Miles is a Humanoid, working for The Lorath Matriarchy as a technical consultant carrying the rank of Lieutenant. He is an independent contractor who resides on Lor.
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| Species | Humanoid | Age | 40 |
| Weight | 162lbs/73.48kg | Height | 5’11 / 180.33cm |
| Affiliations | Contracted with The Lorath Matriarchy | ||
| Occupation | General Discipline Research Engineer | Organisation | Independent |
| Rank | Lieutenant | Home | Lor |
| Theme | Turnabout Jazz Soul - Godot - The Fragrance of Dark Coffee | ||
Miles possesses a lean build which age has added some softness to despite the best efforts of a stable exercise routine. Even while keeping physically fit, his overall skin color keeps the same pallid complexion of his face, but marred with thin scars of incisions and hair-thin seams where synthetic and organic meet, as one of his legs is a prosthesis, while muscular and skeletal structural augmentations have left their marks upon his torso and limbs, and half-a-hair-width thin seams can be found along the bottom contour of his jaw and skull where a brain-case module was built around the existing cranium.
Psychology - Aged. Aged is the best way to speak of Miles’ worldview, as he has grown from a socially awkward introvert who enlisted in a space bound military a universe away. Experience has done well to bring him out of his shell, as he has become confident in his own self. He still maintains a cynical caution around new people, but it is backed up with a decisiveness in action to make a choice to keep those who he cares for close, while those who would be an inconvenience at arm’s length. With confidence also comes a brash decisiveness which has served him well in his years.
Personality - He has one.
Removed from the obligations and history of an existence that lingers purely as something kin to the sacred memories left behind by a fever dream, Miles’ affiliations exist purely in the present. His wife, his friends, and those who he is obligated to perform services for as dictated by employment.
His beliefs are shaped not by coin, not by loyalty, but from fact and figure, driven by the ethos of a man of science; question, research, hypothesis, experiment, observe, evaluate results, and act upon his newfound understanding, at least, that’s whenever possible. Otherwise, he believes in his gut feeling and will find fit to save a life or kill based upon that feeling if needed.
A vague concept of what was exists for the men and women which left their birthplaces behind, Miles included. Another life, another place, the strings of space and time which knit together history, present, and future for another place were cut for Miles in crossing over. A world away, he had a mother, a father, a spattering of relatives. A world away, he had youthful ambitions, a history of service, a break, and a change. A world away, he made another life, he learned to live for what and who mattered, and he carried that life and living with him as he crossed from that world, to live amongst those who thrust themselves upon a new way of being.
In crossing from ‘there’ to ‘here’, Miles left behind much, but brought with him his expertise, his knowledge, his spirit, his wife, and his dearest friends. A simple life calls to him, a life he needs to keep earning his way to keep and with that he continues to work with a patient turned colleague, and the generous hosts of the Lorath Matriarchy who put the proverbial bread on the table.
Miles current endeavors consist of contract research and development operations for the Lorath Matriarchy in service with the Lorath Self Defense Force.
Abilities are different from Skills - as Skills represent common knowledge throughout the whole profession while abilities represent a character's personal twists on something. For example, many characters have the Vehicles skill, but a handful of individuals have the ability to make the car do some beautiful stunts. Many people may know how to use the Firearms skill, but some people can intuitively reassemble firearms or quick-draw.
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Sex, guns, drugs, metals, substances, there was a theme there in Miles’ life, the way in which these things all meshed with the condition of humanity. Influences of biochemistry, prostheses, physiology, pharmacology, biomechanical augmentation, genetic modification, surgical alteration, ministration of medicine, and creation. There was a carnal appeal in it all, to have such a means to apply influence through such a seemingly fundamental expertise. For a young man from a rough world, it was a meal ticket, it was a promise for prosperity, and it was a shot at becoming a ‘somebody’ and enjoying the hell out of it. Age and wisdom mulled the prospect from merely being a means to make a bankroll, to being something greater; to become a ‘somebody’ who can be remembered for doing the right thing, usually, at least. From this, Miles has a high-end expertise in multiple scientific disciplines and the mindset to expand further.
As a requirement in his military career, Miles firearm expertise went beyond how to use a gun in a back alley shootout, to being able to use various forms of personnel operated weaponry in short, mid, and long-range engagements. Miles’ capacity to use such weapons have been developed largely for close range engagements however, for purposes of close-range urban combat and in-ship combat. Miles’ affinity for such engagement distances had even prompted his successful modification of standard issue equipment into superior close-range kit.
Operational skills for Miles extended beyond mere infantry operations, as his expertise was extended into power armor operation, starship operation, piloting, and crew served equipment operation. His expertise grew with exposure to the battle craft needed to survive, but survival was something which was supplemented during his time in the field, as he also learned how to perform repairs on the equipment he was to work with while in service.
Success in service led to a raise in rank, with rank came responsibility, responsibility over others. As part of his responsibility to his rank Miles developed his capacity for communication to allow for effective leadership in the field and aboard ship, able to relay information effectively in or out of combat. His communication skills also expanded in his exposure to the world around him, as he learned several languages to supplement his ability to lead, and to communicate with those he would work with in his capacity as a medical officer.
Rotten in many ways but redeeming in others; Miles’ capacity for raw humanity has extended into his responsibilities. Love, empathy, duty, even a touch of a homebrew ethical morality, they come together to sculpt his ability to be a lover, a fighter, a creator, a killer, and knowing how and when to apply what he knows and what he does to a situation appropriately.
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