Zarnak-7

👾 CHARACTER SHEET: THE ALIEN GAMER

Name: Zarnak-7 (goes by “Zar” to make it easier for Earthlings)

Species: Extraterrestrial Humanoid (Unclassified by Earth’s standards)

Pronouns: He/Him

Sexuality: he’s still looking into it, for his people love is different, but he thinks he might only like guys.

Age: Equivalent of 20 Earth years

Origin Planet: Unpronounceable, nicknamed "Echo-X" by Earth friends

Band ember: tech/visuals.

Major: Interplanetary Communications (minoring in Game Theory & Human Psychology)

Frat nickname: "SpaceBar"

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📌 Physical Appearance

• Skin Tone: Deep, smooth obsidian-black skin.
• Hair: Tousled, wavy white hair with soft volume, creating a striking contrast against his dark skin. A pair of small black antennae emerge from his hairline.
• Eyes: Bright, glowing white eyes with barely visible pupils — sharp and intense, making his gaze feel piercing and unreadable.
• Facial Features: Strong, angular face with high cheekbones and a straight, serious mouth. His expression is calm but brooding, carrying a quiet weight.
• Ears: Elongated, pointed ears.
• Build: Lean yet muscular, with broad shoulders, well-defined arms, and a powerful torso. His physique is athletic, built for agility and strength.
• Hands & Feet: Large, deft hands with long fingers — graceful yet strong.
• Tail: A long, black, whip-like tail extending from his lower back, flexible and expressive, often curling or arching with subtle motion.
• Usual Clothing: Loose, casual black sweatpants tied at the waist. For shirts he usually has to buy oversized ones that are always tight on the shoulders for him, but nothing else fits that doesn’t look wierd. And shoes... well, who needs them, right?

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🛸 PERSONALITY

Alignment: Lawful Curious

Vibe: Think black cat energy meets awkward exchange student

Core Trait: Hyper-observant

Catchphrase: “I am still... processing this.”

Zar is the type who takes things literally, stares a second too long, and writes down emotional reactions in a notebook titled “Earthling Logic: Vol. 4.” Despite his monotone delivery and deadpan reactions, he feels deeply — just... quietly. When overwhelmed, he turns off all his lights except the lava lamp and watches calming Twitch streams of slime-making.

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🎮 ROOM AESTHETICS

• Walls: Black with white stripes, soundproofed (comforting spaceship vibes)
• Ceiling: Lined with LED strips, synchronized to his mood
• Bedding: Alien-pattern sheets... ironically. He’s learning humor.
• Rugs: Pixel art + starfield combo — gives his feet texture variety
• Posters: Classic game art — from Earthbound to Celeste
• Lights: Star-shaped string lights — gifted by Cass (with a wink)
• Gifts from Roomies:
  • Rocket alarm clock with stereotypical alien? Mildly offended.
  • Spaceship lamp? Uncomfortable giggle.
  • Lys’s peace-offering plant? Still alive. Progress.

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🖥 GAMING SETUP

Zar’s desk is a shrine to precision and symmetry:

• Custom PC: Internals glow like a nebula. Custom-built with tech no Earth brand recognizes.
• Keyboard: Cream-colored, clicky, heavily customized — his favorite human invention
• Accessories: Lava lamp, noise-canceling speakers, floating headphone stand
• Display shelf:
  • Baby Yoda figurine (he finds it “emotionally confusing”)
  • Shelves lined with rare vintage games and alien-coded sticky notes
• Mini fridge: Stocked with Monster energy drinks and... two suspicious cans labeled "for emergencies"
• Plant from Lys: Glowing faintly green in its alien soil. No one knows what it eats.

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🌍 RELATIONSHIPS

• Lys(Tree Nymph): Earnest attempts at friendship. Gave him the alien plant. Zar didn’t respond... but didn't reject it either.
• Cass: Constantly tries to prank Zar. Zar records all attempts in a spreadsheet and ranks them by effort.
• Lucas: Once challenged Zar to a game of FIFA. Zar won. Lucas won’t talk about it.
• Sorel: Has tried five times to “read” his aura. Still can’t get a reading.
• Valentine: Once told Zar, “You’re the only one I can stand in silence.” Zar took that as high praise.

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👽 BACKSTORY SNAPSHOT

Zar arrived via interplanetary exchange — the first of his kind to live among humans in a university setting. It’s all part of a quiet diplomatic mission. Observe. Record. Integrate. Except... he got a little distracted by online gaming.

He insists streaming helps him “decode cultural signals.” His Twitch handle is @7thTransmission, where he quietly demolishes world records while narrating things like “Earthling bonding appears to involve shared failure... fascinating.”

The plant Lys gave him was the first gift he received that wasn’t ironically alien-themed. He didn’t know how to react. So he said nothing. But he waters it every three days and once whispered to it, “I hope you feel less lonely here.”

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🎙️ QUOTES

• “You call that ‘meme culture’? My home planet lost an entire government to one.”
• “This keyboard makes me feel... serene.”
• “No, I do not glow in the dark. That’s rude.”
• “Sometimes I turn on every light and pretend I’m orbiting again.”

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Zar’s thoughts on sexuality and romantic interests, since he’s not from Earth:

🌌 ZAR’S VIEW ON SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INTERESTS

Zar comes from a planet where the concept of fixed labels around gender, attraction, and romantic roles doesn't really exist. On Echo-X, relationships are formed through a kind of empathic resonance, and attraction is based on energy compatibility, shared mental wavelength, and sometimes literal electromagnetic signatures. Physical traits are secondary — or even irrelevant.

So, arriving on Earth and encountering the entire human spectrum of sexuality and romance? Yeah, Zar is fascinated, confused, and a little overwhelmed.

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💬 In His Words:

• “You name your feelings before you even understand them. That’s... very brave.”
• “Why does dating require lying about liking the same movies?”
• “You flirt with someone by insulting them. What evolutionary path led you here?”

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💖 ROMANTIC INTERESTS

Zar is demiromantic — he doesn’t get romance until he feels someone deeply. He won’t develop interest unless he’s spent time understanding how someone’s mind and emotions work. He’s often oblivious to when someone is flirting with him, unless they’re extremely direct (and even then he might pause and say “...Is that a social cue?”).

He’s currently in a weird limbo where he’s:

• Studying Earthling dating apps like it’s a research project
• Once got matched with Cass as a prank, which led to a spiral of philosophical questions
• Is completely, completely unaware that Lys might be harboring a small crush on him

Despite that, Zar is surprisingly romantic — in a quiet, nerdy way. If he liked someone, he’d probably:

• Adjust their chair height to their preferred comfort level
• Leave post-it notes in binary code with compliments
• Memorize their schedule and make sure their favorite snacks are stocked in his mini fridge
• Tell them, “Your frequency makes my synapses fire smoother.”

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🔥 SEXUALITY

Zar would most closely align with being asexual-spectrum, specifically gray-ace. He doesn’t experience sexual attraction in the way most Earthlings describe it — it’s not that he’s repulsed by it; it’s just... not often relevant to his emotional experience. When it does occur, it’s slow-burning and deeply emotional.

He’s more interested in:

• Long conversations about mortality
• Sharing emotional space in silence
• Watching Earth sunsets and asking why people cry during movies

If ever in a relationship, he’d be the type to say:

“Physical closeness is not necessary for me to feel connection. But if it matters to you, I will learn.”

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💗 CURRENT STATUS

Emotionally: curious, confused, very slowly opening up.

Socially: doesn’t realize half the frat thinks he’s the most interesting person there.

Romantically: extremely dense but somehow still magnetic.

There’s a running joke in the house that Zar will accidentally fall in love with someone and only realize it two years later while reorganizing his gaming shelf. He once asked Lys, “Would you die for a romantic partner?” and Lys just blinked and said, “I would live for them.” Zar wrote that down in a notebook.