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The world is gone. It took 4 1/2 years to be able to surface again; it's been nearly ten years since then. The Earth is still here... but it's not the same.
 
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PostSubject: Ratchet (Done)   Ratchet (Done) I_icon_minitimeMon Jun 23, 2014 7:09 pm

Ignaz Brant

Codename: Ratchet

Ratchet (Done) Stock-photo-portrait-of-serious-blond-man-in-winter-40925764

Squeamish should not look:
like this, but not as far to the left, closer to only a third than half. also, the red has shifted to the shiny white of old scars. the indents from lack of muscles remain.
Age:33
Birthday: January 14, 1995

Ethnicity/Race & Species: Caucasian Human

Occupation(s)
-Past: College Undergraduate student Electrical Engineering
-Present:Used parts salesman


Class(es):scavenger

Allegiance: None, but works with resistance due to proximity and similar views

Language(s): English, German, Japanese

Residence(s)
-Past: University grounds
-Present:Semi-nomadic

Appearance: Ratchet was what you would consider good looking, and still is in profile. Due to an accident caused during the end, he has excessive chemical burns all over his body. On his face, the burns form almost a half-mask on his right side. The rest are scattered, with the majority on the front of his body. He stands at 5 foot 11, but the scarring gives him a slight hunch. He wears a simple tunic of molted grays, with a solid grey overcoat. He also has worn leather gloves, a bandanna that covers the bottom of his face, and aviator goggles. His hair is longer on the left, put up in a slight spike.

Personality: Ratchet has always been a more curious type and has driven himself to expand and use his knowledge. Quiet and reserved, he does not like to interact with people, preferring his own thoughts to the voices of others. He also has an honor streak to him though not to the point of self harm. He will lie and cheat if need be, and is fully aware that most people remaining do not have even his level of honesty, leaving him with a sense of mistrust to strangers.  

Part of the reason why he roams the waste is that he has claustrophobia. Ratchet loves to be in open areas not caged in at all. It is not severe enough that he can't tolerate going into closed spaces for short periods, and will usually sleep inside a building as much of the surface is still hostile. He also despises Liquor Alchemists (chemists). His mind associates them with the chemicals that mutilated his body fourteen years ago. He outright avoids them if he can, and while he can interact, he is very stiff and tends to almost collapse afterwards. He also will not willingly enter apothecaries/pharmacies and laboratories where large quantities of drugs and chemicals are stored. Being taken into one of these places will cause him to lock up and visibly shake. He will barely respond to people talking to him, and it usually is a non-vocal response.

Biography: Ratchet was originally from Heidelberg, Germany. There he grew up with his small family, his parents and a younger sister of 4 years. When he was seven years old, his family had come over to the Americas, and he has lived there ever since. Ever since a young age, Ratchet had shown an affinity toward circuitry and constructions, always trying to build with whatever he could. Because of his natural affinity, he went into the honors track in America. He continued to express his affinity for knowledge of machines, taking many shop classes in high school. After graduation, He headed to MIT. He enrolled in Electrical Engineering, circuitry being his favorite way to build, excelling at the entry level classes. The summer of his sophomore year, he had received an internship working at one of the labs on the campus, allowing him to showcase his larger understanding of other subjects.

He was salvaging the lab when smaller meteors struck near. The tremors caused by the impacts had jarred open the chemical cabinet as he was walking past. This caused him do be doused in various chemicals, including diluted hydrochloric acid, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Nitric Acid. Trapped in the lab and unable to get to the emergency shower, He suffered chemical burns to his body and was sent off to emergency treatment while it was still available. With the amount of impacts increasing, He was moved underground only partially treated. There, he became an outcast due to his obvious and unusual mutilation. The bunkers were filled with more and more people. Ratchet ended up being able to talk to the other injured during the confinement. While very few could empathize with him, most could sympathize as they were often missing limbs or had heavy scaring. But even among them, few could tolerate him for very long. This became worse as his claustrophobia began to affect him. The bunker he was in was extremely spacious, and even with the large amount of people inside, most wouldn't notice the pressure of the walls. Ratchet did notice, and he started to experience withdrawal symptoms. This labeled him as insane, and his outcast status increased. It continued to get worse for him as weeks became months, and months became years. By the time it was safe to leave, Ratchet was in asylum. He did not surface with everyone else. He was only let out when a doctor decided to let him see the sky, like he had been muttering about. Ratchets mentality had greatly improved, though he refused to come inside for 2 weeks. He was discharged within a month, as they need room for more needy people.

Thereafter, he began to roam the wastes and wilds. He attached himself to various groups, using his knowledge of parts and circuitry to help in salvaging and repairs. He left each group primarily because of his injuries still putting people on edge around him. During his travels, he made inquiries about the whereabouts of his family.he was unable to find out anything about his parents, though his sister had survived. He has yet to meet her, as no one had learned of his injury. Through the years, he has formed a contacts network for his scavenging, marking territories and making alliances. Currently he is residing near what was East Chicago by the Lake Michigan basin.

Possessions: weapon - Colt 1911 .45
Useless Box (resides on his counter)

junkered walker. steampowered 6-cylinder engine used to generate electricity and provide power to . Clockwork powered gyro stabilizer. wound by the steam engine.

Temporary store: sells various junk and scrap along with repaired items. has a salvaged finger scanner on the door.

What year, on site, did the world end?
June 8, 2014
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