Larry Braverman - A Fresh Start
Larry Braverman was down on his luck. He moved to Los Santos after a tragedy tore apart his former life and left him the shell of a man. Larry lost his family, his career, and his happiness. A fresh start was the only path he saw forward so that is what he did. He arrived in sunny Los Santos, looked out at the endless ocean and thought life was finally going to cut him a break. Little did he know, Los Santos can be a dark and ruthless city. Larry was haunted by the tragedies and ghosts of his former life. He fell in with a bad crowd and was doing anything to survive and ease the pain.
One day, Larry came to a realization that the man he had become was a dishonor to his fallen wife and daughter. Larry vowed to turn his life around and to honor their memories by becoming a better man. He scraped together the little money he had and started a small trucking company transporting and mining ore, oil, and picking up the odd contract whenever he could.
During this time Larry met a man looking to have some petrol delivered to one of his businesses. The man introduced himself as Xoza Shadow and said the job came with a slightly unusual request. Intrigued, Larry got into Xoza’s car and they headed to the truck depot. Xoza explained that he wanted the petrol delivered to Xenergy, a gas station owned by Shadow Corporation, and more importantly wanted the trip timed. Larry thought the request a bit odd but took out his phone and pulled up the stopwatch app. After filling up the truck, driving to Xenergy, unloading the truck, and driving back to the station Larry tapped "Stop" on the app. Xoza explained that he wanted the information to calculate a fair wage to pay the drivers working for him and offered Larry a ride home. The two exchanged phone numbers on the way to his apartment and Larry began doing odd jobs for Xoza here and there.
A couple months later Xoza offered Larry an official position in the company. Larry felt like his luck was finally turning around. He accepted the position and began putting his time and capital into learning the real estate market. Larry enjoyed remodeling homes and flipping them for a profit in his spare time. His decorating skill came in handy as Xoza announced the purchase of an office and the need to redesign the interior. Larry enjoyed working with Xoza, they bounced design ideas off one another and created a beautiful lounge in the office space. Larry was confident he could put these skills to use to redecorate and flip houses with Xoza’s business expertise. At last, Larry felt a sense of purpose again. So Larry took a deep breath… and got to work.
