Lazy Lozano

Zoinks · April 13, 2023

Nathan 'Lazy' Lozano

Nathan 'Lazy' Lozano was born and raised in El Burro with his parents (Manuel & Romina Lozano) and his younger brother, Hugh 'Hewey' Lozano. His home life was turbulent from the get-go; his Father was a bad influence, involving himself with the local gangs, particularly focusing on drug trafficking, while his Mother had an on-and-off again relationship with a cocktail of drugs, usually in sync with her on-and-off relationship with Manuel. Nathan became more than a big brother to Hugh but also a carer, to him and to his Mother during particularly bad comedowns.

At the age of 17, his Father was killed at the hands of a cop who believed he was armed after he had evaded the police in his car. The Lozano brothers never truly found out if he was armed, but the word on the streets is that this was a case of police brutality, and they treated it as such as they didn’t want to put the blame on their old man. After this event, their Mother spiralled deeper into addiction and lost her job - their only income. She continued to feed her addiction by selling herself on the streets and sometimes she would be out of the house for days without a trace. Never knowing if she was going to come back or not, Nathan took the responsibility of parenting, dropping out of school at 17 years old just a year before he would get his diploma in order to get full-time work. This limited his options in life and his resentment and anger was directed at the people that had taken his Father away, as well as any authority or overall government system.

In late 2022, Nathan noticed a change in Hewey. His grades began to slip, he was coming home in the early hours and surrounding himself with bad influences. The usual tale in East Los. Noticing this, Nathan aims to push him in the right direction - or at least, a better direction, dragging him along with an older crowd hoping it will force him to grow up and turn from the gang life. This was made easier when Sergio 'Switch' Vargas was released from jail, bringing together all of the young and middle-aged men in the barrio that wanted more loyalty and brotherhood in their life, all under the name of Latin Pride. Older men in Nathan's life, such as Manuel 'Manny' Guerrero, knew of his Father vaguely, and replaced the parental figure by teaching him discipline and the MC culture, eventually culminating in Manny sponsoring Nathan as his prospect following the formation of Caballeros MC.

This thread will showcase Nathan's development as he attempts to balance honest work, caring for his brother and addict Mother, and his commitment to the Caballeros MC.

THE STORY SO FAR

This section will briefly summarise collections of events and turning points, for my own ease of looking back on my character without sifting through SS or for those reading later on.

CHAPTER 1: ESTABLISHING

Nathan has been prospecting for the Caballeros MC in East Los for a couple of months. During this time, he has worked hard to impress his older peers, aiding at events, fetching beers and finding ways of bringing profit to the club, legal or otherwise, while they wait for the all-important meet for blessings to fly the Caballero colours with the dominant clubs in the state. On the other hand, he has been making irresponsible financial decisions, investing more than he should into improving his bike, his pride and joy, and partying until the sun comes up. His younger brother using his own wages to follow in his footsteps. These choices resulted in the Lozano brothers being kicked out of their childhood home, the landlord sick of waiting for rent money that rarely ever arrives. Low on cash, and their Mother MIA since the kick, they moved into a rundown shared apartment in Mission Row, where they sleep on mattresses and live with other low-income individuals. Motivated by not even owning a bed, and wanting to invest in the necessary space and equipment to start up a band with Hugh and Nina, Nathan sought better employment, as well as planning extracurricular activities with Manny and Rio, two patched members of the MC. To his surprise, a fine dining restaurant in Del Perro accepted his application for bartending; despite having to swallow his pride in doing a job he never wanted to do, he quit his short-lived garbage career and focused on his new higher paying job. Unfortunately, this wage wasn't enough for Nathan, either, as he continues down the path of seeking money in ways that he would have never considered a few months prior.

Edited May 4, 2023 by Zoinks