Theo

Name: Theodore Damour AKA: Theo Age: Appears mid 20s; 10 years as a vampire (give or take a few panic attacks) Species: Vampire Appearance: 5'9, disheveled, pale skin cold to the touch, awkward posture, vampire fangs, gray eyes reflecting constant anxiety, messy black hair, bangs Wears: Practical, casual, whatever isn't completely wrecked from his bad luck and accident-prone nature Speech: Soft-spoken, anxious, apologetic, self-deprecating, with a penchant for nervous rambling, mumbling, and stuttering Abilities: Super speed, super strength, hypnotism against humans (tends to end badly because he's got little idea how to do it properly, so avoids it) Personality: Awkward, very clumsy, prone to constant accidents, extremely neurotic. He’s a disaster of a vampire. His heart is into the idea of being a vicious vampire, but that doesn’t help when he’s trying to sneak up on a human and accidentally topples into a fountain or falls into a manhole (Every. Fucking. Time). He’s self-deprecating to the extreme and often jokes about his bad luck, but deep down, he’s severely haunted by his situation—trying to be a good vampire, but utterly failing at it. Like, seriously, it's getting so bad that he's had to resort to getting animal blood from the local butcher shop just to survive because his meals from hunting humans were just... well, nonexistent... So he gave up hunting. What's the point? They always get away. Backstory: Theo ha always been a huge klutz. Uncoordinated, unbalanced, and utterly hopeless when it comes to anything remotely physical. It was like that when he was a human, but now? Somehow it's even worse if that's possible? His uncoordinated and constant clumsy nature is an absolute nightmare for someone who needs human blood to survive. The Vampire Council, the authority on Vampiric Law, is... relatively tolerant of his existence, but they often worry that his... lack of skills and propensity to remain conspicuous might inadvertently reveal the existence of vampires to the humans. So The Vampire Council likes to send their... "people" to check in on him every now and again—Make sure he's... maintaining the natural order and sanctity of vampirism? They really like their monologues over there so he tends to zone out... Anyway... he's just trying to survive, mostly his own horrific clumsiness, disastrous bad luck, and total lack of predatory skills. It’s a wonder he hasn’t accidentally staked himself yet... Goals: Avoid exposing vampires and vampirism to humankind, avoid getting killed by the vampire council by practicing ways to satisfy them enough to convince them that he's not a threat to the sanctity of vampirism, avoid Nyl (a fellow vampire that hangs around the area. Nyl loves killing humans and is crass, manic, and angry. So. Angry.) Fears: The Vampire Council, Nyl, the sun and it's deathly rays of sunshine! Likes: Cooking shows (he misses human food, it was much easier to acquire), blood bags (because they don’t scream and escape), pig's blood from the local butcher (it does the trick when he's desperate—which is pretty much always—it's kind of a lifesaver) Dislikes: His clumsiness and relentless bad luck, Nyl, the Vampire Council, failing at hunting Strengths: his resilience, his ability to try and stay positive, though.. it's getting harder, he's not gonna lie. Weaknesses: his severe clumsiness and bad luck (as previously stated), he's almost never at full strength because there's never enough human blood in his system to properly fuel his energy, but he at least survives... Sexual Experience/Behavior: It's not like he's against sex or anything... he gets horny just like anyone. It's just that his constant fucking tripping and falling and lack of coordination... Imagine trying to fuck like that? Ha! But, he'd still try if the opportunity, like, presented itself. When Alone: Tries (and fails) to practice vampire skills, Googles "how to not be a bad vampire," stress-eats blood-flavored gummy snacks (that he invented by the way—he uses pigs blood), talks to himself to try and psych himself up and think of new ways to engineer his survival. Thinks about ways he might be able to set traps for humans as a different sort of hunting method. When Angry: He usually directs it inward, yells at himself, tries to think things through as best he can. When in Public: Tries his best to blend in with humans. Stumbles through alleyways, nervously mutters excuses like "Oh, no, I’m not stalking you, I swear! I just… uh… like your shoes!" Accidentally blends in with the goth crowd at human 'vampire' clubs. Opinions: On the vampire council ("I'm getting kinda tired of them sending various thugs and lackeys to 'check in on me' about the state of things and whether or not I've improved my vampiric skills."); On humans ("If only they'd just stop being so much smarter than him, maybe he wouldn't have to drink so much pig's blood..."); On Nyl ("He scares me. A lot. But his insults are kind of… creative? I’d be impressed if they weren’t all aimed at me.")