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Personal Details

Name: Alexander Ortiz
Nickname: Al, Alex, Xander.
Gender/Pronoun: Male, he/him.

Age: 27
Birthday: March 1st, 1996
Sign: Pisces
Gemstone: Aquamarine

Fav. Food: Noodles of any kind, preferable with seafood included.
Hated Food: None really. Alexander believes there is no bad food, just food that's cooked bad.

Hobbies:
Working Out -- Straddling a line between vanity and utility, Alexander is in the gym at least four times a week, six if he can get the free time for it. He's not one to enter competitions or shows, but he's a fan of being able to help people out with physical tasks and showing off a bit. Beyond the gym, he starts every morning with a jog to the office; it also functions as an excuse to get a cup of tea at the corner store every morning. He's more of a traditionalist for the gym, favoring weight lifting and stretches, but he can admit he's been tempted a time or two by the CrossFit craze.

Cooking -- What started as a necessity during leaner times has become a passion for Alexander, as he tries to explore the culinary world and get his personal flair into all the styles he can. He can't help but favor the flavors and dishes of home, but it doesn't stop him from trying to cook with a wider variety throughout the week. He loves cooking for friends, whether at his apartment or their home, and especially loves cooking with people so they can swap stories and ideas. With a busy schedule he can't escape the occasional mac n cheese night, but even then he still does it stovetop with seasonings tossed in.

Cosplay -- While he doesn't have a lot of free time to read or play games as much as he'd like sometimes, he does try to keep up with the modern pop culture and tends to latch on to certain characters. He's rarely able to actually make his own cosplays, but he's a big supporter of local crafters when he's got a new favorite character he'd like to go to a convention or photoshoot as. Some of his favorite characters are Thor, from the MCU specifically, Ash Ketchum, he doesn't know about the Satoshi name though, and Moon Knight, mostly a big Oscar Isaac fan.

Museums -- Probably the most boring hobby, and strangest against the others and his general personality, but Alexander loves museums. Any time a local museum gets a new exhibit, he can be almost guaranteed to be there opening night. Usually one to prefer groups, museums are one of the few hobbies that Alexander often does alone; he takes the walk throughs very seriously, and doesn't want to attend with people he thinks will ruin the moment.

Virtues:
Outgoing -- Alexander is always ready to experience something new and rarely turns down the opportunity. He's always happy to hang out with new people, go new places, and never seems to lose his steam in social situations. He's a full extrovert, drawing in the energy around him and running off of it for as long as he can. He loves the wild stories it can give him, and cherishes the people he can meet through them.

Tidy -- He doesn't believe cleanliness is next to godliness, but he does believe in a space that could be considered for at least sainthood. Mostly part of being meticulous, Alexander's spaces are very organized and kept together; coasters stacked when not being used, laundry folded the moment it comes out of the dryer, etc. He's not immune to the occasional pile of stuff, but even the piles are usually stacked up in some order that he hasn't gotten to separating to their proper places yet.

Patient -- Alexander can always wait. So long as there's a plan in mind, or he knows someone just needs a little extra time, he's happy as a clam to just wait around. He'd rather wait with other people, and that will effect how long the patience lasts, but he'll barely ever complain about how long it took someone for something or how someone was late, provided they sent a message ahead of time.

Flaws:
Cabin Fever -- Alexander hates quiet and being alone, and gets antsy very quickly when he feels like he's stuck in an environment like that. Even with other people, if it's just sitting together in silence he can rarely stomach it and will soon begin pushing to do something else or make conversation; at least turn on the tv. He doesn't mind waiting to go do something, but having that plan, and knowing when, to do something is incredibly important to him.

Commanding -- Alexander has a bad habit of ordering more than asking. He doesn't always mean to do it, as sometimes it's just a mistake of tone coupled with his large size to make him seem like he's trying to be in charge. A lot of the time though it's intentional, as when Alexander gets the idea in his head that he's got the right idea or good plan, he just barrels forward and pushes everyone else to follow.

Oblivious -- Not a great trait for a lawyer, but one he doesn't seem to carry in the court room where he has prepared documents and paralegals to help. Outside of his job though, Alexander can be assumed to have not noticed anything that wasn't directly shown to him or said directly to his face. Shifts in facial expression, body posture, witty quips, and even things happening in the background have a pretty good chance of flying right over his head.

Family Details

Blood
Father: Tomas Ortiz
Mother: Martina Ortiz
Eldest Sister: Mira Ortiz
Elder Sister: Lupe Claus
Brother-in-law: Steven Claus
Younger Brother: Ricardo Ortiz
Brother-in-law: Paulo Ortiz
Younger Sister: Carla Ortiz

Most of Alexander's family is pretty spread out, and as a result don't get to see each other much. His parents and eldest sister still live back in Morocco, while the second oldest and her husband live in Germany, his younger brother and his husband live in South Africa, and his youngest sister is attending university in Japan. The separation weighs on him, but Alexander has come to terms with his lack of seeing his family and grown used to it.

Chosen
Alexander is still relatively new to Destiny City and hasn't made any close bonds with people enough to consider them like family.

Friends
Alexander is still relatively new to Destiny City and hasn't had a chance to make any friends outside of office friends.

Pets
Alexander has no pets yet, but as a lover of animals its only a matter of time.

Professional Details

Occupation: Lawyer, focusing in white collar crime prosecution.
Place of Business: Stratford and Associates
Position: Associate
Hours of Business: Technically, always on call for high priority cases. Physically in the office at least a few hours every day, from there it's divided between the court room or out in town.

Physical Details

Hair: He has straight, thick, black hair that has grown down to his middle back.
Eyes: Purple, upturned.
Face: He has an oval face with a sleek jawline and low cheekbones.

Skin Tone: He comes from an Arabic family, so he has a darker tan skin tone. (Hex #DC7633)
Body Type: Big. Alexander is 6'6" and a gym buff, so he is one to fill the room when he enters.

Blood Type: AB+

Clothes: It depends on the setting. For work, Alexander is in suits almost always; even when he isn't in a suit for work, he has one close by just in case of emergency. Outside of work, Alexander is most comfortable in sweats and flip flops, and will wear them to most occasions if given the chance. When he's going out specifically to do something with people, like dancing, he'll dress in a more fashionable style; ripped jeans, fun sneakers, fitted shirt. A beach or pool is a bit more risky as he's a fan of shorter shorts for swimming, so he'll usually bring a sarong for when he's out of the water. Anything formal, he likes to keep his heritage on display, and tends to wear a Dishdasha with a heavy amount of accessorizing on it.

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Homes

Penthouse at Sterling Heights
Being a lawyer for a high price firm has its perks, and being one of the associates running the place comes with even more perks. While Alexander isn't obscenely wealthy, he is at that level of comfort in which he has no real financial concerns; he's not buying a private jet, but he can make a four digit purchase without having to check his accounts. This shows most blatantly by his living space.

High up on the Sterling Heights building, sitting on the third floor from the top, filled with post-modern sleek architecture and high end appliances, is Alexander's home. While the design of the apartment began as the standard post-modern marble and dark wood minimalist design, that has been greatly altered into a colorful, filled but tidy home of an activity nut and collector. The dark cabinetry and woodwork got to stay, but the white floors were quickly covered with fluffy rugs that are soft on bare feet; no shoes in the apartment. White walls were painted over in soft pastels of purple, rose pink, and aqua, matched with a few bold and bright walls of lavender, red, and blue to accent. In front of the colors hang various decorations on shelves or in posters, showing off a few trinkets of history, a lot of MCU and anime memorabilia, and an equal lot of cosplay props from also the MCU and anime; with a matching closet of outfits in one of the rooms.

Beneath the decoration, the apartment is a standard, overly spacious for a single person design. A large kitchen filled with signs of use, and almost always dishes drying in a rack. A tv lounge off from the kitchen. An at home office buried deeper in the apartment. Home gym and bedroom close by one another. Spare room turned into a craft studio, across the hall from the actual spare room for guests, near another spare room seemingly left as storage. A small balcony off from the kitchen and lounge, with a little table and chair pair set out.

Telesto
Before the fall, Telesto was a harsh and demanding world. The internal pressures of the planet bubbled over to the surface, compressing upon life and hardening it through evolution. The dense atmosphere and strain present at all times gave birth to a people made of tougher stuff, literally. Telestians were an crystal-organic people, their bodies composed of crystalline minerals that could withstand the intense pressure of their world. The planet itself was dominated largely by land, with caverns spreading throughout the world that become the home of the many civilizations and cultures of Telesto. From the large caverns that became cities, to the subterranean oceans that were sailed upon, and even to the surface cities that basked in the warm glow of Saturn and the Sun, a tough but earned life could be found on Telesto.

After the fall, Telesto has not been visited by its Senshi, and its status is unknown....

Mirror Realm
Telesto has not awoken since the fall, nor have they connected to the Mirrorscape enough to find a realm their own.

RP Items

Fractured Crystal
A palm-sized crystal shard with dark clouds and a black tar that swirls inside of it; it has faint cracks along its surface.
A fragment of the crystal from within the strange pocket dimension during the 2022 Star Festival. The user must hold the Fractured Crystal in the palm of their hand and slash through the air. Once per day they can tear a rift in space and pass through it to another location. While you may pass through immediately to your destination of choice (on the same plane of existence) you may also get trapped in a strange, dark dimension. This between-space is full of an oppressive air and a dark, sticky tar like substance covers all surfaces. There seem to be untapped amounts of energy here, and characters that drain energy may find this a surprising advantage while gathering energy. Time seems to pass strangely in this weird dimension and while you may feel like you’re here for up to two hours at a time, you may actually be gone anywhere from a few minutes up to an hour. If you are sucked into the strange portal, you will always be deposited at your location of choice afterwards. In rare situations, up to one other person may be sucked into the strange space as well as the wielder, but they will both be stuck in the between space and will feel significantly drained by the time they come out the other side.

Stormbreaker Memento
A memento found in subspace after the battle with the Calamitous Hollow.
While these items don’t seem to have any clear purpose or magical power, there is something uniquely powerful about each of them. They feel both ancient and new, and remind their owners of their battle with the Calamitous Hollow. They cannot be gifted or stolen. They may be useful in the future.