Canti
08-22-2011, 07:42 PM
PUPPETEER
[USERNAME]: CANTI
THE STRINGS OF SOCIAL STANDING
[NAME]:
ESTIN GRAVES
[SECOND IDENTITY]:
TAKUMA HAYASHIDA
[EDUCATION]:
HIGASHI HIGH DROPOUT
[FORMER CLUBS]:
TRACK [400M Dash, 1600M Relay]
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
THE STRINGS OF THE PUPPET’S POWER
[TUNER STATS]:
C-Rank Tuner
Vitality: 30
Dexterity: 50
Hearing: 80
Intelligence: 40
Total Tuning SP: 200
[RIDER STATS]:
F-Rank Rider
Stamina: 11
Strength: 7
Defense: 25
Speed:4
Total Riding SP: 47
Total SP: 247
Trick List:
E-Rank Tricks
One Step Ahead
Requirement: Dexterity: 25
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Self
Type: Special
In RP Description: By using a tuner’s superior insight into other people’s riding and on the battlefield itself the tuner is capable of staying one step ahead of any rider or unprepared tuner. This gives him a heads up and allows him to act more rapidly than others. They are not necessarily faster but they react more rapidly.
Ruling: If you know this trick then you are first to post regardless of what other skills state. This trick does nothing however, you will now be the first to act every cycle.
Full Tune-up
Requirement: Dexterity: 20 Intelligence: 20 Vitality: 20 Hearing: 20
Preparation Level: 1
Target: Single rider
Type: Tune
In RP Description: A complete tune-up of an air trek. Aims to maximize the air trek’s potential despite the added preparation needed for this more complex procedure.
Ruling: Increase targets strength, speed and defense by an amount equal to ((Hearing + Intelligence + Dexterity) / 30) * (Vitality / 30) for the rest of the battle.
Destabilizing Round
Requirement: Dexterity: 30 Hearing: 25
Preparation Level: 1
Target: Single
Type: Special
In RP Description: This is a fired round that is all flash and no boom. It is in no way damaging but will definitely make the target’s life a lot harder from now on. Things progressively get better but it’s a slow recovery.
Ruling: Decrease the speed, strength and defense of target rider by 5 per full rank the user possesses (for example if you are E ranked decrease your opponent’s stats by 5 while at A rank decrease your opponent’s stats by 25). At the beginning of each of your cycle the amount your opponent was decreased is decreased by 1 (so your target will regain 1 of each of his stats for each of your cycles). You may not target an opponent which you already targeted with this ability this battle.
D-Rank Tricks
Rapid Tampering
Requirement: Dexterity: 40 Hearing: 40 Intelligence: 40
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Single
Type: Special
In RP Description: Give a tuner a few nuts and bolts and a bit of time and they can make marvels or render anything pretty much useless. As such a tuner can be an amazing ally or a devastating foe with the capability of rendering hours of work useless in mere seconds.
Ruling: Depending on the target this ability can have multiple effects. If the target is a tuner decrease the target’s preparation level by 2. At the end of the current round increase the target’s preparation level by 1. If the target is a mechanoid render it inactive for the rest of the round. While inactive a mechanoid can still be targeted but will not do anything. If the target is a rider decrease that rider’s strength, defense or speed by 30 until the end of the round.
Focused Avoidance
Requirement: Hearing: 80
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Self
Type: Defensive
In RP Description: By using acute hearing a tuner can fake great athletic abilities by simply cheating a bit with their movements. Through calculated analysis and instinct the tuner can fake natural reflexes that most tuners just don’t possess.
Ruling: You may defend as though you have not used a defensive action this cycle. Increase your speed and defense by an amount equal to 50% of your hearing until the end of the cycle (if you are a pure tuner and don’t have a speed or defense stat you get one for the duration of the cycle. They start at 0 and are increased by an amount equal to half your hearing).
Concentrate
Requirement: Intelligence: 100
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Self
Type: Special
In RP Description: Being lost in ones thought can be dreadfully dangerous on a battlefield but for a tuners it can prove to be their most destructive state. By focusing entirely upon themselves they can practically double their analysis and create true miracles. However, it is a double edged sword. This added internal focus will leave a tuner open to violent reprisals.
Ruling: You may use 2 extra actions this cycle (does not include the activation of concentrate). After this cycle and until your next cycle you may not use any actions (this includes defensive tricks or just simple defensive actions such as dodging/blocking). Increase the stat requirement for using this trick after every use by 100 intelligence.
C-Rank Tricks
Hidden Explosives
Requirement: Dexterity: 120
Preparation Level: 1
Target: Single
Type: Defensive
In RP Description: The intricacy of this trick is not in activating it but in preparing it without your opponent’s realizing what you are doing. Essentially this trick consists of hiding explosives and luring an opponent right into them as to maximize the damage output. Obviously this is the kind of trick that relies on the element of surprise and as such loses effectiveness the more it’s used.
Ruling: This trick may be used in response to any attack targeting any ally (yourself included). If the action this trick is used in response to deals damage then decrease the damage by 50% (damage = damage * 0.5). Before damage calculation (so you will use the stamina after being dealt the damage to calculate the damage u inflict) the target is dealt damage = dexterity / 5. Increase the damage of this trick by 10% if you are the target. For each subsequent activation of this trick the damage is decreased by 25% (damage = damage * 0.75). Increase the preparation level of this trick by 2 after each activation.
THE STRINGS THAT TIE THE PUPPET TO THE SKY
[TUNING STYLE]: Once Estin first heard sound from A-T it sounded like song. As a fan of techno music Estin often contemplated beats that could be or even SHOULD be in an A-T's noise, or a tempo that's pace wasn't right. When tuning Estin [using music making software] plays the most base version of what he hears. Adjustments are made in accordance so the Software song sets what he feels the A-T song should be. Pieces are fixed one by one and the change in sound is noted. The summarized process is song creation, application to the AT, adjustments, and confirmation.
Estin doesn't have to take A-T apart to understand their parts. Manuals and webpages provide enough information for simple memorization. Estin’s hands however, must explore the A-T sometimes meaning dissembling a pair to get their feel.
Estin's tune output isn’t limited to being either subtle or obvious post tune for a rider. Output depends on what Estin hears initially and how far it varies from his believed Song of Synch. Sometimes tunes are as simple as making a bolt tighter than normal; other times he removes a piece, breaks the component itself down, and tries to edit that. Occasionally to achieve his believed proper tune Estin uses unconventional things, such as programming a brake to know to trigger a smooth curving stop if AT motion occurs in specific directions.
Often Estin tries creating new pieces all together not part of traditional A-T. These pieces tend to not... work so well so he only tests them on his own A-T and see how they affect things. Despite all his tinkering’s however he is a bona fide failure, who simply dreams and does crazy things to A-T to see what they can do
[AIR TREK DESIGN]: Estin’s Air Trek bear homage as “Foolish God” along other similar titles. The Air Treks are a plain, drab, slate gray. Most notably is how the Air Treks resemble the shoes of a harlequin or Jester with a slightly crueler demeanor. The toe of both AT curl upward uniform to harlequin boots but end in jutting spikes, not bell tipped swirls. Adorning the left toe spike is an icon- a misty white image of a ghost monkey, super imposed with a smaller teal blue sea turtle overlapping it. Jagged black lightning is the inlaid finish of the inside and outside of the boots. Each boot houses four wheels the first three in the sequence from front to last a teal blue contrasting with the slate gray, whilst mimicking the turtle of the left toe. The fourth and rear wheels to each boot has a teal rim, but in diameter are mostly encompassed by speakers over the bearings.
PUPPETS PAINT JOB
[EYE COLOR]: Gray
[HAIR COLOR]: Chocolate
[SKIN TONE]: Pale white
[HEIGHT/WEIGHT]: 5"11'; 172lbs
[BLOOD TYPE]: O-
[PICTURE]:Coming soon...
[OVERALL APPEARANCE]: Estin's dark brown hair is as unmovable as him, always falling perfectly into place without goading after being disrupted. The hair seems well cared for but has actually never seen a brush, and should such a meeting happen Estin would likely yelp at the pain of multiple knots. His skin, always covered is slightly pale. The pallor of his skin, and the rich hue of his hair bring out his gray eyes in a daunting way. Not to mention Estin is always scowling without relent. The effect is that he always seems to be brooding coldly, or meditating over a murder no one knows about. At 5"11' Estin is tall and at 172lbs he is lean, and just slightly muscular from his activities which is completely hidden by his clothing. Generally button up shirts with ties, or just a plain simple hooded jacket. All are loose fitted so that the definition of his body is lost and he merely seems thin and taunt. The hoods are frequented more often by his sense of fashion so that he can hide his face with the hood up. Even when he wears a tie the colors are always neutral. Not one touch of expression. Few colors coupled with his mute personality pull the light away from him, and make his appearances more vague and remove the individual traits of his body. Only his eyes seem to be the best shock to realize how Estin looks when usually he is a background character.
PUPPET'S PERSONA
[LIKES]:
♡ BLOGGING
♡ VIDEO-TAPING STORM RIDERS
♡ MINT ICE CREAM
♡ TURTLES
♡ WRITING
♡ RAIN
[DISLIKES]:
♠ NO WI-FI
♠ CRIME
♠ Drugs
♠ SEX
♠ CATS
♠ AGGRESSIVE STORM RIDERS
[HOBBIES]:
♫ WRITING Especially blogging
♫ READING
♫ WALKING
♫ RECORDING AT
♫ DJ’ING
♫ CREATING
[OVERALL PERSONALITY]: The natural silence around Estin is so penetrating that doesn't render him invisible like a normal loner. The stillness he has around himself is attention grabbing and screams that he is odd, bordering the line between human and something less than human. Mr. Graves is a bothersome man in that should you talk to him he sighs, rolls his eyes, and groans as if he is the one bothered. If one ever does manage to get this quiet soul to talk he speaks with a baffling wit for his age, but its a very biting and rude smack of quips. If one were to ask him what gives him the right to speak as if he is god Estin would give the fanciful and equally pompous remark that he is the king of Smart Asses. Indeed Estin's ego knows no bounds to himself as a person, yet he can still admit when he is lesser in contests of actual skill.
Yet never has his ego over stepped itself to the point where he loses his composure. Estin is icily calm, almost to the point of apathy. A bi-product of the sadness that resonates in his chest. Medical depression was nothing the boy had asked for. Yet despite his quick hidden temper, the mean comments, the seeming aversion of people, in his silence Estin does not ignore the world but rather he observes it through his two keen eyes. He takes in everything and his curiosity of others is that of a lonely person seeking company and unable to attain it, confusing and paining him more. To the few and far between that do know him, they know his sense of ideals is so radical that his life belongs to them. His loved ones are more than family, they are his pack, and he is the runt, who would lay down his life for them. Estin is quick to insult, but is just as quick to help others. His friends he awaits for beck and call. Yet what probably add's to the boy's silence most of all is how despite how purely bitter his persona is towards the world, as silent as his mouth, should a stranger need help, it will be done, and then the boy is gone, leaving you to wonder what game he plays. That of the Joker or the Priest.
MAKES THE PUPPETS STRINGS QUIVER
[FEAR]: Speaking in large crowds, failing in large crowds, high ranking Storm Riders, losing himself in his new life style
[GOALS]: Make original parts for Air Trek, Save the people who ride for fun from violent riders, Survive
PUPPET’S TALE
[BIRTH PLACE]:
Orlando, Florida, United States
[BIRTH DATE]:
December 30, 1994
[BIRTH TIME]:
2:21 A.M.
[PARENTS]:
Benjamin Graves- Father, Fuuka Natsuki- Mother
[SIBLINGS]:
None
[OVERALL HISTORY]:
Estin's mother was a foreign exchange student in college in the United States. Her brief affair with her peer Benjamin Graves left her with a child and a broken heart. Fuuka Natsuki harbored the fruit of her one night stand and struggled with classes. She birthed the child, naming it in honor of the father who never heard of the child. Then Japan during the winter break in which the babe was born she returned to Japan and left Estin with his Grandparents. The elderly couples raged at their daughter and her callous disregard of the child yet were smitten with the little boy forced upon them.
As the only grandchild of a retired lawyer Estin was a very spoiled child, given the gifts and devotion of his grandparents. Immediately equipped with private schools, a supportive family, wealth, and freedom Estin became an independent youth. However bitterness followed. Not once did his mother bother with letters, or visits. She was a face from a few photo's first described longingly by Granny and Grandpa and then as the soundless years passed angrily and bitterly. The void that Estin’s mother’s absence placed on the family fell upon Estin's shoulders and sealed him off. What was a shy yet friendly boy degenerated into an introverted, confused and angry young man. His life developed a sickly rut towards a monotony of school, eating, and sleeping.
Then Estin caught his first glimpse of riders. With his plain regular skates he followed with a camera and recorded them. It was love at first sight and soon he was recording A-T in every which way he could. Uploading videos into his blog, scouting talent, taking stances on AT legal matters. The adoration continued till he could bear it no more. His grandparents refused to by him A-T but he managed to purchase a completely wretched pair for about 8500 yen. They were so pathetic he dubbed them "Foolish baby god" lovingly shortened to Fool. The previous owner said they were irreparable but Estin endeavored to prove him wrong and make his 8500 yen a steal.
Estin tinkered with his Airk Trek and rode with his Air Trek. But only casually. Estin expected nothing from himself his eye fastened more on the ture riders he recorded, never himself. The more Estin watched other’s the more he became obsessed with the composition of the new generation of Hermes sandals. A fevered madness induced itself in Estin. Suppressing lunatic ravings Estin could swear noises came from his own AT as he strived to fix them. From that day forth Estin took the path of a tuner. On his third and final year of high school with straight A's he entered his first public school. He read the textbook and an A-T manual side by side in class, combining his two only worlds.
EXTRA/RP SAMPLE
[EXTRA]: Coming soon...
[ROLEPLAY SAMPLE]:
His ego snapped for the first time since the beginning of time, because there had been no time to him before his ego. It was his only shield, his only true personality trait that really made him noticeable. The big fat zero on the test was unbelievable. A zero? How? Because he had forgotten to transcribe his name in the heat of the moment. How dare the teacher due this to him. He would have had a one hundred otherwise and he'd have been the only kid in the damn class who would have had it too. Nobody else paid attention in it. What kind of segregation was this to one of the best students the teacher had ever known?
The sting reddened his cheeks not with embarassment but the fluster of rage. School was his pride, his backbone. Estin knew he scored high and was happy with that. Tuning A-T? He was a failure but he enjoyed failing at tuning and learning about A-T just as much as he enjoyed failing at school. He couldn't be a failure at both. Where was the balance? Where was the worth in being good at nothing? With hurried clutches to the papers on his desk they were crushed and gave crumpling protests as they were stuffed into his backpack and the gloomy boy dashed off. This would certainly go in his blog. But first he had to calm down...
[USERNAME]: CANTI
THE STRINGS OF SOCIAL STANDING
[NAME]:
ESTIN GRAVES
[SECOND IDENTITY]:
TAKUMA HAYASHIDA
[EDUCATION]:
HIGASHI HIGH DROPOUT
[FORMER CLUBS]:
TRACK [400M Dash, 1600M Relay]
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
THE STRINGS OF THE PUPPET’S POWER
[TUNER STATS]:
C-Rank Tuner
Vitality: 30
Dexterity: 50
Hearing: 80
Intelligence: 40
Total Tuning SP: 200
[RIDER STATS]:
F-Rank Rider
Stamina: 11
Strength: 7
Defense: 25
Speed:4
Total Riding SP: 47
Total SP: 247
Trick List:
E-Rank Tricks
One Step Ahead
Requirement: Dexterity: 25
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Self
Type: Special
In RP Description: By using a tuner’s superior insight into other people’s riding and on the battlefield itself the tuner is capable of staying one step ahead of any rider or unprepared tuner. This gives him a heads up and allows him to act more rapidly than others. They are not necessarily faster but they react more rapidly.
Ruling: If you know this trick then you are first to post regardless of what other skills state. This trick does nothing however, you will now be the first to act every cycle.
Full Tune-up
Requirement: Dexterity: 20 Intelligence: 20 Vitality: 20 Hearing: 20
Preparation Level: 1
Target: Single rider
Type: Tune
In RP Description: A complete tune-up of an air trek. Aims to maximize the air trek’s potential despite the added preparation needed for this more complex procedure.
Ruling: Increase targets strength, speed and defense by an amount equal to ((Hearing + Intelligence + Dexterity) / 30) * (Vitality / 30) for the rest of the battle.
Destabilizing Round
Requirement: Dexterity: 30 Hearing: 25
Preparation Level: 1
Target: Single
Type: Special
In RP Description: This is a fired round that is all flash and no boom. It is in no way damaging but will definitely make the target’s life a lot harder from now on. Things progressively get better but it’s a slow recovery.
Ruling: Decrease the speed, strength and defense of target rider by 5 per full rank the user possesses (for example if you are E ranked decrease your opponent’s stats by 5 while at A rank decrease your opponent’s stats by 25). At the beginning of each of your cycle the amount your opponent was decreased is decreased by 1 (so your target will regain 1 of each of his stats for each of your cycles). You may not target an opponent which you already targeted with this ability this battle.
D-Rank Tricks
Rapid Tampering
Requirement: Dexterity: 40 Hearing: 40 Intelligence: 40
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Single
Type: Special
In RP Description: Give a tuner a few nuts and bolts and a bit of time and they can make marvels or render anything pretty much useless. As such a tuner can be an amazing ally or a devastating foe with the capability of rendering hours of work useless in mere seconds.
Ruling: Depending on the target this ability can have multiple effects. If the target is a tuner decrease the target’s preparation level by 2. At the end of the current round increase the target’s preparation level by 1. If the target is a mechanoid render it inactive for the rest of the round. While inactive a mechanoid can still be targeted but will not do anything. If the target is a rider decrease that rider’s strength, defense or speed by 30 until the end of the round.
Focused Avoidance
Requirement: Hearing: 80
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Self
Type: Defensive
In RP Description: By using acute hearing a tuner can fake great athletic abilities by simply cheating a bit with their movements. Through calculated analysis and instinct the tuner can fake natural reflexes that most tuners just don’t possess.
Ruling: You may defend as though you have not used a defensive action this cycle. Increase your speed and defense by an amount equal to 50% of your hearing until the end of the cycle (if you are a pure tuner and don’t have a speed or defense stat you get one for the duration of the cycle. They start at 0 and are increased by an amount equal to half your hearing).
Concentrate
Requirement: Intelligence: 100
Preparation Level: 0
Target: Self
Type: Special
In RP Description: Being lost in ones thought can be dreadfully dangerous on a battlefield but for a tuners it can prove to be their most destructive state. By focusing entirely upon themselves they can practically double their analysis and create true miracles. However, it is a double edged sword. This added internal focus will leave a tuner open to violent reprisals.
Ruling: You may use 2 extra actions this cycle (does not include the activation of concentrate). After this cycle and until your next cycle you may not use any actions (this includes defensive tricks or just simple defensive actions such as dodging/blocking). Increase the stat requirement for using this trick after every use by 100 intelligence.
C-Rank Tricks
Hidden Explosives
Requirement: Dexterity: 120
Preparation Level: 1
Target: Single
Type: Defensive
In RP Description: The intricacy of this trick is not in activating it but in preparing it without your opponent’s realizing what you are doing. Essentially this trick consists of hiding explosives and luring an opponent right into them as to maximize the damage output. Obviously this is the kind of trick that relies on the element of surprise and as such loses effectiveness the more it’s used.
Ruling: This trick may be used in response to any attack targeting any ally (yourself included). If the action this trick is used in response to deals damage then decrease the damage by 50% (damage = damage * 0.5). Before damage calculation (so you will use the stamina after being dealt the damage to calculate the damage u inflict) the target is dealt damage = dexterity / 5. Increase the damage of this trick by 10% if you are the target. For each subsequent activation of this trick the damage is decreased by 25% (damage = damage * 0.75). Increase the preparation level of this trick by 2 after each activation.
THE STRINGS THAT TIE THE PUPPET TO THE SKY
[TUNING STYLE]: Once Estin first heard sound from A-T it sounded like song. As a fan of techno music Estin often contemplated beats that could be or even SHOULD be in an A-T's noise, or a tempo that's pace wasn't right. When tuning Estin [using music making software] plays the most base version of what he hears. Adjustments are made in accordance so the Software song sets what he feels the A-T song should be. Pieces are fixed one by one and the change in sound is noted. The summarized process is song creation, application to the AT, adjustments, and confirmation.
Estin doesn't have to take A-T apart to understand their parts. Manuals and webpages provide enough information for simple memorization. Estin’s hands however, must explore the A-T sometimes meaning dissembling a pair to get their feel.
Estin's tune output isn’t limited to being either subtle or obvious post tune for a rider. Output depends on what Estin hears initially and how far it varies from his believed Song of Synch. Sometimes tunes are as simple as making a bolt tighter than normal; other times he removes a piece, breaks the component itself down, and tries to edit that. Occasionally to achieve his believed proper tune Estin uses unconventional things, such as programming a brake to know to trigger a smooth curving stop if AT motion occurs in specific directions.
Often Estin tries creating new pieces all together not part of traditional A-T. These pieces tend to not... work so well so he only tests them on his own A-T and see how they affect things. Despite all his tinkering’s however he is a bona fide failure, who simply dreams and does crazy things to A-T to see what they can do
[AIR TREK DESIGN]: Estin’s Air Trek bear homage as “Foolish God” along other similar titles. The Air Treks are a plain, drab, slate gray. Most notably is how the Air Treks resemble the shoes of a harlequin or Jester with a slightly crueler demeanor. The toe of both AT curl upward uniform to harlequin boots but end in jutting spikes, not bell tipped swirls. Adorning the left toe spike is an icon- a misty white image of a ghost monkey, super imposed with a smaller teal blue sea turtle overlapping it. Jagged black lightning is the inlaid finish of the inside and outside of the boots. Each boot houses four wheels the first three in the sequence from front to last a teal blue contrasting with the slate gray, whilst mimicking the turtle of the left toe. The fourth and rear wheels to each boot has a teal rim, but in diameter are mostly encompassed by speakers over the bearings.
PUPPETS PAINT JOB
[EYE COLOR]: Gray
[HAIR COLOR]: Chocolate
[SKIN TONE]: Pale white
[HEIGHT/WEIGHT]: 5"11'; 172lbs
[BLOOD TYPE]: O-
[PICTURE]:Coming soon...
[OVERALL APPEARANCE]: Estin's dark brown hair is as unmovable as him, always falling perfectly into place without goading after being disrupted. The hair seems well cared for but has actually never seen a brush, and should such a meeting happen Estin would likely yelp at the pain of multiple knots. His skin, always covered is slightly pale. The pallor of his skin, and the rich hue of his hair bring out his gray eyes in a daunting way. Not to mention Estin is always scowling without relent. The effect is that he always seems to be brooding coldly, or meditating over a murder no one knows about. At 5"11' Estin is tall and at 172lbs he is lean, and just slightly muscular from his activities which is completely hidden by his clothing. Generally button up shirts with ties, or just a plain simple hooded jacket. All are loose fitted so that the definition of his body is lost and he merely seems thin and taunt. The hoods are frequented more often by his sense of fashion so that he can hide his face with the hood up. Even when he wears a tie the colors are always neutral. Not one touch of expression. Few colors coupled with his mute personality pull the light away from him, and make his appearances more vague and remove the individual traits of his body. Only his eyes seem to be the best shock to realize how Estin looks when usually he is a background character.
PUPPET'S PERSONA
[LIKES]:
♡ BLOGGING
♡ VIDEO-TAPING STORM RIDERS
♡ MINT ICE CREAM
♡ TURTLES
♡ WRITING
♡ RAIN
[DISLIKES]:
♠ NO WI-FI
♠ CRIME
♠ Drugs
♠ SEX
♠ CATS
♠ AGGRESSIVE STORM RIDERS
[HOBBIES]:
♫ WRITING Especially blogging
♫ READING
♫ WALKING
♫ RECORDING AT
♫ DJ’ING
♫ CREATING
[OVERALL PERSONALITY]: The natural silence around Estin is so penetrating that doesn't render him invisible like a normal loner. The stillness he has around himself is attention grabbing and screams that he is odd, bordering the line between human and something less than human. Mr. Graves is a bothersome man in that should you talk to him he sighs, rolls his eyes, and groans as if he is the one bothered. If one ever does manage to get this quiet soul to talk he speaks with a baffling wit for his age, but its a very biting and rude smack of quips. If one were to ask him what gives him the right to speak as if he is god Estin would give the fanciful and equally pompous remark that he is the king of Smart Asses. Indeed Estin's ego knows no bounds to himself as a person, yet he can still admit when he is lesser in contests of actual skill.
Yet never has his ego over stepped itself to the point where he loses his composure. Estin is icily calm, almost to the point of apathy. A bi-product of the sadness that resonates in his chest. Medical depression was nothing the boy had asked for. Yet despite his quick hidden temper, the mean comments, the seeming aversion of people, in his silence Estin does not ignore the world but rather he observes it through his two keen eyes. He takes in everything and his curiosity of others is that of a lonely person seeking company and unable to attain it, confusing and paining him more. To the few and far between that do know him, they know his sense of ideals is so radical that his life belongs to them. His loved ones are more than family, they are his pack, and he is the runt, who would lay down his life for them. Estin is quick to insult, but is just as quick to help others. His friends he awaits for beck and call. Yet what probably add's to the boy's silence most of all is how despite how purely bitter his persona is towards the world, as silent as his mouth, should a stranger need help, it will be done, and then the boy is gone, leaving you to wonder what game he plays. That of the Joker or the Priest.
MAKES THE PUPPETS STRINGS QUIVER
[FEAR]: Speaking in large crowds, failing in large crowds, high ranking Storm Riders, losing himself in his new life style
[GOALS]: Make original parts for Air Trek, Save the people who ride for fun from violent riders, Survive
PUPPET’S TALE
[BIRTH PLACE]:
Orlando, Florida, United States
[BIRTH DATE]:
December 30, 1994
[BIRTH TIME]:
2:21 A.M.
[PARENTS]:
Benjamin Graves- Father, Fuuka Natsuki- Mother
[SIBLINGS]:
None
[OVERALL HISTORY]:
Estin's mother was a foreign exchange student in college in the United States. Her brief affair with her peer Benjamin Graves left her with a child and a broken heart. Fuuka Natsuki harbored the fruit of her one night stand and struggled with classes. She birthed the child, naming it in honor of the father who never heard of the child. Then Japan during the winter break in which the babe was born she returned to Japan and left Estin with his Grandparents. The elderly couples raged at their daughter and her callous disregard of the child yet were smitten with the little boy forced upon them.
As the only grandchild of a retired lawyer Estin was a very spoiled child, given the gifts and devotion of his grandparents. Immediately equipped with private schools, a supportive family, wealth, and freedom Estin became an independent youth. However bitterness followed. Not once did his mother bother with letters, or visits. She was a face from a few photo's first described longingly by Granny and Grandpa and then as the soundless years passed angrily and bitterly. The void that Estin’s mother’s absence placed on the family fell upon Estin's shoulders and sealed him off. What was a shy yet friendly boy degenerated into an introverted, confused and angry young man. His life developed a sickly rut towards a monotony of school, eating, and sleeping.
Then Estin caught his first glimpse of riders. With his plain regular skates he followed with a camera and recorded them. It was love at first sight and soon he was recording A-T in every which way he could. Uploading videos into his blog, scouting talent, taking stances on AT legal matters. The adoration continued till he could bear it no more. His grandparents refused to by him A-T but he managed to purchase a completely wretched pair for about 8500 yen. They were so pathetic he dubbed them "Foolish baby god" lovingly shortened to Fool. The previous owner said they were irreparable but Estin endeavored to prove him wrong and make his 8500 yen a steal.
Estin tinkered with his Airk Trek and rode with his Air Trek. But only casually. Estin expected nothing from himself his eye fastened more on the ture riders he recorded, never himself. The more Estin watched other’s the more he became obsessed with the composition of the new generation of Hermes sandals. A fevered madness induced itself in Estin. Suppressing lunatic ravings Estin could swear noises came from his own AT as he strived to fix them. From that day forth Estin took the path of a tuner. On his third and final year of high school with straight A's he entered his first public school. He read the textbook and an A-T manual side by side in class, combining his two only worlds.
EXTRA/RP SAMPLE
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His ego snapped for the first time since the beginning of time, because there had been no time to him before his ego. It was his only shield, his only true personality trait that really made him noticeable. The big fat zero on the test was unbelievable. A zero? How? Because he had forgotten to transcribe his name in the heat of the moment. How dare the teacher due this to him. He would have had a one hundred otherwise and he'd have been the only kid in the damn class who would have had it too. Nobody else paid attention in it. What kind of segregation was this to one of the best students the teacher had ever known?
The sting reddened his cheeks not with embarassment but the fluster of rage. School was his pride, his backbone. Estin knew he scored high and was happy with that. Tuning A-T? He was a failure but he enjoyed failing at tuning and learning about A-T just as much as he enjoyed failing at school. He couldn't be a failure at both. Where was the balance? Where was the worth in being good at nothing? With hurried clutches to the papers on his desk they were crushed and gave crumpling protests as they were stuffed into his backpack and the gloomy boy dashed off. This would certainly go in his blog. But first he had to calm down...