[hider=Parinaaz Bhatt][b]Name:[/b] Parinaaz Bhatt (Pari) [b]Age:[/b] 34 [b]Gender:[/b] Female [hr] [b]Appearance:[/b] [center][hider][img]http://i67.tinypic.com/16id4jc.jpg[/img][/hider][/center] Standing at an average 5’4”, Parinaaz carries a confidence about her that she never had growing up. In fact, as a teenager she had always chosen to hide her face and body underneath ill fitting clothing, her face buried behind her hair, and the rest of it hidden behind glasses. Now, she wears a calming smile at all times, she usually appears happy and approachable - despite her serious personality. While she has worked her way out of darkness, there are still echoes of it in her rich mahogany brown eyes if one looks hard enough. It is usually those who have also experienced pain and grief that can pick it up from within her. After all, birds of a feather flock together... There is only so much smiling that can hide pain on the outside. She is quite delicate and soft spoken, but will go through moments of passion where her aura will change and she becomes much more serious - her voice authoritative. Her voice carries a light touch of the accent of Mumbai after her time spent there, and having listened to it her whole life. Years of frequent Yoga have given her curvaceous body a toned and strong physique that still has a feminine softness about it in the right places. She is always impeccably groomed - never a hair out of place. When working at a computer or other electronic device she will wear her glasses. Her hair is long, and naturally curly - she will usually wear it out of her face in a simple ponytail or plait. She loves the intricate and traditional jewellery of her culture and so will often wear large earrings, necklaces, and bangles. She has a nose piercing but will rarely wear a stud. [hr] [b]Agency/Organization:[/b] FBI - Intelligence Analyst/Homicide Crime Scene Investigation [b]Education:[/b] [indent]Stanford University Philosophy and Religion (Major) - Thesis Subject: Religious Iconography in Crime Forensic Sciences (Minor) Postgraduate: Forensic Sciences[/indent] [hr] [b]Background:[/b] Born and raised in Seattle, Parinaaz is the daughter of two immigrants from Mumbai who are both very skilled in the medical profession, her father an acclaimed neurosurgeon, and her mother an equally acclaimed maternal/fetal surgeon and practitioner. Having such affluent parents meant that throughout her childhood, she had security and wealth. Having been the only child of the two incredibly successful surgeons it was as though her life was already decided - she would study medicine too. Her parents pushed her during her formative years in school to study hard, and they drilled it into her that anything less than perfect would not do. Such a strict upbringing took a toll on her social life, and she was ridiculed terribly by her peers for her culture, skin colour, and quiet, timid personality. Of course, the bullying only made her sink deeper into her shell and become more introverted and her confidence was shattered. She rejected her culture, and instead became very Americanised in her ways, stopped practicing Hinduism, and tried to blend in as best as she could. When it came time to decide on her college - Pari had her sights on Stanford (much to her parents delight), however it was Philosophy and Religion that took her interest above all else, ironically enough - she had such a love and passion for culture around the world - despite being so ashamed of her own. She had an increasing interest in forensic sciences too. As if by some miracle, her parents eventually accepted that medicine wasn’t her passion - but were still so proud of her ambition to attend the incredibly prestigious Stanford University that they reluctantly supported it. They had left Mumbai to pursue the American dream, and this was Pari’s own version of that same dream. During University, Pari thrived. Her natural intelligence shone through and she was able to achieve incredible grades consistently. Her social life thrived as she naturally exuded confidence which attracted like-minded people. She joined several alternative clubs and societies - like the movie society, a DnD club, and an astronomy club. She found her tribe of introverts and having them around her helped her develop her social skills. During her Postgraduate study of Forensics, Pari was able to take part in more field experience - and was invited to local crime scenes on more than one occasion. Something that was quite different about her, was her ability to look at scenes without being emotionally affected. It was a strange cold distance that she was able to keep. There was a particularly gruesome scene that she attended where a child had been murdered that made a fellow student vomit and walk away, Pari remained stoic and this level of distance allowed her to investigate fully - noticing details that even the senior investigators did not. Truthfully, the things she saw did affect her, she was just good at burying it until she could get home. Her emotions would spill out behind closed doors and she would drown them with alcohol, sometimes drugs. It was a cliche and completely unhealthy habit - but cliche for a reason. It was a hard task - it was scarring, but [i]somebody[/i] had to do it - and she was so damn good at it. It had to be her. She began to have an unhealthy obsession with crime, as if the burden of solving them was solely on her shoulders. After completing her second degree, she was approached by an FBI recruiter who had been given her thesis on Religious Iconography in Crime. After a single meeting, she was flown out to Montana to assist in the investigative analysis of a religious cult that were growing larger and more powerful within a smaller county. It took the team 8 months of undercover work, investigation, interrogation, and analysis to finally bring the cult down. The 8 months had taken a massive toll on Pari, and she was drinking more than ever, smoking marijuana, and dabbling in other drugs - mostly Oxycontin. During the time in Montana, Pari grew romantically close to a field agent, Simon. The two had a deep connection, he was older than her - 10 years her senior at 36 years old. They would stay up late at night together and talk about many things - literature, movies, art, their ambitions, their lives… Their future plans after they brought down the cult. It didn’t take long for Pari to fall in love with him, and vice versa. But love found in the middle of darkness didn’t last… In the final showdown of the takedown of the cult, while Pari was in the offices compiling reports and data, Simon was gunned down by a cultist. Just like that. He died on the spot - the bullet hit him dead centre between the eyes. He had been trying to help a civilian. The mission was a success, but Pari lost everything. At 28, she was incredibly accomplished academically, and gifted in her line of work - so gifted that she had been employed by the FBI as an analyst immediately after joining the cult team, and was in her second year of employment with them. Yet, she was so far in a dark spiral - hiding her feelings and pain, in desolate grief over the loss of Simon for two years. It was when she finally hit rock bottom after a cocaine and oxycontin overdose almost took her life that she was forced to make changes to her life. While unconscious and dying, Pari had a religious out of body experience, which wound up being the start of her spiritual journey back into Hinduism. She recalls looking down at her body from above with a warm light suspending her in midair, and she felt completely at peace. While watching her body, she was visited by the Hindu triumvirate; Bhrama, Vishnu, and Shiva. One by one they explained to her that she had work to do in her life, that this was not her time and she must help those who suffered. All this did, was confirm that her obsession had not been for nothing - it was on [i]her[/i] shoulders. After they had delivered their messages, it was Ganesh who pulled Pari back to her body. When she woke, she knew logically that her vision and experience had been the side-effects of the drugs and was nothing more than an drug induced dream - but the messages had resonated with her, and she felt different upon waking. As if she really had been given a second chance by some higher power. Following the overdose, she was given time off out of the FBI to recover, and so she took the leave as an opportunity to travel, where she ended up in Mumbai - the home of her parents. She spent 3 years there, assimilating herself to the culture, praying, meditating, and practicing yoga. During this time, she also volunteered to help with the struggling communities - raising money, teaching in the local schools, and organising donations from other countries to assist the communities. Still, she yearned to get back into her passion - and almost as soon as she wished for it, her wish was granted when bodies of children started piling up in the slums of Mumbai. Each body had something in common - they were all young boys dressed in women's clothing, in makeup, and mutilated in horrific ways. Pari was asked to join the local homicide force and they worked for months to track down the killer - her incredible mind and analytical skills were paramount to their success. She was directly responsible for saving the life of a young boy, Rohan, who had been selected by the depraved killer as his next victim. With the killer apprehended, Rohan safe, and her heart mended - she finally felt ready to return to Seattle, and to her old job. Since returning, for the last 3 years Pari has maintained a lifestyle of complete sobriety, continues to practice Hinduism, and was moved into a specialist homicide department of the FBI. She is frequently called out across the country to investigate anything with religious undertones and symbolism due to her expertise in religious criminology. She continues in her academic pursuits, delivering occasional guest lectures at Stanford University and writing papers. Now, Pari has found herself on another case - like so many times before. The perpetrator has been dubbed the Blackriver Killer, another new case, another new team…. [b]Personality:[/b] Calm and stoic under pressure, methodical and organised in her work - yet somehow manages to frequently misplace her personal belongings. Growing up with such accomplished parents meant that, from early childhood, she was used to working at an extremely fast pace. This has served her well, as she is able to think on the fly and make logical decisions at the drop of a hat. She can be guilty of arbitrary stubbornness, and she has a dislike of any kind of incompetence, dishonesty, and laziness in the workplace. She requires her strong work ethic to be reciprocated by those she works with. She is dedicated, direct and honest, and enjoys building order and structure. Such a way of being allows her to maintain her lifestyle and stops her from slipping through the cracks and into depressive tendencies. Pari is a great networker who enjoys meeting others. Despite outwardly appearing to be very set in her ways, Pari is actually a warm person who is happy to spend time with others, give words of advice, and let her hair down. She simply tries not to do this quite as much for fear of over-indulging and becoming self-destructive. She is quietly religious, choosing to keep her practice of Hinduism to herself, it is just another part of her life that she wouldn’t dream of pushing onto anyone else. [hr] [b]Likes:[/b] Cats, Yoga, deep and meaningful conversations, Dungeons and Dragons, reading, learning new things, golden-age Hollywood movies, writing, sweet foods. [b]Dislikes:[/b] Racism, bigotry, dishonesty, laziness, insects [b]Fears:[/b] [indent]Parinaaz is claustrophobic, and would rather not be faced with spiders of creepy crawlies (it's why she has a cat, Audrey, afterall). She has regular fears that plague most regular people in regualr lives. But the fear that truly freezes her is the fear of an insignificant death. To be carelessly gunned down during a mission, to be just one of many body-bags on the side of the road during the clean up. To die in vain without completing her mission - to die before saving as many lives as she can... To think that she will never make a difference is a black-hole that would drag her back into addiction and back to rock bottom once more. Her mission gives her purpose, to learn that it is all for nothing... She would have nothing to live for. [/indent] [b]Bonds & Opinions:[/b] -to be completed- [hr] [b]Skills:[/b] [indent][b]Gifted(+5):[/b] Criminology | Forensics [b]Adept(+3):[/b] Computer Science | Awareness | Anthropology [b]Average(+2):[/b] First Aid | History | Persuade [b]Novice(+1):[/b] Marksmanship, handguns | Hand-to-Hand | SERE | Military Science[/indent] [b]Languages:[/b] English (1st language), Hindi (basic), Marathai (fluent) [b]Weaknesses[/b]: [indent]Depressive tendencies. Recovering addict. Physically weaker. Little combat experience.[/indent] [hr] [b]Off-Duty Clothing/Equipment:[/b] Clothing: Comfortable and loose clothing in bright colours with intricate patterns. She loves to wear jewelry, especially large earrings. Weapons: As an analyst, she does not carry anything off duty. Tools/Equipment: Mobile phone (with camera, recording etc), tablet, comms headset [b]Operational Clothing/Equipment:[/b] Clothing: Comfortable cargo pants, long sleeve shirt and bulletproof vest if required. Weapons: Handgun, flip knife Tools/Equipment: Tablet, laptop, mobile phone (with camera, recording etc), comms headset[/hider]