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Negaverse: Lieutenant Kassite

Name: Kaleb Carter

Nicknames: Kay (used mostly by his sister), KC (Kay See)

Age: 20

Birthday: February 14th

Sign: Aquarius

Gemstone: Turquoise

Blood Type: A+

Fav. Food: Spicy foods. Unfortunately his stomach would disagree, making him spend way more time in the bathroom than he would like to after 'enjoying' said favorite.

Hated Food: Any food will do really, he's not a picky eater, and he'll try anything at least once.

School: N/A-Works full time as an Animal Control Officer.

Hobbies:
-Knitting Kaleb doesn't exactly like knitting, but he doesn't hate it either. Knitting is more of a habit rather than a hobby, at least that's what he tells everyone. The 'habit' came from the need to get his younger sister a gift, a scarf to be exact. However, the scarf she wanted was way out of his budget. So he decided he would just make one that looked exactly like the one she wanted.

It was an easy enough thing to learn, after a simple internet search, a few 'how to' videos, and a quick run to a craft store for needles and some yarn, he was ready to go. His sister loved the scarf, falling in love the moment she laid her eyes on it, and demanded that he make more for her. Every scarf he made for her would make her light up with glee, so he was happy to oblige.

When he's not knitting scarves for his sister, he's usually knitting blankets for his mother, who donates them to the needy. He doesn't mind that his work is going to strangers, they need them more than he does and knitting them is something easy for him to do while he's sitting watching TV, or just hanging out with the family, ('The Family' being his mother and sister. Kaleb will never knit in front of his father, not wanting to give the b*****d something else to yell at him about).

-Bird Watching
Kaleb has always admired birds, maybe even been jealous of them when he was younger since they could fly and he couldn't, but birdwatching was something he took up by "accident." When his father was still around, Kaleb tended to make up reasons to leave the house, while out of the house he would wander the wooded area surrounding their home. Plenty of birds of prey seemed to nest in his 'neck of the woods,' and he would spend hours just watching them. He didn't even know it was considered a 'real' hobby, nor did he even know they held contests for such a thing. He just loved watching the birds fly around and hunt. He would watch the birds, sometimes bringing a notebook with him in order to catalog the families that grew within the woods. His "expertise" lying mostly in birds of prey, Kaleb can identify raptors by call, wingspan, and colouring. He is pretty good with the smaller, more common birds that are in the area, but is usually only able to name them after he's seen what they look like.


Virtues:
-Sit Ubu sit, good dog --
When Kaleb was younger, he was a rambunctious and rowdy kid, causing problems and doing whatever he'd like in any rebellious kid nature. His father only took so much of this from Kaleb and eventually shipped him off to military boarding school, telling him he could go back to normal school when he "shaped up and started acting like a good son."
Because of the 'well grooming' he received from the military school, Kaleb now does as he is told and will do everything in his power to do so. He is obedient like a well trained dog. You ask him to jump, he'll ask how high.
However, this obedience is only shown toward people whom he sees as his 'master' or commander, usually people who are higher ranked than him. Whether it be by seniority or in actual ranking, he will obey them and their commands. If he sees you as an equal, you get respect but not complete obedience. Hardly any attention at all if you're below him.
When faced with something he just doesn't want to do, it will usually take some prodding or an ultimatum to get Kaleb moving. But, there isn't much he won't do, except harm his mother or sister.

-The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate
Kaleb runs on praise, again much like a dog would. He strives to be praised and is actually content with a "good job" or a head pat when he does something correct. He would like nothing more than to know that what he did made his 'master' happy instead of a physical/material reward.

-No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar
--Kaleb doesn't lie, but this isn't because he thinks that lying is wrong, quite the opposite actually. He avoids lying because he's not very good at it. He's tried to lie in the past but would either stumble over his words or would forget that he even lied in the first place. So instead of worrying over remembering his lies, he'd rather tell the truth and not have the hassle.

Flaws:
-Perverse/wrongheaded Kaleb is more likely and willing to do what is considered to not follow the social norm or right. When he was younger he would volunteer to play the robbers or whatever bad guy position was present in the games he played. He'd rather be the bad guy than the good guy.
An example would be to ignore the "stay off the grass" sign and not only stand on the grass, but kick up a few good clumps of sod for good measure.
However, being sent to military school kind of beat this rebellious nature out of him when he got older. Though he still has his tendencies of wanting to do the wrong thing, he will reluctantly choose the 'right' thing in order to keep his father off of his back. But the b*****d isn't around anymore, so the tendencies are getting stronger...

-You're such a mama's boy! Now being a mother's boy isn't really a bad thing, Kaleb respects his mother and will do as she says like a good son. However, his weakness would be the 'mom voice.' You know the voice, the one that still makes you jump when you're an adult.
Kaleb can be a rowdy and even misbehaving boy, but if a woman uses the 'mother voice' on him, whether its his mom or not, he will stop dead in his tracks and obey, or at least pause in confusion.

“In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.” Kaleb is never satisfied until all his work is done efficiently and flawlessly, and spends a lot of time checking, and even double checking, to make sure that it is (Kaleb likes to blame this habit on the military school).
Because of this, Kaleb tends to be highly stressed and has the tendency to burn out when working too hard on one thing. His perfectionism is most recognizable when he is working. Whether it be about how he did a certain call, or how he prepared a report, he is usually constantly nit picking his own skill until he frustrates (or even depresses) himself, if he doesn't think he did it completely right.

His knitting is something else that his perfectionism pops out of from time to time. He is precise in his knitting and it can be seen in his work, but in earlier attempts he would take way longer than normal because he missed a stitch and would have to start all over again in frustration.
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A bit on the needy side.
For a guy who runs on pleasing his superiors, telling him he did a good job is often sufficient enough to keep this guy happy. However, if Kaleb doesn't receive some sort of praise he will become antsy and start to pick at the situation, constantly wondering what he did incorrectly and how exactly he should fix it in order to make his 'master' happy again. This usually leads to him being a bit on the needy side when trying to find out what he did wrong and trying to fix whatever it is.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

-Eyes: An eerie yellow, often compared to that of a wolf's in colour. Usually in a half-lidded state, looking utterly bored/uncaring about whatever the hell it is you are talking about.

-Hair: Straight, layered black hair that hangs just below his shoulders. He also has hair extensions that he will put in a bit above the nape of his neck. The extensions consist of black and yellow dreads made from synthetic hair that hang just below his armpits. He usually pulls a few of them forward to hang down his shoulders/chest.
Without Extensions in
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Body: 6 feet tall with an average build. He doesn't have time to work out, but he doesn't exactly laze around the house either. He has naturally tan skin and has a good number of scars on both of his forearms from scratches and bites that he received while working at his job.

-Face: Nothing too striking about his face or features. He's not girly, but he's not manly either, just in between the two.