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You peoples are awesome. You have managed to turn my mucas-y, stay-in-bed-until-I-collapse, sick day into an 'aww-people-actually-remember-me-and-care-about-my-charries' day. You guys rock! Hard... And, uh... With a vengance. ;) And I shall geteth to work putting in Shift and his beloved annoying sister... But with a goofy spin on her this time. Which I haven't done yet. *insert evil grin here*

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Character Description

For Starters:
Name: Shift/Skyler (Herric as a last name when going as human)
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Appearance (height, mutant parts, clothes, etc.): Shift stands at six foot, five inches, being the tall, lanky guy that he's renowed for. The typical stereotype of a super tall guy would be 'clumsy,' or 'klutzy.' That's not in the least true for Shift - at least when he's paying attention. He's extremely well balanced and graceful - most of the time, anyway, when he's not being goofy on purpose or just plain not watching where he's going. Being a well-built guy to the point of being classed as 'wiry' and impossibly strong, he’s a very tough opponent – if he’d only get his head in the game. Supposedly made to be the ultimate feline fighter, he’s both extremely flexible and agile, and extremely fast; he's one who excels in the art of fighting hand-to-hand. He has very dark brown hair, taking after his sister, Galen, and having skin that's a shade darker and not nearly as ghostly. At the tips of his hair which is primarily a dark brown - something that often goes unnoticed - his hair darkens to black, courtesy of his caracal DNA. His eyes are a fierce, forest-y green, though if the light hits him just right his eyes seem to glow in dark places - also in regard to his cat genes. In addition, he has several scars, mostly old, on his back, sides, stomach, and upper arms that attest to his old habit of getting into fights with Erasers and the more evil experiments alike. Usually wearing the typical blue or green t-shirt, hoodie, jeans, and sneakers; his clothing style isn't original, though he claims that it 'suits him' - especially the fact that just about everything is at the point of fraying at the edges. He also will be seen wearing a dog tag around his neck with some of his own personal tweaks that he's worked on ever since being dumped in the torture zone that was once his home. His wings are a dark sandy brown with a white underside, darkening to a dark brown at the tips similar to the hawk owl for which his wings are from. He occasionally will carry a knife given from an especially helpful Eraser - one that can no longer contribute to the ranks - that's impervious to metal detectors, though is especially durable. He prefers to fight hand to hand, so usually keeps it stowed away for more deadly occasions. Almost always smiling in his crooked, snarky way, his teeth are stark white compared to his dark hair and eyes. His incisors are abnormally pointed by human standards, though it's hard to notice unless he's especially angry and starts snarling like a cat. They occasionally will seem to grow when he's infuriated, poking past his lower lip - though this phenomena rarely happens when surrounded by humans. Similarly, when agitated, nervous, excited, or ready to fight, his pupils will contract to slits like a cat, as will they when he attempts to see in the dark. Occasionally his nails will harden when agitated and he'll use his hands as fierce weapons such as a caracal's claws.
DNA: 90% Human, 7% Caracal caracal (feline), 3% Avian (Eurasian Hawk-Owl)
Powers (keep it fair, no God-like characters, or power playing): Over the years, Shift has developed the power to turn full caracal when extremely angry or at will, though because of this, it hurts him to turn back human - more so the longer he's in animal form. A power that became apparent early on in his teens became shown in that he was a telepath in that he can communicate through minds. Though to do this, he has to know the person somewhat well. Another setback is he has to be within a certain distance to communicate with them, depending on how well he knows the "feel" of their minds. Shift can also control winds to a certain degree, creating vortices and otherwise able to manipulate them. However, if he creates a vortex or twister, it drains his strength quickly if he uses them for too long.

Let's Go Deeper:
Personality: Shift is known as both a jokester and a goofball. His sense of sarcasm, blunt humor, and snarkiness is finely honed and head and shoulders above many others' humor, not to mention his natural sense of joking around and teasing others. He wastes no time goading and taunting Erasers when they're around - which is one of the many reasons why he's been in so many 'pit fights' with the lupine experiments in the past - which could very well pertain to his heightened sense of competition with every- and anyone. While being a good, caring guy deep down, he can't help but joke around and try to stay positive while he was in the School. Related to the nice, caring guy, he's extremely protective of his sister - albeit in a somewhat roundabout way most of the time. Much to her annoyance, he insists on fighting her fights, and picking her battles. Being the normal twin brother who cares, he never talks about caring - as brothers are wont to do. While being the fighter that he is, he usually augments his fighting style with his trademark one-liners that range from blunt insults to intricately thought out spats and taunts. While always walking around with his crooked smile, he seems to go about his business without a care, though that's not the case. He's extremely aware of any- and everything around him. When and if he suspects Erasers around - which he's extremely adept at with his senses - he has been known to do different things. Usually he doesn't tell his sister unless she's in danger, instead either befriending the suspected lupine or goading and taunting him in the guise of being an agitated human high schooler. Always wearing a smile, he'll try to snark out the Erasers, or just say a one-liner to cheer up a random bystander.
~Likes: Forests, cats, fighting, hand-to-hand combat, stealth, jumping, flying, swimming, sprinting, family (Galen), humor, teasing others, mountains or beaches, speed.
~Dislikes: Being confined, being helpless, unable to protect others he cares for, getting beaten up, Erasers, dogs, Erasers, School and school (both), Erasers, close spaces, being chained or shackled, when others don't understand his humor, tough crowds, know-it-alls. And Erasers.
~History (optional): Shift started out as a completely normal five year old - innocent to the world around him. His mom and dad both loved them and each other dearly, and he had a four-year old sister who was equally innocent, loving her brother and looking up to her parents, aunt, uncle, and cousin. His Mom's brother lived in the house next door with his wife and son - a young, six-year old boy named Ryan Dare. Shift - then having a very different name - lived like that from his birth to beyond his fifth birthday. Then things began to change. His cousin's parents suddenly seemed to vanish off the face of the Earth - presumed dead by authorities. The sudden news disturbed the local cities, towns, and dwellings. The 6 year old Ryan went to live with his aunt, uncle, and cousins. Having already been very close to him, the transition took minimal time though he desperately missed his parents. Six months later, Shift's own parents were driving to a dinner at a family friend's house. They never made it home.
On their way back, a deadly car accident occured on a busy street - seemingly coincedental. Having no other family in the nearby area that the authorities could contact, the three were put in a local foster home to await family to pick them up or adoption. The three grew closer in the next few weeks, the two young boys becoming extremely protective of their younger friend. The family treated them well and they got used to their lives yet again - though the hanging saddness remained. Nearly a month later - Ryan now being 7 and Shift on the brink of his sixth birthday, a young couple who supposedly couldn't have children came to adopt a brother and sister pair. When they saw the two young near-twins, they chose them immediately. Shift, being the self-proclaimed protector of the three, told them in the innocent, sweet childlike way that young kids have - though surprisingly dead-serious for his age - that he wouldn't leave without his 'other brother.' The foster mother told the couple that there really wasn't another brother, though they eventually figured out that he meant his cousin. They relented and adopted the three of them - though the threesome couldn't figure out why their other family hadn't come to take them back. Unknown to them, their families had been told they perished by a 'nice young docter' who had 'witnessed the accident.' Which, of course, wasn't true. When the couple took them home, they led them to a large facility that they spoke of as 'their new home.' As one can probably guess, they were put under the jurisdiction of the same 'nice young docter' and injected with Avian DNA at their young age as a test to see if it would have the same results as if they were injected as embryos. It worked just as well if not better. Shift was renamed with his present title, and Galen was given the name 'Gale Force' for the powers she exhibited. Within months, their wings had grown to the proper size of a human that big in accordance with their proportions. Because of the sudden mutations, their memories were damaged and they only remembered contorted fragments of their past life. Shift and the others could no longer remember their names, or their homes. They retained some information though - the undying devotion to the others, the smile on their Mom's face, and other vaugue memories. Although, despite their 'success', the threesome were completely incapacitated with pain and only semi-conscious through the ordeal, resulting in permanent pain for Galen as she was the weakest of the three. In addition, Ryan fought back hard - using his newfound strength to fatally injure three Erasers; Shift destroying two. Galen, the smallest of them, couldn't fight back at all, as she was the last injected and therefore the weakest for longest. She soon recovered however, and was found to be just as strong as her friends. Over the years, until they were in their early teens, they were caged in the same room - a small mercy arranged by a Dr. Ariana Darkholme. She was seemingly kind and caring, though in reality it was a farce - so much so that she even fooled herself. Ar the age of 14, when Galen and Shift were 12 and 13 respectively, Ryan was taken out of their cages and was given to the care of two docters to be turned into the first hybrid Avian-Eraser of that School. The completely Eraser serem that was injected into the normal 6-8 year Erasers was immediately rejected by Ryan's body - causing him immense, uncomparable pain that has stayed with him for the rest of his life. He was later given a mostly Lupine serem derived from pure wolven DNA that took - rendering him a strange, contradicting being of Avian, human, wolf, and Eraser DNA.
He was renamed 'Rayk' and given an Alpha rank for his prowess in fighting and tracking. He was briefly allowed to see Galen and Shift, though they didn't recognize him until he tried to explain himself.
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Because I couldn't resist... :)]
Over the years, Shift escaped with the help of Rayk after a particularly unjust and detrimental experiment was done to Galen. The three took off, staying alive for several months. Then, unexpectedly, the Erasers caught up. They were recaptured, though Shift and his sister insisted on Rayk leaving as if he'd caught them himself so he wouldn't be caged again. Angrily he did as he was told and took them back. Later on, Shift and Galen escaped twice more by themselves, being captured and brought back each time by a particularly vengeful Eraser by the name of Scrayp - Rayk's sadistic second-in-command. The last and most recent time, Rayk escaped and brought Gale and Shift with him. THis time, however, they were seperated when fleeing. First Rayk, then Shift, and then his sister. Shift's never-ending quest thus far in his short 17-year old life is to find them, though he is fully aware they can take care of themselves. So he waits patiently, and is determined to live as best he can while searching for them as he knows they would want him to.
[Ha! I actually typed out the history this time, Kitsu! Can you believe it? Wha hoo!] (Shift: *snort* Loser...)

Last Tidbits:
What you want us to call you in OOC: Quester... Without the dot thingies. Or Questy. Or Begonia. That works too. ;)
Plot Ideas: Not yet...
Activity level: 7-ish Less. I’m sick. Therefore: Less. Like… a five.
Other: The world may never know.... that cheese is awesome. (Sorry, added the last part. Couldn't help it.)
In Shift, I see the snarkiness of Iggy-meets-Fang (though he's not all emo as Fang is) and the toughness of Max, though he talks quite a bit, so Nudge would have to be thrown in there, too.
(I don't think I did Riven, so, she would be Fang-meets-Max-meets-Angel in that she can't always turn off her mind thing)

[move]I'm done!! I can't believe it but I'm finished! Yay![/move]

XD No problem, Kitsu! I have many nicknames on this site, and Questy may be the best one of the... *counts nicknames*
Shift: *interrupts* Three?
Me: *glowers* Well, there's 'Questy,' Quey - which doesn't even make sense with my user, but that's okay - and Begonia...
Shift: So... How is that many?
Me: *sputters* Well, it just is - okay?!
Shift: *raises eyebrow*
Me: Oh, whatever! *to Kitsy* So I'm done with Riven's, and if tempted, I may just add another (NEW!) one later, but it depends on how this starts and goes and what not seeing as I'm a total scatterbrain a little distractable. ANd busy. Somewhat busy... :) And at the moment, I'm finishing Shift.

XD Welcome to my world. I'm jsut sitting here... All stuffed up and all. Although... *drumroll please-even-though-this-doesn't-belong-in-asterisks* Tonight, my parents say I can go to youth group! Partay! *happy dance before coughing* I just can't run, unfortunately... Don't want to start hackign and coughing now, do I? *sighs* Bummer... :) But I can still go! Which is way too random that I'm excited about this! I guess I should give myself a little leeway, though... I mean, I missed some other events...

Shift: *rolls eyes* You're being ADD again.

Me: So?!

Shift: Nothin'. You're just weirding me out, Questy.

Me: Go suck an egg. And only Kitsu can use Questy! So take that! *chucks fish at him*

Shift: *catches and takes it away to eat as a caracal* Hey, that's all I wanted... I missed lunch after all... *munches*

Me: *mumbles about weird characters*

*AFTER EDIT*
[move]Also, I'm finished with Shifty's bio! So... It awaits the possible acceptance that I hope that you would bestow-eth upon me! [/move]