[OOC] No Turning Back - Surving the Abyss

[Valorous]

@Valorous bartender is a no unless its a job on the side

@Sep

Ah. Well, I was shooting for Chaplain originally, seeing how that role is a lil' important.

[ShwiggityShwah]

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Ah. Well, I was shooting for Chaplain originally, seeing how that role is a lil' important.

@Valorous

I just said it would be cause people might not get the reason for a priest in a sci fi setting.

In the military chaplains are a required service and consideration for any operation.

[Valorous]

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I just said it would be cause people might not get the reason for a priest in a sci fi setting.

In the military chaplains are a required service and consideration for any operation.

@ShwiggityShwah

I learn something new everyday

[Sep]

Chaplain is a really good concept to play with. I am onboard with all the role suggestions put forth by @ShwiggityShwah. Thanks.

@13org Really, if you like the setting but aren't sure of a character concept I'd rather you take the time and not rush yourself into coming up with a character concept, and instead take something that feels natural.

There's loads of Civillian job possibilities, give me an idea of what kind of things you are interested in.

[13org]

@ShwiggityShwah

OH! So people need other things to do other than drinks and religion, right?

Maybe an Idol, singer or dancer... lol

Actually, we don't have any surgeons or medics, right? Might do one.

[Sep]

@13org Could be a Medic of some descript who can happen to sing or dance, but I think to help you think of a role think 'is it going to be necessary to humanities survival?'.

[13org]

@Sep

I mean, a surgeon/medic is a pretty important role, right? XD

Oh, and another small question: Even though we already have many characters from the military, I kinda feel uneasy to make my character completely defenseless. Is it ok for... say... a medic/surgeon to know some things to defend herself?

[Sep]

@13org I'd question why it's important? They could always learn it if necessary, but if you need to fight then somethings gone very wrong.

[13org]

[...] but if you need to fight then somethings gone very wrong.

@Sep

Actually laughed pretty hard at that LOL
But it is true though. Will think about something

[Heat]

I'll probably make a second character. Just gotta figure out a role and concept.

[Xandrya]

No one's mentioned dentist. Hello!

[ShwiggityShwah]

@13org@Sep

People aren't just their professions, and to flesh them out as people, their interests and arts could help the ship in their off time. I had my character specifically written that since hes extroverted he organizes leisurely activities and movie nights with his crew and anyone else that wants to come along. Doing things to keep morale high.

I even have him do painting and inking cause he's a nerd when it comes to Old Earth cartoons and animations. Its a personal project that he is even trying to make his own cartoon to show to other people and maybe claim a hallway near his quarters as an impromptu art gallery, just to splash some color on the cold walls.

While it wouldn't come up alot, having her be a singer too would be rather awesome. Imagine during a particularly long lull of nothing happening that the crew organizes a talent show of sorts at year 3 of 5 or whatever. Its little dumb things like that makes a ship a home ^^

[Sep]

@Heat Chief Investigator ;) (Myke wants to be a Fleeter Lawman and just a regular cop).

@ShwiggityShwah Agree on these points.

Really as a GM I am giving you a lot of freedom on roles. With Myke taking a Fleeter Lawman I'll be making a CSI for GM duties.

[Sep]

On the topic of the Ark being a city...

I should point out Sector 21 is not yet open and there have been strict Birth Control measures in place for the past five years. No panic babies.

[Heat]

Chief Investigator Raymond Conley

Player Name: Heat

Character Name: Raymond Conley

Character Age: 46

Character Gender: Male

Appearance: Ray stands 6'2, in decent shape from regular workouts. His hair is trimmed short, and a light beard sits on the lower part of his face. His eyes are a brown shade, and light bags have formed under them due to a lack of consistent sleep. He was considered quite handsome in his younger years, and still is said to have some of this handsomeness though he longer cares about it. He's typically clad in suit and ties, neatly worn.

Profession: Chief Investigator

Nationality: Roslin Federation

Strengths:

• As a top detective back on Earth, and now on the Vitae he has keen investigative skills. He's a natural problem solver and a brilliant critical thinker.
• Ray has a sharp eye for detail, and is able to remember things easily. He'll often recall small but important details in cases that can help solve it.
• He's had training and plenty of experience in reading people. He knows the small nuances someone would give when they're telling a lie, able to read body language well.
• He's a calm and composed individual that keeps his emotions under control. During investigations he is concentrated entirely on the mission, while keeping an open mind for any input from others.
• He has had firearms training, and is a solid shot with a pistol.

Weaknesses:

• He's a smoker, with a favoritism for cigars. It's a nasty habit and he knows it, but damn if it isn't good stress relief.
• Ray puts the law first and foremost, while he will show humanity he does not show any sympathy for criminals, no matter the situation which led them to committing crimes.
• He also harshly judges those that have committed crimes.
• His marriage is a mess, and the deaths of both his children still affect him to this day. He won't talk about those things often, both in fear of dwelling in the pain and of appearing vulnerable.
• Ray is generally a pessimistic person. He's seen a lot of grisly sights and had bad things happen to him in the past. He doesn't look at the future with much optimism.

Personal Effects: Ray lives in his cabin with his wife, he does not keep as many items as she does. But he does have a wardrobe of clothes, several photographs of his (now deceased) children and parents, a police badge from his time back on Earth, an old football from his college playing days and a small collection of fine Cuban cigars.

Bio:
Raymond Conley was born on the mean streets of Chicago, Illinois back on Earth. His parents were not the wealthiest, but they also weren't dirt poor. He was an only child and his parents cared about him deeply, they were a tight knit bunch. His father was a security guard, and essentially a role model to the young Ray. He was a solid student, not at the top of his class but nothing to scoff at. His childhood was nothing extreme, he had a good group of friends and enjoyed playing sports in high school, particularly football. Early on his senior year of high school his father died, killed by a man trying to rob the bank he guarded at night.

This event shook Ray, becoming a large reason for him deciding to go into law enforcement. He never wanted another kid to feel like he did, to lose a parent in such a senseless violent act. After graduating high school he went to Illinois State University, majoring in criminal justice. He also played on the football team for two years before a knee injury ended his career in the sport. From there his focus shifted entirely to becoming a police officer. He worked tirelessly and after four years received his hard earned degree. From there he was accepted into a police academy in Chicago. His dream was quickly becoming a reality.

During this time the Three Day War would occur, and Ray would recall feeling intense fear at the news. It felt just like something pulled out of science fiction. Little did he know down the road there would be a second attack which would completly change his life.

Following success at the academy he would be accepted into the Chicago Police Department. He'd show potential as an officer of the law from the moment he become an officer. After a few years doing basic police work he'd find himself promoted to a detective. Ray earned a reputation as a tirelessly hard working and focused detective, one who traced every single detail and followed each lead. He solved several cases which plagued the rough Chicago streets. A landmark moment in his career was as a key detective in the Spider murder case, in which a notorious serial killer had murdered over a dozen young women across the midwest united states. On each murder victim he'd carve a spider symbol into their neck. Ray was one of the men who solved it, and caught the killer. The case drew national attention, and gave Ray very high recognition.

He'd meet his future wife Anna in his early thirties, smitten with her from the moment he'd seen her. The two got married after two years together. During this time they had two children, a daughter, Allison and a son, Nicholas. Their two kids were three years apart in age. This was a big life even fro Ray, but another would soon follow. After a distinguished fourteen year career with the Chicago PD he'd find himself offered a new job opportunity with the federal government. Ray took the offer and become a part of the Department of Homeland security, it was a step up from the police department in both pay and job difficulty. Still, Ray met the challenge head on.

Ray was now an agent of the DHS, focused on the sector of terrorism. His detective skills were were a great fit here, as he used to them to help stop several terrorist attacks before they occurred. A particular case of note he took on was stopping a group of pro Martian terrorists from blowing up a Roslin government building. The Martian government would claim no affiliation with the terrorists. Soon enough Ray would be promoted to special agent and become an integral part of the DHS in his area. All was not great in his life though, as he was involved in a serious car crash.

Hit from the side by a drunk driver, both his children were killed as his car tumbled and rolled multiple times. Ray escaped with a few broken bones, surviving to find in horror that both of his kids were gone. He did not receive the news until he awoke in the hospital several hours after. At that moment the only emotions he felt were intense, almost overwhelming sadness mixed with anger. Anger that such a thing had happened, even though it was not his fault he has blamed himself since then for it. A few years later he was informed of the Genesis Project, and together with his wife took the initiative as he was invited onboard due to his excellence in the field of criminal investigations.

The five years since his departure from Earth have not been great, his wife and him have grown distant, while his work manages to keep him occupied it is not as 'thrill filled' as his previous jobs. He's thankful that people aren't being killed or anything of that like, but its been a big change from the often brutal work in te DHS or the CPD. He doesn't truly believe they'll ever find another homeworld, though he tries not to speak this outlook. He'd very much like to be proven wrong though.

Relationships:

• Anna Conley - his wife of ten years, the two have grown more distant since their arrival to the Vitae. There is still some love between them, but it rarely truly shows.
  
  Others TBA.

Code Word: Spaghetti

[The Valkyrie]

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Botanist for the Hydroponics Bay
Pilot for one the Nightfury (sp) fighter squadrons
Chaplain for any religious services (actually super important because people need hope)
Medical Doctor
Engineer Specializing in XXXXXX systems
Cheif Drone/Robotics Operator
Fabricator Foreman (Making sure that what is needed is made when its needed)
Targeting Computer Specialist (Someone needs to fire them big guns)
Civilian Union Representative (Think Human Resources and dealing with the common man)
Bridge Navigator or even the ARK Pilot!
Communications Specialist
Chief Explorator for the Science and Exploration Frigate
Lead Physics and Particles Scientist
Computer Operations Specialist
Lead Mechanical and Materials Scientist
Head of Astronomy Research
Head of Professional Education
Lead of Cryostasis Operations
Bartender

@ShwiggityShwah

Here I come to peek around, and the first job I think of is Botanist or Hydroponics: the very first on your list! Get out of my head, @ShwiggityShwah! Then again, someone needs to be in charge of all of the calibrating...

I may try and work up a CS some time tonight or tomorrow, if you are still looking, @Sep

[Sep]

@The Valkyrie Because some people always disappear after a game starts, I'll be open until the prologue portion for the RP ends.

[POOHEAD189]

Work in Progress

Hider

Player Name: POOHEAD189
Character Name: Hal McCormick
Character Age: 32
Character Gender: Male
Appearance:
Profession: Marine Sergeant
Nationality: Roslin Federation
Strengths:

• Military Training: Proficient with military weapons, military equipment, and hand to hand combat.
• Tactical knowledge: Knows how to survey and judge a battlefield, and how to build a strategy.
• Linguistics: Knows multiple languages.
• Leadership: While he does not hold a high rank, he is cool and level headed and a capable leader when the need arises.

Weaknesses:

• Military mindset: It's often hard for him to think in civilian terms. He's known as a 'lifer' in the service.
• Laconic Speech: While he has a fair bit of wit, he isn't the long winded type and not entirely sociable.
• Pecking Order: He makes a capable leader, but he won't challenge command, even if the commander is inept. Just the way things are.
• Practical: While he's proud of where he came from and understand idealistic and nostalgic notions, he'll still toss away or destroy near anything that is useless in order to get the job done. Some people who are still attached to the Old World can find it discerning.

Personal Effects:

• Father's Necklace
• Best friend's Dog Tags
• Flask
• Smooth river stone
• Beef Jerky

Bio: Hal was born in Kentucky to agricultural experts, as his father used to say. Hal and the rest of the world called them farmers. Though while Hal helped around the farm with the cattle and plowing when he could, his first job was in town as a paper boy. Most people felt the rough albeit mundane life suited him. But Hal disagreed. He felt an idealistic notion of changing the world in a more radical fashion. Perhaps it was his interest in history, or perhaps it was his long line of military ancestors. But he signed up for the service as soon as he could.

Hal spent the next year in basic training, and once he completed it, he was sent to Fort Braxton for another 7 months before he was sent to battle insurrectionists in South America. He arrived there and essentially hit the ground running, because his transport chopper was shot down en route. He survived with a jump, and aided a fellow injured soldier to their rendezvous point. Once he arrived, he was already hailed as capable, receiving a certain amount of respect most newfish didn't acquire so quickly.

He did not disappoint.

The next six years, he lived, bled, and killed with the best of them. He rose to corporal, and then sergeant. Hal was never told what prompted him to get called for the Ark (other than a vague reference to his exemplary military record), but his call to fame was causing a 10 man team to surrender with naught but his sidearm, having flanked them and ordering his men to provide cover fire at just the correct time. After six years, he was then given leave and went home to visit his family.

It was during these 9 months of home life that he was informed of the next impending Devastator attack, and the Ark project. Five days later, he received the call for military personnel to join the venture. At first, he refused. If the Devastator threat was approaching once more, he felt duty bound to fight against the alien threat. However it was by his father's wishes that he accepted the duty.

Relationships:
Code Word:Spaghetti

[The Valkyrie]

Rois Holt (WIP)

Player Name:

The Valkyrie

Character Name:

Rois Holt

Character Age:

33

Character Gender:

Female

Appearance:

Picture

Standing at 5'10" and 160 lbs, Rois has a long and lean physique complemented by a subtle musculature cultivated by long hours assisting in the moving, planting, and tending of the many specimens growing in the hydroponics center. She has average looks and might be considered attractive if she actually bothered to spend any extra time on personal care beyond the basics of showering and brushing her hair.

Profession:

Botanist and Head of the Hydroponics Center

Nationality:

Nagasaki Conglomerate

Strengths:

• Observant: Whether the trees or the forest, Rois is good at seeing the big picture as well as the minute details.
• Critical Thinker: Capable of quickly rationalizing and deciding the best course of action on tough to solve problems while keeping a cool head.
• Task-Oriented: Nary a task forgotten... as long as she has it on one of her lists.
• Amicable: A figure who is approachable and with whom conversation is easy.

Weaknesses:

• Literal-Minded: Often interprets ideas, words, even actions too literally; even capable of completely misinterpreting sarcasm and rhetorical questions.
• Forgetful: Without her trusty lists, she tends to become very absent-minded and even capable of forgetting major tasks.
• Untidy: Outside of her work in hydroponics, which is known for its symmetrical shapes and tidy gardens, Rois can be an absolute mess with her personal effects. It's not uncommon to find an old crumpled list lying around here or there, to say the least.
• A Bit Eccentric: While very friendly and kind, many a person has noted that Ms. Holt is--for lack of a better word--weird, uncanny even. She takes that as a compliment.

Personal Effects:

TBD

Bio:

Born in New Zealand to two unknown parents, Rois was only eight years old when the Three Day War started and doesn't have much memory of the time except that the older orphans and orphanage staff seemed very concerned about something. It wasn't until ten years later, when the Genesis Protocol was started, that her life was altered in any meaningful way.

Recruiting the best and the brightest, the Nagasaki Conglomerate was not in the least bit picky about whence the future of its STEM programs came, and she along with a few other of her 'siblings' were chosen for the natural aptitude for learning they showed at an early age. Of course, none of them were told why specifically they were being given the opportunity for a top notch higher education, but she wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth.

A decade later, Rois had more than made good use of the extraordinary opportunity offered her. She was a brilliant--if eccentric--botanist in her own right with various specialties including: Plant Biology (Systems Ecology and Physiology); Applied Plant Sciences (Agronomy and Pathology); and Mycology. She absolutely adores fungi of any kind and finds them to be one of the most fascinating forms of plant life. Rois--and a few of her colleagues--having proved themselves, were recruited to the Genesis Project as a part of the Hydroponics division. With her passion for her work and impressive field work, she was offered the Head of Hydroponics position on an Ark, which she gladly accepted. She was sure all her siblings were proud of her and she proud of them.

Since her arrival on board the Vitae five years ago, Rois has been quick to set to work. Thankfully, most of the basic structure of the Hydroponics center was completed before her arrival. She simply needed to plot out the best mix of nutrients, crops, and symbiotic organisms to get the plant started. While far less crop rotation is needed aboard the vessel due to the capabilities of the provided technology, she made sure to have the team draw up several contingency plans for various circumstances--such as illness, vitamin/mineral deficiency, et cetera. Coordinating with the processing facilities, robotics, water, and even fabrication centers are key to keeping it all running. She has grown quite used to working with all of these as well as helping to distribute food--when she isn't needed for more important matters.

Naturally, she spends most of her time either in the Hydroponics main plant or research center and in Eden for monitoring and upkeep. When not at work, she is definitely likely to abuse the 'no more than three hours' rule at the garden; it's just her favorite place to be. It reminds her of being back home with her siblings. Unfortunately, of the few who were chosen for STEM along with her, none ended up on Vitae. Nevertheless, she keeps a group photo of everyone in her cabin next to a terrarium filled with various fungi. Her thoughts of home and patchwork family keep her motivated on the Ark and helped her over emotional stumbles. These people are part of her family now, too, and she was going to do her best to take care of them.

Relationships:

• Audrey Knight: They first met back on Earth during their higher education years; Rois very impressed the with younger woman's work seen at more than one science and robotics exhibits. Fast forward years later, Rois was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar face on board the Vitae and even more delighted that the bright mind would be helping with hydroponics' many automated systems. It took some persistence, but soon she thought she could even call Audrey 'friend'. Rois occasional brings Audrey some food, listens to her ramblings, and goes on some tangential blurbs on some new botany project or other. It's a (mostly) symbiotic relationship.
• Michael Smith: A weird boy, Rois has often run into the young man both in and around Eden, whether on her visits or during maintenance. She has frequently been impressed by the cornucopia of knowledge he always has to offer. On more than one occasion, Rois has come to him with a particularly confounding question and Michael is always ready to offer assistance. While he is more than a bit socially awkward, she really isn't one to judge due to her own eccentricities.

Code Word:

That long stringy pasta with the meatballs and the cheese...

Mah brain, it's working. Just going to save this real quick so I don't lose it. (8

@Cairo If you like, I feel like Audrey and Rois could know each other both from their time in the Conglomerate and on the Arks, as well. More recently, I'm sure Rois would need some assistance with automated equipment used to both monitor and help tend to all of the plants hydroponics houses. Though their fields are quite different and Audrey a recluse, perhaps Rois could be one of her few closer friends/acquaintances? She surely wouldn't mind any rambling about projects. (8

[Sep]

@The Valkyrie Hydroponics!

Yay Hydroponics.

You also probably have a hand in Eden