I wanna know how long NR has been in Columbia. And where.
He graduated local school when he was 18, then maybe a year in a smaller college where he just didn't make it.
So let's say at age 20 he is not working, not in school. New Zion isn't the place he wants to be. When does he go to Columbia. What is he doing for the 4 years between age 20 and now, age 24?
The car he was driving was not his, but seems to have been titled by someone else in his family - Uncle? Parents? Unclear at this point.
His parents seem to be proud he worked for FedEx. I can sorta see now how boosting packages can be profitable at the distribution center - a couple of packages fall off the track? pick them up and check them out for something valuable. Easy to pawn new stuff at some more distant pawn shop. I'm getting the idea that he may have been involved in some simple theft. Once you cross the line...... you're not the good kid your parents thought you were.
Did he get fired from Fed Ex and now had to look to ride-sharing for money?
Was he really trying to be a legit ride-share driver, as others have suggested? If I were a ride-share driver, a place like Harden St in Five Points about 2 am would be a reliable source of rides. Even if they were short- like back to USC. I assume the real good rideshare drives would be at the airport, at the sports stadium, maybe in a tony shopping district on Saturdays, but controlled by the pros. He's got a vehicle that looks nice - maybe he did aspire to make some extra easy money from "rich" drunk college students in Five Points.
He certainly was in the right place, the right car, knew who to watch for..... if he was legitimately going to be quick cash taxi vehicle.
But what happened to Samantha was not a wrong signal. He lost it. He lost control. He made the wrong choice.
He graduated local school when he was 18, then maybe a year in a smaller college where he just didn't make it.
So let's say at age 20 he is not working, not in school. New Zion isn't the place he wants to be. When does he go to Columbia. What is he doing for the 4 years between age 20 and now, age 24?
The car he was driving was not his, but seems to have been titled by someone else in his family - Uncle? Parents? Unclear at this point.
His parents seem to be proud he worked for FedEx. I can sorta see now how boosting packages can be profitable at the distribution center - a couple of packages fall off the track? pick them up and check them out for something valuable. Easy to pawn new stuff at some more distant pawn shop. I'm getting the idea that he may have been involved in some simple theft. Once you cross the line...... you're not the good kid your parents thought you were.
Did he get fired from Fed Ex and now had to look to ride-sharing for money?
Was he really trying to be a legit ride-share driver, as others have suggested? If I were a ride-share driver, a place like Harden St in Five Points about 2 am would be a reliable source of rides. Even if they were short- like back to USC. I assume the real good rideshare drives would be at the airport, at the sports stadium, maybe in a tony shopping district on Saturdays, but controlled by the pros. He's got a vehicle that looks nice - maybe he did aspire to make some extra easy money from "rich" drunk college students in Five Points.
He certainly was in the right place, the right car, knew who to watch for..... if he was legitimately going to be quick cash taxi vehicle.
But what happened to Samantha was not a wrong signal. He lost it. He lost control. He made the wrong choice.
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