Blackjack's People #051
Team Darwin
By Blackjack [Blackjack's Shadowrun Page: www.BlackjackSR.com] [BlackjackSRx@gmail.com] [@BlackjackSRx]

Posted: 1998-02-02

Darwin

Archetype: Human Scientist

It is obvious this individual is smarter than his own good. He is short, and incredibly skinny from his time spent in the lab. He has many, many, many intelligence enhancements and gives the impression of being completely insane. He talks above everybody but his companion.

Darwin actually thinks he's Darwin. He started calling himself this a couple of years ago and never stopped. He has managed to journey to just about every one of the places that the original Darwin did and has adopted all of his research as his own. In his lab he constantly has all religious channels running and when someone comes on talking about Adam and Eve he will maniacally jump up and down on his chair and scream: "You're wrong! You're so, so wrong!"

By his request, the rest of "Team Darwin" has adopted a name which in some way relates to the man and his journeys and research. Actually, he paid them lots of money to do it.

Mr. Pierce

Archetype: Dwarf Scientist

Older looking with long white hair and a white beard. He is a rather calm man and is always seen with a cigarette in his hand.

Mr. Pierce has been the friend of Darwin for many years, back before Darwin went nuts. He is also very intelligent, but is much more down to earth, acting as translator when Darwin begins to speak in some dead European language none of the rest of the team understands.

For the most part Mr. Pierce hangs back and makes sure Darwin doesn't hurt himself. He also makes his "expedition" plans and keeps touch with the reality his friend has lost.

Brake (Lyell)

Archetype: Elven Rigger

A rather glum individual, Lyell is always dressed in black. He speaks slowly and apathetically and uses the word "whatever" a lot.

Chances are Lyell would have blown himself away years ago if he hadn't hooked up with "Team Darwin", who constantly gives him different vehicles to drive and money to pay for his anti-depressants.

The team has been in combat situations a couple of times and each time has turn tail and ran, usually in one of the team's vehicles. The rest of the team, especially Downing, dislike him and would really like him to go away. Fortunately, Darwin likes him and won't let anyone remove him without his permission.

Simon Says (Dawson)

Archetype: Human Bodyguard

Big and bold and rather obnoxious. He's quite attractive and knows it. Even in frigid weather his can be seen wearing a tank top, exposing his baby-oiled muscles.

Dawson's is in charge of protecting Darwin during expeditions and other excursions. He is skilled in light pistols and since he wears very little armor, has major skin and skeletal reinforcement.

Big Fark (Downing)

Archetype: Ork Mercenary

Mean and nasty and pissed that he's stuck with his current contract. He has scars all over him, gets drunk a lot, and swears at every possible opportunity.

Downing signed his three year contract thinking that traveling with a mad man to exotic locations would bring him plenty of ground combat, but other than blowing away an elephant when it was charging, not much has happened. He has looked through his contract for every possible loophole and has yet to find one.

He doesn't get along with much of any body on Team Darwin, especially Lyle, who he has threatened to shoot on several occasions.