Fatanu, Waka

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let's start with the basics

[style=color:#6d4350; text-transform:uppercase;]name ::

Waka ___ Fatanu.

nicknames ::

Mac or Fatanu.

age ::

twenty eight.

birthday ::

january twelfth

hometown ::

Moai, a drifter colony on the outer rim.

address ::

on board the ship.

occupation ::

pirate mechanic.
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don't dare try to judge me

[style=color:#6d4350; text-transform:uppercase;]but let me tell you what i look like ::

As the picture generally, but generally less severe and with waist length dreads tied into a tail. heavily tattooed in traditional patterns Waka is approximately 6'3'' tall and 180 lbs. He has long dreaded hair and a physique that suggests that he is used to hard labor.
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that's just the way it is

[style=color:#6d4350; text-transform:uppercase;]i really like ::

Mechanical systems, Improvising repairs, classical music for this era, traveling, carving, freedom, family, culture, faith, piracy.

but i don't like ::

unnessesary force, idiots, the needlessly corrupt, the nieve, Laws, terrans, people touching his equipment, nosey people, guns, instructions.

i rock at ::

brilliant mechanic, smooth, good at cards, brawler.

but i can't seem to ::

bad with planetary gravity, awkward off ship, occasionally reckless, territorial, pessimistic .

i am afraid of ::

death, vacuum.

you know i'm not normal ::

bounces around the engine room with reckless efficiency while listening to music and yelling at any who dare interrupt.

i think i like ::

girls

so if you want me ::

confidence, a sense of self-worth, a sense of adventure, and a sense of community.

but never ever ::

malice, weakness, and dependency.

everyone has secrets ::

Though he plays the rough independent man most of his cut gets mailed home to his sister and daughter.

someday i'm gonna ::

Make enough money to open his own shipyard and work there with his daughter.

if i had to sum it all up ::

Waka is a traditional and fairly easy going Maori man. Due to his attention to detail and desire to learn he got into mechanics. He likes to walk a little on the wild side but still takes care of his responsibilities. he is a dedicated father who does the best that he can to make his money without selling out. The small close crew of the ship as well as the exciting region and time have made him a motivated and willing pirate.
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where i'm comin' from

[style=color:#6d4350; text-transform:uppercase;]my mother is ::

Gracie Fatanu, Gracie was a Normal drifter girl who met Jake at the young age of 14 and fell in love and had two children. She worked at the salvage shop until an accident killed her.

my father is ::

Jake Fatanu, Jake worked at an illegal salvage shop harvesting any useful materials from raided ships. He fell in Love with Gracie at 16 and had two children. He died with Gracie during the accident.

i was born in ::

Moai.

and i grew up with ::

siblings, names and ages. tell us a little bit about each of them.

i'll always remember when ::

first memory was a memory of a mobile, it was made of different scraps of rounded and brazed pieces of metal that made a balanced model of the nearest solar system. Jake tells the story of the Baking in the ways of the Maori as he fades off to sleep.

if i had to write an essay ::

Born on a Moari drifter colony Waka had a fairly normal child hood. His parents ran a salvage and repair shop with him and his younger sister playing around all the equipment and parts. Home schooled Waka got a rounded education with an emphasis on mechanical engineering and linguistics. When he was 16 he fell in love with a woman Named Serra Korai. They had a daughter and began working in the family business. Two years later an accident at the shop killed Serra as well as his parents, leaving the shop in shambles and only himself, his sister, and his daughter remaining.
with little means for income Waka began to hire himself out to whatever ship paid the best. though not a criminal by nature the money and availability of jobs on smugglers and pirate ships was too much of a temptation to resist. Though being an onboard engineer often took him away from his family for extended periods of time. his sister takes care of his daughter Kora while he is away.

Life going from ship to ship was strenuous with Waka barely making enough to support his family much less put money away to rebuild the shop. He tries to keep a happy demeanor but a decade of piracy has taken its toll. The engine rooms on most ships are isolated from the inertia dampeners as well as the artificial gravity making the engine rooms a very difficult place to move around in. With increased gravity due to inertia working in the engine room gave Waka a very large and muscular build, which he has had to use to his advantage more than once. as well as the stress on his body, his expertise as an engineer and as a Steam torch operator has also made him a seasoned member of the boarding parties as the person in charge of breaching and salvage. Currently he has found boarding on the " INSERT SHIPS NAME" and has settled into the ships routine.

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the face behind the curtain

[style=color:#6d4350; text-transform:uppercase;]hi i am ::

Nicholai

and i am ::

26

you should contact me by ::

pm, email, messenger, etc.

i also play ::

N/A

and i know the code ::

they're in the rules

let me show you my skills ::

The hatch to the engine room opens as Waka walks in, he seals the hatch behind him as his posture effortlessly adjusts to the alternative gravity. as he revels in the feeling of omnidirectional gravity he smoothly propels his body over the engine to the valve manifold on the starboard overhead, where he busies himself with the pressure readings and makes small adjustments to the ballast pressure.

As Waka efficiently goes through the standard operating procedures for the plant, he finds that his mind wanders back to Moai. In his last transmission from home his sister reminded him that the colonies coming of age ceremony would begin during the next solar season. Waka knew that even though Kora may not ask him directly, she would want a new dress for her ceremony, a good ceremonial dress would be made of Gaian silk and he had no idea how he was going to scrape together the credits for that. He hoped that the ship found some good work soon or he would have to use any shore time they got to earn some credits on the side. As Waka allowed himself to drift from the valve manifold toward the photon condenser coils he smiled, thinking of Kora entering adulthood wearing a beautiful silk gown.


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[waka FATANU]

abilities

sometimes we do things right

[style=color:#6d4350; text-transform:uppercase;]Mechanic :: 6 ::

Being raised as a scrapper with his parents and working as a mechanic on a drifter colony has given Waka a very extensive and diverse work experience. Through working on many ships and being in a salvage yard there is rarely a ship or system that he has not seen or worked on before. Also due to the general lack of resources either finacial or physical Waka has extensive experience with “improvisational repairs.”
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sometimes, we do them wrong

[style=color:#6d4350; text-transform:uppercase;]Mau Rakau ::3-5 ::

Mau Rakau is a traditional style of Maori Martial weapons training that has been adapted to space and alternate gravities. It utilizes the traditional Maori weapons such as the Taoaha and the Mere. Waka not only has practiced it his whole life for the culture and religious aspect, but also applies it to his space combat. Since the style is designed for alternative gravity his aptitude ranges depending on the setting. in Terrestrial gravity it is a three, in standard AG its a 4, and in zero G or Advanced G it is a 5.
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[Nic!]

accepted!

good job!

please proceed to the claims!
We usually roleplay in past tense, but other than that, it looks good! I love that he's worried about getting Kora a dress. =)