
Full Name: Phoebe Alice Stride
Aliases: Stride, Snake Eyes, Gas Mask
Age: 46, although she appears to be in her early twenties.
Species: Gorgon/Human Hybrid.
Post/Rank: Fighter
Description: Standing at about 5'4, "Stride" is a woman of pale complexion and even paler hair, as well as a striking set of yellow, catlike eyes...Not that anyone ever sees them, of course. Stride tends to don goggles and a thin, breathable strip of fabric over her mouth when around the base, and, if possible, a gas mask when preparing to enter battle. Most of her body tends to be covered, as well, hiding the rows of scales littered upon her body.
Stride is fluent in both English and Japanese, although she tends not to speak much in the latter language. She tends to grumble her words more than anything, although if she's surprised by something she'll speak with less of a gruff tone.
Her outfit itself consists of a fairly thick dark maroon jacket, the aforementioned pieces of facial wear, jeans, and work gloves and boots. Stride's outfit hardly changes beside these objects, making her fairly recognizable when passing in the halls or the like.
Personality: Sarcastic, hasty, and generally rough-around-the-edges, Stride possesses a vocabulary broad enough to make a sailor blush, and generally annoy most decent folk. She's quick to give out a few snarky comments if it means getting a rise in a person who annoys her or she generally dislikes, although she possesses quite the hot temper herself.
In spite of the rogue-like attitude more befitting of a street thug out of a movie than anything, Stride is surprisingly smooth when it comes to completing set tasks, and, when focused intently on something, can be a decent enough partner to work with- so long as she stays cool headed, of course. Otherwise, she can be...rather unpleasant company, although she's willing to hold her tongue so long if she's interested in a topic.
Throughout her flaws, however, Stride's loyalty cannot be denied to SCION, and she works doggedly in an effort to get recognition. This loyalty extends to many of her companions as well, as she will make an effort to impress whenever she's around her peers.
Skills: Due to her heritage, Stride's gaze itself tends to be a weapon in its own right. While she cannot turn someone to stone like a full gorgon, if she meets one's gaze without eyewear, she will cause an effect similar to if the victim was being tased. Their body will lock up, muscles tensing and pain seizing their body.. If Stride holds her gaze for too long, she can very well kill with looks; however, she prefers not to use this power at all, only using it as a very last resort. She's also very capable in using firearms- particularly submachine guns- as well as blades. Her heritage provides a heightened healing factor, as well; albeit as not as impressive as a full blooded creature, it appears to heal minor wounds fairly quickly, and keep Stride from aging much.
Weaknesses: Stride's pride tends to be her biggest weakness, as well as the fact that she prefers closer range combat instead of fighting from a distance. The fact that she is willing to perform dangerous stunts to show off is also a very large flaw of hers, although this reflects in another way as well. Stride is very self-conscious in spite of her nature, and craves approval and attention for her actions. Physically, if she were to use her gaze for too many for too long, her body will weaken. Stride is also a cold-blooded creature, as well, and unable to produce the venom others of her kind could easily produce. There is also the matter of her being quite the perfectionist; while this leads her to strive to improve herself, it also leads to irritation and agression when she cannot reach her desired result.
Brief History: Born to a human mother and a gorgon father, Phoebe was the result of a rather...problematic affair, especially considering that her mother was the owner of a fairly large weapons company. Raised by her human family, Phoebe found herself developing a love of the memorabilia scattered about her mother's home, and took up the protagonists of her favorite movies as role models. Upon the reemerging of SCION, Stride was quickly handed over to the cooperation, and has been a part of the corporation ever since.
Other:
- Holds a deep fondness for 70s and 80s music- rock and grunge, in particular.
- Has a good head for numbers.
- Enjoys painting in her spare time.