Panagiotis French

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Heavy spoilers for part 6 (Muskrat Ramble) to part 8 (AvaricePlanet). Proceed with caution!

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> Panagiotis French
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> ### Also Known As
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> Pana (by Adonis Albalisk)Fossa (associates of Galen Holly)Galen Holly
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> Dixie
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> ### Namesake
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> Scout French
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> Personal Information
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> ### Gender
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> Male
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> N/A
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> ### Age
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> 16 (part 6 start)19 (part 7 start)
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> ### Birthday
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> September 6 (2941 PoTS)
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> ### Place of Birth
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> Henetian Republic, Sector 3
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> ### Height
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> 5' 11"
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> ### Weight
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> 162 lbs.
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> ### Blood Type
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> Rh-null
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> Preferences
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> ### Likes
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> Dixie, mangoes, green, DPCs, dirt, savannah environments, giraffes
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> Perfectionists, rules, elephants & rhinos, sharp objects, Lover, war
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> Nature Valley bars
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> ### Favorite Song
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> Alexis- The Dead Pirates
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> quiet time with a person
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> ### Goals
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> Kill the Plane AngelsSurvive the Muskrat RambleRegain his memories
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> Scout FrenchMary Holly
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> ### Status
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> Deceased (Ultimately)
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> Punctured lung
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> Spherical lacerations (modification)
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> Plane crash & severe burns, impact
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> February 11, 2960 PoTS(death confirmed April 23, 2960 PoFS)
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> ### Profession
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> Honorary War Horse member
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> Half of Kindergarten
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> War HorseAdonis Albalisk
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> Tozzi Egress
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> Duplicate
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> ### First Appearance
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> MR Chapter 4
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> ### Final Appearance
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> MAUS Chapter 82(CBR Chapter 9 in flashbacks)
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> *"I dunno who the heck I am, anyway. But I'll figure it out. After all, I don' think anythin' can be unachievable." -*Panagiotis French
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*This file is in the public domain*

*Panagiotis French* (Παναγιώτης) is the protagonist of Muskrat Ramble alongside deuteragonist Adonis "Cotton" Albalisk and tritagonist Gibby.

Introduced in chapter 1 of Muskrat Ramble, Panagiotis grew up in sector 3 of the Henetian Rebublic where he worked in various factories.

Panagiotis's original identity was Galen Holly, highly appraised Pilot prodigy who disappeared without a trace in an accident in which a train derailed with Panagiotis as a passenger unbeknownst to the PA. This accident damaged his brain severely, namely the hippocampus and resulted in complete loss of his memory prior to the accident as well as anterograde amnesia lasting four years.

## Appearance

Panagiotis is a young man of average weight and slightly above average height. He has very messy dirty yellow/blonde hair usually unkempt and sticking up at all angles except for the front which curves upward, downward, then inward from directly at the front. He has a full face with less prominent cheekbones and typically full lips. He is depicted to have orange or dark amber eyes and wears dual tone lipstick, the right side green and the left side orange. Panagiotis wears dangly orange earrings as well on both ears accompanied by two small also orange bead earrings above the larger one on both ears. These earrings are apparent regardless of outfit. He has two left hands, a feature passed to him from his father Scout French who also has two left hands.

When introduced in the beginning of Muskat Ramble, Panagiotis wears tall burgundy boots, baggy bright orange pants matching his lipstick and earrings, a pale orange shirt and cropped off-white hoodie striped with green. He wears this hoodie in all of his outfits, only changing in his MAUSOLEUM appearance where the hood is replaced with a tall, thick collar.

Panagiotis's trademark hoodie, white and green striped, is usually covered in dirt, dust, or something of the sort.

In the Desert Room Mission arc, Panagiotis's attire is added to by many off-white linen wrappings around his hood (in this arc almost always on his head), mouth, nose, and extending over his eyes like a visor. Similar wrappings are around the break between his pants- during this mission, slightly thinner and noticeably larger- and his boots, now reinforced.

## History

**Note: The included information is a collection of all information released in the comics about Panagiotis. This information is presented in chronological order, not in the order of release.**

{Condensed Version}

Afflicted with retrograde amnesia and, for the first several months of Muskrat Ramble, anterograde amnesia, Panagiotis cannot remember anything whatsoever prior to hearing Adonis Albalisk's voice at the Muskrat Ramble start.

Due to fortunate coincidences with Panagiotis's assigned unit for the Muskrat Ramble, he soon becomes acquainted with the captain again, or again for the captain and the first time for Panagiotis. After beginning to reform a sort of friendship, Adonis begins to help Panagiotis in reaching his goal and uncovering his past and lost memories.

### Prior to the start of Muskrat Ramble

Panagiotis was a young boy studying to become a Pilot in the new system of trans-side Squads. Given extremely high intellect, it was easy for him to enter and understand the Pilot Association courses and he was well on his way to becoming a Pilot. However, being regarded as a delinquent tarnished his reputation and much diminished the respect he would have received in the course had he not had that reputation already.

Panagiotis developed a modification at age 2 during the materialization of a natural door- a materialization that killed his mother with the burst of Affection. This modification he was able to control somewhat at a very young age and upon discovering what he could do with it he began to steal and get into fights as his life went on. Because of this, he was seldom approached and had no good acquaintances or friends. Dixie (as an aspiring Pilot even at a young age, Panagiotis had saved a name early on for whenever and whatever modification he "got"), young and underdeveloped at the time, as Panagiotis's single companion and was the subject of the boy's personifying. As an extremely intelligent modification (split-self type), Dixie was able to absorb personality that Panagiotis tried to give her in order to make her more of a person and friend, so she became a sort of independent being there to do his bidding- at the time, either fight or be a friend.

Several years later, now able to understand somewhat how to survive "on his own", Panagiotis ran away from the foster system in which he was placed after his mother's sudden death that he seemed to exhibit no care for. During the time in which he ran away, he rejoined the Pilot Association's trans-side program with renewed vigor, though most associated with the program still regarded Panagiotis as someone not to be associated with, though his reputation was not as bad now. Despite this, Panagiotis became valedictorian of his group and over the course of four years along with his assigned Squad (S87v) became a highly appraised and recognised Pilot. Regarded as a prodigy for both his skill and intellect, he became part of one of the V100 squads, regarded by pilots as "aeroplane supreme" squads as a joke. Here, Panagiotis became captain of Squad 3v, one of the critically acclaimed Squad the Pilot Association had jurisdiction over.

However, Panagiotis had a steak of being headstrong and independent at times especially when aided by Dixie (who he had never brought back in-self, something other Pilots believed to be a personal preference- not a simple inability to bring her back in-self as it actually was). This trait led Panagiotis to frequently leave on assignments without his Squad. His disappearance is linked with one of these independent leaves on an "assignment" that was later found to have never existed.

During an outing Panagiotis had taken a train as a means of transportation. This train derailed travelling across a high bridge, and it fell, killing the 16 passengers aboard. Panagiotis was not killed (due to Dixie's presence) and was instead severely injured and quickly knocked unconscious. This shutting down of his body overwhelmed Dixie, forcing her back into the body (Panagiotis). While this accident was documented and attended to, it was never attributed with Panagiotis's disappearance.

Panagiotis by this time had had Dixie out-of-body for thirteen years, believing that she truly was a person and friend (a belief induced after the death of his mother that he believed did not affect him), so her disappearance was, in a vague sense, traumatizing. He was unable to experience anything other than confusion and fear at her disappearance and, of course, severe pain for a brief moment before he sustained a series of severe head injuries and lost consciousness.

#### Freeing from the Collapsed Affection Plant

In that accident Panagiotis suffered repeated blows to the head, causing brain damage in the hippocampus to a magnitude that caused severe memory loss- retrograde and anterograde amnesia.

Naturally, several groups of people equipped to deal with the accident were dispatched and arrived nine hours after the indicent occured. Due to an unknown reason, these groups included an earlier War Horse.

Damage was assessed and bodies were retrieved while clearing up damage from the train and surrounding area. Affection-induced damage was reduced around sector 3 to the best of assisting groups' ability. In clearing of debris, a member of War Horse (the young Altair Ossian) discovers Panagiotis's body. Having already retrieved several lifeless bodies from the wreck, Altair assumes that panagiotis is dead as well though habitually checks his pulse, to which he is met with a faint one. Adonis Albalisk is quickly called. Panagiotis's body is carefully removed from the rubble and various material he is trapped under, revealing a metal pole used as building reinforcement jutting through his side. This pole is removed and his body is carried to an established tent near the demolished plant. It takes several hours to clean away blood, dirt, and other obstructions to allow for recognition of his face, which should have well-known as a Pilot prodigy. However, due to Pilot V100 Squads being protected by, essentially, the government and Pilot Association both, identities of those affiliated with them are kept hidden- essentially erased. For this reason, even War Horse knew nothing about Panagiotis and his associations, now lost only to him.

Panagiotis is not able to be woken, though his heartbeat persists. His body rejects all modification use, even those that would be able to wake him with a guarantee. Affection levels in his body are far past the "red zone", the level typically known to cause severe modification (always to the DPC level) and in most cases, death. Members of War Horse and specialists that arrive are unable to figure out the cause of this.

The resort is to constantly batter his body with an "attack" created of Affection in the hopes that added Affection will cause a reaction with his internal Affection.

A solely Affection type modification is used to send a direct burst of the emission at his body, and after several tries the attempts are successful- resulting in the surfacing of a "DPC" (not in fact a DPC- Dixie). This surfacing abruptly wakes Panagiotis, assumed to have felt some disturbance however minor triggered in parts of his brain that were still working.

His response is lack of speech and comprehension. An immediate action is made by all members of War Horse and other specialists in his vicinity (having previously screened him for medical issues, of which there were many). Adonis, holder of Rose for the Living, quickly uses his own modification on the injury and infection through Panagiotis's side caused by the pole and starts to ask questions as various medications are applied through tubes and the like.

For the first quarter hour, Panagiotis is unable to answer any questions due to slurred speech and lack of understanding. However, he does soon regain his ability to speak somewhat clearly to answer the most pressing questions- the typical, such as "what is your name" and other cognitive functioning questions. Here Panagiotis's memory loss begins to be understood as he fails to know answers to nearly all the inquiries- those requiring past knowledge.

Adonis, realizing that Panagiotis truly does not remember anything before the injury along with the information from others that he is essentially unregistered- no known relatives, residence, or identifying information other than his name which has been lost, names Panagiotis after his cat back home. He leaves his last name in hopes that he does in fact have relatives he will find again.

This essentially establishes Adonis and Panagiotis's first meeting under unfortunate circumstances.

Panagiotis is sent to a military facility under War Horse jurisdiction to be taken care of to the extent that he can be, meaning healing injuries and recovering his health.

Due to his severe anterograde amnesia, he does not retain memory of Adonis or War Horse or anything, essentially, about the initial damage and recovery and the information continues to be lost as it comes.

During his recovery, Adonis and other members of War Horse (notably Altair Ossian) visit regularly to talk and attempt to make time more enjoyable as they now know the full extent of his retrograde (however the anterograde remains unknown to a high degree). These two WH members consider themselves (and most likely are) Panagiotis's most regular visitors, though Panagiotis himself cannot retain memories, however special, of any visits or experiences.

Eventually Panagiotis is released, given a small apartment near the facility on War Horse courtesy (requested by Adonis). They never meet again until seven years later and Panagiotis is still unable to remember. Dixie remains hidden from Panagiotis for nine years after the incident, resurfacing two years into the start of Muskrat Ramble.

### Start of Muskrat Ramble

Panagiotis's temporary anterograde amnesia has lost affect, and he is able to create memories after a year in which this skill was built again. Because it is relatively new, memories tend to be not extremely detailed, but are memories nonetheless.

The Muskrat Ramble competition is announced and Panagiotis finds this as an opportunity to figure out what has happened to him. Joining registration proves relatively easy- he has not left the Henetian Republic and needs only to find a way to the terminal that lets out at sector 1 where the event introduction will be held.

The event is announced by Tozzi Egress and an explanation is followed by Adonis Albalisk. With Panagiotis arriving just as Egress's introduction finishes, he hears Adonis's voice almost immediately upon entering the piazza where the volunteers- hundreds of thousands of them- congregate.

This startles Panagiotis immensely- he seems to recognize the voice however faintly, and this spark or recognition is the very thing he has resurfaced in the world to find. However, Panagiotis is unable to make his way over to Adonis to figure out more about why it seemed familiar before War Horse returns in the building and Panagiotis is redirected to Terminal 2 for registration in the competition.

#### Briefing

Panagiotis's unit in the Muskrat Ramble is labeled as U3MR (reminiscent of Panagiotis's Pilot Squad, S3). After being given an identifying badge in registration, Panagiotis and others registering around the same time that he did are directed to a train car leaving the terminal. This train brings them directly to HR Sector 4 where the group (those in unit U3MR) is met by someone assigned to them, or their unit briefer for the short time they are given information on the competition.

In the unit's temporary conference room (for briefing), Adonis Albalisk is shown again as one of the overviewers of the entire Muskrat Ramble race. Members of U3MR take seats around the room as a podium is brought in on the miniature stage and the unit captain stands behind it with Adonis, sitting haphazardly on the stage's edge. Panagiotis does not yet recognize him or anyone else in the room.

Briefing starts, with the captain, a Creature-modified named Enri A. Irne (though specifying he is to be addressed as "Tosk"), beginning to explain the Muskrat Ramble and the unit's significance to the members. The war is explained in further detail and eventually speakers are switched, Adonis now at the podium. An additional person enters the room from a side door as Adonis begins to speak, taking a seat beside Irne. While speaking and surveying U3MR members, Adonis catches sight of Panagiotis, who is looking down. Adonis's gaze lingers but he soon looks away. Throughout the briefing, Adonis attempts glances at Panagiotis as he believes the latter is familiar somehow.

At the end of briefing members are given a separate badge and stack of forms. Here, Adonis quickly leaves the stage as members are getting up and pulls Panagiotis aside from his seat. He spends several moments staring at Panagiotis while biting the right of his lower lip. Eventually he asks how Panagiotis is familiar to him. He responds similarly and notes that Adonis seems vaguely familiar as well, though in the middle of his statement Adonis exclaims that he does know who he is, jumping back and yelling "Oh, it's you, Panagiotis!" which startles the man in question. Panagiotis stands for a moment as Adonis takes his shoulders and proceeds to ramble about other things (depicted as squiggly lines in the comic) that aren't explicitly written. Panagiotis stops Adonis and expresses his utter confusion (fuck off, eh? who the hell are you?), giving way to the discovery of Panagiotis's memory loss.

## Details

#### Name

Full name: Panagiotis Djo French

Reason/meaning: The character's first name is shared by the author while first and last names seem clean and strong and the middle name muddies the combination, making the name seem like two mountains separated by a deep gulf.

Nickname: Pana

Reason for nickname: Shortening of Panagiotis.

#### Physical Appearance

Apparent age: 19

Weight: 178 lbs.

Height: 5' 10"

Gender: Male

Shape of face: Slightly rounded

Eye color: Amber

Hair color: Dirty blonde

Glasses or contacts: Contact in left eye

Skin tone: Tan

Distinguishing marks: Orange and green lipstick, large scar on upper right arm trailing down middle of back and terminating at left hip

Predominant features: Tired eyes

#### Habits

Hobbies: Caring for Duplicate, stamp collecting, music

Plays a musical instrument? No

Plays a sport? No

How he would spend a rainy day: Inside, sleeping

Spending habits: Tends not so spend very much money

Smoking habits: Smokes around one pack a day

Drinking habits: Drinks a high amount of alcohol every day

Drug use: None

What does he do too much of? Listening to music

What does he do too little of? Everything

Extremely skilled at: Gun handling & aim

Extremely unskilled at: Drawing

Nervous tics: Repeated stamping of his foot or feet, running hand(s) through hair, rubbing finger along scar head on forearm

Usual body posture: slouched with crossed or slightly bowed legs

Mannerisms: Lack of manners and etiquette, harsh interactions if any

Character's soft spot: Running fingers through hair

Is this soft spot obvious to others? No

#### Traits

Optimist or pessimist? Pessimist

Introvert or extrovert? Introvert

Daredevil or cautious? Daredevil

Logical or emotional? Emotional

Methodical and neat or messy and disorderly? Messy and disorderly

Working or relaxing? Relaxing

Confident or unsure of himself? Unsure

Animal lover? Yes

#### Relationships with Others

Opinion of other people in general: Dislikes people and does whatever it takes to avoid interaction because he thinks people are generally stupid and boring and annoying and not worth his time

Does the character hide his true emotions and opinions from others? Yes

Person character most hates: Lover

Best friend(s): Adonis Albalisk, Rossi Tavolauris, Altair Ossian

Love interest(s): Adonis Albalisk

Person character goes to for advice: Rossi Tavolauris

Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Duplicate

Person character feels shy or awkward around: Scout French

Person character openly admires: None

Person character secretly admires: Rossi Tavolauris

Most important person in character's life before story starts: Jacqueline Tseta (doesn’t remember her anymore)

After story starts: Adonis Albalisk

#### Self-Perception

How he feels about himself: Self-loathing, emptiness and boredom

One word character would use to describe himself: Shell

One paragraph description of how the character would describe himself:

What does the character consider his best personality trait? Able to pick up on emotions easily

What does the character consider his worst personality trait? Cries easily & a "fake" (missing his real memories and real life)

What does the character consider his best physical characteristic? Hands

What does the character consider his worst physical characteristic? Forearm to hip scar

How does the character think others perceive him? Burdening

What would the character most like to change about himself? State of his memories

Life philosophy: A binary hug or kiss can be wrung from utility mist

If granted one wish, what would it be and why? Wish for his memories from his life before the accident to return

Biggest regret: Worming his way into Adonis's life

Biggest accomplishment: Stayed alive past the accident

Past failures he would be embarrassed to let others know: None

Character's darkest secret: He once drank himself to death

Does anyone know this secret? No

#### Comfort Gestures

Running hand(s) through his hair, digging his nails into the top of his hand

#### Etiquette

Poorly versed in etiquette

Doesn't hold the door for people, cuts food with the side of his fork, wipes mouth on sleeves, tends not to say "please" or "thank you"

#### Mental State &/or conditions

Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and of course retrograde amnesia as well as anterograde amnesia for a period of four years

#### Smiling

Smiles without teeth, crinkling eyes more than using mouth to convey a smile, left side of mouth turns up much more than right side

#### "Tell" for Lying

Generally a good liar without many tells but one thing that tends to give him away is keeping his legs unusually still, whereas usually he taps or shuffles his foot or shakes his leg or moves it in some way

#### Volume of Speech

Somewhat monotone though commanding and rough at a quiet level, unable to raise his voice to a typical yelling or loud level, soft-spoken

#### Nervous Tics

Biting inside of both cheeks and running hand(s) through hair

#### Eye Contact

Always does whatever he can to not look someone in the eye, usually looking behind them or below their face to avoid making eye contact

#### Social Settings

Stands farther away from other people and tends to not contribute to conversation much, off to the side

#### Hands when Standing

Depends on the context: when with people he's comfortable with, keeps hands visible (propped against a wall, using them while speaking, etc.) and when with people he doesn't know/is uncomfortable with keeps hands to himself (in pockets, behind his back, anywhere where they aren't visible)

#### Footsteps

Quiet but dragging, initial contact then sound of a drag before another soft tap of foot landing when walking

Hard, loud contact and heavy steps when running

#### Nonverbal Greetings

Varies person to person: with those he's very comfortable with (Adonis, Altair, Rossi, Duplicate) greetings are a punch or hard slap on the back

With those he doesn't know as well, doesn't like, or is uncomfortable with the greeting defaults to a short nod

#### Getting Others' Attention

Tends to stamp foot or kick the ground to get others' attention, and if this fails immediately shouts name(s) or simple call

#### Pointing

Points with a fist and arm fully extended

Panagiotis is a young man afflicted with retrograde amnesia. For a short time after the incident that caused him brain damage, he was also afflicted with an unusually severe case of anterograde amnesia.

He is unable to remember anything before the injury and as the anterograde amnesia continued to take effect he did not retain memory of the four years following.

Persons met and most memories were lost during this time.

## Trivia

* Constantly has dry eyes
* Easy crier and seeing others cry immediately makes him need to cry too (though he does suppress it to the best of his ability most times). Plus, interference with people he's close to or physically wounding those people easily brings tears to his eyes and in this situation is harder to suppress them
* Fluctuates between smoking and trying not to smoke
* Expelled from kindergarten after bringing three students to the brink of death using Dixie and never went to school again
* Has a habit of rubbing his lips, usually with the back of his hand
* Rarely can sleep due to severe insomnia
* Fluent in Lixourian, RSS, Henetian Conventional, Henetian Specific, and Kipouan
* Inspired by the author's time living in the southern United States (namely most southern states)
* Has a very strong 'Arreto' accent (similar to a southern accent)

## Quotes

*"They ain't got a dog in this fight. These bastards don't stand a chance."* (To Adonis Albalisk)