Maximille

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Algernon Chevalier
Maximille Durand
Early 50s
Male
Not Interested in You
Very French
April 2
Tailor
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A gentle mentor, but an impatient leader.

A suit is a uniform of success. A suit is a confidence booster for both man and woman.
But where you get it matters.

"From Chevalier Couture."

This small little shop is a hidden jewel in the city, but only the gifted and the high-esteem titles get the the best suits here. ...Or at least some, if not all. Its owner has a talent with the needle. If you want something made by him, you need not only the money to afford it, but also your utmost patience.

Maximille is not to be taken advantage of, and his constant judgement has him always determining if the client deserves a suit created by his own two hands. Yet, several of his past clients warns others that his strict, irritable attitude shouldn't offend them; it's simply how he works... and how he lives. Though, that stern attitude shouldn't be taken lightly, especially if you're very much willing to take a lecture or two from him.



But there's a couple secrets that Maximille hides. His name, his old identity, and the shop overall...
You truly need to pry through if you want to know everything that's hidden in that store.


Likes

  • Suits; he loves wearing them, making them, looking at them.
  • A workaholic; he prefers to go to his shop and work instead of sitting at home
  • Luka: even though they're not blood related, he treats her like one. She's his little prince(ss).
DisLikes

  • Any sort of disagreement; if you can't accept it, then expect a lecture.
  • Any work involving the Palace; he is technically the co-owner but he's not the kind of man that likes to have anything crude involving his tailoring business
  • Stains and tears on fabric; especially on his own even the smallest holes or stain bothers GREATLY.
  • Shameless and flirty people. He can't stand it.
  • [There's several things that he can't tolerate but Milk can't list them all here. It's too big.]
You have no right to speak to me like that. Do you have the power to do so? Are you my boss? I don't work for free, and neither does money. Prove to me that you deserve this suit, and perhaps I'll be a bit nicer to you.


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Maximille is a diligent man who closely follows Grandfather's expectations and does his best to follow his footsteps as their presidential substitute. He is usually the only member addresses Grandfather by his real name (before Emery has encountered him years later), let alone knows of his existence. More importantly, he knows of Atticus's true form. Unlike many of the current Prodigies, he speaks in a bitter tone and is more condescending. Though a loyal and respectful individual, he remains apathetic to anyone and is unimpressed by their final efforts and hardy attempts to gain any praise by him.
Any gentleness or caring feelings he has are usually reserved for those close to him. Though he boldly declares that he works only for himself, he privately confides that his feats are dedicated to the organization. Maximille himself shows that past grudges and rivalries are very minor to him overall especially in the face of bigger pictures.


Trivia

  • Literally always has something to say. Even if he's wrong.
  • He makes his own clothes. He will rarely buy clothes in a store, especially when he doesn't particularly feel like making any designs or clothes.
    > If he's in a time crunch, he'll buy a suit or a piece of clothing from a retail store but he always has to modify it to suit his tastes.
  • Was once a Olympic ice skater since the age of 15.
    > Stopped skating during his middle 30s and decided to settle as a tailor.
    > Never really liked talking about his past.
    > Five-time gold-winner Olympic champion. He's won several other gold medals in men's single and pairs tournaments.
    > He preferred to skate in single-person tournaments. Because many of his partners, although they were successful in the end, couldn't seem to cooperate with Durand's stern and strict personality.
    > Was known as the "Angel on Ice" during his ice-skating career. More known for his beauty and very feminine features during his younger years, even if he was a male. Nowadays people only know the legendary Angel on Ice by name, but the face would be faded away.
  • Became a tailor after his events with Grandfather.
    > Looked to making suits.
    > Had prior experience after being taught by his parents; he also made his own costumes for his ice-skating routines.
    > Tailors suits for his friends, but he gets majority of his income making suits for the majorly wealthy and the famous. The Prodigal members are no exception.
  • Has his own little suit and tailoring store that he comes to work at a daily basis; nonstop.
    > The store is connected to a much bigger business that Durand oversees.
  • The business connects to his tailoring store in which the people call the Palace.
    > The Palace isn't known to the public, and can be only accessed through Durand's tailoring shop.
    > Much rather more of a professional brothel system but rather likely serves as a professional and privately-run love hotel. It's regularly used by wealthy individuals looking to relieve stress with a potential companion. (Think of it as a blind date spot but for sex.)
    > He personally doesn't like working regarding the business, or he's simply tired of it. However, the Palace brings a tremendous amount of income for the Prodigal.
  • Everything in his house, his store, and properties are ridiculously clean!
    > Can't stand having dust or dirt around the house.
  • Very very upset when any piece of clothing he owns has a stain on it.
  • Drives a classic Packard sedan. However, most of the time he has other people that drive him around.
  • Favorite colors are black and baby blue.
  • His favorite things to do as a hobby is go to the occasional Renaissance fair and attend Steampunk events.
  • A stern father, but regardless wouldn't hesitate to make or buy things for her daughter.
    > The amount of stuffed animals he has bought for her as accumulated a giant pile in her bedroom.
  • Even for his older age, he is still wearing heels.
  • Has an older sister, named Alexandra.
    > Alexandra is the only member in the family that managed to get into contact with Max, solely because she's just as stubborn as him.

    > In terms of order from oldest to youngest, Maximille's siblings are: Alexandra, Himself (Algernon), Alexis, Adelie, and Aubin.
Design Notes

  • His hair was a light, natural blonde hair. However, his hair changed to a light grey prematurely.
    > Only has facial hair on his chin area.
  • His eyes are bright blue.
  • Fair skinned and the skin has remained light throughout.
  • Tall and fairly slim. However, he doesn't have any developed muscles.
    > Stands at 6'3" (Including his heels)
  • Because of his reputation and always wanting to appear sophisticated and professional, he only wears anything related to a suit.
    > Always wearing black-and-white tie outfits, regardless of the occasion.
    > Casually he'll just be wearing a pair of black trousers and white button up. You will only see him wearing this in the summer or in his home.
CHILDHOOD

"Algy. Neither mama or papa aren't forcing you to be like them. Take this opportunity to discover what you want to do in your life. You said you like ice skating. You should start with that?"

- Alexandra

Algernon is the second eldest child, next to her older sibling Alexandra - but overall there are about five children under the Chevalier family. In traditional sense, Algy believes that him, being the oldest male sibling, he becomes worried about being responsible in some type of manner. 

Since he started school, he was already helping his family by learning how to use the sewing machine to help their parents' business. And on the side he found peace skating in an ice rink by himself, since the day his mother brought him there due to his own curiosity. However, he was on the verge of giving up ice skating to dedicate more to his parents' business... until his big sister stopped him.

Taking her suggestion in focusing on ice skating, he dedicated more of his extra activities on perfecting the rink.

TEENAGE LIFE

"What could I say about young Chevalier? Well, there's so many things to talk about him! I've never seen a young man THIS good in a such a long time! It's quite unfortunate - he doesn't seem to get along well with the other students but he's very much the greatest of them all. Perhaps if he could work a bit on his socialization, he'll be absolutely perfect."

- Mrs. Guerin

Among the teachers, they claimed that everything that Chevalier touched, he took a short amount of time to master it. He has been a child prodigy since birth, but the reputation he built made it harder for him to get along with his classmates. He survived most of his schooling befriending more teachers than other students. Once he started school, his academics were at the top of the line, beyond many of the students.
However, his condescending attitude made him fairly unwanted by many in the private academy. Algernon eventually made more enemies rather than friends. Therefore his parents decided that they'd put him in home school later in his years, while having him upkeep many of his extra-curricular activities.

But his only source of comfort was the peace of skating on ice. Since starting school, he partook ice skating as a sport - but also mixing several activities such as piano, violin, viola, and even the clarinet. Musical instruments were the only things that he liked to busy himself with... whenever skating wasn't the priority.

But starting at 15, he wanted to partake ice skating more seriously. This meant he wanted to professionally join contests and bring home trophies to appease his parents. Competition after competition, Algernon was gaining a traction of his talents on the rink until his notoriety hit sky high.

ADULTHOOD

"The 'Ice Angel' is what they call him. He's absurd. Condescending. Mean to talk to if you disagree with him in any sort of manner. But you can't deny his work. Look how beautiful he appears when the light hits him. He deserves that title and no one cannot strip that title away."

- ???

Algernon finished school and his mind never left the idea of ice skating. With the help of his wealthy parents, he often found himself with given opportunities. But nothing else seemed to take interest in him except for when it came to ice skating, suits, and even about his personal appearance. 

The further he delved himself into this as a professional career, the more famous he became. Especially when he was trained by one of the best skating coaches in the continent, he was already reaching Olympic champion titles by the days he was in his early twenties.

After his first gold medal in the Olympics - he was given the title of "Ice Angel." Since then, Chevalier had no intentions of anything else but winning and performing the best in his programs.

But at some point a traveling businessman who visited the home of the well known Chevalier family, seeking possible opportunities of potential around the world. It was then, he caught the attention of Algernon.

PRODIGAL

"What is your plan in the long run, my dear? Live the rest of your life as the 'Ice Angel'? Has your success been enough to give you the acknowledgement of the lifetime?"

- Demos

The longer he spent the businessman known as Atticus, the more he developed an interest to his overall existence. Let alone, his life. To a point he was more than willing to toss off his title, family, and career just to be by his side. Surely enough, this man took his hand and left his hometown and into America in less than three-four months. He made his living as Demos's personal assistant and occasionally took the talents of from his parents and sister and used it as his own to design and tailor his and his superior's clothes.

To leave behind his old life, he used Atticus's power to change his alias. His new name, Maximille allowed him leave peacefully without being pestered by his siblings. Although, because of his older sister's stubbornness, it didn't take long neither much for Alexandra to appear in his life again. Thankfully, she had no desire to drag him back home, and often supported his choices as a tailor.

But Maximille's goals and desires were not to gain so much of the attention for his superior. Instead, Durand's choices often reasoned about following in his footsteps, as he resembled someone far greater than the normal human man. At first, he was only Atticus's temporarily lover. He was merely his role model. And strictly chose to dedicate his life attending to his orders whenever he was personally requested.

During the five years sine he left his former home, he stood by Demos while he was overseeing an organization that was capable of tipping the scales of the whole balance of the world. Durand, very unsure of how this would turn out, he never complained or spoke against his plans.
But he had the power to do so. And once the wheels of the organization (the Prodigal) started to turn, there were already people knocking on his door to join his cause. His request that was personally addressed to Algernon, only wished for him to help him prosper the group under his supervision. This meant, he had a goal to search brilliant masterminds, big influential, and most importantly find the greatest potentials. However, during the process, their group came into limelight and the Prodigal was threatened by several underground syndicates (such as the Yakuza). The group lost two members from the attack and several more left for the sake of their own safety.

The events after this caused Grandfather to withdraw from the public but he still remained in the group. However, he appointed Maximille as the group's Arbiter before he disappeared from the world. Though not dead, just finding Atticus was almost impossible - especially with the network of people that he's had long beforehand. Since then, he was already on the way of creating a group that could satisfy Grandfather's needs.

TLDR

  • Second eldest of five siblings. He wasn't very good at socializing with other people because he's mean. Had went to homeschool and dedicated alot of his time mastering different instruments and ice skating.
  • Decided to pursue ice skating as his career and decided to go professionally. Won a few competitions and went off competing in the Olympics. Because of his success, he was titled the "Ice Angel."
  • Met a traveling businessman and had the utmost desire to be with him. He left his career and home to be with Demos and lived in America with him.
  • While being with Demos, he partook in the organization that he built known as the Prodigal. However, after their group was publicly announced, several Syndicate groups targeted them - causing Atticus to disappear from the public and lived under the radar after the case.
  • Demos's new title, Grandfather, decided to appoint Durand as the Arbiter.
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