Martin Blackwood

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## Profile

Martin Blackwood is EPD Eligos' primary receptionist and dispatch coordinator alongside Alter Ego. He mans the front desk during business hours and greets visitors, attends to civilian inquiries, and addresses all other external needs. Over time his position has grown to encompass many other office responsibilities as well.

Blackwood is a universally revered presence in the precinct, garnering the good will of EPD employees and the local community alike. He has served in his current position for three years. During this time he has helped to bolster EPD Eligos' reputation among the community and to raise morale among employees. Though Blackwood has been a reliable employee, he is frequently absent due to hospital stays. In these situations a substitute stands in for him, typically Lee or Pasternack.

Martin suffers from an as yet unidentified chronic respiratory disease. In the past this resulted in the loss of one of his lungs and the administration of indefinite oxygen therapy. Today he remains functional though frail; he frequently falls ill, which results in days-long hospital stays. Even so, Blackwood remains endlessly and infectiously optimistic.

Blackwood is well-liked in the precinct. He has been described as "too good for this world," "a smile you can always count on," and "somebody I'd kill or die to protect." Shortly after his joining, Nakamura bestowed upon him the nickname "Martian" ("Mars" for even shorter), which initially earned the detective a lot of reprimand as many believed it an insult upon the medical equipment Blackwood requires. Blackwood spoke out against the critics, though. He explained that he quite liked the nicknames, pointing to the allusion to Mars, a God of War as a means of securing peace. Nakamura confirmed this claim, insisting he only ever meant the moniker as a tribute to Blackwood's fighting spirit and resilience in the face of great adversity.

## Responsibilities

Blackwood's official job responsibilities include his roles as receptionist and as a dispatch officer. With regard to the former, he mans the front desk of the precinct and interfaces with the general public to intake and process their requests. He also answers non-emergency phone calls.

His title of dispatch officer is somewhat ambiguous. While another team handles emergency calls from the public and dispatches units to attend to those, Blackwood does serve as a point of coordination between Devil Hunter Divisions (DHD). He does so through and with the assistance of Alter Ego--as her back-up. It follows that Blackwood serves as the human redundancy to Alter Ego's dispatch and coordination functions, much like Inari serves as a back-up to her information records.

Besides these official duties, Blackwood has taken on additional responsibilities akin to those of an office manager. He throws celebrations and fun events for the precinct, helps with generic issues and requests around the office, and takes on all extraneous tasks which do not fall under anyone else's jurisdiction.

## History & Tenure

Martin Blackwood was hired in July of 3859 following the resignation of his predecessor, who quit her job in order to pursue something in the private industry. He was a patient of one of Greyson's close medical associates/friends at Amica Hospital and became acquaintances with Greyson as well.

In 3858, Blackwood was forced to abandon his pursuit of a degree at the Akademiya due to his persistent health issues. A bout of pneumonia and consequently depression left him hospitalized for several months. During this period Greyson spent much of his free time getting to know Blackwood and helping to investigate his medical case, though still to no avail. In the end, Blackwood's medical team--with the help of Greyson--helped to stabilize Blackwood and have him return to his normal life.

Greyson petitioned Vitucci to offer Blackwood a position as EPD Eligos' receptionist, knowing that this role would accommodate for his frailty and frequently hospital stays. The Chief obliged and Blackwood was offered the position, which he accepted gratefully. Since then, he has operated well in his position and has received nothing short of excellent performance reviews.