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[Canon] November 11 | Darker than Black | Reserved
Name: Orlando
Age: 25
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CHARACTER
Name: November 11 (aka Jack Simon aka Mr. Smith aka who knows what else)
Canon: Darker than Black
Age: Given the implied timeline of his career, it's likely he's in his late 30s.
Timeline: If it's possible, I'd like to take him from towards the end of episode 22 ("City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears Part 2" yes the episode titles are that overwritten). After he's confronted Decade and been shot, but before he actually...dies from those gunshots.
(If this isn't feasible, I can pick another canon point.)
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: n/a
Personality:
Conventional wisdom holds that Contractors such as November 11 are purely rational beings, lacking in all emotion, interested only in themselves, and retaining what personalities they might have only out of habit.
This is not entirely accurate.
It's true that Contractors loose most, if not all, of their emotions, frequently becoming extremely logical and self-interested. And November lives up to that, for the most part. He takes pride in being a Contractor. He makes rational decisions. He plans in order to gain the most from situations. He is loyal because it makes sense to exercise a certain amount of loyalty- it makes it easier to gain from the cooperation of those you are loyal to.
But over time Contractors can regain some emotion, some illogical or selfless motivations. Over time people you know well can become friends. November would say that he always acts on his own behalf, but he has grown capable of acting on behalf of those he has become close to. As for who he can become close to, it's mostly people whose intelligence and skills he can respect. His teammates, April and July, aren't as rational or communicative as he likes to be. But he recognizes their ability and reliability, and works closely with them as a formidable unit who may also be "friends." He's also seen to develop something like a friendship with Misaki Kirihara, whose skill and devotion as a professional he can respect and trust.
November himself is extremely intelligent and observant. He seldom enters a situation without a plan, and usually has a backup plan to go with that plan. He prepares for the worst- for example he'll expect people to go back on deals or for someone in another government to leak information. He is quick to put information together to form likely pictures of the whole, he's very good at figuring out what games and roles others are playing. It makes him well-suited to his line of work, even without his abilities as a Contractor.
He is, as one might expect, capable of being extremely ruthless. If someone gets in the way of the mission, he'll kill them. If someone is likely to get in the way of the mission further down the line, he'll kill them. He displays no qualms about this, or about other things such as tying a person up and stuffing them in a suitcase. It's part of getting the job done.
But in many ways he manages to come off as kind. He's quite polite, though he also has a tendency to assume a bit more familiarity than is appropriate. He'll be as helpful to others as the mission allows, and he'll avoid situations in which bystanders could be harmed whenever he can. (In fact, he even shows an instinct to protect coworkers and allies, shielding them from harm on multiple occasions.) In spite of his ability to treat people as objects, it's clear from early on that there may also be lines he'll refuse to cross- and that turns out to be the case. It's a rational thing, he would claim, (after all allowing collateral damage simply makes things more difficult) but the truth is that in a reasoned way he can be altruistic, acting rationally not only in self-interest but for the general interest. He usually gets along well with people, when he's not needling them, and isn't suspected of being a Contractor until he uses his powers. This is all rational to him as well, but it's done with a charming attitude and a nice little smile that can make others well-inclined.
...Of course, he'll also have that smile while killing people. So "kind" really isn't the best word for it.
In addition to slowly developing some deeper emotions, he has maintained a number of personality quirks. He hates smoking, and will tell you why in great detail. He also gets a little annoyed at people who take delight in their vices or who can enjoy their payment (goddammit April do you have to enjoy that beer so much while he's choking on this cigarette). Probably out of an interest in other peoples' reactions, he frequently makes deadpan black humor comments, which are as unappreciated as they are tasteless. He tries telling regular jokes as well, even though he can't pull them off. His voice mail message? Tells you to tell him a joke. He definitely has a tendency to troll people. Does that ringtone reflect a love of salsa music or a desire to see how people react to suddenly having something that loud playing? Maybe it's both. He dresses for the role of top spy, in impeccable suits frequently accompanied by sunglasses. Some of this, of course, might be deliberately enacted quirkiness, but if they're lies they're lies he's completely at home with.
Contractors are sometimes accused of being nothing more than weapons. November 11 may be one, but it's on his own terms.
Background:
His real name is unknown. It could actually be Jack Simon, but that seems unlikely. Anything about his life before ten years ago is unknown, with the exception of the fact that he is British. What is known is that ten years ago when the Gates appeared, he became a Contractor, with the ability to freeze any liquid he comes in contact with. He was either already working for or was subsequently recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), and given the code name November 11. He has certainly been working for MI6 for over five years, as he was in the Service before the Heaven's Gate incident, during the time that the woman codenamed February was working with them.
He has worked with fellow Contractor April, who can create rain, and the Doll July for a long enough time that they have become a fairly close team. He travels frequently on missions and assumes many covers, sometimes as a private citizen, sometimes under diplomatic cover. He is known as MI6's top agent. From what we see in canon, it can be presumed that most of his work deals with Contractors who serve foreign powers. Their work tends to be active and short-term.
After a series of unexpected events in the case of the Forfeiter (a Contractor who has lost their powers) Havoc prevented the successful handover of her to the international agency PANDORA, November 11 and his team were assigned to Tokyo to investigate the mysterious "Syndicate" that had messed things up. In the process, they also began to uncover information about the terrorist group Evening Primrose, which was led by February (now preferring the codename she had gotten from the Syndicate, Amber). After some attempts on the lives of the team, it is implied that November began to figure out that many of the members of the Syndicate were actually government officials (hence why he goes missing, unable to be contacted by the S.I.S.). He went to Evening Primrose for more information, and learned of the Syndicate's plot to erase all Contractors from existence. Following that, he confronted his superior at the S.I.S, Decade, managing to kill Decade and his bodyguards but getting seriously shot for his trouble.
Abilities:
As a Contractor, November 11's particular ability is to freeze any liquid he is in contact with (direct or indirect). If you're standing in water, he'll freeze you to the spot. If you're not standing in it, he might form a short spear out of ice and stab you with that. Of course, he's also completely willing to go with freezing all the blood in your body. That's an option too.
There's a catch though- a Contractor always has to make a payment in exchange for using their powers. November's is that he has to smoke. He's not happy about that.
He has skills beyond superpowers, though. He's a top spy for a reason- November is very good at gathering information and piecing it together. He won't discount any information if it's credible, which is probably a major factor in how he put together so much about the Syndicate (he wouldn't exactly have a horrified reaction and refuse the possibility that his boss could be betraying him, after all). He learns fast, prepares, and doesn't make the same mistake twice (sorry Chinese electric Batman, this Brit bought some rubber boots to counter you after that first fight).
First Person:
["Jack" has his usual affable (empty) smile as he turns the watch on. It's a bit dark in his apartment, apparently, but he's well-lit enough. A telescope rests on the window ledge behind him.]
I had thought that seeing the stars again after ten years would be exciting, but the novelty wore off quickly. Perhaps it would be different if I had ever bothered to memorize constellations.
[His smile broadens, as if he thought of something funny, though his voice remains relaxed.] The real stars do stay in place much better than fake ones we had.
[He shifts in his seat, so that he can see the window and the watch at once.] Does anyone know if these are the same stars from Earth, or are they unique? That would say something interesting about where we really are. I'm curious.
Thank you for indulging me. [He reaches over to the watch with a neat gesture, and the feed ends.]
Third Person:
November 11 considered the bottles lined up behind the bar. Uniformly cheap- not a surprise in a dive like this.
Well, that would make it less of a waste if he had to use it, which April at least should appreciate. He smiled slightly.
There was movement, evident in the sound of creaking hinges and shuffling feet. Someone had come into the bar, finally shifting the attention of a few of the patrons away from the new man in the white suit. November examined the newcomer's reflection in the mirror that hung above the bottles with no regard for safety. Mid-forties, dark hair going grey, tall but portly, a nervous disposition. Yes, that would be his contact.
The man sat down on the stool next to November. "Are you George Williams?" He spoke out of the side of his mouth, looking everywhere but at November. Painfully obvious, and certain to stick in the memory of some of the bar patrons. That would have to go in the report later.
"I am," November said easily, leaning back and smiling at the man as he waved for the bartender. "Care for a drink? It's on me."
"Oh, yes, thank you. Uh- whiskey." November watched as the man accepted the glass from the bartender with relief, taking a large gulp.
The man wasn't used to this line of work. November had been warned about that. But this level of discomposure was concerning. Surely any organization would have emphasized the importance of taking more care, would have given him a little basic training. Of course, the man could be under stress from another source as well.
November's eyes flicked briefly down to the glass in his own hand, still full. He was prepared.
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