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[ ENTITLED ] - born with a silver spoon in his mouth, kian is used to the finer things in life. he naturally expects everyone and everything to cater to his every whim and desire, so adjusting to camp half-blood life was a difficult thing. quite honestly, kian hadn't quite made it before camp burned down, so re-adjusting again for camp jupiter has been met with a little more resistance than before. he's already had to give up his staff and luxury vehicles for camp half-blood, now camp jupiter expects him to get up at six am for marching drills? no thanks.
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[ CARELESS ] - as a spoilt person, kian doesn't care about anything or anyone. as far as he's concerned, people and things can be bought, manipulated, used as leverage. it's not that he's completely emotionless, it's just that's how he's been raised and how he's grown up. he himself was always just a thing for other people to admire, to share, to gossip about, to trade, to show off - it's only natural that kian treats everyone else the same. he also tends not to care too much about rules or consequences, because he's never met a problem he couldn't throw a money at - until camp half-blood, at least.
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[ SHALLOW ] - what you see is what you get with kian, which in most cases would only be a good thing, except for with kian, it also means he only takes things and presents things at face value. if one was hoping he'd have another subconscious layer or level, or that he has deep thoughts and just doesn't share them, they'd be sorely mistaken. the only kind of nuance that kian looks for or plays with is passive aggressive politeness, because it's completely second nature to him. kian also tends to judge people and things by the cover, and so makes snap decisions based on appearance.
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[ HEARTBREAKER ] - as a child of aphrodite with amokinesis, of course kian was always going to be a bit of a heartbreaker. he can't take romantic escapades seriously, more used to them being a thing other people commented on, or just fun games to play. he's gotten it into his head that having a romantic partner for longer than a few weeks is a bit 'uncool', preferring to swap them out for another model just for the sake of it. for sure, kian is not one to make serious or emotional connections with others, preferring instead to be seen and be gossiped about.
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[ VAIN ] - additionally, kian prefers his romantic escapades to be as pretty as he is, because he puts himself on a bit of a pedestal. he's vain, a byproduct of a childhood where he's been pampered and cooed over. of course, any of his imperfections could also be bought away, but luckily for him, his face and body are still naturally his. he's obsessed with eating healthy and working out and keeping every inch of his body in peak condition, and will tend to strike a pose or work out in a particularly showy manner when there are others around.

[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]BIOGRAPHY

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[ MOTHER ] - aphrodite, goddess of love[break]
[ FATHER ] - steven barrett, mortal, social media mogul[break][break]
Claimed: Yes[break]
Years at camp: Four[break][break]
his entire career was about selling people. okay, maybe that sounded bad. he didn't actually literally sell people, but he did sell a place where they could show themselves, whether as they were or as a better version of themselves. people flocked to his business, of course, keen to show off pictures of them at the bahamas or selling some sort of detox tea, or just offering a peek into the private lives of the elite. they came in droves, transactions were dealt and made on his platform, and naturally, he got a cut of everything. as head boss, steven barrett made the big bucks, his brain baby catapulting him into the upper echelons of society within a few hard years of slog and code.
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as he smiled for the cameras and as magazines talked about his net worth, one particular goddess took a shine to him. caught up in his success and growing wealth, steven could only appreciate the few days aphrodite spent with him, and when she left without a word, he'd only shrugged his shoulders and continued on with his life. he didn't need one particular woman, despite her obvious beauty and charm and the emotions he'd felt for her, because he was at the peak of his stardom and all sorts of people kowtowed to him, anyway. steven had no need for love nor commitment, and he continued on with his life, showing his face at high end social circles and sitting at important business meetings.
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less than a year later, and steven suddenly found himself with an extra responsibility: a little bundle of beauty named kian. a very busy man, steven enlisted a nanny for his baby boy, although he did ensure there were a couple of cute snaps taken of him being a good father, because that would only make his brand look better. and it most definitely did: the usual revolving door of his romantic life swung even faster as the women lined up for a bit of that ready-to-settle-down vibe. steven only played with that expectation, but he was no keener to settle down than he had been before.
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and so kian grew up in a house where he got his every wish, sometimes even before he could wish it. every tantrum and every problem was solved by giving him what he wanted, if only to keep him quiet and happy. he terrorized his nanny when he was in a bad mood, but for the most part kian was fairly happy and bubbly. when he reached kindergarten age, he learned to manipulate others to get his way, whether that was through bribery or blackmail. of course, kian made sure he had a smile on his face the entire time, and so he never got called out for being a bully despite that.
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as kian progressed into grade school, he learned the meaning of his father's wealth and popularity. his bribery became even more subtle, growing into using his own influence and making friends to better himself. he fell in with the 'in' clique, the popular kids, and his unknown use of his amokinesis only helped him to reach his level of cool. grade school and into high school, it seemed that kian could do nor be no wrong. he flirted with boys and girls, he didn't need to be into sports but he did well enough in track, he was good looking, he was charming, he was funny. kian barrett had the world in his palm.
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and then right before he could graduate, some pimply kid with a funny hat forcibly befriended him, and was there at the gate with him when his suv with its tinted windows came to pick him up. to kian's surprise, his father was in the front seat, which was beyond weird because he hardly saw his father at dinner, much less at school pickups. but as kian climbed into the back seat, the pimply kid followed him in, and steven told him to shut the door. kian was even more surprised and wanted to know what the heck was going on, when steven told the driver to floor it, and the next thing kian knew, they were flying down the highway towards long island. that was when steven and the pimply kid - who introduced himself as parker, not that it mattered, keep talking - explained kian's parentage and that it was time to get him to a place for people like him.
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to say kian was shocked would be an understatement, and even more so when his father dropped him and parker off at a strawberry farm. he was now expected to deal with his parentage at a farm without all his creature comforts? already, kian was feeling withdrawals from his room and his closet and his shampoo and the chef that was undoubtedly preparing his dinner right now. but before kian could contemplate on that some more, a monster appeared behind them, and for the first time in his life, kian felt true terror as he climbed up the hill and practically fell through to the other side.
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the following four years as a son of aphrodite was like balancing on a tightrope. he still went back to school to finish his high school at the very least - he didn't want anyone to talk about how he never finished his high school. after that, though, while kian tried to resume some semblance of normal life amongst the mortals, the monsters would begin to stalk him, and so after another few months of trying it out there, kian gave up and made camp half-blood his full time home. this was, of course, after a few rounds of bribery with chiron regarding his stuff, and while he got away with a few things like his shampoo and some of his clothes, kian has had to learn how to deal with the whole less-is-more life, much to his consternation.
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kian had been away at a social function when camp half-blood burned down, and while at first he had been looking forward to return to the mortal world full time (he'd just need to have additional bodyguards or something), he was instead told of another safe haven for demigods at the other end of the country. his father insisted he stay with demigods as it would be the safest option for him, and so kian had rolled his eyes and packed his bags for california, grateful that his father at least had a second home near camp jupiter. and now, he would get to re-adjust to life with some new demigods...

[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]POWERS, SKILLS & WEAPONS

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[ AMOKINESIS ] - he likes to consider it part of his charm; kian can influence and manipulate the feelings of love, admiration, and lust in an area. usually, he prefers to make the goal of such emotions towards himself, because why would he want someone to fall in love with someone else? speaking of love, kian tends to leave that emotion completely alone, preferring to play with admiration and lust instead, because kian doesn't want people to be in love with him - that's a bit scary and way too freaking much for him, thank you. he also tends to use this power to get his way a lot, especially with people who already feel some sort of attraction to him.
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weaknesses: kian's power is limited by proximity: the bigger the area and the more people to infect, the less potent his power becomes. a person with stronger will is also harder to manipulate, and although it doesn't take a lot of energy for kian to just ooze his magic, if he were to focus and really get someone to turn, it would actually require a bit of effort and brain power on his part.
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[ MINOR APPEARANCE MANIPULATION ] - kian doesn't really use this to change his body itself, because can't mess with perfection. instead, he uses it to style his hair, maybe give him a little bit of a tan, brighten his eyes, and of course ensure his clothes are always top notch. he can change the colours of his clothes at the maximum, but he can't actually change the material, either its type (from jeans to silk) or by quantity (from shorts to trousers).
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[ FRENCH ] - unlike his brothers and sisters, while kian can understand french, he is pretty rubbish at speaking it. he butchers it completely, has a horrible accent, and the only phrases he really remembers are rude ones.

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PLAYED BY ARK

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PANKOW, RUDY as kian barrett