Rebuilding Eva RPs : We Can (Not) Do It

My bad, she has been added.

Name: Jacqueline Lechance
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Occupation: Director of NERV
Appearance: 5’6", light tone skin and a slight build that hints that she could have been a model in another life with a different experience growing up. Her green eyes are stark and piercing, the sole sharp feature on an otherwise youthful and rather soft face. Her expressions tend to be the sort that would be more charming and 'cute' than necessarily inspiring. Her voluminous and slightly wavy light brown hair reaches down past her shoulders and is obviously well cared for. She's fairly spartan in her dress choices, usually going for earth tone blouses and slacks. She speaks with a wispy voice and is often sickly, a consequence of a compromised immune system due to a period of severe malnutrition.
History: Jacqueline was born an orphaned French national, her father had already been married and had abandoned her youthful mother to save his own skin, her mother died of complications post-delivery, and had herself been so alone that the name she weakly gave for her daughter before she was wheeled off to ER was derived from the name of the male doctor in charge of the deliver, Jacques. This was pre impact, in a fairly well off country, and Jacqueline had the fortune to find a foster home in time for her to have a normal school life, but an accidental phone call at the age of five meant she found out that she was essentially adopted at a tender age. However her spirit was strong and rambunctious, though she was confused and angry as one would expect of a young girl she made a speedy recovery and grew to appreciate her foster parents all the more.

Second Impact came when she was nine, and in an amazing twist of fate neither of her foster parents died. However their sense of duty and love for their fellow human beings led them to almost immediately volunteer to join UN relief forces operating in the more ravaged areas such as the Netherlands and Spain, and they had to leave Jacqueline with a family friend. She pretended that she was proud of them but quietly resented them for leaving her alone to cope with the personal fallout of watching the world nearly get destroyed, not seeing friends anymore and wondering if they were still alive.

A year later and the cataclysm was still in full swing, chaos reigned throughout the country. Her foster parents still hadn't returned. Food was difficult to get and the family friend she'd been left with was forced to send Jacqueline to a refugee camp because they couldn't handle the extra strain on their own family. That was another home lost, more friends vanished into the abyss. However, ten year old Jacqueline still held on to her naive hopes, believed in the strength of those she looked up to. The chaos of the camp made it difficult to protect herself, she was nearly beaten over food rations several times. She ended up joining an already existing band of children- Shona's- for protection, finding herself looking up to the powerful persona of the Irish girl.

But that too came to an end within a few years, and by this time Jacqueline had to accept that her foster parents would not be coming to get her. Shona had vanished trying to hit up a convoy by herself and the group swiftly fell apart without it's leader, finding nothing else for herself Jacqueline ran away from the refugee camp and into the countryside of France, using the skills she'd learned as a member of the child gang to sustain herself- barely- by pilfering from convoys and travelers on their way to relocation camps. She ended up crossing half of Europe in a year, becoming steadily weaker and more malnourished as food to steal and forage became harder to come by. Her 14th birthday she finally arrived, running on fumes, in Berlin, one of the U Ns designated hubs. She would try to pickpocket a certain man who ended up being an important figure in the UN, was once more rescued and sent to the local homeless shelter.

With a new lease on life she finally found the spirit to fight for herself again and she worked hard, slowly building herself back into some semblance of shape and picking up a lowly courier job for an office of the UN. She progressed through the ranks with determination and natural wit and social skill, until eventually she was a fairly well ranked administrator in the organization. By this point she was 21. She had her own house, an almost normal life once more.

The disappearance of the previous head of NERV under incredibly strange circumstances remains to this day a major concern for authorities and conspiracy theorists alike. The replacement was jockeyed over by the various branches of NERV for a while, but in the end to prevent a power struggle the higher ups in the organization called for a replacement to come from one of the civilian branches of the UN... Everybody, including Jacqueline herself, was surprised by the assignment of a hitherto nameless admin in Berlin to the position.

She took to the job, not without issue as she faced a lot of opposition from the veterans of NERV. But her work ethic and spirit once more prevailed and she adapted very well to the role, where she's been for two years.
Personality: Jacqueline continues to be defined by a rather strong idealism that she clings to as if it were a security blanket, given to her by the foster parents who she is still somewhere deep down waiting for the return of. She finds the time to think and reflect on almost every ail of the modern post Second Impact world, considers it her job to be well read and try to remain impartial while helping individuals with their issues to the extent that she can. Her work ethic is strong and she has seemingly boundless energy. But she is only human. She tends to stretch herself too thin, leave holes in her work or ignore things that shouldn't be ignored as she tries to get everything she feels needs to be done done. She has a habit of tunnel visioning onto certain problems, say the issues of a pilot, and forgetting the bigger picture.

She's also kind of not an inspiring leader. She knows her shit and she's good at delegating, but her soft appearance, relatively extreme youth, and tendency to be kind of abstract with her ideals and visions for NERV, coupled with continued suspicion that she's a patsy sent in to keep NERV tied down, means she often simply doesn't have the same sort of command that her supposed subordinates do. It doesn't help that she can sometimes be too diplomatic and fail to say what needs to be said. But on an individual level she's an excellent communicator and fairly good at reading others. That, however, doesn't necessarily mean she knows what to do or say.
Skills: She's an excellent admin and NERV is the most organized structurally it has ever been under her short period of leadership. She also maintains a good body of knowledge and can at least talk shop with the heads of other departments. She's fluent in French, German, English, and Japanese, having a natural mind for communication.

edited 23rd Aug '14 2:45:29 AM by Bassetete

APPARENTLY I NEED TO RUN MORE MAJOR CHARACTERS

Name: Suzume Miyahara
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Occupation: Head Scientist of NERV
Appearance: 5'4", average phenotype for an Asian girl her age and size, in short positively puny and petite. Her limbs genuinely strive to resemble matchsticks, and the funny part is that she's still operationally at a healthy weight. Her face is likewise also easy on the eyes, in fact she specifically makes it a point to contour her cheekbone and nose specifically to make her features more angular and harsh than they actually are, because otherwise she probably wouldn't look a day past 15. Even then she appears young as hell. Her black hair is cropped really short in a pseudo military buzzcut◊, her eyes are brown and slightly dull and lifeless in her day to day, even when she's excited. She has an excellent poker face as a result. She wears usual NERV lab attire, and casually she tends towards masculine clothing like work jeans and male-cut polos.
History: Suzume is the daughter of the previous director of NERV, and even before Second Impact was a thing that humanity knew she was supremely distant from her supposed father. He was always busy with work of the highest classification order, which her mother insisted was a point of honor for the family. Bread was on the table and then some, Suzume lived as good a life as it's possible to live in the crowded bowels of Tokyo (the original one). She was raised well, sent to the good regional schools, had strong prospects going into collage due to her placements, a fair if not hearty selection of friends due to her focus on academic excellence.

Of course that all came to ultimately not matter one lick when Impact rocked the world, Suzume being old enough at fourteen to understand and suffer through the apocalypse just as the adults of the world did. She personally witnessed death, dozens of people spontaneously dissolving into a cloudy liquid and sluicing away into the gutters of the streets. The population of the world effectively cut to a measly eighth in seemingly the blink of an eye. She was old enough to truly understand the devastation of both population and spirit, but she was a stern young girl whose sense of empathy was perhaps a bit stunted due to the conditions she'd been raised in. Her parents miraculously both remained alive, and they retreated her to an important installation that had already been under construction, Tokyo-3.

Here Suzume spent the rest of her formative years in a strange sort of bubble, protected from the chaos of the rebuilding world by the influence of her father. He, however, still remained distant. Her social prospects were dried up, due to an initial lack of children in the new city. Schools were empty, and Suzume was essentially privately tutored even though she carefully walked the fresh and quiet path to her local high school every morning. She got a reputation among the prominent figures of the city for her quiet and professional demeanor, and strong intellect. They recommended she be assigned to what was at the time still Gehirn. She cut her teeth on finishing the Magi projects, was there when the organization was retooled into NERV. Only 19 at this point, Suzume was up and rising through the ranks of personnel for both her professional demeanor and cold, raw intellect.

She was still only one of the research heads when Jacqueline was called in to replace her missing father- who she apparently didn't mourn- and in spite of accusations of nepotism it was actually Jacqueline who finally gave her position of head scientist when she reshuffled the employee roster.
Personality: Suzume's polite and professional manner is perhaps too strong for it's own good. She maintains a quiet air of detachment around her at all times, rarely does she ever actually express anything but the most mute of emotions even when the situation calls for more. She's simply too used to internalizing her emotional landscape, having been raised without people around to share with for so long, she instinctively avoids sharing. When she critiques, which she often does due to her position and intellect, it's in a cold and heartless manner. People often get the impression that she doesn't care, which is not actually true. She's actually very much thinking about what others think about her. She simply does not know how to express herself appropriately.

As a scientist she has learned the art of efficiency and is very good at getting things done, much like NERV's current leader but without the tendency to get caught up in the details. Suzune is used to leading herself and being decisive, and the trio heads of NERV, herself Jacqueline and Shona, make a very powerful unit... when Suzume is communicating appropriately. Even when reached out to she is often stoic and not in the habit of elaborating in detail. In some way she is stubborn, holding on to the methods she learned even when they are no longer the best for the situation.
Skills: A consummate genius, whose record of producing solutions for various technical problems out of thin air is impeccable. Whether Evangelion related, computer related, or in a variety of other fields, she probably knows everything there is to know and can critically apply it. She speaks in Japanese and English.

edited 25th Aug '14 11:27:43 PM by Bassetete

-looks at front page-

So is this... closed for good? D:

Well we're actually not really far into it so maybe... What do you have in mind, is the question?

I have an old Adeptus Evangelion character I was thinking of adapting for this. She was a pilot. And American. A bit blunt and cynical. Her father was a high-ranking Navy official. She volunteered for the program essentially, though I'm not sure how that would go down in this game.

A pilot... I could possibly entertain one more pilot. I want to see a full application before I make a decision on that, is that alright?

That's fine! Here goes:

• Name: Georgia Jenks
• Age: 15
• Gender: Female
• Occupation: Pilot

• Appearance: Stands around 5'6” with a slim yet healthy build. Wears her light blonde hair in a short, somewhat messy style. Has blue eyes that are usually fairly docile, though she can throw out mean looks with them in the drop of a hat. Her face holds a faint smattering of freckles, especially around her nose area, as well as a few blemishes (she's a teen y'know). Typically dresses in casual clothing (i.e. tees, jeans, sneakers) and rarely goes out of her way to dress up. She often carries a skateboard which serves as her primary form of transportation.

• History: Born in the good old USA, Georgia spent most of her childhood moving around with her parents thanks to their careers within the Navy. Aside from that she had a fairly normal upbringing. However, she wasn't the easiest kid to deal with. She shunned most of the “popular” activities her peers engaged in, falling deep into the alternative culture where she made some admittedly shady “friends”. A couple of outings with these “friends” inevitably lead to some law being broken and the police getting involved. Her parents scolded her, though it didn't seem to take all that well in all honesty.
• And then the worst day of Georgia's life happened. Her mother had crossed over to NERV in some kind of partnership program with the organization. Mrs. Jenks was tapped to take part in an experiment – one that would seemingly “go wrong” and ultimately result in her apparent death. Devastated, Georgia and her father were left to pick up the pieces and try to move on as best they could. For Mr. Jenks, he did this by accepting a transfer to Tokyo-3 that would uproot the both of them and take them away from what he no-longer viewed as their home. Georgia was understandably upset, but there was little she could do but pack up and follow along with a scowl. Their arrival was fairly uneventful, and Georgia began to try to settle in to a culture she knew nothing about.
• Of course, she hadn't planned for NERV to swoop in and inform her that her service was needed as an Eva pilot. As much as resisting them seemed like the natural choice, a part of Georgia that wanted answers about her mother's death drove her into accepting the offer. If she could snoop around while maintaining a pretense of subservience things would be golden...

• Personality: Exuding a sort-of “intimidating” air, Georgia isn't as extremely friendly individual. While she isn't completely anti-social, she still does not go out of her way to be sociable. This is more out of the fact that she believes she doesn't have much in common with the majority of those her age. And there lies the glaring flaw in her persona – she automatically makes assumptions about other people to justify her stance. In her mind, she can't be let down by someone if she doesn't hold them up to any sort of standard – or if she doesn't engage them in any sort of manner to begin with. However, if there's anyone to have in your corner during a conflict, it's her. Georgia will fight tooth and nail for something she believes in, and can recognize the rare instances where her ideals may line up with those of someone else. This is where a semblance of friendship could start to show instead of her usual patented nonchalance.

• Skills: Georgia has an impressive amount of stamina and dexterity, wholly garnered from years spent as a skater. She's also pretty good at throwing a punch (or several).

edited 9th Sep '14 11:26:38 AM by maxyrama

... Okay, I'll take her, on the condition that she have been moved back to either American or European NERV in the year prior to this RP's beginning, because I want her to be a post 1st Angel transfer pilot. I'll run a separate side story in the RP to occupy her until she gets sent over.

And that's sign ups closed for real now.

Oh joy, Eikichi will get kicks out of this one

edited 9th Sep '14 11:32:28 AM by AtomicNut

That's fine! Do you need me to edit the bio to reflect that?

I expect many things being chucked Eikichi's way by Georgia.

Not necessary, it's a fairly recent occurrence anyways. Just wait till my next post in the RP and I'll set up something for Georgia to do back in American NERV.

It's a good thing he knows karate and a swordmanship. Helps surviving your own pervy comments off duty.

Sweet!

Yes. Lucky for him Georgia wouldn't chase after him to hit him with things.

Should I have Gabe be involved with this side story since he's from American NERV?

Well not in real time since Gabe is currently in Tokyo-3. But you two can have a relationship between the characters already established if you want.

He may be familiar with her if she came through the east coast American branch, but since he was primarily a behind the scenes tech guy before moving to Tokyo-3, they may not have actually met.

Guys we have a Discussion Thread.

I am interested! I was wondering if it's too late to add my character or not...

edited 17th Oct '14 6:43:29 AM by BlackMageAnolis