^ Qiu Qianxi \\ 邱千璽 || | {{ :characters:mel:images:qianxi:qianxi.png?400&direct}} || | **PB:** Liu Qinzheng || | **Gender:** | Male | | **Age:** | 28 | | **Birthday:** | ?? | | **Occupation:** | Grifter | | **Pinterest:** | tempest in a teapot | | **Storyline:** | [[storyline:space_grifters|Space Grifters]] | ======= Qiu Qianxi ======= ---- Milquetoast chameleon with deeply repressed emotions. Brilliant grifter, mediocre human. ===== Appearance ===== ---- * 6' even * Straight, dark, medium length hair that is generally worn slicked out of his face, mildly fluffy when down * Dark-eyed, always a little sleepy looking * A bit lanky and long-torsoed but not gawky or awkward * Excels at being nondescript and blending in, looking put together but not memorable * Dresses casually on his own time ===== Personality ===== ---- * Feels deeply, but shoves those emotions deep down where he doesn't have to look at them * Public face is polished and mild to the point of being featureless * Highly competent and takes pride in his work but generally considers himself expendable * Fast thinker who can adapt on the fly * Content to take support roles and prefers not to be in the spotlight unless absolutely necessary * Tends to keep things bottled up until they reach critical mass and then skips town rather than deal with his feelings * Has a playful side and likes to push the buttons of those he's close to * Seems easygoing and generally not difficult to get along with but actually quite reserved and hard to get to know * Still, his real personality peeks out every once in a while if you're paying attention * Not quite amoral but doesn't really see a problem with his line of work as long as they aren't targeting people who are already down and out * Highly conflict averse in his personal relationships * Actually quite lonely ===== Abilities ===== ---- * Baseline human, agile and flexible, quick reflexes * Excellent actor, liar, grifter * Chameleon who can take on almost any role * Pickpocketing * Lock-picking * Can hotwire and drive pretty much any vehicle, including mechs * Decent mechanic ===== History ===== ---- * Space colony street rat who never knew his parents * Grew up with a communal mob of street children who lived off scams and pickpocketing * Learned early on the easiest way to avoid conflict was to avoid standing out and seeming docile * Eventually taken in by a gang boss who saw his potential and taught him a variety of skills * Closest friend was Maddy, with whom he started a sexual relationship in their late teens * Eventually Maddy's feelings turned romantic and Qianxi's didn't; didn't really know what to do with the feeling mismatch but did express that he couldn't reciprocate * Maddy sustained a serious injury protecting Qianxi on a job and Qianxi left once he was sure Maddy was stable, unwilling to let him get hurt again for his sake * Has since worked a variety of jobs and moved around a lot; has made a modest reputation for himself of being reliable and competent * Has been working with [partner] exclusively for the past couple years ===== Relationships ===== ---- * **Benicio Volt:** Father-figure and mentor who plucked Qianxi off the street * **[[npc:atticus_maddyx_reo|]]:** Childhood friend and first grift partner; goes by his middle name. Qianxi generally calls him Maddy or Mads * **[[..:lira:tbn]]:** Partner in crime ===== Gallery ===== ---- {{gallery>:characters:mel:images:qianxi?lightbox&~5&purge=true&random&random}} ~~NOTOC~~ {{tag> characters mel space_grifters}}