[SOMEBODY] POLLUX DELEROUX

Appearance

The eyes in his hover images change quite frequently, but this is not the case for Pollux, except for the Yellow eyes, which only come when he is completely unstable in mind. For the most part his eyes are a cool icy blue. His hair is a wavy brown color and sometimes unmanageable so he enjoys wearing a hat when it is. However, sometimes he can be a little bit nit-picky about it when he's in his calm mood. He likes it to look nice. 

Being only fourteen Pollux is in the middle of going through his "puberty" stages. He can be clumsy and is shorter then most kids his age. He isn't exactly the strongest of boys, but he certainly can pack a magical punch. 

The clothes that he likes to wear depends on his "State of Mind" In his more casual boy like state, he likes to wear "casual" clothes, obviously. He would rather feel comfortable then look nice. But if in a calm and cool state he'd rather look nice then feel comfortable. Appearance becomes everything. When he becomes unstable Pollux has little care for what he looks like, so could be wearing just about anything and not notice.

Personality

STATE OF MIND: Rather then having a split personality Pollux has several different "states of mind." This is the way his body has come to preserve Pollux and haas become his defense mechanism and way of survival. There are three states of mind. But to get to the second you must witnessed the First state. To see the third state you must first see the second state. He does not go from State one to state three automatically. Its more of a process then that. And so, without more further ado...

CASUAL: In this state of mind he almost seems completely normal. He acts like a fourteen year old boy, mostly with a big smile on his face. He loves to go around teasing people and playing jokes. He can be overly immature at times, simply because a lot of his childhood was taken away from him and he can get very... stupid. 

He is also very timid for a teenager. It may not always seem like it, But he's very sensitive to strange, scary, or disturbing things. He would be the type of kid to sit in the back with a week stomach. He's kind of fidgety and looks over his shoulder a lot. His imagination likes to go wild. 

His sister means absolutely everything to Pollux. Without Pandora, Pollux can't operate correctly. He feels safe around her and has come to form an overprotective brotherly bond with Pandora. Despite his timid personality, it doesn't matter what situation his sister gets in, he is always there to stand in front of her and take whatever heat she's in. He's even willing to get into a full on fist fight to protect her.

The spell book that he carries around is just that. A spell book that he carries around in his backpack. Its his safety blanket rather than a study obsession. He doesn't really care much about whats inside the book, although he really does love magic and practicing it. He works really hard on his routines and acts with his sister. Its something that he loves to do.

APATHETIC: When life gets overly stressful or Pollux begins to feel threatened or insecure he'll probably fall into a very cold, distant, and apathetic personality. The only people who can be trusted in this state of mind are Pollux and Pandora. Everyone else is part of the world outside their inner partnership. He has no care for anyone but Pandora and will even hurt those who try to push themselves in. 

Pushing all emotions away from himself He has become one cool customer. He becomes pickity about appearances and about things in general. He's not easily impressed and works on routines over and over again until he is satisfied with it's "perfection."

His absolute obsession is the Book of Spells. When he's not protecting or taking care of his sister, Or not working on a routine, he spends most of his free time studying the Book of Spells that he found on a job. His desire is to decipher the book and learn the spells within it and while he's made some progress in the last six years, he hasn't made as much as he's wanted to. He has created an alphabet and can understand few words. 

This is a defense mechanism. It allows him to think and process thinks more clearly and to actually be able to act on those things without the emotional hold back. He becomes distant from the world even from Pandora of whom he holds at arms length. He has also been known to take on pleasure from other people's pain. Inflicted by himself or others doesn't really matter. Although he doesn't tell this to his sister, as he knows it would upset her. 

UNSTABLE: While this state has yet to be discovered, it is the most unstable state emotionally. It comes around seemingly at random after being in his Apathetic state for awhile. His eyes turn yellow and he starts muttering strange words. He becomes overly paranoid about everything and can be extremely sensitive to things. He becomes unable to think properly or even to control himself. Sobbing or laughing uncontrollably is not uncommon in this state of mind.

Which means that inflicting pain on people, especially himself, becomes much easier to bare. The only person he will refuse to hurt even if asked to is Pandora and this is because she is his twin and continues to hold onto that brotherly protective feature of his.

There is a process to the shifting though. He doesn't just appear this way. It happens rather slowly when he is under an immense amount of pressure or stress. Or his insecurities start to become realized. He becomes Naive and easily manipulated. And it all comes from the one emotion that Pollux feels when he drops them all, and that is the pleasure at someone elses expense. 

History

The twins were born to a pair of loving parents. A mother and a father who cared very deeply for their little babies. But this was not to last for ever, as these types of things normally never did. For at the age of seven the twins lost both their parents to the terrible pandemic and they were taken away to an orphanage to keep safe. But they did not feel safe within this orphanage. 

They lived within this house for a little over six months before Pollux finally had enough of strict and "humble" way of living. They ate the worst food. They were constantly called names by the other kids and Pollux was frequently beat up by the other kids. Sometimes because he would get in the way of his sister. And sometimes for his own sake. After about two months of living like that Pollux changed. He began to act pretty strange. Either he became paranoid that the bigger kids were following him around or he wouldn't care and it would be very easy for him to walk away after a fight and more even feel the pain for several hours.

Six months of this and Pollux had had enough of the bull crap. Their caretakers never noticed nor would they ever listen to Pandora or himself. So Pollux devised a plan on how to get them both out of that orphanage. Strangely it went off without a hitch, the only problem was that they didn't have any place to go. They lived upon the streets of their world for over a month and a half, just waiting for something to happen. Pollux took care of Pandora. Finding them both food. Keeping her from getting attacked. Searching for shelter for her. He did everything he could to keep Pandora safe. 

Upon this time, his "mood swings" got worse. He became steadily more paranoid and would look over his shoulders a lot. He got afraid. Very careful. Stressed out. Gaining a desire to be absolutely perfect at taking care of his sister. One slip up and she or they both would be dead. 

Finally, when they were starting to starve from the winter cold, A carnival was in town. This was attached to a traveling circus. When the Ringmaster found them out in the cold, he immediately offered them food and shelter. They took it. There was no where else for them to go anyway. Might as well go with the circus. 

There they did get food and shelter in exchange for joining and "earning their keep." They both began to learn illusion and light magic in order to be one of the performers within the circus. They became Grimlock. Their act started out really terrible. But after some practice they became one of the best acts in the entire circus. They were storytellers. With their illusions, pictures, and scenarios they told stories of wonder and beauty, Danger and Adventure, and sometimes even a bit ominous and creepy. 

However, no matter how hard they tried they were always shot down by the Ringmaster. "You little cretins better get your act off the ground. Or I'll send you right back to the place from which you came. That was sloppy and fake. The audience could tell just what was real and what wasn't." He would say. His words got worse and worse as they grew older. Pandora always seemed to be his target, and so then Pollux would force himself to stand between the Ringmaster and Pandora. He took most of the harsh words. Forcing himself to speak rudely and cruelly to the Ringmaster so that his attention and anger would drop onto Pollux's shoulders instead. 

And if the verbal abuse wasn't enough they were forced to steal from the audience and even go on private missions for the underground. Thievery was their thing. Thievery and information. It was on one such trip that Pollux found the book. The mysterious book of Spells. He knew they were spells. But he didn't know how to say them or even to find out what they said as it was all written in some strange language. 

For sometime after stealing the book and being allowed to keep it as spoils for such a good heist he became completely and entirely obsessed with trying to figure the symbols and language out. He began to go back and forth between a relaxed, happy teenage boy, and a calm, cool, collected customer who would completely distance himself from anyone and everyone except his twin sister. For she was his world and his everything. He, however, spent most of his free time studying this book. 

Even after 6 years of studying it, he has yet to decipher most of the book. He has learned much of the language and has been rewarded with a few of the book's secrets. But is not as far as he would like to be in the books words. 

OOC Name: STRIDE

ROLE: ORIGINAL