Character’s full name: Kit Aleksovich Yelchin
Character’s nickname: to be determined
Reason for nickname: to be determined
Birth date: March 23rd, 1992
Age: 25
How old does he/she appear: 25
Weight: 148 lbs
Height: 6′2″
Body build: slight, slender
Shape of face: round
Eye color: blue
Glasses or contacts: none
Skin tone: pale
Distinguishing marks: tattoo over left shoulder blade. small, round scar on thumb-forefinger webbing on right hand.
Predominant features: none that stand out
Hair color: light brown / dark blond
Hairstyle: very short, nearly to the scalp
Voice: low, quiet
Overall attractiveness: average, plain
Physical disabilities: none
Usual fashion of dress: something simple and nondescript, jeans & a plain t-shirt, a dark jacket, dark boots. usually also a beanie of some kind.
Favorite outfit: a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt.
Jewelry or accessories: none
Good personality traits: resourceful, adaptable, adventurous, daring, hardworking, intuitive, organized, self-reliant
Bad personality traits: abrasive, anxious, asocial, cynical, dishonest, impulsive. paranoid, possessive, reactionary
Mood character is most often in: Kit spends most of his time being pretty convinced everything about his life is about to blow to pieces all over again, leaving him feeling paranoid. Years of doing his job and doing it well, however, has taught him how to hide this feeling. However, he would be very, very unsurprised (albeit crushed) if his secret got out.
Sense of humor: dry humor, anti humor, sarcasm
Character’s greatest joy in life: Kit finds it difficult to slow down and enjoy his life, but the time he spents with Luka ranks high on the list. He tries not to put too much weight on that, though, because after the loss of his parents he learned to detach a little from people. Outside of Luka, he takes a lot of joy in running, in smoking the most pretentious cigarettes in the world (lucky strikes, obviously), and winning.
Character’s greatest fear: His greatest fear is being found out. This means a lot of things. Kit is afraid of his Big Secret(tm) being found out, he’s afraid his sexuality will be found out, he’s afraid his deep seeded inner fear will be found out. Basically, Kit’s biggest fear is every lie he’s ever told being paraded out in front of him, and at this point in his life there’s very little out of his mouth that isn’t a lie.
Why?: Because he’s afraid of losing Luka, he’s afraid of losing the new place he discovered in society, he’s afraid of everything about him being nonredeemable.
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil?: being outed as a spy for the Rosteks.
Character is most at ease when: he’s running. it doesn’t matter where, why, or from what.
Most ill at ease when: he’s forced to sit still for too long.
Enraged when: he sees people being cruel to animals, children, or Luka.
Depressed or sad when: he is reminded of his parents, of his place in the world, or of the reality of the world around him.
Priorities: His priorities differ depending on the day. There are days when his main priority is the Rosteks and what information he can give to them, then there are days when his main priority is the Lesyas and keeping the few friends he has made there safe. However, this is all just a convoluted way of saying that he is always his number one priority. Whatever path is the one of least resistance seems to be the one Kit takes.
Life philosophy: he’s 25, he doesn’t have one.
If granted one wish, it would be: freedom from the Rosteks v Lesyas war
Why?: because then there would be no reason for him to be a spy, or for the lies, or for the secrets, and things would be a lot simpler. However, if given the opportunity to answer this question himself, he’d say “a real philly cheesesteak, because you cant get them in Moscow.”
Character’s soft spot: Luka. his 3 legged cat, три (3).
Is this soft spot obvious to others?: No. Well, maybe yes about три.
Greatest strength: Kit is adaptable, above all else. He can learn to deal with any situation. His adaptability has led to him being a survivor. He doesn’t fear death.
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: His lack of ability to relate or connect with people is a weakness. It assists some in his ability to be adaptable, because he doesn’t need anyone around to survive, but it also leaves him very isolated and lonely at times. Without those connections, his decisions become more irrational and reckless, as he doesn’t think about anything but himself.
Biggest regret: his cowardice
Minor regret: minor regrets are pointless, he’s done what he’s had to do to survive.
Biggest accomplishment: He managed to move up the ranks and be trusted as a spy, he’s well paid, and he lives on his own.
Minor accomplishment: not punching people in the face on a regular basis.
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Any time he had been outed as a spy.
Character’s darkest secret: his true allegiance, or his desire to switch sides
Does anyone else know?: the rest of the rosteks, no
Drives and motivations: survival, to be seen as “good” in the end, to make his parents proud
Immediate goals: to provide the rosteks with relevant information on the lesyas, to earn money
Long term goals: to survive, to eventually be able to flee the city and travel the world, possibly to have the guts to switch sides
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: finding his voice, his balls, and waiting for the right time.
How other characters will be affected: the rosteks will be betrayed, but ultimately fine without him. his lack of personal connections makes this a non-issue for him. however, he fears what it will do to Luka, or to Luka’s opinion of him.
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Type of childhood: pleasant, loving, safe, protected
Pets: none, mother was allergic to everything
First memory: his first solid memory is driving in the car with his parents to see the lights of the city around the holidays, but he has brief glimpses of his father shaving, his mother pin curling her hair, the smell of pancakes in the morning, a feeling of peace.
Most important childhood memory: his mother and father’s constant reassurance that everyone is absolutely, unequivocally equal.
Why: because this forms the basis for his betrayal. he’s betraying himself, his parents, their teachings. sure, he’s betraying the lesyas and wants to betray the rosteks but before that he’s betraying himself and his past.
Childhood hero: Zanjeer the Labrador
Dream job: ice cream truck driver
Education: left senior school at age 15 and never went back
Religion: non-practicing orthodox Christianity
Finances: middle class
Current location: Moscow, Russia
Currently living with: no one
Pets: one cat
Religion: agnostic
Occupation: in order to maintain his cover story with the lesyas, he works as a cashier in a convenience store, however his true occupation is a Rostek spy.
Finances: he appears to be lower class, but has a lot of money thanks to his true occupation as a Rostek spy
Mother: Nadya Ivanova Yelchina
Relationship with her: Kit loved his mother. She kept him safe, made him feel loved, and always did her best to raise him the right way. She was often his best friend and the first person he turned to when he had any kind of issue.
Father: Vladimir Yelchin
Relationship with him: the relationship here was a little more strained, probably because Kit and Vladimir were very similar. When he was very young, things were normal, but when he got a little older his own attitude started to come forward so they started to butt heads.
Siblings: None
Relationship with them: n/a
Spouse: None
Relationship with him/her: n/a
Children: None
Relationship with them: n/a
Other important family members: Tatiana ‘Ana’ Aleksovna Yelchina, Marko Aleksovich Yelchin
Color: blue
Least favorite color: orange
Music: pop, hip-hop
Food: french fries
Literature: anything george orwell
Form of entertainment: movies
Expressions: “shut the fuck up.”
Mode of transportation: running
Most prized possession: his dad’s zippo lighter and his mom’s prayer rope
Hobbies: card games, dice games, games of chance
Plays a musical instrument? no
Plays a sport? no, but would kill it at track and field
How he/she would spend a rainy day: reading, watching movies, cooking, anything that he can do while also doing 2 other things
Spending habits: he spends lightly and keeps all of his rostek earnings in a tin below his bed.
Smokes: no, bad for the lungs
Drinks: occasionally
Other drugs: occasionally
What does he/she do too much of?: lying, eating sweets
What does he/she do too little of?: self care, relaxing, sleeping
Extremely skilled at: lying, pick pocketing, running fast
Extremely unskilled at: sitting still, anything that requires a great deal of fine motor skills, walking in a straight line, not falling down
Nervous tics: lip biting, leg bouncing, nail picking, skin picking, hair pulling (which is why he keeps it so short)
Usual body posture: just slightly slouched
Mannerisms: he pinches the bridge of his nose a lot
Peculiarities: he’s a very slow typer, he still only hunts and pecks with one finger.
Optimist or pessimist? realist
Introvert or extrovert? introvert
Daredevil or cautious? daredevil
Logical or emotional? both, depending
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? methodical and neat
Prefers working or relaxing? always has to be moving
Confident or unsure of himself/herself? appears confident
Animal lover? yes
How he/she feels about himself/herself: he’s not a fan of himself.
One word the character would use to describe self: liar
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: “I’m, like, you know. I’m just a guy. Not a particularly good guy. I mean, okay, I guess I’m kind of a bad guy. I lie a lot. I don’t regularly hurt people that I like but when the truth comes out they might be hurt beyond repair. I’m not worth much, honestly, I’m just here to survive.”
What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? his ability to survive
What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? his cowardice
What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? blue eyes
What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? too skinny
How does the character think others perceive him/her: quiet, controlled, even tempered
What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: he’d want to be brave
Relationships With Others
Opinion of other people in general: he tries to keep away from other people, but he generally sees everyone as just doing what they have to do to survive
Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? yes
Person character most hates: tbd
Best friend(s): luka, tbd
Love interest(s): Luka
Person character goes to for advice: tbd
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: tbd
Person character feels shy or awkward around: tbd
Person character openly admires: no one
Person character secretly admires: Luka
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: Luka
After story starts: Luka?? tbd