PLAYER: Sae Endicott	CHARACTER: Darien Blackthorne
PRONOUNS: he/him AGE: 25 ORIENTATION: homosexual LOCATION: San Fran, CA, USA OCCUPATION: Graphic Design and 3D Modeling for Hydance, Vtuber	GENDER: Male AGE: Adult ENABLE PKMN SPEECH? Yes PAIN THRESHOLD: Reduced TRAINER CLASS: Swimmer

OUT OF THE GAME Sae, in a single word, is tired. In the span of a few short years, he got his college degree, got a job, hated the job, sent out his portfolio, did a lot of commissions, figured out how to do the whole vtubing thing, set up a schedule, got an offer from Hydance of all places, and had to pack up and move out to California. His free time is at a tragic "exceedingly little." But, despite it all, he's happier than he's ever been. His apartment is cute, decorated in a flurry of greens and browns. He has plants where he can, and a few mushroom kits scattered around. His gaming rig- which he only gets to use once a week, for his regular streams- is a dark and dreary corner by contrast, dark velvets and blood reds. But, it's sort of a theme he's got for that, so... it's fine. Sae has friends, in the "online discord" sense and not the "regularly meet for coffee" sense, but that's also fine! His friends are mostly other vtubers or streamers, in lieu of friends from school. Oh, but he did go to a streamer con thing, a year ago, and met some of his friends in person! So that was exciting. Sae was into pokemon the same way everyone was- He played it growing up, starting early (his first time playing was Gold, which he got from a cousin!), and getting the new releases along the way. Sae isn't a die-hard fan, or anything, but he likes them enough to keep getting them. So when Hydance extended an offer to him, not just about doing any sort of work at all (which would have been a blessing at that time!) but to sit him down and slap Nintendo legal documents in front of him? It was all beyond his wildest dreams.

INSIDE THE GAME Lord Blackthorne is a noble, cursed by an ancient and vengeful demon- forever shall he walk this world, until he has made the whole of the world fall in love with him. In truth, Blackthorne is Sae's vtubing identity. He has a rich history, developed lore, and a fanbase. None of that really matters, since UNOVR isn't a game he can stream- but, it's nice to have a break once in a while that's just for him. And... Sae couldn't think of anything better to do in the character creator screen, so this works fine. On paper, and when Sae puts effort into it, Blackthorne is charismatic and grandiose, a paragon of airs and nobility. It's- It's a lot easier to do when sitting in comfy clothes, face hidden behind a model. It's... harder to do in person, from all angles, face to face with everyone he's supposed to interact with. Sae is naturally shy, and the vtubing was a good way to get more interaction without so much of a fear of public ridicule. That said, any nerves are going to take a backseat to wonder- Because he's here, in this world he helped make, interacting with things he helped design! Anything but a collector or completionist, Sae's gameplay philosophy is "what seems fun." So... he's going to do just that.

FACE CLAIMS Thanatos from Hades by @0jenzee0 Kamui Gakupo from VOCALOID by @r_grey1204

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