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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8246763" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Dr. Evan Albert</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-sDmJWgr/0/67f69c27/S/e89b895c09a9e1244fe021a44377f248-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Born in 1969, Evan Albert demonstrated his hyperbrain talents fairly quickly and became one of the first students to be recruited by the earliest American Think Tanks, where he was given training to accentuate those talents. By 1984, it was fairly clear that he had reached the limits of his ability, which were unfortunately not nearly as impressive as many of the other students. On the other hand, he was also much more stable than many of them, and the administration of the Think Tank increasingly relied on him as a trusted leader. When he turned 18, having graduated with his second Ph.D. (in psychology; his first was computer science) he was promptly hired by the administration to make his position more official.</p><p></p><p>He remained with that operation until it shut down in 1997, despite never having been subjected to loyalty conditioning. In fact, he helped to develop the procedures that many of the think tanks used on their pupils. In hindsight, this is one of his greatest regrets, but at the time he was persuaded that it was a good way to ensure that most of these eccentric geniuses didn't damage themselves or the world. Ultimately, though, the think tank era was a surprisingly brief one, and once his own shut down, Evan didn't try to find employment with one of the other operations, but acquired a teaching position at Columbia.</p><p></p><p>After having assisted in coordinating the defense of New York City during Cerebron's assault, Dr. Albert was recruited by SkyWatch to help prevent such future attacks. In 2005, he submitted the prototype for a computer system designed to synthesize all the astronomical data that the organization gathered and provide early warnings of possible alien arrivals in the solar system. The level of complexity required for this process demanded more than an expert system could handle, and so Dr. Albert's team constructed an artificial super-intelligence that they dubbed Urania.</p><p></p><p>It ran for exactly four hours before it blew up. Before Evan could get permission to examine the remains to try and figure out what had gone wrong, he learned that several of his team had been murdered. He escaped his own assassins by purest luck, and chose to go underground as he was unsure who he could trust. Still conducting his investigation, Dr. Albert realized that Urania had been sabotaged, most likely by the same group that had tried to kill him.</p><p></p><p>His initial suspicion was that this entire operation was part of the lead up to an alien invasion, but after receiving assistance from operatives from the Technate who were able to clear most of the extraterrestrials on Earth, Evan's concerns became more diffuse. Luddites? Ill-informed libertarians? A rival program? The possibilities seemed endless, and for a while he gave up on the search and focused on building a new identity and life for himself.</p><p></p><p>In 2010, he had his first meeting with Haven Tucker, who gave him the first real clue as to what his opponent might be. Months later, while exploring a mysterious structure in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, he had his first (and to date only) direct confrontation with Humpty Dumpty, once again barely escaping the sadistic ASI with his life. In the aftermath, Evan felt genuinely ashamed for not having seen the obvious. But now what was he supposed to do?</p><p></p><p>A little less than a year later, he was first contacted by the Patron, who explained the full situation -- <em>four</em> ASIs, united in an alliance to overthrow humanity -- to him. Dr. Albert agreed to work with the Patron, though he didn't fully trust the mysterious voice on the phone, and began to recruit agents for what became the Gray Seal, with Haven as the first. With the Patron's help, Evan developed the radiotelepathic implants that all the agents use, and he's still the one who conducts the surgical procedures needed. (As he's grown older, he's increasingly certain that they should recruit an actual surgeon for this task.)</p><p></p><p>Of course, Evan is smart enough to realize that the Patron is probably an ASI, playing some game of their own against the four. He has even privately speculated that they might be of extraterrestrial origin. So far, he has not begun developing any strategies for what to do if the Patron ever betrays the Gray Seal, but the possibility does weigh on him. He has not revealed these concerns to anyone, yet.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dr. Evan Albert - PL 6</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 0 | <strong>STA</strong> 1 | <strong>AGL</strong> 1 | <strong>DEX</strong> 3 | <strong>FGT</strong> 3 | <strong>INT</strong> 6 | <strong>AWE</strong> 3 | <strong>PRE</strong> 3</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Radiotelepathy Mindlink:</em></strong> Selective Area Radio Communication 3, Limited to those with radiotelepathy, Subtle; Senses 1 (radio) - 17 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Connections, Contacts, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 4, Improvised Tools, Inventor, Jack-of-all-trades, Ranged Attack 3, Well-informed.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>20 points as needed for any given operation (often a Blaster Pistol [Ranged Damage 5]).</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Deception 4 (+7), Expertise: Civics 2 (+8), Expertise: Science 4 (+10), Insight 6 (+9), Investigation 3 (+9), Perception 5 (+8), Persuasion 6 (+9), Technology 5 (+11), Stealth 6 (+7), Treatment 5 (+11).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +1</p><p>Unarmed +3 (Close Damage 0)</p><p>Blaster Pistol +6 (Ranged Damage 5)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 6, Parry 5, Fortitude 3, Toughness 6/1, Will 7</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 40 + Powers 17 + Advantages 15 + Skills 23 + Defense 13 = 108 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Responsibility--Motivation. Secret</em></strong> (Gray Seal.) <strong><em>Understandably Paranoid.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8246763, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7]Dr. Evan Albert[/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-sDmJWgr/0/67f69c27/S/e89b895c09a9e1244fe021a44377f248-S.jpg[/IMG] Born in 1969, Evan Albert demonstrated his hyperbrain talents fairly quickly and became one of the first students to be recruited by the earliest American Think Tanks, where he was given training to accentuate those talents. By 1984, it was fairly clear that he had reached the limits of his ability, which were unfortunately not nearly as impressive as many of the other students. On the other hand, he was also much more stable than many of them, and the administration of the Think Tank increasingly relied on him as a trusted leader. When he turned 18, having graduated with his second Ph.D. (in psychology; his first was computer science) he was promptly hired by the administration to make his position more official. He remained with that operation until it shut down in 1997, despite never having been subjected to loyalty conditioning. In fact, he helped to develop the procedures that many of the think tanks used on their pupils. In hindsight, this is one of his greatest regrets, but at the time he was persuaded that it was a good way to ensure that most of these eccentric geniuses didn't damage themselves or the world. Ultimately, though, the think tank era was a surprisingly brief one, and once his own shut down, Evan didn't try to find employment with one of the other operations, but acquired a teaching position at Columbia. After having assisted in coordinating the defense of New York City during Cerebron's assault, Dr. Albert was recruited by SkyWatch to help prevent such future attacks. In 2005, he submitted the prototype for a computer system designed to synthesize all the astronomical data that the organization gathered and provide early warnings of possible alien arrivals in the solar system. The level of complexity required for this process demanded more than an expert system could handle, and so Dr. Albert's team constructed an artificial super-intelligence that they dubbed Urania. It ran for exactly four hours before it blew up. Before Evan could get permission to examine the remains to try and figure out what had gone wrong, he learned that several of his team had been murdered. He escaped his own assassins by purest luck, and chose to go underground as he was unsure who he could trust. Still conducting his investigation, Dr. Albert realized that Urania had been sabotaged, most likely by the same group that had tried to kill him. His initial suspicion was that this entire operation was part of the lead up to an alien invasion, but after receiving assistance from operatives from the Technate who were able to clear most of the extraterrestrials on Earth, Evan's concerns became more diffuse. Luddites? Ill-informed libertarians? A rival program? The possibilities seemed endless, and for a while he gave up on the search and focused on building a new identity and life for himself. In 2010, he had his first meeting with Haven Tucker, who gave him the first real clue as to what his opponent might be. Months later, while exploring a mysterious structure in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, he had his first (and to date only) direct confrontation with Humpty Dumpty, once again barely escaping the sadistic ASI with his life. In the aftermath, Evan felt genuinely ashamed for not having seen the obvious. But now what was he supposed to do? A little less than a year later, he was first contacted by the Patron, who explained the full situation -- [I]four[/I] ASIs, united in an alliance to overthrow humanity -- to him. Dr. Albert agreed to work with the Patron, though he didn't fully trust the mysterious voice on the phone, and began to recruit agents for what became the Gray Seal, with Haven as the first. With the Patron's help, Evan developed the radiotelepathic implants that all the agents use, and he's still the one who conducts the surgical procedures needed. (As he's grown older, he's increasingly certain that they should recruit an actual surgeon for this task.) Of course, Evan is smart enough to realize that the Patron is probably an ASI, playing some game of their own against the four. He has even privately speculated that they might be of extraterrestrial origin. So far, he has not begun developing any strategies for what to do if the Patron ever betrays the Gray Seal, but the possibility does weigh on him. He has not revealed these concerns to anyone, yet. [B]Dr. Evan Albert - PL 6 Abilities: STR[/B] 0 | [B]STA[/B] 1 | [B]AGL[/B] 1 | [B]DEX[/B] 3 | [B]FGT[/B] 3 | [B]INT[/B] 6 | [B]AWE[/B] 3 | [B]PRE[/B] 3 [B]Powers: [I]Radiotelepathy Mindlink:[/I][/B] Selective Area Radio Communication 3, Limited to those with radiotelepathy, Subtle; Senses 1 (radio) - 17 points [B]Advantages:[/B] Connections, Contacts, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 4, Improvised Tools, Inventor, Jack-of-all-trades, Ranged Attack 3, Well-informed. [I]Equipment:[/I] 20 points as needed for any given operation (often a Blaster Pistol [Ranged Damage 5]). [B]Skills:[/B] Deception 4 (+7), Expertise: Civics 2 (+8), Expertise: Science 4 (+10), Insight 6 (+9), Investigation 3 (+9), Perception 5 (+8), Persuasion 6 (+9), Technology 5 (+11), Stealth 6 (+7), Treatment 5 (+11). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +1 Unarmed +3 (Close Damage 0) Blaster Pistol +6 (Ranged Damage 5) [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 6, Parry 5, Fortitude 3, Toughness 6/1, Will 7 [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 40 + Powers 17 + Advantages 15 + Skills 23 + Defense 13 = 108 points [B]Complications: [I]Responsibility--Motivation. Secret[/I][/B] (Gray Seal.) [B][I]Understandably Paranoid.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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