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BASICS
nameDr. Lucia Maria Polzin [loo-tsy-a]
aka Lucia Polzin, PharmD, PhD
alias
N/A
division
Medical / Research
occupation
Pharmacist
age & dob
30, 01-29 | Aquarius
pronouns
She/Her
family
Wendel Polzin (father)
Teresa Polzin (mother)
Erika Polzin (older sister: 35)
Thorsten Polzin (older brother: 34)
Lorenz Polzin (older brother: 33)
Lukas Polzin (older brother: 32)
Josef Polzin (younger brother: 28)
Klara Polzin (younger sister: 27)
Gabriel Polzin (younger brother: 25)
CONCEPT
Feral angel observes human life from ivory tower.POWERS
calm inducementLucia can "calm" others through sustained eye contact or physical touch. The sensation is a bit like conscious sedative, with subjects feeling tranquil, light, far away, and sometimes increasingly drowsy. The strength is variable, at its greatest concentration with multiple connection points (stare+hands on the side of the face = out like a light slkdgh). Lucia has used this ability both to take the edge off stressful tasks for coworkers and to put unruly patients fully to sleep (or, if that's not available, a peaceful torpor). She occasionally Calms without meaning to, especially when others hold her gaze too closely during conversation. Unsurprisingly, people tend to have mixed feelings about this.
angelic physiology
Almost as difficult to describe as it is for her to inhabit, Lucia's "alternative form" (preferred term) is not taken lightly for her and has only been achieved a handful of times. The descriptor of "angelic" is used in the biblical cherubim sense. There are ostensibly many eyes, many wings, several faces, whirling wheels, bending arcs of light, etc, but the truth is that people cannot observe her for long without like, wanting to puke or run away or cry. Thus, who actually fuckin' knows??? Apart from the power to
self-projection/messengering
Lucia can send a ghostly "vision" of herself anywhere within half a mile that can communicate a short predetermined message to either a chosen or general audience. This vision can vary in "volume" from a whisper to a shout. It cannot carry a conversation or send information back to Lucia, and will only last as long as she remembers to uphold both construct and message. "Visions" can be left in strategic places for others to find. The most Lucia has been able to support at once is three.
PERSONALITY
+ adaptable, curious, observant, diligent, artistic, playful, honest= fanciful, quixotic, irreverent, pathologically calm, opportunistic
- misanthropic, distrustful, dismissive, self-serving, "strange"
tl;dr
Lucia considers herself partially inhuman, and her upbringing was chaotic: at first highly removed from broader culture, then forced to try and survive on its outskirts. Though not essentially difficult to get along with and at least as outgoing as her brother when it suits her, she still feels like an outsider at heart and often takes time to "warm up" and trust others. Still, she is playful, loving and deeply loyal when won over.
Irreverent, punky and elusive, Lucia is not particularly interested in emulating or impressing other people as they have often categorically disappointed and bored her. Her inner workings can veer opportunistic, selfish and sneaky, and in her more human moments she is still like an under-socialized, somewhat hungry child. At her worst, she is disdainful, misanthropic and superior, but has learned to mask and move accordingly, especially in academic contexts or in pursuit of a goal. She often comes across as uncomfortably honest and odd. Also occasionally unpredictable, but only for those who don't know her well.
Those who do can easily plot Lucia's movement from one question to another. She is passionate and curious, always following some stray interest to its absolute end and hopeful perfection. The nature of her intellect (and trauma lmfao) broadens a sense of removal from others, making Lucia a sharp but detached observer of the world around her. She has been known to calmly make what others might term "bizarre" or even "reckless" choices in pursuit of an answer or whim. Things that frighten others do not frighten her, as she is at leeeeast 75% certain she can choose to never die when the moment comes. Probably. Hopefully??
This pathological calmness is in everything Lucia does, and underscores an eccentric and serene confidence. The portrait of an "angel" in this regard, she is rarely openly upset or angry, bouncing dependably up when knocked down. Some other door will always be open. Life is, for the most part, an adventure she must star in, and adaptability has served her well. That said, she is drawn to security, especially when it comes to material resources.
An enjoyer of challenge and meticulous work, Lucia makes decisions with thoughtful methodology despite her dreaminess and quixoticism, and she is not so firmly grounded as her diligence and devotion to research may outwardly imply. She is fanciful, superstitious, and a student of the occult and esoteric. Early lack of trust (or frankly interest) in the dealings of the "real world" oriented Lucia toward books, art and philosophy. She vastly prefers these things to more practical pursuits, and her interest in pharmacology is theoretical and self-serving rather than altruistic.
Irreverent, punky and elusive, Lucia is not particularly interested in emulating or impressing other people as they have often categorically disappointed and bored her. Her inner workings can veer opportunistic, selfish and sneaky, and in her more human moments she is still like an under-socialized, somewhat hungry child. At her worst, she is disdainful, misanthropic and superior, but has learned to mask and move accordingly, especially in academic contexts or in pursuit of a goal. She often comes across as uncomfortably honest and odd. Also occasionally unpredictable, but only for those who don't know her well.
Those who do can easily plot Lucia's movement from one question to another. She is passionate and curious, always following some stray interest to its absolute end and hopeful perfection. The nature of her intellect (and trauma lmfao) broadens a sense of removal from others, making Lucia a sharp but detached observer of the world around her. She has been known to calmly make what others might term "bizarre" or even "reckless" choices in pursuit of an answer or whim. Things that frighten others do not frighten her, as she is at leeeeast 75% certain she can choose to never die when the moment comes. Probably. Hopefully??
This pathological calmness is in everything Lucia does, and underscores an eccentric and serene confidence. The portrait of an "angel" in this regard, she is rarely openly upset or angry, bouncing dependably up when knocked down. Some other door will always be open. Life is, for the most part, an adventure she must star in, and adaptability has served her well. That said, she is drawn to security, especially when it comes to material resources.
An enjoyer of challenge and meticulous work, Lucia makes decisions with thoughtful methodology despite her dreaminess and quixoticism, and she is not so firmly grounded as her diligence and devotion to research may outwardly imply. She is fanciful, superstitious, and a student of the occult and esoteric. Early lack of trust (or frankly interest) in the dealings of the "real world" oriented Lucia toward books, art and philosophy. She vastly prefers these things to more practical pursuits, and her interest in pharmacology is theoretical and self-serving rather than altruistic.
APPEARANCE
Lucia is a tall (5'9") blonde, pale and lanky with short bobbed hair and dark eyes. She bears a strong family resemblance to her brother Lenz, and occasionally cops his style or steals his nicer shirts. Her own aesthetic is punky but modern and efficient, with a carefully curated capsule wardrobe that is mostly thrifted but still exacting in quality. She enjoys personalizing, caring for and up-cycling her belongings, with a particular talent for painting fabric and leather. Her ears are triple-pierced and there's a small tattoo of a flowery Ouroboros on her right bicep.HISTORY
[tw: religious trauma??? I guess]💊 Lucia was born the 5th of 8 children born in a fundamental Christian household. The vibe was very isolated, rural, and strict. While not as wild as her brother Lenz, Lucia grew into a "strange" kid with "strange" ideas and a vivid, questioning imagination that her parents found sinister and tried desperately to stifle. She was constantly in trouble, often punished and kept in seclusion from her siblings (who were also her only playmates). Fortunately, isolation was a great place to keep daydreaming, and between that and the local public school, Lucia took sanctuary from the intensity of her parents' beliefs.
💊 Things got worse around Lucia's tenth birthday. A rift opened over their tiny Minnesota town, inciting religious panic and driving the Polzins further toward frenzied extremism and isolation. With the devil afoot and the apocalypse near, there was clearly no need for their children to attend school or have any further exposure to the secular world whatsoever. For three years, Lucia's only window "out" was a copy of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH she had stolen from her middle school library and kept hidden out in a field like the contraband it (unbelievably) was.
💊 This is a terrible climate in which to develop Liminal powers, but c'est la vie. Lucia kept herself out of seclusion one afternoon by staring her father in the face and willing him to just forget being angry with her. Bizarrely, it seemed to work, setting off a phase of experimentation afterward which brought true calm to the Polzin household for the first time in months. The next power manifested a cold night in January, hunting out in the field for her treasured book. Sobbing, confused, and terrified after her transformation, Lucia ran to the only person she trusted for help: her brother Lenz, a fellow cult fuck-up and rebel, who she knew would never let anything happen to her.
💊 It took time to confirm what she was becoming, but once "angel" popped into Lenz's head things happened very quickly. The pair ran. They spent the next two years dodging both their family and IRIS, like outlaws, Lucia thought. To her mind, they were tricksters and adventurers with permission from the universe to do what they needed to survive. And it was fun, even when she realized Lenz had no intention of going back, and maybe she didn't either.
💊 Something happened on the road, and the wrong person saw the wrong thing at the wrong time. When she was 15, Lucia's powers were found out and reported, and IRIS tracked the Polzin Pair down and took her into forcible custody. The ensuing tests and evaluation were highly upsetting for Lucia, who painted a dire picture of her situation to Lenz. She was certain they would leave her to rot in a laboratory somewhere, especially when her parents signed custody over with little to no fanfare or curiosity. Instead, IRIS sent her to school. She had a lot to catch up on, but her guardian told her that her potential was still limitless. Lucia had never been lauded for her brains or her imagination or her curiosity before in her entire life, and she took to liminal school like a duck to water. It was the first truly safe place she had experienced since she could remember, and more than that, it was a place she felt happy and fulfilled. She learned to play music, putting her choir girl past to good use, and took every art class available now that no one could stop her.
💊 At 18, IRIS offered Lucia further scholarship to study science, so long as she agreed to work for them in the future. She took the offer without consulting Lenz, who wanted her to come back and live with him instead. Their still-close relationship deteriorated and then disappeared as a result. Lenz refused to speak to Lucia, and she was completely untethered.
💊 But college was cool. The dean list was effortless, especially when her whole life and wellbeing hinged on good grades. Still, Lucia experimented with everything she could get her hands on. She made her first genuine friends and joined a punk band. After graduation, she went straight for her PharmD and, as promised, took placement from IRIS afterward.
💊 Lenz reentered Lucia's life chaotically, as could be expected. She helped pick him up out of some shady places and get him set up with IRIS, and the two began repairing their relationship to the best of their combined ability. Luckily for Lucia, the Pulse occurred while she was away working on research at another facility. That contract ended, and Lucia took time to travel before returning to the Station.
NOTES
💊 Paints. Mostly religious iconography and abstract emotional outbursts, if not clothing. She has done several quiet shows and was recently featured in a fancy coffee table book about liminal artists.💊 Played keyboard in a punk band through college. They have since made it somewhat big, but Lucia chose continuing her education and mostly does not regret it.
💊 Staunchly vegan.
💊 Fluent in English and German.
