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==Basic Information==
NERV-04
*Location: San Francisco
*Nickname: "Second Base"
*Starting Date: January 23rd, 2015
DM
*Siege
Players
*Blast the brit
*Evebot the lady
*Doink the dude
==Backstory==
===The World===
The Katsuragi Expedition leaves for Antarctica, Second Impact occurs, Gendo rises to prominence within NERV, and Japan becomes home to NERV-HQ below Tokyo-3. Everything is as it should be, until a certain crabby Base Commander takes NERV-04 for his own. Everything is as it should be, but now the timeline shall split.
NERV-00 = Tokyo-3, Japan (Unit 00, Unit 01)
NERV-01 = Cambridge, USA (Unit 03)
NERV-02 = Area 51, USA (Unit 04)
NERV-03 = Berlin, Germany (Unit 02)
NERV-04 = San Fransico, USA (Unit 06, Unit 08)
NERV-05 = Golgotha Base (Switzerland) (Unit 07)
NERV-06 = Bethany Base (North Pole/Russia)(Provisional, Hastened Construction)(Unit 05)
NERV-07 = Tabgha Base (Moon) (Mark 06)
===NERV-04===
While NERV-01 and NERV-02 are almost entirely research stations with only the most bare of Evangelion deployment and support, NERV-04 was designed as a “Western Hemisphere” launching base for the Evangelion forces from NERV-00 that then started on assembling several Evangelions concurrent with the new NERV-05 base. However, Golgtha base postponed the assembly of Unit 07 in order to research a new piloting technology. The following quarter, both NERV-04 and NERV-01 had their budgets almost halved and the money was funneled into NERV-05. Two quarters later, even more money was reallocated from NERV-04 and even NERV-03 into a new “Skunkworks” NERV-07.
With NERV-04 reduced to the barest minimum and expecting to be shut down due to redundancy, Commander Remington of NERV-04 did his best to finish Unit 06 several months ahead of schedule in order to bargain for a larger budget with the UN, promising to become not just a secondary launching base, but a fully function “Secondary Interception” team. Because of his efforts, NERV-04 not only was approved for a second Evangelion (and an amendment to the Vatican Treaty), but was also given just enough funding to field a third Evangelion with minimal equipment from their base. Just as the final children were found for NERV-00's own team his funding was cut (for the final time) to below minimum operating expenses.
Now with his budget severely reduced and with three Evangelions to maintain, Remington believes he is once again on the cutting block and must act accordingly, as he refuses to put his life into Commander Ikari and NERV-00's hands.
====The MAGI System====
Due to the lack of funding, NERV-04 could only be given "rejected brains" for the MAGI supercomputers. Although they operate well enough for raw computation, their tactical advice is less than stellar.
===San Francisco===
Due to it's coastal location, San Francisco was hit extraordinarily hard by the ensuing tidal waves and seismic activity caused by Second Impact. As a result, it and Los Angeles were given materials to rebuild. While Los Angeles remained an entertainment metropolis (with an annexed "floating city" for materials and refugees), San Francisco was remade into a science center and military center thanks to the UN. With the extra money afforded to it, San Francisco has rebuilt itself almost to the same grandeur as NERV-HQ's Tokyo-3...although most of it's facilities are civilian instead of strictly NERV.
Despite how much San Francisco has changed, it's people still see it as the United State's most diverse and beautiful city.
==Characters==
===Charles Powell, Operations Director===
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Character Name: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WQHS6UX9BYfT1Bxhlj7urr8k_p7LV4VIcX6NrZH0IqU/edit?pli=1 Charles Powell]
Gender: Male
Height: 6'9"
Age: 30 (DoB: 02/04/1985)
Background:
===Asa Kennedy, Pilot of Unit 06===
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Character Name: [http://docs.google.com Asa Kennedy]
Gender: Male
Height: XX
Age: 15 (DoB: XX/XX/200X)
Background:
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===Jamie Savage, Pilot of Unit 07===
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Character Name: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qMvVCgep7jl8nVzvvbSXY99ubf12uZaz8kcM1EaXFF8/edit?pli=1 Jamie Savage]
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Age: 15 (DoB: 11/02/1999)
Background:
Jamie's early childhood was one of survival while her parents tried to raise her properly, sheltering her from the desperation of the post-impact world and surviving as best they could. She lost her father at six to a desperate survivor breaking in their shelter with a gun. Her father lost his life in front of her young eyes , shot multiple times, while she herself was shot and left for dead. The shot damaged her spine and paralyzed her legs, but in a stroke of luck doctors removed the bullet without any further damage. While still a terrible loss, it could have been much worse. Although she'd personally regret not being there to have helped somehow, it also was luck that her mother was out on an errand during this to take care of Jamie during her recovery.
As soon as she was able to, her mother moved the two of them to a more stable location in Alberta, where the tidal waves had not destroyed most of the infrastructure and a semblance of order remained while the world was busy rebuilding itself. Alberta itself, while not one of the newer “future cities” like Cambridge, was still a bustling, middle-lower-class town.
Most of her life in Alberta was spent as a normal young woman: a godsend after the events only a few years before. It was during this time that she started making friends that were able to accept or ignore her disability...and she finally had some semblance of a normal childhood. Around two years ago she had her first romantic experience. While it was still an innocent and somewhat childish love, she cherished it all the same. While her enthusiasm towards her young love got her weird looks and whispers from her classmates, and while she felt comfortable in the relationship, her partner did not and felt the need to abruptly sever their relationship. This left her somewhat apprehensive to approach others romantically.
About a month ago everything began to change...when Jamie arrived back home from school, she arrived in time to see her mother discussing with men in black through the window. Evesdropping on their conversation, she pieced together that the men were here on business to take her away to someplace called NERV, and if she came willingly she'd be provided with schooling and money to live a comfortable life out west. All she needed was to offer her “services”. Fearing the worst at that last part, Jamie attempted to “run away” as fast as she could in her wheelchair.
Before she had even reached the end of the street, she had found herself caught by the men in black and returned home to discuss this with her mother. During the return trip they let slip hints of both the magnitude of her task as well as the importance of it. Upon reaching her doorstop however, these mysterious men in black simply gave her a small briefing package and let themselves out, telling Jamie's mother that they'd be back tomorrow to get her answer.
Later that night, Jamie was looking over the briefing materials she was given. The chance to pilot a giant machine to protect everyone she knows? The possibility of having her legs back, so to speak, while inside it? Good schooling for herself and guaranteed money for her mother so she can live a halfway decent life?
The choice was not a very hard one to make, despite the mysterious circumstances surrounding it. The next week she was on a plane flying to California courtesy of NERV, having said goodbye to her mother and promising to write...
===Georgia "George" Spalding, Pilot of Unit 08===
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Character Name: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q-tnvlGCCEAavnpy_vH5U2IPddSzw5YK5wo3x2jcJqg/edit?pli=1 Georgia "George" Spalding]
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6"
Age: 15 (DoB: 09/13/1999)
Background:
Georgia Spalding didn’t have much time with her parents. Her father spent the majority of her pre-Impact life (and thereafter, actually) involved in various world conflicts that his job as a Navy SEAL required of him. Her mother was a woman whom she barely remembers -- and was killed in Second Impact when she was just a year old. From there she was placed into an orphanage for parentless children of the disaster. As she grew she was lucky enough to be taken in by foster parents, and her father -- aware of the situation -- did his best to send money her way to help out. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite work out with said foster parents, which was to become a running theme. For various reasons she was shuffled from home to home, not quite staying long enough to form any real emotional bonds. Though when she finally did manage to find a somewhat decent foster family, a botched home invasion left one of her foster siblings dead, and Georgia significantly traumatized. It didn’t take long for her attitude to turn violent, and once again become the child that no one really wanted.
Her reputation as a problem child followed her from then on. She was bright, her teachers said. But her demeanor left much to be desired. Whatever. Who were they to judge? And then, one day, her father showed up, all strained smiles and talking about being together again. She was skeptical about the whole thing, but he stayed true to his word, scooping her up and bringing her to San Francisco where his new job with NERV was. A simple standard medical exam quickly revealed a stunning fact about Georgia -- she was A10 Positive, and thus could pilot one of the Evangelions. There really was no turning the “opportunity” down. All she could do was grit her teeth and accept. How she’ll fare remains to be seen...
==NERV-04 Cast==
===NERV Personnel===
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Commander Burt Remington
Age: 58
Profession before NERV: Colonel of the US Army; assisted in the Reunification efforts after Second Impact and assisted the UN in calming the Balkan Incident. Served in the Middle East prior as a Major.
Favorites: Prime cut steak, golf, baseball, jogging, rock and roll, cigars
Problems: Slightly sexist
A no-nonsense ex-soldier whose command style harkens back to the days of General Patton, Burt Remington is the commander of NERV-04. Although he deplores the fact his new position requires far less war, and much more paperwork, he is all too aware of NERV's importance in preserving humanity and is more than willing to be the first line of defense.
While most commanders have little desire to interact with their base, Remington is a very hands-on person when it comes to leadership. Infamous for his “Inspections” on base, wherein he will randomly pull aside the head of a department to give him a tour of their area (and possibly explain things in layman's terms, if he's in bioengineering). He had gotten his position at NERV through his uncanny ability to divvy up the most meager of supplies and make the most out of them, which served him well right from the beginning of his stationing at NERV-04.
Commander Remington has one daughter, 24, and one son, 20. Both are away at university, with plans to serve at NERV with their father when the time comes. Remington's wife was killed during Second Impact. He has no plans to remarry and is relatively distant with his own children as well, due to wanting to keep his family from becoming target if his job at NERV was compromised.
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Vice Commander Geoffrey Barra
Age: 38
Profession before NERV: Lead Director of CERN, UN Science Liaison for the United States.
Favorites: Pizza, Sudoku, video games (portables), billiards, recreational boating (sold boat 2 years ago)
Vice Commander Barra was the perfect foil to Commander Remington. An unspoken rule at NERV-04 is that while Remington is the top of the food chain and is the overall director, it's Barra who gets it done. He's able to maneuver the bureaucratic nightmares that come with a NERV while keeping abreast with all of the scientific happenings there and explain it's pros and cons to Commander Remington in regards to military application. The relationship between the two is only business-like and relatively casual however; It's doubtful they'd enjoy each-other's company much outside of NERV.
Having been in Northern Europe at the time of Second Impact, Barra was left relatively unscathed by the tidal waves or climate change. He kept at his position at CERN during the crisis, trying to divert funds into any sort of research that could assist in rebuilding. As a result, he knows all too well the red-tape required in funding for large endeavors from particle physics to NERV.
Barra is altogether a genial fellow, and is rather proud of his ability to pull the most out of NERV's budget for Remington, despite the fact that only a few really notice it. Outside of NERV he spends his time playing pool at one of several nearby clubs and has started a NERV team in a local league.
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Technical Specialist Juan Rivera
Age: 29
Profession before NERV: White-hat hacker, programmer for the UN
Favorites: Smartphone and gadget tinkering, small program “sketching”, soccer, sushi, chicken and mole
Problems: A bit of a recluse and the occasional awkward outburst when around people
Juan is the stereotypical uber-geek: glued to his workstation, a fan of all sorts of fantasy and sci-fi books and movies, and a bit socially awkward. Growing up in Mexico, Juan had escaped the ensuing unrest and violence after Second Impact and fled to California with his family. With the sea level rising, many of these refugees were put to work helping to repair or clear away wreckage from the coast due to tidal waves. Juan was always more of a bookish sort, and instead spent his time studying and hoping to get into Caltech. Graduating early, he went back into Mexico with the UN Peacekeeping forces to try and remove the cartels from power while trying to rebuild the country's infrastructure.
After a three year tour, he moved back to California briefly, and while Mexico is not yet completely stabilized it's well on it's way. His actions in Mexico are what got the attention of Commander Remington, and as a result he's the base's MAGI-wrangler, systems adviser, and electronic warfare consultant. His personal upgrades to NERV-04's system architecture involve what he calls the “Biblioteca”, a massive warehouse converted to store innumerable servers that operate using old floppy disks and zip disks, working concurrently with the main servers. The result is a nigh impossible to hijack backup system (due to it's size) and a small cash payment from NERV-04's willingness to take on old hardware and recycle it.
Juan also has the amusing habit of referring to himself in the third person when explaining new software or ingenious fixes for the base, calling himself “The Juan and Only”.
Juan has a father, Aaron, a mother, Gloria, and two brothers (currently enlisted in UN peacekeeping in Mexico), Ruben and Marco.
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Communications Officer Kimberly MacDonald
Age: 24
Profession before NERV: Recently graduated from San Fransico State University with a Masters in Bioengineering
Favorites: Lolita, foodtrucks, terrible television shows about vampires
Problems: Beyond the vampire shows...
Kimberly is a bubbly character, fresh out of university whose proposed thesis paper caught the eye of NERV. Bringing her in, they realized her knowledge of bioengineering is still relatively academic, and so they placed her on the bridge as a communications officer and secondary science liaison. She now spends her time writing her thesis paper alongside whatever public information NERV releases. As a result, she's often in the dark when it comes to many of NERV's secrets beyond the Evangelions most basic workings.
Only eleven when Second Impact occurred, she had the luck of being further inland and therefore escaped much of the devastation that swept the world during this time. If she did experience any hardships, they don't seem to bother her much now.
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Science Officer Nathaniel Shepard
Age: 35
Profession before NERV: Worked alongside Dr. Naoko Akagi on the Manufactured Project
Favorites: Lovecraft novels, heavy metal, industrial, the Appleseed/GitS movies, Naoko...
Problems: Is convinced there's more to manufactured than Gendo let on...and what had REALLY happened with Naoko?
Nathaniel was a bright up-and-coming bioengineering graduate who had just recently received his doctorate when he was picked up by GEHIRN. Brought to Japan with several other scientists, he was given a generous salary and an extraordinary budget to help in cloning. Before he knew it, he was one of the directors under Gendo Ikari fronting the manufactured project, although he often deferred to his more experienced peers during his time there. Towards the end of the project, Gendo had almost immediately requested the first clone for himself to try and raise and ordered the rest placed into LCL stasis. As it was shut down and the team dissembled, he was then relocated to the Evangelion project.
During his time at GEHIRN he grew close to fellow scientist Naoko Akagi, even going so far as to try and build his Japanese vocabulary in order to talk to her more often. As he thought he was making grounds with her she grew distant and cold, instead being found more and more often at Gendo Ikari's side. Several months later, after Rei (Gendo's name for the clone, which he attempted to pass off to others as a friend's daughter) had made herself a staple at GEHIRN, there was news that Naoko had committed suicide and Rei had gone missing for a few days before being found again.
After a brief and frantic investigation, Nathaniel had found that a single “spare” body had been released, and the “first” Rei was salvaged for spare parts. In disgust at both GEHIRN and Gendo, he requested a transfer out to the Americas again and away from all the bad memories and unanswered questions left in the base. Most likely as a result of his snooping, he was placed at NERV-04 and given barely enough funding to run a petri dish experiment. Despite this, Remington seems to have greenlit another manufactured project...
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Section 2 Head, Mr. White
Age: ??
Profession before NERV: Unknown, possibly CIA/FBI?
Favorites: Unknown, seen drinking coffee regularly...?
Mr. White is the very definition of an enigma. No one on base beyond Remington seems to remember when or where they picked him up, and none seem to want to question it. He's always served Remington without question, and has remained a paragon of Section 2 ever since.
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Section 2 Officers, Mr. Blue, Mr. Green
Age: ??
Profession before NERV: Unknown
Favorites: Unknown
Mr. Blue and Mr. Green, much like Mr. White, are all pseudonyms. Whats known about the two is that they possess indispensable skills as bodyguards, and their own skills overlap and compliment each-other to such a degree that they are one of the best teams available to Section 2 and thusly been assigned to the pilots. Mr. Blue is the quieter of the two, with Mr. Green often speaking for them both in a snake-like, condescending tone. There's also talk of the two having participated in “The Plane Incident”, but no one knows the details.
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Head of Engineering, Katie Thayer
Age: 30
Profession before NERV: Contractor at several firms, from environmental to thermonuclear
Favorites: Any manner of machine, strawberries, cooking (it's building with food!), rally racing
Problems: Often oblivious to the feelings of those around her
Katie was one of the few civilian contractors brought on that wasn't a scientist, and was originally somewhat ostracized for that fact. Within months however, everything in the facility had had her hands on it and been tweeked, overhauled, tuned, or replaced. Always having been obsessed with machines of any kind, she enjoys her time at NERV due to being able to play with “the big boy toys”, although the Evangelion's components still confound her. As a result her personal favorite to work on is the Provisional Evangelion.
Beyond her work at NERV, she often keeps to herself and is rebuilding a car engine as a hobby. Her family lives out on the east coast, and although she seldom visits she keeps in touch.
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Public Relations Head Cassandra Carter
Age: 36
Profession before NERV: Writer and producer at several television stations, has been attached to UN peacekeeping forces as a journalist
Favorites: Fishing, knitting, fish and chips
Hailing from Great Britain, Carter rounds out the NERV crew as their personal PR director...although she'd probably use the term “Propagandist and Misinformer”. Due to her job, she's often found wandering from section to section to figure out how to best contain any news regarding the Evangelions and their battles...especially Section 2.
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===East San Francisco School for the Sciences===
Principal John Renner
Age: 67
Renner is a old-school man in a new-school world. A scientist turned educator, he believes that the destruction of Second Impact can be observed, quantified, and fixed as easily as anything else through the use of applied sciences, and as such was voted into his position by the education board and summarily turned it into one of San Fransico's top secondary education establishments. Although not privvy to the matter with the Angels, he instead focuses on reverting the ocean to a habitable state, and every year or so a school-wide trip is sent to the water processing plant in Japan to keep students interested in the matter.
Dr. Lambert
Age: 43
A somewhat bitter math teacher, Lambert's teaching style is marked by sharp discipline and harsh words to any that question his belief that “math is the most pure of any sciences, and through its understanding you can shape the world around you.” Somewhat of an admitted alcoholic.
Mr. Brady
Age: 39
One of the younger teachers on staff, Brady is the literature teacher for several grades and adds a much needed human side to the school of science. His classes can sometimes drag on though as he tries to add amateur philosophy into the mix. Rumors abound of him losing his sweetheart in Second Impact…
Dr. Cabrera
Age: 45
The hard-nosed but fair chemistry teacher. Currently dealing with her husband having an affair, but keeps her composure all the same in class. Believes less in theory and more in practical application, resulting in most of her classes being lab work. As a result, sometimes her classes explode.
Librarian Nicole Kinne
Age: 21
An intern with an infectious eagerness for books, Nicole is also a bit of a sarcastic recluse. Not entirely socially awkward (she claims she was even worse when she was younger) but so deadpan in her delivery it’s sometimes hard to tell if she’s joking or not…like when she mentions that she loves the occult.
==Enemies==
===Angels===
==Logs==
===Episodes===
*[http://pastebin.com/ NERV-04 Eps.01]
==External Links==