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nickolas
and life squeezes so tight that i can't breathe.
FULL NAME: Nickolas Santos
NAME MEANING: People of victory
NICKNAMES: Nick, Nickie
DATE OF BIRTH: November 19th
CURRENT AGE: 34
SEXUALITY: Straight
OCCUPATION: Hobo
LOCATION: Belowground formerly. holloways_keep currently.
PARENTS: Armond and Jae Santos
SIBLINGS: None
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: Non-existent
MARITAL STATUS: single.
History.
i look at my environment and wonder where the fire went
Description of Nick's world.
Nickolas was born in 2040, to Armond Santos and his wife Jae. The neighborhood where Nick grew up in was the epicenter of New America's government. His father was a public official who served The Savior, the leader of New America, and was among those who helped to fund expeditions to the surface. It was safe to say his life was very comfortable. He always had clean water to drink and good food to eat and lived in a protective bubble. News from the outside world was very limited and the things he was allowed to read were heavily censored. But Nick didn't seem to mind at all. As long as he was happy, he didn't care much about anyone else outside of his little world.
In time, however, Nick's perfect world was violently shattered. When Nick was sixteen, a Misfit escaped from a nearby Facility and mauled his mother. She managed to survive the attack, but it left her horribly disfigured and it left a deep hatred for Misfits in her son. His knowledge of them was very limited, but extremely biased and he spent the rest of his teen years and most of is twenties searching for the Misfit that had mauled his mother. At the age of 24, Nick finally managed to land himself a job in the very Facility his mother's attacker had escaped from. It was his duty to round up Misfits for experiments and keep their cages guarded. He was branded and became a member of the Facility. He did his job, but his true purpose was to find the Misfit and get even.
He had always been taught that the Facility was a place to "cure" Misfits, but Nick learned quickly that was not the case. He believed Misfits were horrible, disfigured monsters. He didn't realize that they were, for the most part, regular people. He saw many many horrible things done to them. Misfits were tortured, heavily experimented on, abused, and just generally mistreated. On the surface, Nick appeared largely unaffected, but in reality, he was deeply disturbed by what he saw. Misfits were subject to cruel, often violent treatments and that would later reduce him to tears when no one was watching. He wanted to quit and would have given anything to do so, but by this point he was in far too deep to pull out.
Shortly after his 28th birthday, and much to Nick's horror, he began showing signs of being a Misfit. Sleep was not easy anymore, as he was plagued with horrible night terrors. His limbs ached and it hurt to breathe. A week after he presented with symptoms, Nick discovered his 'power'. The shift was sudden and completely unexpected, but soon his body was packed down into that of a sleek black panther. He remained hidden in his apartment until he shifted back, then promptly fled. If the Facility discovered what he had become, he would surely have been locked away in a cage he once guarded.
Nick knew his former life was over and took to living on the streets. Eventually, to avoid detection, he moved to the Belowground. His life in the Belowground was much more difficult than he imagined it to be. He mostly kept to himself, as he knew the inhabitants of the Belowground were other Misfits who had fled here to avoid capture by the Facility. They would not take kindly to having one of them among them. He was very lonely and still dealt with night terrors when he slept. Whenever he closed his eyes, he was plagued with horrible images of people being tortured and brutalized. He slept very little and ate even less and it wasn't long before he had turned to alcohol to cope. One night, after passing out, Nick woke up with a wicked hangover (Belowground Moonshine is some sick nasty stuff, don'tcha know) and the bed he was in was not his own.
Personality.
my world it moves so fast today
Once upon a time, Nick was a confident and carefree individual. Well as carefree as a person could be in New America. He laughed a lot, made friends easily. His life was sheltered, but good. He was happy. But his life changed rather dramatically literally overnight. After his mother's mauling, Nick became driven, determined to find the person who had hurt his mother. He was very diligent and worked hard to land his job in the Facility. He thought he was going to change the world, that he was going to do something good. He was finally going to get revenge for his mother. He didn't realize that he was going to help end lives. And when he did, it was too late for him to escape.
The changes Nick went through were very dramatic. On the surface, he tried to remain confident and carefree. But in all honesty, he had become something of an emotional wreck. He was left feeling extremely guilty for the things he was doing. His purpose for working for the Facility was never truly realized and that only made him feel worse.
In a way, Nick resents his powers as a misfit. It brands him as an outsider, something to be feared and hated. But at the same time, it was the out he needed to free himself from the Facility and on the days he remembers this, he appreciates them.
These days, Nick prefers keeping to himself. He hates drawing attention to himself so he usually tries his best to blend in. He drinks very heavily and spends most days sleeping off hangovers. He fidgets when he gets nervous and is very easy to rattle. He's still pretty friendly, but his hangups prevent him from actually getting close to anyone.
the questionnaire.
LYRICS, QUOTE, OR WHATEVER YOU WANT HERE.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
To be forgiven, yes? Otherwise, I am most happy when I have been drinking.
What is your greatest fear?
The others in the Belowground finding out who I truly am.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Arrogance. It is a terrible trait.
What do you do when you get nervous?
I move a lot, yes? I fidget a lot.
What do you do when you get angry?
Drink.
What do you do when you are happy?
Drink.
What do you do when you are sad?
Drink.
Do you have any interesting habits? If so, please list them.
Not particularly.
On what occasion do you lie?
About my true identity. Most people believe I am an escaped Misfit like them.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My past. The things I have done were horrible.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I have not great things in my life. I am not a good person.
What is your greatest regret?
My time at the Facility.
What is your motto?
I do not have a motto.
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