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.:|Characteristics|:.

Date this form was created: 5/24/2009
Full name of Character: Matthew Anthony Ethos
Reason, meaning or purpose behind the name: It started out as Matthew and then I thought of the nickname Mae so I made his initials to the spelling of Mae.
Nickname: Mae, Matt,
Reason for nickname: See above
Race: Oreo (White & Black)
Sex: Male
Occupation/class: Graphic Designer for Chic magazine.
Social class: Middle class.

.:|Physical Appearance|:.

Age: 19
How old they appear: 21-ish
Eye Color: He has complete heterochromia, which means that his eyes are different colors. His right eyes is ocean blue, and his left is a teal color.
Glasses or contacts? Glasses when reading
Hair color, length, and style: His current hair color is a cotton-candy colored blue. It's about 2' 7 1/2". And it's mostly in dreadlocks or braids. The dreads are either pulled back in a low ponytail or let loose and wild.
Weight and height: 120 lbs & 5' 5"
Type of body (build): Lean, not very muscular, but he has some abs and pecs.
Skin tone and type: He has a burnt amber colored skin, and very smooth skin.
Shape of face: Long facial structure, cheekbones are soft, but tight, & distinguished.
Distinguishing marks: He has scars down both his arms and a scar about 3's long right on the bottome of his right jawbone from being jumped. His right ear is pierced 5 times. Twice on the lobe and three times in the cartilage. His left eyebrow is pierced by the tip. He has snakebites on his bottome lip. He has a tattoo of a dragonfly on the back of his neck.
Predominant feature: His nose is just SLIGHTLY too long & narrow
Is s/he healthy?: Yes, he's a vegetarian and eats healthy/swims.
If not, why not? Or why are they healthy?: He eats right and he swims in the afternoons.
Do they look healthy? Why/why not?: Yes & no because he's skinny-but not anorexic. He's very lean so peaople think he's not healthy.

.:|Favorites|:.

Character’s favorite color: Purple
Least favorite, why?: Any color that's icky colored, 'cause duh.
Music?: Rave/techno music. Or music that moves him. He really likes Kings of Leon, and The Fray.
Least favorite music, why?: Yodeling. It's obnoxious.
Food: Dark chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream & a side dish of chocolate covered strawberries.
Literature: He likes a lot of Poetry, and he loves fantasy/fictional books.
Expressions: His favorite expression is sexy wink.
Expletives (curse): His favorite cuss word is Fuck.
Mode of transport: He likes his motorcycle. :)
Hobbies: He has a very odd obsession over dragonflies. He has a dragonfly tattoo on the back of his neck.

.:|Personality|:.

Habits: He sometimes hew on the inside of his lips when bored or nervous. He smokes clove cigs because they smell so good. He also likes to sit in weird positions. He also likes to wear rings of a wide variety on most of his fingers.
Greatest Strength: His great fashion sense.
Greatest Weakness: He's afraid of the dark/closed spaces.
Soft spot: He has a big soft spot for animals, especially cute and fuzzy ones.
Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: Yes because he has 3 cats that he saved from the pound and a parrot.
Biggest Vulnerability: He doesn't like to fight, and REALLY tries to avoid it. So he probably won't fight back when provoked.
Most at ease when: He's playing his piano in his apartment. He loves to watch the snow fall in the winter, with a cup of cocoa. And listen to the rain fall in the spring writing poetry.
Most ill at ease when: Lots of people are around him, he feels as if he is being watched.
Priorities: To live a good life, get through college, and keep clean.
Philosophies: Ten seconds of silence could mean a lifetime.
How they feel about themselves: He feels confident but shy. He thinks that people would discriminate him before they even met him.
Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: He's still a virgin.
Why?: He's too scared to let people get close to him, and he doesn't want to just give something that special to someone he doesn't know.

.:|Background|:.

Hometown: Jacksonville, Fl.
Type of childhood: Bad, I guess. He was molested when he was 13 for his girlish looks. He was jumped when he was 16, gaining the scar on his jaw. When he was 18, his mother died, his only known relative, and he got everything she had.
First Memory: His mother hand himself were sitting under a big tree in the middle of a grassy field. She was stroking his hair and singing to him. He can't quite remember the words but he hums the song to himself all the time.
Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: His molestation.
Why? It's what turned him gay.
Education: He has a high school degree (for now) and he graduated at the top of his class. He's planning to go to college this year, once he finds a nice college.
Religion: He's atheist, and doesn't dwell much on those topics.
Finances: He's pretty well off, considering he got everything in his mother's will.

.:|Family|:.

Mother: Deceased
Relationship with her: She knew him the best.
Father: Unknown
Relationship with him: He left Matthew and his mother when she was still pregnant with him.
Siblings, How many, relationship with each: None
Children of siblings: None
Other extended family: Unknown
Close? Why or why not: No, if there is any.

.:|Traits|:.

Optimist or pessimist? Why?: Optimist, because he's happy to be alive, now.
Introvert or extrovert? Why?: Sort of a mixture of both. He's more introvert due to his shyness, but he can make new friends if he wants to.
Drives and motives: He wants to be the best photographer of his time.
Talents: He can play the piano and he can write poetry. He has a hidden talent for taking photos, and he tries to express it a lot.
Extremely skilled at: Taking photos of a variety of different things, playing the piano.
Extremely unskilled at: Cooking.
Good characteristics: He's loyal, funny when he wants to be, and very nice to people in general. He can be very generous at some times, and loves to give people advice.
Character flaws: He's sort of unsocial. He can't cook, so he has to order out/buy pre-made food all the time.
Mannerisms: He has very polite manners and always says please and thank-you.
Peculiarities: He likes to fiddle with his hair a lot, and he runs his slim fingers as if he was playing the piano, when he he gets nervous or exited.
Biggest regret: Not saying no when that guy tried to rape him.
Minor regrets: He doesn't really have any regrets besides that one.
Biggest accomplishment: He wrote his own song, with lyrics and everything.
Minor accomplishments: He held his breath for 1 minute.
Darkest secret: He secretly really liked that man touching him.
Does anyone know? No
How did they find out: They didn't.

.:|Perception|:.

How do they relate to others: He's liked by a lot of people.
How are they perceived by strangers: They see him as just a normal person, that might be a punk due to his piercings.
Friends: Joanna, Phae, Jackson
Wife/husband/lover: None
The Hero/Heroin: Phae
How do they view the Hero/Heroine: As a great friend who knows about everything.
First impression of the character: A wonderful person who likes to help people.
Why? He first saw her helping a little girl get the stuffed toys she wanted from the high shelves with a smile.
What do people like most about this character: She's always smiling even when she's down.
What do they dislike most about them: She can be a bit too helpful.

.:|Goals|:.

Immediate: Get into a good college.
Long term: Be an awesome photographer.
How do they plan to accomplish them: Study, and pass the entrance exam. Take photos and edit/ make them nicer.
How will others be effected by this: He takes a picture of his newfound lover.

.:|Problems/Crisis|:.

How do they react in a crisis: He hasn't really had any crisis's so Id don't know.
How do they face problems: He faces the small ones head on, but the big one's he tries to avoid.
Kind of problems they usually run into:
How they react to new problems:
How they react to change:

.:|General|:.

Favorite clothing, why: Favorite pants. Favorite shirt. Because.
Least favorite, why: He doesn't have any.
Jewelry: Favorite earrings. Favorite bracelet. Favorite ring. Favorite necklace. Because.
Other accessories:
Drives:
Where do they live: Manhattan, New York
Where do they want to live: Where he lives now.
Spending habits, why: He spends his money on clothes and camera installments (including updates for PS).
What do they do too much of, why:
Most prized possession, why:
People they secretly admire, why:
Person they are most influenced by, why:
Most important person in their life before story starts, why:
How do they spend the week just before the story starts:







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His name is Matthew or Mae.
He's 19 but looks 21
His current hair color is a cotton-candy colored blue. It's about 2' 7 1/2". And it's mostly in dreadlocks or braids. The dreads are either pulled back in a low ponytail or let loose and wild. Kinda like this guys hair.
His skin color is sort of a burnt amber color.
His right and left eye are different colors.
He has scars down both his arms and a scar about 3's long right on the bottom of his right jawbone from being jumped. His right ear is pierced 5 times. Twice on the lobe and three times in the cartilage. His left eyebrow is pierced by the tip. He has snakebites on his bottom lip. He has a tattoo of a dragonfly on the back of his neck.
His nose is just SLIGHTLY too long & narrow.
He skinny/lean, and not very muscular. He's also very feminine (body type and all).
He has a long facial structure, cheekbones are soft, but tight, & distinguished.
He loves to wear outrageously colored & tight clothing.
He loves his blue skinny jeans and this shirt.