Francis Washington

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Age: 24

Additional Appearance: Tall, handsome and amiable are three traits commonly attributed to Francis. Standing at roughly 186cm, athletic and well built, Francis is almost the model soldier. His build allows him to carry an aura of dependability and courageousness few can match. Underneath the cloth and mask however is a body riddled with numerous scars. Far from being intimidating though, Francis’ kind features also incorporate medium length black hair finishing in a pony tail at the back. His hazel eyes always carry with them a great measure of foresight and experience gained from a life of enduring and training. Francis has a certain enthralling nature about him, which when coupled with his naturally kind and charismatic nature make him extremely easy to seem to get along with.

Outfit and equipment: Generally, Francis wears odd, almost sci-fi-esque armour when called into serious operations. A fully enclosed helmet, fitted body armour and fitted brown-gray clothing which resemble standard army gear. When he wears this armour his appearance takes on a more ambiguous and dangerous aura. In addition, Francis usually carries a wide variety of small explosives with him, anything from dynamite to HE grenades and even flashbangs to smoke grenades.

His armor is amongst the best OKARI has developed in recent times. The suit is fitted specifically for him, light weight and flexible, but offering excellent protection. The armor is built up of tightly woven fibre layers and is able to break blades, fists, deflect bullets and shrapnel. The helmet includes an in-built interface, enabling Francis to view thermal readings as well as providing night vision.

For standard clothing he’ll wear whatever is suitable. T-Shirts and pants for comfort or matching jacket and trousers for more formal meetings.

Weapon: Heckler & Koch MP7 – Able to penetrate body armour, but still small enough to use as an efficient side arm. Francis favours the use of 2 of the sub-machine pistols, often using one until it has fully expended its ammunition before drawing the other with his weak arm and switching. Both of the sub-machine pistols feature a 40 round magazine box and use specially designed AP rounds. Both the guns incorporate a folding fore and iron sight as well as an optional silencer.

Ballistic Knife – Francis usually carries 2 basic combat knifes and 4 ballistic knives. These knives are able to eject their blades up to 10m once a switch underneath the hilt is pressed. The main benefit of these is the element of surprise and its accessibility.

Faction: Psi
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Power: Matter Displacement – Often mistaken upon first sight as the ability to stop time, Francis' ability is actually the ability to remove fields of matter for brief periods of time. Matter displacement enables Francis to remove ‘boxes’ of matter within the real world by storing them in an alternate dimension. The limitations of these boxes can be expressed with a 2 x 2 x 2m cube. The alternate dimension has the unique property of slowing time almost to a halt to those held within it. This has the curious effect of making it seem as if nothing has happened once matter is returned to its original space, in effect its appears as if he stopped time briefly. Francis can only displace a maximum of 4 ‘boxes’ at once and store their matter for up to 1 minute. The ability is able to displace people caught within the 'box' also, but it will always displace the entire person in question. It's effect on people is subtle. People never experience being displaced, instead its effect is akin to blinking an eyelid. Many who are displaced are often unaware of it also unless they fully understand Francis' power and some even has come to pass later which makes it obvious.

At Francis’ will or after 1 minute has expired, the matter will return to its original space. Francis’ ability has a huge variety of applications. Creating doorways, hiding people, removing obstacles, or removing dangers, setting traps, so long as there is a will, there is a way.

Animal: Reindeer

Imperfection: None.

Background: Francis is an oddity in that he is perhaps one of the few Psi to have volunteered to join OKARI by choice. Stranger perhaps is that he’s always been unusually aware of his surroundings. In that sense, he’s always known about the dreadful terrors which were committed by OKARI. Francis was originally born in Australia. His parents had both been and met as soldiers but had decided to settle down as a family after Francis’ birth. They moved to Germany 3 years after. The majority of Francis’ relatives lived in Germany and with a newborn his parents wanted to be back in the familiar comfort of their home country. Shortly after they moved, his mother birthed another child, Francis' brother.

Francis was a quick learner whose talent was fostered by an overtly competitive father. By the time they had moved to Germany, both brothers where having personal classes taught by their father on maths and english. Francis' father would train him relentlessly, day after day, training Francis' physique and mental prowess and honing them into a tool he invisioned as perfect. Francis' development was fast, frighteningly so according to his mother, yet much to joy of his father. Nevertheless, they both loved him fully. Although his father was strict, Francis’ mother held the balance, offsetting his father’s harsh disciplines and teachings with kindness and affection. It is unknown how exactly Francis came into contact with OKARI. Maybe his father had some ties connecting to the company; maybe there was an event which triggered it. Francis has never divulged anyone with the exact details, its uncertain what the fate of his brother was either.

What is known is that Francis has spent nearly his entire life enduring a vast host of experiments and operations, and he has done so willingly. Many of the numerous scars across his body are testament to that and yet his sanity and resolve have always remained unusually intact. To the scientists, Francis was another perfect subject to test their worst experiments on. His resolve made him more tolerant and more likely to survive their insane tests without fatal consequences when compared to many other subjects. Yet still, Francis was pushed to the edge of death on numerous occasions. Nothing could ultimately prepare him for everything OKARI held in store, not the harsh old lessons of his father or even the faint love of his mother and relatives.

The number of operations and tests he's undergone have left noticeable scars on him and namely his body. It can be argued that by this stage Francis is almost more part machine rather than human. He requires little sustenance and can survive without water for days beyond where most humans would die. Francis can still recall the tests which went without food and water for weeks on end in order to explore the limits of his body's enhancements. Days filled with nothing but lonliness, his gnawing hunger and the parched thrist of his throat. Drugs have conditioned his psyche further, enabling Francis to always be able to utilise almost the full strength capabilities of his body. Many of these aspects where tested rigorously also. There where brutally strainuous weight lifting tests which where enforced until his arms broke. Speed and endurance tests which involved running until his legs and muscles failed him. Amongst the worst where the pain endurance tests, experiments which involved firing off almost every pain recepter in his body. Even for someone like Francis, such pain soon left him unconscious.

OKARI have also tested his ability to displace matter extensively. Testing things such as his range, the maximum number of objects and what size they can be. There have been numerous test into its combat capabilities also, mock battle and war scenarios testing an endless list of applications.

Aside from the experiments, Francis has spent vast amounts of his time training and gaining the knowledge necessary to complete various tasks. Francis has undergone years of exercises, enhancements and drugs. The results of his training are truly astounding. Francis' movements in fights have often been described as the art of death for those who've witnessed it. In combat, Francis is tireless, never wasting a single motion. As such, his dependability over the years has earned him a small measure of freedom and trust within the company, but his hidden motives are still yet unknown.

Personality: Stern but kind. Relentless yet considerate. There are times when Francis’ personality are at complete odds compared to the duties and horrors of his occupation. There is no doubt that Francis is fully aware of this, which makes his choice to stay amongst OKARI even stranger perhaps.

For many that know of him, Francis is a dependable and devoted friend. His loyalty and sense of justice are well defined yet contradicted by almost everything OKARI does. Despite this, he is a pleasant and well humoured person by nature. Francis is also able to back-up his personality with a fierce intellect and great charisma. His aptitude and imagination are well suited to match his ability which calls upon great talent to use effectively. This enables him to adapt to a seemingly infinite number of situations making it near impossible to contain him as long as he doesn't wish to be contained.

Francis is perhaps kinder than he needs to be, something he doesn't often like people knowing. His soft, handsome features often lend to his admirable aura. Francis is a sociable person, not afraid to talk with anyone, he's easy to talk to in return and funny when he needs to be. Often quick with his words, Francis frequently presents a jovial and amicable attitude when he talks with others. Surprisingly, few things bother him. Harsh language, poor attitudes, death and sorrow, Francis' reaction to many of these things is usually just one of disturbingly simple acknowledgement. Yet despite his sociable nature, many can't help but wonder what drives his true thoughts and motivations for he rarely seems to share his own personal thoughts and experiences.

Although he has great discipline, Francis likes to enjoy the little things in life. Sweets, the occassional drink, a variety of deserts and his personal hobby of painting. For Francis many of these things are a relieving treat, untainted by everything else he does at OKARI.

Involvement with OKARI: Francis has been involved with OKARI for 18 years. His naturally enhanced physique and mental capabilities made him a prime candidate for a whole variety of experiments, especially due to his unnaturally high tolerance of pain. He is a unique success story in that respect, having completed and survived a huge multitude of experiences with exemplary results. Francis is an invaluable test subject, for both his frightening combat skills and cunning intelligence. He is a combination of OKARI's experiments and rigorous training which have honed his body to be at the peak of human capabilities. High pain tolerance, blistering speed, endless dexterity, brutal strength and a sharp mind are all combined together in a being many would say is perfect for killing.