Kalkii Dynhvah's Submariner Coat

[CatsinHD]

BYOND Key: CatsinHD

Discord Username: CatsinHD#4202

Character Name: Kalkii Dynhvah

 

Item Name: TD-17 T’varrnav Varrom 

(TD-17 Submariner Coat, if Siik’maas names are not preferred)

Item Function(s): A suit item, carrying over the typical functions of a jacket. Open, close, two pocket spots. If possible, opening the suit slot to some common Hangar Tech items, like a tablet, wrench, crowbar, or clipboard. However, this isn’t a deal breaker.

Item Description: A black leather coat with a Zshram fur collar found in use by the People’s Republic of Adhomai’s submarine service. This coat is missing the left sleeve past the shoulder, along with holes and rips throughout. Care has been taken to hem the edges of the holes, rips, and remains of the left sleeve. Rredouane’s sword has been stenciled onto the back of the coat in white paint.

Ext Desc: The Miraniye T’varrnav Varrom, translated as Miran’miran Submarine Coat, is the standard overcoat supplied to the Republican Navy’s submarine service. Designed to insulate and protect the wearer against the ice-cold water of the Adhomian seas, the black leather coat is a source of pride among submariners and coveted by Al’mariist and Royalist sailors as a war trophy. Once produced within the port city of Miran’mir it is named after, the war forced production to move to the Ardiye Romanqri Khaz’tra in Nal’tor. Despite this, the coat had only minor changes, remaining constant throughout as a symbol of the Hadiist menace across the waves.

 

Why is your character bringing this item to work?: A lot of the drive in bringing something like this coat is in its personal value. The coat being as important and valuable as it is to them, a symbol of their history, struggles, and pride, is why they continue to carry and wear it as an essential peace of their daily outfit since first receiving it in the Navy. The Horizon is no different. Additionally, despite being damaged, it still provides the practical use of comfort, extra pocket space, and warmth for the organic parts of Kalkii on expeditions.

How did your character obtain this item?: The coat was first earned during Kalkii’s service as a submariner with the PRA. All submariners within the PRA receive a black coat for weathering the Adhomian seas. As time progressed, personal modifications, such as painting TD-17’s unofficial logo of Rredouane’s sword, were added. Throughout the war, it received some nicks and cuts, however it achieved its current state after the explosion caused by the Outer Eyes in the Horizon’s holodeck, where Kalkii was a victim while wearing the coat.

What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: The majority of its value is bound up in history and the desire to show the hardships, victories, and pride Kalkii carries. The idea of battle scars and wearing them with pride. The coat has been the symbol of this, a catalog of everything since they first entered the Navy to now, when they were bombed. While doing minor repairs, cleaning up the edges and such, is in the best interest, preserving the markers and physical representation of the coat’s, and therefore Kalkii’s, history is immensely meaningful to them. To Kalkii, the coat is a part of them. It is, essentially, a catalog of their history manifest.

 

Sprites:

Not a .DMI currently since my dreammaker system is borked. However the sprite is ready for PR.

Additional Comments: This custom item will likely come with a separate PR for adding in the PRA submariner coats. The base coat in the loadout didn’t satisfy my image for the custom item, however the item would be a little odd if it wasn’t based on the submariner coat. 

[Hawk]

I am absolutely and totally 100% unbiased. But I absolutely love the idea of an item that reflects back on the current arc and encourages people to engage with it, even in non event rounds.

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[Valentine]

I think it's really cool this item is showing wear after what happened in the current arc to Kalkii, and as a CAT player, I especially like the idea of a PR for PRA submariner coats. No longer shall the youth be corrupted by human influence by wearing human hand me downs!! But seriously, Catsin is a longtime player who I think pretty much everyone can agree puts a lot into their characters and this item is just a small reflection of that.

 

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