Watch Me Burn

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EDMUND SIMONS

Hello, My Name Is
Full Name: Edmund Ryan Simons
Age: 19
Years of Service: 7 Dishonorably Discharged
Parentage: Son of Vulcan, Legacy (Grandson) of Discordia Doesn't Claim Parentage
Face Claim: Skandar Keynes
Player: Ellie

Who I Am
Personality

• Asocial
  
• Angry
  
• Non Talkative
• Grumpy
• Cold
  
• Bold
  
• Solitary
  
• Impulsive
  
• Emotionless 
• Jerk
• Rebellious
• Basically every negative adjective under the sun

AKA...
Nicknames

• (common) Ed, Simons, Traitor
  
• (Family) Eddikins, Eddy/ie, Edster [use at your own risk]
  
• (Joshua Rogers) Forge Boy, Blacksmith, R2D2
  
• (Ethan Hunter) Eddy/ie, Edicus Maximus, Laddy, Sir Eddikins McTwisterpants, Lock Buddy, Edwina, Little Buddy, Edster, Edmeister
• (Allan Michaels) Grease Monkey
  
• (Trivia) Eddikins, Eddie-mund
• (Creators) Eddikins, Forge Monkey

Where I’m From
History

• He started out as a shy, kind child around peers, but then after years of bully attacks because of constantly being the new kid and poor grades, he changed
  
• He still has PSTD/survivors guilt from the house fire that killed his mother, father, and younger sister
  
• After the fire, he spent around a month in the hospital
  
• In his parents' will he was put into custody of his aunt; they had a mutual dislike for eachother

What You'd Know
Public Camp Knowledge/Rumors

• Personality: Usually a grumpy jerk, non talkative
  
• Spends most of time forging or training
• Got transformed into multiple animals by multiple gods
• Broke into the Principia
• Ex-Quest Member
  
• Former 1st Cohort Member
• Traitor to Camp/Dishonorably Discharged
• Used to make planes
• Captured by government and rescued
  
  

Grins and Giggles
Fun/Random Facts

• He used to have a parakeet named Timothy
  
• He used to love to bake and cook
  
• He does not like desert, sweets, or candy
  
• He used to create towns with cereal boxes and play Godzilla
  
• He slept with a teddy bear named Pancake
  
• His favorite foods are pancakes and chicken parmesan
  
• He's kinda obsessed with plane making
  
• He carries Kleenex in his back pocket
  
• He mentally calls MB "Tim"
  
• When Em took his carving tools away, Ed found other ways to keep his hands busy including (but not limited to) playing/making things with Play Dough, learning how to juggle and finger knit, drawing, and making origami

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Ed's True Feelings/History in 4.5 Minutes

A few days ago I saw this YT Vid. And I was like: OMGODS THE ADORABLE YET DEPRESSINGNESS. I saw it as Ed/Meg (in a totally sibling like way of course)

So what does Ellie do? She makes her own version....
Keep an eye out for your charas (I tried to include one chara from every player that has been in contact with Ed, and who, of course, fit the lyrics xD) This may not be that spectacular... so I'm sorry if it's not. I just had a really fun time making it and I hope you enjoy

Skandar Keynes=Edmund
Georgie Henley=Meghan

Prince Caspian/Voyage of the Dawn Treader (clips of older them) are in the dream. Clips of younger them (Lion/Witch/Wardrobe) are like memories. This video is basically him dreaming about her/his past and trying to explain to her... well, the lyrics say it all I think xD

Old Version: youtu.be/doJPXADOnsY

Movie Updated!
-Added: Rhianna Warlow
-Swapped: Hayley Campbell for Remus Stone

New Version: youtu.be/71jH40HzavU

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Edmund's Rules of Life
Thanks for the great idea Charlie! <3

1) Rules (except mine) are made to be broken
2) Emotions complicate everything
3) The mind is a trap, don’t fall into it; always keep it busy
4) Everything and I’m: always fine
5) I’m a grenade: stay away from me
6) Train, forge, eat, sleep (in that order)
7) Don’t sugar coat anything
8) Do NOT touch me
9) Do NOT call me endearing names
10) Your business is yours and mine is mine; butt out
11) The best way to get rid of evidence is to burn it
12) Clean up your own messes
13) Do not touch my desk or anything on/in it
14) My forge, my fault
15) Your idea, your invention
16) Do your job right the first time
17) Always make a prototype (or three)
18) Do not mess up the armory or the forge
19) Stares and silences are equally as effective as words
20) Everything can be answered with 5 words or less
21) Presume that everybody dislikes me
22) Trust no one
23) Be wary of all things positive
24) Never believe what you're told
25) Never tell anyone your secrets
26) Never ever get close to anyone
27) Never ever E V E R fall in love
28) Never ever mess with my planes if you want to live
29) Never involve medics
30) Never show your scars
31) Don't sit on the sidelines of a fight
32) Always FIGHT through the pain
33) Never underestimate your opponent
34) Never go anywhere without a knife
35) Never go anywhere without a spare weapon (or two)
36) Someone's always out to get you
37) If it seems like someone is out to get you, they are
38) If someone thinks they have the upper hand, break it
39) Claim by choice or not at all
40) Never leave a Roman/your fellow solider behind
41) First thing’s first: protect the children
42) Family is forever: no one gets left behind or forgotten
43) You do what you have to do for family

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Analyze This
I decided to do a little Ed analyzation XD He's gonna kill me

Edmund's Obsession with Biplanes and Wanting to Make a Flying One
-----Yeah, okay. He promised Meghan, but also, on a more unconscious level.

• Repetition. Stabilization mechanism? Regression? "Fly away"/get away?
• Used to make them all the time, like clockwork
• Fiercely protective of them
• Accidentally wrecked the first flying one he made
  
• Burns all of them after THAT night
• After the quest, he accidentally started cutting himself while making them 
• Got so frustrated that he threw some of them across a field
• Lets Trivia away the remaining ones he has
• Gave up making them after going to Mt. Orthys

I Don't Care (aka, how Ed is one of the biggest Liars on the Planet)
----I'd love to believe you, but evidence is stacking against you

• Keeps a 9 year long promise to make Meghan planes/a flying one
• Starts forging/straightening up the armory
• Genuinely asks if Felicity/Tessa are okay
• Doesn't force Felicity to keep sharpening when she says she's wary of sparks.
• Goes on the Valentine's date with Charlie
• Becomes more human while an animal than when he's actually a human
• Takes Jadis in
• Makes various, specialized weapons for people in the legion
• Makes Felicity metal bird and repairs it twice (sabotage/waterlogged)
• Hugs Lyn willingly (twice)
• Panics whenever he's in the infirmary
• Follows Jason's orders to keep his rib
• Lets his arm heal
• Gets really upset when Felicity leaves for Saturn
• Keeps anything he's received from legionaries in one of Cinny's compartments
• Hates the idea of the quest, but goes anyway
• Plays in the snow like a 5 year old with the rest of the quest team
• Offers Josh his ambrosia after the dog attack
• Almost goes on a breakdown when he thinks he's killed all of them
• Gets upset after the dream fog
• Gets a mild form of separation anxiety after coming back from the quest 
• Feels detached from the Legion after the six month gap
• Relieved when Charlie and Chris aren't part of the deceased list
• Feels guilty when Josh almost dies for him
• Gets upset when Felicity doesn't remember him
• Goes to Mt. Orthys to tell Nick he's an idiot for leaving because he's upset Lyn
• Feels guilty that Felicity remembers him first instead of Remus
• Lyrics from Demons upset him
• Instead of outright stabbing Felicity on her trip to Orthys, he drags her into the dungeons where Remus/Jason are and does a count down stabbing

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Gif Sets
Because I love him/wanted to make them xD

They Can't Tell Me Who To Be/'Cause I'm Not What They See






My Strength, Is An Illusion
My Calm, Harbors a Storm
My Silence, Hides My Story
My “Indifference”, Is Not Ignorance


Once, Edmund Didn't Get An Answer; Twice, He Couldn't Give One Himself





Ed: Will You Love Me?
Lyn: I Love You, Ed.
Meg: Do You Still Love Me?


"I Never Said I Cared." You Didn't Need To.

Samuel: Hush boy, you don’t care about people you wouldn’t understand

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OTMs
Because I like making lists and keeping track xD

MALE IIII

• August 2013 (only because Ronan got disqualified)
• September 2014
  
• January 2015
• June 2015

COUPLE IIIII

• June 2013 :: VS Remus Stone
• October 2013 :: && Lyndis Sinclair
• June 2014 :: && Tessa Yates
• January 2015 :: && Rhiannon Rogers
• September 2015 :: && Joshua Rogers

VILLAIN II(I)I

• April 2013
• February/March 2014
• June 2014

THREAD IIIIIIII

• May 2013 :: BURN THE PRINCIPIA with Remus Stone
• December 2013 :: A Day in the Life with Lyndis Sinclair, Felicity Weingarten, Joshua Rogers, Ethan Hunter
• January 2014 :: Back to "Normal" with Charlie-Mack Jolly
• April 2014 :: Star Fall with Rhiannon Warlow
• June 2014 :: Over and Over with Venus
• July 2014 :: Here and Now with Everyone
• January 2015 :: I'll Just Wait Here with Audrey Watkins
• October 2015 :: Who plays with fire... with Jessamine Carstairs

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Feels Poetry
Inspired by this (SPN Spoilers)

Soft Ed



Sad Ed



Think you're not wanted here



Lying Ed



Truthful Ed



Watch your family disappear



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Soft Ed



Sad Ed



Try not to get caught



Tired Ed



Traitor Ed



You know it's all your fault



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Soft Ed



Sad Ed



Find those little rays of hope



Angry Ed



Guilty Ed



You failed, now try to cope

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Character Tropes (WIP)
Inspired by/taken from here

Stable Trope = ST
Pre-Legion = PL
Legion Years (1-7) = LY
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Quest Arc = Q
Third War Arc =TW
Government Arc = G [current arc]

If the letter is followed by a hyphen (ie. [Q-]) the trope started at that arc and has continued into the present
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Mixed Instances = MI

QRF = Quest (Felicity, Lyn, Josh, Ethan) and Rogers (Rhia, Art) Family
Any tropes meant for love interests are not so, instead it’s for friendship/family

PS. For any of these, YMMV, these are just Ellie’s perspective on things. Maybe some of them would count as Word of Ellie, but still a lot of room for interpretation xD Besides, these would be fun to discuss

PPS. This will probably always be a WIP and, maybe, one day I’ll add a “Funny”, “Heartwarming”, “Tearjerker”, “Shot Game”, “Nightmarefuel”, and “Awesome Music”

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A

[ST] Abusive Parent - Emalia, arguably (emotional neglect/letting other kids abuse him… not that Ed ever said anything) and then they ran to each other while he was captured and she was working with the government
[ST] The Ace - As a son of Vulcan, he’s pretty ace in anything that includes mechanics or craftsmanship; being in the first cohort of the Legion has pretty much made him a fighting ace as well
[MI] Action Hero - During his Legion Years and the Quest
[MI] Adventures in Coma Land - After his house fire and during the Third War 
[ST] Affectionate Nickname(s) - See Ed’s extensive list; most of them given to him by Ethan
[ST] Afraid of Doctors - And any other medical sort of person, building, or procedure; mostly comes from his aversion formed during his month long hospital stay after the fire
[ST] Aggressive Categorism - All gods are whiny, immature, tantruming, obnoxious toddlers who just like watching the demigods suffer, fight the gods’s battles for them
[TW] All for Nothing - Sorta by his own doing; feels as if becoming a mole was this trope since it failed to protect Felicity from dying or Josh from getting captured, and saw that Lyn left to join the hunters
[ST] All of the Other Reindeer - Partly his own doing and partly because of his ADHD and dyslexia and “monster attacks”; he used to fight with those who antagonized him [childhood-quest], but then slowly shifted into the “stiff upper lip and silently take it” which has added to his self loathing [third war-present]
[ST] Alone Among the Couples - Ed has never dated (he once got asked and his reaction was that of a live buffering face, followed by Felicity bailing him out of it- so he never answered) while most people his age are settling down; not that he cares
[Q-] Always Save the Girl - (Downplayed) Almost at the cost of his life while trying to save the Lyn; tries to save Felicity multiple times, also at the cost of his own safety (and sanity)
[Q-] Anger Born of Worry - QRF; whenever he’s overly angry, assume he’s only shouting because he’s worried
[Q-] Annoying Younger Sibling - To Josh and Ethan
[ST] Anti-Hero - To a T
[ST] Asexuality - Ed has never felt sexual attraction to anyone, male or female
[TW-] The Atoner - Since his trial, he’s been trying to make up for all the crap he has ever done, especially with the QRF

B

[LY-] Badass - After seven years of first cohort training plus two wars and a quest, he’s one hell of a fighter
[MI] Badass in Distress - ie. the gas, almost dying in the third war, being beat up by vigilantes, and being captured by the government
[ST] Badass Unintentional - He never wanted to be a demigod, much less join the Legion, go on a quest, or participate in wars; all he wanted to do was live a normal life
[TW-] Heartbroken Badass - After Felicity’s “death”, Lyn’s departure to join the Hunters, Josh’s disappearance, and Rhia’s death
[MI] Submissive Badass - Only if Josh, Rhia, or Felicity is leading
[ST] Bad Dreams - Ed has so much Nightmare Fuel it’s unreal; it’s gotten to the point where he refuses to sleep because of it
[LY-] Be All My Sins Remembered - He doesn't let himself or other people forget what he's done and always turns down praise
[LY-] Beast Master - Owner of Jadis, a white lion and Cinny, a shredder that can turn into a war machine
[ST] Becoming the Mask - After years of bullying, Ed's tough-guy, Jerkass Facade just became him
[LY-] Being Good Sucks - He has so much guilt over what he’s done; he's also bluntly honest, so he'll punch a sensitive topic in the face without hesitation
[LY-] Belligerent Sexual Tension - Ed’s relationship with Remus could possibly be seen this way...
[ST] Beneath the Mask - For all of Ed's rough, angry, stoic, snarky exterior, he does have a soft, loving, and vulnerable side; it’s just severely buried
[ST] BerserkButton - Don't touch his planes; don't even think of hurting Jadis or the QRF
[ST] Beware the Quiet Ones - Ed's rather quiet with a succinct speech pattern, but if you get him going he will snap and go off
[ST] Big Brother Instinct - Towards Meg (biological sister) and Lyn (adopted sister)
[ST] Birthday Hater - Being that was the day his house went up in flames and he lost his family... yeah; when he was in service, he’d get another burn mark commemorating the day
[ST] A Birthday, Not a Break - Happy Birthday Ed, your entire family’s dead; and he has to remember that every single birthday; plus, I’m pretty sure the Legion doesn’t give you off on your birthday
[ST] Bizarre Human Biology - Half god, half human; that’s pretty bizarre...
[ST] Born Unlucky - Self imposed after making and breaking his oath at age eight; besides, the gods probably hate him after everything else he’s done afterwards
[PL] Boy Next Door - Before getting the news that he was half god
[ST] Break the Cutie - Ed used to be nice and sweet; then the fire happened, along with the next ten years of his life
[ST] Broken Bird - To a T
[MI] Broken Tears - His only four times-- when he got the news his family died, when visiting their makeshift grave site, when he failed to make contact with Felicity at her tree, and when thinking about Rhia after her death
[LY] Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu - Took this one to a very literal extent in "BURN THE PRINCIPIA"
[LY-] Bruiser with a Soft Center - Denies it to hell and back, but he does have a soft side for kids and animals
[ST] Brutal Honesty - Oh yes... oh yes; and it gets him into trouble, especially with the gods during his Legion Years
[LY-] Bunny-Ears Lawyer - He's one of the most surly people on earth and hard to work with; but he's a good forger
[ST] Butt Monkey - He’s been through hell and will be again (has been around three times) ... bc it's fun

C

[ST] Cannot Spit It Out - "I promise", "I care", "I need help", "I love you”
[LY] Cannot Tell a Joke - Used to be very serious and would never joke
[G] The Caretaker - Arguably this to Josh in the following weeks after Rhia's death
[MI] Catapult Nightmare - Not sure if he’s ever done it in canon, but he's probably done it
[TW-] Category Traitor - Very much one to the Legion
[ST] Challenge Seeker - Always pushes himself to become the best fighter and forger he can be by taking on new physical demands and projects
[Q-]Chaotic Good - Starting post quest
[LY] Chaotic Neutral - Beginning Ed through the actual quest
[ST] Character Depth - I've learned a lot about Ed through the three years writing him; he's changed a great deal as well, he's easily 3D
[ST] Character Development - See above; he's gone from Chaotic Neutral to Chaotic Good, from a loner to being part of a family, from always angry and impulsive to calmer
[ST] Character Tic - He tends to drum his fingers on anything and give a mouth twitch smile (mostly after getting captured)
[ST] Chaste Hero - In addition to being asexual, he’s also aromantic (no romantic attraction to either gender) and is therefore always either uncomfortable, confused, or oblivious to people showing interest
[LY-] Chekhov’s Skill - Being in the Legion, he's learnt hand to hand and sword fighting; it helped out a lot during the war; being a good liar helped pull off his mole stunt at Orthys
[LY-] Child Soldier - Everyone in the Legion; they were brought in from age ten or younger
[LY-] Closet Geek - He's outwardly a nerd when it comes to inventions and weapons, but he's very closeted when it comes to fantasy/sci-fi
[ST] Confused Question Mark - aka Ed’s buffering face whenever faced with a situation he’s not sure how to respond to; mostly when people explicitly show him kindness
[ST] Consummate Liar - He's probably as good as a Mercury kid; he proved it during his time at Orthys
[LY-] Cool Sword - A morphing weapon that goes from a Hello Kitty keychain into a sword, originally made for Charlie
[ST] Corrupt the Cutie - He used to be a good kid… but then started changing for the worse after being taken in by Em
[ST] Cosmic Plaything - This is the Percy Jackson Universe where gods are real; c'mon
[LY-] Creepy Good - Ed could definitely be this; staring out of the forge and Rogers' house window with his surly expression… wonder how many kids he’s scared away from the forge
[ST] Cursed with Awesome - Born with awesome ability to control machines and make anything he could ever dream of; abilities that also killed his family when they went out of control... oops
[LY-] The Cynic - To a T
[PL] Cynicism Catalyst - The death of his family and subsequent moving in with Em

D

[ST] Dark and Troubled Past - Uhhh obvs…
[ST] Dead Pan Snarker - Speaking in a monotone helps with this; it’s his default language, especially when talking to Felicity
[ST] Death Glare - Given often to enemies, annoyances, and even (on occasion) friends and family
[LY-] Death Seeker - Ever since entering the Legion, Ed’s always tempted Fate by picking fights with campers, gods, government agents, and monsters; he purposefully didn’t defend himself against violent vigilantes after his trial
[ST] Deceased Parents Are the Best - In Ed’s mind they are still his untarnished heroes
[TW-] Declaration of Protection - The entire reason Ed left to become a spy-- to protect his quest family; it failed miserably in his eyes; it is still his motivation, but includes the Rogers family
[Q-] Defrosting Ice King - Getting a family that actually cares about you and will look after you does stupid things to your emotions (or there“lack”of)...
[TW] Despair Event Horizon - Gets very close to it multiple times; notably at Orthys, after getting stabbed in the battle, and while in the dungeons awaiting trial
[TW] Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life - After being dishonorably discharged from Camp
[ST] The Determinator - Stubborn to a fault, Ed never gives up once his mind is set on something; the one notable exception is that he finally gives up fighting after getting stabbed
[MI] Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu? - Done multiple times to the gods and people more powerful than him with some consequences (getting transformed into animals, arm broken by Remus, body broken by government agents)
[TW] Dirty Business - His abrupt camp abandonment in order to become a spy; in particular his IM to Lyn
[ST] Disappeared Dad - Vulcan up and left Alexis soon after she got the news she was pregnant
[ST] Don’t You Dare Pity Me! - If there’s anything Ed doesn’t want from you, it’s pity; he rejects all help out of stubbornness, self loathing (“I don’t deserve help”), and a determination that he can pull through by himself
[ST] Doom Magnet - From the get-go
[LY] Dramatic Ellipsis - Other characters often found themselves talking to a wall that had nothing much to say
[MI] Dramatic Stutter - Happens various times when he’s confused; occurred while he was captured and for a few months afterward
[TW] Driven to Suicide - Seriously considered it while at Orthys, got sloppy during the war in the hopes someone could take him out, and didn’t defend himself when attacked by vigilantes
[ST] Drowning My Sorrows - (Played With) Done only once with alcohol; all other instances are of him drowning in work and training
[ST] Dynamic Character - See Character Depth and Character Development
[ST] Dysfunction Junction - Ed is all kinds of messed up (justifiably so; he’s lived through multiple traumas), and he loathes shrinks, so he’s not getting any help any time soon; besides this is the Legion-- buck up and soldier on

E

[ST] Emotionless Boy - Make no mistake, Ed has emotions; he just keeps them under strict lock and key (most of the time)
[ST] Emotions VS Stoicism - Problems with feelings acknowledgement aside, he tries to deny he has them, which makes it rather messy when he finally snaps; he’s stoic in most situations, but threaten one of those in his QRF and well...
[TW] Empty Eyes - After the war and through the aftermath, he pretty much as these; Felicity and Lyn are gone, and he believes the Legion should have sent him to death row instead of discharging him
[ST] Everyone Has Standards - Even someone as rough as Ed wouldn’t purposefully hurt a child or an animal; he makes and fixes commissions to order; he even has a no kill policy
[TW-] Extreme Doormat - He’ll just take any words or action against him without an ounce of retribution; anything negative about him is, in his mind, true

F

[MI] Face Your Fears - Every time he went into the forge after being out of it; any time he goes into the infirmary (check up after being turned into animals multiple times and surgery after breaking his arm)
[MI] Failure-to-Save Murder - Blames himself (to varying extents) for The Simons’s, Felicity’s, and Rhia’s deaths
[Q-] Failure Knight - Is determined to protect his QRF since he couldn’t protect his biological family
[ST] Fatal Flaw - Self loathing
[ST] Fearless Fool - Edmund “not afraid of anything” Simons is an idiot; impulsively running into things (or goading them) without an ounce of thought usually lands him in trouble
[ST] The Fettered - As cruel and cold as he may seem sometimes… He could do hecka a lot of damage to people if he wanted to when being annoyed by them, but he doesn’t
[ST] First Girl Wins - Out of the living people, Ed had his first two threads with Felicity and Rhia; they are now very close friends
[ST] Forgets to Eat - Sometimes it’s “forgets”, but other times he genuinely does since forge work and training hours slip away from him
[MI] Freak Out - When Ed went mute after his surgery and for a few months after being captured
[ST] Friendless Background - Having ADHD, dyslexia, making things happen, and constantly moving will do that; he was even written as having no legion friends even though he was there for almost seven years
[MI] Friendship Moment - Any time Ed hugs someone (or hugs back) since that is a true sign that the person is a friend or family member

G

[ST] Generation Xerox - Okay, maybe he hasn’t entirely copied Vulcan, but c’mon; the powers, inanimate over living, self loathing, tough love...
[LY-] Genius Bruiser - Ed, when he puts his mind to it, could be rather smart; if you put him in the library, he’d probably have a field day if he found something he liked; too bad he usually tries to use his brawn to try and get through most situations
[G-] Goal in Life - He’s found it- look after his family
[ST] Good is Not Nice - Ha, yeah… He's still a jerk sometimes
[ST] Gosh Dang It to Heck - He almost never swears; there are very rare instances of “damn” or “hell” when he's extremely stressed or angry
[Q-] Go Through Me - If you even want to think about going after his QRF, he’ll probably be placing himself in the middle
[ST] Grey and Gray Morality - You could make arguments for both sides of every conflict; is the legion a brainwashing military camp used to just benefit the gods? Wiping it out could be justifiable. The government could be seen as helping liberate child soldiers, some who didn’t want to be there. Shouldn’t their extraordinary powers be used to benefit the mortal world?
[ST] Growing Up Sucks - Very much so
[ST] Guilt Complex - To a T

H

[LY-Q] Hair-Trigger Temper - Mention something he doesn’t like and off he goes… Especially if it has to do with the gods; then you’re in for it
[LY-Q] Hate at First Sight - Towards the gods, medics, and authority figures
[ST] Hates Being Touched - Unless it’s his QRF, then he’ll make an exception; when he was younger, he’d outright lash out at anyone who dared touch him; after being captured, he’d just flinch away
[LY] The Hermit - Explains why he had no friends while in the Legion for almost seven years; also used as a joke that he’ll become one when older
[TW-] Hero with Bad Publicity - Hero is used a bit loosely, but he did pass along information from Orthys to Camp, but no one knows about it; he allowed himself to get branded as a traitor instead
[MI] Heroic BSOD - When Ed sees Felicity die on the battlefield and when he initially hears of Rhia’s death, his mind goes on a temporary shutdown and he just stares at nothing; not such a great idea on the battlefield… after Rhia’s death, his body pretty much ran on autopilot mode as he tried to convince himself to keep it together for Josh and Art
[TW] Heroic Fatigue - Acting while at Orhtys, especially when around the other questers, physically and emotionally drained Ed to the point of just wanting to die in battle
[G-] Heroic Neutral - Ed will try his best to remain uninvolved, but get someone he cares about into the mix and he will jump at whoever/whatever is responsible for it
[ST] Heroic Self Deprecation - He always believes he’s the absolute worst, even if he’s done good
[Q-] Heterosexual Life Partners - Ed/Josh and Ed/Ethan
[LY-TW] He Who Fights Monsters - He certainly believed he had become one by the end of the third war
[ST] Hidden Depths - Most people see his belligerent exterior, but he does have an internal life as well, and it’s been expanding; it has also started showing itself through the years (which he detests)
[MI] His Heart Will Go On - After the death of the Simons, “Felicity”, and Rhia; although heartbroken, he is usually able to keep going for mostly his own sanity and the sake of others
[LY-Q] Hot Blooded - Used to go around in a burning passion to hate every god and authority figure on the planet; he passed no opportunity to pick a fight, the idiot
[PL-LY] How Do I Shot Web? - Ed’s has a natural, hyper talent for forging and craftsmanship, but it had to be nurtured; he also had to practice correctly diagnosing machines, identifying metals, and identifying the feeling he gets when there’s a trap in the ground
[LY-] Ho-Yay - Josh/Ed, Ethan/Ed, REd, Allan/Ed
[ST] Hypocrite - As much as he berates people for being idiots, he’s a pretty sound idiot himself

I

[ST] I Am a Monster - Half god and after all the things he’s done; he certainly believes so
[LY-] I Am Your Opponent - Whoooo is dumb and provokes nearly 90% of the fights? Ed-mund. Sim-ons.
[TW-] I Cannot Self-Terminate - So I’ll just try to get monsters and other demigods to take me out instead
[LY-] I Can Still Fight - Says Ed who is dehydrated, starved, bruised, cut up, and has multiple broken bones
[LY-] Iconic Item - Cinny and Hello Kitty morphing weapon
[TW] I Did What I Had to Do - At Orthys
[LY-] Idiot Ball - It's not even funny
[LY-Q] I Just Want to be Free - Before his QRF, all he wanted was to be free from the Legion, authority, and the gods
[ST] I Just Want to be Normal - Ed always disliked being different than the mortal kids; almost all his misfortune can arguably be because he is a demigod
[PL] I Just Want to Have Friends - Ha; it lead to him making the oath
[Q] I Know What You Fear - One of the challenges in the ruins does…
[MI] I Let Gwen Stacy Die - Feels responsible for The Simons, Felicity, and Rhia…
[LY-] Ineffectual Loner - No matter how much he wants to be alone, no one lets him be
[LY-] The Insomniac - Uh-huhhhh; Rhia usually needs to knock him out to get him to properly sleep
[G-] Insult of Endearment - “Idiot”
[ST] In Series Nickname - Mostly “Ed”, but see the list
[ST] In the Blood - As a grandson of Discordia, cultivating strife is, quite literally, in his blood
[LY-] I Owe You My Life - By his own honor code, Ed definitely owes some people
[ST] Ironic Fear - Edmund is a son of Vulcan, the God of fire and the forges; Ed is also pyrophobic
[ST] It’s All My Fault - He doesn’t have a guilt complex for nothing...
[Q-] It’s Personal - You take or hurt one of his QRF? Lol, heck yes it’s personal now...
[G-] I Want My Beloved to Be Happy - New motivation in life

J
[LY-] Jade Colored Glasses - Ed definetly got these after his Break the Cutie/Cynicism Catalyst moments
[LY-TW] Jerkass - He basically had zero redeeming characteristics; why did people stay around him?
[LY-TW] Jerkass Dissonance - Yet even more odd-- he was oddly likeable among Creators
[PL] Jerkass Facade - Originally nice, Ed just shifted into this and then Became the Mask
[LY-TW] Jerkass Woobie - Again, even as a grade-A jerk, people sympathized/became his friend; he can be nice… when he wants… rarely
[LY-TW] Jerk with a Heart of Gold - He can redeem himself… when he wants to; he just has all his niceties buried...
[LY-] The Jinx - He certainly believes so, especially with the parameters of his punishment for breaking oath
[TW] Jumping Off the Slippery Slope - Would you call his IM to Lyn evil? Or just extremely rude?

K

[TW-] Keeping Secrets Sucks - Being the anonymous spy and trying to detach himself for the purpose of that job really wrecked him
[LY-] Knight in Sour Armor - Cynical to heck, yes; still trying, yes… in his own way

L
[LY] Lack of Empathy - Ed very rarely took other people’s feelings into consideration when acting or talking… Other people’s emotions never seemed to really move him
[LY-] Leave Me Alone - Heard quite frequently from him… Ed can solve his own issues at the risk of his own mental and physical health
[ST] Last Name Basis - As a soldier, he is probably called by his surname often
[ST] Letmotif - “I Will Not Bow”, “In My Arms”, “The Reason”, and “Savin’ Me”
[ST] Like Father, Like Son - See Generation Xerox
[TW] Little “No” - After seeing Felicity “die”
[TW] Living a Double Life - As the anonymous spy at Orthys
[Q-] Living Emotional Crutch - Fedmund; maybe Josh/Ed after Rhia died
[Q-] Loner-Turned-Friend - Thanks Quest, Ed hates you
[LY-] Lovable Rogue - Ed has a weird-ish charm to him, so even when he does go a bit rouge, you can almost sympathize with him
[Q-] Love Hurts - Having a family and being vulnerable sucks
[TW-] Love Martyr - Even though his families are doomed around him, Ed stays/is convinced to say… even though he’s made multiple attempts/offers to leave
[Q-] Love Makes You Crazy - Ed’s done some pretty stupid things when it comes to his QRF

M

[ST] Made of Iron - Ed can take so many physical hits it’s a bit ridiculous...
[LY-] Magical Accessory - His morphing weapon
[ST] Magically Binding Contract - His oath
[ST] Magic Is a Monster Magnet - His god blood attracts monsters to him in the mortal world
[ST] Mangst - To a T
[MI] Manly Tears - As rough and unemotional as he appears, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t cry
[LY-] Married to the Job - Depending on what’s going on, he’s only focused on or nearly obsessed with his forge work,
[LY-] Martyr Without a Cause - He jumps to be the one to be thrown to the dogs, even if he has no reason
[TW] The Masquerade - As a traitor
[LY-] The Medic - He hates the infirmary so much that he usually tends to himself
[MI] Men Don’t Cry - He's only cried four times in canon; it's been in private and usually after the fact; he's usually very composed with flat emotion when faced with immediate tragedy
[TW] The Mole - At Orthys
[Q-] Morality Pet - He had a few of these, mainly those in the QRF
[ST] More Expendable Than You - To Ed, anyone's worth more than him
[ST] Mr. Fixit - As a son of Vulcan, Ed can make and/or fix anything that comes his way
[Q-] Mr. Vice Guy - He has a laundry list of obvious flaws, yet is striving to be good
[ST] Mundane Utility - His powers include being a technopath, so if he's lazy and doesn't want to get up to turn the lights or the tv on...
[TW-] Must Make Amends - With his quest family after the third war and being discharged
[TW] My God(s), What Have I Done? - After his IM to Lyn
[PL] My Greatest Failure - Not being able to save/protect his biological family
[TW] My Name is - During the battle, the time is written as “24/?” since Ed’s lost all track of time
[ST] My Nayme Is - Simons instead of Simmons

N

[LY-] Nay-Theist - The gods are physical entities that interact with the demigods; Ed’s response is to fight against them and hate them
[LY-] Nerves of Steel - Kinda have to have them as a demigod… unless you want to get killed out the gate
[PL] Never Accepted in His Hometown - As a kid who always moved schools, who had monsters after him, and who couldn’t sit still, Ed was more often than not “that odd child” that the parents wanted to keep their kids away from
[G] Nice Job Breaking It, Hero - He made the locater to try and get to Felicity; later on, while he was checking up on an irregularity reading, he himself got captured, leading to Nova (who went looking for him) and then Mattie (who went looking for Nova) to get captured
[TW] Noble Demon - Ed could be considered this if the reader considers him evil for going to Orthys; he still upheld his own sort of honor code there
[TW] No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Trying to help the Legion by becoming a spy; more self inflicted, mental suffering than bringing a physical suffering to others
[G] "No. Just... No" Reaction - His reaction to being asked out on a date
[LY] No Sense of Humor - Ed had little to none; people’s joking and attempts at getting him to smile annoyed him to no end
[LY] Not Good with People - Ideally, he would’ve liked to be left alone; however, he’s great with objects and Jadis
[ST] Not So Stoic - Tick the right buttons or get him in the right situation and there goes his stoicism

O

[ST] Oblivious to Love - Both platonic and romantic; attempts at framing him as a nice person, hints, and innuendos are usually ignored
[Q-] Odd Couple - Between Josh/Ed, arguably
[Q-] Odd Friendship - Between Ed/Ethan
[LY-] One-Man Army - (Downplayed) Trained as first cohort with two wars and a quest under his belt; he’s a hell of a fighter, but he does have limits...
[MI] OOC Is Serious Business - Invoked a couple of times to either show he really cares or he’s really close to falling off the edge
[PL] Orphan's Ordeal - Shown through his history, “Going Down in Flames”, and “Unsent Letters”

P

[ST] Papa Wolf - Ed may be a jerkass to his peers and older (including the gods), but don’t mess with innocent children who have their lives ahead of them
[PL] Parental Abandonment - By Vulcan; Em was planning to ship him off to a psychiatric ward before she got the dream about the Legion
[PL] Parental Neglect - Arguably Emalia
[ST] Perma Shave - Forever beardless and clean shaven… even when in dungeons for weeks
[MI] Pet the Dog - His own, twisted kindness; mostly seen towards QRF
[ST] Platonic Life Partners - Felicity/Edmund
[MI] Please Don’t Leave Me - To the Simons and QRF; he’s lost all of them at least once
[MI] Please Wake Up - Felicity and Rhia
[TW] Poor Communication Kills - If he had just told one person what he was doing (most likely Felicity) a lot of angst and confusion could have been avoided
[ST] Portmanteau Couple Name - Fedmund, Lyndmund, REd
[TW] The Power of Acting - While at Orthys
[Q-] The Power of Friendship - Getting friends and a family really helped him realize things...
[TW] Pragmatic Anti-Hero - Ed went to the extreme of telling no one about becoming a spy and then treating them like crap for the sake of real reactions
[MI] The Promise - Metal Bird, “Is that a threat or promise?” “Both”
[ST] Properly Paranoid - Ha; have you read what he (and most of the Legion) have lived through? Rule #36 and #37

Q

[Q] The Quest - That was an arc...
[ST] The Quiet One - Ed usually doesn’t talk a lot… unless you annoy him; early on he had a very succinct, curt way of speaking

R

[MI] Rage Breaking Point - Ed usually tries to hold himself back but if he snaps, he snaps
[LY-Q] Real Men Hate Affection - Ed rejects all affection, ignoring praise and hitting or squirming away from hugs; has gradually gotten a bit better
[LY-Q] "The Reason You Suck" Speech - Given whenever a god is within earshot
[LY-Q] Rebellious Spirit - “Oh, you like your discipline and your obedience, here's edmund [to wreck all of that]”
[TW-] Redemption Quest - A personal one after his trial
[Q-] Relative Button - For the love of the gods do NOT threaten or harm someone in his RQF
[ST] The Reliable One - Ed has never done anything outstandingly remarkable in the forge or in his life after his discharge, he's just helping with the everyday running of things; he enjoys his background life
[TW] The Reveal - To the Creators that Ed is a mole
[G-] Running Gag - Ed’s inability to cook or shop, *buffering face*

S

[LY-] Scarily Competent Tracker - Cinny and Ed’s GPS Device
[LY-] Screw Destiny - Ed’s fought it every inch of the way
[TW-] Secret Keeper - During Orthys as a spy and then afterwards to keep up the appearance of a traitor
[LY-] Selective Obliviousness - Towards people who try to tell him any of his positives or that he deserves to be happy and loved
[MI] Self-Surgery - Hates the infirmary so much he has resorted to this
[ST] Semi-Divine - Demigod, son of Vulcan and legacy of Discordia
[LY-] Shell Shocked Veteran - Has fought in two wars and has survived Lupa and Legion training
[G-] Shipping Goggles - For Femus and Rhiua
[G-] Shipper on Deck - For Femus and Rhiua
[LY-] Ship Tease - Any Fedmund, Lyndmund, or REd RPs
[TW] Shoot the Dog - Cutting ties during Orthys
[LY-] Silly Rabbit, Idealism is for Kids! - To a T
[LY-] Silly Rabbit, Romance is for Kids! - Also to a T
[LY-] The Sleepless - “I’m Edmund Simons and I hate sleep. Who needs it?”
[ST] Snark Knight - Snarks at everyone
[LY-] Snark to Snark Combat - With Felicity or anyone else who will fight back verbally
[ST] Sour Outside, Sad Inside - He Became the Mask to protect himself; he just really needs a hug
[LY] The Spartan Way - The Legion way! The Legion is pretty Spartan… hellish training to create a really good army
[ST] Stepford Snarker - Things going well? Snark. Things going badly? Snark. Snark no matter what
[ST] The Stoic - To a T
[ST] Stoic Woobie - Also to a T
[ST] Stuff Blowing Up - As a son of Vulcan, he enjoys occasionally making/watching things go boom; notably the “Cinny bombs” used during the third war
[G] Stutter Stop - (Played With) Ed stammered badly after being held captive
[ST] Sugar and Ice Personality // Kuudere - Give him time (like… a year) and he’ll eventually warm up to you; luckily, the process is a bit faster now
[ST] Superpowerful Genetics - Vulcan and Discordia
[ST] Survival Mantra - “I’m fine”
[ST] Survivor Guilt - He watched his family die and then lived through two wars; what do you think?

T

[ST] Tall, Dark, and Snarky - Uh… maybe not the tall part, but dark (hair/eyes/personality) and snarky heck yes
[TW] Take a Third Option - Fight in the Legion for the Legion or fight against the Legion with Saturn; how about I become an undercover spy at Orthys to help fight for my family instead?
[G] Take Me Instead - Ed would probably scream it when he realized that Felicity, Nova, and others were getting experimented on whereas he was just in interrogation
[ST] Technical Pacifist - Knock out, yes; kill, no
[ST] Technopath - As a son of Vulcan, it’s an inherited power
[ST] Techno Wizard - See above
[LY-] Teens Are Monsters - In a camp full of them… we’ve got all three flavors, and Ed could be classified as all three, depending
[ST] They’re Called Personal Issues For a Reason - Ed never talks about anything personal; he doesn’t do backstory nor does he ever talk about what’s upsetting him
[ST] Think Nothing of It - Ed always deflects any sort of gratitude, mostly because he thinks he doesn’t deserve to be thanked
[ST] Thou Shalt Not Kill - Killing is a big no no for Ed, even if he hates their guts
[LY] Took a Level in Badass - After being at the Legion for seven years in first cohort? I’d hope so...
[Q-] Toxic Friend Influence - Fedmund to each other, occasionally Josh/Ed
[LY-] Tragic Hero - Ed’s self loathing has gotten him into some pretty dire situations...
[PL] Tragic Mistake - Breaking his oath
[TW-] Tranquil Fury - If he’s staying incredibly calm when he would normally be screaming and trying to kill you, it’s a sign you should probably run...
[ST] Trauma Conga Line - Lolz, LOLZ; I’d list them, but it’d take around three lines
[TW-] True Companions - RQF
[ST] True Craftsman - To a T
[MI] Trying Not to Cry - Ed will hold it back, and is usually good at it… usually; c’mon it’s the Legion and he’s a guy, males and Legion soldiers don’t cry! (PS. he usually fails after a while)
[TW] Try Not to Die - To Felicity in Cinny’s message “Don’t be an idiot and don’t die”
[TW] Two Roads Before You - You’re either with the Legion or against it

U

[G] Unable to Cry - For a while after Rhia’s death; he hated himself for it
[Q-] Undying Loyalty - Towards RTF
[TW] Unstoppable Rage - He used it to his advantage during the third war...
[ST] Unwitting Pawn - In a universe where gods exist, all of the demigods could be this
[PL] Used to Be a Sweet Kid - He could be the poster child for it...

V

[LY-] Verbal Tic - "Whatever", "Shut up", "I don't care", "Both", "Idiot"
[Q] Vitriolic Best Buds - Ed/Josh, probably a bit more on Ed’s side; he’d would chew Josh out seven ways from Sunday, but still cared
[LY-] Volleying Insults - With anyone who will do it with him

W

[LY] Wall Glower - In any social situation, really…
[MI] War is Hell - Very much so
[TW-] Was It Really Worth It? - Questioned this a lot after his time as a spy during the third war
[LY-] Weapon of Choice - His morphing Hello Kitty chain
[TW] Well Intentioned Extremist - “I need to absolutely break all connection to the people I’m trying to protect at the Legion and make them hate me”
[LY-] What the Hell, Hero? - Ed’s been called out on his stuff on multiple occasions...
[LY-] What You Are in the Dark - In his moments alone, Ed has passingly acknowledged that he’s just still very scared, sad, alone, in denial, and wants hugs
[ST] Why Did It Have to Be… - Fire and needles; he runs into fire daily at the forge...
[LY] Would Hit a Girl - And has proved it

Y

[MI] Yank the Dog's Chain - Just as Ed’s settling down into nice family life or gets family… there it goes… down the drain or it gets dragged through the mud (badly)
[ST] You Are What You Hate - Half god
[Q-] You Called Me X, It Must Be Serious - If anyone in his RTF calls him “Edmund” as opposed to any of his nicknames, he thinks he’s in trouble
[ST] You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry - If you set him off you are going to get it (verbally and/or physically)
[ST] You’re Not My Father - Denies any relation to Vulcan

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Cinny's Secret Compartment
A list of all the gifts Ed has received/kept. I tried to do it in order.

Before making contact with Felicity and knowing that he'd probably have to destroy Cinny, Edmund took the compartment out of Cinny, and hid/locked it in his closet. After a conversation with Tessa, he took out the compartment and put some of the objects in various places in his room.

GIFTS

Random Gifts

• Levi :: wood carving tools 
• [valentine's day 2013] Charlie :: tool set 
• Felicity :: encyclopedia on animals
• Tessa :: bandages, neosporin, handwritten book on how to bandage
• Tessa :: sleepy time tea, teddy bear (sammy)
• Felicity :: stitch ears, wheezy plush toy, letter 
  
• Tessa :: notebook, first aid kit

• [valentine's day 2014] notes and flowers
  
  

18th Birthday

• Tessa :: sleepy time tea
• Lyn :: kitty clay figurine (in jadis's colors)

Random Gifts

• Lyn :: bracelet

Christmas 2014

• Charlie :: tie blanket
• Tessa :: workbench
• Ronan :: tool belt

GIFT PLACEMENT

Room Workbench :: wood carving tools, tool set, notebook, tool belt
Top of Dresser :: encyclopedia on animals, wheezy plush toy
Medicine Drawer :: bandages, neosporin, handwritten book on how to bandage, first aid kit
Bedside Table :: teddy bear (sammy), kitty clay figurine
Bedside Table Drawer :: sleepy time tea, letter, notes
Over Chair :: tie blanket
On Person :: bracelet

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BASICS

Full Name: Edmund Ryan Simons

Nickname(s): Ed, Simons, Eddikins, Eddy/ie, Edster, Eddie-mund, Eddikins, Edicus Maximus, Sir Eddikins McTwisterpants, Edwina, Edmeister, Grease Monkey, Forge Monkey, Forge Boy, Blacksmith, R2D2, Traitor, Idiot, Laddy, Lock Buddy, Little Buddy

Title: The Doom Magnet

Age: 19
Birthday: March 25
Species: Demigod
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Nationality: American
Sex: Male
Gender: Male
Preferred Pronoun(s): He/Him
Romantic Orientation: Aromantic
Sexual Orientation: Asexual
Religion: Agnostic
Occupation: Forge Worker

Status: Active
Fandom: AU Heroes of Olympus (Percy Jackson), OC
Face Claim: Skandar Keynes

RELATIONSHIPS

Birth Order [Biological Family]: Oldest
Parents: Alexis Smith-Simons [deceased], James Simons [deceased]
Siblings: Meghan Simons [deceased]
Pets: Jadis [white lion], Cinny [All Purpose Shredder], Ryley [gerbil]

Considered Family:

[/font][li][adopted] @jackyd7813 , Lyndis Sinclair, @josh, Ethan Hunter, @rhiannonwarlow[/li][li][biological] @ronan, Nova Silverwood[/li][/ul]
Significant Other: None
Children: None

Closest Friends: @jackyd7813, @josh, Ethan Hunter, @rhiannonwarlow

Rivals: Doesn't really care at this point but...
@charliemack, Christopher Ashby, Remus Stone, @jason, August Mitchell, @logan

Enemies: Doesn't really feel any real contempt or hate anymore but...
The rest of camp/New Rome, @audrey, @avetis, Emalia Smith, the gods[/quote]
PHYSICAL TRAITS

Eye Color: Dark brown
Hair Color: Dark brown
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 130 lb
Body Build: Strong and muscular
Tattoo: SPQR, 7 Bars, and Vulcan symbol on left forearm
Piercing(s): None
Notable Physical Traits: Blank expression, skin grafted legs (but he wears long pants)

PHOBIAS AND DISEASES

Fear(s): Family dying, destroying his own family, being alone
Phobia(s): Fire, needles
Mental Disease(s): PTSD, Depression, Paranoia
Physical Disease(s): N/A

PERSONALITY

Usual Mood/Expression: Mood-Meh, Expression-Blank



Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good
Jung: ISTJ
Enneagram: Type 5
Four Temperaments: Melancholic
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw
Element: Earth
Animal: Mountain Goat
Plant: Cactus

Top Five Tropes: Mr. Vice Guy, Survival Mantra, It’s All My Fault, Emotion VS Stoicism, I Am A Monster/Machine

Five Prominent Traits: Self loathing, distant, hypocritical, loyal, protective

Goals/Desires: Don't destroy families, make sure they're happy, try to make up (and learn) for (from) all the crap I've ever done

Skills: Forging, crafting, fighting, hiding feelings, holding people at arms length

Hobbies: Sass offs, flipping off authority, babysitting Art, thinking up new inventions, learning how to cook

Quirks: Talks fast and slurs words when nervous, carries Kleenex in his back pocket, despite giving up on wood carving he still carries around a wood carving tool, doesn't eat much

Likes: Rooftops, robots, being useful, chicken parmesan, pancakes, technology

Dislikes: Overly cold rooms, the sound of chains, hospitals, unconfined fire

STATS

Compassion: 7/10
Empathy: 7/10
Creativity: 8/10
Mental Flexibility: 5/10
Passion/Motivation: 6/10
Education: 5/10
Stamina: 8/10
Physical Strength: 8/10
Battle Skill: 9/10
Initiative: 8/10
Restraint: 4/10
Agility: 8/10
Strategy: 2/10
Teamwork: 3/10


Musical-Rhythmic Intelligence: 5/10
Visual-Spatial Intelligence: 9/10
Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence: 7/10
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: 6/10
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: 9/10
Interpersonal Intelligence: 6/10
Intrapersonal Intelligence: 7/10
Existential Intelligence: 3/10
Naturalistic Intelligence: 3/10