24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?
Dr. Kleiner always says I was "a remarkably precocious child." I didn't socialize much with kids my own age growing up, so I wouldn't know. I just remember that I wanted to know about everything. I was always reading my dad's books, asking him to explain what he was doing, taking things apart to see how they worked... I wanted to figure out the world. I still do.
83. What are your pet peeves?
Being patronized. Being lied to. Being left out of something because people think I'm not capable.
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
A few months ago, I would have said it was my dad. Now, it's Gordon. My dad went from scientist to soldier over the course of the last two decades of his life; Gordon did it in less than a day. And no matter how terrible things get or how overburdened he is, he never complains and never gives up, even for an instant. He amazes me.
92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)? Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public? (If so, detail both sets of reasons...)
Short answer? Because the alternative was dying young at the hands of the Combine. My dad tried to keep me safe, give me a 'normal' childhood despite everything, but at some point I realized that his position in the Resistance meant that I would always be a target no matter what I did. So I started learning how to defend myself so that I could stay in control of the situation, and the rest is history.
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?It's too easy to say 'anything I can get my hands on', isn't it? Well, okay, that's not really true. I like nonfiction in general, especially science texts. And hard SF, Clarke, Asimov, all of those. (Although, as someone who's worked with robots all her life, I can tell you that Asimov's Three Laws are
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Dr. Kleiner always says I was "a remarkably precocious child." I didn't socialize much with kids my own age growing up, so I wouldn't know. I just remember that I wanted to know about everything. I was always reading my dad's books, asking him to explain what he was doing, taking things apart to see how they worked... I wanted to figure out the world. I still do.
83. What are your pet peeves?
Being patronized. Being lied to. Being left out of something because people think I'm not capable.
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
A few months ago, I would have said it was my dad. Now, it's Gordon. My dad went from scientist to soldier over the course of the last two decades of his life; Gordon did it in less than a day. And no matter how terrible things get or how overburdened he is, he never complains and never gives up, even for an instant. He amazes me.
1. What is your full name?
Alyx Michiko Vance. (That one was easy.)
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92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)? Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public? (If so, detail both sets of reasons...)
Short answer? Because the alternative was dying young at the hands of the Combine. My dad tried to keep me safe, give me a 'normal' childhood despite everything, but at some point I realized that his position in the Resistance meant that I would always be a target no matter what I did. So I started learning how to defend myself so that I could stay in control of the situation, and the rest is history.
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?It's too easy to say 'anything I can get my hands on', isn't it? Well, okay, that's not really true. I like nonfiction in general, especially science texts. And hard SF, Clarke, Asimov, all of those. (Although, as someone who's worked with robots all her life, I can tell you that Asimov's Three Laws are ( ... )
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