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Profile
Username: Stoic
Real name: Cecil Stone
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Height: 5’9”

About:

Cecil was born as the youngest of two children to a successful business family in New York City. He's reliable, honest, determined and perhaps a little too reserved. But most of those traits exist only to serve as a mechanism to deal with his position. He lived without worry until he was about 9 years old, but at that point life changed. He gained responsibilities and was growing up fast; often having to fulfill different tasks and watch over his family’s home alongside his older sister while their parents were away for work overseas.

Once he was in middle school his family decided to move to Tokyo so that they would be able to spend more time together. Adjusting to life in Japan was of course difficult at first, but once they had settled in he didn't feel too out of place and was happy to have his parents be around for fora change. Everything was fine until… The Incident.

It was his final year in high school. When he returned home on that particular day the door had been unlocked; an occurrence that nearly never happened. His parents were out that day, but his sister was supposed to be home as far as he knew. Inside things were strewn about in every room and scratches marked some of the walls. Droplets of blood led into the kitchen and that's where he found her. On the floor laid his sister, covered in multiple stab wounds, but miraculously still alive. After calling an ambulance and rushing her to the hospital her condition managed to stabilize but she fell into a coma in the process. It was uncertain if she'd actually recover as only time would be able to tell. Then there was the matter of finding the person responsible.

The “loss” of his sister left Cecil devastated. Slowly but surely he began to withdraw from the real world and everyone in it. The lingering thought of “if only I had gotten home sooner” mocked him every night in his dreams. He needed an escape.

That's when Sword Art Online was announced only shortly after. Although he wasn't much of a gamer he did enjoy the occasional gaming session. It seemed like just the thing he needed to clear his mind so once he managed to get his hands on one of the few copies of SAO he didn't waste any time getting plugged in. A choice he would come to regret.

Trapped. Everyone who logged on for launch day was now forced into a cruel game of life and death while trying to ascend the tower. His real body would remain as motionless as that of someone in a coma and he could only imagine how the news would affect his parents. Rather than help this world only wanted to bring him down more.

So he hid. For months he stayed in the Town of Beginnings, living in back alleys and out of inn rooms when he actually had col to spare. He wanted to be a shut in, at least until he was ready to leave on his own accord. For now survival will take top priority, but the sooner they clear the game  the sooner he gets to go back and discover the fate of his family. With that in mind he will do what he needs to do be free.

Virtues:
Mature - Despite his age Cecil is very mature. He needed to be in order to take care of himself so he always tends to behave a little older than he actually is. He tends to get along with most people because of this.

Honorable - Cecil acts with a strong sense of honor. He has his own moral code he adheres to and tries not to stray from it whenever possible. In his mind acting without it would make him no better than the monster who attacked his sister.

Patient - They say patience is a virtue and Cecil has loads of it. It's only natural that this is the case since he has trouble expressing himself. Trying to understand others also takes effort on his part so he's learned to not get so frustrated with his interactions.

Flaws:
Lack of Empathy - Perhaps Cecil’s biggest flaw is that he doesn't have the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. He didn't use to be like this. But now this attitude is a barrier to protect himself from getting attached to those who'll just disappear in the end.

Innocently Insensitive -  Due to his own naivety and reserved nature when dealing with others Cecil tends to be unknowingly offensive at times to those around him, even if that wasn't his original intent. When he does happen to speak it is with little regard for how his words may be perceived, so as one might expect he's often the center of otherwise avoidable  misunderstandings.

No Sense of Humor: Cecil doesn't get jokes. He takes just about everything that’s said at face value or instead chooses to ignore anyone who's trying to be funny. It’s possible this trait is a result of his upbringing. With the his sister’s condition  still a recent memory in his mind he doesn't have much to laugh about anymore.

Profession: N/A

Skills (Available SP: 0 / Spent SP: 5)
Non-combat:
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Passive:
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Combat:
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Weapon Skills:
» Rapier (Rank 1 / 5 SP / +1 Damage)

Inventory
Weapons/Tools:
» Iron Starter Rapier

» Cloth Starter Coat

Roleplays
» None yet.

Relationships (optional)
» None yet.

Story Thus Far (optional)

» Working on it.

Edited April 18, 2017 by Stoic

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