please follow me in a walk out. This government has failed, and we have a lot of work to do to fix that."

As Victor left the podium and walked to the doors of the room, somewhere between a hundred and two hundred Congressmen and Congresswomen stood up and began to follow Victor. Almost a quarter of the elected government had left their parties (both Republican and Democrat) to join the Patriot Party. This was the first time anything like this had happened in US history, and it was just the beginning.

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