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Your name is Alan McPherson, an American Civil Engineer; The Builder
You grew up hearing your grandfather's tales about working on the Intercontinental Railroad and it STUCK with you. You decided that you wanted be like him and build the stuff that keeps the country CONNECTED, be it highways, railways, airports or seaports. As a Post-WWII American, you got a serious work ethic. In fact, you even spent a good part of your life in Japan helping the country rebuild and because of that you have a certain fondness for the relentless work ethic and pragmatic attitude* of Japanese culture.
*Popular Japanese catch phrase: Sho ga nai = It cannot be helped. Basically, when something is messed up and there isn't much you can do about it then best thing to do is just press on. Heavily used in Post-War Japan because things REALLY sucked.
You have a head for figures. At a glance you can ballpark how much concrete it's gonna take to build a bridge in a given area and how long it'll take. You also know fair bit about geology since it's critical for building the literal foundations of big projects. You definitely know your stuff - you've even been asked to submit ideas for lunar colonies to NASA!
You're a very down-to-earth person. In fact, some would call you a rock for your steadfast nature. You were raised with common sense ideals and you keep a level head at all times, even when things seem to be the most impossible (some women have called you 'infuriatingly calm'). While you were in Japan you picked up on Karate... and you LIKED it... you like it enough that you still keep up the practice of the art and you are not too shabby at it at all.
Your name is Alan McPherson, an American Civil Engineer; The Builder
You grew up hearing your grandfather's tales about working on the Intercontinental Railroad and it STUCK with you. You decided that you wanted be like him and build the stuff that keeps the country CONNECTED, be it highways, railways, airports or seaports. As a Post-WWII American, you got a serious work ethic. In fact, you even spent a good part of your life in Japan helping the country rebuild and because of that you have a certain fondness for the relentless work ethic and pragmatic attitude* of Japanese culture.
*Popular Japanese catch phrase: Sho ga nai = It cannot be helped. Basically, when something is messed up and there isn't much you can do about it then best thing to do is just press on. Heavily used in Post-War Japan because things REALLY sucked.
You have a head for figures. At a glance you can ballpark how much concrete it's gonna take to build a bridge in a given area and how long it'll take. You also know fair bit about geology since it's critical for building the literal foundations of big projects. You definitely know your stuff - you've even been asked to submit ideas for lunar colonies to NASA!
You're a very down-to-earth person. In fact, some would call you a rock for your steadfast nature. You were raised with common sense ideals and you keep a level head at all times, even when things seem to be the most impossible (some women have called you 'infuriatingly calm'). While you were in Japan you picked up on Karate... and you LIKED it... you like it enough that you still keep up the practice of the art and you are not too shabby at it at all.