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[singularjustice]

Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy? N is fairly tall, about 5'10". He might add a couple inches in his last few years as a teenager. He's very thin, though he's added a bit of weight since his diet is no longer controlled.

2. How old is he? Sixteen and a handful of months. He left Plasma Castle near his birthday.

3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
It depends on his mood. He tends to hold himself straight when he's happy or content, but slouches when he's upset. His emotions are always very visible in how he holds himself. If he is sad, it is not just on his face; his entire body is limp and wilted. If he's happy, he's grinning as well as motioning wildly with his whole body.

4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
N is fairly fit due to the fact that even when in his room, he had a skateboard and basketball hoop to play on, and did so a lot to stave off boredom. His food was also restricted, so he maintained a healthy, if bland diet. After leaving the castle, all the walking he did contributed to his physical fitness.

However, he grew up in a very germ free environment, so he has little resistance to germs and can easily become infected with something like the flu or common cold.

5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
N is strangely graceful. He moves without hesitation and with utter surety. This ties into 3.

6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
N is pretty good looking. He is somewhat feminine. He however, is completely unaware of his attractiveness to others, or himself. He does not look in the mirror often at all, and has little physical self-awareness.

7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
N is very pale. It is because he gets no sun.

8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
His hair is very long and seems to have a mind of its own. It is quite thick, but soft. It has a tendency to be very fluffy and stick out everywhere. N keeps it brushed, but doesn't bother to style it at all.

The green color is quite natural. Even his eyelashes have a hint of green to them.

9. What color are his eyes?
A tea green, a darker shade than his hair.

10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
Not that I can think of.

11. What are his chief tension centers?
Not sure what this question means. :\

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?
N goes for neutrals most of the time, avoiding bright colors. His clothes are very mix-and-match -- different colors, but mostly the exact same style of outfit every time: button-up overshirt, undershirt, plain pants. The amount of clothing choices can overwhelm him, so he sticks to what is familiar.

13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
They're a little loose to be comfy. He seems perfectly content with lounging around in them.

14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
When he was playing "King" in front of Team Plasma he was dressed up very nicely, in archaic fashions. He was not nearly as comfortable in those clothes as his casual clothes, but he puts on a brave face in them.

15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Briefs.

Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
He's got an alto voice that never really lowered any farther. It's slightly musical; he'd have a good singing voice, if he ever thought to sing.

2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
When N really believes in what he is saying, he speaks evenly and easily. He seems to be able to give speeches at the drop of the hat. There is a light, airiness when he speaks this way, however, that makes it very obvious he is caught up in his own thoughts and emotions and is not really taking good note what is presently happening around him.

Once he grows uncomfortable, however, his eloquence fades, and a lot of halts and rewording comes into his speech patterns.

3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
N speaks with an intelligent vocabulary, and uses contractions fairly sparingly. His pronunciation of words is so novian standard it could be considered odd by those from the region. This is mainly due to his schooling being done via computer and learning a lot of his language from the computer's artificial voice.

4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
He speaks whatever they speak in Unova, and the language of the Pokemon! Okay no, he can just understand Pokemon.

5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
No.

6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words?
It depends on his comfort level. If he is talking ideals or about Pokemon, he can go on for hours. If it is anything else, he grows more hesitant and unsure.

7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
See the last six questions.

Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
N is actually fairly book-smart, though only about specific things:
He knows a lot about space, and he is good at math and physics.
He is also very good at puzzles.
He knows a fair amount about chemistry and Pokemon anatomy/biology.
He is also a surprisingly good tactician, when he knows his enemy and the nature of the battle, which is why he did so well in the Pokemon league. This also would show itself in a natural proficiency for games such as chess, though he has not had the opportunity to play them yet.

However, he has huge gaping holes of knowledge in things like anything to do with the study of humanity from biology to history to psychology, literature, poetry, music. These things fascinate and at the same time utterly confuse him.

Most roadkill has more street-smarts than N does. He has little idea how the real world works, much less more complicated things such as relationships. He is feeling them out as he goes and making tons of mistakes on the way, because he has never had anyone teach him what is right or wrong, culturally or otherwise.

2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
Depends on the situation. If he one such as a Pokemon battle, he thinks very quickly.

So much of the world is confusing for him, however, that he can easily be tripped up, desperately needing to find the answers to his questions before he can continue.

3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
N is very intuitive most of the time. He trusts his instincts and follows them, even when they lead him horribly astray. He does not have enough basic experience to be practical.

He is extremely idealistic, and does not understand why his ideals can physically not become reality. He struggles with this almost daily, pushing for his ideals against a world that cannot be molded to suit them.

4. What kind of education has the character had?
Everything N ever learned as a child was very carefully censored. While he was allowed to pursue pure science and math as mentioned above to his heart's content, he was given a lot of misinformation about the world outside, much if it meant to frighten or horrify him.

Though he has learned a lot of his information is false at this point, and there is so much he simply had heard no mention of at all, he sometimes still struggles with the information he was given as a child and learned as fact instead of propaganda.

His education was all very hands off, mostly given through a computer program. He had very little contact with any human teacher once he was old toilet-trained. His guardian was normally an intelligent Pokemon.

5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
Pokemon and math are his two areas of expertise. He knows Pokemon inside and out, from their biology to their psychology to battling with them.

Math is one big puzzle game to him. He does it just because he likes to do it; he very rarely uses it for anything practical.

6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
Somewhere in between. He has no problem talking to new people and making new friends, and is very honest in his feelings, save when they have to do with his feelings about himself, and about his past. Then he clams up, not wanting to trust anyone with it.

He also tends to hide any of his depression, not outwardly lying about it but not being forthcoming with information, either.

7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
N can swing moods like a pendulum. He is often at the extremes of an emotion, either extremely happy or extremely sad. They are not random swings, however; he just over-reacts to everything like a child, easily made happy but easily made upset.

8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
He is often very blunt and curious with new people. He does not follow very many cultural niceties, except for the ones he has begun to mimic from other people, such as saying "nice to meet you."

9. Is he more likely to act, or to react?
He is more likely to react, and overreact at that.

10. Which is his default: fight or flight?
It highly depends on the situation. N will often throw himself into a fight, but if he is targeted specifically (i.e. it's not a Pokemon battle), he becomes frightened and chooses flight much more easily.

11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
Many jokes and puns go straight over N's head. Knock-knock jokes have to be explained to him. Most jokes and humor are culture-reliant, and N is just now trying to understand cultural context; he is not nearly experienced enough with it to find most jokes funny.

Physical humor is much more likely to get a laugh out of him.

12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
He does not. All of his abnormal psychology is due to his environment.

13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
Warning, a list and lots of headcanon ahead.

-> When he was six or seven, he became more and more eager to visit the world outside of his room (and occasionally the small, walled-in courtyard he was allowed to explore). His Woobat was an instigator in this, encouraging him with tales of what it was like. Ghetsis responded by taking Woobat when N was asleep and putting the Pokemon down, telling N Woobat had run away.
A few days later he returned the corpse to N's room, giving it to the child and explaining it had been killed by trainers out in the real world N was so eager to see. This was a vital moment in cementing in N's mind that the humans outside of his castle were cruel and violent.

-> His crowning ceremony. To N this was his coming of age, and he felt extremely wise and sure of himself, unable to comprehend just how far he had been manipulated by Ghetsis.

-> The entire events of Pokemon Black/White were vital in changing his view on the world and the people in it, and all but destroyed everything N knew or thought about himself, leaving him a blank slate to rebuild upon.

14. What does he fear?
Despite finding out that most trainers were not cruel beings, N is still most frightened of his Pokemon being hurt or, worse, killed.

He is also afraid of people finding out his involvement with Team Plasma and thinking he is a terrible person. He feels deeply guilty for it, and doesn't see how others can't blame him for it. But he is very lonely, and the thought of losing the friendships he has started to make it horrifying to him.

The fact that the people around him might be lying is also something that scares N. Ghetsis' lies were so involved and hurt so much that he worries the same thing will happen again, and that no one is being sincere, even though he does not have the personality type to allow him to withdraw into apathy.

15. What are his hopes or aspirations?
N's hopes are very up in the air right now. He is very unsure of his future, and is attempting to rebuild dreams and goals.

He does hope to learn a lot more about the world around him, and to fit more easily into society. He also wants to somehow make up for his actions while he was a part of Team Plasma.

16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
He doesn't want them to find out about Team Plasma, even though he wants to make up for it. He feels guilty and entirely stupid for his ignorance.

Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents.
N only has Ghetsis, and their relationship is nothing like Father-Son.

To N, Ghetsis was a wise mentor. Someone always to be listened to, for he was always right. He trusted Ghetsis immensely. However there was no love lost between them, familial and otherwise. They had little contact aside from that which was strictly "business." More often Ghetsis would leave N messages than come see him in person, and the contact was always impersonal.

There was no expectation of friendliness on either side.

However, N feared upsetting and letting Ghetsis down. Buried deep is actual fear of Ghetsis, even before his treachery was revealed. N had been on the receiving end of Ghetsis' anger before, and sought to avoid it at all costs. He never blamed Ghetsis for the punishments, however, manipulated instead into harboring guilt for angering the man in the first place.

2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
N/A

3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
N/A

4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them?
N considers his Pokemon to be his family, in the closest sense he has to understanding what family is. They above all others deserve his love and dedication, and he would do anything for them.

This is part of the reason he has such a hard time dealing with trainers that see Pokemon as pets or lesser beings, instead of close equals. N can never imagine himself to be more or better than his Pokemon. If anything, he thinks himself lesser than they are.

5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Purrloin! Purrloin has been with N since she was very young, and is the oldest of the Pokemon with him. She was brought from an abusive trainer to N, feral and mistrusting of the boy. It took many hours of coaxing and more than a few wounds before Purrloin would deign to be in his presence, much less allow him to touch her.

N fought extremely hard for her friendship, and has never forgotten it. Now she is his almost constant companion and confidant. He tells her all the little things he is afraid to even whisper to another human being. Even if she cannot understand his human concerns all the time, she comforts him when he is in need of it.

6. Does he have other close friends?
Aside from his Pokemon, N has no close friends. He is only now beginning to develop real, lasting friendships.

7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
He actually is quite adept at making friends due to his nature, now that he has put aside his ideals as the king of Team Plasma. However, he is very much effected by first impressions. If the first impression is good, he often naively thinks the person will be a great friend, aside from his moments of paranoid fear when he wonders if everyone is lying to him. If the first impression is bad, he considers the person to be all by evil and has a hard time accepting that they might be fine people in reality.

8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
His Pokemon are still his most important connection, though now he is desperate to keep the budding friendships he has. They do not often come into conflict.

9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
Very single.

10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
No.

11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest?
It is hard to define a crush for N. There is not yet a split between those he considers friends and those he actually would have a romantic attraction to. In a platonic way, Hilda is his first crush. She is the first person he got extremely interested and fascinated in, and later on the first he desperately wanted to like him.

Currently he also is feeling similar about Red.

12. What does he look for in a romantic partner?
N has never considered looking for one.

13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
He has no children. The idea would frighten him at this point, as he has no idea what to do with adults, much less little kids.

14. Does he have any rivals or enemies?
Hilda was his rival at first, more because he forced her to be than anything. He thought this an extremely important to everyone involved, until she beat him.

His enemies list is more a people he misunderstands list: Stein, Kanda, and America. It is likely he will calm down around all of them, given time to understand and adjust.

15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
N is likely a 3. He does not differentiate between the sexes on a sexual level. Part of this is that he is less likely to care about sexual attractiveness (though he does note if people look good to him or not) than the person in pursuit of relationships.

The other is that he is simply not wired to care which way or the other.

He also does not have any inherent judgments on homosexuality vs. heterosexuality. He understands sex on a physical level and the requirements of having a female and a male to create a children, but he grew up surrounded by Pokemon; some species mated for life, others only for a season, and still others simply mated any old time they wanted to. Not all of them created female-male couples.

So he really is very accepting of all sorts of sexual couplings, and thus accepting of his own bisexuality, feeling no pressure to be one or the other.

16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
N has not yet formed an opinion on sex with others. It is likely he would enjoy it, but it is questionable how much he would attach romantic feelings to it, or if he would find it necessary to be monogamous.

He has masturbated (he is a teenager, here), but he has not developed fantasies, simply because he has had nothing to fantasize about. So masturbation is a very self-contained thing, physical pleasure without a lot of imagination involved.

17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
He sleeps with his Pokemon piled around him. You might want to kick them out of the bedroom before you try anything.

Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
Pisces, born on February 28th.

intuitive, dreamy, artistic, humane, sympathetic, sensitive, compassionate, perceptive, tender, impressionable

Pisces are tuned in to a higher purpose and their dreams transcend the individual. A deep love for humanity, and compassion that knows no bounds is found with this placement of the Sun.
~ Cafe Astrology

N's compassionate tendencies were mostly geared towards Pokemon, but are slowly shifting to encompass humanity as well. He fits the dreamy, intuitive type, as well as being tender and impressionable. However, he will hurt people if he thinks it's for a good cause, or if it is in protection of those he loves. His tender-heartedness may make him empathetic, but it will not always make him stop.

He is not very artistic, however, perhaps merely because he had no chance to be.

2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?
N is spiritual. He does not worship, but he does believe in things like destiny and spirits, and can even become superstitious at times.

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?
1. Pokemon are still more important to people to him. Harming animals makes you nothing short of evil.
- This came about due to how he was raised, with Pokemon being his only friends and most of them being abused or maltreated by human beings.

2. N does not lie. Honesty is very important to him, and he is horrified by liars.
- Ghetsis is a huge part of his aversion to lying. He still has a hard time believing the huge web of lies Ghetsis spun around him, and he is terrified of it happening again.

It may come to a point where it is necessary to lie, and that will be a huge struggle for N. It would have to be due to trying not to hurt someone -- or trying to save them.

4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
N has a hard time accepting different world views, especially about what he considers important or against his moral code. He's getting better, however; after his journey and last fight with Hilda, he began to accept that different views weren't exactly wrong.

5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
He still holds a prejudice against people who hurt animals, or who merely don't like them. He's also oversensitive to this; if you slight your Pokemon or pets even a little bit, he will get upset with you.

Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
N has never truly considered money. He never had a chance to spend anything as a child, and once he was out into the world he was given the financial backing of Team Plasma, which got him whatever he wanted or needed for his journey. Then in Vatheon, there is no need for money at all. Money is of no concern or importance to him.

2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
N grew up taking orders, then was thrust into the role of "King." He was the fulcrum of what amounted to a cult. He went from a lonely child to getting a ton of attention and having a lot of people do whatever he wished. It was overwhelming for him, but he was soon punted out into his journey. He got arrogant, however, after getting the title of King, even though it was a shield for his insecurity.

That shield shattered after his fight with Hilda and Ghetsis' reveal. Now he is just learning how to be a normal person, which is difficult enough for him.

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?
He lives in the attic of the PokeCast house. It's nice and spacious so his Pokemon can spread out, but he actually has a tendency to avoid it. He keeps it in muted colors, avoiding anything bright, and he never closes his door or the windows.

Being in his room makes him claustrophobic, so he's normally only there to sleep.

4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
Food and trinkets. N is easily fascinated by the small and shiny and will buy souvenirs happily. Being able to choose his own meals has also been something amazing to him, so he tries to try a bit of everything.

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?
He hangs around and looks cute until someone takes care of him, at this point.

6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?
Right now he spends it trying to talk to more people. That or he spends it with his Pokemon, which is fairly normal. He also is interested in exploring, so he spends a lot of time running around and doing that, especially anywhere there might be new animals to see.

Once he settles, he'll likely fall back into his old hobbies of puzzles and skateboarding.

7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
He tries a bit of everything, as long as it's vegan. He's very concerned with not eating Pokemon (or animal) products.

His metabolism is fast, but he's gained a bit of weight even then because he's so excited about all the different kinds of food available to him here. He'll eat pretty much anything put in front of him, as long as it follows his self-imposed dietary restrictions. If he finds he doesn't like it, to the Pokemon it goes.

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

1. Color? Green.
2. Smell? Tea leaves.
3. Time of day? Morning.
4. Season? Spring.
5. Book? --.
6. Music? --.
7. Place? Tall grass.
8. Substance? --.
9. Plant? Tea.
10. Animal? Puppy.

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