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Name- Maxi "Mashi" Milou
Gender- Male
Age- 26
Act- Strongman, "The Uncrushable Bug"
Veteran or New- Veteran of two years.
Appearance-
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 276lb
Maxi cut an imposing figure even before he ended up in the circus. His light greenish-yellow eyes are piercing, and his solid muscular build and broad shoulders were a product of the life he led before. His skin was fair, and appeared pale with his not-quite black but not quite brown hair. His hair has grown out enough that he has to partially tie it back to keep it out of his face. With the addition of his deformities, he is just that more intimidating.
Deformity-
His upper body has a tough, hardened black exoskeleton with various pointed spikes coming out his arms, as well as clawed hands. He has a second set of extremely long arms with similar black exoskeleton and larger clawed hands. Parts of his legs are also covered in the tough armor. The exoskeleton goes up to the lower half of his face, forming rough points along his jawline. He has a pair of sharp mandibles that sometimes cause him to have a lisp or chitter when he gets too worked up. He also has three tiny extra spider eyes, the same stunning green as his normal ones, on either side of his head which are visible when he has his hair up.
Strengths-
Observation - hardly anything goes unnoticed, and he's impossible to sneak up on.
Sleight of Hand - he was a nerd when it came to magic tricks.
Pickpocketing - having an extra set of extremely noticeable arms tends to have people distracted from his surprisingly nimble and more readily functional ones.
Exoskeleton - his hardened skin is tough to penetrate and can take a beating.
Brute Strength - his performance is a show of inhumane strength, of course he's strong.
Weaknesses-
Overheating - his exoskeleton does not allow body heat to transfer well, and he's prone to overheating after periods of intense physical exertion.
Stealth - being the large body that he is, as well as the shininess of his hardened skin, its pretty easy to spot him in a crowd or on the move.
Weak Points - his joints are soft spots, as well as his sides; injuries to these areas will hurt him significantly.
Self-Isolating - his attitude is his biggest detriment.
Hope - the thought of finding a way to become human again often skews his thoughts on escape.
Information-
Maxi's nickname, Mashi, is rarely used. It comes from his first days in the circus, where he was just getting used to his mandibles and having difficulty pronouncing his own name. He got most of his pronunciation problems sorted out, but sometimes during his less composed moments he slips up. The nickname Mashi is more often used affectionately by the veterans, and most newcomers that try to use it face a very intimidating staredown.
His arrival at the circus was fairly simple. His friends wanted to go and he tagged along, originally intending on pointing out how all the fake magic tricks worked as their group's resident sleight of hand nerd. After watching the show, he had been left with the surprising task of convincing his friends that it was real. The simplest way was to go back stage and see. The group of three were caught poking around the illusion barrier, and you know how the story goes. He'd acted as ringleader for their little group, falling hook line and sinker for Aveline's vision of escape and selling his friends on the hope. He'd been full of fire and life, but after seeing his friends die with those false hopes, he'd changed. He'd lost most of his bite, was more reserved and cautious.
Connecting with people in here was dangerous. He couldn't afford to open himself up to that kind of hurt again, and he mourns the fact that he had to change this way. This bleeds out into his short temperament and more snappish, isolating behavior. One thing that hadn't changed much was his ego. He'd been prideful of his appearance before he was turned into a monster, and he works hard to keep whatever normality he has left. The fact that his mandibles tend to make all sorts of creepy bug noises to go along with his words when he looses his temper is why he miraculously limits his outbursts. He didn't like sounding like a monster.
His observational skills are what keep him alive. He may not reach out for interaction much, but he is always paying attention and keeping track of what and who he can use to make things a little bit better. He makes deals with those that could come in useful. For example, he allows Harmony to call him Mashi in exchange for her use as an icepack when he's overheating.
Relationships-
Aveline - When he first met her, he trusted her blindly. Now, he has trouble putting faith in her, and often cautions newcomers to take her words with a grain of salt.
Meric - His feelings about the magician are about as complicated as they come. Respect, sympathy, distrust, pity, hatred; these emotions all swirl around him when Meric is present.
Morticia - He is terrified of what that horrific woman is capable of, and hates seeing her impact on Meric. His pleasantness with her is brought on by fear.
Harmony - No one would dare suggest that Maxi had a soft spot for the kid. No one. If only because they noticed how a bit of the old Maxi came back when she was present.
The Newcomers - He is less than inclined to bother with newcomers.
Master is the Enemy.
Gender- Male
Age- 26
Act- Strongman, "The Uncrushable Bug"
Veteran or New- Veteran of two years.
Appearance-
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 276lb
Maxi cut an imposing figure even before he ended up in the circus. His light greenish-yellow eyes are piercing, and his solid muscular build and broad shoulders were a product of the life he led before. His skin was fair, and appeared pale with his not-quite black but not quite brown hair. His hair has grown out enough that he has to partially tie it back to keep it out of his face. With the addition of his deformities, he is just that more intimidating.
Deformity-
His upper body has a tough, hardened black exoskeleton with various pointed spikes coming out his arms, as well as clawed hands. He has a second set of extremely long arms with similar black exoskeleton and larger clawed hands. Parts of his legs are also covered in the tough armor. The exoskeleton goes up to the lower half of his face, forming rough points along his jawline. He has a pair of sharp mandibles that sometimes cause him to have a lisp or chitter when he gets too worked up. He also has three tiny extra spider eyes, the same stunning green as his normal ones, on either side of his head which are visible when he has his hair up.
Strengths-
Observation - hardly anything goes unnoticed, and he's impossible to sneak up on.
Sleight of Hand - he was a nerd when it came to magic tricks.
Pickpocketing - having an extra set of extremely noticeable arms tends to have people distracted from his surprisingly nimble and more readily functional ones.
Exoskeleton - his hardened skin is tough to penetrate and can take a beating.
Brute Strength - his performance is a show of inhumane strength, of course he's strong.
Weaknesses-
Overheating - his exoskeleton does not allow body heat to transfer well, and he's prone to overheating after periods of intense physical exertion.
Stealth - being the large body that he is, as well as the shininess of his hardened skin, its pretty easy to spot him in a crowd or on the move.
Weak Points - his joints are soft spots, as well as his sides; injuries to these areas will hurt him significantly.
Self-Isolating - his attitude is his biggest detriment.
Hope - the thought of finding a way to become human again often skews his thoughts on escape.
Information-
Maxi's nickname, Mashi, is rarely used. It comes from his first days in the circus, where he was just getting used to his mandibles and having difficulty pronouncing his own name. He got most of his pronunciation problems sorted out, but sometimes during his less composed moments he slips up. The nickname Mashi is more often used affectionately by the veterans, and most newcomers that try to use it face a very intimidating staredown.
His arrival at the circus was fairly simple. His friends wanted to go and he tagged along, originally intending on pointing out how all the fake magic tricks worked as their group's resident sleight of hand nerd. After watching the show, he had been left with the surprising task of convincing his friends that it was real. The simplest way was to go back stage and see. The group of three were caught poking around the illusion barrier, and you know how the story goes. He'd acted as ringleader for their little group, falling hook line and sinker for Aveline's vision of escape and selling his friends on the hope. He'd been full of fire and life, but after seeing his friends die with those false hopes, he'd changed. He'd lost most of his bite, was more reserved and cautious.
Connecting with people in here was dangerous. He couldn't afford to open himself up to that kind of hurt again, and he mourns the fact that he had to change this way. This bleeds out into his short temperament and more snappish, isolating behavior. One thing that hadn't changed much was his ego. He'd been prideful of his appearance before he was turned into a monster, and he works hard to keep whatever normality he has left. The fact that his mandibles tend to make all sorts of creepy bug noises to go along with his words when he looses his temper is why he miraculously limits his outbursts. He didn't like sounding like a monster.
His observational skills are what keep him alive. He may not reach out for interaction much, but he is always paying attention and keeping track of what and who he can use to make things a little bit better. He makes deals with those that could come in useful. For example, he allows Harmony to call him Mashi in exchange for her use as an icepack when he's overheating.
Relationships-
Aveline - When he first met her, he trusted her blindly. Now, he has trouble putting faith in her, and often cautions newcomers to take her words with a grain of salt.
Meric - His feelings about the magician are about as complicated as they come. Respect, sympathy, distrust, pity, hatred; these emotions all swirl around him when Meric is present.
Morticia - He is terrified of what that horrific woman is capable of, and hates seeing her impact on Meric. His pleasantness with her is brought on by fear.
Harmony - No one would dare suggest that Maxi had a soft spot for the kid. No one. If only because they noticed how a bit of the old Maxi came back when she was present.
The Newcomers - He is less than inclined to bother with newcomers.
Master is the Enemy.
