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name: lilly rajan. age: 25+. gender: agender. pronouns: she/they. birthdate: 13 december 2051. zodiac: sagittarius. birthplace: LA, California. location: boston & new vegas. occupation: director of the institute. myers-briggs: ENTP. faceclaim: supriya ganesh. voiceclaim: laura bailey (SR4)

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THE HACKER.

never quite destined for a life of obscurity, lilly was born in los angeles to the hollywood actress divyana rajan; the sizzlingly charismatic, talented, yet scandalous rising star of the silver screen. once a household name for lovers of obscure thrillers, detective noir, and horror, divyana's relationship with a charming foreign businessman ended on an explosively abrupt note, with him leaving before ever meeting the prodigy that his child turned out to be. now an unmarried lone mother in the gossip capital of the usa, divyana just had her smarts, charisma, and the unexpected genius of her daughter to eke out an existence in the increasingly tense pre-war world.lilly was cunning, inquisitive, and restless. she was quick to get bored without a challenge and even quicker to get mad if she couldn't figure something out. with what funds were left before work completely dried out, divyana was able to provide her with at least second-hand gadgets and other technology, which she would then disassemble, explore, and improve for her own use. fascinated with computer science and robotics, she'd dive deep into programming, building her first original robot at age 8 - shaped like a velociraptor.sources vary wildly on how and when did lilly become so involved with robco and its owner at house industries. was it the typical corporate recruitment of a promising young talent? was it mr house's known fascination with hollywood stars leading to a fling with her mother? or was it the young hacker's own resourcefulness getting them to where few have reached, aggressively carving out their own path no matter who or what they had to step over?whatever that catalyst was, lilly graduated from CIT at the age of 18 on a full-ride scholarship allegedly sponsored by robert house, where her studies focused on computer science and engineering. she worked on undisclosed research at robco and was a part-time personal assistant to mr house until early 2077. she moved back to boston to pursue a doctorate in brain & cognitive sciences and to spend halloween with her mother, who has moved there after getting a law degree. by chance, they secured spots in vault 111 at the urging of lilly's employer, and made use of them when the bombs fell.

✱     POSITIVE TRAITS.         intelligent, creative, and quick on her feet; a problem solver of sharp eyes & wit. charismatic & quick to make new friends, she is strongly loyal to those who earn & keep her affections. while often pragmatic, she has deep empathy, especially for the disadvantaged & vulnerable, and doesn't fear going out of her way to make people's lives better somehow. a quick study, able to pick up new skills with ease and rarely forgetting gained knowledge - even generally useless trivia, which she's happy to share at a moment's notice.✱     NEGATIVE TRAITS.         stubborn, hot-tempered & vindictive, lilly hates it when she can't resolve a problem her way. dangerously idealistic with a flexible moral code, willing to do objectively unethical, even evil things in pursuit of what she believes to be good. has a tendency to default to a "judge-jury-executioner" mindset, where her judgment may get clouded by personal biases and leads her to excuse things she would not if she disliked the offender. can be antagonistic, even abrasive, and heavily unsympathetic to suffering when feeling wronged.✱     SKILLS & HOBBIES.         likes to explore, investigate, and tinker with technology. a highly proficient hacker, able to break through any security with enough motivation and available time. clever & inventive, building her own gadgets or robots. has a respectable background in acrobatics and martial training, for both recreational and self-defense purposes. ambidextrous and proficient with guns, prefers those with scopes & suppressors.also had some acting, dancing, and music lessons from her mother; was involved in the gaming & comic book subculture, has a soft spot for the mistress of mysteries. fascinated with and surprisingly skilled with blades, plays a mean game of five-finger-fillet. adores most animals, especially felines and reptiles, and can rapid-fire spit out dinosaur facts on a whim.✱     MISCELLANEOUS.         can mistake flirting for friendly banter & is on the aroace spectrum. doesn't care for gender, especially their own. has diagnosed bipolar I, their mania manifests as hyperactivity, euphoria, restless multitasking, adrenaline seeking, substance experimentation & abuse, and insomnia. when having a depression episode, she's deeply withdrawn & antisocial, quickly angered, easily fatigued, and prone to self-harm and suicidal ideation. suspected audhd. can swim, but has intense thalassophobia (fear of deep water).

Are you carbide on my nano, red glass on my lightbulb, Dark light on my culture, sapphire on my white gold? Burst out of my chest and hide out in the vents, My blood beats so alive, might bite right through your lens.
                                                                                                                         -vessel

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❛ VERSE. : PRE-WAR.

anything happening in the years 2069-2077 as a graduate of CIT to employee at robco, including part-time personal assistant duties to mr house & his public double (protecting the secret). locations in los angeles, las vegas, boston, other states or even other countries by circumstance. late-2077 is mostly in boston.as a robco specialist, lilly may be found in the lucky 38 or robco workshops and offices, accompanying "mr house" to meetings & conferences, and visiting technology & robotics conventions.the years 2064-2069 are only through preemptive plotting or to be referenced in solos, headcanons, etc. please only request interactions with teenage lilly if you have cause to interact with her in a platonic, familial, professional, or academic setting.

❛ VERSE : NUKA-WORLD.

in/post 2288, lilly's incessant need for exploration leads her to a once-abandoned amusement park & surviving the trials of the gauntlet. there, in the arena, she'd come face to face with the new overboss ( @OVERB0SS ) - a drug-addled, howling terror set to tear her apart for the gangs' amusement.some way, somehow, the fight halts ( does wasteland whisperer work on men that ACT like deathclaws?.. ) & the would-be prey is spared, the first of their kind. a new hire, instead - a specialist to help restore nuka-world to fully controllable functionality.lilly has no love for raiders, let alone slavers - surely, the place is better off burned to the ground. but something about the overboss - the person peeking through a haze of chems - is too intriguing not to investigate. maybe even try to help. and if nuka-world's gangs can be controlled and repurposed too, well...

❛ VERSE. : POST-WAR.

anything post 2287-2288, default to the end of fallout 4 with an infiltration & leadership takeover, but NOT destruction of the institute. while not the general, she maintains an alliance with the minutemen & the railroad (feeding the latter information before the institute takeover is complete). relations are tense with maxson's brotherhood of steel, best described as rivalry. new vegas is also on the horizon - old ties hopefully not severed by 'wandering travelers with something to prove'.as director, lilly is busy building a new future for the institute and repairing its image in the commonwealth's eyes. the secretive faction no longer hoards its vast resources underground but works to support the surface and civilization's rebirth. new synth production is halted, except for special projects or emergencies, and gen-3 synths are given human rights. dissent is dealt with discreetly, made easier with coursers' loyalty to the new leader.as infiltrator, they would be subtler in working towards this goal. the seeds of dissent planted, new friends made & allies found, communication links established... a knack for negotiation & few qualms about getting their hands dirty gets a genius hacker quite far, even if "father" or his successor remain unconvinced. railroad's charmer is still in the game, and it's been rigged.

❛ VERSE : PRIME.

post 2296 and beyond, lilly's attempts to re-establish contact with new vegas fall on deaf ears with mr house's "death" and the enclave's sabotage. cross-continental trips are no joke, and the state of the commonwealth is in flux - but if anything post-war was easy, they'd need to do nothing but sit on their ass, drinking tequila cocktails. armed, lilly sets off to nevada to see how to tip the balance of power back in favor of the house.