"Tank beats EVERYTHING!"

[nicholas]

Friends:
To put it bluntly, Nicholas is not likely to have many of these given his rather intimidating appearance, skill set and the cold efficiency with which he applies said skills. Trapped in both a time and reality that isn't his own, though, he wouldn't at all be adverse to acquaintances and allies - the more the merrier, and the easier it will be for him to survive. That is not to say, however, that he would trust any of them beyond what would suit them best at the time.

For those rare few who do manage to find a crack to slip in through, either through an act of what he would consider to be honorable behavior or through simply spending enough time with him for him to trust you, they will never find a more devoted friend and ally, and Nicholas himself considers these people to be as close to his brothers and sisters as he is to find. While he would still be highly unlikely to divulge any of his past to most of these people, what he doesn't give out in information he does in loyalty, and woe betide anyone who messes with one of those people.



Enemies:
Not a place many sane individuals would want to be, but given how Nicholas handles many situations he's more than likely to pick up a few anyways. Mess with any one of the people he actually likes or trusts, screw with a legitimate political faction, or even cause trouble or become a potential threat to the civilian population and he will turn every ounce of his considerable skill, intelligence and aggression towards hunting you down and ending you if he deems you dangerous enough - less dangerous enemies may simply get the equivilant of a slap on the wrist (having their operation destroyed and possibly carted off to what few authorities don't see him as a walking R&D lab). He may respect you, may even like you, but he will not hold back if he considers you a threat.


Romance:
To be honest, I'm more or less only putting this here out of habit and formality. Given how distant Nicholas keeps himself from most people, even many of his friends, as well as a few of the behavioral side effects of some of the Spartan's augmentations, it is highly unlikely that he will ever show interest in anyone in this fashion, although I won't say impossible just in case anyone does want to take a crack at it. If someone does try for this, though, they'll have to be considered a friend first, and one of the few he'd be comfortable sharing his past with, otherwise it would more or less be a one sided relationship. Still, one would be hard pressed to find someone more devoted - Nicholas would be willing to walk into hell and back if asked by one of his friends, and this would be a step up from that. If someone does want to try for this, though, PM me first so we can think it through.

Other:
Fairly well aware that the above categories don't exactly cover everything, so feel free to speak up if you have any other ideas that can't be placed in one of those categories! I'm open to pretty much everything, so feel free to mention whatever is on you mind, no matter how crazy it is - as long as it's at least possible, I can try and find a way to make it work!

[Anya]

nicholas & anya !
I'm throwing this one out there because I could actually see these two getting along pretty well...well, possibly xD. Anya's really pretty much fearless (well - apart from her bunnyphobia...yeah), and she barely bats an eye at unusual appearances - so she wouldn't be too intimidated by Nicholas. That, and they seem to have a couple of things in common. Nicholas is new to this time...and Anya's just kinda new to humanity in general. She likes to think she knows all about how this world works though (even though she...really doesn't), and I could see her jumping to try and help Nicholas adjust. And, finally...they're both extremely blunt. So there conversations could prove to be slightly hilarious, if nothing else xD. Though I'm not sure...what Nicholas would think if he knew Anya was a vengeance demon?


nicholas & ruby !
...Once I get her approved, that is. Ruby's a demon who is really, seriously bad news, yet...you'd never know it. Because she's a fantastic actress. She plays her 'angry, angsty former evil-doer looking for redemption' card near flawlessly, but...the only thing she's actually really looking for is power. And revenge. Against all of humanity. Yup xD. Anyway, Ruby's gonna be looking for some 'hero' types (I use the word hero lightly...really she's looking for people who ultimately want to do good, but have some potentially destructive tendencies) to manipulate, and I think she'd take a very great interest in Nicholas because of his combat skills. Though...no matter how good Ruby is at playing her part, I know Nicholas isn't exactly the trusting type - so she may not ever successfully gain his trust, but she'd do her best to manipulate him all the same >D.





so yeah, those are just a couple of ideas. tell me if you like either of 'em!

[nicholas]

Nicholas & Anya

lulz. Lots of possibilities here, and with the possibility to perhaps combine them with Bao and Trisha's plots if played right. To be honest, Anya would intrigue Nicholas, if only for the reason that she would show no fear of him whatsoever - even back in his own world, Spartans in general were regarded with a mixture or awe and fear by their own fellow soldiers due to the near mythical air that ONI surrounded them with, and unless they happened to be saving the life of said civilian at the time, the regular population often feared them outright. While it isn't as bad in this world, his appearance even outside of his armor will tend to intimidate most people, and having someone simply start up a conversation with him would more or less leave him shocked and confused for a moment, not an easy thing to do.

The other possibility here is that Anya could quite possibly be the one responsible for introducing Nicholas to the fact that not everything in this reality necessarily follows the rules of his own, and even better is that she has the skills and abilities to prove it without resorting to anything drastic, and it would take definitive proof to sway Nicholas to believe anything along those lines. Nicholas himself would possibly intrigue her as well given both her empathatic abilities and the fact that while they are slightly similar, they are also stark opposites in several regards. While Anya is having certain problems with her identity and conscience, Nicholas has none of those - aside from more or less living in his armor when on jobs or otherwise convenient (claustrophobia?), he is as certain as any person could be about who he is, and garners no guilt about anything he's done. That, and he provides an interesting contrast of light and darkness, something that I'm sure would interest Anya immensely. Unlike most humans, Nicholas sees absoultely nothing wrong with killing or violence when it is used to protect or prevent harm from coming to others, but at the same time harbors as deep a hatred as humanly possible towards the Covenant for killing both his parents and Spartan family. In short, I could easily see her being just as intrigued about him as he would be about her - possible business partners and friends? While Nicholas has more or less been managing on his own since landfall on Earth, he is by no means a financial genius, and has already gotten close to being caught on a number of ocassions - given Anya's financial skills and teleportation ability, Nicholas would have no qualms about teaming up with her, especially once he learned she more or less doesn't lie or mislead for the most part.



Nicholas & Ruby

I could see a few interesting plots here myself, as a result of two key things - Nicholas is anything but stupid, but the closest thing he believes in to the supernatural is luck as his own universe was very much grounded in reality and the mortal plain of existance. He'd be quite willing to follow along with anything she suggested so long as it was on the level, but at the first sign of betrayal or manipulation I could quite easily see things backfiring for Ruby. Another interesting possibility, though, is that while Nicholas wold likely be about as immune as a human could be to possesion due to the sheer will to win that every Spartan had, I could see him being quite vulnerable to telepathy - while his mind would be remarkable strong willed for a human, it's thought patterns are also fairly simple.

Perhaps Ruby would actually feel a bit of sympathy for Nicholas as well? While he never actually went to hell since he's still human and alive, the reality he came from was only one step this side of it - he saw his family and thousands of other human civilians mercilessly butchered, his world burned at the age of five, was brutally trained, psychologicaly tortured to increase his mental limits and pushed to his physical limits multiple times all before the age of seven before undergoing an augmentation process that has been likened to having ground glass pressed into his bone marrow, veins filled with molten metal and nerves set on fire, all before going on to relive his childhood nightmare for thirteen more years in a futile attempt to fight it, all the while seeing his brothers and sisters get picked off one by one in every fight. While it may not compare to what Ruby went through in Hell itself, I'd be extremely curious to see what she would think of him, especially if she started picking up enough to piece together what he actually went through. Possibly mind screw for Ruby as well? In all truth no human mind should be able to endure that much and remain sane, and most of the Spartan IIIs who survived were..... rather unhinged, and in comparison to them Nicholas is remarkably well adjusted, much more so than he has any right to be.




Thoughts, futher ideas? More or less this is what came to mind based off of the bios and what I mentioned, but if I missed or misunderstood anything, feel free to correct me. ^w^;;

[Anya]

nicholas & anya!
Haha! I think these two could be fun. Once Anya figures out that Nicholas isn't from this reality at all, she'll be so excited - and she definitely wouldn't have any qualms about introducing Nicholas to the 'rules' of this reality. In that respect, she could prove to be quite informative - it would only be the 'social rules' part that she'd have a hard time explaining xD.

But I absolutely think Nicholas would intrigue Anya as well. He challenges a alot about what Anya thinks she knows about humans; and the fact that he's as reserved as he is would just make her crazy - she's too curious for her own good sometimes. She'd probably want to know everything about him and the world he was from, and if he wouldn't answer her questions she'd probably set to work on her own figuring out why he's so different than most humans she's met. In any case, while Nicholas doesn't make friends easily...Anya likes making friends with just about everyone, and would probably be quick to consider Nicholas her's. And that would be all the motive she'd need to help him out financially...that is something she's definitely pretty good at. Also, I think she'd envy the fact that Nicholas is so sure of who he is and has already been managing for himself pretty well in this world. Anya would probably feel she had a lot to learn from him in that respect.




nicholas & ruby!
Ooh, yeah - I think Ruby'll realize that she's going to have to tread pretty carefully around Nicholas. Since he's susceptible to telepathy, I think at first she'd automatically assume that he's going to be pretty predictable and easy to deal with...until she realizes that he's unlike any human she's ever met before. I think her ultimate reaction would be to try and ally herself with him, and then attempt to subtly steer him in some sort of destructive direction...

BUT. What you brought up about her possibly sympathizing with him is a veeery interesting thought! If Ruby actually found out about the full extent of the trauma Nicholas has experienced, I think she'd definitely be able to relate - whether she wanted to or not. She's not completely beyond empathy (even though she more often than not seems that way), and Nicholas' story would hit particularly close to home with her. Whether it would affect her to the extent of making her hesitate to betray him...? I'm not sure. I think the second Ruby started feeling any sympathy toward Nicholas, her immediate reaction would be to completely shut herself down. The last human she actually gave half a damn about ended up killing her, so yeah...I think these two have a lot of potential - if for nothing else than to screw each other up xD.

[nicholas]

Alrighty, so good ideas for both potential plots. Only question now is how each one would potentially run into each other? Generally speaking Nicholas doesn't get out much - for the most part he will virtually never be seen in public without his "second skin", and he generally obtains everything he needs to survive from the groups and individuals he hunts. I could see Ruby finding him rather easily being a telepath and all plus the fact that she's specifically seeking out individuals like him, but Anya might be a bit more difficult unless you have any ideas. She might be able to find him using her empath abilities while he was on one of his hunts, but I have no idea what the range of that ability is, and it would mostly be down to luck if she had to be nearby to use it. I suppose she could run into him if he was dealing with something in a public area, but that would run the risk of attracting the exact kind of attention Nicholas doesn't want, and he'd be forced to leave the area or risk being caught by the authorities the next time he showed up in public, assuming they didn't get him the first time. It'd be a different matter if she helped him escape, but it'd mean entering what would most likely be a firestorm of gun fire to reach him unless she teleported multiple times. If you have any ideas I'd be glad to hear them - I admittedly suck at planning out first encounters.

[Anya]

The telepathy thing makes perfect sense for Ruby finding Nicholas - actually, I think she would probably be the one to try and approach him in the midst of a fight...because helping him escape would be an ideal way for her to start her whole 'trust-building' thing. But yeah, whatever the circumstances I don't see her having much trouble finding him if she wanted to...so that shouldn't be a problem!

As for Anya, the range of her empathic abilities usually depends on how strongly emotions are radiating from the person in question at the time. But generally speaking, she can get a read on any particularly potent vindictive/dark emotions in New York, which is where she's residing...would Nicholas be roamin' around there any time soon? Not that it would be much of a problem for Anya to be somewhere else since she can teleport; we'd just have to come up with a reason... But yeah, if she sensed Nicholas I think she'd definitely do a sort of double-take and go track him down to see what's going on.

[nicholas]

Nice, both those can work out rather nicely then, and I don't think it should be at all hard to have Nicholas end up in New York fairly soon (as in next thread or after soon) as he's trying to keep on the move as much as possible. Just need to find a baddy he'd actually decide to stop long enough to hunt down, or have it NPCed by either me, you, or someone else.

[dark]

bump

[faiz]

Takumi would be someone that Nicholas could be friends with, he's a little bit cold on the side but once he warms up to you he'll be a loyal friend. And he also has a suit to boot so perhaps they can work together to bring down an evil or something like that?

[nicholas]

Bump........ again. Soon to make landfall, so loooots of possibilities now that he's actually in the game again.

[Steve Rogers]

STEVE and NICHOLAS:
I could see Nick and Steve getting aloing and becoming friends. Since Steve was frozen in the Arctic for 70 years, he is out of time and in a world that is alien to him; just like Nicholas. Due to this, they could meet up somehow and Steve could help him adjust to the Earth. Additionally, he could possibly have him meet Tony Stark and maybe become an Avenger.

What would make it more like a brother to him, would be if Nicholas found out who Steve was and that he is just like him, minus the armor.

[nicholas]

Agreed with all of the above, although given the plans I have in mind for Nicholas down the line there could be plenty of additional plot twists. Between his own experiences and what's happened here (as I'm assuming this site goes by the Marvel's Movieverse and they've come under the attack that was in the Avengers movie), Nicky's going to be one busy little bee once he makes landfall and returns to the UN - that, and there is one very important difference between Steve and Nick. While Steve was indeed a soldier and views the world as such, Nicholas was a bit more than that - he was ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence - black ops, assassination, etc, basically the UNSC's version of the CIA/NSA), arguably even more ruthless than SHIELD is at its worst when it comes to getting jobs done. I could easily see that coming into conflict with them later down the line, although they'd remain allies - more likely than not it'd offer a rather interesting contrast of morals and standards considering what Nicholas is prepared to do and sacrifice to get a job done as opposed to Steve. Beyond that, though, I'd imagine that they'd by and large be working for the exact same goals - Nicky would just be slightly less concerned about stepping on other people's toes and asking nicely when it comes to getting said goals accomplished.

Thoughts, opinions, ideas beyond that?

[nicholas]

Probably something of a bad joke by now, but back from hiatus..... again. So bumping this thread up..... again.