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[thecrowingtobe]

Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
He’s just about six foot two inches tall, thin and lanky. He has a good body structure but he hides it under large clothing.

2. How old is he?
When he arrived in Port he was 16 years old going onto 17. A year has past and he forgot he had a birthday so he thought he was 16 for all this time. March 12th (2011) brings him to 18 years old.

3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
He can stand proper and tall but for the most part he slouches and hunches over. Mostly out of the attempt to be invisible while in school in the hopes that people would leave him alone. Now a days it’s mostly just habit and paranoia that keeps him hunched over. He slumps and sprawls when seated at home and tends to sleep curled up when bothered or uncomfortable but sprawled out when relaxed and at ease.

4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Health is good. He oddly never gets very sick. When he does he’s really sick and generally meaning something odd is going on inside. A simple cold or flu doesn’t get passed to him too often, but when it’s one of those bad ones and if by some chance he catches it he’s out like a light. Generally it means something is really wrong inside because he so rarely catches anything. He has no illnesses or conditions and is in fair to perfect physical condition considering what he is.

5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Lazy, clumsy at times, sloppy teenage boy trying to be unnoticed. Sometimes one might think he has over sized feet perhaps, though really it’s just his posture. Though he’s not got cat like grace when moving he manages not to head face first into the ground (or walls or anything). Really, he’s just... lazy looking.

6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
He’s not that great looking, a bit goofy looking perhaps but not entirely ugly. He has large expressive eyes and ears that are a bit too big. his hairs a bit too messy and he has a large scar on his face that detracts from his appearances, but he isn’t a hideous mess either. In the mirror however he just seems himself as a mess and can’t ever figure how he gets the attention of some beautiful girls. That one will boggle his mind forever.

7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
He’s listed as having a bit of a olive complexion. Not exactly Caucasian looking but not exactly Hispanic either. Where he is from they don’t make big distinctions like that, but the best I can think is that he as a slight Hispanic appearance to him. This could be influenced by the ‘artist/creator’ of the series being part Hispanic, really.

He does have several scars on his body. The most noticeable one is on his face, a jagged scar left to him by a Priest in a fight. It runs down his right cheek a few inches. It’s only about two years old so it’s not faded too well yet, but starting to get there. There are other scars on his body from other issues and run-ins. A few of them have come from events in the Port. And a bar fight.

8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
Dark brown almost black, tends to be a damn mess and mostly just pokes out everywhere. When it gets wet it gets this odd little curling wave to it and if he doesn’t comb it while it’s wet then it frizzes out and just goes a little wild. It’s a bit thick and untamed.

9. What color are his eyes?
Though one artist decided he had blue eyes, I’m not too fond of that one’s art and style. Everything else gave him brown eyes or just very dark eyes. Considering the rest of him I say they are dark to light brown.

10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
Other then his face scar and tall Hispanic appearance? Naw, not really.

11. What are his chief tension centers?
Shoulders, back, neck. All that damn slumping and hunching.

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?
It’s a small wardrobe consisting mostly of beaten up jeans or corduroys (holes, burned, painted on, drawn on, or surprise a few clean pairs...), t shirts, band logo shirts, and one nice button up. Tank tops are great for lounging in, thanks. Hoodies/Zip ups with hoods are a huge staple in his world. He has two pairs of shoes right now; beat up black boots and a pair of sneakers (oh, right and those dress shoes Jinx got him for the tux but those don’t count, right?). Which brings us to the one super dressy Fancy Tux that Jinx got him. Jacket, vest, button up and fancy tie. He cleans up well.

Also, because it is his most favorite coat... it must be linked here. Green Parka of Awesome. This parka seems to be passed around from Claudio to Trauma sometimes. Not that he minds too much, as it fits Trauma pretty well, and as long as he has it when he goes out, who cares?

13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
They fit well enough. A little baggy or roomy but very comfortable looking. He only seems a bit out of place when he’s all dressed up and even then he relaxes into it.

14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
YEP. He works back stage mostly, either hidden and invisible or in work clothing for props and painting, moving stage pieces, carpentry, or on occasion he puts on the slacks and nice uniform clothing and takes tickets and such. His job is relaxed most the time, for as much work as he does.

15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
All of the above. But... really... mostly just boxers. They’re comfy, damn it. Boxer briefs are also damn comfy.

Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
Average. Leaning to a bit higher average in pitch then anything deep. I have a hell of a time keeping his voice away from some of the singers tones in the music. I can’t picture him as high as that, but he’s not a rumbling baritone either.

2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
He hesitates for the most part, with breaks and ‘ah’ and ‘uh’ and ‘er’ scattered here and there when he’s really unsure of things. He tends to talk a bit slower in most cases. A lazy form of speech. He has moments of talking one too many words at once and stumbling over things as he say it all too fast. He’s never too loud unless he’s yelling, and never too embarrassingly soft that someone would have to ask him to speak up. Just an easy medium, average Joe level of voice who has a high level of uncertainty form time to time.

3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
“Um”, “Ah”, “Man...”, “Well...” & pauses or hesitations in speech, mostly. He says words like Holy Shit and God Damn but he can’t say Jesus cus he has no Jesus, so I tend to change it to “Geeze!” for dramatic effect.

4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
“Basic” or English only. He might have a few words of other planets but nothing he’d know fluently and nothing that is spoken here. Seriously, I think the 78 something planets were all just “Basic” speakers.

5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
Nope! He might switch how proper he speaks though.

6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words?
Not really. He really should think of his words first, but he’s not a good speaker. Once in a while something smart will pop out, but otherwise he tends to stumble on things.

7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Inarticulate for the most part. He’s uncomfortable with speech. mostly it matters how comfortable he is with a person or the situation.

Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
More street smart then book smart, but he wasn’t failing school either. He has good ideas once in a while, and has some kind of book smarts when it comes to certain situations or thoughts, but he does better on the street level. After all, he spends the next ten years on the streets as a bum, he can manage pretty well.

2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
Thinks on his feet mostly. Reacts first then thinks about it, generally. He would do things much better if he stopped and spent time on it before moving though.

3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
Idealistic, oh god, yes. He’s not the most logical either though he does have some logical moments. If there is something he rather not be doing he gladly thinks of all the reasons against it and just pushes towards that instead, because clearly that will make it happen. It’s a great way to get around subjects too.

4. What kind of education has the character had?
Up to High School. I would say about or nearing his last year or two of school. Since being whisked away from his home due to family death and oh, his life being on the line he’s been considered a Drop Out and hasn’t bothered at all to pick up his education here in Port. Why bother? He enjoys the work he does and doesn’t feel the need to advance in schooling.

5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
Art. He’d like to learn more about art and carpentry. This is something that was picked up more in Port then anything else but he’s been helping people rebuild homes and apartments as well as stage props and back drops at the theater. He finds it oddly relaxing and rewarding. Canonly he draws like a pro but has taken it one step further here in port and done more with it.

As a side note he likes computers and wouldn’t mind learning a bit more about the ones they have here. Sometimes he feels the computers here are a bit too behind in technology (though not as true as he thinks).

6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
He holds a lot of things inside, but his emotions tend to be clearly read on his sleeve.

7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Oh man he has mood swings. He’s an emotional kind of boy, really. In general he seems pretty good natured and kind, a bit standoffish or loaner like. He has a bad temper on him too and hates it when people sees him in one of those moods, especially people he cares about. When he panics it’s easy to see, when he’s upset you can tell, and he’s not one to care if he’s crying in front of someone or not. If the situation effects him then fuck anyone who says it’s weak.

8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
He’s pretty good about new situations, really. He enjoys meeting new people now and tends to come at things differently depending on the situation. He might not be the most relaxed about it all, but he still still responds fairly well. If it’s a bad situation he might be a bit more aggressive. If it’s a worrisome or delicate situation he might be more hesitant and stumbly.

9. Is he more likely to act, or to react?
A bit of both really. He acts on a lot but reacts in most cases. When something comes across the NV he reacts to it first and fastest, but in some cases he will act on it just as well. When Edgeworth was killed he acted on it to assist others. When Jinx or Trauma or Jubilee go missing, or anyone he is close to, he acts on it, going out and searching or getting into trouble. Depends on the person and situation but... perhaps acts more then reacts.

10. Which is his default: fight or flight?
Hard one... in general it should be flight. In canon it tends to be flight. It’s not his problem it’s not his case so run away, go and hide, don’t deal with it. With Siren’s Port history however he still keeps the ‘flight’ in there with all his invisible hiding... but he’s a lot more into the ‘fight’ then he might have been before. Here he has learned to fight for those he needs to protect or... just those who are weaker. Mind you he still jumps back to flight if he can’t handle something... but that’s after he’s put in a bit of a fight.

11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
He’s got a well enough sense of humor on him. He likes jokes, black humor, puns, and some tasteful pranks... as long as no one is seriously hurt by them. He’s pulled a few on people and has been in the middle of some. When he’s in a bad mood however he doesn’t like some jokers (Gabriel... we’re looking at you) but for the most part he can take a joke and give them.

12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
Not that I know of. Other then a bad guilt complex.

13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
Besides the general canon things like coming home from a date with his hot girlfriend (how the hell did he get a hot girlfriend, he still doesn’t know) and finding his big sister dead in a puddle of blood, then waking her with powers he didn’t know he had, and hearing her having been raped, then getting attacked by a monster and learning he can go invisible and intangible, and having to go on the run and hide on a garbage planet that has a hidden slavery camp that destroys people to give the Keywork power, and then being told to get the hell out of the camp by a slave and having to wander alone like a bum? *breaths...* MAN what is your LIFE boy?

Other then all that, In Port he’s have a few defining moments.
* Running into Jubilee first off helped him start with stealing from the people in the city. Because of bonding with her a bit he sees her as a older sister, a bit like Josie.
* Miharu suckers him into getting all the kittens ever and helping give them out, keeping one for himself and forever more not trusting kids and big eyes. This brings along Apollo the Cat, named after Newo’s dog.
* Being caught stealing from an AGI company which gets him signed away into slavery, auctioned off to Spender the Hunter and put into slave hunts. This causes him mild panic as at this point he doesn’t know anyone to help him out. The hunt starts and he ends up on the run, shot and presumed dead by the hunters. He removed the slave chip from his neck and escapes spending the next few months in hiding for fear of his life. Trauma took care of his cat at that point, which leads to hi-jinx with Jinx, soon to lead to the three of them renting an apartment together.
* Rooming with Trauma and Jinx has provided a very ‘family’ feel to his life. Something that helps keep him grounded, happy and not alone.
* Answering an add in the papers to paint murals at a mini mall opened up connections with the old director of the Felton Theater where he got a job at painting props, stage scenes, and slowly working on carpentering skills as well as other odd tasks. When Sander Cohen took over and learned his had the skill to be invisible he now uses the boy in shows when needed for moving things on stage.
* Being arrested for an event he didn’t do only to find out it was staged by the Hunter to collect him again. He was sent back to the hunting grounds before Halloween and stayed there in a cage for nearly a week. Thankfully this time he had a group of friends that risked their lives to take on the hunters and get him out of the place. This has not only changed his life it has made him want to be a better person for each of them. He works harder at being stronger.
* Joined the Siren’s Port Avengers group in silent, not telling Jinx or Trauma. He’s still not told Jinx... but Trauma should know by now. It’s an attempt to give back.
* The Fancy Date with Jinx that ended up at the White Star Hotel and a long night of ‘fun’ has helped him get over Newo (after having parted from her a year and a half almost two years before). It has however confused him a bit.
* Saint Valentine of the Valentine Murders made Claudio his 15th victume, removing his heart and leaving it in a box, dead at night. His body was taken in and left for a few days, not disappearing and having to be incinerated before it disappeared. When he returned the feeling of being alive again was sobering. He’s taking more caution and paying attention more. Trying not to be so reckless and lastly... looking to open up his powers and skills so he can be of real help to people.

14. What does he fear?
* He has a bad fear of being fully alone. He doesn’t mind being alone in a room kind of thing, but he just doesn’t want to be alone. He really fears that if Trauma and Jinx get sent home and he gets left here (or hell, if he gets sent home too) he’d be alone again. That scares him.
* The Hunter/Spencer scares the hell out of him. Large crazy man who can cancel his powers out with devices and send him out to be hunted? Yeah that scares him.
* Being seen when he’s invisible. He doesn’t care for the idea that his safety net (being invisible) doesn’t help him at all.
* A Darkness Monster that he just calls a Hunter. It for some reason can see him when invisible as well as actually touch him while he’s intangible. He’s had a few run ins with them and it really scares the hell out of him. It’s actually his largest fear in the Port. They look a bit like Onstantine Priests, seem intelligent in a primal crazy way, and can get hold of him when he’s untouchable by everything else. He swears once in a while they follow him.

15. What are his hopes or aspirations?
Very little? Just... keep his friends and family safe. Be happy. Live a long life not alone. Perhaps find someone he can share his life with. He aspires to very little then a “happy life” and “not alone” at the moment. He doesn’t care about work or what not, and as long as his friends are okay then he’s okay too. He does have a small hope that if this city brings people back from the dead that some day he can run into his mom and dad, or his sister or someone he knows from home. For now he’s just glad not to have to go home yet.

16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
Exactly what happened while he was in the slave cages the first time. Or the second time even. He is extremely embarrassed about his time in the clutches of AGI’s company and hasn’t told or dowelled on a lot of that.

He has a deep fear of telling anyone that he hears voices also. More to the point he hears his fathers voice in his head. Not just the memory of him but more like a voice that guides him or gives advice or knows what the current situation is and talks to him. It’s gotten to the point that he talks back to it and he KNOWS that is very much a ‘crazy’ person thing. He’s confessed it to Trauma but he’s still uncomfortable with that. He’s really very sure the other thinks he’s insane, no matter what he says. Stage two will be seeing the man in person when no one else can, but that might not happen until he seems someone from his home to trigger it, or as time moves on. For now he tries hard not to verbally speak back to the voice in his head.

Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents.
Pretty good. His family wasn’t that bad really. He has both a mother and a father, both of which seem to hold together a stable happy normal family.

His mother, Cambria, was a beautiful woman and i get the feeling that when she said to do something you didn’t give her a “in a moment” you got up and did it. And that isn’t even in the overbearing mother kind of way but in the way that says he just really respected her. My personal head-canon is that he was a bit close to his mom. The kind of rare cute moments of joking around with mom, or pretending to be so put out cus mom wants to watch a movie and wants him to sit with her only... he really loved it kind of thing. Curled up on the couch next to mom watching some stupid movie and drawing. I would think he had a few moments of eye rolling and tiny gripes over things. Those “But mom!” moments, but I get the feeling he respect her a lot. There is a point, later in canon that he questions his ‘father’ over why he never gets visits from his mother instead. This leads us to...

His father, Coheed. He had that normal and natural fear of “Oh shit, dad’s going to KILL me” over being late for curfew (which was pretty later anyhow for a boy his age!!). His father wigs out on him one morning and his reaction to it was typical 16 year old boy, but other then that you don’t see them together. It appears that Coheed worked odd hours getting little time with the kids for a while. He gets home when the kids are at breakfast and getting ready to go to school, sleeps whole they are at school, and returns to work before they get home only to restart the day again. My head-canon says that his relationship with his father isn’t that bad but could have been better if the man was around in normal hours. He still loved the man though.

Through the series his father visits him after his death, through visions. The boy ends up talking to him, the only person who can see Coheed is Claudio so it’s really just coming from his head. The man however gives advice and pushes Claudio to do the right thing, speaking about things that even Claudio wouldn’t have known so it is assumed that this really is the spirit of Coheed bothering the boy. At this point they have a very strained relationship. Coheed pushes Claudio to go and do what is right but Claudio wants nothing to do with any of it. He yells and curses his Father often. He seems to blame him for everything. His siblings deaths and

2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Yes! Three! This is very exciting for me as I don’t have many characters with siblings, let alone the feeling that they could have been close. It’s not exactly shown how close everyone was in canon, but my own head-canon says that he actually liked his siblings.

Josephine/Josie - Older sister. She’s 20 or 21 at the time of her death. She was engaged to be married to her long time boy friend Patrick. The last time he sees her she’s laying in a pool of her own blood, back of her head knocked in by a hammer and dead. He accidental brought her back with powers he didn’t know he had. She tells him that she and Patrick were hurt, raped by the Devils (a gang). He asks where mom and dad was, and that it would be alright, he’d take care of her, she’d be fine. A priest shows up and she tells him to run, that he can make it if he believed.

I like to think that there is a four or five year difference in age between these two and thus Josie ended up being big sister to Claudio in the way that might have given some jealousy as a child, and getting over that with a over protective streak. Running cattle on the little boy and basically being awesome older sister. I like to think that he tried to follow her around a lot when he was young and that at some stage there came a “Mom, Claud won’t leave me alone!” level of sibling issues. I like to think he was close and well bonded to his sister though. He has a good respect for girls/ladies because of his sister, mother, and girlfriend. .

Mathew/Maria - The twins. No age is given but how they are depicted I get the feeling that they were only 4 or 5 giving them a 11 or 12 year age gap between them and Claudio. Because of this age gap I have the feeling that he had less to do with them other then having to ‘deal’ with the twins to help his mom and dad out from time to time. Official baby sitter from time to time or just having to deal with helping his parents care for two young kids. He wasn’t as close to them as he was his older sister. I take this into consideration because when he finds his sister dead on the floor his only concern is her and his patents. He never mentions or wonders about the twins and no other mention of them had been made through the comics.

Because there is little to do with the twins in anything I picture his relationship with them on a much smaller scale as his older sister. I do believe it bothers him that they are dead too, but not as much as his older sister. There have been times in the Port where he sees twins, or young children and remembers his little siblings, which will strike home with him on the guilt and home sick scales, but otherwise it’s not as devastating as finding your big sisters dead body on the floor.

From where I have taken him I am going on the assumed ‘news reports’ that he has heard a little bit about what has happened to his family, so in game he is fairly sure his entire family is dead, though the events are so insane that he sometimes wonders about his parents.

3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
The only other living “Relative” would be his Uncle Jessie, also known in the world (though not to Claudio) as Inferno. He is considered his father’s brother. In reality he is the first of the three IRO-bots (Genetically created beings) to have been crafted by Leonard Hohenberger. Jessie was designed in the likeness of Hohenberger with much of the same memories and intellectual skills. Coheed and Cambria were made after him. The two fell in love so when they were shut down and made to forget their past lives, Jessie was the one that granted them a ‘normal’ life.

Jessie stuck around to help keep the other two safe but he was never around too much, so not to endanger them. Head-canon tells me that Jessie was Coheed’s brother that came and went from time to time. A gruff humorless man who was always way to serious and perhaps scared Claudio a bit. I’m not sure if Canonly he knows Jessie or not as the story hasn’t gotten to that point in the future (next chapter, I believe!) but there was mention of Coheed’s brother and they spoke like they knew each other so I would like to think there is some knowledge to him.

I just don’t think he’s all that close. To the point that he doesn’t even think of him as ‘the last of my family’ kind of deals.

4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them?
In canon there was only one, really. In Siren’s port there are a few now. To start...
* New Ikkin - His first girlfriend and his first love. It’s not stated for a fact how he met her but I like to assume it was through school. It is stated that they had been a couple for two years. She drove a blue car and had a dog, Apollo, and called Claudio “Grover” while he called her “Junesong”. He constantly questioned how someone as beautiful as her could ever fall for someone like him. He was the loner ‘weird’ kid that drew comics and art by himself at lunch while the jocks picked on him half the time. She was that bombshell blond beauty with the cheerleader figure and a firecracker attitude. She stood up for him often or stepped in and took over before he lost his short temper. He was completely smitten with her.

In the comic while making out on the hood of her car he suddenly freaks out about the time, saying he had to get home asap or his father would kill him (funny how ironic that is, for if he had made it home on time his father really would have killed him, his being late saved his life). Newo laughs it off and tells him to “Grow a pair” before taking off for home again. “Should I call you tomorrow?” he asked as she dropped him off. “Why is it like a first date with you every time?” Clearly displaying how awkward he was after all that time.

Head-canon states that she was his first... for pretty much everything. He would have done anything for her. In canon, when time jumps ten years or more he still comes back to her place and keeps trying to call her to say hello and just can’t do it. He still finds her as beautiful as ever. When he was on the run he didn’t want her to be hurt or get caught up in what ever was chasing him. His family was dead or missing, he was on the run. He considered Killing himself, as he felt he had nothing to live for. he left her a letter telling her he was sorry, that he loved her, and that by time she read this he’d most likely be dead. He took a picture of her and him and he left. To this day he hasn’t seen her since, and in Siren’s Port he’s pretty sure he never will. He’s been having a hell of a time getting over her however.

* Patrick - his sisters fiancee but he didn’t approve so well of him, perhaps. He has no formal opinion on him and doesn’t consider him family, though he was about to be soon. He’s dead now too, but Claudio doesn’t know that either.

In Siren’s Port there are three people he considers family, though to different levels and degrees.
* Jubilee being the first person he met and his first major new world influence has taken up a rather personal role of Big Sister that he lost with Josie. He’d do just about anything for her and is always trying to keep an ear out for trouble with her. When she disappears or goes missing or is hurt he really panics and goes into search or help mode. His relationship with her is a lot More like two older siblings out of the house and on their own. He’s not always there, he doesn’t know all her business, but he cares and he tries to be around when he can. In return she’s been there often when he’s having trouble dealing with things. She’s always been a good person to vent his frustrations and fears on with out feeling judged over it. Conversations over working to rebuild houses, kitchens, paintings, or just kicking back with a beer have happened more often then not. He could be closer, but the way things stand it’s a nice little addition to his extended family. She’s not the best role model at times, but she’s someone he can really trust.
* Because of Jubilee and the House of Awesome, anyone who ends up in her house/care is someone he tries to keep an ear out for, even if he doesn’t know them too well. Not exactly on family status, but a bit of that ‘extended’ family thing.

* Jinx and Trauma and the Apartment of Emo (this also includes Apollo the cat and Lutz the Haunted Toaster oven). This is an extremely strange little family of emotional idiots that... right now have him so devoted to them that he’d risk anything for them. This is his new family now. So close they could really BE blood related. That family seems to be growing, slowly (Gabriel, which extends to Castiel and Anna it seems) but the core elements of the Apartment are the ones he trusts the most.

Jinx is that big sister who is tiny and flirty and annoying and causes so much trouble and is over protective and over possessive and gives him so much trouble but is fun to play with and bother and... and gives his mind a lot of headaches. He and she have had a few awkward moments including a fling that really messed with his mind for a little bit. None the less he’d still do pretty much anything for her. He calls her Princess or Pink Thing and wants to be or wishes he were strong enough to protect her when she needs it. Their relationship is a bit strange, clearly a bit too close at times. They both work at the Felton Theater and spending time lazed out on the couch watching movies seems to be a perfectly acceptable past time for them.

* Trauma is the second person he met in port that has meaning to him. When I say he would do almost anything for others I mean almost. For Trauma? He’d seriously do pretty much anything. The boys spend way too much time together but he doesn’t mind. It’s kind of like that older brother he never had but also that best male friend he also never had. Claudio really, seriously seemed to have been surrounded by ladies while growing up, so Trauma is the first guy he’s bonded with that wasn’t just an asshole.

He met him through the NV over random conversations. One in particular about helping find the boy a job that didn’t consist of working with people. When Claudio went missing the first time Trauma actually noticed it. He took in Apollo while the boy was gone. By time he came back he couldn’t go to his apartment for fear that AGI would find him again. He gathered up what he needed and hide at Jubilee’s place for a while and asked Trauma to take care of Apollo until he got his own place. This lead to Trauma and Jinx just looking for a new place and Claudio being the 3rd to help pay rent. He now stays in the same room as Trauma.

The boys fight and argue like any form of best friends or siblings would. Trauma has this bad habit of sounding a LOT like Claudio’s father and that really bothers him, but yet again it’s another ‘family’ connection to him. Claudio will pretty much confide in the boy almost anything, though because of his high amount of respect for him he’s also scared to tell him too much and scare him off. Claudio tends to get along best with girls, but Trauma is an exception and someone he’s grown very close to.

5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Said this already. Trauma is his closest and best friend. Out of everyone else at all in this Port, Trauma is the one he considers closest. Jinx is pretty close but not on the same level as Trauma. See above for more details.

6. Does he have other close friends?
He’s friendly to a lot of people. He’s got connections with people here and there all over the Port. His closest are those already mentioned (Trauma, Jinx, Jubilee, so on) but he does like to keep tabs on others here and there. For the most part he considers most of them friendly acquaintances.

7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
He makes friends fairly easy enough. Sometimes it’s instant and he just bonds well, sometimes it’s over a slow growing period of time. It depends on the person and how they handle an awkward teenage boy talking to them. He’s dreadfully loyal though once he befriends someone.

Those of the Siren’s Port Avengers are people he is willing to try and work with and I think he can be considered easy to get alone with as well.

8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
Family. This question is always so hard for me to answer as I generally have to pin it down for a character and shake it out of them, but for Claudio it was simple. Family is most important. This isn’t to say only ‘blood’ relations, but just people he considers family in general.

9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
Single, never married but once was highly in love with a girl that he could have, if older, considered settling down with her forever. But that he had to part from and for the most part he feels he will be single for ever and doesn’t mind, too much.

10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
Not really. He might have liked something with Jinx, maybe, though I think that might be him kidding himself on that one. Claire once upon a time had him frazzled because she looked so much like Newo. At the moment though there isn’t anyone he is ‘romantic’ with.

11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest?
Unknown. I’m sure there was some pretty blond girl when he was like... six or something that he couldn’t stop talking about. He has a thing for blond girls it seems. As for latest? Not too sure. His mind works off. One could say it was Jinx but I have the feeling ‘crush’ is the wrong word.

There was that girl at the Taco stand, before it burned down, that was pretty damn cute and hey, he’d admit to not minding flirting with her off and on. Shut up Trauma.

12. What does he look for in a romantic partner?
Trust. Someone who can be serious but also light hearted or playful. Someone who likes doing stupid things like watching a TV show and laughing at the way it was filmed or the characters, or someone who likes the arts in one form or another. Someone who is fairly stable but it’s okay if they are not. Someone who he can spend time with even if they don’t say much at all. He’s... not a picky kind of boy. He likes the romantic aspects of a romance, sure. He loves to kiss or be close or just... in that persons space. He likes to be assured that he is strong enough to protect that person too. As much as he loved Newo sometimes her sticking up for him really made him wonder if he could protect her if she needed it. He’s sure he could have, and knows now he could, but it would bother him if his partner was a LOT stronger then him making him not needed.

13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
Nope, none. And he’s pretty sure he’d make a fail father anyhow. Though I think he’d make a good dad if he continues to grow up in Siren’s Port. In official canon? It’s questionable.

14. Does he have any rivals or enemies?
In canon his main enemy is Wilhelm Ryan, the Supreme Tri-mage and big shot of the worlds. It’s said that The Crowing (Claudio) is the only thing that can take him down. In Siren’s Port he really doesn’t have any major enemies other then the AGI Slave Hunter Spencer and some Darkness creatures. He’s a pretty nice kid.

15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
A TWO or maybe a THREE. Sexuality was never much of an issue back home and not something he was concerned about really. He leans more towards heterosexual because clearly his canon has him smitten a few times with the ladies. Personal canon says that he’s open minded though. He might not think about it so drastically but it wont bother him much to be with a guy either. He just never has. This leaves him more Bisexual then anything. He’s clearly attracted to girls but open minded enough to not be concerned otherwise.

16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
Sex is good, sure. He’s enjoyed it a few times now, thanks. It’s something that does take up a space in his mind, after all he is a teen-aged boy. It’s not exactly the top priority in his little fucked up life, but he has his moments.

17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
Looking from his past? His type tends to be pretty blond girls, but lately that’s not always the case. The ones that tend to grab his attention fastest are those who are a little assertive and make mild demands, so it kind of seems like something he likes. That person who pretty much tells him this is what is going to happen and makes it happen. If he didn’t want it to go that way he has no problem stopping it, so really I think he just likes it. He likes to be able to trust that person as well. Attention to his neck and behind the ears are also oddly sensitive places that a well placed kiss can instantly melt him.

Turn offs would be a further example of the above though. If a person is too pushy or demanding and he really doesn’t want to deal with that he couldn’t be more turned off. He generally has to have some form of connection to that person. Some kind of wanting. Being forward is one thing, being too forward is another.

It’s kind of cute, canonly he’s a bit of a prude. Perhaps that’s not the right term to use here. It’s not really a prude but, as Newo has stated before every date with him seems like a first one over and over again. He’s... awkward and boyish and a little unsure and stumbles through things, but when he gets a moment of confidence he’s pretty much confident to go. Little things make him faultier in his actions but other things can pick his confidence back up again. He’s not exactly fail in bed but he’s not really all that well versed either. :|a

Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
Where he is from there is no “Western” or “Chinese” zodiac’s. I’m sure there is something there but I doubt either of these are apart of it all, seeing as their sky is completely different then anything that our natural earth is.

With that in mind and for the fun of it I have calculated a few things just to see. No canon birth date is given but taking March 12th from Claudio Sanchez, the singer and Writer of Claudio Kilgannon this would make him a Pisces in Western Astrology.

Western Zodiac - Pisces the Fish - This is assuming that his birthday is march 12th. “Shy, Romantic, Trustworthy, Aloof, Dreamy, Creative, Understanding, Unrealistic, Impractical”... which I actually think fits him really very well.

Chinese Zodiac - Yin Water Rooster - This is assuming that, taking him turning 18 in 2011 and calculating him as born in 1993? “Acute, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible. Can be over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive, proud, opinionated, given to empty bravado.” I don’t find this to fit him too well, so I tend to stick to the whole... Not Of This World thing for his for this.

He doesn’t really hold much through into this worlds zodiac signs and their meanings though.

2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?
This, considering his canon is really a complex question. He formally has no ‘religious’ beliefs shown and his parents and family weren’t ‘listed’ as anything. But the universe he is from has a “Book of Ghaansgrad” which is practically considered the bible. It tells of the species that there should be in the universe (Claudio notes to a Star that there is no word of them in the book, but Cecil informs him not to believe everything the book tells him as it’s written by man anyhow.). It also tells of how Heaven’s Fence was created, by the God. It tells of Gods words and why the Price rule over the Mages who watch over Humans. It tells about the rule of gods, that the Crowing will rise and so on and so on. Other then all this there really isn’t much of a structured ‘religion’ depicted in the series. Questions about God and weather or not he’s real pop up often though.

Claudio seems to be of the opinion that there is no god, or if he is he isn’t watching or is a real asshole. He’s not really spiritual or religious or hold any firm beliefs in anything. He believes in the Mages and the Prise and knows they exist. But to him none of them are that important. In Siren’s Port he hears about all these religions and gods and cults and worships and just doesn’t understand them all. He’s wondered around the Jonova place and doesn’t get the creepy cult thing at all.

Clearly he has no “Jesus” in his worlds, so I have a hell of a time trying to remember to keep that out of his vocab, but thankfully Holy Shit and God Damn it aren’t out of his range. The funny thing about it all is “The Crowing” is pretty much “Jesus” and... that would be him. Please for the love of all that is right, no one bring this up for he will look at you like you have twenty heads suddenly.

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?
Yeah, for the most part he doesn’t kill. Doesn’t want to kill, doesn’t want to hurt people, mostly. He’s a good kid. You do to others that you want done to you kind of shit. It would take a hell of a lot for him to have to murder someone, and even then the guilt after would be so bad he might not be able to handle it well. He cant stand a bully though. When he sees someone being bullied it really pisses him off and he tends to jump in head first into issues that cause him trouble or some kind of fight. Killing is one thing, fighting is another. He’s perfectly FINE with getting into fights, especially if it was needed.

4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
Tolerant, sometimes curious and for the most part doesn't mind at all. If someone has some belief that isn’t the same as his (which is next to nothing) then that’s fine. After all, this place is strange with all the weird things it has going on here. Who’s he to say it isn't true? He is, however, not fond of the people who come up to him asking if he found God yet. Once he answered them with a stern and annoyed “No, not yet. But if you know how to get a hold of the bastard, let me know.” They left him alone for a bit after that.

5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
The Prise are crazy winged people who might or might not be real (He hasn’t met one at this point) and sit around doing nothing while Ryan takes over shit? naw, not cool. “Angels” are right bastards sometimes if not a little insane (Gabriel and Castiel...), and AGI and slavers can all rot in hell. He can’t stand the slavery in this place.

Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
He’s doing alright. He’s no where near rich but hes not poor either. If he was living on his own he would be struggling much more then he is. His job pays well enough for his everyday needs and rent. If he needs more cash he can do small side jobs or drawings for sale. If he’s really in need he... ah, goes and takes what he might need. But seriously, trying not to do that. No, where he lives means he’s able to save up a bit. So he’s doing alright.

2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
Social Status? Eh, he’s just a boy, a normal boy in a strange city who tries not to be social and yet does. He’s rift raft.

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?
It’s actually a nice little apartment on the 8th story of the complex. It’s a two bedroom with a nice little kitchen, living space and a washer/dryer outlet. Some how Jinx managed to take the largest room leaving he and Trauma the smaller of the two, but he doesn’t mind. He actually tries his best not to take up must space. His bed is a couch, a nice comfy couch that he really loves and finds warm on cold nights. It’s butt up to a wall and not far from Trauma’s bed in the room. He stores his art supplies behind his couch when not in use. His gun, Neverender sleeps under the far end of the couch when not on him. A 24 case of water bottles seems to always be at the other end of the couch, open for Trauma to take some if he wants. His clothing, if not in a dresser or closet, tend to be dirty and piled up beside the water.

It’s a nice place for how much he has to contribute into it. He’s not complaining.

He also has couch rights at Jubilee’s House of Awesome. He helps her build up the places she gets as his part of the living assistance. In trade he gets to keep a bed there that he can crash out on in times of need. When they move to the new apartment complex he might actually take a small studio space for his own, or he might just take up sleeping rights in the common space for emergencies. Either way is fine with him.

4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
Hot pockets. Man, he blames … well, someone for introducing him to those. SO GOOD. That and art supplies, though after Christmas of 2010 he really didn’t need to get too much more. Otherwise most his money gets saved away. He’s a simple kind of guy. Art stuff, some music here or there, a bit of random food things, candy once in a while, cat food, and weird toy things (think puzzles, rubic cubes, brain teasers), and if he had his own space he’d get more into the computer stuff. Wires everywhere.

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 works at Felton Theater making and painting stage props, working on the stage and roling parts, or in general just puttering around the theater. On a side job he does paintings on walls of mini malls or where ever when this person he met ages ago asks. It’s not bad money and he enjoys it. He’s good at it too and only getting better.

6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?
Drawing. Wandering. Getting into trouble. Drawing. Watching stupid TV shows, surfing the NVs, drawing. He likes to explore the city as well, going into the hospital (Skye mostly) and visit random people or Just be a creeper and wander around. Something about that place and the sick draws him in. He started that after a friend found themselves stuck in there for a while. Now it’s just habit. Mostly? Free time is spent with his friends when THEY have free time too.

7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Depends on his mood. He has a lot of “Not hungry” moments, especially when he’s annoyed with something. Otherwise he’s a king of take out. Thai food, Chinese food, pizza, 2AM tacos, if it delivers in their area he’s made orders for it by now. There is a small mold monster in the back of their refrigerator that he’s pretty sure started from a tiny old Thai box in the back of the refrigerator. He’s named it Patrick and feels it chow main once in a while. Seriously... he needs to clean that thing out. It’s currently protected in the back corner of the lower half of the fridge with a Chinese food box in the way. When it starts waving at the others is when he will worry for it’s ‘life’ ---okay he just find this really amusing is all.

He’s a toast person. A loaf of bread and a toaster can be his best friend for ever. Light toast or chard black, it doesn’t matter to him. Butter or jam, peanut butter or dry, he happens to like bread and carbs a lot.

He really does like home cooked meals, but he has the issues that he’s sure no one can cook like his mother so he doesn’t bother looking for good home cooked meals. He can manage cooking things himself, but its easier just to order out or use the microwave (when it’s not broken, thanks Jinx).

He likes spicy food, he’s not fond of fish. He drinks when he can get away with it and though fancy food is fun once in a while, give him a burger any day to be truly happy.

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

1. Color? Blue.
2. Smell? Rain at night
3. Time of day? Late evening/early night.
4. Season? Fall
5. Book? Robota by Doug Chiang and Orson Scott Card
6. Music? Coheed and Cambria: Second Stage Turbine Blade :| …
7. Place? Brooklyn Bridge... seriously... don’t ask.
8. Substance? Not. A. Clue.
9. Plant? Pine Trees. Don’t ask, I’m not sure.
10. Animal? Dogs and Cats :D

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