Biography, Kind of - Slade

[Dumbdumn5]

First Name: [EXPUNGED]

Last Name: Williams

Gender: M

Orientation: Heterosexual

Nicknames/Alias: Slade

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Macho fish's drawing of Salad:

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My Pixel Rendition of Salad:

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Phantasmic Dream's Rendition of Salad:

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Age/D.O.B: [EXPUNGED]

Place Of Birth: Eastham, Massachusetts, Earth

Species: Human/IPC

Blood Type: A/B+

Alignment: Neutral Good / Bacon Necktie (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality)

Affiliation: Solar Government, Redspace

Religious Beliefs: Protestant Christianity

 

Childhood: Student, Child, Grocery Bagger

Adulthood: Psychologist, Graphic Design Student

 

Detailed Information

Appearance:

As a human, 6'6" with scraggly, near completely unkempt, brown hair and a continual five o' clock shadow. Plain, pretty uninteresting face. 

As an IPC, a 6'6" amalgamation of scrap metal and unprotected wires stretching the length of a bootleg chassis practically battered into NT Regulation formats. His clothes, over time, will continually be stained by an oil leak somewhere around the torso. His screen is almost always covered in a film of hardened dirt as though it had been salvaged from something else, and displays a set of two, rectangular eyes. Occasionally the screen will gain eyebrows and/or a mouth in order to express certain emotions or further complement body-language when speaking.

Character Voice:

Slade has the voice of a stereotypical comic book henchman, with a slightly deeper tone and Boston accent. (The voice is most similar to that of the character "Watch" from the Venture Bros. TV Series.) Ex. 

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Personality:

In Action

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Slade is continually helpful to those that seem to be unreasonably beaten or otherwise hurt, regardless of their affiliations or actions leading up to the incident. In an altercation between a syndicate agent and a security officer, both would be healed if give the time, resources, and opportunity to heal both. When it comes to sapient humanoids, Slade is a pacifist, and will refuse to willingly harm any sentient being that is not openly and blatantly hostile with no "reasonable" justification. This means that Syndicate Agents, Changelings, Vampires, Wizards, or Shadowlings are things that he will refuse to harm, but Terror Spiders, Xenomorphs, and 'animal-like' threats are considered necessary to neutralize, as many, if not all interactions with those types of entities will result in immediate death, or otherwise irrecoverable dismemberment.

In Conversation

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Slade is generally adaptable in any situation a human being would be, considering his personality isn't pre-programmed and meant to emulate the prior human mind. He tends to lean towards the blunt or vulgar side, and has a morbid, somewhat gore fixated sense of humor, sometimes making crude or inappropriately timed jokes pre-surgery or after a cloning procedure. Though seemingly insensitive, if distress is shown towards this activity, Slade will usually respect the person's wishes and continue back with their normal conversational style. Events presented in favorable topics are often related to his own history or his shared history with other members in the conversation, or related to abstract concepts about personality and the meaning of certain events. Unless spoken to formally, Slade has an overwhelmingly casual approach to conversation, speaking as though to a close friend rather than a co-worker, and often answering every question he's approached with. When spoken with in a formal or serious tone, the casual behavior is set aside if necessary in order to get to the point of a conversation, though often poorly due to his tendency to ramble.

 

Medical Record:

[PRESUMED DECEASED]

Character Biography

Background:

Slade grew up as a lower middle-class Massachusetts resident and aspiring psychologist who dabbled in graphic design as part of his humanities degree. He was often seen as introverted and generally antisocial by his peers. As a child he would often stay inside and read fantasy novels or build tree-houses in the woods nearby his family home. Eventually he would graduate from high school with a 3.7 GPA and be accepted to a local community college, though he died months before completing his first degree program.

 

Family:

Bonnie Williams - Mother (Deceased)

Donald Williams - Father (Deceased)

Morgan Swanson-Williams - Wife (Deceased)

Joseph Williams - Brother (Deceased)

??? Williams - Unmet Child (Presumed Deceased)

Alive | Deceased | Presumed Deceased

History:

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Deceased at the age of 21, presumably from operation in his university's robotics lab. Strange for the team graphic designer, though malfunctioning heavy machinery and subsequent decapitation has been filed as the cause of death. Though only recently married, his will states that all possessions and finances are to be turned over to his wife, Morgan.

IPC

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"You'll have to talk to me when I'm workin' if you want to ask about anything, don't think I could actually sit down to write an autobiography, especially not after this long."

 

Personal Relationships

Sam Aria (Close Friend , Admire , Respected) - "I don't know which of us is better for the other, though frankly I don't know that she knows either. In any case, she deserves my sympathy more than anyone else I've ever met, and one of the best friends I've ever made while working here. Regardless of what she goes through, she can still stand up and go to work in the morning, even when she's scrawling notes on the station walls in blood or deaf and blind and cripple. Better than I could do, honestly. Where she goes, I'll follow... literally, kind of stuck inside of her head, it's physically impossible not to follow them, even if I happen to not want to. It's a long story."

Alissa Bennett (Good Friend , Respected , Admire)- "I'd never known how bad the situation really was out here before seeing what they did to her. If she has to take this shit, I'll at least try to make it a little bit lighter on her if I can."

Rynnt Oethene (Good Friend , Respected) - "The husband of my best friend, and generally a stand-up human being. Works a lot of security detail on-station, but at home he may or may not be a goddamn fuzzball. Don't tell him I said that or he'll punch me for it."

Gloria Leois (Good Friend , Respected) - "Somebody who can put up with my bullshit, still thinks I'm a decent human being, and somebody I can talk with for hours at a time without getting bored. Works as a blueshield or a botanist and always seems to find some way to keep things at least a little bit stable on the job, which is more than I can say for some others."

Brooke Straub (Close Friend , Admire) - "Another person who puts up with life's bullshit and keeps on trucking. She currently lives in my guestroom with her wife, Isthel, at the time of writing, and always seems to be on the ball when at work. She helps out everybody else while I'm gone and, though maybe not as crazy as me, handles things with a level of finesse that I've not exactly got down."

Isthel Eichenwalde/Straub (Friend) - "We haven't spoken much, aside from a few words here and there, but she's Brooke's wife, Ipsum's ex, and a hell of a medic. We've had a few good stories together, mostly ending in her saving my ass, but we don't exactly know eachother too well just yet."

Kennard Rose (Close Friend , Admire) - "You know how kids want to become a detective when they grow up? You know how Noire films make ever single private dick look like the God of investigation and coolest bastard out there with some kind of heart of gold shtick? If they need any example for how that can become some kind of reality, look no further than this jackass. If there were a comic book written about this guy, I think I might have to start a fanclub. By the way, is it bad to run fanclubs for people who live in your house?"

Gerhard von Lutz (Acquaintance) - "Reminds me of myself if I were a little bit more serious. Jesus Christ is he in for a ride. Think I might have pressed the crazy pedal a bit too fast the last few times I saw him though, think he might need a little more harassment to understand what I'm about."

Hawke Boetirson (Close Friend) - "The prettiest princess on the Cyberiad, escorted a blue, wire mustached potato onto a pod thinking it was a princess, held posters hostage in his office as a psychiatrist, and got really, really high, lubed up his office, and bred bees for half an hour in swim shorts as a representative. He also rode a space bear without a saddle and is the craziest bastard I have ever met. I pay my debts to him in cardboard boxes."

Spark 5.5 (Acquaintance) - "Kind of a dick, but he's not evil or anything. Likes to pull pranks on people and fuck with traumatized people. More of a clown, now that I think about it..."

Thali Brassheart (Acquaintance) - "Chose to work for the Speaker for... some reason. Not exactly sure why, but she's still a human being, and considering I know the guy, she won't get into too much trouble serving under him. Shame about the Shadowlings though.

Valthorne Haliber (Good Friend) - "A fine drinking buddy and generally good guy. We don't get to see eachother too much, but we're a lot alike and have a hell of a lot of fun with eachother when together!"

The Speaker (Good Friend) - "Knowing who he is, I honestly just feel bad for this guy! He's always so grouchy even though he comes from something so good that I honestly think just getting him to chill out for once and have a good time will make a hell of a difference."

Alyssa Miras (Acquaintance) - "Quite the chaplain and Nanotrasen Representative, thinks I'm a bit of a weird God thingy, but as long as she doesn't make another Chruch about me we'll be fine!"

Slith Skaar (Good Friend) - "Another maint dweller and a frequent victim of my voice being in his head. We've done a lot together and I honestly can't think of any bad memories we've had together."

Ide Taro (Friend) - "A human being turned unathi that's seven feet tall and BREATHES FIRE! I may be making some shit up, but he's cool, don't know him much though."

Zeke Varloss (Friend) - "A drunken, pretty flamboyant, and slightly insane fishman with a boyfriend. Pretty good to talk to, and I put Garoon into his head once or twice."

Garoon Garuda (Friend) - "The scarf godking and only Unathi I knew too well before Slith. We don't talk much anymore, but he's still a good guy!"

Nova Somethinorotherthispartchanges (Friend) - "Either excessively tightlaced or running around naked protesting the existence of pants. Hilarious to be around, though she does complain a lot about security and being arrested for public exposure, usually for long periods of time."

Boris Lemons (Good Friend) - "If there was any captain I could hang out with absolutely all the friggin' time, drink till I explode with, and then somehow suddenly save a bunch of people, Boris would both participate and make it happen. When life gives you lemons, ask for Boris."

Nat Adams (Friend) - "Been a long time since I've seen this bastard, but he started a church after me for some reason and is also the creator of a shapechanging rendition of truth or dare I've played. I have been turned into a Vox several times, and a few of my other friends into teacups, deer, and cats."

Cole Laurenzi (Good Friend) - "He's barely remembered these days, but he used to be here all the time. Can't say I don't miss the bastard. Taught me how to be a proper engineer while guzzling vodka and whiskey about half the time. Hell, he's the reason we even have that liquor cabinet on the engineering satellite, or at least, that's what I've been told."

Hannah Snow (Good Friend) - "The best botanist this side of the galaxy and the wife or... girlfriend or... complicated of Cole Laurenzi. Her gibs were once taken on a date by an incredibly depressed Cole in a locker. She also got him to stop drinking, and unfortunately, shave that really wicked beard. Other than that though, she was good to have around. Definitely one of those "Heart of Gold" types."

Xann Zxiax (Acquaintance) - "I scared the everliving shit out of him at first, but he also has a phobia of demons. Actually... who doesn't have a phobia of demons, aren't they like giant, super concentrated bits of evil that look like somebody combined a Lovecraftian horror with the elf on the shelf."

Bulma Briefs (Good Friend , Respected) - "Gone now, possibly for good, but she's still one of the people I talked to almost all the time. Similar to Nova except without the protest, pretty much just walked around naked, insulted security sometimes, and could be a pretty decent command member when she had to put on the pants. We've also saved eachother on several occasions and had a pretty good time talking for hours on end."

Janette Green (Good Friend , Admire ) - "Helped me take care of Alissa when she was still stuck as... something I probably shouldn't write down. In any case, she's there for people who get fucked up and honestly one of the best I've known. Still remember them after all these years, so she must be important, I guess."

Tetra Vega (Good Friend) - "Redheaded space cop who puts up with my bullshit and seems to enjoy it. Spoken with her as a headvoice several times and had a wonderful time, and I suppose she might have my back if I need her to like I would have hers... if I had any hands usually, that is."

Quinton Sommer (Good Friend , Respected) - "Incredible NT loyalist, sure, but the guy's a softie and has a Syndicate affiliate as a good friend of his. Deserves my respect for putting up with my bullshit and proving to me that not all the bureaucratic assholes in NanoTrasen are actually just bureaucratic assholes, and might actually have some personality behind them."

Dar'Konr (Good Friend) - "Now aside from wanting a reality TV series called Keeping up with the Konr's, this guy is actually a decent officer, long-time friend of mine, and just a nice guy to be around. Don't know a ton about him, but still, figured he deserves a place here." 

Si'Makra Hadar (Friend) - "An NT Representative who actually speaks with people, does his job well, and doesn't give people bullshit excuses for why they can't report or do something. He even does visits where he just talks to people and has a good time."

Cy Roberts (Acquaintance) - "Another NT Rep who I hung out with a bit while he was around. Don't know him as well as I do Makra, but he's still a good guy to talk about, I suppose."

Descant (Friend) - "Completely boned in terms of a past, but that's pretty much just an explanation for what they are. They seem to be pretty much stuck with me and Sam for now, so I suppose the only thing to do is make them feel more like a person and less like an unholy spirit of vampiric revenge who just so happens to enjoy talking while not even actually in control of things. Reminds me of a pretty evil, but also differently traumatized version of myself!"

Paper (Neutral/Unsure , Fear) - "A changeling that specifically stalks, kills, and absorbs my best friend and doesn't actually seem... malignant, just totally removed from the fact that killing people is both bad and incredibly destructive when it comes to their mental state. I can't blame them, it's their race and capacity for empathy, and from speaking with them they've been less and less eager to kill outright lately. Might be hope for them, though I worry."

Kitchi Ikamura (Acquaintance) - "Why is he outside my window floating, what is he doing there, why does he want to be put on the list. I can probably write something, I just don't know him too well, but here goes. He's a nice fluffy dude who does things on a space rock and talks words. Will have to talk to him more with those words."

Athena Castile (Respected , Friend) - "Funny, Kennard's investigation style reminds me of her. Used to be good friends, but she got a little bit distant. Married somebody then kinda cheated on her, which hurt them so badly that they left for a long, long time. Still, I can respect her security methods, friendly, somewhat more open. Just hope she eases up on the bitterness with age."

 

LIST TO BE MODIFIED LATER WITH MORE NERDS AND DUMB EVALUATIONS LATER

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Faction Relations

The Syndicate (Neutral) - "I work with them as a means to an end, and so I can actually get on the station for work. They have a bunch of crazed, murderous douchebags, but the nonviolent guys are pretty alright since they actually value human life. Also, their aesthetic is way cooler than the dumb blue and gold shit NT does."

Nanotrasen (Dislike) - "Shit taste in aesthetics, way too megacorp, and honestly, these guys run so much bullshit and perform so much human testing that I'm surprised anyone actually works for them. Still, there are some good people in here, I can't absolutely despise or vow against individuals, the company is just bad news."

The Wizard's Federation (Love , Allied) - "Magic is real, oh my God magic is real, people can be goddamn wizards. I'm friends with a wizard blacksmith, I shot a shotgun that fired bullet sized corgis at something once, I have a corgi shotgun. Sweet Jesus this is the only thing the world needs."

Changeling Hivemind (Dislike) - "Murderous, human emulating but not really human feeling asshole monsters from space. If there weren't some that are actually a bit more aware of themselves I'd be against these guys entirely, but... well, there are those few that make me question whether or not these guys are pure evil or just a misunderstood race."

Are Vampires like a Coven or Some Shit, Can I Generalize? (Dislike) - "Well, one of them shares a head with a friend of mine and they subsist off of human blood and thrall people. I don't exactly like the thought of my friend having their head possessed by a dead dude and forced to bit their friends and turn them into servant zombie things, but there's also some pretty shitty ways to get turned into one of these, and they aren't all bad."

The Cult of Nar'Sie (Dislike) - "Mind controlling assholes who are themselves mind controlled assholes in service to an even bigger, even more mind-control-y asshole. I don't hate the cult exactly, mostly just the victims and sacrifices they force into their way of life."

Shadowling Nerds (Hate) - "Think about the cult, now think about something that extinguishes light, freezes your muscles for half an eternity, can absolutely get you anywhere if they get enough people under their wing, and are the corrupted, still somewhat empathetic, but wholly corrupted walking corpses of your best friends, who like to mind control your friends with space cancer. I don't want them dead, but I do want to shine a high intensity flare on the source of these bastards and pump his lair full of glow-stick fluid."

Solgov (Love , Allied) - "The new government of my home planet and surrounding systems. As a human being I still feel like I owe my allegiances here, even if my humanity's been gone for quite some time. I'll serve as an ambassador to Nanotrasen and double as a health inspector to make sure the places they run are at least a little more ethical."

Redspace (Allied , Neutral) - "There's gods, demons, dead people, magic, bullshit that I can use to make excuses for why things, myself, and everything else exist. Also I kinda started working here for some reason or another. Fun!"

Xenomorph... Hivemind? (Hate) - "A race of sentient, super-murderous insectoid-like things that infest people with their children, strip them of dignity, tie them down on a mat of plasma laced vines, and watch them scream as a bloody snake-demon thing literally explodes out of their body. Considering the chances I've given them to be peaceful, unless one of the crew has been turned into one of these or xenobiology has 'tamed' these. Then any sighting of these things that doesn't start with "Hello" or "Please would you mind not shooting me?" should end in buckshot."

LIST TO BE MODIFIED LATER WITH MORE GROUPS AND DUMB EVALUATIONS LATER

 

Allied | Love | Like | Neutral | Dislike | Hate | Enemy

 

Other Information

Themes

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Seals:

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Solgov:

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Serious Nonsense

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Casual Theme:

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Event Char Theme:

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Music that I happen to use when in a massive rush to do way too much at once: 

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Space to put a song that honestly has no exact relation, but is pretty much the style of music I listen to while playing him in addition to the above:

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I never really thought about writing a character bio before, but I thought it'd be fun to list things out and I liked your formatting here.

[Streaky Haddock]

i guess, at 21, his fate was sealed

[Kitchi Ikamura]

A Certain Vulpkanin Floats By

"Howdy Slade! I See You Made A-"

And Said Vulpkanin Floats Out Of Earshot, Waving

 

[Dumbdumn5]

"Hello floatymun. Goodbye floatymun."

[EldritchSigma]

Best headvoice Thali had so far. I love Slade

 

[PhantasmicDream]

Wah, no Zeke friendness?  :brokenheart:

 

Don't worry, just messing around  ♥

[Kitchi Ikamura]

The Floating Vulpkanin Came Back!

"Hey Slade! What'da bout me!"

[Blessed]

very interesting backstory! never would've thought about a permanent ipc modification 

[BottomQuark]

5 hours ago, Dumbdumn5 said:

Affiliation: Solar Government, Redspace

*Very loud internal screaming*

Edited February 28, 2018 by BottomQuark

[Dumbdumn5]

6 hours ago, BottomQuark said:

*Very loud internal screaming*

You can be a crabbo if you would like. I do that sometimes.

[Dumbdumn5]

Edit: Names added to name list, all hail the name list.

[Miraviel]

I loved reading every word of this and your personal relations section is so sweet. But

13 hours ago, Dumbdumn5 said:

The Wizard's Federation (Love , Allied) - "Magic is real, oh my God magic is real, people can be goddamn wizards. I'm friends with a wizard blacksmith, I shot a shotgun that fired bullet sized corgis at something once, I have a corgi shotgun. Sweet Jesus this is the only thing the world needs."

aaaaaAAAAH I want this so much now in real life

[YungCuz]

Huh so more is revealed about him.

[Chronarch]

I love Slade's fanboy freakout about the SWF

[Someonewithapen]

Best redspace anomaly. Made a wedding dress for Mercy out of fucking magic bullshit. 10/10 would invite to all of the parties.

"On an exclusive list of 'People I can actually hold a conversation with while in a dark maintenance tunnel', so that's a plus. Also, seriously, that dress was lovely."

Edited February 28, 2018 by Someonewithapen

[Dumbdumn5]

5 hours ago, Chronarch said:

I love Slade's fanboy freakout about the SWF

He used to run D&D sessions all the time, of course he'd flip :P

[GutTC]

Now that's a good read.