[center][h2][color=00cc00]Kryss Alyce[/color][/h2]
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[hider=Art Pending][img][/img][/hider][color=39b54a]"You... want to draw me? Um, m-maybe some other time. I have to go now. Sorry."[/color]

[b]Name[/b]
[color=39b54a]"My name is Kryss. Kryss Alyce. What's yours?"[/color]

[Sub]When she first told me her name I could have sworn she said [i]Chrysalis[/i]; however, at the time she was very disoriented from blood loss.[/sub]

[b]Gender[/b] 
[color=39b54a]"Stop trying to look up my dress you pervert!"[/color]

[b]Age[/b]
[color=39b54a]"Thirteen, I think? Sorry I never celebrated my birth. I kinda just... forgot. Is that weird?"[/color]

[Sub]Thirteen does seem about right, but if she can't even remember...[/sub]

[b]Height[/b]
[color=39b54a]"Five feet even I think, so... average, I guess? For someone my age anyway. Why do you need to know this again?"[/color]

[Sub]152.5 centimeters tall...[/sub]

[b]Weight[/b]
[color=39b54a]"T-that's none of your business!"[/color]

[Sub]...and only 36 kilograms. She's underweight for both her age and height, going by averages.[/sub]

[b]Hair style[/b]
[color=39b54a]"It's really long and I can hardly do anything with it and it keeps getting in my eyes, I wish it was more curly instead of straight like this."

"Th-thank you. But I was just clipping my bangs back and tying it in a ponytail so I could work without my hair in my face for once. The ribbon? I-it's nothing special. I just need it to make my ponytail tidier and easier to deal with."[/color]

[Sub]That girl really ought to consider a hair cut.[/sub]

[b]Hair Color[/b]
[color=39b54a]"No it's not white, it's platinum blonde. I mean sure, there isn't much difference in the end... [/color]

[Sub] That's what she claims anyhow. I've seen it myself up close but if it makes her comfortable to have people think she's a blonde... Well, I'm not saying anything. It's probably for the best.[/sub]

[b]Eye Color[/b]
[color=39b54a]"I swear they're not red, it's just a really really reddish brown! Please.. please stop staring at me."[/color]

[Sub][color=0072bc]I met a cute girl today down by the docks. Mom and Dad were fighting again. She seemed really nice and we talked for a long time. It was getting late and I was about to ask where she lived so we could hang out some more, but then I noticed something very strange about her eyes. It was only for a second but I  know what I saw. They flashed red, bright red, like an animal's eye shine. I don't think she's human. I've heard stories of creatures from the Abyss that mimic humans. Could one of those have made it all the way here to the surface without getting noticed? I don't think I'll be going back to the docks for a long time.[/color][/sub]

[b]Skin Color[/b]
[color=39b54a]"I suppose it's a little obvious that I don't get out as much as I should. But the sun kind of hurts my eyes. It's really annoying."[/color]

"Kryss, honey? Go play outside!"

[b]Whistle[/b]
[color=39b54a]"I've never had a whistle..."[/color]

[Sub]We used to talk about her future as a delver, since she can't leave the island and already has... experience. She used to be really excited about the idea, but since the incident she just shuts down whenever I bring up the subject. As much as she may still want to go back down there, she is just too afraid now.[/sub]

[h2]Personality[/h2]
[color=39b54a]"I don't really like to talk about myself..."[/color]

[Sub]Kryss has been very helpful since she has come to live with me as my assistant. Actually, it's a little embarrassing because although I'm the adult she takes better care of me than I do. She's very eager to please, I've noticed. Perhaps a little too eager... I think we are alike in the sense that she often puts her own needs aside in favor of others. I should probably start setting a better example, after all we are only young once.

And she gets so upset when she makes mistakes. It's heartbreaking, like no one ever told her it's ok to mess up ever now and then. I noticed she was like this before the... incident, but it has definitely gotten worse since then. No matter what I say on that matter she blames herself for what happened. I suppose I would, too, if I had been in her shoes. It's just so sad to see a child carry around that much guilt.

I think she could really use some friends but damn it all if that girl is not the most shy, antisocial creature I have ever met! Okay, maybe that's overstating things but it's been years and she just spends more and more of her time in the library reading or tidying up or getting lost in her hobby. When she goes outside it's usually just for errands and the only people she talks to are adults. She doesn't even sneak out to explore the Abyss at night like she used to. I suppose I should be grateful for that but I know this change is also related to what happened and not the healthy kind of wisdom that comes with age. She's becoming more of a shut in than I am and if [i] that's[/i] not cause for concern what is?

I'm seeing less and less of that fiery side she had before. And though she won't go near it anymore the look in her eyes when she stares into that great pit... I'm almost ashamed to admit this as a grown woman but it disturbs me deeply. It's as if her heart is drawn to those depths but she is terrified and desperate to escape this place at the same time.[/sub]

[h2]Background[/h2]
[color=39b54a]"I'm just another orphan. I came here with my parents from another country. They wanted to make their fortune on the treasures of the Abyss. One day... they just never came back. Can we talk about something else please?"

"W-who told you I came out of the Abyss?! That's ridiculous! You shouldn't believe rumors like that, someone is just messing with you. Don't repeat that nonsense to anyone, I don't need such lies spread about me. Really, who said that?"[/color]

[Sub]I was at the harbor awaiting an incoming shipment when a small boat arrived with only two passengers. One was a deckhand from one of the recently departed ships and the other a young girl. The man was visibly shaken after having been sent back with the girl. As I approached it was obvious what was troubling him: she was clearly suffering the effects of the Curse of the Abyss. The curse of the [i]fourth layer[/i].

The deckhand explained what he knew after I told him I had been a doctor. Apparently this girl had showed up out of nowhere asking for a ship to take her 'anywhere but here' to quote her own words. The captain was going to refuse but changed his mind when she offered up a rare and valuable artifact. After the ship set sail she got progressively more sick but this didn't seem unusual; many people were susceptible to sea sickness. However, when she suddenly collapsed and started bleeding from her eyes they knew something was very wrong and they sent her back for help.

Things were uncertain for a while but she pulled through in the end. I took care of her myself and as her doctor I quickly noticed dome shocking peculiarities. While she was recovering I started asking around, trying to find out where she had come from and where her parents were in case she was a runaway. At first I couldn't find anyone that knew anything. Then, of all people, that drunkard Tim comes up to me telling me he'd seen a girl with white hair and red eyes he had never seen before climb up into the town one night. Normally I wouldn't pay such a tale any mind but Tim described the same unusual traits I had seen with my own eyes.

Since then I've decided to take her on as my charge and Kryss has appointed herself as my personal assistant. I considered taking her to the authorities of course, but I don't feel like she would be... safe, if I did that. Kryss is no normal child and I think it best for her secrets to stay between the two of us.[/sub]

[b]Talents[/b]
[color=39b54a]"What am I good at? Um, reading I guess? I'm ok at cooking and cleaning and organizing the books in the library. That's about all really. Well... I do like games, and I'm pretty good at them. I even make my own sometimes! Ahem. Um, can we keep that between you and me?"

"I never said I couldn't climb, I'm actually pretty good at it. I used to sneak out and explore the Abyss near- I-I mean, uh, you didn't hear that."[/color]

[b]Likes[/b]
[color=39b54a]"Books. I like books a lot. I also love exploring but I don't get out as much as I used to... Mostly I like helping people though. It doesn't matter what it is, just as long as I can make someone's life a little better. And, uh, I kinda like art and.. games, too. And studying the Abyss, of course, it's really fascinating. I'm lucky to live here more than anywhere else in the world. I wouldn't mind traveling, but I can't go on boat's, they make me super super sick. Like it gets really bad. Sometimes I get dizzy just looking at the ocean. I never feel that way when I look into the Abyss though."[/color]

[b]Dislikes[/b]
[color=39b54a]"I don't like swimming. The water kinda scares me and I just can't handle boats or the open ocean. I also really hate it when people stare at me. Flying? Hehe, forget that! Balloons are just boats in the sky, it's horrible!"[/color]

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Private notes:
[Sub]During my examination of Kryss I noticed several very strange physiological anomalies. Besides the fact that she was suffering the effects of the Curse on the fourth layer here on the surface. The first things apparent to anyone at a glance are the unusual color of her eyes and hair. Her eyes are especially curious, however, as they shine like a cat's when light hits them at the right angle. This is much harder to notice in daylight. I suspect she has exceptional night vision which seems further supported by her sensitivity to sunlight.

I would call the aforementioned minor peculiarities and might have passed them off as a mutation if it weren't for one thing. Kryss Alyce has [i]wings[/i], fully functional wings sprouting from her lower back. They are undersized for her weight and I doubt she is capable of sustained flight but I have no doubt they still have their uses. She refuses to talk about it so I only have my theories but we are both in agreement that this should be kept secret. There's no telling what people would do to the poor girl if they saw these wings. There's not a scenario in my head that ends well.[/sub]