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Symbiosis DT

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The year was 2020. After years of scientific turmoil in the reaches of the European Union, a British scientist, Charles Oxford, discovered a new form of life. This form of life was like no other known on Earth: luminescent, both aquatic, aerial, and terrain-sustainable, and held the unique ability to painlessly burrow into the spinal cord and attach to another living being--and that meant humans.

Charles Oxford had discovered the Symbiote.

As most political thrill stories go, it didn't take long before corporate dynamo Dennis "Iron Jaw" Hawes and ambitious political powerhouse, Maxwell Hyatt, invested into Oxford's discovery.

It was dubbed, "The Hawes Project"

After years of testing, breeding, and plotting, both science and society were on the brink of revolution. The tests were conclusive: mutualistic relationships between human minds and symbiotes proved an intelligence and general performance boost of incredible amounts.

The Hawes Symbiote was introduced to the medical market as a performance-enhancing surgery, corrective surgery; it was an instant hit. Cheap, safe, and productive. Society ate it alive.

That was 2025.

In 2030, society had completely reformed through the union of Human and Symbiote. Poverty reached record lows; cities boomed, grew larger, and before long, the world was rearing for Utopia, something earlier thought impossible. Some things, though, never change. Political ambitions raged through nations and unions were formed, broken, and the world was soon completely reformed.

As is typical with society, there are those who oppose the idea of symbiosis. Yes, the improvement is impossible to deny, but who is to say that changing a human's natural function is ethical?

This is where our story begins.

Today is November 5th, 2035, and you are a member of this utopian society. Assumptions and notions will tell you that today will be a normal day for you, but what you don't realize is that an act of resistance--or what will be viewed as a terrorist attack--will destroy a government laboratory by explosion.

The story ensues as it comes naturally. Who are you in this equation? Are you a member of the "Terrorist" organization? Are you a political hopeful who wants to change the world back to human puritanism? Or perhaps a person of power in business, perhaps a member of the SENTRY--the utopian police force.

Whoever you are, your world will turn upside down today.

Setting

The majority of the storybook will take place in and around Nova City, a technologically-advanced metropolis where the heart of Symbiosis beats. This city can be likened to futuristic New York. Public transport is done through the Nova Air system, a sort of subway, only for the sky.

Technology is highly advanced. Holographic projections and verbal commands have replaced computers and keyboards. Cell phones are still used, but most are operated through an earpiece, like a bluetooth. Nova City is a place where the arts have been demolished and replaced with high science, leaving the human expression to die by the wayside as the symbiote rids the mind of creativity to make room for logic and calculations.

The process for implanting a symbiote into a human is quick, relatively painless, and madly popular. It has a 99% success ratio, but that 1% makes all the difference to those who've had defective surgeries.

Note to Surgeons: You will be both wealthy and relatively well-known for working in this field. Are you haunted by the possibility of a botched surgery? Or perhaps the ethical questions are plaguing you.

It's November, and that means it's election season for the Neo Congress. A heated topic right now is the ethical laws regarding symbiosis and The Hawes Project, so politicians are on their toes.

After the bombing of Nova City Labs, the public eye turns to their leaders for reaction. Elections are postponed, and security is tightened throughout the city.

Note for SENTRY: Uniforms for lowest rank are white, and grow darker with rank. White/Light Gray/Dark Gray/Black

As politicians seek pawns for their game of chess and The Resistance prepares to overhaul Hawes' Society, tensions will flare and an entire social structure will buckle.

Note for Politicians: Whoever controls Nova City controls the world.

Characters

Other characters are obviously welcome once the slots above have been filled. If a spot filled appeals to you, still, then contact me and we'll work something out to benefit your wishes and the plot.

Multiple characters are allowed, and encouraged.

NPCs (No-Player Characters) will be abundant, and will be essential in bringing Nova City to life. Anyone can control an NPC at any time.)

Profiles
Nothing enormous is needed for any of this, so don't stress out. Ultimately, the easier it is to read your profile and get your character, the better.
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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Role:[/b]
[b]Moral Strength:[/b] Just on a rating, if nothing else, on a scale of 1-10, tell me how strong you are on your convictions, or how easily you'd be swayed out of your beliefs. 1 being as flimsy as paper, 10 being a mountain. Also, include your conviction here. Either "For Symbiosis" or "Against Symbiosis".

[b]Appearance:[/b] A written description or a picture is acceptable.

[b]Personality:[/b] Include a (too-long;didn't-read) here, as well as your written personality.

[b]Brief History:[/b]

[b]Connections to Other Characters:[/b] This can be edited in as you plot with other members of the SB.

[b]Anything Else:[/b]



Rules
    1. All YWS and Storybook Forum rules apply.
    2. Be aware of the rating of this storybook: 16+. This means no sexual situations and no blush-inducing swearing.
    3. Given the nature of the SB, people may die. Please consult the writer of a character if you plan on their death, and respect their wishes above your own. If you wish to have your character killed off, message me and I'll have it arranged.
    4. You may be contacted with a request that either a profile or post should be edited. If this happens, I or another member of the SB will gladly help you. That goes for any post at any time--if you want help, you have plenty of it in me.
    5. Invite others to join! This is a society, and society could always use more members.
    6. Help one another out. If you want to plot or just have character interaction time, use this WFP to do so.
    7. No god-modding or one-line posts. There won't be a word minimum for a post, but I do request that every post helps further the plot somehow.


Our story will begin shortly before the bombing of Nova City Labs.
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Name: Josiah Rosenburg.
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Role: Resistance Member
Moral Strength: 10/10, Against Symbiosis

Appearance: Long shoulder-length black hair with blue streaks. Jeans with ripped holes in them. Black shirt with no sleeves. Often wears sunglasses, but if not his eyes are a sharp ice-blue. Skinny frame and bone-thin because he fasts during Ramadan, but often forgets to eat afterwards. Eventually, he starved himself for so long that his body started rejecting food. Now, he mainly survives on liquid.

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Personality: Headstrong and a fighter, often uses his wits to get out of situations. Doesn't like contact much and often keeps to himself and a plan. Doesn't like anything random or spontanious.

Brief History: Josiah has a strong belief in not tampering with the natural way a human fuctions. When the Hawes Symbiote hit the medical market, Josiah was shocked, scared of what these surgeons were doing to innocent people. As he grew older, it seemed to him that the defected surguries, rare or not, had worse and worse effects. And he saw them firsthand.

His mother.

She was insane, and needed the help of a medical professional to do almost anything. It was the surgery that did it. The Symbiote. He since swore to take down the Hawes Symbiote for good.

Connections to Other Characters: Will be edited in later.

Anything Else: He also wears an anklet of emerald and gold, though he is often careful not to let anyone see it because it's the only thing he's ever gotten from his mother, who he felt he lost mentally after she had a defected surgury when he was thirteen. He's also been so bent on destroying the Hawes Symbiote that he never had time or took the bother to worry about such things as girls, or anything pertaining to normal life.
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Name: Dr. Mitchell Hawes
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Role: Hawes Project Heir / Head Surgeon / Researcher
Moral Strength: 10/10 For Symbiosis

Appearance:
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No tattoos, though.



Personality:

(tl;dr: logical, charismatic; makes calculations for everything, and loves to flirt with the ladies; OCD about everything, and is a major target for Terrorist extremists)

Mitchell, like his father, is a purely scientific thinker. He measures everything before making a decision, be it a career path or which seasoning he wants on his steak. He’s marveled by technology and loves very little more than to see medical miracles take place each day he works in the labs. Despite his scientific nature, however, Mitchell soaks in the attention from the public eye (being the son of a famous businessman has its perks) and loves the particular attention he gets from cunning young ladies.

Brief History:
Born in New York City, Mitchell and his family rode the wave of booming business to the top before his father stumbled upon Charles Oxford. His father, always the risk-taker, invested every last dime of the family into researching the Hawes Project. His family suffered for a few years, but when the Symbiote hit the market, Mitchell was flown off to med school where he was of the first batch to learn the ways of the Hawes Procedure.

Since then, he has thrived as the leading researcher and surgeon in the Nova City labs. His recent exploits have diverged a bit from his father’s footsteps in an effort to further his family’s name and make a name for himself.

His research delves into the theories of evolutionary science in the perspective of the symbiotic emergence; he believes that, with a proper procedure, genetic engineering may have all its loose ends tied together thanks to the symbiote.

Connections to Other Characters: Editing in later with more characters.

Anything Else: He’s single. ;D

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Ah, what an amazing idea! Let me know if this is okay, of course I'd be happy to edit or add anymore details if you find this lacking.

Name: Jude Nix
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Role: Resistance member
Moral Strength: Against symbiosis - I would say an 8. He has strong ideals and he's determined to stick with them, but he's also young and naive.
Appearance: Blond, about 5'9, thin frame. Brown eyes. Likes to wear leather jackets.
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Personality: Ethics? Who cares? He's an artistic revolutionist whose passionate, narcissistic, and a dare-devil.

This is a man full of energy and expression, he's incredibly passionate and is led completely by emotions and gut instincts. This behavior lends itself to some neurological quirks; he's the very definition of a narcissist. He is also loud, he is proud and he has no qualms in blowing society up to bits. Not because he's a cold person, on the contrary, he's quite the crazed romantic and finds violence somewhat alluring. He's an advocate for the continuation of the arts & culture which he views to be the central core to humanity. Symbiosis to him means losing what makes him human.

Brief History: Once upon a time a normal boy with normal parents led a normal life until he fell in love with a girl. Her name was Marlena. She was a beautiful girl, passionate for life, and a talented artist. She danced with him once and it was magical. He was inspired by her, by all she stood for. Then one day she had the surgery. She came back to him an empty shell of what she once was, and he fell out of love. Since then he ran away, afraid to get the surgery for himself. One path led to another and he found himself among the resistance where he met other people like him and formed what he likes to call "real" friendships. He vows to protect "his people" with his life.

Connections to Other Characters: I imagine he would be a close and loyal friend with all the members of the resistance. And a heated enemy to the Sentries, surgeons, and politicians for symbiosis. Anything specific will be added on as we go along.

Anything Else: He likes to write songs about his lost love. Oh, and he smokes. He drinks. He gambles. He's a lot of fun, actually. Up for love.
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Profile under construction!

Name: Alyssa Hert
Age: 28
Gender: F
Role: SENTRY
Moral Strength: 6-For Symbiosis
Appearance:
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Personality: tl;dr-She's smart, head strong, flirty and spontaneous
Alyssa is smart, and strong willed. She depends on her spontaneous actions and less of her rational thought. She'll use cunning tricks and flirty ways to get what she wants, even though she should have grown out of that.

Brief History:
Alyssa comes from a long line of police-people, and the only reason why she decided to go to SENTRY. She has three siblings, and originally born in Florida. Her father was a policeman, and her mother was a politician. She was the only person in her family to take the symboite. She joined SENTRY after she did, when she was 20.
Connections to Other Characters: Will be edited in
Anything Else:

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Name: Noah Hert
Age: 26 and a half
Gender: M
Role: Resistance leader
Moral Strength: 10/10 -Against symbiosis

Appearance:
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Personality: (tl;dr- completely chill, awkward, behind-the-scenes type)
He's head-strong and stubborn, like his older sister. However, he's fully aginst everything his sister is for. He tries to remain fair with his fellow resistance members, but can't help to drop the occasional sarcastic comment. He's sort of awkward, has trouble in casual social settings.
He's more of a background type of person, who is super smart, but doesn't like to take credit for things. He's also completely chill, and isn't angered easily.
Brief History: Noah is Alyssa's young brother. They continally warred aginst each other, in a typical sibling fashion, along with their other two sisters. Their fighting turned sour when Alyssa became a symbiote, something Noah didn't see was ethical.
Connections to Other Characters: Will be edited in
Anything Else: He's up for love and straight, if you like the awkward type.
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I want to reserve a spot to play Maxwell Hyatt's daughter. I will post a profile subsequently.
  





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SENTRY:
Name: Ashton “Ash” Mills.
Age: 24.
Gender: Female.
Role: SENTRY Member, soon to be turned Resistance.
Moral Strength: 10; against Symbiosis and not easily swayed.

Appearance: Ashton is tall-ish, maybe 5’9, with wavy, shoulder-length dark brown hair, dark brown eyes and an athletic and slim figure. Her skin is lightly tanned and she wears casual clothes (jeans, t-shirts and a jacket, things of this kind) when not wearing the dark grey SENTRY Uniform of a Captain. She tends to smile a lot and carries her SIS-Taser and F27 Pistol even when off duty, along with her SENTRY badge and a little gadget called a NETT. All her other gadgets are left in her locker while off-duty.
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Personality: (tl;dr: Kind and caring, slightly neutral towards most things, but highly dislikes the Symbiosis. Has a bit of a temper and a tendency for getting in trouble, also has an optimistic attitude. Stubborn and/or flirtatious on occasion. Puts up a Logical front most of the time, with the help of her Symbiote.)

Ashton is a complicated person. She had the surgery to implant a Symbiote, but it was defective. It turns out that the Symbiote was sentient; it could think and speak for itself. Before the surgery, she was a wonderfully happy person, almost painfully so. Always smiling, always laughing and having fun. She was kind, caring and generous, but, of course, her temper often got the best of her. Her parents (high ranking Politicians) decided for her when she was 18; Happy-go-lucky with a slightly violent temper was going to get a Symbiote, whether she liked it or not. Ashton didn’t protest; she was curious, after all. Everyone was doing it, weren’t they? The surgery was simple, painless.

It was only afterwards, though, that she noticed something odd. There was another presence in her head, and it confused her. It took her a while before she realized that it was her Symbiote that was talking to her, from within her mind. Their minds had merged enough to form a mental link, but not enough that they lost their individuality and their autonomy. Suffice to say, the Symbiote was furious, and scared. They offered each other a deal; if Ashton helped the Symbiote, the Symbiote would help her.

Her personality had subtly changed, she was logical and everything Dr. Hawes had hoped---on the outside. Inside, she was still happy-go-lucky with a slightly violent temper. She just had another ‘person’ in her head and with another person in her head, life got difficult; she struggled to adapt. She’s logical, yes, but she’s still the kinds, caring, and lovable girl from before. She’s got some serious issues with the Symbiosis project--after all, look what hers had done to her--and highly dislikes it. It’s not right to mess with nature or play god, right? Other than that, she’s pretty optimistic about her Symbiote and the fact that together, they hope to change the world (again). She tends to attract trouble, regardless of what she does and doesn’t do and can be extremely stubborn about things sometimes. She loves to flirt with men, regardless of the fact that her symbiote disapproves.

Brief History: Ash’s childhood was fairly normally for a Novaian and daughter of a couple of high ranking Politicians. She got what she wanted, when she wanted. One could say she was spoilt. And she loved it. She spent most of her time attracting trouble or finding it. Eventually, her parents had had enough and as soon as she reached 18, she was taken to the Labs to get a Symbiote. She didn’t know if she wanted one or not, but she went with the flow. After all, everyone was doing it, weren’t they?

The procedure was painless and it was only afterwards that she noticed she wasn’t alone in her head anymore. Her Symbiote was sentient, and apparently their minds weren’t completely merged. They were linked, but still individuals. And the Symbiote was not impressed. Ash didn’t quite know what to do. Eventually, they offered each other a deal; if Ashton helped the Symbiote, the Symbiote would help her. And so the Symbiote did, getting her into SENTRY and to the rank of Captain within a fears years. She hopes that somehow she and her Symbiote, who has since named herself “Alice”, can find a way to stop the Symbiosis program and reverse it. So far, they’ve had no such luck.


Connections to Other Characters: Knows Dr. Mitchell Hawes, since he was the Surgeon who implanted her Symbiote (Not that she’s going to tell him it was defective).

Anything Else: She’s single. Also, if the Resistance were to find her, they would have the perfect spy. And a willing one, too. She’s out to find any way possible to stop this epidemic. She’s been with SENTRY for five years now.

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Resistance:
Name: Isaac Sinclair.
Age: 22.
Gender: Male.
Role: Resistance Member; Explosives Engineer.
Moral Strength: 7; against Symbiosis, but he may be easily swayed.

Appearance: Isaac is tall, about 6’, with short blond hair and lightly tanned skin. He is slim and athletic and appears weak, but appearances can be deceiving; he is stronger than he looks. He likes to wear casual clothes, much like what’s in the picture below. He is rarely seen without his cigarettes and lighter, or a set of keys. Apparently, they’re to antique motorcycle--one that still has tyres and can’t fly.
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Personality: (tl;dr: Isaac is a flirtatious bastard. A jerk. He has he logical moments, but they are few and far between. He has passion for art, in all its forms and a passion for life in general--Symbiote free. He can be a bit of a daredevil, hence the outdated motorcycle. Smart and head strong (if a little unsure of what he should decide on), even to the point of being stubborn but unquestionably loyal to the Resistance. He has a dislike for Symbiosis and the problems cause by it. One could say he’s a bit of a bad boy. A mystery.)

Isaac is a enigma; neither completely understandable or decode-able. And he likes it. He’s mysterious and a flirt. He’s also a jerk, but that could be a mask. One is never sure when dealing with Isaac Sinclair. He is a man of many faces; switching personalities like one switches underwear--or girlfriends. He’s mart and head strong, knowing exactly what he wants and aiming to get it. He can be extremely stubborn, but his loyalty to the Resistance is unquestionable. His favourite persona is that of a bad boy, mysterious and flirtatious, if a bit of a bastard.

Beneath it all, though, if a kind and loving heart. A generous heart. He’s full of passion for art and life--Symbiote free, of course. He likes to push the boundaries, but he knows when to back off; he does do as he’s told sometimes. He can also be logic, but it’s very rare from him. He prefers to act like a jerk and flirt with the girls. But he does get a job done when he’s asked to, and in good time. He highly dislikes Symbiosis and the idea of it; he sees it as enslaving yourself to logic and emotionless, equivalent to selling one’s soul to the devil. Humans were born as they were meant to be; playing god was like playing with fire. Sooner or later, you’d get burnt.

It would take a very special lady to get under his skin and reveal his true nature. He’s also playful and has a habit of smoking at the most inappropriate times--like while he’s preparing explosives. He’s also very unsure of what to think about the Symbiosis. After all, he’s had all these thoughts cramped into his head. Thoughts and opinions that were not his own. He might be a little confused, and doesn’t have a clear sense of right and wrong when it comes to Symbiosis; with everything else, it’s mostly black and white. Symbiosis seems to be one of his grey areas.

Brief History: Isaac was born and raised within the Resistance. He’s never seen anything else, and is therefore a little unsure about what he’s been told. He was raised to be happy with how he was and to hate the very idea of Symbiosis, that it was wrong and unnatural. “Humans aren’t meant to play god, son” was his father’s favourite saying. He often added to it by saying “It’s like playing with fire, Isaac. Sooner or later, you’ll get burnt.” His mother, on the other hand, was sympathetic to the idea of Symbiosis. Oh, she didn’t think it should be forced onto people, but then again, she didn’t think not letting them choose to take the surgery was right either. Her favourite saying was “God gave us free will for a reason, Isaac. Use it wisely.”

He took the word of both his parents to heart. After all, what else could he do? They were very logical, the both of them. But then again, Isaac wasn’t always listening. He liked his fun too much. After all, there was VIP parties to gate crash, weren’t there? And he enjoyed doing just that.

Over the years, Isaac has explored multiple branches of the Resistance, and settled for one he had come to know best; Explosives. He was good at it, and that was all that mattered. So, ever since he was young, he’s been making bombs for the Resistance and inadvertently helping them blow people up. He doesn’t seem to realize this yet, that some of his bombs are killing people. One could say he’s a little naive in that respect.

Connections to Other Characters: Most resistance members and a few other Pro-Symbiosis members (he’s snuck into his fair share or high-ranking parties, after all).

Anything Else: Carries a lighter (they do come in handy sometimes) and a pack of cigarettes, at all times. Also, the keys to his motorcycle. Oh, and he’s single, ladies. If you think you can get under his skin, then go for it.
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Name: Sarah Parker

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Role: Surgeon/Researcher 2 (Questions Ethics of Procedures)

Moral Strength: 5/10. For Symbiosis, but really on the fence.

Appearance:
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Personality: (tl;dr, passionate, intelligent, caring)
Sarah is a bright young woman, thouroughly invested in making peoples lives better. She cares deeply about her work, but she's not sure that tampering with the human body so drastically is really the right thing to be doing, espiecially now that she has seen what happens when surgeries go wrong.

Brief History: Sarah's parents were both civilians who were thrilled that she did so well in school and advanced in her career in medicine. Her mother is very proud of her, but her father turned out to be anti-symbiotes, and highly dissaproves of her work. His attitude is one of the reasons she feels so conflicted.

Connections to Other Characters: Works with the other surgeons.

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Please save me a Surgeon/Researcher slot. Profile will be up today or tomorrow. :)
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I'll probably be back to edit things in as needed. However, say hi to Dynamo! ;)

Name: Maxwell Hyatt
Age: 52
Gender: M
Role: Governor of Nova City
Moral Strength: 10/10 in favor of Symbiosis

Appearance:
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Personality: He's charming, charismatic, and chivalrous. Or at least, that's what he looks like to the people. Off camera though, and out of the public's view, Maxwell is down-to-business, persistent, pretentious, and firmly believes he has a job to do in turning Nova City into the Utopia it can be. He has an incredible poker face and is very experienced in lying his way out of complicated situations.

(tl;dr: charismatic/charmer, persistent, pretentious, down-to-business, tricky/convincing, believes he's the saving grace of Nova City)

Brief History:

Hawes Project: Maxwell fully supported the idea of the Hawes Project, funding the research alongside his partner and friend Dennis Hawes. Considering the other duties he had to perform, he hadn't been following the project, minus the occasional report sent his way, until it was proven to be a success a few years later. Ever since the public first heard of it and approved, he had been following the project's progress diligently. And so far, he hasn't been disappointed.

Resistance: The resistance doesn't bother him too much. They're just poor, misunderstood children, and he and the Hawes Project will prove them wrong when Nova City becomes the Utopia everyone's been waiting for. In the meantime, he'll reassure them like any other true politician that everything will be just fine.

Role as Governor: He is not much of a family man either, and thus his relationship with his child, let alone his family, is flimsy at best. He's married to his job and often times assumes the role of dictator moreso than democratic elect; but the people love him as long as he's honest and helpful! *lolcough* This immorality also means that he can easily get involved with political scandals -- fortunately for him, he can cover his tracks with just as much ease.

Connections to Other Characters: He's got a kid somewhere here; friends with Dennis Hawes (Dr. Mitchell Hawes' father)

Anything Else: His marital status is complicated. /theend
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Name:Patrica "Trish" Peters
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Role: Politician
Moral Strength: 9.5/10. Against Symbiosis.

Appearance:
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Personality: She has a passion to prove she's right with her judgment on symbiosis. Being a young politician who is looked down upon for being a woman and all makes her on edge but she refuses to be two-faced like some of the other guys. She believes in honesty and truth and therefore makes decisions based solely on the black and white matters of things. However, symbiosis is teetering on a seesaw in Trish's mind which makes the subject hard for her to seriously think about whens he sits down. Her political mind says it's good for advancement but her heart believes otherwise. So, she chooses not to think about it and continue forward with what she knows; it's wrong, it's not natural and like daddy said, it's against the workings of the universe.


(too-long;didn't-read): Hard to get to know, stubborn but intelligent and analytical, brutally honest, hates two-faced people, is childish when annoyed/angered and is normally a strict person, hates to feel insecure about herself and complains...alot.


Brief History:Trish was born into a family which was 'all natural' and therefore, she believes that naturalism is the way to go and that symbiosis is against the workings of the universe (She quotes her father's words all the time and has great respect for him). She also finds it wrong to computerize humans who are full of spirit and raw emotion.

She used to be married to he who must not be named and is now divorced and bitter with a bit of sentimental hatred for men so watch out boys, this cuddly kitten bites. Trish does not have many friends due to her terrible personality and her job but maybe if she wasn't a politician and hadn't gotten a quick divorce, life would've been a little different for her.

Connections to Other Characters: Had a few bad run-ins with pro-symbiosis members before. (Will edit/add more if needed.)

Anything Else:
Has not gotten surgery.
Likes to draw over Mitchell Hawes face in magazines when she's furious.
Likes to wear high, high heels and make noise when she walks so people know she's there.
Might give love another shot if it's more simplistic rather than intricate.
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Name: Milena (Milly) Bales
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Role: Surgeon (Questioning) (Clicky here, please)
Moral Strength: For Symbiosis : 6.5

Appearance: A written description or a picture is acceptable.
Just like the image below. Although, originally blonde, she now sports a light brown shade of hair.
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Personality: Include a (too-long;didn't-read) here, as well as your written personality.
TL;DR - Intelligent, prone to moody escape from reality, tends to overanalyze, never dated after a disastrous first relationship.
Milena loves her work and the science involved with it. She chose this career path quite by accident but has never failed the community yet. She is known to zone-out for a while that others attribute to her troublesome past which she never talks about. Sometimes, she pushes her brains way too much in analyzing things, but that has never affected her work.


Brief History: The product of a psychologist and a teacher, Milena's parents provided her with the best childhood they could give her. They were aware of their intuitive, smart child and constantly pushed her to do the best, at one point during her teens, she ran away and attempted suicide. She doesn't talk about that incident except saying that it helped figure out herself and her priorities.


Connections to Other Characters: This can be edited in as you plot with other members of the SB.

Anything Else: She became one of the lead researchers after her fundamental insights on one of the mechanisms of Symbiote failure.
She is up for love, but she will be supremely cautious about it.
She hasn't yet undergone the surgery herself, still undecided on her choice.
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((I shall take a civilian so I can make someone who looks like Francisco Lachowski. I'm terrible at smart people SBs as I call them, but hey, Chico needs to be used. Profile will be up soon!

EDIT: More or less done, I think, but I'll have to check over it tomorrow))



Name: Zaden (Zayn) Chávez

Age: 19 but acts about 6

Gender: Male

Role: Just your average civilian, I suppose. No one special.

Moral Strength: Unsure about symbiosis... so 5/10, I guess. To be frank, Zaden isn't really that interested. He's more interested in milk, for example. He loves milk. I'm planning on having Zaden properly decide on how he feels about symbiosis during the SB, methinks, although he's leaning more towards against because he likes creativity and isn't exactly one with logic, science e.t.c.

Appearance: Well...

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OMGIT'SFRANCISCOLACHOWSKI. You all saw it coming. If you didn't, you don't know me at all. Don't you just want to lick that face?


Personality: (tl;dr: charismatic, loves socialising, has an extreme lack of common sense, sometimes self-conscious, loves attractive guys and girls, and all his mind does is wander off topic.)

To put it nicely, Zaden has never been gifted in the logic department. It's not that he's stupid as such... he just doesn't think before he speaks, and therefore often makes a fool out of himself. He can also be very self-conscious at times, and won't do something if it could embarrass him. It's kind of contradictory really because by working his way around a situation, 95% of the time, he makes a complete bosom out of himself. Zaden adores being with loads of people and having fun with them, but he hates it when things turn serious; he never knows what to do with himself. When it comes down to it, Zaden loves having fun and he'd much rather discuss how bald people become bald than have an in-depth conversation about symbiosis.

Brief History: Zaden wasn't poor as a child, but he certainly wasn't rich. He was in-between but a little lower down, I guess. This was mostly because he had six other brothers and sisters, so naturally, money was spent quickly. The closest he's been to poverty was when he spent two nights on the street when he was sixteen. He wanted to prove a point to his father after he grounded Zaden for drinking every drop of milk in the refrigerator in one day, but the streets were cold and wet and smelly. There was no milk either. So, of course, he came home.

When Zaden was around twelve years old, his mother was killed because of reasons unknown to him. She was away from the house when she died, and his father claimed that she'd simply been involved in an accident, but Zaden's never believed him. As a result of his mother's death, Zaden's father took over when it came to looking after the kids, but he was pretty clueless on his own. Because Zaden was the eldest child, he stepped in and helped out his father, got a job to get in some extra cash e.t.c.

Zaden's currently living in a rented apartment, and is working as a waiter in a local café. He spends a lot of time in his family's house though because his father still hasn't quite mastered the art of looking after six kids.

Connections to Other Characters: Nothing as of yet.

Anything Else: To cut a long story short, Zaden bats both ways, and he's up for love. He also adores milk, and is never without a carton/bottle/whatever futuristic drink container is currently the shizz.
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Save me a civilian spot. ^_^
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Please PM me if anything is wrong! :)

Name: Anya Karina Phillips

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Role: Surgeon/ Researcher

Moral Strength: 8/10, For Symbiosis.

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Personality: tl;dr- Anya's smart, kind-hearted, and sensitive.
Anya is a very modest person, and would never even try to hurt a fly. She is an intelligent girl, and usually thinks before she acts. Anya is kind-hearted, and never really liked to insult or gossip (she hates that). She is extremely sensitive, and would flinch or cry a bit at inappropriate comments, even if they weren't meant for her. She is a very watchful person, and usually knows what her surroundings are.

Brief History: Anya was born in Bristol, England, to a very well-known lawyer of a mother, and a disappearing father. Anya and her mother always thought that he had these business trips, but no, he had all these one-night stands with countless women. Of course, this led to divorce once her mother found out during a phone call, I will not explain the details. Anya graduated as a Nurse in University, but then discovered her love for researching and surgery, then went back to become a Surgeon. After she graduated, she joined Dr. Mitchell Hawes, and became one of his surgeons/researchers.

Connections to Other Characters: This can be edited in as you plot with other members of the SB.

Anything Else: Whenever she's working, she always ties her hair up with a ribbon, no scrunchies, no hairbands, just a ribbon. She's born in England, so she has a British accent. Anya's up for love, and is straight.
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