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NAME/HANDLE: Knight
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gairuki
ARE YOU 16 OR OVER?: Yes!
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atlantisknight
OTHER CHARACTERS: Jacob Keyesanotherdeadhero
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CHARACTER NAME: Silver
SERIES: Sapphire and Steel if you would like a summary of his episodes in particular I can share the history I already have written for him!
CANON POINT: Post Assignment 6
AGE: IDEFK Silver is a weirdo and an elemental so?? Looks in his forties though.
APPEARANCE: Right here
PERSONALITY: Silver is a lot like his name says, flashy and quick and delicate, or at least so if you ask him. He's not a delicate flower, he can take insults to his person and brush them off but as he's a Technician and not an Operator, he's rather quick to mention he's not fit for various roles. He'll hide behind Steel if something is about to confront them if at all possible, and yet he's quick to try and prove his worth or his own skill set. His fear is never for lack of ability, just his own sense of self-preservation that kicks in, and it's that sense of self-preservation that makes him particularly stubborn at times. He will argue over things if it means saving his own hide, particularly seen when Steel insists on taking the woman with them from the diner and Silver argues against it as she's a liability. He caves eventually to it however and trusts in Steel's thoughts but he's clearly not thrilled with the idea.
He's always posing, always emoting in some fashion in stark contrast to Sapphire and steel who remain composed. Leaning in door ways, sprawling in chairs, banging doors open in a rush, even little tricks with items like rolling a ball bearing down his arm and then popping it up in the air to catch it. Like actual silver he's flashy and he's unashamed in doing so, much to the annoyance of others a lot. In a lot of ways it also makes him more personable compared to his fellows, at least around humans. To go along with this he's incredibly boastful about his abilities and will never tire in talking them up to people or himself. He's got an ego a mile long and as obvious as the metal he's named after. This isn't without some basis in reality, he's intelligent and intuitive with an analytical streak, capable of figuring out problems with a bit of help from his fellows. He knows what he does is important to the job at hand and he handles the delicate work and his touch is just as delicate as he likes to pretend he is and it's made him over confident in a lot of ways. Flattery especially goes to his head, and it just makes him crank up the charm when around that person.
Constantly talking, constantly in everybody's space and interrupting people, flitting from one thing to another, Silver is a nuisance, especially with his constant flirting and he doesn't care if it annoys anyone, which is usually because he has at times, the attention span of a five year old when there are shiny things around. He makes no discrimination as to who it's aimed towards and men or women are equal targets to him. Which really is a thing to note about him, he could care less if the person he's talking to or working towards saving is human or animal, man or woman, and tends to reach out and chat with just about anyone, even taking on the ability to cook when he doesn't have to even eat. He stays as friendly as possible to try and chat people up and usually always has a smile on his face and even charms a woman into giving him her necklace. A lot of this is because of his abilities and his need of metals in order to do anything, especially if a certain precious metal is required like a gold necklace, though he has magpie tendencies in his need to hoard all the small metal objects he can find. He's a people person at his core however, a bit too human among agents meant to protect them but he's never really ever seen a problem with it.
But he isn't human, which is a key part of him as well. He's mighty curious about the beings he's meant to save and has taken after them in a lot of ways yes, but he stands apart from them and certain things have a habit of passing over his head. This isn't just a trait he has, the others have been shown to have it as well and even the Transient Beings show it, letting their knowledge about time travel slip in which is the first clue that they really aren't human when they meet them in the diner. Unlike some of the others he doesn't hold himself above humans though, he knows in time that they'll eventually come to understand what damage they are doing to Time and until that happens he'll just do his work and make sure they see that day. He genuinely cares for the humans he comes across and protects, especially if he's taken a shining to them and mourns their loss or harm if it happens while he's around. This extends naturally to the people he considers his friends, Sapphire and Steel are the most obvious of them, asking for their help when on a space shuttle and going out of his way to help them get the other back if they're in trouble. He genuinely mourns Steel's perceived death at one point, but it doesn't stop him from focusing on the work at hand. He has a detachment to such things and an ability to prioritize what should come first above even his friends or himself, he can set aside his desire to stay alive if the mission calls for it.
As carefree and flirtatious as he can be he also has a particularly stubborn and angry side. One that rarely comes out but it's there and seen especially when careless deaths or betrayal happens. Betrayal has also been seen to make him angry enough to strangle someone, seen when he's left outside a space shuttle to either die or float away to never be seen again and it takes Sapphire telling him to stop and that this person can help them save another for him to relent. But he holds that grudge up until the betrayers eventual death, even though he genuinely mourns the loss of life as well. He can be demanding, and demands Sapphire examine the blood they found in the wall because he needs to know what he's dealing with and doesn't stop until she relents. He always has reason for it however and doesn't let his temper out without reason.
Really the man is a flirty ginger magpie with occasional desires to strangle people and no concept of personal space.
ABILITIES: This is where things are going to get really special and stupid and I apologize in advance for it as like everyone else in this series, Silver suffers from "oh this plot needs this ability let's give it to him". Have a dumb graphic to summarize it though.
Basic Elemental Abilities: Okay nvm the fact Silver is like one of the few true elements in this entire damn show, there are some things he can do that are shared by everyone else in it. This includes telepathy between all of them, the ability to change their appearance which Silver never actually does in either the audio dramas or TV series but seems to be shared among everyone else. They don't need to eat or sleep but can if they want too, and they can teleport between places with no fanfare and be just creepy as heck.
Silver's Crazy Misc. Abilities: Because there's no other place to shove this. He can pick locks by just poking them with his finger and he has some manipulation of electricity. As can be seen with somehow powering a light bulb into a detecting device of sorts and by following the electrical currents of things to figure out how they work. It's all stupidly vague like everything else on this show. He's also been seen to be able to combine his abilities with that of Sapphire and Steel to do various things on a grander scale than just a door or room or wall. Like Sapphire he's also shown to have a certain sensitivity to time and things, however he's not as strong with it as she is.
Instant Reproduction: Is exactly what it sounds like on the tin. He can duplicate items instantly by holding them, making an instant copy of it that is indistinguishable from the thing he copied sorta like a photocopier, however it doesn't have the same latent presence in time as it's original. So any use the item had, like being played if it was an instrument, isn't on the copy. Basically he makes like out of the box new versions of things that aren't exactly perfect, though if he takes his time with it he can make it more like the original. The copy will however, retain all of the powers of the original if it had any.
Item Knowledge: As well as knowing all about the items of Earth on his own just by having been around them for so long (and when they should be from too), Silver can read an item by holding it. By doing so he can learn about what it's made from, how it's made and how it's components work together, if it has any sinister feelings to it, how old it is, and even hear the recordings on it if it's that sort of thing (on instruments he can run a tool around it and let others hear if it makes noise or music, on an old wax cylinder he can do similar). His knowledge is mostly based off of what he's dealt with before and when confronted with a cell phone he gets excited as he's always wanted to play with one.
Transmutation: This is Silver's primary ability. Using his hands and whatever materials are available to him he can make one thing into another, but only if all the materials needed for such a thing are available to him. So like he can make sand into glass because all the components for the glass were right there, but he can't say turn wood into gold. He primarily uses this to manipulate metals into various components which has lead to his magpie tendencies as metals are just easier to manipulate into things. He is however limited to the mass of the metal object he has and how malleable it is, gold can be made into practically a towel because it can be rolled so thin but a thimble couldn't give him that at all and he makes that into a small ball bearing.
Device Creation: I don't even know what to call this one so we're going with this. This is an off shoot of his transmutation and is getting shoved in here. Silver's talents also allow him to create devices almost, it's a little hard to explain. He can create portals into time capsules if he's in the appropriate spot and even turns a door knob and light bulb into a device to find the room he needs to for such a thing. This again is limited to what he has available to him at the time and he has to know what it is he's looking for or needs. When he needed a blow torch for example he made one out of a metal tube and by simply blowing into it. It's mostly small things again because otherwise he'd have to have more materials than is usually available.
NERFING: OKAY so let's talk nerfing because Silver has a laundry list of abilities annnd some of them really do need to be nerfed. For the invasive abilities (picking locks and item knowledge) I'm going to throw up a permissions post to handle that. Same with item duplication if that ever comes up, I'll run that by the player in question. Teleportation will be short distances, mostly to places he's seen before unless you guys would like to nerf it more, I'm cool with whatever! As for device creation, I'm not honestly sure if you guys want to nerf it totally or what as it's so plot specific. I'm cool with it just being stupid small convenient things like a blow torch and such or totally nerfing it.
I also know in particularly draining circumstances/whenever he's doing something huge it seems to take a physical toll on him, which if you would like to see extended to his other abilities to prevent over use I'm cool with as well! Also if you want me to cut more let me know please.
POSSESSIONS: > The funky time altering box which no longer works and is now just a travel chess set.
> A silver pocket watch
> A travel set of various screw drivers and the like in a leather case
> And the slightly fancier than Steel suit he's wearing
samples.
INTERACTION SAMPLE: [Silver is never one to quite get over the novelty of things, and even now he's grinning at the pocket watch as he talks.]
As I'm sure you're all aware, we're all from different times and the level of technology is all very different. And while I'm aware there's train tracks to be fixed and jungle to be explored, I'm more interested in what all you have available from your times.
[He gives his friendliest smile here.] After all it can only help if we're aware of what all we have in order to repair the tracks or even fight our captors so to say. So, do you mind? I'm afraid I can't reciprocate, but I'm sure I can find some way of paying you back for such a favor if you like.
INTROSPECTION SAMPLE: I don't need one as I play Jacob \o/
NAME/HANDLE: Knight
PERSONAL JOURNAL:
gairukiARE YOU 16 OR OVER?: Yes!
CONTACT:
OTHER CHARACTERS: Jacob Keyes
anotherdeadherocharacter.
CHARACTER NAME: Silver
SERIES: Sapphire and Steel if you would like a summary of his episodes in particular I can share the history I already have written for him!
CANON POINT: Post Assignment 6
AGE: IDEFK Silver is a weirdo and an elemental so?? Looks in his forties though.
APPEARANCE: Right here
PERSONALITY: Silver is a lot like his name says, flashy and quick and delicate, or at least so if you ask him. He's not a delicate flower, he can take insults to his person and brush them off but as he's a Technician and not an Operator, he's rather quick to mention he's not fit for various roles. He'll hide behind Steel if something is about to confront them if at all possible, and yet he's quick to try and prove his worth or his own skill set. His fear is never for lack of ability, just his own sense of self-preservation that kicks in, and it's that sense of self-preservation that makes him particularly stubborn at times. He will argue over things if it means saving his own hide, particularly seen when Steel insists on taking the woman with them from the diner and Silver argues against it as she's a liability. He caves eventually to it however and trusts in Steel's thoughts but he's clearly not thrilled with the idea.
He's always posing, always emoting in some fashion in stark contrast to Sapphire and steel who remain composed. Leaning in door ways, sprawling in chairs, banging doors open in a rush, even little tricks with items like rolling a ball bearing down his arm and then popping it up in the air to catch it. Like actual silver he's flashy and he's unashamed in doing so, much to the annoyance of others a lot. In a lot of ways it also makes him more personable compared to his fellows, at least around humans. To go along with this he's incredibly boastful about his abilities and will never tire in talking them up to people or himself. He's got an ego a mile long and as obvious as the metal he's named after. This isn't without some basis in reality, he's intelligent and intuitive with an analytical streak, capable of figuring out problems with a bit of help from his fellows. He knows what he does is important to the job at hand and he handles the delicate work and his touch is just as delicate as he likes to pretend he is and it's made him over confident in a lot of ways. Flattery especially goes to his head, and it just makes him crank up the charm when around that person.
Constantly talking, constantly in everybody's space and interrupting people, flitting from one thing to another, Silver is a nuisance, especially with his constant flirting and he doesn't care if it annoys anyone, which is usually because he has at times, the attention span of a five year old when there are shiny things around. He makes no discrimination as to who it's aimed towards and men or women are equal targets to him. Which really is a thing to note about him, he could care less if the person he's talking to or working towards saving is human or animal, man or woman, and tends to reach out and chat with just about anyone, even taking on the ability to cook when he doesn't have to even eat. He stays as friendly as possible to try and chat people up and usually always has a smile on his face and even charms a woman into giving him her necklace. A lot of this is because of his abilities and his need of metals in order to do anything, especially if a certain precious metal is required like a gold necklace, though he has magpie tendencies in his need to hoard all the small metal objects he can find. He's a people person at his core however, a bit too human among agents meant to protect them but he's never really ever seen a problem with it.
But he isn't human, which is a key part of him as well. He's mighty curious about the beings he's meant to save and has taken after them in a lot of ways yes, but he stands apart from them and certain things have a habit of passing over his head. This isn't just a trait he has, the others have been shown to have it as well and even the Transient Beings show it, letting their knowledge about time travel slip in which is the first clue that they really aren't human when they meet them in the diner. Unlike some of the others he doesn't hold himself above humans though, he knows in time that they'll eventually come to understand what damage they are doing to Time and until that happens he'll just do his work and make sure they see that day. He genuinely cares for the humans he comes across and protects, especially if he's taken a shining to them and mourns their loss or harm if it happens while he's around. This extends naturally to the people he considers his friends, Sapphire and Steel are the most obvious of them, asking for their help when on a space shuttle and going out of his way to help them get the other back if they're in trouble. He genuinely mourns Steel's perceived death at one point, but it doesn't stop him from focusing on the work at hand. He has a detachment to such things and an ability to prioritize what should come first above even his friends or himself, he can set aside his desire to stay alive if the mission calls for it.
As carefree and flirtatious as he can be he also has a particularly stubborn and angry side. One that rarely comes out but it's there and seen especially when careless deaths or betrayal happens. Betrayal has also been seen to make him angry enough to strangle someone, seen when he's left outside a space shuttle to either die or float away to never be seen again and it takes Sapphire telling him to stop and that this person can help them save another for him to relent. But he holds that grudge up until the betrayers eventual death, even though he genuinely mourns the loss of life as well. He can be demanding, and demands Sapphire examine the blood they found in the wall because he needs to know what he's dealing with and doesn't stop until she relents. He always has reason for it however and doesn't let his temper out without reason.
Really the man is a flirty ginger magpie with occasional desires to strangle people and no concept of personal space.
ABILITIES: This is where things are going to get really special and stupid and I apologize in advance for it as like everyone else in this series, Silver suffers from "oh this plot needs this ability let's give it to him". Have a dumb graphic to summarize it though.
Basic Elemental Abilities: Okay nvm the fact Silver is like one of the few true elements in this entire damn show, there are some things he can do that are shared by everyone else in it. This includes telepathy between all of them, the ability to change their appearance which Silver never actually does in either the audio dramas or TV series but seems to be shared among everyone else. They don't need to eat or sleep but can if they want too, and they can teleport between places with no fanfare and be just creepy as heck.
Silver's Crazy Misc. Abilities: Because there's no other place to shove this. He can pick locks by just poking them with his finger and he has some manipulation of electricity. As can be seen with somehow powering a light bulb into a detecting device of sorts and by following the electrical currents of things to figure out how they work. It's all stupidly vague like everything else on this show. He's also been seen to be able to combine his abilities with that of Sapphire and Steel to do various things on a grander scale than just a door or room or wall. Like Sapphire he's also shown to have a certain sensitivity to time and things, however he's not as strong with it as she is.
Instant Reproduction: Is exactly what it sounds like on the tin. He can duplicate items instantly by holding them, making an instant copy of it that is indistinguishable from the thing he copied sorta like a photocopier, however it doesn't have the same latent presence in time as it's original. So any use the item had, like being played if it was an instrument, isn't on the copy. Basically he makes like out of the box new versions of things that aren't exactly perfect, though if he takes his time with it he can make it more like the original. The copy will however, retain all of the powers of the original if it had any.
Item Knowledge: As well as knowing all about the items of Earth on his own just by having been around them for so long (and when they should be from too), Silver can read an item by holding it. By doing so he can learn about what it's made from, how it's made and how it's components work together, if it has any sinister feelings to it, how old it is, and even hear the recordings on it if it's that sort of thing (on instruments he can run a tool around it and let others hear if it makes noise or music, on an old wax cylinder he can do similar). His knowledge is mostly based off of what he's dealt with before and when confronted with a cell phone he gets excited as he's always wanted to play with one.
Transmutation: This is Silver's primary ability. Using his hands and whatever materials are available to him he can make one thing into another, but only if all the materials needed for such a thing are available to him. So like he can make sand into glass because all the components for the glass were right there, but he can't say turn wood into gold. He primarily uses this to manipulate metals into various components which has lead to his magpie tendencies as metals are just easier to manipulate into things. He is however limited to the mass of the metal object he has and how malleable it is, gold can be made into practically a towel because it can be rolled so thin but a thimble couldn't give him that at all and he makes that into a small ball bearing.
Device Creation: I don't even know what to call this one so we're going with this. This is an off shoot of his transmutation and is getting shoved in here. Silver's talents also allow him to create devices almost, it's a little hard to explain. He can create portals into time capsules if he's in the appropriate spot and even turns a door knob and light bulb into a device to find the room he needs to for such a thing. This again is limited to what he has available to him at the time and he has to know what it is he's looking for or needs. When he needed a blow torch for example he made one out of a metal tube and by simply blowing into it. It's mostly small things again because otherwise he'd have to have more materials than is usually available.
NERFING: OKAY so let's talk nerfing because Silver has a laundry list of abilities annnd some of them really do need to be nerfed. For the invasive abilities (picking locks and item knowledge) I'm going to throw up a permissions post to handle that. Same with item duplication if that ever comes up, I'll run that by the player in question. Teleportation will be short distances, mostly to places he's seen before unless you guys would like to nerf it more, I'm cool with whatever! As for device creation, I'm not honestly sure if you guys want to nerf it totally or what as it's so plot specific. I'm cool with it just being stupid small convenient things like a blow torch and such or totally nerfing it.
I also know in particularly draining circumstances/whenever he's doing something huge it seems to take a physical toll on him, which if you would like to see extended to his other abilities to prevent over use I'm cool with as well! Also if you want me to cut more let me know please.
POSSESSIONS: > The funky time altering box which no longer works and is now just a travel chess set.
> A silver pocket watch
> A travel set of various screw drivers and the like in a leather case
> And the slightly fancier than Steel suit he's wearing
samples.
INTERACTION SAMPLE: [Silver is never one to quite get over the novelty of things, and even now he's grinning at the pocket watch as he talks.]
As I'm sure you're all aware, we're all from different times and the level of technology is all very different. And while I'm aware there's train tracks to be fixed and jungle to be explored, I'm more interested in what all you have available from your times.
[He gives his friendliest smile here.] After all it can only help if we're aware of what all we have in order to repair the tracks or even fight our captors so to say. So, do you mind? I'm afraid I can't reciprocate, but I'm sure I can find some way of paying you back for such a favor if you like.
INTROSPECTION SAMPLE: I don't need one as I play Jacob \o/
