Dr. Talbot Pine
Progenitors
Symposium #FS9710
Advanced Biochemist of Project Ersatz
Primary Investigator of the Genegineers
Description
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 182 lb.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Short simple gray
Clothing: Blue casual
Comportment/Cadence: Threatening
Distinctions: Gruff and cynical, wrinkled and graying, always a mean glare in his eyes and scowl on his lips
Supernatural Qualities: People want to quickly forget about him, what with that attitude; seems old, even decrepit, yet focused and alert, earnest even
Accoutrements: none
Traits: Appearance 1; Cloaking 3; Age
"Grr, what do you know about it anyway."
History
Date of Birth: July 5th, 1928
Home: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Family: Ruger and Harriet Pine (parents), Sally (younger sister), Hank (younger brother), Ginnie (younger sister)
The Empowerment: Observed Injustice (bright kid in school, too young to be drafted for World War 2, went to school for science, joined military as chemist; during Korean War, was helping design better chemical weapons, had an epiphany of the grisly end of all mankind in the weakness of the human form to chemical attack but also the strength through pliability of the human genome), 1951
Mentor: Dr. Nevin Malloroy
The Test: Trial by Knowledge (had to demonstrate his advanced biochemical acumen in a post-doctoral exam to end all exams: battlefield-simulated pressure, lethal components, and life-or-death outcomes; passed well, demonstrating his knack with advanced and complex biotechnology hardware)
Comrades: Nevin Mallory, Bill O'Halloran, Ishnu Pradhanu
Key Event #1: Awe & Wonder (spent his early years working for the Genegineers with a very sharp team, pioneering gene therapy, some of which passed onto Sleeper medicine, while also helping the Union devise more lethal genetically-modified killing machines and monsters)
Key Event #2: Awe & Wonder (he grew tired of making monsters but earned his own laboratory rights through decades of faithful devotion and hard work to the Convention, devising a number of gene therapy-based health serums through advanced biochemistry)
Transition: Defeat (budget cuts and Tradition attacks on local bases forced him to accept a new team of fellow Scientists, but came to [sullenly and silently] appreciate the new project, especially with Dr. Frazier Mill; their combined genius facilitated the creation of Haya Wells after all)
Ersatz Laboratories, Consolidated (Laboratory)
Location: Clark Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, United States
Structure: Bunker
Stock: Climate controlled-storage facility for high-risk, rare, and volatile chemicals and biological samples; vacuum-secured clean room with advanced fume hood console station; hyper-ventilation purge fan; firewalled and encrypted Internet-accessible computer family replete with super-processor for gene-sequencing
Traits: Cloaking 5
Significant Other
Name: Haya Wells; 2011
Nature: Erotic
Haya
Weakness
Grumpy Old Man
Talbot's an old grouch. He's paid his dues and then some and still hasn't been properly recognized and rewarded, and he doesn't even ask for much -- just his own private lab without these smart-ass kids running around. But like it or not, the Union is just that -- a team effort. He still hasn't and probably never will truly accept it.
Likelihood of Corruption
Low.
He doesn't get out much.
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