Post by Makto Fa'lihu on Apr 16, 2010 22:49:53 GMT -5
Earth History
First off my real name is George Bricker. I came from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. It's a small down about an hour from Pittsburgh. I was raised to become become a Marine but that had failed. I studied in the Aikido and Tae Kwon Doe Martial arts. I am a 2nd degree Black belt in Aikido and a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Doe. From the ages of 4-9, I have studied the Aikido Martial Arts. One day while I was practicing in my room there was a knock on the door. It was the IRS coming to repossess the house. They were accompanied by the FBI cause my father decided to threaten them if they decided to come to our house. He had his shotgun out and fired at them. The FBI ordered him to put down his weapon or else he would be put down. Thats when he told my mother to take and and run.. He gave her his pistol and she ran out the back door. The FBI ordered her to stop but she didn't. She fired 4 rounds at them and they shot her. I was left alone. The police asked me if I knew anybody that could watch me at the time. I mentioned my parent's friend Grace Augustine. We stopped by her house and had a chat to her. She agreed to watch me until I was old enough. By the time I reached 10, I was training in Tae Kwon Doe. I had been training really hard to build up my muscles for this practice.
By the time I turned 18, I was off to college to study 2 majors at once. I studied Biology and Chemistry. When I graduated, I was given a chance to do something awesome with my life. I was told that I could become an Avatar driver on Pandora. I talked to Grace about this. She agreed to take me with her. I proceeded to go do all my training here on Earth before I went into space. It was rather hard at first to make my mind go blank with all the tragedy I have been through. First I had to go through a motor control test in my Avatar. It felt like I was learning to walk again. I passed the test with flying colors. Then I had to go through the language training. That was the biggest pain in the ass I had ever gone through. I gained a total of about 700 hours in link, which is more than anyone has ever committed to. Grace was very proud of me that I took the extra steps in going longer.
The History of me on Pandora.
Well where should I start? I started working here about 10+ years ago. Things were rough back then. Grace made sure everyday that I performed to her likings. Whether that would be teaching some rookie Avatar driver, or working with Max in the lab. She made sure I performed well. About 4 months later she had disappeared. I didn't stop work because of this. Everyday it was the same thing. Wake up, have breakfast, and then go into link. I worked an average about 18-20 earth hours per day. I didn't sleep much because there was so much to do. I did have a friend helping me and his name was Max Patel. We would sit around and talk about different things whether it would be work related or not. I really enjoyed being with him. About a year went by, and there was another set of Avatar drivers arriving at Hell's Gate. They got the basic breifing by security here and then they were taken to another room which is where I will give them the basic idea of what they will be doing.
They all followed my instructions with 100% precision. I was in charge of the Avatar program at the present time. I made sure they did each thing right. It was rather good to see new people here learning. They will too become my good friend. My attitude was just like Grace's. I didn't take crap from anybody. Max enjoyed what I was doing. Hell even Norm too was liking what I was doing. Everyday after we got finished with training, we would all sit around and talk about what we did that day. It was quite an experience to hear what these trainees had to say about the program. Some made me laugh and some made me angry. There were also some that made me feel sad, like when someone mentioned Grace's teaching and that I resemble her in so many ways. I know I may not be the best instructor but I sure as hell try. Each year comes and goes and there is more and more drivers coming, each learning so well and becoming one with Eywa. There was a day where I told all my friends that I will be leaving to continue the research at a mobile link. They all looked sad but I told them this is something that I must do. I want to live Grace's dream. They all said goodbye to me. Some were in their Avatar bodies and some were in their human bodies. I had said goodbye to them as I wanted to get away from that for a while and venture off and do what Grace wanted to do. I had left Max in charge of the Avatar program. I know he will do a good job instructing the new people that will come while I am gone. I miss them all dearly. Maybe there will be a time where I can go back and visit all my friends. I am uncertain though they will remember me as they will be learning so much from Max. It will be truly amazing to see Max again after these 6 months.
How did I find out about the Na'vi you may ask? About 3 years ago, Grace was helping Jake learn the ways of the Na'vi. I listened to them study with Norm and I was hooked. I had seen pictures of Grace with Neytiri at some school. I am guessing that was the school Grace used to teach them English. I must say seeing those pictures inspired me to do something different with my life. I worked a little while at the school with Grace helping the Na'vi learn English, as they helped me learn Na'vi. It was an awesome experience to share. I would wake up every morning, had my breakfast and coffee with Grace like I normally do. We couldn't wait to get in link to help our new friends learn English. I also couldn't wait to go to learn Na'vi. Hence why today I can speak pretty good Na'vi.
One day, things went bad. Soldiers stormed the school and killed some of the Na'vi chilren. Some of these children included Neytiri's older sister. We were all devestated by this. The pain still comes back and haunts me from time to time. It kills me to know that they killed something so dear to us. No wonder the school was shut down. I'm pretty sure some of the Na'vi people recognize me but I am not too sure. The only person I believe may remember me may be Mo'at. However, since the school was shut down, didn't mean I stopped learning. Everyday I was studying what I had learned from them. I would spend roughly 6 hours a day practicing. Those were some fun times. Now that I have been chosen to become one of the People, is a true honor. I am trying my best to get adjusted, and so far it seems to be working out pretty good. I must say that I am blessed to be in such good company.
So this would put me at about 50 now. I had battled some major obstacles to get this far. I had suffered a stroke a year ago. It took a while to recover. My left leg was injured in a nasty fall back on Earth rock climbing. It is almost to the point where I can hardly walk. I used to smoke heavily for 10 years but gave it up when I came up here. I figured I would be too busy to focus on that and boy was I right. I hope to be accepted into the Omatikaya one day, and I can leave this foul, wretched body behind me and start my life over.
First off my real name is George Bricker. I came from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. It's a small down about an hour from Pittsburgh. I was raised to become become a Marine but that had failed. I studied in the Aikido and Tae Kwon Doe Martial arts. I am a 2nd degree Black belt in Aikido and a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Doe. From the ages of 4-9, I have studied the Aikido Martial Arts. One day while I was practicing in my room there was a knock on the door. It was the IRS coming to repossess the house. They were accompanied by the FBI cause my father decided to threaten them if they decided to come to our house. He had his shotgun out and fired at them. The FBI ordered him to put down his weapon or else he would be put down. Thats when he told my mother to take and and run.. He gave her his pistol and she ran out the back door. The FBI ordered her to stop but she didn't. She fired 4 rounds at them and they shot her. I was left alone. The police asked me if I knew anybody that could watch me at the time. I mentioned my parent's friend Grace Augustine. We stopped by her house and had a chat to her. She agreed to watch me until I was old enough. By the time I reached 10, I was training in Tae Kwon Doe. I had been training really hard to build up my muscles for this practice.
By the time I turned 18, I was off to college to study 2 majors at once. I studied Biology and Chemistry. When I graduated, I was given a chance to do something awesome with my life. I was told that I could become an Avatar driver on Pandora. I talked to Grace about this. She agreed to take me with her. I proceeded to go do all my training here on Earth before I went into space. It was rather hard at first to make my mind go blank with all the tragedy I have been through. First I had to go through a motor control test in my Avatar. It felt like I was learning to walk again. I passed the test with flying colors. Then I had to go through the language training. That was the biggest pain in the ass I had ever gone through. I gained a total of about 700 hours in link, which is more than anyone has ever committed to. Grace was very proud of me that I took the extra steps in going longer.
The History of me on Pandora.
Well where should I start? I started working here about 10+ years ago. Things were rough back then. Grace made sure everyday that I performed to her likings. Whether that would be teaching some rookie Avatar driver, or working with Max in the lab. She made sure I performed well. About 4 months later she had disappeared. I didn't stop work because of this. Everyday it was the same thing. Wake up, have breakfast, and then go into link. I worked an average about 18-20 earth hours per day. I didn't sleep much because there was so much to do. I did have a friend helping me and his name was Max Patel. We would sit around and talk about different things whether it would be work related or not. I really enjoyed being with him. About a year went by, and there was another set of Avatar drivers arriving at Hell's Gate. They got the basic breifing by security here and then they were taken to another room which is where I will give them the basic idea of what they will be doing.
They all followed my instructions with 100% precision. I was in charge of the Avatar program at the present time. I made sure they did each thing right. It was rather good to see new people here learning. They will too become my good friend. My attitude was just like Grace's. I didn't take crap from anybody. Max enjoyed what I was doing. Hell even Norm too was liking what I was doing. Everyday after we got finished with training, we would all sit around and talk about what we did that day. It was quite an experience to hear what these trainees had to say about the program. Some made me laugh and some made me angry. There were also some that made me feel sad, like when someone mentioned Grace's teaching and that I resemble her in so many ways. I know I may not be the best instructor but I sure as hell try. Each year comes and goes and there is more and more drivers coming, each learning so well and becoming one with Eywa. There was a day where I told all my friends that I will be leaving to continue the research at a mobile link. They all looked sad but I told them this is something that I must do. I want to live Grace's dream. They all said goodbye to me. Some were in their Avatar bodies and some were in their human bodies. I had said goodbye to them as I wanted to get away from that for a while and venture off and do what Grace wanted to do. I had left Max in charge of the Avatar program. I know he will do a good job instructing the new people that will come while I am gone. I miss them all dearly. Maybe there will be a time where I can go back and visit all my friends. I am uncertain though they will remember me as they will be learning so much from Max. It will be truly amazing to see Max again after these 6 months.
How did I find out about the Na'vi you may ask? About 3 years ago, Grace was helping Jake learn the ways of the Na'vi. I listened to them study with Norm and I was hooked. I had seen pictures of Grace with Neytiri at some school. I am guessing that was the school Grace used to teach them English. I must say seeing those pictures inspired me to do something different with my life. I worked a little while at the school with Grace helping the Na'vi learn English, as they helped me learn Na'vi. It was an awesome experience to share. I would wake up every morning, had my breakfast and coffee with Grace like I normally do. We couldn't wait to get in link to help our new friends learn English. I also couldn't wait to go to learn Na'vi. Hence why today I can speak pretty good Na'vi.
One day, things went bad. Soldiers stormed the school and killed some of the Na'vi chilren. Some of these children included Neytiri's older sister. We were all devestated by this. The pain still comes back and haunts me from time to time. It kills me to know that they killed something so dear to us. No wonder the school was shut down. I'm pretty sure some of the Na'vi people recognize me but I am not too sure. The only person I believe may remember me may be Mo'at. However, since the school was shut down, didn't mean I stopped learning. Everyday I was studying what I had learned from them. I would spend roughly 6 hours a day practicing. Those were some fun times. Now that I have been chosen to become one of the People, is a true honor. I am trying my best to get adjusted, and so far it seems to be working out pretty good. I must say that I am blessed to be in such good company.
So this would put me at about 50 now. I had battled some major obstacles to get this far. I had suffered a stroke a year ago. It took a while to recover. My left leg was injured in a nasty fall back on Earth rock climbing. It is almost to the point where I can hardly walk. I used to smoke heavily for 10 years but gave it up when I came up here. I figured I would be too busy to focus on that and boy was I right. I hope to be accepted into the Omatikaya one day, and I can leave this foul, wretched body behind me and start my life over.