Halo: Penumbra (OOC / ON HIATUS)

[Ism]

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DOSSIER ID CODE: O3-404113-321390
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NAME: Silverstein, Seth Abraham Jr.
BIRTHPLACE: New Jerusalem, Cygnus System
SEX: Male
AGE/DoB: 24 (27/10/2525)
FAMILY:
-Seth I. Silverstein Sr. (Father-Alive, 56, former lawyer, currently Representative in New Jerusalem colonial government)
-Rachel L. Klyne-Silverstein (Mother-KIA at 48 in 2538, UNSC Navy Captain)
-Isaac W. Silverstein (Older Brother-Alive, 27, lawyer in New Jerusalem firm Edwards-Cho-Silverstein)
-Leah M. Silverstein (Fraternal Twin-STATUS REDACTED)

APPEARANCE: Seth is tall and broad shouldered, standing at about 188 centimeters (6'2) and weighs in at about 88 kilograms (194 pounds). He is muscular, possessing a brawny build. He has light skin, thick, black, straight hair, about 5 centimeters (2 inches) in length and pale blue eyes.

RANK: Private First Class
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT:
Private in 7th Special Company-Skirmishes
Private First Class in 7th Special Company-Skimishes, Battle of Sargasso
Private First Class in 14th Special Company-Skirmishes
SPECIALTY: Assault
BDU DESIGN: Flak BDU with a golden shin (letter) on the chest
SKILLS:
PRO
Strong-Seth is a large, muscular man. Tall, broad-shouldered and muscular, he has superb physical strength. In physical combat, he proves to be an effective fighter, though obviously he would be hard pressed to fight certain Covenant species in close combat.
CQC Training-Seth received extensive CQC training, which was further augmented when he was brought into Quasar. This, in conjunction with his impressive physique, makes him a formidable combatant.
Resilience- Physically and mentally, Seth has shown the ability to take severe punishment and recover.
Endurance- As part of his training, Seth has worked to develop a high level of stamina.
Loyalty-Seth forms strong bonds with his squad-mates and will go to extreme lengths to protect them.
CON
Authority- Seth will follow orders, even if he does not agree with them, but he does harshly judge authority figures, and until they earn his trust his faith in them will be fickle.
Bulky- While not slow by any means, Seth's bulky frame and musculature hinder his agility.
Hot Head- Seth is hot headed, obviously he'll stow his issues when the mission calls for it, but pushing his buttons will get a response.
Privacy- Seth strongly dislikes discussing his personal life, especially his family and pre-military life, and pushing him on this is one of the best ways to set him off.

PSYCH EVALUATION:
Private First Class Silverstein, as noted above, is physically and mentally suited to the dangerous tasks Division Quasar will be dealing with. He does show some minor issues with authority, undoubtedly caused by familial conflict, but his history in the UNSC Marine Corps indicate this will be a negligible problem. It appears his main issues lie with a high expectation of officers, commissioned and non-commissioned alike, and failing to meet this will tarnish the officer in his eyes. Still, despite a strong, mutual dislike between PFC Silverstein and Corporal Sanchez, he proved compliant during Sargasso. The most likely explanation for this behavior is that PFC Silverstein willing to accept orders, even ones he dislikes, if he views the source of the order, even if it is a source he dislikes, so long as he views compliance as the most likely route to protecting his comrades or civilians. On the subject of religion, Seth has kept his Judaic faith, though interviews indicate he is not vigilant in the rituals and observances of the religion. Overall, this is unlikely to cause an issue, though he does have a preference for adding Judaic symbols to equipment, when permitted.

BIOGRAPHY:
Private First Class Seth Abraham Silverstein Jr. grew up on the New Jerusalem Colony in the Cygnus System. There, he grew with an older brother, Isaac, and a fraternal twin sister, Leah. The three siblings grew up in a sizable estate that has been in the Silverstein family for generatons. The family has a long history in New Jerusalem, with several members of the family serving in the colonial government, including Seth's father. His early years appear to have been genuinely happy, though his mother was often away, fighting the Covenant. The Silverstein, household, however, was largely happy and safe, the children all did very well in prestigious private school in the colony, while their father smoothly transitioned from running a law firm to serving in the regional government.

These happy days were not to last though, as in 2538 Captain Rachel Klyne-Silverstein died in combat with the Covenant, her ship going down with all hands. This loss placed great strain on the Silverstein family, however it appears that Seth Jr. was the most effected. While the rest of the family suffered, they appear to have been able to move on in time, but Seth's grades deteriorated and never really recovered, and he began acting out and engaging in troubling behavior. This soon led to criminal behavior, Seth commtining several acts of vandalism and destruction of property. His actions formed a large rift in his relationship with his father, exacerbated by Seth Sr.'s political aspirations, and his relationship with Isaac similarly degraded. He and sister Leah appear to have maintained a good relationship, but Seth continued on a path of self-destruction despite her efforts to reign him in.

Upon turning 18, Seth enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps, partially out of a desire to follow in his mother's footsteps, partially to avenge her and partially to spite his father (enlisting, rather becoming an officer would be embarrassing to Seth Sr.). Doing this seems to have caused a complete cut off of communication between Seth and his family, including Leah. Seth did extremely well during his training, earning some attention and after a series of rigorous tests and evaluations, he was placed into a Special Warfare unit. After further, grueling training, he at last put into the field in 2544. He would engage in several smaller conflicts, and he performed admirably. However, in 2546 Seth's unit was deployed to the colony of Sargasso, where they faced a significant Covenant force.

After a long, desperate struggle for the colony, the UNSC was forced to accept Sargasso's loss. However, during the evacuations a Covenant offensive routed the UNSC rear guard, leading to a desperate struggle for the remaining UNSC soldiers to try and reach evac zones. Corporal Sanchez had taken command of Seth's squad, the squad having lost its co as well as several members during the battle, and was doing his best to lead what troops he had to safety. However, Sanchez made several errors during the retreat, costing time and the life of Private Freeman, which brought tensions to a head between Silverstein and Sanchez. Despite this, the remaining squad members reached the evac zone and escaped, and soon after Sargasso was glassed.

In the aftermath of the battle, PFC Silverstein was reprimanded and transferred to a different squad. He would continue serving in Special Warfare operations until 2547, when in May he was brought into Division Quasar and transferred to the UNSC Salt the Earth.
RP EXAMPLE:
Scoundrels and Sabers
DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

[Beiarusia]

NAME: Silverstein, Seth Abraham Jr.
DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

ACCEPTED. Though I must ask why Leah has a REDACTED status? And this is minor but the ship is the UNSC Salt the Earth not Salt of the Earth. If you'd like you can come down with the reinforcements during the mission's second part which will begin in my next major post. Also, added to the Roster.

[Ism]

NAME: Silverstein, Seth Abraham Jr.
DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

ACCEPTED. Though I must ask why Leah has a REDACTED status? And this is minor but the ship is the UNSC Salt the Earth not Salt of the Earth. If you'd like you can come down with the reinforcements during the mission's second part which will begin in my next major post.

For the redacted status, I intended for Leah to be a member of ONI and possibly show up at some point. As for the ship, yeah sorry about that, not sure where I got the "of" from, I'll edit the app. And yeah, going down with the reinforcements sounds good.

[Beiarusia]

For the redacted status, I intended for Leah to be a member of ONI and possibly show up at some point. As for the ship, yeah sorry about that, not sure where I got the "of" from, I'll edit the app. And yeah, going down with the reinforcements sounds good.

I wouldn't plan to have her show up anytime soon. Don't want to give anything away but Quasar will only be home at Reach maybe once or twice, not to mention that there are only seven missions regardless, so any family reunion is unlikely. As for the typo, it happens so no big deal honestly.

[Ism]

For the redacted status, I intended for Leah to be a member of ONI and possibly show up at some point. As for the ship, yeah sorry about that, not sure where I got the "of" from, I'll edit the app. And yeah, going down with the reinforcements sounds good.

I wouldn't plan to have her show up anytime soon. Don't want to give anything away but Quasar will only be home at Reach maybe once or twice, not to mention that there are only seven missions regardless, so any family reunion is unlikely. As for the typo, it happens so no big deal honestly.

Understood, I didn't really think of it being anything major, just an idea that popped into my head.

[The Empire Of Davtonia]

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NAME: Shepard, David
BIRTHPLACE: Earth
SEX: Male
AGE/DoB: 27 (6/8/2522)
FAMILY:
Father: Marine Corps Colonel, Shepard John (Deceased at age 43)
Mother: Marine Corps Sergeant Major, Shepard Kate (Alive age 49)
Identical Twin: Marine Corps Corporal, Shepard Alex (Alive age 27)
Wife: Shepard Emma (Alive age 25)


APPEARANCE: Standing at 187 cm (6'1'inches) and weighing 90 kg (200 pounds), David is tall, has broad shoulders, has a thin and muscular body, small scars on arms, plasma scarring on his back, short dark brown hair, blue eyes, and has a stubble on his face.

RANK: Corporal
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT: 105th Shock Troops Division, UNSC Marine Corps

SPECIALTY: Assault
BDU DESIGN: Flak, chest plate, left and right pauldrons are blue, helmet has a blue stripe in the center, many scratches and an emblem of a comet and skull on the right side.
SKILLS:
+Excellent at CQB
+Very agile
+Brave
+Good at Driving
=Moderate at mid range
-Very bad at long range
-Can be hotheaded at times


PSYCH EVALUATION: Shepard is a very dedicated soldier and rarely disobeys orders except when lives are at stake, has a very good instinct it saved his life and the life of his squad mates more than several times, he is generally outgoing, but is at times quite the opposite, this is definitely from his PTSD and is compassionate towards other people, sometimes gets angered very fast, altruistic, has a pure hatred for Brutes. He has seen a lot of battles and had many bad experiences in his 9 years of military service. But even after all of that he still is optimistic.

BIOGRAPHY: David and his twin brother were born on June 6, 2522, on Earth to John and Jane Shepard, both serving in the UNSC, Marine Corps. Growing up he was taught the value of compassion his family was close, but as the Human-Covenant war raged on and grew in scale, the less David saw his parents and that left he and his brother to take care of each other.
At the age of 18 David and his brother decided to step in their parents shoes and enlisted in the UNSC's Marine Corps. He passed the physical test with flying colors but he had some difficulties in the aptitude and academic tests, his quick temper got him in a lot of problems with his instructors and was one of the best among his fellow trainees at CQB, his brother on the other hand was the opposite and was the number one marksmen. After the Shepard twins completed basic training they were offered to train to become a part of the ODST. They accepted and after their training was complete, David joined the 105th Shock Troops Division and his brother the 65th Shock Troops Division.
Between the year 2541 and 2543 he took part of multiple counter attacks and skirmishes against the Insurrectionists and Covenant, which made him start to highly dislike them both and become better in close quarter combat. In the year 2541 for his actions and bravery Shepard received the rank of Private First Class, in the year 2542 David hears of his father’s death in the next month he mourns his father, by the end of the year 2543 he already had the rank Lance Corporal and had 15 Insurrectionist and 35 Covenant confirmed kills.
In the year 2544 David and his squad of one Sergeant, one Corporal and six Lance Corporals including him participated in the Battle of Miridem they had to drop behind enemy lines and kill high priority targets, but things don’t go to plan and he and another ODST are separated from their squad. And they run into an Elite Major who had an energy sword but with luck on their side they manage to kill the elite, later regrouping but their Sergeant and Corporal died so he came with a plan, two of his squad members would plant bombs on covenant vehicles while their marksman will cover them and him with the other two would cause a distraction from anther side.
In 2546 Shepard participated in the Battle of Sargasso, its here that he received the rank Corporal and the plasma scarring on his back.

In 2547 he participated in the Battle of Skopje where he and his squad were tasked to hold the line against waves of Covenant forces but the enemy’s sheer numbers and military strategy proved too much for them and David witnessed his squad getting brutally killed by Brutes and barely got out with his life, it was in this battle he got a case of PTSD. It’s also were he got the attention of ONI.
After the Battle of Skopje, Shepard took part in skirmishes with the Covenant. In the end of year 2548 he had 60 Covenant and 35 Insurrectionist confirmed kills.
And in 2549 he was offered to join the BLACK Initiative and he accepted.

RP EXAMPLE:
Imperial War Academy |Year 2|
Paragon Industries


DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

[Anowa]

SKILLS:
+Excellent at CQB he once killed an Elite Zealot in a one on one battle with his knife

No he hasn't.

[Ubaria]

NAME: Shepard, David

...

[Ormata]

After the Battle of Skopje, Shepard took part in skirmishes with the Covenant. And in the end of year 2548 he received the rank of Staff Sergeant and had 200 Covenant and 50 Insurrectionist confirmed kills.

Uh...

narrows eyes at this

[The Empire Of Davtonia]

Now that i think more about my app i lowered the confirmed kills and changed the zealot with a major is this good?

[Ormata]

Now that i think more about my app i lowered the confirmed kills and changed the zealot with a major is this good?

Because a random soldier can murder an Elite who is both fanatic and likely has an energy sword? I mean, there's also the fact that he's an implant (to a degree) from Mass Effect, which just irks me. Also I note he saw the butchering of his entire squad and brother, but see nothing of that reflected in his Psych Evaluation, which is very, very odd. Either he is not compassionate and has easily moved-on from what would be, for most, a traumatic as hell event, or that just makes no sense. Either way, that should be included.

[The Empire Of Davtonia]

Now that i think more about my app i lowered the confirmed kills and changed the zealot with a major is this good?

Because a random soldier can murder an Elite who is both fanatic and likely has an energy sword? I mean, there's also the fact that he's an implant (to a degree) from Mass Effect, which just irks me. Also I note he saw the butchering of his entire squad and brother, but see nothing of that reflected in his Psych Evaluation, which is very, very odd. Either he is not compassionate and has easily moved-on from what would be, for most, a traumatic as hell event, or that just makes no sense. Either way, that should be included.

Yes you are right i did not think about that ill make him have ptsd

[The Vaktovian Empire]

This grabs my eye astonishingly. For both the reason that this would be the first RP I'd be returning to since my very long vacation from nationstates, the fact that I've been watching more and more Halo short films, parodies, and full-length campaign movies on YouTube, or the fact that I'm typing all of this while on a pretty big concussion. Anyways, if you guys aren't too much already into the story or have everything set up, would love to join in on this. I'm a pretty smart, savvy, and intelligent guy don't get me wrong, and I know my way around the Halo Universe if I ever did say so, as I've been playing the games and writing fanfics since I was a little kid. I just need a little help with someone explaining the story to me and elaborating some things, as I said, I am suffering from a pretty severe concussion atm, and have ever so persistently cheated against the doctor's orders of deep rest

[Anowa]

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[GATHERING, TRANSMITTING, OR LOSING RESTRICTED DEFENSE INFORMATION OR INVENTORY]

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NAME: Shepard, David
BIRTHPLACE: Earth
SEX: Male
AGE/DoB: 27 (6/8/2522)
FAMILY:
Father: Marine Corps Colonel, Shepard John (Deceased at age 43)
Mother: Marine Corps Sergeant Major, Shepard Kate (Alive age 49)
Identical Twin: Marine Corps Corporal, Shepard Alex (Deceased at age 25)
Wife: Emma Shepard (Alive age 25)


APPEARANCE: Standing at 187 cm (6'1'inches) and weighing 90 kg (200 pounds), David is tall, has broad shoulders, has a thin and muscular body, small scars on arms, plasma scarring on his back, short dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a stubble on his face.

RANK: Staff Sergeant
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT: 105th Shock Troops Division, UNSC Marine Corps

SPECIALTY: Assault
BDU DESIGN: Flak, chest plate, left and right pauldrons are blue, helmet has a blue stripe in the center, many scratches and an emblem of a comet and skull on the right side.
SKILLS:
+Excellent at CQB once killed an Elite Major in a one on one battle with his knife and almost die
+Very agile
+Brave
+Good at Driving
=Moderate at mid range
-Very bad at long range
-Can be hotheaded at times


PSYCH EVALUATION: Shepard is a very dedicated soldier and rarely disobeys orders except when lives are at stake, has a very good instinct it saved his life and the life of his squad mates more than several times, he is generally outgoing and is compassionate towards other people, sometimes gets angered very fast, altruistic, has a pure hatred for Brutes. He has seen a lot of battles and had many bad experiences in his 9 years of military service. But even after all of that he still is optimistic.

BIOGRAPHY: David and his twin brother were born on June 6, 2522, on Earth to John and Jane Shepard, both serving in the UNSC, Marine Corps. Growing up he was taught the value of compassion his family was close, but as the Human-Covenant war raged on and grew in scale, the less David saw his parents and that left he and his brother to take care of each other.
At the age of 18 David and his brother decided to step in their parents shoes and enlisted in the UNSC's Marine Corps. He passed the physical test with flying colors but he had some difficulties in the aptitude and academic tests, his quick temper got him in a lot of problems with his instructors and was number one among his fellow trainees at CQB, his brother on the other hand was the opposite and was the number one marksmen. After the Shepard twins completed basic training they were offered to train to become a part of the ODST. They accepted and after their training was complete, joined the 105th Shock Troops Division.
Between the year 2541 and 2543 he took part of multiple counter attacks and skirmishes against the Insurrectionists and Covenant, which made him start to highly dislike them both and become proficient in close quarter combat. In the year 2541 for his actions and bravery Shepard received the rank of Private First Class, in the year 2542 David hears of his father’s death in the next month he mourns his father, by the end of the year 2543 he already had the rank Lance Corporal and had 15 Insurrectionist and 35 Covenant confirmed kills.
In the year 2544 David and his squad participated in the Battle of Miridem they had to drop behind enemy lines and kill high priority targets, but things don’t go to plan and he is separated from his squad. And he runs into an Elite Major who had an energy sword and cuts David’s weapon but with his instincts, CQB training and luck on his side manages to kill the elite with his knife and because of this he received the rank Corporal.
In 2546 He participated in the Battle of Sargasso and received the rank Sergeant

In 2547 he participated in the Battle of Skopje where he and his squad were tasked to hold the line against waves of Covenant forces but the enemy’s sheer numbers and military strategy proved too much for them and David witnessed his brother’s death and his squad getting brutally killed by Brutes and barely got out with his life, it was in this battle he first learned of the Spartan project this gave him hope that humans had a chance to win the war no matter how small. It’s also here that he got the attention of ONI.
After the Battle of Skopje, Shepard took part in skirmishes with the Covenant. And in the end of year 2548 he received the rank of Staff Sergeant and had 60 Covenant and 35 Insurrectionist confirmed kills.
And in 2549 he was offered to join the BLACK Initiative of course he accepted.

RP EXAMPLE:
Imperial War Academy |Year 2|
Paragon Industries


DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

As Co-Op I'll actually look through this now.

Firstly, there's an inconsistency with his mother's name.

Secondly, at 6'1 and 200 lbs, he's about two feet shorter and about 190 pounds lighter than the average Elite. Add on the fact that said elite is an expert swordsman, and has been practicing his whole life means to die unless you're a SPARTAN. Get rid of it.

Thirdly, relatives don't serve in the same unit, in any military unless it's a partisan force.

Fourthly, this isn't Call of Duty, you don't get promoted for 'shooting goons, and clearing rooms' You A: Have to have a open position in the Unit to be promoted, so a soldier above the rank of Corporal has to be KIA or discharged B: You have to show that you have leadership capabilities, as it stands, the character would never get above Lance Corporal because all he's displayed is combat aptitude. C: He definitely wouldn't be considered for a promotion after being at the ass end of having the entire squad wiped out due to mental health concerns.

Fifthly, at this point in the war, if you're an DOST you're heard of the SPARTANs in boot camp. A very, very high majority of ODSTs despise them for all but usurping their combat role as 'the best of the best'. Most of them have the nickname of 'Freaks' by the ODSTs.

Sixthly, he's all but an expy of Commander Shepard from Mass Effect.

[Anowa]

This grabs my eye astonishingly. For both the reason that this would be the first RP I'd be returning to since my very long vacation from nationstates, the fact that I've been watching more and more Halo short films, parodies, and full-length campaign movies on YouTube, or the fact that I'm typing all of this while on a pretty big concussion. Anyways, if you guys aren't too much already into the story or have everything set up, would love to join in on this. I'm a pretty smart, savvy, and intelligent guy don't get me wrong, and I know my way around the Halo Universe if I ever did say so, as I've been playing the games and writing fanfics since I was a little kid. I just need a little help with someone explaining the story to me and elaborating some things, as I said, I am suffering from a pretty severe concussion atm, and have ever so persistently cheated against the doctor's orders of deep rest

Well. As you've probably noticed, this is a slight AU of the normal Halo storyline. The original point of divergence is a small modification that the Librarian made with her plan.

John-117 died in the crib, and no SPARTAN-II is the same from the books or games.

That's basically all you need to know as a basic rundown of the lore, as most gaps can be filled in on major battles and the like by the wikis.

The squads are members of the ONI BLACK Initiative, basically black ops soldiers that can operationally do what the SPARTAN-IIs do (VIP extraction, assassination, investigation, etc), but without the material and manpower costs of the SPARTAN-IIIs.

[The Vaktovian Empire]

This grabs my eye astonishingly. For both the reason that this would be the first RP I'd be returning to since my very long vacation from nationstates, the fact that I've been watching more and more Halo short films, parodies, and full-length campaign movies on YouTube, or the fact that I'm typing all of this while on a pretty big concussion. Anyways, if you guys aren't too much already into the story or have everything set up, would love to join in on this. I'm a pretty smart, savvy, and intelligent guy don't get me wrong, and I know my way around the Halo Universe if I ever did say so, as I've been playing the games and writing fanfics since I was a little kid. I just need a little help with someone explaining the story to me and elaborating some things, as I said, I am suffering from a pretty severe concussion atm, and have ever so persistently cheated against the doctor's orders of deep rest

Well. As you've probably noticed, this is a slight AU of the normal Halo storyline. The original point of divergence is a small modification that the Librarian made with her plan.

John-117 died in the crib, and no SPARTAN-II is the same from the books or games.

That's basically all you need to know as a basic rundown of the lore, as most gaps can be filled in on major battles and the like by the wikis.

The squads are members of the ONI BLACK Initiative, basically black ops soldiers that can operationally do what the SPARTAN-IIs do (VIP extraction, assassination, investigation, etc), but without the material and manpower costs of the SPARTAN-IIIs.

Well, you know, I know many would probably turn a blind eye to this thread if they found out you killed the main character of all Halo, but even as a devout Halo fanatic I can really respect what you guys are trying to do here. That makes the story exceptionally more interesting. Might I ask, what would some criteria to join ONI BLACK be? I never could develop the best of characters to merge alongside others, I did a better job of that in my solo fanfictions, but this is such an intriguing concept. I'd love to hear more about this to be honest.

[Castain]

This grabs my eye astonishingly. For both the reason that this would be the first RP I'd be returning to since my very long vacation from nationstates, the fact that I've been watching more and more Halo short films, parodies, and full-length campaign movies on YouTube, or the fact that I'm typing all of this while on a pretty big concussion. Anyways, if you guys aren't too much already into the story or have everything set up, would love to join in on this. I'm a pretty smart, savvy, and intelligent guy don't get me wrong, and I know my way around the Halo Universe if I ever did say so, as I've been playing the games and writing fanfics since I was a little kid. I just need a little help with someone explaining the story to me and elaborating some things, as I said, I am suffering from a pretty severe concussion atm, and have ever so persistently cheated against the doctor's orders of deep rest

You play ROBLOX, don't you?

[The Vaktovian Empire]

This grabs my eye astonishingly. For both the reason that this would be the first RP I'd be returning to since my very long vacation from nationstates, the fact that I've been watching more and more Halo short films, parodies, and full-length campaign movies on YouTube, or the fact that I'm typing all of this while on a pretty big concussion. Anyways, if you guys aren't too much already into the story or have everything set up, would love to join in on this. I'm a pretty smart, savvy, and intelligent guy don't get me wrong, and I know my way around the Halo Universe if I ever did say so, as I've been playing the games and writing fanfics since I was a little kid. I just need a little help with someone explaining the story to me and elaborating some things, as I said, I am suffering from a pretty severe concussion atm, and have ever so persistently cheated against the doctor's orders of deep rest

You play ROBLOX, don't you?

I did for a time, yes lol. It's been a long time since I played that. Never have had a powerful enough computer to run it since around 2012 or so. But yes I was very active during my time.

[The Vaktovian Empire]

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[GATHERING, TRANSMITTING, OR LOSING RESTRICTED DEFENSE INFORMATION OR INVENTORY]

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NAME: Paxson, Jillian Margaret "Jill"
BIRTHPLACE: Arsalon Valley, Jericho VII
SEX: Female
AGE/DoB: 19 (February 11, 2530)
FAMILY:
-James J. Paxson
-Viviana L. Sanchez (Divorced Mother)

APPEARANCE: Jillian is a semi-set, short, muscular and toned but not so slim she could be considered skinny. She's physically fit and very much in shape. She is a pretty attractive woman, although that shouldn't affect her ability to work with all of her male counterparts; it never has. She's well built and strong. She's been working out and been in military shape since being a young kid, as better explained later in her file.

RANK: Private
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT:
-Redeployed to an active duty reserve squad on the Inner Colony World Ballast
-Partook in the evacuation of Skopje in service with the 202nd-2547
-2nd Assault & Response Task Force, in service for 202nd on the Octavian Moon Campaigns-2547
-Reassigned into the preliminary temporary 202nd Fast Response Battalion, 5th Company aboard UNSC Frigate Burning Light
-Private in 405th Infantry Division 2nd Battalion during New Llanelli-2546
-Private in 405th Infantry Division 2nd Battalion during Battle of Sargasso-2546

SPECIALTY: Corpsman
BDU DESIGN: HAVERSACK- In order to increase mobility, instead of donning the lower pieces of the leg armor, Jillian removed her leg armor pauldrons and standard ODST boots in order to keep a more standard design with Marine boots and compression suit attire or the lower half of the leg. Since a Corpsman needs more use of their lower arms and extensive movement and openness, Jillian still dons extensive shoulder pads and upper arm armor, but completely removes all lower armor and accessories besides the sensors and HUD Displays on her right wrist.
SKILLS:
+Skills
-Extensive experience with all types of injuries and medical situations. Serving as part of a combat unit on both Sargasso and then New Llanelli, Paxson dealt with firsthand combat injuries, and learned to treat members of a team in-combat, for both the short-term and med-evac scenarios. Later she would be reassigned into one of many specialty response units employed by the UNSC which helped in the evacuation of many different planets under siege by the Covenant.
-A skilled shot, she has the skill of a regular soldier and has the same aptitude of both long range and closed quarters combat as she's had to become a pretty skilled soldier in her short but rigorous time in the UNSC Armed Forces.
-Paxson has an IQ of 125. This is not exactly not on average, but she has far exceeded the average IQ in the field, both on the battlefield and displaying a fine array of intelligence and expertise in the realm of medical treatment.
-Paxson in her short stint with the military has displayed a fine dedication to following orders, as well as going above and beyond that of what is expected of her.
-Weaknesses
-Combat connotation- Paxson is not as skilled as a regular soldier in combat. She has demonstrated experience and maturity as well as acceleration in her combat technique. She has become more of an experienced and veteran soldier along the way but she still is more skilled in medical training and caring for the wounded, ill, and possibly deceased than combat.
-Psychologically inadequate at times- Paxson has been through gruesome encounters with the Covenant. From the Covenant glassing her homeworld and the horrific situation with her family to the countless casualties and dead she saw around her and the lives she couldn't save as a Corpsman, Paxson undoubtedly has her mental traumas and horrific PTSD and psychology hinder her at times. In combat she can be quite solid and keep her composure, but at the more nerve-wracking situations; stealth missions in the future, long hours of waiting with no certain outcome clear, Paxson's mental status may severely worsen over time.
PSYCH EVALUATION: Subject: CORPSMAN 02 QUASAR, Serial Number 1134775 has demonstrated a very sensitive but sophisticated Psychology as part of her screening thus conducted by our ONI Agents prior to acceptance into the program. Paxson has a severe case of PTSD. It will only worsen with time and we're dealing with a basket-case in some scenarios. That's the bad news. The good news is Paxson is young. For such a young girl to have been through much, multiple times, and still be this in-tact can only mean she will continue to at least exhibit acceptable psychiatric standards which are equal with the requirements in combat and performing her corpsman duties for the next segment of her life as a member of this new branch of ONI.
Although we realize Paxson's mental state is a delicate one, and she will continue to have flashbacks, night tremors, headaches, and particularly unorthodox mood swings and character changes out of combat, it is undoubtedly true that she can do her job and she can do her job well. When she is operating in the field it is proven that her PTSD will not hinder her ability. This is taken off the testimony of men still alive who both served alongside her and were saved by her we have spoken to.
She will be always drawn back by the fact that not only she suffered many losses and endured pain, suffering, unheard of amounts of terror and stress working on over one hundred and fifty different individual patients in her short service, but during her family situation at the age of five. Paxson lost her parents in the worse way possible, before she could even develop a strong emotional connection with them. Because of this, her overall emotional and mental stability has always been questionable. Her Psychology, even to our best minds who have sat with her is very unusual and not able to be labeled with single psychological diagnoses even within the field and subdivision of PTSD. The fact she has even been able to show such acts of heroism and demonstrate such acts of valor and saving so many lives despite her family situation and depressing childhood is adequate evidence enough to make her acceptable at the Psychological Standard for this program.

BIOGRAPHY:

Jillian Margaret Paxson was born to Viviana and James Paxson on February 11, 2530 on the planet of Jericho VII, an outer colony world which would be one of the first worlds to fall after Harvest, Vodin, Green Hills, and Second Base just years prior. Paxson was of Jericho descent as well as a Hispanic variant of Mexican-Peruvian from her mother Viviana. Viviana Sanchez was born on Arcadia, but she was of Hispanic origin. By being combined of both Hispanic and Jericho origin, Viviana has a very British-Hispanic esque accent in her voice. Since most outer colonies (Both Arcadia and Harvest) have local Colonial accents which are very Scando-English in sound and tone, her voice is of very English-Hispanic accent and origin.
Paxson's father was a rural farmer, who raised cattle and operated a moisture capacity unit and fuel farm. He was a self-made farmer who by he time of her birth had made a name for himself in the farming and cattle industry for almost 15 years since he was a little boy. Her mother was a relatively more intelligence and upper-class citizen, her parents both being White Collar business-people, she was a former lawyer on Arcadia before moving to Jericho VII on a religious retreat which turned out to be where she would set up her family with local James.
She rearranged her occupation to become a Paralegal part time lawyer while her husband raised the young child on the farm. There are varying reports of disputes between the couple based on the desired occupation of their young daughter dating back to the days of when she was first born. These records were scavenged from millions upon millions of public logs saved from Jericho's planetary government archives before the planet was lost in 2535.
Paxson received varying degrees of primary school as a young toddler and by the age of five, which was the same at which she was subsequently forced to leave Jericho VII, she was an advanced child in a varying class of different intellect and aptitude of mind. In 2535 she was forcd to leave Jericho VII. Around the time of her birthday Jericho was invaded by the Covenant, an enemy Paxson rarely understood aside from the rumors that tremor in the streets and schools of her homeworld. The UNSC in the early stages had no intention of telling the truth of the Covenant across their territories.
During the evacuation of her homeworld, Paxson's parents were held back in a long line of mostly farmers and adults wishing to board the Orbital elevator which would send them to ships heading for slipspace before the C.M.A Fleet stationed around the planet was fully destroyed. Paxson's mother pleaded with a Marine on perimeter duty of the long twisted line to get their child to the front of the line, if they promised to leave and allow for others to come before them. Amid mixed emotions of support and dispute among the crowd around them, the Marine, now identified as Corporal Jonathan Escobar (KIA 2544- Battle of Miridem) rescued the girl and made sure she got onboard, as well as being allowed to escort her safe passage with the rescue tug that carried them away from Jericho VII.
Her parents were subsequently lost to the glassing of the planet. The Marine, as we still do not understand how, was allowed to raise the girl as part of an extensive deal worked out with him and his now KIA superior officer. Most of these logs were lost to data deletion, but we know that Paxson was raised by the nurses and female staff working on the station or base the Marine served aboard. He has been established as the primary emotional and family connection to Paxson, however. He raised her in more ways than we can imagine, as most of those records as well were lost. We do know Paxson was surrounded by military minds and those who could train her in the arts of the UNSC War Machine from a very young age. She's the perfect story for our program. But the story of Paxson is better than imaginable.
Although she was brave enough to be able to mentally and physically survive among a military environment since such a small age, we know it was traumatic and horrofic to lose her parents. It was a situation which still gets to her to this day, as identifiable by her psychological reports. We also know that the loss of Escobar in 2544 did nothing better to her emotional or psychological status. Despite this, with already astounding military training and familiarity, Paxson was officially registered and instated into the UNSC Marine Corps on record on her 16th birthday.
Paxson was first deployed to Basic, in which she exceeded and then placed in the 405th Infantry Division, Second Battalion which was stationed on Sargasso when the planet was attacked. Paxson was part of a distributed unit which rescued hundreds of civilians from a Shopping Center in the City of Garitpo and was on hand to treat injuries to both her team and civilians. She saved two civilians lives, and one of her own team. She was unrecognized for her impressive commendation.
New Llanelli was a similar situation, however Paxson was part of the force which arrived with the fleet sent to combat the invading covenant armada. Sent to the surface, Paxson again demonstrated honor and valor. She volunteered to run into the outskirts of the city of New Sacramento among heavy Covenant resistance in order to treat wounded soldiers. The act ended up being enough for the UNSC High Command at the time to take notice and they sent help. With Paxson's cunning heroism and bravery she had been able to reach the right people in time and they were able to get in touch with many units with little to no radio or electronic communication further than the common use of word and mouth.
For this act of heroism Paxson was awarded the Marine Corps' Commendation Medal.
Despite the heroism Paxson demonstrated, in later run-ins with the Covenant Paxson and the unit she served in were not so lucky. The 2nd Battalion, as well as the 405th as a whole was torn apart by Covenant reinforcements on the Northernmost continent. Paxson herself was involved in a major injury which left her unconscious and with three broken bones in her left foot, as well as a splintered backbone in her lower spine.
Paxson was put on medical leave and sent to Lockhart Medical Station for R&R. She recovered, and in early 2547 was approached by Lt. Commander Horatio Adams, who was putting together a Fast-Reaction Task Force as part of a multitude of activated units of mashed up former squadrons and battalions which would respond to further invasions in the future of the war. Paxson, although fatigued and still very reluctant to join as well as exhibiting multiple outbreaks of PTSD and Mental lapses according to Psych Doctor Harold Gibbs aboard the station, agreed to join the 202nd Fast Response Battalion in the 5th Company. She was one of many highly trained and qualified medics in the Battalion. During the Octavian Moon Campaigns in which the Covenant had a drawn out 4 months of fighting between them and UNSC and Colonial Military Administration on the far-to-reach Moons of Octavia IV. Eventually the Covenant Fleets would be reinforced, as they had bigger fish to fry than the small non-strategic moons of Octavia, such as dealing with the Spartan IIs which were constantly deployed.
Paxson's biggest stage came when Skopje was invaded in late October. She was deployed with the 202nd, and even with a depleted number of fighting-ready men, she endured a event-filled and long winded campaign for the duration of the Battle of Skopje. She saved what is predicted to be 48 lives on Skopje, including civilians and soldiers. During two key evacuation endeavors, Paxson treated, cared for and evacuated around 30 or so civilians from their homes in high-rise apartments and to the medical crews established in different organized city centers near the various towers.
Paxson has a confirmed 60-70 lives both saved, treated and cared for. Some of those people died after they were saved, which does nothing for Paxson's confidence and PTSD. She relishes in the sorrow that comes with knowing even with doing all she could, some of the people she saved couldn't make it. Regardless during her two years of rigorous and challenging service she picked up many exceptional skills in med care and treatment of wounds. Despite this on Skopje she broke two fingers, one of which was surgically operated on and severed in half. She only has four full fingers on her left hand. She was left with countless skin abrasions on her arms and chest on Octavia IV due to second-degree Plasma burns. She has endured physical, mental, and against-all-odds suicidal types of missions, as well as pain. She's seen the worst of the war at its peak, and she experienced the beginning of it at childhood. She's a child of this war and being so connected to it at such a young age is one of the main reasons we attribute to her courageous heroism and ability to come against all odds. She's a fighter, and a damned good one at that, but her conscientious care and help for human life is what really motivates her in her actions.
After Skopje she was again put on medical leave for a grace period of 4 months while her surgeries and rehabilitation took place. She was then placed on a reserve unit and reactivated to active duty on Ballast, until we found her file and were intrigued by her story enough to interview her and take a signifigant interest.

RP EXAMPLE: I've been on R&R for almost 3 days with a concussion and because of that don't have the best memory for remembering where my better RPs are, as I've also been retired from Nationstates for more than a year until I decided to reactivate my account, while, yes, fresh on a concussion. When I regain more mental consciousness I will surely be able to find you one but for the moment I can't remember. If you care to search my threads that is up to you, but I really would give you one if I could.

DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

[Beiarusia]

NAME: Paxson, Jillian Margaret "Jill"

Before I go further with breaking down the app I ask that you attempt to better your formatting. It comes across as one giant mass of text that is not too pleasant to read. One thing, however, is the age. While I can relent that they could have potentially enlisted at 16, she seems very young to be involved in a spec-ops unit. Even a year or two older would appear better in my opinion.

[Ism]

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DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

Hope you feel better soon Vaktovian. I located a couple of rps you were involved in

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=336266
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=299635

[Lanternton]

Is this a good time to introduce Alfie?

[Beiarusia]

Is this a good time to introduce Alfie?

If you want. Currently the UNSC Salt the Earth will be engaged in limited combat against targets of opportunity (as opposed to active combat against the Covenant) and additional fireteams would probably be on standby. Once the rooftop is cleared those reinforcements are going to be needed as well as some heavy ordinance.

[The Vaktovian Empire]

NAME: Paxson, Jillian Margaret "Jill"

Before I go further with breaking down the app I ask that you attempt to better your formatting. It comes across as one giant mass of text that is not too pleasant to read. One thing, however, is the age. While I can relent that they could have potentially enlisted at 16, she seems very young to be involved in a spec-ops unit. Even a year or two older would appear better in my opinion.

I apologize for this. As I told your Co-Op and it says at the bottom. I'm suffering from a pretty hefty concussion. My "friend" punched me in the left temple and I've been experiencing varying symptoms since Friday night. Because of this I'm not even supposed to be on a computer But I did the unheard of and came back to NS of all things. I couldn't help myself seeing this thread. I assure you I'm normally a much better writer and carry with me much greater aptititude in both style and format. As of right now I'm on my iPhone because I can't use my laptop yet for long durations. I do apologize for inconvenience. I tried my best but could not get everything perfectly formatted or worded so fresh off an injury to the brain such as this.

[Beiarusia]

NAME: Shepard, David
DO NOT REMOVE: Gillian-013

It also irks me how much he relates to Mass Effect (if only because of the name and chosen picture) and while your grammar could be better I am willing to give you a chance. ACCEPTED. If you decided to change your picture at the very least I wouldn't complain.

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That's fine, however, if you need to take some time to recover then go ahead. This tread won't be going anywhere (hopefully) and a time skip will happen after the first mission so you could easily join in as needed.