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I am a useless, useless, useless child.

Nobody will come for me anymore...

Some facts about Astar:

Astar Magdalene (probably not his real name) / Age: 26 (maybe) / Currently residing in Mandela

Was born during a period where alternates had become common knowledge; exhibited "strange" behaviors as a child which resulted in his parents abandoning him for fear of him being an alternate

Put in the foster care system where he was passed from family to family; treated poorly in most & was abandoned several more times for the same reasons

Eventually managed to figure something out for work & bought a cheap home in Mandela; lived there for a year, battling a worsening mental state & periodically attempting suicide

One attempt, where he tried to drown himself when he was 25, was successful, and he was clinically dead for a while. While dying, he had a vision of Gabriel, who told him his life had been meaningless & that he was "finally waking up." Paramedics managed to revive him after a passerby called them

After that he became fascinated by alternates; he wants to know everything they know & more, about their biology, and what M.A.D. is. If his life didn't mean anything, then he has nothing to lose anyway

Spends most of his time working online (he runs a site selling handcrafted items mostly but does other things too), but often goes out at night to watch people & see if he can distinguish any alternates, or actively chasing alternate reports

After his near death he's gained the ability to sense the presence of alternates; he gets a strange rush which usually makes him excited

Most definitely neurodivergent (the "strange behaviors" as a kid was totally just early signs of it)

Is most comfortable around people his age or younger; has a deep distrust of any older adults and especially older men

Abnormally strong for his size & agile; doesn't resort to violence often but if pushed, can get extremely brutal