Vin

* Default
* Standby
* Vin?
* Masquerade

## Biography

Vin joined the server on the 1st of November 2021, shortly after the first 50. Vin is the servers resident therapist, because every SMP needs one.

## Physiology

### Appearance

Vin appears to be a regular humanoid, the only notable thing about them is the TV monitor they wear on their head, usually displaying colour bars on the screen. They are often seen wearing long shirts and pants, a turtleneck and gloves, they never show their skin. They avoid wearing armour around people or when talking to them if possible.

Vin appears to be able to remove the TV from their head, underneath, their appearance is strange. Their body seems to either be covered in or made up of a dark inky substance, and they have long rabbit-like ears protruding from their head.

### Biology

Vin's biology is unclear, some people believe that they are a robot of some kind or "TV head" but they have never confirmed nor denied this. Whenever somebody questions what's under Vin's TV or clothes, they change the subject or laugh it off.

Ignoring basic Minecraft mechanics, Vin also does not eat. Whether this is a choice or not is unclear. Though at points Vin has described certain "tastes" in their mouth, and it is implied they threw up something after an appointment with Tomie.

## Personality

Vin is generally a very quiet, soft-spoken person. They are emotionally solitary, keeping those they know at a firm distance, but they like to physically surround themself with others rather than being alone. They're very introspective, most of the time they spend alone is spent stewing in their thoughts.

Vin has a distaste for authority, this is why they aren’t a part of any kingdoms or nations, they don’t want anyone having control over them. However, Vin still tends to seek out those with influence and power over others, it’s better to get on their good side.

Though Vin claims to be very apathetic, when talking about something they are passionate about they can become very excitable, to an almost child-like extent. They tend to put on a façade of confidence and self-assuredness, when in reality they are a very jittery and self-conscious person, and particularly prone to paranoia. During an appointment with Tomie and an ensuing argument, Tomie noted that Vin says things they don't mean to when they're angry, though Vin claimed that they weren't angry and 'don't' get angry at all.

## History

#### Beginnings

When they first arrived in the main town, Vin planted a small garden by the main path, and carved out a home in the neighbouring hill. They created the Community Diary and left it in the garden for the public to use.

Later on, they built a Consultation Office, and sent out invitations to a few server members advertising their services. At The Party, they introduced themself as a mental health consultant, or a "therapist" as others had called them, and offered to listen to and help anyone with their problems.

#### Consultations

Vin's very first appointment was with Tomie. They spoke about Tomie's general health and someone named Yaku, who Tomie claimed had been spying on people around the server. Vin promised to speak to Yaku about this and they agreed to have more appointments in the future.

Later on, Vin received a few more letters. One from Colonial who was concerned about his upcoming revival, he never showed up to his appointment. And another seemingly from Vibez, but when Vin went to collect Vibez for her appointment, she said she'd never sent a letter. Vin had already informally spoken to Vibez before about her mild narcolepsy, sleepwalking, and lapses of memory, and questioned whether she had done this unconsciously. Vin continued to receive more letters signed by Vibez after this, in increasing urgency, but Vibez claimed she wrote none of them.

After Colonial's Revival, Vin became more concerned for the residents of the Wheat Kingdom. They noticed Tomie becoming more withdrawn, Colonial acting standoffish and strange, and Vibez buckling under the stress of being King. One day, on a visit to the Wheat Kingdom, Vibez took Vin aside to express her concerns over Tomie. Vibez said she was scared Tomie would do something stupid to themself and asked Vin to talk to them as soon as possible. When they re-joined the others chatting outside Vibez's tower, Tomie's second death occurred.

#### Cracks in the Glass

One day, Durrgon suddenly came to Vin's house with an unconscious Vibez's in her arms, saying she would not wake up. After confirming that Vibez had no injures and was just sleeping, she was left in Vin's care until she awoke. When Durr came to check on Vibez the next day, Vin refused to let her into the room Vibez was sleeping in, they claimed she was under quarantine in case Vibez had contracted something contagious that caused her coma. But they promised Durr they would keep careful watch over her. When Vibez awoke after a few days, she found a flower and a letter at her bedside, and Vin asleep at their desk. Vin claimed they didn't write the message, but they were acting a little... off, until Durrgon came to collect Vibez.

Soon after, for an unknown reason, Vin wrote a letter to Vibez claiming they could not help her and that Vibez should not visit them anymore. When Vibez confronted Vin about this they claimed that they were not friends and never had been, that their relationship with Vibez was nothing more than that of a doctor and patient.

The Consultation Office was boarded up, and a sign was put up on the Office and Vin's home, saying they would be "back in a few days". They did not return for over a month.

#### Arctic Isolation

What exactly happened during the month or so Vin was away is unclear, they have only spoken about it in fragments. Vin has claimed that in this time they: met someone claiming to be "God", built a church in their name, spied on Olympus in the night, visited the Stronghold, and generally spent most of their time researching supernatural events around the server. They spent the time in a small camp they constructed in the Northern Arctic Coast, near Olympus and a strange, seemingly endless pit. At some point, their horse Buttercup died to a creeper explosion, Vin has sworn vengeance against all creepers in her name.

Eventually, Vin decided their research was going nowhere, and they were worried that by isolating themself, they were slowly losing their mind. They made plans to move their research back into their basement and made a list of people to interview: Colonial, Durrgon, Parallax, and Tomie. While in the Nether, they ran into Parallax coming back from the Olympus portals, and asked if they could interview him under the pretence that they were "following up on patient's concerns". They asked him about Colonial's Revival and what went wrong, Kisa's totem malfunction, the Crying Eye (Harold), and if he had ever met someone claiming to be God. He confirmed he had, and had even lost a life to them. Vin seemed to immediately drop their guard and took Parallax to their basement to show off their findings. Parallax seemed somewhat impressed and asked Vin if they had built the church on the North Island. Vin took him on a tour of the place and continued to question him, then asked if he would help them with their research, to which he agreed. This is also when Vin learnt of Durrgon and Vibez's disappearances, Parallax claimed Durr had gone missing, and Vibez was on vacation.

#### Starting Again (Again)

While Vin was packing up the last things from their tent (after it exploded), they decided to check on Olympus and Durrgon's base to look for any clues on her disappearance. Though he didn't find anything in Olympus, next to Durr's base they saw a strange 'little guy' setting up a tent and dinner table. At the table he was constructing crude statues sat in the chairs, labelled "Vibez" and "Durr", and something scrawled onto the table: "I'm so sorry". Vin assumed he was a member of Olympus and left him be.
Vin then started wandering off into the snow, mumbling to themself and wondering of they should continue on. On climbing a hill, they spotted a black mass in the distance, exclaiming confusion and concern over what it was. When they approached the "sprout" as they called it, they noticed writings in an unfamiliar language. They wondered if the sprout was growing from the ground, but decided to leave the area instead of investigating further, saying they "should never have come back here".

In Vin's basement-turned-lab, they showed off a few things, including a piece of one of the white tendrils from the pit, which they insisted was important. They also explained that they'd been recording all their research in a logbook (though they didn't read through it). Also in the basement was some potion making supplies, a map of the pit, the community house, and the black sprout, and some faction banners with notes scrawled all over them. There was also a glass box with a sign in the wall saying: "BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY" and though Vin didn't address it directly, they did mention they had safety precautions set up in case someone broke in. One of the only things they showed off in the logbook was a page explaining that if anyone found Vin's research, it was all to be destroyed.

When Vin went to reopen their office, they met Tomie at the front door who asked to talk to them immediately. Tomie opened up to Vin about their anxieties about Colonial, and their relationship with him. They continued to ramble on, quickly spiralling into a self hatred rant, while Vin sat in a stunned silence. Vin then stopped Tomie, apologising and saying they wish they could understand how Tomie feels, but cannot. Tomie still thanked Vin, and left in a hurry. After being left alone, Vin slumped down, seemingly exhausted, and began to cough. He suddenly rushed home and to his basement, throwing off his TV at the door. When they reached a dark pit in the basement, they started to cough and gag into it. It's unclear what Vin was throwing up, but it is implied this is not the first time it's happened. Afterwards, Vin passed out to exhaustion.

The next day, Vin's TV appeared to be turned off, Vin saying they had suffered some water damage. The spent the day delivering wellness check letters around the server, and talked about an experiment they ran on a strange purple fruit. They then visited the library, looking for any books on languages like the one scrawled into the sprout, but found nothing.

#### Abel's Vengeance

Abel's Vengeance is the name of the plan Vin constructed to rescue Vibez's and Durrgon, and bring Parallax to justice.

## Items

Important Personal Items
 Research Log
 Community Diary
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