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THE APP

Character Name: self-explanatory
Canon: If the canon has multiple versions, please be specific.
Reference Link: A wiki link is preferable, but anything that has a summary of the canon works. If there is no picture on your link, please provide a reference picture as well. If there is really nothing to link, write a short (no more than 200 words) description of the canon and character appearance.

Character History: A brief summary of your character's background. Only the highlights, please! This section should not be more than 300 words long.
Personality: Can be longer than the history, if necessary, but again, please try to be succinct.

Writing Sample: For this section, you have two choices:

1. Fill out an IC survey (copypaste below)
2. Write a first or third person sample on the subject of your choice. (~300-500 words)

C&P

THE SURVEY

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Character Name: Vincent Nightray
Canon: Pandora Hearts
Reference Link: Pandora Hearts - wikipedia

Character History: Pandora Hearts is basically a story about monstrous Pokemon. In the Abyss, a chaotic void that exists outside time, "Chains" exist - monsters that can contract with humans. The story follows Oz Vesalius and his Chain B-Rabbit, or "Alice".
Vincent is one of the two adopted sons of the Nightray family, one of the four Noble Houses who are part of Pandora, the organisation that monitors the Abyss. He was adopted by the family at a relatively early age. However, the brothers in fact originated from one hundred years in the past, from the city of Sablier - which was annihilated. Vincent was, in fact, the cause of that event. Vincent and his brother Gilbert travelled through the Abyss to the future, where Vincent was brought up as nobility. After Oz got unceremoniously chucked into the Abyss, Gilbert was also adopted by the Nightray family.

In the present vein of the story Vincent works as a double agent - he is seen to be working for Pandora initially, however he is affiliated with the Baskervilles, the story’s “antagonists”. He bears two chains - he has a legal contract with the Dormouse, a chain that lets him put people to sleep and also gives him an unfortunate narcolepsy problem. He has an illegal contract with Demios, the Queen of Hearts, which is great at chopping off people's heads. Vincent's only tie lies with his brother Gilbert. As Vincent was a child of misfortune, born with one red eye which was seen in Sablier to be a terrible omen, they were mistreated and cast out on the street. In Vincent's eyes, he is the cause of all of the misery in Gilbert's life. His ultimate goal is to be completely removed from existence - to this end, he offers his loyalty to the Baskerville family.

Personality: On the surface of it, Vincent is the picture of a perfect gentleman - all good manners, sweetness and light, a charming and dignified young man, though usually more than a bit sleepy. Excellent at social functions! A real sweet talker. However, the more time you spend around him, the more you notice a dangerous, pervasive air having around him. Vincent is dangerous, cruel, twisted, and just a little bit unhinged. As well as slightly misogynistic. Everything he does has a point, however he thinks nothing of torturing someone to get what he wants, and he is ultimately ruthless and forthright in the pursuit of his goals. He isn't someone who will take the spotlight, preferring to work behind the scenes. And he keeps all of his secrets close to his chest, not even sharing them with his most important person, his brother Gilbert. He openly lies to Gil in order to conceal his true allegiances and motivations. He is also a chaotic, messy person with no particular shame - petty in his dislikes, he will happily cut up stuffed toys in order to vent any negative feelings. He will also fall asleep precisely wherever he pleases. His own state of self-loathing leads him to enjoy ruining people - tainting them and ruining their goodness.

Vincent is a layered person, however. At the heart of it, he is an individual who believes his existence has caused only suffering. All of his actions are to further his goal of completely removing his own existence from the face of the world. Beyond anything, he loves his brother Gilbert to the point of obsession, and would happily remove himself from the face of the world if that means his brother will find peace and happiness. So yes, underneath it all there is a person who does understand kindness. You just have to ... go down a really long way.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Calling a person by something other than their name is rude, isn't it ... ? Vincent Nightray is my name.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
. . . I'm ambivalent on the topic of socks. Is that wrong? Should I be considering all these questions important?

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
I couldn't possibly calculate it. Speaking is hardly something that bears any scrutiny . . . isn't it true that a person will speak when they feel they have something to say? Whether the thing that's being said has any worth . . . that's up to the listener ♥

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
Oh, come now . . . that would be the the blight of a very paranoid and untrusting person. I cannot imagine being the kind of person that would admit to experiencing such thoughts about beloved family and friends . . .

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
I never said I wanted to domesticate an egret. It's very rude to put words in someone's mouth.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
Is there an appropriate and an inappropriate answer to this question . . . ? Ah, I don't really mind. Sometimes these things are . . . how would one say it? An unfortunate necessity?

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
Mhm . . . manners dictate a three-pronged cake fork. Though you could feel free to partake in an act of rebellion and use a fork with four prongs. Go ahead, go ahead. No one will mind.

08. Do you trust yourself?
Of course. No matter what the situation, I know exactly what I would do.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Hmmm. Know that I answer this question with some consideration: . . . no ♥! What is the point of a secret, if you're prepared to just give it away to anyone?

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
Well, if that's what you're interested in . . . I'm sure we'll find out.

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