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Edit 2015.06.25 New application, additions to Life on Steam

"Whatever happens, happens."

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Name: Ammon Heikal || Nicknames: Jack, Stranger, Bob, Mr. Heikal the Innuendo Cannon
 Gender: Male | Species: Liepard | Ability: Limber
Age: 30 | Birthdate: 18 February 1986 | Hometown: Castelia city (outskirts)
Zodiac: ♒ Aquarius

Aquarius is a very free-spirited, unpredictable sign, and those born with this sun-sign are often given to a wide range of emotions, and to indecision. Aquarians will often change their mind about certain things, as the mood suits them. While typically intellectual, charming and well behaved, Aquarians will sometimes change their mind regarding important issues, or act in a very self interested way. For the most part, Aquarians are concerned with the "greater good" and express humanitarian interests -- just so long as those interests don't conflict with their own.

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Nature: Lonely | Characteristic: Often lost in thought
Personality:

[+] Considerate, Genial, Loyal, Intelligent, (Generally) Levelheaded
[=] Adaptable, Unconventional, Excitable
[-] Reserved, (Easily, in certain situations) Paranoid, Variable

It's difficult to quantify such a multi-faceted character, and indeed many of his personality traits would appear to be in direct contrast with each other, but somehow he manages. He is considerate to the point of being self-sacrificing for those he really loves, though he's not beyond helping anyone out if he feels they need it; and, truly, when the person offering you help is as genial as Ammon, you really can't object. He comes across as being incredibly optimistic and free-flowing (adaptable), but those that get past this facade will discover the liepard is naturally reserved, preferring to suppress his troubles in favour of not worrying others. Only a handful of people can get him to willingly confide in them, those of which he is incredibly loyal and protective of. This strong sense of loyalty combined with his past with abuse makes him incomparably paranoid for the safety of these few.

Otherwise, his somewhat surprisingly high intellect will make itself present in situations of duress, as his capacity for keeping a level head and executing a plan is admirable. Said plans can be unconventional, and he will act seemingly spontaneously, trusting his allies to act accordingly or intuit his ideas. This is, however, rather difficult, especially with Ammon's variable mind; he has no qualms switching tracks, and may often have difficulty deciding on one course of action. He is, as they say, a very excitable character.

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History:

Ah, the wonderful, sad story of dear Ammon. The liepard spent his first years with his parents, and while they were poor, things could have been worse. Unfortunately, things did get worse, and the situation escalated in ways Ammon thought unimaginable at the time.

His father was a rather rough liepard who worked in a lower class labour job, thus earning little pay for working hard. The mother was a skitty, who was rather gentle but always seemed to serve as the glue for the family. Everyone lived pretty good considering, but soon Ammon's father started going downhill; started getting into things he shouldn't have and feeling down and wanting a way to escape from it all. The mother was less inclined toward this sort of negative thinking, and tried her best to help Ammon's father through his sudden bout of angst, but to no avail. Ammon was none too old at the time, but noticed the change in his father. He went to bed terrified on more than one occasion, fearful of the shouting and the very real monster that resided in their home.

Nakia, his dear little sister, was born into this rough situation. She was much too young to remember anything at the time, and Ammon soon realised that he and his sister were in danger because of their increasingly enraged father, and that their mother could do nothing to help. Not to say that she didn't try, but that she was just too weak, or so Ammon considered her to be. Because of this, Ammon decided to steal away from the situation, taking Nakia with him, at the young age of ten. If asked, he will still regard this as the correct course of action, but does hope that their mother is okay, despite her shortcomings.

After searching, Ammon discovered an old concrete structure in some nearby woods, the place the two siblings would call home for the next sixteen years. And thus, seeing no other logical course of action, he hit the streets and began a life of pickpocketing and common thievery. Not only this, be he worked hard to ensure Nakia stayed well-off and hidden. It was he that ingrained a subtle fear of being left alone in her mind, as he always panicked when he returned from a longer trip and couldn't find Nakia around the shack. She's been taken back, he'd think, she's been taken back and Father is abusing her right now and it's all my fault. It was always just before he began to scream out her name that she climbed down from the tree she was hiding in, and then she'd have to remind him that she was fine and he shouldn't cry. Ah, memories...

As time went on, Ammon grew up and evolved, but Nakia still hadn't evolved and this worried him immensely. He'd hate to see her grow up to be as weak as Mother, so he began taking her out to the city to help train her. That's all she needs, he would repeat to himself, a bit of training. Then everything will be fine. Imagine his distraught when a season of "training" still hadn't paid off. She was still into those books, and he contemplated getting rid of them, but she finally evolved on one excursion into the city. He could hardly believe his eyes, but it was in fact her.

Then the letter came. He had been out on another excursion and left her to her books. His panic reached new heights when he arrived from that trip, until he came upon the handwritten note explaining her situation. Though he couldn't read it, and had to visit an old friend to dictate the contents to him. He took it out once again and recalled what she had said: "Sorry to go. Will send word if able. If not then you're welcome to try Steam. Love always. N~"

It'd been nearly a year, and the note was vague. Then again, that was like her. Of course, he still hadn't sat down and deciphered the meaning of the note, and wondered what in the world she had meant by the last sentence. Also, why was the squiggly for "Steam" big like it was in "Sorry" but not in "send"? Was that important? He'd probably have to go and ask around. He didn't particularly like the treatment he received in the city, but he was willing to try again if it meant finding her.

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After days of asking around he had finally stumbled upon someone at the docks who had an idea of what he meant. (Really, he didn't know why he didn't try there first, as sailors were always excellent in providing information.) Apparently the place was an island off in the middle of nowhere that hardly anyone had heard of. The sailor who had explained this to him offered to give him a ride there, and Ammon accepted before he explained that he'd be back the next day with his belongings.

"You can't bring too much with you," the sailor had said.

"That won't be a problem," he had responded, winking. At least he was this much closer to finding his sister again. He smiled mischievously, the salty air blowing through his fur. "You can't get away from me that easily, sis."

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Moveset:

Swagger{ The user enrages and confuses the target. However, it also sharply raises the target's Attack stat. || Ammon gots swag //shot
Pursuit{ An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out. || Really, it's almost a trick of the eye, just how fast he can be. He's especially good at appearing in front of someone that's running off, for better or for worse.
Taunt{ The foe is taunted into a rage that allows it to only attack. || He relentlessly badgers a foe to the point of annoyance where they just can't think straight anymore.
Aerial Ace{ The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail. || Ammon's speed once again becomes patent to the point where even the very air becomes his weapon. It's nice for those bugs and fighting-types.

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Extras:

- Ammon is an Egyptian name meaning "hidden"
- Ammon's personality is a conglomerate of Tramp, Aladdin, and Dodger (all from the Disney movies) Probably also a little Deadpool in there, though I don't really know that much about Deadpool to accurately say;
- He hates that he looks like his father, and is often afraid of turning out like him;
- To his relief, he's certain Nakia will not turn out like their mother
- He has had romantic feelings for Esme since his childhood, as long as it took to admit that
- Actually enjoys swimming, unlike his sister
- Is quite physically able-bodied
- Loves high places
- Naturally very curious
- Has a keen interest in mathematics
- Quite intelligent, despite his lacking a proper education
- Doesn't like to wear fitted clothing
- Is dyslexic
- Is left-handed
- Will often count out things, especially Fibonacci numbers
- Likes to eat crunchy foods like celery and pretzel sticks;
- Also has a penchant for healthier foods overall;
- He can get rather experimental with his cooking, to Esme's dismay. Not to say he's a bad cook, just that she doesn't like having vegetables in her cakes and the like
- You can listen to his [spotify] playlist;
- His theme song(s) are Madder Red by Yeasayer and Irrational Anthem by Plain White T's

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Life on Steam:

- Just like his sister, he won't give his real name to people he's just met. After having lived on the island for a year (and marrying Esme in the process), Ammon no longer does this.
- He has given up stealing to get by, but he still has fun with sleight-of-hand tricks.
- He is incredibly excited to stumble upon people that are taller than him.

- Spent his first month living with Nakia in the library's back room but has since then been kicked out;
- Stayed around the docks during this brief spell, even to the point of using it as his chosen site of introspection following the mistletoe incident.
- Esme took him into her apartment in late January 2014, as she felt he needed a place to sleep out of the cold;
- Ammon almost had another spell of avoiding Es after nearly kissing her (twice) at the dance that same month, but it ended on a good note.

- Effective following a Jurassic misadventure, he and Esme have become a bona fide couple, as a serious X-scissor from an armaldo drove Ammon to finally confess his feelings, which Esme reciprocated;
- As a result of said armaldo's attack, Ammon now has an X-shaped scar under his left arm that extends across much of his torso and back;
- At least he had an awesome 28th birthday;
- Though he's learned that he has an extreme weakness to the neck kiss.

- While the island was plunged into a feral state, Ammon pushed Esme to consider reestablishing contact with her sister;
- This resulted in the couple eventually planning a vacation to Castelia, which took place in August 2014;
- Among awkward introductions and generally enjoying the city, Ammon mustered the courage to ask Esmerelda to marry him;
- She said yes.
- Ammon and Esmerelda Heikal were wed on 28 September 2014.

- Overall, he seems to have mellowed as a result of his stay on Steam.
- His sister's departure has reinforced this in him;
- Hearing from her seems to have given him closure, and he is becoming somewhat more confident with himself and Esme.

- Spent his 29th birthday out-of-body, which forced planned celebration to be rescheduled (to 3.14.15);
- Spending time in another body allowed him to experience reading without triggering visual anxiety;
- As a result, he's been given a new zeal to improve his literacy;
- Got tinted glasses to help with his visual dyslexia;
- Also purchased a growlithe, brother to Rhea's.

- Elated at his sister's return, though he poked fun at her relationship with Cassius;
- Not so much poking fun when he was approached by the noivern asking about their mother;
- And finally, an onset of anxiety when he left the island;
- To help combat this, and because it was a good opportunity, Esme and he went camping on June 6th to stargaze;
- They returned home to Esme feeling ill and with an unexpected snivy visitor;
- Shortly reunited with his mother, Salima Nejem;
- This brought with it additional anxieties on top of Esme's illness;
- Began to feel notably better on June 21st.

- Has been helping Esme in any way he can;
- Even took a job at You Knead This Cake as a Sales Assistant, putting his maths skills to use;
- Announced Esme's pregnancy 2 months after their camping trip.

- Baby Leslie is born a preemie on 2.8.16;
- Ammon cries every time.

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Materials: Pixelmator [v3.1 Marble], Wacom Intuos4
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Ammon © virtualysis