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Gaz – 20

• grew up in London
• AMAZING at cooking, especially baking, but soap ends up eating everything immediately and it really pisses him off
• struggles with self confidence + often feels like he doesn't belong with 141
• develops a crush on almost everyone he meets - he's a little emotionally stunted from joining the military so early
• such a fucking lad. brash and confident and kind of has the toxic military boy masculinity thing going, although he does question it if you point it out
• immature, can be mean but incredibly loyal
• a bit of a bootlicker, HUGE national pride
• 100% a giggler oh my god, and he snorts when he laughs if it’s really made him laugh
• can't drive for shit. price has been trying to teach him but every time he's immediately backing himself into a curb and smashing the lights out - he blames it on the car every time
• very nearly became a medic - it seemed like a good idea but he's squeamish and hates anything involving eyes/mouths
• rule breaker for the sake of it - he can be so damn irritating sometimes
• huge gossip you cannot tell him ANYTHING lmao and he does this ridiculous raised eyebrow face when he's listening for intel
• soap has bitten him once. he never forgave him tbh
• lowkey insecure - doesn't like to be beaten in literally anything and has to be forced into submission if he ever is
• this bitch is LOUD. bro he cannot speak at a normal volume once you've got him going, and his ego's too damn big to make him shut up
• really admires ghost but is absolutely terrified of him
• has nightmares a lot :( but if they don't wake him up he's out like a light - he could sleep through a hurricane
• scared of dogs, but he's happy to give them a pat if they're just laying down
• wants to grow his hair out but can't cause of army regulations
• doesn't really like physical touch, but he'll tolerate a hug every now and then
• huge fucking dork - he loves lego, star wars, pokemon, batman, literally anything like that and he's super secretive about it, he has a secret collection of figurines, lego and hotwheels under his bed
• goes to beck for workout advice – though he’d literally kill her if she told anyone
• everyone treats him like a little brother – at first he hated it and thought it was condescending, but he really appreciates it now and feels loved
• lowkey sentimental - places, objects, literally anything he's a softie like that
• gets jealous really easily – if he’s talking to someone that’s HIS person, you can’t just butt in and interrupt him >:(
• always falls asleep after missions - he gets exhausted and passes out completely, he doesn't wake up for hours and will fall asleep on whoever's nearest (and he gets super embarrassed about it when he wakes up)

Beck - 22

• grew up on a farm in north carolina
• fucking loves dogs and i mean LOVES them, she can befriend any dog anywhere, no matter how afraid it is
• is way more comfortable around other military people instead of civilians - she's far more likely to be complimented for her height/size instead of insulted
• can drink multiple cartons of orange juice in a day (price is concerned)
• LOVES physical touch - she's always got her hand on someone's shoulder or the small of their back
• really plays into the southern cowboy persona , says “folk”, “y’all” “hold your horses” “yee-haw” “cowboys and girls” to make everyone laugh
• despite being so friendly and easy-going, she's very insular and reclusive and doesn't like to talk about her personal life. at all. she's not the best at conveying her problems through words but she's surprisingly emotionally intelligent and is good at helping the guys through their issues/helping them find a good coping mechanism
• hates being in photos, usually hides behind someone taller or conveniently looks the other way
• really values price's opinion of her - deep down she's a little insecure being the only woman on the task force, not that she'd show it, and any compliment has her smiling for the rest of the day
• she's got good medical knowledge and first aid training - she's not an expert but she can stitch you up if it means the difference between life or death
• really cares for gaz - she sees him as a little brother and wants the best for him, of course she knows he can handle himself but she still worries about him
• really good at boxing - her older brother made her do it as a kid because she wouldn't stop punching holes in the walls, now she's really good at it and practices whenever she's upset/angry
• her gaz and soap have the stupidest competitions – she’s usually the most level-headed of the three but she can’t resist sometimes
• such a big spoon oh my god - she can't sleep unless she's hugging something
• maturity-wise is more on par with ghost; soap and gaz are a little more childish and impulsive than her, and despite the fact that her and ghost aren't all that close they surprisingly tend to see eye to eye
• absolutely hates the cold, as soon as it's below 20 degrees she hides inside and refuses to come out - she's 100% a nester and hides under a pile of blankets
• she can sing! she doesn't do it often, only in the shower really but she'll sing a couple songs on karaoke night if price asks her (she gets so embarrassed, so for anyone else it's a no)
• flirts with soap all the time - everyone hates it but they both think it's hilarious, they're always winking at each other behind ghost's back
• superstitious - salutes at magpies, doesn't do anything thirteen times, knocks on wood

Ghost - 25

• calls everyone cunts. anyone, any place, any time. he doesn't discriminate. it's got him in serious trouble before
• zones out a ton, just staring into space before someone taps him on the shoulder and he acts like it didn't happen
• has a joke book from soap as a joke, but he does actually read it and keeps the jokes for later
• uses 3 in 1 shampoo. sorry. i don't think anyone's even seen him in the showers tbh
• goes days without sleeping - he's definitely a night owl
• lets his phone ring and never answers it, it pisses price off every time
• hates christmas and birthdays, and pretty much any celebration. he doesn't like parties or big gatherings, but he'll tolerate it if it's just the 141 and a couple others
• has an earth shattering dad sneeze + cough
• always says they should watch something scary on film night - price had never heard of the human centipede, and needless to say he's not allowed to make suggestions any more
• scrolls through the settings app so people don't approach him in public
• his confidence comes from the mask – without it he has to remember that he isn’t faceless and that he can’t run from what he’s done. ghost and simon riley are two different people entirely
• likes crossword puzzles, lets soap do the kids puzzles
• fucking loves ice cream, he can eat a whole tub in one sitting
• does his bit to help out around base, but only when no one's looking. he'll wash the dishes and load the washing machine in the dead of night when he thinks everyone's asleep (everyone knows he does it though)
• speaks spanish but in a very thick british accent and everyone bullies him for it, especially alejandro
• listens to music through his headphones and turns it up when someone’s talking to him
• tone deaf - he can't hold a tune for the life of him
• enjoys pissing everyone off for the attention - he's terrible at asking for it like a normal person
• mutters a string of british slang whenever he's mad over something stupid
• secretly really likes romcoms, him and price watch them in secret
• fucking incredible at mario kart and it pisses soap off every time he wins
• takes his mask off the most around soap - they're close, even if he won't admit it. price has seen his face too, but he feels the most comfortable around soap
• runs from his problems every single time. he's terrible at confronting them, and as confident and aloof as he seems he represses things deeply. he gets aggressive if called out on it, and won't talk to the person for days
• doesn't really know how to talk to people if they're not scared of him. he's not the most emotionally intelligent guy, and when people are scared of him it's easy to navigate the conversation. if it's different, he has no idea what to say

Soap - 23

• VERY clumsy but has very steady hands - he's really good with close up/fiddly tasks
• can't handle heat to the point he'll throw up after eating a fifth of a jalapeno
• rambles a ton when he's tired. i mean he's always talking anyway, but when he's tired he tells the same story five times and doesn't realise he's done it
• has genuinely worrying memory problems? he get frustrated sometimes that he can't remember something from a while ago that everyone else can
• bites his nails, bounces his leg and taps whatever's near him - he can't keep his hands still and it pisses ghost off every time
• will do anything to make people laugh – and I mean ANYTHING. he was definitely the class clown in school
• bear hugger for sure, always willing to hug anyone if they ask, no questions asked
• has a lengthy skincare routine - the counter in the showers is covered in his stuff
• owns a crop top, wears it around the base just to piss ghost off
• keeps a diary with tons of little drawings - he'll explain it all in detail if you ask about it
• flirts with anything that moves - him and beck are basically touching each other 24/7 to piss everyone off
• loves kids and gets jealous when they like anyone else more than him
• has been sent for psyche evals more times than he can count - he comes back fine every time, he's just a bit of a weird guy tbh
• he can dance! he would take classes if he could but he watches tutorials in his room (definitely kpop dance alongs lmao)
• he also loves karaoke but he's absolutely terrible, he makes up for it in spirit - he sings the duets on his own and does both parts and gets super into it
• can't cook for shit, he could probably burn cereal
• waaaay stronger than people realise. can definitely lift like three people at once
• surprisingly emotionally intelligent, he's fairly good at reading people but he's a really good listener and can keep secrets well
• can come off as stupid, and maybe he is, but he's kind and gentle when the time calls for it and if you need a compliment he's the best guy to go to
• can play the guitar although he never does - it sits in the corner of his room abandoned except for the obligatory wonderwall or mr brightside at new years
• blew barbies up in his backyard as a kid
• can't spell - ghost put autocorrect on his phone once but it made his texts unreadable since it had no idea what he was trying to say, without it it's only almost undecipherable.
• watches anime with gaz on their break days, ghost found out and hasn't stopped bullying them since
• painted everyone’s nails once, but they had no nail polish remover so they were stuck like that for weeks
• he was a biter as a kid, also probably hissed and barked and pretended he was a dog
• definitely compared dick sizes with alejandro one time
• has a lipstick tattoo on his butt
• listens to every kind of music - he loves punk though, he had an rebellious phase as a kid

Price - 42

• loves hats - he has a collection hanging up on the wall of his office
• was in a car accident as a child and is almost died, so he forces everyone to wear seatbelts and gets genuinely angry if they fuck around in the car
• loves christmas! he decorates the base months before and annoys everyone with the tinsel lol
• everyone brings him a cup of tea to his office when he’s working hard overnight – he may or may not tear up a little over it
• drinks milk from the carton and gaz yells at him every time
• avid user of the 👍 emoji
• says “whoopsie daisy” when he drops something. everyone laughs.
• everyone gets him the brightest most unwearable socks for his birthday as a joke, but he genuinely appreciates them and wears them to make everyone smile
• purposely drives faster over every bump to make everyone's heads hit the roof, then laughs when they all complain
• loves dogs and wants his own one day - he loves it when they get to work with them
• cares deeply for every member of the 141. he checks up on everyone regularly and gets to know their body language. he's good at telling when something's up, and always tries to let them know that they can come to him for anything
• got a father's day mug anonymously, no one owned up to it and he still thinks about it to this day
• loves to hear people talking about things they enjoy, he gets them little gifts and trinkets and tells them “it made me think of you”
• deathly afraid that one day he'll be sending his team to their deaths, but he tries not to think about it often (he knows they’re all more than strong enough to fend for themselves)
• feels really fucking guilty every time a member of the 141 gets injured. he stands at the foot of their bed in the medic bay, rubbing his hands together and trying to stammer out an apology despite everyone knowing it wasn’t his fault
• takes gaz fishing on a fishing trip every year, also gets super excited if anyone else wants to come
• didn't really know how to interact with beck at first; he hadn't had a woman in his team for years, and although he wanted to acknowledge her he didn't want to make her uncomfortable by pointing it out. luckily she didn't really care and they got along quickly
• scarily up to date with trends?? he’ll reference something from tiktok and everyone’s a little taken aback (he “researches” in his spare time lol, but most of the time he had no idea what he’s saying)
• fucking hates bugs - he loves birdwatching and fishing and all of nature but he'll step on any insect he sees, he’s kind of scared of them

Alejandro - 36

• 100% bullies soap – he cooks for the 141 but makes soap’s food spicier than everyone else’s and laughs when he ends up falling out his chair coughing
• definitely hears the fivehead comments but pretends he doesn’t hear it
• sends shirtless pictures of himself to the groupchat and if you facetime him he’s in the bath every single time
• flirty drunk – him, soap and beck are a force to be reckoned with after a couple drinks on a night out
• probably the best driver out of everyone, but he plays music really fucking loud and soap complains the whole time
• glares intensely when he’s thinking – it scares the shit out of people that are just walking by
• took drama class as a kid. no one lets him forget it.
• he can sing! he’s an asshole about it on karaoke night, especially once he found out beck could too – he hates losing and will keep going until his throat is raw
• has a photo folder on his phone called “hot guys” filled with pictures of himself
• would die for rudy –he has a preservation instinct despite his impulsiveness, however that all goes out the window if rudy’s in trouble
• sends a selfie to the groupchat every time he’s out shopping saying “I’m at the grocery store do we need anything”
• gucci underwear 24/7 – ghost bullies the shit out of him for it
• absolutely loves gaz and beck – he takes them out to “teach them adult shit” and they end up just blowing stuff up. they all love it
• so loud. this man CANNOT speak at a normal volume oh my god
• scared of spiders, jumps on the table when he sees one and throws his shoe at it – he has to beg rudy to get rid of it
• his and rudy’s families are very close – they always hang out together during breaks and are still just as close as they were when they were kids
• has genuinely considered getting a leash for soap – price said it was “inhumane” but he’s seen him slip on a grenade one too many times
• has a huge following on instagram, mostly posts shirtless pics and epic movie quotes (he thinks they’re cool)
• genuinely loves his life – he’s always been adventurous and the military feeds his desire for it like nothing else. he’s very happy and content where he is, not that he likes to get sappy about it
• passionate to the point it’s almost aggressive – if he thinks los vaqueros have earnt something they’re fucking getting it, no matter how many end up in alejandro’s line of fire haha
• has a loud ass scary laugh, he’s cackles and scares people when he’s out in public
• fucking loves his mum, takes absolutely no shit and threatens soap every time he makes a your mum joke
• thought ghost and soap were together when he first met them – the whole “can I call you johnny?” thing convinced him and he was genuinely surprised to find out they weren’t
• tried no nut november once, updated everyone daily on how it was going until price had to formally ask him to shut the fuck up
• gives incredible but unsolicited advice – he’s brutally honest sometimes
• despite that, he’s very kind when he wants to be – he doesn’t sugarcoat stuff, and if he gives you a compliment you know it’s come from the heart

Rodolfo - 35

• reads a lot, keeps a pile of books by his bed
• seems chill but 100% judges people silently
• values ghost as an ally but is genuinely fucking terrified of him
• watched alejandro fall down a flight of stairs once. they don’t talk about it.
• makes a mean margherita
• pretends he doesn’t see when ghost and alejandro prank soap, he turns a blind eye but tries to step in if he thinks it’s too mean
• full time people watcher
• loves cats – he tried to sneak stray ones into base once but alejandro was so pissed he wouldn’t dare do it again (he does it every night)
• certified wine mom
• alejandro was the one to encourage him to join the military – he wouldn’t have joined otherwise, and although he’s wondered what his life could have been like if he didn’t he wouldn’t change his decision for anything
• amazing gift giver! he always knows what to get, even if you’ve never mentioned it before he somehow knows what you want and gets all shy when you open it
• early riser – he loves watching the sunrise and is the first person awake, usually sitting in the kitchen with a cup of coffee
• 100% a gentleman – always holds the door for people, picks things up for you if you drop them – he’s just a polite guy :)
• has a mini heart attack every time alejandro comes back from a mission bloody and bruised – he knows firsthand how skilled he is, but it doesn’t stop him from worrying. his confidence genuinely could be the end of him one day, and he can’t imagine what his life would be like without him
• he’s a very gentle man – despite his hands being calloused and rough, his touch is still as delicate as a child’s
• stumbles over his words sometimes when he’s speaking english – he’s not completely comfortable speaking it and pretends he can’t when he gets a phone call
• VERY organised – he has everything in the base ordered alphabetically and fixes it every morning if something’s moved
• only ever has cold showers
• scared of needles – he’d faint if he got a tattoo, not that he wants one
• shy, definitely a little nervous with pda but very verbally affectionate with his close allies, definitely not afraid to tell someone he loves them if they mean that much
• the best chef – all of the 141 beg for him to cook for them when he’s around
• keeps his childhood toy in his bed – it still comes everywhere with him
• it takes a lot to get him annoyed, but he’s won every single argument he’s been in. he’s very rational and intelligent, and it drives alejandro mad when he can’t win
• definitely finds himself more comfortable around extroverts – although he’s quieter he really likes being around louder people, especially when they speak up for him
• laughs silently except for a quiet little giggle (if you’re close enough to hear it), he shows it all in his face with his smile and the crinkle of the corners of his eyes