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Name: Bix
Journal:bixasaurus
Contact: AIM: gotyermako Plurk: corbix


Character Name: Tseng
Series: Final Fantasy VII
Gender: Male
Age & Canon Point: 32, During the attack on Junon in Dirge of Cerberus
Entry position (Cadet, SeeD, Instructor, other): Instructor; Advanced Firearms and Projectiles (M/W/F), Anatomy (T/Th)
Requested Sponsor (if a Cadet): N/A
Specialization (if a SeeD or Instructor): Firearms/Projectiles, Covert Operations
History: It's safer with a wiki.
Garden History: Having been incredibly vague about his age, Tseng kept his head down and his mouth shut during the education needed to become a SeeD, taking a myriad of electives outside of his skill set as a Turk. He mostly observed the other students and faculty, blending in as best he could with the crowd of new students. Of course, his skills and knowledge in a number of areas exceeded his fellow classmates and on occasion the teachers and while he wasn't exactly forthcoming with where he learned it he passed his exams without much fuss. He threw himself in to learning more about the world he found himself in, taking as many missions away to the wilder areas and other cities until returning to take up a teaching position in Garden.

Abilities & Physical Abnormalities: Despite coming from a world rife with superhumans, gods and demigods bent on either saving or destroying the planet Tseng is actually what constitutes a normal human being on Gaia. He is, however, a Turk and as such can often come across as possibly immortal. He's one of the handful of people to have survived being attacked by Sephiroth as well as a sundry list of other things he never should have been able to walk away from alive.

Tseng is a skilled marksman, though is familiar with various other weapons. He favors handguns and hand to hand combat, though is not as fast or as strong as some of his comrades.
Personality: Tseng is, to all outward appearances, a completely ‘by the book’ man. He knows and follows the rules to the letter, and expects his subordinates to do the same. He cares a good deal about how he appears towards others, both professionally and in his appearance. He strives towards efficiency and precision in everything he does; from filling out paperwork to an execution, if he has a hand in getting it finished it will be done on time and with every “i” dotted and “t” crossed.

That isn’t to say that he’s another mindless cog in the corporate machine of ShinRa, he’s as shrewdly calculating as any predator. Tseng has sidestepped rules and dove through loopholes multiple times; faking deaths, procrastinating for over a decade on bringing someone in, attempting to rescue escapees from being executed and even aiding terrorists. He isn’t loyal to ShinRa as a company so much as he’s loyal to the people he works alongside. He’s willing to sacrifice his own dignity and freedom to save them and do what is best for the greater good while maintaining an appearance that he doesn’t give too much of a damn.

Despite his best efforts, there are times that Tseng’s emotionless facade cracks and he lashes out with near-extreme shows of emotion. He can’t always remain as calm and collected as he wants to be and it bothers him that he lets his emotions dictate his actions at times. He will fervently deny that he has any passions or emotional attachments to anyone, love and compassion have little room in a Turk’s life.

He holds everyone at arms length, something he began doing much more after shooting Veld. Treating everyone with cool near-indifference, even those he considers in close confidence. This isn't to say he dislikes everyone; he's quite fond of a number of people even outside of the Turks, he just never shows it in any obvious sort of way.

All in all, Tseng is a man who hides much of who he is behind the face of a Turk Director. Lying, blackmail and murder is as much of an everyday occurrence to him as paperwork and cold coffee. Happiness isn’t something he thinks he’ll ever have but he’s relatively content with his role in the world. The only things he regrets are where he’s failed to do what was best for the group or those he cares about.
What are your plans for the character in-game? Keeping other characters alive mostly, perhaps working on getting a Garden Turk force together if it seems a good plan, otherwise he's going to be gathering information for when they get sent back home.

Anything else? nope!




i) (As this questionnaire is entirely IC, your character is free to lie.)
What do you prefer to be known as?

Just Tseng is fine.

How old are you?

[there's a small smile] That's a bit personal isn't it? I don't really remember to be honest, but somewhere between twenty-four and thirty I suspect.

Do you have any history in combat? Yes.
If so, have you ever killed? Yes.

i) How do you feel when you get involved in some project that calls for immediate and rapid activity? Feel? When action like that is required there isn't time to feel because you've nearly certainly misjudged the situation.

ii) Do you organize and initiate leisure activities? Does scheduling time off for others count? There was never time for personal recreation back home.

iii) What role do you take when working in a group? It certainly depends on the group, doesn't it? I've grown accustomed to being the leader, but I'm more than willing to allow others with the experience to take that role.

iv) How talkative are you around other people? That depends on the subject, I'm not overly fond of discussing personal matters with complete strangers if that's what you're asking.

v) What three things would you want to have with you on a desert island? State your reasoning. Assuming a helicopter isn't one of those; a machete for cutting and defense, rope for binding things and an extra change of clothes for what I would expect to be obvious reasons.

vi) Is it important to be liked by a wide range of people? I'm afraid I really don't understand the point of that question, but being diplomatic and genial whenever possible tends to make you less enemies. Though being feared certainly has it's merits.

vii) When the odds are against you, is it worth taking a chance? Depends on the situation and what's at stake. There are times when taking a chance could change the odds enough to outweigh the risk of failure but they don't happen often and a contingency plan is needed when they do.

viii) Do you consider yourself to be an impulsive person? No.

ix) Would you agree that planning things ahead takes the fun out of life? That depends on what you think of as fun, getting shot for example isn't fun.

x) Do you like surprises? Sometimes, yes. The pleasant ones.

xi) Do you sometimes wonder if there is something wrong with you? Everyone has doubts about themselves.

xii) Do you consider yourself to be smarter than your superiors, and disagree with their decisions? That depends on how idiotic their decisions are, though I have far more faith in your leaders here than the one we had back home. They seem competent.

xiii) Lastly, how do you feel about cabbages? Cabbages? They're edible and good in soup.


iv) Thread link

From onepassingnight: A discussion with Cloud about what's been going on in their heads recently.