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SECTION ONE

Name: Lucien Carden

Nicknames: Lu, Luc, Lucy (revenge nickname when he calls Cordy "Dolly"),

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Birthday: February 14th

Sign: Aquarius

School: Hillworth

Fav. Food: Toasted marshmallows (burnt to a crisp on the outside so he can peel it off and eat the gooey inside) and vanilla chai tea

Hated Food: Eggplant and veal (he refuses to eat baby anything)

Hobbies:

• Playing the Violin -- Lucien has been playing the violin as long as he can remember. His family wanted him to have something to get rid of his extra energy that didn't involve large amounts of physical contact (he's a toothpick not a linebacker). At first it was a chore but as he got older Lucien began to enjoy the serenity that came with practicing. The act of playing to him is a form of meditation, a place where he can let his body just flow with the notes, which he escapes to when he wants to be alone. He's never bothered to see just -how- good he is or try to make anything of it but since he's bee playing most of his life he's probably pretty good, right?
  
  
• Photography -- His mother had a hard time staying in place so his family use to travel a lot (sadly most of it was when he was either too young to remember or too young to actually do anything but get drug around by his parents.) As a child he loved being allowed to push the button on the camera and was eventually just given disposable ones of his own and he got into a habit of taking pictures of everything. As a child he carried around disposable cameras and took snapshots of all sorts of random things when his parents took him places for lack of anything else to do. Growing up his parents eventually started getting him nicer and nicer digital cameras so he could take better pictures (so they wouldn't have to) to remember their vacations. He carries his camera with him everywhere now and will whip it out randomly to take pictures of everything you could imagine (including once a pour tourists coffee mug cause he liked the way the foam was swirling)
  
  
• Meditation -- Odd as it may seem Lucien spends a few hours every day doing various forms of meditation. Whether it's playing his violin (which he counts as meditating), Yoga, deep breathing exercises, or whatever else he's found to try he makes sure there's time in the day for it. He's damn sure that it's a good way to survive in any environment and if everyone took a few hours every day to chill people wouldn't have so many problems.
  

Virtues:

• "You're cool with me" Nonjudgmental -- He knows that he's a little weird in his own ways and knows that everyone else has their own weird quirks. To him that's not a reason to dislike someone or avoid them. Accepting people's differences leads to a better world and it means that he finds the few friends he has easier.
  
  
• "I won't give up!" Dedicated -- While his parents made him play the violin when he was younger they stopped pushing for it once he was around ten. Despite this he chose to stick with the hobby and keep trying to get better. This instilled in him a habit of dedication to whatever tasks he's set himself toward finishing. Once he's on a path he stays there until he's reached the end rather than giving up half way.
  
  
• "Are you really watching paint dry?" Patient -- Lucien actually could watch paint dry and not be bored. He's extremely patient and knows that things will happen eventually so long as you give them enough time to come to fruition. His parents worked a lot when he was a child and didn't like to be bothered every few seconds by a pesky child so he learned from them if he was patient and let them get to him he would get more of their attention than if he tried to get it the moment he wanted it. Note: His patience does have a limit though and it snaps faster than normal when subjected to constant torment. ex. someone tapping their fingers on a table, blowing bubbles with gum, etc.
  
  
• "No shoes in the house!." Neat/Clean -- Cluttered spaces make for cluttered minds and cluttered anything is not allowed around Lucien. He doesn't like things being dirty or looking frumpy and spends a good bit of time making sure his space is clean and tidy. When you dirty dishes they get rinsed off and put in the washer, dirty clothes go in the hamper not on the floor, shoes get left by the door so dirt doesn't get tracked into the house, and your clothes should be freshly washed and clean looking. Note: Lucien is -not- OCD about keeping things clean but he will tsk at anyone who isn't or messes up his space

Flaws:

• "h-hello .... ._." Shy -- Not your average shy either. Lucien's 'shyness' borders on what most people would call 'anti-socialism'. He's terrified of talking to new people and -never- makes the first move to talk to someone or make friends. Just the thought of having to say something first makes his heart race. He's much happier sticking headphones on and a good play-list of classical music and pretending that he's busy than risking having to make idle chatter with someone he doesn't know. Note: He will talk to other people he is just terrified of making the first move to talk to someone. If you say hi to him first he'll talk back but will be very reserved in what he says
  
  
• "No really, you go ahead." Doormat -- Lucien probably has enough footprints on him to qualify as a sidewalk by this point. He doesn't have the self-esteem or guts to stand up for himself and lets others just do what they want. He never takes the leader roll (not voluntarily at least) and is happy to let someone else hog the spotlight without complaint. Note: Most of his 'doormat'ness comes from his oversized pool of patience. He's so used to being pushed aside by others because he's happy to quietly wait his turn that even when it might be best to assert himself he doesn't. He will put his foot down some times but these are -very- rare cases (like someone offers to sacrifice him to the god of polished steering wheels)
  
  
• "Can't let things go." Obnoxiously Persistent -- Borderline on stfu, if Lucien gets something into his head he will pick it to pieces, over and over, likely until he's ready to bang his head out of frustration... Or yours for being so damned -difficult- to figure out. No matter if it's obviously uncomfortable for the other party he just keeps pressing on.
  
  
• "You're all useless" Misanthropist -- Lucien has lost all faith in humanity. Period. He has one, maybe two, people he trusts but to him humanity as a whole can drop dead for all he cares. He just does -not- give a damn about humanity or it's plights and can be rather rude about it when people ask him to donate to charities. He has on occasion given people a large chunk of his mind when they try to convince him that donating to 'feed the children' will help the world. He has gotten into pretty nasty arguments with friends over why charitable organizations are a waste of money. Note: Civilian causalities? Not something that even crosses his mind. This more a part of Sailor Arsinoë than Lucien though it does effect them both to some extent

Tidbits:

• Newly Orphaned -- Lucien Came to Destiny City to stay with his Aunt and Uncle after his parents were killed in a car accident and due to the circumstances of the accident no one was ever prosecuted for the wreck and the deaths. This has never sat well with Lucien and it's affected him pretty deeply
  
  
• Why is Mr. Doormat at Hillworth? -- That's a very good question my friend. Since Lucien rarely says no to anyone and has no spine he got himself into a little trouble prior to his parent's fatal accident. There was a fire at the school started by some students and rather than get the snot beat out of him for ratting Lucien took partial blame for starting it. Because of this when he was forced to move in with his Aunt/Uncle he was recommended for Hillworth so he wouldn't cause any more trouble in his last semester of high school.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Eyes: Half lidded, usually looks like he's half asleep or zoning out. Fucia in color, a little more on the pink side.

Hair: choppy and usually messy. Dark purple in color.

Face: Smooth features, delicate nose and a small mouth.

Body: Long-limbed and 'delicate'.

Fashion:

At Home: Loose jeans and a light t-shirt usually covered over with a hoodie. He has a large collection of hoodies because he hates being cold and almost always is

At School: He keeps his uniform neat but has a habit of skuffing his shoes (he likes being barefoot). He had to get his uniform pants custom tailored because he's got way too much leg compared to most other students.

At Play: The one and -only- time Lucien really seems to show off is when he's wandering around town. Black pants he's either hand made or embellished on his own, black or white button up shirts and various ties to match his pants.

Sailor Scout: Chinese to a T. Clothes are embellished traditionally while still being easy to move in.

HI POPPING IN

It seems like your attacks are really sincerely overpowered. He sucks out all the light in an area of about 80 feet around him (25 meters = 82.0209974 feet) and no one else can relight it and everyone else is blind and this attack goes on until the lantern no one else can relight is relit--it is really coming off as MASSIVELY OP. Maybe have it affect a ten-foot radius around him, and have the lantern relight after 30-45 seconds?

also, I don't really see what a lantern, which brings light, would have to do with making everything dark. Maybe explain your rationale behind that and the pyreflies, too?

added a second powerset. I'd like the opinion of a critter/staffer on which is better cannon wise to go with XD cause i'm not sure

went with the second set. i like it better anyway

I was not aware that they gave off a glow ICly no. I didn't see that in any info about them so i must have missed it if that's the case.

I doubt the Lantern would take that away and personal glow like that would be considered an introduced light source for the first powerset and would continue to glow. So that would give them light in their general vicinity depending on how bright they were but they wouldn't be able to see outside of the light from their glow

Simple question about Pyre light Chain: how often can it be cast, and what happens if someone teleports out of it (assuming this attack doesn't block teleporting abilities)?

It seems you're on a great start, if not almost finished! I was wondering about one thing, though. Is there a reason you choose "Arsinoe"? I'm just asking because I got really excited about it. I just had an entire class on the Ptolemaic dynasty and was wondering if you'd looked into all that prior to picking the name.

Senshi do not ICly glow. smile



His personality looks good to me.

I like the direction you went with his attacks! Though, I think five is too much for the first-level attack -- perhaps consider reducing it to three orbs, then having five orbs as the power-up? I think five at senshi stage is too much, as senshi are -very- weak. When a senshi hits super their attacks also take on a new cosmetic effect -- so you could make the orbs bigger and/or look like ghost fire. ^^

@Maru: I know they don't glow. I saw the post in the Q&A when it was made because both Skye and Ryu wtfed when they looked in here since they didn't think they glowed XD

Edited the senshi power to just be 3 orbs.

@Mouse: Because as it says in the Shy flaw it's targeted toward -new- people. Once he knows someone he will talk to them. The Obnoxiously Persistent flaw is more a 'bad' side of him that people he knows will see. Or something others would hear about third-hand if his friends complain about him not shutting up to their other friends.