"An interrogation? Very well. I am an officer among what your kind can call us: Saurians. Our names are quite difficult to pronounce in your human tongues, but you can call me Draco due to our superficial resemblance to the dragons you know of." He was more talkative as he perceived Angus' questions as interrogative. He darted to William after his mention of the Head of Death and the rest of the operatives.
"The Head of Death too is feared among the paranormal forces too. Though some of us paranormal as you call them are soldiers, a good amount of the enemies you fight are enslaved. A minute portion...mercenaries. If you have taken my pouch of gold, you'll see what category my people fall into. Also, we don't target civilians to reassure you. Not part of the Saurian rules of engagement."
He took a somber pause. "If there's a formal interrogation, no need for torture. Because there's nothing I could do for the situation, I won't resist." Draco was no coward, but found it futile to resist. They landed into the base shortly after the informal questions.
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I prefer group RPs and cooperation in between players. Usual characters are superhumans, half-human hybrids, cynics, and Nietzscheans. Usual settings are civil wars, blood feuds, and/or outside-context problems.
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The Fated Fallen said
Ubermensch, I was planning on having my character as a sort of student of yours while she was at XCOM. She is a bit more hot headed and joined and became a MEC after your character. Obviously our characters would have some sort of relationship because we were the 2 MECs at XCOM
Be my guest. It'll make things more interesting.
He theoretically would have been a Gifted soldier had he not been a MEC. Odysseus' brain power is mainly knowledge and guile.
The Fated Fallen said
I'm unsure as to what faction your character currently belongs to. American army? Looking for a faction?
Oh. As for factions, I did intend him to be a loner until he finds out his old friends are alive.
From XCOM: The Shape of Things to Come
Name: Odysseus Earl Gray.
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Occupation: Ironically a Mechanical Engineer
Appearance: Fighting a Mectoid. Otherwise was a muscular, tall man and previously into heavy weapons.
Nationality: American
Trait: Augmented---MEC
Strengths: During the war, he learned more of technology within permission and reason. His strength is rather reasonable and is in tuned with technology. The expertise of explosives was also not lost. He was even very willing to collaborate with Dr. Shen, a man he admired during his tenure, thanks to his design creativeness.
Weaknesses: Due to his nature as an ex-MEC trooper, he is rather crude and clunky compared to the gene modded or psionic ex-troops. He often has a hard time with occasional clumsiness. Due to caloric reductions, he does not have much of an appetite and often has to force himself to eat and drink during social situations.
Personality: Reserved on his history, he prefers talking about the present and future. Sunk costs do not slow him down as he feels himself as too smart to fall for that fallacy. Having half the patience of a saint, he believed that good things came to those who wait. He never asked to be a MEC, but eventually took it as punishment for his rash decisions. He plans on meeting with what remained of the XCOM project to make it up and redeem himself in what he calls a second chance.
History: Before the aliens invaded, he was head of a moderately wealthy family consisting of a nuclear family back in San Francisco, California. Odysseus was also a veteran of the Afghanistan war, which would be interrupted by the invading aliens. An ex-demolitions expert in the United States Army, he was "drafted" to the XCOM project. Rather than complain about being chosen, he chose to roll with it. He did well up until lieutenant when facing a Sectopod. Rather than risk his entire team, he thought that if he's going down, he'd take the robot with him in a suicide bombing attack. Though he was oddly close to the Sectopod, he fired his rocket with both of them in the radius. The Machine was destroyed but he got severely injured after the collateral damage. His reasons for his actions would be to sacrifice himself for the good of humanity. To him, the needs of billions outweighed the needs of one. By chance, he managed to survive the fireworks display with his armor in the factor. Though he was willing to wait at least a week to recover, he now found out about the MEC trooper initiative. Though he though would rub salt in his wounds by making him a MEC when he was weak and sickly rather than being strong and healthy. Though he vocally objected internally and considered it a tactical waste of resources, the complaints fell on deaf ears. Ultimately, he thought that the MEC Trooper augmentations would give him a second chance boost for sure. After the war, he thought the Council of Nations would be making a ruinous decision. Why disband XCOM? What if an alien power vacuum was created? It was typical for humans to do this: Win a war but lose the peace. One of his quotes in support of his comrades was, "At least don't give the brave, hard-working, and enthusiastic XCOM veterans a mug of dog piss and call it beer." Somewhat pacifistic, he objects to extreme ideas and wants his cohorts to win the peace rather than squander it.
Name: Odysseus Earl Gray.
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Occupation: Ironically a Mechanical Engineer
Appearance: Fighting a Mectoid. Otherwise was a muscular, tall man and previously into heavy weapons.
Nationality: American
Trait: Augmented---MEC
Strengths: During the war, he learned more of technology within permission and reason. His strength is rather reasonable and is in tuned with technology. The expertise of explosives was also not lost. He was even very willing to collaborate with Dr. Shen, a man he admired during his tenure, thanks to his design creativeness.
Weaknesses: Due to his nature as an ex-MEC trooper, he is rather crude and clunky compared to the gene modded or psionic ex-troops. He often has a hard time with occasional clumsiness. Due to caloric reductions, he does not have much of an appetite and often has to force himself to eat and drink during social situations.
Personality: Reserved on his history, he prefers talking about the present and future. Sunk costs do not slow him down as he feels himself as too smart to fall for that fallacy. Having half the patience of a saint, he believed that good things came to those who wait. He never asked to be a MEC, but eventually took it as punishment for his rash decisions. He plans on meeting with what remained of the XCOM project to make it up and redeem himself in what he calls a second chance.
History: Before the aliens invaded, he was head of a moderately wealthy family consisting of a nuclear family back in San Francisco, California. Odysseus was also a veteran of the Afghanistan war, which would be interrupted by the invading aliens. An ex-demolitions expert in the United States Army, he was "drafted" to the XCOM project. Rather than complain about being chosen, he chose to roll with it. He did well up until lieutenant when facing a Sectopod. Rather than risk his entire team, he thought that if he's going down, he'd take the robot with him in a suicide bombing attack. Though he was oddly close to the Sectopod, he fired his rocket with both of them in the radius. The Machine was destroyed but he got severely injured after the collateral damage. His reasons for his actions would be to sacrifice himself for the good of humanity. To him, the needs of billions outweighed the needs of one. By chance, he managed to survive the fireworks display with his armor in the factor. Though he was willing to wait at least a week to recover, he now found out about the MEC trooper initiative. Though he though would rub salt in his wounds by making him a MEC when he was weak and sickly rather than being strong and healthy. Though he vocally objected internally and considered it a tactical waste of resources, the complaints fell on deaf ears. Ultimately, he thought that the MEC Trooper augmentations would give him a second chance boost for sure. After the war, he thought the Council of Nations would be making a ruinous decision. Why disband XCOM? What if an alien power vacuum was created? It was typical for humans to do this: Win a war but lose the peace. One of his quotes in support of his comrades was, "At least don't give the brave, hard-working, and enthusiastic XCOM veterans a mug of dog piss and call it beer." Somewhat pacifistic, he objects to extreme ideas and wants his cohorts to win the peace rather than squander it.
Done: Here is my character.
I plan on doing a MEC. Reasons why is because in the upcoming character's history, he got gravely injured and failed. I also remember turning any operative in XCOM that failed me into MECs. Do I have permission?
Welcome to the guild! I do hope you enjoy your stay.
Once Center scanned the area and affirmed no enemies around, he radioed the group. "That's the Head of Death, the leader of the operation. He's dangerous! Get back to the Little Lady! Philly can fend for itself! Once our captive is with us, the dragon will be taken care of with cooperation from local forces."
The Saurian dropped its weapon, knowing that the enemy was outnumbering it four to one. "You win, but there's more to it..." The Saurian unexpectedly spoke the human tongue, with a male sounding voice to boot! The weapon was dropped and he was a captive. As it was loaded into the Little Lady, "Take my hard earned gold at it too then." Michael took whatever resources he could and secured the weaponry. The Saurian seemed somber, not very defiant, but acquiesced nonetheless.
What were the Saurians' true motives in the war? Can they be befriended? They stuck out from the rest of the paranormal forces. The Saurian captives uniform had unique markings upon examination. He could have been an officer that they have captured!
The Saurian dropped its weapon, knowing that the enemy was outnumbering it four to one. "You win, but there's more to it..." The Saurian unexpectedly spoke the human tongue, with a male sounding voice to boot! The weapon was dropped and he was a captive. As it was loaded into the Little Lady, "Take my hard earned gold at it too then." Michael took whatever resources he could and secured the weaponry. The Saurian seemed somber, not very defiant, but acquiesced nonetheless.
What were the Saurians' true motives in the war? Can they be befriended? They stuck out from the rest of the paranormal forces. The Saurian captives uniform had unique markings upon examination. He could have been an officer that they have captured!
BranchOfSin said
Alrighty.. Now this is just a question, I am albeit curious, but can I make a CS for the Paranormal Side, or does it have to be for the ParaCom side? I just really feel like making a CS for Din but on the Paranormal side. If not, then its okay because I already have a CS for ParaCom.Sorry if the question is confusing, but english is not my first language, Its Italian.
The CS template can go either or. Be careful not to make it too spoiler filled. Also don't worry, I understand the question. Anyway, I have plans for Din's...resurrection that I will PM for details.
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