07-12-2025, 02:08 PM
I’ll say all the usual good things about Jimmy — he’s industrious (deals with even Jailbird warrants diligently, proactively volunteers to take leads, patrols frequently), reliable (follows up on loose ends, gathers good evidence, communicates his intentions), and robust (a great officer to have as backup, can often “sniff out” when something’s wrong [he’s saved my ass without an alert a couple of times], and is combat ready but not aggressive). He’s taken newer players under his wing and patiently guided them a few times. He rarely complains.
That’s all well and good, but what makes Jimmy shine for me is that he always seems to have the integrity of the round at heart. Too many Security players, even Heads sometimes, get caught up chasing antags or overwhelmed with what’s going on and focus too much on punishing and eliminating “the bad guys”. Jimmy goes out of his way to not just protect his fellow officers but to give antagonists a chance to develop interesting bits. I’ve been an antag where Security tried to throw the book at me too quickly and too harshly early on and he swooped in an balanced them out. I’ve done a couple of bits as a lawyer with him opposing me and he took the time to hear our case out and played along with the bit judiciously. Sometimes, as an officer, you have to let go of your instinct to “win” or “prevail” and let interesting interactions come about. Jimmy always does this, by my observations.
Jimmy’s also a fun and fair antag to play against, which matters, I think, because a Head of Security who plays an antag role well will usually remember to give other antags their proper berth when the time comes. I know that I have personally gotten more understanding of antags when I’m security as I’ve done more rounds as a traitor.
All this to say that I fully trust Jimmy to behave in a way that keeps the shift fun for everyone and that’s an important quality in a Head of Security in my experience.
That’s all well and good, but what makes Jimmy shine for me is that he always seems to have the integrity of the round at heart. Too many Security players, even Heads sometimes, get caught up chasing antags or overwhelmed with what’s going on and focus too much on punishing and eliminating “the bad guys”. Jimmy goes out of his way to not just protect his fellow officers but to give antagonists a chance to develop interesting bits. I’ve been an antag where Security tried to throw the book at me too quickly and too harshly early on and he swooped in an balanced them out. I’ve done a couple of bits as a lawyer with him opposing me and he took the time to hear our case out and played along with the bit judiciously. Sometimes, as an officer, you have to let go of your instinct to “win” or “prevail” and let interesting interactions come about. Jimmy always does this, by my observations.
Jimmy’s also a fun and fair antag to play against, which matters, I think, because a Head of Security who plays an antag role well will usually remember to give other antags their proper berth when the time comes. I know that I have personally gotten more understanding of antags when I’m security as I’ve done more rounds as a traitor.
All this to say that I fully trust Jimmy to behave in a way that keeps the shift fun for everyone and that’s an important quality in a Head of Security in my experience.