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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8220620" data-attributes="member: 30538">Jeemi Crysalid<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-Tkk37mC/0/2dffd56c/S/Johnny_Silverhand_Japan_2020-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />In the two centuries that the Sprawl has existed, very few methods of creating augmented human beings have not been tried by the corps, in the pursuit of creating more effective operatives. A bit less than thirty years ago, one program was implemented to create the ideal salesman, on the theory that such an individual would be able to persuade the worlds exploited by the Sprawl that this exploitation was in their own best interests. This batch of cloned operatives were outfitted with cybernetics that emitted subsonic waves that caused those who heard their voices to become more relaxed and receptive. Beyond that, they were given extensive training in techniques of persuasion and salesmanship. One of this batch was just a little bit smarter than his fellows, and so never tried to use his talents of persuasion on the staff who were supervising their education. This was smart because he never suffered the harsh discipline that was inflicted on any of the silvertongues, as they were called, who were caught doing such a thing, and they were always caught, no matter how clever they were. And yet, this planted the seeds of doubt in this particular clone; trained in the business of telling lies, he found himself seeing through the lies he was given in his training. If it was wrong to do this to one of the staff, then it should surely be wrong to do this to anyone, unless circumstances were dire.With that in mind, the clone made his escape from the creche where he was being raised. It was a narrow success, for he ended up losing an arm in the process, and was half-dead when he stumbled into a street doc's clinic. Circumstances seemed dire, so he used his talents to convince the street doc to outfit him with a top line bionic arm in addition to treating his injuries without reporting them. While recovering from the surgery, he watched video recordings of popular musicians, and was moved by the way that they seemed to take control of the crowds watching them without the benefit of his enhancements. This was a role that he could fill, and perhaps use his talents to guide the masses against those who would be their masters.So he taught himself to play a guitar, to sing, and made his debut as Jeemi Chrysalid, the newest electrothrash sensation. He's managed to thrive as a musician without selling his soul back to any of the corps, though very few people know that this is because he moonlights as a deniable asset in their wars with each other. He never uses his silver tongue while doing so, since he takes it for granted that the same protections that prevented it from working on the staff of the creche are in common use by now. (He's wrong about this, incidentally.) Besides, if he gets exposed, he knows what his fate will be, and he only wants to go back there as the leader of an invading army ...Jeemi is genuinely idealistic in his desire to replace the corporate hegemony with something a bit less oppressive and a bit more open, though he doesn't know enough about history or government to imagine what that could be. He doesn't want to be a ruler, viewing that as the ultimate sell-out. However, he can't really help himself from using his abilities to his personal advantage, though he has certain personal limits in what he won't do with them. Getting out of a run-in with the metro patrol is one thing; getting someone to become interested if they weren't already is quite another, and he'd never do that. He hopes.Jeemi Chrysalid -- PL 6Abilities:STR 3/1 | STA 2 | AGL 2 | DEX 3 | FGT 5 | INT 1 | AWE 1 | PRE 4Powers:Bionic Arm: Enhanced Advantage (Improved Grab); Enhanced Strength 2; Strength-based Damage 4; Removable (-2 points) - 7 pointsSilver Tongue: Auditory Perception Area Affliction 6 (Resisted by Will; Dazed, Compelled), Limited Degree, Selective, Subtle, Persuasion Check Required (DC 11) - 12 pointsAdvantages:Attractive, Benefit (well-off), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 4, Evasion, Fascinate (Expertise: Performance), Fast Grab, Improved Initiative, Inspire 2, Power Attack, Teamwork, Uncanny Dodge.Equipment:Light Blaster (Ranged Damage 4), guitar and 11 points of equipment as needed.Skills:Athletics 4 (+5), Deception 4 (+8), Expertise: Performance 7 (+11), Expertise: Streetwise 6 (+7), Insight 5 (+6), Perception 7 (+8), Persuasion 6 (+10), Ranged Combat: Blaster 3 (+6), Stealth 5 (+7), Technology 4 (+5), Vehicles 5 (+8).Offense:Unarmed +5 (Close Damage 1)Bionic Arm +5 (Close Damage 7)Light Blaster +6 (Ranged Damage 4)Defenses:Dodge 5, Parry 5, Fortitude 4, Toughness 7/2, Will 7Totals:Abilities 38 + Powers 19 + Advantages 18 + Skills 28 + Defenses 11 = 114 pointsComplications:Freedom--Motivation. Fame. Manipulative Tendencies. Secret (origins, activities.)</blockquote>

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