Tall and bulky, describe Axel quite well. He's got vibrant blue eyes, that always seem to be laughing, and his short hair's kept a very bright, almost offensive, shade of hot pink. Why, no one really knows. He's slightly tanned, by default, but he does get darker in sunlight. There's also a tattoo of a lion on his left inner wrist and he doesn't remember getting it or why he did.
Though he mostly doesn't remember as much, Axel, born Ian Mikhail Vasilyev, is a son of Gibraltar, and if one knows what they're looking at, it's obvious. He talks to ghosts about as much as he talks to living people, and often has trouble telling them apart at first glance. It takes a few interactions before he figures out he's holding a conversation with a dead guy.
The only bright side is, he's a Republic-controlled Losrian, and nobody pays any fucking attention to him, anyway.
His family, he assumes, weren't very important, but he's actually descended from the Warlords that ruled Gibraltar for three or four generations. Axel would've been the current Warlord if Gibraltar hadn't fallen, but that's part the tale we're telling and part another one. Ultimately, he and his father Viktor and mother were one of the clusters of survivors, and they moved as far away from the wreckage as possible. (When you can see dead things as easily as breathing, you don't want to hang around death-places.) Axel barely remembers that. But honestly, Axel barely remembers anything.
In the end, they scraped by in Pyxis for a good long time. His dad may or may not've taken part in the HoloArena's sport, if only because it was a good source of income (as was, and still is, the Black Market whose presence is strong in Pyxis). Ian started spending his time helping farmers with market stalls protect their crop from would-be thieves, and he earned a decent amount of caps that way. He met and befriended, and at some point fell in love with, Aren Lin that way, too.
Unfortunately, their peace wasn't to last. Some time after Brian was born, their mother was shot down by a Republic soldier, probably falsely assumed she was a threat; or was just a bigoted jerk, who knows. Ian and Viktor tag-teamed raising him for a while, and then Viktor didn't come home one day. Ian hung around for a bit, but after a few tense run-ins with Republic soldiers here and there, he eventually decided to take Brian and go beyond the Char. The Republic sure as shit wasn't going to follow them past the Tiernan Wood.
That forest really is freaky, for the record. It decided to let them pass, though, and Ian and Brian started making a life in the Outlands.
It turns out, the Outlands aren't as damaged and inhospitable as the Republic likes to make it sound. Actually, it was much easier to get things to grow out there than it is in many places in the Dome. Eventually, Ian joined an Outlander Band, and last he heard, Brian had joined the same one, partially for the help, and partially for the companionship. It wasn't much longer before Ian was captured by the Republic.
Since then, he's gone through a huge number of handlers. Ian, now going by Axel partially because he can't remember his name, isn't one to behave, and frankly he never has been, so no one should be surprised. He's steadily risen through the danger ratings to the point he's now an Alpha rating and he's on his last legs. If he doesn't find a way of getting along with his handler and quick, that's it, no more Axel.
It's his own fault. He's the one that makes less-than-decent handlers regret ever setting foot in the same room as that one alpha-rated Losrian.
Most of the time, he doesn't remember having a family. Sometimes, he almost remembers Brian, and then, he forgets again. As it stands, he and a handler that is not his own, also a Losrian, by the name of Ryan Thomas, have been dating off and on for about a year. Axel's most recently gotten a new handler, a greenie by the name of Aren, and the name sounds like he should know who that is, but he doesn't.
Time will tell if it's a waste of time or not.
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( These are the records that are listed in his files for the Special Other Forces. Only Handlers have access to these. )
1192-29-8927
"Axel"
Losrian
Procured December 9, Year 2078
Handler: Undecided
Has not displayed direct signs of aggression.
Fairly skilled in combat. Decent mastery of Fire type skills.
Current rating at Epsilon.
December 11, Year 2078
Refusal to cooperate for Euphoria shot.
Tranquilisation necessary.
Damaged machinery. Only one.
Assigning to Handler soon.
December 19, Year 2078
Assigned to J. Richards.
Current Department: Enforcement, Gamma Nine
Refused to leave room. Shock correction rectified behaviour.
Sending on mission soon.
December 24, Year 2078
Notably does not act during missions.
J. Richards reporting total unresponsiveness to commands.
January 13, Year 2079
J. Richards reporting refusal to leave the Dome.
Shock correction successful.
Still unresponsive to commands.
February 18, Year 2079
Still unresponsive to commands.
Still uncooperative for Euphoria shots.
Shock correction remains successful.
Recommended bracelet setting at 5.
Danger rating raised to Delta.
May 3, Year 2079
Incident in courtyard. One Handler dead, two injured.
Involved in conflict, but uncertain if death was accident or purposeful.
In isolation for two weeks.
August 13, Year 2079
Former Handler J. Richards missing in action.
Control bracelet lost.
Creating a replacement and reassigning.
August 22, Year 2079
Assigned to M. Taylor.
Current Department Assignment: Defence, Epsilon Twelve
October 9, Year 2079
Displaying signs of stress disorder and anxiety.
Shock correction minimally successful.
M. Taylor killed during fit; deemed accidental.
Reassignment pending.
October 22, Year 2079
Had minor fit in labs.
Destroyed several pieces of equipment.
No injuries. Was tranquilised.
On isolation until handler reassignment.
November 30, Year 2079
Assigned to R. Harmon.
Current Department Assignment: Defence, Delta Six
Has become almost entirely unresponsive.
Monitoring progress.
December 28, Year 2079
Injured during mission.
R. Harmon also sustained injuries. Uncertain of causes.
Openly hostile toward handler.
Danger rating raised to Gamma.
January 19, Year 2080
Displaying occasional fits of confusion.
Shock correction unsuccessful.
R. Harmon requesting reassignment.
New Handler pending.
February 2, Year 2080
Assigned to J. Young.
Current Department Assignment: Special Operations, Alpha Nine
February 9, Year 2080
Displaying signs of memory deterioration.
Reverting to Euphoria shot resistance.
Shock correction partly successful.
Recommended bracelet setting at 8.
April 12, Year 2080
J. Young killed in conflict. Not ruled an accident.
Danger rating raised to Beta.
Recommended bracelet setting at maximum.
Pending reassignment.
April 19, Year 2080
Assigned to G. Hansen.
Current Department Assignment: Enforcement, Gamma Four
May 2, Year 2080
G. Hansen reporting unresponsiveness and mood swings.
Under impression loss of friendly losrian is cause.
Released to isolation temporarily.
July 18, Year 2080
Memory deterioration continues.
No longer remembers lost friendly losrian.
Occasionally unresponsive.
September 21, Year 2080
G. Hansen reports improvement in mood.
Occasionally forgets new information within a few days.
No longer resisting Euphoria shots.
November 29, Year 2080
Refusal to take part in battle against Outlanders.
Shock correction unsuccessful.
Incidentally endangered Handler.
Released to isolation temporarily.
February 2, Year 2081
G. Hansen lost in combat.
Reassignment pending.
February 17, Year 2081
Assigned to L. Norton.
Current Department Assignment: Defence, Alpha One
March 13, Year 2081
Displaying improvements in mood.
Currently relatively stable.
March 24, Year 2081
L. Norton lost in combat.
Reassignment pending.
April 18, Year 2081
Assigned to K. Wallace.
Current Department Assignment: Defence, Zeta Five
May 17, Year 2081
Apparent fear of airships.
Shock correction unsuccessful.
In temporary confinement.
August 14, Year 2081
K. Wallace requesting reassignment.
Refuses to explain why.
Reassignment pending.
September 2, Year 2081
Assigned to J. Ingram.
Current Department Assignment: Enforcement, Psi Sixteen
November 22, Year 2081
Moodiness apparently returned.
Shock correction unsuccessful.
Unresponsive to commands.
October 19, Year 2081
Remains unresponsive to commands.
January 3, Year 2082
J. Ingram lost in combat.
Reassignment pending.
January 13, Year 2082
Assigned to L. Walters.
Current Department Assignment: Enforcement, Gamma Twenty
February 17, Year 2082
Bout of confusion resulted in abandonment of post.
Returned to Command Tower in Eridanus.
No corrective measures taken at request of L. Walters.
May 8, Year 2082
Attacked another Handler.
Injury extensive.
Temporarily on isolation.
Danger rating raised to Alpha.
July 12, Year 2082
Moodiness dissipated.
Memory deterioration remains prevalent.
Cooperative, however.
September 1, Year 2082
L. Walters lost in combat.
Reassignment pending.
September 12, Year 2082
Assigned to R. Massey
Current Department Assignment: Defence, Alpha Twelve
September 24, Year 2082
Attacked Beta Prime.
Several extensive injuries.
Listed for termination.
