Genesis Crisis: Resurgence OOC I

Keynes was born into a decent family, and caused very little trouble throughout his childhood. In fact, very little of note took place before his first semester at university, which he got into because of an intellectual exam. Unlike his hometown, where Keynes had been the smartest in everything, at the university, he was surrounded by other people that were as intelligent as he was, or in most cases, more so.

Halfway through his second semester, he was considering the option of switching to a less advanced university and moving back home. It was obvious that although he had passed the exam, Keynes didn't have the proper mindset for the university, but when his lab partner caught wind of the fact that her partner might be abandoning her for the rest of the semester, she confronted him about it. The kind-hearted Keynes was unable to desert her to the fate of either doing two peoples' work for the remainder of the course or flunking out of the class, and decided that he'd stay until the semester was over, but as the time for him to leave drew closer, Keynes realized that during the short time he'd known her, he had fallen madly in love with her.

Telling himself that he could make it work out, Keynes decided to stay, and the two of them continued to work together for the next semester as well. It was probably obvious to her why he had decided to stay, but she never asked him about it, and Keynes didn't bring it up until the end of their second year, when he clumsily told her his feelings, and the two of them began dating. They remained like this for the next three years, until right before graduation.

In the months leading up to the ceremony, she had received a number of offers to work in various research positions, and Keynes had received nothing. He had only managed to survive the courses with the lowest allowed scores in most cases, and as their university lives came to a close, he realized that he would only be a burden to her if he stayed. So, the morning after graduation, he vanished, leaving only a short note saying goodbye.

Keynes spent the next several years in the military, working his way up through the ranks with his fairly sharp mind, which gave him an edge in tactical situations. On a few occasions, he even thought to himself that he might go find her again someday when he made something of himself, but that was never to be. On his third operation as a general, Keynes made a decision that saved a platoon of his men at the cost of the objective. He was already too decorated to be demoted. So, Keynes was forced into an early retirement instead.

Without even realizing it, Keynes made his way back to the town where his university had been, and after a few months, he opened a bar just outside the campus, offering the students a place to relax from their grueling schedules. It was all he could really do at this point in his life, and it didn't hurt to have a couple bottles laying around to hide in whenever he started thinking about the past.

His life took a turn for the interesting when he took the students, who would eventually become known as Aegis, under his wing. The conflict changed his outlook on a lot of things, and while he lost much, he also gained more than he could have hoped for. Keynes now strives to make use of his knowledge, to help guide the next generation down the right path.