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Team Echo-Delta-Blue

Basic Information

Name: Cameron Skala 
Team Title: Echo-Delta-Blue  
Official Title: N/A 
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Position: Linked Asylum

AMRO Stats

Specialty: Hunter 
Code: LIV (54)
Position of Tattoo: Under the Last Rib (Right Side) 
Alch-Specs: Overload (Power Absorption)
Alchemic Style: Sigilum (Primary); Motem (Secondary)

Weapons

Bie (short for Elżbieta): An extra light Thompson gun tucked into a violin case. Open the hidden flap at the slimmer end of the case, reveal the muzzle and let loose. Nuff said! Its modified magazine cartridge contains up to 50 anti-Alchemic poison filled rounds. Most of the time Cameron would swap for something a lot less deadly – tiny air-filled spherical plastic pellets. Thankfully Cams’ more willing to fire an actual bullet when his gun is in sniper mode. All he needs to do is press the toggle located on the scopes lower right side to switch between settings. Replacing the standard muzzle with the longer one packed in the case is optional.

Jabber (Jabłko) Prototype: An iphone with the following features: 
A heat signature camera that can reveal the heat signatures of people standing less than 20 feet away.
Pre-installed basic hacking program that uses the brute force method to access accounts. Takes about 30 minutes to break a 10 character password.
Ultra bright flash that can replace a flash bang.
Battery lasts 5 days on average and has 50 GB worth of data.
Not compatible with Google Play Store

Appearance

Cameron reaches an adequate 5’11, which makes him slightly taller than average. However, due to his constant hunching and general lack of well-sculpted muscles, the lithe boy is often underestimated by his sparring partners, thus they are often taken aback by how swiftly he is able to close the distance between the two of them. And yes, for those still wondering, his “pretty boy” thinness wasn’t due to an aversion towards bulking up, but him giving up on the whole protein shake and circuit training routine. He tried it for 6 months without any actual results much to his friends’ amusement. 

His stature aside, he isn’t generally considered handsome or so he insists. He has dirty blonde hair and deep reddish-blue irises. The shade of blue is so dark that it appears violet in certain light, but is generally mistaken for black by the casual observer. As for his skin color, he is moderately fair with the annoying ability to develop freckles before starting to brown. Given how much he hates having speckled skin, he developed an almost OCD ritual of lathering his face and exposed skin with sunscreen. A thin layer which he would religiously reapply every four hours if he can.  

Clothing wise, he is a slob (scruffy old t-shirts and faded, worn-at-the-knees jeans) turned clothes snob. He invests in a few quality pieces that would never truly fall out of style. Hence, his modest wardrobe consists of the following:  4 pairs of shoes (1 sneakers, 1 pair of running shoes, 1 pair of court shoes and 1 pair of boots), 8 T-shirts, 5 long sleeved shirts, 4 pairs of jeans, 3 dress pants, 6 neckties, 3 polo T-shirts, 3 track pants, 4 windbreakers, 5 hoodies, 2 blazers, 1 winter coat, 7 scarves, 2 tuxedos and 12 pairs of socks. Only, when it is absolutely required for an undercover mission, would he reluctantly pick up something from the nearby mall. Most of the time, he prefers to have everything tailored to meet his exact specifications. 

Personality

Generally, Cams claims he gives most people the benefit of the doubt, however his body language tells a different story. Anyone coming too close would observe him sitting or stand even straighter and he’d step away. The only time anyone can creep up to him is when he is engrossed with the piano or violin. Just be careful not to touch him or you’d be find yourself getting a punch in the face or worse. An overreaction perhaps, but it is an unusual personality tick that earned him the nickname Mr. Touch-Me-Not among friends back at school. 

Born to be a loner by nature, he even keeps his closest friends and family at a distance. He feels a lot less suffocated that way, since he doesn't have to engage with them constantly at a very emotional level. This is best reflected in the way he chooses to participate in an ongoing conversation. He’d simply sit back and listen, only adding a few monosyllabic phrases here and there if he feels like it. He may speak up a little more during missions, but he avoids doing so unless he has no choice. Anyone too loud or friendly would cause him to be on his guard, and eventually shut them off. He hates such people, because he can't think properly with them constantly demanding for his attention. This is the main reason why he'd like to hang out in group settings, because there will always be people around to divert the attention of the potential "encroacher". 

Although this quirk makes it sound like he is completely unapproachable, getting his attention isn't that hard. According to his partner, he is a very curious individual who enjoys learning from "experts". In other words, you either get his attention because your are highly eccentric or you proved to be better than him in areas he is fascinated in. Usually it's the older Asylums, the adult recruits, the Lost Numbers and Chronos who have a greater advantage, when it comes to being regarded as an "expert" of sorts. 

Cams has the unique combination of having a Sniffer’s intelligence and a Hunter’s relentless, so he could have gone down either path. However, he found the general smug arrogance coming from the aspiring Sniffers to be so off-putting, that he decided to focus on being the best Hunter he can be. That’s why on the battlefield, Cams manages to remain calm, because he is confident that with his analytical mind and natural stubbornness, he will eventually outwit his enemies. Nothing is more satisfying that cornering his quarry into a kill zone and watch the silencers do their job.

History

To Be Updated 

Others

Cams is born partially deaf in one ear – his right. He has a flesh colored hearing aid that is synced with his digital wrist watch. 

His dad is rumored to be one of the researcher in the weapons R&D team and encourages Cams to develop in that area. Most people feel he has the potential in that area, an almost instinctive knack for improving the existing designs of various weapons and gadgets, but Cams often questions his own work to the point that he feels like he is in a rut. Whether or not he wishes to delve further in this field remains to be seen, but in the meantime, he enjoys sketching the craziest things imaginable on his drawing pad. Good luck deciphering it though, as he tends to draw things from really weird angles and his handwriting is almost illegible due to how tiny and squashed the letters look.  

Both Jabber and Bie were his pet projects from his final year at the Academy. He hopes to develop them further in the future, depending on what he feels is most useful at that point in time. 

He doesn’t care much about what people say about him being a “prodigy” when it comes to playing the piano or violin. To him, he simply plays these instruments reasonably well. The songs he chooses to play depends on his mood. It can be a remix of some billboard hit, a classic piece with the appropriate modification or Disney songs. Talking to him about particular song titles or lyrics would elicit a blank look from him, because he focuses mainly on the actual melody. As a hobby though, this is secondary to his preference for drawing and daydreaming. 

Like most people from the wired generation, Cams gamed before. He isn’t fond of it, feeling that it is highly repetitive and mostly meaningless. He pretty much shares the same sentiments about social media. However, the one he kinda enjoys is Snap Chat, given how the messages get deleted after sometime. He still doesn’t trust it though, hence he is on the lookout for an even better alternative. 

Anime, cosplaying, hip hop and rap are things he finds too weird for his liking. He turns a deaf ear whenever someone starts talking about it. 

One of Cam's "friends" since Academy days is someone he and Omar called MB, which is short for Mouldy Bread. Cams claims the guy appeared one day and kinda festered. No surprise this nickname stuck. 

At age 12, Cams helped build the outer shell that now houses Dancer. That was his first project with MB. Their second project together was when Cams was 17. MB helped to program the deactivator function Cams wanted for Jabber. What they plan to do next is a mystery.

Cams and Omar have a higher kill rate compared to their capture rate, which earned them the team title Echo-Delta-Blue (a homage to the raptor team from Jurassic World). Some prefer to refer to them as raptors.

Basic Information

Name: Omari 
Team Title: Echo-Delta-Blue
Official Title: N/A 
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Position: Linked Asylum

AMRO Stats

Specialty: Hunter 
Code: XIX (19) 
Position of Tattoo: Underside of Left Wrist 
Alch-Specs: Bulwark (Barrier Manipulation) 
Alchemic Style: Motem (Primary); Vocem (Secondary)

Weapons

Bootlicker: Sporty and stylish. These are the first words that come to mind when you see this pair of sneakers, but seriously, they weigh much more than they look. In fact, one well-placed kick along the spine or at the back of your head can send you straight to hospital. The weight comes from the special alloy used to craft soles of the shoes. It may feel and look like metal, but this strange substance doesn’t seem to trigger any alarms when crossing customs at the airport. Hidden in the tip of the left shoe is a retractable blade coated with anti-alchemic poison. Given the muted sheen and coloring of the blade, it can be safely assumed that it is made from the same alloy. Releasing it requires a swift backward kick to the wall or clicking the heels together, whatever is easiest at that moment. (Note: The color and design can be customized at the start of each mission.) 

Kitty Kat: Fingerless gloves that come in deep green, mauve, black or gray. Stripy patterns and polka dots are also available. Once activated in battle (by knocking the two fists together), the soft and pliable material hardens to form tiny, plated gauntlets with a spiked knuckles. Each spike is coated with anti-alchemic poison, so simply breaking a fellow Alchemist’s skin is enough to do some serious damage. 

Hang Man: Like the gloves and sneakers, this scarf doesn’t have a fixed color or design, but it is usually seen tied round Tam’s waist, wrapped round his neck or tucked in his pocket. Sometimes, during battle, he may tie round his head or wrap it round his fist, but this fashion accessory is, in fact, a whip. While it measures just 110 cm (just over 3 ½ feet), when fully stretched, the scarf reaches an impressive 5 meters or 16 feet. Definitely a great way to bridge the distance quickly for any brawler. 

Appearance

Omar often snickers and gives people cheeky wink, whenever they comment that he looked like some grownup slum kid. He isn’t offended, because he dressed in such a way that most people wouldn’t even bother giving him a second look if they were to walk pass him in a crowded city street. Luckily for him, his height (a mere 5’5) and wry frame helped to maintain that inconspicuousness he desires when out on mission. To many non-Asylums, he’s just another good for nothing ‘black kid’. However, to his quarry, they prefer not having to go toe-to-toe with him in the dark, since his deeply tanned skin made it easier for Omar to camouflage himself in the shadows. 

Keeping to his grown up slum kid/hip-hop punk persona, Omar’s standard (and almost never changing) wardrobe consists of threadbare baggy, hipster jeans (replaceable with slim cut jeans when needed), a down-to-the-knee length tee, a hoodie jacket or sweater, black shades (the non-reflective sort), fingerless gloves and a battered “poke master” baseball cap. His footwear of choice is a pair of worn out, dirty converse sneakers with or without socks. To round off his well-maintained filthy appearance is his coarse deep, brown hair that is braided into many tiny multiple, densely packed strands of dubious cleanliness. Unlike most people sporting a similar hairstyle, hardly any part of his scalp could be seen. Another curious feature about his chosen do, is that only one strand, the one dangling closest to his right eye, is much longer than the rest. This braid reaches down to his chin and held together by a black band decorated with two red beads. When asked why he chooses to dress this way, Omar will simply whisper "I don't know" then walk off whistling jauntily. The mocking tone he uses leaves you wondering why he is being so secretive all of a sudden. 

Thankfully, his slovenliness only extends to his clothing. Omar likes his personal hygiene as much as any other sane person. Or as sane as an Asylum could be, because any traces of pungent body odor is a huge disadvantage for a hunter out on the field.  In fact, if those with a particularly sharp nose would be able to catch the faintest whiff of something herbal coming from Omar. Whether they choose to believe their nose or not is up to them, but the rare few who managed to overcome their prejudices and treat him as their equal are truly some of those Omar respects a lot. 

Personality

On the surface, Omar appears to be an overwhelmingly energetic individual with a penchant for mischief. But people forgive him anyway, since he can be written off as another loveable idiot. A class clown that forgot he is 24 and no longer 16. Coupled with his gungho attitude and tenacity, many have come to believe that Omar is indeed a loyal friend, even though he doesn’t necessarily have to be the one at the very top of their list. No matter how many people he has won over using these tactics, there will always be some who remain wary of him and Omar is sharp enough to realize it. Hence, even when joking with his “friends”, the guy is always alert. 

The reason he is so cautious is that he wishes to avoid being exposed for the social charlatan he truly is. After all, it took him nearly two decades to hoodwink this many people. This mask, like his scruffy appearance, is nothing more than a convenient tool for him to gain sympathy and (hopefully) that much needed leg up while out on a mission, because deep down, he realized that few people would truly like the real Omar. He is, after all, a selfish individual with little or no love for anyone else. Yes, he might give people the respect they deserve, but if the situation calls for it, he’d definitely be one of the first few to make a few unfortunate sacrifices. It’s nothing personal, he’s just being the Asylum he was told to be. 

As bad as he may seem, his propensity to be overly cruel and heartless has already been greatly tempered when he was linked to Cameron, because for the first time in his life, Omar found himself having to worry about someone else. It was suffocating and extremely trying, but he had no choice. It was just do or die. He hoped that with some guidance he could mold his impressionable younger partner into his equal. Having the reverse scenario happen is still a thought he absolutely refuses to entertain. 

On missions, his preference to sit back and observe is often misinterpreted as him being too passive, simply because he won’t readily share his views nor volunteer to be the “sacrificial lamb”. Any bitching or nagging that ensues would be promptly ignored, as Omar continues absorbing everything like a sponge. Another reason he often ignore these individuals is that he has no patience when dealing with the arrogant (Sniffers). He feels that anyone daring to boast that much had better be prepared to impress or they’re no better than dogs. 

History

To Be Updated 

Others

He had slight kleptomaniac tendencies, but generally avoids targeting fellow Asylums based on several nasty experiences. 

He is generally suspicious of highly processed food. Prefers to avoid eating things straight out of the can or consuming powders or pills. He would insist on herbal alternatives, whenever he is ill.

Both his parents are Asylums, but he doesn’t talk about them much.  

He is an active guy, who loves swimming, boxing and free running. Challenge him to a friendly competition and you'll probably get his full attention.

Many former team mates teased him calling him Ol' Marley or Marley instead of Omari. He doesn't have an official title yet, although he and Cams finally have a team name. 

You either love or hate that deck of cards he carries around. Imagine playing BS (or Cheat) using a deck that has 5 Queens, 9 Kings, 11 Aces and 8 Jacks -- yeah, you get the idea. It's next to impossible to guess when someone is lying unless you are an expert on body language.

Relationships

With Stormbreaker

Cams-Sparks: At the age of twelve, Cams helped Sparks to build Dancer from scratch out of parts they salvaged from around the campus. Since then, Sparks claims that they are friends who enjoy embarking on new projects together. Cams, on the other hand, doesn't say much. Frankly, he doesn't hate Sparks but he isn't thrilled to have a "friend" encroach on his downtime.
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