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Name: Kristopher "Kriss" Mauser
Age: 23
Appearance: [hider=Kriss]
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Height: Just a tad under 6'1"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Likes: 
- Exercise
- Naps
- Works/Kitchen Sink pizza
Dislikes: 
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Smartphones
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Special Talent: Can do a backflip on hard ground and running up a wall or tree.
Profession: Paramedic for the Sol City Volunteer Rescue Squad
Bio/Personality: 
23 years ago, Kristopher Alexander Mauser was born to a loving family in the heart of Germany. He lived there for four years, at which point his family emigrated to a particularly enticing city. As their only child, they had astronomical hopes for him, expecting an excellent student transferring to Solaris Universatas. They were soon disappointed. Kriss, despite his efforts, was above average at best. He did well at sports and pushed himself physically but was otherwise not particularly successful. Despite his outgoing, cheery nature, he made few friends, none of which lasted past high school. 

He graduated and was promptly turned down by every university he applied to. He considered the possibility of joining the military if for the sake of having a steady income, but his father was vehemently against it, saying he would rather put Kriss through med school than see him in the armed forces. Indignant, Kriss took him up on the offer and signed up for EMT training. To everyone's surprise, he took to it naturally and learned quickly. He passed the courses and earned the unpaid rank of EMT-1 for the Sol City Volunteer Rescue Squad. Unfortunately, this only made things worse between his parents and himself, who concluded that if Kriss could learn something as intricate and complex as emergency medical treatment so quickly, he could have done better in school. To ease the relationship between his parents and himself, he moved out, opting to live in the rescue squad building, which provided free housing and amenities for EMTs willing to work overtime and weekends.

Three years have passed. Kriss is still unemployed and does not have a degree. He has been living on the college fund his parents saved since his birth for the sake of not residing at home. Fortunately, he was promoted to a paid paramedic position and has been able to sustain himself, even saving up some change to put back into his account. He watches the papers for part-time work and is keeping an eye on colleges. When he's not grabbing naps to sustain himself between calls, he's working out in the building's rather simple gym (a chin-up bar and half-filled weight rack), though he does spend time out and about, learning names and faces of Sol City residents. He learned from other older paramedics the significance of knowing the people you may need to help. Treatment invariable goes smoother when the patient already trusts you.

As far as personality goes, Kriss is a strong-willed, energetic young man who is ready for action. Driving an ambulance and performing dives in frigid water gives him a small dose of adrenaline, especially since he's saving lives in the process. However, he has seen some gruesome, sobering events, and as a result has become rather sober-minded and realistic. His optimism used to come naturally. Now he has to put effort into sustaining it. Strangely enough, he has come to despise smartphones. So many people have been injured or killed that courses on NOT texting and driving have become mandatory, and smarter phones have only made the activity easier. He wears a flip phone on a belt clip, right beside his two-way radio connected to the rescue squad dispatch center, and he only uses it for phone calls.

Your character's favorite song: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vH28rZr5LU]Freedom is Ours, Johannes Bornlöf[/url].
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[hider=Tell us about yourself:]
[color=8dc73f]*Your age:[/color] 25, coming up on 26.
[color=8dc73f]*What part of the world are you from?[/color] East Coast, 'murica.
[color=8dc73f]*How many years have you been writing/roleplaying:[/color] I was on here a year or two ago for a year or so, plus the RP and RPG I ran on a flash game community forum. So, total, three years. But I've been writing since like third grade. Mostly lame poetry with a sprinkle of amusing short stories.
[color=8dc73f]*How often do you have time to post?[/color] Seeing as I am currently unemployed, I should be able to post daily. 
[color=8dc73f]*Anything else you want to mention? What you do for a living? How much do you work a week? What do you enjoy doing besides writing? Put as much as you want.[/color] I have had a specific form of epilepsy called complex partial seizures for more than half of my life. It's caused by a tiny part of my brain misfiring. I take 11 pills a day to control it and have to visit a neurologist twice a year, along with blood work and brain scans. But who cares? I get to wear a cool metal bracelet and there's a whole day set aside for epilepsy awareness [color=440e62](March 26, "Purple Day")[/color] so it balances out. I keep hoping that I encounter someone else going through something like epilepsy that needs encouragement so I can encourage them, since it doesn't bother me anymore.
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