Name: Xavier "Zay" Zellweger Age: 56 (as of 2287) Gender: Male Orientations: Homosexual Hair: Dark, thick, curly, worn jaw-length or very short (*verse dependent) Eyes: Dark grey Height: 5'11" Build: Sloping shoulders, bit of a dad bod; physically soft with good nutrition, having been well-fed and grew up with access to real health care, while never having to ever work hard labor or fight for his life Distinguishing Features: Tall and noticeably healthier than the average wastelander. Nasty scar from his scalp down behind his ear from a feral ghoul (*verse dependent; short hair only) Face Claim: Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre as default, *verse dependent: Lost in Space) Fashion: Institute-issued uniform; unremarkable wastelander style, heavy on protection from the elements (*verse dependent) Equipment: Institute laser gun (possibly experimental), plasma gun (possibly experimental) Stats: Str.6 Per.8 End.6 Cha.3 Int.11 Agi.6 Lck.3 Combat Style: Stay out of the way of combat-capable allies (aka hide); when pushed, aim at center of body mass and try to remember what he's been taught Faction: Institute, Enclave remnants (*technically verse dependent) Personality Traits: Stubborn, externally-focused but introverted, content to not have the spotlight, not very socially friendly but at the same time cliquish, loyal, possessive, private (and borderline reclusive), pragmatic, confident, competitive, high standards for himself and others, confrontational, habitual, not very adaptable
Background Summary: Born to caring but distant parents (father, Kenneth, worked in Facilities; mother, Addison, in Advanced Systems), and had what he considers a "standard" childhood within the Institute. Performed with high marks in class, but noted for "not working well with others" in group assignments. Overall, he lived an unremarkable life. In his late teen and early young adult years, he had a relationship with Enrico Thompson, which ultimately came to a mutual end. He dedicated himself to his work in Advanced Systems and became a workaholic for lack of a social life (and a lack of a desire to have one). About ten years before the start of Fallout 4, his protege, a young woman named Aria whom he cared for as a daughter, died testing one of is weapon prototypes. The rest of the Institute regarded it as a tragic accident. To him, it was shattering, and he withdrew further behind his walls.
How This Boring Bastard Fits In Here: Quite often in different verses, Zay ends up in a relationship with Nathan shortly after the Brotherhood of Steel arrives in the Commonwealth, after having been coworkers and something like friends for the past near decade. (They adamantly refused to call each other friends that entire time. They go from "how dare you assume we're friends, even though we hang out after work and drink together and help each other out in the labs even though we're cranky about working with anyone else" to "practically married" overnight.)
Because of this, if Nathan chooses to leave the Institute to operate on the surface, and Zay follows him. In these situations, Zay lives with Nathan at his appointed base. He can be found in his rare excursions away from home, usually off to nearby settlements for the sake of either shopping trips or seeking to put his technical skills to work for caps.
It's in these verses that it's possible for Zay to have his hair trimmed short with a bad, recently healed scar on his head (as noted above).
Portrayal: Dr. Zellweger is, if nothing else, a product of his environment. The Institute emphasizes professional behavior, so he is aloof by default and shows the most expression while he's arguing over projects. He specializes in weapon research and development, and occasionally indulges in the bad habit of not waiting for projects to be approved before he begins work on them.
Despite all appearances, Zay is more restless than even he would believe — He lacks strong emotional attachments to most in the Institute, which is something he needs more than he realizes, so feeling unfulfilled is something he's very accustomed to.
Zay views synths as more machine than truly sentient. He grew up watching the synth project develop, so as a result, he still largely looks at Gen3s and sees more advanced Gen1s, not as enslaved and terrified people.
MISC: Birthday: May 1st, 2231 Zodiac: Taurus MBTI: INTP (TiSi loop) Enneagram: 5w6, self-preservation / sexual Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw Dæmon:Vancouver Island Marmot
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xavier zellweger, institute scientist
Age: 56 (as of 2287)
Gender: Male
Orientations: Homosexual
Hair: Dark, thick, curly, worn jaw-length or very short (*verse dependent)
Eyes: Dark grey
Height: 5'11"
Build: Sloping shoulders, bit of a dad bod; physically soft with good nutrition, having been well-fed and grew up with access to real health care, while never having to ever work hard labor or fight for his life
Distinguishing Features: Tall and noticeably healthier than the average wastelander. Nasty scar from his scalp down behind his ear from a feral ghoul (*verse dependent; short hair only)
Face Claim: Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre as default, *verse dependent: Lost in Space)
Fashion: Institute-issued uniform; unremarkable wastelander style, heavy on protection from the elements (*verse dependent)
Equipment: Institute laser gun (possibly experimental), plasma gun (possibly experimental)
Stats: Str.6 Per.8 End.6 Cha.3 Int.11 Agi.6 Lck.3
Combat Style: Stay out of the way of combat-capable allies (aka hide); when pushed, aim at center of body mass and try to remember what he's been taught
Faction: Institute, Enclave remnants (*technically verse dependent)
Personality Traits: Stubborn, externally-focused but introverted, content to not have the spotlight, not very socially friendly but at the same time cliquish, loyal, possessive, private (and borderline reclusive), pragmatic, confident, competitive, high standards for himself and others, confrontational, habitual, not very adaptable
Background Summary:
Born to caring but distant parents (father, Kenneth, worked in Facilities; mother, Addison, in Advanced Systems), and had what he considers a "standard" childhood within the Institute. Performed with high marks in class, but noted for "not working well with others" in group assignments. Overall, he lived an unremarkable life. In his late teen and early young adult years, he had a relationship with Enrico Thompson, which ultimately came to a mutual end. He dedicated himself to his work in Advanced Systems and became a workaholic for lack of a social life (and a lack of a desire to have one). About ten years before the start of Fallout 4, his protege, a young woman named Aria whom he cared for as a daughter, died testing one of is weapon prototypes. The rest of the Institute regarded it as a tragic accident. To him, it was shattering, and he withdrew further behind his walls.
How This Boring Bastard Fits In Here:
Quite often in different verses, Zay ends up in a relationship with Nathan shortly after the Brotherhood of Steel arrives in the Commonwealth, after having been coworkers and something like friends for the past near decade. (They adamantly refused to call each other friends that entire time. They go from "how dare you assume we're friends, even though we hang out after work and drink together and help each other out in the labs even though we're cranky about working with anyone else" to "practically married" overnight.)
Because of this, if Nathan chooses to leave the Institute to operate on the surface, and Zay follows him. In these situations, Zay lives with Nathan at his appointed base. He can be found in his rare excursions away from home, usually off to nearby settlements for the sake of either shopping trips or seeking to put his technical skills to work for caps.
It's in these verses that it's possible for Zay to have his hair trimmed short with a bad, recently healed scar on his head (as noted above).
Portrayal:
Dr. Zellweger is, if nothing else, a product of his environment. The Institute emphasizes professional behavior, so he is aloof by default and shows the most expression while he's arguing over projects. He specializes in weapon research and development, and occasionally indulges in the bad habit of not waiting for projects to be approved before he begins work on them.
Despite all appearances, Zay is more restless than even he would believe — He lacks strong emotional attachments to most in the Institute, which is something he needs more than he realizes, so feeling unfulfilled is something he's very accustomed to.
Zay views synths as more machine than truly sentient. He grew up watching the synth project develop, so as a result, he still largely looks at Gen3s and sees more advanced Gen1s, not as enslaved and terrified people.
MISC:
Birthday: May 1st, 2231
Zodiac: Taurus
MBTI: INTP (TiSi loop)
Enneagram: 5w6, self-preservation / sexual
Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw
Dæmon: Vancouver Island Marmot
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