Baner Ajasiin
Baner Ajasiin is member of Fleet, an inveterate flirt, and friend of Alysha Forrest. Despite his outrageous speech, he's good at cultural boundaries, honestly interested in other people, and has a good-natured personality.
Appearance and Personality
Baner is a muscular Harat-Shar tigraine. He has yellow eyes. [1]
Biography
Baner's family had an estate near Terracentrus on the beach, where Baner hosted a cadet graduation party.[2] His parents paid for his Academe tuition. [1]
Recent History
Baner first met Alysha Forrest when the two were both assigned to Blue Team when playing the capture the flag under the eye of Commander Mark West. Baner was the first to recognize Forrest's tactical skill, and aided her as she slowly grew to learn how to connect with people and be a leader.[3]
During a sparring match, Baner impulsively kissed Alysha, which set her into a fugue state during which she attempted to tear his chest open. Though Alysha was deeply regretful, Baner never held it against her; Laelkii Takara Lifeweave's theory was that he understood that he had crossed an emotional line.[4]
Baner hosted a cadet graduation party at his family's estate on the beach, where he bet that he'd make captain before Alysha.[2]
After seeing Alysha's example in the Academe with the Marauder, began to understand that Fleet had gotten complacent, was only playing at being officers. He felt she had showed them how they were supposed to be acting. [5]
Made captain six months after Alysha, losing a wager he tried jokingly to talk her into about who would make captain first. [5] Is now captain of the UAV Windchaser, a battlecruiser.
Quotes
- "Everyone thinks of us and thinks our passion is always about sex. But it's about everything, and that includes fighting. Not all of us are ferocious predators, arii, but our blood runs a little hotter than the average Pelted's." [5]
- "I love our discovery mission, Alysha. Even if someone else stole the march on me in the first contact department. I'd miss all those fluff missions if they got diverted to some other bunch of ships. But in the end, I'm here to stop people from hurting us. That's a lot more important to me than anything else." [5]
Trivia
- swears by the battleangels (because he is more into the warlike version of the Harat-Shariin religion); also swears by the angels and inverses plus swears by 'Jentarel. Also "gods and their angels" and "damned and bleeding hells". Also curses.
- likes froo-froo mixed drinks, 'not a distilled spirits kind of guy' [6]
- had wild fantasies about Mark West while at the Academe [6]
Story Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Faith in the Service, Chapter 9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alysha's Fall, "The Piece that Makes the Difference"
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "Inescapable Dawn"
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "Blood Money"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Faith in the Service, Chapter 3
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Faith in the Service, Chapter 7