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Name: Kekipi Ikaika

Nickname: Kip

Age: 19

Birthday: March 18

Sign: Pisces

Gemstone: Moonstone

Blood Type: A

Fav. Food: Poi, chicken lau-lau, and lumpia

Hated Food: Pork ANYTHING. Being unable to digest delicious pig meat tends to lend itself to hate. ;A;

School: Destiny City University

Hobbies:
Tattooing - Kip has a deep fondness for body art and tattoos. So much so that at the tender age of 15, he went on the internet and found sites that would teach you to MAKE YOUR OWN TATTOO MACHINE. And he built it. And practiced on himself. Fortunately, he was smart enough to keep his initial attempts small and in places that clothing would hide. And now that he has more practice and the money to buy the good s**t, he's been working on covering up those baby steps. Ask to see the tat on his chest sometime. YOUR MIND WILL BE BLOWN, BABY! All it takes it a good mirror, the patience of a rock and a decent pain tolerance. And hey, if you should ever be in the market for some ink, hit him up, yo!

Fish Farming: Okay, no, it's not what you think! Kip's not out trying to breed and raise a better trout! We means he is crazy for tropical fish. His room is filled with Betta bowls and each betta has a name. His backyard has a tiny koi pond filled with 4 koi. His fish are his babies and he is always ready to consider new color combinations and sub-types. Sure, fish can't be cuddled, but they don't destroy the furniture, terrorize the neighbor's yap-dog or piss all over the carpet either.

All Fresh, All Natural: You will never catch Kip eating at a fast food chain. Nor will you ever see him pull a Hungry Man from the freezer and nuke it. Frankly, Kip loathes freeze dried, chemically preserved and sodium laden "convienence" foods. Spurred on by a deep rooted love for his own culture, Kip started teaching himself to cook when he was just a wee sprat. He will go out of his way to find the freshest meat, produce and ingredients and slave over the counter top for all his meals. He loves to experiment with flavors and spices and textures, often giving a traditional dish some flair. The way he sees it, life is too short for boring and bland. Besides, when your body rejects pork in every shape and form, you need to learn to improvise, y'know? Alton Brown and Emeril are his gods and Rachel Ray is the Antichrist..

Virtues:
All Things in Their Own Time - Kip is remarkably patient. He does not lose his temper. EVER. He does not speed while driving. Life is a journey and he's going to take his time and enjoy it. After all, you wouldn't rush a slow roasted dish or an intricately lacy tattoo. So why the ******** would you rush on anything else? Think of Kip as a smaller, squishier, more laid back version of Treebeard. But without all the HOOOOM-ing.

Don't Worry, Be Happy - Deadline? Test scores? OMG WILL HE EVEN LIKE THIS DESIGN? Pffft! Chill, brah! Worry and stress won't get you anything but grey hairs, a bleeding ulcer and a fast track ticket to the Great Beyond. Just sit back, relax. Look at the sunset, smell the roses. None of the s**t you're freaking over is THAT important in the long run.

And Live in Harmony, Harmony - Kip truly, and with all his heart, believes in the basic decency and goodness of mankind. We don't just mean that he has more faith in humanity than most. We mean that Kip KNOWS deep down in the core of his soul that humanity is an awesome thing and that people will always do their best to do right. Sure there might be a few people who don't always live up to this, but for the most part, mankind is AMAZING.

Flaws:
Perfection! I must have Perfection! - It might seem odd that such a laid back dude would have just enough OCD to make him a stickler for perfection, but hey! Stranger things have been known to happen, man. And it's not so much worrying about something being perfect as it being Kip has personal standards. He will tattoo the s**t out of you, but if one little detail strikes him as off, he will keep working at it and fix it 23164411541446121 billionty times until he sees it as perfect. He will waste DAYS attempting perfection and often at the cost of his own health and well-being.

So I Gots a Bridge You Can Buy... - While having faith in humanity is an admirable thing in its own right, taking it to the point of gullibility and naivety, is much less so. What we mean is that outside of a really, REALLY obvious joke, Kip has no clue how to tell when someone is lying to him. His trust and faith in people keeps him blissfully sheltered from lies and deception to the point where he will swallow any story he's told whole. And then ask for seconds. And if, on the rare occasion that he does get a clue and sees humanity at its worst, he will emo for all of 5 minutes before slapping the rose tints back on.

Use Me and Abuse Me - Welcome to Kip's brain where any sob story or scheme will be swallowed whole and entire and you will have a willing slave until he clues in. There are times when being laid back and trusting are very good things. And hen there are the times when it can and will get Kip into trouble. To say he is easily manipulated is something of an understatement. We're fairly certain he would take the fall for murder if the killer knew of his existence, distance was not a problem and a sufficiently plausible story thought up. Put it this way, Kip took on a metric s**t ton of childhood punishments because his cousins knew exactly what buttons to push to get maximum results.


PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Eyes: Deep set and slightly narrow in shape, Kip's eyes are a vibrant shade of pale tangerine.

Hair: Should length, thick and with a hint of wave. Also a delightfully brilliant shade of dark reddish-pink that fades the further it gets from his roots. Worn loose. Hair Color

Face: Square-ish shaped face, deep tan skin tone of his South Pacific Islander ancestors. slightly prominent nose, average ears

Clothes: Loose, comfortable clothing. Think baggy jean or khaki shorts and tank tops. His shoes of choice are rubber thong sandals. He always tends to wear several small friendship bracelets woven of hemp, colored string and small colorful beads. Also sport a small, curved bone earring/plug in his left earlobe and a silver hoop in the upper cartilage curve. He also has a tattoo featuring waves, hibiscus flowers and koi fish going across his chest, over his right shoulder, down his back and up the right side of his neck. However, his clothing usually hides all but little peeks of his body art.

Hey there, congratulations on your win! Let's see about getting this stamped. :3

All and all this is a great and strong concept. The personality and hobbies are excellent, tying into the sphere in a pretty fun way.

The first two powers are rather unique and work very well.

The eternal power though needs a small tweek. I really like the idea of having a lei lasso to grab someone with, therefore forcing the burning touch AND poison effects onto them. Second degree sunburn though is a little rough and long lasting for an attack though (it can cause actual life long nerve damage). Simply stating burning, blisters, or a mild rash would work though.

Also, I'm assuming that the plumeria doesn't affect Haumea at all, but what about other allies?

Thank you! You are APPROVED heart Can't wait to see him!