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Winds of Fate - A Thieves' Adventure (Semi-Tabletop)

Y'Vanna had just gestured for the stranger to take a seat at the table, and now her mouth was as outstretched as her arm gesturing to an empty chair. She was completely caught off guard by the interruption, her eyes wide and frozen in shock. She would have spoke right away but it all had happened so fast. A series of sporadic actions and some of the smoothest talking that she ever bore a witness to in her life. She locked eyes with the woman, breaking her gaze but a moment to look at the stranger, and then right back to Solange. She was absolutely stunning, she thought to herself. Words and skin as smooth as cloves and vanilla, and just as enticing too...

"Um.. errr." Y'Vanna fumbled. "I have a proposition for Varg- Lord Vargas, and it's a lucrative one at that." she said, finally managing to come out of it a bit. She pulled the horn to her lips awkwardly and found it's bottom straight away, wiping the froth from her lips. The grog always reddened them a bit along with her cheeks, it wasn't a bad look with her complexion in the candlelight either.

Y'Vanna could hear Vargas giving poor Percival a terrible time of things just outside the room, and she knew that she was in some way partial to some of the blame here. Sure, she had a bit of business with him, but Percy's favor towards Y'Vanna was perhaps more the cause here. She felt bad about it, but it was a fleeting emotion amidst the new commotion. She had never heard of Vargas ever having a "business partner" of any sort, as greedy as that bastard was she could hardly fathom it. She cocked her head in a peculiar way inquisitively as the notion hit her entirely. She was so adamant about it all though, thoroughly convincing. Lord Vargas was already going to be a bundle of unbridled joy as it is, best she not insult him further by giving his partner the stiff, she thought. She poured herself another horn and motioned for the man to take a seat.

"Best we get to it then... there's much to discuss and we be a bit short of time, as it were. There's been a tomb discovered on the island of Gnok some eighty kilometers west of here. The tomb is said to be over a thousand years old too, untouched when they found it and teeming with loot to be plundered." she said looking to the both of them as she spoke. "We'll need a full crew for this one as well. We'll need a bit of funding, and a ship too. Not quite sure how it's all going to come together, but with a bit of luck and some favor from the gods and we'll see it through..."

Y'Vanna took another sip from her horn, just hearing herself say it she could immediately hear how ridiculous this all sounded. Even she didn't believe herself, and she sure was surely asking for a lot. Perhaps this was all just a pipe dream, way out of reach for the likes of her, and rightly so too. This was either going to get them all killed, or make them all very, very rich...

Winds of Fate - A Thieves' Adventure (Semi-Tabletop)

Y'Vanna looked over the rim of her horn as she was interrupted by the sailor. She had had a full two horns already, and was nearly entranced by the flickering flame that danced wildly about in front of her. The tavern was bustling with conversation that fell as a chaotic backdrop to his words. She looked up to see him standing there, propped against the chair. She found him to be fairly handsome, and he seemed quite comfortable for the company of strangers...

"Aye, ye heard right if you heard it from Percy." she said, trying to furrow a brow and sound as stern as possible. "I don't believe I know ye. I hope you'll pardon me if I don't take keen to strange folk."

She peered at him over her horn with the best inquisitive and untrusting face she could muster, in an attempt to hide the fact that she couldn't help but want to be his friend. Maybe it was the way he said it, or the way he had perched himself nonchalantly at the end of the table as if it were like he was the guest of honor. There was a presence to him... and it was a likeable one. Best she not show it.

"Percy is a decent judge of character though, so if he sent ye then I guess ye be good enough for a seat at the table." she said, affording him the slightest of smiles. "Mind you leave your cutlass to it's lodgings and pull up a seat. I'm sure you'll be wanting to hear all about it, and over a few bouts of the grog we'll get to it, no doubt."

She didn't want to be giving a complete stranger all the details just yet, not before feeling this new fellow out a bit more. That and she didn't want to have to repeat herself any more than she had to but she knew she'd had to give him something to chew on, at least until the others arrived. Lord Vargas would be around at some point to put his two cents in, or take theirs out...

Nightland

Yes, she is an avid kickboxer. She doesn't really lift weights or anything at the gym, and she is kind of small, but she loves to do the Jiu, so I have added both and changed her to NYPD as well.

Nightland

Revised:

LT. SERENA GOMEZ

LT. Serena Gomez

MOOD MUSIC
NAME - Lt. Serena Gomez
AGE - 31 (1988-)
GENDER - Female
ETHNICITY - Hispanic
RELIGION - Catholic (Non-practicing)
APPEARANCE - 5'7, Dark hair and dark brown eyes. Fit and athletic. Fairly attractive.
DEMEANOR - Bare-Faced, Strong Willed, flagrant at times.
AFFILIATION - NYPD (On leave)
RANK - Lieutenant, NYPD
EDUCATION - CUNY/John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2007-2011), Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration (2011), Major- Criminology, Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures, NYPD Police Academy Graduate (2012)

AVOID HARM - +1
ENDURE INJURY - 0
KEEP IT TOGETHER - -1
ACT UNDER PRESSURE - +3
ENGAGE IN COMBAT - +2 (+1 to close quarters combat)
INFLUENCE OTHERS - +1 (+1 when engaging with gangs or cults)
SIXTH SENSE - -2 (+1 when engaging with gangs or cults)

LIKES - Black coffee, gun oil and loud music. Tequila. Cheap ethnic food and domestic beer, B-Rated grindhouse type films. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing. "Juicy Fruit" chewing gum and "Capri Suns", but she'll settle for some "Big Red" if she has to. Fast cars and motorcycles, shitty men and abusive relationships.

DISLIKES - People who talk too much and the smell of Brasso, especially when the two are paired. Recreational therapy. Yoga, "pumpkin spice", or anything "gluten-free" and IPA beers. Shitty men and abusive relationships (yes I know, its complicated..)

CLOTHING
Tight fitting jeans, comfortable tank top, or T-shirt. Sunglasses or ballcap, light Jacket or Hoodie when called for. Stylish boots, still of the utility kind. Nylon slimline CC holster, either on hip or back area. She can dress it up a notch when she has to, but when she isn't required to be professional she prefers utilitarian or casual wear.

PERSONAILITY
Serena is sarcastic and witty, and knows how to break the ice. She has tough shell and can hang with the fellas. She's extremely blunt, and generally expects the same in return, but she's frank enough to clear a table in record time. Serena is always up to the task whatever it is, and has a real chip on her shoulder when it comes to people telling her that she can't do something. Extremely persistent, often to a point that it becomes unbearable. She is very persuasive, and knows how to get what she wants. A real "go getter".
She had gotten a mortgage on a small townhome on the north side of Brooklyn after she graduated from the academy and has lived there since 2012. It is rather barren and she lacks in the decorative department. Her refrigerator is also mostly barren, save for an ever-present large jar of pickle spears, mayonnaise, and sixer or twelve pack of domestic beer, and the occasional pack of eggs. No less than two or three takeout containers that she will never eat. Freezer is mostly TV dinners, lots of Marie Calendar's and Bob Evan's, freezer burned bags of broccoli and tin foil packs of hamburger meat marked with only the best intentions. Usually A 5th of tequila shoved towards the back. In the cabinets there were saltines and several boxes of Hamburger Helper and a few cans of tuna. She also just started making payments on a black 2018 Dodge Charger with two fat red racing stripes. Figured she'd learn to work on it some, kind of like a side project. She hasn't done much with it yet, and probably wont be messing with it any time soon, but she did buy the extensive owner's manual holding down her cocktail table along with a few spent beer bottles.
Her social life is sparse, save for one night stands. There's only one friend whom she sees regularly outside of her unit, and that's because she's probably the only one who is shit-baggy enough to put up with her shit.. When she isn't being a total recluse in front of the TV or at the gym she can usually be found with her friend Cindy Chavez, taking full advantage of low effort night life bliss, usually some dive bar shithole dotting a street corner, with cheap drinks, and even cheaper men and women. Guess it made them both feel better about their selves in some form or other. They both seemed to suffer from the same social afflictions in the relationship department, so you know what they say, "birds of a feather". She spends a lot of time at the gym, perhaps more than her unit peers do. She does kickboxing regularly, and has a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class that she has enrolled in locally. She is active and works hard to stay fit for her unit, and also to maintain the shape of her ass..

BACKGROUND
Serena grew up in Brooklyn with her parents and her older brother, and one younger sister. Her brother, Alphonso was nine years older than her, and her sister Elena was two years younger. Her family life was often disrupted by gang activity. Her brother was constantly getting into trouble with the law, stealing cars and doing various other things like that. Several members of her family were involved with the Surenos gang, and it caused their lives to be anything but normal. Her older brother and two uncles would later be faced with hard murder charges in 1999, and her brother and eldest uncle were both sentenced to life in prison. Her brother will be eligible for parole in 2025. Serena made it a point then to be nothing like them and showed a strong interest in pursuing a career in law enforcement. She was well accustomed to seeing them at her home by the time she got out of high school.

She immediately enrolled in college at CUNY the following year in 2007. She obtained her Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration, majoring in Criminology, and more specifically in gangs and adolescent subcultures in 2011. She finished these studies at the top of her class and excelled notably in the Gang related course studies. She then went on to complete the NYPD Police Academy the very next year in 2012. 840 grueling hours of intense training and conditioning. It was all intensive and strenuous but Serena managed to persevere and push on. She was described as "tough as nails, that girl.." by nearly all the instructors. They gave her a hard time because they all knew that she definitely had it in her. That "Who told you you could be a cop" (Video link) type rhetoric, but she always took it standing up.

Not wanting to stop there she applied for the LAPD Gang Task Force Unit in 2017 after she spent five years with the NYPD. she did a lot for the task force in a short amount of time, and was recognized several times during these years. After applying, Serena underwent several tests during the selection process, totaling in nineteen weeks of hard training. She had to pass a rigorous physical fitness test and psychological evaluation, plus a firearms test to demonstrate her proficiency in firearm usage and knowledge of weapon mechanics. She was also interviewed by a review board several times, and underwent an extensive background check. It was obvious that her family's impact was her driving motivation and they deemed her an acceptable candidate. Her degree and specialized major were merited her as being a useful candidate who should be utilized. Her minors in Psychology were also noted as well as her being bilingual, and this would make her suitable for Negotiations. During her interview they asked her "Are you comfortable with this? Do you think you can handle this?" to which she replied "Absolutely. I’m doing it.”, they recalled. She even managed to do the hundred yard dummy pull in good time, and it was comparable to few of her male counterparts. "She's small but she packs a lotta heat.",
Since then her peers and unit members have gotten used to having a woman on the team, and said that she was often good to keep around. Her approaches to solving problems were "very unorthodox", but she sure knows how to think outside the box. She is a quick thinker and dedicated to the job, and she's "not afraid of trying something new". She is definitely determined to do whatever it takes to be there, that was for certain. "A real firecracker, that one. Don't let that smile fool ya." Unlike previous attempts for females to be incorporated into these roles Serena is generally accepted and thought fairly high of by her peers, deeming her to be an adequate asset and not just a pretty smile. She always pulls her weight and goes the extra mile. She'd stick her neck out for anybody on the unit.

However, things would eventually take a turn for the worst. While on a domestic call Serena was in a firefight with a man who had taken his family hostage. He ended up shooting his wife before the gunfight took place. During the crossfire Serena hit one of the two children in the home when he ran across the hallway. The bullet struck him in the ribs and killed him instantly. The father was also shot to death in the altercation. The boy was only four years old. His name was Carlton Thompson.

PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
Serena has sense been put on extended leave with pay, and has been made to see a therapist indefinitely, until Serena shows signs of improvement. The ordeal was devastating to Serena, and she has taken to antidepressants an other medications, along with heavy bouts of alcohol consumption. She has often turned to self medication over prescribed efforts and therapy.
Serena has been an absolute wreck, a shell of her former self. She suffers from night terrors, panic attacks and has been diagnosed with a moderate to severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as Manic Depressive, Bipolar disorder. She has severe mood swings, extreme highs and devastating lows. Serena's diagnoses is a direct result of her traumatic experience, and was otherwise unafflicted prior to the incident.

WEAKNESSES/FEARS
"It's a man's world." - Serena is on the smaller side and isn't quite as strong physically as the other counterparts in her unit. She has a small frame and is equally limited by this but what she lacks in strength she makes up for with her extreme determination. She might fail, but she'll go down fighting. She's gotta lotta heart.
Serena also displays extremely detrimental behaviors, and often takes extreme risks. She is so strong-headed and persistent that it sometimes clouds her judgement. She also has an inferiority complex, and displays behavior patterns commonly referred to as Napoleonic in nature, characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior, such as lying about earnings, and carries the implication that such behavior is compensatory for the subject's physical or social shortcomings. In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype.

FEARS - Not being "good enough". Obsolescence, inferiority. Serena has always felt like that if she fails it's because she didn't try hard enough, or do enough, and that all fault is always on her shoulders.

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LT. SERENA GOMEZ

LT. Serena Gomez

MOOD MUSIC
NAME - Lt. Serena Gomez
AGE - 31 (1988-)
GENDER - Female
ETHNICITY - Hispanic
RELIGION - Catholic (Non-practicing)
APPEARANCE - 5'7, Dark hair and dark brown eyes. Fit and athletic. Fairly attractive.
DEMEANOR - Bare-Faced, Strong Willed, flagrant at times.
AFFILIATION - NYPD (On leave)
RANK - Lieutenant, NYPD
EDUCATION - CUNY/John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2007-2011), Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration (2011), Major- Criminology, Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures, NYPD Police Academy Graduate (2012)

AVOID HARM - +1
ENDURE INJURY - 0
KEEP IT TOGETHER - -1
ACT UNDER PRESSURE - +3
ENGAGE IN COMBAT - +2 (+1 to close quarters combat)
INFLUENCE OTHERS - -2 (+1 when engaging with gangs or cults)
SIXTH SENSE - +1 (+1 when engaging with gangs or cults)

LIKES - Black coffee, gun oil and loud music. Tequila. Cheap ethnic food and domestic beer, B-Rated grindhouse type films. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing. "Juicy Fruit" chewing gum and "Capri Suns", but she'll settle for some "Big Red" if she has to. Fast cars and motorcycles, shitty men and abusive relationships.

DISLIKES - People who talk too much and the smell of Brasso, especially when the two are paired. Recreational therapy. Yoga, "pumpkin spice", or anything "gluten-free" and IPA beers. Shitty men and abusive relationships (yes I know, its complicated..)

CLOTHING
Tight fitting jeans, comfortable tank top, or T-shirt. Sunglasses or ballcap, light Jacket or Hoodie when called for. Stylish boots, still of the utility kind. Nylon slimline CC holster, either on hip or back area. She can dress it up a notch when she has to, but when she isn't required to be professional she prefers utilitarian or casual wear.

PERSONAILITY
Serena is sarcastic and witty, and knows how to break the ice. She has tough shell and can hang with the fellas. She's extremely blunt, and generally expects the same in return, but she's frank enough to clear a table in record time. Serena is always up to the task whatever it is, and has a real chip on her shoulder when it comes to people telling her that she can't do something. Extremely persistent, often to a point that it becomes unbearable. She is very persuasive, and knows how to get what she wants. A real "go getter".
She had gotten a mortgage on a small townhome on the north side of Brooklyn after she graduated from the academy and has lived there since 2012. It is rather barren and she lacks in the decorative department. Her refrigerator is also mostly barren, save for an ever-present large jar of pickle spears, mayonnaise, and sixer or twelve pack of domestic beer, and the occasional pack of eggs. No less than two or three takeout containers that she will never eat. Freezer is mostly TV dinners, lots of Marie Calendar's and Bob Evan's, freezer burned bags of broccoli and tin foil packs of hamburger meat marked with only the best intentions. Usually A 5th of tequila shoved towards the back. In the cabinets there were saltines and several boxes of Hamburger Helper and a few cans of tuna. She also just started making payments on a black 2018 Dodge Charger with two fat red racing stripes. Figured she'd learn to work on it some, kind of like a side project. She hasn't done much with it yet, and probably wont be messing with it any time soon, but she did buy the extensive owner's manual holding down her cocktail table along with a few spent beer bottles.
Her social life is sparse, save for one night stands. There's only one friend whom she sees regularly outside of her unit, and that's because she's probably the only one who is shit-baggy enough to put up with her shit.. When she isn't being a total recluse in front of the TV or at the gym she can usually be found with her friend Cindy Chavez, taking full advantage of low effort night life bliss, usually some dive bar shithole dotting a street corner, with cheap drinks, and even cheaper men and women. Guess it made them both feel better about their selves in some form or other. They both seemed to suffer from the same social afflictions in the relationship department, so you know what they say, "birds of a feather". She spends a lot of time at the gym, perhaps more than her unit peers do. She does kickboxing regularly, and has a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class that she has enrolled in locally. She is active and works hard to stay fit for her unit, and also to maintain the shape of her ass..

BACKGROUND
Serena grew up in Brooklyn with her parents and her older brother, and one younger sister. Her brother, Alphonso was nine years older than her, and her sister Elena was two years younger. Her family life was often disrupted by gang activity. Her brother was constantly getting into trouble with the law, stealing cars and doing various other things like that. Several members of her family were involved with the Surenos gang, and it caused their lives to be anything but normal. Her older brother and two uncles would later be faced with hard murder charges in 1999, and her brother and eldest uncle were both sentenced to life in prison. Her brother will be eligible for parole in 2025. Serena made it a point then to be nothing like them and showed a strong interest in pursuing a career in law enforcement. She was well accustomed to seeing them at her home by the time she got out of high school.

She immediately enrolled in college at CUNY the following year in 2007. She obtained her Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration, majoring in Criminology, and more specifically in gangs and adolescent subcultures in 2011. She finished these studies at the top of her class and excelled notably in the Gang related course studies. She then went on to complete the NYPD Police Academy the very next year in 2012. 840 grueling hours of intense training and conditioning. It was all intensive and strenuous but Serena managed to persevere and push on. She was described as "tough as nails, that girl.." by nearly all the instructors. They gave her a hard time because they all knew that she definitely had it in her. That "Who told you you could be a cop" (Video link) type rhetoric, but she always took it standing up.

Not wanting to stop there she applied for the LAPD Gang Task Force Unit in 2017 after she spent five years with the NYPD. she did a lot for the task force in a short amount of time, and was recognized several times during these years. After applying, Serena underwent several tests during the selection process, totaling in nineteen weeks of hard training. She had to pass a rigorous physical fitness test and psychological evaluation, plus a firearms test to demonstrate her proficiency in firearm usage and knowledge of weapon mechanics. She was also interviewed by a review board several times, and underwent an extensive background check. It was obvious that her family's impact was her driving motivation and they deemed her an acceptable candidate. Her degree and specialized major were merited her as being a useful candidate who should be utilized. Her minors in Psychology were also noted as well as her being bilingual, and this would make her suitable for Negotiations. During her interview they asked her "Are you comfortable with this? Do you think you can handle this?" to which she replied "Absolutely. I’m doing it.”, they recalled. She even managed to do the hundred yard dummy pull in good time, and it was comparable to few of her male counterparts. "She's small but she packs a lotta heat.",
Since then her peers and unit members have gotten used to having a woman on the team, and said that she was often good to keep around. Her approaches to solving problems were "very unorthodox", but she sure knows how to think outside the box. She is a quick thinker and dedicated to the job, and she's "not afraid of trying something new". She is definitely determined to do whatever it takes to be there, that was for certain. "A real firecracker, that one. Don't let that smile fool ya." Unlike previous attempts for females to be incorporated into these roles Serena is generally accepted and thought fairly high of by her peers, deeming her to be an adequate asset and not just a pretty smile. She always pulls her weight and goes the extra mile. She'd stick her neck out for anybody on the unit.

However, things would eventually take a turn for the worst. While on a domestic call Serena was in a firefight with a man who had taken his family hostage. He ended up shooting his wife before the gunfight took place. During the crossfire Serena hit one of the two children in the home when he ran across the hallway. The bullet struck him in the ribs and killed him instantly. The father was also shot to death in the altercation. The boy was only four years old. His name was Carlton Thompson.

PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
Serena has sense been put on extended leave with pay, and has been made to see a therapist indefinitely, until Serena shows signs of improvement. The ordeal was devastating to Serena, and she has taken to antidepressants an other medications, along with heavy bouts of alcohol consumption. She has often turned to self medication over prescribed efforts and therapy.
Serena has been an absolute wreck, a shell of her former self. She suffers from night terrors, panic attacks and has been diagnosed with a moderate to severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as Manic Depressive, Bipolar disorder. She has severe mood swings, extreme highs and devastating lows. Serena's diagnoses is a direct result of her traumatic experience, and was otherwise unafflicted prior to the incident.

WEAKNESSES/FEARS
"It's a man's world." - Serena is on the smaller side and isn't quite as strong physically as the other counterparts in her unit. She has a small frame and is equally limited by this but what she lacks in strength she makes up for with her extreme determination. She might fail, but she'll go down fighting. She's gotta lotta heart.
Serena also displays extremely detrimental behaviors, and often takes extreme risks. She is so strong-headed and persistent that it sometimes clouds her judgement. She also has an inferiority complex, and displays behavior patterns commonly referred to as Napoleonic in nature, characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior, such as lying about earnings, and carries the implication that such behavior is compensatory for the subject's physical or social shortcomings. In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype.

FEARS - Not being "good enough". Obsolescence, inferiority. Serena has always felt like that if she fails it's because she didn't try hard enough, or do enough, and that all fault is always on her shoulders.

Winds of Fate - A Thieves' Adventure (Semi-Tabletop)

So very excited. Will be posting tonight after work.

Nightland

@Kino End Im really trying to soften her up a good bit. I wanted there to be a real possibility of her having a full blown mental breakdown but I can change it too. Didn't want her coming off as too sturdy so I'll definitely drop swat. I gotta go to work but I'll finish working on her and got some of the old stuff to make more room for elements that cater to this more. I feel you on the advanced thing too, that's why I looked last night. Glad I did.

@DeadDrop yes, she was absolutely Delta Green. I totally miss that and i hate i didnt get to finish it. Literally the most fun I've had here. This round she won't be anything like she was in that, save for her mouth...

Nightland

Is this still open? I have a character that I think could work with a bit of tweaking, and I already have an idea for why she would be in therapy. A job related incident where she accidentally shoots someone, maybe a child, something devastating. I will knock her down a bit too, drop the swat and just do LAPD or whatever PD, retired or on extended leave. I can tweak her CS to better suit the rp if this is still a thing and there is room? I generally tend to stick to the advanced boards but this looks very well put together.

Serena Gomez

DOSSIER: LT. Serena Gomez

MUSIC
NAME - Lt. Serena Gomez
AGE - 31 (1988-)
GENDER - Female
ETHNICITY - Hispanic
RELIGION - Catholic (Non-practicing)
APPEARANCE - 5'7, Dark hair and dark brown eyes. Fit and athletic. Fairly attractive.
DEMEANOR - Bare-Faced, Strong Willed, flagrant at times.
AFFILIATION - LAPD (On leave)
RANK - Lieutenant, LAPD
EDUCATION - California State University - Dominguez Hills (2007-2011), Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration (2011), Major- Criminology, Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures, LAPD Academy (2012)

AVOID HARM - +1
ENDURE INJURY - 0
KEEP IT TOGETHER - -1
ACT UNDER PRESSURE - +3
ENGAGE IN COMBAT - +2
INFLUENCE OTHERS - +1
SIXTH SENSE - -2

LIKES - Black coffee, gun oil and loud music. Tequila. Cheap ethnic food and domestic beer, B-Rated grindhouse type films. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing. "Juicy Fruit" chewing gum and "Capri Suns", but she'll settle for some "Big Red" if she has to. Fast cars and motorcycles, shitty men and abusive relationships.

DISLIKES - People who talk too much and the smell of Brasso, especially when the two are paired. Recreational therapy. Yoga, "pumpkin spice", or anything "gluten-free" and IPA beers. Shitty men and abusive relationships (yes I know, its complicated..)

CLOTHING
Tight fitting jeans, comfortable tank top, or T-shirt. Sunglasses or ballcap, light Jacket or Hoodie when called for. Stylish boots, still of the utility kind. Nylon slimline CC holster, either on hip or back area. She can dress it up a notch when she has to, but when she isn't required to be professional she prefers utilitarian or casual wear.

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PERSONAILITY
Serena is sarcastic and witty, and knows how to break the ice. She has tough shell and can hang with the fellas. She's extremely blunt, and generally expects the same in return, but she's frank enough to clear a table in record time. Serena is always up to the task whatever it is, and has a real chip on her shoulder when it comes to people telling her that she can't do something. Extremely persistent, often to a point that it becomes unbearable. She is very persuasive, and knows how to get what she wants. A real "go getter".
She had gotten a mortgage on a small home in the outlying suburbs of LA after she joined the force in Los Angeles. It is rather barren and she lacks in the decorative department. Her refrigerator is also mostly barren, save for an ever-present large jar of pickle spears, mayonnaise, and sixer or twelve pack of domestic beer, and the occasional pack of eggs. No less than two or three takeout containers that she will never eat. Freezer is mostly TV dinners, lots of Marie Calendar's and Bob Evan's, freezer burned bags of broccoli and tin foil packs of hamburger meat marked with only the best intentions. Usually A 5th of tequila shoved towards the back. In the cabinets there were saltines and several boxes of Hamburger Helper and a few cans of tuna. She also just started making payments on a black 2018 Dodge Charger with two fat red racing stripes. Figured she'd learn to work on it some, kind of like a side project. She hasn't done much with it yet, and probably wont be messing with it any time soon, but she did buy the extensive owner's manual holding down her cocktail table along with a few spent beer bottles.
Her social life is sparse, save for one night stands. There's only one friend whom she sees regularly outside of her unit, and that's because she's probably the only one who is shit-baggy enough to put up with her shit.. When she isn't being a total recluse in front of the TV or at the gym she can usually be found with her friend Cindy Chavez, taking full advantage of low effort night life bliss, usually some dive bar shithole dotting a street corner, with cheap drinks, and even cheaper men and women. Guess it made them both feel better about their selves in some form or other. They both seemed to suffer from the same social afflictions in the relationship department, so you know what they say, "birds of a feather". She spends a lot of time at the gym, perhaps more than her unit peers do. She does kickboxing regularly, and has a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class that she has enrolled in locally. She is active and works hard to stay fit for her unit, and also to maintain the shape of her ass..
BACKGROUND
Serena grew up in LA with her parents and her older brother, and a younger sister. Her brother, Alphonso was nine years older than her, and her sister Elena was two years younger. Her family life was often disrupted by gang activity. Her brother was constantly getting into trouble with the law, stealing cars and doing various other things like that. Several members of her family were involved with the Surenos gang, and it caused their lives to be anything but normal. Her older brother and two uncles would later be faced with hard murder charges in 1999, and her brother and eldest uncle were both sentenced to life in prison. Her brother will be eligible for parole in 2025. Serena made it a point then to be nothing like them and showed a strong interest in pursuing a career in law enforcement. She was well accustomed to seeing them at her home by the time she got out of high school.

She immediately enrolled in college at California State in Dominguez Hills the following year in 2007. She obtained her Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration, majoring in Criminology, and more specifically in gangs and adolescent subcultures in 2011. She finished these studies at the top of her class and excelled notably in the Gang related course studies. She then went on to complete the LAPD Academy the very next year in 2012. 840 grueling hours of intense training and conditioning. It was all intensive and strenuous but Serena managed to persevere and push on. She was described as "tough as nails, that girl.." by nearly all the instructors. They gave her a hard time because they all knew that she definitely had it in her. That "Who told you you could be a cop" (Video link) type rhetoric, but she always took it standing up.

Not wanting to stop there she applied for the LAPD Gang Task Force Unit in 2017 after she spent five years with the LAPD. she did a lot for the task force in a short amount of time, and was recognized several times during these years. After applying, Serena underwent several tests during the selection process, totaling in nineteen weeks of hard training. She had to pass a rigorous physical fitness test and psychological evaluation, plus a firearms test to demonstrate her proficiency in firearm usage and knowledge of weapon mechanics. She was also interviewed by a review board several times, and underwent an extensive background check. It was obvious that her family's impact was her driving motivation and they deemed her an acceptable candidate. Her degree and specialized major were merited her as being a useful candidate who should be utilized. Her minors in Psychology were also noted as well as her being bilingual, and this would make her suitable for Negotiations. During her interview they asked her "Are you comfortable with this? Do you think you can handle this?" to which she replied "Absolutely. I’m doing it.”, they recalled. She even managed to do the hundred yard dummy pull in good time, and it was comparable to few of her male counterparts. "She's small but she packs a lotta heat.",
Since then her peers and unit members have gotten used to having a woman on the team, and said that she was often good to keep around. Her approaches to solving problems were "very unorthodox", but she sure knows how to think outside the box. She is a quick thinker and dedicated to the job, and she's "not afraid of trying something new". She is definitely determined to do whatever it takes to be there, that was for certain. "A real firecracker, that one. Don't let that smile fool ya." Unlike previous attempts for females to be incorporated into these roles Serena is generally accepted and thought fairly high of by her peers, deeming her to be an adequate asset and not just a pretty smile. She always pulls her weight and goes the extra mile. She'd stick her neck out for anybody on the unit.

However, things would eventually take a turn for the worst. While on a domestic call Serena was in a firefight with a man who had taken his family hostage. He ended up shooting his wife before the gunfight took place. During the crossfire Serena hit one of the two children in the home when he ran across the hallway. The bullet struck him in the ribs and killed him instantly. The father was also shot to death in the altercation. The boy was only four years old. His name was Carlton Thompson.

PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
Serena has sense been put on extended leave with pay, and has been made to see a therapist indefinitely, until Serena shows signs of improvement. The ordeal was devastating to Serena, and she has taken to antidepressants an other medications, along with heavy bouts of alcohol consumption. She has often turned to self medication over prescribed efforts and therapy.
Serena has been an absolute wreck, a shell of her former self. She suffers from night terrors, panic attacks and has been diagnosed with a moderate to severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as Manic Depressive, Bipolar disorder. She has severe mood swings, extreme highs and devastating lows. Serena's diagnoses is a direct result of her traumatic experience, and was otherwise unafflicted prior to the incident.

WEAKNESSES/FEARS
"It's a man's world." - Serena is on the smaller side and isn't quite as strong physically as the other counterparts in her unit. She has a small frame and is equally limited by this but what she lacks in strength she makes up for with her extreme determination. She might fail, but she'll go down fighting. She's gotta lotta heart.
Serena also displays extremely detrimental behaviors, and often takes extreme risks. She is so strong-headed and persistent that it sometimes clouds her judgement. She also has an inferiority complex, and displays behavior patterns commonly referred to as Napoleonic in nature, characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior, such as lying about earnings, and carries the implication that such behavior is compensatory for the subject's physical or social shortcomings. In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype.

FEARS - Not being "good enough". Obsolescence, inferiority. Serena has always felt like that if she fails it's because she didn't try hard enough, or do enough, and that all fault is always on her shoulders.

Lt. Serena Gomez, LAPD/SWAT

LT. SERENA GOMEZ

LT. Serena Gomez

MOOD MUSIC
NAME - Lt. Serena Gomez
AGE - 31 (1988-)
GENDER - Female
ETHNICITY - Hispanic
RELIGION - Catholic (Non-practicing)
APPEARANCE - 5'7, Dark hair and dark brown eyes. Fit and athletic. Fairly attractive.
DEMEANOR - Bare-Faced, Strong Willed, flagrant at times.
AFFILIATION - NYPD (On leave)
RANK - Lieutenant, NYPD
EDUCATION - CUNY/John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2007-2011), Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration (2011), Major- Criminology, Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures, NYPD Police Academy Graduate (2012)

AVOID HARM - +1
ENDURE INJURY - 0
KEEP IT TOGETHER - -1
ACT UNDER PRESSURE - +3
ENGAGE IN COMBAT - +2 (+1 to close quarters combat)
INFLUENCE OTHERS - -2 (+1 when engaging with gangs or cults)
SIXTH SENSE - +1 (+1 when engaging with gangs or cults)

LIKES - Black coffee, gun oil and loud music. Tequila. Cheap ethnic food and domestic beer, B-Rated grindhouse type films. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing. "Juicy Fruit" chewing gum and "Capri Suns", but she'll settle for some "Big Red" if she has to. Fast cars and motorcycles, shitty men and abusive relationships.

DISLIKES - People who talk too much and the smell of Brasso, especially when the two are paired. Recreational therapy. Yoga, "pumpkin spice", or anything "gluten-free" and IPA beers. Shitty men and abusive relationships (yes I know, its complicated..)

CLOTHING
Tight fitting jeans, comfortable tank top, or T-shirt. Sunglasses or ballcap, light Jacket or Hoodie when called for. Stylish boots, still of the utility kind. Nylon slimline CC holster, either on hip or back area. She can dress it up a notch when she has to, but when she isn't required to be professional she prefers utilitarian or casual wear.

PERSONAILITY
Serena is sarcastic and witty, and knows how to break the ice. She has tough shell and can hang with the fellas. She's extremely blunt, and generally expects the same in return, but she's frank enough to clear a table in record time. Serena is always up to the task whatever it is, and has a real chip on her shoulder when it comes to people telling her that she can't do something. Extremely persistent, often to a point that it becomes unbearable. She is very persuasive, and knows how to get what she wants. A real "go getter".
She had gotten a mortgage on a small townhome on the north side of Brooklyn after she graduated from the academy and has lived there since 2012. It is rather barren and she lacks in the decorative department. Her refrigerator is also mostly barren, save for an ever-present large jar of pickle spears, mayonnaise, and sixer or twelve pack of domestic beer, and the occasional pack of eggs. No less than two or three takeout containers that she will never eat. Freezer is mostly TV dinners, lots of Marie Calendar's and Bob Evan's, freezer burned bags of broccoli and tin foil packs of hamburger meat marked with only the best intentions. Usually A 5th of tequila shoved towards the back. In the cabinets there were saltines and several boxes of Hamburger Helper and a few cans of tuna. She also just started making payments on a black 2018 Dodge Charger with two fat red racing stripes. Figured she'd learn to work on it some, kind of like a side project. She hasn't done much with it yet, and probably wont be messing with it any time soon, but she did buy the extensive owner's manual holding down her cocktail table along with a few spent beer bottles.
Her social life is sparse, save for one night stands. There's only one friend whom she sees regularly outside of her unit, and that's because she's probably the only one who is shit-baggy enough to put up with her shit.. When she isn't being a total recluse in front of the TV or at the gym she can usually be found with her friend Cindy Chavez, taking full advantage of low effort night life bliss, usually some dive bar shithole dotting a street corner, with cheap drinks, and even cheaper men and women. Guess it made them both feel better about their selves in some form or other. They both seemed to suffer from the same social afflictions in the relationship department, so you know what they say, "birds of a feather". She spends a lot of time at the gym, perhaps more than her unit peers do. She does kickboxing regularly, and has a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class that she has enrolled in locally. She is active and works hard to stay fit for her unit, and also to maintain the shape of her ass..

BACKGROUND
Serena grew up in Brooklyn with her parents and her older brother, and one younger sister. Her brother, Alphonso was nine years older than her, and her sister Elena was two years younger. Her family life was often disrupted by gang activity. Her brother was constantly getting into trouble with the law, stealing cars and doing various other things like that. Several members of her family were involved with the Surenos gang, and it caused their lives to be anything but normal. Her older brother and two uncles would later be faced with hard murder charges in 1999, and her brother and eldest uncle were both sentenced to life in prison. Her brother will be eligible for parole in 2025. Serena made it a point then to be nothing like them and showed a strong interest in pursuing a career in law enforcement. She was well accustomed to seeing them at her home by the time she got out of high school.

She immediately enrolled in college at CUNY the following year in 2007. She obtained her Bachelors' degree-Criminal Justice Administration, majoring in Criminology, and more specifically in gangs and adolescent subcultures in 2011. She finished these studies at the top of her class and excelled notably in the Gang related course studies. She then went on to complete the NYPD Police Academy the very next year in 2012. 840 grueling hours of intense training and conditioning. It was all intensive and strenuous but Serena managed to persevere and push on. She was described as "tough as nails, that girl.." by nearly all the instructors. They gave her a hard time because they all knew that she definitely had it in her. That "Who told you you could be a cop" (Video link) type rhetoric, but she always took it standing up.

Not wanting to stop there she applied for the LAPD Gang Task Force Unit in 2017 after she spent five years with the NYPD. she did a lot for the task force in a short amount of time, and was recognized several times during these years. After applying, Serena underwent several tests during the selection process, totaling in nineteen weeks of hard training. She had to pass a rigorous physical fitness test and psychological evaluation, plus a firearms test to demonstrate her proficiency in firearm usage and knowledge of weapon mechanics. She was also interviewed by a review board several times, and underwent an extensive background check. It was obvious that her family's impact was her driving motivation and they deemed her an acceptable candidate. Her degree and specialized major were merited her as being a useful candidate who should be utilized. Her minors in Psychology were also noted as well as her being bilingual, and this would make her suitable for Negotiations. During her interview they asked her "Are you comfortable with this? Do you think you can handle this?" to which she replied "Absolutely. I’m doing it.”, they recalled. She even managed to do the hundred yard dummy pull in good time, and it was comparable to few of her male counterparts. "She's small but she packs a lotta heat.",
Since then her peers and unit members have gotten used to having a woman on the team, and said that she was often good to keep around. Her approaches to solving problems were "very unorthodox", but she sure knows how to think outside the box. She is a quick thinker and dedicated to the job, and she's "not afraid of trying something new". She is definitely determined to do whatever it takes to be there, that was for certain. "A real firecracker, that one. Don't let that smile fool ya." Unlike previous attempts for females to be incorporated into these roles Serena is generally accepted and thought fairly high of by her peers, deeming her to be an adequate asset and not just a pretty smile. She always pulls her weight and goes the extra mile. She'd stick her neck out for anybody on the unit.

However, things would eventually take a turn for the worst. While on a domestic call Serena was in a firefight with a man who had taken his family hostage. He ended up shooting his wife before the gunfight took place. During the crossfire Serena hit one of the two children in the home when he ran across the hallway. The bullet struck him in the ribs and killed him instantly. The father was also shot to death in the altercation. The boy was only four years old. His name was Carlton Thompson.

PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
Serena has sense been put on extended leave with pay, and has been made to see a therapist indefinitely, until Serena shows signs of improvement. The ordeal was devastating to Serena, and she has taken to antidepressants an other medications, along with heavy bouts of alcohol consumption. She has often turned to self medication over prescribed efforts and therapy.
Serena has been an absolute wreck, a shell of her former self. She suffers from night terrors, panic attacks and has been diagnosed with a moderate to severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as Manic Depressive, Bipolar disorder. She has severe mood swings, extreme highs and devastating lows. Serena's diagnoses is a direct result of her traumatic experience, and was otherwise unafflicted prior to the incident.

WEAKNESSES/FEARS
"It's a man's world." - Serena is on the smaller side and isn't quite as strong physically as the other counterparts in her unit. She has a small frame and is equally limited by this but what she lacks in strength she makes up for with her extreme determination. She might fail, but she'll go down fighting. She's gotta lotta heart.
Serena also displays extremely detrimental behaviors, and often takes extreme risks. She is so strong-headed and persistent that it sometimes clouds her judgement. She also has an inferiority complex, and displays behavior patterns commonly referred to as Napoleonic in nature, characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behavior, such as lying about earnings, and carries the implication that such behavior is compensatory for the subject's physical or social shortcomings. In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype.

FEARS - Not being "good enough". Obsolescence, inferiority. Serena has always felt like that if she fails it's because she didn't try hard enough, or do enough, and that all fault is always on her shoulders.

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