Profile
retired monster hunter
- Name
Ezekiel Ripley
- Pronouns
They/them
- Gender Nonbinary
- Birthday
06/10/2018
- Introvert
Extrovert
- Intuitive
Observant
- Thinking
Feeling
- Judging
Prospecting
Personality
protective, resourceful, creative, paranoid, cautious.
Ripley projects an air of mystery when they walk into the room. With a few scars, and a constantly serious expression, and their quiet manner, most people will begin to whisper about who they might be. They prefer not to talk about themself too much. They are, in fact, a little shy about talking at all. It's much easier for them to just observe what is happening from the outside. However, they do form very close bonds with people, and are loyal to a fault. They usually prioritize other people's safety over their own. They protect the people they care about fiercely-- and even the people they don't care about, like random innocents who happen to be put in danger. They are sometimes overly cautious, however, and can sometimes seem to be anxious about nothing.
Ripley tends to set simple goals and pay attention to what is right in front of them. They are not incapable of more complex thinking about the future, but for most of their life their plan encompassed what would happen in the next month and no longer than that. They think in the moment, but they do tend to dwell on the past when given time to think. They have a lot of things they regret. Ripley enjoys doing creative things, like painting, and particularly fiber crafts like knitting. They enjoy knitting and crocheting especially because they find it difficult to sit still without doing something with their hands. They feel like they need to be moving constantly, but doing something small with their hands settles down that urge a bit.
Appearance
Ripley is a light skinned black person who is 5'8" in height. They are strong in build, but not muscular in a conventional way, they just happen to do a good amount of heavy lifting, and they have stronger arms and legs for it. They have medium brown skin, and dark brown hair. Their skin is covered nearly completely with dark freckles, to the point where the ratio of freckle to skin in close to 50/50. They have heterochromia; their right eye is pale blue, while their left eye is dark brown. He has a rectangular face with soft edges, and a wide, round nose, and soft, rounded lips.
Ripley prefers practical clothes in neutral tones. They have quite a few brown suede jackets, denim jackets, and leather dusters. They wear jeans most of the time. They like t-shirts either solidly colored, or with old school rock band symbols on them. They almost always wear black combat boots. They enjoy a comfortable flannel shirt. Their favorite season is fall partially because most of their style does well in fall weather. Occasionally, they'll wear something more feminine, like a skirt or a crop top. Ripley walks quickly most of the time, and they seem very determined with every step. They usually seem lost in thought, even if they are focused. When they stand still, they seem to be ready to fight, or maybe run.
- ● They have PTSD, and so they have an emotional support dog to prevent panic attacks, a German Shepherd named Lucy.
- ● They are missing their left leg below the knee, and they have a prosthetic. Occasionally, if the pain is bad, they use crutches.
- ● They have visited every single U.S. state except for Hawaii.
- ● They have worked various odd jobs, including a fry cook, a mechanic, a camp counselor, a hiking guide, and a baker.
- ● They have very good handwriting because they would practice it in a journal.
- ● They have made friends with more monsters than they've hunted.
- the sound of rain
- the smell of wool
- reading with a mug of tea
- completing a difficult project
- people who are just doing their best
- learning new things
- causing pain, even unintentionally
- loud noises
- the zoo
- staying inside all day
- super hot weather, especially if it's in hot places
- unpredictability
Backstory
Ripley’s mother died in childbirth and so they were raised mostly by their father. Their father, who was considered a strange and paranoid person by those who knew him, who hunted monsters for most of his life and wasn’t about to stop now, decided to drag them along. While their aunt Diana raised them until they were around 5, they lived with their father after that. As a child, their father told them that their mother had been killed by demons, which was why they hunted monsters now. They believed him. It made them think that it was their moral duty, which is why they didn’t argue. They didn’t argue when they had to change schools every 3 months or less. They didn’t argue when they weren’t allowed to have friends or a boyfriend or girlfriend. They didn’t argue when their father got mad and yelled at them-- or worse.
They started hunting as well at age 10. Their father put them in the car one night in the middle of the night. Usually, he went out hunting on his own, leaving Ripley in whatever hotel room they were in, making their own food-- usually something they could put in the microwave. But this night, he took Ripley out into the woods, and handed them a rifle. For an hour, maybe more or less, they stomped through the dark and damp forest. Once they encountered the werewolf that had been terrorizing the town, their father forced them to shoot it in the head. They regretted it instantly.
They spent more and more time on hunting missions, and often failed tests. At 16, their dad pressured them to drop out of school. They continued to hunt until, around age 18, they had a failed mission. They didn’t know what sort of creature it was, but when they were trying to find it one dark night, it grabbed their leg. And bit half of it off. They managed to fend it off, but they had to drag themself to safety, get someone to call 911, and they nearly bled out on the way to the hospital.
For a year, they were in physical therapy, staying with their aunt-- as their father didn’t think that their kid losing half a limb was important enough to stop hunting-- and slowly recovered enough to walk with a prosthetic. For a while, they went back to monster hunting, but it turned out that their trauma related to it made it nearly impossible to do without panicking. They went back home, again, went into therapy, found some new things to try-- they started knitting because they would wake up in the middle of the night and wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep. Knitting helped them calm down.
They eventually took a test to get their GED, and moved out. They got a job at an arts and craft store, and began to sell their knitting and crocheting projects. Eventually, they could do pretty well on that freelance income, and while they still work at the store part-time, they mostly get their money off of that.
Relations
Asher Martin-Diaz Asher and Ripley met when Ripley saved his ass. They ended up traveling together and saving each other's ass many times. As a result, they grew closer, and eventually developed a romantic relationship. They bicker like an old married couple and care a lot for each other.
Nox Chance Ripley met Nox at age 17 when they were just beginning to question their gender, and when Nox was a few years older. He helped Ripley discover their gender, and also taught them how to care for their natural hair better. He's kind of a mentor to them.
Colt Hernandez Colt is their cousin. They grew up with Colt being almost like their younger sibling, even when they started traveling with their dad. They feel a lot of sibling affection towards Colt, and sometimes tease him for being a nerd. Colt looks up to them, and that makes them nervous.
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