Bastien Gottlieb

Para-Canon Character
The youngest of Hermann's siblings, Bastien idolizes his older brother and is one of his closest friends.
==Quick Facts==
*Born April 1, 1995, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
*He/him/his pronouns; cisgender; aromantic asexual
*Called 'Hasi' (German for 'bunny') by his siblings
*Fluent in German, English, and Japanese
*Sketches portraits as a hobby, a skill he developed searching for missing persons
*Terrified by the mere mention of the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who after an incident involving Hermann when Bastien was thirteen
*Suggests Ellen McLain reprise her role as GLaDOS for the Jaeger AI audio cues; makes the necessary connections with Valve to make it possible
==Personality==
Light-hearted, with an easy smile and laugh. Confident and nearly fearless. Fiercely protective of Hermann. Willing to bend rules to do what he thinks is right. Has effectively disowned his father.
==Timeline & Appearances==
1995 April 1: Born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
1999 Spring: Admits to Hermann Gottlieb he wants wings, too ("Envy")
2003 Summer: The Gottlieb siblings rent a cabin in the Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald ("Blackberry Tea")
2005 December 18: Informed of Hermann Gottlieb's suicide attempt ("Bastien's Brother")
2005 December 23: Spends a day eating ice cream and watching Harry Potter movies with Hermann Gottlieb ("French Vanilla")
2015 August: Begins university at the University of Oxford, majoring in computer science
2016 September: Hermann Gottlieb visits him at Oxford ("The Raven and the Owl")
2019 May: Graduates from the University of Oxford with a degree in computer science
2019 June: Begins work with Reunion, an NGO working to reconnect families separated by Kaiju attacks and Kaiju-related relocations and evacuations; moves to Tokyo
2019 September: Sneaks into Sydney without a travel visa to find a quartet of missing young women; injured in a fight and turns to Hermann Gottlieb for medical care and comfort ("Bruised")
2023 May: Enters King's College law school in London; hopes to practice human rights law on graduation
2025 February: Shops for new clothes for Hermann Gottlieb in Geneva with Tendo Choi and Newton Geiszler
== Scraps ==
=== Inspiration ===
Date/Timing: after "Omission"
Setting: some generic meeting/conference site, probably London
Bastien hovers outside the conference room door. Resettles his satchel over his shoulder. Checks the knot of his tie. Straightens his nametag.
Laughter and quiet French from the edge of the gathering crowd.
Bastien's heart stutters, but he squares up, slips between the other lawyers and the social workers, following the sound to two black women in hijab: the younger in her thirties, round-faced, and with be-ringed fingers; the older in her fifties, wearing thick glasses and a chunky watch. 
Bastien swallows, croaks, "Ms Arale? May I have a moment?"
The older woman smiles warmly. "Of course, Mr Gottlieb. It is so very good to see you again."
"Th-the same." Wipes his palms on his trousers. "I just wanted to tell you that you've been a big influence on me, on my studying law and making asylum my specialty."
"I seem to remember you being interested in those things when we were first introduced."
Bastien shrugs. "Well, true, but not so much from the legal end of things." Ducks his head. "You showed me how much good a lawyer could do to help.
Arale's eyes twinkle. "So you are blaming /me for Khan sending you to this snore-fest?"
Bastien laughs. "Pretty much, yea."
"Well, I take the blame for that happily. I am proud to sit at this snore-fest beside a fine young man—and lawyer—like yourself."
"I'm not much of a lawyer yet."
She scoffs. "I heard of your victory for the Matane family. Not just any junior lawyer could have won that case."
Bastien's face heats and he shifts his feet.
"Such modesty!" laughs Arale, taking his arm. "Come along, youngster, there is boredom to be had." She tugs him toward the conference room.
Bastien stumbles along. "Yes, ma'am."
"None of that! We are lawyers together now."
"One big, happy legal family."
"Yes!" Arale marches them inside, teases, "But don't you dare start calling me 'mother'."
"Wouldn't dream of it," breathes Bastien.
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