The 42nd Gecko

Cross Gear

Nice choice, I've a fondness for Travis Touchdown.

Cross Gear

Neato.

Cross Gear

Thank you. I believe that means we've got a perfect stamina - speed - power RPG trio. Now we just need our wizard.

Cross Gear

Da-Xia

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Appearance

Name: Da-Xia Chen
Age: 20
Type: Da-Xia is heavily biased towards Power.

Personality
Da-Xia sees herself as an ideal chivalric knight, roaming the land to right wrongs and slay evils, protecting the innocent folk of the world. This comes with a measure of pompous haughtiness and reckless overconfidence, but also overflowing generosity and unshakable courage. She goes above and beyond the Diver code to a point most would raise an eyebrow at what she's trying to prove. If she wasn't about to loudly tell them that she's trying to prove, that she's an ideal chivalric knight.

Still young, Da-Xia often dreams of true love. These dreams are fed by her prodigious consumption of knightly romances, more of this genre alone than most people have read books in total, and it is rare to find her without at least one in her pack and several hundred on her UNIT's wishlist. She's envisions herself as the shining white knight who will come and save some beautiful young man in desperate need. Though sometimes she finds the roles switched, imagining herself being rescued. Greatly confusing to the already confused youth, but she's more than happy to lance a monster or two to get her head back on straight.

Background
Da-Xia claims to be descended from chivalric knighthood, pointing to family titles and the island that once belonged to her family before the gates opened. And while it is true that there were some Sirs and Ladies in her family's history, they were actually knighted for artistic merit. But a past Da-Xia doesn't know is unimportant to the future she is forging for herself, that of a heroic knight. She is all too happy to spread her version of her family history.

Even if not enough of her past survived the monsters for her to know its true beginnings, Da-Xia still has had more going for her than many other AEGIS-wielding Divers. For her share of the family inheritance, she paid enough of her AEGIS' downpayment that she is significantly less in debt than most rookie Divers of her age. Additionally, she still has her father, older brother, and older sister alive. While she roams far from them in search of monsters to slay and heroic deeds to perform, it never hurts to have family for emotional security. She frequently calls or chats with them when she has a new tale to tell or simply needs social comfort.

Cross Gear
Da-Xia wields a lance, perhaps a bit too enamored of chivalric tales of old. Granted, most knights of old wouldn't have a grenade launcher in their lance, intended to launch flashbangs to stun the target in place for Da-Xia to land a good charge.

Equipment

• A monstrous bike that Da-Xia uses to compensate for her lack of personal mobility.
• Her EC-K, a standard knife type, also serves as the key for her bike.
• Her Unit is a fairly standard 'smartphone' type configuration. She has a mount for it on the dash of her bike.
• Smart Contact-Lenses that provide flash-protection and sunglasses function. Good for dramatically staring into the sunset.
• Smart Earplugs that provide gunfire-protection and tuning out loud repetitive noises like her engines.
• Food, water, and medical supplies kept in a compartment in her bike. She must ever be ready to help those in need.
• Knightly romance novels, usually snuck into the above compartment.
• Flashbang reloads, kept in a different compartment.
• Power adapter for charging her bike via her AEGIS system in case of running out of fuel in an emergency.
• Skid and burn resistant suit. Da-Xia's suit isn't going to protect her from monsters, but helps for monster-induced crashes.

Skills

• Skilled Motorcycle Rider and decent mechanic. Can usually get her bike to limp home on occasion she wrecks.
• Fast Reader. She gets through those novels quick.
• She's decent with a lance, but is certainly no master. Point lance towards monster, and let her riding skills do the rest.
• It is fortunate for Da-Xia that grenades are not precision weapons.
• Her greatest weakness is lack of experience or confidence fighting dismounted. At 20, she has not been a Diver long.

Cross Gear

Da-Xia

-

Appearance

Name: Da-Xia Chen
Age: 20
Type: Da-Xia is heavily biased towards Power.

Personality
Da-Xia sees herself as an ideal chivalric knight, roaming the land to right wrongs and slay evils, protecting the innocent folk of the world. This comes with a measure of pompous haughtiness and reckless overconfidence, but also overflowing generosity and unshakeable courage. She goes above and beyond the Diver code to a point most would raise an eyebrow at what she's trying to prove. If she wasn't about to loudly tell them that she's trying to prove, that she's an ideal chivalric knight.

Still young, Da-Xia often dreams of true love. These dreams are fed by her prodigious consumption of knightly romances, more of this genre alone than most people have read books in total, and it is rare to find her without at least one in her pack and several hundred on her UNIT's wishlist. She's envisions herself as the shining white knight who will come and save some beautiful young man in desperate need. Though sometimes she finds the roles switched an imagining herself being rescued. Greatly confusing to the already confused youth, but she's more than happy to lance a monster or two to get her head back on straight.

Background
Da-Xia claims to be descended from chivalric knighthood, pointing to family titles and the island that once belonged to her family before the gates opened. And while it is true that there were some Sirs and Ladies in her family's history, they were actually knighted for artistic merit. But a past Da-Xia doesn't know is unimportant to the future she is forging for herself, that of a heroic knight. She is all too happy to spread her version of her family history.

Even if not enough of her past survived the monsters to know it's true beginnings, Da-Xia still has had more going for her than many other AEGIS-wielding Divers. For her share of the family inheritance, she paid enough of her AEGIS' downpayment that she is significantly less in debt than most rookie Divers of her age. Additionally, she still has her father, older brother, and older sister alive. While she roams far from them in search monsters to slay and heroic deeds to perform, it never hurts to have family for emotional security. She frequently calls or chats with them when she has a new tale to tell or simply needs social comfort.

Cross Gear
Da-Xia wields a lance, perhaps a bit too enamored of chivalric tales of old. Granted, most knights of old wouldn't have a grenade launcher in their lance, intended to launch flashbangs to stun the target in place for Da-Xia to land a good charge.

Equipment

• A monstrous bike that Da-Xia uses to compensate for her lack of personal mobility.
• Her EC-K, a standard knife type, also serves as the key for her bike.
• Her Unit is a fairly standard 'smartphone' type configuration. She has a mount for it on the dash of her bike.
• Smart Contact-Lenses that provide flash-protection and sunglasses function. Good for dramatically staring into the sunset.
• Smart Earplugs that provide gunfire-protection and tuning out loud repetitive noises like her engines.
• Food, water, and medical supplies kept in a compartment in her bike. She must ever be ready to help those in need.
• Knightly romance novels, usually snuck into the above compartment.
• Flashbang reloads, kept in a different compartment.
• Power adapter for charging her bike via her AEGIS system in case of running out of fuel in an emergency.
• Skid and burn resistant suit. Da-Xia's suit isn't going to protect her from monsters, but helps for monster-induced crashes.

Skills

• Skilled Motorcycle Rider and decent mechanic. Can usually get her bike to limp home on occasion she wrecks.
• Fast Reader. She gets through those novels quick.
• She's decent with a lance, but is certainly no master. Point lance towards monster, and let her riding skills do the rest.
• It is fortunate for Da-Xia that grenades are not precision weapons.
• Her greatest weakness is lack of experience or confidence fighting dismounted. At 20, she has not been a Diver long.

Tower of Fable

At the mention of 'philosophic bullshit', one of the cards Caprice was playing with sprung forth with a loud snap, fluttering wildly out of her reach. Caprice's mouth shot open, but whatever noise sought to come forth was strangled. Her mouth closed and her face contorted through multiple expressions before settling on resignation.

She folded the cards away into her coat, reaching out far across the table to snatch the one that had gotten away. She struggled forward with her fingertips to grasp it, stomach fully resting atop the table and legs kicking. Upon seizing her apparently precious prize, she leaned back, setting her boots upon the table, crossed upon each other. "She's got a point." Caprice glumly said, tapping one of her heels in agitating, pouting in her seat.

Despite her many actions, Caprice certainly hadn't given anything even vaguely resembling a straight answer to the student president.

Tower of Fable

Caprice glided her chair a little down the table to Aria. "Caprice is my title in such a place as this." Caprice finally got around to answering Aria's question now that things had settled down a bit with some people distracting the president. Shuffling her cards once more, she turned to the person offering a 'hand of invitation'. "Hmm. You have an interesting negotiation tactic."

The cards now flipped between her hands, twirling as they went, revealing their faces one at a time. "Submit to my will..." The card passing showed Iona. "... or be smothered by it." Then Itsuko in turn. "Truly a timeless classic." Takara, snoozing away on a pillow in the card as in the Tower, danced on her fingertips, an extra spin for him. "Tell me," Caprice herself was next, passing quickly like an afterthought, " is it the craven or conniving that you seek in your school?" Rose and Kanbaru twisted together, two cards at once, like they were sliding about a pole, "Or perhaps both?" They snapped away suddenly, and no more cards for now came.

Tower of Fable

Caprice's smile did not leave her lips as she watched Aria's actions. Certainly anyone who gave candy to Takara couldn't be a bad person, that's something she herself would do. "Certainly age is just a number, I wouldn't expect you to be a day older than myself if not for your - refined speech patterns." She agreed with Aria's sentiment, though with a pause of perhaps ill-fortuned timing, if one was inclined to look for such things.

Caprice turned to the 'Student Council President' however, and finally gave her response. "As no doubt important as your offer is, I believe we have a prior appointment with Miss Itsuko to join her at a candy store, along with Takara here.... Ah and I see we're already here. Alright then. I suppose we'll have to reschedule for later." A bit too late it was, distracted by the fine fox ears on display. Caprice took herself a seat at the table with a sigh. Pulling forth a deck of cards, she began idly shuffling and snapping them from one hand to the other. Minor tricks to simply warm up the fingers.

It seemed she did not have any questions for the president.

Tower of Fable

Caprice had turned to look at the unusual oncoming traffic, and stepped to the side just in case it continued its course at them. This broke her handholding with Takara. The danger seemed temporary however, as it seemed Kanbaru had things handled.

"Ooh, a fox, how cute." Caprice smiled at one of the newest guests, clasping her hands together. It seemed the fox in question wanted Takara however, so Caprice stayed stepped to the side so as to not interrupt.

Tower of Fable

"Oh, not to worry, you're welcome." Caprice couldn't help but smile as Takara thanked her. It was a simple pleasure but certainly not one she was immune to. As she was grabbed by the hand though, her eyes widened in surprise and she found herself following Takara's force of personality.

"Rather, I think he's the one kidnapping us. I think this one's apparently skipped a few grades ahead." Caprice answered Itsuko's query as she was pulled along. "So, I think I understand what's going on now. We're in a mandatory crime period, in preparation for what is presumably some sort of crime competition between cities. And we're going to go get candy." Caprice mused, stroking the edge of her mask in thought for a moment.

"... No, I don't understand anything. Caprice frowned, apparently unsatisfied with her deduction.