Eleven

*"I want to smile and everything like Blue and the twins do, but even that tore at me a while. I don’t really like thinking about the whole mortality thing. But I know how it is here. I can’t really avoid it."*

### Nicknames

Pickle (Nickname)
Twerp (Twelve)
Mijito (Monica)

## Physical description

### First Mentioned

Chapter 71: Rest Twenty Eight - Boy

Eleven (better known as **Pickle**) is a prisoner in Ten's group at the facility.

## Appearance

Pickle is said to have a very frail and thin-bodied frame. Ten describes him to have babyish, innocent face with big eyes, round cheeks, and freckled face. He has blonde hair, brown eyes and dark skin.

Like all the male prisoners, he dons a colored pants and shirt set — dark green, in this case.

## Story

### Past

Not much is known about Pickle due to him arriving long after Ten's arrival and thus not being part of the initial interview feed that was shown to Ten. To her and most everyone else, he is still a bit of a mystery, but a welcome member of the group nonetheless.
Pickle has an affinity for cutting and styling hair, and was even given a pair of scissors by Monica, which he keeps in the crafts room on one of the shelves, tucking it away so that the workers don't accidentally clean it up.
### The Facility

Pickle is overseen by Monica Santos and was given to her long after her arrival to the Number's sector.
Before Ten returned after her confinement, Pickle had generally gotten along with the other Numbers, even offering to cut their hair. While Violet jumped at the chance to change things up, several of the Numbers refused this, with Five citing she knows her hair best and takes care of it herself (even though Pickle stated he could help her, since he has the same general hair type and would know what to do), Six likely not having any interest, Blue preferring her hair long, and Eight not only refusing, but letting his hair grow out of spite. Two simply stated he let Pickle trim his hair despite there no being much to, and while Lav declined a haircut, Pickle at least taught her how to style it in a braid, and since then, it's been her preferred hair style.
Pickle at some point offers to cut Cyrus' hair as a means to have a chat with the young man and get to know him, and in Chapter 82, Ten and the others see the result of that, with Cyrus' hair much shorter than before and more akin to how it was when he first arrived at the facility (so he says).
Pickle also developed a close friendship with Two, much to Three's frustration. However, the Numbers didn't address him as Eleven since they were still coping with the fact that Ten may have died, so the group called him "Pickle" after the color of his clothes, upon the young man's insistence. He states he only chose the name simply because it was silly.
## Personality

Pickle is softhearted, and his emotions are very easy to mess with and change. Despite his fragility, he is also very nice and considerate toward others. When he first interacted with Ten, he was receptive of her discomfort with the talk of doctors, understanding her position and even being uncomfortable with the topic of his own doctor as well. He offers to cut her hair (just had he'he'd done with Violet) in attempt to break the awkwardness of Ten's return. Pickle enjoys styling and cutting hair and often offers it to the other Numbers when the mood strikes. He's said before it helps him open up to people, since he's fairly shy and awkward around newcomers.

He also has a lively and light hearted, silly side, which drew Two to become his friend for being on similar wavelengths. When Ten first shows him her drawings, he laughs and comments that she wasn't much of an artist in an non-hurtful way.

Pickle is also shaken and torn by the wrong doings of the facility but tries to spend time with the Numbers in the rec rooms to forget about the visits. He does feel spoiled for having a gentler doctor, and because the rougher doctors show no interest towards him.

## Sexuality

Currently, Pickle's sexuality is not explicitly known. However, he feels ashamed talking of what his doctor does with him, and seems more comfortable around his own sex, even if only on a friendly basis.

## Relationships

### **Ten**

When Pickle first interacted with Ten he already knew of her because the other Numbers talked about her. They mentioned that she was kind and, in her own way, brought the Numbers together. To break the ice, Pickle offers to trim Ten's hair, to which she agrees. After he finishes, Ten is happy with the results even with just a few inches cut off.
During their first conversation, they discuss their doctors, but Ten has a hard time putting her difficult relationship with Yosuke into words and Pickle tells her to stop talking about it if it's too difficult for her. They form a civil bond from the short time they had spent together due to their overall mutual understanding on how awful the facility is and respecting each other's boundaries.
### **Monica Santos**

Not much is known about Pickle's relationship with his doctor due to his awkwardness on the topic and him hesitating to explain more than the fact that she's weird and lusty. However, it can be said that she tries to be gentle and caring to the point of babying him.
### **Two**

Two was initially neutral towards the new Number, but quickly became friends with him. Two finds himself wanting to spend more time with Pickle as he finds more in common with him, and Pickle in turn enjoys Two's company. In hanging out with Pickle more and more, he realizes his sister's codependency of him isn't healthy and that she needs to find other support systems outside of him. This potentially influences Pickle's view of Three, as he seems frustrated by her jealousy.
Pickle looks out for Two and is intensely in tune with his friend's feelings, more than he lets on. When he speaks to Ten in chapter 91, he expresses understanding that Two might be touch-starved and has likely never had a truly consensual moment of affection in the facility, and that getting his hair trimmed is probably one of the only kinds Pickle can offer him since Two lacks the capacity to ask directly for love or affection of any kind.
### **Three**

Initially, Three is neutral to Pickle's arrival to their group, but becomes upset when he forms a friendship with Two. She grows increasingly frustrated when she sees Two preferring to spend more time with Pickle and feels threatened by their friendship due to her clingy nature over her brother. On the other hand, Pickle is somewhat aware of Three's feelings but still tries to be civil with her. He feels himself pushed to a limit, though, and expresses later on that he feels like she's just excluding him. Though he's disheartened by her reaction to him, Pickle still tries to be present for the girl.
### **Tanner**

Pickle is distrusting of and uncomfortable around Tanner, but is willing to still be kind to him even despite his misgivings. When Tanner attacked him, he was prepared to defend himself even knowing he was at a disadvantage. And despite the incident, Pickle bears no ill will toward Tanner and simply tries to carry on like normal, even when he is the subject of repeated bullying from his fellow Number.
## **Trivia**

*Most of these are pulled from asks featured on the author’s tumblr*

* **Fashion Aesthetic:** *Pickle might wear pretty casual clothes like Two. Can be seen in loose-fitted clothes, maybe a little boho/bohemian but not super duper committed to any one style*
* Pickle's Meyer Briggs type is ENFJ