Editing Black Ops '61 (section)

==Michael Livingston==
'''Player:''' t@nya

'''Status:''' SCIENCE/PSI

'''Physical Description:''' Male; age 35.

'''Attributes:'''
* ''Strength'' 11 [+10]; Dmg: thr 1d-1 / sw 1d+1; BL 24 lbs.; HP 11.
* ''Dexterity'' 12 [+40]; Speed 6.25, Move 7 [+5].
* ''Intelligence'' 14 [+80]; Will 18 [+20]; Perception 18 [+20].
* ''Health'' 13 [+30]; Hard to Kill 2 [+4], Hard to Subdue 2 [+4], Very Fit [+15]; FP 13.

'''Social Background:''' 
* Tech Level 7.
* ''Cultures:'' Western, African, East Asian, Mesoamerican [+3].
* ''Languages:'' English (Native/Educated), American Sign Language (Fluent), Arabic (Accented/Illiterate), Grey Code (Accented), Spanish (Fluent/Educated), Swahili (Fluent/Educated) [+19].

'''Relationships:'''
* The Company (Patron, always; Extremely Hazardous Duty, always; Secret: The Company, fatal) [+225-20-30].
* Father's old partner (Enemy, Rival, less powerful, occasionally) [-3].

'''Advantages:'''
* ''Basic Black Package:'' Damage Resistance 1 (Bulletproof Nudity) [+2]; Gizmo 1 [+5]; High Pain Threshold [+10]; Schtick: Dark Glasses [+1]; Truly Badass [+75]; Wild Talent 1 (Retention, Thou Shalt Not Steal Thunder) [+20]; Zeroed [+10].
* ''Combat Training:'' Combat Reflexes [+15]; Style Adaptation (All) [+1].
* ''Telepathy:'' Talent 4 [+20]; Animal Empathy [+5]; Detect Life (very common) [+27]; Empathy [+14].

'''Disadvantages:''' 
* Code of Honor (Psi Op's Code) [-5]; Curious sometimes [-5]; Guilt Complex [-5]; Obsession: Find my father [-5]; Overconfidence sometimes [-5]; Sense of Duty: Team [-5].

'''Perks & Quirks:'''
* Deep Sleeper [+1].
* Dislikes big cities [-1].
* Dislikes smoking [-1].
* Habit: Wears father's hat [-1].
* Hobby: Sketching [-1].
* Likes felines [-1].

'''Skills:'''
* ''Wildcard Skills:'' Boats! 11 [+12]; Bow! 11 [+12]; Explorer! 19 [+36]; Fists! 12 [+24]; Guns! 12 [+24]; Move! 12 [+24]
* ''Company Skills:'' Detect Lies 20 [+2]; Guns/TL7 (Pistol) 15 [+8].
* ''Background Skills:'' Area Knowledge (Africa) 14 [1]; Armoury/TL7 (Missile Weapons) 13 [+1]; Artist (Drawing) 12 [+1]; Biology/TL7 (Cryptids) 14 [+4]; Photography/TL7 13 [+1]; Piloting/TL7 (Light Airplane) 11 [+1]; Stealth 13 [+4]; Tracking 20 [+23].
* ''Basic Training:'' Area Knowledge (Earth) 16 [+4]; Driving/TL7 (Automobile) 11 [+1]; Expert Skill: Greys 14 [+4]; First Aid 14 [+1]; Games (Chess) 14 [+1]; Leadership 16 [+8]; Mind Block 19 [+4]; Soldier/TL7 15 [+4]; Swimming 14 [+2].

===Background===
Born 1926 in Sydney, Australia, Michael comes from a family with a long history of exploration. His grandfather was the cousin of David Livingston, the famous 19th century English explorer, and his father, Robert, was a noted explorer in his own right, with a passion for finding odd critters unknown to science. Although his father was often away on his missions of exploration, Michael was very close to him, the two corresponding frequently by letter. His father, on his visits back home, often brought back odd souvenirs such as African artworks, and would take young Michael, teaching him to light a fire using stone age methods, or shoot game fowl with just a homemade bow. Thus, Robert Livingston's passions for exploration, tracking, and the finding of strange creatures rubbed off on his son, Michael.

Michael's mother having died when he was young, it was just him, his father, and his aunt Margaret, his father's spinster sister. When Michael was ten, his father went off on yet another of his expeditions. He had confided in Michael that he was looking for a creature that might very well be the last surviving relic of one of ''homo sapiens'' ancient forebears, a living example of something resembling Java Man. This time, he was taking a partner with him, a young man in his late teens named Timothy Wentworth. 

Michael had met Wentworth and didn't like him. It was nothing he could put his finger on, he just seemed untrustworthy. He tried to warn his father but, without anything but a gut feeling to base his conclusions on, he was unable to get him to take this seriously. Instead, his father assumed that Michael was jealous that this young man was going on the expedition when he wasn't, and he promised Michael that when he, too, was 18, he'd have his change to accompany him.

Robert Livingston never came back from that expedition to the African jungles, although his young partner did, claming that Robert had been killed by one of the wild animals that infested those jungles. Michael ''knew'', without knowing how he knew, that Wentworth was lying. He became even more sure of that when the man came into a great deal of money. An investigation of his father's papers by Michael revealed that legends had spoken of a treasure in the area of African jungle where the two partners had gone, treasures from a lost 15th century civilization. Robert himself had had no interest in monetary treasures, so he had only noted the legends in passing, but Michael became certain that Wentworth had gone on the expedition only in search of these treasures, and left his father—alive or dead—behind once he knew he could become rich. Michael had already had the ambition to carry out his father's work; now he voewed to find his father and bring him back home, alive or for a decent burial. 

His aunt had recently died from a long-term illness. Headstrong, Michael gathered what funds he could, and went off into the jungle at the age of 18. Four years later, he returned, unsuccessful, but having become much stronger and more skillful through this baptism of fire, now the equal of his father in the field of exploration. Unfortunately, he had also run out of money. With few other options, he joined the army, still determined to raise the money to carry out his dream…

And then the Company came calling. It was a godsend: their operatives were sent all over the world, and encountered all manner of strange creatures in the course of their work. Money was no object. It was a dream come true.

Michael has arranged to be on nearly every mission near the region where his father had vanished; so far, nothing has turned up. But he refuses to give up.