Jerry Stokes⁴

💡 Essential and extra traits that identify him

The most self-aware of the group. Jerry is the one who doubts the most about the path they are on, and eventually breaks with them.

Symbol of potential growth: Unlike the other three (Bill, Josh and Pete), Jerry has a development arc: he gets tired of the toxic geek environment and leaves it.

Frustrated intellectual: He has strong opinions, but is usually overshadowed by the louder personalities in the club.

Moderately socialized: He is not as misanthropic as the others, although he is still a misfit.

💢 Dislikes

Bill Dickey: Although he's Jerry's friend and the leader of the club, Jerry secretly detests him for being selfish, authoritarian, fanatical, and intolerant. He eventually explodes at him.

Extreme geek elitism: Although he participates in it, he criticizes it internally.

The drama of the fandom: He dislikes how the group gets caught up in endless fights over trivialities.

The group's lack of maturity: Although he himself does not mature much, he does show signs of wanting to break out of the toxic cycle.

💡 Essential and extra traits that identify him

The most self-aware of the group. Jerry is the one who doubts the most about the path they are on, and eventually breaks with them.

Symbol of potential growth: Unlike the other three (Bill, Josh and Pete), Jerry has a development arc: he gets tired of the toxic geek environment and leaves it.

Frustrated intellectual: He has strong opinions, but is usually overshadowed by the louder personalities in the club.

Moderately socialized: He is not as misanthropic as the others, although he is still a misfit.

❤️ Tastes

Star Trek (not such a big fan):

Quality comics: He likes to discuss narrative, continuity, and classic authors.

Order and common sense (relatively): He is bothered by geeky idiocy or hypocrisy, although he also falls into it.

Satire and nerdy humor: Enjoy the references, although he doesn't always have the sharpest sense of humor in the group.

🎮 Hobbies and pastimes

Jerry, like everyone else, is a die-hard nerd, and participates in all areas of geek fandom, although he has some more marked inclinations:

Fantasy and adventure books: Obsessive reader with encyclopedic knowledge. Supports certain publishers or comic book series they like.

Role-playing games (RPGs): Participates in role-playing sessions as the dungeon master, the one who creates the missions and scenarios and gives life to the villains of the campaign, although he gets frustrated with the behavior of the rest of the group.

Collecting: Interested in figurines, Dungeons and Dragons dice, Magic cards, and Grand Fantasy video games.

"Geek" pop culture: Has strong opinions about movies, books, and game adaptations.

🧠 Personality

Jerry is the "most level-headed" and moderate of the group, though that doesn't make him particularly mentally healthy. He has a slightly stronger moral compass than the other club members, but he's still part of the same toxic and obsessive environment.

Reasonable (relatively): Usually tries to mediate in arguments, but ends up falling into chaos as well and gets hurt in some extreme situations.

Passive-aggressive: Although less aggressive than Bill, he can be sarcastic and resentful.

Frustrated: He often feels fed up with the group, but he stays there, trapped in his nerd identity.

Loyal, but with limits: He has certain principles, he sets limits on how far he can go with his hobbies.

🧍‍♂️ Jerry Stokes' physical characteristics

Appearance: Of slender and scrawny build, not muscular, but not extremely weak either. He has a slightly hunched posture, typical of sedentary nerds, but less exaggerated than in the others. Blond hair

Face: pale, turns red with little physical exertion, burns easily in the sun, has little acne on his face, blue eyes and slightly yellow and crooked teeth.

Height: He is the tallest in the group, about average height for a teenager.

Body movement: His movements are usually restrained, somewhat clumsy, but less spasmodic; he remains hunched over when sitting, always rigid in his posture. When he gets frustrated, he gestures a lot with his hands, as a sign of his repressed anxiety and possible panic attacks or anxiety related to it. She has a condition characterized by hypersensitivity in the skin, which means that the slightest scratch, however minor, causes marks that make her affected skin rise and swell, in addition to being sensitive to the sun.

Approximate age: Teenager (18 years old)

Residence: Eltingville, Staten Island, New York

Group: Member of the "Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Role-Playing Club" Fantasy Secretary