altered egos

If you haven’t read the books don’t worry about it we can just sketch out some brief plot points to go with and make our own story past season one!

All that being said, my Trepp is solely book based and I will be using Scarlett Johann.sen from The Ghost in the Shell for the face claim for Trepp because (while she may not have suited the movie as an accurate rendition of the manga…) she definitely looks exactly how I pictured Trepp when I read about her so… 

As always, any questions, feel free to let me know.

Alazne Ortega

Alice Moreno (Anenome)

Antony Jaeger

Arnold Hemingway

Ava Elliot

Clarissa Severin

Dmitri Kadmin

Heun Leung

Isaac Bancroft

Jenna Trepp

Kasai Tanaka

Kristin Ortega

Laurens Bancroft

Lizzie Elliot

Max Carnage

Mickey Alvarez

Miriam Bancroft

Oumou Prescott

Poe

Quellcrist Falconer

Reileen Kawahara

Samir Abboud

Sarah Benoit

Sarah Morgan

Takeshi Kovacs

Vernon Elliot

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS.

Felicia Adams. ( Geneticist. Works at Psychasec. )

Kaitlyn Adams. ( Student.  Patient. )

Laurel Isley. ( Black Market Operative, Brothel Madame. )

Petra Nikonova. ( Sex worker.  Addict. Informant. )

Rori Dearing. ( Tatoo artist / bartender.  Human Rights & Sleeve Rights Activist. )

BASICS.

name:  isaac edward bancroft. nickname(s):  none in particular. alias(es):  …. laurens bancroft. age: 64 birthday:  july 17 species: human, methuselah. heritage: english, welsh, swedish, russian. gender:  male. romantic orientation: homoromantic. sexual orientation:  homosexual. religion: not applicable. current residence: suntouch house, the aerium, bay city, earth.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. ( PRIMARY SLEEVE. )

eyes:  steel blue. hair: dark brown, curly, bordering on wildly so. skin:  lightly bronzed. height:  5′9″ build: slightly built, wiry. scars: few, and not often for long. tattoos and piercings: none. distinguishing features: none in particular.  faceclaim: antonio marziale.

LAYER ONE.

occupation:  an acute businessman with a head for infrastructure and rebuilding a business / corporation from the inside out to make it more streamlined and efficient, increasing profit margins as a whole.  very limited options to show this as his father restricts his actual influence in bancroft industries and is typically confined to smaller, more pr related or busy work around the offices.

education: a masters in business and finance, and has continued to attend school at collegiate levels, one or two classes a semester, almost his entire adult life in every topic imaginable in an attempt to become well rounded and to continue to add to his repertoire and portfolio.  current focus is both corporate structure, with a more recent interest in engineering and architecture.

languages spoken:  english, russian, japanese, mandarin, arabic and spanish. 

skill sets:  finance, corporate structure, management skills, a broad knowledge of history, art, religion, some base knowledge of anatomy, botany, some knowledge of astrology and cartography.  mathematics and logic skills and games such as chess and go.  football, lacrosse, tennis, etc.  excellent shot with ranged weapons including modern lasers, firearms, bow and arrow and crossbow.  

abilities/modifications:  subvocal communicator, subdermal tracker, corneal implant for his ONI, skill modifications for logic and memory enhancement, some minor muscle memory mods for athletic abilities and enhanced hand-eye coordination.

PHYSICAL STATISTICS.

★★☆☆  — physical strength ★★☆☆☆  — offense ★★☆☆☆  — defense ★★★☆☆  — speed ★★★★☆  — accuracy ★★★☆☆  — agility ★★★☆☆  — stamina ★★☆☆☆  — stealth

MENTAL / SOCIAL STATISTICS.

★★★★☆  — intelligence ★★★☆☆  — empathy ★★☆☆☆  — manipulation ★★☆☆☆  — intuition   ★★★☆☆  — deception ★★★★☆  — verbal communication ★★★☆☆  — self control ★★★★☆  — teamwork

STATUS / INFLUENCE STATISTICS.

★★★★☆  — financial ★★★★☆  — social ★★☆☆☆  — political ★☆☆☆☆  — military* ★☆☆☆☆ — police force* ☆☆☆☆☆  — religious* ★★★☆☆  — media   ★★☆☆☆  — field of study or work / expertise

LAYER TWO.

mental / psychiatric disorders: mild dysphoria.   physical ailments: none. drugs / alcohol / nicotine: occasional use of all. myer-briggs:   introvert(16%)  iNtuitive(22%)  thinking(6%)  judging(31%) positive:  ambitious, earnest, loyal, personable, crafty, studious. negative: rebellious, daring to a fault, ambitious, driven, desperate. moral alignment: neutral good.

CONNECTIONS.

laurens bancroft, father, methuselah, business tycoon miriam bancroft, mother, methuselah. naomi bancroft & 20 other siblings. sergei brevlov, 114, lover. tbd.

VERSE DEPENDENT CONNECTIONS.

BASICS.

name:  edgar allan poe nickname(s): eddie.  (select few.)  poe. alias(es): the raven age:  first iteration created in 2087.  officially brought on line as the Raven Hotel in 2089 birthday: october 31, 2089. species: artificial intelligence heritage: ‘american’ personality / history construct based on the horror author edgar allan poe. gender:  technically none but identified as male. romantic orientation:  demiromantic. sexual orientation: demisexual. religion: humanity. current residence:  the raven hotel, bay city, earth.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. ( PRIMARY SLEEVE. )

eyes:  brown. hair: brown, short, slightly shaggy and unkempt. skin:  ruddy. height: 5′7″ build: slight, bordering on fit or trim. scars: none other than affectations. tattoos and piercings: a sickle crossed with the profile of a raven, left shoulder / shoulder blade. distinguishing features: mustache & antiquated style of dress. faceclaim: chris conner.

LAYER ONE.

occupation:  proprietor, owner & actual hotel at the raven hotel.

education:  he has a multitude of professional degrees and certifications and can mostly get any certification at any level within mere moments thanks to the expansive capacity of his artificial intelligence.

languages spoken:  any, as needed, if already downloaded or, any as needed, if connected to the network.

skill sets:  business acumen, finance, hotel operations, management, literature and history, psychology, sociology, has spent the majority of 200+ years studying any and all aspects of human mentality and society and history that he can. weaponry, tactics, basic combat skills. games, strategy and otherwise, poker, and more. also, can download and integrate skill sets on the fly.

abilities/modifications:  nanobot technology allows him to exist in physical form anywhere within the hotel, as many copies and as many locations as necessary or wanted.  can adapt appearance on a whim.  is fully integrated and aware of all locations and all activities ongoing in the hotel at any given time.  has full and constant access to the web / network in the known worlds.  also has a number of virtual rooms and facilities that can be modified per request.  time compression up to 64:1 available on request.  can track people, places, things in the real world and is more than capable of hacking the average and some higher end security systems and protocols.

PHYSICAL STATISTICS.

☆☆☆☆☆  — physical strength* ☆☆☆☆☆  — offense* ☆☆☆☆☆  — defense* ☆☆☆☆☆  — speed* ☆☆☆☆☆  — accuracy* ☆☆☆☆☆  — agility* ☆☆☆☆☆  — stamina* ☆☆☆☆☆  — stealth*

*typically these are at ‘average’ but because of his ability to manipulate his nanotech this can increase to high marks across the board if necessary

MENTAL / SOCIAL STATISTICS.

★★★★★★★ — intelligence  ★★★★☆  — empathy ★★☆☆☆  — manipulation ★★★☆☆  — intuition   ★★☆☆☆  — deception ★★★★☆  — verbal communication ★★★☆☆  — self control ★★★★☆☆  — teamwork

STATUS / INFLUENCE STATISTICS.

★★☆☆☆  — financial ★☆☆☆☆  — social ☆☆☆☆☆  — political ☆☆☆☆☆  — military ☆☆☆☆☆ — police force ☆☆☆☆☆  — religious ☆☆☆☆☆  — media   ★★★☆☆ — field of study or work / expertise

LAYER TWO.

mental / psychiatric disorders:  obsessive tendencies.  paranoia.  over-eagerness. physical ailments: none save the fact that he cannot physically leave the raven hotel. drugs / alcohol / nicotine: he imbibes in all from time to time though they don’t have any actual effect on his physical self. myer-briggs:   Extravert (44%)  iNtuitive (41%)  Feeling (31%)  Judging (6%) positive:  compassionate, quick-witted, charming, intellectual, expansive thinker, adaptive. negative: obsessive, intrusive, paranoid, over analytical, despondent. moral alignment: lawful good.

CONNECTIONS.

other proprietors of artificial intelligence facilities. takeshi kovacs, first guest in 47 years. vernon elliot. ava elliot. lizzie elliot. kristin ortega. samir abboud.

BASICS.

name:  laurens james bancroft. nickname(s): none. alias(es): none. age:  365 years. birthday:   August 18, 2019.  (first sleeve death / resleeve in 2118) species: human.  methuselah. heritage:  english & welsh. gender: male. romantic orientation: demiromantic. sexual orientation: whatever suits his fancy. religion:  protestant, once upon a time. current residence: suntouch house, the aerium, bay city, earth.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. ( PRIMARY SLEEVE. )

eyes:  brown. hair: brown, usually cut short, mostly close cropped, couple of inches in length at most.  mostly smooth chested, light hair on arms and legs, moderate happy trail and trimmed. skin:  lightly tanned. height: 6′1″ build: medium build, not overly muscular but not trim, fit. scars: typically, none, but the occasional scar from a null gravity fight or occasional indulgence in a pit fight or something of the sort might be present. tattoos and piercings: none. distinguishing features: mole an inch above right corner of his mouth. faceclaim:  james purefoy.

LAYER ONE.

occupation:  business mogul, methuselah, political activist and adviser and more. ceo of bancroft industries.

education:  he is extremely well read on many topics and has at least a little bit of knowledge about pretty much any topic, though there are some that are personal favorites or that he simply has a great amount of knowledge on from living through the centuries including history (earth, globalization, worlds expansion and ancient civilization).  Scientific advancement and technology that revolve around cloning and genetic modification is a subject matter that he studies out of curiosity and the desire to keep up to date on the topic.  He has many, many degrees that he’s earned over the centuries including several teaching certifications and has taught business, history, political science and more off and on at various universities, primarily Earth located or virtual environments.

languages spoken:   english, spanish, russian, german, french, italian, korean, japanese, chinese, mandarin, greek, hebrew, latin & others.

skill sets:  having been alive for over three hundred and fifty years it’s honestly hard for me to think of anything that he hasn’t at least dabbled in, tried and or learned the basics of in all that time especially with his resources.  he definitely has a highly developed business acumen and an extraordinary ability to examine and anticipate business, financial and political events and/or influence them as he sees fit when and if he wants to.  he has a fair grasp of military tactics and warfare, on personal to global levels, though he has not served in the military himself.  

abilities/modifications:  he has no physical, chemical or mental augmentation on any of the clones that he uses; he has had his genetic code tweaked / fine-tuned to alleviate any genetic flaws or predispositions to illnesses, etc. but prides himself on his genuine human form.  he does have certain technological modifications such as a sub-vocal communicator, transponder / location device and built in oni.

PHYSICAL STATISTICS.

★★★☆☆  — physical strength ★★★☆☆  — offense ★★★☆☆  — defense ★★★☆☆  — speed ★★★★☆  — accuracy ★★★☆☆  — agility ★★★☆☆  — stamina ★★☆☆☆  — stealth

MENTAL / SOCIAL STATISTICS.

★★★★☆  — intelligence  ★★★☆☆  — empathy ★★★★☆  — manipulation ★★★☆☆  — intuition   ★★★★☆  — deception ★★★★☆  — verbal communication ★★★☆☆  — self control ★★★☆☆  — teamwork 

STATUS / INFLUENCE STATISTICS.

★★★★★ — financial ★★★★☆  — social ★★★★★  — political ★★☆☆☆  — military ★★★★☆ — police force ★☆☆☆☆  — religious* ★★★☆☆  — media   ★★★★☆  — field of study or work / expertise

LAYER TWO.

mental / psychiatric disorders: megalomania. physical ailments: none. drugs / alcohol / nicotine: occasional / no addictions. myer-briggs:    ENTJ Extravert (28%)  iNtuitive (50%)  Thinking (22%)  Judging (9%) positive:  charismatic, hardworking, decisive, sentimental, well-read. negative: impractical, aloof, hedonistic, vindictive, controlling. moral alignment: lawful good.*

*please note i answered the questions as laurens would meaning … some of them i would have chosen different answers for him but this is a very good insight into how laurens sees himself.

CONNECTIONS.

miriam bancroft, wife of 137 years. isaac bancroft, naomi bancroft & 19 other children. oumou prescott, attorney at law for the bancroft’s  clarissa severin, meth & acquirer of rare goods. kristin ortega & elias ryker, bay city police detectives. kasai tanaka, bcpd captain, in the bancroft’s pocket. lizzie elliot, jack it off employee & consort of laurens’. max carnage, owner & operator of fight drome, bay city. reileen kawahara, owner & operator of head-in-the-clouds. takeshi kovacs, the last envoy, hired to solve laurens’ murder.

WORLD BUILD DEPENDENT CONNECTIONS.

jade hastings, methuselah.  @notthescarsyoucansee ; while the majority of laurens’ extra curricular proclivities are kept to the grounders and lower-class / off world partners to keep the two parts of his lives divided, jade is one of the few exceptions to the rule & he has indulged in letting his darker side out to play many times in the past with the fellow meth.  in tow with jade, in this verse, comes petra nikonova, occasional playmate for laurens at jade’s behest.

BASICS.

name:  miriam alexandria ramone bancroft. nickname(s): miri. (typically, laurens is the only one that used to call her that.) alias(es): none. age: 272 years old. birthday: july 1st. species: human.  methuselah. heritage: swedish & russian. gender: female.  she/ her. (typically) romantic orientation: panromantic. sexual orientation: pansexual. religion: non-applicable. current residence: suntouch house, the aerium, bay city, earth.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. ( primary sleeve. )

eyes:  blue. hair: light honey blonde. skin:  soft golden tan. height: 5′6″ build: slender, long, lightly toned. scars: none. tattoos and piercings: one piercing, earlobe. distinguishing features: none. faceclaim: kristin lehman.

LAYER ONE.

occupation:  methuselah (financial, social & political elite). collector of elder artifacts & ancient earth memorabilia, especially maps, star charts and ancient navigation devices.  does some ‘charity work’ and is the queen bee of the social elite on earth & in other influential circles.  has worked as a delegate at the united nations in the past.

education: multiple master’s degrees over the centuries.  continues to keep up to date in many subjects including political science, history, and more and she has published several thesis on a multitude of topics over her long lifetime including the continued perception of gender roles in society and the shifting roles of motherhood when families can spread across a dozen worlds and many more generations than the majority of history accounted for.  she also has, previously, had an active law degree, though has not kept up with licensing or practiced in over a century and a half.

languages spoken: english, spanish, russian, chinese, japanese, mandarin, greek, italian, arabic, swedish, french, american sign language (or modern equivalent), hebrew. 

skill sets: she is a skilled negotiator, manipulator and diplomatic, she is also skilled in the technical and financial aspects of running a large, worlds spanning corporation, she has a number of artistic hobbies including painting, needlepoint and a love of all things to do with navigation, especially when it comes to older techniques.  she has an excellent head for numbers, she is very good at reading people and typically very skilled at concealing her own emotions and true goals from others.  she also gardens, and grows her own lilies and orchids, and is very athletically skilled, she runs, climbs, and plays tennis competitively.

abilities/modifications: there are some skill sets that she has on standby for upload / access if necessary but she prefers to use her own learned abilities, knowledge and skills at any given time if possible.  she has a state of the art clone at any time; she does have one that is imbued with Merge9; the chemical is secreted through bodily fluids when she is aroused.

PHYSICAL STATISTICS.

★★☆☆☆  — physical strength ★★☆☆☆  — offense ★★☆☆☆  — defense ★★☆☆☆  — speed ★★★☆☆  — accuracy ★★★☆☆  — agility ★★★☆☆  — stamina ★★★★☆  — teamwork ★★☆☆☆  — stealth

MENTAL / SOCIAL STATISTICS.

★★★★☆  — intelligence  ★★☆☆☆  — empathy ★★★★☆  — manipulation ★★★☆☆  — intuition   ★★★★☆  — deception ★★★★☆  — verbal communication ★★☆☆☆  — self control

STATUS / INFLUENCE STATISTICS.

★★★★★  — financial ★★★★☆  — social  ★★★★☆  — political  ★☆☆☆☆  — military* ★★★★☆ — police force ★☆☆☆☆  — religious* ★★★★☆  — media   ★☆☆☆☆  — field of study or work / expertise* 

*anything she lacks here personally she feels that she makes up with influence ‘borrowed’ from laurens or in the ability to manipulate or bribe control when she needs it.

LAYER TWO.

mental / psychiatric disorders: some degree of narcissism and psychopathy. physical ailments: none. drugs / alcohol / nicotine: . frequently. no addictions. myer-briggs:   ENTJ Extravert (38%)  iNtuitive (44%)  Thinking (22%)  Judging (28%) positive:  persistent, charming, confident, capable, observant. negative: conceited, controlling, amoral, particular, belligerent. moral alignment: neutral evil.

CONNECTIONS.

laurens bancroft, husband of 137 years.. isaac bancroft, naomi bancroft & 19 other children. oumou prescott, attorney at law for the bancrofts

Were the tears real? Oh, of course not. Long ago, Jade had been trained not to let the tears fall, even when it felt impossible to hold them back. These days, however, she used them whenever she wanted to. Whenever she knew it would continue to get her what she wanted. 

Laurens loved the tears when he was in one of these moods. The kind where he wanted to know he’d hurt her, not enough to kill her, just enough to make him feel like he’d done real damage. Something that made him feel strong, which meant it was something that kept him on her very special leash. She wouldn’t lose that, not for anything in the known worlds. He was special to her. Not in the way Petra was, but special, nonetheless. 

Bruises had already begun to mottle the skin of a soon to be discarded sleeve. Her face stung from the slaps it had taken. A delicious ache spread along her limbs. Tears streamed down her face, made her look even smaller, more delicate, more easily broken. They both knew she wasn’t exactly easy to break, but that wasn’t the point. It was all about making him feel like she was and, she could tell by the way that his body shuddered, that she had.

For once, Jade hadn’t discarded the bruise covered sleeve right away. Instead, she put those bruises on display. Wore them like little badges of honor. It kept Laurens and Petra happy when she did little things like this, made them feel like she belonged to them somehow. As if she would ever actually let that happen. Still, it was good to give them that, to let them feel like the owned some part of her.

Lips curved up slightly as fingers slipped across the bruised flesh of her wrists. “Mmm, so I’ve noticed. You seemed to enjoy yourself quite a lot last night.” It wasn’t much, comparatively, but she’d allowed Petra to use her as she liked. It could have stood a bit more creativity, but the girl really was just learning how Jade liked things. There was no doubt in her mind that she would get better at it as time went along.