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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8202773" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Simon Garnoff</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-h9fgdh5/0/1350fd72/Th/newno2-Th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Simon Ilyanovich Garnoff led a surprisingly comfortable life in post-Soviet Russia. His father adapted to the changes well, and ruthlessly built a small fortune while constantly looking for opportunities to make it a large fortune. When Simon was identified as a potential hyperbrain, Ilya Garnoff's signature was on the papers authorizing the think tank to take charge of him almost before the psychologist finished talking. Unfortunately, Simon proved to be only a mundanely talented and clever young man, washing out of the think tank's program when he was fifteen. His father was annoyed at the loss of the subsidy he was getting, but just added it to the long list of ways that his son was a disappointment. For his own part, Simon was only slightly upset that he'd probably never again see the one friend he'd made at the think tank, a boy named Kuznetsov. Life went on.</p><p></p><p>Usually, it takes more than a single generation to erase all the gains that a previous generation has made. In the case of the Garnoff 'dynasty', the process was slightly quicker. After his father's death during Cerebron's attack, Simon quickly realized that he was not nearly as callous as his father had been, nor as capable of bending people to his designs. Therefore, he deliberately let most of his family's businesses slip out of his hands, managing things just well enough to maintain a comfortable but not really luxurious life for himself, notably holding on to some real estate holdings that gave him a reasonably secure income. His mother was as happy with her second marriage as she could be, his younger sister ... well, she'd never had much use for him and so her change of circumstances didn't bother him. Much.</p><p></p><p>And then, in 2007, while visiting one of his properties to check on some noise reports, he was startled to find an injured man in a white costume collapsed on the floor of the building's show room. Parovoy, the vigilante, had been using it as a safe house and passed out there after a difficult fight with some bratva goons. Simon didn't even think about calling the police, of course, but he wasn't sure exactly sure about the better course of action. He settled for treating the man's wounds, which led to his discovery of Parovoy's secret identity as his old friend.</p><p></p><p>Pavel Kuznetsov was no less surprised to be reunited with him. He reluctantly discussed his situation with Simon, in the process convincing the latter that (a) Pavel was clearly insane and (b) Pavel needed help -- not just psychiatric help, but actual material assistance. He found himself providing that help, initially just sheltering Parovoy, then providing limited investigative backup, and ultimately joining the vigilante, some agents and the superhuman crew in preventing some people from taking over Russia two years later. In the process, Simon became known to Argus, who offered <em>him</em> help in learning how to protect himself a bit better if he was going to do this sort of thing.</p><p></p><p>Of course, there was a price tag, and so Simon has found himself acting as Pavel's handler for the organization. He's not all that happy about the situation, but having some sort of safety net if everything goes completely south -- which he's sure that it will -- is probably a good idea. It's not easy being Pavel's friend, after all! He gives Argus the bare minimum of information about Parovoy's activities, generally only what they could find out from other sources, and tries to steer him away from his association with Ugolev, whom Simon neither likes nor trusts. Not all that successfully, unfortunately, but at least Pavel has the sense to steer clear of the evil old man's daughter ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Simon Garnoff -- PL 6</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 1 | <strong>STA</strong> 0 | <strong>AGL</strong> 1 | <strong>DEX</strong> 3 | <strong>FGT</strong> 4 | <strong>INT</strong> 5 | <strong>AWE</strong> 2 | <strong>PRE</strong> 0</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Benefit 2 (independently wealthy), Contacts, Defensive Roll, Equipment 6, Improvised Tools, Language (English, [Russian is native]), Well-Informed.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Meta-taser pistol (Ranged Affliction 5 [Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated]), car, smartphone, 8 points of equipment as needed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Expertise: Business 4 (+9), Expertise: Science 5 (+10), Expertise: Streetwise 4 (+9), Insight 5 (+7), Investigation 4 (+9), Perception 6 (+8), Technology 6 (+11), Treatment 2 (+7).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +1</p><p>Unarmed +4 (Close Damage 1)</p><p>Meta-Taser +3 (Ranged Fortitude 5)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 4, Parry 4, Fortitude 3, Toughness 2/0, Will 5</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 32 + Advantages 13 + Skills 18 + Defenses 9 = 72 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Responsibility--Motivation. Friend</em></strong> (Parovoy.) <strong><em>Secret</em></strong> (Argus agent.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8202773, member: 30538"] [size=150]Simon Garnoff[/size] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-h9fgdh5/0/1350fd72/Th/newno2-Th.jpg[/img] Simon Ilyanovich Garnoff led a surprisingly comfortable life in post-Soviet Russia. His father adapted to the changes well, and ruthlessly built a small fortune while constantly looking for opportunities to make it a large fortune. When Simon was identified as a potential hyperbrain, Ilya Garnoff's signature was on the papers authorizing the think tank to take charge of him almost before the psychologist finished talking. Unfortunately, Simon proved to be only a mundanely talented and clever young man, washing out of the think tank's program when he was fifteen. His father was annoyed at the loss of the subsidy he was getting, but just added it to the long list of ways that his son was a disappointment. For his own part, Simon was only slightly upset that he'd probably never again see the one friend he'd made at the think tank, a boy named Kuznetsov. Life went on. Usually, it takes more than a single generation to erase all the gains that a previous generation has made. In the case of the Garnoff 'dynasty', the process was slightly quicker. After his father's death during Cerebron's attack, Simon quickly realized that he was not nearly as callous as his father had been, nor as capable of bending people to his designs. Therefore, he deliberately let most of his family's businesses slip out of his hands, managing things just well enough to maintain a comfortable but not really luxurious life for himself, notably holding on to some real estate holdings that gave him a reasonably secure income. His mother was as happy with her second marriage as she could be, his younger sister ... well, she'd never had much use for him and so her change of circumstances didn't bother him. Much. And then, in 2007, while visiting one of his properties to check on some noise reports, he was startled to find an injured man in a white costume collapsed on the floor of the building's show room. Parovoy, the vigilante, had been using it as a safe house and passed out there after a difficult fight with some bratva goons. Simon didn't even think about calling the police, of course, but he wasn't sure exactly sure about the better course of action. He settled for treating the man's wounds, which led to his discovery of Parovoy's secret identity as his old friend. Pavel Kuznetsov was no less surprised to be reunited with him. He reluctantly discussed his situation with Simon, in the process convincing the latter that (a) Pavel was clearly insane and (b) Pavel needed help -- not just psychiatric help, but actual material assistance. He found himself providing that help, initially just sheltering Parovoy, then providing limited investigative backup, and ultimately joining the vigilante, some agents and the superhuman crew in preventing some people from taking over Russia two years later. In the process, Simon became known to Argus, who offered [i]him[/i] help in learning how to protect himself a bit better if he was going to do this sort of thing. Of course, there was a price tag, and so Simon has found himself acting as Pavel's handler for the organization. He's not all that happy about the situation, but having some sort of safety net if everything goes completely south -- which he's sure that it will -- is probably a good idea. It's not easy being Pavel's friend, after all! He gives Argus the bare minimum of information about Parovoy's activities, generally only what they could find out from other sources, and tries to steer him away from his association with Ugolev, whom Simon neither likes nor trusts. Not all that successfully, unfortunately, but at least Pavel has the sense to steer clear of the evil old man's daughter ... [b]Simon Garnoff -- PL 6 Abilities: STR[/b] 1 | [b]STA[/b] 0 | [b]AGL[/b] 1 | [b]DEX[/b] 3 | [b]FGT[/b] 4 | [b]INT[/b] 5 | [b]AWE[/b] 2 | [b]PRE[/b] 0 [b]Advantages:[/b] Benefit 2 (independently wealthy), Contacts, Defensive Roll, Equipment 6, Improvised Tools, Language (English, [Russian is native]), Well-Informed. [i]Equipment:[/i] Meta-taser pistol (Ranged Affliction 5 [Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated]), car, smartphone, 8 points of equipment as needed. [b]Skills:[/b] Expertise: Business 4 (+9), Expertise: Science 5 (+10), Expertise: Streetwise 4 (+9), Insight 5 (+7), Investigation 4 (+9), Perception 6 (+8), Technology 6 (+11), Treatment 2 (+7). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +1 Unarmed +4 (Close Damage 1) Meta-Taser +3 (Ranged Fortitude 5) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 4, Parry 4, Fortitude 3, Toughness 2/0, Will 5 [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 32 + Advantages 13 + Skills 18 + Defenses 9 = 72 points [b]Complications: [i]Responsibility--Motivation. Friend[/i][/b] (Parovoy.) [b][i]Secret[/i][/b] (Argus agent.) [/QUOTE]
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