Derek Goffard

* Desert
* Suit

**Derek Goffard** is one of three bidders in The Price Of Flesh.

## **Appearance**

Derek is a young man in his late 20s with an average height with a slim build and darker skin. His hair is short, blonde with brown roots. His eyebrows are sharp but still very thick.

While in the desert, Derek's bangs are parted at the left. His eyes are turquoise, and he has black stripes under his eyes, often used in sports. Derek wears a green khaki jacket with no undershirt and grey military cargo pants. His signature accessory is the red bandana on his head.

At home, his life is tightly controlled by his father, Derek is forced to be perfect: his hair needs to be slicked back, and he needs to wear tailored suits. He is very clean, except when he travels to the desert, it's confirmed that he obsessively brushes his teeth.

## **Background**

### **Childhood**

Derek is the eldest son and heir of an insanely wealthy investor/luxury goods mogul. He has many younger siblings from 5 different moms. Derek's dad has stopped marrying/divorcing women and just brings in new girlfriends all the time. None of the siblings pay attention to these women anymore.

Derek was/is put under intense pressure for being the oldest and main business heir. Because of this, his relationship with his siblings is awful-rife with mutual jealousy and resentment.

### **The Price Of Flesh**

Throughout most of the year, Derek does whatever his father tells him to do to prepare for his eventual takeover of his father's company. He attends parties and rubs shoulders with other wealthy and powerful people to further his dad's networking opportunities. Derek hasn't been the perfect heir, however. His abysmal performance in university, coupled with multiple illegal/violent incidents, has caused severe friction between himself and his father - who has had to pay to cover everything up.

Eventually, Derek's father had enough. He offered a deal to Derek. His father told him about a group that meets once a year out in the desert. A place where he could do absolutely anything he wanted, to "Get it all out of his system!" Derek was accepted into the group after a sizable "donation" was made. He even pointed Derek to an auction to obtain his own mandatory victim.

Derek made the mistake of asking how his father had all these connections once. His punishment was so intense that he never asked his father another question again.

## **Personality**

Derek is known to be self-centered, feeding his ego by treating others with utter disrespect or even worse, seeing them as worthless beings. He is very proud, often showing off his status, arrogance, and confidence in himself. He always bad-mouths others. At least, that is what he likes to show on the outside.

## **Relationships**

### **MC**

It is said that even though he might find MC cute, he will never admit it. The more he insults them, the more he probably likes them.

### **Celia Lede**

During The Announcer's questionnaire, Celia and Derek can quarrel with each other depending on the MC's answers. The two don't interact past the bidding scene. Derek doesn't know, let alone cares, who Celia is, but Celia knows about him, specifically through his father.

### **Machete**

The newest member of Derek's group. Both men don't really communicate that much, aside from Derek being peeved at him contrasting with Machete's quiet demeanor. If Derek was spared, and depending on the MC's sanity, Machete can kill Derek at the campsite to avenge a loved one.

### **Chamomile**

A victim of the desert game. After they selected her for "First Blood," Derek aided in torturing her until her death.

### **Derek's Father**

He was and still is abusive towards Derek, who was beaten regularly, especially if he cried. That's part of the reason for the large tattoo on his back, a coverup for the scars on his back.

### **Matthew Goffard**

Although never appearing in the game, Matt is Derek's younger half-brother. Their relationship can be described as an intense rivalry, fighting to be the next heir and collect their father's resources. In short, the two aren't on good terms at all.

## **Endings**

1. You volunteered for the first blood.
2. You refused to cry.
3. He didn't let you run.
4. You played with fireworks.
5. You wandered into the camp
6. You gave your life in exchange.
7. You were caught by Jack.
8. You tried to be a hero.
9. You paved the way for sacrifice.
10. The heat got to you.
11. You were sacrificed.
12. You drank the water.
13. You wandered the desert.
14. You down in the escape.
15. Your fight is over.
16. You were betrayed.
17. You bled out.
18. You succumbed to thirst.
19. You escaped with friends.
20. He took you home.
21. The machete was laid to rest.

## **Trivia**

* Derek and his siblings all have different mothers. All of them currently missing or deceased.
* Derek's Father is a snuff stream enjoyer. He's a fan of both Strade and The Announcer. He is the user "*Woundfucker*"
* If Matt knew about the MC, he would try to steal Derek's "toy" in order to spite him.
* In comparison to Derek, Matt is taller and has a buffer build.
* Derek's Father has 10 children in total, including Derek and Matt.
* Derek’s original last name was supposed to be Aeron.