Paragon Industries [Comedy/Sci-Fi/OOC]

[Doughertania]

Tag and is there a engineer yet?

I'm making a robotics and cybernetics guy, but we current have no one who would tinker with vehicles, power armor and the like. Is that what you mean?

[Theyra]

Tag and is there a engineer yet?

I'm making a robotics and cybernetics guy, but we current have no one who would tinker with vehicles, power armor and the like. Is that what you mean?

Yeah, a engineer that works with that and has a goal to start his own company.

[Doughertania]

I'm making a robotics and cybernetics guy, but we current have no one who would tinker with vehicles, power armor and the like. Is that what you mean?

Yeah, a engineer that works with that and has a goal to start his own company.

That slot is not currently filled. Feel free to take it!

[Doughertania]

Character App

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Name: Vanessa Carlyle

Age: Mid to late 20's

Species: Pure Human

Sex, Gender Female, Female

Personality: ENTP. She's fairly charismatic, about to wheel and deal with the best of them. She's good with making plans, but not so great at following through with them. Avoids responsibility like the plague.

Skills/Powers:
- Charisma
- Above average intelligence
- Above average hand-to-hand combat. Her father believed in keeping his daughters safe, and it was one of the few lessons she enjoyed
- Descent shot with pistol
- Skilled gymnast and parakorist
- Skilled stunt driver
- Good singing voice, though she only does so when she think she's alone

Weaknesses She certainly inherited her father's strengths as a businessman over her mother's strengths as an inventor. Despite her intellect, she doesn't really understand how technology works unless it is fairly basic. She's a risk taker, doing things that aren't safe so long as they're fun. She's also lazy, so don't expect her to do any work unless she absolutely has to. Also, she's addicted to caffeine, constantly either drinking coffee or eating candy.

Occupation: CEO, mostly just walks around giving encouragement and meets with the occasional investor

Bio: To be revealed in the IC

Why Are They Here?: Paragon is her company, for better or worse, and she refuses to let it fall into her sister's hands.

Character Goal: She wants to prove to the world that Paragon is as good as it ever was, and maybe even take it's place back from Pinnacle as the largest company in Caerus. Personal goals of hers include glide-suitting off Pinnacle Tower, the largest building in the city, getting into a high-speed chase, and going into space.

Equipment, Weapons, and Vehicles: All of Paragon is hers, but specifically she carries around a pistol on her person, a foldable tablet that has access to most of the company's projects and security feeds, and a small bag of treats. She has a hover bike that she named "Betty," which she likes to race around the city on.

Likes and Dislikes: Likes adventure, sweets, adrenaline rushes, people, schemes, the colors black, red, and purple. Dislikes bitter foods, mundane things, work, responsibilities, the color pink.

Other: I'll look for one.

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Character App

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Name: Desmond Morrow

Age: Late 20's

Species: Augmented Human

Sex, Gender Male, Male

Personality: ESTJ. Very practical, very logical. Wants the company to succeed, and as such is willing to go along with Vanessa's more unorthodox plan. Straight-laced, so he doesn't understand not using all your available time to do something productive.

Skills/Powers:
- Expert Marksman
- Expert in CQC, using gauntlets that serve as electrified knuckle dusters
- Power Armor training
- Enhanced Speed
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhance Reflexes
- Enhanced Strength
- Makes pretty good pastries and baked goods

Weaknesses Desmond plays things by the book, which makes him vulnerable to improvisation. If he didn't see it as a possibility, odds are he didn't give himself a safety net. Despite his augmentation, he's still only human, and will die in the same ways a human would. He's no tech expert, and is hilariously bad at driving.

Occupation: Assists Vanessa in running the company, mostly by cleaning up the messes made by the new help.

Bio: To be revealed in the IC.

Why Are They Here?: Left Apex for reasons he has yet to disclose with anyone but Vanessa. It might have had something to do with his inability to take jobs that conflicted with his own moral code, or it might have been that he mucked up too many missions. Regardless, he's returned to help his childhood friend. He just didn't think so many other people would be there too.

Character Goal: He wants to see Paragon succeed, if only to show Apex how good he's doing now that he left. Personally, he wants to get into a mech fight, learn how to drive without crashing into a wall, and use a highly experimental and maybe dangerous weapon in battle.

Equipment, Weapons, and Vehicles: His Beast is a set of Raptor Mark 2 Power armor. While wearing the suit, Desmond's physical capabilities are raised to superhuman levels. The suit has a grenade launcher in his left arm, and a vibroblade capable of sheering through most conventional body armor. It can withstand shockwaves, is EMP resistant, and even high caliber sniper rounds. It's helmet has a HUD, completely with short range radar and tracking technologies. Finally, it has a manual eject and reboot feature inside the suit, in case of an emergency.

The suit has it's limitations of course. It can only work for a day at full capacity, before it's nothing more than a glorified bullet sponge. It can't be repaired in the field with Paragon's current equipment, so any disabling blows dealt will have to worked through until he can get back to base. While it can resist two, maybe three small EMPs, a large enough burst or enough smaller ones will force him to reboot his suit, leaving him vulnerable for a minute or two. Plenty of time for someone to deal the killing blow.

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Likes and Dislikes: Likes order, most colors, baked goods, a job well done. Dislikes chaos, brown, yogurt, Apex, driving.

Other: Again, I'll try to find one

[The Land of Golden Blobfish]

Any specific type of character needed?

[Talchyon]

Here's my app. Enjoy. Again, all in the spirit of comedy.

Character App

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- This is probably as close as it gets for a goofy cyborg. Suxx-tron also has cybernetics on his chest, and some internal organs. Legs, too. He can use robotic hands, or just go around without them like seen in the picture above.

Name: Suxx-tron. Also known as the "Three Hundred, Fourteen Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents Man." Also known as "Minor Inconvenience Man". Real name that he never uses: Craig (no last name on record)

Age: mid 30's.

Species: Cyborg

Sex, Gender Male

Personality: Trusting to a fault at first. Actually, pretty naive. Wants to help out but ends up annoying people with his uselessness.

Skills/Powers:
- Gizmos - Suxx-tron has an almost unlimited range of tools and perhaps even weapons at his disposal - but only of the most trivial and useless ones.
- Body Storage! - Suxx-tron also somehow has all of these gizmos inside him, ready to pop out at a moments' command. Where does he put all these things?
- Robot Arms! - Two of 'em. Not like it helps him.
- Bionic Eyes - Basically allows him to check tire pressures on vehicles at a glance. Maybe other useless abilities as the situation warrants.
- Physiology of a cyborg - Which, I guess, is what you'd expect if a person had cybernetic attachments, limbs, some organs, etc.
- Detachable limbs and organs! - Suxx-tron can remove his arms, legs, and a few organs (to be named). Sometimes it happens on its own, without any prodding, and usually when it is at a most useless time. ("Gotta check those connectors sometime...")
- Energy Beams! - Suxx-tron can fire energy beams that, like him, are also generally useless. They cause cosmetic damage to metals, like tarnish silver or leave scratches on iron. At odd intervals, however, he can increase the damage level to "ow, that really hurts" levels.
- Access the Internet Baby! - Suxx-tron can access the internet. He uses it to check out mostly cat memes.
- Upgrade-ability - While not exactly a power, Suxx-tron can have other technological attachments fitted to him in the future, if there was anyone at Paragon who actually wanted to waste time on upgrading him.


Weaknesses Suxx-tron only has access to the most trivial and useless things, except on the rare occasion when he can actually do something useful.

Occupation: Yes, what do I do for Paragon Industries? I don't really know. Sometimes I make coffee I guess. Oh! And microwaving things! I guess my job title is "Generic Gofer", which is a much better job title than "Failed Cyborg Experiment #who even remembers"...

Bio: One of the early gaffes of Paragon Industries, Suxx-tron was designed to be an all-out, cutting edge human/cyborg device, skilled in combat abilities, the ability to decipher codes, understand any languages, massive strength, flight, invisibility, and undetection to electronic surveillance. And then, the evening before production of the cybernetics went into place, the engineers of Paragon Industries got into a drinking game - whoever could come up with a more useless addition to the cyborg let everyone down one. As you can imagine, as the evening went on and the engineers got more plastered, all of the really cool features that were in the original design were scrapped and only all of the useless ones remained. You can guess at how those engineers were feeling the next morning, and what necrotic liver damage they acquired, judging by just how much of Suxx-tron is actually trivial and useless.

Since then, Suxx-tron just wants to prove himself as not useless, but very helpful and in general, not a mistake. He now works at Paragon Industries as a low-entry level gofer to sharpen pencils, make coffee, and get lunch.

Why Are They Here?: Suxx-tron is cybernetically equipped with every useless thing known to man. If it's useless to the occasion, more than likely this cyborg has it stashed somewhere in his bodily compartments.

Character Goal: Being respected by the people at Paragon Industries. Being a hero.

Equipment, Weapons, and Vehicles:
-Suxx-tron has a car. An economy-line, cheapo lemon that he has to squeeze to get into.
-Access codes to Paragon Industries' Fire-prevention And Dousing Systems (FADS), basically able to spray anyone with water, and even fill whole rooms with it.
-Access codes to all the high-tech doors, to make them close on whoever he wishes and get them stuck.
-Two big ol' robot arms that probably hurt if used in a fight.
-All other equipment that Suxx-tron has is internal and accessed by his cybernetics.

Likes and Dislikes:
Likes:
-Promotions. Better Pay
-Being useful.
-Helping out.

Dislikes:
-People who look down on him
-People who want to take over Paragon Industries
-Dairy products. Because, why not?

Other: Theme Song! Finally!

[Shark isle]

Can i make the company's beancounter? He is basically a soft-spoken man with no backbone and is often a victim of slapstick comedy?

[Max Empire]

Aw... Don't be! I dont't bite... At least not at first... I'll give you a heads up before I do. XD

Nyaa!~

*Curls up in fear*

Aw...no! I'm attracted by cute things! Stop it Sky! I'm going to bite you if you don't stop!

[Doughertania]

(Image)

Any specific type of character needed?

No specific character needed, no. So far the ideas we have are the lazy CEO, the straight man who has to look after you all, an over-eager mad scientist, an amnesiac IT girl, a rifle woman who does't know she's an android, a cyborg who's enhancements solve minor inconveniences, an engineer, a Zapp Brannigan-esque character, an enthusiastic but ultimately inept hero, and I think that's all. Oh, and now an accountant.

So, as long as you don't step on anyone's toes, you can be anyone you want. We don't have a security specialist, a hacker, a janitor, a cook, or a pilot, if you want some broad roles to fit into.

Here's my app. Enjoy. Again, all in the spirit of comedy.
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Looks good so far. I have a bunch of pics in my factbook labeled "Sci-Fi Pic Dump." I don't know if I have one specifically of a goofy cyborg, but maybe one of the pics there can help you.

Can i make the company's beancounter? He is basically a soft-spoken man with no backbone and is often a victim of slapstick comedy?

Sure, go for it. We don't have one yet, so there's no reason why you can't.

[Max Empire]

So Doug, not sure what kind of skills my character should have... Not really interested in making a scientist/mechanic person, but don't want to create a fighter, since there'll be enough of those eventually...

[Doughertania]

So Doug, not sure what kind of skills my character should have... Not really interested in making a scientist/mechanic person, but don't want to create a fighter, since there'll be enough of those eventually...

You can play the role of the more mundane staff, such as janitor or cook. You could work as a receptionist or a secretary, which would be fairly easy cause Paragon hardly ever gets visitors. You could also make a PR specialist, trying desperately to spin Paragon in a good light.

Alternatively, it doesn't look like we have anyone from the other factions. You could make a character who's a stereotypical member of one of those groups, then push those traits to their ridiculous extremes. A gangster who uses 1950's mobster slang? An Apex Beastmaster who used pigeons and other actual creatures instead of the drones they were assigned? A hard-boiled detective with a smoking and drinking problem, who's thinks everything is one big conspiracy that needs to be solved?

[Max Empire]

So Doug, not sure what kind of skills my character should have... Not really interested in making a scientist/mechanic person, but don't want to create a fighter, since there'll be enough of those eventually...

You can play the role of the more mundane staff, such as janitor or cook. You could work as a receptionist or a secretary, which would be fairly easy cause Paragon hardly ever gets visitors. You could also make a PR specialist, trying desperately to spin Paragon in a good light.

Alternatively, it doesn't look like we have anyone from the other factions. You could make a character who's a stereotypical member of one of those groups, then push those traits to their ridiculous extremes. A gangster who uses 1950's mobster slang? An Apex Beastmaster who used pigeons and other actual creatures instead of the drones they were assigned? A hard-boiled detective with a smoking and drinking problem, who's thinks everything is one big conspiracy that needs to be solved?

OH! PR specialist sounds cool! Thanks for the help!

[Doughertania]

You can play the role of the more mundane staff, such as janitor or cook. You could work as a receptionist or a secretary, which would be fairly easy cause Paragon hardly ever gets visitors. You could also make a PR specialist, trying desperately to spin Paragon in a good light.

Alternatively, it doesn't look like we have anyone from the other factions. You could make a character who's a stereotypical member of one of those groups, then push those traits to their ridiculous extremes. A gangster who uses 1950's mobster slang? An Apex Beastmaster who used pigeons and other actual creatures instead of the drones they were assigned? A hard-boiled detective with a smoking and drinking problem, who's thinks everything is one big conspiracy that needs to be solved?

OH! PR specialist sounds cool! Thanks for the help!

No problem, glad to be of service.

[Talchyon]

Here's my app. Enjoy. Again, all in the spirit of comedy.
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Looks good so far. I have a bunch of pics in my factbook labeled "Sci-Fi Pic Dump." I don't know if I have one specifically of a goofy cyborg, but maybe one of the pics there can help you.

Thanks for the suggestion. I looked at them, and didn't see exactly what I was looking for. I may have to do several and describe the compilation...

[Sky-TheLandOfNekos]

I'm going to redo my App later to go with my original idea.

[Nea Videssos]

Hmm...

[Doughertania]

Hmm...

Hmm...?

[Nea Videssos]

Just trying to decide on a character. I have a few ideas, though they're a bit vague.

[Doughertania]

Just trying to decide on a character. I have a few ideas, though they're a bit vague.

Well, if you want an outside opinion, I'd be happy to give one.

[Shark isle]

The most I am going to go in slapstick is Laurel and Hardy level. Also, is it okay if my guy only joined because he owed the CEO a favor?

[Doughertania]

The most I am going to go in slapstick is Laurel and Hardy level. Also, is it okay if my guy only joined because he owed the CEO a favor?

Hey, it's your character; go as far as you see fit for your comedy. Will they be performing the slapstick, or merely be the recipient of it?

And perhaps. But what kind of favor would convince him/her to stay full time instead of, say, balancing the books once then getting the heck out of Dodge?

[Theyra]

Also could my character be one of the normal or straight ones?

[Shark isle]

The most I am going to go in slapstick is Laurel and Hardy level. Also, is it okay if my guy only joined because he owed the CEO a favor?

Hey, it's your character; go as far as you see fit for your comedy. Will they be performing the slapstick, or merely be the recipient of it?

And perhaps. But what kind of favor would convince him/her to stay full time instead of, say, balancing the books once then getting the heck out of Dodge?

The recipient of it. Mostly from himself, due to his bad eyesight and sometimes from other characters, mostly the CEO and her Assistant. Also, the favor could be a old debt from their childhood until now

[Doughertania]

Also could my character be one of the normal or straight ones?

Yeah you can play a straight man. So long as they've got some flaw, you're fine. Desmond, my straight man, is a fairly normal ex-merc bodyguard type, but can't drive to save his life. Give them something funny and your fine.

The recipient of it. Mostly from himself, due to his bad eyesight and sometimes from other characters, mostly the CEO and her Assistant. Also, the favor could be a old debt from their childhood until now

The favor can be old, sure, but make sure you explain why he'll stay with Paragon after the debt is paid. Cause seriously, Paragon's not a great place to work at, at least not until we either spruce it up/get to know each other.

[Shark isle]

Also could my character be one of the normal or straight ones?

Yeah you can play a straight man. So long as they've got some flaw, you're fine. Desmond, my straight man, is a fairly normal ex-merc bodyguard type, but can't drive to save his life. Give them something funny and your fine.

The recipient of it. Mostly from himself, due to his bad eyesight and sometimes from other characters, mostly the CEO and her Assistant. Also, the favor could be a old debt from their childhood until now

The favor can be old, sure, but make sure you explain why he'll stay with Paragon after the debt is paid. Cause seriously, Paragon's not a great place to work at, at least not until we either spruce it up/get to know each other.

He was bad mouthed by her sister after he got fired by her sister for his accidents on the job and questioning her budget. So he has no where else to go since no one will hire him