FINITE02: Eight I. Longanisa

Name: Eight I. Longanisa
Age: 22
Height: 5"9 ft (152.4 cm)| 12"5 ft (365.76 cm)
Weight: 45 kg | 284 kg
Nationality: Filipino-Chinese
Group: UI
District: Metroplex
Strain: ALPHA
Class : KING | G X N

Ability:
*bold words are explained in Others section.*

Pulang Toro (Morale)
Using acupressure techniques, Eight is able to manipulate the energy flow and increase or decrease the capabilities of a target.
Condition: Can only manipulate one attribute at a time per target.
(ex. he can increase the defense by twice it's capacity or decrease by half)

Mega Kaldero (Defense)
Absorbs the attack and reflects through vibration. Immobile when using this ability due to concentration of contracting his atomic structure.

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Personality:

> Energetic, he can't sit still which makes it hard for him to listen in class.
> Over thinks things, he tends to think too deeply that he forgets the main reason/problem he's trying to solve/figure out.
> Eight tends to cook in a messy manner, chopping and mixing ingredients in the same way that characters in Cooking Master Boy do.
> His friends remind him constantly of his monkey tendencies and calls him "Monchhichi" from time to time.

History
*bold words are explained in Others section.*

Born and raised in the Philippines, Eight grew up revolving his interest in anime. Unlike his two outgoing older brothers, Eight spent most his time if not facing the television, applying all the "cooking techniques" he had learned which caused his grades to decline. This arouse concern to his parents. They talked told him that if he had above average grades, they would allow him to study abroad, specifically in Japan. Eight quickly agreed. After struggling to maintain his grades in High school and with the approval of his parents, Eight applied to a university in Japan. Currently, he is taking up Architecture (and will take up Agricultural Science as his second course). It was during his stay in Japan that he met Komura Daiki, a Biology Major Student and (to his surprise) Micheal Cabal, a former schoolmate back in the Philippines.


It was in one particular afternoon, Eight getting ready to make his supper noticed that he lacked soy sauce. He quickly rushed down to the convenience store---didn't bother changing his indoor slippers and grabbed only his coat as means of protection from the weather. On his way back, he hears screaming at the distance. Letting his curiosity take over, he rushes to the source and finds people running for their lives and some collapsing on the ground. His instincts tell him to flee the scene when he notices and finds a former acquaintance (see relationships), Michael, lying on the floor and quickly rushes to his friend. Despite his body feeling heavy and sudden attack of coughs due to the smoke, Eight somehow manages to drag himself and Michael back to the safety of his home before collapsing.

The next day, both of them woke up with a heavy fever. Since both of them were cheap and wanted to save money, they decided not to go to the hospital and just take the usual medication for flu and plenty of bed rest. Weeks later, Eight's condition returned to normal.

It was when he was getting ready to head out (aka wearing his socks) that he touched something under his sole and saw there was a strange 8-shaped marking. His mind hastily connected the facts and came to a conclusion that the illness his got weeks prior had more it that he assumed and was later informed (via news) that "ZETA" was implementing curfews to segregate all those who were infected. His anxiety grew each passing day, afraid that someone might barge in and do more than issuing a curfew for him being inflected, and what the effects the mark could have but nothing happened nor did anyone talk to him about being inflected.

Eight seeing this as a sign of luck, decides to keep his mark a secret and manages to continue on with his life.

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Likes / Dislikes:

♥ Cooking Master Boy and Hamtaro, sweet and spicy food, cooking and feeding with his friends and collecting DVDs (of anime shows).
✖ Sour fruits and Ordering take-out when at home or in a friend's house when they can just cook.

Other:

> Mark is located at his right feet (heel/sole)
> ID Mate: Infinite Watch + Pocket Touchscreen Stick (for the watch, to view and answer messages)

> Wears a jacket and glasses when outside due to the cold weather and to prevent his eyes from drying up.
> His parents: father is pure Filipino while his mother is half-Chinese & Filipino.
> His brothers: Four and Nine. His parents had a funny way of naming their chidlren. OTL
> His father, the superstitious one in the family, forbade his son to cut his hair due to the belief that a boy must have long hair for luck.
(actually his father got it wrong because it's suppose to be for girls.)
> His condo is close to Micheal's so tends to drop by with Daiki from time to time.
> Math is his worst subject, specifically word problems. He over thinks the problem that he forgets to solve the equation.

Terms / OOC Notes:
> Monchhichi and Cooking Master Boy, was aired back in the 1990's in the Philippines.
> Longanisa, his last name is actually a kind of food.
> Pulang Toro is a parody of Red Bull and is a direct translation from English to Filipino.
> Kaldero = Pot, when you hit a pot it vibrates. I based the ability on that LOL
> curiosity take over or OSYOSO is a common trait of Filipinos.

Relationships:

Michael Cabal
Former highschool upperclassman. Their common interest in anime made it easy for them to talk and become close.
Lost communication after Micheal graduated highschool but were reunited again in Japan. (not final)
Komura Daiki
A classmate in a visual arts class who became one of his close friends. (not final)