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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smartmonkey" data-source="post: 6412557" data-attributes="member: 24052">Tossing my hat into the ring, if there's still space. I'm aiming at playing a capital-A Astronaut, a fella born and raised in orbit. Not a researcher, but an engineer and pilot with skills for surviving in deep space and keeping equipment working. A heavily reworked Outlander strikes me as the best option here, but we can talk something over if that's alright![sblock=Sato Ryota]43 year old human maleEVA Specialist and Flight Engineer---9 Strength14 Dexterity16 Constitution13 Intelligence 12 Wisdom12 CharismaHP 7AC 12Prof +2Initiative +3Race Variant Human - +1 dex, +1 con.Feat: Linguist (See below).Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, Russian, 2 reserved. Can create cyphers. +1 int.Background: Spacer Skills: Athletics, Survival, Pilot (Human bonus - else investigation?)Tool Proficiencies: EVA Operations(The additional language of Outlander is included in the list I have above.)Feature: Cosmonauts Reckoning. You have an excellent memory for orbital mechanics and system charts, and you can always recall the interactions between both human-scale and solar system-scale objects, whether in orbit or under power. You are an excellent scrounger, and can usually scavenge together spare parts and supplies sufficient to jury rig life support or power to a room sized ship system for a few days, at least. (reworked Outlander background).Personality Trait: Safety saves lives - I never forget it for others, and I'm constantly checking the safety measures of those around me. But, like I say, do as I say, not as I do...Ideal: Teams are people that respect one another enough that hierarchy and seniority are natural, rather than assigned.Bond: I got this job because one of the projects architects was an old friend of mine - I'm determined to protect his legacy.Flaw: The loss of Earth broke something inside me - I'm running out of reasons to keep on living.Ryota is a virtual dinosaur in spacer terms. He was young when the big push into orbit happened, and he - buoyed up by above-average scores in math and science - rode the wave into a job as a shuttle pilot. He transitioned from there to working in orbit full time, alternating between a berth as an EVA technician and as a pilot. He married, had children, but neither of those things kept him on the ground long. He was proud to work as a construction tech on the Mars vehicle, and he would have retired after it's launch had an old friend not contacted him about a job. A position as an on-call technician, serving in some deeply classified but probably totally unnecessary program involving multiple governments and a shocking amount of cash. Ryota saw it as the best of both worlds: keeping his toes in the game as a pilot and astronaut, while having time and income to spend time with his family.Of course, then the dragons came.Ryota was, of course, assigned to one of the ARK's, working as a crewman. Initially assigned as a maintainence and EVA tech, his broad experience - particularly his shuttle piloting skills - see him working more as a troubleshooter, working for whatever branch of the military or science division has a need of his skills most. His skill in languages - a hobby of nessecity in the multicultural world of orbital construction - also makes him ideal for this position. Ryota is a slim, wiry man with somewhat haggard features and salt-and-pepper hair. He speaks English clearly, but with a notable accent, and still uses Japanese when he talks to himself. He is remarkably tough - the main thing that has kept him in his job, and seen him advance so far - combined with being even-tempered, bright, careful with his tools and the safety of those around him, and easy to get along with. He doesn't tell jokes very often, but he laughs ("like a donkey", in his own words) at those of his friends.Ryota lost his wife and teenaged son in the fall of Earth.<a href="http://i.imgur.com/NpB2iSs.png" target="_blank">Reference photo</a>.[/sblock]EDIT: I'll post him to the rogues gallery once A) I get approval for the custom background, reserved languages, etc, and B) It's confirmed that, y'know, there's space.</blockquote>

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