Post by Kitty Knox on Aug 30, 2013 13:07:08 GMT -5
Played By= Summer Glau
Category= Saborian
Name = Xizmet Knox (Formerly Pi)
Alias/Nicknames = Kitty
Age = 17
Status = Unwed
Height = 5'6"
Weight = 121 ibs = 34b-23-33
Eye Color = brown
Hair Color = brown
General Demeanor/Personality = Intelligent, Manipulative (family excluded), Perceptive, Empathetic, Prone to hyperactivity, Problem-solver, Observant, Instinctive, mood swings (ties in with the empathy, contains it but those who know her can tell when she is troubled by it. Still young, learning to keep it in check), Sees destruction as merely another form of creation, Thoughtful, impulsive-on-a-leash (She feels the urge, but usually refrains from impulse if it is simply reckless) adrenaline junkie.
Quirks = + Wears a bracelet that is several different colored wires braided together, chips and little metal components dangling like charms, often recites in a whispered sing-song voice while touching it when deep in thought+
+ Won't eat anything that "once had a mother" -- This rule is broken only when upset and then she craves 'meat..on a stick..burnt' +
+Has trouble falling asleep, has a hammock rigged above her bed+
+Horrible with metaphors. Like a Shark trying to...eat peanut..butter...+
+collects random, odd things+ (Think Ariel's cave)
+ Likes to touch. Everything. Yes, you too. No, it's not personal...well, sometimes it is. But she likes touch: buttons (big red ones!) fabric, people, hair, rain...texture is a big deal to her+
(leaving room for developing more as play goes on)
Best Skills = Rigging explosives (specialty) , Fire arms, Reflex and Flexibility(Pi trait) , heightened implicit memory(in other words if she saw, heard or read how to do something, she will remember it and be able to do it automatically even if it takes her a moment to know how she knows i.e. "Oh......I heard Maddox tell Freckles how to prime the engine by A, B, C six months ago"...that sort of thing.) BUT, this only falls to things that fall within her natural talents. Other things,like how to sew, how to fly a ship, etc, she will have to concentrate, study, focus, etc like anyone else.
General Skills = Learning mechanics and chemical compounds (that lead to things exploding), Can barely cook...it won't kill you, but you won't starve. braiding hair, Knots-weaving, hand to hand combat, dancing, learning(Pi trait) ( if you can get her to focus, she CAN be taught!)
Reputation = Within Pi: Lau and Ansaria's only daughter, and even among the characteristically bright Pi clan, she stands out. Not always in a good light --destruction does that. Within Saborian circles: Nil. Except as crew member to the GhostShip SWIFT, she has the reputation as destructive, some might say crazy.
Brief Bio (3 or more Paragraphs) = Lau and Ansaria were both of the Pi clan, Lau a pilot of great reputation as a strong, honorable, quick thinking man. Ansaria, a weapons expert that was most notable for the way she had a near instinctual relationship with her weaponry both familiar or alien. Though they were cousins there was enough distance in the bloodline that their union wasn't questioned. Soon after their union they gave birth to De'shi, a son. He was born blind and mute, though greatly treasured by his parents. De'shi was a calm and peaceful infant, and as he grew it was noted by his parents that he saw more than eyes would limit him to. A mentally gifted child that learned to speak in other ways, to play and learn as any other child. Six years after their son, they produced Xizmet.
Xizmet was born loud and flailing, seeming to take in the world around her with a wide eyed hunger. Though she grew quieter(mostly), she was still hyper and full of curiosity and emotion. As easily as she learned skills at her parents knee, so too did she pick up the emotions in the room. It would be a learned skill over time that she managed to discern her own feelings outside of the influence of those around her. De'shi was one of her greatest teachers in this aspect. To communicate with him she had to learn to be still and focus, to see things from his intellectual angle instead of the emotional dispositions of those around them. From her father she learned strength of character and how to trust her instincts and reflexes. It was her mother, however, that she was most attached to educationally.
Weapons were a natural interest for her and it was with alarming speed and clarity that she learned how to use a firearm. It wasn't just the thrill of shooting (though that would be the kick start to her love of that 'rush') it was the need to perfect the shot, the need to know how the weapon worked, piece by piece. She started by taking apart her toys, then fixing broken electronics, and then by dismantling weapons just to figure them out. Though she was a bright child, it was in these things she excelled. It was an accident of failure that she found her passion, however. Having been unable to reprogram a weapon, Xizmet tossed it in a recycle bin with other non-functioning components. The explosion in that containment barrel from stray wires hitting just right sent the young girl airborne with the force of it, blew a hole out the side of the container! The fire was, in Xizmet's words..."warmer than any hug and brighter than any star". It was love at first boom!
From that point on, she chose her path, the Knox clan. Why? Because it 'felt' right. That was enough for her parents to consent. She would go with or without their blessing eventually, why make things more difficult? Knowing the path she wanted to take helped her train: Physically, skill set, even emotionally training herself to focus those empathetic mood swings. Though honestly that still needs work!
She was 13 when she petitioned to Maddox Knox. There was something about the Captain that she knew was her new family. That feeling deep within her that she had learned to listen to.
Upon the SWIFT, she would actually bloom into the young woman she is today. Some might call that crazy, others brilliant but quirky.