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reincarnivorous) wrote2015-07-05 08:25 pm
reincarnivorous) wrote2015-07-05 08:25 pm
General Info
In appearance, Kite is a girl, maybe in her mid-teens, with a proportional rat's tail. In fact, she is a Chimera Ant. The species advantage comes with an animal splice, increased speed, stamina, strength, Nen-ability, accelerated maturation, and a taste for flesh. She also has a bit of exoskeleton she hides under her clothes along with, apparently, the tail. For very observant characters, I'm guessing her joints will move a bit differently than a human's, and of course, scent and whatever is a thing.
Spoilers for hunter x hunter canon.
She may, from birth, have particular influence over other Chimera Ants - if you're playing one, first of all oh my god, and second of all we can totally talk out the whole monarchy thing. By default, I play her as a King-type Chimera ant rather than a Queen or soldier. (If your junior biologist gets upset, I find it helps to think of them as aliens rather than mutant ants.)
Mentally, Kite is an adult with memories of life spent as a human man (I would say in his early thirties), but also a rich and immediate second childhood as a little ant girl. She has largely picked up the life her late counterpart left off, with the same name, friends (they are very understanding), and probably profession (contract Hunter). Some other differences:
Gender: I'm very flexible about the gender of Kite 2.0, so if you, opposing player, have a preference or concern, please shout out. Default identity will be fluid, pronouns will be she/her, and her attitude toward the change will reflect the non-issue one of canon. Again, subject to change and also your comfort.
Nen: Specialist. Body is a factor in Nen type and since the original Kite was a Conjurer, it seems narratively plausible and consistent, and also like a cool opportunity I'm not above taking.
Family: She was raised by a Chimera Ant soldier, Colt, which may mean she has a sense of home and family she didn't grow up with the first time around. The effect will be subtle since in some ways she's a grown-ass man, just one with two childhoods.
Spoilers for hunter x hunter canon.
She may, from birth, have particular influence over other Chimera Ants - if you're playing one, first of all oh my god, and second of all we can totally talk out the whole monarchy thing. By default, I play her as a King-type Chimera ant rather than a Queen or soldier. (If your junior biologist gets upset, I find it helps to think of them as aliens rather than mutant ants.)
Mentally, Kite is an adult with memories of life spent as a human man (I would say in his early thirties), but also a rich and immediate second childhood as a little ant girl. She has largely picked up the life her late counterpart left off, with the same name, friends (they are very understanding), and probably profession (contract Hunter). Some other differences:
Gender: I'm very flexible about the gender of Kite 2.0, so if you, opposing player, have a preference or concern, please shout out. Default identity will be fluid, pronouns will be she/her, and her attitude toward the change will reflect the non-issue one of canon. Again, subject to change and also your comfort.
Nen: Specialist. Body is a factor in Nen type and since the original Kite was a Conjurer, it seems narratively plausible and consistent, and also like a cool opportunity I'm not above taking.
Family: She was raised by a Chimera Ant soldier, Colt, which may mean she has a sense of home and family she didn't grow up with the first time around. The effect will be subtle since in some ways she's a grown-ass man, just one with two childhoods.