Name: Keenan Lane again *This one tends to prefer being called Lane, or Mister Lane, rather than any Vortigese title or friendlier terms Gender: Male, straight Age/DOB: ... yeah, that. Human for around 100 years now Origin: Rookery dimension, Convocation Family: Convocation entities, of course, but also there's a strong possibility that Amon Vahh is his son with the local Caroline; had an interesting if slightly doomed relationship with Rhea Mercer, which he has apparently been regretting how it turned out ever since he learned she lost their child; also he is the inadvertent 'genetic donor' for the original Color Guard group (1-15); whether he has interest in allowing this invasive Melissa to harvest his genes is unclear, but she will absolutely try; Journey also tries, and it's possible that he doesn't even realize they're two completely different women. Other: Among those doppelgangers that Repurposed Keenan meets with regularly, this one has been reasonably helpful and specifically encourages the Rapture group. He is however not remarkably friendly in any way. He is the 'Chaotic' to Chaotic Neutral, in the 'grid of alignments'. Height: 6'1" carries himself upright (uptight?) and definitely more stilted than Repurposed Lane does Weight: 170ish, slightly less fit than he'd like to be Hair: Pepper Black, fine silver strands, strong widows peak and pretty severe military cut Eyes: Vibrantly turquoise green, faintly glowing (or not so faintly if seen Vortally), sunken and tired but intense, under very, very snarky judgemental brows Appearance: fair skin with plenty of age to it, deeply lined face, stubble, and dark circles under eyes; absolutely never seen in anything other than a sharply tailored suit, though apparently this version has always preferred black with red, to the 'canon' blue-grey, also rarely seen without his briefcase, which unlike Repurposed Lane, he didn't lose somewhere... Though what he keeps in that briefcase at this point so long after its usefulness as a lawyer or banker has ceased, who even knows? Icarus Processing: no, absolutely not, not necessary |
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Genetic Abilities: as all of his other kin-folk in the Convocation, Rookery (or "Local") Lane is basically an energy being with a flesh suit on. And though he enjoys this quite a bit, he also has no illusions about leaving it behind the moment things are settled here on this Earth. He can manipulate energy of most sorts, though his range is limited by the type he's using (radio, microwaves, visible light, all have very different outcomes); he can camouflage himself visibly and Vortally, as well as electronically - unseen unless he wants to be noticed and even then it's usually at just a distance to be inconvenient to reach. Teleportation is his forte, and he has been known to lift entire small towns from one dimension to another. No one has seen him do this, but he has - the Hippies and Carnies are here for that very reason after all. Also it's not clear whether that act wore him out tremendously or just a little, but it certainly did stress his ability. Trapped as he is in a body, his overt power is hindered a little. He can telepathically speak to anyone, preferring in dreams or in the form of ghostly visions, or electronically 'appearing' to someone but not others while they're watching a monitor. Unlike Repurposed Lane, this one is not hindered in any way by Vortigaunts energy, though truth be told they haven't really tried to challenge him here, as he has acted in their better interests for quite some time. He can speak and comprehend any language, including electronic or non-verbal ones. And while he is technically empathic, he doesn't admit it. | |
Skills or Profession: As any Lane, he is a businessman in every sense of the word, and knows laws, contracts, and the like inside and out; as a lawyer he is absolutely deadly good. He as a strong memory for locations and mapping, apparently able to utilize those skills to move whole chunks of scenery to somewhere without breaking anything, also to wander ruins without getting so much as a scratch. Overall he is still a 'good guy', attempting to trap Ulathoi and destroy it, but his methods have been less nice and more ruthless the whole time, so if he wants to strike a deal with you, read the fine print a couple times first... | |
Personality: Silent, arrogant, snarky, and cynical, this 'Local' Lane is a bit more bitter than he'd like to admit and actually more than he wants to be. Now that he's seen how other versions of his history and events have played out elsewhere, he has had to grudgingly admit that maybe he might have been a bit hasty to do some of the things he's done. But, he lives with the results just as anyone else. At this point, since he's effectively a bystander now, he serves his alternate as a devil's advocate, presenting information and options that might or might not be extraordinarily cruel. | |
Events or History: It's basically the same as Repurposed Lane's, only with a few changes here and there. This world did not contain Armacham, and some of the people that play strong roles on Repurposed Earth didn't make it, while others took their place. So his interactions with some of these replacement people is... interesting. (Specifically the dynamic of Gordon Freeman with Adrian Shephard, given their roles were effectively swapped.) He has clearly 'fallen in love' and even sired children, but doesn't seem to be the type to actually settle down and raise a family quite unlike his counterpart. Currently he is busy moving from dimension to dimension looking for interesting people or things to throw at Repurposed Lane. Whether that's to help out, or to purely piss him off, no one really knows. Also, no one ever wants to see the two of them fighting, but if he goes too far, that may very well happen. If this version of Lane has a dragon, that'll be... really weird. |
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Dragon Name: Pharoah It was equally surprising when Repurposed Lane allowed them to be sent to the Winter's Dark Heart 'event', though truth be told it's not Lane that's going to this to find or collect any further dragonets, it's Pharoah. Maybe he'll make a little army. Maybe they'll keep each other busy a while, and not interrupt the rebuilding that's going on in the Rookery. Or, they may just become unrelentingly destructive. Lane - all of them - hopes that this will more allow them to keep track of a third and considerably less savory of their roster. Whether Pharoah will allow his human...ish friend to control or suggest courses of action with whatever might come home with them, that remains to be seen too. Lane doesn't 'control' Pharoah, but then Pharoah can't really mess with Lane in any significant way save threatening him physically. |
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