[center][color=009496][h1]Tahlia Spade[/h1][/color] [img]http://orig08.deviantart.net/5693/f/2013/197/e/f/scifi_pilot_concept_by_mrg00-d6dt60v.png[/img] [h3][i]"It's funny. I've always wanted to go to space, and never thought technology would advance far enough in my lifetime that I'd ever have a chance to get there. Now I'm here... and I wonder if I made the right choice."[/i][/h3][/center] [hr][hr] [color=009496][b][u]Name[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Tahlia Spade[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Role[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Crewmate 1 (Pilot)[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color] [indent]25[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Female[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Reputation[/u][/b][/color] [indent]In a nutshell, Tahlia has a reputation for being level-headed, quiet, calm, and even somewhat icy. She often comes off as being cold and calculating, not letting her emotions show through and always putting thought into what she does. Despite her somewhat withdrawn attitude, she always tries to be the best that she can in everything that she does. Of course, that isn't so important anymore, seeing as how she'll only ever see 5 other people in her life again. She still works and tries hard, but not as much as she once did. She is also very honest, sometimes too honest, and she'll sometimes say something that someone else may find off-putting. She tries to keep a lid on those sorts of things, but every now and then something slips out. She also has a sometimes annoying habit of trying to learn everything about everything about everyone. One more detail worth noting is that she has a hard time trusting people, and seems to be judgmental about certain things.[/indent] [hr] [color=009496][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Tahlia has very pale skin and a skinny but athletic build. Her eyes are brown and her hair blond. She has a [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/9b/2f/ef/9b2fef55b2d03b5154d3b8662b3fab24.jpg]pair of wings[/url] tattooed on her back, a [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/18/5f/30/185f301c75965508e7a7828312625278.jpg]winged sword[/url] tattooed on her left bicep, and a [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/09/e4/c3/09e4c3e364185f2d6dee3ecb4d902aff.jpg]wolf[/url] on her right.[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Height [/u][/b][/color] [indent]170 cm[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Weight [/u][/b][/color] [indent]62 kg[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Positive Traits[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Calm [*]Intelligent [*]Confident [*]Honest [/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Negative Traits[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Judgmental [*]Distrusting [*]Nosy [/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Personality Description[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Tahlia is the type of person who is very cautious and deliberate about everything she does. This is complimented by her analytical and scientific thought process, often leading her decision-making to be strongly based upon logic and reason. She can be indecisive at times, however, and she can seem as though she's wasting time when she's trying to figure out how to proceed with something. The only exception to this is when she's flying, in which case her feelings tend to take over somewhat. She still maintains her best judgment, but her actions become guided more by feeling than deliberate thought. Tahlia tends to keep to herself, opting to observe people from the sidelines and gauge their behavior. She's not very trusting, and likes to have an idea of how a person is before she talks to them. She can be harshly judgmental about people before even talking to them for herself, having a tendency to believe her instincts when she gets a bad feeling about someone. She believes a lot of her own preconceptions, leading her to a slight sense of self-righteousness in many cases. She's smart, and confident, and the two working together make her seem pretentious on occasion, though she never tries to act like she knows something if she doesn't think she has 100% clarification on it, and she knows when she's been proven wrong. Once you get to know her, though, Tahlia is actually a very trustworthy and caring person with a strong sense of honor and respect. She knows that she has problems when it comes to being overconfident, and she tries to monitor herself in that regard. She tries her best to respect others' opinions, even if she doesn't agree with them, and she's good about giving credit where it's due. Her friends know that she tries her best, and ultimately that's all she cares about.[/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Likes[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Flying [*]Martial arts [*]Writing [*]Science [*]Space[/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Dislikes[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Politics [*]Stupid humor [*]Ignorance [*]Assholes[/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Skills[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Piloting [*]Martial arts training (Muay Thai) [*]Weapons training [*]Singing[/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Quirks[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Can be seen meditating from time to time [*]Gets embarrassed easily at certain things [*]Usually finds something to do with her hands when bored; typically twirling pens[/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Pet Peeves[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Redundant use of acronyms (PIN Number, ATM Machine, etc) [*]Excessively loud music [*]Excessive joking/not taking things seriously[/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Weaknesses[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Sometimes forgetful [*]Has a hard time forgiving herself for mistakes [*]Sometimes acts recklessly[/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]Fears[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Spiders and similar insects [*]Ledges [*]Disease[/list][/indent] [color=009496][b][u]History[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Tahlia was born in Japan to Michael and Persephone Spade. Her father was in the US Air Force while her mother was mostly a stay at home mom, though she often found things to do to earn a little extra income. Her father got stationed in England and then in Colorado before getting stationed in Israel when Tahlia was seven. This would be the place Tahlia would call home for nearly 10 years. Her father being a sergeant by that point, they lived off base while in Israel. It was the first time Tahlia went to a public school, and even though she went to an English speaking school it was still a big change for her. She took it in stride though and made several friends in a relatively short timespan. The fact that she was American helped with that in some regard, but it didn't change anything. She also did very well in school itself, and took a liking to science in particular. Going into high school, she set herself on becoming a physics major once she got into college. She excelled in all of her science classes, and was well on her way to graduating in the top 3%. And then everything went to hell. When Tahlia was in her Junior year, terrorist attacks in Israel spiked. One of Tahlia's close friends was killed in one such attack, and Tahlia herself nearly lost her own life in another. After that happened, her father told Tahlia and Persephone that they were getting on the next plane back to the US and they had 6 hours to pack. Tahlia was bitter, though. She wanted to make the terrorists pay for what they did. As soon as they got to the states and settled in, Tahlia redirected her efforts to training for the Army. Her father's death some weeks later motivated her to train even harder. She enlisted as soon as she turned 18. Tahlia far outperformed everyone in basic training in every way. She was the best recruit in her company, getting perfect scores in physical training, marksmanship, and the end of course test. She performed just as well in infantry school, and went on to her first deployment expecting to begin taking her vengeance. She didn't expect that she would be waiting for a while. On all of her deployments, including her last deployment which she voluntarily extended three times, she never once saw combat, either because of commanders who didn't want to see a woman die in battle, or because of crazy stupid luck. She finally got tired of it and left the Army after three years, though she wasn't entirely sure what to do afterwards. She pretty much started floating around trying to find a stable job for a while. She eventually ended up trying to take flying lessons on a whim, and found it to be one of the most enjoyable things she had done. She used her GI bill to pay for her pilot's license and ended up becoming a bush pilot for a few years. That is, until things REALLY went to hell. Once the world pretty much began ending, Tahlia took it upon herself to use her flying skills to help evacuate people from places that were in particular danger. Flying became like a calling to her, and she began to test her skills by landing and taking off from extremely short airstrips. She would do over 200 flights and save roughly three times that number of people when she heard about Cryonautics. Skeptical as she was, she decided to apply for the program. Imagine her surprise when she was actually selected. She was as interested as she was apprehensive. She would be one of only six people left alive after the Earth has gone. She almost wondered if it would be worth living with six complete strangers throughout who knows how long of a process. Still though, it was a chance at saving the human race. Who could turn that down?[/indent] [hr][hr] [hider=Character Relationships] [center][color=009496][h1]Tahlia Spade[/h1][/color][/center] [center] [b]Age:[/b] 25 | [b]Role:[/b] Crewmate 1 - The Pilot | Friends ☺ | Romantic Interest ♥ | Neutral ◑ | Friends with benefits/flirtation/together ♥♥ | Enemies ☠[/center] [center][h3]☠◑[color=4dff4d][i]Benji Baker[/i][/color]◑☠[/h3][i]"I can't trust him anymore. I don't know what happened, but if he's got the authority to order our captors around he's either been fooled or brainwashed. I'm not sure what to think of him anymore."[/i] Benji is no longer trustworthy in Tahlia's eyes. After his little stunt playing God and telling the aliens what to do, Tahlia truly is convinced that they brainwashed him somehow. He may not know it, she might be wrong, but regardless, his behavior is inexcusable in Tahlia's eyes. She can only guess at what may have changed within him, but it shows that he's not fit for the role he's assumed. [h3][color=009496][i]Tahlia Spade[/i][/color][/h3][i]"What's there to say about myself? I'm probably the most physically capable person here, possibly mentally as well. Not to say I don't appreciate the others' specialties."[/i] Tahlia is easily the most resilient of the crew, most likely doubling as the muscle on top of being the pilot. Though why the project would need a pilot, Tahlia was still unsure. Regardless, being the only one with military experience, she would likely end up having to give at least someone else some sort of training. But maybe not. Who knew what the future held at this point. [h3]◑[color=ffaa00][i]Echo Montigawitz[/i][/color]◑[/h3][i]"I'm not sure what she's been up to lately, or what she thinks she's accomplishing. I mean, if by some chance it does get us out of here, that's great, but for the love of god what does she think she's doing!?!"[/i] Tahlia is beginning to see Echo as being less stable than Benji. Especially with that stunt she pulled in front of the Principality. She doesn't begrudge her for it, but she is growing less trusting of Echo. Who knows what crazy shit she'll pull next? [h3]☠☠☠[color=9e0b0f][i]Ailbeart Rend[/i][/color]☠☠☠[/h3][i]"Only God can help this man if we're ever alone in a room together."[/i] Having had a run-in with Rend, Tahlia's conceptions of him are pretty much set in stone. He's an egotistical parasite who thinks he's untouchable, and thinks that being a successful businessman makes him fit to lead a small crew of what could very well be the last people alive. Tahlia is very literally ready to kill him if he tries anything one more time. [h3]☺[color=yellow][i]Yaz Cormick[/i][/color]☺[/h3][i]"I'd be lying if I didn't say I was concerned for her. She's been as docile as ever, and I wonder if she can handle what's been happening. Dammit, I need to talk to her."[/i] Yaz's behavior, or lack thereof, has been concerning to Tahlia. She wonders how well she's been coping with the events that have transpired in the last few weeks, or if she's been coping at all, and in all honesty, Tahlia is starting to get concerned. Yaz seems to have become very detached, and Tahlia feels like she may need to try to help her out of it. [h3]☺◑[color=f49ac2][i]Owen Childs[/i][/color]◑☺[/h3][i]"I may hate to admit it, but Owen has grown on me a bit. And that's not just because I know I'm going to need his help sooner or later... or maybe it is. I don't know, but regardless I do need his help."[/i] Despite his obnoxious shortcomings, Owen has proven to be helpful and capable lately. No doubt Tahlia will probably have to seek his services at some point later on, given how much recent events have affected her lately.[/center] [/hider]