Aspen
"I agree with Willow. They always called me the "smart one", but I guess they didn't account for the fact that smarts means one can think for themselves."
Artist
Aspen was the seventh of what was to be many, many more clones. The first batch he was a part of with his sister, number III. was not very lucky - out of 10, only the two of them survived. The two of them formed a very close bond.
Together with his sister, the two survived the grueling training that killed all their fellow clones, and as such, they are remarkably dangerous killers. However, they rely on each other for this strength, which is a pretty big weak point.
They are sent to secure a couple runaways, a mission that seems like a barely veiled suicide mission...
- He is blind in his left eye.
- While him and Willow are clones, and were not "born" in the traditional way that most people are, they consider each other family above all.
- The sharp ears is a side effect of all the genetic experiments performed on them in the course of their development.
His title "lucky seven" has to do with the fact that he was extremely prolific and smart from a young age - where Willow is the strategist, he is the well of knowledge that supports her ingenuity.
However, just like his sister, he is also considered a "wild card", mainly for the fact that his intellect brought a side effect they weren't expecting - a personality. The two of them are considered failures exactly for this reason. The two of them ended up with their own interpretations of who they are.
Aspen is rather soft-spoken, but he is vicious. He is just as dangerous as his sister if left unattended, so don't let his outward appearance fool you. The two of them are strongest when working together.
- his sister
- history and science
- rabbits
- being talked down to
- rigid rules
- places without books
( sister )
His older sister, Willow. They are identical clones but consider each other actual family - despite their untraditional entry into this world.
Their close relationship started early, but it only solidified when they were the only ones left - they only have each other to rely on, and they are not willing to give up the other for anything.
Aspen knows that they are probably expected to die on their mission, and he is considering turning his back. Anything to save Willow.
( target, eventual adoptive parent? )
One of the people that Aspen and Willow has been tasked with chasing down. All they know is that she took the Ice Maiden and ran with her.
The twins are about ready to defect, though, and once they realize that Dina hates the organisation just as much as they do, they end up allying themselves with her.
( target, evnetual adoptive sibling? )
Eve is disparagingly known as the "ice maiden" in the organisation, and that's all Willow and Aspen were ever told; they don't get much information as they are considered pretty low on the ladder as their younger clones take over.
They know she is dangerous, and when they get the missive to "eliminate" her, it's obvious that the plan is for them to get caught up in her ice storm and perish.
- Under his clothes, Aspen wears the organisation's standard-issue bodysuit that all the clones wear. It's made to be breathable, water-repellent and most important of all, recognizeable. They are treated as cattle and the bodysuits and collars are a way to tell them apart.
- Aside from the bodysuit, Aspen wears a pair of poofy iridescent shorts, and poofy, iridescent sleeves. It's his usual outfit, as the clones have never had any concept of fashion or individual style. It doesn't occur to him that he can choose his own clothes. This is part of the reason why him and Willow also wear mostly identical clothes - they both don't seem to care very much about it.
- As for his features, he has bright red eyes with a triangle shape inside, green/blue two-tone hair, and sharp, elf-like ears. They are not actual elves, it is simply a deformity from all the experiments that have been performed on them in the course of their development.