Seren Evans

Gateway Resident Database: InExpressive

File #08 Jan 2023 08:10

Summary

Name Seren Evans Aliases Status Registered InExpressive (Augmented) Former Ability Í̸̼m̷̨̄a̶͔̽g̸͚̓ȉ̷̧ṉ̶̈a̵͈͛t̷̙͐i̵̝͗o̶̘̍n̵̼̏ ̴͙͒P̵̥̈́r̴͍͘o̷̹͘j̴͈̈́e̴͔̓c̴̖̏t̷̥́i̷̼͋ò̸͎ṅ̸͕ Gender Non-binary Birthdate February 27, 1995 Age 56 Height 5'7" Build Willowy Eyes Slate grey Hair Yellow-grey Residence Raytech Employee Housing in the NEST Employment Executive of the Power Union, Gateway Executive Council Parents Deceased Siblings None Marital Status Deceased Children Ember Evans First Scene Last Scene Profile Seren Evans serves the Gateway community as the Power Union Executive. They have a history with Gateway since its inception as Project: Agartha. The years following the solar flares have changed them in many ways, but they remain determined to fight for a better future for as many people as possible.

portrayed by Asia Kate Dillon

Background

Seren, as a member of former Raytech, resides in the NEST. Knowing Agartha down to its roots, they remained at first indirectly involved in its running once Gateway opened, and then— following the terror attack on the reactor— intensely involved once more. While not an expert in the science of the plant directly, Seren leveraged their experience with having created suitable housing and protection around the first plant to help with the construction planning of the second.

Hard calls had to be made. Pushing to complete the reconstruction of the plant as 'quickly' as they did is a point of some regret, knowing the maintenance issues that have risen from it— but neither did they feel Gateway had a collective choice for things to be done right, given the years spent on unsustainable resources. The amount of death seen and the challenges faced during those times shaped Seren's outlook and hardened them, but they remained ever-focused on the tenets Marlowe Terrell laid out, as well as their own promise to try and do better by everyone. Seren's strong advocation and determination regarding the project lead them to be named Executive overseeing its operation when the Council formed, regarded as a leader who listens to concerns and tries to find the least-damaging option to meet as many needs as possible.

The arcology managed to recover. New structure was created. It seemed, despite everything, that maybe things were stabilizing, even though hard decisions had to be made by many and accepted by all to push them all on a path to survival.

And then came the Decimation. Seren's past experience with ability degradation made them suspect for some time that the healing from the SOD procedures done long ago was finally wearing thin. Then, one day, Baird disappeared and never again returned. Seren's young daughter, born from an early synthetic womb in late 2036, sewed a stuffed animal of one of the creature's forms and gifted it to their parent, which is the last evidence of him safe for several treasured photographs. The loss of their lifelong companion impacted Seren deeply, but they nursed their grief by focusing on raising their child rather than losing themself to the addictive nostalgia HEAR and its products could offer.

In present day, Seren has grown to be such a different person than the bright-eyed architect of the early 20's, no matter how hard they try to nurse what's left of their hope for the future.

Psych Profile

It didn't come as a relief to Seren when others also began experiencing degradation over the next several years. As much as their outlook regarding the present and future has grimmed, it's not darkened to that extent. In many senses, after their loss, Seren became a person starkly focused on reality. Rather than succumb entirely to depression, they focus on their daughter; on creating a better future for her. A shift arose in their perspective, leading them to become unwilling to pour all of their hopes into the ostensibly significant power needs of the Horizon project over failing to provide (or rather, continuing to fail to provide) for the arcology's current residents.

I imagine Seren is a bit of a thorn in the sides of the Human Resources and Civil Defense executives, pushing for a greater focus on the problems festering in the Nevers and Ends. In general, the fact that those levels exist at all in the states they do remain a continual source of distress for them.

Gateway was never supposed to be like this.

Expressive Ability

It was wonderful, and now it's gone.

Augmentations

Seren bought into some of the life-extending augmentations as a part of the Human Augmentation Program. They possess second-generation cybernetic lungs and have an augmented heart, theoretically granting them an increased life expectancy in these conditions.

They feel much more differently about having these then-seen-as-vital augmentations once they lost their ability.

Appendices

An Ember of Hope

Photo	Name	Who Are They?
	Ember Hope Evans Played by Mackenzie Foy	Wanting to contribute in their own way to Gateway's continued future, Seren volunteered genetic information for use in one of the late-stage prototype synthetic wombs. The child's viability lit a spark in them, giving them a much more personal reason to ensure the best Agartha possible for the next generation. Ember is aged 15 now, reserved in nature and craftsy out of desire more than discipline. She enjoys creating and repairing, ever the mender or customizer of clothing, but she especially enjoys taking on personalized projects that are meant to lift a person's spirits or otherwise celebrate them. Given Seren's early childhood manifestation, Ember was tested early for Expression. Despite testing positive, with the rampancy of the Decimation, it's almost a guarantee she'll never manifest.

A Family Gallery

Logs

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