Cloie Agapi

Artwork by Ren

**Cloie Agapi** is a young woman living in Outlien. She frequently works alongside Rino Yansakh to assist with handling agricultural duties.

## Appearance

Cloie is 5'10" (or 152.4 cm) with fair skin. She possesses very long red hair that reaches down almost to her knees; she takes pride in keeping her hair nice and neat. Her eyes are a light pink in coloration. She wears jeans that are a bit worn with use, with most of the damage being present on the knees. She keeps the bottom of both legs rolled up. Her jeans are held in place by a simple black leather belt. She sports a red button-up jacket that she typically keeps open, particularly during the warmer seasons. Her chest is covered with tightly wrapped bandaging. She often wears black gloves, rarely being seen without them. For footwear, she prefers her black sandals despite the slight traces of damage on them. She keeps her ankles wrapped up in bandaging similarly to her chest.

## Personality

Cloie is well-known for her flirtatious tendencies. She oftentimes approached younger adults in the later hours of the day when everyone generally is off duty, trying to garner whatever attention she could from them and occasionally going to rather extreme lengths to get it. Such behavior frequently resulted in rather aggressive response, thus giving her a generally negative reputation within Outlien. This, of course, only caused her attention-craving mind to grow more desperate.

After meeting Rino Yansakh, this behavior largely subsided. With someone there who was more than happy to give her the affection she so desperately needed, she mellowed out a noticeable amount. She often shows her appreciation for Rino by giving him gifts, with the most notable being a particularly expensive hoodie that nearly caused her to go completely broke. She began to simply act friendly with others around her, and while some people still find it difficult to see her as trustworthy, many others have welcomed this new Cloie warmly. She shows a great appreciation for the general quietness of Outlien, greatly preferring it to the constant and unpredictable nature of Disaos. Her close relationship with Rino is something she treasures, and she has sworn to herself to never do anything that will ruin that bond.

## Biography

### Early life

Cloie's life was rough from the very beginnings. Her parents had been hoping for a son and were greatly displeased by instead having a daughter. Instead of loving the child regardless, they instead neglected her, often ignoring her outside of feeding her and bathing her. This neglect only worsened when Cloie's brother was born. She was 7 at the time.

Seeing her brother get all the attention while she got none seriously bothered Cloie. She began pestering her parents to try and get anything out of them, but the most she got was ridicule or punishment. She even went as far as intentionally falling off of the roof of the small house they lived in, planning on harming herself in hopes of her parents finally showing some level of care, but even *this* failed, only provoking her father into telling her off for being "enough of an idiot to think that was a good idea" and ultimately bringing her nothing more than further punishment.

Cloie was rather optimistic on her 10th birthday, as she was quite convinced that she'd be aligned with Order. This would mean being sent away to Edior, which would mean finally being free from her parents and being able to get a real family that actually cared for her. However, she was met with great disappointment when the Judge aligned her with Chaos. Shortly afterwards, Cloie ran away from home, never looking back even once.

Living on her own was rather difficult due to Cloie's limited knowledge of Disaos, despite having lived there for her entire life. Her own craving for attention often got in the way of trying to make progress, preventing her from ever really getting a job. She never got her own home, instead taking shelter within an abandoned apartment complex.

For a brief period after her 17th birthday, Cloie had met with someone who she viewed as a lover. However, her time with him was ultimately destructive to her; his direct actions simply made her crave attention even more, as he hardly showed her any true affection. He eventually left her due to finding a woman he believed was more beautiful than her, which seriously stung her.

On her 18th birthday, Cloie had decided that she had enough with Disaos. Many of its denizens had chosen to shun her, and with nobody giving her any sort of attention, along with the general danger she constantly faced due to it being Disaos, she opted to take the risk and flee. She had heard of a third settlement somewhere out in the barren wastelands surrounding Edior and Disaos, but she had no idea where it was. Regardless, it was a risk she chose to take regardless, and as dusk fell, when the border guards were exchanging shifts, Cloie snuck out of Disaos and made her way into the unknown.

### The Wastelands and Outlien

Cloie's adventures in the Wastelands were largely uneventful. While she had several close calls with scouts from both Disaos and Edior, she never was caught by them. She never was attacked by any of the Wasteland's dangerous predators, only seeing them in the distance at most. She would wander the Wasteland for four days before being discovered by scout from Outlien, who then guided her to the distant settlement.

Cloie's new life in Outlien had a rather rocky start as a result of her behavior. She began to flirt with young adults in a desperate attempt to get some semblance of attention from them. This typically resulted in rather negative and sometimes even hostile reactions, and as a result she was rather quickly disliked by much of Outlien's residents. Many people began trying to avoid her at all costs, leaving her feeling even more lonely and ignored than ever, and only worsening her desires.

Eventually, she wound up breaking into the home of Rino Yansakh, a farmhand that had arrived at Outlien only a few months prior. As usual, she attempted to flirt with him, but her attempts failed miserably due to Rino failing to understand what she was trying to do. This time, however, instead of Cloie moving on, she dropped to her knees and broke down in tears. Rino was rather quick to comfort her, hugging her and quietly telling her that she'd be okay despite not knowing what was wrong.

Rino's actions gave Cloie a feeling she never experienced before. She had never had someone simply hold her and comfort her. Someone had finally given her some of the attention and affection that she so desperately craved. The sudden onrush of emotions was rather overwhelming for the poor girl, and she only cried more as a result of it.

A few minutes after Cloie finally calmed down, Rino offered to allow her to stay with him until she could get herself on her feet. After all, she still didn't have a home to call her own, and she didn't have a job either. Cloie gratefully accepted the offer, and the two quickly formed a strong bond, much like a pair of close siblings. Cloie began assisting Rino with tending to the crops, eventually even being formally hired and receiving her own pay. While she promised that she would move out once she had the money to, her bond with Rino prevented her from doing so. Rino, of course, didn't mind in the slightest; she was the sister he never had, and her staying with him - especially with how willing she was to help out around the house - was fine by him.

## Gallery

Cloie assisting Rino Yansakh - Artist: Ren