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May. 13th, 2013 08:04 pmOOC:
Name: SilentEpiphany, Silent, T, or something creative of your choice, (I respond to “that geeky gay gamer girl” a lot).
Age: 28
Time Zone: Central Standard Time (Midwest)
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Email: a.jaded.gemini@gmail.com
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Characters in Game: None.
IC:
Character Name: Dr. Franken Stein, (typically referred to simply as “Stein”)
Canon: Soul Eater
Age: Around 32 years old; actual birthdate not known/stated in canon
Canon Point: End of the anime series. (Easiest canon point, as it requires no canon updates.)
Bender: Fire
How quickly will they learn how to bend? Given the canon specifications about this character, it is reasonable to say this character will have little to no trouble learning to bend. I don’t have a time frame immediately in mind.
Questions/Notes: I selected fire because the attributes of the element were most fitting for the character. However, if there are too many firebenders, or you prefer me to choose another element, I can do that. (My second choice was earth, as the specialized techniques match his canon capabilities, but this character is in NO way “grounded” in any sense of the word!)
Appearance: Average to near high-average in height, (around 6' or so), long and lanky in structure, with lots of lean, well-defined muscle throughout arms and midsection. Very wispy, shaggy pale gray/silver hair hovering around jaw length that can often look disheveled. Eye color is a light, bright green – almost like an earthy lime color. He does wear glasses from time to time, (typically not in combat), and can often be found smoking cigarettes; sometimes even chain-smoking. One of his trademarks is the screw jutting out of his temples on either side of his head, (a flat-head style screw with the head on his left, and tail on his right), which he twists and clicks loudly at times. The other is his innumerable suture scars wrapping around his body; most noticeably, the one circling his left eye. His clothes are also sutured in appearance, from his ankle-length lab coat, to his gray boots, and multi-color, patchwork turtleneck top.
Personality: Stein is a man whose personality is best described as the product of two conflicting identities constantly at war with one another.
A scientist, doctor, and Professor to his many students, it can be said that Stein is a man who is, at his core, good-natured and well-meaning. He genuinely cares for his students, looking out for their safety and acting in their best interests whenever he can. Moreover, he has an overarching desire to do good and be good, even if only to avoid the consequences and punishment that could follow otherwise.
In the eyes of his students, Stein is eccentric, wacky, and more than a bit morbid. His sense of humor can be dry and dark. For the most part, he remains detached from emotions – especially those surrounding love and happiness – claiming they’re simply beyond his comprehension. He is a man of keen intellect and strong instincts, with a passion for science, and a thirst for knowledge – at any and all costs.
And that’s where things get interesting.
It is said in canon that everyone has at least a bit of madness within them that stays dormant until roused by something. For Stein, however, madness is an everyday struggle; one that forces him to walk the fine line between what he wants, and what is right. Madness does not make him malicious per se, but rather, purely hedonistic: Unconcerned with the health and well-being of others around him, and focused solely on his own personal desires. Those desires typically involve his greatest joys: Dismemberment, and dissection.
In his normal mental state, Stein is able to make substitutions to placate these desires. For example, he can commonly be seen dissecting various species of animals, often as an in-class assignment for his students. However, in a state of madness, this qualification becomes null, and he will dismember other humans without a second thought – even his known allies. Once the madness takes hold Stein is prone to hallucinations, and can even lose touch with reality entirely, with or without his knowledge.
Many things can act as a trigger for madness. Most notably, fear. While in combat, madness makes him extremely volatile and dangerous to everyone around. When the going gets tough, he simply cannot be trusted to maintain his composure. Despite this, he’s not perceived by his allies as a threat or an enemy. He is, however, someone who makes other counterparts very wary, and is closely watched, lest the madness take hold.
In short, Stein is a man who is respected by many, loved by few, and trusted by none.
Background: From what is known about him, it can be said Stein grew up as something of a child prodigy; with the only caveat being his difficulty keeping his sanity. Stein’s superior intellect made him bored of everyday life and societal norms, and thus he turned to science to satisfy his lust for knowledge. He does not desire to be evil, but struggles with understanding and meeting the criteria one must satisfy to be considered “good”. He battles with urges that, to others, may seem sinister; to him, they are purely benign. An example of this would be his passion for dissecting specimens of all varieties: Living and dead, human and animal alike. When he cannot find a subject that suits his needs, he will gladly turn the blade in on himself and explore his own inner workings, hence his sutured appearance.
At some point, Stein was discovered to be a gifted meister, (wielder of living weapons), and enrolled in an academy specialized for developing those skills. He graduated at the top of his class, hailed as the strongest and most skilled fighter in the school’s history. For details on what happens during the Soul Eater canon, please use this link here.
Skills/Abilities: To begin with, Stein is a very skilled hand-to-hand fighter, well-versed in martial arts. He is also able to wield a variety of weapons with ease. In the past, he’s wielded a scythe and a hammer, to name just two. Though I know some of these will not be applicable within this game, the following are his known abilities:
Soul Sense/Soul Feedback: Stein has the ability to sense the soul of another human, even from great distances away. In addition to sensing their presence and general location, he can identify the characteristics of the soul -- whether a person is kind or malicious; scared or confident.
Soul Force/Soul Menace: A means of forming his soul’s wavelength into a powerful blast of energy, purged into a foe when physical contact is made with his palms or fingertips. Also comes in a slight variation, Twin Lance, which uses the heels of both palms as points of contact with a foe during transmission of the energy blast.
Madness: Perhaps better defined as an illness or altered mental state than an ability, the personality and behavior of this character change dramatically when madness takes hold. Madness gives Stein the ability to fight without fear, and the will to act in disregard of the safety of himself and his allies. It makes him faster and more focused; but conversely, also maniacal and bloodthirsty. Madness allows him to accomplish things not otherwise possible for him in a normal mental state. This is, of course, at the expense of his body and mind. Just because he does not experience the fear of pain or death doesn’t mean he’s impervious to damage. He will take the same damage and heal at the same rate as the average human.
Sample:
Third Person:
It was well past sunset when Stein, exhausted, put his bare back against a tree he couldn’t seem to burn, next to the charred pile of his clothing that he couldn’t keep from burning. Despite the lashing he knew his pale shoulders would receive from the brutal summer sun, he’d finally decided to strip when his failed experiments began setting his own garments ablaze.
For Stein, controlling the fire would have been an easy task; or, at least it should have been. But the energy that drove it came from his dark side – from his madness. The very thing he fought so vigilantly to keep at bay.
A shaky hand snaked up to the screw in his temple at the thought, turning it clockwise until the familiar clicking inside his head quelled his uneasiness. He needed to focus; to dispose of doubts, fears, and irrelevant thoughts. Without a weapon to aid him or his soul wavelength to protect him, the flame was all he had. If he didn’t learn to harness it to use it to his aid, he would be destroyed. But, if he couldn’t control the madness behind it countless others would be lost, along with his soul…
Reaching down to grab his once-white stitched lab coat by the collar, he fished about in the breast pocket until he found it: His last cigarette. He had to make this one count, since he had no clue when or where he’d find another. Placing it in the corner of his mouth, a hand traveled down to the side pocket and retrieved…nothing.
Dammit. Of all the times to lose his lighter!
Stein let the coat fall limply to the ground, a fist clenched in irritation.
…A very, very warm fist.
He brought the hand up where he could see it, uncurling it slowly to see a tiny spit of flame dancing on the tip of his index finger.
Never one to miss an opportunity, the scientist dipped the end of his cigarette into it and inhaled before extinguishing the flame with his thumb.
Ah well. At least he had that.
Name: SilentEpiphany, Silent, T, or something creative of your choice, (I respond to “that geeky gay gamer girl” a lot).
Age: 28
Time Zone: Central Standard Time (Midwest)
Personal Journal/Contact:
OOC journal:
silentepiphanyEmail: a.jaded.gemini@gmail.com
AIM: tandemthoughts
Plurk:
*Cell phone number for text alerts available by request (quickest/preferred method of contact)
Characters in Game: None.
IC:
Character Name: Dr. Franken Stein, (typically referred to simply as “Stein”)
Canon: Soul Eater
Age: Around 32 years old; actual birthdate not known/stated in canon
Canon Point: End of the anime series. (Easiest canon point, as it requires no canon updates.)
Bender: Fire
How quickly will they learn how to bend? Given the canon specifications about this character, it is reasonable to say this character will have little to no trouble learning to bend. I don’t have a time frame immediately in mind.
Questions/Notes: I selected fire because the attributes of the element were most fitting for the character. However, if there are too many firebenders, or you prefer me to choose another element, I can do that. (My second choice was earth, as the specialized techniques match his canon capabilities, but this character is in NO way “grounded” in any sense of the word!)
Appearance: Average to near high-average in height, (around 6' or so), long and lanky in structure, with lots of lean, well-defined muscle throughout arms and midsection. Very wispy, shaggy pale gray/silver hair hovering around jaw length that can often look disheveled. Eye color is a light, bright green – almost like an earthy lime color. He does wear glasses from time to time, (typically not in combat), and can often be found smoking cigarettes; sometimes even chain-smoking. One of his trademarks is the screw jutting out of his temples on either side of his head, (a flat-head style screw with the head on his left, and tail on his right), which he twists and clicks loudly at times. The other is his innumerable suture scars wrapping around his body; most noticeably, the one circling his left eye. His clothes are also sutured in appearance, from his ankle-length lab coat, to his gray boots, and multi-color, patchwork turtleneck top.
Personality: Stein is a man whose personality is best described as the product of two conflicting identities constantly at war with one another.
A scientist, doctor, and Professor to his many students, it can be said that Stein is a man who is, at his core, good-natured and well-meaning. He genuinely cares for his students, looking out for their safety and acting in their best interests whenever he can. Moreover, he has an overarching desire to do good and be good, even if only to avoid the consequences and punishment that could follow otherwise.
In the eyes of his students, Stein is eccentric, wacky, and more than a bit morbid. His sense of humor can be dry and dark. For the most part, he remains detached from emotions – especially those surrounding love and happiness – claiming they’re simply beyond his comprehension. He is a man of keen intellect and strong instincts, with a passion for science, and a thirst for knowledge – at any and all costs.
And that’s where things get interesting.
It is said in canon that everyone has at least a bit of madness within them that stays dormant until roused by something. For Stein, however, madness is an everyday struggle; one that forces him to walk the fine line between what he wants, and what is right. Madness does not make him malicious per se, but rather, purely hedonistic: Unconcerned with the health and well-being of others around him, and focused solely on his own personal desires. Those desires typically involve his greatest joys: Dismemberment, and dissection.
In his normal mental state, Stein is able to make substitutions to placate these desires. For example, he can commonly be seen dissecting various species of animals, often as an in-class assignment for his students. However, in a state of madness, this qualification becomes null, and he will dismember other humans without a second thought – even his known allies. Once the madness takes hold Stein is prone to hallucinations, and can even lose touch with reality entirely, with or without his knowledge.
Many things can act as a trigger for madness. Most notably, fear. While in combat, madness makes him extremely volatile and dangerous to everyone around. When the going gets tough, he simply cannot be trusted to maintain his composure. Despite this, he’s not perceived by his allies as a threat or an enemy. He is, however, someone who makes other counterparts very wary, and is closely watched, lest the madness take hold.
In short, Stein is a man who is respected by many, loved by few, and trusted by none.
Background: From what is known about him, it can be said Stein grew up as something of a child prodigy; with the only caveat being his difficulty keeping his sanity. Stein’s superior intellect made him bored of everyday life and societal norms, and thus he turned to science to satisfy his lust for knowledge. He does not desire to be evil, but struggles with understanding and meeting the criteria one must satisfy to be considered “good”. He battles with urges that, to others, may seem sinister; to him, they are purely benign. An example of this would be his passion for dissecting specimens of all varieties: Living and dead, human and animal alike. When he cannot find a subject that suits his needs, he will gladly turn the blade in on himself and explore his own inner workings, hence his sutured appearance.
At some point, Stein was discovered to be a gifted meister, (wielder of living weapons), and enrolled in an academy specialized for developing those skills. He graduated at the top of his class, hailed as the strongest and most skilled fighter in the school’s history. For details on what happens during the Soul Eater canon, please use this link here.
Skills/Abilities: To begin with, Stein is a very skilled hand-to-hand fighter, well-versed in martial arts. He is also able to wield a variety of weapons with ease. In the past, he’s wielded a scythe and a hammer, to name just two. Though I know some of these will not be applicable within this game, the following are his known abilities:
Soul Sense/Soul Feedback: Stein has the ability to sense the soul of another human, even from great distances away. In addition to sensing their presence and general location, he can identify the characteristics of the soul -- whether a person is kind or malicious; scared or confident.
Soul Force/Soul Menace: A means of forming his soul’s wavelength into a powerful blast of energy, purged into a foe when physical contact is made with his palms or fingertips. Also comes in a slight variation, Twin Lance, which uses the heels of both palms as points of contact with a foe during transmission of the energy blast.
Madness: Perhaps better defined as an illness or altered mental state than an ability, the personality and behavior of this character change dramatically when madness takes hold. Madness gives Stein the ability to fight without fear, and the will to act in disregard of the safety of himself and his allies. It makes him faster and more focused; but conversely, also maniacal and bloodthirsty. Madness allows him to accomplish things not otherwise possible for him in a normal mental state. This is, of course, at the expense of his body and mind. Just because he does not experience the fear of pain or death doesn’t mean he’s impervious to damage. He will take the same damage and heal at the same rate as the average human.
Sample:
Third Person:
It was well past sunset when Stein, exhausted, put his bare back against a tree he couldn’t seem to burn, next to the charred pile of his clothing that he couldn’t keep from burning. Despite the lashing he knew his pale shoulders would receive from the brutal summer sun, he’d finally decided to strip when his failed experiments began setting his own garments ablaze.
For Stein, controlling the fire would have been an easy task; or, at least it should have been. But the energy that drove it came from his dark side – from his madness. The very thing he fought so vigilantly to keep at bay.
A shaky hand snaked up to the screw in his temple at the thought, turning it clockwise until the familiar clicking inside his head quelled his uneasiness. He needed to focus; to dispose of doubts, fears, and irrelevant thoughts. Without a weapon to aid him or his soul wavelength to protect him, the flame was all he had. If he didn’t learn to harness it to use it to his aid, he would be destroyed. But, if he couldn’t control the madness behind it countless others would be lost, along with his soul…
Reaching down to grab his once-white stitched lab coat by the collar, he fished about in the breast pocket until he found it: His last cigarette. He had to make this one count, since he had no clue when or where he’d find another. Placing it in the corner of his mouth, a hand traveled down to the side pocket and retrieved…nothing.
Dammit. Of all the times to lose his lighter!
Stein let the coat fall limply to the ground, a fist clenched in irritation.
…A very, very warm fist.
He brought the hand up where he could see it, uncurling it slowly to see a tiny spit of flame dancing on the tip of his index finger.
Never one to miss an opportunity, the scientist dipped the end of his cigarette into it and inhaled before extinguishing the flame with his thumb.
Ah well. At least he had that.
