Vick Torino

Vick Torino is a character role-played by LtVictory.

Description
Vick Torino was a Solo-Trainee for the Emergency Medical Services, call-sign '''Tango-1. '''

He was known for his hefty on duty hours, while never also never clocking out to be off duty. 99% of the time when he was awake he would be seen working. His obsession with work was reprimanded multiple times.

He was fired on 5/17/2020 based on reports of verbal arguments with officers Jenny Hall, AJ Hunter, Luke Holliday, and report for disobeying a order by Lei Sanya. While these events never actually impacted any patient's treatment or care. It was considered against regulation to have an emotional reaction to people on duty.

He wished to "redeem" himself and continue his medical career, since he was already holding a medical degree. Wanting to return to Los Santos. He was later denied a career at the Pillbox Medical Center as a Doctor. Due to a decision by management

Backstory
Born in Baltimore, Maryland to an Irish soldier and Venezuelan model generally abusive parents who wished the best for him. His mother was a massive alcoholic that beat him daily until he could fight back. Later moving to Montana. Vick quickly grew accustomed to life in the forest, hunting and fishing was his daily routine. His small home town school gave him incredible boredom, making it hard for him to focus. Generally receiving bad grades such as low C's. Most of this was because of the boredom he had while sitting. Because of this, a military recruiter during a school function approached him. Figuring his life was being wasted in a classroom he acquired permission from his parents at 17 to join an ROTC program. He surprisingly excelled in certain areas mainly medical. Upon graduating high school he immediately was entered into marine boot camp where he passed acceptably. Sometime later he became part of the 1st Medical Battalion operating under the 1st Marine Logistics Group. For the majority of his wartime experience, he was stationed at Camp Fallujah a base on the outskirts of Fallujah. One fateful and unlucky day while traveling between FOB Volturno and Camp Baharia for wellness checks his small convoy was attacked and Torino was captured by the opposing forces. Not much is known about what happened during that time. It impacted him mentally and is a leading cause of his PTSD. He has scars both mentally and physically from it. Soon after his "rescue", he was given an honorable discharge for medical reasons. After his service, he came back to the states. At some point, with his rarely talked about wife. They decided they wanted to get away from whatever living situation they had in "East-West Virginia" and moved to Los Santos. That very same day the plane landed, they were on the way to their hotel when a group of Russian sounding individuals kidnapped them. He knew it was mistaken identity as the Russians kept referring to them with names, not of their own. With the Russians seeming not realizing their mistake, their leader ordered that Torino and his wife be killed. They were both doused in gasoline and set on fire. Torino was wearing a thicker liquid-proof shirt, and it caused most of the gasoline to roll off. Torino received third-degree burns on his arms, but the rope he was bound in burned away, and he was able to break out. The Russians had already left the building. He crawled from the docks to pillbox, where he was skin grafted from the only available patient, which was from a Vagos butt. Much later, reconstructive surgery was able to fix this. He had deeply planned to infiltrate the Russians and kill them off one by one.

He had fallen away from his Christian beliefs due to what happened to him in his military service and later the loss of his wife. Prior to becoming ems the death of a priest and his final words led him back to god. He has told his coworker he is a Brethren (Christian) and this is one of the main reasons he gives away all the money he makes working.

More Recent Events
After becoming an EMS Torino has developed waves of very explosive anger and got in hot water with the chief for it. He has been seeing Johnathan Wright when he is able to do so. He uses the advice given to him and carries around a coin he fidgets with when extremely mad. He has developed PTSD from his childhood and time in the service. Often sucking in second-hand smoke due to his cheapness of not wanting to buy ciggies Torino was peer pressured by Serge Cross and Daniel Rogers into smoking when in the "smoking lane" of the Pillbox, yet highly prefers good Cigars but complains that they don't "blow smoke". He has been referred to as "very sassy" many times by Pixie Plum

To the concern of his co-workers and therapist, Torino shows extreme excitement when people in the city are hurt. While he doesn't want anyone to die he has extreme boredom when there were no calls to respond to. He had shown to take serious offense at being called "rookie" by EMT's that were not FTO+ especially from officers.

While working for EMS many women (and some men) asked him risque questions yet he was always unresponsive to their advances. He was even kissed and hugged by Luke Holliday. During a group conversation of women, he was accused of being Asexual. He informed this was not the case, and later told them since the loss of his wife he hasn't been attracted to anyone and his interest is fully invested in his work. Which at the time he was drowning himself in just to stay sane.

After being fired he flew back to West Virginia for some time. When he returned a week later he found nothing was waiting for him and returned back to his farm. The loss of his relationships and the inability to stay connected to his friends in such a short amount of time has taken a tremendous mental toll on him.

Personality
From the constant kidnappings he had received when he moved to the city, he became very dull and calm at first interactions. While he does deeply appreciate his life, he doesn't often show it as to not give in to certain criminals unless he thinks their response would make his situation safer. His quiet, dull demeanor during initial hostage situations is intentional as to strive off the desire of hostage-takers actually, boring them to the point they let him go. He does not want to carry weapons even giving away his taser to co-workers. He has never attacked or retaliated against anyone. He does not like carrying more than what he needs to buy his lunch. He shows deep compassion for just about everyone he meets, even criminals, routinely having the most casual of conversations. Yet he can be seen as a jerk when he doesn't understand how to react to a situation, often thinking with his mouth before his mind. He will treat anyone no matter their ranks or wealth as equals, which does annoy some people who value their status. He will go out of his way to help anyone in need. He has volunteered to be the last hostage remaining in many negotiations. Will often talk out of turn and say whatever is on his mind, which gets him in deep trouble. He is showing signs of minor attention-deficit, which he seems to put a handle on when he needs to focus. While he was working and focused he showed that he was incredibly direct and insertive. He has refused to lie even when others around him do so to impact him negatively. His passion for his patients allowed him to be treated very well even by the most hardened criminals. He has been very reenforcing when he wants his friends to date people they have shown interest in, yet is unable to take his own advice. Outside of showing everyone his serious or happy attitude mainly due to the events and impact around his firing a deep seed of his depression has returned which he has been unable to cover up. He has walled himself back up and is not going to let anyone in.

Relationships
Mike Frost : Has gotten along very well with Torino from being in the same class for EMS. He was the first person who took him shooting at a gun range. Both have military backgrounds and are able to relate. Torino is able to be open about what is on his mind when around him. Torino is very happy that frost finally got into a relationship with Sydney Bearmont because he knew from the start they were meant to be together.

Johnathan Wright : Vicks "brain doctor". Often chilling in front of pillbox Vick has received some help for his PTSD from who he refers to as "John". Has had multiple counseling sessions. John has given him a number of strategies to keep his anger down. Before being fired he planned a normal schedule with Wright so that there would be out further anger outbursts.

Daniel Rogers : Torino thinks well of rogers as due to the shift times he was often the doctor on duty when patients were brought in. They have had a lot of banter and often smoke together in lax times. Torino prodded him to go out with Ruby Morris who wanted to date him. (Who he is now dating) Daniel also shares a very similar history of losing someone he loved and being on the battlefield.

Leonardo Sand : Torino holds a deep respect for one of his main FTO's. Primarily because of his calm nature. Leo also helped him through a tough situation that Torino had put himself in with his chief.

Emergency Medical Services : Torino only enjoys being around a very select handful of people who work in EMS. He has absolutely zero trust in command. After the firing he has mostly drifted from they daily lives.

Lauren Forcer : When Torino was suspended he spent a considerable amount of time around Lauren during her rare vacation. They both shared similar overworking habits, therapists, and the fear of opening up to people due to lost loved ones. He purchased a truck for her outright for BCSO camping trips. His reasoning was to help Jason Ledson win the PDM sales contest. He told her very clearly he wasn't doing it to go out with her but did ask for her number. The next day when trying to tell a story he accidentally insulted her saying her scar was like the hot spaghetti water he burned himself with once. Where he was told to go away by her group of female friends. The next day when at a fight club Lauren was injured and asked how her face was, Torino was aware that her boyfriend Ben was behind him. So he was hesitant and said "it's okay" to which she grudgingly replied "What do you mean okay?", he then admitted she was back to her "normally beautiful face". It is unknown what he thinks about her, and Lauren has never shown any interest in him.

Quotes

 * “My name is Vick Terrrrroni.”
 * "WHUUT x 6"
 * “We can have this car now right? It's like lost and found right?”
 * "So you're a furry? Adrienne West"
 * “So if a psychologist needs a psychologist and that psychologist needs their psychologist does that become a psychologist centipede?”
 * “I did receive brain damage like five minutes ago."
 * "If you're afraid of words, you're afraid of life"
 * “(Claire Seducer: did you lose something) Yes, yes I did, a friend."
 * "Do you have to piss in Gatorade bottles, because I had to do that in the ambo twice"
 * "We decon the ambos at the start of every shift, because that's where the ERP happens"
 * "You're going to half to get in line trying to ruin my life because I am my own worst enemy"
 * "Do you get like horrible emotional trauma from watching uhhh those hostage feeds Kevin Keyte?" 
 * "Okay great!" - When replying to most people telling him what injuries they have.
 * "I don't want a ticket I can't get a ticket I'm a law-abiding citizen Choi Zhangsun!"
 * "You can come after me and beat the shit out of me, try to ruin my life. I'll rise above it and come back with a bleeding smile"
 * "I get flashes of her (his wife) every time I see her, she (referring to Ekaterina Alekseyevna) hammers on the walls I intentionally put up and it scares me"
 * "I mean if you die you won't care anyway so stop worrying about it (at a patient bleeding out)"

Trivia

 * Due to his bicycle habits, he once stated he was kidnapped and used in hostage situations nine times in one day.
 * Torino survived a kidnapping by Ellie Dono and Curtis Swoleroid both concealing their identity to him referring to themselves as "Bonnie and Clyde" which ended up in him wing manning for Curtis.
 * Torino is often asked why his arms have a "skin condition" When addressed by the judge in a court hearing he was asked, "Why his arms were miscolored". Vick Torino has stated multiple times that he was once attacked and set on fire. Receiving a skin graph at Pill Box from the only available donor being a Vagos the now deceased Pablo "Diablo" Madrid
 * Besides his skin graphs, Torino has scars on his back, upper left shoulder, and his right hand directly related to the beatings from his mother. He also has a scar near his left knee from a gunshot wound, which he has never explained why. While mixed with some scars, he has ones in some areas directly from torture while captured during his military career. All these reasons together are why he is never seen without long pants and a fully covering shirt.
 * Prior to being hired during a depressing conversation with EMS Amara Harte about the smell of charred bodies and screams. Torino talked about understanding the terrible things the EMS workers experience saying he worked "EMS in another city". Not only did he work as EMS prior, but he also had lengthy medical service in the military.


 * He once spent two hours looking for Claire Seducer's bicycle.
 * Spent three hours looking for a tattoo shop.

== Gallery ==
 * Torino does not like the DMV after witnessing a state worker stab his acquaintance Giovanni Consigilio
 * Torino has never been committed or been charged for any crimes.
 * Torino was the final patient of the deceased Dusty Williams which was the main reason for his motivation to become EMS.
 * Cleared for Solo Trainee on April 27th, 2020. His first transport was Curtis Swoleroid (hidden identity) and his first known transport was Lauren Forcer
 * Lang Buddha and Eugene Zuckerberg have active death threats placed on him wanting to "Slit his throat" which caused Torino to disguise himself as "Tommy Scott" when in unsafe areas.
 * When his first patient died on him he told the doctor that asked how he was that "He was fine" and laughed oddly, later throwing up in a dumpster from the anger he had at himself. (There was nothing he could have done to save the patient)
 * Was at the hospital when Pablo "Diablo" Madrid died, whom he had received skin graphs from many months prior.
 * Vick was suspended from EMS on 5/12 lifted on 5/15, he was later fired on 5/17
 * While suspended he spent 500,000 dollars handing out Money, Food, Radios, Vests, and Cars to citizens in three days. When fired he gave away another estimated 1,500,000 dollars.
 * Ramee El-Rahman is the only person to have held up or injured Vick while he was on duty but claimed it was "jokes" and wanted an extinguisher. When Vick worked out a deal with him he told him he was the best EMS he ever interacted it. Weeks later he accidentally hit Vick in the head with a crowbar attempting to knock Choi Zhangsun out who Vick was rolling around in a wheelchair.
 * Unknown to anyone his services to a club helped prevent other EMS from being kidnapped during an ongoing feud.
 * Had his car stolen, when the thief realized who it was he drove him back to his car
 * Each for their own reasons the Vagos, Fudge Lane Ballas, and Grove Street Ballas have all informed Vick they not only wouldn't touch him but offered their support to kill anyone he had an issue with. He was even asked if he was interested in joining Grove Street Ballas when he lost his job.
 * He was asked many times (Even by doctors) why he didn't become a criminal or kill his former EMS commanders to which he has stated many times he would never hurt anyone. Yet during a conversation with Lauren Forcer and Jason Ledson, he was told he gave off serial killer vibes. Vick coldly admitted to killing people outside of the city, but that it was legal and for the government and that he was paid in PTSD, Tinnitus, and a pack of Cigarettes. (Referring to his military service) To which they dropped the conversation.
 * Oddly even though Vick has never threatened violence, nor committed it, and even said he would never hurt anyone in the city. He told Lauren Forcer if she needed anyone scrubbed out he would take care of it, to which she thanked him. He also told Mike Frost he would kill anyone who tried to take frosts friend from ICU. Neither situation came to fruition and it's unclear if he would have gone through on either of them.
 * Attended Bodean Tucker 's funeral on 6/14/2020 and gave a speech.