Character

As fun as it was to run around the streets as a carefree rustie teenager, Berlyn knew he had to get out of the slums at some point or another. There was just no way he was going to survive staying there for much longer than he needed to, and with so much more life and opportunity avaliable higher up the chain, he knew he needed to find some way to climb it- or at least die trying. The real world didn't have many better offerings for him, so why not try and shoot for the stars instead of just shrivelling up and resigning oneself to dying unknown? He was sure he had the face for it anyways, so what was there to lose?

Thankfully, most of Berlyn's initial assumptions he had going into his 'experiment' were spot on when it came to figuring out how people act. As long as you acted just helpless enough and batted your eyes in an innocently cute way, you could have almost anyone you wanted wrapped around your little finger. It turns out that there's a specific flavor of highblood that loves to 'save' lowbloods from themselves, and if you can latch yourself onto one of the more tolerable ones for a while, you'll have yourself one hell of a time touring around the rich life. And if it doesn't work out? Just wink and move onto the next one!

Abilities

RUSTBLOOD RESILIENCE: Forget about things like seeing the worst life has to offer, Berlyn has looked into the void and laughed. There's nothing exciting or even good waiting for him back at the bottom of the hemospectrum, so of course he's going to fight to stay as high as he can for as long as he can- it's just common sense. Since he already started at rock bottom, there's really nothing for him to lose just by trying his best effort to get himself into a highblood-lowblood relationship of some sort. His mental health is startlingly strong for all the shit he's been through, and it doesn't seem like he's giving up on life anytime soon. How could he when there's so much left to mooch from others?

IRRESISTABLE INFATUATIONS: Berlyn loves playing the game of love, and treats people's hearts as if they were toys for him to do with as he pleases. Every time he's out of a relationship, he's usually back in one by the end of the perigree. Some may call him heartless or cruel for using people's feelings to get ahead in life, but he claims that it's really no different from any other exploitation happening on the planet- highblood oppresion of lowbloods included. His exes seem to have various levels of awareness about his motivations for dating them, but ultimately they seem to generally have understood Berlyn's drive to survive in this harsh world.

Notes

• Berlyn prides himself on the fact that he has never broken a bone. If he keeps running his mouth about it, that may no longer be the case...
• His lusus, a Bird-of-Paradise, is the only thing in Berlyn's life that's more vain than him.
• Berlyn's lost count of how many quadrantmates he's had. Somewhere in the high double-digits, maybe...?
• Redyes his hair red and rebleaches his roots every few weeks to maintain his image.
• He makes most of his own jewelry and accessories, because buying it retail is EXPENSIVE. Better to just put in the effort yourself.

Relationships

Murmur Elgios [ Clown-tenance ]

Berlyn's newest highblood 'catch' (more or less). He's never dated a clown before, and things have certainly been going... interestingly so far. He thinks it helps that Murmur's not really into the whole clown thing, either. The two together make a startlingly functional pair. Maybe it's meant to be?

Eydina Kilana [ Former Friend, Forgotten ]

One of Berlyn's old rustie friends from back in the slums. Although they were closer to each other than most in the group, they still lost contact all the same. He's not sure what she's up to, and doesn't really want her to be associated with him, so maybe it's for the best that they've drfited apart.