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NAME: Ana
AGE: 29
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INVITED BY: Autumn
CHARACTERS PLAYED: N/A
IC
CHARACTER NAME: Steve Burnside
CANON & CANON POINT: Resident Evil: Code Veronica X & Darkside Chronicles, end of game(s)
HISTORY: http://residentevil.wikia.com/wiki/Steve_Burnside
PERSONALITY: The first thing you notice about Steve is that he’s trying way too hard. When we first meet Steve he’s young and terrified and acts tough to cover it, which makes him come off as a brat. He’s a gun-happy survivor who’s made it this far completely on his own and doesn’t think he needs anyone’s help. He’s a hothead towards their captor and disregards Claire’s repeated offers to stay together until it becomes clear that they do need one another; more so that he wants and needs her around. From that point on, Steve starts to make a little more sense.
His father’s betrayal of the family (the only people he’s probably ever had steady contact with being his mom and dad, now dead) leaves Steve extremely angry and vulnerable, thinking that he’s better off on his own. When he realized this isn’t true it leads to his seeking desperate for approval from Claire. Once he accepts her as his fellow survivor he wants to look capable, but has such limited experience with people that his idea of being impressive is very macho action hero, which…. just is not him. So he looks sort of like a doofus at first, taking on more than he can handle and getting himself into situations that make him panic and… look like more of a doofus! But when he settles down and is comfortable being himself, you see the real Steve. He deserves the approval he was seeking but for different reasons -- he is extremely intelligent and versatile, able to repair massive machinery, fly planes, and use any gun you hand him. He undervalues all of that because he doesn’t think the real him is impressive enough on its own. Possibly this is just because he’s seventeen, or possibly it’s because his entire life was turned upside down when he became an Umbrella prisoner. As a prisoner, he feels alone and helpless, but the outbreak leaves him suddenly back in control.
Although we see several times that he does not keep cool in a crisis, the worst of these instances is when he has to kill his zombified father, after which he’s open enough to cry in front of Claire. From this point we begin to learn that at his core Steve is a very sweet, loyal puppy of a boy who is more than capable of saving the day when he keeps his head. He’s very brave when Claire is involved, doing absolutely anything to protect her. In fact, the most impressive and laudable thing about Steve is actually his strength of will to fight off the virus and the commands being given to him under the virus’ influence (this strain has a “queen”) to hurt Claire. He sacrifices himself instead, and is the only character in the entire Resident Evil series to fight off his mutations and successfully de-transform. (No one has done this before or since.)
Through these progressions he’s no longer trying too hard to be a hero; he actually becomes a hero. His strength isn’t in his guns but in his heart and once you have his loyalty, he will literally do the impossible for you.
SKILLS: Steve can use pretty much any firearm you put in his hands. He can also operate and maintain/repair most vehicles, including construction equipment and airplanes. He’s in good shape, his hand to hand is decent, and he knows how to take a fall. The virus he carries is also regenerative, so he probably has enhanced healing if he doesn’t mutate from injury — something to discuss with a mod if the opportunity arises. (Re: OTHER below) When mutated, the Steve!Monster has super strength, claws, a prehensile tail, enhanced scent and vision, and can jump really high.
ITEMS: Steve ends canon naked but if he’s allowed to have his basic game items he typically has on his person a photo of his family, a knife, a lighter, two machine guns, and two gold luger handguns. Maybe a green herb or two for good measure. ;)
SAMPLES
TDM links:
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=91297#cmt91297
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=83873#cmt83873
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=85409#cmt85409
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=87713#cmt87713
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=88737#cmt88737
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=88225#cmt88225
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=91553#cmt91553
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=120481#cmt120481
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=143009#cmt143009
PROSE (out-of-world)
Steve woke up with a shiver. He was lying on something cold and hard, and when he opened his eyes he realized it was the unforgiving metal of an exam table. A white cloth draped over him, head and all, and Steve thought, I’m still alive? then, Shit, am I naked? and finally, Where am I?
At least they hadn’t started embalming.
He wasn’t strapped down so he sat up and pulled the sheet off of his face, letting it pool in his lap as he looked around. This wasn’t a coroner’s office or a funeral home like he thought, and a quick glance down at himself showed him thick scarring on his abdomen where Alexia’s tentacle had pierced through; he couldn’t twist around to see his back but could feel the tissue there as well. Somehow he’d healed without mutating again... maybe because she was dead for real? But his body had been taken somewhere while he was out. He took a slow breath. This could be okay, he just needed to figure out where he was. It was a lab, that was a start. Maybe they had a phone and he could call-- who? He didn’t know the number of anyone alive. Hmm. Claire’s brother was STARS, maybe he could contact them.
Slowly, ever so slowly, he swung his legs off the table and tried to stand up, wrapping the sheet clumsily around him. Time to explore. There were other bodies under sheets, some stained with things he didn’t want to think about, just like he ignored the blood that stained his own. Steve crossed to the table full of equipment instead. No phone, but there was a centrifuge, a nitrogen bath, several different microscopes and a stain bath. There were fridge units full of samples of -- oh no.
No.
The samples were viruses and they were from Umbrella. This was an Umbrella lab? Maybe. He rushed over to one of the other bodies and held his breath before ripping off the sheet. It was a dead bandersnatch. “Shit. Shit shit shit shit SHIT.” They were going to do testing on him. If they knew he was alive, they were going to experiment on him. How was he going to get out?
Trying the door suddenly seemed like a bad idea; if it opened where would he be? Steve looked around wildly for cameras and found two, one on each end of the lab. He also spotted a full size immersion tank with IVs and breathing tubes, to be used for creating god knows what. This was the worst case scenario. This was code red. This was his nightmare. He couldn’t help it; he screamed, stumbling back against the bandersnatch’s table.
A long minute of silence passed after, in which he cursed his stupidity and bioterrorism in general. No one came. “Whew.” Of course they didn’t come. His fearsome battle cry had driven them all away.
Or else they’d realized something in the lab was alive, and went to get their guns. It’s what he would do, if he was a psycho bioterrorist scientist. He’d have guns. Maybe there was one in the lab somewhere! Figuring his time was limited until someone came busting in to re-kill him, Steve started searching.
He wasn’t going to go out this way. Even if he'd gone out already.
OTHER
SPOILERS HERE:
Let me know what you think would be best to do with Steve’s infection — the T-Alexia strain is regenerative (based off the Veronica virus) and mostly dormant. Think zombie herpes. In canon it’s activated by Alexia herself, who has found a way to be the “queen” and control his actions via the virus. As mentioned previously Steve is able to fight her off and return to a human form, but he would still be infected and it’s possible that I could do a plot where he’s injured and that activates the virus, or something like that. Or it could remain dormant and non-contagious throughout his stay in Aqora! I’m up for anything.
NAME: Ana
AGE: 29
CONTACT:
INVITED BY: Autumn
CHARACTERS PLAYED: N/A
IC
CHARACTER NAME: Steve Burnside
CANON & CANON POINT: Resident Evil: Code Veronica X & Darkside Chronicles, end of game(s)
HISTORY: http://residentevil.wikia.com/wiki/Steve_Burnside
PERSONALITY: The first thing you notice about Steve is that he’s trying way too hard. When we first meet Steve he’s young and terrified and acts tough to cover it, which makes him come off as a brat. He’s a gun-happy survivor who’s made it this far completely on his own and doesn’t think he needs anyone’s help. He’s a hothead towards their captor and disregards Claire’s repeated offers to stay together until it becomes clear that they do need one another; more so that he wants and needs her around. From that point on, Steve starts to make a little more sense.
His father’s betrayal of the family (the only people he’s probably ever had steady contact with being his mom and dad, now dead) leaves Steve extremely angry and vulnerable, thinking that he’s better off on his own. When he realized this isn’t true it leads to his seeking desperate for approval from Claire. Once he accepts her as his fellow survivor he wants to look capable, but has such limited experience with people that his idea of being impressive is very macho action hero, which…. just is not him. So he looks sort of like a doofus at first, taking on more than he can handle and getting himself into situations that make him panic and… look like more of a doofus! But when he settles down and is comfortable being himself, you see the real Steve. He deserves the approval he was seeking but for different reasons -- he is extremely intelligent and versatile, able to repair massive machinery, fly planes, and use any gun you hand him. He undervalues all of that because he doesn’t think the real him is impressive enough on its own. Possibly this is just because he’s seventeen, or possibly it’s because his entire life was turned upside down when he became an Umbrella prisoner. As a prisoner, he feels alone and helpless, but the outbreak leaves him suddenly back in control.
Although we see several times that he does not keep cool in a crisis, the worst of these instances is when he has to kill his zombified father, after which he’s open enough to cry in front of Claire. From this point we begin to learn that at his core Steve is a very sweet, loyal puppy of a boy who is more than capable of saving the day when he keeps his head. He’s very brave when Claire is involved, doing absolutely anything to protect her. In fact, the most impressive and laudable thing about Steve is actually his strength of will to fight off the virus and the commands being given to him under the virus’ influence (this strain has a “queen”) to hurt Claire. He sacrifices himself instead, and is the only character in the entire Resident Evil series to fight off his mutations and successfully de-transform. (No one has done this before or since.)
Through these progressions he’s no longer trying too hard to be a hero; he actually becomes a hero. His strength isn’t in his guns but in his heart and once you have his loyalty, he will literally do the impossible for you.
SKILLS: Steve can use pretty much any firearm you put in his hands. He can also operate and maintain/repair most vehicles, including construction equipment and airplanes. He’s in good shape, his hand to hand is decent, and he knows how to take a fall. The virus he carries is also regenerative, so he probably has enhanced healing if he doesn’t mutate from injury — something to discuss with a mod if the opportunity arises. (Re: OTHER below) When mutated, the Steve!Monster has super strength, claws, a prehensile tail, enhanced scent and vision, and can jump really high.
ITEMS: Steve ends canon naked but if he’s allowed to have his basic game items he typically has on his person a photo of his family, a knife, a lighter, two machine guns, and two gold luger handguns. Maybe a green herb or two for good measure. ;)
SAMPLES
TDM links:
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=91297#cmt91297
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=83873#cmt83873
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=85409#cmt85409
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=87713#cmt87713
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=88737#cmt88737
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=88225#cmt88225
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=91553#cmt91553
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=120481#cmt120481
https://thebreathing.dreamwidth.org/417.html?thread=143009#cmt143009
PROSE (out-of-world)
Steve woke up with a shiver. He was lying on something cold and hard, and when he opened his eyes he realized it was the unforgiving metal of an exam table. A white cloth draped over him, head and all, and Steve thought, I’m still alive? then, Shit, am I naked? and finally, Where am I?
At least they hadn’t started embalming.
He wasn’t strapped down so he sat up and pulled the sheet off of his face, letting it pool in his lap as he looked around. This wasn’t a coroner’s office or a funeral home like he thought, and a quick glance down at himself showed him thick scarring on his abdomen where Alexia’s tentacle had pierced through; he couldn’t twist around to see his back but could feel the tissue there as well. Somehow he’d healed without mutating again... maybe because she was dead for real? But his body had been taken somewhere while he was out. He took a slow breath. This could be okay, he just needed to figure out where he was. It was a lab, that was a start. Maybe they had a phone and he could call-- who? He didn’t know the number of anyone alive. Hmm. Claire’s brother was STARS, maybe he could contact them.
Slowly, ever so slowly, he swung his legs off the table and tried to stand up, wrapping the sheet clumsily around him. Time to explore. There were other bodies under sheets, some stained with things he didn’t want to think about, just like he ignored the blood that stained his own. Steve crossed to the table full of equipment instead. No phone, but there was a centrifuge, a nitrogen bath, several different microscopes and a stain bath. There were fridge units full of samples of -- oh no.
No.
The samples were viruses and they were from Umbrella. This was an Umbrella lab? Maybe. He rushed over to one of the other bodies and held his breath before ripping off the sheet. It was a dead bandersnatch. “Shit. Shit shit shit shit SHIT.” They were going to do testing on him. If they knew he was alive, they were going to experiment on him. How was he going to get out?
Trying the door suddenly seemed like a bad idea; if it opened where would he be? Steve looked around wildly for cameras and found two, one on each end of the lab. He also spotted a full size immersion tank with IVs and breathing tubes, to be used for creating god knows what. This was the worst case scenario. This was code red. This was his nightmare. He couldn’t help it; he screamed, stumbling back against the bandersnatch’s table.
A long minute of silence passed after, in which he cursed his stupidity and bioterrorism in general. No one came. “Whew.” Of course they didn’t come. His fearsome battle cry had driven them all away.
Or else they’d realized something in the lab was alive, and went to get their guns. It’s what he would do, if he was a psycho bioterrorist scientist. He’d have guns. Maybe there was one in the lab somewhere! Figuring his time was limited until someone came busting in to re-kill him, Steve started searching.
He wasn’t going to go out this way. Even if he'd gone out already.
OTHER
SPOILERS HERE:
Let me know what you think would be best to do with Steve’s infection — the T-Alexia strain is regenerative (based off the Veronica virus) and mostly dormant. Think zombie herpes. In canon it’s activated by Alexia herself, who has found a way to be the “queen” and control his actions via the virus. As mentioned previously Steve is able to fight her off and return to a human form, but he would still be infected and it’s possible that I could do a plot where he’s injured and that activates the virus, or something like that. Or it could remain dormant and non-contagious throughout his stay in Aqora! I’m up for anything.