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Andromeda "Andy" Masters; Untested Alliance Marine
Topic Started: Feb 21 2017, 09:46 PM (487 Views)
Wildback

Your Name (aka your OOC persona): Wildback

How did you hear about The 'Verse Online: Rabbit wouldn't let me go.

Character Name: Andromeda "Andy" Masters

Ship Applying For: I'm open to suggestions. :)

Character Occupation: Alliance Soldier

Age (of the character): 24

Appearance: A short, remarkably young woman to be a professional solider, Andy's face is unlined and unscarred with no visible tattoos or adornments, either piercing or tattoo. Her long dark hair is kept in a bun or ponytail, always regulation smart. Her piercing blue eyes seem distance, properly complimenting features some might consider "Roman." She is slight, with toned muscle despite this unflattering height, yet even in her armor appears rather unimposing.

Image: Jennifer Lawrence (Black)
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Attributes and Skills: Andy is a trained Alliance marine with all the skills that you'd expect from that professon. A competent marksman, physically fit, skilled in hand to hand, squad based tactics and survival skills. Her specific weapon of focus is the standard issue Alliance assault rifle but she can use other rifles, shotguns and handguns efficiently as well in a pinch. Additionally she's incredibly well read, thanks to the indirect influence of her father, himself an incredibly educated man, which she emulated in an attempt to impress him. The Art of War, The Iliad, The Prince, Cicero, Caesar's Conquest and more are works she's read and collected, in physical versions. A holotape does not have the same impact after all as physical leather and paper. She's also an accomplished painter, a hobby that she loves but keeps to herself due to a combination of fear of embarrassment and crippling self-doubt.

First Impression: Your first impression of Andy could be one of two depending under what circumstances you meet her. If she's in uniform, combat or dress, you'll find a proper marine, patriotic and obedient. Her armor is polished, her weapon is clean and her posture erect, a soldierss soldier. Yet if you bumped into her off duty in her civvies you find a woman who's smartly dressed with pants, jacket properly prepared, her features clean, yet chipper, bright and enthusiastic, who loves learning, life, her hobbies and friends. She always smells faintly of oil paints and old books.

Under the Surface: Andy is driven by the desire to please her father and find love and acceptance from others. She often feels like she isn't good enough, smart enough or successful enough to make up for these perceived flaws. She's also haunted by a past tragedy that she doesn't discuss but obviously still hurts.

Deep Dark Self: The death of her younger sister in an accident that haunted her family and destroyed her parent's marriage haunts her every action. She feels the need for love she never got from both parents for different reasons. She's afraid she'll never find someone to love her and that fear keeps her up at night. She's also never been in actual combat and fears, deep down, that she won't be a good soldier on the field, that she never will be.

Public / Common History: Andromeda "Andy" Masters was born into a good household. Her father, Hannibal Masters, was a Captain with the Alliance Navy and a decorated war hero. Her mother, Diana Masters, was an Alliance senator of some renown. The first few years of Andy's life were good, better even. Yet it all came tragically to an end when her two year old sister Sophia tragically died in a household accident. Just a simple thing and yet all the advanced medical technology the Alliance had at its disposal failed to save her. Andy's parents did their best to move forward after the loss but neither ultimately recovered, or properly dealt with, from Sophia's death and eventually divorced amicably. Andy became something of a military brat, living with her father on various army bases and warships most of the time as her mother struggled to see her, "Andy" she would often remark, "Just looks too much like her sister." Hannibal instilled discipline in his daughter and tried to raise her as best he could but despite his best efforts, never showed her the affection she really needed. It wasn't that Hannibal didn't love Andy, the opposite is true, he just wasn't good at showing it under the best circumstances and with his own private pain that became even more difficult.

In an effort to impress her father Andy joined the military academy as soon as she was able and worked her way through the ranks with overwhelming high scores in marksmanship, squad based tactics and military history. She graduated with honors and a clean record, ready to take on her first assignment and prove to her father that she's worthy of his affections and to herself that she can make something of herself.

Unknown History: Andy developed several dangerous habits during the time she spent in the academy due to the emotional trauma of her experiences because of sister's death and her parent's divorce. This were including several unhealthy romantic relationships, a brief alcohol addiction and a brief Drops addiction. Perhaps fortunately this never bad enough to affect her grades and she kept them hidden from administration. After one particularly frightening incident involving mixed chems and alcohol where her heart nearly stopped Andy realized she needed help. With the aid of a counselor and by developing her own artistic passions she beat these various issues. She still paints frequently, though she doesn't admit this hobby too many people as she's a little embarrassed by it despite the joy it brings her.

Secret History: Nothing really to speak of, Andy's still pretty young.

Strengths: Book smart and good with people. A lot of head knowledge about different subjects. A good marksman and tactician. Loyal to the Alliance.

Weaknesses: Andy has never actually shot anyone and is unsure how that first kill will affect her. Driven to please and make people like her which can cause a fair share of issues. She's extremely unsure of herself and second-guesses and doubts everything she tries.
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