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THIS IS WAY OUTDATED. GO HERE INSTEAD.
It's all prettified and simplistic.



This journal entry is for artists, RPers, writers, the curious, and those with too much time on their hands.

I have a website with this information presented differently here: http://khat.us/qbio. It is unfinished, but a lot of information is listed more cleanly there anyway. ACTUALLY, GO HERE IT'S WAY BETTER/EASIER TO READ! (Stay here if you're an artist, though).
That RP link has EVERYTHING on this page and MORE. But if you really want to know, I like THIS VERSION of Q the best!

Since this was mostly made as a reference for artists so I don't have to repeat myself all the time, this has been separated into different sections. First explanations are very short, summarized, for those who don't really care and just need to know the basics. As you read on, the details get explained further...
This basically turned into a huge info dump on the Q character and his development. This entry is under constant revision, in hopes i can present this better... sweatdrop

Oh! FYI: Q's first name is Quatre Bornes. So Q, Quatre, Bornes, and the full first name all refer to Q. His last name is Lee. Quatre Bornes is a joint first name- Bornes is not his middle name.

That said, we begin!

IMAGE REFERENCES

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v106/Zikos/emoart/
This folder has the most correct image references of Q. Keep in mind that I DO NOT WANT THE DJs DRAWN! Everything else is correct, character wise. For the lazies, here's an embed ->

Other pics of Q? There are many, but most of them are not in character.
Only use the following for entertainment purposes, not for reference.
Q by himself
Q with others
VenxQ This is a boyxboy thing, so if you don't like that, don't visit. Nothing over PG-13, however. Ven Loraine and I thought it would be funny to have a (fake) online relationship together. For fans of that, here's an RP to read if you have too much time on your hands.




FACTSHEET

- don't draw the DJs.
- aged 25 - 28
- south african/french descent
- spiked collar and cig are optional. But if you don't draw his sunglasses he'd be squinting (light sensitivity).
- better ref of the necklace is here but the gem/glow should be green, roughly same color as his eyes
- tail is supposed to be a different color from his hair (tail didn't go prematurely gray)
- about six feet tall

Personality traits:
- Went to military academies, posture would reflect this
- not too emotive facially, except when showing off(usually intoxicated) or in pain.
- generally a cocky smartass who's full of himself and loves to rub it in everyone else's faces.
- womanizer
- occupation is a sniper, though I doubt this makes a difference unless you want to draw a gun xP (Also means he has an extraordinary amount of patience, I suppose.)







FULL CHARACTER BIO/SHEET


Codename: Q

Real Name: Quatre Bornes Lee

Aliases: Bornes, Lee, Q, Quatre, Qua

Occupation: "small claims" sniper
Legal Status: Illegal immigrant

Marital Status: Single
Base of Operations: Vagrant (But if you want to go Gaia, Lives in Aekea works in Durem)
Group Affiliation: None. Contractor.
Former Group Affiliation: n/a

Origin: Quatre Bornes was born on Mauritius, a french-owned island off the coast of Africa. He grew up in France but immigrated to his current state of origin about the time he turned 18. His mouther was a Mauritian, basically South African, whereas his father was French/Chinese.

Height: 6 feet
Hair: Premature grey, down to chinline, parted to one side.
Build: Slim.
Weight: 200lbs? (Never really thought about it)
Eyes: Dark green, with iris similar to a cat's in that when it contracts it forms a slit instead of a smaller circle. The eyes are extremely sensitive to light; exposure to normal daytime sun is painful and blinding.
Skin: Tanned Caucasian
Age: 25 - 28
Other: Quatre Bornes has a diagonal slash-like scar over his face from just over his left eye over his nose to bottom of his right cheek. His grey hair is parted over the side, covering one of his bright green eyes in an effort cover his scar.
Additionally, the man has two black "whisker"-like triangular tattooes on either cheek, coming up from his chin line, and a golden ankh tattoo over his back.

Q is self conscious of his arms and legs, although there's technically nothing wrong with them, so wearing short sleeves or shorts is extremely rare.

His most defining feature, aside from his animalistic green eyes (described earlier) is his tail. It is a desaturated black/brown, possibly the color of the hair on his head before it greyed, and goes down to his knees. It is not a wolf tail. It resembles that of a husky's, as it is feathered and slightly curled at the tip. However it is much thinner and to those more keen on dog breeds would resemble a Saluki's tail the most, albeit monocolored. Saluki reference.

Known Powers/Abilities: Quatre can speak both French and English fluently, and see perfectly in the dark. His vocal chords are somewhat damaged, but he still can imitate with surprising accuracy the sounds that would come from any canine, except a howl. His sense of smell and taste are equal to that of any human's, however his hearing is much better and in tune to both higher and lower frequencies. Though not quite the range of a dog, it is a larger and longer range than a human, rendering dog whistles and other "annoying" sounds to have a detrimental effect on Q as well.

Next of course is Q's sight, which allows him to see further distances than humans but not to the extent of other "fantasy" creatures or hybrids, as he still uses a scope to aim and fire from a sniper rifle, and has no personal problems doing so. His main specialty with sight, aside from being able to see in almost perfect darkness, is his attention to detail and movement. This is possibly more linked to how his brain works than his sight by itself however, as any trained human could possibly do the same.

Limitations: As stated previously, both his hearing and sight are sensitive. Loud noises, or those outside of the normal human range will startle and potentially damage Q. For example, a normal dog whistle and a very low bass drum will annoy Q to almost the point of a mental break and frenzy. (in short bursts it's tolerable).

Q cannot see during the day without specially prescribed dark sunglasses. On rainy days it is possible for him to see without, though his senses are extremely limited. What he sees is similar to an overexposed photo; only shadows or very sharp edges are noticeable. The sunglasses allow him to function, but on an especially bright day, even these won't help him. That said, his ability to see in the dark, if he is presented with a sudden flash of light (such as lightning or a flash light) he will be startled and temporarily blinded until his eyes re-adjust.

Quatre Bornes is sensitive to drugs, in that typically a half a dose of something for him will do the same as a normal dose for someone else. In addition to this, his heart and lungs are abnormally large. If he becomes too active his blood pressure will lower to dangerous levels and he will pass out (with also risk of death in extreme cases), which is why if Bornes is expecting to run or have sex, or do something otherwise cardiovascular, he will do so only with a cigarette in his mouth and in moderation.

Speaking of cigarettes, Q has been smoking since about his 18th birthday, resulting in his voice becoming gratey. However, Bornes has also intentionally tried to train himself to speak at a lower tone than is normal for him. His normal voice is similar to an Alto, which of course is a slight bit embarrassing for human males, so his combined smoking and vocal training have made him to a gratey, gravelly, raspy tenor.

His tail is another weakness as it is extremely sensitive, having what could be called whiskers lining down the base. If stroked the right way he'll be aroused, but if pulled, tugged, or cut, it will cause extreme pain and discomfort, especially in the case of cutting.

Brief History: Quatre Bornes, while born on an african island (Mauritius), was quickly brought to France where his completely human father tried to make his son more human. When Q was born, he was particularly more "werewolfy" than he is today, and "treatments" were bestowed upon him. These with most of Q's childhood are not remembered, however, as they've been willfully pushed from his memory.

Q grew up in French military academies and was pushed to succeed his father in becoming a strategist. Q wouldn't have this however, as he wanted to become a sniper. After many fights over Q's intended occupation, a last one being where he got his scar (Father took a rapier to 'damage the face I made for you' after learning Q liked boys), Q left his home and ended up in the country where he is today.

He is a contracted killer, and while he may have quite possibly the best shot around, he isn't so great at the other needed talents of sniping, since what he knows is what he has taught himself. For this and other less-important reasons, he only accepts contracts for less than one hundred thousand dollars, which makes him a prime target to take advantage of-- and people have done it before. He is a mockery to the underground business and many consider him a fool, however he isn't dead yet so he must be getting some business.

Notes: Depending upon RP, Q is either simply a freak of nature or linked to a hellhound. His bloodline is decidedly vague whichever route it takes, simply explained by "His mother was supposedly a gypsy who was cursed."
Q could technically "transform" into a werewolf-like creature in the past, though he doesn't remember it. Present-day, he cannot transform. At least not physically. A mental transformation can be achieved in specific conditions; usually during times of extreme pain or stress. More often it's drug-induced.

Q considers himself mostly human, and prefers to view himself as human. He dislikes his body, and the tattooes he received he says were "adolescent mistakes."

This link is for anyone with too much time on their hands. It's an RP that basically advances this character.




PERSONALITY ANALYSIS

Quatre Bornes Lee is someone who grew up with essentially no family and little past. What he does remember he chooses to not dwell on, and the many negative parts of his current life he ignores.

In public, Q is a quiet man; a watcher. He enjoys sitting back and observing, as well as stereotyping the many people he sees pass through the crosshairs of his scope. He's well-read and intelligent, but he tries to keep those facts to himself. Humans are interesting creatures; they're all worth studying. He studies them because subconsciously he feels inadequate.

Bornes does not have friends. He has acquaintances and contractors. He doesn't like the idea of becoming close to those around him, because once you look too far into someone, you start seeing yourself. And Q wants everything but to be reminded of what a failure he is.

Because of this, he loves drinking and going to clubs. In an inebriated state, he can be anyone, do anything. He goes to exotic fetishist bars and clubs, if they're in the town. He likes people fawning over him. He likes fawning over them. He likes knowing that he's not the only freak, and that other people enjoy freaks.

Q is a person who prefers to ignore or walk around a problem rather than face it directly. He is not afraid, he simply doesn't want to be bothered. This reflects in his fighting style and career choice. Kill from afar and not be seen... And Aikido, using the other person's attacks and momentum against them.

In a drunken state, Bornes has a false sense of pride. He believes he is better than normal humans because of his characteristics, though he doesn't openly flaunt his "powers". He believes he is the perfect blend of human and animal. Human enough to be a looker, beastly enough to be amazing in bed. "Girls love that."

When Bornes talks of his father, he never uses possessive pronouns. Bornes' father is not "my father" it is simply "Father" with a capital F. Father insisted Q was normal and did all he could to make Q so; Father almost disowned Q for admitting he liked boys. Q now subconsciously tries to bang every woman to win back Father's love. Bornes needs to prove that he is not Father's failure.

Bornes is technically bisexual, but prefers women over men as described above. When going for physical relationships he almost exclusively seeks out women. If ever he were to seek a romantic relationship it would probably be with a man.
Quatre's first love was a man, after all, and because of this and Father's rather old-fashioned views, women are mostly sex objects, and the number of whom you have been with directly correlates with how much of a man you are.

And Quatre Bornes would never want to be seen as less than a man.


ALTERNATE VERSIONS & RELATED CHARACTERS
Because it took so long for me to "perfect" Q, he kind of wound up with a few different incarnations. The "true" universe Q is in is the one described above, where Q is a sniper, and all that other stuff. I'd prefer to try to stay as close to this "version" of Q as I possibly can, but it's still fun to get art done of Q in other "universes".
This is more for curiosity's sake, and entertainment value, as well as to describe partner characters later, if you choose to draw Q with others in character.
You do not have to draw Q in character- I love all kinds of art. But I'd prefer Q drawn in character. xd When I pay for art, my ultimate goal is for it to be true to the character.

Under each universe is its description, and then the partner characters that go with that particular universe.
These characters are actual gaian friends/avatars made into my own characters and inserted into Q's universe/story for purely my own benefit. Because I'm just that lame. These are here in case you want to give me art of one of their characters~ (Will you? Please?) Either by themselves or coupled with Q or some scene or anything.

My version of their characters to fit in my story, not their versions, so they are technically not "correct" to their owners.

TRUE UNIVERSE
This is the "real" universe/version of Q. Described above, where Q's a sniper and all that jazz.


Druki. (hair is blonde under hat)
This guy owns the fetishist bar Meru works at in the city of Sinico. He's only in his twenties and opened his business off residuals from a famous movie he was in as a child. He looks much younger than he is and has a generally playful attitude. He'd never let any harm come to his girls, and man, does he have some sick and freaky fetishes. Or maybe he isn't into this stuff at all. Maybe he just does this as some sort of well-thought out, cleverly executed joke. That would be just like him.

Merumiharu.
Meru is a natural albino with some sort of mental deficiency. She works as a server at the exotic fetishist bar in Sinico. To sell herself more, she pretends (Or does she truly believe?) to be a zombie. Instead of one fetish she covers three with this move. Bornes isn't quite sure what made him want to try her out in the first place, but he likes her over most of the girls.

Moonblossom. - 1, 2, 3
Moony owns the fetishist bar where Shine works in the city of Dexterity. She is quite responsible, confident, and definitely knows the difference between pleasure and business. And while they may mix slightly in her profession, when she has to do dirty work for clients, it's mostly business.
She looks over her bar with a serious attitude, kicking anyone deemed unworthy out and quickly before they can harm her girls (or boys). While she handles the paperwork and legal things, she also will sing and/or preform on stage occasionally. While she is available for clients it's extremely rare, assuming the role of a dominatrix. And she's brutal. Bornes has a secret fascination with her for all her different traits, but he'd never dream of putting himself under her whip as her victim.

Shinezilla. - 1, 2, 3
Shine is a server at the fetishist bar in Dexterity. She's a new recruit and quite innocent. She hasn't found her true niche yet so she tries out varying acts. She came to Q first and vies for his patronage. She thinks his tail is "cute". Q isn't as into her as much as he is with Meru, but he can't deny taking advantage of her is entertaining.

Twistex.
Twist is a man who by day, helps manage the fetishist bar with Moony, and by night, entertains guests as a manservant. Although he plays the submissive part well, he has a very dominant personality. His personal sexlife is quite different from what he does as an employee, as he too excels in keeping the two distinctly separate.
He and Moony are in somewhat of a relationship - but it's more likely they're just cousins or something. Bornes doesn't have enough interest in Twist to figure out the details of what's going on.


HELL UNIVERSE
In this universe, it is a realistic world where Quatre Bornes came to New York and was picked up as a male model. In this, he is openly gay and prefers young looking boys. During an international business trip, he meets Ven Loraine, a Cambion(half-incubus), and falls in love with him. Q takes Ven back to the US, where he is assaulted by voices in his head telling him that he is a hellhound, and his mission is to destroy the beings that sabotage the veil in between "worlds".
It's loosely based on concepts from V:tM, White Wolf RPGs, and various Christian and Hindu religious concepts. My concept of hellhounds is mostly original rather than based on the lore surrounding them. This is the roleplay that was started based on that universe, but it never finished and probably never will be, being as I kind of sucked at writing it.


Ven Loraine.
An eighteen year old with horns. Originated from Germany, and was working in a bar in Scotland when Q came across him and decided to whisk him away to the United States. Ven is a sort of quirky boy. Innately curious, and while he has a mad crush on Q he also treats the man as a sort of elder brother or guardian.

Errodu.
Errodu is a necromancer holding a cursed book. He at first tries to "vanquish" Q since the man is a hellhound, but later comes up with a way to use the halfbreed to his own benefit via a curse dealt from his book. In this fashion, Q becomes a sort of familiar for Errodu.

Overslept.
Over is the earthbound appearance of Apollyon. He is the man-er-- Demon, behind everything. He is second-in-command when it comes to the underworld, and he deals directly with the hellhounds and the protection of the veil. He has a sickly odd and twisted sense of humor, loves to grant others pain through both force, wit, and snark, as well as assert his dominance through pure madness.

He can communicate telepathically to all his hounds as well as activate their Urvans from afar. He can speak in the language of the Fravashi and cross from the underworld to Earth, although the journey is something he'd prefer not to do.

He is mostly an unseen character, but he communicates directly with Q numerous times, as he sees the halfbreed as daft, dumb, and in needing of massive amounts of retraining in the common sense area for otherbeings. He mostly appears to Q in his dreams as a shadowy figure with no true form, but when he becomes earthbound he looks like this. Outlandish indeed, but the malevolence befits him. Especially in green.


FANTASM UNIVERSE
This universe is one of the first incarnations of Q's character I made. In a story named ConstantChaotic, Q is a sniper who pairs with Edmond Dantes in a fantasy world. This story was written for the Gaia Community Sniper Game Guild, thus a lot of gaia people appear in it. You can read Q's character bio for this universe here.
Edmond Dantes and Q are closely linked, so you may want to read Edmond's character bio as well, which is linked here.

Since CC has it's own wiki, none of the characters will show up in "related characters" on this page. But the universe is something worth mentioning. The story never finished because I got lazy and sort of lost interest... Sorry if you were a fan. sweatdrop

Edit: September 2009-
http://cc.khat.us CC2 is now up~ new version of story and a cleaned up/easier to read archive of the old one. Enjoy.


OTHERS I NEED TO PUT SOMEWHERE LOL
TriskDaemon. Seth Darkheart. Jiden.

NTS: Prolly can fit seth in true but talk to seth first for ideas.






"TRUE" QUATRE BORNES WITH MERUMIHARU

It was a dark hotel room, situated at the edge of the building. All the lights were off, the curtains were all closed, and sitting on the floor behind the scope of an M40 sniper rifle were two people.
Aside from a few whiskey bottles and open flasks, the hotel room had not been touched.

Of the two people, one was male, the other female. The male had grey hair and bright green eyes. A silver locket hung from his neck, with a green jem inside it. Normally it was hidden inside his collared, button-up, black-sleeved and red-torso shirt. But it had found its way out earlier, as the girl had been playing with it. It glinted slightly in the dark room as the man adjusted the aim of the rifle. His hands wore fingerless gloves. It was clear this man had no sense of fashion. But, compared to the girl, he was well-dressed. His dress pants were black, as were his boots. Aside from his premature grey hair, the only thing that could be awkward about him was the fact that, below his belt, a dark brownish-grey, almost black tail of a dog waved about haphazardly in a semicircle.

The woman, her skin so pale it probably could reflect moonlight, swatted at it playfully. The both of them were drunk, but the man - Q - seemed to be holding himself much better than the girl. The girl was an albino; so her eyes were an ugly pink. She claimed to be a zombie, and worked at a night club for exotic fetishes. She was off for now, however. Her hair was a wild forest green, and cropped to just her ears. It was almost as if she never bothered to brush or wash it. The bright green didn't stop at her hair. She wore a grass skirt and strapless bra, as well. Both the same shade of green. One could only wonder what her favorite color may be? Her name was Meru.

Q sat up, holding the rifle in place. "Here," he said. His voice was raspy. He was young, but anyone who heard his voice could tell he had been smoking profusely for the better part of his life. His alcoholism probably didn't help matters. He turned his head to face Meru's. He had tanned skin, black "whisker" tattoos on the bottom of his cheeks, and a diagonal scar across his face, which he attempted to hide by having his grey hair cover one eye.

"What?" The girl was giggly but still hesitated, putting a hand to her chin. "But I didn't think you were serious!"

Q grunted slightly. "C'mon. I said I'd let you come with me since you bailed me out. I brought you. I have aimed for you. It is all ready. All you have to do is pull the trigger. It will be fun." It was as if he were talking to a child, almost. "You will see his brains splatter everywhere. Isn't that what zombies like? Brains?"

Even though Q was smirking, he was still all business. He exhaled loudly through his nose and let one of his hands wander from the gun, waving Meru over. She obliged, sitting herself behind the butt of the rifle. Q carefully made his way behind her, guiding her hands to the right places.

"So, look through the scope. What do you see?" he urged her.

"Uhmm..." Her high pitched voice was almost annoying in contrast to Q"s prickley deep one. "Two men in suits. One has a hat. The other one's bald." She giggled at the word bald.

"The two lines that meet in the middle, they're crosshairs. When that is on the head of the guy with that hat, just pull the trigger." He leaned into her back. "But take your face away from the scope before you shoot, or else you'll hurt yourself."

Meru nodded, breathing loudly. "Will I really get to see brains?"
Q narrowed his eyes, trying to see into the scope from the distance behind her. He couldn't see much. "Yes. But pay attention. If you wait too long I'll have to do this for you." His voice was stern, as if he were becoming annoyed. "She'll mess up the shot before too long," he thought to himself.

"Then no brains?" She asked, putting her face to the scope once more.
"No brains," Q repeated dryly. He placed one of his hands on Meru's left breast with a snicker.

She pulled the trigger, the knockback frightening her to a point where she jumped and gave out a small shout, falling back into Q, who laughed.
The window in front of them shattered, and with any luck, Meru had just killed the mayor of a neighboring town who had come to Dexterity for 'business'.
Q gave Meru's naughty bits a slight squeeze before grimacing and pushing the girl aside, making sure she had killed the target. They would have to pack up and move quickly either way, but he had to be sure.


"HELL" QUATRE BORNES SUMMARY OF UNIVERSE

"Where are we going?" Q questioned, wincing as he was yanked along the street, his eyes still shut. He found it hard not to trip over things.
"Curb," proclaimed Alexandre. The warning wasn't quick enough. Q wasn't expecting the street's end and fell forward. A yank on his arm pulled him back up.
"My apartment," the man finally answered. They were moving at a brisk pace, as if trying to get out of the public eye quickly.

"Why are you here?" Q growled.
Alexandre laughed. "To get you, of course."
"You know what I mean," Q shot back. He tripped over something else, and was yanked up once more by his elder. "Why are you in the US?"

Alexandre chortled to himself. "New York, new beginning. Sliding door."
That last part was also a bit too slow. Q ran into the door instead of through it. Alexandre laughed and pulled him into the building. Q opened his eyes every now and then. They went up an elevator, down a hallway, up some stairs, into a dark room. Presumably Alexandre's. Finally Q could see again. He plopped himself down on the nearest chair with a sigh, his hands at his head, as if squeezing his brain.

When he looked up to Alexandre, he saw the older man didn't have any sunglasses. "How can you see outside?" the question was tinged with jealousy.

Alexandre put his keys on a countertop, and let out a 'heh'. "Because unlike you, I'm not an abomination." the man walked over and sat on the opposite side of Q, in a chair. He leaned back and placed an ankle on an opposing knee.
"So. It's been eight years." It seemed like Alexandre was trying to make a conversation. But Q wasn't reciprocating. "I'm going to assume Apollyon has told you what you are. Yes?"

Q frowned. "Who?" Apollyon? Q had never heard the name before.

Alexandre leaned forward, placing both feet on the floor. "Apollyon speaks to all of us. Gives orders, jump starts our Urvan." It was clear the man was slightly irked Q seemed confused, but at the same time, it was as if he wanted to teach. A stark contrast to what had happened the night before.

"You mean the voice in my head, and the shadowman in my dreams? His name is Apollyon?" Q put his hands in his lap, looking at the wraps around his left forearm for a moment before he came to the next question. "What's an Urvan?"

Alexandre shook his head. "I blame your stupid father for this," he grumbled to himself. "Urvan is the hellhound part of you. In the simplest terms I can describe." The man clasped his hands together. "He wasn't kidding when he said you were very ignorant."

"I'm... Sorry?" Q wasn't sure what he was supposed to say. The whole thing was going a bit over his head. He didn't want to believe these things, but they had already happened... So it was kind of stupid to not believe them, right? His whole life was ruined, so what could possibly make it worse now?

"You've become a real softie since you left the academy. It's kind of pathetic. What have you been doing all these years? Bonding with housewives?"

Q looked down. "Uh... I was kind of... picked up for male modeling..." His voice had softened, he was a bit embarrassed. And rightfully so, as Alexandre burst out laughing.

"You're kidding right?!" He laughed a few moments more. Then he stopped abruptly. "You aren't kidding?" It was a hope. "You really are a model?"

Q heaved a sigh. "I was. I lost my job recently. Everything was going fine until I went back to france. Then while I was there I met this kid. You saw him- the one with the blue horns. After that, everything went to s**t. I started hearing this voice, this.. Apollyon I guess. I had dreams about him, and when I woke up from them, I just lost it. I was growling and my eyes started glowing. I've attacked Ven numerous times. I almost killed him last night. Of course, now he'll probably never see me again. I called up Father. He disowned me. I don't know how I'm going to live, now. The modeling was all I had."

Alexandre snorted. "Well. That's fine. Leave one life for another. That kid is a cambion. They're half-incubus. Once you met him it probably woke up your Fravashi. Who probably couldn't communicate with you correctly and went directly to Apollyon, who has a less than orthodox way of training his hounds."

Q sat there in disbelief. Everything Alexandre said went over his head.

Alexandre simply continued to explain. "Hellhounds have birth knowledge. By the time puberty hits you should know pretty much everything there is to know about the Veil, through communal knowledge. You never have to meet another hellhound or otherbeing to know about the Veil. The problem that arose with you, Quatre Bornes, is that your father was so intent on making you normal, he pretty much damaged your genes. True Hellhounds can appear as human or hound - you don't have that ability. Instead, because of your father, you were stuck in the middle of each somewhere. Which is why otherbeings call you a freak, and it's why you have the problems you do. Despite all the help any other dogs or Apollyon can give, I don't think you will ever be able to change form."

Q shook his head. "Fine. Fine," he growled. "I don't need to know about this Veil, or hellhounds... Or whatever. How do I make them stop talking to me? I don't want to kill any cambions... Or whatever. I want to just go back to being my normal self."

Alexandre hmphed. "Hellhounds are becoming extinct. We need all the numbers we can get. So you can't go back to your old life. We need you here, to help repair the Veil."

"This doesn't matter to me," Q hissed. "Just go ******** some other people and make more hellhounds. Or are you like werewolves? Making more should be simple enough."

"It's not that easy," Alexandre resigned. "Most hellhounds are male, and only the female hellhounds can breed more hounds. If a male hound mates with a human, nothing with happen. It's only when mating with females do more hounds give birth."

That must be why I'm gay, Q mocked himself.

"Then turn the women into birthcows for all I care. Leave me out of this."

Alexandre growled slightly, prepared with a snarky remark, but calmed himself instead. After a slight pause he said, "You can either help, or your situation will become worse, and I'll have to put you down myself. If you can't keep a hold on your own Urvan, then you also compromise the veil, and we'll have no choice."

Q crossed his arms over his chest. "You keep talking about the Veil. It's not like that Vampire the Masquerade thing is it?" Q had read enough of those types of books.

"It's exactly like that. White Wolf is a little bit further down the list on people we have to get rid of, though." He forced a smirk.

WEAPONS
References to weapons Q uses in true universe. Would love to talk to some people who actually use guns, because I'm mostly talking out my a**, here. xD

Sniper Rifles
Q is cheap and doesn't have his own custom SWS(Sniper weapons system). He doesn't need the best of the best because of his vision, but at the same time, he couldn't afford decent equipment anyway.

What Q uses most of the time would probably be the Remington SPS Tactical, simple because it's cheap, fairly comfortable and easy to use.

The FR F1 is what Q trained with and brought over from France. He used it when he was starting out but quickly ditched it once he could afford to in favor of other weapons. While he does have a soft spot for the F1 he would rather not bet his life on it.

The Dakota T-76 Longbow is a rifle on Q's "Do want" list. One of these days he'll upgrade. One day.

However, Q's dream rifle is a fully custom Winchester classic sharpshooter. If he dies, he wants to be buried with it. If he ever becomes rich, he wants this gun to have his babies. He'll probably never get his hands on one. He has never even thought about what type of features he wants on it. Well... He has, he just... Can't seem to narrow the awesome down to just one gun.

Handguns

Q's not big into handguns. He carries around one with a knife just for added protection. He doesn't really like using them, but sometimes, you just have to. It's a man eat man world out there, after all.

On Q's to-buy list is the Browning HP Mark III. However, in the meantime, he's been stuck with the Glock 17.
Glocks are fine and easy to get a hold of.. He'd just prefer to have a Browning.

Q's more interested in upgrading his rifles though, so he'll probably never get around to buying a new semi.

Knife
Q carries around a handgun and a knife for protection. The knife hardly ever gets used, as Q prefers guns. However, Q only wanted to buy one knife and never have to worry about it again. After all, if everything else failed, he'd have to depend on this one knife. So he uses the SOG Pentagon.

Q Q&A
If you have any questions, feel free to comment this journal entry with them! You can also PM me or leave a profile comment.
These are answered based on the true universe, unless otherwise stated.

From Overslept:
How come Q doesn't have Loads of hair/fur?
Originally Q was extremely hairy, but because of extensive plastic surgeries to make him more human and various medications (As well as some laser hair removal treatments) he now has very little hair, and what he does have grows extremely slowly. This includes his tail and the hair on his head.

What's Q's actual species? Is he a werewolf? Can he transform??
I guess Q would be what one considered a werewolf, but no. He cannot transform.
When he was first born he could've transformed into a sort of wolf-like anthro, but due to the surgeries and the plethora of medications he can no longer do this. Q never remembers being able to transform. The phases of the moon have no physical impact on him, though he does tend to get pretty introspective when the moon is full.

Why is Q's hair grey? Why is his tail a different color from his hair?
The hair on Q's head went prematurely grey due to stress and medication. His tail's color is his natural hair color, which is actually a very dark brown, almost black. The tail was beginning to go grey when Q left his father, but once the medications were stopped and Q left france, that was no longer the case.

Does Q always wear the same outfit? Do his particular articles of clothing hold another meaning?
Q does not always wear the same outfit, I just have him drawn in the same outfit to match my avatar. This is his favorite outfit. xd He wears red and black as they are the "dangerous" colors in nature. He doesn't want people to approach him. He would wear yellow too, but he cannot see yellow (It turns white for him).
If the situation calls for it, Q has various clothes of earth colors to blend in with his surroundings. He also has some nice tuxedos, but usually he wears a combination of red and black.

What are Q's favorite colors? Can Q even see colors?
Q's favorite colors are silver and green. He can only see a very limited color spectrum. During the day he can only see hard whites and blacks. In places with limited light he can see more, but mostly dark colors. Everything is very desaturated, so around green everything sort of turns into light greys.

What's the deal with the collar and DJs?
The DJs were because I love DJs and will forever be questing them, and got a lot of my avatar art before I perfected the true Q character. The DJ Headphones were dropped from the true version of Q, which is why I don't want them drawn on his avatar any more.
The dog collar is also dropped from true version of Q, although I still get it drawn with the necklace because I like how it looks. sweatdrop If artists leave out the collar that's fine. I've already started telling people it's optional.

The DJs and the collar are rather huge plot devices in the fantasm universe, though. Q has very sensitive hearing and will get headaches, so he'll listen to music to drown out the real world. In fantasm it's never really explained how sensitive Q's hearing is, but it's much more sensitive than the true version of Q. Music helps Q collect himself in fantasm. The collar is both a source of irony since he's part dog, but also a limiter so he can't use his powers, as fantasm is a fantasy-based universe.

What was Q's childhood like? How was he raised?
Q grew up in military academies since birth, which are boarding schools. So it involved a lot of order, discipline, exercise, and education.
His father is a former strategist turned dean of the secondary institution(grades 6 - 12). So while Q wasn't technically living with or being raised by his father, they did see eachother a lot.

You mention that he stereotypes people, within his stereotypes who does he find distasteful or favorable; what kind of people does he prefer?
Q judges people based on their posture and body language. While he does have good hearing his sight is much better, and most of his time is spent looking through a scope toward a distance that is too hard to hear what people are saying.
He also judges people based on what business they're in. He's somewhat of a hypocrite because he dislikes shady people. Q probably dislikes most people. He only likes those he can talk to whom he deems are at an intelligence level equal to his own, or people who he can be with and forget about everything else (Which is the case with Meru).

It doesn't matter who he likes or dislikes though- he needs to find people he knows will have contracts for him, and because of this he needs to shove his judgments aside for at least long enough to get along with the guy paying him.
Stereotyping people is something he does to pass the time while looking for the best shot or while doing surveillance. He'll make up backstories for people and guess who they are, where they came from, etc.

Why does Q consider himself a failure? Because of his Father? What has he failed at?
He doesn't necessarily believe he's a failure so much as inferior. He's not completely human. He feels he is lesser than other humans because dogs are people's servants and pets. He is also not comfortable in his own skin since he knows his body is not his own; it was artificially made. He ran away from his father and he started a sniping business... But he's the laughing stock of the industry. What sort of person sets a price maximum on hits? He severely limits himself and feels he is not as good as he could be.
He is also not straight and his father's way defines a man by how many women he can get wet.
His father has a lot to do with it, but it's not the entire cause.

How many women has Q been with? ;D
A lot. But not normal women. Only prostitutes. He did have sex with one or two normal women but Q has regressed since he left his father, giving him less control over his more bestial behaviors and he's extremely vocal during sex. He's insecure about this, as in his first two experiences the women laughed at him or stopped being "in the mood" quickly. While Q knows it's fake, he'd rather have sex with someone he knows isn't going to make fun of him while he does his thing.

Q's an illegal immigrant, but where? Where is he staying illegally? Or does he not have a citizenship anywhere and how did he accomplish that?
Q is a legal citizen on Mauritius, where he was born, and France, where he lived. He's an illegal immigrant wherever he traveled to from France, which depends on which story/universe we're in. But mostly the place he is staying illegally is based on the USA.

As a dog, why does he have cat's eyes? (in essence, why are his eyes so sensitive to light/why is he nocturnal)
Having such photo-sensitivity was more a trait from Hellhounds, which made sense. But as I keep working out Q, it's becoming more and more evident that there may have been something going on behind Q's dad's back in the lab.

So in effect, that's just a clever way of saying "I haven't really figured this out yet."

What brand does Q smoke and why? Has Q ever tried any drugs/ uses any drugs? What and how did it turn out?
Q has never tried any drugs. Growing up the way he did, he was very secluded, thus making him ignorant of a lot of things. Including drugs. Plus, trying to do drugs while on so many different medications would've been a suicidal choice. He didn't even smoke while he was in france.
Q ran away from home when he was 18, hopped on a cargo ship and ended up in (essentially) the US. He left with another character named Vespasien (Ves for short), who is an OC. Q has chronic low blood pressure. So if he gets too active or bleeds too much, he'll pass out. He had actual meds for this in France, but when he left he began to self-medicate through smoking, as that constricts the veins.

In fantasm, Q smokes kreteks(clove cigarettes) and his brand of choice is never mentioned but was based of Djarum blacks, a brand I also enjoy wink He smokes in this universe simply to quell the noise inside of his head.
True Q smokes a variety of brands- he doesn't like the taste of any of them, and ironically treats smoking as more of a chore. He doesn't like doing it and constantly buys all different brands. However, the first brand he ever tried was Benson & Hedges.

What is "the supernatural" which he finds so far fetched, considering his own state of being and cause?
Q does not believe in the supernatural because if he recognized that such things existed, he would also have to deal with the idea that he was not human. And that's something he doesn't want to deal with. It's a denial issue.

He's a self started sniper? How did he manage that? Usually you either have to know a lot of people or work blindly for someone.
In the military academy Q learned the basics of all weapons, including the sniper rifle. He learned a good deal of psychology too as his father wanted him to be a strategist and that was a part of his studies...
When Q first came from france he worked for Ves(an OC of mine) as his second-hand man and sniper. Ves eventually ruled a city of his own and when they broke up, that was when Q started the whole low budget crap, mostly trying to hide away from Ves and also make less work for him, since working with Ves was very taxing on Q's health

Q works blindly with people and he makes a lot of mistakes on who can be trusted and who can't, in terms of whether they follow his maximum worth for kills (Q won't kill anything worth over 100k). Mistakes happen frequently and this is the source of lots of trouble and part of the reason he doesn't have a very good outlook on his life. He doesn't know how else to make a living, though, as he certainly doesn't want to run back to ves. They broke up on bad terms- Q felt betrayed.

Okay, what's the deal with this Vespasien character? What's his connection to Q?
Ves is an OC of mine, and he's not someone I'm too interested in getting art of, which is why I don't really bring him up anywhere.
Regardless, Ves is older than Q is, and they met while Q was still in France. Ves helped convince Q to run away from his dad, and they left france together. Ves was, essentially, Q's first lover. Ves is the reason why Q got the scar on his face.

Ves wanted to rule a city and become, essentially, a mob boss. He was more of the strategist and Q worked beneath him, killing those who needed to be killed to help Ves achieve his goals until the man finally conquered the city. Ves was a positive influence on Q in the beginning, boosted Q's self esteem and envied Q for his abilities, especially his eye sight, and cajoled Q to try and accept himself. Ves was also a driving force, trying to tell Q to let loose and be himself, be proud of who he was. So in adolescent pride of Q's "heritage," one could say he decided he wanted the tattoos and Ves eagerly agreed.

The more time Q spent away from his father and the onslaught of meds for the process of permanently making him less animal and more human, the more Q regressed- his qualities mixing. His eyesight became worse in daytime, his low blood pressure more of a hassle to deal with over time... The regression really didn't reach a peak until Ves had accomplished his goal of taking over the city and had lost interest in Q.
This is more in Ves' character history and not Q's, but basically Ves thought his public image would be much stronger if he wasn't openly gay. Because of this, Ves pushed Q to the curb, physically and romantically, although continued to rely on him as his right hand man. Q didn't like that it had gone to all business; he loved Ves after all. And in sort of a fit of anger and feeling rejected he left Ves, going onto another city and trying to forget about him. And that is, essentially, the big fat summary of Ves and Q.

Blades of any kind: How's Q feel about 'em? Any he's comfortable/proficient with?
Q carries with him one handgun(glock) and one switchblade for safety reasons. He prefers guns. He was trained in knives but as that training was ten or more years a go he is definitely not proficient with them.

Theoretically you could give Q any weapon and he'd be better with it than someone off the street, but as I said, Q prefers guns. Of course, if he had to use a sword it'd be a rapier... Fencing would've been taught in the academies as a recreational activity. And he is french, afterall. xd

In fantasm, Q prefers guns but he's also well trained with swords. He can wield any kind, although he never does so in the story. In Fantasm, he sticks with mostly two-handed weapons. He stays away from rapiers since that's what Edmond uses, and there is no way Q could ever be better at fencing than Edmond.

From Druki:
Aren't there too many fetishist bars? Isn't it weird to have more than one?
Q travels from city to city. Usually he'll stay in one place for maybe 1 - 3 months, then move on. That's why there are different cities and different clubs and things. I am really horrible at coming up with names for things... So cities either aren't named or have really crappy names.