Dragonruby

Strike Witches RP, take... something or other.

That's kind of my point. They're never really shown in-depth, and I'm sure that there are going to be at least a few issues that crop up from it. For example, the regular soldiers are pretty much nothing but cannon fodder. They can barely hurt the Neuroi with conventional weapons, so they're stuck simply holding the line until the cavalry can swoop in and save the day. No one likes feeling useless, particularly when their own lives are on the line, and I'm sure if you compared number of deaths between Witches and soldiers, you'd have a lot of dead soldiers compared to Witches. There's also the fact that Witches can be as young as 13 years old, so adults, who can't do anything but throw themselves at an invincible enemy, are being saved by children, which is probably a massive hit to a person's ego, and there are probably a number of other reasons for there to be issues, such as a Witch's perception of war, which is possibly more lighthearted than a regular soldier's seeing as how Witches suffer much less losses and, in general, have an actual chance of winning their engagements.

I mean, yea, they wouldn't have any issues working in tandem with Witches, after all, they're one of the few things that can kill a Neuroi, but I'm sure they'll have gripes and tension that they don't say to a Witch's face. After all, do you really wanna badtalk a girl who can carry around machineguns one-handed?

I understand if this isn't something you want to do, I simply want to know if this is something I could play.

Strike Witches RP, take... something or other.

Hmm... Well, I never got into Strike Witches. I've heard about it and watched one or two episodes, but it never quite caught my interest, but I learned enough about the setting for this RP to interest me.

Would there be a possibility for me to play ground crew/infantry or something? The idea of men and other proper soldiers being shown up by young girls would obliviously cause some tension between Witches and your regular soldier, and it wasn't something that was ever really shown in the anime. Plus, I always did like playing the 'underdog' character so to speak.

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

Warren continued to simply sit there, idly listening to the conversation going on around him as he looked around the room. He noted the two other boys seemingly whispering to each other nearby, but it was the crying of the young girl, Cecilia, that drew his attention, and he watched with a quirked brow as the young Indian girl, Adi was apparently her name, tried to calm her down. Warren was about to open his mouth to say something and intervene when the sudden shriek of an alarm completely shattered any semblance of peace within the building, as workers began to rush to and fro, and Warren immediately stood to his feet, sleep entirely gone from his eyes and a chill running down his spine as he cursed under his breath. He recognized the sound of these particular sirens, the sounds for them were universal amongst all NERV bases, and he'd run through several drills for such an event before. He looked over at Adi, who seemed a little panic at the sudden rush of activity. "It's an Angel attack," he said, in English, since it seemed to be a rather common language amongst them, and he wasn't sure if she knew Japanese or not. "We have to get moving."

Seemingly punctuating his comment, one of the boys dashed off into the crowd, mumbling something under his breath, whatever words he said to himself lost to shriek of the alarms around them. As Warren watched the boy go, a man in a suit, with a shaggy mane of blond hair, and craggly facial hair upon his chin, approached, jumping back a little to avoid the boy dashing off. "Hey there, kids. I'm Byron Hughes, S2 Agent," the man said cordially, entirely too relaxed for their current surroundings, and flashing a NERV ID card by way of identification. "Just call me Byron though." He gave a glance back towards the direction the boy had ran off, then pointed a thumb over his shoulder in his direction. "Well, I'm sure you all know it's time for business, so I'll just ask you all to follow me." Byron gave a confident smile before jogging off slowly, Warren hesitating for a moment before following along. As he left, he glanced back to see another man approach, seemingly looking for them in a bit of a panic. Byron glanced back, and noticed him too, giving the man a wave. "Sorry, man! Beat you to the punch here!" Byron called back, before continuing on his way.

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

Warren tried to make himself comfortable as he adjusted his seating on the chair, failing rather miserably. He slowly opened one eye, glancing around the room as he heard people speaking. It was a girl who'd spoken first, from the middle east or somewhere thereabouts if Warren had to guess on her origins, though her accent seemed to hint that she had come from India. She seemed to be in the middle of a conversation with the other pilot here currently, and Warren had no reason to interrupt, so he settled back down and closed his eyes once more.

His second attempt at rest failed miserably as a sudden "Hey!" was shouted out by the Indian pilot. Warren started a little, eyes shooting wide open in surprise as he quickly looked around to see what had happened. He gave a sigh as he saw that it was nothing pressing, rubbing his head, though apparently two more pilots had shown up during the time he'd been sitting there. If it kept up at this rate, there'd be barely any need to wait at all. Warren did a quick mental count. Five out of the six that they'd be expecting.

Warren quickly glanced over the two new comers. One was another boy, perhaps a little younger than Warren himself, and the other was a very young girl. He frowned to himself at that. He understood that Evangelion pilots had to be young out of some technical necessity that he didn't fully understand, but didn't NERV think that they were, perhaps, 'robbing the cradle', so to speak, on this one? This girl couldn't be older than twelve. He kept his concerns to himself though, stretching out his arms as he figured that he wasn't going to be getting any rest at the moment. "We barely know each other's names, and you're all already going at each other, huh?" Warren asked with a yawn.

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

Warren yawned as he stepped out of the car, a duffel bag by his side crammed with what few personal belongings he owned. He had arrived in Tokyo-3 only recently after his flight in from the United States, and it was far to sunny right now for his liking, particularly with his jet lag factored in. Sleeping on a plane was never a comfortable prospect, particularly the military cargo plane they'd shoved him in.

He had been briefed somewhat on the transfer beforehand. It seemed strange, and possibly a little dangerous, to have six pilots transferred in all at once. There was much that could go wrong, a synchronized attack on all the pilots while in transit could have seen the entire world's defenses crippled. What had made Japan so important as to require the aid of six Evangelions, he wondered to himself. At least NERV had the decency and sense to send an S2 Agent as an escort. The same S2 Agent rolled down the window of the unmarked van Warren had ridden here on and pointed Warren towards where he was supposed to be going before driving off. Warren took a second outside to compose himself, trying to hide his tiredness, before entering the doors. He hoped that no one here tried to speak with him. The transfer had been on short notice, and Warren was only given a few days to prepare, meaning he was only given a basic crash course in Japanese, being expected to learn the rest through personal study and immersion. It'd be enough for now, and he'd studied a small book on the subject during his flight here, but he still made a mental note to become more fluent in the language. If he'd be working with the command staff here, it'd be best if there weren't any issues in their communication.

He made his away through the building, before coming to the designated meeting spot. He spotted someone already there, reading. It was a boy, looking roughly Warren's age, he guessed to himself, with brown hair and brown eyes. The boy looked to be Caucasian, and not from around here. Another one of the pilots then. He was feeling a too tired for a conversation right now, so Warren simply approached silently, taking a seat a few spots away from the other boy, dropping his duffel bag on the ground. He crossed his arms and closed his eyes as he leaned back into his chair, desperately wishing to be in bed right now.

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

At this point, I'm pretty sure nearly all the legitimate parts of NERV that aren't involved in some conspiracy theory plot are charged with protecting the pilots in one way or another. Humanity's only hope against the Angels and all.

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

I'm pretty sure Misato was a much more important person than a simple S2 Agent. She was Operations Director and actually had some measure of influence and power within NERV, while Byron's just a lowly grunt.

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

Character sheet
Name: Byron Hughes
Sex: Male
Appearance:

Age: 26
Nationality: Mixed Japanese/American

Bio: Byron was the child of an American Section 2 Agent, and a Japanses biologist who worked directly on Project E. The two were extremely close, and Byron's mother would often request her husband to be part of the security team on whatever project she worked on. Their sudden disappearance while working on Project E left Byron alone to take care of himself and his younger sister, Adria. Byron was quickly able to find employment at NERV, starting off as a member of the security staff and working his way up to an S2 Agent like his father, partially by way of sympathetic family friends. He mostly monitors and oversees the safety of the Evangelion pilots, working with other agents to ensure that none of them should come to harm.

Despite his work, Byron still found time throughout the day to try and take care of his younger sister, who was often depressed after their parents’ disappearance, often playing the fool in order to brighten up her day. As she began to grow older, though, his little antics soon began to affect her less and less, and soon he found himself distant from Adria, a rather heavy source of stress in his life as he continues to try and find the reason for his parents’ disappearance.

Personality: Byron is a rather easygoing and cocksure person, as well as a little bit of a womanizer. These traits may conceal the fact that Byron takes his job very seriously. He also holds a soft spot for the pilots, having read their files, he knows the troubles that they have been through, and sees some measure of his sister in them.

Role within Nerv: S2 Agent, and one of the Agents charged with safe guarding the pilots.

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

Accidental Doublepost

God is in his heaven. (An Evangelion RP).

Hmm... We don't seem to have any support staff characters. If Deus wants one or two, I'd be willing to make a second character as one.