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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 4685109" data-attributes="member: 4936">"Science without works is dead."Name: Nathaniel AbrahmsClass: Smart Hero 1Occupation: TechnicianGender: MaleHeight: 5'11" Weight: 160Hair: Sandy brown Eyes: BrownAge: 26Description: For better or for worse, Nathan looks pretty much exactly like someone reading his resume would expect: thin and frail of build and a face whose most noteworthy feature is the glasses. And there's nothing special about the glasses. His reedy stature, intense, beady stare and his tendency to move jerkily, in quick bursts punctuated by moments of stillness, have earned him the moniker 'weaselboy' at MIT. He keeps his light brown hair cut very short, so he doesn't have to waste time keeping it combed.XP: 0/1000Allegiances: MIT, DARPAReputation: +0Speed: 30 Run: 120AP: 5Hit Dice: 1d6+1 (7)Massive Damage Threshold: 12Initiative: +0Defense: 10BAB: +0 Melee: -1 Ranged: +0Abilities: Str 8, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 8Saves: Fort +1, Ref +0, Will +1Skills: 52Computer Use +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Craft (Chemical) +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Craft (electronic) +12 (+4 ranks, +4 Int, +1 talent, +1 occupaton, +2 feat)Craft (mechanical) +11 (+4 ranks, +4 Int, +1 occupation, +2 feat) Disable Device +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Investigate +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Knowledge (physical sciences) +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Knowledge (Popular culture) +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Knowledge (Technology) +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Profession: Engineer +4 (+4 ranks, +0 Wis)Repair +9 (+4 ranks, +4 Int, +1 occupation)Research +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Search +8 (+4 ranks, +4 Int)Talents:Savant: Craft ElectronicsFeats:Simple Weapon Proficiency1 Personal Firearms Proficiency1 Builder (Electronic, Mechanical)AttacksPistol, +0 to hitCurrent Wealth: +3 (random modifier pending)ArmorNoneEquipmentPendingBackgroundNathaniel was born to lower-middle class parents in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His father a blue-collar construction worker and his mother splitting her days between homemaking and a part time job selling perfume at the local Macy's. He was a problem child, who's acute intellect was matched only by his disrespect for authority figures. While at first he earned easy A's, by the time he was in 6th grade his marks began to falter as his contempt for the school and those in it hampered his motivation. It isolated him socially as well, and he spent two miserable years making those around him miserable along with him.In 8th Grade, a teacher finally had the patience to form a relationship with him, and realized what was really going on. A battery of tests followed. The another. He was quickly enrolled in a private high school that catered to 'gifted' students. There, in that environment, his interest in education was rekindled and he burned brightly. By the time he graduated from high school, MIT was sending first letters and brochures, and finally actual representatives to try to woo him. He did go there immediately after finishing high school.At MIT he gained the reputation of being brilliant, but kind of an ass. Of course, that description applied to a great many students, and some of the faculty as well. For Nathan it was like coming home. During this time he became estranged from his parents, with both of them feeling that he looked down on them (not altogether unreasonably) and he feeling that they were too needy and intrusive. His closest family tie was his younger sister, who was smart enough for him to respect, but much more social and friendly. She helped him immensely with the problems of the heart, which were not rational and he had a hard time with.Before Nathan even left MIT he was recruited by DARPA to help with several new Defense Department projects, most of them very 'think-tanky' and implausible. However, they got Nathan embarked in the realm of largely theoretical sciences like quantum physics and chaos theory, and trying to make practical applications for them. In particular, a project and paper revolving around quantum entanglement and its potential applications in probing 'parallel universes,' attracted attention from an unexpected source...</blockquote>

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