Name: Doctor Isaac Kaplan
Age: 46
Job: Dome Ecology Supervisor
Appearance:
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Skills:
Isaac's entire job is to prevent what he has dubbed 'the cock-up cascade' from happening. Sure the entire dome is doomed if there is a mechanical failure in the pumps or an electrical failure in the air purification systems or a general failure because a space rock punctures the roof, but there is also the risk of everything going to shit from the most minute detail in the fragile ecological system of the dome. First you get a barley failure, then since you don't feed the cows their ration of barley the enzime content of their manure is slightly off, so next the sorghum yield will lower, so you compensate but it fucks up the crop rotation and the next thing you know the plants doing the air scrubbing begin to fail and everyone dies from monoxide poisoning. Basically, Isaac knows how everything in the dome interacts with everything else.

Custom Amenities:
Being the first to set foot in the dome and knowing how low its occupancy would be, Isaac took on himself to put his name on two managerial suites on the corners of the residential building, one for his residency and another as a luxurious personal office. Taking up so much space might not have been the best idea however as he's struggled with keeping the place clean and orderly since day one and so these two rooms have become a mess of stacks of documents, papers, dishes, a few freezers and fridges to keep some of the best food items for himself and other things.

He had also set up some bee hives on top of the residential building to do amateur bee keeping, but moved them between two storage sheds further away after complained about the constant bees getting in their rooms the moment they kept a window open. Related to this, hidden in one of the sub-levels in a maintenance storage unit without any cameras, he's set up a home-made distillery where he's bottled some honey mead and has been trying his hand at wine to circumvent Holiday's alcohol rationing. He's had success with the mead, but a lot less with the wine.

Finally on the main pond he had a bunch of sand 'accidentally' dumped, creating a little beach corner where he keeps a chair, a radio and a fishing rod. It has been a while since he had the time to plant his feet in the sand though.

Relation with Holiday:
His greatest failure. When he was part of the design team, the doctor had insisted to make the managerial AI of the dome to be as 'idiot-proof' as possible so 'the idiots handling this great machine couldn't fuck up'. Now that he's one of these idiots he finds that was an annoying design choice to say the least. Its ironic, everything about her, that minutia, that female irish voice, he had a hand on making and he thought it made her so endearing, to have his own 'child' now rule over him and manage his life? It makes him a little bitter.

Biography:
Doctor Isaac Kaplan was once described as one of earth's best. A reputed biologist and part of Concern's space colonization program, he aimed to be one of the first human on a colony ship, a pioneer, a man who would have his name in the history books! And he might even have had the potential too. One thing he didn't have however was people's skill. Simply put: He was annoying. Perfectionist to a fault, he hammered his points in all meetings and refused to compromise during the design of Dome 10. His input surely contributed in the many awards that the dome received on his completion, a landmark design they called it! But as everyone was reassigned to work on stuff like the Mars domes and other colonial projects, Isaac was politely, innocently asked to just... stay at Dome 10 for a little while. Just to work out some kinks and make sure the launch of the project went as expected. A couple of weeks then became a couple of months...

Next thing Isaac knew he was being ghosted, his request transfers ignored and when he finally looked up to his boss (who used to be one of his old colleagues who had been promoted head of the moon project) to demand a new assignment, he was first told that he was just too valuable for the daily operation of the dome, that it was a prestigious post already, etc. When he menaced to give his resignation however, he was told to do it and see what happened. His old team had all moved on in prestigious positions in the biotech industry not just in Concern, but other corporations too, and everyone knew what a nightmare he was to work with. He'd be lucky to find a job as a lab assistant if he left his post now.

And so, Isaac was trapped.

Dispositions:

-Mihail Chivu - Positive: Isaac understands the outrage in front of the earth ecological disaster, it is only natural. But it is also natural to move on to more realistic expectations from life as you grow older. With Mihail being 30 now, Isaac is getting both impatient and anxious, feeling that the young man will either settle down in his work or do something stupid soon.

-Xi Yingxue - Very Positive: The apple of his eye, it may be hubris but he can't help but see a lot of himself in the young prodigy and gives her a lot more leeway than he does anyone else, which means tolerating minor mistakes as temporary lapses of judgement or gaps in her knowledge he is happy to educate. She is a hard worker after all, not just lazy like all the others. Isaac is doing his best to groom her to take his place should he finally get out of this purgatory but for all his affection, he still doesn't get her, taking her antisocial character at face value and just something she personally prefers so he does polite discussion when they work together but does not try to do anything more.

-Arthur Eel - Negative: A criminal ludite, the fact this is what Concern makes him work with annoys Isaac to no end. Yet he is forced to at least respect the skills of the man, though he only trusts him as far as he can keep an eye on him. An old convict with a grudge against society forced to work in a priceless corporately owned installation, what if he decides to go out with a bang or something?

-Alyssa Cross - Positive: When Alyssa initially came to the Dome, Isaac had been very skeptical to have a murderer work with him, but after a couple of years he mellowed out his opinion somewhat. He isn't sure if she did it or not, but her education and competence are genuine and although her snark is annoying, Isaac has done enough self reflection to understand this is probably how he comes out to others so he's willing to let it slide.

-Yevpraksiya Popova - Very Negative: Without being corpo aristocracy, Isaac led a very sheltered life that makes him unable to believe the dept of human misery some people suffer. In his mind, rough looking ruffian types are taken at face value and Popova must've done something to deserve her fate and all those terrible stories must be exaggerated or lies.

-Rhiannon Rossi - Negative: Too whimsical and not dedicated enough for his tastes, plus they got hired without having an official completed DVM, what is Concern thinking? After these years at least they've proven capable of doing their job without fucking up and if lying on their resume is their worst crimes then he can tolerate them.

-Isaac Adesso - Very Positive: This guy gets it, the urge to embark on a colony ship and get out there in the big unknown! And Isaac also gets it, to be passed over and left behind, your dreams crushed but still having to go on with life. The doctor roots for the EVA specialist and often chooses to turn a blind eye on his cavalier attitude toward regulations as well as schedule at least one yearly physical inspection of dome integrity to get the man to use his skills even if it could have been done remotely by drone.

-Gwendlyn Neilson - Positive: Gwendlyn's CV might not have all the bells and whistles Isaac would want someone working in this dome to have, but his middle class sensibilities give him a lot of respect for someone he sees as genuinely trying to pull herself up by her bootstraps and do better for herself without getting involved in crime like way too many others here. Plus for someone with no bio expertise she grows surprisingly good tea and seasonings and the two have had some fun 'theoretical' discussions about fermentation.

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Age: 29
Pronouns: She/Her
Appearance (not mine)
Alyssa stands at a whopping 5’6”. Rarely is she found outside of her typical jumpsuit.

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Strengths: Alyssa is strong-willed and incredibly confident in her abilities. She’s good at her job and does it without complaint, being quite adaptable. She provides a good listening ear to those around her, but will not freely offer advice. She is loyal once you earn it, never before you do.

Weaknesses: Alyssa is rather cold and analytical. She isn’t the most personable or the warmest person. Aside from that, she’s cocky, believing herself to be overqualified for life here. She can sometimes come off as a wall, though that is never quite what she intends.

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Job: Alyssa tends the orchard, doing the delicate work that the machines can’t quite get to. More often than not, this involves weeding and looking after livestock. She tends to keep to herself and defer to her boss on any decisions being made.
Other Skills: Alyssa is quick to pick things up, and slow to realize she has absolutely no idea what she’s doing. As a result, she’s picked up some of the basics of electrical wiring, though whether or not she’ll eventually cause a short circuit due to overconfidence is up in the air. She’s also learned a thing or two about carpentry through some amateur DIY projects, which may or may not be entirely structurally sound. Still, she's got confidence, you’ve gotta give her that.
Background: Alyssa studied biochemistry back on Earth, earning a bachelor's degree in it. She had a promising career ahead of her, until her then-wife Charity was caught up in a drug operation that ended up bringing Alyssa down with her. Alyssa was accused of selling hard drugs alongside her, which she denies to this day. To add onto that, Charity was found dead in their shared home shortly before the divorce was finalized, and suspicion naturally fell onto her. She spent two years in jail for it and had resigned to being a gas station clerk until she got an offer from Concern to work on Lunar Dome 10. She knew she wouldn’t get much of anything else in terms of job opportunities, so she jumped at the opportunity. She’s been at the Dome for about two years now.

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Room: Alyssa has made a few unsanctioned modifications to her room: namely, adding a small shelving unit where she keeps a few clippings of plants she’s taken from the garden. These are mostly weeds, but it gives her a sense of purpose outside of work. Additionally, she had her room painted. Instead of the bleak white it once was, it’s now a purplish-grey. She has a desk littered with interesting little things she’s picked up. A statue of a cat here, a fidget toy or two there, a nice dice set, and, of course, a coffee machine. She has a few pictures of beautiful landscapes hung around her room to give her the impression of sunlight. She does have a window, but keeps the curtains closed more often than not. Her bookcase is full of whatever she could bring with her from Earth, mostly escapist literature. She has some letters from her ex-wife on there, but rarely does she look at them.

Holiday: Alyssa tries her best to ignore Holiday. She sees it more as a surveillance drone than a companion. Still, she doesn’t see a reason not to converse with it when she has a free moment. It’s better for keeping sanity, she’s rationalized.

Accident

-also a woopsie