Cebrián Arriola

Original Character (pickleplum)a tagline will go here
==Quick Facts==
* Marshal of the Panama City Shatterdome from 2019 until 2024 November 9
* Lives his wife; his daughter and her family lives off site
** Has at least two grandchildren
* Equerry is Benjamin Quintero
* Faceclaim is Lin-Manuel Miranda. 
==Personality==
Likes to record music. 
== Scraps ==
===Mix Tape===
[Cebrián gives himself a final check, adjusts his cuffs. A deep breath, squared shoulders, and he steps through into the Marshal's office suite.
"Good morning, Marshal Arriola," says Xiong's equerry.
"Good morning, Officer ...." Grimaces.
"Lo Nang," supplies the equerry with a kind smile.
Cebrián inclines his head. "Officer Lo."
A /shimmer from Lo's tablet.]
"Marshal Xiong will see you [now."]
"Thank you, Officer." 
Lo bows, gets the door. 
Cebrián enters. 
"Lieutenant General," greets Xiong, coming around her desk. 
"Chief Sergeant—Marshal." 
Xiong smiles, offers the chair. "Would you like tea?" 
"That would be wonderful, thank you." Cebrián sits.
Xiong takes her seat, presses a button on her phone. 
A chime, and a young person in an apron slips in with a [tea service. They place the tray on Xiong's desk, bow,] and depart. 
"I hope you'll [fare] better than the last Marshal," says Xiong, pouring tea. 
Cebrián swallows, says[, "Thank you, ma'am."] 
"I don't think your predecessor liked the job much[—" Hands him a cup. "—but I think you will." 
"Panama has been kind to me and I want to do my wife and daughters proud."] Remembers—! Sets down his cup, digs in a pocket, retrieves a USB key. "I, uh, like—I [record a set of] songs for each new arrival. If it's not too familiar, [I've] made one for your daughter, too." 
"That's very thoughtful. Thank you." 
Cebrián places the key in her palm. 
"Thank you." Xiong tucks it into a pocket. "I'd heard you were musically-inclined." 
He shrugs. "I dabble in my free time." 
Xiong smiles into her tea. 
Cebrián sips, decides that smile's not a good sign, and sighs. "I won't have much free time, will I?" 
"No, you won't." 
"But that's not why you're smiling like that." 
"No, it's not." Xiong drinks tea. 
Cebrián does, too. 
Xiong sips. 
Cebrián ... sets down his cup, steels himself. "Why are you smiling like that?" 
"Because, in forty-eight hours, you'll have a Shatterdome of your very own." 
"Yes?" 
"Your Shatterdome hosts Jaegers from both the USA and Russia, protects on of the most strategically important places on the planet—" Xiong's smile grows disturbingly. "—and is home to the Costa twins." 
Cebrián furrows his brow. "I don't understand. Why are the Rangers comparable to—" 
""Mummy!"" 
He twists to see. 
A layer cake of cyan, chartreuse, and hot pink satin toddles rapidly toward Xiong, arms out. 
Xiong scoops up the bundle, which must contain her daughter, says, "Fei Yen, this is Marshal Arriola, he-him-his." 
"[Fei Yen response.]" 
"My pleasure, Mx Xiong," says Cebrián, bowing. 
Fei Yen folds at the waist and beams. 
"We were just talking about how the Costas made your dress." 
Cebrián blinks rapidly. "The Rangers did ... this?" 
"That they did." 
"[Fei Yen statement that the Costas make lots of pretty dresses]" 
"Oh dear." Cebrián shakes away a thought. "Are their designs limited to childrens' wear?" 
"No, they're not." Xiong straightens a lacy petticoat. "Welcome to what it is to be a Marshal, Cebrián." 
He swallows.] 
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===Cravat===
Date/Timing: 31 October 2021
Setting: Panama Shatterdome
Marshal Cebrián Arriola eases himself into the chair in the video conference suite. He grimaces, adjusts the height downward until his feet touch the floor, untucks his ponytail from his collar, and leans back.
Eight of the screens mounted on the wall flicker to life, the static quickly resolves into his fellow marshals.
Souma solidifies first (of course, the man would be upset if it was any other way) and frowns into the camera. "Marshal Arriola, just /what are you wearing?""
Cebrián fluffs his neckwear. "It's a cravat, Marshal. They look best on those with a certain amount of style."
Souma huffs. ""And just /why are you wearing it?""
"I'm on my way to the annual fancy dress event at the Officers' Club."
Xiong smiles (in spite of herself). ""If that is in fact familiar lacework, I would say the Costa twins found your wardrobe.""
""You said something in front of the Costa twins, didn't you?"" says Pentecost.
Cebrián sighs.
""And that was ...?""
"In an unguarded moment, I may have mentioned I was enjoying a book about late eighteenth-century politics within their earshot."
""Did they find you the shoes, too?""
"Yes." His lip curls. "Unfortunately."
Matevosian is nearly beside herself laughing.
"What's so funny?"
""Dressed like that, you look like that one guy. From that musical that was all the rage a few years back?""
"I'm not really one for show tunes." Cebrián adjusts his cuffs. "I believe we have business to talk over?"
""Yes, yes, of course,"" chuckles Nguyen. ""Wouldn't want you to be late to the ball.""
Cebrián rolls his eyes.
===Dresses like New Royalty===
Please see "Dresses like New Royalty".
==Timeline & Appearances==
2019 January 1: Replaces Gregory Santoyo as Marshal of the Panama City Shatterdome
2019 July 31: Receives the memo "Kaiju Strength Analysis & Predictions"
2019 November 17: Questions Thomas Nguyen's request to move Hermann Gottlieb during the Marshal's weekly conference call ("Trade")
2024 November 9: Panama City Shatterdome shut down and sold to Wei Tang Liu a private buyer 
2025: A portion of the former Panama City Shatterdome is sublet to Nate Barclay-Harvey and Shinohara Heavy Industries.
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