( oscar isaac. cis-man. he/him ) in krovograd , survival is a test of both skill and morality — will CASIMIR MAZARIEGOS withstand the horrors , or will the city break them ? over the comms , their voice cuts through the static : “THE DOG THAT WEEPS AFTER IT KILLS IS NO BETTER THAN THE DOG THAT DOESN'T. MY GUILT WILL NOT PURIFY ME.” our records confirm they are a FORTY-EIGHT year old SENIOR SCIENTIST , assigned to VESTIGE for TWENTY-TWO YEARS field reports describe them as DILIGENT & OBSERVANT , though firsthand accounts suggest they are equally DISCONTENTED & COMPLACENT under pressure. there’s something about them — something in the way they move , speak , or fight — that brings to mind SON OF NYX ( HOZIER ). maybe it's just a coincidence. or maybe , it says everything.
>> BACKGROUND
casimir is the only son of a prominent law professor and famed physicist. academia always existed as a potential in his peripheral— there’d been no need to urge him into it. he takes to it naturally.
he’s recruited while still in grad school, participating in an internship funded by vestige, which segues into a scientist position upon the completion of his phd. back when he’s still young, bright eyed, and immensely hopeful about making a difference.
where did it all go wrong? [what was once a question for him to push aside grows into a demand he’s unable to ignore.] he becomes one with vestige, but the gravity of such takes several years to set in. for the sense of what’s been lost to settle in.
the more he uncovers in his research, the farther he finds himself falling. he knows that the point of no return will soon arrive.
( sophie thatcher. cis-woman. she/her ) in krovograd , survival is a test of both skill and morality — will SLAVKO SIDOROV withstand the horrors , or will the city break them ? over the comms , their voice cuts through the static : “HOW FAST YA THINK I CAN GET RID OF THIS BUILDING? WILLING TO BET MONEY ON IT?" our records confirm they are a TWENTY-SIX year old DEMOLITIONS EXPERT ( ALPHA-02 ), assigned to THE GHOST HOUNDS for FIVE YEARS. field reports describe them as INGENIOUS & WITTY , though firsthand accounts suggest they are equally VOLATILE & IMPETUOUS under pressure. there’s something about them — something in the way they move , speak , or fight — that brings to mind CHERRY BOMB ( THE RUNAWAYS ). maybe it's just a coincidence. or maybe , it says everything.
>> OPERATIONAL INTERVIEW
WHAT'S YOUR STORY? ARE YOU KROVOGRAD-BORN, NEWLY DEPLOYED, OR JUST ANOTHER POOR SOUL WHO ENDED UP IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME?
> “krovograd-born and raised,” slavko admits with a lopsided, cheeky smirk. “you’d think i committed treason or some shit with how everyone i grew up around looks at me now.” the sort of look that only arose when you regarded you as scum— similar to shit caked on the bottom of one’s shoe— but different than how they looked at her when she was one of the six sidorov raggamuffins. back then, the look stemmed from her choosing to be something other than invisible— how most people would prefer poor little street kids who’s parents couldn’t give two shits about them. now, the disdain morphed into something akin to treachery.
OUT HERE STRENGTHS KEEP YOU ALIVE, WEAKNESSES GET YOU KILLED. TELL ME, WHAT'S YOUR BEST ASSET IN A SURIVIAL SITUATION? AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR DOWNFALL?
> slavko could clear out a building like no other. whether that meant the destruction of the building itself, or clearing it out for the team venture into, she was your girl. “i’ve always been good at blowing shit up, if i do say so myself.” even as a kid, she’d help design mini explosives with her siblings meant to frighten the neighbors— one of her go to pranks. as far as her weaknesses? she’s always had an impulsive and volatile streak, something only aggravated further by this newfound memory loss and tempermentalness. but what kind of fool would she be if she so readily revealed all her cards? “i can be… somewhat of a wildcard when it comes to my line of work, or teamwork in general.”
>> BACKGROUND
the sidorov clan is, like many other families around, comically large and destitute. by the time to get to slavko, any naming traditions regarding gender have gone out the window. any ol name would do, which is how she ends up with the name slavko
when you have as little supervision as the slavko children have, you’re either the type that insists on the straight and narrow, or you roam the streets like the ragamuffin you were born to be. slavko, naturally, fell into the latter category.
she garners a negative reputation for her various hijinks and schemes. when not recruiting other sidorov children, they too fall victim to her pranks. no one is safe.
when you get into as much trouble as slavko, you learn to be quick on your feet. being able to get yourself out of a jam as fast as possible is almost second nature to her.
a time comes where even she’s not able to get herself out of a situation, which is how she winds up working at a construction site to pay off the damages resulting from one of her pranks. this is where she first comes across demolition. why did no ever inform her she could blow up things for a living? perhaps she would’ve actually had something to aspire to in life.
eventually, she’s hired as an actual employee. over time, slavko becomes damn good at her job, so much so that it garners attention from the bsaa. and the rest is history!
>> FUN FACTS
loud
stupid
obnoxious
has accidentally “blown herself” up on multiple occasion, with varying degrees of damage done as a result (partial hearing loss in her right ear, side effects of multiple concussions)
