Geordi Forbes

Geordi Forbes
Profile
Origin	Gallia
Affiliation	Junkers, Royal Crown
Born	794 A.S., Planet New Paris
Died	N/A... Not deceased

Geordi Forbes (her 'actual' name being Jordan Forbes) is a heavily brainwashed and conditioned Gallic Junker Spy, made to think and behave in a manner that a Libertonian would. Her current mission for the Crown has fallen to a lower priority, as her modified personality now focuses more getting by in Sirius (making a quick buck included). She is known as “Fixer” to most of other Junkers. She frequents Leeds and Rochester, and is easily spotted by her signature Collector, the ‘Rafale’. Station side though she is easy to pick out of a crowd, as seen here: Note the heavy build, dark hair, tanned skin, and the orange utility jumpsuit/vest (usually seen in this outfit). One minor annoyance she suffers is that usually other pilots typically refer to her as a male, which is not surprising, given her name and personality.

(Attached: Geordi caught off guard in her orange jumpsuit and utility vest. Taken on Rochester, early July, 817.)

Physical
Sex: Female
Height: 5 foot 8 inches
Weight: 251 pounds
Eyes: Green
Hair: Black 

Fabricated Life

Geordi Forbes was born to a Junker on Planet Manhattan, who was really hoping for a son. His first-born had grown up to become a chef, and he hoped that his next son would grow up to do something…’manlier’. Of course when he got a daughter, he decided to make the best of the situation. Geordi was raised as a boy, often on the receiving end of jokes from other kids growing up. She worked in her father’s repair shop as an apprentice for a while, until she eventually took a job at the LPI flight academy. Nothing special really, she worked as a janitor there… but for her, the chance to get close enough to even see the high tech Liberty fighters was worth it. Being mechanically inclined, she was able to solve several of the mechanical problems with some of the ships… problems that were meant for the students to solve. Some of the technicians eventually took note of her, and took her under their wing, offering even more in-depth knowledge of Liberty starships. Eventually though, she gravitated back to her Junker roots, visiting Rochester more and more. There and on Manhattan she worked odd-jobs and often repaired ships, eventually earning a name for herself, ‘Fixer’, because of the top notch mechanical repairs she is capable of.

Background

Often teased as a child, Geordi was hoped by her father to be a son… one that would do something more significant than grow up to be a baker. Still, despite her gender, her father decided it would be best for her to start an apprenticeship at his repair shop, which is where she worked most of her young life. Later, she took a job as a janitor at one of the many flight academies, as Junkers are regarded as some of the lowest in society; little else was open to her. There one of the mechanical engineer teachers took note of her, when she was able to solve a problem with a starship’s engine that was intended for the graduate class to fix. He asked if she would be interested in a unique program which would involve working with many new exotic starship designs. She gleefully and ignorantly accepted, eager to move up, propelled by hopes and promises. In reality this program was in the experimental stages… something to do with inserting fresh Junkers into Sirius without the “native” Junkers even suspecting where they were from. Over the next few months she visited several institutions and stations where she saw a wide variety of special instructors, studying everything from basic sociology to advanced techniques for minefield breaching. Somewhere in those months of training, assumed to be near the conclusion of the program, she was taken for special mental conditioning which was supposedly necessary. For nearly an entire day she was subject to specialized mental conditioning and reprogramming techniques. No real records of her old behavior or personality really exist any longer, but she was conditioned to act more like a Libertonian and blend in outside of Gallia. The Libertonian behavior modifications included excessive amounts of sarcasm and sardonic elements in conversation (she certainly is annoying… proper jack arse), and a lack of any refined etiquette… same level of care for personal hygiene as well. She just isn’t very ladylike. She doesn’t seem to mind, reasons for her to like her new behavior and personality were also included in the conditioning. In addition she learned the Libertonian language; in fact it was engraved into her mind, so much so that her knowledge of the French language suffered to the point where it was a chore to even speak it. It’s also worth noting that Geordi Forbes was not her birth name, but again another conditioning. She was able to pick out what new name she wanted, but she did not realize that she would lose any recollection of what her real birth name was (supposedly to conceal her origin). It was a bit hard to get used to, but she seems to have adjusted rather well. Although she does get a twinge of sorrow when she thinks about how she lost her former self. After her conditioning and instructions, a group of Junkers smuggled her out through the minefields out to Orkney and onto a Zoner base in the Taus. There she was able to get transport down to Beaumont base in the form of a smuggler’s freighter. There she started her work collecting and renewing information for the Crown, more specifically starship internal components and engine designs. Her job as a mechanic in the Junkers made it easy to get to a ship’s internal systems, just as long as she was hired to repair the ship or finds a derelict.

Current Operations

Currently she is operating out of Junker bases in the Sirius sector. Generally her repair skills are second to none, usually only being outperformed by a crew of trained House Military mechanics. In addition to her work repairing ships, she also hires herself out to merchants as an escort. This also allows her to record the movement of goods throughout Sirius. She has fallen in with a variety of crowds ranging from Corsairs, the Bretonians, and even Orbital Spa and Cruise (a few escorts in exchange for a week’s stay on a Luxury Liner). Despite collecting information for the Crown being her main objective… that has fallen to a background task, something that happens automatically without much effort on her part. Her new personality seems to have taken a liking to the idea of getting rich out in Sirius as a more acceptable long term goal. She was able to do far better in Sirius than she was ever able to do in Gallia. She is still pro-Crown, but she isn’t patriotic about it, she would not die for the Crown, that’s for sure. She is most commonly found operating out of Rochester, Yanagi, and planet Leeds.

Ship

Geordi flies the CSV II Collector ship called the Rafale. Mainly she uses it as a base of operations for her repair work, as well as a general utility craft. Space combat has been limited in her journeys, but her ship is heavily armed and armored for a small utility craft. Most notable would be the pair of prototype Solaris Photon Blasters mounted to each side of the main hull. Smaller Junker photon blasters provide supporting firepower. To finish off any remaining threats, a torpedo launcher and ammunition racks have been added to the ship’s dorsal heavy mount. The large cargo bay severely dampens the maneuverability of the Rafale, but it holds the necessary replacement engine parts and hull panels, along with her belongings. Her only remaining ties to Gallia is a concealed plasma pistol hidden in her ship’s cockpit and a small Fleur-de-lis tattoo on the back of her neck. Usually it is hidden by the turtleneck of her jumpsuit, but those who have seen it have made no such connection. The remaining technology, equipment, clothing, food, etc... on the ship was provided by the Libertonian Junkers. The inside of the Rafale is not the cleanest of the ships in service. The cockpit perpetually smells of bad coffee. Several emptied tubes of synthpaste and the odd empty coffee cup lie around the cockpit, either loose on the floor, or stuffed in a compartment. A tattered seat, with poor patch jobs is rather old, but provides excellent comfert for those long flights. Some haph-hazardly connected command panels dot the cockpit, fingerprints on the screens. Parts of them open and exposed, while other bits are just taped on. Analog readouts were favored in place of some of the more standard holographic displays. Finally adding to the flare of the Rafale, a pair of fuzzy dice.

Notable Encounters and Interactions

Geordi has had a rather eventful life for sure. Most of her early work was rather benign, her first real contracts being some repair and escort work for an OSC pilot named Alexander Reed. The two formed a close friendship, but fell out of contact with one another after Alexander was promoted to a higher position in the OSC. More minor, one time jobs followed that. While not working as an escort (a job she did not like mind you) she was often found working repair jobs. In fact, one of her close friends, Zach Maloy offered her an interesting deal… starting their own repair crew. Since then, the two friends have been working closely together, doing all kinds of freelance repair work out of their small shop on Manhattan. Throughout her time as an escort pilot, only one ship she was with ever lost it’s cargo to pirates, the Whitehat. Her load was stolen by a rogue Junker with a Salvage Frigate, unfortunately for the two, the ship managed to sell it to some Zoners on Freeport 2 before the Salvager was intercepted. On that note, Geordi has been in very few battles. Her first that was worth noting was with a Xenos near Rochester base. The man fought well, but eventually fell to a Sunslayer Torpedo from her ship. Her second battle was against Mon’star the Red in the Leeds system. Standing no chance, she quickly got her butt out of there. Following that, two more battles against the BHG in Liberty… notably the pilot Billy Rosewood. Apparently angered that the Junkers killed his parents, he took the first one he found and tried to kill her. He may have actually done so, if his Nova torpedo had not torn a hole in his own ship. The only time her collector was ever critically damaged enough to disable it, was in a fight with a member of the Xenos Alliance. The Rafale took a Supernova hit and lost power, but Geordi was saved by a nearby Junker and several Liberty Navy pilots who managed to chase the Xenos away before he was able to kill her. Not every encounter ended in violence though. She was once contacted by a commander of a rogue Sarissa class Outcast Battleship in order to work on repairing one of the main coolant systems onboard. For payment she received a ZAaGG (Zero Gravity and Atmosphere Gear) suit, a specialized vacuum capable utility suit. Originally a Maltese design, she has since modified it to her own ends (no images of this exist yet). She was once lured out of Liberty by Agent Harlekin, a Rheinlander working for the MND. The situation escalated from mere strangeness to a full kidnapping shortly after the two entered Texas. Geordi remembers almost nothing of the event, and what exactly they did to her on Hamburg is still not fully known. However, upon seeing Harlekin in the future, she automatically greets her with a cheery “Guten Tag”. Her last violent encounter was with a Phantom, who, by some miraculous act, was destroyed by Geordi before any permanent damage was inflected.

Twice she has been contacted by the Oracles. One of them even managed to convince her to return to the Shrine. She had found it on her own, but the strange thoughts and ideas emanating from the walls began to worry her…Geordi fled in fear of what could happen if she stayed. Upon leaving the second time she encountered a man by the name of Jeff Markey. It seemed he was being tempted in by the Oracles as well, and she tried to convince him to not go. Jeff, apparently ignoring her warnings left with the Oracle. He would not be seen for nearly three months. Returning, he tempted Geordi back to the Shrine. While initially not trusting him one bit, the strange atmosphere onboard seemed to calm her nerves. The two grew close to each other on the station. Growing rather fond of him, she was able to meet up with him several times after their time on the shrine. Rather small events, like sharing dinner and having a few holotainment band sessions, but still their bond grew. However, after leaving the Shrine, Geordi’s mind was breached…twice, by Nomads. While not aggressive, she grew more and more worried about herself…her mind seemed exposed from all the time on the Shrine. She began to have thoughts and feelings that were unfamiliar…but still they called out to her, almost hypnotically. So far she has been able to keep it a secret from everyone she knows, except for Jeff that is.

Fun Facts and Random Junk

She's almost never seen without her coffee, leading some to believe that she has developed a caffeine addiction. Most of her brainwashing was done with a device very similar to a Holoband, and that was the start of her addiction to them. They left such an impression on her that she just has to be under the influence of a Holoband sometimes, she just feels like she needs it…Because of her heavy reprogramming, her mind was left ‘open’, and she is very susceptible to outside influence, especially psychic influences common in the Nomads and the highly charismatic Oracles… She doesn’t get embarrassed very easily. In fact almost never, she rarely seems to care about her looks or attitude. The only time this tomboy was truly unsure of how she looked was during her stay on the Shetland, when, on the swimming pool deck, a group of teenagers started making fun of her weight. Since then she has been hesitant to go onto the swimming decks of OSC ships… She really likes donuts… She’s eaten a box of dog cookies once, partially under the influence of a Holoband at the time… She likes some kinds of synthpaste, but if she eats more than a serving at once, the stuff makes her feel bloated and gives her gas… A friend paid her to eat a gallon of synthpaste at once one time. Her innards gave her trouble for more than a week (rather bad gas that whole time)… On a final note about gas, she knows how to swallow air and burp it back up… She’s not afraid to burp, pick her nose, or scratch her butt in public. A real tomboy… She weighed about 110 pounds before she was brainwashed and sent to Liberty. Currently she weighs 251 pounds… Her hips are easily the widest part of her body… She doesn’t shave her legs… Her underwear consists of a white tank top and neon green and black striped boxers… Too much information?

OoC

OoC: Please note I will not tolerate abuse of this information. She is supposed to remain as a Junker… the spy part should not be known to other characters >outside< Gallia. Also I would like to thank my friend Beth for the beautiful picture of Geordi you see here http://queen-dedede.deviantart.com/art/AT-Geordi-128304624