APPEARANCE◢ Tamás had the avenge height and weight for a human male, but his looks came primarily from his father's side. He earned a scar on his right hand during the Reaper invasion of the Citadel. He also liked to wear his Janissary Armor since it made him feel protected. The armor still looked battle-worn, with the olive green hiding most of the damages; but, there were hints of dried blood on it to serve as a reminder. Besides the armor, his clothing choices were limited to hand-me-downs since the Reaper invasion. So, he wore whatever made him feel comfortable.
And while the injured leg healed on its own, doctors required that Tamás wore a full leg orthotic brace to help maintain his balance while using it. Thanks to medical advances (and enough credits), the brace was surgically inserted into the leg with no problems. Fortunately, it appeared to be still functioning normally after the Reaper Wars.
MOTIVATIONS AND OUTLOOK◢ Tamás became hyperfocused on saving his home, The Citadel, from critical life support failure. It was really the only thing that had his undying attention. But for a moment, he did reflect on the hell he experienced only a month ago. He also thought about Canlius too often for his own good, wondering if he was alive or dead. The worst part was thinking if he died for Reapers or no breathable air. And he thought about his family on Earth, wondering if they somehow survived the decimation. Or at least knowing if they died peacefully or painfully. Thinking about them hurt Tamás more than he wanted to admit.
For now, the survival of his home needed his attention, and it might have done him some good in the long run.
INADEQUACIES AND FEARS◢ Shortly after the Battle of the Citadel, Tamás was diagnosed with PTSD for his time underneath the rubble. He began having nightmares about it and developed claustrophobia for that traumatic experience. With the proper medications and therapy, he was able to regain control of his life, stopped having nightmares constantly, and made some sense of his trauma. But then the Reapers invaded the Citadel and unleashed hell. What Tamás experienced permanently broke him mentally. It was one thing to hear about the atrocities committed by the Reapers and another to witness it and survive.
And without medication or therapy, Tamás suffered heavily from severe nightmares and flashbacks to hyperarousal. Recently, he found that smoking cigarettes somewhat helped control his symptoms and to cope with his traumas.
BACKGROUND◢ Tamás, the fourth child of the Zsolt-Cox family, was born a year before humanity made contact with other life. But prior to that cathartic event, Márton and Eduard Zsolt-Cox were benefactors to the Systems Alliance despite the disapproval of their friends. Both of them recognized that expanding beyond the Sol System was the only path forward for humanity. The discovery of other species in the galaxy secured their judgment on the matter. However, it wasn't driven by a sense of supremacy or hatred. Instead, their drive was the betterment of tomorrow for others, especially their children.
Their contribution to the Alliance only increased two-fold after the First Contact War. So naturally, they fully committed to the newly established Parliament. Yet, instead of moving over to Arcturus Station, they chose to remain on Earth in their hometown of Budapest. Márton wanted her children to grow up in their homeworld before deciding to leave it for the galaxy. Still, it didn't stop their curiosity for life beyond the planet—especially Tamás.
At a young age, Tamás Zsolt-Cox dreamt of escaping to the wondrous galaxy and living in one of the colonies. To him, living on Earth wasn't exciting as his parents made it out to be. So, he began making the dream a reality. Once high school ended with high grades, Tamás found himself pursuing a career in civil engineering with help from the Systems Alliance. Unlike his older siblings, he chose not to remain in the military after graduating from university. Regardless, he appreciated the lessons taught and even found a use for them later on in his life.
The first thing that Tamás did was book a frigate to the Citadel before bidding farewell to his friends and family. When he set foot on the station, he immediately fell in love with it. It was everything that he dreamed of since he was only a child. And even though there were struggles to survive another day, he still fell in love with his new home. Tamás eventually found stable work at a construction company, thanks to his degree, and met Canlius Falion on his first day.
The two of them began hanging out while on breaks and eventually off-work hours. And before long, Tamás realized that he had fallen in love with Canlius. He really didn't know what to do or how to react to his feelings for his friend. But, rather than wait for a long time, he took his time and slowly gave him hints. It wasn't until three years later that Tamás confessed his love to Canlius during dinner. He didn't even have time to finish his thoughts before being kissed for the first time in his life. Both of them started dating shortly after the dinner, but they decided to take things slowly.
But not long after, the Battle of the Citadel took place. Tamás was at work, finishing up repairs to an apartment unit, when Sovereign made its presence known. Even though the geth were sieging only the Presidium, C-Sec still advised civilians to seek shelter for the threat. The alert forced Tamás to hide out at a nearby restaurant along with other civilians. Tamás tried to send a message out to Canlius, but communications were being jammed. Then, the last thing he remembered was witnessing the dreadnought's destruction followed by cheers for the crowd and then silence.
That was when pieces of it began raining down on the Citadel.
By the time the shelter-in-place order ended, Tamás was buried underneath rubble for the apartment, which collapsed after a piece of the dreadnought crashed into it. Canlius joined the rescue effort as he refused to believe that his boyfriend was dead. It took fourteen hours before tools had even arrived on site due to the chaos that followed after the attack—and an additional thirteen hours before workers rescued Tamás. He was taken to a hospital and immediately went into surgery to save his legs. Fortunately, thanks to modern medicine, they were never amputated; however, extensive physical therapy was required.
Upon regaining consciousness, Tamás was caught off-guard by his family's arrival but grateful to be alive. If it weren't for his parents, then his life would've been more difficult. He had the best physical therapy available given to him despite the distant relationship in recent years. So, after leaving the hospital, he began working to reconnect with his family as payment. Meanwhile, his relationship with Canlius only got stronger after overcoming the struggle of rebuilding their lives. Tamás was still haunted by the time spent underneath the rubble but seemed to have enough inner strength and a stable support system to overcome it.
Two years passed, and with damages to the Citadel repaired, Canlius proposed to Tamás over a private dinner at their newly restored home. Their first stop was Oma Ker to tell the news to Canlius' family, which was positive. And then, after two days on the planet, they ultimately left for Earth to inform Tamás' family. Everything was going smoothly until the news came in via the extranet: Earth was under attack. At first, Tamás assumed it was a joke until their transport shuttle detoured to the Citadel. That was when he started to panic.
Upon returning home, Tamás spent the entire day trying to contact his family in Budapest, praying they were safe and sounds. But then, it became weeks without any answers. He had thought that all of them had died on Earth. Fortunately, his younger sister, Hegedüs, arrived at the Citadel upon receiving his message. But, she came with bad news: Gale, their oldest sibling, was killed in action. The news absolutely devastated him.
And when it was time for Hegedüs to leave, she offered her brother reinstatement into the Alliance and a position in her unit. However, Tamás refused and instead chose to remain in the Citadel. It didn't mean he wasn't going to help out with the war. With Canlius and other construction workers, they provided their services to build temporary housing for the influx of refugees, among other amenities (bathrooms, daycare centers, and more). There was always something to repair or build every day in one of the dozen refugee camps.
Then, out of nowhere, Cerberus stormed the Citadel and began their killing spree. Tamás and Canlius worked in one of the docking bays designated to be a refugee camp when the coup began. The C-Sec officers stationed at the local security checkpoint were unaware of the threat until it was too late. Several Cerberus soldiers took them out with ease and rounded everyone else up for identification. Tamás started to feel the sensations that he had while under the rubble. And suddenly, picking up a pistol next to a dead officer, he opened fire at the soldiers without hesitation.
By the time C-Sec reinforcements had arrived, Tamás had killed half of them before the rest of them were neutralized. Everyone called him a hero on that day, but he felt sick to his stomach for killing someone. It took a few days for him to realize that there was no going back. There was only forward. So, once the Civilian Militia was created in response to the coup attempt, Tamás, Canlius, and several of his friends joined.
Thousands of citizens joined the Citadel Civilian Militia to defend their home from invaders after The Cerberus Coup. Those civilians were split up and assigned a C-Sec officer to train them in the basics of combat and warfare. Often, citizens with military training and/or service were asked to share their knowledge with others. And while C-Sec allowed someone to use their weapons and armors, credit pools were encouraged to buy their own equipment instead of taking up C-Sec resources. In addition, the civilian militia was briefly taught about Reaper forces just as a precaution instead of necessity.
In the end, however, all of the training didn't prepare them for a sudden Reaper invasion. It didn't take long for the Citadel Civilian Militia to assemble and respond to the immediate threat. Everything was going smoothly with defense positions established and the rather inadequate Reaper force being pushed back. Then, the Citadel's arms began closing on their own. Everyone was starting to get anxious and tense while watching the darkness creaking in. And once the arms were closed entirely was when the slaughter began.
In a matter of seconds, the Citadel Civilian Militia collapsed entirely.
Tamás witnessed an asari nightmarishly transformed into a banshee and sliced his commanding officer in half. And then, husks began to pounce on individuals attempting to flee. For the first time, he had felt and seen genuine fear in his life. His body was telling him to run faster than ever before, and so he did. About everyone else was doing the same thing: running for their lives. Some chose to stand their ground, but that usually didn't last long. Eventually, Tamás found shelter to hide from the ongoing massacre with citizens and other "soldiers."
Tamás listened to the remaining command structure ordering a full retreat to C-Sec headquarters for a final stand. Instead, he was going to look for Canlius, assigned to one of the defense positions before hell itself arrived. When he eventually ventured outside, he was terrified by the silence alone; however, he kept pressing forward. In the distance, he saw the remaining resistance force getting overwhelmed by the Reapers. Tamás' heart was utterly crushed, but he kept going for his husband. Soon after, he met up with another group of citizens and volunteers; however, he stayed with them since they were heading in the same direction.
In the following days, most of the group had been killed and hunted down by the Reapers. Yet, the remaining individuals, including Tamás, were holding their position when they saw the arms slowly reopening. And what they saw was both beautiful and horrifying at the same time: Earth. But, all of them kept on fighting as a massive device connected itself to the tower. And then, minutes later, it began charging before releasing a red beam of energy. Tamás watched as that red wave made its way towards him and embraced it.
But, nothing happened to him. Tamás watched as the Reaper forces were dissolved from the battlefield entirely. He and the other survivors had no idea what happened or if the universe had just ended. Regardless, survival was the only main concern. The group made their way to C-Sec headquarters and saw the pile of bodies defending the entranceway defensives till the last person. Inside wasn't any better, but there were survivors. The lucky few that endured were either injured, mentally broken, or both. Fortunately, or unfortunately, Tamás didn't see Canlius amongst the dead.
Yet, there were more concerning matters.
It was evident that the blast brought severe damage to the wards; however, it also affected life support systems for the various districts on the wards. The Citadel was going to be their coffins unless the problem was solved. Tamás decided to volunteer to look for possible solutions to the critical problem while getting communications reestablished, hoping that life still existed beyond this dying station. As the days passed, some of the survivors started to help out around. Within four days, power inside was restored, and efforts to identify the bodies began. The week passed, and all bodies inside were identified, remembered, and then burned.
It wasn't until week two that Earth responded to the Citadel's SOS signal. Tamás was exhilarated that the entire galaxy managed to beat the Reapers and survived to tell generations. He had high hopes for his home being saved. Instead, the leaders on Earth refused to commit resources and manpower to fix the failing life support system on the station. Tamás understood straight away that the Citadel was being sidelined while the leaders focused their efforts on Earth. Meanwhile, he and the survivors managed to restore communications within the station, but it was rather ineffective due to the lack of power in all wards.
In the third week, Admiral Nitesh Singh contacted headquarters to get the status of the Citadel and its life support. Having the provisional allied commander on line, Tamás attempted to get Admiral Singh's plead to aid the station. But, he was largely avoided until asked a question or two. And then, the commander was gone without saying anything else. Tamás knew that his home was essentially sacrificed in favor of Earth and rebuilt on top of their corpses. He wasn't going down without a bloody fight.
So when he was offered a spot on the Sol Restoration Network, Tamás accepted without hesitation, knowing that it was his only way to help save his home from certain doom.
POWERS◢ Combat Drone
Sentry Turret
Electronics
Cryo Blast
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CRIMES◢ ▪ Alliance training during university
▪ Worked for CitiBuild on the Citadel
▪ Aided the refugees during The Reaper War
▪ Joined the Citadel Civilian Militia
RELATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS◢ Citadel Civilian Militia
Flavitus Molaril - Commanding Officer - Killed in Action
Inès Gobeli - Volunteer - Alive
Che Yeong-Gi - Volunteer - Killed in Action
Urato Dhasmaroh - Volunteer - Alive
Zrartak Kruzki - Volunteer - Alive
Vitenaria Acilrian - Volunteer - Killed in Action
Zsolt-Cox
Márton Zsolt-Cox - Mother - Missing
Eduard Zsolt-Cox - Father - Missing
Gale Zsolt-Cox - Oldest Sibling - Killed in Action
Illés Zsolt-Cox - Second Oldest - Missing
Hegedüs Zsolt-Cox - Third Oldest - Missing
Quinn Zsolt-Cox - Second Youngest - Missing
Orbán Zsolt-Cox - Youngest - Missing
Falion
Nitiria Falion - Mother - Missing
Lucivius Falion - Father - Deceased
Canlius Falion - Tamás' Husband - Missing
Gaius Falion - Youngest Sibling - Missing
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Member
AlteredTundra,
mickilennial,
AndyC,
Sep,
Roman,
Half Pint,
Supermaxx,
mattmanganon,
Izurich,
Simple Unicycle
