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Evi's biological parents are unknown and most of her memories until around the age of nine are hazy, so Evi would be considered as one of those types without a real past, which could have possibly effected how she turned out as she grew up. From what information she has been able to gather and from what she still remembers, it would seem that she was born in Moscow, Russia to a woman who's identity remains a secret. On the drizzly morning of October 31, 1987 she was left on the doorsteps of an orphanage and found by one of the women who worked there. They, being those who worked at the orphanage, took the two orphans in without so much as drama – they had had many cases where children had been left at their door (strangely enough), this pair was hardly special. Growing up in an orphanage was more or less an interesting experience, though the women who ran the orphanage did care about the children, the majority of them were nameless (how legal it was, of course, was questionable, but that was the way things rolled.), so for the first seven years of her life, Evi had no identity. Surprisingly enough, as a very young child, Evi had absolutely no confidence and was one of those types of kids that would whimper at every little thing that was moderately scary – like sheep. (She really didn’t have a good experience with sheep.) It may have been for her very shy demeanor or the fact that she was such a tiny, fragile little child, but Evi was bullied almost constantly by the older (or simply bigger) children of the orphanage. Teasing, poking, stuffed animal stealing, and scaring were only a few of the things that she had to endure on a daily basis. For the most part, she would run to her brother for comfort, though he was just as short as she and no older.

Other than the fact that she had no name, no actually family other than her brother, she was scared to death of most things, and she was constantly being threatened by bullies, Evi’s life was pretty normal. The biggest problem for her was that whenever anybody came by to look at the children or to adopt one, it was never both Evi and her brother. In fact, it was never Evi, it was one of the other children, or her brother. Of course, he would never allow himself to be separated from her and refused to go with anybody who would not also take his sister. So, because of those complications, Evi lived at the orphanage until the age of seven. (Which, now that she thinks back, isn’t all that long, but, seven years without ever getting one inquiry for adoption? That’s just a little ridiculous.) It was at that tender young age that she met the Coopers, or rather, Gabriel Cooper and Sarah Johnson, who were couple but not. Just by looking at their bohemian air, the fact that they referred to themselves as ‘married but not’, and the fact that they gave out their occupations as ‘bohemian circus performers touring the world to see if it was really flat or not’ labeled them just a little bit more than eccentric. Though they weren’t really bohemians or touring the world to see if it was flat, (Evi didn’t figure that out until later on in life) they were a young couple, they were vacationing, they did in fact have a family run circus, and they were not particularly looking for a child; or two, for that matter. At any rate, they had come to visit the orphanage to put on a show for the children, knowing that it must be pretty hard to live in an orphanage with many other children and no real parental figures. This was a crucial turning point for the young Evi for as she watched them perform various acrobatic and contortionist tricks, Evi fell in love with it and knew that that was what she wanted to do in her life. (Which is an odd thought for a seven year old, but it does happen to some people.) After the performance, Evi sought out her brother (who had, on a side note, gotten tired of being called ‘boy’ all the time and given himself the name of Mikhail) and forced him to accompany her to talk to the two strange people. Needless to say, by the end of the conversation between the adults and the two seven year olds, the Coopers had too, fallen in love. So, several months, a large stack of paperwork, and lots of coffee, time, and frustration later, Evi (who had finally gotten a name, after some prompting from the Coopers, who pointing out that you couldn’t not have a name.) and Mikhail were in Austin, Texas and starting a new life as Coopers.

Something happened, whether it was the US, the Coopers, or maybe it was just the way things would have turned out anyways, but being adopted seemed to have a bizarre affect on Evi’s personality. Though she learning circus acts, home schooling, learning English, and getting used to her new family, Evi just seemed to bloom. It wasn’t long before she seemed to have gotten over the majority of her fears and was turning from shy and withdrawn to this outgoing, witty, and incredibly tomboy-ish young girl. In fact, her changes still astonish the Coopers, a little more than a decade later. She became more confident (though she will probably forever remain with that chip on her shoulder) with herself and started making friends with other children. But where that was the positive side of her becoming outgoing, there were negatives too. Because the circus act stayed pretty much in one place (as a side note, Mikhail did indeed show just as much enthusiasm for circus performing as Evi and became her number one competitor.) She managed to get to know the people she worked with, which did include children her age and above, very very well. It seemed that the twins had a natural talent for acrobatic tricks, learning every stunt carefully and to great precision, which was only fueled more by their absolute passion for performing and their incessant need to practice. This led to some jealously by the children who had been performing for much longer and who had basically live with the circus their whole lives, whereas Mikhail and Evi had only come when they were seven. Tension grew more and more until Evi was around the age of ten, and heated arguments between the older children and the twins began to occur, which often ended up fights where everyone ganged up on Evi and Mikhail. Though the adults often stopped the quarrels before anyone got too injured, they were helpless in getting them to stop fighting at all and they continued to break out every couple of weeks.

By the time she was fifteen, she rarely experienced any problems and, for the most part, become accepted into the circus troupe. She made friends easily, and her life was completely stable. It remained that way until the age of nineteen, when she was shipped off to a certain island.

Physical Aspects: Squirrel monkey fur is short and close, colored olive at the shoulders and yellowish orange on its back and extremities. Their throat and the ears are white and their mouths are black. The upper part of their head is hairy. This black and white face gives them their German name, "skull monkeys".

Squirrel monkeys grow to 25 to 35 cm, plus a 35 to 42 cm tail. They weigh 750 to 1100g. Remarkably, the brain mass to body mass ratio for squirrel monkeys is 1:17, which gives them the largest brain, proportionately, of all the primates. Humans have a 1:35 ratio.

Female squirrel monkeys have a pseudo-p***s that they use to display dominance over smaller monkeys, much like the way the male squirrel monkeys display their dominance.


Location: Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Their range extends from Costa Rica through central Brazil and Bolivia.

Habitat: Squirrel monkeys are found primarily in tropical lowland rainforest throughout the Amazon basin from Paraguay to Guyana and in Costa Rica and Panama. Squirrel monkeys are habitat generalists and have few restrictive requirements in regard to forest type compared to other neotropical primate; they can survive in a myriad of habitat types, including disturbed and edge forests. Across their range, squirrel monkeys are found in similar habitat types ranging from undisturbed tropical and evergreen primary forests, selectively logged tropical forests, secondary growth tropical forests, and disturbed or edge forests.

Diet: Squirrel monkeys are omnivores, eating primarily fruits and insects. Occasionally they also eat nuts, buds, eggs and small vertebrates.

Social: hey live together in multi-male/multi-female groups with up to 500 members. These large groups can, however, occasionally break into smaller troops. They have a number of vocal calls, including warning sounds to protect themselves from large falcons, which are a natural threat to them. Their small body size also makes them susceptible to predators such as snakes.

Life Span: 15 - 20 years

Art

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Credits:

(c) Evangeline Cooper character and concept - Articulate.Penguin
(c) Island of Dr. Moreau RP Shop - Chibi Hige, Kamiki, and Sabin
(c) Island of Dr. Moreau - H.G. Wells


Is that it?

Great start, especially on the personality. Something tells me that she'd get along pretty darn well with Liz. lol

*Whistles*