[hider=Commonwealth of Humanity Citizen Database - Almira Gunnarsson Budiman] [hr] [center][hider=Casual Outfit][img]https://i.imgur.com/QWds98z.jpg[/img][/hider][/center] [center][hider=Uniform][img]https://i.imgur.com/uVkHQBq.jpg[/img][/hider][/center] [center][url=https://fontmeme.com/fonts/brausepulver-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/211126/aace1e560f997c5e9315e2012670d064.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][i][color=1A9D60]"May this be the last time our species will ever see war"[/color][/i][/center] [hr] [color=1A9D60]Name:[/color] Almira Gunnarsson Budiman [color=1A9D60]Age:[/color] 347 [color=1A9D60]Gender Identity:[/color] Female [color=1A9D60]Married/ Unmarried:[/color] Married to a Female, 5 children (don't ask her how) [color=1A9D60]Occupation:[/color] Captain of the Thucydides (current), Board Member at a Swedish IT Company (former), member of Indonesian Parliament 2124-2129 (former), Lieutenant Colonel serving the Indonesian 1st Cavalry Battalion (former). [color=1A9D60]Place of Residence:[/color] Bandung, West Java, Southeast Asia Region. [color=1A9D60]Appearance:[/color] Possessing dark skin typical of an Indonesian woman, Almira has a well toned body with noticeable 'red scars' running throughout her body. A result from the genetics modifications she endured as her time serving in the Indonesian army, her typical attire when working is that of a short skirt with a yellow vest, concealing a white shirt with a blue tie inside. She is also seen carrying a guitar case whenever field missions are being conducted. Inside of the case lies an Assault Rifle and various sets of survival equipment just in case. Her formal attire consists of a two piece set of clothing, a white short and a white vest, along with belts around her thighs and the signature hat that signifies her rank as Captain. The outfit would typically be out of regulation, but times have changed significantly after her birth, and any alterations of service uniforms. As long as they indicate rank (in her case the hat) is acceptable under current regulations. Admittedly her alterations to the typical service uniform is pretty extreme, but she likes the design, and decided to keep it for now. The short white hair is actually a result of 'natural' aging. Almira herself has been living a life for such a long time, a natural result of taking anti-aging medicine throughout her very long life. The one side effect that she cannot control is the whitening of her hair, she decided to keep the white hair for aesthetical reasons though. Not liking the various new coloured hair schemes most young people in the 2400s are into nowadays. [color=1A9D60]History:[/color] [hider=Personality] One would expect that a veteran of the Last War would be some grizzled war veteran, with a tough outlook on life and an almost cynical view of everything. But nothing could be less true when describing Almira's personality. She is very sociable, very nice, kind to a fault, and possessing all the qualities more equivalent to an optimistic youth than some war veteran. A Social Butterfly through and through, she always assumes that people are nice by default, and legitimately cares for the people working under her, either during her time as a soldier for the Indonesian army, her constituencies while she was a member of Parliament, her staff when she was working at the IT firm, and currently, the crew of the Thucydides. She also loves dropping random facts of her long life during any conversation, and delights in seeing the shock of onlookers assuming that she's just a simple youth from the Inner Planets. The times when people straight up don't believe her when she tells them that she's a veteran of the last war is way too many, and it never ceases to please whenever she sees the shock in their face. [/hider] [hider=History] Born in 2075 to a Swedish Father and an Indonesian mother. Almira grew up between two cultures. Her Indonesian and Swedish heritage was always a key part of her personality to this day. This mixed upbringing, going to grade school in Indonesia, and going to a high school and pursuing a University education in Sweden, made her a very worldly and knowledgeable individual. It came to a shock for her parents when she told them that she decided to sign up for the Indonesian army. Her family's not rich, but they are definitely not poor either, and her childhood, from a purely materialistic point of view, was nothing short of comfortable. She always gets what she wants (making for a rather spoiled childhood, much to her embarrassment), she consistently gets good grades in everything, and she never expressed her interest in anything military related. Turns out, her time spent in Indonesia, living with the people and interacting with Indonesians at various occasions made her care deeply for the safety and security of her own countrymen. With the current rising political tensions in the region, she decided that she has to serve in the Army. She was discharged in 2115. And she joined in the year 2100. 15 years of honorable service at the Indonesian army with multiple distinctions. Her first Cavalry Battalion participated in multiple battles across Northern Vietnam, Southern China, and even the Himalayas in the Last War, a nearly apocalyptic conflict pitting the powers of mainland Eurasia such as China, Russia, Iran and various Central Asian countries, against countries then referred to as 'The West'. Her time serving in the Army, seeing warfare at an Industrial Scale, and multiple deployment of tactical nuclear weapons permanently changed her. It made her more decisive when making decisions, it made her personality a bit harder, a consequence of seeing the horrors of the Last War firsthand. But it also made her care for Human Life even more, human life in it's various forms. Her time spent after the war was spent in advocacy for the abolition of all national militaries, in which she sees some moderate success at, but more importantly, it propelled her into the halls of the Indonesian parliament. In which her positions on Integration to this Commonwealth of Humanity made her famous. The Indonesian Parliament of the 2124-2129 session is famously dubbed as 'The Last Parliament' by Indonesians for a good reason. After that, she spent some time wandering the Earth, seeing regions such as North America and Europe, where she sees various societies in evolution as for the first time in history, all of Humanity was united under one banner. She sees how African Americans in what is formerly the United States are dwelling with this new dynamic, how Chinese people in China is reacting to not only being defeated, but now joining the Commonwealth, and how the Europeans, their region historically the most prosperous in the world, is now just some administrative division at this new Commonwealth. Her job at the IT firm, a Swedish company focused on making computer parts for spaceships is honestly something to pay the bills, and arguably the most forgetful period of her life. She slowly climbed the Corporate ladder, successfully managed to unionize the workplace, ensure majority worker representation at the board, and eventually became a member of the board herself. A legacy to her Political past so to say. But during her 80 years spent working for that IT firm. She eventually learned about the Explorator program from the contracts her company managed to clinch for the newly formed Commonwealth Space Force. She was mildly interested at first, deciding to first leave the company and explore the newly colonized worlds of the Commonwealth. She saw how worlds managed to evolve from habitable but unconnected orbs into major centers of commerce for the Human Race, she met various people from various backgrounds, and she even participated in colonizing a few worlds herself! But eventually, the allure of getting an explorator ship for herself to Captain was simply too much for her. She wanted to be exploring the Milky Way Galaxy, and eventually met with a Space Force recruiter to begin her training as a Captain. She went from just some new recruit to Captain in 10 years, breaking a world record in terms of advancement in the Space Force's history. Now, she leads her ship, her vast experience making her a very effective, and very sociable Captain. She hopes that all her previous life experience is enough for the crew to survive in this new, unexplored world. [/hider] [color=1A9D60]Cybernetic/ Genetical Enhancements:[/color] - Red Scars: The Red Scars are a side effect from the mandated Indonesian army genetical enhancement program for the year 2100. A series of serum injections and operations done to her has made her visibly stronger and possessing quicker reflexes than the average person. Almira is more than capable of conducting feats of strength like lifting whole cars and punching robots into disrepair without no problem. - Bunny Ears: This is just pure aesthetics on her part. She thinks that it's cute, and the Bunny ears do grant her a degree of enhanced hearing to a certain extent, complimenting her existing human ears even more. [color=1A9D60]Skills:[/color] - Former soldier: This is possibly her strongest skillset. A veteran of the Last War. Almira is a capable soldier, able to shoot multiple weapons and also proficient with certain martial arts such as Pencak Silat. Give her a weapon, some supplies, and a task, and she will do it to utmost perfection. - Former Politician: A master at negotiating and settling disputes, her time spent at the Indonesian parliament in Jakarta has granted her various skills in talking with people, she also highly values loyalty, and will try her best to ensure that her crew's loyalty will not shake under any circumstances (this includes annual parties in the ship's mess hall). - Captain of a ship: Obviously a skill she will automatically get. Her time spent in the Thucydides has granted her a deep understanding of the ship's capabilities and kinks, she knows which rounds works best against which training dummy, which missile mixture is the best for penetrating shield barriers and CIWS, and of course. Know how to maintain and operate an Explorator under almost any circumstances. [color=1A9D60]Reason for joining the crew of the Thucydides:[/color] Well, she's the Captain. Obviously she has command of the ship and a task has been given to her from the Admiralty. She's not really a person to say no to yet another expedition, already doing 5 expeditions during her time in command of the Thucydides. [color=1A9D60]Miscellaneous Facts:[/color] - Her track record as member of parliament puts her firmly in the progressive camp of the Indonesian parliament. Strongly advocating for minority rights, workers rights and integration into the Commonwealth, many observers from that time point to her rhetoric as one of the key factors for Indonesia becoming a signatory member of the Commonwealth of Humanity. - Her command of the 1st Cavalry Battalion was instrumental during the 'Last War'. Her Cavalry Battalion was often tasked as the spearhead of many armoured pushes around Southern China. - Her personal hobbies include playing games, travelling across the worlds of the Commonwealth, listening and understanding different people and their lives, and cute things like teddy bears and cats. - She's able to speak 4 languages, Swedish, English, Indonesian, and Mandarin Chinese. [/hider]