Here we go, tell me if anything needs changing. I think I might have gone a bit overboard, but still, it's fun.
@R-9 Pilot @Sir Pinkleton I hope what I wrote was pretty good. Considering what the GM wrote about influences from Strike Witches, I thought that something like the below might be necessary. If you'd like to discuss more in private, or here even, I would love to.
EDIT - Slight edits, nothing major.
EDIT 2 - Screw it. Here's the photo just to mix with the other posts.
EDIT 3 - Minor edit to equipment.
Name: Lucy Morrison
"Spire" "DJ Morri"
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Age: 19
Nationality: New Victoria (Got a better name? Throw it at me.)
Formed on the large islands off the coast of the mainland Europe(Name Required), Victorian citizens haven't been hit all too hard by the war due to the quality of defense forces they have. While they themselves aren't too industrious, New Victoria has a strong economy due to the scientific trade between international companies and nearby countries, along with luxuries and being a midpoint for trade. Most of their cyborg elite are created in different countries or nations, in exchange for testing grounds and assistance in R&D for weapons.
Appearance: Photo here (As for some reason I can't resize photos)
Lucy stands at 5'6 without her flight-gear on, as the rig takes 3 inches off her legs and replaces them with secondary thrusters. She has a notable figure, despite being somewhat young for enlisting. It is partially due to her reconstruction, though she thought that it was worth it. Lucy's equipment, after the initial combat tests and deployment, has since changed color scheme. Most of it is black with blue accents, with the
New Victorian Flag (Pardon my trash, but I tried) on her shoulders and on each of her wings. Her usual 'bodysuit' has the same color scheme as her flight-gear, as does her headset. Her more casual clothing all varies depending on weather and whatnot.
History:
Lucy grew up on the coast, native to New Victoria. Her childhood was pretty simple, nothing really outstanding. A bit of a fascination with tea and other cultures exposure to technology, the Internet, music. Her older brother, David, enlisted in the Victorian Army, not too short before the war started. He didn't last all too long, defending the country with his all. But it gave her something to work forward to, her own drive for the war.
Her schooling was pretty generic. She was never a star athlete, she didn't stand out during her school. She was pretty average with her grades. She got into music and photography quite a bit, just as more of a side thing. She enjoyed the art of photography, taking pictures of the water and what scenes she could find. Lucy owned a relatively older camera as she found it 'classier' than some of the much smaller cameras used today. As for music, she always had a habit of keeping some playing in her ears.
Before long, she too was given an opportunity in the military. The country had a project they were working on, and needed a small handful of people to test out some equipment. They didn't care all too much for age, only really willing people with proper genetics willing to mirror the successes in those countries hit much harder by the war, and those countries with much larger funding. It was smaller than some other programs, and this particular project wasn't all too interested in heavier weaponry. As science based as New Victoria was, they were looking for some more applications for advancements other than heavy weapons. There were more than enough cyborg soldiers out in the front. Doesn't mean she isn't interested in fighting.
At first terrified and reluctant, Lucy's initial experience was one of doubt, quite obviously. There had been many companies which had done this before, and they were primarily assisting the New Victorian government on this, but barely about to turn 18, she had doubts. She was slowly turned after the two weeks before the surgery by the memory of her brother and Victorian Pride, figuring that entering the military would help quite a bit. She was one of the more capable of the candidates, genetics wise.
Skip to past the initial surgery, Lucy's proper recovery has been relatively smooth, save for a few restless nights of dreams of detachment. She had to get a few more additions to her rig, particularly for the basis of the flight-gear she was to be equipped with later on, but other than that it was pretty okay the first time around. As per the Victorian ideas of when she started, she was mostly intended to be a support type for communications. After receiving the initial rig for her flight-gear, her own input was taken into consideration with test results in mind. Her own gear was finished, ready for any simple changes needed for fights. After that, she was deployed to an assortment of bases on the front for scouting and communications assistance.
She's been adjusting pretty well to the life, although somewhat lax when she's off on her own for night runs or for patrols, although she's slightly been changed by both exposure to people and the war. She has some new pride for New Victoria, as most militaries shape their recruits, though it comes from many sources. She was able to continue her photography and music through her career, even better now that she has the enhancements.
There's a small bit of rivalry between some Victorian and Kenshimanese cyborgs, nothing too official or branded by the government or supporting corporations. It's more of a subtle culture detail, these new types of people are being branded as marketing techniques over in the east, suddenly a few Victorian cyborgs pop into the picture as war propaganda. Maybe it's Victorian pride, maybe it's the way that the easterners hold themselves standard wise and create such high images of themselves of superiority to those others with similar combat experience. Lucy and a few others just share the same disdain for their culture. Despite that, Lucy herself used her augmentation as a bit of advertisement for her own podcasts, radio station and DJing which she usually hosts from the front when possible.
Lucy herself finds it kind of irritating, hearing about the sensations from the east basically using staged combat experience to keep getting funding for their projects. While she can't complain, as she's somewhat guilty of it herself, Lucy sees how some Kenshimanese cyborgs take it to heart, take it to attitude, and that's the part that irks her. Sure, she has her own internet persona and the elites are relatively well known, but she doesn't try to let her pride take over. Keyword is try, because with her exposure to the military and other cyborgs from around the world, it was somewhat hard keeping in her thoughts.
Cyberware and Gear:
Lucy's main equipment is a higher altitude platform designed for a supporting role in communications and in artillery. Her Nova R-Mk.VIIc primarily is a communication relay and scouting unit for those situations where satellite arrays or drones are incapable of gathering information or relaying information effectively. Usually for threat of destruction of the equipment. She usually oversees the front or any battles from the backlines while using her unit for keeping communications up. The basis of the Nova platform stays the same through the family, two primary wings behind the shoulder blades, attaching to two rear hardpoints on the spine accessible to most, with a tail rig which involves secondary thrusters, secondary armaments, and power supply. Usually shields. The primary modifications involve the rear hardpoint on the upper spinal rig..
The R-Mk. VIIc (Relay Mark 7 Custom) is Lucy's modification, primarily with a more powerful transmission for communications and a stronger primary thruster for higher acceleration and top speed, with maneuverability issues at higher speeds. To cut down to the weight restriction, Lucy had to remove most of the armor and shielding, along with most secondary armaments. The three secondary thrusters on the rear also double as transmitters and receivers. As thrusters, they are mostly used for staying in the same relative position in the air, and same altitude. For weapons, attached to the main rear thruster module, is a Front Line Redeye Beam Cannon, fires over the shoulder for long range strikes. It takes a bit of charge time and sometimes tends to shut down Lucy's communications for the charge, as she suffers from some overuse issues with power. (Blame her musical habits). She is capable of switching out the Redeye for other weapons, although strongly prefers it for it's range. Her mediocre secondary weapons are two small missile launchers which is quite below par, cheap and mostly used for self defense. (Blame the weight constraints).
For personal equipment, Lucy has a detachable headset which is a link for communications and for an enhanced HUD, which forms a hologram in front of her left eye. The headset has a small but powerful camera on it, though she keeps an older camera in a small storage box in her flight rig.. Her arms also create projections for when she does her whole music demonstrations. It tends to help her when she's in the air, sorting through the airwaves. Her internal gear already helps her with sorting through multiple audio channels. She prefers the headset for its style and ease rather than implementing everything into her eyes, already augmented for vision. Between her flight-gear and her own augments, Lucy has a tendency to constantly sort between various information waves, sometimes browsing the internet, streaming video of the beauty of captured cities, and often times just messing around with music. Her lungs and rest of her internal organs are slightly altered for survivability in high altitudes. That doesn't mean she doesn't like to wear a scarf sometimes when she's high in the air.
