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PLAYER

NAME: Kit
CONTACT: poetanarchy
OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE PINES: n/a

CHARACTER

NAME: Alfred Graves
CANON: X Company
CANON-POINT: Season 3, end of episode 4

DOSSIER

HISTORY: wiki

WHAT ARE YOUR CHARACTER'S STRENGTHS?: Alfred Graves has eidetic memory. He consequently has a strong attention to detail. While he sometimes has trouble communicating to people in a way they understand, he understands people very well and is compassionate and empathetic. One of his other strengths is extreme intelligence and he is very skilled at creating strategies and adapting to plans.

WHAT ARE YOUR CHARACTER'S WEAKNESSES?: He has synesthesia which affects him in many ways. One of his most pronounced weaknesses is also one of his strengths. He is unable to ever forget anything, especially any trauma that happens to him. Due to his condition, many people find him difficult to connect to at first because he does not express himself in the same way as a normal person so he appears cold.

WHAT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN YOUR CHARACTER'S PAST HAVE IMPACTED THEM THE MOST?: Joining X Company is the biggest impact on his life. He enlisted even though he at the time had trouble even going to the store for groceries because his senses would become overwhelmed. However, he realized that his skills are ones that could be infinitely valuable to the Canadian fight in WW2 and the Allies.

Secondly, his team helps a group of German girls escape a breeding center where they are kept captive by German forces. There are too many girls to be able to quickly notate their stories down and the fastest way was for Alfred to listen to all their stories. He then recites their stories to his team leader, Aurora, in detail and for a moment disassociates from himself by saying "I" instead of "she" before breaking down. This is one of the moments he starts to be able to connect and also finds a more solid purpose for himself in the team. He feels that his ability is a responsibility because if he does not remember no one will.

He later has a similar experience having to watch a French town get massacred one person at a time. He memorizes all the faces so that they can identify them at a later time. Therefore, he is unable to turn away from the violence and makes himself watch each violent act.

WHAT MOTIVATES YOUR CHARACTER?: Alfred has an intense sense of duty and loyalty. He's very patriotic which is why he overcame his anxiety to be able to enlist and join X Company.

WHAT IMPRESSION DO OTHERS TEND TO HAVE OF YOUR CHARACTER?: Initially, especially in interpersonal situations he will come off as cold and/or awkward. He is very quiet and shy.

IN WHAT WAYS DOES THAT IMPRESSION DIFFER FROM WHO YOUR CHARACTER REALLY IS?: It does not differ all that much though he has found confidence that does not always seem apparent at first.

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER HANDLE CRISIS OR ADVERSITY?: Logically. Alfred is not swayed by his emotions. He will think logically and by his moral compass to find the most correct option.

WHICH 5 THINGS WILL YOUR CHARACTER REMEMBER UPON ARRIVAL, AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THEM?:
1. That he is a Canadian spy because this is one of the most important things for his sense of self.
2. He will remember Aurora. Aurora is his anchor and he might not understand exactly why he remembers her but it is important that he does.
3. That he has eidetic memory. It is key to him to understand how he views the world.
4. That someone he cares for has died but he's not sure who. It will give him a purpose trying to figure out what it is that happened.
5. He will remember a German code that he recently memorized. It has no particular reason but that he has so many memories that have little lasting need that it feels important to me that not all of his memories be ones that are important.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU FEEL WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?:


SKILLS, ABILITIES, & PHYSICAL WEAKNESSES: Eidetic memory, master mathematician and strategist, adequate marksman

INVENTORY: A pistol, his hat, papers for his french false identity. An item he would not have on him at the time, one of Aurora's broaches.

SAMPLES

PROSE-HEAVY: TDM
DIALOGUE-HEAVY: here