Tyrone Masterson

Grandfather: Jeremey Robinson (Deceased)

Tyrone Masterson is a character role-played by Almios. [Los Santos timeline is under construction]

## General Description

Tyrone Masterson is an opportunistic businessman in the city of Los Santos. He is well known for constantly being where the people are and for sticking is nose in most matters. He is focused on making himself known in all walks of life from the lowest criminal to the most prominent business owners through his overall and business style. On the surface he supplied data management tools and digital marketing graphics for businesses in the city as a means to generate income and would make attempts to secure funds through various businesslike means. Below the surface he applied his business skills to selling firearms and other various goods of interest to the criminal underbelly of the city. His ability to blend in with most crowds and to apply his business skills to the different walks of life he was a part of contributed to his financial successes.

## Backstory

### Bullworth Growing Pains

He didn't have many friends growing up and was instructed by his father to focus on his studies so he could get into Bullworth Academy on a scholarship. In-between his studying he would work on his mothers project motorcycle, a Nemesis, with her as a way to take his mind off school. His routine was rather straight forward between studying and working on the bike until the town went on a downward spiral and began to see a serious rise in crime. His father retreated into the comfort of heroin to protect himself from the world instead of his family. The substance abuse made him tumble down a rabbit hole of trying to scrape money together to support his addiction, he even went as far to sell Regina's Nemesis. Both Tyrone and his mother were outraged at what Francis had done and after an undisputed divorce she took Tyrone with her to live with her father, Jeremey, in Liberty City.

### Liberty City Blues

For the next two years Tyrone was able to grow almost independently without pressure from his father and had developed a passion for music and found himself entranced by music. He found himself working in the family mechanic shop with his mother and grandfather. Other times he would venture out into the city to explore and would always make sure his ventures went past a Wigwam Burger for a milkshake. One day while he was on his travels his mother was making a routine trip to the bank to deposit shop earnings and that day things weren't very routine. She caught a stray shot intended for a bank patron who decided to be a hero and her life was snuffed out instantly. Her funeral was held back in Bullworth and was unremarkable with only close friends and family attending. Out of those who attended his father stood out the most as he was uncharacteristically well groomed seemingly put together. His grandfather and father fought a custody battle for Tyrone that was short lived due to Francis having more of a claim. It wasn't long before the bright lights and the bustling city faded in Tyrone's memory under the pressure of his father.

### Bullworth Academy Social Graces

Despite the appearance of being put together Tyrone's father was still far from ready to house both himself and his son and enrolled his son in the dorms on campus. As being a resident on campus he was always around the students from the different cliques even after school hours and practically turned into a social chameleon. He attracted the attention of a few upperclassmen such as Earnest Jones. He was interested in how someone so new was able to be so fluid in social circles and Tyrone explained it came from his time in Liberty City. Earnest was interested in growing socially so he hung around Tyrone as a means to gather the tools necessary to do so and they both ended up in a close friendship. With his friends and with his academic skills Tyrone's freshman year sailed by successfully and uneventfully.

### Dangers of Bullworth Academy

At the beginning of his sophomore year Tyrone enrolled in the automotive program to feel a connection to his late mother. He was struck by waves of memories when he saw the Nemesis he and his mother had worked on when he was younger in a work bay, it had been donated to the school a year ago. After working on the familiar bike the “greasers” felt a little uneasy with Tyrone due to his seemingly hidden talents with a set of mechanic’s tools and ended up catching the eye of Lola Lombardi. Despite her dating Johnny Vincent she tried to get Tyrone wrapped up in her web of jealousy and lies but Tyrone never committed himself to her advances and focused on his studies. Rumors had started to spread until they reached back to Johnny and he issued a challenge to race motorcycles at Billy Crane’s Traveling Carnival to settle the issue. Initially Tyrone had refused the challenge and left the shop in order to give time for things to cool off, but upon returning had found the Nemesis had been trashed and sprayed with graffiti calling him a coward. Distraught at the symbol of his mother defaced before him he proceeded to apply the necessary repairs and scrubbed off as much graffiti as he could before climbing on the bike to go find the ones responsible. He arrived to the track and had found it illuminated by only scattered mechanic shop lights and the headlight of his opponents Avarus. Tyrone attempted to speak but each word was only met with the rev of an engine and this lasted until Lola had walked onto the track and gave them the signal that the race had started. Their difference in ability was apparent as Tyrone lagged behind for half of the race before he gained the confidence to push himself. He began to gain slowly throughout the track until the last turn where they were almost neck and neck. As they made the turn the lights on the track went out and Johnnyattempted to kick Tyrone's bike which caused Tyrone to lose control and he crashed into his opponent causing them both to wreck out of the race and knocking himself unconscious. When he came to the course had been cleared out except for Johnny who was on the ground next to his bike surrounded in a puddle of blood and his neck bent at an unnatural angle. In his moments of panic he proceeded to create a fabricated scene by moving his own bike in place of his late opponent's then climbing on the Avarus to set off back to the school. He arrived to the auto shop to find that his only company was the bike he had brought with him which unlike him was unscathed. Relieved his plan might work he made his way back to the dorms to inspect his injuries. He soon noticed the side of his head had signs of swelling and that the back of his shirt was covered in blood. With the help of a hand mirror he was able to see that his upper back was covered in blood and various cuts and scrapes. He attempted to clean himself up in the shower but it was as if he was showering in mostly his own blood. A knock was heard on the door and it drove Tyrone into a panic as he scrambled to find some tangible reason for what is going on, but the panic quickly subsided as he heard the familiar voice of Earnest. His friend started to help him bandage some of his wounds as he recounted the story of what had happened but as he went on Tyrone slowly faded out of consciousness.

### Bullworth Academy Aftermath

He awoke in the school's infirmary and was greeted with the concerned face of Earnest and the unfamiliar face of Jimmy Hopkins. It wasn't until graduating that Tyrone learned that the unfamiliar face was the one that caused the initial mayhem in the town years before and runs the school the way he wants it right under the dean's nose. After a short time in he came to conclusion he needs to keep up appearances despite his injuries. He could feel an air of dread walking by the auto shop and could tell that it was a door that was now closed to him, he could even tell some of the other students were avoiding him altogether. It didn't take long until the school made an announcement that a student had passed away in an accident and that a memorial was to be held on the football field. The entire school was present from what he could see, but little did he know that Lola wasn’t there to attend. Shortly after the school’s memorial the local police started to go around and interview the various students and started with Tyrone as it seemed his family's motorcycle was involved. Tyrone felt like he was watching from somewhere else, as if he was detached from the whole thing but was brought back with the sudden cold metal of handcuffs found themselves around his wrists. Lola had gone to the police about everything that happened and during the interview they had searched his room and found his bloodied uniform. He didn’t blame her for turning him in, he understood that the biggest victims of the whole thing were her and the late Johnny. The hearing for Tyrone’s fate was pushed back repeatedly due to the injuries on his back but he was left on medical lockdown during that time. Throughout his isolation he was visited by his father and his grandfather multiple times who argued publicly and privately about what should’ve been done to avoid this but in the end Tyrone knew the blame fell solely with him. Shortly after his recovery the hearing was dropped. A deal had been made that should Tyrone keep himself out of trouble that the whole thing would be buried and he would get to go back to school under a form of probation. The school had apparently pushed hard to have the whole thing dropped as the school’s reputation had just recovered and it was almost the lifeblood of the town and that this would be an event that would send the school into anarchy again. Shortly after the hearing Tyrone found his father back in his old habits staring at a fresh package of heroin. He saw his son and simply said that it was time to move on and that he was going to be moving to Vice City. He explained that custody of Tyrone had shifted to his grandfather but wouldn’t be sent to live with him until he graduated. With the campus becoming his jail and his dorm room his cell he tried to find a form of escape back at the auto shop but he felt nothing but a deep sense of dread and guilt as Johnny’s bike was on display. The race had been the talk of his sophomore year but quickly turned to rumor and faded away as the years went on with only his current year and upper classmen aware that it was actually true as their classes began to graduate. Tyrone’s Junior and Senior year passed in a mundane blur and he soon found himself at an airport terminal boarding a plane for Liberty City.

### Liberty City Lessons

On his return to the city he was greeted by his grandfather but the pleasantries were short lived as he had learned he was declining in his health and had a personal nurse. On their way to his new home he realized that the city has changed and the only thing that seemed the same was his grandfather's house. Upon arriving he discovered that both his room and his mother’s room were still the way they were when they left for the funeral. Upon seeing the rooms preserved as they were Tyrone felt a strong sense of guilt, not for his mother, but for his childhood. He set out into the city to relive his youth and had noticed so many changes, the buskers were few in number and the streets were filled with businessfolk. He even went to find a Wigwam Burger and found that it was a franchise that was slowly dying in the city. He eventually found one and ordered a milkshake as he used to when he was younger but with the first sip it tasted bland, and that his rose tinted glasses had even covered the flavors of his childhood. Disappointed he found his way back to his grandfather’s house and he flipped on his favorite radio stations and even they were not as good as he remembers so he turned the radio off. The city had changed and Tyrone could tell that money was the driving factor. It wasn’t just money changing the city, it was money that changed his life. It was the reason he had to study to get into Bullworth Academy as his parents couldn’t afford it, it was the reason his dad sold the motorcycle, and was the reason for his mother’s death. Tyrone realized that money is what he needed to make things right, as money could ensure his grandfather was well taken care of and that they both had a comfortable life. His grandfather pushed him to go to LCCC to complete his education and to make something of himself. They talked back and forth and Tyrone’s concern was about how he could afford to go to school and it was revealed that his grandfather had sold the mechanic shop shortly after his mother died and had been saving the money for a rainy day. Tyrone was upset that his grandfather wasn’t using the money to ensure his life was comfortable but his grandfather assured that one way or the other the money from the mechanic shop either earned through work or through sale was Tyrone’s. Tyrone decided to pursue an economics and business degree, if money was going to make major changes in his life he would learn how to control money so he could control his life. A new routine was born of being at school to then go home to take care of his grandfather in order to give the nurse time off and to save money. Soon numbers just about consumed Tyrone’s life and he would catch himself listening to the music from his childhood and staring at spreadsheets long into the night.

### The End of the Beginning

This trend lasted for about a year until a face Tyrone never thought he would see again surfaced, Jimmy. Against his better judgement he confronted him and to his surprise he was recognized as well and they agreed to have a seat and talk. It was during this talk that Tyrone learned a lot about the man before him but only two things stuck out to him the most. The first being that he had helped start the drug trade in Bullworth during his mayhem spree and that he was the one who had the lights cut at the track in order to have Johnny eliminated as he was in the way of his plans. It was baffling why he would mention it but somehow he twisted it in a sort of business pitch and mentioned that he worked for Kenny Petrovic and that he was looking for some extra hands for a job and Tyrone happened at the right place at the right time. With his mind racing Tyrone hatched a plan to get revenge, and the best way to go about it was to say yes. Tyrone was to act as muscle for a deal to ensure things go smoothly and was given a pistol. He tried to say he hasn’t used one before but he was assured he wouldn’t have to and it was just a precaution. As he watched the deal go on he learned that Jimmy was selling guns to various gang members in the city. The deal went on without issue and Tyrone was paid for his service and that if he wanted to make more money to let him know and that the pistol was a gift. Tyrone went home for the night and counted the money he had made that night, for just one night’s work he had made $5,000 in practically the blink of an eye. It didn’t take an economic student to realize that the money was good for the work he was doing and quickly decided he would call for another job. A new step was added to his routine of going to school and taking care of his grandfather as well as making money overseeing deals for his new "friend". His business skills quickly shifted him from hired muscle to a dealer himself due to his ability to increase profits for both himself and the organization. After a year of deals Tyrone was ready to enact his revenge, he told Jimmyand some clients about a bogus deal tipped off the FIB. All parties involved were either gunned down in the ensuring gunfight or in custody, but upon investigating his quarry was nowhere to be found. He reported back to his bosses on what happened and they shared with him that Jimmy had gone into the protection of the FIB in order to save himself. Tyrone was given orders to eliminate him once and for all, but by the time he was close to his target he disappeared into the wind. One day after going home Tyrone found the front door open and he knew something was wrong. He drew his pistol and quietly entered his house to find it dead silent with nothing out of place so clearly it wasn’t a robbery. He quickly made his way to his room and found it completely ransacked and all of his various stashes of money throughout missing. He then remembered he had seen his grandfather's nurses car in the driveway and raced to his grandfather's room. Inside the room the sight he witnessed broke him down, his grandfather laying in his bed surrounded by a pool of blood with various lacerations across his body and face from which nobody could survive. In the corner of the room was the nurse facing him slumped against the wall with a bullet hole in her head. Vomit was soon added to the pool of blood and Tyrone just sat there for what seemed like hours until his phone went off. He answered it and heard the familiar voice of Jimmy and he could barely understand through the rage swelling inside of him to meet him at Acter Industrial Park. He closed the door to his grandfather's room, his room, and turned on the gas in the kitchen. He knew that he couldn’t let this be tied back to the Russians and he knew he wasn’t coming back after this. He frayed the wires inside the house phone, locked the house, got in his car, and drove down the street before calling his home one last time. Later that night he arrived at the Industrial Park and was greeted by Jimmy who came out to speak to him like an old friend. Before Jimmy could go any farther than a simple greeting Tyrone shot him where he stood with the pistol he himself gave him a year before. Tyrone left the industrial park with his heart and mind racing and soon found himself at Francis International Airport. He left everything in his car besides the clothes on his back, his ID and enough money for a plane ticket and for Los Santos