Dr. Neil Fenley

YAY.

The pathologist who's gonna figure .oure out, Mr. Alien Guy from Planet Icy about whom I haven't uploaded even the slightest hint yet, and help him adapt to Gatta's environment. Also be his doctor. Also be a total, uncensored smartass who'll tell him everything like it is, unlike most who would attempt to temper things for the sake of a good first impression on the aliens.

Anyway. He's a background character, kinda pseudo-NPC, so he doesn't get an OCBZ template. Instead he gets this fun thing that I whipped together randomly. Lucky him XD

He does, however, get a profile.

Intro
"They say a cynic is an idealist with a broken heart..."

Name: Doctor Neil Jay Fenley
Age: 52
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Build: Slim/lanky, but moderately broad
Skin: Pale, pink
Eyes: Blue/Hazel, bright
Hair: Currently white; formerly dark brown
Other: N/A

Family: Mother, deceased; Father, deceased; 3 ex-wives; 1 fourteen-year-old son (from his second marriage)
Sexuality: Currently celibate; otherwise, arguably bisexual
Personality: Cynical, with a wit drier than the driest Gattan desert. Also, positively brilliant. He can be quite selfish and opinionated, and he's so confident he often crosses the line into arrogance. There might very well be a rather sensitive, if flawed, heart underneath all those callouses and shields, though...
Occupation: SARS Research Division, Head of Pathology

Bio
Born in a small village called Crushana in the northern polar region of Gatta, Neil Fenley made up for his ineptness at survival techniques (given Crushana's harsh climate) by dedicating his life to knowledge, education, and science.

Brilliant from an early age, he was quickly disillusioned by the cruelness of life--by the fact that such technology as he studied in his books and research existed, yet death and illness and strife were still so commonplace in little, humble Crushana--and so developed his signature cynicism.

If asked, he'd say he had the typical cynic's childhood--mother died when he was young, father was distant, et cetera. He was unable to maintain friendships due in part to his relative isolation--schooling at home to accommodate both his brilliance and physical ineptness--and in part to illness and stupid accidents stealing his friends away from him.

When he was sixteen, his father fell victim to the elements, as well. Decidedly alone and understandably pissed, Neil left Crushana far behind and moved to Canrif. He used what little savings he had to get his foot in the door with some of the big-wigs and colleges and proceeded to discover he had a previously untapped well of talent for sweet-talking and charming.

Riding on his charm and brilliance alone, he made himself a rather cushy living--a spot in the SARS ranks in particular--and spent his twenties turning his talents to the ladies (and occasionally gentlemen) and money to the bars. But this all came to an abrupt end when, at age 27, during a routine blood test by SARS, they not only found a too-high blood-alcohol level, but diagnosed Hepatitis C. Unfortunately the damage to his liver was irreparable. He put on his charm and got some higher-ups to pull some strings, and a liver transplant and huge scar on his otherwise impeccable resume later, he'd learned his lesson.

He sobered up, his attitude as much more cynical as it was mature. This led to his discovering that for all his successes and brilliance and connections, he was really damn lonely. So he tried and failed--miserably--at marriage and family life. Three times. As the last one went south, he gave up for good, and thus focused on the one thing that had always been stable: the predictability of science, the small medical miracles, and the challenge--and satisfaction--of unravelling minor mysteries.

Now, 52 years old with a premature shock of white hair, celibate for four years, and two years into his position at the head of the SARS pathology department, he figures he's as content as he'll ever be. Which… isn't saying much.

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So there he is, a man, take him for all in all... oh wait. I'll get up Sam and .oure, the two actual OCBZ characters, soon. Along with profiles and an intro that'll tie it all together. For now... this is something of a teaser. Or proof that I AM working on something, at least. Enjoy. XD