Jack of Harts

James Rousseau was an outsider in his homeland, his very name pronouncing his half-breed status in the Apache Nation. But at Alpha Centauri he found the chance to change his destiny. The Cowboys needed reinforcements to make up our casualties, and he jumped at the opportunity to make a change. I have always found it interesting how he likes to play as if he is just a dumb blue-collar worker, without any real education. But the truth is that he has numerous college degrees in multiple specialties. He simply could not find anyone in his homeland willing to hire a half-breed like him for jobs that “real” Apache could do better. So he competed for jobs from less picky businesses. He created his persona as a blue-collar worker to mask his innate intelligence so they would hire him, and he has held that persona to this day. He maintains that it keeps his enemies underestimating him until it is too late. I find it interesting that many of my Cowboys follow similar methods of camouflaging their true natures. Very interesting, and highly useful.

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