#haekel

General character notes

Haekel

Left-handed

Short-sighted - can just barely find his glasses without his glasses on

Sensitive about his wide forehead

Looks younger than he is

Nicknames his specimens

Short - about 5′5″

Wears contact lenses when he feels vain

Has matching piercings on both ears (two silver sleepers in each earlobe)

Marclai

Several years older than Haekel

Ambidextrous

Tallish and much taller than Haekel - about 6′2″

Goes to sleep early and wakes up at the crack of dawn

Has respiratory problems; cannot do cardio

Keeps his headphones on as much as possible

60% of the time nothing’s actually playing

Uses emojis in chat

Background

Haekel

Once a biomechanical engineer freshly graduated from university, he enlisted into the army when war broke out and was trained to be a field medic. During his short service on the frontline, he witnessed an incident where biochemical weapons were used, resulting in horrific injuries and deaths of enemy personnel. After saving one of the enemy cryptographers from certain death or severe debilitation, he questioned the use of such weapons against infantry forces and the treatment of prisoners of war. Due to growing tension between his principles and the way the army operates, he defected to the Other Side after several years. He was soon sought out for his skill and creative talent in designing and customising prosthetic body parts and orthopedic implants. Currently, with his access to resources, he also dabbles in engineering tissues and bio-compatible materials. 

In reality, he is part of the Special Reconnaissance Unit of his home country, recruited at the peak of his conflict with his superiors. Planted on the Other Side to establish a base and receive spies, he is most involved in keeping medical records straight for agents who are receiving treatment abroad. 

Marclai

Once a civilian of the Other Side who worked as a programmer, he was conscripted as a cryptographer when war commenced. After a couple of years behind enemy lines, his base was ambushed and biochemical weapons were used. Most of his unit was killed at the scene or died in captivity; he was meant to be left for dead in the field, but a medic from the enemy refused to leave him. Through the medic’s efforts, he was saved, though his airways suffered lasting damage, and he was rendered mute.