salvo
(noun) 1 : a mental reservation :


Joseph Martin. acting coach ; ``Sebastian Sloan has been a student of mine for as long as I can remember, which isn't much considering i'm an old man and my memory has fleeted with age. But this fine young man is an astounding actor who's talent is lightyears ahead of anything. He shows a strong determination to get things done and to get them perfect, making every scene as pretty as a picture with enough charisma to spare. I remember when we were rehearsing for one of his earlier plays, `Minoet`, starring himself and Alabaster Cole, the entire cast was bummed when she dropped out. You see, back then, not a lot of people knew he was Zell Sloan's son. He was only six, and back then, his father didn't really plaster his kids everywhere like these shameful celebrities do nowadays. It was a safety precaution. Anyway, after I delievered the news, out came this tenacious little blonde who wasn't taller than my knee, and he just started singing. I don't exactly remember the words to the song but it was brilliant enough to get everyone singing along and raise their morale. The play went on, and he decided to play both his and Alabaster's part. Since then I knew that he was going to be something extraordinary.``


Alessandra Knight. friend ; ``what can i say about sebastian? he's one of the few people who actually talked to me when i started going to liberty high. he's one of those people who kept talking to you even though you weren't in the mood to talk, and had that insane ability to just make you just wanna smile. he's always got someone on his arm or someone who wants to be there. all of them ridiculously striving to get a nibble at his balls. 'scuse my language. we've never really hung out together so much as practiced with eachother for plays and attended the same social events, but there is simply something magnetic about him. he draws you in and makes you want to be there and be with him. most people simply write it off as `his good looks` or `his charisma`, but there is more to sebastian than that. its simply a natural force eminating from him that binds people around, calling them like a flame dancing before a swarm of moths. if you meet him just once, i'm sure you'll feel it too, that need to burn in his light.``


Sean McGuinness. soccer coach ; ``Oy! 'dis boy's da greatest footballer evah! And if yoo don't believe me well piss on you you stinkin' sod! piss on beckham too, that overrated pretty-boy can't lay a finger on dis'un! before he came along the sack of hagis that i had for a team didn't know a football from their own and when 'e came 'long 'e saved 'em from themselves and led us to victory! as midfielder and team captain the liberty knights soccer squad are undefeated! i'll drink to that, aye!``


Kodi Sloan. sister ; ``I've never given my baby brother enough credit. He's always been just that to me - a baby. Though lately, I've come to realize more than ever that he's slowly but surely evolving into this very powerful and very admirable specimen of a man. You'd only be scratching the surface if you just based your opinions of him on the fact that he's a wonderfully gifted actor and a talented soccer player.The list could go on and on of what he's perfected and what he's in the process of conquering. He's a brilliant guy, and extraordinarily intuitive. Sometimes I think he knows me better than I know myself. In a lot of ways, he does. He's always been right about me. Right about my pathetic drug abuse. Right about my obsessive need to use and abuse someone, emotionally. Right about my inability to cope with the world as it comes at me, so fatal and full of flaws. He's even right about what kind of moisturizer I use and god damnit, if that isn't the purest form of a sibling bond, hell if I know what is anymore. Sebastian Sloan could have the world on a string very soon.``


Zell Sloan. father, king hollywood ; ``Was there ever a doubt that the seed of Zell Sloan would be something fabulous? After all, he is my child. But I can't be held responsible for the sole place where he got his talents from. I'd have to say it's a sloan thing, it's in our blood. Some families are good at things, but we're great at things. And my son can testify to that. There was my father, a brilliant businessman who pulled the company out of an eight year slump. Then there was my mother who brung in audiences all over the world when she lit up the silver screens. And of course, there's me. since he was young i knew he was destined for great things. And like every Sloan, he's bound to be greater than his forefathers.``


Elizabeth `Betty` Gleason. friend, personal assistant ; ``What can I say about Sash that won't get me fired? When I first met him, I thought he was just one of those James Dean, brooding type people, but I guess he was just having a bad day. He was polite and tried to smile. That's what I remember. His smile. Turns out he was just trying to introduce me to Dallas, which I'm really glad he did. That stuck with me. He's a nice guy, even though he seems like an asshole 90% of the time. He's genuine and a little goofy. --Okay more than just a little goofy. Sometimes I think if I wasn't working for him, he'd walk around with his pants on backwards. In there lies the surprise of how he seems to always be able to pull himself together and do great whenever its time to do whatever needs to be done.``


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