Christopher "Chip" Erno Evans (Cupid) [WIP]

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Hi, my name is Ben (alias TermiteSquidSnowLeopard) and this is my First character. I found this site through Izzi (who does Victor, Javert and Dahlia). Something you should know about me is that I would like to answer this question in an annoyingly meta fashion.

Christopher “Chip” Erno Evans
Low Class
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Canon: Greek/Roman Myth
Custom Title: Cupid

PHYSICAL
Age:19
Gender: Male
Orientation: Pansexual
Appearance:
Chip has a natural beauty, but he also tailors his appearance and comportment to be attractive to whatever person or group he’s with. With those so inclined, he exudes an aura of masculinity (of a gentle variety); with those elsehow inclined, he exudes femininity (especially if allowed to prepare, but he can manage to some degree without); on his own he simply has a youthful radiance.
Unless he makes an effort, he looks a good few years younger than he really is, as if he hasn’t quite filled out yet. Most of his body is on the slender side, but his stomach protrudes a bit, which he is very self-conscious about. It’s probably a metabolic thing, and it wouldn’t be noticeable if the rest of his body were fuller. He’s rather short, with short limbs. He has little facial or body hair.
He usually keeps his hair short; it’s wavy on its own, but will submit to combing. Its color is variable, usually medium brown, but in sunny summer it becomes paler and slightly blond. From time to time he also dyes it, and sometimes he wears wigs, especially when cross-dressing (this is where the shorter hair comes in handy).
His face could be considered feminine or just youthful. His complexion is clear, but he sunburns easily. The cheekbones don’t show, the cheeks being full. His eyes are large and have a rounded, slightly almond-like shape, without slant, with long, pale eyelashes. The eyebrows are very thin, almost invisible; when trying to impress with a more masculine appearance, sometimes he’ll shade them. His nose is delicate and slightly long, with a concave curved bridge. His lips are very curved, with a “Cupid’s Bow,” making them full in places and pinched in others. He has a strong but narrow chin. The cheeks suggest a round face shape, but the chin suggests an oval one.
Chip has mixed feelings about clothing. He really hates when they’re uncomfortable and his motion is constrained, but he also finds formalwear (both male and female) to be attractive. Since he is committed to looking his best, he’ll usually dress up when spending time with a client, as whichever gender the client prefers, or when he’s scoping for new clients or on a formal occasion. As a male, in addition to a dress shirt and pants, he’d prefer a pullover to a coat, though on special occasions he’ll give in, and for whatever reason he’s convinced that he looks dumb in such an outfit without a tie. When cross-dressing, he’ll wear a fancy dress; why bother looking female without being feminine? His aim would be suggestiveness without too much revealing, and he’d make sure to do all the necessary stuff to develop a figure. He wouldn’t want to be seen as a transvestite, but as an actual girl. When he’s on his own or doesn’t care, he prefers a loose T-shirt and shorts, eschewing the former if he thinks he can get away with it, but in cooler weather he’d wear baggy jeans and a sweatshirt. Whatever the occasion, he likes vivid colors, but makes sure to have an amount that doesn’t clash, instead serving to accent. His preferred shoes are sandals, but he’ll go with whatever fits the ensemble.

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Height: 5’7”
Weight/Body Type: Short and mostly thin
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PERSONALITY
General personality:
Chip is very emotional. His emotions range the gamut and, although intense, are flighty and quickly changing. He never hides his emotions, either, showing them… unless acting/tricking, in which case the emotion will be just as plain, but fake. With things that he likes or enjoys, he becomes passionate, putting in his all. When unhappy, whether due to anger and hard feelings, botched matchmaking or flirtation, failure, tragedy, hurtful actions or insults—it doesn’t take all that much—, he’ll mope and be petulant, and he feels no reason not to cry. Usually, however, he’s enthusiastic and vivacious, moving around with vigor and joie de vivre. He’s active, and when not putting on a demure act, loves to run around, clamber around, jump, pace, etc. He likes active games, but isn’t competitive, and so isn’t into sports, he just generally likes playing around. He’s easy to distract and is inclined to prattle, though he knows how to be quiet as the situation demands. Because of this, he dislikes staying still for long, or waiting around without anything to do, getting all tense and bottled up.
He frequently acts on a moment’s whim. He tries to maintain a degree of professionalism, but he’ll flirt impulsively with someone who strikes his fancy or go exploring a spot that looks interesting, try a new activity that sounded interesting, whatever! His aim is to spend a good balance of time indoors with people and outside. He enjoys parties, mostly for the socialization and especially the romance potential.
He has some difficulty with relationships. He doesn’t make a clear distinction between companionship, romance, eroticism, friendship and business dealings. His feelings to other people swing just as quickly as his emotions, but he’s generally inclined to like everybody unless there’s a strong reason not to. He also has trouble figuring out other peoples’ emotions… he’s not deficient at empathy, he just misinterprets them a lot. On the other hand, he’s good at detecting signs of physical attraction, whether between different people or to himself. In more emotional matters, his instincts are off, but he isn’t willing to admit to misjudgment, persisting in his errors. Therefore, although he cares about people, he frequently comes off as insensitive. When Chip commits to a course of action, he will see it through, even if it becomes increasingly obvious that it’s idiotic. And if he truly gets to despise someone, even if temporarily, he will be merciless (in a nonviolent but vengeful manner).
On the whole, Chip is very trusting. He’s also impressionable, reluctant to imagine that someone might be ignorant or malicious. He usually looks up to his clients—they help him out, after all. He is intensely loyal to anyone he considers his friend (and yes, he does have some platonic friends as well, many of whom are “co-workers”). He becomes happy when they’re happy, sad when they’re sad (or when he thinks they are). Oftentimes his loyalties have led into problems in which he ends up duped, performing a disreputable favor or pulling a prank to settle someone else’s vendetta. This is not to say that he won’t pull pranks on his own accord, even with his friends, but he’ll do it in a spirit of fun and humor… admittedly, the victim doesn’t always recognize this fact. Most of the time he’ll be joyful, full of laughter and bounciness. But now and then, sometimes without apparent cause, he lapses into depression in which he doesn’t want to do much except lie around wallowing.
One thing that he is prone to meditate on during these melancholic funks is the injustice of “might makes right” ideas. He is deeply opposed to the idea of getting one’s way through brute force. He dismisses machismo and intimidation as empty. Brain is always better than brawn in his view. For all his playful activeness, when push comes to shove he’d rather think himself an intellectual, using smarts and planning to get by. True, he’s not a heavy reader, and his academic knowledge is spotty, but he’s good at reasoning and thinking things through.
Because of his dislike for violence, he is always gentle. When with a client, a good friend or simply someone he’s flirting with, he is responsive and affectionate, with warmth and intimacy. And he flirts with just about anyone. He believes that, if he can just find the right tactic, he can get anyone attracted to him. Everything sensuous and romantic enchants him and he aims to have it abundantly, promiscuously. There are so many different possibilities with different people that he’d hate to limit to just one. Despite this, he hates breaking off with people… a gradual trailing off would be so much better. The sexual side of matters and long-term relationships he generally restricts to clients, and is careful about disease. He strives to maintain strong relationships with clients, above and beyond lovemaking; not only does it increase his value, it enhances the enjoyment. He prides himself on being a really good date rather than just being good in bed.
Chip believes that everybody needs love, but his understanding of love is surely colored by his situation. The emotional, conjugal side of love is more foreign, the passionate, erotic side more familiar. He sees dating and such as a deeply engaging part of foreplay. Helping other people find love is very important to him. He’s always working to bring couples together and to make sure they’re enjoying themselves. He enjoys watching people romancing, and even getting steamy… he’s never really seen what the big deal about privacy is.
Chip does have a certain degree of shallowness. He likes when people are attractive; if they’re ugly or don’t pay attention to their appearance, they’re not worth as much attention (unless they’re a lucrative client, of course). Because his own appearance is so important, he can become obsessed and vain, taking inordinate pains to looking just right. He’s also unduly concerned with his stomach and is contemplating dieting to get rid of the bulge; being as he’s not actually fat, he is likely on the verge of developing an eating disorder. Just in general, he loves the beauty of the human body, whether male, female, hermaphrodite or androgyne. This is why he identifies as pansexual rather than bisexual; he doesn’t focus on gender at all when finding someone attractive. He can think of nothing more beautiful than humans in love. Even so, all kinds of beauty hold a certain spark from him: patterns of light and rippling reflections, graceful birds, beckoning landscapes, paintings and sculptures, music packed with energy and life… life itself, in its ever-shifting kaleidoscope of emotion.

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Likes: (at least three)

• Airplanes
  
• Archery
  
• Attractive bodies
  
• Butterflies, dolphins, hares
  
• Cinnamon
  
• Fancy clothing (the appearance)
  
• Flowers
  
• Fruit
  
• Getting a couple together
  
• Ice cream
  
• Jazz
  
• Matchmaking
  
• Patterns of light, whether kaleidoscopes, fire-lighting, flashlights
  
• Romance, especially the sensuous aspects
  
• Swimming
  
• Video games
  
• Watching other people’s romance
  

Dislikes: (at least three)

• Being patronized as too young
  
• Breakups
  
• Cold-hearted people
  
• Commitment
  
• Constraining clothing
  
• Anything Martial
  
• Rejection
  
• Sitting still
  
• Smoking (the one time he tried, he actually threw up; since then he has claimed allergies)
  
• Thunderstorms (they’re not frightening, but deeply annoying)
  
• Violence
  
• Waiting
  

Strengths: (at least three)He’s good at figuring out how to attract people and who’s attracted to whom; he genuinely cares about people and is a good friend; he’s good at pleasing people, not only in a “certain way”, he’s very good at archery, he has decent ability at the saxophone and can manage a little guitar as well, he has a good memory and good abstract reasoning skills

Weaknesses:(at least three)He has difficulty interpreting others’ emotions; he’s overly trusting; he has little physical strength; impulsivity; overly physical understanding of love; bad at climbing; lack of restraint in emotional expression and flirtation; difficulty with refusing; touchiness; may be developing anorexia; ignorance due to skipping in high school; impatience


BACKGROUND
Family: He’s not in touch with his actual family. His clients and fellow professionals are similar to family; he rotates among living with those of his clients who can keep him openly. One of his lady clients keeps a pet albino rabbit named Bianca for him, which is sort of his pet.
Education:He never graduated from high school, but is good at picking up knowledge from conversation
Occupation/Job: “Paid friend” and sometime “Go-Between”
Image: Chip attempts to keep up the appearance of being high class. He certainly has nice clothes, expensive possessions and wealthy lodgings, but he’s ultimately dependent on his clients and has no steady income. His female persona is separate, “Tina.” He’d rather most people think he’s just a rich boy (or girl) until someone makes a proposition. It’s proved impossible, however, to keep down all the rumors (some of which get very nasty), which is frustrating but at least provides a certain degree of advertizing.

History:
Chip was born in upstate New York, not far from Syracuse. His parents were from a poor uneducated background, underemployed. They were never abusive or anything, but they were emotionally distant. His early childhood was uneventful on the whole; he did decently in school but was never very engaged. He experienced a little bullying in school, being short and not very masculine, but eventually decided that the bullies were just stupid. He still remembers with glee the time in 6th grade he convinced a bully that the girl he liked liked him too, resulting in the bully making a fool of himself.
He spent a lot of his early childhood out of the house, hanging out with friends or just wandering around and exploring. His parents were religious, Baptists, and he remembers with displeasure attending church every Sunday. Too much sitting and waiting. He had a few crushes through late elementary school and early middle school, both on boys and girls. After a little confusion, he learned about alternatives to heterosexuality during a homophobic sermon in church and decided that he didn’t give a hoot what the minister said. He found out the hard way that dropping a hint to a boy can lead to getting beaten up; after that he decided to keep things a secret.
His social life was going well overall, however. He joined the band in 5th grade, which proved a good avenue for making new friends. He discovered that school could be a lot more fun if he made friends with the teachers; many were happy to oblige, and he paid no respect to those who would patronize him. He also liked to make friends with older students and adults, sometimes chatting with random strangers. His parents started to worry that he might be falling in with the wrong crowd or opening himself to victimization, but they never made the slightest move to do anything about it.
Matters came to a head when he was 13. One of his newer friends, Dory, was a prostitute, and through her he came to the attention of her managers. They kept an eye on him and could see that he was already “hot stuff” and likely to get even better. Operating carefully, they befriended him, which proved very easy, gradually introducing him to their other girls and boys. They told him all about the financial opportunities, complimented his appearance, used all sorts of manipulative techniques. Finally, one day, they asked if he’d receive a guest, just for conversation sake—that sounded harmless enough—he agreed. As the conversation progressed, both the guest and managers made heavier hints, the guest moving closer until… under so much pressure, Chip gave in and reluctantly made the suggestion himself. To this day he maintains that it was his idea, that it happened entirely of his own choice.
From then on, he was ensnared in this new profession. After awhile he got used to it, and as his social life increasingly revolved around long-standing clients and fellow professionals, it came to seem normal.
(more history coming)

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