tldr meme

[bizango]

Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
5’9”, kinda… awkwardly lanky and beanpole-ish. It’s pretty obvious from the way he moves and stuff that he’s not even close to being used to his height yet ksdfkjklj Eventually he’s gonna be a 6’7” stick figure, but he’s still got a little bit of meat on him since he hasn't quite made it through the taffy puller that is puberty for him yet.

2. How old is he?
Somewhere early in his seventh sweep, which puts him at like… 15½ years or so?

3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
He’s always always always tense, and not used to being any kind of tall as has been said, so he tends to fold his shoulders in and duck his head. Idk if it’s really a slouch, so much as it is trying to make himself look smaller then he is? But yes… anyway lskdjf

4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
His health is pretty awesome and he basically has never been sick in his life lksjdf He lives a life of running through an abandoned town chasing ghosts, so he’s definitely on the athletic side of things! However, he is blind in his left eye and sometimes his feet get really achy if he stands up for too long

5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Lksjdf tensest ball of awkwardkins. He tends to move quite close to his body? Like if he reaches out too far something will hit him… That said, he talks with his hands, so he’s always making little gestures or fussing with his scarf or whatever. He can get kinda clumsy because he’s always trying so hard to be one hundred percent in control all the time forever, and never really loosens up...

This changes when he’s fighting though 8’| He fights like a dancer honestly, just incredibly smooth and graceful and hella quick when he needs to be. He kinda becomes a whole different person when he needs to defend himself or someone he cares about…

6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
Urrrgh, I think he might be handsome in an… androgynous kinda way? I mean he’s kinda bony and thin as I’ve said, but his features are well defined, he’s healthy, he’s got quite elegant hands frankly. I guess maybe he’s unconventionally attractive??? That’s of course assuming the freaky eye and the face scars don’t throw you off lksjdf He… does not think he’s attractive at all. He probably believes he’s one of the ugliest people in the world SELF-ESTEEM IS HARD especially when you have the kind of body image issues that he’s got… See: seadweller living as a landdweller

7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Grey… like all trolls… His skin is pretty good except for the faint scars along his jaw where his fins used to be and the skin around his eye which is… also scarred, but more noticeably, it’s pulled taut and unmoving like he’s widening his eye constantly He’s got surprisingly few scars otherwise because he avoids getting hurt when he can lskdfj THAT SAID, he has four thin scars between his shoulder blades where he got slashed by another troll’s claws, and the bottoms of his feet are fucked up because he walked himself almost to death when he entered his dissociative fugue )8

8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
It’s black and really tightly curled. Kinda… springy I guess…? He keeps it fairly short, only covering the nape of his neck, but he grows the front bits out like side burns because they help hide the scars on his jaw fff

9. What color are his eyes?
Yellow sclera like trolls do. The right is still grey. He’s got a sweep, maaaaybe two, before it starts to fill in purple, which is probably… notably late for the redblood he’s supposed to be lsjdf The left is blank, though close up probably the outline of his iris is still faintly visible? Basically it’s hella cataract’d and the iris has kind of been destroyed over time idk enough about eyes to really make this scientific but… anyway…

10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
His horns, which go back at a very slight upward angle, completely straight until the sudden hook at the end. As he gets older they’ll grow further back and the hooks will start to curve forward. Also, bluh bluh seadweller stuff, four gills along his ribs, three along his throat. He covers the throat gills with a scarf or something similar at all times ffff

11. What are his chief tension centers?
Between his shoulder blades and in his upper arms and knees. He tends to twist his hands together when he’s nervous… which is… p much always… lsdkjf

12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit?
…cries bright colors errywhere. Actually not even bright colors, just ALL THE COLORS, and they’re all arranged into various ridiculous patterns and designs. Really, as long as it’s colorful he will wear it. It’s… horrifying… lksdjf Of note though! He always covers his neck, usually with a scarf, and he wears gloves like 99% of the time. Also layers forever, and he definitely prefers to cover up everything except his head when he can

13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
Some of it does, some of it doesn’t. I think he kinda scrounges and scavenges for a lot of his clothes? He definitely does seem comfortable in them though. He loves everything he wears 8’>

14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
He doesn’t… have a job???? When he knows he’s going out ghost hunting with Preta, he’ll wear longer pants and better shoes though.

15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Not commando… Otherwise… are they colorful? He’ll wear them 8’| He really doesn’t have a preference for any particular type of underwear as long as they cover his bits



Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
Pubescent??? I think it’s kinda… mid tenor right now, but it’ll drop a little more as he gets older, probably to like… low tenor, high baritone, somewhere in there. He has a pretty extraordinary range though 8|b points at eyes points at headmates

2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
Lilting and hesitant! He kinda half sing-songs everything he says so he always sounds sort of curious and distantly happy. He’s got the Mysterious Talking thing down where it’s really not very clear if he’s hiding something or not just based on his tone. He also. Pauses randomly in the middle of sentences sometimes before picking them back up like nothing happened sldkjf

3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
HE ADDS MAYBE RANDOMLY INTO HIS SENTENCES ALKSJDF Also other… ~unsure~ things, like probably or I think. He’s kind of really horrible at asserting himself verbally usually, so even when he’s sure he’s right, he’ll say things like I think maybe this could be a mistake? instead of just pimp slapping people with how wrong they are lskjdfj

4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
Alternian?? ENGLISH???? Whatever trolls speak idek and he speaks it fluently fff

5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
Uhh… he’ll get more direct with people if he gets angry, particularly if people are hurting and/or insulting Preta. And of course, his headmates all have unique styles of speech and inflection and shit.

6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words?
He is… kind of an okay impromptu speaker??? He definitely prefers having time to think about it though because he is hella awkwardkins, and people make him really really nervous. He does okay over trollian for the most part at least

7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Surprisingly eloquent for being awkwardkins?? I mean, I think he gains eloquence points because he’s usually pretty logical up until the point when he’s… not… at all lskdjf But he’s also got that problem asserting himself and he tends to stay quiet even when he has an idea, so idk… lskdjf idk how to answer this ffff


Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
UHH… idk alkdjflj I mean he’s… maybe average in both? He’s pretty intelligent and learns quickly, and he tends to read a lot when he’s bored. But he also goes out and runs around the ruins of an abandoned town looking for dead things, so he can certainly hold his own navigating streets and stuff. When it comes to navigating people, he’s… pretty stupid lksdjf because even though he reads people remarkably well, he’s still… awkwardkins and doesn’t really know how to deal with them at all

2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
Prefers time to deliberate, but can usually do okay thinking on his feet. Unless it’s a fight, in which case he’s amazing at quick thinking and adapting ffff

3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
Logical and idealistic, I guess??? He tends to be as logical as he can be because he’s neurotic as hell and anything not logical makes him nervous. Buuuut he also believes in ghosts without even thinking about it so… you know… I guess logical is a relative term ffff He always believes the best outcome will work itself out though and will logically attempt to get to that outcome.

4. What kind of education has the character had?
Iiiidk whatever is standard for schoolfeeding. I imagine he was super well-educated when he was still a seadweller which is probably where a lot of his book smarts come from now. After he started being a lowblood though, the quality of his education probably went down accordingly, so he teaches himself a lot on his own. A lot of his more advanced chemistry knowledge comes from surfing the internet and then trial and error lsdkfjklj but he learned the basics and stuff before his lusus died

5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
Bombs, knives and ghosts… Y… ep… I guess really I can extend those first two to just Causing Pain kind of in general. He’s a really good fighter even though he doesn’t look it, and he’s also a surprise tank so… yes. He’s a good swimmer obvsly, though he never goes near bodies of water when he can avoid it. Uhh… yeah I guess that’s it. He’s always interested in learning… p much anything?? But he particularly likes ghost lore and Alternian history, so that’s where he focuses a lot of his attention

6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
I N T R O V E R T no one is surprised by this answer. He just. Really doesn’t like being around people he doesn’t know really well, especially not for long periods of time

7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Urgh… complicated bluh bluh bluh he’s a kid made out of contradictions. He makes an active effort to be incredibly even-tempered, to the point where he doesn’t react to a lot of things the way most people would, but the reason he does that is because if he’s not in total control of himself, he mood swings like crazy. Like he’ll legit switch between murderously angry to overjoyed in a second. Keeping his mood steady is really hard for him sldkfjklj He tends towards cheeriness because he is sort of an optimist, but he has moments of melancholy when he’s alone, and he can be amazingly driven but only when he has a concrete task with clear goals put in front of him. His ideal life is just to hang out and goof around with his moirail, really. So… yes…

8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
TIMID AND AWKWARDKINS. He’s so bad at people I just lksjdflkjsdf And he hates going into a situation blind, so new things make him super nervous. Generally speaking, he responds to new situations better then to new people, because situations are usually predictable whereas people are… not… Not until he knows them better anyway

9. Is he more likely to act, or to react?
R e a c t wow he is the most passive little thing in the world ffff Only time he’ll act is if he has to protect Preta

10. Which is his default: fight or flight?
FLIGHT! Even his usual method of fighting involves retreating enough to set up traps so… yes… He does not like getting into fights because then he risks getting hit, and if he’s hit he might bleed or bruise in a way that reveals his blood color. So yes… kid’s an expert at dodging and avoiding until his opponent is too exhausted to continue fff 8'|

11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
He actually laughs pretty easily for as neurotic as he is lksjdf He likes goofy shit, puns and silly jokes, Dad Humor, basically. Not a fan of anything sexual or anything related to death? Both of those things make him hella uncomfortable. He usually just teases people instead of like… purposefully making jokes lakjdfklj

12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
…cries SURE DOES!!!! He’s got a pretty severe case of DID with, at last count, between ten and thirteen headmates and a fragment serving as a defense mechanism. They have attempted to reach out to him over the sweeps, but he makes a point of ignoring them and really, he isn’t ready to deal with his issues in a healthy manner so they don’t push it as much as they probably could. I actually think he thinks they’re ghosts… that leave him notes and things… and occasionally possess him despite his requests that they please stop 8'| This does quite a bit to keep him firmly entrenched in his delusion that he’s a redblooded medium whoops

That’s the big one, but it’s comorbid with… a bunch of shit lksf While he’s not actively suicidal, he has very little investment in his own life, and he will self-harm usually by standing in scalding water until just before it starts to blister. He’d probably do more, but he’s gotta keep his blood secret and all that. And he’s got plans to eventually put out his own eye to continue keeping that secret. So… issues processing reality in a reasonable way. He’s got social phobia, persistent issues with dissociation in general so he usually seems really forgetful lsdjfjk, uh… mild PTSD… OH HE… is really bad at empathy and is a compulsive liar, but I don’t think he’s callous or cruel enough to actually be a sociopath?? Though that might just be because being cruel or angry kind of in general triggers his PTSD… so… I’m not really sure fff

Technically you can't be diagnosed with a personality disorder until you're eighteen, which he is not yet, but he has symptoms which could easily diagnose him with BPD in the form of dissociation (obvsly) and identity issues as well as splitting and emotional instability. And then obviously if that whole... sociopathy thing gets any worse, he could easily have ASPD...

And he… DOESN’T REALLY DEAL WITH ANY OF THIS WOW???? He’s got a moirail who will pap the shit out of him and that apparently helps because he’s a troll. Otherwise, he kinda does the worst thing he could possibly do and doesn’t say anything about it to anyone. In fact he actively tries to pretend he’s perfectly fine and nothing is wrong ever… so yes… we’ll see how long he can keep that up I guess…

WHY IS THIS SO LONG SLKDJFKLSJDF

TLDR; did, social phobia, general dissociation issues, ptsd, possibly bpd and aspd

13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
Passing his trials, getting attacked on the beach, finding Preta… I think that’s it? Playing the game will be another one once that really gets going lskjdfj

14. What does he fear?
Every… thing… LKSDJFLSJDF NO OKAY HE is desperately afraid of losing control of himself, particularly if it means he hurts someone without meaning to. Kind of related to that, he’s afraid of Preta dying )8

15. What are his hopes or aspirations?
Uh… he doesn’t really… HAVE ANY WHOOPS??? He really lives day to day. He almost never makes plans, because anything he plans he believes will eventually be wrecked or interrupted in some way. He just kinda tries to do what makes him and Preta happy and that’s about it

16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
HAHALKSJDLFKJSDF his blood color :|b



Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents.
HIS LUSUS IS DEEEEAAAAAD. But no, they were pretty close while he was still alive lsjdf He was pretty aware his kid was fucked in the head, so he kinda smothered Kal a little? Which is why Kal rebelled and went to live on land in the first place… so… you know… he feels super guilty about being so much of a brat that he got his lusus killed…

Nowadays, Preta’s lusus takes care of him, and he loves her, even if he feels kinda bad that she has to care for two wigglers. He usually tries to do things on his own when he can so she doesn’t have to worry about him

2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Trolls don’t work like that 8'| I guess Preta is probably the closest thing to a sibling that trolls can have though, since they were raised by the same lusus together???

3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
Trolls don’t work like that!!!

4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them?
Preta… alksjdfl and Preta’s lusus yep yep yep Preta is his moirail and her lusus is his adoptive guardian

5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Preta! Kal entered a dissociative fugue and started wandering around until he showed up at her town and she took him in, and now they’re ghost-hunting moirail bros

6. Does he have other close friends?
Not… really…???? MERZET MIGHT COUNT I GUESS???

7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
People are terrifying to him!!!! So no, he’s terrible at making friends and reaching out to talk to anyone who doesn’t talk to him first, and even then he gets super nervous and sort of uncommunicative lskdjflkj

8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
Family 8'| If we’re using family to mean quadrantmates and lusii anyway. No question about it, he’d save them first if he had to pick

9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
UH??? NONE OF THE ABOVE??? He’s got a moirail, but he’s single in every other quadrant

10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
Yup! Preta’s his moirail. They’re very very close and really dedicated to each other. Cuties tbh 8’>

11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest?
Uh… idk… Preta was probably his first and only pale crush. His relationship with Merzet has the potential to develop into something caliginous except Kal is super uncomfortable with concupiscient quadrants so that’ll probably never happen. Otherwise… nope, he hasn’t really got any crushes, and doesn’t tend to get them very easily at all

12. What does he look for in a romantic partner?
Preta… LKSJDFKLJSDF NO IDK he’s kind of a romantic, so if he were ever to look for any other quadrantmates, which is unlikely to happen any time soon, he’d want them to fit the description of serendipity… So… he's got... high expectations lskjdflkj He’s not really interested though so I have nothing specific ffff

13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
Trolls don’t work like that!!

14. Does he have any rivals or enemies?
Merz… et…??????? NOT REALLY. Kal is the only one who perceives it as a rivalry, and even then, only very mildly in the back of his head. Merzet is just kind of a Guy He Knows, but Preta is kinda fascinated with him so he feels… idk threatened-ish by that??? IDK WHAT I’M REALLY SAYING EMOTIONS ARE JUST HARD????

15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
He’s grey-a, leaning pretty heavily towards completely asexual, so he… almost never experiences sexual attraction…? But he’s panromantic, so there’s that

16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
NO THANK YOU. lkajsdf he’s got some really bad hang-ups about sex, mostly related to the part where… sex seems like a complete loss of control to him and he’s worried about hurting or killing his partner which would be… bad. He also gets really anxious about not being super interested in it with most people, and knowing eventually it’ll be required of him? He would rather he never had to think about it or do it ever please and thank you

17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
I REFUSE



Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
Troll astrology contains 48 signs, and I know none of them 8'| so there you go

2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?
Definitely spiritual! He believed in ghosts and souls and an afterlife of some variety, and this is pretty important to him since it’s what occupies most of his days. Gonna be a ghost hunter with his moirail someday!!! 8'>!!!

3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
N… ope… lkajsdklfjljsdf Kinda goes into that whole… almost a sociopath thing lksdfjl He protects Preta by whatever means necessary, and he makes an effort not kill people too often. Otherwise, he do what he wants

4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
He’s good with them :|b I mean as long as you’re not hurting someone he cares about, he genuinely doesn’t… give a shit lksjdfkj and I mean that in an apathetic way, not in a… tolerant way FFFF

5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
He is deathly afraid of highbloods YEP because he thinks they’re all murderous psychopaths deep down, and no matter how hard they try to hide it, they’re gonna lose it eventually. This is… I mean, it’s based on experience, both his own issues with violence and that whole thing where a highblood came out of nowhere and ruined his life, but… I mean, demonizing… an entire group of people is always p irrational? So… there’s that…

He also has some gross prejudice left over from growing up a highblood, and he tends to underestimate lowbloods more then he really should lskjdf



Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Com… fortable…??? I think technically he’s poor because he’s living as a lowblood, but he and Preta have an entire town to themselves, so I imagine they scrounge for stuff when they have to.

2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
Currently quite poor! He’s living as like a midline redblood, so he’s one of the lowest castes possible, though there are still a couple who are even lower fff HE USED TO BE a prince… p much… I mean as close to a prince as trolls get anyway. His blood is damn near tyrian, so he was treated as royalty, got whatever he wanted, had more money then should ever be given to a young child. When he switched, he pretty much got a crash course in how much the hemospectrum sucks, and now he’s quite a lot more sympathetic to lowbloods, even if he still has... weird loyalty issues... regarding this system he grew up believing in... welp

3. Where does he live? House, apartment, trailer? Is his home his castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does he share it with others?
In a hive in an abandoned town! The hive is his, but he shares the town with Preta. Uhh… the hive is mostly just a place to crash and store his things, though he does keep it meticulously organized. He identifies the town as his home more then that one building though, and he probably has a couple other hives in different areas where he keeps more of his things

4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
Uh… books, maybe? And chemicals for his bombs… I don’t imagine he or Preta have very much spending money between them, so a lot of stuff they’ll just take from other hives instead of trying to buy it new or whatever

5. What does he do for a living? Is he good at it? Does he enjoy it, or would he rather be doing something else?
Uh… he’s a kid so… he doesn’t work… He has no plans for what he wants to do when he grows up and now SCRIB is happening so it doesn’t really matter anyway lskdfj The closest thing he has to a job now is ghost hunting which he is excellent at because he… fakes… all of it… lsdkjflkjsdf

6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?
Ghosts and history and chemistry, and the various hobbies related to those. He spends most of his time looking for ghosts with Preta, but when he’s not doing that he… reads a lot and makes up stories and pokes around on grubtube. Mostly he reads and adventures though sldkf

7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Kinda… horrible LSKJDFKJ He’s a teenager with fairly limited access to good, proper food so… lots of eating microwave dinners and shit. He doesn’t really know how to cook, so even on those occasions when he gets a hold of good stuff, he sorta just uselessly flails around with it. His favorite food is raw fish )8 which he doesn’t really get much of anymore lklkjsdf



Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is his favorite:

1. Color? The blue and yellow in his jacket actually klsdjflkj
2. Smell? Rain, maybe?
3. Time of day? Dusk
4. Season? Winter moving towards spring
5. Book? iiiidk Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark I guess
6. Music? He’s a solo violin, or violin and piano. I tend to associate him with a weird underlying tension, and/or heavy drums. Mumford & Sons and Fun. sound like him even if the words usually don’t match lksjdf …
7. Place? Old buildings and rocky beaches
8. Substance? Gunpowder. Also apparently phosphorous but idk why, it was just the first thing that hit me when I looked at the question sldfkjlkj
9. Plant? Seagrass????
10. Animal? BUFFY FISH OWL



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