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Lorraine Estrada, Pilot Echo
« on: May 19, 2017, 08:54:02 pm »
Name
Lorraine Estrada

Age
25

Gender
Female

Species
Human-turned-Arcaeles

Ethnicity
Aedolian

Height
5'4"

Occupation
Pilot Echo, member of the Ryun Ravens

Residence
Ryun, Aedolis

IN-DEPTH STUFF

Physical Description

Having at least some amount of Serenian ancestry, Lorraine is relatively light-skinned and fair-featured. Her hair has a deep rose colouration and can grow to be quite long, so she often takes to braiding and tying it up when she's on duty in order to make sure it doesn't get in the way. However, she occasionally lets it flow freely when she's off duty. Her most immediately striking feature, though, would probably be her eyes. They have a deep purple colouration, and are often responsible for a piercing gaze which can almost feel as if it's performing an interrogation all on its own. An extremely attentive observer might notice a couple unusually sharp teeth, although the difference is quite subtle.

As an Arcaeles, prolonged exposure to sunlight is problematic for Lorraine. Generally, she attempts to keep to shaded locations whenever she can, but she keeps well prepared in the case that she needs to step out into daylight. She covers up extremely well- long sleeves and ankle-length legwear are basically a given for her, and certain oddities such as gloves and umbrellas aren't uncommon. She favours dark colours for their greater ability to absorb light.

Oh, and sunglasses. Always, always sunglasses. To protect her eyes, of course (but also because they look very cool). Obviously she'll wear them over her eyes if she's going out in the sun, but otherwise she's usually content to let them rest higher up on her head.

Personality

Lorraine is someone who has a lot of difficulties fitting in with her surroundings. Despite being an Aedolian native, the culture never really rubbed off on her. She has very little interest in hard drugs, sex, and many other things that are prevalent in Aedolian culture, and seeing how much these things appealed to those around her has always been confusing for her. However, she's trying to learn not to be too bothered by this- there's much more important things she could be worrying about rather than what other people spend their free time doing.

Generally, Lorraine is a quite a serious and responsible person. It would be highly unusual to see her participating in the same kind of antics that some of her coworkers might (although she's been known to contribute her fair share of snarky comments regarding such behaviour), and she prefers practical and straightforward solutions to problems over the more creative ones. She's not usually the type to joke around, which can lead to her being a bit of a buzzkill at times, but hey- she gets things done.

Lorraine takes her role and responsibilities as a Pilot very seriously. She's constantly pouring most of her energy into her work, which is something she actually finds comforting- it's much more stressful for her to not be able to work then it is for her to be working 24/7. Some might argue that it's unhealthy how much energy she puts into it, but good luck getting that through to her- getting her to take long breaks can be like pulling teeth. The bright side of this is that she's extremely reliable and very, very good at her job. The more problematic side is that she doesn't really know how to turn "Pilot mode" off and let herself just... relax once in a while.

Notes:

- Has a mechanical heart in place of a natural one, serving the purpose of preventing interference with her psionic abilities.
- Doesn't like to be touched. Like, at all. There are very few people she's willing to make exceptions for regarding this, and even then, she'll rarely tolerate it for more than a few seconds.
- Although she has no intention of ever getting particularly drunk, she has recently developed a bit of a taste for wine, with a particular fondness for fruitier varieties.
- Doesn't know how to feel about compliments to her appearance and gets pretty easily flustered by them.

Abilities

Psionics!

Vibrokinesis- A very particular and specialized form. Specifically, she possesses the ability to sense heartbeats from a distance. This ability is most commonly used to find or track people she doesn't have a line of sight on- one might liken it to a form of echolocation (haha), but it also has some other potential use cases. Sensing a quickened heartbeat might indicate that her target is nervous or worried about something, for example. A chip next to her brain allows her to tone down the strength of this ability, which helps to prevent massive headaches resulting from being around lots of people- although crowds are still fairly uncomfortable for her, so she tends to avoid them when she can.

The sensitivity of this ability varies depending on how close she is to someone. Making direct contact amplifies it greatly, to the point where it's incredibly uncomfortable for her to do so. Therefore, she avoids touching people- or being touched- whenever possible.

Telepathy- Enough to bond with a Dragon, but nothing too special otherwise. She's not talented enough to forcibly dig through someone's mind, but she can receive and project thoughts (and prevent them from spilling out accidentally) fairly well.

Vampirism!

Being an Arcaeles comes with its own set of powers. She possesses slightly enhanced senses as well as increased speed, has the ability to heal at a faster rate under moonlight, and is generally pretty difficult to kill outside of a few specific methods.

She can also shapeshift into a bat! Specifically, the form she can shift to is a species that resembles a grey-headed flying fox, although it strangely seems to retain the same deep purple eye colour as her usual form.

Relationships

Parents: Both members of the Aedolian military. She didn't have much of a bond with them (partly due to the fact that they were rarely home, but also due to the fact that she's always been a bit withdrawn) but she had always looked up to them regardless. They went missing during her Candidacy and are currently presumed dead.

In reality, her parents are still out there somewhere. A duo who secretly worked against the Aedolian power structure, their plans became much more complicated when their daughter developed psionic abilities and began her Candidacy. Fearing what might happen to the Pilot-to-be if their work was ever traced back to them, they devised a plan to fake their own deaths after the end of the Edani War, cutting out their ID chips and slipping away into the Midhaven. At least for now, their current whereabouts remain unknown. (Profiles for these two to come eventuallyTM)

Camus: An older dragon who, at this point, is probably more mechanical than organic. His scales have a metallic quality to them, being very reflective and sporting the same kind of colours one might see in a precious metal. He chose to bond to Lorraine not necessarily for her psionic abilities, but rather for her personality. As far as their relationship goes, though, they're mostly indifferent towards each other. They're not friends, but they work together well enough.

Reyn: An orange-ish cat that she adopted from another Pilot a while back. He demands a lot of attention.

History

Being born an only child to parents who were never around much, Lorraine learned to care for herself at a young age. She quickly got used to the feeling of acting independently, and although this had its fair share of benefits, it also left her with difficulties making connections with people that she still struggles with to this day. In any case, growing up in a military household led to her developing a great deal of respect for the military, and she constantly worked herself to her limits in the hopes that she might one day join their ranks. That day came sooner than expected- in a checkup following complaints that she was getting frequent headaches, Lorraine's psionic potential was discovered and she was shipped off to the ATC in a matter of days.

Candidacy had its ups and downs for her. Due to her dedication and discipline, she excelled in her studies, and she was capable of being intimidating enough that most people knew better than to bother trying to mess with her. Learning to properly control her psionics was by far the most difficult part for her, but with enough time and effort, she eventually got the hang of them.

Left without any immediate family and few friends after graduating from Candidacy, Lorraine instead threw herself immediately and enthusiastically into her work. She worked as a Seeker for a while, during which she developed a peculiar form of vampirism after a particularly dicey investigation in the Midhaven. The changes to her body were unexpected, but came slowly enough that she had a decent amount of time to adapt to them.

Lorraine didn't bother too much with trying to make new friends or connections for a good while, although this is something that has recently changed. Her recruitment into the Ryun Ravens meant the introduction to a few people that she would interact with regularly. While some of the squad's members might have their... eccentricities, she does occasionally make an effort to connect with them. It seems to her that getting along well with them would contribute to a more cohesive and effective squad.

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