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D2D- Reuben — Description

I'm sorry son I didn't mean to make you look too girly I draw too many girls lately shame on this hands

“Take a sad song and make it better...”
PROFILE
Name: Reuben Hanks
Alias/Nicknames: Ruby Knight, Samson, Matador
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Faction: Orion
Specialty: USW Expert || Psychiatrist
USW Expert - Employs the use of sonic weapon technology to debilitate enemies. Effective for weakening multiple targets, but devastating when concentrated on a single target.
Psychiatrist - When not actively participating in Dust mining, he stays in headquarters and provides mental care for laborers suffering from trauma.

Real-World Ethnicity: English-Austrian
Dust Dependency: None
Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Hetero.
D%: 13%

( Doctor's Visit (x1 ) applied. )

BATTLE INFO
Stats: [ ★ = 1 Point.]
STRENGTH | ★ +★★★ + ★ (5)
DEFENSE | ★★ + ★★★ + ★★ (7)
SPEED | ★★★★★★ + ★★★★★★★★ (14)
DEXTERITY | ★★★★★ (5)
MAGIC | ★ (1)
TOTAL STATS: 32
( Low Stat Pack (x3) applied )
( High Stat Pack (x1) applied )

Equipment:
Personal weapons:
♢Lorelei - A device that is capable of “communicating” to Tarnics. It was developed in an attempt to “tame” the Tarnics. It wasn’t very successful in its original intention but it can provide distraction or lure depending on the sound produced by the device . Note: He doesn’t not use this anymore but still in possession.
♢Ruby Knight - An exoframe created for the SoMa project. The bright red color of the suit gave it the name. The suit grants him strong defense against sonar attacks but greatly lacking in physical defense. The suit is lightweight and flexible enough to grant him above average speed compared to other exoframes.
♢Sonic Grenades - grenades that generate sonic booms upon explosion.
♢Electromagnetic Handgun - a handgun that fires electromagnetic waves instead of regular bullets.

Vehicles:*
♢X701 Echo - A fighter craft from the Wave Rider series. For aerial combat. Can carry up to two riders.
♢SW074 Jericho - an armored tank equipped with LRAD system. For land combat. Can carry up to 5 crew but can also be piloted by one person (this is difficult though).

*Vehicles are not exclusively his property but these are vehicles he piloted during the Dust War. These are properties of Atlas Co. and may be piloted by other miners that are authorized and capable of piloting them.

Personality:
Forbearing | Affable | Accommodating | Broadminded | Leery | Cynic | Reticent
A man with pleasant disposition and welcoming company, Reuben is the gentle big brother kind of guy. After all, he wants to be someone who can be reliable especially with the more sensitive aspects of mental health care.

While generally receptive of anyone’s company, Reuben keeps intimate relations at bay and often deals with personal relationships at arm’s length. Years in the Dust mining business, and as a professional psychiatrist, taught him to take caution when dealing with people. Time made him wary, but his profession constantly urges him to broaden his perspective more. He will listen to your thoughts, but it is very rare for him to disclose his own. Often, he would rather find comfort in silence or come up with pleasant things to say than to express his true thoughts aloud.

History Dossier:
In his youth, the young Reuben saw himself practicing psychiatry, providing mental health care for the community. However, destiny had other plans for him when his best friend dragged him along for a life-changing adventure: Dust mining. When the war broke, the duo were conscripted into the military, and later on reassigned to serve for the SoMa project*, later on earning the nickname of Ruby Knight.

After the war, Reuben decided to take a break from Dust-related fighting , returning all equipment that made him the Ruby Knight back to the developers of the SoMa project. He sought to practice psychiatry again, years of not practicing made him rusty and he had to start from scratch. His best friend however, continued Dust collecting and died under a regular Tarnic a few years later. It was a very sad time for Reuben, but life moves on.

The years ahead was a quaint life for him, and he thought it would last for the remainder of his life…

But he was wrong. Atlas Co. still wanted the service of the Ruby Knight. They wanted Reuben back. The thing is, the Ruby Knight is not in his best shape after taking a long break from service. Thus, he was assigned to Orion as their psychiatrist and dust miner, giving him an opportunity to hone his skills as both.

While the reasons of the revival of the SoMa project and his recruitment is still unknown, Reuben continues to work for Orion. Despite Orion’s stressful environment, the mining group provided him with steady income (can’t complain about pay) and he continues to perform his duties up to this day.

MISCELLANEOUS:
TRIVIA:
- Musically talented and knows how to play a variety of instruments but excels in guitar and piano.
- Also sings. A lot. Hums. A lot.
- Ambidextrous but prefers to write with his left hand.
- He had the nickname ‘Samson’ when he joined the ragtag crew of independent collectors with his best friend. He kept his hair long ever since. He does trim it though.
- Had an encounter with a bull-type Tarnic who went nuts upon spotting his crimson armor. His colleagues jokingly called him ‘Matador’ after that incident.
- Has very low tolerance for pain. When hit in combat, it affects his morale and drive to continue fighting very much.
- Drinks moderately but has high tolerance for alcohol.
- *The SoMa project is a subdivision of Atlas Co’s. RnD department. It is the umbrella department that develops technology concerning the use of sound for various purposes, may it be for therapeutic, hypnotic and even warfare against humans or Tarnics.

QUOTES:
"Once upon a time... never mind. It's a boring story."
"Hmm... That was a long time ago."
"I'm here. If you need me."
"It gets lonely here sometimes. Thank you for dropping by."

RP method: Google docs, Twitter and Skype for headcanons
Shipping: Platonic ships are ok (as long as there’s good foundation