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[Glass]

The Savvyhead

We're gonna be Rick.

We're not gonna be Rick.

[Fniff]

The Savvyhead

We're gonna be Rick.

We're not gonna be Rick.

Perhaps you'll be Rick, perhaps not. We'll have to see!

Now, counting up the votes from the polls and ones from the forums (Since it was a perfect tie), it looks like we're a Savvyhead. Interesting; I've never seen one in action.
We know who we are.
Let's find out what we look like.

Pick one (or in the case of names, two for the first and surname) in each category, then post it. If I like the combination, I'll pick it. If you specify some of the terms and have a good description (What is vintage wear plus tech?), you'll improve your chances.

Names Pick 1-2
Leah, Joshua, Tai, Ethan, Bran, Jeremy, Amanuel, Justin, Jessica, Eliza, Dylan, Adnan, Alan, Nils, Ellen, Lee, Kim, Adele
Leone, Burdick, Oliver, Goldman, Morrell, Ozair, Robinson, Lemieux, Whiting, Fauci, Hosseld, Lemma, Whitmont, Cullen, Spector
Gender Pick 1
Man, woman, ambiguous, or transgressing.
Clothes Pick 1
Utility wear plus tech, scrounge wear plus tech, vintage wear plus tech, tech wear.
Face Pick 1
Plain face, pretty face, open face, or expressive face
Eyes Pick 1
Squinty eyes, calm eyes, dancing eyes, quick eyes, or appraising eyes.
Body Pick 1
Fat body, slight body, hunched body, wiry body, stumpy body, or strange body.

[Whisperling]

PTW.

[Puppyguard]

Ozair Ozair
Man
Tech wear
Plain face
Quick eyes
Strange body

[Starver]

My suggestions:

Name Kim "Stanley" Robinson Cullen
Gender ambiguous - see below
Clothes scrounge wear plus tech - layers to keep one warm, layers to keep one cool; keep the nasty rain off, duct the precious sweat into storage; pockets and pouches and projectile-proof where it counts; goggles and mask, which may be being used to Clark Kent, who knows whether Kim also goes around in a more settled style of dress, whatever that might be...
Face Pretty face - not that anyone sees enough of it, to be sure; is that real smooth skin? Could there be scarring being deliberately hidden by the high kneck-scarf?
Eyes appraising eyes - attentive, but who knows what tech is on the inside of those goggles
Body strange body - stays covered; could be lean and well-padded, could be muscled and less so; and is there a whirring when the left hand twiddles its fingers?

[Fniff]

I like both of these applications, so I'm gonna mix them a little.

Name: Kim Ozair
Gender: Ambigious
Clothes: Scrounge wear plus tech
Face: Pretty face
Eyes: Quick eyes
Body: Strange body

Next, we decide your moves. These are like character skills or abilities. We'll also decide your workspace. This is where you create things, and probably live.
Choose two moves, and your workspace.

Spoiler: What does that mean? (click to show/hide)

Roll+weird: the way this game rolls is that you have stats like weird, hot, etc. They range from -3 to +3. When you roll 2d6, you add the relevant stat to the result of the roll.
+1forward: This means you add another +1 to the result of the roll.
Experience circle: This is your main way of advancing your character. You need five of them before you can improve.
Doing something under fire: This is when you use your Cool. This is when you want to do something, but the circumstances mean it's dangerous. This can be running from an enemy who's shooting at you, sneaking past someone, fighting off the effects of a snakebite, etc.
Communing with the Coil. This is when you use your Weird. If you roll this, I'll tell you something interesting about the situation that you didn't know before.
Augury: This is very, very fun. You can do things to the Coil with it. It's a fun reversal, since usually the Coil does things to you.

Anything else, I'll explain when it comes up or if you ask.

Spoiler: Savvyhead Moves (click to show/hide)

Things Speak
Whenever you handle or examine something interesting, roll+weird. On a hit, you can ask me questions. On a 10+, ask 3. On a 7-9, ask 1.
Who handled this before me?
Who made this?
What strong emotions have been recently nearby this?
What words have been said most recently nearby this?
What has been done most recently with this, or to this?
What's wrong with this, and how might I fix it?
Treat a miss as though you've communed with the Coil and missed the roll.

Bonefeel
At the beginning of a month (out of character), roll+weird.On a 10. Hold 1+1. On a 7-9, hold 1. At any time, either you or me can spend your hold to have you already be there, with the proper tools and knowledge, with or without any explanation why. If your hold was 1+1, take +1forward now. On a miss, I hold one, and I can spend it to have you already be there, but somehow pinned, caught, or trapped.

Oftener Right
When a character comes to you for advice, tell them what you honestly think the best course is. If they do it, they're likelier to succeed, and you mark an experience circle.

Reality's Fraying Edge
Some component your workspace, or some arrangement of components, is uniquely receptive to the Coil. Choose and name it, or else leave it for me to reveal during play.

Spooky Intense
When you do something under fire, roll+weird instead of roll+cool.

Deep Insights
You get +1weird (Weird+3)

Spoiler: Workspace (click to show/hide)

Choose which of the following your workspace includes. Choose 3.
A garage
A darkroom
A controlled growing environment
Skilled labor (Carna, Thuy, Pamming, eg)
A junkyard of raw materials
A truck or van
Weird-ass electronica
Machining tools
Transmitters & receivers
A proving range
A relic of the golden age past
Booby traps

Spoiler: Your Stats (click to show/hide)

I decided, since hot was the runnerup in the stats vote, we'd pick a character with reasonable hot. Lemme know if you don't like these stats, if enough people agree I'll be happy to change them to one of the other options.
Our Stats
Cool-1 Hard=0 Hot+1 Sharp+1 Weird+2
Other Options
Cool=0 Hard-1 Hot-1 Sharp+2 Weird+2
Cool+1 Hard-1 Hot=0 Sharp+1 Weird+2
Cool+1 Hard+1 Hot-1 Sharp=0 Weird+2

[Fniff]

Hrm. Perhaps that was an information overload?
Let's do it more expediently, then. I rolled for which moves and which workspace components you got. Here they are.

Spooky Intense: +1weird
Reality's Fraying Edge: A workspace component (or arrangement of components) can be used for augury.
Garage
Controlled Growing Environment
Transmitters & Receivers

So, from here on out, we're gonna move away from yourself (that being Kim). Together, we will illustrate a day in the life of Kim Ozair.
Of course, this is a day in the life of a post-apocalyptic psychic mechanic, so I imagine things will get interesting pretty quick.

Let's start with her home. Answer these questions. Surprise me. I'll mix and match the most interesting answers.

What's the average home in this area, and what makes Kim's different?
What does it sound like?
What does it feel like inside?

[Gwolfski]

oh god forgot about this. I'll definietly get something by tommorrow

[Starver]

(I took that as likely more promising than my own half worked out contributions, as per the prior question. Had to hunt down the thread once I realised it hadn't progressed. So let's give it a go...)

Spooky Intense: +1weird
Reality's Fraying Edge: A workspace component (or arrangement of components) can be used for augury.
Garage
Controlled Growing Environment
Transmitters & Receivers
Okey dokey, not too far from where I was thinking.

What's the average home in this area, and what makes Kim's different? Most homes in this community use dumped tyres, packed with earth from just below the contaminated top layer, as heat-/cold-insulating walls. Kim has done the same, but had the fortune of finding an old cellar (now connected to the garage) when excavating away the first topsoil, and worked the rest of the homestead and its garden area around that.
What does it sound like? Muffled, save for when the rain comes down upon the tin parts of the roof, when it makes a quiet din.
What does it feel like inside? Surprisingly restful, with an added sense of guarded privacy.

[Gwolfski]

(I took that as likely more promising than my own half worked out contributions, as per the prior question. Had to hunt down the thread once I realised it hadn't progressed. So let's give it a go...)

Spooky Intense: +1weird
Reality's Fraying Edge: A workspace component (or arrangement of components) can be used for augury.
Garage
Controlled Growing Environment
Transmitters & Receivers
Okey dokey, not too far from where I was thinking.

What's the average home in this area, and what makes Kim's different? Most homes in this community use dumped tyres, packed with earth from just below the contaminated top layer, as heat-/cold-insulating walls. Kim has done the same, but had the fortune of finding an old cellar (now connected to the garage) when excavating away the first topsoil, and worked the rest of the homestead and its garden area around that.
What does it sound like? Muffled, save for when the rain comes down upon the tin parts of the roof, when it makes a quiet din.
What does it feel like inside? Surprisingly restful, with an added sense of guarded privacy.

[Fniff]

I love it! I'm imagining yurts made from rubber tires packed with dirt. Am I close to your imagining of it?

Anyway. Let's focus our attention to who dwells within Kim's home.
Who have you had since forever? Give them a name and tell me what they do around the house.
Who have you lost? Give me a name and tell me how you remember them.
Who is a new member of the household? Give me a name and tell me what it was like the first time you saw them.

The more answers, the better. I'll mix and match the best ones.

[Starver]

(I didn't want to be the sole mad driver of this crazy, crazy bus. Waited a bit for someone else to input. Anyone else want to flavour things, or tell me to go ahead anyway?)

[Fniff]

Hey, I'm cool either way.

Of course more variety of suggesters would be nice, but your contributions have been sterling thus far. If this is to be a public one-on-one RP between me and Starver, that would be perfectly fine!

[crazyabe]

PTW

[Starver]

I'd actually encourage you to PTP.

I'm still hoping someone else adds, so I'll give it some more time...