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Sydney Smith


Posts : 21
Join date : 2012-02-07
Location : Directly Above the Center of the Earth

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PostSubject: Sydney Smith   Sydney Smith I_icon_minitimeWed Jul 25, 2012 8:10 pm

Name: Sydney Smith
Role: Test Pilot/Engineer
Nature: Critic (Type III)

Attributes - 6/4/3
Physical - [4]
Strength 2
Dexterity 3
Stamina 2

Social - [3]
Charisma 2
Manipulation 2
Appearance 2

Mental - [6]
Perception 3
Intelligence 3
Wits 3


Skills - [11/7/4]
Talents - [11]
Alertness 3
Athletics 2
Brawl 1
Expression 1
Intuition 2
Leadership 2

Skills - [7]
Drive 3
Firearms 2
Melee 1
Survival 1

Knowledges - [4] (4)
Crafts 2 (Aircraft Maintenance Engineering)
Linguistics 1 (Native: English, Arabic)
Technology 3

Backgrounds - [5] (5)
Arsenal 2 (Modest collection of legal registered firearms: a few pistols, a rifle, a shotgun, and an AR-15; current concealed carry permits in Minnesota and Montana)
Contacts 3 (A few scattered USAF, DoD, and Boeing contacts ranging in power and position from simple engineers to a Brigadier General)
Fast Reflexes 2
Resources 3 (Mostly 22 years of military pay, including nearly a total decade of hazard pay, saved by living on base. Also, periodic consulting fees from Boeing.)

Willpower 7

Personality Flaws
I vent my frustrations verbally [Coping Mechanism]
I keep people at a distance
I dislike being the center of attention

[x] - Starting Points
(x) - Freebie Points
9 freebies spent, 6 freebies saved for ST scheming

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How old are you? (Date of birth? How old do you look? Feel? Act?)
41, born on November 5, 1970. He could pass for early- to mid-30s. Feels/acts societally-appropriate for his age. Being raised by a lifelong RAF officer, mostly in England, he's usually polite and well-mannered.

What is your family life like? (Parents? Siblings? Spouse/s? Child[ren]?)
Parents, Graham and Lisa, are both retired and living in Southern Wales near his father's family. His younger sister Grace is a journalist living in San Francisco with her longtime girlfriend Helen. His ex-wife Jenny moved back to New York City after their divorce in '98. Never had any kids. After retiring from the military, Sydney bought a modestly-sized house in the fairly affluent Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood in western Minneapolis's Calhoun-Isles community.

Where are you from? (Birthplace? Nationality? Culture? Social class? Upbringing?)
Sidney was born in London, England, UK. A dual US/British citizen, his father was an RAF Officer and his mother was an American diplomatic attache. He enjoyed a comfortable, if unremarkable, upper-middle class upbringing largely on or near British Airbases.

What do you believe? (Religion? Politics? Philosophy? How do you treat people who believe differently?)
He was raised as an Anglican (his mother converted to his father's religion when they married). Since living at home in high school he hasn't attended regularly, mostly just holidays. Sydney is fairly centrist in his political opinions, being an avowed Independent for the past two decades. Philosophically he believes that it's the duty of the strong and capable to care for and protect the weak and innocent. In both politics and philosophy his opinions primarily come down to logic and pragmatism. The only differing opinions with which he really takes exception are ones built on ignorance, deception, and/or domination.

What do you do? (Work experience? Current job? Hobbies?)
Retired from US Air Force after 22 years with the rank of Major: electrical engineering training, combat pilot in Desert Storm, Air Force Test Pilot School, 9 years flying new and experimental aircraft at Edwards AFB, 2 year officer exchange with Great Britain, 8 years providing combat and tactical flight instruction to troops in the Middle East. Syd is now a part time test pilot for Boeing. Outside of work he home brews beer, goes hiking and backpacking, builds electronics, and goes stargazing.

How do you deal with life's problems? (Force? Avoidance? Negotiation? Cleverness?)
Careful, systematic analysis when he has time to consider them; reliance on his wits and quick reactions when under pressure. Regardless of how quickly he deals with his problems, Syd usually meets them head on.

When did you first experience a brush with death? (How did it impact your life? Your personality?)
His fighter jet was shot down in Desert Storm. Although he was able to open his parachute, the pressure change from ejecting suddenly at high altitude caused him to pass out and be unable to control his descent, crashing hard in the middle of the desert miles from where his plane went down. After nearly 36 hours of hovering near death due to injuries and dehydration, he was rescued by a herdsman driving his flock to grazing land. The shepherd tended to his wounds and nursed him back from the brink of death. This experience had a profound impact on Syd's outlook on life and especially people with whom he disagreed; he began to sincerely stop and think about his own opinions and positions.

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