Pierre Comeau

Pierre is a supporting character featured in Cloud Nine Contrails and a deuteragonist of Starlit Labyrinth. He is a young 13-year-old boy living in Detroit, a trainee member of the Urban Deathgrinds and the User of the Stand Simple Plan.

## Pierre

### Alias

Cabinet Gremlin, Little Man, Kitchen gremlin

### Namesake

Pierre Bouvier (Musician)
 Pierrot (theatre stock character)
Chuck Comeau (Musician)
Sébastien Lefebvre (Musician)

## Favourites

### Hobbies

reading, cooking, photography, birdwatching

## Appearance, Biology and Identity

### Accent

There are some indications he's from Canada, but he doesn't really speak enough to have a noticeable accent.

### Scars

A few minor ones, but a very noticeable one on his shoulder.

## Psychology

### Likes

Enclosed Spaces, peace and quiet, being understood, food, birds

### Dislikes

Talking, poor communication, isolation, drugs, spiders

### Phobias

Losing those he cares about, being forgotten or ultimately inconsequential

## Relationships

### Parents

His mother is hospitalised, and his father is absent usually.

### Siblings

Cabasa (sister), Harley (identical twin brother), Maraca (brother), several other brothers (Cítaro, Caramillo, etc.)

## Appearance

Pierre is a small, thin boy, undersized for his age. He seems malnourished and unwell under his clothes (which make him look healthier than he is), and is slightly underweight, all of which tends to be the reason he wears loose clothing. He has dark brown skin with the occasional freckle or scar scattered about. He has only one particularly notable scar, on his shoulder. He has very tightly-coiled natural hair that hangs over and partially covers one of his eyes, reaching down evenly to his chin and flaring out somewhat at the sides. His hair is dark brown and has red colouration at the ends in some spots. He wears bent, red glasses and has reddish-brown eyes. He typically wears a brown and tan argyle sweater-vest over an orange hoodie sweatshirt, damaged black slacks and heavily worn red sneakers. His orange hoodie seemingly has two cut-out diamond-shapes on either side of the collar, where the drawstrings would be if they were still there. He can usually be seen with bandaids plastered over his face and hands.

### Starlit Labyrinth

Pierre is a lanky boy with dark skin and a slightly underweight frame. He has various small scars scattered about, the only noteworthy one being one on his shoulder, which has healed over quite well with time. He has dark, afro-textured hair dyed at the ends, which covers one eye and is usually tied into a ponytail at the back. He wears rectangular glasses, and has reddish-brown eyes. He wears stud earrings or occasionally small gauges, but has no other piercings. His typical outfit consists of distressed dark-brown jeans or slacks that are a size too small; a pullover hoodie with a diamond-shaped hole cut out on the chest, five darker diamond shapes around it resembling an argyle pattern and missing drawstrings; and slip-on sneakers with light decorative laces. Visible through the hole in his hoodie is a locket of some sort.

## Personality

Pierre is a moody, seemingly introverted kid. He shows a fair bit of intelligence with clever problem-solving skills, and is in fact incredibly good at learning, known to never forget anything he reads or hears. He spends a lot of his free time reading, particularly favouring mystery novels, his favourite books being the Encyclopedia Brown series. Unfortunately, he struggles with verbal and written communication, often omitting prepositions and detail words. His speech tends to, as a result, consist mostly of subject words.

His problems with communication cause ceaseless irritation when it comes to human interaction, and he often seems grumpy or ill-tempered, but is simply bad at showing his emotions; he is shown to cry when happy, and struggle to express laughter. Though he often looks annoyed or gloomy, he's rarely actually in a bad mood. He is generally complacent, and only seems to perk up when talking about his interests, otherwise opting to stick with one or two-word responses when prompted in a conversation. Though usually keeping to himself, he sometimes tries to be welcoming or help others, only consistently going out of his way to interact with those he is particularly close with. He is notably touch-averse until he likes someone, and then he is very touch-positive, seen frequently in his habit of piggybacking on Phoenix frequently. When around those he trusts, he might perk up and try to socialise more actively, such as making jokes or brief comments, but he tends to wear himself thin quite easily; usually hindered by his aphasia.

He suffers a great deal of insecurity and self-loathing. He's quite hard on himself over his disabilities and insufficiencies, generally seeing himself as pretty stupid, though he'll vehemently deny such if insulted or bullied. He's very protective of his little sister, but has poor self-preservation. He often fantasises about being a hero and *dying* a hero, sacrificing himself for the greater good or to protect someone he cares about, but rarely brings these thoughts up to others, not caring to concern them. He is incredibly responsible, even as far to be labelled the *most* responsible of his siblings, and due to the absence of their father, hospitalisation of their mother, and general disinterest of the eldest siblings, most of the chores and taking care of the other youngest siblings (Cabasa and Maraca) falls on Pierre. He makes most of the meals for the three of them, does laundry and keeps the house relatively tidy, as well as handling first-aid emergencies (which rarely fall on anyone but himself). He has a record of "bad attitude" when it comes to authorities (teachers, specifically) and minor violence against both students and teachers, quick to lash out when upset or condescended, and he's known for often ditching class when upset, typically hiding himself in a former storage room under the outdoor bleachers, not typically accessible by others. He's not known, however, for his habit of stepping in against bullying, typically using his Stand to keep himself from getting in trouble. He has a petty side, confessing to having also used his Stand to mess with the written homework assignments of classmates that he doesn't like.

He has a grudge against several adults who he barely knows, most of them drug dealers. He has a strong hatred of illicit drugs as a whole - mixed feelings about marijuana - as he knows his mother to be a recovering addict and one of her ex-boyfriends most likely being to blame for it, along with Phoenix also being a recovering addict. He tries not to have a strong reaction when the topic comes up in conversation but is always distressed by even discussion of it, likely reminded of his mother, whose addiction was a contributing factor to developing a long-term illness that's hospitalised her. He often worries for her sake and visits her frequently, often lying to her so she won't worry about his lack of friends or poor school performance. He dislikes this habit, and often doesn't blame himself for lying, but moreso for lacking a social life and struggling academically. He resents authority figures outside of the Deathgrinds, and doesn't trust police.

## History

Pierre Lefebvre was born alongside his identical twin brother, Harley on May 9, 2007 in Montreal, Canada, to Chekeré Lefebvre and an unspecified father. He was born into a large family with roughly 9 older siblings- 4 pairs of fraternal twins, the oldest being 19 years old and one single birth, being Maraca, who was only a year old when Pierre and Harley were born. His mother was unmarried, working, and had a boyfriend who helped her take care of the kids while the eldest twins would work to help financially support the family. His mother spent as much time as she could with her children, and Pierre grew up with grand stories from his mother, from personal experience as well as folklore, and sometimes from books. Though identical, Pierre was a lot quieter than his twin, even (somewhat concerningly so) as a baby, and a lot more inquisitive, while Harley was as noisy as an average kid, and a lot more social. From infant to toddler stages, they grew up relatively happy, though they had squabbles, Harley and Pierre were still very close with one another, though Pierre felt Harley was a bit closer to Maraca than himself, and they didn't get along with many of their other older brothers.

Their family dynamic shifted when Pierre was around 4, and his father - his mother's boyfriend - left the family and was never seen or even heard from again. His mother began struggling to raise her kids and support her family alone, and the eldest twins moved out to help alleviate the household costs. Around age 5, the family packed up and left Canada, moving to Detroit in America, and to a smaller house, and their mother found a new boyfriend who Pierre never really saw as a dad. He wasn't the most pleasant individual; he wasn't abusive, but rarely seemed entirely coherent and wouldn't really specify what job he had that paid well so sporadically. And after half a year or so, his mother started acting strange. She didn't seem upset, never did, but she seemed quite distant and less attentive than she used to be. Most of the kids' free time was governed off to TV time or going to the park with other kids, things where their mother didn't have to interact terribly much.

Then, she lost her job after a failed drug test, and around the same time, her boyfriend broke up with her and was arrested soon after. His mom tried rehab, and tried to find another job to support the family while the eldest twins in the household got jobs to stabilise the living situation in the meantime. During this period, shortly before she got a new job, she met a man named Luther, and they began going out, with Luther moving in shortly after. Pierre's little sister was born soon thereafter, and their parents got engaged.

Around the age of 8, Pierre and Harley were out at the park with some other kids, playing a game of pretend, when some neighbourhood bullies showed up, stealing a plush toy from one of the other kids and throwing it into the bushes in the forest. The little kid it was stolen from was too scared to try and get it back, so Pierre and Harley went to retrieve it together, and while in the woods, they were attacked by something. They ran, and emerged with some rather strange stab wounds. They were still able to return the plushie to its owner, but then had to leave to get their injuries treated. Once they were patched up, everything seemed fine. But then, suddenly, they fell horrifically ill, hospitalised together for some kind of life-threatening unidentifiable viral infection. They were bedridden in the same room for days, and while compromised from the illness, Pierre suffered a stroke - and thanks to already being in the hospital, it was swiftly taken care of, but he was left with one major impact from the stroke - expressive aphasia. While he suffered no loss of comprehension, he could no longer speak properly.

Things got worse the following morning, when Pierre suddenly awoke with a scream from a horrible feeling of terror, and when hospital staff rushed in, he was sat upright, pointing to his twin's bed, stuttering something incomprehensible. He was completely inconsolable, and the staff rushing in were having trouble communicating. One nurse, who was a native Russian speaker, couldn't speak English, and they were having trouble saying more than a few words. Nobody knew quite what was going on, until Pierre was finally calmed down only by the sudden arrival of his mother coming in to calm him. Once calm, everyone was able to speak properly again. Pierre's fever had completely disappeared and he could move around just fine, but the damage had been done - Harley was dead. Moreover, Pierre had already had a stroke, and the expressive aphasia that had been caused by it would be a lasting, possibly permanent effect, and perhaps even worse... Pierre was now a Stand User.

Returning to life as the lone survivor of a pair of twins and a new disability *and* ability was devastating. Pierre now became gloomy and introverted, and even when he tried to return to some normalcy, his new inability to talk left him feeling alienated and isolated. He began to keep to himself and avoid talking to others, spending most of his time watching re-runs of Scooby-Doo or reading. At age 9, his mom and Luther Comeau married, and his last name, along with his sister's, became Comeau, though his brothers and mother retained the name Lefebvre. Pierre asked his mom to teach him to cook, so that he could begin cooking for the family instead of her, to help take the stress off her. But the stress was still unbearable for her, understandable after having just lost her son, and she ultimately relapsed, despite her best efforts to stay clean, and was barely keeping it together. Pierre was unfortunate enough to watch his mother's downfall, and was unfortunate enough to experience her hospitalisation when he was 10, after she fell ill with some lasting health condition, the contraction of which could be partially attributed to her drug usage. He began taking over household chores and caring for his sister, not trusting his stepfather in any way to mind the household - not that he was trying anyways. When he had the spare time, Pierre would visit his mother in the hospital and tell her that everything was fine. But to see her condition worsen was enraging to him, and eventually, he set to work doing some research, looking at news articles and consulting the internet. It only made sense to him, how doing these things could possibly lead him to exact some sort of vengeance.

When he was 11, he went against instinct and used his extensive searching to track down someone; a local drug dealer. One he knew, in fact, one who had just gotten out of a pretty short jail sentence. One who had lived in his house for a few years. He waited and watched as the man did a deal, then approached him and began to aggress, but he recognised Pierre and was unintimidated. When Pierre confronted him about his drug dealing, the man brushed him off, made fun of him for his poor speech and told him to get lost. Pierre attacked him, using his Stand, but the dealer - a full grown and frankly rather burly man - attacked him back, and a fight ensued. Pierre, despite having his Stand, was both malnourished and only a child, and was quickly downed and in agony from various injuries. Another hit knocked him unconscious. The man had every reason to continue attacking, and Pierre couldn't handle much more, so there was a good chance Pierre would die. But someone stepped in, incapacitated the dealer, and waited for Pierre to regain consciousness.

Once he was conscious, the interloper gently assessed the situation, asked a few questions, and numbed Pierre's injuries using some kind of knife he didn't seem to be trying to hide, as if he assumed Pierre couldn't see it, and Pierre was too dazed from a definite concussion to really react, and passed out again shortly after. After a while of dipping in and out of consciousness, he finally woke up fully in the hospital, accompanied by the same person that had helped him in the alleyway. He started asking questions, and while the person was very brief with his answers, not giving much information, his demeanour shifted slightly when Pierre mentioned the knife he saw - they quickly established that both were Stand Users, and the interloper eventually introduced himself as Phoenix Wilson. When Pierre expressed concern regarding medical bills, he was assured the costs were covered, but it was not specified who covered these costs beyond "the organisation" - which Pierre, of course, had no context for. Before Pierre could press further, Phoenix left.

After a couple days of treatment, Pierre was cleared, but with no one answering the call to pick him up and bring him home, he had to lie to get discharged. While waiting in the lobby for a solution to come, he took the opportunity to snoop and try to figure out more about the circumstances of him being brought to the hospital and the costs being "covered" by an "organisation". This ultimately led him on a hunt, despite his concussion - prolonging his recovery - trying to find Phoenix again. He learnt of the Urban Deathgrinds, and managed to finally track down Phoenix, approaching him and asking about the organisation. Phoenix was understandably surprised to see him (especially considering it hadn't been very long since the incident happened) and gently discouraged any questioning about the organisation, but Pierre was insistent. Because of the Urban Deathgrinds' involvement in covering the medical costs, it was essentially inevitable that Pierre was taken under gang protection. Ultimately, Pierre was brought to the gang house, and granted entry in case he was in need of a safe place to stay. He quickly became a part of the House Faction 'family', and would eventually be accepted as a trainee member.

## Abilities

### Skills

#### Physical Strength

Pierre lacks physical strength for the most part. He's malnourished and a bit frail as a result.

#### Mental Strength

Pierre is mentally capable, strong willed and brave, but also very easily frustrated.

#### Endurance

Pierre has somewhat poor endurance, but tends to persist through injury through mere spite and determination.

#### Speed

Pierre is quick on his feet when sprinting, but loses speed the longer he runs.

#### Technique

Pierre is young and inexperienced, lacking technique as a result. However, when the need arises, he does his best to improvise.

#### Cooperativeness

Pierre tries to be cooperative, but his poor communication skills are somewhat of a hinderance in some situations.

#### Self-Control

Pierre has mostly-decent self-control, but he angers quickly and easily gets frustrated.

#### Intelligence

Pierre is fairly intelligent and clever with excellent deduction and problem-solving skills, even though it may not seem as though he's very smart.

#### Stamina

Pierre has slightly below-average stamina due to malnutrition.

### Skillset

* **Bilingual**: Pierre fluently knows two languages.
	+ He can 'speak' French Canadian and English, arguably. In addition to this, he also knows some Spanish largely due to his mother's Cuban roots.
	+ He also picks up some Samoan from Phoenix, Irish from Róisín and Japanese from Rin'na and tries to use them when he feels it's appropriate. However, he only knows the few words and phrases he's heard from them.
* **Stealth**: Due to his size and general quietness, Pierre is notably skilled at hiding and going undetected. It's good for spying, and also Hide-and-Seek.
* **Memory:** Though he may struggle to communicate it, Pierre has an excellent memory, and just about never forgets something he's heard. He remembers everything he learns and does phenomenally on multiple-choice tests, and most of his academic failings can be attributed to him struggling with long-answer questions, essays and especially presentations.
* **Domestic Skills:** Pierre is known to have rather good cooking skills, and cooks often for himself and others, when he can. He also knows a good deal about cleaning, knows how to use an iron properly and has pretty decent first-aid capabilities.
* **Arcane bird knowledge**

## Trivia

* Pierre's name comes partially from the stock character known as Pierrot. Similarly, his late twin, Harléy, is named after the rival stock character, Harlequin.
* His Caribbean heritage is specifically Cuban.
* Pierre's eyes do not appear to be an albinistic red, instead being more a particular shade of reddish brown.
* Pierre is the youngest member of the Urban Deathgrinds House Faction, and is technically not considered a gang member due to this, being more of a trainee.