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Name: Moiré
Age: 18-19 Occupation: Traveler/Scavenger Pronouns: He/him Species: European Eel Merfolk Height: 366 cm A rather withdrawn individual, although not anti-social. Tends not to initiate conversations initially, which is more often a factor around unfamiliar company. Often a loner and self-supporting, being capable of looking after himself. A sense of humour exists occasionally, although it can be missed at times, being more indirect than not. He is active and often busying himself through one means or another, avoidance of boredom something that drives relevant decisions.
Likes
Winter storms/snow Seashells Scallops/mollusks Shrimp croquettes Short written stories Starry nights Dislikes
Harsh assumptions Sharp rocks Smoke and fumes Legumes Being discounted Anger toward himself Trivia
A traveler, although nondescript while journeying across the oceans typically. He blends in with the water for the most part. May live to around 80+ years. The oldest living eel that was not merfolk exceeded 100 years in longevity. Has not gained coloration yet. In a few years will eventually be brownish-yellow in palette, then within 5-20 years after will turn silvery-white. Can hear and smell adeptly. Regardless of surroundings, this does not appear dampened. Eyes exist but are not apparent. Has poor vision. Has an awareness of the planetary magnetic field. Navigates through an internal compass and relative memory. Has small razor-sharp teeth. Scavenges as well as hunts. May relatively gain in scale as time passes further. Sometimes picks up shells from various locations and leaves them behind similarly. Depending on the situation and whether people are nearby, this may be unwanted as a decision. Has a considerable knowledge of different shell types and often categorises individual varieties. Likes to draw on shells. Using various implements, often scratches patterns into the outer surface. Resulting patterns can differ in subject, usually involving scenery and wording. Infrequently leaves messages for others through this means. The nondescriptness to shells, depending on the location, can work in his favour in terms of the correct recipient finding one. Keeps things he is given and further deems important in hidden locations, usually underwater. As not everything may withstand saline environments, at times he stores them in the sand on beachfronts. Cannot go on land as others are capable of, his physiology not suitable for extensive journeys above water. Likes quiet melodic music; loud and abrasive genres not as much. Sometimes idles and daydreams, usually below water. Can read to an extent, having been taught relevant meaning early on in the time spent adrift. He kept with initiative and comprehension variously. Likes to hear about fiction stories and related literature. Typically, he either hears things short-hand or reads obtained works at tide-pools. Advertisements and other signs are understood as well, although typically existing far from his range of vision. A number of concepts in relevant or irrelevant stories are often beyond understanding, although he does not often prompt inquiry through inherent reserve. |
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Narrative
Born around 18 years prior, he drifted around the currents to various locations, mostly seagrass beds and alike terrain. Over time he grew in scale and encountered other individuals on occasion -- most not hostile, which he had a sense of to some degree. He was taught how to read and write to some extent through relevant interactions and took that understanding further along on his travels. With many years having passed since his origin, he has a better sense of surroundings, and knows where and where not to tread. Regardless, he frequents beaches on occasion for the shells within the shallower tides -- collecting them and storing them away for later use. He has not gone on land more than once or twice and does not see it as a beneficial effort currently. That still means he has an understanding of what goes on beyond his awareness through Neroli and others and acts as a support where he can. |