Rena Lancaster
Rena Lancaster | |
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IC Information | |
Full Name: | Renalle Lancaster |
Gender: | Female (She/her) |
Species: | Newtype |
Age (Birthdate): | 20 (August 22, 0076) |
Hair Colour: | Ash Blue |
Eye Colour: | Brown |
Height | 5'6" (1.68 m) |
Job: | Kakapo Squadron Commander |
Homeland: | Winter Wonderland |
Awakening: | 3 |
Primary Unit: | YF-25A Prophecy A-type |
BGM: | Engage the Enemy - Xenoblade Chronicles OST |
OOC Information | |
Origin: | Original Character |
Factions: | Londo Bell |
Player: | Tex |
Renalle 'Rena' Lancaster is an up-and-coming pilot who serves in Londo Bell. As a war orphan who moved to the Winter Wonderland resort colony in Side 1, memories of the suffering and destruction caused by the First Neo-Zeon War motivated Rena to join Londo Bell and work for the colonies within the auspices of the Earth Federation. She is friendly to a fault, prone to overworking herself, and has a reputation for being reliable. After the death of her commanding officer, she was promoted to the commander of Kakapo Squadron, which includes several friends from home on its roster. Now, she is trying her best to look out for her team, but she is also trying to find a way to make the Federation and the Earth Sphere better. So far, she has found more questions than answers.
Background
Prior to UC 0088, Rena resided in a colony caught in the frontlines of the First and Second Neo-Zeon Wars. She does not discuss the specifics, except that she lost her parents in the events of that war, and was adopted by her aunt and uncle, Ingrid and Duncan York. They also had an adopted daughter from a Neo-Zeon Cyber-Newtype program, Eight York.
The Yorks, with their niece, moved to Winter Wonderland: a Side 1 resort colony, appealing to wealthy Earthnoids, wealthy Neo-Colonists, and very wealthy Spacenoids. There, it would always be winter and could always provide a winter getaway. The Yorks, as scientists, took on a well-paying job that involved cloning reindeer and other animals to meet the image that the colony maintained. They enrolled Rena and Eight into school.
Considering the memory of her parents, Rena refused adoption into the York family. She became best friends with Eight as they grew up, because Eight's personality broke the resolve to maintain a respectful distance down. They might not have been family, but they very quickly became best friends. The fact that both had considerable empathic abilities as Newtypes helped.
In school, Rena met more of the friends that would come to define her life: Minae, Anita Rosetta, and Arriety Hearne. Along with Eight, she became close to all of them, forming a tight knit group of friends that would see her through the good times and the bad.
She began to take an interest in her social life at school. Helping people, some part of her decided, became a way to bring something good into the world. She spent a lot of time tutoring and volunteering, developing a reputation as being very reliable. She started participating in her high school's student council. This was reinforced in UC 0093, when the Axis Shock occurred.
In her last year in school, Rena became class president. It was a bright and happy cap-off to the best years of her life. She felt a sense of accomplishment -- and teachers, aunts, uncles, and friends alike wondered where she might go. They were all shocked when she announced her intention to enlist in Londo Bell. Her aunt and uncle tried to stop it, but she was too old to be denied. They were even more shocked when Eight joined her.
Her training and initial aptitude tests showed something that was no great surprise: her reflexes and Newtype abilities made her an excellent pilot. She was assigned to Kakapo Squadron, a Mobile Suit team based out of the Clop-class cruiser Ra Mari. Eight served as a communications officer on the Ra Mari. The commander of Kakapo Squadron, Bailiwick Ultrasound, became her mentor.
Lieutenant Commander Ultrasound was a skilled commander and ace pilot from the Gryps and two Neo-Zeon wars. He served in AEUG before joining Londo Bell. He taught Rena about being a pilot. He also taught her that spacenoids could fight in Londo Bell to help the Federation -- that working with Earthnoids could undo things like the Titans and build understanding. Understanding, he said, mattered far more than promises of revolution and bloodshed. Rena internalized that; it fit with her own desire to help individuals and it gave her a stronger sense of purpose.
Several months later, fate led them back to Winter Wonderland. Kaiju attacked the colony and their unit responded. The casualties were severe: the commander of the Ra Mari died in the fighting, with Eight becoming Acting Captain. Arriety, caught in the fighting, was protected by Bailiwick -- but he gave his life to defend her. The bloody aftermath left the squadron and the crew stunned.
Rena was promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant, and assigned to be the commander of Kakapo Squadron. This came with a host of stresses, as her friends ended up in Londo Bell and also assigned to Kakapo Squadron. She looked at the ways they suffered -- the things they had to give up -- and decided she had to protect them, come what may.
Phase 1, Turn 1
- Rena encounters the Sleeves and learns that they are hunting for Laplace's Box. Her personal issues with Neo-Zeon remain in the background during these early conflicts and affect her judgment.
- Rena meets Guy Shishioh and Renais Cardiff, who Bailiwick Ultrasound knew. She tells them the bad news about his passing. She also learns some of the danger of Triple Zero.
- Eventually, Rena gets her hang-ups together enough to start dating Eight York instead of avoiding the issue clumsily. She still manages to be a bisexual disaster about this and other matters of the heart.
- She forms a deeper friendship with Anita Rosetta. With the help of Anita and Eight, she begins to realize that she wants to reform the Earth Federation into something more noble, more equitable, and more democratic. She isn't sure how to do this yet.
- She encounters Yuliana Dispersal, both as herself and her Celestial Being cover identity, "Verdiska." She forms a rather intense rivalry immediately after Yuliana destroys her Mass Production-type Nu Gundam, because she has to fill the void somehow.
- Rena develops an OS for variable fighters and begins piloting a customized YF-25A Prophecy.
Dozoo Degwa Standings
- Side 1 Regionals Tournament, UC 0090: 3rd Place
- Side 1 Regionals Tournament, UC 0092: 2nd Place
- Side 1 Regionals Tournament, UC 0093: 6th Place
- Side 1 Regionals Tournament, UC 0094: 1st Place
- Federation International Tournament, UC 0094: 4th Place
- Londo Bell Intra-Service Tournament, UC 0095: 2nd Place
YF-25A Prophecy A-Type
YF-25A Prophecy A-Type | |
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Unit Information | |
Unit Type: | Prototype Variable Fighter |
Developed From: | YF-24 Evolution |
Height: | 15.59 m |
Cockpit: | EX-Gear cockpit |
Armor: | SWAG energy conversion armor |
Known Operators: | Londo Bell |
Known Pilots: | Rena Lancaster |
Armaments | |
Fixed: | 1 x Mauler RÖV-217C coaxial 12.7mm beam gun, 1 x Pinpoint Barrier System, 1 x standard forearm shield, 6 x wing-mounted hard points |
Handheld: | 1 x GU-17A Gun Pod, 1 x Beam Saber |
The YF-25 Prophecy is a developmental prototype of the VF-25 Messiah. It served as the testbed for the EX-Gear System and is equipped with an AI that assists with flight controls. The YF-25A variant incorporates an OS developed by Rena Lancaster. The "A" standards for "Active Mass Balance Auto-Control" (AMBAC) movement, in a layers-deep consolidation of acronyms. This occasionally gives Rena a headache.
The Lancaster Adaptive Operating System automates the movements of the variable fighter to enable AMBAC movement. This allows it to be controlled much more like a Mobile Suit than a variable fighter. At present, this system is a prototype; Rena is often troubleshooting some issues and has yet to make it suitable for mass production, but this is one of her goals. The OS also enhances control of the pinpoint barrier system, to allow for increased use of melee maneuvers.
The YF-25A has a customized load out. While it uses the standard gatling gunpod and pinpoint barrier system, Rena replaced the standard knife with a beam saber and a recharge rack, mounted in the shield. It also carries missiles, including AIM-18L Interceptor missiles and RRM-14 reaction missiles (for heavy bombardment).
Relationships
Name | Group | Affinity | Comments |
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Eight York | Londo Bell | "Octo... we've come a really long way. I know I'm not easy to deal with. But I'm glad you believe in me. I'll try to get us through this. Together. Even if you drive me crazy doing it, Octo." | |
Arriety Hearn | Londo Bell (Kakapo Squadron) | "I'm glad we're in this together. But... I hope you'll still feel that way, when you know more about me. And that I can't make everything better, the way I used to." | |
Anita Rosetta | Londo Bell (Kakapo Squadron) | "Annie! I'm glad you're my friend. You keep me moving. Even if you're way too cool for me. It confuses me, sometimes." | |
BC-001 Minae | Londo Bell (Kakapo Squadron) | "I'm really glad you're here. Especially for Ah-ri. Even if I'm still not sure what to make of you, some days." | |
Callisto Diana | Londo Bell (Kakapo Squadron) | "It's good you're with us... but I've wondered where you came from. And I know you're even angrier than I am at them." | |
Guy Shishioh | NERV (GGG) | "I'm glad you're back, sir. I'm sorry it's me, not him, that's here to help you." | |
Renais Cardiff | NERV (GGG) | "You're so cool. It's sad how you came back... but you're here, now!" | |
Riddhe Marcenas | Londo Bell | "It's a tough spot to be in, but I'm glad that you're on our side." | |
Sheryl Nome | Civilian | "Whyyyy did I tell you I have a tattoo on my butt. My life is over. OVER." | |
Yuliana Dispersal | REA Forces | "I know we're on the same side... but I feel like there's something different in how we want the world to be. It scares me, how angry that makes me." | |
Saraven Vai | Sleeves | "You're not going to listen." | |
Riika Sheder | ZAFT | "I get why you're angry... but I still had to try to stop you. I wish I had a better answer." | |
Verdiska | Celestial Being | "No! I don't know why you said that the world is like this... but I can't accept that!" |
Logs
- 2022-01-17: Spy Pie
- 2022-01-20: The People We Leave Behind
- 2022-01-23: A Reunion in Nouvelle Tokyo
- 2022-01-28: Insufficient
- 2022-02-06: Catch A Tiger By The Toe
- 2022-02-18: Stars On Fire
- 2022-02-20: Contretemps
- 2022-04-01: The Miracle Operator of 'The Kiss?'
- 2022-04-08: Live at Macross City!
- 2022-04-24: Case of the Missing Lancaster
- 2022-04-25: Choosing to Stand Together
- 2022-04-27: By Any Means
- 2022-05-04: Fall and Catch
- 2022-05-06: Given infinite possibilities, you chose kindness. I did not. (Prologue)
- 2022-05-06: The Ashen Aftermath of Unfortunate Encounters
- 2022-05-20: Ramen and Moving Forward
- 2022-05-20: Striated irruption secondary to our reconstruction
- 2022-05-21: The Only Winning Move
- 2022-05-30: Rena Lancaster Dies of Overwork and Becomes a Horrible Ghost
- 2022-06-01: Searching
- 2022-06-12: When We Truly Look At Each Other
- 2022-06-20: How Does It Look? (Pt. 1)
- 2022-06-20: How Does It Look? (Pt. 2)
- 2022-06-25: Whoever Fights Monsters...
- 2022-07-03: Of Plushes and Video Games and Gundams
- 2022-07-04: I'll exploit that predictable desire for complexity
- 2022-07-11: Appeal
- 2022-07-14: Time With You is Enough
- 2022-07-15: Scheme
- 2022-07-17: Death Knight
- 2022-07-23: The 'Self' We've Found
- 2022-09-16: DecuFes: A Cinderella Story!
- 2022-09-21: Fish and Chips, Earth-Style
- 2022-09-21: Good Things Can Happen After All
- 2022-09-30: A Question Unasked
- 2022-09-30: At the Bottom of the Gravity Well: Two Unicorns
- 2022-10-02: Take The Time
- 2022-10-07: I never should have tried to live life as I normally do, I cannot handle the things which were so easy for me! I'll return to Elisa's side, and remember this slight as I recover
- 2022-10-10: Make This Count
- 2022-10-15: Pan-de-mo-nium!
- 2022-10-21: Sigyn's daughter inherited a cup to catch the poison
- 2022-10-21: You're Not Those Things
- 2022-11-05: Operation Spitbreak
- 2022-11-05: Spitbreak's Fallout
- 2022-11-08: Can't Get Her Out of My Head
- 2022-11-14: Shackled Pasts, Uncertain Futures
- 2022-11-14: She Hates Us
- 2022-11-23: Meetings Between Old Friends and New
- 2022-11-27: We Have to Stop Meeting Like This
- 2022-11-28: More and More Questions
- 2022-12-04: Eight Files
- 2022-12-04: Who and Why
- 2022-12-15: The Ghosts of the Past
- 2022-12-16: Your comprehension of this hollow existence is what's at issue
- 2022-12-17: What Could Have Been
- 2022-12-18: Sometimes I Wonder How You Can Still Think That
- 2022-12-24: If We Fall, At Least We'll Be Doing It Together!
- 2022-12-27: Powerful Gestures
- 2023-01-20: The Invasion of Orb
- 2023-01-25: Three Ships Luncheon
- 2023-01-31: The Origin of Destruction
- 2023-02-02: The Destruction of Origin
- 2023-02-05: Black Unicorn
- 2023-02-26: Gratuitous Intervention
- 2023-03-10: We Can Do Better
- 2023-03-24: HaroCon: Path C!
- 2023-04-02: Palau Falling - Zeong Rising
- 2023-04-17: ...come to mE
- 2023-04-26: Try As I Might I Cannot Arrest My Unquenchable Loathing
- 2023-05-07: The Faces We Put On
- 2023-05-19: First Gate Open
- 2023-05-23: Aftermath
- 2023-05-26: Broken Mirror
- 2023-06-09: (LIVE EVENT) NE PHI lim(inal)
- 2023-06-14: Insurrection
- 2023-06-21: Insurrection: Aphelion
- 2023-06-23: II. I Want To Tell You
- 2023-06-23: VI. Re: I am
- 2023-06-30: A Time to Breathe
- 2023-07-07: Ruri's 'Growing Up'!?
- 2023-07-14: My Name Is...
- 2023-08-18: A Lesson In History
- 2023-08-18: Another Cosmic Glow
- 2023-08-18: Over the Rainbow
- 2023-08-18: World of Filth
- 2023-08-23: Offline
- 2023-08-30: The Choice, Refused
- 2023-09-07: Brighter Tomorrows
- 2023-09-07: Side by Side
- 2023-09-07: What's Real
- 2023-09-08: A Guilty Promise
- 2023-09-08: Prophecies and Their Fools
- 2023-09-09: Cage
- 2023-09-10: Aftermath
- 2023-09-18: Lives Entwined
- 2023-09-23: Threats of Daily Reminders
- 2023-09-25: Captain's Celebration
- 2023-09-26: Someone to Lean On
- 2023-10-06: Let's Impress Each Other
- 2023-10-07: After Me, The Flood
- 2023-10-09: Long Walks on the Beach
- 2023-10-11: A Step Into The Future
- 2023-10-23: Welcome to the World
- 2023-11-04: Peace and Mediation
- 2023-11-10 - I Bring You Gold
- 2023-12-02: Second Gate Open
- 2023-12-22: .welcome to the Void, renA
- 2023-12-24: A Risk Well Worth Taking
- 2024-01-14: Operation Akaigawa
- 2024-02-02: .assaulting Sigyn's daughter is a familiar pattern, yet it fails to defend mE
- 2024-03-09: Our Humble Abode, Name Pending
- 2024-05-27: ?and may we still dance for the love of movemenT
- 2024-06-07: Company Expo
- 2024-06-21: Dollhouse Down
- 2024-06-25: Needs
- 2024-07-14: Fourteen Years Later
- 2024-08-09: We All Get There In Different Ways
- 2024-08-17: Untitled Goose Scene
- 2024-08-30: Break The World 1: Side B
- 2024-08-30: Break The World 2
- 2024-09-02: A Currency for Someone Else's Despair
- 2024-09-09: Orb's Nice Weather
- 2024-09-13: The Beginning of 'Nadesico's War'
- 2024-09-15: Hope And Home
- 2024-09-22: Return Of Haro
- 2024-09-24: .fuck you and the horse you rode in oN
- 2024-10-04: Flight to Tomorrow
- 2024-10-05: The Answer They Gave Them