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All right, not sure if this is okay, but here goes nothing:
Name: Gerald Berry
I.D. Number: 00004444
Rank: D1
Year: 1st year
Nationality: English
Age: 16
Sex/Gender: Male
Appearance: About as spooky as they come, Gerald is a somewhat short, young man who prefers wearing brightly coloured hoodies, gloves and long trousers no matter the weather. His glance is always cast downwards so as to hide his face from those who would wish to take a look at it. Underneath his clothes is healthy body that had been distorted by countless, ugly scars. His face is scarred as well, but it is realtively intact with a boyish look, brown eyes and nut brown hair.
Fighting Style: Aikido. While he is a brown-belt, he is exceptionally skilled at redirecting his opponent's attacks and his rank is somewhat deceptive because of his chosen martial art's defensive nature along with his reluctance to hurt his opponents.
Powers: The Machine's Influence: The horrible experiments that have been performed on Gerald left their mark on him, resulting in very subtle influences to the nature of his surroundings. Strange, but harmless things seem to accompany him on occasions, with one of the best examples being his assigned ID number. It is not known if this power could be trained or controlled and he does not wish to find out given his history with it.
Personality: A quiet, damaged young man, Gerald wishes to avoid causing trouble or grabbing people's attention as much as possible. He is very averse to conflicts and would rather do disgraceful, humiliating acts than to cause friction or stand up for himself, however, even he has his limits. It is only when he encounters these limits that he grows a spine, but even then, he tries to look for the peaceful solution if he can. Violence is an absolute last resort for him. Fortunately, his quiet, bookish nature lends itself to studying really well.
For anyone who looks at Gerald, his reluctance to attend New Peaks Academy is immediately evident. He is probably as out of place as it gets in a school that is centred around tournaments and would rather return home to a more normal environment. It does not help that New Peaks Academy is filled with people whom he does not know and is reluctant to approach, which makes him uncomfortable at best. He is a lost soul trying to search for a way out of here, but he is terrified of failing… After all the First Rule of Fight School is "Don't Fail Fight School".
Background: Born to a wealthy family in England, Gerald's childhood might not have been idyllic, but it certainly was quite fortunate. While his parents were often too busy with their business to pay attention to their child, he was lucky enough to get a warm, benevolent caretaker who knew what she was doing with the child. As such, while he might have been a little isolated from the outside world because of his status, his early years were quite happy, if a little filled with temper tantrums because he always wanted to see his parents.
He was a wild child who needed to be kept an eye on nearly twenty-four-seven lest he do something that would endanger himself, so when he started displaying an interest in martial arts at the age of seven, his parents took the opportunity to sign him up for Aikido classes with a private tutor. They hoped that its philosophical approach along with its focus on self-defence would help Gerald master himself, not to mention that they thought it would be useful for their son to learn how to defend himself.
At first, the lessons did not really stick with him and he often tried to skip class, but after about a year of refusing to do anything useful, something finally clicked in his brain. He started taking his lessons seriously and learned the ways of Aikido through the next couple of years, slowly becoming aware of himself. This lead to him mellowing out as he realised that the energies he had could have been better spent elsewhere… Mostly on Aikido practice that he could use to tire himself. While his improvement was not unusually quick, he showed exceptional talent for using the tools of the martial art.
But his peaceful life came crashing down when he turned twelve. An unknown group had set their sights on him and attacked him on the streets. Though his bodyguards fought valiantly, they were slaughtered and Gerald was kidnapped, then shipped off to an experimental facility. It is best not to speak of what happened there, only that when he was freed after spending months in there, he was an utterly broken person. His will to live was almost non-existent and his explorative, energetic spirit was gone.
It took several years of rehabilitation from the most skilled psychologists and doctors that his parents could find to somewhat restore him to his former self, an impossible task given the trauma that he had suffered. He became quiet, afraid of people and not even his re-introduction to Aikido could restore him… So when he turned sixteen, his parents presented him with a dilemma in a well-meaning, but misguided attempt to help him: Either he would be thrown out of the house or he would have to attend New Peaks Academy. Terrified of the prospect of having to live without the aid of his parents, Gerald took the latter option and enrolled.
Name: Gerald Berry
I.D. Number: 00004444
Rank: D1
Year: 1st year
Nationality: English
Age: 16
Sex/Gender: Male
Appearance: About as spooky as they come, Gerald is a somewhat short, young man who prefers wearing brightly coloured hoodies, gloves and long trousers no matter the weather. His glance is always cast downwards so as to hide his face from those who would wish to take a look at it. Underneath his clothes is healthy body that had been distorted by countless, ugly scars. His face is scarred as well, but it is realtively intact with a boyish look, brown eyes and nut brown hair.
Fighting Style: Aikido. While he is a brown-belt, he is exceptionally skilled at redirecting his opponent's attacks and his rank is somewhat deceptive because of his chosen martial art's defensive nature along with his reluctance to hurt his opponents.
Powers: The Machine's Influence: The horrible experiments that have been performed on Gerald left their mark on him, resulting in very subtle influences to the nature of his surroundings. Strange, but harmless things seem to accompany him on occasions, with one of the best examples being his assigned ID number. It is not known if this power could be trained or controlled and he does not wish to find out given his history with it.
Personality: A quiet, damaged young man, Gerald wishes to avoid causing trouble or grabbing people's attention as much as possible. He is very averse to conflicts and would rather do disgraceful, humiliating acts than to cause friction or stand up for himself, however, even he has his limits. It is only when he encounters these limits that he grows a spine, but even then, he tries to look for the peaceful solution if he can. Violence is an absolute last resort for him. Fortunately, his quiet, bookish nature lends itself to studying really well.
For anyone who looks at Gerald, his reluctance to attend New Peaks Academy is immediately evident. He is probably as out of place as it gets in a school that is centred around tournaments and would rather return home to a more normal environment. It does not help that New Peaks Academy is filled with people whom he does not know and is reluctant to approach, which makes him uncomfortable at best. He is a lost soul trying to search for a way out of here, but he is terrified of failing… After all the First Rule of Fight School is "Don't Fail Fight School".
Background: Born to a wealthy family in England, Gerald's childhood might not have been idyllic, but it certainly was quite fortunate. While his parents were often too busy with their business to pay attention to their child, he was lucky enough to get a warm, benevolent caretaker who knew what she was doing with the child. As such, while he might have been a little isolated from the outside world because of his status, his early years were quite happy, if a little filled with temper tantrums because he always wanted to see his parents.
He was a wild child who needed to be kept an eye on nearly twenty-four-seven lest he do something that would endanger himself, so when he started displaying an interest in martial arts at the age of seven, his parents took the opportunity to sign him up for Aikido classes with a private tutor. They hoped that its philosophical approach along with its focus on self-defence would help Gerald master himself, not to mention that they thought it would be useful for their son to learn how to defend himself.
At first, the lessons did not really stick with him and he often tried to skip class, but after about a year of refusing to do anything useful, something finally clicked in his brain. He started taking his lessons seriously and learned the ways of Aikido through the next couple of years, slowly becoming aware of himself. This lead to him mellowing out as he realised that the energies he had could have been better spent elsewhere… Mostly on Aikido practice that he could use to tire himself. While his improvement was not unusually quick, he showed exceptional talent for using the tools of the martial art.
But his peaceful life came crashing down when he turned twelve. An unknown group had set their sights on him and attacked him on the streets. Though his bodyguards fought valiantly, they were slaughtered and Gerald was kidnapped, then shipped off to an experimental facility. It is best not to speak of what happened there, only that when he was freed after spending months in there, he was an utterly broken person. His will to live was almost non-existent and his explorative, energetic spirit was gone.
It took several years of rehabilitation from the most skilled psychologists and doctors that his parents could find to somewhat restore him to his former self, an impossible task given the trauma that he had suffered. He became quiet, afraid of people and not even his re-introduction to Aikido could restore him… So when he turned sixteen, his parents presented him with a dilemma in a well-meaning, but misguided attempt to help him: Either he would be thrown out of the house or he would have to attend New Peaks Academy. Terrified of the prospect of having to live without the aid of his parents, Gerald took the latter option and enrolled.
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