Marine/Doctor Vegapunk :: Marie Beatnik

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Full Name: Marie Alexandria Beatnik
Aliases: Doctor Vegapunk, Alex, Sweet Tooth
Date of Birth: August 23rd
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Sexuality: Bisexual
Crew: --
Alignment: True Neutral
Personal Jolly Roger: --

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Height: 70 inches
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair Color: Pink
Eye Color: Yellow
Attire: Marie's normal outfit consists of a heavily altered scientist's coat with a white coloration, being split down the center to show off her chest while keeping her breasts covered. A hole at the lower base provides room for her twin, cat-like tails. She also wears a pair of small spectacles occasionally, although it's rumored that she wears them as a fashion statement as opposed to being corrective lenses...

Casual wear is usually the same, although she can sometimes be enticed into wearing a standard t-shirt with some kind of writing or logo, khaki shorts, and sandals.
Abnormalities: Unlike most Beastfolk, Marie has two tails. It's presumed to simply be an odd mutation, and no evidence has surfaced to suggest otherwise.

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• ✔ Curious
  
• ✔ Easily Entertained
  
• ✔ Competent
  
• ✔ Brilliant
  
• ✔ Dedicated

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• ✘ Stubborn
  
• ✘ Impatient
  
• ✘ Discourteous
  
• ✘ Secretive
  
• ✘ Sadistic

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• ❤ Candy~!
  
• ❤ Experimentation
  
• ❤ Learning
  
• ❤ Capturing rare specimens
  

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• ✦ Missed opportunities
  
• ✦ Combat
  
• ✦ Not-Candy!
  
• ✦ Getting wet
  

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Ever since she was a kitten, Marie has been interested in science. She kept getting caught sneaking into a Marine research station on her home island, often trying to steal their equipment to use for herself. The first few times she was punished for it, but when it became clear that she wouldn't stop, both the Marines and her parents grew exasperated and just let her do as she pleased so long as she didn't get into too much trouble.

When she was only twelve, Marie snuck into the head researcher's office and started rummaging through his files- many of which were labeled as top secret. She was caught, and this time it was decided that this particular crime was serious enough to warrant equally serious action being taken. They put shackles on her wrists and started to drag her away, only for her to turn towards the head researcher and calmly point out that the reason his expected breakthrough in chemical weapons continued to elude him was because his calculations were wrong. Infuriated at being told off by this little girl, he gathered his notes and presented them to her, demanding that she explain herself- fully expecting to be able to catch her in a lie. She pointed out that he was using Oleoresin Capsicum as the active agent for his proposed nerve gas when O-chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile would provide an effect many times stronger. Intrigued, the researcher had Marie released from custody so that he could investigate her claim.

The researcher found that the girl had been correct. The new gas was many times more effective at it's intended purpose- crowd control. Instead of having her carted away like a common criminal, he had a better idea. Despite her young age, he wanted her to become his partner- of course, he would claim credit for all of her work, but the alternative was imprisonment. This arrangement continued for years, until it was discovered that a few of Marie's later experiments were quite...unethical as far as the World Government was concerned. But since the researcher had been claiming credit for the results of those experiments, he was the one who ended up being arrested. With him out of the picture and unable to blackmail her, Marie's work caught the attention of the military brass, and it wasn't long before the fruits of her genius led to promotion after promotion.

She was only twenty when she was given the highest honor for a Marine Scientist- the title of Vegapunk. She had much opposition, of course, from those who were concerned about both her age and her race, but even her harshest detractors couldn't argue with the fruits of her labors. Improving cyborg technology by decades, creating advanced chemical weapons, inventing artificial devil fruits for use by Marine soldiers, and many more- it seemed that the girl was a prodigy of prodigies. But no matter what she invented, or how many awards she received for her work, it all felt so... hollow. What she really wanted was a task that felt worthy of her genius, but nothing seemed to be able to hold her interest...

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• ⚔ Tranq Rifle - A heavily modified rifle that uses special 7.62mm x 54R tranquilizer rounds. It has a wood finish with a high powered scope attached. It's bolt action with a magazine size of 5 rounds and a charge reload system. Like with the handgun, Beatnik isn't particularly adept at using it. Too unwieldy to be lugged around by someone of her stature, Marie only brings this with her when hunting dangerous prey that she doesn't want to get close to.
  
• ⚔ Meteorite - A massive seven foot long hammer with thrusters build into the back of the head, which itself is a large drillbit. Marie isn't strong enough to swing it freely, hence the thrusters- which are really just jets filled with highly pressurized, carbonated water. It's swings are incredibly fast, but uncontrolled and wild. Not a particularly practical weapon- considered a failure as it's purpose was to provide Marie with a weapon that she can wield to great effect with little combat skill, but it's too unreliable to depend on for actual conflict. The head can be removed and worn as a giant metal glove, granting greater control at the cost of range. The hammer itself is made of a super light material, making it easy to lift but reducing the power of it's blows significantly. Only carries enough water for about five swings at a time.
  

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• ★ Medical Kit - Although not a medical doctor, Beatnik carries around a container filled with supplies such as bandages, anesthetic, syringes, sutures, and the like. She can administer first aid or collect field samples in a pinch, although she'd much rather be able to bring whatever it is back to the lab with her.
  
• ★ CANDY SACK! - A single strap, waterproof satchel that Beatnik usually carries at her side where ever she goes. It's normally filled with loads of candy- her excuse is that she naturally has very low blood sugar, which is true, but she really just loves eating it. If she goes too long without anything sweet to eat, she becomes incredibly lethargic and refuses to work unless revitalized with yummy sugar. Also carries some other supplies in the bag on occasion. coughcatnipcough
  

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• ▶ Genius Intellect - It's been said that the one with the title of Vegapunk is the most intelligent man or woman in the world. As the current Vegapunk, it stands to reason that Beatnik is one of, if not the most, intelligent being alive. To list all of her contributes to the scientific community would take all day- a very expansive list to be sure. Even from a young age, Marie had a knack for science. She can comprehend complex theories and preform a concise analysis with minimal information, even in subjects that she is unfamiliar with. However, this expansive knowledge comes at a price. Despite being able to easily understand abstract concepts about the nature of reality, she severely lacks in common sense to the point where she has no idea where food comes from. For this reason, it's been rumored that Doctor Beatnik is a Savant... and that may well be accurate.
  
• ▶ Medical Training - Although not a medical doctor, Beatnik has studied medicine- mostly in regards to anatomy and different race's interactions with various chemicals. Still, she can patch up moderate injuries or preform surgery to turn someone into a cyborg if the situation calls for it.
  While she can treat major injuries, her skill is lacking enough that the end result could probably be called a hack job with some degree of accuracy. Even for lesser injuries, she's no cosmetic surgeon- expect scarring. Lots and lots of scarring.

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• ▷ Heightened Senses - As a feline Beastfolk, Marie's senses are many magnitudes greater than a human's. Most prominently is her sense of smell, which is fourteen times stronger than the average human's. Range of hearing is somewhat similar to a human's, although she's able to hear much higher pitched sounds. Additionally, her eye's unique structure grants her almost perfect night vision, although the pupils narrow to slits in bright light to protect the retina. Going from pitch black to well lit rapidly will temporarily blind her as a result.
  
• ▷ Feline Physique - Marie's body is both more flexible and faster than the average human's in addition to being naturally lithe. She also heals somewhat more quickly, and is able to disinfect injuries with her saliva. This isn't anything like instant regeneration- it simply means injuries heal in ~66% of the time it would take for a human.
  

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Name: Howl
Face Claim:
[b]Blazblue[/b], [i]Kokonoe[/i] as [u]Marie Beatnik[/u]