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Rank: Petty Officer 2nd class

Name: Brandy Amelia Carson

Age: 28

Sex: Female

Years enlisted: 6

Specialty: Tech and engineering

Planet of origin: Mackortie and Shantor

Biography: Originally from the UKD planet Mackortie the Carson family was relocated to Shantor as refugees. Brandy was still a child when the transition was made and her memories of life before are limited. The area of Shantor they were moved to was a poverty-stricken refugee camp with little work available. The lack of opportunities for a positive life led Brandy down a path to drug use and minor dealing. This lasted from her late teens into her early 20s. She was angry at the thought of her life going nowhere and was eventually driven to seek help. A rehabilitation facility was able to take her in, that's where she met her mentor, George. He was a veteran who had overcome alcoholism and wanted to put his past mistakes to good use in helping others. With his help she was able to get clean and work towards getting her life on track. George encouraged her to consider a life in the military as he felt it would give her the structure and direction she needed. Once she completed her rehabilitation she enlisted and went through basics.

She's overall a friendly person who has a deep desire to succeed. Her drive is to have a better future in something secure, never having to return to the life she grew up in. She takes orders well and enjoys having a clear path to follow but does not feel comfortable taking the lead. She tries to hide the fact that she isn't confident in her abilities and still feels somewhat out of place.

Some time ago Brandy was assigned to the battlestar Governor as a tech maintenance and repair officer. During her time there she received training in this field and was able to gather experience. The most notable thing to happen during her deployment was an ambush from the UKD while the Governor was assigned to guard a space station outpost. They took heavy fire and significant damage but until backup arrived they were the only thing between the UKD and the 1,500 souls aboard the space station. A fire broke out in one of the Governor’s maintenance shafts that lead directly behind a munitions locker stocked with heavy explosives. She could see the fire on the sensor readouts yet the fire suppression system was not responding. With only moments to respond before a crippling explosion happened she lept into action. The surrounding areas had already been reported clear of personnel after the hit that had triggered the fires. So Brandy forced the system to close the hatches in the area and opened several airlocks, allowing the section to be decompressed, immediately extinguishing the fire. Her quick thinking was one of the many actions that allowed the Governor to stay afloat and ward off the UKD’s attack.

Additional information: Callsign is Outside. The skills she possess in her given specialty stem from hours dedicated to studying and training rather than an innate talent. Below her right collarbone is a tattoo serial number that was given to her as a child when she entered the refugee camp. This type of mark is given to all refugees to keep track of them. She is somewhat ashamed of the mark because most RAS soldiers give UKD refugees a very hard time and shame them for their place of origin. For this reason she tries to keep it hidden but still appreciates it in a small way as a reminder of where she came from and how hard she has worked to change her life.

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@FullMetalHeart TBH her rumors remind me of Rin lmao we love our alcoholic pilots with questionable sex lives

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Tempted to call Nora "NN"

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Very important please read

Before we dive into this there’s some things I’d like to go over, so bare with me.
I’ve played this rp lots of times, I’ve had to deal with lots of issues, there’s been countless things that have bothered me but I’ve let slide, well I’m done with that. We’re no newbs to rping or this universe I’ve created so there’s no excuse for the ridiculous pitfalls that we’ve had in the past. These will all be characters that are enlisted in the military, so please make them in a way that it makes sense for them to be there. PLEASE no characters that; have significant physical or mental disabilities, cannot follow orders, cannot work with others, have a “lone wolf” complex, are constantly reckless, are unrelenting smart-asses to their superiors, always drunk, have unreasonable experience, skills, or items, cannot function in a military structured life, are not useful members of the squad, etc. I feel like these should all be obvious… but apparently they aren’t(que heavy sigh as I think about past renditions). I’m open to your ideas and willing to work with you on things and see how we might be able to fit them in, but at this point I cannot make any extreme exceptions for these characters. As the rp progresses we might be able to introduce characters with a little more outlandish concepts, but for now let’s just try to keep this relatively basic for my sake. Thank you.

Like I said above, these are enlisted SOLDIERS. They have been through basic training, and maybe the military academy (officer school) as well. They’ll have 5-10 years experience that would include time spent in combat. They may not be pros, but they aren’t nuggets either. All of the characters, regardless of speciality, will have training and at least some experience with standard issue guns and weapons, ship layout and basic controls, navigation, tactics, some survival skills, basic vehicle operation, and at least basics in field medicine. Age of enlistment would be 18, depending on their background some may have started at the academy as early as 16. So with the minimum of 5 years of experience your character will be no less than 23 years old. Please put some thought into balancing your rank, speciality, and age in at least a semi logical way.
Also another very important point: none of these characters are a part of the Rebirth program. That’s right, you’re all mortals… please don’t die.

Additional, I don’t expect you guys to intentionally do this but it’s been enough of an issue in both this rp and others that I feel it’s worth noting. Don’t argue IC. Your characters are absolutely allowed to argue! That's part of writing a group of people after all. What I mean is don't argue using your characters as a medium. If you disagree with something their character did, don't like them, don't like how they're being played, etc don't argue and fight about it via your characters. This isn't an easy concept for me to describe, but there's a definite difference between your characters fighting with each other and two people fighting through their characters. I've seen it countless times, even been involved in it plenty. It gets people flustered and can derail entire rps. For example if there's an issue with a mission you disagree with let the gm or co gm know, don't argue out the logistics IC. But if there's a point you think your CHARACTER would disagree with then by all means bring it up IC.
The same goes for physical fights, probably even more so. I’m sure we can each think of a time when there’s been a scenario of someone’s character punching ours and them giving us no warning or consideration, like they just hijacked our character and the scene itself. And in most of those cases had it gone down logically your character would have had some kind of reaction before getting a broken jaw. Don't control other people's characters like that and don't start pointless fights without consent of the other player. If and when any of you guys do start fights or significant arguments there should be OOC communication on how it's going to go and who will “win”. I definitely don’t want to mess with your rhythm of a good scene, I just want to help us avoid the pitfalls of these situations.

Ranks

Brigadier

Admiral of the fleet

Admiral

Commodore
(Civilian rank equal to Commander)

Commander
(Typically is in command of a vessel / battlestar)

Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant

Major

Lieutenant Major

Sergeant

Chief Petty Officer
(Generally the rank assigned to the ship’s CAG officer or medical officers)

Petty Officer 1st class

Petty Officer 2nd class

Petty Officer 3rd class

Ensign (Directly out of training)

Cadet (Still in training)

Your squad is going to be led by a Lieutenant Major, you can choice from the ranks of Petty Officer (1st, 2nd, or 3rd), Chief Petty Officer (if you choice the speciality of pilot and have a history as a CAG or are the medical officer), or Sergeant. (CAG or command air group is the person over all ships and pilots within a battlestar.)

Specialties

Medical officer
(Chief Petty Officer)

Pilot
(Chief Petty Officer)

Engineer

Tech

Marksman

Explosives

Close combat

Specialties are on a first come first serve basis. Feel free to lay claim on what you'd like even if you don't have your character written yet. Let's try to keep things balanced in a way that makes sense. So for example we only need one medic. Having two specialties is fine as long as it's a reasonable combination. If we have more than one character that specializes in something like marksmanship that's fine too.

Character Sheet

Rank:

Name:

Age:

Sex:

Years enlisted:

Specialty:

Planet of origin:

Biography:

Additional information:

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Let's say current RP takes place when Rin is 64, Rebirth program has been around for 34 years. In previous renditions it’s been 50 years into the Rebirth program. Yes I know, it's confusing. But this is how I keep track of time in this universe.

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[More will be added soon. This RP is by invitation only.]

The Johnson Gang

The rise and fall of the dispute unfolded in front of Laura and she felt helpless to do anything about it. Then, just like that, it was over. Kacey and Des went their separate ways and the tension in the air began to fade. This argument had obviously drawn the attention of everyone in the gang. With a frustrated sigh she watched Kacey leave and knew it was likely best to give her some time to cool off. Des had his sister and the attention of a few others, she doubted her presence was needed there either. At a loss for what to do, and frustrated with her inability to help, she decided to return to her area of the camp.

After putting her rifle away she sat and watched the various members. Kacey had gone off to who knows where, Maverick had said he'd be up at the ridge, and everyone else was scattered around camp taking part in various conversations. Not wanting to spend her time sitting on her butt she decided to saddle up and take a brief ride around. Keep an eye out for Kacey along her way.

Having ridden for some time around the edges of what could be considered their territory she was now making her way up the ridge and could see Maverick up ahead. "Hey" she called out to him. "Have you seen Kacey?" She asked as she drew closer. By this point she had some time to breathe from the ordeal and was feeling much more calm about everything, but was still worried about her sister and the strength of the group as a whole.

Persistent World

@Circ Um what? Did you mean to tag someone else?

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Whenever I'm writing a post I have to constantly Google the definition of words to make sure I'm thinking of the correct one. XD

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As Cin poured out her frustrations Laura's face softened, she felt compassion for the girl. The situation was aggravating and unfair, that was something she could sympathize with. It took effort to stave off the desire to wrap Cin up in a warm hug. "You're right, you should be included. At least I think you should be." Laura spoke up after Cin had finished shooting. "You're are a capable woman, and we'll make Kacey see that." She said with a determined nod. Extending her arm she gently placed her hand on Cin's shoulder. "If nothing else you've got me to back you up. And once I set my mind to something there's no stopping me!" A big smile came across her face as she spoke the words. Her commitment and determination were some of her strongest parts. Though some simply called it hard hardheadedness.

Laura's attention was grabbed by the sound of raised voices, and they didn't exactly sound happy. Her expression went flat and her heart quickened. "I think we ought head back now..." She said in a low and serious voice. The two women went back towards camp with a purpose in their pace. As she drew closer Laura could tell that whatever discussion was unfolding had escalated, but she was unsure what exactly was being said. No more had they entered the camp than she saw Kacey grab Des and slap him across the face. "Shit" she mumbled under her breath as she dropped the rifle and ran towards the them. It wasn't exactly clear what had happened but she an innate feeling that it had to do with Cin's situation. Her main objective in the moment was to just get to Kacey and keep her from doing something even worse. In the back of her mind though she knew that had her sister wanted him dead he'd be bleeding out right now.