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With his blonde hair, blue eyes, and charming smile, Christian is considered an attractive person by most people. He stands at 5’10” and weighs a decent 165 lbs. While Christian is not particularly muscular or fit, he is able to hold his own in a scuffle. If he needed to, he could probably train to run a marathon without too much difficulty.

He has a rather aloof charm about him that is so very French. While his hair is an unruly mess of curls, he still somehow looks very put-together. He manages to pull off the “just-got-out-of-bed” look, and you know what? He probably just did. The only things about him that aren’t casual are his suits. He likes to wear suits (because he can) and looking nice and clean is very important for him. He always wears his wedding ring but other than a nice watch, he’ll usually avoid jewelry.

Christian is actually really quite charming. He’s the sort of person that manages to earn your trust just by being physically present. He’s the sort of person you meet over coffee and twenty minutes later, you’re talking about that one time your mother left you all alone at home and how that just totally wrecked your childhood. Unfortunately, he’s also completely forgettable. He’s that person that you meet, have a great time with, but then forget about after two weeks. He’s almost like a shade (ghost) in that sense. He does enjoy the attention (in fact, he’s a bit of...well, a big old egoist) and he’ll hate it when you don’t remember him. Because he remembers everyone.

He’s not what one would call the life of the party but he’s also never alone. He’ll start a conversation with just about anyone. He hates being alone. Solitary confinement? He’d rather die. He’s not particularly witty or particularly intelligent but there is something about him that makes you linger around for a while. Or...actually, some people (the smart ones) get a rather strange vibe from him and stay away from the get-go. It’s often hit-or-miss.

He’s cool and collected and the kind of person you want to have around in a high-pressure situation. He’ll hold your hand, stay calm and he’ll hug you once it’s all over. But, really, don’t expect it to be anything even remotely close to love or emotion. He has one love. And that’s Sophie. You’re...filler until he and Sophie are reunited.

• STRENGTHS
Charm;; He’s a charming fellow and few people can deny that. He’s really endearing when he tries to be, though he really isn’t to be trusted.

Endurance;; He’s physically fit. He does work out and try to swim whenever he can. He can run/walk/jog/swim for miles before getting tired, though his strength workouts may not be as well-focused.

• WEAKNESSES
Monophobia;; Greatest Fear 1. He’s afraid of the prospect of being alone for an extended period of time. Sleeping alone is not a problem, for example, but the idea of maybe never seeing anyone else ever again frightens him to the brink of insanity (and perhaps over...or, really, it might be too late for this one).

Being Wounded;; Greatest Fear 2. While he’s not afraid of blood in itself, he’s frightened to death of his own blood. It isn’t so much the pain (he can usually take the pain), it’s the idea that he’s losing something vital to him and his brain snowballs that into I’M DYING (even if it’s just a small knife cut) and then the prospect of dying alone...that whole cycle propagates itself in a way.

Mentally Ill;; Well, he’s crazy. The courts say so. And while the American justice system may be flawed in many places, they are not wrong with this one. He is really, really quite ill. His mental illness prevents him from living a truly normal life. He is obsessed with Sophie and unable to get it out of his brain that she doesn’t love him.

Women, in general;; He has a soft spot for the fairer sex. While no one compares to his Sophie, he finds that women are (in general) truly beautiful creatures and he does have a great appreciation for them (aesthetically if nothing else). Also, the sex is fun. And while he’ll usually not go after every girl around (because Sophie!), he’ll bend his rules once in a while if she’s particularly attractive to him. Though, for the most part, he’s loyal to his Sophie. He's good about that.

Psychopath;; Not only is he mentally ill, he’s also a psychopath. He finds it difficult to attach any real emotion towards anyone around him (and even his feelings for Sophie are unhealthy and mostly imagined). He can process simple feelings like happy, sad, angry...but more complex emotions, especially those that deal with other people...he’s not as attuned to those (love, compassion, etc.)

Egoist;; While he doesn’t think much of people, he does want their attention. He wants everyone to notice him, to remember him, and to think about him. While he will not love anyone but his Sophie, he wants others to love him. Or at least attach some sort of emotion towards him (whether positive or negative, really).

Forgettable;; He’s just one of those guys. It’s not that he’s unimpressive, exactly...but because he doesn’t put himself out there like most people, he’s often just remembered “as that guy I (insert activity here) with (insert time frame here) ago.” Repeated meetings may change this, of course, but at a social gathering, for example, once the party ends, you may not even remember his face.

Sophie;; Ah, geez. What has this poor girl done to deserve this? Nothing, really, but she’s there and he’s in love with her and it keeps him from...moving on to people that may actually reciprocate feelings for him (instead of the person that only remembers him as some crazy murderer). His psychosis runs deeper than Sophie, but she’s a symptom that he can’t move past.

• SPECIAL TALENTS/ABILITIES
He can speak French, German & English fluently.
He is a great swimmer.
He’s a smooth operator?

• LIFE SKILLS
He can run his own home (cook, clean, wash) and do his own taxes. If he got dumped in the middle of a forest, however, his first recourse would be to charm someone into helping him. If he’s alone, then he’d rather die (see greatest fear). He does have decent endurance, so he can probably walk/run to try and find help. He’s not a trained fighter so he’ll stand no chance against someone with any combat training but he can probably get a few hits in if he’s just in a common scuffle. He also has a variety of random skills he picked up from odd jobs: welding, painting, sewing, and taking care of old/convaslescent people.