Pavel "Soko" Sokoloff
"Anyone can be family, blood doesn't mean everything if you ask me."
-Pavel Sokoloff
NamePavel Sokoloff
NicknamesSoko
Age28
GenderMale
HomeworldNovogorod
RankCorporal
RoleField Engineer
AppearanceSoko is of perfectly normal size being neither large, nor small. If given the chance he would prefer to walk about in a tank top and cargo pants, short of that a jumpsuit would do just fine. Outside of work he isn't too picky about what he wears as fashion is about the last thing he thinks of, what does matter is practicality; boots over sandals, jeans over shorts.
Soko's combat uniform has seen some very minor modifications. Mostly he carries additional pouches and an extra bandolier for more ammunition storage. Soko never wears the standard hat as he thinks its just stupid, after a while even his superiors had given up reprimanding him.
Equipment- AKN-74z Assault Rifle
- M3P-4 10mm Pistol
- 1x Standard Engineer's Kit
- 2x "Splinter" Grenade
- 1x ROC-1A "Fisto"
PersonalitySoko is about welcoming as they come, and has no problems with making friends out of complete strangers, although because of his natural openness he is simply terrible at lying. To expand on this Soko is perfectly willing to tell just about anyone about himself, however after much life experience he has somewhat learned to keep quiet, especially when it comes to his own problems. That said Soko still hates the very idea of secrets and would rather throw everything into the open if given the opportunity. When in a combat situation Soko can definitely remain cool under fire, and will fight with every bit of ferocity befitting of his people. He does have his limits however, in extreme cases of pressure it is quite possible he'll crack under it because after all he is only human.
It should be obvious that Soko is a very social person and will attempt to start a conversation with just about anyone in earshot. While it may seem like he considers everyone to be a friend, he does take friendship seriously and actually if anything he is strangely particular about who he would call a friend. When it comes to his discipline and professionalism as a soldier Soko is around average by GHU standards. Not nearly on the same level as a Khorenheim, but he is typically more hard working than many of his brethren.
Soko cares deeply about his role as an engineer and vastly enjoys the work. Sometimes while on a job Soko becomes uncharacteristically quiet, in fact he may even snap at anyone who dares to interrupt him, it is this reason its important for one to learn this fact about him.
Traits- Has a fondness for old classical music.
- Doesn't share the typical prejudice against Khorenheimers.
- Instead rather doesn't like those from Ennedi as much, their zealousness can be off putting.
- Worst liar ever.
- Very trusting in others.
- Skilled engineer and tinker even by Novogorodian standards.
- Likes woodcarving in his spare time.
- Makes for a pretty average soldier.
HistorySoko was born to a lower working class family, his father being the main breadwinner through his job as a laborer. Even from an early age it was clear what kind of person Soko would grow into, with his constant questions and overall friendly disposition he was always posed to talk about absolutely everything. For the most part his family humored the young Soko, although eventually even they tired of his constant blabbering and were not afraid to say as much. All the same his home life was quite pleasant while still given their socioeconomic status.
Soko was fascinated with machines and purposely sought whatever he could learn about them, he even came to bug local technicians. Of course no one was in the least bit interested in enabling the frankly annoying boy, however overtime a few actually taken a liking to Soko, maybe due to his perseverance or maybe he really did have the social skills. From this unofficial tutelage Soko gleamed much about the maintenance of various machines such as massive heaters, or sometimes much more complex communications systems.
During his teenage years while in school Soko opted to take whatever engineering courses were available, if it weren't for required credits in other subjects he may have very well packed his schedule with nothing but technical classes. His parents, primarily his father, were vocal about their approval, even to the point of bragging about their son's incredible intellect to other couples. Soko didn't think much about it, as an only child it made sense they would be proud of his accomplishments like so, he at least understood that. Soko while never was an excellent student, graduated with recognitions for his achievements in engineering.
It was at this point Soko made his critical life decision to join the military, one reason being the paycheck, but also he felt that by serving he could continue to improve himself as a person. His family of course were against the idea, saying that they would worry about his safety, and even tried to recommend other career choices, in the end they couldn't change his mind. Soko enlisted into the Novogorodian Engineering Corps using his already impressive background in the field as a resume. After passing a initial exam he was then entered into the program. At first the material was extremely different from what he was used to, military technology was a whole another beast from the civilian machines he once worked with.
Months later Soko came out in the top-middle percentile of his class having been scored at least satisfactory in all competency areas, although at the same time he just barely passed basic training, but that didn't quite matter in the moment. Soko's first assignment was to a military base as a member of the support staff, his job to help keep the facility running smoothly, and so this was his life for the next few years. At the age of twenty five Soko received a promotion to corporal for his years of service, and favorable work assessment, he was also reassigned to the PRN's 13th Garrison where he remained until the creation of the 23rd Expeditionary Regiment. It should also be noted that even to this day Soko still sends a hefty portion of his pay back home even after being told multiple times that the money was not necessary.
