(/}[ Hewitt Carmichael Avery ]{\)
Age: 28 of his years, but about 33 in standard years
Sex: Male
Race: Steampunk Human
Hair: Hewitt doesn't really take the time to mess around with his hair, so it's got no real style to it; It's just hanging out wherever he, or his equipment, happen push it to. It's fairly long for a guy, reaching to the top of his nose in the middle, and the ends of his ears at the sides (goes down to the bottom of his neck in back). Hewitt was born with white hair, but due to his work, and lack of care, it's stained to a medium grey color now.
Eyes: Hewitt tends to hide his relatively deep pink eyes behind his dirty orange-tinted glasses, or his black-tinted goggles, as he finds his eye color rather embarrassing.
Weight: Without his duster (thick coat similar to a trench coat) and Gallagher (his upper-body-enhancing invention) Hewitt weighs 156 pounds. With both Gallagher and the coat, he weighs in at 177 pounds.
Height: 5' 9"
Relationship Status: Hewitt's too much of a busy nerd to really think about a relationship. On the other hand, if a girl shared the same interests as him, and would do those things with him, he'd be quite fine with it, and might actually be able to take part in such a relationship.
Gallagher V.2.2: This is Hewitt's most used invention. It's a copper-plated device (shaped similarly to a small, flat backpack) that covers the upper half of his back (brown leather straps come over his shoulders from the top, and around his side at the bottom, then strap together in a sort of harness), and has four "arms." Two of the arms actually attach to Hewitt's arms: they look like small brass pipes with ball-joints that run along the outside of Hewitt's arms, then end by splitting off of a brass dome on the back of his hand, and going down to his fingers (it separates from one main pipe at the dome, into five much smaller ones). Three-fourths of the last digit on each finger is covered in a half-inch cone that allows Hewitt to easily manipulate very small wires and such. The tips of both index fingers and his thumbs can work together to solder items easily. The other two arms come out of the bottom of the device, and forward at waist-level. They have limited A.I. so that Hewitt can focus more on the building, while they hold things (such as a magnifying glass), pick things up (like a part Hewitt needs), or move things away (like scraps). Each hand is made up of six thin fingers, with tips similar to those that connect to Hewitt's fingers, but with ronded tips. As for the arm length, they can be as short as three feet, or as long as five, depending on how their needed.
Hewitt designed the device to filter steam created so that it releases clean air. Since he uses Gallagher a lot, his workshop has very clear air, especially compared to most other workshops in his world.
Weapons: Hewitt's no fighter, but if he's forced to defend himself, he's got a
handgun that fires three shots before it needs reloading. The shots are loaded from the left side of the gun, at about the middle of the back end, then when one fires off, the next is pushed up into place by a couple springs. Hewitt bought the gun from someone else, but was able to modify it with a laser aim. However, laser technology is limited for his people, so the laser can only be on for three minutes before it needs some more energy (he can only re-energize it at his workshop).
Other than this, the cone-shaped tips of Gallagher's finger covers can be used to pierce or scratch, and the index fingers (the ones that work with the thumbs to solder) can cause painful burns. Due to the sharpness of the cones, he can't make a proper fist while wearing Gallagher, or he'd pierce himself, though he can still close his hand.
Armour: While Hewitt doesn't technically wear any armour, per se, his clothes are made of strong leather, and his duster is very thick, thus providing a great defence against things like slash attacks, axes, daggers/knives, and other such weapons. Guns, and some arrows (including other pierce attacks) can get through, but are slowed quite a bit by the coat. The "pipes" of Gallagher that run along Hewitt's arms also allow him to block some attacks, since the pipes are very strong.
Strengths: On its own, Hewitt's strength is slightly above average, but Gallagher greatly increases his strength, so while he's not a fighter, he can throw a rather solid punch, sometimes enough to knock a man not only down, but away, and a well-placed upper-cut could send a man a couple feet into the air. Gallagher also gives Hewitt two extra hands, which can be used in numerous ways, and their limited A.I. is a bonus because it can easily find, and point to, very simple things that thinkers like Hewitt tend to miss at first. With enough time, Hewitt can be a great asset to a group, should a problem arise, as he's quite good at coming up with inventions, or modifications, that would allow a possible solution to the problem.
Weakness: Despite a decently toned body, Hewitt's not a punching bag: just a few well-placed hits can bring him down, should someone break his defenses. Also, if he's forced to come up with something fast, he starts to panic a little, and usually just gives up, so spur-of-the-moment changes or events can really effect Hewitt's performance in a group.
Due to Gallagher and his coat, Hewitt is unable to swim, as he'd be far too heavy, and Gallagher would short-circuit (possibly electrocuting Hewitt).
As a more personal weakness, he doesn't do too well socially, because he's rather bad at carrying a conversation. During one, he tends to forget he's talking with someone, and his mind wanders off to the subject of what he'll work on next, or how to solve a certain problem. This has left him with very few people he can call "friends." In addition, he other times tends to blab on about things, and won't "just shut up," which can be annoying also.
Skills: Hewitt's a very creative inventor, able to create just about anything he needs from a pile of junk. He can McGyver something together, or if it's already made, to change its purpose, or simply enhance it fairly easily.
Thanks to Gallagher, Hewitt's arms are increased in strength by a solid 46% above average, allowing him to lift heavy objects himself, which is a great help since he works alone (the other two hands can help balance long objects).
Personally, Hewitt's a great piano player, tea maker, and watch cleaner (though he's no watch maker). While his firearm skill is nothing to brag about, he can make a decently accurate shot in a quick-draw, and he's a pretty fair shooter in a mor normal situation.
Appearance: Hewitt's hair used to be a nice white color (not all too uncommon in his world), but it was eventually stained, almost dyed (in a sense), due to his work. He worked around smoke and steam a lot, so those combined for some time, and stained his hair grey. He's got a couple strips of cloth that form a sort of sweatband, and he usually forgets to take it off, so it's very dirty (kind of a yellow-brown), and a bit crooked. His eyebrows are also stained, and rather thick, but still look reasonable for eyebrows. His eyes, however, are very unusual: they're a medium-hued pink. Hewitt hates this, so he usually hides them behind his dirty, orange-tinted glasses in public (his eyesight is just fine though), or his black-tinted goggles when in his workshop. He's got a few stiff hairs of a beard forming on his chin, but he does actually try to keep them short, so he doesn't get a full beard.
His pants are pretty simple, as they're just dark brown leather with a soft inside, plus they're very durable, and actually quite comfortable. He's got a simple white shirt that's only a bit dirty, with long sleeves, and over this is a slightly thick, tan leather waistcoat of sorts with two pockets on the bottom. His left pocket holds an average sized pocket watch (it hangs out with about an inch of its golden chain showing), and his right carries a small packet of ammo that hold six shots for his gun. The pistol is in a holster (it covers the whole weapon when the flap is closed) on his right hip, that's connected to a thin, but sturdy, black leather belt.
Next up is Gallagher. He first straps it to his back using a sort of harness (four straps, two at the top, and two at his sides): the straps come around and clip into an ornate brass buckle to secure the device onto his upper back. Next he closes the clamps that go around his arms (one wide one on his upper arms, and two smaller ones on his forearms), and slips his fingers into the little cone finger-covers (Gallagher auto-tightens them so they stay on). To hide the majority of Gallagher (except the hand sections and the straps over his chest), Hewitt wears a very thick, brown leather duster. It's edges were lined in a gold-like color, but have since become rather dirty, and look more like brass. Due to how thick the duster is, Gallagher doesn't really stand out in the back, especially since it blends in with his slouch.
The final components of his outfit depend on where he is. If he's out in town or whatever, he wears fairly shiny, long black leather boots, and his small, dirty, orange-tinted glasses that hide his pink eyes. If he's in his workshop, then he wears his dirty brown leather boots, and nearly clean black-tinted goggles. The goggles are mainly made of copper, but the thick linings around the lenses are brass. The straps that go around, and over, his head are dark brown leather, and quite strong.
Hewitt's a fairly well-built guy, thanks in part to his work. All the building he's done has toned him pretty well, but he's a sloucher. Despite his build, he sits with a noticeable hump in his back, and even standing around he's kinda bent. When walking, however, he stays pretty straight.
His voice is similar to a fairly solid British accent, and he streaches out his words when he's observing something ("Veeery iiiintereeesting..."), only mumbling, then suddenly he'll start talking a little loud (enhanced by his somewhat deep voice), and blabbering on for a time.
Personality: Hewitt's a high-spirited guy, and enjoys his work with a passion. However, he often enjoys it too much, and ends up not noticing people around him (for example, someone may come into the room he's in, and stand right next to him, but he wouldn't really notice, or he might be having a conversation while working, and forget he's supposed to talk), which can annoy others a lot. He's also a serious pack-rat, and likes to collect lots of little, seemingly useless, items that he will eventually use in some invention. He's got shelves and shelves of boxes
filled with what looks like a ton of junk, but eventually he uses it all. In other words, he's an efficient pack-rat that doesn't waste what he collects.
He's an inventor, so he's really creative if given enough time... but he becomes impaired when he's got to think of something fast, and usually ends up just failing, then moving on, if he can. If something such as an invention screws up, and he couldn't come up with something soon enough, he'll try to just fix it... but if he can't, then he'll salvage the thing, and start over. Due to being such a pack-rat, he hardly creates any waste, and tries to recycle anything he can (it usually ends up in some inventions, though other times it can be used for a patch job).
His eyes are a touchy matter for him, because he's very much a guy, and he feels like his eyes betrayed him, since they're pink. Only 8% of males in his world have pink eyes, while 37% of females have that color of eye. He does his best to hide them at all times, and as such has bought tinted eyeglasses to obscure the color. If someone found out, and started teasing him (playfully or not), he'd become very silent, and tend to avoid the person a bit. It's obvious he's been offended by it, because he's normally quite a talker. He tends to talk about a wide variety of subjects, but does his best to avoid his eyes.
Should he become angry, which he tends to do when something isn't working out, he becomes somewhat stubborn, and won't allways cooperate. While it may seem cold, and unfriendly (which it technically is), it's better because he uses the time to cool down, at which point he starts up on whatever he was doing again, often times eagerly.
On a higher note, Hewitt loves classical music, and plays it occasionally (since he can play the piano). He's also rather fond of tea, so he likes to try new kinds, or variations of kinds he's already had. He's also done a good deal of research into fairies, and things like them (in the matter of identifying them and their possible powers).
Biography: Hewitt Carmichael Avery was brought up in a fairly "rich" family, so he was provided with decent education, and access to a fair amount of other things, like information, junk piles to mess with, and plenty of people to be around. His father, Gerald, was a well-known inventor, and his mother, Mina, who didn't work, but was pretty well-known socially. When Hewitt was born, his parents were surprised at his pink eyes, and partially at his white hair (while not uncommon, neither parent had white hair). Hewitt was able to start schooling at age three, from which point he stayed in school until he was eleven. He got tired of its slow pace, and decided to "drop out" of school. His father found him hiding in the house when he should have been at school, and asked him what was up. He explained how annoyed he was that school moved so slow, and how he wanted to know things that his father knew (which weren't taught until the student was at least sixteen). Gerald understood, and became his mentor, teaching him how to build things, and other stuff like what parts can substitute for others. By about seventeen, Hewitt knew almost as much as his father did, and started work on his first version of Gallagher, which was rather clunky, had no A.I., and soon broke down. After going over all the problems, he created another one, and while it worked just fine, it still had no A.I., plus it was still rather large. Some years later, at twenty, he went back and completely redesigned Gallagher, creating a version very close to his current one, but it produced a lot of both smoke and steam. His white hair had already become rather dirty, but now it got worse. He worked with Gallagher a lot, so the steam mixed with the smoke, an "dyed" his hair grey, quite to Mina's dismay. She tried washing it out, but it had become stained like this, and Hewitt didn't really care enough to take care of it.
After putting Gallagher aside once again, Hewitt lived with his mother for a good few years, learning things like how to play a piano, and acquired his tastes for tea and classical music. He also read a lot of books about fairies during this time. However, his mother kept trying to get him a social life, but it would never work, since Hewitt could rarely get his mind off his inventions, thus killing conversations. So, at twenty-five, Hewitt left both Gerald and Mina, and rented out a workshop, which he bought a year later.
Once he had purchased full rights to the workshop, he stored every single scrap he had picked out over the years, and soon began to work, yet again, on another version of Gallagher. This time, he gave it limited (but useful) A.I., a steam filtering system (to clear the air), and a sleeker, stronger design. Due to this sleeker design, Hewitt was able to hide Gallagher in his duster, thus wouldn't look like one of those techno-nerds that always had odd contraptions on themselves. He finished Gallagher, and ended up using him a lot, thus making for a workshop with very clean air. At some point during this time, he bought a pistol for self-defense, and several packets of extra ammunition (the gun could only fire three shots at a time). He then purchased a rather expensive laser aim, and attached it to the gun, for more precise aiming.
So now, he makes a living by himself inventing, and eventually selling his inventions for money to buy food, and more supplies (at least those that he can't find at a dump). His life works well for him, even if human contact is scarce...
Theme Song: 5th Symphony (Rock version) - Beethoven [Remix: Cloud9]
08-18-2009, 12:29 AM
