Mirandae

Aphelion

Edited my character sheet out of the hider and added personality/background sections. I also did a little casual brainstorming in regards to possible character relations. I haven’t done everyone’s characters, but enough to get the ball rolling, I think!

I think that Kasparov and Laster might get along well. He might be the prime subject with which she will discuss her interest for black holes and other dimensions, thinking that he will have the answers.

I can imagine that Laster and Sandoval might disagree on a few things, perhaps some kind of love-hate thing where they throw jabs at each other, but without any spiteful intent. His profession and background will be something that does not resonate with Laster.

I can see Laster heavily tending to D’Angelo on a daily basis due to his prosthetics and scarred body. While he might not need her minute attention, he will be an interesting ‘subject’ to her nonetheless.

Laster might be the one to slap the captain on her fingers for the use of vulgarities! And then patch her up afterwards.

Please help my friend in need? Boost her confidence and self-esteem with me.

I can tell you right away that this 'beauty and popularity contest' is not going to help her depression, it's probably going to make it worse. If she is depressed, she should seek professional psychological/religious help or medication.

The Spirits Within

Pinterest is the best thing ever. I use it to find concept art, and ponchos! I love ponchos. Might be because my dad wore them when I was younger, when he was alive; he had quite a selection of native American/cowboy-themed ponchos, which were beautiful. I'm going to have Olivia receive a poncho from some old lady that farmers' outpost!

Aphelion

5'4" / 32
Medical Officer

» Personality

Olivia is a benevolent being that possesses a deep concern for all life. Her years of consciousness have been devoted to learning all she can about what makes her species tick and how to repair that which has become broken. Altruism and dependability are additional traits which dominate Olivia’s internal mechanisms, the latter being of grave importance to Wayland-Yutani. Olivia will never turn her back on someone or something in need or who has trusted her with personal confessions no matter how trivial. This sturdy reliability and sensible nature infuses those around Olivia with a sense of her being down to earth, and polite and pleasant in her speech. She is a woman of no boundaries in regards to the physical and the mental. To whomever she is close, she will examine on a regular basis and ensure their complete eudaimonia.

However, in her great passion and endeavors, she can be unrealistically stubborn to the point of zealotry in the face of her own inability to understand a predicament. This stems in her goal-oriented nature, always striving to be at the top, in which she can sometimes carry connotations and undertones of materialism and possessiveness, jealousy and resentfulness.

Being a woman of science and logic, Olivia has never considered herself to be religious or having faith. While she does not entirely dismiss the possibility of a higher creator or the existence of higher species, her comfort lies within her own ability to mend and someday perhaps even create life. Olivia believes in what she can perceive with her senses and does not wallow in the metaphysical more than necessary. However, the notion of parallel dimensions and what lies beyond black holes have always interested her.

» Background

Olivia Laster was born 7 May 2075 to James Laster and Samantha Stafford-Laster. She grew up on various military bases, being a regular army brat, as her father was and is a careerist serviceman. Before marrying her husband, Olivia’s mother was a field physician in the disease ridden warzones of Africa. However, Samantha moved her practices to the official armed forces so as to be close to her beloved. It was there that she inspired her young daughter to care for human life in a way untouched by pride or prejudice. When the time for higher education ultimately arrived, Olivia had to leave her parents and see to her dreams of following her mother’s footsteps.

In 2094, Olivia graduated from Irvington High in Worcester, Massachusetts. She had lived with her aunt, Amy Stafford, for the duration of her senior years. Olivia was a bridge between different social groups in High School, able to facilitate interactions and being the voice of reason. She had an in with the popular crowd primarily due to her appearance, but her personality catered mostly to those who often found themselves outside the warmth of social interaction. However, most of her time was devoted to vigorous studying in order to attend Harvard in Boston.

In 2100, Olivia graduated with honors from Harvard Medical. Olivia’s PhD thesis concerned the correlation between the psychological effects of deep space travel and brain tissue saturation, which received some minor critical acclaim and landed her a staff position within the recently formed Wayland-Yutani Corporation. Olivia hesitated at first, but her mother convinced the aspiring physician to accept the offer as the heights to which one could reach within the Wayland-Yutani Corporation were unreal in comparison to the armed forces.

Olivia continued her research on the effects of deep space travel within the Wayland-Yutani Corporation, which gradually branched out to subcategories of applied field medicine and medical treatment. She had a central role in developing the Mobile External Diagnostic Center, as well as minor roles in the development and testing phases of the Medpod 720i-2 and the latest version of the Synapse Re-establisher. In 2105, Olivia had advanced within the corporation’s medical divisions and landed a senior staff position on Luna. A year later, she receives a recommendation and consideration for the Aphelion project as the official physician to supervise the well-being of the crew designated to investigate Prometheus.

» Tropes

The Chick
The Heart
Team Mom

Aphelion

Hmm, I'll take a shot at this, as I enjoyed all the Alien films and Prometheus.

Question:in Danny Boyle's "Sunshine" the crew has a 'psychological officer' or simply a psychologist present. Would this be something that Aphelion would have in addition to the medical officer or would the medical officer be required to provide basic psychological assistance? Either way, I looking to create a character for that spot.

The Spirits Within

Six months? Oh, goodness me! All of you deserve many, many kisses and hugs!




Ex would love that second gif, I hope he sees it sometime!

@Rockette, thank you darling!

Well, RpNation has 'advanced' tags along with 'intermediate' and 'novice', which is the same as our segregation. But, most of the 'advanced' writing is on par with our 'casual', although some 'advanced' are actually advanced. RpNation is far superior in activity and I think they have just as many members, or even more, than the guild. However, the people at RpNation seems to be, generally, younger and most of them are into dice rolling and stuff like that. But, honestly, I don't know what the hell my problem is or why I insist on bitching about things; might as well just stay here.

The Spirits Within

Those optic illusions are pretty cool! I've seen another video of that stuff before.

Rockette said
I've been thinking about making an account over there, I haven't committed yet to the entire idea.

Hmm, I might actually reconsider my choices. There isn't much of an 'advanced' scene over there as there is here. Their idea of 'advanced' is casual, at best, here.

Anyway, I love your new avatar+signature combination. Fabulous setup. Whenever you have the time, would you be so pretty to make me a similar, 'Asian-inspired' signature with the awesome Bruce Lee quote that I have in my signature at the moment? I will love you forever, 100 years, as Ex would say.

The Spirits Within

Good to know!

However, I'm gradually making a move over to RpNation. I will stay here for this roleplay, but if I create another roleplay in addition or after this one, it will be over there. It would be awesome to have you guys there for support and to chat with. I have the same user name over there. Also, they have a 'follow' feature, which is cool.

The Spirits Within

Thanks for your time with us, Ex. We love you and wish you good fortune, be back soon!

If anyone else feels the need to leave for whatever reason, now is the time to announce it. I will assume that Anima isn't coming back, because she hasn't been in this thread for a long time while being active in other threads on the forum, and I'm not going to poke people about activity anymore; if you don't have any personal interest, then I can't force you to roleplay with me/us.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

Rare said
And Prisk, why would you avoid somebody that disappears? We all here to roleplay after all, so why would you reject someone because, they do an action that you don't like?

That's just it, we are here to roleplay, and if people disappear it prevents us from roleplaying. So, this isn't as much about what I don't like, as it is about these people hindering me and many others from doing what we came here to do. A bigger crime would be that I simply don't trust people until they've proven themselves trustworthy, but it spares me a lot of headaches and experiences akin to RBYDark's.