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Coeur: Fish Physiology
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Type: Somatic
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Subspecies: Fantail Goldfish (Long-finned, Chinese variety; Albino) Aleksei's gift is principally focused on his ability to adapt to and within water when he is exposed to it. Able to manifest sets of gills on both the sides of his neck and his torso that allow him to breathe underwater, Aleksei is also capable of growing membrane webbing between his fingers and toes which greatly improves his swimming ability and momentum, allowing him to move more quickly and smoothly. He is also able to produce scales, pushing them out from beneath his skin and onto the surface, assisting to conserve heat and provide partial cover. Luckily, this ability is controlled by mental stimuli, and can be triggered manually, but it can also be triggered emotionally by accident as well, depending on his mental state. Limiter:Black Double Cuff Earring - Used mostly for day-to-day, as well as bathing/showering and during wet weather, Aleksei's Limiter helps to lessen and prevent his ability manifesting when it is not needed, such as by accident or when he is feeling strong emotion, as he does not yet have full control. This means that it allows him to have a reduced risk of it activating outside of when he wants it to, or needs it when submerged under water. |
A dangerous ability which can cause very quick suffocation if activated on dry land, as gills do not intake oxygen and human lungs become irrelevant during usage, overuse of it also has it's own downside. It is a restricted ability in that it requires a body of water to be useful, and his scales only provide protection against minor damage when used on land. As such, Aleksei is more suited to support, such as espionage and perhaps infiltration via water, but he can also give a small amount of defense if need be. The consequence for its overuse, or Aleksei's Contrecoeur, is that, despite himself, if he pushes too far, he finds he cannot be around fish at all without feeling an intense nausea and sickness, often leading to vomiting. He can become intensely queasy at the mere sight, smell and taste of any form of aquatic creature, dead or alive. Depending on how much he has broken his limit, this reaction can last for anything from a mere couple hours, i.e 1-2, all the way up to a whole day, measuring 10-12 hours at a time. It also extremely drains him and can break him out in cold sweats, a lot like a sickness bug which he must flush out, or an intense allergic reaction that needs time to run its course. Status Points: Creativity: 4 Control: 12 Perception: 11 Stamina: 18 Synergy: 18 |
Likes/Dislikes: + Cooking +Coffee + Punk/Vis-Kei Fashion +Sushi +His sister +Clockwork\Watches +Black Jewellery +Music (Varieties of E-Asian Pop) - Sodas/Fizzy Drinks - Bright Lights - Having his photo taken - Smoke -The awkwardness of his Coeur - His weak body |
Trivia: - Aleksei's eyesight is still really poor, so nowadays he wears contacts, but he can sometimes be seen with his glasses, if he's lurking in the dorm. For Coeur training, he also has a pair of prescription goggles, as well as special waterproof contact lenses, but those are expensive. - His eyes are really photosensitive, due to the lack of pigment in them, so he avoids any form of bright or intense light, including flashes. - Speaks 4 languages: Russian, Mandarin, Japanese and English. English, however, is his weakest. He avoids it if he can. - Really dislikes the sides of his neck and waist being touched, especially by strangers. It causes an instant shudder and discomfort from him due to them being gill locations. He panics the contact might encourage them to activate unwillingly. - His Chinese name isn't listed in the school registry. It's unlikely anyone would discover it, unless Aleksei has told them, or through Coeur use. - Japanese is listed above but the Mandarin and Russian forms (respectfully) are: 钱年时 | Александр Цянь - Can usually be seen with headphones in quite a lot in his free time, normally a red pair of overheads that block out sound. - Has decent stamina and endurance but is actually quite physically weak, given he doesn't have a large amount of muscle strength. Don't ask him to lift things. - Aleksei is a little underweight, so beneath those clothes he has quite a slim and gentle build and body type, one he's a little self-conscious of honestly. |