want it fast, want it hard

characteristics

full  name  : ari parker

aliases  : agent volt

age  : thirty-eight

date  of  birth  : tbd 2011

occupation  : engineer, specializing in cybernetics

marital  status  : single

sexuality  : queer

gender and pronouns : nonbinary (she/her/they/them)

radiance : n/a

biography

TW for mentions of drugs and addiction

From the moment Ari opened their eyes, they were immediately drinking in the world. Watching, learning. It was no surprise they learned to read before most other kids did, or that they excelled at puzzles and problems. There was a particular fondness for figuring out how things worked. Straddling the line between curiosity and insolence, they were always asking why?

She hated school, but suffered with it in the name of the game. Engineering felt like a logical fit, taking that innate need to make things work and turning it into a profession. But it wasn't easy, really, and Ari found an innate distaste for college, instead spending her time in clubs and wasting away the days. Eventually, she dropped out, saying fuck it to spending a boatload of money on something she hated.

Despite not finishing a degree, they were still highly skilled, and so managed to prove themselves to Sentinel, armed with talents and schematics. Ari hated the idea of forging weapons, but gravitated instead to the cybernetics division. Their creations could help people, help make the world a better place, and theoretically focus on the reduction of the harm instead of the creation of it.

She has no fondness for the collaboration with Mercy, but she's also not one to say no to a challenge. She's not entirely given up her reckless ways, sometimes a bit too bold for her own good. Outside of work, Ari still frequents clubs, still dips into reliance on drugs and alcohol, trying to find ways to quiet a mind always spinning with possibilities. The perils of genius, if you ask her to explain it.