Anguis

## Birth and Childhood

Anguis is Floppa and Aelurus' child. As a kid, Anguis loved to interact with the creatures on Earth - or to be specific, the animals in the jungle. He found them to be suitable playmates, and he spent more time in these jungles than he did with his family. Not that Anguis minded, of course: he understood that Floppa and Aelurus loved him, but they wouldn't force interactions because the two knew that Anguis wanted to be able to do what he liked. And so, Anguis familiarized himself with the beasts of the wilderness. He'd play with lion cubs, swing on the branches alongside monkeys, watch the ants go about their daily commune, and squirm about trying to mimic the snakes.

However, the one thing that was most important to Anguis back then - and still is now - was the life skills that being around the animals gave him. Playing hide and seek with the cubs taught him how to disguise himself and hide his scent. Swinging on the branches increased his strength and helped Anguis figure out how to expend less energy when moving about in such a fashion. Watching the ants do their tasks made Anguis realize how important formation was - if a single ant fell out of line, the rest would be disturbed for quite a while. Trying to be like the snakes taught Anguis how to be silent and quick. In other words, being with the animals seemed to have trained Anguis for his future.

## Teenage Years

Several years later, Anguis had his first run-in with an AIDS member. To be specific, he found a dying AIDS member who had shown Anguis his badge and asked him to relay a missive to Floppa. He managed to save the member and also brought the letter to Floppa, as the man had requested. This incident inspired Anguis to be an AIDS member. And so, after a fair amount of begging, Anguis finally convinced his father to let him tag along on an AIDS member's mission. And what do you know: that member happened to be the one that Anguis saved.

The mission was rather simple: investigate the mysterious increase of Noctis and (if possible without accidentally blowing their cover) eliminate any of the Noctis that they saw. If there was any sign that either of them might sustain serious damage while investigating, they were to return immediately. It turned out that the Noctis were experimenting on their fellow Nocti, and they planned to make it surpass its limits. Silently, the two picked off several Nocti researchers before one of the Noctis noticed that many of the scientists were gone. This Nocti blew their cover, but Anguis managed to escape with the AIDS member with him - alive but injured. It was this incident that made Anguis realize the responsibility that came with being an AIDS member - even the slightest oversight can mess things up. Having figured this out, Anguis became colder - perhaps to save his sanity in the case that his family died.

## Adulthood

As an adult, Anguis continued to work with AIDS. He created strategies and plans that would reduce losses on Caelum's side. Sometimes he brings new ideas to random AIDS members and asks for their opinion on the topic. Some would say that Anguis is the backbone of the AIDS, yet others claim him to be the leader himself. At one point, Floppa started allowing Anguis to go on missions other than investigations.

When Floppa was defeated by 69, Anguis led AIDS into battle and prevented Caelum from taking too much damage. Having woven himself into daily life, he is essential to Caelum's future.