Born to a poor family in the late 80's jim had none of the expensive toys the others had to play with, instead he spent his time being read to and when he learned how to read, reading instead those whom read to him often read stories about heros, knights in shining armour, warriors who slays monsters, kings whom protected their kingdom and who's sword promised victory, saints that preached peace and people that advanced the world forward. In time he grew to want to become a hero, however as he grew older he understood that the heros that slay monsters and protect nations were no more, he soon found a goal. Though his grades were poor making it so that police work was really out of the question(the most ask for at least an associate degree to be anywhere of importance in the command chain, ex:not a ticket cop), a fireman however, only required a highschool degree and physical fitness test, at twelve his juvenile mind tried to find the most interesting way to gain physical fitness. Altogether due to the gossiping of his classmates about how cool the martial arts movies they had watched were he had heard peripherally of the martial arts club at his school so he went and joined it, mostly because there was no physical improvement club or something similar. later in his life he would reflect upon that decision and see it as one of the most important decisions of his life, the teacher that oversaw their club was both registered to teach martial arts and was a martial arts enthusiast, his favorite art? Tai chi. The preteen jim almost lost his mind the first few weeks, however unknown to him his teacher was also almost losing his marbles. It turns out that he was a natural in tai chi and later he found out, martial arts in general, his teacher being the intelligent gent he was immediately sent him to his old teacher who owned a dojo on the western side of the city, there jim learned another two styles along with tai chi, he learned muay thai and taekwondo, tai chi to focus his mind and muay thai and taekwondo to focus his body, along the way he learned immense amounts of knowledge of how to strengthen the mind and body, as the teacher believed that if one did not understand what one was doing then they would not treat what they were doing with proper importance. when he was 13 he saw true monsters for the first time, broadcast on the television he saw as terrorists crashed two planes into the twin towers in new york, he swore and hated that the heroes of the past that were able to solve problems with a swing of a sword had disappeared and now military force, weapons of mass destruction, money and chaos ruled the world and there is often nothing one person can do. By the time he was 15 he had won several championships with his masterful use of a mix between muay tai, taekwondo and tai chi, due to his practice of tai chi his memory had improved, he had developed a love of reading and his grades had even gone up, however by now his heart was set on being a firefighter, he swiftly graduated from high school, his marks werent the best but he averaged low b's and high c's. Over the years since he graduated many things happened, mastering his styles he quickly found another to add into his mix in trying to find the perfection he desired, he learned kung fu for its striking capabilities and its focus on pressure points, he became a firefighter and quickly rose to being one of the most competent of all his peers, being able to pull around 3-4 hundred pounds is no mean feat after all(his potential was stunted due to his late start and the lack of a need for great intensity), he was introduced to line webtoon on the internet in 2006 by a co-worker snickering in the lounge area and he fell in love with them, now he could read, laugh, cry and just have an all around blast at the same time, he gained a master's degree in psychology in 2009, during 2011 a webtoon named god of highschool was announced, he was hooked, he loved martial arts he even decided to try to replicate some of the moves, learning a bit of full contact karate along the way(not really learning the style, just ooh that works, mine) finalizing his personal style(though he did not know this at the time) and later naming it the goshin(fifth mind). Time quickly passes when one is not disturbed, by the time he was shook out of his schedule of practice, job, live, sleep it was 2016 and yet again he saw the ugly side of humanity, a racist with the worst spray on tan he had ever seen had been elevated to the greatest seat of power in his country(unfortunately mostly true, especially that ugly ass tan, my god it's horrible), everything seemed to go downhill from there, disaster after disaster struck quickly, stan lee even died(may he rest to a choir of a thousand angels softly lulling him to sleep). The december of 2018 was a hard one, i had developed cancer and the docs found i had it for a while, it was going to be especially difficult to treat, two years went by fast between getting treatment and working as a fire dispatcher(he can't be doing the physical stuff until he is better), the disasters kept piling on of course, unfortunately the treatments I had got had weakened my immune system significantly, let alone the few sicknesses i had gotten(colds and flu) that had weakened it even more. I'd be Lying if I said laying on a hospital bed dying via coronavirus is fun(PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING YOU FUCKS), however... looking back i accomplished exactly what i wanted, it might not have been on the scale that i wanted but you really can't have everything you want, i had saved many lives over my years as a firefighter and though i may not receive much recognition(he's oblivious), i always smile at the thought of another life saved Does bring a smile to my face, I guess in the end my twilight would have to be like this, It Is Inevitable that i would end this way, the good karma i had built up over a lifetime of helping people would be balanced by a particularly gruesome end, Perfectly balanced as all things must be. It's getting quicker now i may have but a few minutes left, just enough time to fall asleep, my eyes close and i Dream, my life in its totality its joys and sorrows, getting masters degree in psychology was particularly wonderful, i reminisce and i smile in my dream, aah what a good life i have lived, if i had one regret it's that i couldn't help more people.
The next morning james 'jim' Thomson was found dead in his sleep having succumbed to the multitude of sicknesses that plagued him, his funeral was attended by nearly a thousand people, most of which had been saved by him and all whom had learned the name of the one whom brought them here, the mayor in a stroke of campaign 'i'm so going to be re-elected for this' brilliance sent a letter recommending him to be posthumously awarded the public safety officer medal of valor(equivalent to the medal of honor in the military, which is the highest military medal achievable, however the OMV is not the highest civilian award available due to the presidential award of blah blah, this is the highest one that 'normal' people get). On april 3rd 2021, james 'jim' Thomson is posthumously awarded the public safety officer medal of valor by the president and a plaque is placed on the firehouse wall denoting that the firehouse is jim's firehouse.
But this is not the end of Jim's story, for good men and women like this, their story never truly ends.