Ink City Resources

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Name: Cave Johnson
( -- Non Subject -- )
Current Standing: Boss, relief at his presence, frustrating, brilliant, trouble, a burden, charming, companion, dangerous, Undefinable. Has matured since his arrival. Significant Other

Extra:

- Has been explained to that Ink City is the result of a failed experiment where reality has changed and all the workers no longer remember working for him. So far, this explanation has worked. / Event

- After sneaking behind GLaDOS' walls, Cave managed to blow up a sample of energon that killed him, nearly destroyed GLaDOS and caused severe damage to self. / Event / Starscream and House's medical aid / Cave's return

- In a jealousy fueled rage, subject set fire to shared suite. Caused the loss of contract with Mr. House. / Event

- Was captured by House and held prisoner. Needed rescue with the Free Standing Portal Device. / Event

- Incited a fight between himself and Starscream. / Event / Consequence

- After recieving a racy image from Holli Would, Cave accidentally sent it out to the network / Event

- Cave comes to the rescue, sacrificing his life for safe return. / Event

- Cave helps after ill affects of Cabrakan's artifact are felt. A number of emotional things were discussed. / Event

- Cave asks for help in finding and receives a desperate plea. / Event / Working with House, despite the past / Event Continued

- Cave completes the asked for project just in time to attempt a daring rescue. / Event

- After safe and sound, Cave confesses his feelings. / Event

Other Noteable Events:
A Promise // Hard Feelings // A Little Drink // A Rise in Temperature // A Little Tension // Mortified // Forgiveness
Stolen Kiss



Subject Name: GLaDOS
Observations:
-- Claims to be an AI originating from Aperture.
-- Rude, prideful and highly illogical for a computer-based life form.
-- May be homicidal.
-- Goals unknown.
Current Standing: Possible threat, continue study with caution. Motives unknown. Standing undefinable.

Extra:

-Provided blueprints to the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device in exchange for a portion of Energon. / Event

- Showed mercy after Cave caused a massive explosion in her labs and extensive damage to subject. Insisted on helping, saved life. / Event


Subject Name: Chell
Observations:
-- Test subject for Aperture Science from GLaDOS' time line.
-- Has tested with the ASHPD.
-- Was able to kill GLaDOS twice. How is unknown.
-- Mute and stubborn
-- Restored subject's voice to gather more information on Aperture's future.
-- The current custodian of the Free Standing Portal Device.
Current Standing: Ally and dedicated test subject

Extra:

-- Event: Meeting

-- Helped test the Free Standing Portal Device. / Event

-- Restored subject's voice with the help of Trevor Goodchild. / Event


Subject Name: Wheatley
Observations:
-- AI from Aperture, coming from the same time as GLaDOS.
-- Fidgety, easily intimidated.
-- Occupying the same apartment as Chell.
Current Standing: Serious interest. May have important information on the future of Aperture.

Extra:

- Leaving the Free Standing Portal Device in his and Chell's care. / Event

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Subject Name: Starscream
Observations:
-- Giant mechanical life form with the ability to transform into a jet.
-- Prideful, but has integrity.
-- Requires Energon.
-- Decepticon, second in command back in his own world. Highly ambitious.
-- Curious towards the properties of ink and the life functions of the stichpunks.
Standing: Ally

Extra:

-- Received a sample of Energon in exchange for repair work. / Event

-- Performed a medical procedure. Saved life. / Event

-- Developed a holographic form to earn pardon for the deal with GLaDOS. Human hologram form goes by the name of Rick Born. / Request / Event

-- Starscream wonders about a troubling picture that 6 has drawn. / Event

-- After an altercation with Optimus Prime, Starscream was left bound to his medical bed. / Event

-- Wondering at the properties of Ink, he also considers helping with the Butler Fight. / Event

-- With no other choice, the subject was told that further research on Optimus would have to stop. / Event

-- Engaged in a fight with Cave that resulted in a fist fight. / Event

Other Notable Events:
He's Behaved So Far // Death Means Nothing Here // Petty Reasons // Unamused


Subject Name: Soundwave
Observation:
-- Decepticon, serves under Starscream while Megatron is absent.
-- Loyal, intelligent.
-- Uses audio recordings and visuals to communicate.
-- Excels in hologram production, able to make solid holograms that are unhindered by walls or ceilings.
Current Standing: Ally. Respected.

Extra:

- First Encounter. / Event

- After running into the subject, many important ( and somewhat personal ) topics were discussed. / Event



Subject Name: Optimus Prime
Observations:
-- Believes in the best of everyone
-- Strives to protect those that are weaker
-- Leader of the autobots, enemy of the decepticons
-- Stubborn in his views
Current Standing: Subject of Study.

Extra:

- Meeting. / Event

- Offering to gether information on Optimus for Starscream. / Event

- While discussing the best way to deal with Trevor and Starscream's unsavory research methods, Aisling interrupts and ends the information gathering initiative on Optimus. / Event

- After a talk about the weeks events, Optimus hands over ground bridge technology. / Event

Other Notable Events:
Not Worthwhile


Subject Name: Aisling
Observations:
-- Stubbron child
-- No knowledge of or respect for science
-- Close to Optimus Prime

Extra:




Subject Name: Trevor Goodchild
Observations:
-- Intelligent, a lover of science, precocious.
-- Has experience in engineering and genetics.
Current Standing: Ally. Pleasant to speak with.

Extra:

- Allowed residency and lab use after the arson event at the Lucky 38. In exchange for help with his own projects. / Event

- Aided in the restoration of Chell's voice. / Event

- Trevor earned trust enough to have the opportunity to help with the development of the Free Standing Portal Device. / Event

Other Notable Events:
Science and Her Wonders // A Little Suspicion


Subject Name: Vlad Masters
Observations:
-- Boastful of accomplishments.
-- Scientist, owns Axiom labs.
-- Created MADIOS.
Current Standing: Ally. Continue building trust.

Extra:

-Currently allowing the use of his personal lab and the borrowing of his equipment. / Event

- Aided in the creation of a hologram body for Starscream. / Event


Subject Name: MADIOS
Observations:
-- AI. Created by Vlad Masters.
-- Helpful, tolerable, still service oriented.
-- Gather more information on her hologram systems.
Current Standing: Neutral


Subject Name: Six ( 6 )
Observations:
-- Fully autonomous mechanical life form. Created by an unknown scientist.
-- Easily frightened, very small. May be useful in intelligence gathering initiatives.
-- Mentioned the presence of others like him. An effort should be made to gain the trust of the others.
-- Stood up for her safety against Mew.
Current Standing: Ally. Further study needed.


Subject Name: Mordecai Heller
Observations:
-- Bipedal cat. Jewish. Possibly a bibliophile.
-- From St. Louis.
-- Comes from a dimension where cats have developed in the place of humans.
Current Standing: A Curiosity. More study should be done of the parallels between his dimension and origin dimension.

Extra:

-Currently tending to him as a kitten. He is unable to speak or walk upright. Incredibly adorable. / Event


Subject Name: Legato
Observations:
-- Exact species is not known.
-- Has the power over a number of elements as well as energy.
-- Has agreed to undergo testing.
-- May be used for powering devices or protection, should the need arise.
Current Standing: A Curiosity for further study and testing.

Extra:

- Critical in the creation of first batch of repulsion gel. / Event


Subject Name: Saft of the Golden Scale
Observations:
-- Half dragon with the ability to shape shift.
-- White in color, can fly and breathe fire.
-- Age unknown, but acts much like a teenager. May be impressionable.
Standing: A Curiosity for further study.


Subject Name: Unknown
Observations:
-- Appears to be a small child.
-- Brave and/or foolish.
-- Enjoys sweets.
Current Standing: Useful.
Extra: Is gathering observations on the native creatures in the forest in exchange for cake.


Subject Name: Cabrakan
Observations:
Current Standing:

Extra:

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Subject Name: Robert Edwin House
Observations:
-- Eccentric inventor of sorts, refuses to appear in person. May be somewhat unstable.
-- Owner of Lucky 38 Casino and Hotel which contains a nuclear reactor in its basement. Has many alluring resources needed.
-- May be planning to militarize his Securitrons.
-- Prideful and stubborn, as well as shrewd.
Current Standing: Ally. Expertise in exchange for resources and information. Continue to build trust to gain more information and materials. Do not fully trust. Tolerate as needed.

Extra:

- Once allowed the use of Securitrons for her protection and use, as well as a section of his casino and use of his reactor. / Event

- Once allowed the residency of Cave Johnson, but has imposed a limitation to information. An annoyance. / Event

- Kicked out of Lucky 38 after Cave set fire to it. Working relationship severely damaged, possibly ended. / Event

- When his conditions for release were set too high, a prison break ensued to free Cave Johnson. / Event


Subject Name: Holli Would
Observations:
-- Overly sexualized young woman with too much free time
-- Takes advantage of trust
-- Shouldn't be trusted
Current Standing: Annoyance, avoid.

Extra:


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Character Notes
Outward Relations:
Caroline may appear sweet and her tone calming with only the best intentions in mind, but make no mistake: she is self centered. Every connection she makes within the city is made because there was something in it that she thought she could make use of. Some people have resources she wants or needs, such as housing and facilities, or new technologies; others have special powers that may further her research. As much as she may claim to care about others in the city, in truth her only priorities lie in her employment and finding a way home. If she had to choose between anything else and those two things, she would betray anyone to keep her job or find a way back to Aperture.

Weaknesses:
Caroline can control her emotions in most cases.

Ways to get her mad:

1) Imply that she is unintelligent. Caroline is prideful of her intelligence and holds it as a large part of her own personal identity. As soon as someone even slightly questions her knowledge, she takes it to great offence.

2) Suggest that her job was achieved in any way other than hard work. Merely suggesting that she might have earned her position from her looks or any acts or favors will send her into a rage. It not only insults her intelligence and work ethic, but questions her integrity.

3) Condescend. Caroline sees herself as an equal or better to just about everyone in the city. For anyone, males especially, to condescend to her injures her pride. When subjects of science, technology or business are being discussed, if Caroline feels that the other party is speaking down to her or trying to use her, it will instantly bring out her more aggressive side.

4) Betray an agreement. As soon as Caroline feels as though she's been used or betrayed, she will grow especially aggressive and will do little to restrain herself or Cave Johnson in terms of retaliation.

5) Tell a Secret. This one goes without saying, of course. Caroline is very very selective with who she trusts with information about herself or her work and getting her to drop her more professional airs and show anything honest about herself is a big deal. If her trust is betrayed, it is hard to tell how she will react. Just be sure that it won't be a pleasant experience for either party.

How to get Caroline to like you:

Caroline looks for people with resources and skills she can use and those who don't ask for much in return. She seeks out those who, for whatever reason, want or need a female in their life and offers superficial help in exchange for the things she wants. She's always in need of additional research and willing test subjects. If you have technologies, you'll at least get her attention.

Crippling Weaknesses:

1) Cave Johnson. Cave has a habit of getting himself into trouble and it's always up to Caroline to get him out of it by way of favors to those he has wronged. A number of people have ended up with lovely new toys thanks to this, all of which slowed down or stopped her own research and work. She also will do what it takes to stay in Cave's favor. If someone were to get him to turn against her, Caroline would do anything to set it right. If another woman tried to take her position, she would do what it took to keep it. If she lost it, she'd lose the will to return home.

2) Cuteness. Most of the time, Caroline sees the need for harm to come to some when the furthering of science is the outcome. Bunnies, mice and hamsters don't fall into this category because they have been used in testing for ages. Those inhabitants of the city which are especially adorable, Caroline will have a hard time using or allowing the harm of. Such is the case with Aisling. Her cuteness and adorable father/daughter relationship with Optimus Prime was too sweet for Caroline to continue to deceive the autobot.

3) The promise of new technology. Caroline is fascinated by the new technologies and sciences available to her in the city. She will sometimes get herself into pretty dangerous situations just to get her hands on some. This was seen when she made a deal with GLaDOS for the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, knowing that the provision of energon was dangerous in both the betrayal of Starscream's trust and the possible developments and uses of energon by GLaDOS herself.



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Other Characters:

Name: Caroline

From: Portal 2

Appearance: Picture from the game

Age: Late twenties, maybe early thirties. ( Taken from 1954 and assuming she was in her early 20's when hired after the salt mine purchase in the late 1940's. )

Gender: Female

Personality: Sweet, polite, patient, punctual, pretty, knowledgeable, efficient; all good qualities of the personal assistant and secretary to the great Cave Johnson, owner of a new scientific laboratory. Each attribute undeniably belonging to her, much like how she may own the necklace around her neck, or the dress she wears without wrinkle or loose thread. Caroline puts them on, for the sake of her job, for the sake of her misguided boss. However; like a necklace or dress, those attributes are only what lies on the surface.

For what she wants and the things she's passionate about, Caroline will do anything. Able to influence the tests and engineering done in the labs from her position, she runs the facility under Cave's nose. Allowing him to believe it's all his vision, she smiles, bends the truth and manipulates his aggressive male tendencies to keep her position of power. She holds a simultaneous understanding of the expectations of a perfect personal assistant, and a silent deep hatred and disrespect for its limitations.

She must be in control and there must be an order to the things around her. Running a company such as Aperture and cleaning up after Cave Johnson and his antics requires a constant knowledge of what is going on around her. Being in her 'personal assistant' position and keeping the illusion of her submissive career role requires her to also keep a perfect professional appearance. The power of a beautiful woman has been proven in her own experiences with Cave, so it's treated the same as preparing for any experiment; a necessary step before science can begin, and is treated with careful attention to detail.

While not interested in social activities, Caroline knows the importance of networking. Her priorities lie with science and not with making friends. She does understand that she can't do everything herself so she'll keep the contacts that are most advantageous to her and her efforts. However, she's not cold or cruel. She's just simply uninterested in most social activities and feels more comfortable with her true work.

Backstory:
A woman must know what she's good at, and Caroline was good at science. Being a woman in the late 1940's, however, made it extremely difficult to find a job where she could put her true talents to work. Undaunted, she followed the rules of society and earned the submissive position of personal assistant of a start-up scientific laboratory. Clerical work with true science just out of reach.

Lucky for her, Cave Johnson was more salesman and science fan boy than scientist. The proper smile, the ability to understand the scientific reports coming in, the right sway of the hips and a mindless 'yes sir, Mr. Johnson!' allowed her the opportunity to gain his trust. While he was busy thinking of more asinine experiments, Caroline was running the facility. The paper work all went through her hands and scientists would come to her rather than Mr. Johnson in fear that he may fire them on a whim. The company grew and soon Aperture Science was the second most successful laboratory in the country. Cave Johnson was accredited with the breakthroughs, but that didn't bother her. Caroline knew the truth, and the power that she had and the science that she was accomplishing was all that mattered.

Caroline comes to Ink City while Aperture Science is still in its peak. The prototype of the portal gun has been tested and declared a success. Repulsion gel, while still some-what dangerous, is also a scientific breakthrough and the super colliding super buttons and weighted storage cubes are well on their way to perfection. Aperture Science holds the second largest contract with the United States Military, just under Black Mesa. She doesn't know of propulsion gel, conversion gel, the hand held version of the portal gun's success, the impending lawsuits, Cave's illness or GlaDOS. or any technological breakthroughs that happened after 1954, so computers, cell phones things like that

Moral Standing: Lawful neutral. Caroline saw many test subjects injured and lives lost in the name of science. For the things she believes in and the furthering of science, she understands that there is a price to pay and emotionally detaches herself from the thought of good or bad. If she has to use someone, or someone gets hurt, science makes it worth the cost.

Dreams: To keep pushing the realms of known science and grow Aperture.

Fears: The failure of Aperture.

Extra:
About her feelings for Cave Johnson: While I believe that she may have used Cave Johnson's misguided-ness, she would never want any harm to come to him. As the figure head of the company, it would be very disadvantageous if Cave was hurt or discredited. I believe she looked after him, much like a mother may take care of a man-child. Cave, however, sounded very found of her in the game's recordings. If they implied any romantic feelings, I believe them to be one-sided. After all, women were still somewhat looked down on in the 1940's and 1950's in the work force. To publicly announce to people with the sort of social standing of astronaut or olympian that a woman was the backbone of the company was a very big deal and reflects how much he held her in high regard.

The way that Cave talks about science, though filled with enthusiasm, isn't based on any useful application and I don't think she would find that attractive. He handles the staff rudely and does more things to hinder the process of science than help it. It would be like loving the guy in group projects that comes in late, has no idea what's going on, offers horrible ideas and then leaves without doing anything for the project, dumping it all in her lap and getting all the credit for it later. Caroline regards him as a necessity, and is thankful that his ignorance allows her his power, but at the highest may perhaps regard him as friend, but never truly an equal.

Edit: That's not to say that her mind won't change now that they're out of their normal setting. There are a number of things that could alter her relationship and opinion about Cave, such as information about GLaDOS' creation and the influence of other CR. The idea is to start near the beginning and let the characters and their dynamic evolve in the game, whether for good or bad.

Why this aggressive take on her character?: Cave Johnson was a shower curtain salesman with no scientific understanding and money to burn. I don't feel that he would be able to understand the reports coming in and would need someone to translate all of it. I can't believe that the mindless happy parrot of a woman in the recordings was the same one who would looked over the company making such big scientific breakthroughs. She certainly wasn't the same that would later be the base for GlaDOS. There has to be so much more to her than that. If Cave couldn't truly understand the science happening, and if Caroline really was the happy yes-woman she appears to be from the tapes, then there would have had to be some other leader behind the scenes that helped build the company into the giant it once was.

Based a little on how we see GlaDOS and based a little on 1940's and 1950's women's rights in the work place, Caroline would need to be somewhat aggressive to gain her position and somewhat methodical to keep it and run everything successfully. I don't believe she was cruel. She just had higher priorities than making friends, finding love, or even being too social with those around her.

Samples:

Writing Sample:
[ The world is spinning before she even opened her eyes. A catastrophic miscalculation must have occurred in the test chamber she had been overseeing and while she still laid there, Caroline is already re-running the data in her mind. It had been a simple repulsion gel chamber, so the most logical conclusion was a meltdown within the portal tunneling device. The subject would most certainly be dead, a letter and compensation would have to be made, a new chamber, revisions to the device, the list went on. This could potentially delay the experiment for weeks. With a deep breath, Caroline lifts her head from the floor and opened her eyes to see...sky? ]

[ In a few swift moments, Caroline scrambles to her feet and brushes her skirt off, smoothing the wrinkles from her shirt. Tucking some hair behind her ear she closes her eyes again. ] No need to panic. My location is from the error, nothing more.

[ Calm quickly replaces any worry that had briefly broken her composure. Eyes open, they finally fall on the sign by the well. The calm blank expression on her face shifts to annoyance, to skepticism, and finally hints at confusion before she glances around and spots the cell that had filmed her this entire time. Caroline dips down to pick it up and examines it with curiosity. The expression drops immediately to a sweet smile. ]

Oh, Mr. Johnson, you certainly got me this time. [ giggle ] This is your most elaborate prank yet! If you could please tell me how to return to the lab, I would like to go back to over seeing the tests now. We sure do have a lot of work to do!