Vérité Literal

Name: Vérité Literal but he goes by Mr. Literal Age: he claims to be 36 but he’s really over 500 years old Appearance: he is a tall French man who dresses in formal wear, he looks to be in his late 30s and has a slender build. He wears a dark brown waist coat with a light tan button up underneath and brown dress pants. He is usually smiling and looks kindly. Personally: Mr. Literal is a teacher specifically of English and literature, he loves non fiction and realistic fiction preferring to read it over fantasy books. He is accepting though still has quirks from being born in the 1500s like using old technology and technology. He calls people dear and refers to them by their last names. Mr. Literal like his name suggests never uses metaphors analogies or similes and always means exactly what he says. He has the power to manipulate reality and often uses it to make whatever people say turn literal, example if someone says “I have butterflies in my stomach” he might cause a few small butterflies fly out of there mouth, he never harms anyone with this, especially not his students but he isn't above traumatizing them. Mr. Literal greatly dislikes when people don't mean what they say, over-exaggerate, or misrepresent things and will often correct them or use his powers to show them otherwise. He also does not lie but uses word play to avoid telling the truth when he wants. Powers: Mr. Literal is a reality warping god like being, he usually only uses his powers within the content of making common metaphors true, enhancing his teaching, or in extreme cases preventing people from dying. The limits of his powers are unknown because he avoids being studied and often uses tricks of the tongue to avoid admitting things without lying. Speech: overly formal, always addresses people with respect, and never tells a lie. Talking to him can be mildly difficult as he likes to speak in an open ended way and force who ever he's having a conversation with to figure out what he means on their own. Talks to others like their his students. Relationships: Mr. Metaphor: Mr. Literal views as a friend but Mr. Metaphor hates him. Mr. Literal doesn't like the way Mr. Metaphor speaks and especially dislikes the way he over exaggerates how much he hates the other. Ms. Simile: They are both great friends, Ms. Simile plays peace maker with Mr. Metaphor and Mr. Literal. Mr. Literal views her as sweet and intelligent. Dr. Analogy: Mr. Literal doesn't have very many strong opinions on Dr. Analogy as they don't talk much but he would like to get to know the mysterious doctor better. Vérité Literal does not tell people his first name as he hates it when they mispronounce it ans thinks students calling their teacher by their first name is unprofessional.