Emory Park

 

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Name Emory Park
Gender

Androgynous, Biologically Male? they/them

Homeworld A child of the White Glove Society of New Vegas, in the Fallout universe.
C/M +2, gain ^Culinary skill +1, though... with a bit of a penchant for cannibalism
Species Human; light tan skin, pale tan hair, purple eyes
Totem Porcupine, the Hug Me totem, Looks stand offish but is actually very friendly
0/+1/-1/+3/-3/0/+1/0/+5kk
Nut First blanch your nuts, then expertly slivered, and added to the top of a dish to be gently flambee'd
Class Senior 40kk
Smarts 0 8!
Bod/Feet 1 5 > 6
RWP -1 2 > 1
Luck 3 3 > 6
Drive -3 4 > 1
Looks 0 4
Cool 2+1 6 > 9!
Bonk 0 3
Powers

^Linguist - any Human or near-human language can be learned by you in less than a year fluently

M4d 5ki11z - they're so 1337 it hurts to look at them; any and all electrically (or ?) powered technology and particularly computers are their domain with ^+3 High-Tech Cluster

From A Long Line Of - that White Glove Society in New Vegas certainly does have both perks and unusual downsides dunnit? With the arrival of Aretha and clearing out most of the very negative folk among them, Emory was raised in the Ultra-Luxe casino and hotel and has a permanent residence there as well as a set of extremely nice knives and cookware that most certainly have been completely cleaned from any... untoward meats that they might have had in or on them in the past...

Clusters 18

^High-Tech Skillz +5(3) It's just natural, they know how to type, read and write code, repair computer-based technology and things electric, even robotics and perhaps some cyborg technology (hm... meat and electronics! perfect!); can design and build piecemeal and functional workstations, and can cludge together disparate dimensions worth of parts - those microchips from Twoarth and the vacuum tube tech of Vault Earth are normally incompatible but he makes them function like a dream!

Does Love Food +4 When you grow up in a restaurant surrounded by very fine customers and expectations, you adopt those expectations; has a very refined and sensitive palate and can recognize spices, ingredient lists, and what might pair best with any given main course

Skills 18

Culinary +5(1)^ Uses pots and pans, knives and ovens, sauces and knives, forks and knives... very well indeed, and can put together extremely tasty and nutritious foods with very little prep time or resources

^Understand Any Basic Humanoid Language +4(3) not complicated speech but the essences, instantly on observation, and aids in longer term language and communication skills. This has come in handy when on the odd day in New Vegas, someone brought their Mirelurk King into the restaurant... At first expecting it to either kill everything, or be boiled like a lobster, Emory immediately knew that this was a customer...

Organized As Heck +4 Will write down or type out shorthand instructions to themselves for both quick reference and long term use, they're the type who won't write an entire vacation essay to convey a recipe, they'll just get to the point and tell you what you need, how much time it'll take, how many it will serve, and how to store the leftovers. That said they can also write that vacation essay with it, though their memory isn't flawless like some, it's very well organized and since they do this notation pretty much constantly, it's almost like they will never forget where they found that special herb or who gave them their first five-star review. Their handwriting is blocky and easy to read if they're conveying instructions, but they have a fancier script than typical which is still also quite legible for menus and invitations

Knacks 9

We Are Not Monsters +5 Has a soft spot for very rare meat, but would absolutely never - ever - kill and cook anything that can communicate to him. Octopus, dolphin, monkey, parrot or corvid, they will not use those things that can be recognized with body language cues as 'smart'

Keeps The Mask, Likes The Mystery +4 Emory is aloof and somewhat secretive about themselves, mainly they like how uncomfortable some people get at least at home in New Vegas, with the mask and the knowledge that their family probably ate someone in yours, decades back... Will leverage that discomfort into amazement and respect, and is only truly 'transparent' when it comes to showing that the meat on those plates is actually properly from cattle or caught fish, and not what you think...

Period Class / Instructor / Grade (Failing, Passing, Decent, Excellent, Superb)
1 Food Prep and Serving / K.Zuvraat / Superb
2 Big Game Hunting / Axemurderer / Superb
3 Technical Writing / Leland / Excellent
4 Local Skin-Side Twoarth History / Prescott / Decent
5 Skin-Side Culture Studies / A Caroline Clone / Excellent
6 Measuring Up! / Haital / Excellent
7 Advanced Computer Coding / G0rd-OS / Superb
8 Careers: Catering / K.Zuvraat / Superb
Pets no, no pets, don't really want the added cleanup every time they're in the kitchen
Parents? Still alive, in New Vegas, though Uncle Russ was ... culled, for his persistent meat addiction
Siblings? Definitely has at least two younger siblings, whether they will also follow in their folks footsteps who knows, they also aren't sure whether they'll fit in well at Carramba
Image From Meiker Opera Ghost Builder
Other Info They have a collection of Computers, gathered from many different locations including their home of New Vegas, but they're super interested in how these other 'microcomputers' work? That technology doesn't even exist in their dimension! At least, not until it was introduced by Aretha from other worlds!

Story

Dragon

Name: Charred Cuter-y (Had been known only as 'Char' when she arrived)
Gender: Female
Size/Shoulder/Length: Small, 8'2" s / 33' l / 65' and 35' ws
Colors: belly from chin to mid-tail and behind limbs and wing arms soft and mottled white and light grey, mid scales light grey, secondary scales darker grey with charcoal inset, armor charcoal, and ashen dotted and striped markings near-black; wingsails mottled mid to dark grey with soft black stripes and markings; antennae pale grey, horns light grey, claws and dorsal spines soft mid-grey; eyes orange
Features: Pure Silkwing with typical features
Powers: Winged Flight, Char is adept with remaining aloft on barely any wind, fluttering her wings just enough to maintain altitude, however she's not remarkably strong in heavier winds, and gets blown around a little like ash on a stiff breeze; she can be very stable in flight, while carrying objects and supplies
Verbal Speech, she knows only a little bit of her native Draconic, but easily talks in English and some amount of Italian, French, Korean, and some other local tongues thanks to Emory's coaching
Silk Production, her silk is extremely varied, she can assemble stiff and brittle 'tripwire' lines, thick and durable rope, slender whip-like strands, and fine non-sticky netting for carrying things, as well as a misty concoction that drapes like gauze and is almost like rice paper - edible, oddly, only that type is safe or easy to eat and she adds this to some of Emory's work to help preserve it as well as add support for delicate transport needs. Almost all of her non-edible webbing will dissolve after a short time, under a day, but during that time they are fully functional until they simply stop and evaporate
Venom, while some of her kind have very strong or potent venom that kills, hers has been of tremendous use as topical numbing and burn aid, since she can add it to her gauzy web to help blister care or burns, until they can be taken to a hospital or clinic for proper healing. In a hot and busy kitchen arrangement, this is definitely something she's used frequently!
Parentage: Unknown pure Silkwings
Mate/Offspring: will absolutely attend any future Checkerboard Balls,
Origin: (DA Adopt)
Art By: adopted from and colored by FrigidBanshee on xTheDragonRebornx's lines on Deviantart, Joy Ang's original lines, WoF by Tui Sutherland
Other Info: A much more outgoing and conversational type, Char will chat with customers, make sure everyone's orders are to their satisfaction, and bring any leftovers back held in her silk baskets and baggies!