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Age: 20
Class: Explorer-Engineer
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Appearance:
With a height of 5'2" and a weight of 152 pounds, Marina Docking is a relatively average woman. Her skin's color similar to the lighter shades of sand beneath the water, the woman is in incredible shape due to her occupation. She doesn't pride herself on beauty, but the not-so-subtle curves tend to give her a decent appeal, overall.
Her face, when not hidden by a mask and goggles, is round—commonly hosting a small smile and a golden twinkle in her hazel eyes. She has a small, cute nose...which she despises with a passion as thanks to her hometown constantly doting on her.
Framing her face are thick, disheveled waves of prairie-tinted blonde. Floating just above her shoulders, it is obvious that it doesn't receive the luxuries of finer hair-care— instead having the texture more similar to a corn husk than actual hair.
Commonly, Marina wears a solid white bikini, hickory-brown daisy dukes, and an over-sized pine-green jacket. Due to her job, all articles are made from a water resistant fabric— and dry off relatively quickly compared to other materials.
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Personality:
Much like her usual surroundings, Marina has currents hidden under the surface—and then even deeper currents, until you hit rock bottom in the darkest parts of her soul. Enigmatic and hard to predict on a first impression, she carries a cheerful, good natured aura about her— often going with the flow of the situation and maintaining a friendly attitude with most. Her communication methods are blunt, and frequently she is the first to tell an insensitive joke, roughhouse, or suddenly change plans. Assuming that those interacts with are the same as her, she is likely to go too far and cross boundaries she hasn't even been told yet— all within the first day of meeting her.
Despite her friendliness, Marina is surprisingly introverted. She is cheerful, but it is a calming sort of cheer— more relatable to a night of stargazing than a rollercoaster. As such, she tends to keep personal matters to herself, and prefers silence over small talk. Likewise, she has no trouble leaving something unsaid when it is thought of as mutually understood— often leading to a multitude of confusions with whoever she interacts with. Combine this with her insensitivity to emotional states, along with her lack obligation to shift plans on others' behalf...and nothing seems to come out right when she attempts any sort of empathy. Ironically, she has just as much trouble with her own emotions, often confused on how to appropriately express them without looking like a complete lunatic. Often times, she uses physical touch to express her emotions— tending to slip a hand in another's, or sometimes approaching people in those few rare times she has nothing to do: leaning her head on a shoulder and falling asleep.
Being a self-proclaimed engineer, Marina is extremely curious— however she finds herself unable to stay focused on formal studies. Instead, she learns by doing— and as a result likes to keep herself busy. However, the woman is also easily bored— enjoying the new, exciting, and mysterious... and finds it just as easy for her to walk away from those things once she understands it. She is very imaginative with practical things, such as mechanic, and can easily make acquaintances to share these activities with— as well as jostle up some friendly competition. However, while she enjoys discussing new ideas with these acquaintances, these ideas can't be abstract or distant to Marina. As such, she just simply cannot wrap her head around things such as politics, or philosophy.
Quite contradictory to her introverted self, Marina has a habit of building up a store of impulsive energy— which seemingly explodes without warning. A sudden sense of spontaneity urges the woman to act upon some illogical whim that breezed through her mind— often leading to differing degrees of danger, much to the woman's enjoyment.
Socially, Marina is stubborn— frequently extremely blunt with irritation should one attempt to force her to change. She sees long term commitment as oppressive, preferring to approach life day by day. However, she is also extremely flexible and versatile: often doing what needs to be done without hesitation, and easily adapting to most situations. She isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, and her strong sense of direct fairness results in Marina accepting most forms of retaliation as fair play. Struggling with boundaries and guidelines, Marina prefers the freedom to move around independently— her tendency to explore her relationships through her actions leads to a multitude of increasingly frustrating situations for those close to her.
Opposing her irritation to change, Marina hypocritically has no problem trying to change the habits of others. Under (usually) good intentions, she doesn't conform to tradition, and her laidback approach often ends up attempting to "loosen up" those close to the woman.
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History:
Marina Docking was born in Brooks, a small dock town in the Neutral Territory which bordered the Enterprise Coalition. Her parents were, as the older folks say, a "power couple"-- the two of them doubling as a husband & wife scavenger-explorer duo. Being one of the younger couples in Brooks, Marina's parents were often relied upon to hunt for materials in the waters outside of town, due to the various conditions that plagued the dock town.
As such, once Marina had started talking, the parents returned to their daily runs-- leaving their daughter under the care of the local town doctor, an older man who often caved under the wanting gaze of a youth. To entertain Marina, he would tell her stories of his younger days, and how he attempted (and subsequently failed) to become a successful trader in the bordering affiliation.
When she wasn't listening to the old man's cautious tales, Marina was investigating her fascination for tinkering-- often making small toys out of scrap for the other kids, and eventually doing minor repairs for neighbors. The town grew to love her, and whenever somebody found a book that was even remotely close to engineering, they made sure to let Marina read it.
While this wasn't necessarily a formal education, she was at least taught how to read and write from the old man. Along with this, Marina learned the most when doing something-- which usually resulted in a lot of small explosions, which then resulted in many a lecture about safety whilst her burns and cuts were treated by the old man.
Meanwhile, Marina's parents were having to search farther and farther away from town, and one day they delved too far. Unintentionally passing the border into the Enterprise Coalition's territory, the married couple came across a sealed aluminum crate, labeled with the names of various tools and miscellaneous parts. Assuming it to be abandoned, the two took the crate back to town, and presented it as a birthday gift to their daughter, now ten years of age.
A couple of weeks later, a boat filled with strangers docked at Brooks. Upon explanation, it seemed that the package wasn't abandoned, and had actually belonged to a company who wasn't as charitable as some would hope-- and had hired a boat of mercenaries to search for the thieves who stole their property. With the discovery that Marina's parents were the people who were responsible for bringing the crate back to town, the married couple was promptly dealt with under the guise of "justice". Luckily for Marina, the old man who had raised her all these years managed to convince the mercenaries that she was his granddaughter, and as such had no idea that her birthday present was stolen property.
The crate, along with all of it possessions, was returned. The bodies of Marina's parents were cremated, and while the papers say that the local doctor adopted the young girl-- the whole town mourned their grief alongside her.
For the next few years, the entire town took part in teaching Marina how to safely dive and defend herself against the monsters of the deep. While nobody was near the level of professionalism needed to properly teach, the information was enough for Marina to eventually decide to set off and start her own business. While many tried to talk her out of the idea, her adoptive father merely gave her one final lecture before helping her set off at age 13.
For the following year, Marina was wildly unsuccessful with her business-- only barely scraping by with various small jobs throughout all of Brooklyn, from wedding rings to valuable memorabilia. Finally, she came across a research boat, who divulged their need for specific parts for an "experiment" for the Empire State Alliance. However, the research team couldn't locate these parts anywhere else but within a building said to be inhabited by sea serpents. Marina, recognizing the parts described, offered her services to the crew.
Upon returning with the parts, the crew promised to recommend her to their boss-- who later decided to seek out and hire Marina as a field agent for his company Cascadia. Seeing the opportunity for a steady pay for what would basically be the same job, Marina accepted.
For the following years, Marina continued to work for Cascadia. During this time, her reputation slowly grew as a hard-working agent who would always get the job done. Now, six years later, she has been sent by the company to investigate this...thing
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Boat:
A skiff made of redwood, with an six-foot width and a seventeen-foot length. With a depth of 3 feet, there are long aluminum paddles attached to each inside wall, and two notches for them to be placed in.
On the backside, there is a small gasoline-powered motor with a tiller.
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Inside, there are three large woven baskets spread out onto the floor: the first one stores Marina's tools; the second one holds what few spare clothes Marina owns, along with her scuba gear; and the last one protects her food and water supply.
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Gear:
~ An old gas mask, which Marina modified with a rubber seal, an air pump, and a valve to turn into a diving mask. When paired with her goggles, Marina can both see and breathe underwater for as long as her air lasts.
~ Two standard-sized scuba tanks, which were fused together and modified into a backpack with two chains covered in fabric. Assuming the air is calmly taken in at a steady rate, it should last a single person about 90 minutes.
~ Various tools Marina has collected over the years. Definitely not waterproof, and kept in a basket on-board her boat.
~ Probably the nicest thing that Marina owns, Old Smokey is a break-action, double-barreled shotgun that, when not in use, is held in a water-tight case with some ammunition. A white bandana is wrapped around it.
~ A Deba knife, sheathed and carried on Marina's left hip.
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Extra:
~ Marina's favorite food is crab— a delicacy that, while incredibly rare and expensive, reminds her of a yearly festival her hometown hosts.
~ Aesthetically, Marina tends to go for earthy shades to pair with the brightness of her favorite color, white.
~ While it isn't necessarily a phobia, Marina does feel uncomfortable around spiders of any kind.
~ For the sake of cleanliness, Marina owns two bikinis: one solid white, the other white with golden stripes.
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