Name: Bastian Bordel Gender: Male, bisexual? Age/DOB: ~40, unknown dob Origin: Rookery Earth, of French Canadian family, Borealis scientist Family: Unknown relatives, likely all deceased, but is likely quite attracted to Kjartan Other: has claimed he's 'too busy with science for a family' but in truth he would dearly love to have kids, provided the Combine can be defeated Height: 5'7" Weight: a stout 170, with a broad torso, though he's not wimpy he's definitely not as in shape as he'd like to be Hair: balding caramel brown, curly in a Jew-Fro style, bushy eyebrows and thick sideburns, as well as a well trimmed beard Eyes: brightly green, round and wide, worried looking Appearance: though tanned from working under the sun in the arctic ice, he's usually a bit pasty, with a reddened nose, however he doesn't have much in the way of scars or even freckles, and also seems to not have wrinkles or age lines forming somehow; speaks with a lightly French accent; though he bundles longjohns under his outfits he likes the Aperture white and grey color scheme, adding his own red tie, he'd prefer to have heavier gloves but since he needs fingers for working, he often goes without Genetic Abilities: Unknown, but Melissa assures people that his recovery from cold and lack of visible aging is genetic and strong enough that she'd like to pair him up with some sturdy others even including herself Icarus Processing: none, he's old enough that he does not want to entertain thoughts of going under the knife in another facility, and wouldn't likely directly benefit any more than he has right now |
Image Credits: Azalea's Dolls Snow King |
Skills or Profession: an Aperture scientist working on their ice-breaking ship Borealis, he was responsible for technology to deploy and retract parts of the ship, both internally and externally; his skills are strongest in civil and specific engineering, ship making, metal analysis, and weather prediction. He's exceptionally good at math and estimation, and his ability to look up into the sky and just guess correctly what the upcoming few days worth of weather will be like, is invaluable to the crew. He knows how to read charts and dials like a pro, having installed most of them in the ship himself. He speaks English and French fluently, but also has a very strong ability to look at code, engineering terms, and scientific notation in order to translate or utilize it. | |
Personality: quiet and determined, he isn't easily shaken by things going wrong, and has always been there when things get rough in order to see them through with his friends intact. His personality is stable and even a bit dull, but though he's never the one to start the party he will always attend and make sure everyone has what they want or need. That said, he's hardly a pushover, and recognizes when any one person is hogging attention or trying to troll another. | |
Events or History: A very competent engineering student, he went straight into Aperture's engineering department right out of his Master's degree. He spent quite a few years working on the ship he still resides in, and was part of the group that 'vanished, with all hands on deck' when the Borealis was swept away by ... well, even he's not sure what it was that teleported the ship from its deep-earth dry dock into the Arctic where it actually belonged, though he is rather glad that it is finally out there, because why was it made a mile down a shaft in the first place?! As the Resonance Cascade and then the Combine invasions struck his world, he and his companions ... dwindled in number over time, until it was just him, Kjartan, and a scant few others. He was so relieved when something else caught his eye on his daily vigil looking into the sky: a dragon, well that just... was so bizarre yet wasn't the weirdest thing he'd ever seen working for Aperture, now was it. He's traveled back and forth between numerous locations, but after Noctilucent found him, they have remained at the Borealis and very rarely flying over to the Aerie island above Rapture since it's not all that far away. He also thinks he'd like to visit that big man's house in Norway, but that will just have to wait until after the Combine have been pushed comfortably farther away. |
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Dragon Name: Noctilucent |
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