Freddie Cade & LEXI the AI biotic implant

Mass Effect OC at Grissom Academy

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Planet: Benning

Capital: Joughin

Colony Founded: 2153

Population: 2.25 million

Location: Milky Way / Arcturus Stream / Euler System

Benning, the nearest garden world to Arcturus Station, is the primary source of the military station’s food supply and an important staging area for starship maintenance and repair. It boasts a rich agricultural system and fertile land. Over the years it has also become home to Alliance comm buoys, spaceports, and starships. Its population consists mostly of Alliance Military personnel, because of its proximity to Arcturus Station. It is just a short relay jump to Earth.

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Biotics • All asari are naturally biotic from birth, though not all choose to develop their abilities. Biotics of other species are individuals who were exposed to dust-form element zero, or colloquially, “eezo”, in utero and subsequently developed eezo nodules throughout their nervous systems. These nodules can generate mass effect fields when energized by electrical impulses from the brain.

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Lt. Freddie Cade

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Grissom Academy, 2184 (Closed RP)

The room was silent as Lieutenant Cade made the long walk to the front of the group. He caught a glimpse of the two Admirals in the throng of interested Alliance men and women - Hackett and Anderson, two giants of the human fleet. Cade felt honored to be in their presence. As he came to a halt before the holo projection screen and prepared to deliver his demonstration, he forced himself to take a deep breath.

《Your blood pressure is showing a slight increase, Freddie》, came a voice in his head.

You’re not helping…

Outwardly, Cade cleared his throat and drew himself up to attention. All eyes were upon him. He activated the screen.

“Lieutenant Cade, Frederick, 2nd Class,” he began in a clear voice. “Thank you for joining me today.”

The screen behind him displayed a three-dimensional close-up of a type of electronic implant. In the lower left corner it read: “L3-X1”. To the layman, it would appear to be a standard L3 model of a neural implant, used to regulate and enhance biotic abilities in humans. Such a device was in common use nowadays, with an increasing number of people exhibiting biotic powers. But the Admirals and important men and women of the Systems Alliance were not here today to learn about a standard piece of tech.

“I would like to introduce to you the L3-X1 experimental biotic implant. Researchers here at Grissom Academy believe that this technology could prove vital to the Alliance Navy in future years.” He gestured across the screen and brought the display into a close zoom. “As well as improved support for biotics and general stability, this implant is home to the highly advanced virtual intelligence known as LEXI. She is an all-in-one personal assistant, combat tactics program, bio monitor, targeting scanner, and biotics regulator.” Cade called up some of the concept sketches that depicted how LEXI’s interface would look inside the mind of a L3-X1 biotic. “Simply put, it is a mental omnitool for biotic marines.”

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Lt. Freddie Cade, L3 Sentinel

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Name: Frederick Isaiah Cade

Born: Benning, August 28th 2161

Age: 25 during ME3

Ethnicity: African American (father) / Caucasian American (mother)

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

Family: Captain Brian Cade, Doctor Jennifer Cade

Class: Sentinel L3

Freddie is a biotic implant developer at Grissom Academy, where he is testing the latest L3-XI prototype. This model of the L3 is equipped with a personal AI, nicknamed LEXI, whose ever-learning personality communicates with Freddie inside his head and provides heretofore impossible functions to enhance his biological senses and abilities. If the beta test succeeds, the Alliance Navy is hoping to install similar AI personalities into all future L3-XI series implants.

Freddie is an introvert - in fact, he is on the autistic spectrum. He finds communication with people very difficult, and much prefers the conversations he has in his head with LEXI. His neuroses and OCD make him very focused, detail-oriented, and efficient.