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not_a_traitor) wrote2024-03-31 07:40 pm
not_a_traitor) wrote2024-03-31 07:40 pm
INFO/PERMISSIONS/ETC
PLAYER
NAME: Phoenix
PRONOUNS: they/she
AGE: very very much 18+
CONTACT: PM this journal; Discord available on request
ACTIVE TIME: US Eastern evenings/weekends
PRONOUNS: they/she
AGE: very very much 18+
CONTACT: PM this journal; Discord available on request
ACTIVE TIME: US Eastern evenings/weekends
OOC PERMISSIONS
BACKTAGGING: Go for it! I'll do my best to tag for as long as the other player wants to keep going. (If it's been more than a couple months without a tag, though, I might ask that we start a new thread instead.)
THREADHOPPING: Ask first, please
FOURTHWALLING: No thanks
BRACKETS/PROSE: Prose, please; I have trouble reading extended amounts of tinytext like you get in brackets
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Sexual assault/noncon is a hard no; prefer a warning for in-depth discussions or depictions of self-harm/suicide
THREADHOPPING: Ask first, please
FOURTHWALLING: No thanks
BRACKETS/PROSE: Prose, please; I have trouble reading extended amounts of tinytext like you get in brackets
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Sexual assault/noncon is a hard no; prefer a warning for in-depth discussions or depictions of self-harm/suicide
CHARACTER
NAME: Felix Gaeta
CANON: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
PRONOUNS: he/him
AGE: 30
HISTORY: Battlestar Wiki page
CANON POINT: The very end of 4x14, "Blood on the Scales"
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: As of PH's October 2025 event, Gaeta has become The Navigator: an avatar of The Web, Magnus Archives-style. He reads as not entirely human, can feed on/induce certain types of paranoia in people, and has a couple other powers related to insight and manipulation. While these will never be used without player permission, please don't hesitate to opt out if this worries you!
MAGICAL INFORMATION: Between his Web Avatar powers and his own studies re: how magic can be reinterpreted via the science/technology he already knows, Gaeta is about equivalent to a Level 4 D&D wizard. His "research notes" (aka spellbook) can be found here; this also includes more information about his Web abilities.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Missing his right leg from about two inches below the knee. While the amputation was professionally done, healing was impacted due to limited resources, so heavy scarring is evident. Otherwise, he's in average physical health for someone his age. (Mental is another story.)
CANON: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
PRONOUNS: he/him
AGE: 30
HISTORY: Battlestar Wiki page
CANON POINT: The very end of 4x14, "Blood on the Scales"
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: As of PH's October 2025 event, Gaeta has become The Navigator: an avatar of The Web, Magnus Archives-style. He reads as not entirely human, can feed on/induce certain types of paranoia in people, and has a couple other powers related to insight and manipulation. While these will never be used without player permission, please don't hesitate to opt out if this worries you!
MAGICAL INFORMATION: Between his Web Avatar powers and his own studies re: how magic can be reinterpreted via the science/technology he already knows, Gaeta is about equivalent to a Level 4 D&D wizard. His "research notes" (aka spellbook) can be found here; this also includes more information about his Web abilities.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Missing his right leg from about two inches below the knee. While the amputation was professionally done, healing was impacted due to limited resources, so heavy scarring is evident. Otherwise, he's in average physical health for someone his age. (Mental is another story.)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
VISUAL: 5'9"-ish/175 cm. Average build. Olive complexion, with black eyes, curly black hair streaked with a cobweb-like gray, three "freckles" under each eye, and a nasty-looking scar across his throat; he can pretty easily pass for someone in his mid-30s between the gray and how exhausted he always seems to look. Typically neat and put-together unless something is seriously wrong. Always wears a well-crafted wooden prosthesis to replace his missing leg, and walks with both a cane and a noticeable limp unless otherwise mentioned.
AURAL: Tenor, nasally, with a slight Canadian-ish inflection (sample). Has a superb singing voice when given occasion to sing.
OLFACTORY: Cigarette smoke, ozone, old books
DEMEANOUR: Quiet, reserved, and polite to a fault, but gets more animated when talking about one of his pet subjects (usually anything related to science, space travel, or his burgeoning interest in magic). Also displays a dry sense of humor when he starts to open up. Slow to anger, but when he hits his breaking point, he hits it hard.
AURAL: Tenor, nasally, with a slight Canadian-ish inflection (sample). Has a superb singing voice when given occasion to sing.
OLFACTORY: Cigarette smoke, ozone, old books
DEMEANOUR: Quiet, reserved, and polite to a fault, but gets more animated when talking about one of his pet subjects (usually anything related to science, space travel, or his burgeoning interest in magic). Also displays a dry sense of humor when he starts to open up. Slow to anger, but when he hits his breaking point, he hits it hard.
IC PERMISSIONS
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Yes! He'll be taken aback if he doesn't know you well, and probably be very awkward about it, but he needs more hugs, godsdammit.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Yes, but he wasn't much of a fighter even before his amputation and will try to disengage if at all possible. Please get in touch OOCly if the violence will lead to much worse than a cut or a bruise.
RELATIONSHIPS: Yes! He's bisexual with more of a preference for men, and while he tends to prefer serious relationships, he's not opposed to occasional hookups or FWB situations.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Sentient machines, planetary destruction, genocide, extremely cold weather and/or difficulty breathing (i.e. similar conditions to being on a ship with failing life support), being stranded, self-delusion, improper leadership. I'm 100% fine with any of these popping up in a thread! Just be aware Gaeta will have a strong reaction to them.
CONTENT WARNINGS: oh boy [snaps open the list like that gif of someone unrolling a scroll 203948324 feet long]
SO. Gaeta's from a post-apocalyptic world that saw humanity reduced from fifty billion people to about 50,000, followed by a war that was still ongoing by the time he died. Subjects that might pop up in his threads include but are not limited to: genocide; scarcity of resources including food, water, and medicine; PTSD; medical trauma; executions, both formal and extrajudicial; suicide; and general violence, assault, and death. I'll warn in subject lines as much as possible, but if you'd rather just opt out of threading with Gaeta entirely, please let me know. BSG's a dark canon that not everyone may want to engage with.
Also, as mentioned earlier, Gaeta's new status as a Web Avatar lets him manipulate, anticipate, and/or control people, as described by his Flow Chart ability. I will always ask OOC permission before he uses this power! However, because the Web is inherently tied to issues like loss of control and free will, I completely, completely understand if you would rather not interact with him at all. No hard feelings, I promise. Just leave a comment on this post letting me know; everything's screened.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Yes, but he wasn't much of a fighter even before his amputation and will try to disengage if at all possible. Please get in touch OOCly if the violence will lead to much worse than a cut or a bruise.
RELATIONSHIPS: Yes! He's bisexual with more of a preference for men, and while he tends to prefer serious relationships, he's not opposed to occasional hookups or FWB situations.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Sentient machines, planetary destruction, genocide, extremely cold weather and/or difficulty breathing (i.e. similar conditions to being on a ship with failing life support), being stranded, self-delusion, improper leadership. I'm 100% fine with any of these popping up in a thread! Just be aware Gaeta will have a strong reaction to them.
CONTENT WARNINGS: oh boy [snaps open the list like that gif of someone unrolling a scroll 203948324 feet long]
SO. Gaeta's from a post-apocalyptic world that saw humanity reduced from fifty billion people to about 50,000, followed by a war that was still ongoing by the time he died. Subjects that might pop up in his threads include but are not limited to: genocide; scarcity of resources including food, water, and medicine; PTSD; medical trauma; executions, both formal and extrajudicial; suicide; and general violence, assault, and death. I'll warn in subject lines as much as possible, but if you'd rather just opt out of threading with Gaeta entirely, please let me know. BSG's a dark canon that not everyone may want to engage with.
Also, as mentioned earlier, Gaeta's new status as a Web Avatar lets him manipulate, anticipate, and/or control people, as described by his Flow Chart ability. I will always ask OOC permission before he uses this power! However, because the Web is inherently tied to issues like loss of control and free will, I completely, completely understand if you would rather not interact with him at all. No hard feelings, I promise. Just leave a comment on this post letting me know; everything's screened.
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PH INVENTORY (updated 7/6/2025)
- Classic clothes similar to these
- Cane, enchanted for +1 attack damage against undead
- Wooden prosthetic leg
- Colonial Fleet dog tags inscribed with "F. GAETA 372565"
- Unholy Talisman won at the Black Stag Casino, designed to be strung alongside his dog tags
- Forearm crutches
- Small canvas satchel
- Pocket watch
- Swimwear
- A truly ridiculous amount of winter clothing
Miscellaneous
- Sending stone (meteorite embedded with chunks of lonsdaleite)
- Triad deck
- Nicer cigarettes (3 packs)
- Basic sewing kit
- Fleece-covered wool blanket, the perfect size for sleeping on a couch (Givingstide gift from Mulcahy)
- Stained glass suncatcher depicting the constellation Verdas (hangs in one of his apartment windows)
- Fist-sized purple geode (gift from Ripley)
- Pokedex
- Notebook stuffed with science-magic research notes