MARTINELLI, GIOVANNI

More than ever, his age is on his mind. He's getting old. He's getting slow. But he can't let any of the other dogs catch up. He can't risk his children, nor his lovers, nor his pride. A man his age ought to be retired, but when you've got a bone in your mouth, you begin to fear everyone else wants it. Giovanni is obsessed with being a step ahead, on the high ground, running a thin, black comb through his silvering hair. He only looks like he's relaxing, but he can't ever with all these kids running around. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what kind of messes they're making for themselves. They haven't been in the game long enough to get it.

Giovanni Martinelli - known as Papa and several other aliases - is the the don of the notorious Martinelli Famiglia. Growing up the eldest, his family means a lot to him. Giovanni can't trust anyone but blood, and if he's lucky enough to grow old, they'll be the ones to take care of him. But he'll never bother to show such affection or appreciate his family's love. He simply expects it.

In his youth, Giovanni was dedicated to his father even though they did not see eye-to-eye all the time. His father was very invested in money, and though he was loyal to their mother, he remained a distant presence. When Giovanni grew older, he realized the game wasn't about money but influence - Daddy had the wrong focus. It was about the message you projected to others - and though he grew into a distant man like his father before him, he did not care so much about money as he did about his reputation. He slept around. He shot some of the bullets. He kept an eye out for the rats. He built it up perfectly. When his children surround him on peaceful days, he knows he has won.

Now that he is getting old, Giovanni has accrued a few more hobbies than sleeping with his wife and his mistresses. He likes to build pocket-watches, cook feasts, and tend to a garden he keeps in an out-of-the-way suburban home. He also has a white cat with long hair who is very pampered and likes to curl on his lap. Her name is Paulina and she is very pretty, quiet, and ragdoll-esque. She commonly wears a black bow around her neck.

Giovanni still lives and resides in Italy, but as of late, he makes frequent vacation and weekend trips to Nova Athenis. He poses as a tourist in a hawaiian shirt and sunglasses most of the time. It's not hard to mutter 'pleasure' for the passport clerks.


alias: electric
faceclaim: [b][i]SENGOKU BASARA, kojuro katakura,[/i][/b] giovanni martinelli

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