Optic

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Profile
Name	Optic
Origin	AU Earth (Cyberpunk)
Residence	Chroma City
Occupation	Tattoo Artist
Bonding Age	21
Gender	Nonbinary (they/them)
Species	Human
Height	5'9"
Appearance	thin build; brown hair; gold eyes; olive-tan skin with various tattoos (their own practice work, mostly!)
Personality	Optic fell in love with tattooing as a teenager, and enthusiastically took up the profession despite it becoming something of a lost art at home. They come from a technology-ruled reality in which transhumanism is the norm; Optic's lack of any cybernetic enhancements made them something of an oddity! The people around them tended to be more machine than organic - and the less real skin there is to tattoo, the less income a fledgling tattoo artist can make. Ostracized by their peers and on the brink of homelessness, Optic packed what little they had and left their world behind in an instant when a dragon offered them an out. At home in Chroma City, Optic struggles with feelings of inadequacy and anxiety, but they're slowly starting to blossom. (A rocky start to a career will do that to a person, especially with no brain implants to correct such human feelings.) The testimonials keep pouring in, and they don't lie: Optic has a gentle hand, a keen eye, and a warm (if somewhat quiet) disposition. They missed connecting with others (offline!), and they genuinely appreciate their clients despite that pesky impostor syndrome. With Tarawacuth's help, Optic's presence as an artist is growing, and even they'll admit their future is starting to look bright for once.
Relationships
Bonded To	Tarawacuth, Stained Glass Green "Glitterchonk" Mutt
Bonded At	Healing Den