Hayden Normandy

Hayden Normandy is a character role-played by Deliquescent.

General Description
Hayden Normandy is the younger brother of Harvey Normandy. The two brothers are part of a set of quintuplets (5 siblings) who make up the core of the Normandy family. Hayden is the second youngest of these five siblings. Like all of the Normandy siblings, he is no stranger to the less legal things in life, and he is more than happy to undertake jobs which could land him in hot water.

Hayden came to San Andreas on the advice and suggestion of his brother Harvey. This aligned well with Hayden’s situation in Australia, and he made the leap to escape some ongoing issues in his personal life.

Hayden’s main focus is starting fresh in a new city, getting to know people, working hard for those who provide him opportunities and having as much fun as possible.

Physical description
Hayden’s most prominent feature is his pink hair. Like all of the Normandy siblings, he has a genetic condition which has turned his hair bright pink. During his early adulthood he tried to rebel against this trait, but found that hair dye simply cannot keep the vibrant colour at bay. And therefore he simply has chosen to embrace it instead.

Hayden also has several tattoos, two of which are sleeves on each arm. He got these during his teenage years when he was involved in some gang related activity, and keeps them as a reminder of those days, and the meaning that they originally stood for.

He maintains a good physique through his current occupation at Harmony. His mechanic work combined with his chop shop work keep him moving and lifting heavy items regularly, and keeping his cardio in check with running around the Harmony lot keeping Ravi at bay, and running from the cops.

Personality
Hayden is an extroverted introvert. He regularly enjoys engaging in conversation and activities, but over time will become drained by this and require some time to recharge his social batteries. Therefore he can sometimes be perceived as antisocial or reserved.

He is intelligent and will question things he doesn’t fully understand to ensure he does. This sometimes can result in obvious questions being asked, but Hayden finds it’s better to ask than to just guess and get it wrong.

He is a hard worker when he has good reason to be. This is heightened when he feels like he’s been given an opportunity, and will be extra determined and loyal to those who provide those to him.

He is quite protective, and will go to great lengths to ensure those close to him are safe, and will drop whatever he is doing at a moment’s notice to make sure this is maintained. This can sometimes conflict with his thrill seeking nature, but more often than not gives him even more reason to drive fast, and test his driving ability.

Hayden finds heights and driving at high speed to be a calming and soothing experience and allows him to refocus on what’s important and mull over his problems.

He keeps his temper in check, but is known to have outbursts when pressured or pushed and will resort to whatever means necessary to accomplish a goal.

Childhood
As a quintuplet Hayden had a busy childhood. His brothers and sisters were always up for whatever the day might bring, and this gave the group plenty to do each day usually ending in sibling fights. As Hayden grew up, he became more and more of a rebellious child. This was mainly to garnish attention from his parents who for the most part ignored him. This lead to him to taking progressively more extreme actions to continue to maintain this attention, even if it was for the wrong reasons.

At age 10 this culminated with Hayden committing arson. Using a gas can he soaked several school buildings and torched them. The fire department was able to limit the damage, but it was still significant and put some buildings out of commission for several months. As a result Hayden was expelled, and placed on the local education boards’ blacklist. This meant he could not attend school anywhere in the surrounding 100 miles. Subsequently his parents had no choice but to send him off to boarding school. Thinking he might learn his lesson if he was sent away, they decided New Zealand was a good option. Hayden spent the next 6 years in New Zealand attending a boys only boarding school, only returning home for Christmas.

This put Hayden in a weird position as he had never been apart from his brothers and sister before and had to reevaluate who he was, and what he wanted. Hayden always enjoyed Christmas and getting to see his siblings and spending what little time he could with them. This also sparked a need for recognition within Hayden. His absence meant when he did see his siblings he craved validation from them.

During his teenage years Hayden got himself a pet snake. The python was a bright yellow and white colour which made it easy to spot, and meant that the school could always keep tabs on it if it ever escaped. One year when Hayden returned to Australia for Christmas, his snake managed to escape while the family was out at a party. Upon returning to the house the snake was found, acting very sluggish and appearing unwell. It was taken to the vet the next day whereby it was assessed. Hayden was told by the vet that the snake had swallowed one of his sisters’ sex toys and had done irreparable damage to itself, and therefore hand to be put down. While it was an unfortunate and sad outcome, Hayden could see the funny side, and would spend the next few weeks teasing both his sisters about the event.

Upon the end of his schooling, he returned to Australia. However his time in New Zealand had altered his accent, and this was used as ammo by his siblings whenever possible.

Early Adulthood
Not much is known about Hayden’s early adulthood, as he keeps this information close to his chest and appears to be a touchy subject.

Los Santos
Hayden was motivated by his brother Harvey to come to Los Santos and join him on the adventures he was getting into. This change was embraced by Hayden as he had several personal reasons to make the move and start fresh in a new city.

Since being in the city he has made plenty of new friends, reconnected with his siblings, and has a job as a mechanic at Harmony.

Criminal behaviour
Hayden has multiple charges on his record due to his thrill seeking behavior. He is often courteous to police, but will often lead them on a merry chase. He often messes with police during questioning giving vague and misleading answers and doubling back on past information to confuse them and entertain himself.

Quotes
“It’s fineeee”

“Get the fuck outta here Ravi”

“Fuck knows”