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Some silly differences from my main sona with Mx A.

They are actually human! Woah no more horns or dead skin they now only look slightly dead inside!

The stitches and piercings are actually different than the main Mx A like they have more on their ears and different positions for the stitches.

Thinking of their actual story and I haven’t thought of much.

I think they’d be in the public eye bc I’ve got a wip of them with that like Perfect Blue scene with the poster. So if they were in the public eye before everything happened maybe there was some accident? Maybe a stalker but maybe something else.

At some point they’re either in a forest or near one bc I have a lot of stupid doodles of them in a forest. There’d be some antics in there.

At some point they’d become a proxy bc why not. Not sure what I’d do after that point. Eventually I’ll fill out the plot holes or just like forget about them.

When he was five, his mother tasked him with going to the market alone— he was the youngest in his family and the only one at the time not working hard all day, so he managed the smaller tasks. While out, the city went into alert for falling trash. He took cover with other civilians as the Sphere blocked out the sun, and the sound of trash slamming against the earth was all that could be heard. As they emerged, destruction was all that remained. He rushed home, and the worse had happened. His home and entire family had been crushed and buried by trash. It simply was no longer there, replaced by a mountain of garbage.

Being so young, he had no idea what to do. His life and belongings were gone. He began to wander.

For most of the ten years between this event and the present, Shiva wandered the street and would offer to do basic tasks and jobs for money, carrying groceries, cleaning, simple repairs, etc.. Most people took pity, and allowed him to help even if they could easily do it themself. Even with this, he was still houseless and still starving. He was left with a feeling of uselessness and restlessness that he didn’t know how to handle. At around 13, things began to turn around! He had found himself in a new outskirts city but overall considered safe for inhabitation. In his usual, very loud declarations for wanting work, he met a chef–owner of a somewhat new restaurant. Through this meeting, Shiva was able to work as a dishwasher in trade for meals and very minimal pay. The owner of this restaurant was strict, but overall very kind to Shiva. At the end of every shift he would give him a meal, and shiva would dig through the mismatched dishes to find the only fork he felt comfortable eating with— an odd, small fork with slightly bent prongs. The owner, after watching him dig and dig for the fork every night for months, told Shiva he could keep it. This became Shiva’s only belonging, and most treasured thing in the world.

He worked in this restaurant, creating a sort of familial bond with the owner, until one day a herd of minor but destructive trash beasts broke into the city. Long story short, the restaurant was attacked and somewhat destroyed– however, the owner was saved due to the activation of Shiva’s jinki and Giver abilities. He felt that, in this moment, he also unlocked his purpose. He realized he had the ability to help and to save, whether it be born in destruction or not. He met the Cleaners as they worked on clean-up and rebuilding of the city, basically begging them to let him join and doing ridiculous stabbing moves until they brought him to Headquarters to apply. Since then, he has been a rookie Cleaner!

THATS LIKE. Backstory. But here is other info, too… because he’s my little baby.

Personality

Shiva pretty cleanly fits into the idea of an overconfident teen boy. He tries to do trick moves in fights, brags about how good he did, and is always trying to gain the approval of higher-ups and older cleaners. He wants to be impressive! He is loud and easily excitable, and somewhat annoying to those who lack the patience for his energy. People also tend to find him strange, due to his very… different methods of eating as well as his occasional intense reaction to clothing or environments. Despite his show-offiness, he does genuinely wish to help people. His name– Shiva– is also that of a Hindu deity (who uses a trident… this is reflected in his Jinki (fork) becoming trident-like when transformed), also ties in to his mindset. Shiva, the deity, is related to destruction and transformation– the cyclical nature of creation and renewal, of rebirth, of transformation. Shiva (my character) finds that through destruction, it is possible for things to become better. This is how he keeps his optimism, and what drives him to continue taking out trash beasts and helping those who need it. He also just loves fighting trash beasts– it helps him get his energy out. He also definitely has ADHD, but I don’t think he would have access to care for it, even if that were available on the Ground. He also lacks basic manners, as he was not taught any in a way that sticked before losing his family. He often interrupts without realizing he does so, takes things without asking, or asks questions that are considered rude.

With his Sensory issues, his eating is most affected His jinki is a strange small fork and the only thing he uses to eat, no matter the meal. When eating, he refuses to let the fork or the food touch his lips or teeth, relying solely on gravity and his tongue. It often takes him an absurdly long amount of time to finish a meal, and is a spectacle for all around and watching. In contrast to the actual eating, the skewering of food on the fork is pretty violent and swift. His fighting style somewhat mimics the way he stabs his food.

Jinki

Name : The Destroyer (This is both a reference to the Hindu Deity, but also just something I’d imagine an over-confident 15-year-old would name their Jinki. He thinks it's badass.)

Description : An attack-based Jinki. Transforms from a small fork into a large, heavy, metal trident with many barbs. Has a large spike on the handle end.

Abilities : This is mainly a brute force attack jinki. He attacks with various different stabbing and twisting motions (kind of like his enemies are a big plate of spaghetti). His attacks mimic the way he eats. He is new to using his Jinki as a weapon as he has only recently found himself to be a Giver, so as of now, he has no idea if there is any special power to it. As he learns, he will find that in using his jinki from a high point and spinning on the way down, it has a whirlpool-like effect– this is useful on larger trashbeasts, but hard to control. Think of, once again, twirling up noodles with a fork— the Jinki twists the monsters form upon impact and basically whirlpools it from the inside out, until its form is destroyed and twisted. The power of this attack is based on the height that the jump downward starts. Although it usually destroys the trash beasts, it is also possible that this move will give the beast a new form. A “rebirth”. He also tries to do a lot of “trick moves” in an attempt to impress his teammates.

Drawbacks : The weapon is large, and can be hard to control. Although Shiva has a lot of energy, once he’s out of it he can barely lift his weapon. This leaves him open to attacks. Once he discovers the “whirlpool-ish” move, a new drawback is unlocked. Not only is the move dangerous for him, it can possibly harm any civilians or other Cleaners in the area. To successfully use it, a lot of planning and strategy must be used– which is a skill that he tends to lack, at first. The possibility of the beast turning into something new is a huge drawback— the tactics they had developed to fight the beast would have to completely change mid-battle. Over-all, the weapon is hard to use and a bit unstable due to how he uses it, as well as it leaving him and others open to harm. After battles, he is completely exhausted.