Evangelion RP Character Guide written by Andy Kent (akent@pdq.net) and used with permission. Evangelion RP Application, ver. 1.0 Applying for Russell Schultz, new character. All information below is initial and subject to very probable change as the character grows and reacts to the events of the story. Yo. Real Life Info: Your name: Addison Godel E-mail address: agodel@ummagurau.com Homepage: http://www.ummagurau.com CHARACTER Name: Russell Schultz Age: 17 Nationality: Born in Germany to Japanese and German parents, lives in Japan. Physical description (height, weight, build): Out-of-shape, but with a healthy diet, so fairly lean. An inch or so shy of six feet tall, with generally angular features. Hair, color and style: Dark brown, a bit lighter than Shinji-kun's. Around shoulder-length, usually kept in a ponytail. Eyes: Deep blue-green, not terribly wide (in the sense of being wide-eyed all the time, not as in actual measurements). Neither the penetrating nor inviting sort; observant and alert is the look of these pupils. Other appearance notes: Shaved legs, underarms, etc. Family status: Parents dead; uncle Osono jailed. A host of unfamiliar uncles, aunts, and cousins, with a NERV tech being one of the latter. No siblings. Current residence: The pilot's apartment building, in a two-bedroom suite. PERSONALITY General: Outwardly pleasant and receptive. Certainly not proud or wrathful. However, he does have some built-up mistrust of overbearing adult figures (stemming primarly from his uncle). Like most people, he does not react well to heavy stress, though he is definitely more the sort to become withdrawn and snappy through long difficulties, rather than explosive. Has a history of moving around a bit (not too terribly much) and has responded by learning to make decent friends fairly quickly---unchallenging, and patient to an extent. Self-control and discipline are a big deal to Russell--he's no master mystic but after years of keeping himself together under his uncle and now with the necessity of keeping his budget tight he knows his limits. See Special. Special (insanities?): A noticeable case of gender dysphoria, which comes out as regular femininities (walking, crossing legs, voice, etc). But it's not tearing him apart, as he put it to rest some years ago. Quirks of note: Those mentioned above, and a general fascination with sex more fitting someone a year or two younger. Of course, he also has a restrictive sense of honor, so while he will make saucy comments, he won't cop a feel (unless it's just -too- easy), etc. Probably would jump at anything involving his kinks (elaborate cross-dressing, watersports), though. Love interests: None, and Russell isn't actively seeking one at this point. Friends: The aforementioned NERV tech, who since they barely know each other are more friends than family. Besides that, Russell knows no one in Tokyo-3 except the apartment landlord and people behind the counters in grocery stores, and one or two friends of the NERV tech (if the NERV tech cousin turns out to be a proper character) from his brief stay there. Rivals, professional: None in Tokyo-3. Had a running (pleasant) rivalry with Yuriko Saeze, a fellow artist in Mashima. Rivals, romantic: Not having any romantic interests at this point, none. Enemies: Russell considers himself a bit young to have long-standing enemies, save Uncle Osono, who he was never at all fond of. Osono is in prison in Mashima, however. SKILLS/APTITUDE Skills of note: Artistic, though not self-sufficient at it - spends a fair deal of time working to improve his talent. Can cook decently enough to keep himself from going mad on instants and takeouts. Speaks German passingly enough, though out-of-practice. Lack of skills of note: Can't drive. Literally, he hasn't the most basic knowledge save what you see on TV and what he's noticed other people doing in the driver's seat. All thumbs around computers at first (having never had much contact with them) but schooling in the high-tech Tokyo-3 will eventually force that to change most likely. COMBAT Skill of note: Hand-to-hand, hasn't been exposed to rough streets and doesn't exercise or train in any way, so zero. Learned basic pistolry over a few summer camps and such, but is out of practice. Reactions of note: He'll try to sweet-talk his opponents while looking for an opening to flee, most likely. If an opening doesn't present itself, he'll probably rush in bare-fisted, lacking much knowledge of fighting (as mentioned above). BACKSTORY His parents died while he was very young (yeah, an orphan. Oh well) in the wake of the Second Impact. Though it did affect the child, he has long since gotten over the worst of the trauma. Russell has spent most of his life with a Japanese uncle, Futaba Osono, in the post- Impact burg of Mashima, Japan. Osono was fairly wealthy but a bit of a hoarder who wanted nothing to do with the boy. After Osono was jailed for illegal financial operations several months before Russell's appearance in the story, he bounced around a little bit, digging up other contacts, until finally he ended up in the hands of a cousin, a young NERV tech at that. The NERV cousin and Russell decided right off it would be impractical for them to live together (...because the cousin was often out, because the cousin was female and it seemed inappropriate... I'll leave the reason up to the cousin if anyone happens to play him/her), and once the Angels attack and real estate values in Tokyo-3 are plummeting, a reasonably-priced suite is located, though Russell at the beginning of the story needs to find a roommate within a few months to keep from having to seriously and permanently dip into his uncle's savings. ========================================================================= Evangelion RP guide ver 1.00... With apologies to Epsilon, for pirating a modified version of the GRIT Combat Guide. E-mail this form to akent@pdq.net, for archival purposes. ----------------------- Characters most often used name here (preferably in all caps) Name: Russell Schultz Player name and e-mail address: Addison Godel; agodel@ummagurau.com. --- STATS Speed: *** (3) Power: *** (3) Endurance: *** (3) Will: **** (4) Strategy: ***** (5) Cunning: **** (4) Ego: **** (4) SKILLS Pistol: Apprentice --- Attitude: Unlikely to really acknowledge danger due to inexperience; probable tendency to stall while looking for escape noted in character guide. Will unreluctantly fight if there is no escape, though not well. --- Weaknesses: Russell's a sucker for tonic water! No, seriously, in combat? Russell sucks at fistfighting; basic lack of ability should count as a weakness. OK, more specifically, he leaves himself wide open and throws badly balanced blows. Anyone with any practice will be able to knock him out, no problem. -------------------