Name: Cohen Abner Bright
Occupation: Doctor Bright, bionics engineer.
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Sexual orientation: Still figuring things out. May or may not have a hard on for the big uglies on the outside.
β Delving Deeper β
Personality: Bright is a very expressive person, unconcerned with how his emotions show on the outside. And like his speech, he tends to change rapidly from one face to another. He thinks both aurally and visually, talking to himself or anyone who would listen, as well as charting out his thoughts on paper. It makes him a bit of a rambling man which can tire out a lot of people. Rather than have great strong opinions about a subject, Bright is more likely to argue for both sides even if the debate had already come to conclusion. In the case of 'good' or 'bad', that is neither here nor there. However, in making decisions he will play aggressive. Because of his past transgressions, he has become much more alert, if slightly paranoid.
History: Bright came from a pretty stable family of his two parents and himself, living on the low side of middle class. He grew up rather alone, on the outside in school and not really a part of his own family.
Everything came down to his self drive, and it's also what landed him in prison for a time. Bright wanted to go out with the Voyagers, see the creatures on the outside, study the unknown. To do that, he would have to prove to be the best.
Being resourceful, Bright managed to steal incredibly important materials and blueprints for bionics and hid them throughout with varying instructions to contacts both unwillingly or unknowingly forced to follow through his plans. His last snatch got him thrown in jail. Incarcerated, right alongside Darius 'Darwin' Holtford, the most brilliant inventor of black market bionics known to man. Even in jail, if Darwin were to acknowledge Bright, there would be no way for his reputation to go any higher.
All of Bright's materials arrived in his cell as per the plan. With Darwin's supervision, Bright outfitted the deadliest, most vicious criminals with volatile augmentations exceeding industry standards by a mile. They broke out and Bright continued work with Darwin, until finally the government caved to his conditions; complete immunity for himself, as well as a position working with military expeditions into the wild. And for his help, half of Darwin's sentence chopped off to at least give him some enjoyment when he got to old age. Bright threw the off switch on the augmented convicts, putting them into catatonic state, but with the reminder that both he and others knew ways to turn them on again.
At the age of 21, Bright had successfully blackmailed his way into his dream job, with the best pay available as a bonus.
Likes:
- β Talking
β Anything to do with creature physiology
β Alcohol. Maybe too much.
β Creating better tech
β Documenting everything
β Being surrounded by tech
β Tv Shows
β Movies
β Gaming
Dislikes:
- β‘ Getting hurt. It... hurts.
β‘ Complete silence
β‘ Being called by first name
β‘ Grease
β‘ Arguments over trivialities
β‘ Ex-wife
β‘ Physical labour
β‘ His strange accent
β‘ Being alone in wide open spaces
Secrets:
- Technically, Bright has been married once to an essential pawn that was part of his previous plans. His wife wanted to continue the relationship afterwards, but she was someone Bright just could not stand.
- Cohen was his grandfather's name, who had the plug pulled prematurely to rake in the inheritance money.
- His plan to debut his skills to the world was almost entirely funded by charity money which he swindled from over fifty major organizations and resulting in the deaths of nearly a hundred because of loss of financial aid.
Fears: Not being able to keep up with the advancement of biotech. Bright must always stay at the top of his game and be the very best at enhancing technology for the Moors or he will lose his job and his contract would be forfeit. Without the terms of his contract to protect him, Bright would be eliminated.
β Relationships β
Crush: TBD
Boyfriend/Girlfriend: TBD
Other Affiliates: TBD
- Darius 'Darwin' Holtford - A tall, slender 36 year old man, African American, glasses and clean shaven. Darwin still resides in prison, but can be contacted securely through means that Bright has devised. He has become a close friend and consultant.
- Vulkn - Bright's never done anything personal to the guy. In fact, he quite likes to have their little chats and buddy up to the moody moor. But it seems that Vulkn can never forgive him for his past actions.
- Frost - They're not close, but it's not hostile. Discussions are quite enjoyable.
- 'Jinx' - An online friend, Jinx is a proficient hacker. He chats with her as 'N0lt5', and they often share information. And jokes.
- Jessica Boone - Bright once had a hand in the acquisition and conversion of her young sister for the Moorden school, and so has gained her hatred.
β The Outside β
Height: 5'5
Build: How is he built? Not very well. Little muscle definition, soft, unassuming.
Looks: Bright is a boy-ish and generally cheerful looking guy. His crop of dark brown hair is constantly being smoothed back and then flopping forward, as well as changing which side it is parted on nearly every day. He dresses in plain clothes, mostly crinkled button up shirts and black jeans, and one of about twenty lab coats that reside in his closet, all the same pristine white. For looking at anything small and up-close, Bright dons a pair of rectangular wire frame reading glasses.
Distinguishing Features: Bright is almost always followed by hovering displays projected by external mechanisms that function similar to technological augmentations of the Moors'. The bright blue-white lights usually present charts and graphs relative to any one of a number of current projects.
β Other β
Other: Bright keeps extensive video logs and journals in which he records nearly everything. Oftentimes, he will have several cameras on, documenting whatever he is currently observing instead of recounting everything at the end of the day.
Bright will also always have a bit of alcohol on hand. It doesn't take much at all to get a good buzz going, so there is little fear that he will drink himself out of house and home. However, without the alcohol, he would resort to painkillers, injections, or worse. The stimulation given to him by these substances keeps him firing on all engines, makes him feel more awake and alive.