Detectivebear

From Realmofthemuse

Psychology

He's more of an introvert than an extrovert, but he's seemingly fearless when it comes to showing who he is as a person. He's not afraid to make a scene, possibly making a fool of himself.

Personality

He's sociable, but not so much so that you'll find him in Paris Hilton's contact list. He tends to be reserved, not letting people get to know him that well. In fact, there are only two people he feels comfortable sharing that with: his mother and his partner. They've earned his trust so completely, he's able to let down his walls, but still keeps things mostly to himself. He's not particularly shy, just guarded; conversely, he's not outgoing, either. He's confident, but not to the point of arrogance, although some people might think otherwise. He's determined, going to great lengths to grasp what it is he's reaching for. Great lengths, but never crossing that invisible line into insubordination. He is bound morally, ethically, to the light side, but often chooses to dance on the line.

He has more quirks than he can count, probably some he don't even know about. His style for interrogation can be considered a quirk all its own. He tilts his head, gets down on their level, and invades their space, all while delighting in pulling the blocks from their precariously constructed Jenga tower. They wobble, shake, and eventually collapse under his harsh scrutiny. While interviewing witnesses, victims, and possible suspects, he tends to wander, getting his hands into their things like a 5-year-old child with a curiosity bigger than the great outdoors. This is often a ruse, however, intending to shake them up, make them nervous. If not done for the purpose of getting information out of someone, he does it to get information out of the environment. He sets up moves like a chess master, always thinking five steps ahead. He is extremely detail-oriented and he's known for noticing the small things and the things everyone else missed. He's often compared to Sherlock Holmes and Columbo. Holmes because of his ability to focus on minor, yet vital details and Columbo because he often appears incompetent. He's left-handed and this by itself makes him unique. There are theories about the thinking processes of right-handed and left handed people. Left-handed people are believed to process information in a 'visual simultaneous' method, processing several things at once. Left-handed people also utilize the 'synthesis' method of analysis, which is looking at the whole problem and trying to use pattern-matching to solve it.

Everyone has weaknesses and flaws, whether they like to admit it or not. His home situation growing up is his biggest weakness, whether it�s his apathetic father or his sick mother. He likes to be in control, to have the actions and outcome clutched in his hands, able to dictate how they change. Occasionally, he'll come across someone who exploits his weaknesses and flaws and thus rips the control from his hands. He's rarely wrong in his deductions, but when he is, he gets flustered and shaken.

His outlook on life is a pessimistic one, thinking that you only get from life what you put in and even then, that isn't always the case. Bad things happen to good people.

Family

His father passed away a number of years ago. His father was an alcoholic who cheated on his wife constantly, abandoning his mother while she was sick. He hardly paid any attention to Bobby and the attention he did give his son was in the form of abuse.

Frances, his mother, passed away as a result of a long battle with lymphoma. She also suffered from schizophrenia and had since Bobby was 7. She was a librarian and it was from her whom he learned to love books. Some days, she would shower him with love, being everything he needed, but as quickly as the tides change, she'd launch into these fits of uncontrollable rage. Her disease-ravaged mind always cooked up reasons for the anger, reasons that blamed him, whether it was actually his fault or not. He used to visit her every weekend and called every day.

Frank, his brother, has a gambling addiction and is currently homeless, relying on the church for food and shelter. He wasn't present when Frances passed, though he did come visit her. He claimed to have come into a winning streak in Atlantic City.

Lifestyle

Occupation: Detective, 1st grade Residence: An apartment in the East Village, Manhattan

History

After high school, he applied to NYU, where he was accepted and thus received his B.A in Psychology. But what he'd learned in his undergrad classes wasn't enough to satiate his thirst for knowledge, so he applied for graduate school at NYU. He received his Master's degree in Psychology with a specialization in Forensic Psychology.

When he finished school, he decided to enlist in the army. He had a desire to better himself, to improve upon my already strong foundation. He served as in the Criminal Investigation Division in the army and was stationed in Germany and South Korea. His predilection for knowledge carried over and he became fluent in German. In addition to fluent German, he speaks Dutch, Spanish and some Cantonese thanks to his army experience. He can read some Russian. He also knows some American Sign Language, but not enough to carry a conversation. Upon finishing his tour of duty, he returned to New York and attended the Police Academy. He spent four years in Narcotics where he ran three sting operations resulting in 27 arrests with a bookend set of convictions. He soon became disillusioned with Narcotics and transferred, ending up where he is at present.

While stationed in Korea, then Sergeant Goren met Declan Gage who would mentor him in criminal profiling and continued to be mentored by Gage after Gage's 'meltdown'.

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