[The Grigori Program]: Character Profiles
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				Title: <strong>[The Grigori Program]: Character Profiles</strong><br>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>The Grigori Program: Character Profiles</strong></span></span></div><br>Welcome to the character profile thread for the Grigori Program. Please don't post in this thread as it is still under construction.<br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Outside Navigation Links</strong></span></span></div><br><div align="center">[OOC] The Grigori Program (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183545.0)<br>[OOC] Recruitment Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=184938.0)<br><br>[IC] Episode 01 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=184970.0)</div><br><div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Inside Navigation Links</strong></span></span></div><br><div align="center">[02] (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183557.msg8810482#msg8810482) NPCs<br>[03] (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183557.msg8810494#msg8810494) Dotley's Characters<br>[04] (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183557.msg8810515#msg8810515) Cloudcraft's Characters<br>[05] (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183557.msg8810536#msg8810536) Finn MacKenna's Characters<br>[06] (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183557.msg8810563#msg8810563) Joslyn's Characters<br>[07] Kaiten's Characters</div><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [OOC] The Grigori Program: Character Profiles</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dotley</strong> on <strong>28-08-2013, 07:12:16</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>NPCs</strong></span></span></div><br>NPCs are used to fulfill vital positions that no writer has expressed in but are needed for the story, demonstrate some function of the world, be available for interaction and support other character's development, or help propel the plot forward. NPCs are liable to be killed off or written out of the story when they complete their purpose. Most of the positions that an NPC fulfills (such as directors) are available for writers to take for their own characters.<br><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Metatron: ADAMS Supercomputer</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Played by</strong>: Dotley and Cloudcraft</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">(Deceased) Marie André: Ace Grigori Pilot</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Note</strong>: When story begins Marie has been deceased for three years. She has historical significance and writers are allowed to connect their characters to her so long as it doesn’t contradict her character. The unusual and horrific circumstances surrounding her and Ignatius Bennett’s deaths and Metatron’s lockdown of Unit 00-Azazel will be a mystery for members of the Research and Development department to solve. She'll also be appearing in a few dream/hallucination/haunting scenes.<br><br><hr><br><strong>Played by</strong>: Dotley<br><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>: 4027-65MA<br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Ace Pilot<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Second Wave<br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>: Cherrybomb<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Marie Laure André<br><strong>DOB</strong>: 1 May 2060<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: O negative<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 165 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 58 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Brown<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Red<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: White<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: French<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: European Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English, French, Mandarin Chinese<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: Marie volunteered to have her synchronization rating tested and was drafted into the Grigori Program at sixteen. During her first year of training Marie had difficulty adjusting to the militarian environment of the program and following the strict procedures and protocols of ADAMS, though she eventually learned to conform to what was expected of Grigori pilots. After her first year of training Marie's ambition to become a designated pilot swelled; she became determined and focused. Marie was bestowed with a variety of nicknames during training, most harping on her hair color or her young age. Though her primary nickname was Cherry. The event that bestowed her the nickname of Cherry has turned into a decades long running inside joke within the Grigori Program. During a sexual health awareness discussion hosted by the Healthcare and Medical Science department for pilots and trainees a 17 year old Marie responded to a question she didn't know the answer to by saying it didn't apply to her because she'd never had sex and wouldn't be having it with anyone in ADAMS. This wildly sidetracked the discussion and mostly turned it into various pilots giving detailed recounts of their first sexual experiences. It was an HR nightmare.&nbsp; <br><br>Her extroverted personality made connecting with other trainees easy and she quickly established numerous compatible fidelities. She was 19 when she received piloting clearance and her first assignments as a Grigori pilot was to assist the final testing stages of Unit 00-Azazel's upgrades. She was one of the first few pilots to operate Unit 00-Azazel in combat missions against demon spawn. At the age of 22 Marie became an Ace Grigori pilot while operating Unit 00-Azazel. For well over a decade Marie was active as a pilot and participated in numerous successful combat missions. She excelled in operating TT armaments, conventional armaments, and movement. She was killed in action in 2096 while co-piloting Unit 00-Azazel with Ignatius Bennett in battle against the demon Beliel.<br><br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Unit 00-Azazel. Unit 01-Samyaza.<br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>: Natural synchronization rating was 16%. Her highest synchronization rating reached was at 52% during her fatal mission battling the demon Beliel. Marie had an average synchronization of 47% that reliably rose during combat. She was the first pilot in history to reach a 50% synchronization rating.<br><br><strong>LEGACY</strong>: Marie's iconic natural red hair, extroverted personality, and loyalty to the program made her a prominent pilot in the media and her name became synonymous with Unit 00-Azazel. During her long career the Public Relations of ADAMS considered her one of their darlings due to her impressive piloting skills, her ease with public speaking, and her humble background as an orphan of a demon spawn attack who spent her life being juggled through foster care. Marie volunteered to have a synchronization rating test on her sixteenth birthday and was directly quoted as saying being drafted on her sweet sixteen was the best birthday present she ever received. ADAMS has frequently exploited this story in propaganda to encourage enlistment into the Grigori Program. Within ADAMS Marie had a reputation for being a flirt, but her reputation for being loyal to her husband was just as well known. Marie met Laustin in 2085 and when they later married he took her surname. She was very private about her relationship with Laustin and it was the one aspect of her life that she steadfastly refused to open up about with to the media. Marie had numerous rivalries with other pilots while she was alive. Most of them friendly, though some were intense. She acted as a mentor to many pilot trainees. Marie teased trainees, but she was also bluntly honest with them about what it meant to be a Grigori pilot.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">(Alive) Tianran Jin: Ace Grigori Pilot</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Note</strong>: Let’s kill him. But before that it’d be fun if he could traumatize or anger some rookies with his intense bitterness.<br><br><hr><br><strong>Played by</strong>: Cloudcraft<br><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>: <br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Ace Pilot<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Third Wave<br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>: Dollface<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Tianran Jin<br><strong>DOB</strong>: April 9, 2072 (age 27)<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: A Positive<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 185 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 71 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Dark brown<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Black<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: Eastern Asian<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: Chinese<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: Asian Union <br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: Mandarin Chinese, English<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Born in Northern China, 2072 as the fourth son of seven children. Local villages were regularly attacked by demon spawn, being too far from the capital to receive adequate protection. Tian’s family stayed due to stubbornness and lack of money. Tested for natural synchronization at his middle school and drafted into the Grigori Program in 2087.<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: At the time was the youngest pilot in the pilot trainee program. Cleared for combat in 2089, age seventeen. Growing up and in early adulthood, Tianran was very, very pretty. The other pilots called him their “Chinese sweetheart” and “lotus blossom,” but nothing stuck until Marie started calling him her “doll.” Ever since, Tianran’s call sign has been Dollface. With his early aptitude and good features, Tianran was an easy pick for publicity during his early career. He was made to appear in the media whether he liked it or not.<br><br>Developed a serious skin lesion in 2096, beginning in his lower right abdomen. Over time, it has grown to encompass half of his lower torso. ADAMS doctors predict that he has a very short time left to live, but this knowledge is classified from the majority of the Grigori Program. As Tianran got older and more bitter, along with the development of his illness, his appearance in publicity has slowly waned and been replaced with the Shepherd siblings. Tianran has no problem with this. Has been flying combat missions for ten years with only three months of sick leave in the past five years. <br><br>Proficient in all combat specifications. Excels at Physical Armaments, Movement, and Navigation.<br><br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Tianran has piloting clearance for Unit 00: Azazel, Unit 01: Samyaza, and Unit 03: Sariel. Tianran has clearance to pilot Unit 02: Penemue, but will not achieve flyable synchronization in the TT Armaments or Navigation specifications.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>: Tianran had a natural synchronization rating of 15%. His highest synchronization ever achieved during combat was at 53%. Tianran has an average synchronization rating of 45%.<br><strong>FIDELITY HISTORY</strong>: Highest fidelity ratings were with Marie Andre and Dexter Rankine, both deceased. <br><br><strong>PUBLIC RELATIONS INVOLVEMENT</strong>: Previously frequent, now infrequent. <br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Tianran acts as the model of politeness and duty, although his true feelings couldn’t be farther from this mask. After watching so many friends die and being on death’s doorstep himself, Tianran is thoroughly tired of the Grigori Program and everything it represents. He is too prideful to consider deserting or suicide, but finds himself waiting for the mission or the tumor that will finally end it all. If he had his way, he would retire and die of natural causes in his old age, but he knows that will never happen.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">(Alive) Allen Shepherd: Ace Grigori Pilot</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br><strong>Note</strong>: Allen is primarily being used as a plot character. He is being implanted to fulfill a specific purpose that will be revealed early within the story. Allen will only be a pilot for a short while and then he'll end up in a low key supporting role to other characters. Allen is available for interaction with other characters and writers are encouraged to connect at least one of their characters to him in some way. He is open for friendships and would make a great object for someone’s unrequited rivalry or attraction. He could also act as a mentor to a trainee or another pilot.<br><br><hr><br><strong>Played by</strong>: Dotley<br><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>:<br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Ace Pilot<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Third Wave<br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>: Goldilocks<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Allen Shepherd<br><strong>DOB</strong>: 5 June 2068<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: AB negative<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 178 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 72 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Brown<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Blond<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: White<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: French Canadian/English Canadian<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: North American Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English, Canadian French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Allen was born in Montreal, Canada of the North American Union to parents who had a loveless, but financially compatible marriage. His father had inherited the fortune of Shepherd's Shoe, a luxury brand of shoes for formal and business attire that made their money prior to the awakening of spawn and demons and then smartly invested their profits once the war against them began. His mother lived off an overly generous trust fund and her own inheritance. Allen had a privileged childhood due to his parent's wealth and money. He was given all the head starts in life that could be bought - private school, tutors, and numerous after school activities ranging from music lessons to hockey practice. While Allen was well cared for he was groomed rather than spoiled. His parents specifically aimed to raise a well behaved and successful child. And they ended up getting the son they wanted through strict discipline and emotional manipulation.<br><br>Allen grew up aware of the threats posed by the demons and their spawn, but due to his social class the full reality of the danger all of humanity was in ended up being veiled. His parents busied themselves with charities and fundraising for the Grigori Program and humanitarian aid throughout the world, but they also indulged in selfish frivolities. Seeing the horrors and tragedy of the demons on the television, internet, and in books deeply affected Allen. It fostered a desire in him to help others, but not in the distant way his mother and father helped. He figured out early on what career he wanted to pursue, a physician, and began to do everything he needed to do to fulfill it. Allen became a star pupil throughout his education, earning top marks and enrolling in advanced courses.<br><br>The birth of his younger brother David was unplanned and Allen picked up on his parent's unhappiness. They had been pleased with having Allen as their only child and considered him proof of their success as parents. Allen filled in the parental holes that his parents left due to their disinterest in raising a second child. He continued to embody the definition of his parent's ideal child while also taking on the role of the devoted older brother. In public the Shepherds were a content family, but in private they were far from it. His father had a dependency on wine, his mother had numerous extramarital affairs, and his little brother was a bundle of anxiety. The older Allen got the further he drifted from his parents and the closer he grew to David. He maintained his facade as his parent's golden child, but he quietly began to resent them.<br><br>After high school Allen immediately entered university. During his second year Allen's role as his brother's primary parental figure was upgraded to only parental figure when his parents were killed during a demon spawn attack while appearing at a charity event in Los Angeles. While Allen took a semester off to appropriately mourn and settle legal and financial matters he resumed university with little difficulty and earned an undergraduate degree in Biology. While pursuing his medical degree he was accepted as an intern at ADAMS within the department of Medical Science and Healthcare. His internship was primarily grunt work, but it was an opportunity that would have looked impressive on a resume and might have even led to a job offering at ADAMS in the future after obtaining his medical degree. Though luck had something else to offer Allen. While filling in for another intern on a day he was supposed to have off Allen was present when ADAMS ordered synchronization rating testing of the entire Medical Science and Healthcare department. Allen was tested and found to have a natural synchronization of 13%. Deciding that being a Grigori pilot would allow him to help more people than being a doctor he enlisted in the Grigori Program at the age of 25.<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: Allen was nicknamed Goldilocks during training for his picky eating habits. The nickname is also a nod to his blond hair. Allen progressed quickly through training. His dedication and positive attitude allowed him to steadily increase his synchronization rating while his professional and amiable manner with his fellow trainees, pilots, and other ADAMS personnel made him popular within and outside of the program. He was 29 when given clearance to operate a Grigori for combat missions. During combat Allen excels at communication, navigation, and movement. He became a Grigori Ace pilot in September 2098.<br><br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Unit 01-Samyaza. Unit 03-Sariel.<br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>:&nbsp; Allen had a natural synchronization rating of 13%. His highest synchronization ever achieved during combat was at 55% during September 2098. Since November of 2098 Allen has maintained a steady average synchronization rating of 51%. He is the first Grigori pilot in history to hold a synchronization rating over 50% while not in combat.<br><br><strong>FIDELITY HISTORY</strong>: <br><br><strong>PUBLIC RELATIONS INVOLVEMENT</strong>: Frequent. Allen is considered one of Public Relation's golden boys. His respectable family background, attractiveness, comfort with public speaking, and humble but confident demeanor have made him very popular with the media.<br><br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Allen is health conscious and has particular eating habits. His style of eating is formal even when in casual settings and he will not eat without a napkin or eating utensils. He has perfectionist tendencies. Allen is unfailingly courteous to his fellow pilots and other ADAMS Personnel. While most people appreciate and enjoy his presence a few of the pilots and employees who were around to see Allen’s entrance into the program find him a bit unsettling. They see his pleasant demeanor as a glued on mask. Because Allen treats everyone except his brother in the same manner it is difficult to discern how he really feels towards other people. Since September of 2098 Allen has been experiencing bouts of insomnia.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">(Alive) Indira Patel: Director of Public Relations</div><div class="spoiler_body">Profile will be posted soon.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [OOC] The Grigori Program: Character Profiles</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dotley</strong> on <strong>28-08-2013, 07:14:19</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Dotley's Characters</strong></span></span></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Percival Yao: Director of Administration</div><div class="spoiler_body">Profile will be posted soon.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">David Shepherd: Grigori Pilot</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: David will be relieved from piloting duties early on in the story and will be helping the other pilots increase their synchronization ratings. I'd like to have David establish friendships with pilots or ADAMS personnel. He'll always be available to assist in the development of other characters. While David is saddled with some mental issues of his own at his core he's got a good heart. David is gay, though due to some personal shame and confidence issues he probably isn't the optimal character to pursue romantic interactions with. Though if tight bundles of repression are your character's type feel free to pursue something with him.<br><br><hr><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>:<br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Pilot<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Third Wave<br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>: Countsheep<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: David Shepherd<br><strong>DOB</strong>: 15 September 2078<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: O negative<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 168 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 58 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Green<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Blond<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: White<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: French Canadian/English Canadian<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: North American Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English, Canadian French<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: David was born in Montreal, Canada of the North American Union. He grew up privileged due to his parent’s wealth and high social standing. As a child David was anxious and painfully shy, though still managed make friends through kindness. His father and mother filled their legal obligations and necessary parental duties to him, though they were emotionally absent. Most of David’s emotional nourishment was provided by his older brother, Allen, and various caretakers and teachers at school. The reason for his parent’s lack of interest and involvement in his life compared to their attentiveness to Allen’s life is due to David’s birth being unplanned. And the result of his mother having an affair. This scandal was a closely guarded secret between his mother, his father, and Allen. David is unaware of who his birth father truly is.<br><br>Growing up David fostered a love for reading, soccer, computers, and nature. He was a bright student due to following the rules, completing assignments thoroughly, and possessing a natural curiosity to learn. David was able to shed his childhood shyness, though he continued to struggle with anxiety. He had a small group of friends and was involved in his school’s science club. The death of his parents hit David particularly hard and he spent a year in grief counseling to process it.<br><br>He had intended to pursue a career in nursing, though Allen convinced him to volunteer to have his synchronization rating tested. Disbelieving that he’d ever qualify to be a Grigori Pilot he volunteered and was found to have a natural synchronization rating of 15%. At the age of 16 he was drafted into the Grigori Program and reluctantly began training.<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: Most of the nicknames David received during his training had to do with his relation to Allen. He was frequently called Little Sheep and Shepherd Two, though much to his displeasure he was also occasionally called Davey. During training he had to overcome a fear of enclosed spaces. Throughout training David lacked confident in his ability to ever be a pilot and considered his high natural synchronization rating a fluke. It wasn't until David passed the 20% synchronization that David acknowledged the potential he had to be a good pilot and began to apply himself to the program. He was granted piloting clearance after three years of training.<br><br>David has two years of piloting experience and has only participated in a few combat missions against demon spawn. He was given the callsign of Countsheep on behalf of the Research and Development department due to their irritation with his falling asleep during routine synchronization rating tests.<br><br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Unit 01-Samyaza. Unit 02-Penemue. Unit 03-Sariel.<br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>: David had a natural synchronization rating of 15%. The highest synchronization rating he has ever achieved during combat was 41%. His average synchronization rating is 38%. David’s synchronization rating reliably spikes during combat.<br><br><strong>FIDELITY HISTORY</strong>: <br><br><strong>PUBLIC RELATIONS INVOLVEMENT</strong>: Frequent. When paired up with his brother Public Relations considers him one of their golden boys, though David rarely makes public media appearances alone. David is intensely uncomfortable with being in the spotlight and would prefer to have a minimal involvement, but he's pressured by both his brother and the department to participate. His hair color is naturally brown though Public Relations has requested that he keeps it dyed blond so he matches Allen.<br><br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: David has a nervous disposition and in his childhood experienced anxiety attacks. While he has never experienced an attack during his time at ADAMS he's still required to attend an additional monthly therapy session for stress management. He’s considered a bit of a pushover due to his lack of assertiveness and obedience to what his brother or ADAMS tells him to do. He often becomes passive-aggressive when upset. <br><br>Due to upbringing David is easily made embarrassed and ashamed of himself, especially when it regards religious, sexual, and piloting matters. He is introverted and initially had trouble connecting with other pilots and ADAMS personnel. While David is friendly with his fellow pilots he spends most of his free time with Allen. When issued day leave from his duties David frequently and discreetly spends them at bars.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Ian Harker: Grigori Pilot</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: I'm fairly open with Ian. Feel free to pursue friendships with him though I'd also be up for getting him involved in some rivalries or antagonistic relationships with other characters. He's not a bad or cruel guy, but he's got a bluntness that might grate on people the wrong way. Ian is gay and has a flirty side, though he hasn't gotten over his ex-boyfriend yet. They broke up in December and had a secret relationship that they didn't report to the Human Resources department. If your character wants to flirt with Ian you have my permission to go for it, but he's not ready for a new serious romantic relationship.<br><br><hr><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>:<br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Pilot<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Third Wave<br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>: Sugar<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Ian Ramón Harker<br><strong>DOB</strong>: 13 February 2076<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: B negative<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 178 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 69 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Brown<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Black<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: Multiracial<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: Chicano/Irish and English American<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: North American Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English, Spanish<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Ian was born in Portland, Oregon of the North American Union. He grew up in a loving and low income environment. His father was a dockworker and his mother is a waitress. Ian has no siblings, but grew up surrounded by cousins due to his father's side of the family living in the same neighborhood. Ian displayed an interest and knack for art as a young child. This interest was encouraged by his father and fostered a passion and talent for drawing that followed Ian into adulthood. His childhood was fairly typical until age ten when his father had a heart attack and abruptly passed away. Ian's mother turned to alcohol to console her grief. While his mother's alcoholism never led to violence she was often neglectful. Ian spent the rest of his childhood and teenage years yoyoing between his mother and aunt. When his mother was dry he lived with her, though when she inevitably started drinking again his aunt took him in until his mother managed to prove herself sober for a few months.<br><br>In school he excelled in art, math, and physical education but struggled significantly in other areas of study. As a teenager Ian quickly fell into delinquency. He frequently got into trouble, primarily with graffiti and getting into fights with other boys, though he never got into any serious trouble. At the age of 14 he was diagnosed with clinical depression after surviving a suicide attempt and received treatment through medication and therapy. Ian was pulled out of school for a few months while he was treated, but once he went back his attendance improved and he stopped getting involved in altercations with his classmates. At sixteen he continued to attend high school while also holding down a part time job as a busboy. Ian continued to draw, though he never thought to make a career out of it. <br><br>In the aftermath of a spawn attack Ian was present at an ADAMS relief center when a synchronization of the immediate area was ordered. He was found to have a natural synchronization of 15% and was drafted into the Grigori Program at the age of 17.<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: During training Ian had some trouble obeying superiors and also had a few negative incidents with other trainees, though he also formed quick friendships as well. During his first year of training during the celebration of Day of the Dead he lent his artistic skills in the creation of sugar skulls. The nickname of Sugar was initially only used by his friends, though due to the nickname clashing with his not so sweet attitude others began calling him by it and the name stuck. Ian hates Sugar and the jokes deprived from it, but he's grown used to it. He was in training for four years before being given piloting clearance.<br><br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Unit 01-Samyaza and Unit 03-Sariel.<br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>: Ian had a natural synchronization rating of 15%. The highest synchronization rating he has ever achieved during combat was at 37%. His average synchronization rating is 33%.<br><br><strong>FIDELITY HISTORY</strong>:<br><br><strong>PUBLIC RELATIONS INVOLVEMENT</strong>: Infrequent.<br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Ian attempted suicide at 14 and was diagnosed with clinical depression. It is his only recorded incident of direct selfharm and Ian responded well to the treatment he received. Due to his past mental health issues and the possibility of another depressive episode occurring Ian attends therapy twice a week instead of the mandated once a week for pilots. He has had a lot of trouble adjusting to the ADAMS work environment, especially in regards to obeying authority, but Ian is aware of what a lucky and privileged position he is in as a pilot despite of the dangers. Nowadays he may privately complain about something, but overall he's cooperative and lives up to the expectations of a Grigori pilot. His greatest fear is of an emergency ejection while operating a Grigori.<br><br>On three separate occasions Ian has disclosed being in a lateral intimate relationship with another male ADAMS personnel to Human Resources. These relationships lasted only a few months and were also officially disclosed as ending.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [OOC] The Grigori Program: Character Profiles</strong><br>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Cloudcraft's Characters</strong></span></span></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Luke Collins: Tactical Commander</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: He needs to botch a mission really horribly at some point. Also - interesting, complex relationships with the Director and Metatron. Also I want him to develop relationships with all the pilots. All of them!<br><br><hr><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>: <br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Tactical Commander<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Luke Edmund Collins<br><strong>DOB</strong>: November 19, 2071<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: O positive<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 182 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 74 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Grey<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Blond<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: Caucasian<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: American<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>:North American Union <br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English, French<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Born in the American midwest, 2071. He grew up in a small agrarian community that suffered from several crop failures during his youth due to demon spawn attacks. At first these failures were related to weather abnormalities associated with demon appearances, such as wildfires, drought, or storms. Over time, the demon spawn also began to target livestock and crops meant for human consumption. While Luke’s family never encountered demon spawn directly, he spent many of his childhood years living off of food stamps and aid from relief centers. Was a bit of a teenage rebel. He got very into the punk scene and still plays guitar, if only in his rare free time. He also started smoking around this time, initially just to be cool, but kept up the habit as a way to stave off hunger when food prices were high. <br><br>Enlisted in the NAU Air Force ROTC for his undergraduate degree, 2089. Studied Political Science and Military Strategy. With his scholarship and living stipend, this was around the first time that he was able to afford food. Graduated with honors and worked as an NAU Communications Specialist in Canada. Gradually gained command room experience and after serving his time, applied to become a Communications Specialist at ADAMS in 2093. <br><br><strong>EMPLOYEE HISTORY</strong>: Hired as a Communications Specialist in Administration in 2093. Promoted to Strategic Analyst in 2095 after passing the aptitude examination. In both positions, he proved his worth and ambition in the command room and earned himself a near-permanent seat on the bridge during combat operations. Has a history of attending seminars and workshops related to his field. His supervisors laud him for the professional development, but his peers often believe that he tries too hard.<br><br>Somewhat out of the blue, Luke was offered a promotion to Tactical Commander in late 2098. He accepted the job, but has only directed a few missions so far. While these missions have all been successes, there is doubt in Administration about whether he is ready for the responsibility of the job. In particular, the older pilots and officers have doubts about his age and experience. Needless to say, Luke is under a great deal of pressure to perform well. <br><br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Luke has a number of quirks related to growing up poor and hungry. First, he’s very particular about food and tends to notice how others interact with their food. He always finishes his meals, does grocery shopping frequently and in small amounts, etc. He smokes, as a remnant of his teenage years when he would occasionally smoke in order to curb his hunger. He’s attempting to quit but hasn’t yet found an equivalent form of stress relief. He drinks, perhaps too heavily. There’s a great deal of guilt mixed up in his drinking habits, as he was only recently able to afford expensive drinks like whiskey and wine. His psychologist notes that he might be a bit too emotionally attached to his pilots and has informed him as much, but believes that it doesn’t yet warrant a professional notice.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Alexander "Laustin" André: Director of Research and Development</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: As a support character, Laustin will probably not be placed in any mortal peril. That said, he's still reeling from the death of his wife and suffers from recurring nightmares and hallucinations. I'd like to see him develop relationships with the ADAMS admin and grigori pilots. He'll probably also get to interact with the demons and explore the nature of the grigori.<br><br><hr><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>: <br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Department Director<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Research and Development<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Alexander Gregory "Laustin" André<br><strong>DOB</strong>: 5 January 2056<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: B Positive<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 179 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 69 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Green<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: White, originally dirty blond.<br><strong>RACE</strong>: Caucasian<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: English<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: European Union <br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: British English, Latin<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: <br>Born in North England to a wealthy family, 2056. Physically unfit as a child, often sick or confined to the house. His mother and father were traveling philanthropists, visiting ravaged communities and helping with reconstruction. Raised primarily by his grandmother, an esteemed mathematician and archaeologist. On a hiking trip in elementary school, most of Laustin’s class was attacked and killed by a small group of demon spawn. Laustin alone survived, although his hair was permanently turned white and he has no recollection of the event. Home schooled in the aftermath of the demon spawn attack, then attended university at the age of sixteen.<br><br>Graduated from Cambridge University, 2076. Studied Microbiology and Computer Science with an emphasis on cybernetic enhancement and robotics. Designed and wrote code for homemade defense drones that could be constructed and deployed in users' homes. Published the schematics online for free under the handle "Laustin." The nickname followed him after he revealed his identity some years later. During his time at university and for a short period afterwards, worked for a small firm that specialized in optic replacements. Developed a new model of the synthetic eye, now in common use. It specialized in detecting far-off changes in heat signature, such as in a volcanic eruption or the appearance of demon spawn. Applied to the ADAMS Research and Development branch as a specialist in robotics. Received his master's and doctorate degrees while working as an ADAMS intern. He met Marie André in 2085 and they were married in 2093. <br><br><strong>EMPLOYEE HISTORY</strong>: <br>ADAMS employee since 2079. Started as a Research and Development robotics intern. Gradually progressed to a member of Engineering (2080), Head Engineer (2086), and finally Director of Research and Development (2095).<br><br>Oversees all projects in the various subdivisions of R&amp;D, with the help of his assistants. Directs his own elite project team in Grigori Unit construction. <br>Serves on the ADAMS Departmental Council.<br><br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Ever since childhood and well into adulthood, Laustin has had problems relating to other humans and acting appropriately in social situations. After university he learned how to carry himself around others without incurring undue anxiety. He does this by putting on an air of arrogance and aloofness, but others forgive his eccentricity due to his intellectual prowess. </div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [OOC] The Grigori Program: Character Profiles</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dotley</strong> on <strong>28-08-2013, 07:24:55</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Finn MacKenna's Characters</strong></span></span></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Yeonhye Chae: Researcher</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: I'm not terrible sure what I want with the character in the long run, I'm never good at predicting that. It depends on what happens, I suppose. I like to let character development flow naturally. I can see her falling in love, though it would need to be with a character willing to deal with her being married to her job and not being exactly good at forming serious relationships, whether platonic or romantic. She's pansexual, though, so I guess that gives her a lot of options.<br><br>In terms of nonromantic aspects, I'm honestly very not sure. I guess I'd just like to see where her story goes. I wouldn't mind having her have a few crowning moments of badass, like coming out with her latest anti-demon invention and saving the day, but I do intend for her to be a scientist and not a fighter, so I expect that more often than not she'll be away from the battlefield, unless she needs to conduct field research.<br><br>I'd also be curious to see her smoking or drinking play into things if possible. Either through things getting so terrible that she winds up drinking when she has work, which would certainly be a sign of shitting hitting the fan, and that getting sorted out. Or perhaps either a romantic interest or a strong friendship resulting in her lessening her smoking, or perhaps even quitting entirely. I suppose I also would be interesting in potentially having her father involved with the story either directly or indirectly, although I'm not certain how that could be handled. So, yeah, really, I'm not sure what else to say, and I'm tired, so I'll wrap up this all now and send it in before I pass out at my keyboard.<br><br><hr><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>:<br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Researcher<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Research &amp; Development<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Yeonhye Chae<br><strong>DOB</strong>: 18 March 2073<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: A negative<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 172cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 62kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Dark Brown<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Dark Brown<br><strong>RACE</strong>: Asian<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: Korean<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: Asian Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, English<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Yeonhye was born in South Korea in March of 2073. The world she was born to was one ravaged by vicious monsters. A peninsula sticking out into the Pacific Ocean, Korea was hit hard by the demons, especially the South. It seemed that every year her family was pushed further North. Between that, and the North taking advantage to try and 'unify' Korea under their control, she was born into a world of uncertainty and suffering. Her family was initially from the city of Mokpo at the southern tip of the peninsula. The demon attacks stole her home, and from the time she was a baby, she knew no homes but refugee camps and homeless shelters.<br><br>Her life proceeded largely like that, her family moving more and more North as the demons encroached further along the Korean peninsula. When she was twelve, however, her parents learned the hard way that they hadn't been moving North fast enough. Demons attacked the city they were living in at the time. She lost her mother that day, and that would have been enough to drive her into despair; however, she lost more than that. When the building her and her mother were in collapsed around them, her mother lost her life, and Yeonhye lost her right leg. She was rescued from the building before she could die, but she continued to be plagued with nightmares of that day well into her adulthood. She always felt she was a burden on her father after that, though he did the best that he could to support her and make her feel loved. Still, she knew she with a missing leg, her mobility was shot and he had to always make extra certain she was safe, and that she could get everything she needed, that she could get where she had to go.<br><br>During this period of her life, she began to dedicate her life to reading, both fiction and nonfiction, and learned as much as she could from them. When her father found a job up in Seoul, and was able to send her to receive regular, proper schooling for the first time in her life, she was already thirteen, but she did the best that she could to catch up and learn fast. She found passion in science, spending as much of her time as possible learning the basics, and then the advanced information, then brushing up on all the latest theories. She was fascinated with science in all its forms, though, given the state of the world, she drew special attention to the study of demons. Just what they were, how they operated, and most importantly, how to kill them. Her missing leg kept her from working the field, from helping to fight them physically, but through her knowledge, she was determined to fight them however possible.<br><br>Eventually, she was able to secure an internship with ADAMS, and happily took it. She had to part with her father for the sake of her career. The only constant in her long life of torment, but she knew she had to do it, and he understood. Their parting as tearful, even as she promised to stay in touch. With that, she was left all she ever knew behind, a life of poverty and suffering, to chase her dreams of changing the world for the better. She was just twenty, having made incredible strides in her education, through passion and will.&nbsp; However, her life wouldn't get better before it got worse. En route to her destination, they were attacked by a demon. It was a disaster, and the dead were many. For the second time in her life, Yeonhye was nearly counted among them. She was dragged to safety, however, though not without a cost.<br><br>Instead of being escorted to her new home and given a chance to settle in, she was rushed to a hospital. Instead of becoming oriented with her new job, she recovered. When she awoke in the hospital bed, the first thing she knew was that she felt different. When she looked at herself, she saw why. Her left arm from the elbow down was now missing. Her reaction wasn't shock, or fright or even self-pity. It was frustration, she'd gone through this before and it seemed the tragedies of her life were now just repeating. However, when she was visited by her first guest, she was made aware that working for ADAMS did have its perks. They needed their research staff in one piece. While she had been out cold, they had fitted her with attachment points not only on her left arm, but also where her right leg had been, so that she could now attach prosthetics, to be as productive as she could be. She was also able to be fully mobile again for the first time since she was a child.<br><br>ADAMS gave her an arm and a leg, quite literally, to make sure she was able to work for them at her best. She has since done all she could to live up to that potential, and to repay her debt. Now, she has not only the desire to rid the world of demons motivating her, but a sense of loyalty to the organization that restored her body to whole. She began as an intern, but worked her way into a paying job the moment she was able. In the time she's been working for ADAMS, she has undergone basic combat training and learned to defend herself with small arms such as pistols, as well as basic hand-to-hand combat, and also has advanced knowledge of many of the latest anti-demon weapons cooked up by R&amp;D. That said, she is a scientist, not a soldier, and thus prefers to stay away from direct combat if at all possible.<br><br><strong>EMPLOYEE HISTORY</strong>: Yeonhye began as an intern with ADAMS, working in the R&amp;D department while furthering her education. When she was qualified for a paying job, she took one instantly. She has been a rather permanent fixture in the division since her arrival and has been noted as extremely enthusiastic about her work, specializing in the study of demons, as well as its practical application in the form of weapons and defensive measures.<br><br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Yeonhye is not antisocial, but also has a tendency to be withdrawn, and focuses on her work a the expense of a social life. She is also still occasionally plagued by nightmares of traumatic events of her childhood, though these do not seem to spill over to her work, apart from the occasional lack of sleep. She is also extremely loyal to ADAMS and responds poorly to those who speak badly of it. She likewise harbors an extreme hatred of demons. While this is not an unusual trait, given the state of the world, she does seem to hold a bit more hatred than most, and considers even the hypothetical idea of ever reasoning with demons to be insanity. This runs counter to the very selfless nature she has towards her fellow humans. She is also known to suffer phantom pains when her prosthetics are detached. <br><br>She is also known to drink heavily, but NEVER when she has work to do. Conversely, she has a habit of smoking cigarettes when under heavy stress from work, but tries to stick to nicotine patches when she can help it. Incidentally, she is also somewhat of a health nut and a vegetarian, avoiding junk food for the most part, although she does have a sweet tooth, she tries to avoid indulging it whenever she can.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Afia Durrani: Grigori Pilot</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: I would love to see her come into conflict with the demon that attacked her town. Apart from that I'm uncertain of what to do with her. She's a transgender lesbian, which is certainly a new experience for me, so I'm just going to enjoy seeing where a character like that goes. <br><br><hr><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>:<br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Pilot<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Third Wave<br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>:<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>NAME</strong>: Afia Durrani<br><strong>DOB</strong>: January 27 2079<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: B positive<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 173 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 64 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Green<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Black<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: White<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: Pashtun<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: Asian Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: Pashto, Dari, Arabic, English<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Born Arman Durrani into the conservative culture of Afghanistan, though, thankfully a relatively liberal family. She nonetheless had a hard time as a child, being forced to live as a male despite hating her own body. Still, life was harsh for everyone in her homeland. The Middle-East was a politically unstable region before the demons attacked, afterwards... well, hell on earth wouldn't be an inaccurate way to describe it. Though her family did what they could to protect her from the harshness of the world, to protect her from the threat of both demons and judgmental men; violence and the struggle to survive was a part of her life from day one.<br>&nbsp;<br>Her parents tried to teach her one thing above all else. To hold on to her morals, to never compromise her sense of ethics, no matter how desperate life may turn out. She learned to shoot a gun as soon as she was old enough to pick one up. She learned knife fighting as well as hand-to-hand combat. Her father was the leader of the local militia, armed with defending the town from demon and human alike. Of course, it stood without saying that little militia would do little to stop a full demon attack, but its all the town had, with the political chaos of the region, the Asian Union and ADAMS were spread thin in the region trying to quell the various internal squabbles, let alone dealing with demon attacks.<br>&nbsp;<br>Though the external elements of her early life were harsh, she always felt it was at least something one could confront head on. Someone or something attacks you, you fight it, and if you live you live, and if you die, you die. To her, the hardest part was her internal conflict. She always struggled with her own sense of personal identity. While she was born as a boy, she never quite felt right with it. Her family was, perhaps, more supportive of her than others would have been, but still did not understand what she was going through.<br>&nbsp;<br>Unfortunately for her, the life she was born into wasn't one that was very conducive to soul searching. Combat was something that became routine to her even as a child. The concept of a child soldier was simply alien to her as it was unimaginable for a child to have a life that didn't involve war, it was simply the default state of the world for her. Though by most definitions, enlisted into the town militia at the age of 12, that's what she was. Her internal struggles were shoved aside while she focused on survival.<br>&nbsp;<br>However, that part of her life came to an end in the way all those who lived in her town feared it would. A demon attack happened, and the militia was powerless to stop it. Many fell fighting, and many ran in fear. Afia was prepared to do the former, she was ready to fight to the death. However, as their defensive line broke, her father knew the battle was lost. He grabbed his child's gun and forced her to take her mother and flee. Reluctantly, she did so, and the last she saw of her home was it being swallowed by death. The gunfire gradually began to cease, drowned out by the cries of the dying and the sound of the demonspawn swarming the place.<br>&nbsp;<br>She managed to flee with her mother, committing the large demon the spawn had been following to her memory, swearing that one day, somehow, she'd be the one to kill the monster that took her home. She managed to flee with her mother to a refugee camp. She found ADAMS personnel there and insisted to be taken in as a Grigori pilot. Testing proved that she had naturally high synchronization rate of 15%, and so she was drafted in. Needless to say, she didn't complain.&nbsp; She found a difficult cultural transition ahead of her, but she was intent on doing what needed to be done, both for her vengeance and for her mother.<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: It was a hard life at first, going through training, and at the same time, realizing things she'd never had time to realize before. Her exposure to this new culture, a life where she wasn't always at risk of death at a moments notice... well, at least not as much of a risk, gave her time and clarity to realize who she was. She consulted her mother about this, who truly did not understand, but, not wishing to lose the last bit of family she had, gave Afia her blessings and her love. With that, she changed her name to Afia, and began the long and arduous process of transitioning into a woman.<br>&nbsp;<br>During this time, though, her greatest concern was still providing for her mother, which thankfully became easier after she finished her pilot training. She quickly gained a reputation for her brazen disregard for her own safety, which earned her some trouble with her superiors. Still, she also managed to earn a reputation for her skill and effectiveness in dealing with demonspawn as well. She was also noted for having skill in both Grigori piloting as well as combat on foot, when needed, skills she picked up from her childhood.<br>&nbsp;<br>It has been difficult for her to adjust to this new life, with many things changing for her all at once. All the same, she's proven she's good at her job, and despite her recklessness, seems intent on only improving her abilities.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Unit 01-Samyaza and Unit 03-Sariel<br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>: Afia had a natural synchronization rating of 15%. The highest synchronization rating she has ever achieved during combat was at 38%. Her average synchronization rating is 33%. <br>&nbsp;<br><strong>FIDELITY HISTORY</strong>:<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>PUBLIC RELATIONS INVOLVEMENT</strong>: Minimal.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Afia has two notable additions, caffeine and nicotine. She is an avid coffee drinker, and can be notably anti-social and quick to frustration when she goes with out her daily cup. She is also a cigar smoker, with a particular love for high-quality cigars.<br>&nbsp;<br>She is a Muslim, and thus abstains from alcohol, however. And likewise observes halal traditions concerning the preparation and content of her meals. She initially displayed some emotional conflict over her religious beliefs clashing with her desire to transition, though she has since seemed to reconcile the two and appears at peace with her gender and religion. Though she has a relatively liberal interpretation of the Quran, she still takes pride in her religion and culture, and responds poorly to people mocking either of them.<br>&nbsp;<br>She seems to have little regard for her own safety in combat. She does not appear suicidal or even willing to risk her life pointlessly, however she does seem to prioritize her objectives over her safety to an extreme extent.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [OOC] The Grigori Program: Character Profiles</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dotley</strong> on <strong>28-08-2013, 07:30:13</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Joslyn's Characters</strong></span></span></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Julie Tanaka: Grigori Pilot Trainee</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: I enjoy a little bit of everything—intrigue, action, exploring interpersonal relationships among the characters, etc. Romance is also good—Julie is a lesbian though she has no sexual experience yet<br><br><hr><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>: <br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Pilot Trainee<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Third Wave<br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>: Wallflower<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Julie Tanaka<br><strong>DOB</strong>: 15 December 2080<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: A positive<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 158 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 51 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Brown<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Brunette<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: Asian<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: Japanese American<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: North American Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Julie was born in one of the refugee camps on the outskirts of Boston. She has few memories of her parents, who died when she was very young. Along with her younger sister Michelle, Julie scraped by under the care of various members of the community. She was a bright and inquisitive girl who tried to learn as much as she could from the adults around her. In 2091 Julie was administered a test by the NAU Department of Experimental Technologies (DET), along with many other refugee children in the Boston area. She achieved an abnormally high score for someone in her age group who had no formal education. Shortly after the testing DET attempted to track her down, but unfortunately before they were able to do so the Incursion of ’91 began. During this event the North American Union lost control of much of eastern Massachusetts due to a massive swarm of demon spawn. Because no full demons were involved, ADAMS declined to intervene. Supplies and troops airlifted into Boston allowed the city to hold, and after sixteen days major combat operations were declared successful.<br><br>At the start of the Incursion, Julie was pinned underneath some rubble within a ruined building. She was often near complete panic, but Michelle talked to her constantly to calm her. Once a day for nearly two weeks her sister left in search for food and water. Julie asked her to just worry about herself, but this plea fell on deaf ears. Michelle left on the thirteenth day and did not return—she was killed by one of the demon spawn, though her body was never found.<br><br>In the aftermath Julie was claimed by DET and placed in one of their boarding schools. After some initial difficulty due to the psychological trauma she had suffered, her progress was phenomenal—by age fifteen all the gaps in her education had been filled, and she was even skipped ahead a year. At age sixteen she was ordered by DET to test for synch and scored a nineteen percent, causing her to be immediately drafted as a Grigori Pilot Trainee.<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: In her two years with the program, Julie has proven to be a promising candidate with remarkably consistent results—save the incident listed below under Synch History. She has a particular aptitude for bladed TT weapons, which she can use in both offensive and defensive styles.<br><br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Julie has trained on both Unit 01-Samyaza and Unit 03-Sariel with promising results. She has not yet attempted synch with Unit 02-Penemue, but there are no definitive counter-indications.<br><br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>: Highest: 27% Lowest: 10% Average: 24%. A graph of her synch over time rises in an almost a straight line from 19% two years ago to 27% in her most recent test. The one exception was a score of 10% which occurred on 28/12/98. Her then psychologist Dr. Adams insisted that Julie stop using her recorder (see Pysch Notes below), which caused her extreme emotional distress and led to the anomalously low synch. Dr. Adams was immediately removed from Julie’s treatment and the problem has not recurred.<br><br><strong>FIDELITY HISTORY</strong>:<br><br><strong>PUBLIC RELATIONS INVOLVEMENT</strong>: Infrequent. Due to her cheerful disposition and photogenic qualities Julie has been told that she is useful for propaganda purposes, and she is usually cooperative. However, she prefers to spend all her free time away from pilot training helping in the Research department.<br><br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Despite her history Julie comes across as fairly affable, though due to fear of being hurt she normally holds the people around her at a distance. When faced with danger or tragedy she becomes cold and determined. At almost all times Julie has her “recorder” on her person—this is a three decades out-of-date comm unit she found during her childhood in the refugee camps. At least once a day she uses it to record a message to Michelle, which she later stores in her personal files. Most of these messages concern ordinary day-to-day events, though sometimes they are more personal.<br><br>Three of the four pysch experts who have worked extensively with the her insist that Michelle is a fiction Julie created to cope with the terror of this event—Julie finds this irritating but has ultimately decided she does not care what these people think. The messages she records are not truly meant for Michelle, as Julie considers the existence of an afterlife to be unlikely. The recordings are just a form of stress relief for her own benefit—her conversations with Michelle were the only thing that kept Julie sane during the Incursion.<br><br>The other issue of note is the Julie’s insistence on treating vengeful attitudes towards the demons critically. She feels that revenge is always a destructive impulse regardless of the context—she acknowledges that she resents demons, but insists she is only willing to destroy them because it is necessary to save lives. While she has embraced her role as a pilot, she also misses her training with DET, which she found more intellectually stimulating. Back then her life’s ambition was to discover a technology that would turn the war decisively in favor of humanity—she still hopes to play some small part helping R&amp;D in the future.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Ann Tyler: Strategic Analyst</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: I admittedly don’t really have a clear vision how Ann should develop yet—maybe she will continue to adapt to her newfound stability and fight off her issues with depression, or maybe tragedy will strike in some fashion depending on what the GM may decide. Hopefully she will get some interesting role to play in the plot as it unfolds.<br><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>: <br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Strategic Analyst<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Annabelle "Ann" Tyler<br><strong>DOB</strong>: February 2nd, 2057.<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: O positive<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 175 cm<br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 66 kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Blue<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Blond<br><strong>RACE</strong>: White<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: American<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: North American Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English, Spanish<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Ann is from Worcester, Massachusetts in the NAU. She is the youngest of five siblings in a working class family, and her parents (now retired) were both employed at a factory which constructs small arms for the NAU armed forces. Ann was an athletic and very tomboyish girl, reasonably bright but disinterested in academics. Her teenage obsession was to be a Grigori pilot, but her parents refused to allow her to test for synch. She was finally able to do so herself at age eighteen, but was rated at only four percent natural synch.<br><br>Given her lackluster grades and lack of financial resources, her only options were to go full-time at the factory—she had already been working there after school—or enlist in the army. To her parents’ dismay she chose the latter. Over the next sixteen years as an infantry soldier she fought the demon spawn and witnessed the horrors perpetrated by them first hand. The units she served in suffered heavy casualties. Ann began to struggle with depression and almost completely lost hope for humanity’s survival, but kept fighting out of anger and sheer stubbornness. By virtue of her valor, sharp tactical instincts, and the sheer luck of surviving for so long, she was eventually promoted all the way to platoon sergeant.<br><br>Ann’s last battle on the front lines was the Incursion of ’91 in her home state. Unbeknownst to both women, Ann was the soldier who dug the then ten year-old Julie Tanaka out from the rubble she was trapped under. However, Julie was just one of many malnourished and traumatized survivors Ann saw that day, and Julie does not remember much from the time after her sister disappeared.<br><br>The conflict preceding that rescue had been an unusually brutal one. Even Ann had to admit to herself she was burnt out, and she did not protest when the army psychologist she saw recommended that she be moved to a desk job. Fortunately she came to the attention of ADAMS, as there was a desire to find a strategic analyst who had extensive experience with small unit military tactics in order to better coordinate the Grigori with conventional forces.<br><br>Six years ago Ann met Samantha Johnston, the wealthy widow of slain Grigori pilot Andrew “Snifter” Johnston and mother of his three children. Ann and Samantha fell for each other and soon began dating. Not long after their second anniversary they were married.<br><br><strong>EMPLOYEE HISTORY</strong>: Ann has proven to be a hardworking and inventive member of the bridge crew. Not surprisingly she has sharp instincts for how to best utilize local union and ADAMS Defense Forces. She is often the first to know if a position is in danger of being overrun, or if a unit’s engagement style is too cautious. She also knows how to use these forces to lead the enemy into ambushes or away from soft targets. Her most noteworthy accomplishment to date was during the Battle of Anchorage, where she directed a mobile artillery company to harass the demon Vassago until it rashly broke away from the swarm it was leading to chase them down. This later lead to the demon being flanked and destroyed by Samyaza, with only half the artillery company lost—this was noteworthy considering that most conventional forces making contact with a demon are utterly annihilated.<br><br>Upon joining ADAMS Ann accepted a commission as an officer. She was recently promoted to the rank of captain, effectively filling the position formerly held by Major Collins.<br><br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: <br><br>Ann is generally a serious-minded military professional, and very focused on her work. She is not above an occasional smart-ass remark, however. Back when she was in the infantry she could be a lot more crude and there was precious little feminine about her, but she has softened quite a bit since then. She even gone so far as the grow her hair long for the first time since she was a child, though at work she keeps it in a severe-looking bun. Other than a few lines around her eyes and gray hairs, Ann does not show her age much at all. Even at forty-one she is still very fit. She enjoys running and is successful as an amateur kickboxer. Beyond that, she spends most of her free-time with her spouse. <br><br>Over the course of her life Ann has had many of her views challenged. She once considered the refugees around Boston to be beneath consideration, but seeing how they suffered in the aftermath of the Incursion changed her mind. As a child she believed that the heroic Grigori pilots would save the world. Her rejection from the Program soured her considerably, and her military experiences left her convinced nothing could save the world and that the pilots had it easy. In her new position she has tried to push these feelings aside with some success, though she still struggles with them. She has never really felt it right to bring children into such a horrible world, but she now has three step-children and eleven nieces and nephews to worry about.<br><br>Ann does not care for the idle rich and considers them an unacceptable burden on society. She really did not wish to fall for Samantha, who outside of hosting charity dinners has never worked a day in her life. Like her late husband she is from old money (Andrew got his callsign from telling another pilot how he “best enjoyed a snifter of fine brandy to unwind”). But Samantha was very sweet, and clever, and of course very easy on the eyes. They have a playful relationship and tease each other a bit. Samantha is the only person who can get away with calling Ann “Annabelle,” and likewise being called “Sam” is something she will only tolerate from her spouse.<br><br>Ann has a close relationship with Samantha’s eight year-old twin girls Candice and Tiffany, who were still infants when their father died and consider her their parent as much as their birth mother. Things are more awkward with nineteen year-old Stephen, who resents her presence and the pressure she puts on him to apply himself in college instead of just coasting through like he has been.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [The Grigori Program]: Character Profiles</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dotley</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 20:56:29</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Kaiten's Characters</strong></span></span></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Cy Cabatuan: Grigori Ace Pilot</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Misc Comments</strong>: I see Cy as trying to find his place in the program again. Obviously I've written him with experience, but obviously because of his past, he'd like to almost have as fresh of a start as he can. I don't doubt that he'd face a little bit of stigma from the veterans, but that's expected. I'd like to focus his encounters with others of the team. Combat wise I can see him having close calls in the cockpit, and many wondering if he can still do it. I'm not against him having a romantic relationship, though that's not his primary goal.<br><br><hr><br><strong>FILE NUMBER</strong>: <br><strong>CLASSIFICATION</strong>: Grigori Ace Pilot<br><strong>DEPARTMENT</strong>: Administration, the Grigori Program<br><strong>WAVE DESIGNATION</strong>: Third Wave<br><br><strong>CALL SIGN</strong>: Formerly Cy-Borg, a play on his name and the almost robotic way he took to training. He has since asked he not be referred to this. (Since a new one can be made)<br><br><strong>NAME</strong>: Cy Cabatuan<br><strong>DOB</strong>: March 15, 2074<br><strong>BLOOD TYPE</strong>: A positive<br><strong>HEIGHT</strong>: 168cm <br><strong>WEIGHT</strong>: 67kg<br><strong>EYE COLOR</strong>: Brown<br><strong>HAIR COLOR</strong>: Black<br><strong>RACIAL ORIGIN</strong>: South East Asian<br><strong>ETHNICITY</strong>: Filipino<br><strong>CITIZENSHIP</strong>: Asian Union<br><strong>LANGUAGE FLUENCY</strong>: English, Tagalog, Bits of Japanese<br><br><strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Though born many years after the devastation of the tsunami, Cy was born in a rather tense area of the Phillipines. Because of the positioning and the sea level of many of the areas, it was hard to find a stable living environ with the flood waters having devastated the land and residual spawn finding fiendish hiding places among the forests. His mother and father were more used to it of course. They had gone through the initial horror and lived, despite losing their home, their friends, and one of their daughters. However when Cy was born, they were worried if he could survive the constant moving that was needed to survive. They suffered with over-protection with him, while still trying to teach him to fend for himself if needed, causing his psyche to have a sort of ambivalence that would permeate through his life. Eventually his family was able to find their way to a more stable area of the world, and Cy finally felt a sense of peace, as survival was no longer an issue.<br><br>However, as luck would have it, a synchronization test was ordered on all eligible refugees, and that included Cy. Cy's parents saw this as nothing, as they had gone through this once before, and Cy had scored a 6%. Certainly eligible, but none of them had any any desire to become a pilot, Cy least of all. He felt he needed to be near his parents, for love of course, but also because it seemed as if they needed him to be near. Unfortunately, and to their surprise, Cy's synchronization had seemed to change to 15%, just enough to constitute an automatic draft. Though they tried to fight it, their attempts were in vain and he was drafted into the Third Wave of Pilots.<br><br><strong>TRAINING AND PILOTING HISTORY</strong>: The initiation into the training program was not really enjoyable for someone drafted like Cy and at 15 years old, he wasn't exactly the most stable. Though he realized that this was indeed quite an important position to be in, he became extreme introverted, and didn't really speak much to others. The intense training didn't make it any better either, which had become a rather large focus in the recent years of the program. This also had a noticeable effect on his synchronization, and it was slowly deteriorating from its former 15% and didn't seem to be slowing down. <br><br>As the training got tougher, his survival instincts started up again. Though he had been able to enjoy an easier lifestyle in his family's new home, the skills he had learned from the past never left him. So, he started to dedicate himself, almost obsessively towards the program, becoming almost a machine as he inputted information and outputted results in an oddly logical way. Through a mix of starting to mix with the others and with support, tough and kind from the veterans, he was able to gain a semblance of stability again and was able to become a full fledged pilot. Though there was still something off about him, the way he dealt with problems, sometimes too defensively or too offensively, he was fully cleared.<br><br>Throughout his piloting career, Cy showed a rather good aptitude for fighting. Though not naturally skilled as such things, he had taken to the training quite well, and the longer the fight went on, the higher his synchronization seemed to spike. One particular oddity was his rather quick thinking when dealing with threat levels. Given specific orders he obeyed them, but he seemed to prefer, when he and his co-pilot had more broad orders, to be almost utilitarian, often opting to destroy a demon that was attacking an essential port, over saving a small village that was being terrorized by spawn. Oddly enough, even though he seemed rather clear headed when these things happen, his synchronization would take a rather odd dive downwards whenever he made these decisions in his head.<br><br>These oddities were mostly swept aside as he was still a rather effective pilot and his logic helped a lot in the field. Still, steps were taken to ensure maximum safety. He was shifted to almost entirely piloting Sariel and he was often sat out of missions to keep his mental state stable. During one rather harsh year though, this perceived stability seemed to crash down. It occurred in a rather horrible time, lack of able pilots due to injury or death made the idea of having a pilot sit out too long an almost laughable idea. To top it off, many of the old second wavers were starting to die out along with a small amount of third wavers, pilots who Cy had rather grown attached to. It all came to a head in one battle, where Cy had to choose to attack a large group of spawn that were headed towards a populous city, or to relieve another Grigori that was in a one on one battle. As always, he chose the more utilitarian route of saving the city, knowing that they could defeat the group, and then, if the other Grigori was defeated, it would have been at least stalled long enough to keep the enemy from attacking anything else.<br><br>This turned out to be more costly on his mind than expected. The pilots were of course, people he knew, and though his logic knew saving the most amount of people was paramount, his mind couldn't take it. It started with a rather small drop in synchronization, not a very odd occurrence with Cy, or in general for that matter. As the fight started and as he heard over the comms the sounds of his abandoned comrades frantically clamoring over the mic, he reached his breaking point. The synchronization started to spike up and down much more significantly than before, causing almost a total lock-down of systems as the Grigori cycled to under-synchornization and over-synchronization. His co-pilot did what was possible and many of the spawn were defeated, but the movements of the Grigori made it almost a sitting duck, and the co-pilot was killed, while Cy received severe injuries. Through happenstance the other Grigori had survived its battle, and was able to finish off the remaining spawn in the area, so Cy was able to survive.<br><br>Not without cost of course. Cy had to go through significant treatments, and lost his eye. It was replaced with a synthetic eye, but it was quite obviously mechanical and often caused his eyelids to twitch from the foreign object. To top it off, he was grounded and forced to undergo advanced therapy. It took a few years, but finally in the Winter of 2098, he was put back on the effective roster. <br><br><strong>PILOTING CLEARANCE</strong>: Has piloted Unit 01-Samyaza, but shifted towards Unit 03-Sariel more, due to the calming effect it had on him. Effectively banned from piloting disagreeable Grigori until cleared Psychologically.<br><br><strong>SYNCHRONIZATION HISTORY</strong>: Natural Synchronization is around 6%, however it has naturally peaked at 15% in certain circumstances. Used to Average at around 43%, however he was prone to synchronization spikes, which were estimated to severely raise or lower his synchronization rating. His highest stable rating was 48% Upon return his&nbsp; average is around 37%, but rising quickly.<br><strong>FIDELITY HISTORY</strong>: <br><br><strong>PUBLIC RELATIONS INVOLVEMENT</strong>: Minimum, always so.<br><strong>PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTES</strong>: Cy's puts on a rather calm, but friendly and helpful demeanor. His mental state is very much repaired, but still shaky as his therapy involved building an entirely different way of thinking than before. He's become more mindful of his decisions, though often has to stop and slow down his brain almost manually before doing many things. Has a habit of looking off into the distance to calm his mind. Despite his history as an Ace, he tries not to dwell on the past, and will even refuse to speak of it with some people.</div></div>
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