Player Name: Ri Personal Journal:resplendentri E-mail: cheetah1090@yahoo.com AIM/Plurk/Etc.:ResplendentRi; JoyBringer5002 @ AIM Timezone: EST Current Characters in Route: none
Character Name: Agent North Dakota/"North" Series: Red vs Blue Timeline: roundabouts Recovery One; just post-death Canon Resource Links:North Dakota on the Red vs Blue wiki
Personality: The first thing that is obvious about North is that he is the Team Dad to an almost fussy extent. His first (living) appearance in canon is him nagging his sister to turn on her motion trackers so that he can better watch her back through his sniper scope. He is dependable and trustworthy, and very loyal and devoted to causes and people that he cares about, even going so far as to climb on top of a moving ship and use dangerous and untested technology to protect his sister and teammates despite being weakened by multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. It's this dependability that leads him to be assigned the AI Theta, the fragment of "Trust," who takes the form of a young, timid boy. North's supportive and gentle nature, honed from years of looking after his troublemaking and feisty twin, made him the perfect candidate for an AI with such a fragile temperament. He is also shown visiting Agent York in the medical bay after York is injured, and he and South are there when Washington wakes up after the Epsilon implantation.
North's fatherly tendencies are nowhere as well-exhibited as they are with Theta. His behaviors with the AI seem to explicitly mirror a new father's, to the point of getting very little sleep at night because he soothes Theta through his nightmares, and getting up and walking the halls at night because the simple motion helps soothe his nervous and timid AI. He states that it reminds him of his dad driving around in the middle of the night to soothe his fussy twin sister as a baby. While he obviously won't have Theta in Route, his starter will be the tiny baby pokemon Togepi, so his fatherly tendencies are still very definitely going to shine through.
Still, North is not without his flaws. He is trusting and forgiving to a fault, although it's implied that he does realize this flaw and just fails to act to correct it. For instance, when York asks him if Project Freelancer is really the good guys, North can't give him an answer, despite devoting his best effort to the Project in the past, presumably because he has suspected that the Project is up to some shady dealings but hasn't wanted to voice these suspicions without proof. Another example is just how he handles the matter of his sister. South's volatile temperament and violent outbursts of anger threaten both the team dynamic and sometimes the safety of their teammates themselves, and yet North does little outside of trying to calm her immediate outbursts to fix her behavior. He sweeps her attitude under the rug, and doesn't seem to realize how much this contributes to her resentment of him for being chosen for AI implantation.
Sweeping his sister's resentment under the rug bites him sorely in the ass later, because when the Meta finds them in its quest to assimilate all the AI fragments South puts herself and her own survival first. It's as a result of this that North ends up dead, and the Meta claims both Theta and North's domed energy shield armor enhancement. Despite Arceus healing any potential physical side effects of having his neural implant ripped out, North will still have to deal with the grief from having an AI that was basically his child taken from him. Knowing that he's dead will keep him from getting all "I have to get back and save Theta," but he'll still have to adjust to no longer having that little voice in his head. He'll also have to adjust to not having his sister around which, despite any rockiness their relationship had, will be the first time that he's been without South practically in his life.
Strengths/Weaknesses: +Caring: If there's one trait that defines the way that North interacts with his fellow freelancers and with pretty much everyone around him, it's how much he cares. He's present at Carolina's bedside when she's unconscious (well, he's watching over York, who's planted himself at her bedside), and later he and South are the only two Freelancers who show up to check on Wash after the Epsilon implantation disaster.
+Devoted: North is definitely devoted, both to the people he cares about and works with and to causes that he believes in. He's devoted to protecting his friends, family, and teammates to the point where he's willing to risk or even give his own life to protect them (taking bullets to the chest for his sister, climbing on top of the pelican and deploying his dome shield to deflect enemy fire, even though he had a one in one thousand chance of surviving). However, when his causes come into conflict with his people, he'll fight for his causes and beg forgiveness later, such as when he breaks up the fight between Texas and South by dual-wielding sniper rifles at his own sister.
+Level-Headed: North is the rock on which many of the other freelancers lean. He is a steady and confident presence, and despite his relatively low ranking on the leaderboard he's a valued member of the team for more than just his sharpshooting. He's a stark contrast to his sister's loud, obnoxious everything, calm and collected, which is part of the reason why he's chosen to foster the AI Theta, who has a gentle, shy, childlike personality. He keeps a cool temper during conflict as well, often a silent observer when the more temperamental agents are throwing tantrums.
-Passive-Aggressive/Condescending: A consequence of him keeping a cool head constantly is that he comes across as passive-aggressive and condescending. His attitude toward the rookie, Agent Washington, is the same way an older kid treats somebody's little brother who had to come along for the day. He humors him more than anything, and while he's passive enough to actually listen he doesn't always let it register.
-Nagging: One of the negative sides of him being so caring and devoted is that he can also be a huge fussbudget. His first speaking appearance is him nagging his sister to set her trackers so that he can trace her movements and keep an eye out for threats. It's just a way that he shows worry, but it can be irritating. It will also be amped up to 11, now that he's lost Theta and lost his twin, anybody who triggers his protectiveness will be nannied to death.
-Overly forgiving/lenient: Possibly North's biggest character flaw is just how easily he lets go of any slights and wrongdoings. He's particularly blind to his sister's seething resentment and rage, willing to write it off as just how she is despite how it shouldn't be an attitude that a super soldier has, and how it's putting the team dynamic and the team itself at risk. However, he also turns a blind eye to the wrongdoings of Project Freelancer itself, until York and Texas convince him to follow them when they rebel (even then, he remains the inside man, unlike York and Tex who went AWOL and had to break back in). It's clear that it's not just obliviousness, because when York asks him if Project Freelancer are really the good guys, he doesn't immediately jump to its defense, he just doesn't have an answer. He's willing to forgive and continue working for the Project because he believes that it wants to do good, and that he can do good while he's in it.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Togepi Password: cherries strudel
Samples First Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. Eight sentences is the minimum. This is a PokéConnect post--one that will be on the character's journal, broadcast to the network. Although it is short, it needs to show how your character would communicate with others, as well as be descriptive enough to express the character's voice without sounding too generic.
[The man on the 'Gear is wearing a dark purple t-shirt that is probably a couple of sizes too small for him, holding a tiny foot-tall Egg pokemon that is definitely a couple sizes too small for him. He looks sheepish, fidgeting with his clothes a little bit. He also looks exhausted, deep circles around his already tired-looking eyes that make him look nearly hollowed out.
Still, his smile looks friendly enough.]
Does anybody know if there's a place to order some clothes for, you know. Tall people? I'm used to skintight bodysuits, but these overalls are all but painted on right now.
[The Togepi in his arms trills and bounces a little, drawing a warm chuckle out of him as he bounces it in return, like an actual baby.]
So, if anyone has a Big and Tall catalogue to forward to me, I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Over.
Third Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. The minimum is 300 words. Please note that what we are looking for is an inner working into the character’s thoughts and actions, and how the character responds to the setting, not something that could be taken as an excerpt fanfic. You may use other characters to bounce your characters actions off of, but everything should still be mostly from their point of view.
Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge- Togepi toddled ahead of his trainer, while North followed bemusedly a few feet behind him.
"Don't wander off too far," he called. It'd been so long since he was on a planet, let alone in school, but it was hard to forget how many creatures in the wild thought of eggs of other species as easy prey. Snakes, Raccoons, even some other birds weren't above an omelette or two. Still, the little guy had wanted to walk, so North wasn't going to carry him forever.
He frowned when he turned a corner in the path and realized that Togepi had disappeared.
"Hey, buddy?" he called into the grass. "Come on, it's okay. Come on out..." His voice wavered on the last part, fear starting to creep in and itch along the lightningstrike scar on the back of his neck.
PRIIIIIIIIIII! Suddenly, his little egg-monster tumbled ass over teakettle out of the grass, big eyes wide and watery and his mouth creased in a terrified frown. He saw North and burst into waterworks, toddling over to him and taking refuge behind his legs. He bent down closer to its level.
"Hey, what's the matter? It's okay, I've got you." The Togepi buried his face in North's leg as fat baby tears continued to flow. "You're okay," North said, almost half-laughing. He carefully detached the tiny arms and pulled the pokemon into his arms, letting him cling to his shirt instead of his leg.
And then he saw what the little pokemon had been afraid of. A little red and black scraggly-looking hawk was eyeing up North like an obstacle to get past in order to get to the poor upset pokemon in his arms.
"Go on, shoo, get out of here," North said sternly, scuffing a bit of dust at the bird pokemon. It cawed at him and flapped away, and North sighed in relief. "See, it's gone. You're okay no--oh boy."
Fifty caws filled the air, as a shadow passed overhead.
"Oh boy," North said again, looking up at the swarm of angry pokemon flapping and squawking in the air above him. He held on tighter to the little guy in his arms and took off running back the way they'd come. "Okay," he said to the little egg pokemon in his arms. "New rule: no going into the grass without me."
Agent North Dakota | Red vs Blue | No Reserve
Name: Ri
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E-mail: cheetah1090@yahoo.com
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Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: none
Character
Name: Agent North Dakota/"North"
Series: Red vs Blue
Timeline: roundabouts Recovery One; just post-death
Canon Resource Links: North Dakota on the Red vs Blue wiki
Personality: The first thing that is obvious about North is that he is the Team Dad to an almost fussy extent. His first (living) appearance in canon is him nagging his sister to turn on her motion trackers so that he can better watch her back through his sniper scope. He is dependable and trustworthy, and very loyal and devoted to causes and people that he cares about, even going so far as to climb on top of a moving ship and use dangerous and untested technology to protect his sister and teammates despite being weakened by multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. It's this dependability that leads him to be assigned the AI Theta, the fragment of "Trust," who takes the form of a young, timid boy. North's supportive and gentle nature, honed from years of looking after his troublemaking and feisty twin, made him the perfect candidate for an AI with such a fragile temperament. He is also shown visiting Agent York in the medical bay after York is injured, and he and South are there when Washington wakes up after the Epsilon implantation.
North's fatherly tendencies are nowhere as well-exhibited as they are with Theta. His behaviors with the AI seem to explicitly mirror a new father's, to the point of getting very little sleep at night because he soothes Theta through his nightmares, and getting up and walking the halls at night because the simple motion helps soothe his nervous and timid AI. He states that it reminds him of his dad driving around in the middle of the night to soothe his fussy twin sister as a baby. While he obviously won't have Theta in Route, his starter will be the tiny baby pokemon Togepi, so his fatherly tendencies are still very definitely going to shine through.
Still, North is not without his flaws. He is trusting and forgiving to a fault, although it's implied that he does realize this flaw and just fails to act to correct it. For instance, when York asks him if Project Freelancer is really the good guys, North can't give him an answer, despite devoting his best effort to the Project in the past, presumably because he has suspected that the Project is up to some shady dealings but hasn't wanted to voice these suspicions without proof. Another example is just how he handles the matter of his sister. South's volatile temperament and violent outbursts of anger threaten both the team dynamic and sometimes the safety of their teammates themselves, and yet North does little outside of trying to calm her immediate outbursts to fix her behavior. He sweeps her attitude under the rug, and doesn't seem to realize how much this contributes to her resentment of him for being chosen for AI implantation.
Sweeping his sister's resentment under the rug bites him sorely in the ass later, because when the Meta finds them in its quest to assimilate all the AI fragments South puts herself and her own survival first. It's as a result of this that North ends up dead, and the Meta claims both Theta and North's domed energy shield armor enhancement. Despite Arceus healing any potential physical side effects of having his neural implant ripped out, North will still have to deal with the grief from having an AI that was basically his child taken from him. Knowing that he's dead will keep him from getting all "I have to get back and save Theta," but he'll still have to adjust to no longer having that little voice in his head. He'll also have to adjust to not having his sister around which, despite any rockiness their relationship had, will be the first time that he's been without South practically in his life.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+Caring: If there's one trait that defines the way that North interacts with his fellow freelancers and with pretty much everyone around him, it's how much he cares. He's present at Carolina's bedside when she's unconscious (well, he's watching over York, who's planted himself at her bedside), and later he and South are the only two Freelancers who show up to check on Wash after the Epsilon implantation disaster.
+Devoted: North is definitely devoted, both to the people he cares about and works with and to causes that he believes in. He's devoted to protecting his friends, family, and teammates to the point where he's willing to risk or even give his own life to protect them (taking bullets to the chest for his sister, climbing on top of the pelican and deploying his dome shield to deflect enemy fire, even though he had a one in one thousand chance of surviving). However, when his causes come into conflict with his people, he'll fight for his causes and beg forgiveness later, such as when he breaks up the fight between Texas and South by dual-wielding sniper rifles at his own sister.
+Level-Headed: North is the rock on which many of the other freelancers lean. He is a steady and confident presence, and despite his relatively low ranking on the leaderboard he's a valued member of the team for more than just his sharpshooting. He's a stark contrast to his sister's loud, obnoxious everything, calm and collected, which is part of the reason why he's chosen to foster the AI Theta, who has a gentle, shy, childlike personality. He keeps a cool temper during conflict as well, often a silent observer when the more temperamental agents are throwing tantrums.
-Passive-Aggressive/Condescending: A consequence of him keeping a cool head constantly is that he comes across as passive-aggressive and condescending. His attitude toward the rookie, Agent Washington, is the same way an older kid treats somebody's little brother who had to come along for the day. He humors him more than anything, and while he's passive enough to actually listen he doesn't always let it register.
-Nagging: One of the negative sides of him being so caring and devoted is that he can also be a huge fussbudget. His first speaking appearance is him nagging his sister to set her trackers so that he can trace her movements and keep an eye out for threats. It's just a way that he shows worry, but it can be irritating. It will also be amped up to 11, now that he's lost Theta and lost his twin, anybody who triggers his protectiveness will be nannied to death.
-Overly forgiving/lenient: Possibly North's biggest character flaw is just how easily he lets go of any slights and wrongdoings. He's particularly blind to his sister's seething resentment and rage, willing to write it off as just how she is despite how it shouldn't be an attitude that a super soldier has, and how it's putting the team dynamic and the team itself at risk. However, he also turns a blind eye to the wrongdoings of Project Freelancer itself, until York and Texas convince him to follow them when they rebel (even then, he remains the inside man, unlike York and Tex who went AWOL and had to break back in). It's clear that it's not just obliviousness, because when York asks him if Project Freelancer are really the good guys, he doesn't immediately jump to its defense, he just doesn't have an answer. He's willing to forgive and continue working for the Project because he believes that it wants to do good, and that he can do good while he's in it.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Togepi
Password: cherries strudel
Samples
First Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. Eight sentences is the minimum. This is a PokéConnect post--one that will be on the character's journal, broadcast to the network. Although it is short, it needs to show how your character would communicate with others, as well as be descriptive enough to express the character's voice without sounding too generic.
[The man on the 'Gear is wearing a dark purple t-shirt that is probably a couple of sizes too small for him, holding a tiny foot-tall Egg pokemon that is definitely a couple sizes too small for him. He looks sheepish, fidgeting with his clothes a little bit. He also looks exhausted, deep circles around his already tired-looking eyes that make him look nearly hollowed out.
Still, his smile looks friendly enough.]
Does anybody know if there's a place to order some clothes for, you know. Tall people? I'm used to skintight bodysuits, but these overalls are all but painted on right now.
[The Togepi in his arms trills and bounces a little, drawing a warm chuckle out of him as he bounces it in return, like an actual baby.]
Calm down, buddy, you're okay. I've got you. I'm almost done.
So, if anyone has a Big and Tall catalogue to forward to me, I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Over.
Third Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. The minimum is 300 words. Please note that what we are looking for is an inner working into the character’s thoughts and actions, and how the character responds to the setting, not something that could be taken as an excerpt fanfic. You may use other characters to bounce your characters actions off of, but everything should still be mostly from their point of view.
Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge- Togepi toddled ahead of his trainer, while North followed bemusedly a few feet behind him.
"Don't wander off too far," he called. It'd been so long since he was on a planet, let alone in school, but it was hard to forget how many creatures in the wild thought of eggs of other species as easy prey. Snakes, Raccoons, even some other birds weren't above an omelette or two. Still, the little guy had wanted to walk, so North wasn't going to carry him forever.
He frowned when he turned a corner in the path and realized that Togepi had disappeared.
"Hey, buddy?" he called into the grass. "Come on, it's okay. Come on out..." His voice wavered on the last part, fear starting to creep in and itch along the lightningstrike scar on the back of his neck.
PRIIIIIIIIIII! Suddenly, his little egg-monster tumbled ass over teakettle out of the grass, big eyes wide and watery and his mouth creased in a terrified frown. He saw North and burst into waterworks, toddling over to him and taking refuge behind his legs. He bent down closer to its level.
"Hey, what's the matter? It's okay, I've got you." The Togepi buried his face in North's leg as fat baby tears continued to flow. "You're okay," North said, almost half-laughing. He carefully detached the tiny arms and pulled the pokemon into his arms, letting him cling to his shirt instead of his leg.
And then he saw what the little pokemon had been afraid of. A little red and black scraggly-looking hawk was eyeing up North like an obstacle to get past in order to get to the poor upset pokemon in his arms.
"Go on, shoo, get out of here," North said sternly, scuffing a bit of dust at the bird pokemon. It cawed at him and flapped away, and North sighed in relief. "See, it's gone. You're okay no--oh boy."
Fifty caws filled the air, as a shadow passed overhead.
"Oh boy," North said again, looking up at the swarm of angry pokemon flapping and squawking in the air above him. He held on tighter to the little guy in his arms and took off running back the way they'd come. "Okay," he said to the little egg pokemon in his arms. "New rule: no going into the grass without me."