Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill


 * He's defiling the character of the Dursleys! And using uncanonical child abuse as a cheap excuse for drama and speshulness! He goes too far! &mdash;Ilraen, "Ring Child"

Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill, or just Ilraen for short, is an agent in the Department of Implausible Crossovers. He is written by Neshomeh.

Appearance
As an Andalite, Ilraen looks like a blue-and-tan centaur with a deer's lower body and a scorpion's tail. He has four eyes: two main eyes in the usual humanoid place, and two stalk eyes at the top of his head. His nose is three vertical slits in the middle of his face. He has no mouth, but speaks in thought-speech, represented by triangular brackets. He eats by absorbing nutrients, preferably from grass, through his hooves. For pictures, see his other profile.



Morphs

 * Human: 5'8", willowy, somewhat androgynous young man with bright ginger hair and green eyes.
 * Gold dragon (Pern): large, though more long than tall; of a rich medium-gold hue.
 * Red-orange dragonhawk (WoW): a creature resembling a sea dragon with wings, about four feet long from beak to tail, with bright, translucent feathers on its wings.

Personality
Ilraen's personality is still developing, though he has come a long way. By default, he is curious, eager to please, and polite. His attitude comes across as somewhat adolescent, almost childlike at times. However, treating him as a child is a sure way to get on his nerves. He also has a wry, subtle sense of humor that often plays on others' expectations that, because he's an Andalite (or even because he's himself), he won't understand something he actually does.

He is ignorant of many of the niceties of relationships, but if there's one thing he knows, it is the meaning of friendship. A kind word makes you a friend in his book, and with that come unflinching trust and loyalty. The breakup of canon relationships in badfic is likely to bring out his homicidal side faster than any amount of bad punctuation and spelling. Additionally, his friendship with Jenni Robinson's young son, Henry, has made him sensitive to the treatment of children. Over the years, he has adapted well to his partner's tough love, if it can be called that, and in fact is beginning to develop some insight into Nume's other idiosyncrasies.

Recruitment
Ilraen was brought to the PPC in 2006 HST by Agents Twiggy and Brittany of the Department of Cool and Unusual Punishment after they rescued him from a badfic in which his only role was to use the Escafil device on a Mary Sue. He had no name, no personality, and no description. The first was given to him by Agent Twiggy. The rest came, in time, with intensive therapy in the Department of Fictional Psychology. There, he received a culture implant which included Andalite society, the Animorphs canon, and certain knowledge of his potential potential (yes, you read that right).

In theory, this means that he knows how to morph and to use his tail-blade to best advantage. Thusfar, he can hit his intended target and avoid collateral damage with his tail, but he lacks the fine precision of a trained warrior. As for morphing ability, it remains a theory. He acquired a Frolis Maneuver human morph from donors in the Lounge (including Nurse Robinson and Agents Supernumerary, Ginger, and Kit H), but hasn't quite got it worked out. The process tends to be on the messy side and he can't morph clothing to save his life or his partner's sanity. He hasn't had much better luck with the other two he's tried, either.

PPC Career
Since his official inception in 2007, Ilraen has been on five recorded missions with Agent Supernumerary in Implausible Crossovers and a sixth as a crossover consultant with Orken 7861 and Thomas Greenwall. In his own words, he has read "several books of canon" and is "eager to learn." In the third mission, he learned an important lesson about the effects of badfic on the characters therein, and in the fourth he learned how things can go horribly wrong when an agent lets it get to him. The fifth marked his first official psychotic break, triggered by relentless time distortions throughout and finally the gross misrepresentation of Harry Potter's treatment by the Dursleys. He recovered and is determined to prevent it from happening again by means of increased personal discipline, including the observation of certain Andalite rituals that he had thusfar neglected. The Ironic Overpower, however, is proving an obstacle.

He has developed an interest in technology and has a pet project of constructing a working CAD from extra pieces donated by DoSAT, which drives Nume up the wall. Ilraen would be lying if he said he didn't enjoy that effect just a little bit.

Timeline
All years given in HQ Standard Time.


 * 2006
 * Brought to HQ by Agents Twiggy and Brittany. Stays in FicPsych to develop a personality.
 * Spends some time in the Lounge to help him get used to HQ. Acquires a human morph from helpful people there.
 * 2007
 * Officially partnered with Agent Supernumerary and assigned to Implausible Crossovers.
 * First recorded mission with Nume.
 * Helps in Operation: Neuralyze!
 * Second recorded mission with Nume.
 * 2008
 * Third recorded mission with Nume. Acquires gold dragon morph and deeper sense of purpose.
 * Stuck in RC for the duration of the Macrovirus Epidemic; fights in the Sue Invasion. Recorded in Ilraen's journal.
 * Helps Agents Lunac and Liadan exorcise Robecca from the land of Narnia in "The Youngest Goddess and a PPC Emergency," Part One, Part Two.
 * 2009
 * Involved in the gender-bender incident.
 * 2010
 * Fourth recorded mission with Nume. Mistakes are made; shenanigans involving time travel result. Acquires dragonhawk morph.
 * Encounters Orken 7861 while doing Nume's laundry as a penance for his mistakes in the last mission.
 * 2011
 * Attends Henry Robinson's second birthday party.
 * Aids in the defense of the International Academy of Hetalia Fanfiction, becoming a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Mochi&mdash;his full title is now Agent Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill, GCMG. (This may or may not also stand for "God Calls Me God.")
 * Fifth recorded mission with Nume.
 * Sixth recorded mission, this time temporarily assigned with Orken and Thomas.
 * 2012
 * Makes his first entry in a public journal.
 * Encounters Agent Cinderella in the courtyard and provides a sympathetic ear.
 * Joins Team Nevermind in the All-HQ Australian Indoor-Rules Quiddich League. He is one of the few people who actually realize what game they're signing up for.
 * 2019
 * In the future, Ilraen appears to be an agent trainer, Henry Robinson is ten, and life in HQ is complicated.

Mission Logs
Home: Response Center #999

Partnered with Nume

 * Prelude: "Introducing Ilraen" (FicPsych)
 * In which an Andalite recruit gets a culture implant.
 * Mission 1: "Family Ties" (Harry Potter)
 * In which the agents have an unexpected first mission.
 * Mission 2: "What Friends Will Do" (Young Wizards)
 * In which the agents confront bad science and loud noises.
 * Mission 3: "Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern" (exactly what it sounds like), with Nurse Jenni and Agents Sedri, Maria Falcone, Lunac, and Circe.
 * In which the agents finally get a crossover and nothing goes as planned.
 * Interlude 1: "Ilraen's Journal"
 * In which the importance of Bleepka is made clear.
 * Oh, and there was an invasion or something, too.
 * Mission 4: "The Dark Side" (WoW x FMA), with Eamon Brightbeard and Barid.
 * In which RC #999 meets RC #1986 for a combined mission. With surprise guest appearances!
 * Interlude 2: "Dirty Laundry"
 * In which Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill meets Orken 7861. (Nume does not appear in this interlude.)
 * Mission 5: "Ring Child" (LotR x HP) Possibly NSFB.
 * In which Suicide and Diocletian come along for "evaluation" and Nume says the F-word a lot.
 * Stu: Archir the Emerald
 * Mission 6: Diptych: "Secret Agents" and "Cosmic Love"
 * 6.1: "Secret Agents" (Alex Rider x Harry Potter), Ilraen with Agents Orken 7861 and Thomas Greenwall (DMS)
 * In which Ilraen teams up with Agents Orken and Thomas to keep a Sue from marrying Alex Rider and infiltrating Hogwarts.
 * 6.2: "Cosmic Love" (Twilight x Harry Potter), Nume with Agent Decima (DBS)
 * In which love is found in all the wrong places.