It's that time of year/month again! I'm updating the shit out of this.

-Personality-Alister is highly-emotional, excitable, and very neurotic. He's mostly seen in a state of zealotry, impulsively diving into any situation that piques his interest. Problem is that he also suffers from various anxiety disorders, so usually after the initial excitement wears off he starts to fret about what he's gotten himself into. Not one to back down easily, though, his stubborn and plucky attitude keeps him seeing the challenge through to the very end.
While he is exceedingly intelligent in matters of academia and creativity, he is also rather naive and lacks and good graces when it comes to practicality or social skills (in fact, formal situations terrify him).
He's also asexual and has a problem with being grossed out by anything of a sexual nature (although his reaction derives from immaturity rather than from his asexuality). He's also a hot-tempered, self-righteous individual with traditional morals, a Catholic faith, and a tendency towards arrogance. Despite this, he's also extremely empathetic and generous, as well as being loyal to a fault, Alister can be painfully optimistic and annoying as hell. Basically he's just like a big, overgrown puppy.


-Background- Alister was born to a large, typical middle-class family with a father who was a Chow Chow dog and a mother who was a coyote. He shared his childhood with several siblings as well including four brothers (Morgan, Jeremy, Victor, and his twin Edgar), and two sisters, (Kelsey and Melody). For the most part he had a rather typical and happy childhood. From early on in age, he showed signs of his neuroses, but he also showed signs of his brilliance as well. Most of his anxiety from early age was just passed off as typical childhood worrying and while his parents were very proud of his intelligence, his father (in particular) hoped that his eccentricities were just a matter of being a child and that he would eventually grow out of them. One of this siblings, Jeremy, was an overly ambitious boy in everything he did and always strived to be the center of attention. When he could see that Alister was starting to get that desired attention, Jeremy grew envious. One night Jeremy woke up terrified by a nightmare he had about dolls. He proceeded the next morning to tell the entire family about this in graphic detail, which terrified Alister. Noticing this, Jeremy, out of envy-driven hostility, started to make up other horrifying dreams and stories about dolls to terrorize Alister. This lead to Alister's phobia of dolls.
As Alister grew into a teenager, his intelligence flourished and his parents were extremely proud of how he was excelling at school. But those anxieties and eccentricities that they hoped would go away with childhood never did. This was often quite worrisome to them. They would often be concerned over Alister's social life as well, worrying that his awkward mannerisms would leave unable to really make any friends. Alister's mother was a little more accepting of his quirks, considering that she was prone to being delightfully eccentric herself. Alister's father, though, had a bit more time accepting Alister's behavior. While Alister and his father loved each other both very much, both of them were somewhat of a mystery to each other and would sometimes have difficulty communicating with one another. Alister's father often pushed him to try and be more like a normal teenage boy, which meant dating girls... something that Alister had no interest in.
In terms of school, Alister was pretty much unpopular through and through. He wasn't terribly bullied, but most of his classmates were usually just too put off by his eccentric behavior and awkwardness to even befriend him. He did manage to find other strange friends who shared his interests and he was happy with surrounding himself with this small group of friends.
Alister graduated high school and went off to college with flying colors. He decided to pursue the arts. He worked on a sculpture degree. In the middle of his Junior year, his parents died in a car accident. From there both he and Edgar were taken in by his grandparents until he could get back on his own two feet so to speak. After college he knew he needed to move out of his grandparent's house, but he also knew that he didn't have enough funds to pay for an apartment by himself. Edgar and Alister then arranged an agreement that both of them could share an apartment and pay rent together, which is what they ended up doing.
They ended up moving into the Undergrounds, which was the only thing they could afford. Edgar worked at a coffee shop, while Alister worked in a factory maintaining the machines which did the factory work. Soon the factory was closed down and Alister was out of a job. After that he had trouble finding work due to his nervousness during interviews.

-Misc. Facts...
1.) He has a Southern US accent, since he grew up mostly in Mississippi.
2.) Collects skulls, rusty metal objects, candles, and glass bottles.
3.) He can't stand cold temperatures due to his skinniness.
4.) Favorite food is steak. Least favorite food is Durian Fruit.
5.) Goggles on hat are a present from his mother for his 12th birthday. They have great sentimental value to him.
6.) Loves exploring abandoned buildings.
7.) Suffers from insomnia.
8.) He has phobias of dolls and public speaking.