Uncle ben's Questionnaire

Due to having grown up in Manchester, Ben prefers the usual sights and sounds of the familiar with the unexpected never occurring. After Afghanistan, Ben refused to move on from his childhood home with all the threats that could be out there. Bens apartment mirrors his old bunkhouse when he was deployed. Messy whilst also somehow being mostly bare, what little Ben has to decorate his apartment has been carelessly thrown up with very little care or attention paid to placement. The only Piece within his home that has been carefully taken care of is the last picture his has of his family, his ex-wife and his daughter Emelia from 45 years ago. 

Whilst Ben has a low income job, working at a local office. Ben stands out among his cohorts, not because of his technical skill but for the very opposite, he lacks any computer skills and has broken the office printer multiple time when trying to put more paper inside. Whilst this would be enough to fire anybody else, what keeps Ben around is his willingness to carry out any small job around the office not matter how disgusting, fixing the clogged toilets or getting rid of dead rats. However, his out of office hours consist of him lending out his services as a sort of handyman to criminal croups, whether as an enforcer or as body disposal. Bens finance ultimately always ends with losses being made from gambling. Ben knows his job prospects are limited so the only way to make a lot of money will be to win it. 

To ben, his life ended years ago with his paranoia resulting in Ben nearly completely shutting himself off form forming any real relationship with anybody else. With the only reason to carry on being to make sure that he's able to leave something for his family, there is very little Ben is not willing to do for money. From intimidation to breaking into parishes for valuables, there's not much Ben has not done for cash. With all this in mind, Ben has no problem with how he'll be remembered after he's dead and buried, as long as he leaves something behind. Whilst ben has not had to kill yet for money, it's a thought that has crossed his mind. The only thing holding him back is the thought of no control over whose life he ends, whether the corpse in front of him will be a thug or a loving father. 

During the conflict in the Afghanistan, Bens unit came under heavy mortar fire. Seeking cover in a nearby building, the bombing caused debris to fall and knock ben unconscious resulting in him falling into a coma for several weeks. At this point of time, medical studies had suggested that is was possible for coma patients to be in a semi-conscious state, aware of their surroundings. With these studies in mind, the tv which was in Bens room was left on, playing a range mix of tv shows and films. This however had an undesired effect on ben as when he awoke from his coma, he started acting in a completely different way. It did not take long for doctors to realise that ben was fully convinced that he had lived a strange life consisting of a blend of movies stories. 

The only three people who have played a consistent role in Bens life is his ex-wife, his brother and his Daughter. While his daughter was and continues to be his primary reasoning for his drive to acquire sustainable funds, due to his delusions, Ben has driven himself to remain distant with her, bordering on estrangement. This has led to Bens closest bond being with his Brother Eric who is the only person truly aware of what Ben is doing and all of the background information behind both Bens current situation and his future plans. This has led to Ben depending on Eric massively, while not in terms of taking care of himself but more as acting as an anchor for reality. Eric is essentially the only person that Ben truly trusts and is the only one that Ben goes to when he needs acquire information that he can trust when Ben becomes confused and paranoid. 

As a child, Ben grew up around the council estates, his parents were working class so while money was always tight for the family, Ben rarely went hungry, as long as he was willing to eat things such as tripe and liver. Despite the times, his father ,Gabriel, never laid a hand on him. What his father was however was cold. It didn’t matter what Ben accomplished, what he achieved, his father never acknowledged it, as if it was always a given. Ben never knew his mother, having either died or ran off when is was a baby, his father never admitted to either. Ben school life was basic except for the fact that he constant got into fights, reviving countless canings for it. It wasn’t until joining Harrogate military school that Ben really came into his own, years spent surprising that natural animal instinct for conflict was suddenly encouraged instead of punished, and Bens ability answer any problem with violence was praised. 

Ben has only ever loved once, a has never loved another since. When he was 19, Ben, along with a few friends, was spending some time in a local pub late at night when he saw a commotion over by the bar, coming over to see the fuss, Ben had learned that another group of lads had harassed a group of girls and one had even touched one inappropriately. This was all Ben needed before smashing one of the offenders head on the bar counter. This of course erupted a fight between the two groups and just for a moment, while Ben looked back at the group of girls, all Ben saw was fear and horror etched on their faces, disgusted with the violence occurring. All except one, Emily. Instead, she wore a small smile on her face. It was right then that Ben knew he loved her.

Uncle Ben lacks mostly any real tangible fears, at least ones that are plausible for reality. With his many varied and different personalities, his fears range from the absurd to the insane. Ask any of his personalities and they’ll give you a different answer. For example, Sir Berthold Benjamin Ruckus (the naval office from the napoleonic wars) has the fear that France will prevail and that the British flag will fall from Buckingham palace where as sweet uncle Benji Ruckus (the southern plantation owner from 1923) his fear was to fall within the leathery wings of Satan and to doom his immortal soul to the fiery pits of hell. Another personality that goes by grandma Ruckus has the great fear of losing her shapely form despite the fact that she indeed a rather rotund elderly woman in her 80s. Other personalities of Uncle Ben have varying fears that usually relate to either there innate character or to something that is deeply involved with their story. The only real personality of Uncle ruckus that actually has a plausible and real fear is the original, Ben Ruckus, which is simply to let down his family, which is likely the main drive and thing that connects all his personalities together in taking on these contracts for money despite most of them not being driven by money. 

Uncle bens most prized possession is the picture of his wife and his daughter, taken when she was born. This picture is so precious to him that even though he always wants it nearby, he keeps it locked away in fear that one day it may be damaged due to his dangerous line of work. This picture has also been one the very few factors that bind all his personalities together as even though none other than the original even know the importance of those within the picture, all of them would kill and die to ensure it’s protection. Other than that, there is the various bits and baubles that each one of his personas feeling is special to them, for Sir berthold Ruckus, it’s the British flag his always keeps on his rucksack, for Sweet Benji Ruckus, it’s his leaf shaped fan and for grandma Ruckus, it’s her favourite fork, just to name a few examples.

Uncles Bens problems are always a secondary matter and always stem from his main driving force, money. Theres never enough for Ben to cover all expenses for his family whether it be for a good education, somewhere nice to live, food, clothes and toys for his grandkids. Ben deep down has an understanding that he’s not really safe to be around his family despite how much it pains him, he knows that with all of the others inside him, he poses a serious danger since how could he trust himself when at anytime, another character of his could pop up, with no warning and no idea what they might do. Ben has also come to terms that with his age, theres very few things he can do that will make a lot of money, especially in today’s world where technology outpaces any man. Ben drives himself to impossible ends with two simple words “for them”.

Bens morning always depends on who’s greeting it that particular day, and depending on who, it varies massively. For navel officer Berthold Ruckus, a morning always starts with standing at attention and listening to God save the queen. He’ll then eat a plain porridge with water and then carry on planning his strategy with kick starting the British empire again, planning which countries to take over like Finland and which countries to completely destroy, like France. Southern soft gentleman sweet Benjamin Ruckus always starts his day with a nice cold ice tea and eggs on toast. After that, he’ll stroll round the streets of his home, greet all he comes across with a tip of his hat and a smile on his face. When it comes to the original uncle Ben, his morning are usually spent lying in, tired from whatever shenanigans his other personalities got up to the previous day. 

As with previous answers, it’s all depends on the personality in control at the give time. The navy officer always wear his dress uniform to any social event. It’s takes roughly 3 hours of pressing, ironing and starching for the uniform to be as crisp and clean as he requires but it always worth it in his eyes. Nothing fills him with more pride than demonstrating his loyalty and service to the crown. The soft southern man however prefers to rarely change what he wears, instead opting to wear his usually clean pure white cotton suit but does change up two things. One, he’ll often add a decorative flower to his suit, the type and colour depending on the event. A rose for a summer daylight event and an orchard for a night event. He will also switch his fan from his usual leaf shaped stiff one to a jewelled gliding fan which he believes is from the Qing dynasty era from china, it was in fact bought at a charity shop in Birmingham.

Uncles bens birthday is the only day that Ben actually truly stays himself. He doesn’t know exactly why that is, maybe it’s due to the strong feelings his has towards his birthday but it’s possible with how strangely self aware the personalities are, they may actually be showing a sort kindness and respect towards Ben, allowing him to do what he always does for his birthday, watching footage of his young daughter and his wife that was sent to him while he was deployed. Hours and hours of footage help calm Ben and reinforce the fact that while he’ll never be truly himself for any significant amount of time, he’s got a purpose and with that, nothing can stop him.

Uncles Bens regret is simple, he wishes he had been there for his family, while Ben took pride in Serving his country, he can’t help but lament what could have been, maybe he’d be working some 9 to 5 job making deliveries or working as a Gardner. All of the possibilities that could have been became meaningless once he went into that coma and while he doesn’t regret the things that he does now to provide everything that he can for his family. He regrets that’s deep down, he knows it didnt have to be this way, if he hadn’t insisted on serving another tour once he learnt that his brother was also doing so, maybe he could have had a normal life. But regret rarely actually enters bens mind, because anything other than his goal is pushed aside, because as long as he draws breath, he will not stop providing for his family. 

Bens gifts closely tie with his past of military service, while not part of any special forces, Ben was a paratrooper and as such, was the very definition of shock and awe. Bens role within his unit fell within a very specific role which is rarely filled due to the demands it puts on the person itself, that demand being that you must take the opportunities provided by your team and get stuck into the enemy closer than anybody should be comfortable with. That means storming enemy occupied Buildings and clear them, whether it be by bullet or blade. It’s possible for the ruthlessness and straightforward form of combat that Ben was bestowed Morrigans blessing but if you were to hear it from the man himself, it doesn’t matter much where it comes from or why he got it, as long as it helps him silence another heart, he’ll use it.

Uncle Ben while raised Catholic, became agnostic during his young teenage years. Although it’s less based on the opinion of not knowing so he can’t say for sure and more as a form of comfort for himself, the idea of dying and then that being it for the rest of the universe’s existence makes Ben feel somewhat melancholic. Ben also feels that ever since his coma, his time spent with his family being so minimal as it is, he wishes that there can be something else afterwards, a place where he is no longer plagued with the curse of multiple dangerous personalities, a place where he can truly spend time with his family in the end. Ben has also heard of several theories about what will happen during the what death of the universe, the idea that everything will start again in a roundabout way of reincarnatio gives Ben hope that if theres is a next time, he’ll do better.

The Ben before his coma would have been greatly shocked by what he’s seen so far, the mystery powers, the dinosaurs, all of these would have conflicted with his worldview and everything he knew to be true. However, after the coma, Bens situation had turned so substantial that these things barely phase him. It’s hard to be shocked by such mysteries when any given day, he could be walking around the street with a  soft southern accent, or patrolling the docks checking to ensure the French haven’t invaded British soil, or even when he has fully memories as a young black woman, going all the way from youth the her pensioner years, memories full of grandkids, friends and hijinks this grandma got into in her youth. With all of this combined, theres very little that can even make Ben blink and if theres day ever comes that it does, well, bens personalities will be the least of his concerns.