Erica Weiss

[Erica Weiss]

Erica Weiss

The Basics

Full Name: Erica Weiss
Call Sign: Sparrow
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): Prefers rank or callsign
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Age: 31
Birthday: March 13
Birthplace: Virgon
Occupation: Raptor Pilot aboard the Hyperion
Rank/Title: Captain/ Deputy CAG
Ship Number: "Raptor One"

Physical Appearance

Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135Lbs.
Build: Muscular
Hair: Blonde
Eye Color: Green
Distinguishing Marks: Tattoo of Virgon symbol on shoulder
Other:
Play- By: Jessica Biel

Friends, Family, and Other Relationships

Mother: Morgan Weiss
Father: Ronald Weiss
Siblings: Sophie Weiss
Significant Other: n/a
Children: n/a
Other Notable Persons: n/a

Personality

Likes: Please list at least five (5)

• Reading
  
• Writing (journal)
  
• Playing pyramid
  
• Flying/exploring
  
• Single attractive men that can put up with the challenge that is herself

Dislikes: Please list at least five (5)

• Rude/Disrespectfulness
  
• Cylons
  
• Overconfident pilots
  
• Unprofessionalism, especially during a mission
  
• People who lack work ethic/always given but not earned stuff

Fears: Please list at least one (1)

Strengths:

• Natural pilot
  
• Brilliant Strategist/analyst
  
• Combat

Weaknesses:

• overly-Ambitious
  
• Too "by-the-book"
  
• Emotional compromised at times (but doesn't show it)

Aspirations: To inspire others with her leadership, and to be reassured that her career and life choices were right for her.
General Personality: Erica strives to be the best military person that she can be. She often strives to keep her life in order and keep all relationships professional as much as possible. She is not anti-social or mean, but prefers not to get to close to anyone due to the possibility of getting too attached and losing them through war. Her quick ascension through the ranks meant her having to constantly prove herself as a military leader, and will demand respect when it is called for. As you'll see from her personal history, her lack of approval from those she cared about also can be attributed to her successful military career. Both a skilled strategist and natural fighter, she is also somewhat competitive in nature, and will be quick to correct someone of a technical mistake. When she is on duty, she does not tolerate horse-playing or anything out of regulation.

Like some all my characters, I strive for some sort of duality. For Weiss, she appears to be strong-willed and dedicated to her military life and career (which she is) but also suffers from emotional issues regarding her family. She is not quick to open up, but if someone is willing to put up with her intial cold-attitude, she'll eventually open up.

In truth, Weiss grew up a gentle and sweet kind of person. The relationships she formed with her family (or lack their of) hardened her and made her bitter.

So, along with being direct and detached due to prior issues, her decisions to isolate herself and focus on her career also meant a development of pushing people away. While she may seem rude/evil, its just her strange mannerism and inability to connect with people.

However, in private, she is much more emotional. If you get her to open up, she will also be a bit more soft. She doesn't easily trust others, since key people in her life have distrusted and distanced themselves from her.

The Backstory

History: Erica grew up Virgon with her father and sister. Her mother died during strenuous labor when giving birth to Erica, so she never really met her mother. Growing up, her father repeatedly claimed that he didn't blame Erica for his wife's death, although it was very apparent early on that he favored her older sister more than her. Erica and Sophie were extremely competitive growing up, and academically excelled because of it. Despite her successes, Erica's accomplishments were always overshadowed by her sister.

When Sophie scored an internship at a major law firm on Caprica, Erica decided to join the military, which only became upsetting to her father. Her father felt that she was wasting her intelligence and would not go far in the military. Over time, both women quickly rose through the ranks, and were successful in their own right. Too concerned with work, Sophie left Erica to take care of their father when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Needing to continue to pursue her military career, she placed her father in a nursing home, and visited whenever she could. At one point, she broke down crying because her father mistook her for her sister, and at various points, admitted that he loved Sophie much more than her. All this time, Erica fought hard to rise in the ranks to prove to her father that she was worth it, and always wanted his affection. Noting that he was never going to admit to loving her, Erica left for the military in full commitment and never looked back.

To this day, she feels bad about the family favorite drama. Her professionalism, coupled with her desire for approval, allowed her to rise through the ranks and have a successful military career, despite having a emotional disconnection from people she grew up with and loved.

Erica started down her military career by enrolling at the Caprican Military Academy. Shortly after, she was assigned to the Patrolstar Eros for a couple of years. The Patrolstar Achilles came after, quickly followed up by a transfer to the Gunstar Hephaestus. Although she started off on smaller ship assignments, she quickly rose to greater positions and postings on larger ships due to her steadfast professionalism and commitment that was recognized by her superiors.

Although Weiss was initially excited for the opportunity to serve aboard a Battlestar after the Gunstar, the Battlestar Trident was not as she expected. Her cold demeanor and professionalism led to her not having many friendships or close connections. With the only connection to others based on duty, Weiss got even more depressed over her isolation: she assumed that the military family would replace the void of her father and sister, but a lack of support from her fellow enlisted led to her desire to start fresh.

Looking for a better posting that could give professional and social opportunity, Weiss' final destination was on the Battlestar Hyperion, where she obtained the position as deputy CAG.
Anything Else?: She has a picture of her sister in her jacket pocket that she carries with her all the time. She prays to the Lords of Kobol frequently, asking for protection of her family, despite their mutual falling out currently. Asking about her family would definitely be a touchy subject.

The Player

Name/Alias: Sparrow/Sink
Experience: Swtor, 'verse, and this of course
How you found Battlestar Hyperion: Fate
Other characters: trying to get them approved
Contact via: PM

[Roger Davis]

1) The only thing "wrong" with the app is "Erica decided to enlist in the military". Here's the reverse of Mark's history. Erica didn't start as enlisted, she went straight in as an officer through the academy. This needs to be "Erica decided to join the military" or "enroll in the academy".

2) Her history is incredibly bare although it actually covers just about everything so it's hard to Roger. I'd suggest taking a look at least at Hyperion's Service History for the last two years when Weiss was there (incidentally the more active and interesting years) and try to expound on her history more than "she went here, then here, then here." For people whose name doesn't rhyme with Jonas, it can be hard to just fabricate military and ship history from nothing but give it a shot to at least squeeze out another paragraph or two.

Personality could be lengthier too... just saying. *ducks and hides*

[Erica Weiss]

Jul 19, 2013 23:58:08 GMT -5 Roger Davis said:

1) The only thing "wrong" with the app is "Erica decided to enlist in the military". Here's the reverse of Mark's history. Erica didn't start as enlisted, she went straight in as an officer through the academy. This needs to be "Erica decided to join the military" or "enroll in the academy".

2) Her history is incredibly bare although it actually covers just about everything so it's hard to Roger. I'd suggest taking a look at least at Hyperion's Service History for the last two years when Weiss was there (incidentally the more active and interesting years) and try to expound on her history more than "she went here, then here, then here." For people whose name doesn't rhyme with Jonas, it can be hard to just fabricate military and ship history from nothing but give it a shot to at least squeeze out another paragraph or two.

Personality could be lengthier too... just saying. *ducks and hides*

1. made the quick edit

2. I attempted to add more explaination to the military career, hopefully its not only meeting the requirements but also giving a bit of insight on who she is as a person. I've also added more to her personality, and with the revamp, hope to (eventually, down the road) explore her duality (inner feelings vs. external interactions) and see if she could develop into a nicer person. Maybe. we'll see.

[Roger Davis]

No, you did make a change but it's not where I was talking about (beginning of paragraph two). I just went ahead and changed it myself.

History and personality expansion is great. My only remaining question is how long has she been on Hyperion now? You can answer here, PM me, or edit it in. It's for my purposes with the service tracker more than anything else.

With that, I put my stamp on it and hand this one off to Sid as well.

[Erica Weiss]

Jul 20, 2013 12:11:10 GMT -5 Roger Davis said:

No, you did make a change but it's not where I was talking about (beginning of paragraph two). I just went ahead and changed it myself.

History and personality expansion is great. My only remaining question is how long has she been on Hyperion now? You can answer here, PM me, or edit it in. It's for my purposes with the service tracker more than anything else.

With that, I put my stamp on it and hand this one off to Sid as well.

Whoops. I thought I had written it in there but I'd for her to be aboard the Hyperion for one or two years. Two years is a solid middle ground because she's still adjusting to life on a new/different battlestar and its ample amount of time to get recognized for her efforts to receive a promotion to Dep. CAG status

[Sidney Bainbridge]

All her info looks top shelf to me so I give her the go.

APPROVED

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