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⇱ GENERAL ⇲
Name: Louise Frei Engel
Alias: Frei (No. 2)
Age: 18
DOB: October 23
Gender: Male
Nationality: German
Ethnicity: German
Height: 5’ 1” | 154 cm (w/ heels: 5' 4" | 163 cm)
Weight: 108 lb | 49 kg

⇱ TALENT ⇲
Ultimate: Hypnotist

Ultimate Description:
  Hypnosis is a field of pseudoscience related to psychology and neuroscience saturated with theories. Of the debate, there are two differing explanations: state vs. non-state. Respectively, one claims that hypnosis is an altered state of mind, and people enter what is often called a hypnotic trance; the other claims the effects of hypnosis are a result of various other psychological, behavioral, and cognitive factors, directed towards a specific task. The exact science behind hypnotism remains highly researched.

  Regardless of how it works, hypnotists are the people who make use of hypnosis to achieve different goals. Most famously, stage hypnotists create the illusion of brainwashing their audience, painting the public impression of hypnosis into that of a performing art form similar to magic. However, hypnotists also thrive in more practical fields, albeit in a much less flashy manner. Instead, hypnosis is applied through slight suggestions, relying on the patient's responses. The focused, sleepy state hypnosis is known for can be attributed to observable changes in brain activity. If successfully induced, the brain's attentional systems become more alert, while other areas experience reduced activity. This makes it easier to make further suggestions, but isn't always necessary for hypnosis, depending on the person and task.

  When used by psychiatrists, hypnotherapy can be used to treat a versatile list of disorders and addictions. Licensed nurses may practice hypnosis to lessen their patients’ pain and anxiety. For surgeons, there have been operations performed with hypnosis used in place of or in cooperation with anesthetics, and research is still being conducted on its effects in lessening the burdens of childbirth. There are also self-induced hypnosis techniques provided as an alternative to problems that one may not immediately wish or need to seek professional help for, such as improving motivation for weight loss and curving daily stress.

  Despite being the Ultimate Hypnotist, Frei is underwhelmingly talked about. To public media, he is nothing when compared to the shadow cast by his father, a famous neurosurgeon. Most of the publicity he’s received has focused solely on the generous donations he's made to neuroscience research. In fact, prior to being given his Ultimate title, very few people had known he’d been continuing his father’s research in private. There are no great achievements under his name, and he certainly doesn't hold the proper licenses necessary to delve into the delicate medical fields head on.

  It’s possible Hope’s Peak Institute was just desperate to pick someone from the dwindling number of talents.
Court Talents:

◿ Allude
  Just the slightest misjudgment can disturb the relaxed state of a subject, so hypnotists need to be skilled in reading people's moods without breaking immersion. By getting his patients to fill out a consent form, Frei can already tell how nervous they are before the session even begins. Although most accurate when he can see the person directly, studying the strokes and pressure of their writing will allow him to form a good idea of what kind of emotional state someone was in at the time. He doesn't need to understand the content or language.
◿ Illude
  As a self-proclaimed specialist in memory, Frei has a chance to help people remember past events with further clarity. While collecting testimonies, he may help others recall details that are normally out of focus, such as clothing or specific sounds. However, there is no guarantee that any submerged memories will resurface, or that any excess information gained will be relevant to the case itself. Sometimes, the fact that someone was wearing blue sneakers just isn’t important.

Court Weaknesses:

◤ Delude
  A lot of Frei's skills rely on one's belief in pseudoscience. He's not the most trustworthy person, especially when he doesn't usually explain his processes. For those that don't believe, his methods are shaky and not backed by real science. For those that believe too much, others might claim that he's manipulating them with false memories instead. Frei will never deny the possibilities or assumptions thrown at him as long as they are even slightly viable, no matter if he is innocent or not. It would go directly against his experimental nature.

◤ Elide
  Despite his loud personality, Frei is not the most confrontational person. He's probably the exact opposite. If pressured by others, especially by more than one person at once, he will do anything to divert the spotlight from himself. Whether this means pretending to hypnotize himself or astral projecting in the middle of a trial, he will fake it all to get away from dealing with an issue head on.

⇱ STATISTICS ⇲
HIT POINTS [HP]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻
  Frei is very strict about monitoring and upkeeping his health. During his regular life, he follows the recommended guidelines for dietary intake, exercise, and sleep. However, meeting the requirements is not his real goal. He keeps his body relatively healthy only for the sake of eating junk food and lazing around. Wherever he thinks he can skimp, he will.

STRENGTH [STR]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻
  Perhaps more fit than one might expect from a wannabe shut-in of his size, Frei can match his age group’s average strength quite well. Of course, there’s not much beyond that. It’s not like he specifically does weight training, and he’s still weaker than anyone who relies on physical ability in their line of work. Without a real need for strength, he only applies it to opening jars or climbing up a counter when he can’t reach something.

ENDURANCE [END]: ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻ ◻
  Appearances aren't decieving in this case. Frei is used to living a comfortable lifestyle without much strain. He has no experience in fighting and despises the feeling of tiredness in any way. He’s not absolutely incapable of enduring hardships, but most of his stubbornness is a result of his mental strength instead.

INTELLIGENCE [INT]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻
  Frei is highly specialized in his field only. Though he might brag about knowing the answer to anything the world may throw at him, he's clearly not Ultimate Omnipotent for good reason. Unless he has prior knowledge on a topic, spontaneous answers really aren’t his thing. As a researcher, he requires time and a proper environment to run tests, and it’s expected for him to make multitudes of mistakes in the process.

SPEED [SPD]: ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻ ◻
  The only speed he needs is recording minute results in a laboratory. Though his hands are somewhat agile, his feet are far from the same. Running around, sweating, dodging blows--none of it suits him or his line of work. If events really end up in a chase, then he's plain out of his comfort zone.

PERCEPTION [PER]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼
  Catching details is his area of expertise. When it comes to people, he pays great attention to habits and has a good grasp of the comfort levels of those around him. He may not be one to purposefully set a good mood, but he's still very capable of reading it. For the environment, it's more circumstantial. Unless he has specific reason to pay attention, he's more careless of his surroundings in everyday life.

⇱ PERSONAL ⇲
Personality:
+ Generous, Hard-working, Motivated, Self-directed, Frugal
= Long-winded, Hopeful, Devoted, Ambitious, Experimental
– Patronizing, Narcissistic, Vain, Narrow-minded, Asocial

  Between flamboyant and shy, it's difficult to say which way he leans.

  Whenever the creature known as Frei is forced into the great wilderness of the outdoors, he expends a great deal of his energy to figuring out how to avoid people. Crowded public areas are the worst, and he’s reluctant to approach even a cash register by himself. What if he stuttered? What if they peer pressured him into buying an extra cabbage currently on sale? If only every store could have a self-checkout area. However, once actually forced in front of someone, he flips his outer attitude entirely. Condescension tints his every tone, and biting sarcasm is his most fluent language. Since he's too busy throwing empty insults, he has difficulties explaining himself without going off on a tangent. Whether one’s eyes are drawn to his arrogant posture or his straight-off-the-internet-with-the-tags-still-attached clothes, the atmosphere he exudes is that of practiced confidence.

  Is it a bluff? Really, his entire existence is a bluff.

  He’ll claim to be a genius. He’ll claim to be rich. He’ll even claim to be immortal. But he’ll never back any of these claims up. Frei doesn’t seek outside approval, so he doesn’t feel a need to explain himself or cater to expectations. If anything, it’s others that should be looking blindly up to him. Though he may be stingy with his wallet when it comes to himself, he’s generous towards those he sees as below him. More than genuine feelings, he enjoys hearing empty praise. As long as one is willing to stroke his ego, he doesn’t mind helping out within his fullest capabilities.

  At the heart, Frei comes from mundane hard work. He fully believes that as long as he never gives up, then there’s nothing he can’t achieve. Taken to the extreme, it is both the basis for his success and a severe fault in how he judges those around him. While he doesn't carry high expectations for others to maintain his same tireless work ethic, he still attributes any failure on their part entirely to laziness. It doesn't matter if someone was born unable to walk; he'll see their inability to win a footrace as the result of not trying hard enough. Frei is obstinate once he sets his eyes on a goal, and can seem overly obsessed when it comes to the time and effort he's willing to pour into his commitments.

Likes:
◿ His sister | “I don’t have a sister complex, really! Don’t give me that look! S-stop staring at me...”

◿ Praise | “I’m a genius, so you can ask me anything!”

◿ Banana and miso | “Miso banana bread? You’re horribly weird, aren’t you? Everyone knows it’s better in its purest form--just miso on bananas.”

◿ Schnapps | “I haven’t had herbal liquor in a long time. I almost miss the bitter taste. Almost.”

◿ Living organisms | “My children are the cutest. It’s a pity I couldn’t bring them along.”
Dislikes:
◤ His father | “It’s complicated. Not bad complicated. Just I-don’t-want-to-try-to-explain-this-headache complicated. No, I’m fine if you keep praising my father. In fact, please do!”

◤ Pure maths | “Of course I know calculus! Let's see, you find the derivative of this function by… mm… Well, since I enjoy watching you struggle, I’ll leave it to you.”

◤ Salads without dressing | “Yeah, sure, let’s graciously return to our primitive state of eating poaceae like the oryctolagus cuniculus.”

◤ Clocks | “Aren’t alarm clocks the worst in the mornings?”

◤ Religion, the idea of an afterlife | “It’d be cooler if ghosts were real.”

Hobbies:
Writing grand introductory speeches, for use whenever someone needs to learn about his greatness.
  Do they actually get used? No, not really. He's likely to panic so much that he goes straight to biting his tongue. And in the rare occasion he gets to begin reading, they're so long that he'll never get through one perfectly anyways.
Breeding mice
  How could one not fall for them after seeing their tiny paws and soft fur! At home, he dedicates more than one spacious room to their needs. Plenty of his spare time is spent building luxurious playgrounds and cooking quality feasts for them.
  At the same time, they're his go-to test subjects too.
Conducting experiments
  Didn’t he already say he has no medical license? He doesn’t even have a hypnotist certification--the bare requirements to practice his craft in public. Luckily, hypnosis laws are relatively light and rarely strictly enforced. While he’s certainly a bit shady, he’s still very much legal within the boundaries of privacy. Officially, he is purely a hobbyist, but as long as he can, he'll continue committing himself to answering questions--both his own and other people's too.
  Additionally, as seriously as he treats his research, he's written plenty of lengthy essays which are blatantly useless: kiwi lavender scented hand sanitizer, honey-dipped broccoli, and the amount of mice it takes to change a lightbulb have all been topics of interest. He's genuinely baffled that the world isn't willing to read 20 pages about the synergy between cucumbers and mops.

Biography: "You can pay to read my autobiography as soon as I find a satisfactory publisher."

Public Biography:
Searching up Louis and Louise Engel bring up little results about the twins. They live with their aunt, Eloise Engel, and attend public school with above average marks. The most notable local news article is about Louis’ victory in a school spelling bee in elementary school.

Otherwise, common knowledge is that they are the children of Frei R. Engel . After the neurosurgeon’s death, the twins donated much of their father’s fortune to various charities and research projects.

⇱ EXTRA ⇲
Inventory:
◩ Medicine case - separated into three partitions, one for each meal of the day; inside are tiny white pills

◩ Fitness Tracker - monitors step count, heart rate, and sleep quality; also doubles as a watch

◩ Keys - 3 different keys, strung on a plain black necklace

Trunk: “I really didn’t bring any toilet paper, so go away!... Please.”

Trivia:
◩ Languages:
    German (native)
    American English (expert)

◩ Constantly keeps records of his daily health and hygiene.

◩ He has a building at Washington University named after him: LEH (Louise Engel Hall). It has twin lecture halls that seat up to 100 each; plush, royal purple seats; and is situated far from the main campus, next to a quaint cafe surrounded by greenery. This was all specific to his request.

Description

hewwo :ham: Louise Frei Engel (c) xSuzuran
adopt design (c) yukkurionion
dA public info formatted by yukkurionion
[ ref ]

⇱ GENERAL ⇲
Name: Louise Frei Engel
Alias: Frei (No. 2)
Age: 18
DOB: October 23
Gender: Male
Nationality: German
Ethnicity: German
Height: 5’ 1” | 154 cm (w/ heels: 5' 4" | 163 cm)
Weight: 108 lb | 49 kg

⇱ TALENT ⇲
Ultimate: Hypnotist

Ultimate Description:
  Hypnosis is a field of pseudoscience related to psychology and neuroscience saturated with theories. Of the debate, there are two differing explanations: state vs. non-state. Respectively, one claims that hypnosis is an altered state of mind, and people enter what is often called a hypnotic trance; the other claims the effects of hypnosis are a result of various other psychological, behavioral, and cognitive factors, directed towards a specific task. The exact science behind hypnotism remains highly researched.

  Regardless of how it works, hypnotists are the people who make use of hypnosis to achieve different goals. Most famously, stage hypnotists create the illusion of brainwashing their audience, painting the public impression of hypnosis into that of a performing art form similar to magic. However, hypnotists also thrive in more practical fields, albeit in a much less flashy manner. Instead, hypnosis is applied through slight suggestions, relying on the patient's responses. The focused, sleepy state hypnosis is known for can be attributed to observable changes in brain activity. If successfully induced, the brain's attentional systems become more alert, while other areas experience reduced activity. This makes it easier to make further suggestions, but isn't always necessary for hypnosis, depending on the person and task.

  When used by psychiatrists, hypnotherapy can be used to treat a versatile list of disorders and addictions. Licensed nurses may practice hypnosis to lessen their patients’ pain and anxiety. For surgeons, there have been operations performed with hypnosis used in place of or in cooperation with anesthetics, and research is still being conducted on its effects in lessening the burdens of childbirth. There are also self-induced hypnosis techniques provided as an alternative to problems that one may not immediately wish or need to seek professional help for, such as improving motivation for weight loss and curving daily stress.

  Despite being the Ultimate Hypnotist, Frei is underwhelmingly talked about. To public media, he is nothing when compared to the shadow cast by his father, a famous neurosurgeon. Most of the publicity he’s received has focused solely on the generous donations he's made to neuroscience research. In fact, prior to being given his Ultimate title, very few people had known he’d been continuing his father’s research in private. There are no great achievements under his name, and he certainly doesn't hold the proper licenses necessary to delve into the delicate medical fields head on.

  It’s possible Hope’s Peak Institute was just desperate to pick someone from the dwindling number of talents.
Court Talents:

◿ Allude
  Just the slightest misjudgment can disturb the relaxed state of a subject, so hypnotists need to be skilled in reading people's moods without breaking immersion. By getting his patients to fill out a consent form, Frei can already tell how nervous they are before the session even begins. Although most accurate when he can see the person directly, studying the strokes and pressure of their writing will allow him to form a good idea of what kind of emotional state someone was in at the time. He doesn't need to understand the content or language.
◿ Illude
  As a self-proclaimed specialist in memory, Frei has a chance to help people remember past events with further clarity. While collecting testimonies, he may help others recall details that are normally out of focus, such as clothing or specific sounds. However, there is no guarantee that any submerged memories will resurface, or that any excess information gained will be relevant to the case itself. Sometimes, the fact that someone was wearing blue sneakers just isn’t important.

Court Weaknesses:

◤ Delude
  A lot of Frei's skills rely on one's belief in pseudoscience. He's not the most trustworthy person, especially when he doesn't usually explain his processes. For those that don't believe, his methods are shaky and not backed by real science. For those that believe too much, others might claim that he's manipulating them with false memories instead. Frei will never deny the possibilities or assumptions thrown at him as long as they are even slightly viable, no matter if he is innocent or not. It would go directly against his experimental nature.

◤ Elide
  Despite his loud personality, Frei is not the most confrontational person. He's probably the exact opposite. If pressured by others, especially by more than one person at once, he will do anything to divert the spotlight from himself. Whether this means pretending to hypnotize himself or astral projecting in the middle of a trial, he will fake it all to get away from dealing with an issue head on.

⇱ STATISTICS ⇲
HIT POINTS [HP]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻
  Frei is very strict about monitoring and upkeeping his health. During his regular life, he follows the recommended guidelines for dietary intake, exercise, and sleep. However, meeting the requirements is not his real goal. He keeps his body relatively healthy only for the sake of eating junk food and lazing around. Wherever he thinks he can skimp, he will.

STRENGTH [STR]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻
  Perhaps more fit than one might expect from a wannabe shut-in of his size, Frei can match his age group’s average strength quite well. Of course, there’s not much beyond that. It’s not like he specifically does weight training, and he’s still weaker than anyone who relies on physical ability in their line of work. Without a real need for strength, he only applies it to opening jars or climbing up a counter when he can’t reach something.

ENDURANCE [END]: ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻ ◻
  Appearances aren't decieving in this case. Frei is used to living a comfortable lifestyle without much strain. He has no experience in fighting and despises the feeling of tiredness in any way. He’s not absolutely incapable of enduring hardships, but most of his stubbornness is a result of his mental strength instead.

INTELLIGENCE [INT]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻
  Frei is highly specialized in his field only. Though he might brag about knowing the answer to anything the world may throw at him, he's clearly not Ultimate Omnipotent for good reason. Unless he has prior knowledge on a topic, spontaneous answers really aren’t his thing. As a researcher, he requires time and a proper environment to run tests, and it’s expected for him to make multitudes of mistakes in the process.

SPEED [SPD]: ◼ ◼ ◻ ◻ ◻
  The only speed he needs is recording minute results in a laboratory. Though his hands are somewhat agile, his feet are far from the same. Running around, sweating, dodging blows--none of it suits him or his line of work. If events really end up in a chase, then he's plain out of his comfort zone.

PERCEPTION [PER]: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼
  Catching details is his area of expertise. When it comes to people, he pays great attention to habits and has a good grasp of the comfort levels of those around him. He may not be one to purposefully set a good mood, but he's still very capable of reading it. For the environment, it's more circumstantial. Unless he has specific reason to pay attention, he's more careless of his surroundings in everyday life.

⇱ PERSONAL ⇲
Personality:
+ Generous, Hard-working, Motivated, Self-directed, Frugal
= Long-winded, Hopeful, Devoted, Ambitious, Experimental
– Patronizing, Narcissistic, Vain, Narrow-minded, Asocial

  Between flamboyant and shy, it's difficult to say which way he leans.

  Whenever the creature known as Frei is forced into the great wilderness of the outdoors, he expends a great deal of his energy to figuring out how to avoid people. Crowded public areas are the worst, and he’s reluctant to approach even a cash register by himself. What if he stuttered? What if they peer pressured him into buying an extra cabbage currently on sale? If only every store could have a self-checkout area. However, once actually forced in front of someone, he flips his outer attitude entirely. Condescension tints his every tone, and biting sarcasm is his most fluent language. Since he's too busy throwing empty insults, he has difficulties explaining himself without going off on a tangent. Whether one’s eyes are drawn to his arrogant posture or his straight-off-the-internet-with-the-tags-still-attached clothes, the atmosphere he exudes is that of practiced confidence.

  Is it a bluff? Really, his entire existence is a bluff.

  He’ll claim to be a genius. He’ll claim to be rich. He’ll even claim to be immortal. But he’ll never back any of these claims up. Frei doesn’t seek outside approval, so he doesn’t feel a need to explain himself or cater to expectations. If anything, it’s others that should be looking blindly up to him. Though he may be stingy with his wallet when it comes to himself, he’s generous towards those he sees as below him. More than genuine feelings, he enjoys hearing empty praise. As long as one is willing to stroke his ego, he doesn’t mind helping out within his fullest capabilities.

  At the heart, Frei comes from mundane hard work. He fully believes that as long as he never gives up, then there’s nothing he can’t achieve. Taken to the extreme, it is both the basis for his success and a severe fault in how he judges those around him. While he doesn't carry high expectations for others to maintain his same tireless work ethic, he still attributes any failure on their part entirely to laziness. It doesn't matter if someone was born unable to walk; he'll see their inability to win a footrace as the result of not trying hard enough. Frei is obstinate once he sets his eyes on a goal, and can seem overly obsessed when it comes to the time and effort he's willing to pour into his commitments.

Likes:
◿ His sister | “I don’t have a sister complex, really! Don’t give me that look! S-stop staring at me...”

◿ Praise | “I’m a genius, so you can ask me anything!”

◿ Banana and miso | “Miso banana bread? You’re horribly weird, aren’t you? Everyone knows it’s better in its purest form--just miso on bananas.”

◿ Schnapps | “I haven’t had herbal liquor in a long time. I almost miss the bitter taste. Almost.”

◿ Living organisms | “My children are the cutest. It’s a pity I couldn’t bring them along.”
Dislikes:
◤ His father | “It’s complicated. Not bad complicated. Just I-don’t-want-to-try-to-explain-this-headache complicated. No, I’m fine if you keep praising my father. In fact, please do!”

◤ Pure maths | “Of course I know calculus! Let's see, you find the derivative of this function by… mm… Well, since I enjoy watching you struggle, I’ll leave it to you.”

◤ Salads without dressing | “Yeah, sure, let’s graciously return to our primitive state of eating poaceae like the oryctolagus cuniculus.”

◤ Clocks | “Aren’t alarm clocks the worst in the mornings?”

◤ Religion, the idea of an afterlife | “It’d be cooler if ghosts were real.”

Hobbies:
Writing grand introductory speeches, for use whenever someone needs to learn about his greatness.
  Do they actually get used? No, not really. He's likely to panic so much that he goes straight to biting his tongue. And in the rare occasion he gets to begin reading, they're so long that he'll never get through one perfectly anyways.
Breeding mice
  How could one not fall for them after seeing their tiny paws and soft fur! At home, he dedicates more than one spacious room to their needs. Plenty of his spare time is spent building luxurious playgrounds and cooking quality feasts for them.
  At the same time, they're his go-to test subjects too.
Conducting experiments
  Didn’t he already say he has no medical license? He doesn’t even have a hypnotist certification--the bare requirements to practice his craft in public. Luckily, hypnosis laws are relatively light and rarely strictly enforced. While he’s certainly a bit shady, he’s still very much legal within the boundaries of privacy. Officially, he is purely a hobbyist, but as long as he can, he'll continue committing himself to answering questions--both his own and other people's too.
  Additionally, as seriously as he treats his research, he's written plenty of lengthy essays which are blatantly useless: kiwi lavender scented hand sanitizer, honey-dipped broccoli, and the amount of mice it takes to change a lightbulb have all been topics of interest. He's genuinely baffled that the world isn't willing to read 20 pages about the synergy between cucumbers and mops.

Biography: "You can pay to read my autobiography as soon as I find a satisfactory publisher."

Public Biography:
Searching up Louis and Louise Engel bring up little results about the twins. They live with their aunt, Eloise Engel, and attend public school with above average marks. The most notable local news article is about Louis’ victory in a school spelling bee in elementary school.

Otherwise, common knowledge is that they are the children of Frei R. Engel . After the neurosurgeon’s death, the twins donated much of their father’s fortune to various charities and research projects.

⇱ EXTRA ⇲
Inventory:
◩ Medicine case - separated into three partitions, one for each meal of the day; inside are tiny white pills

◩ Fitness Tracker - monitors step count, heart rate, and sleep quality; also doubles as a watch

◩ Keys - 3 different keys, strung on a plain black necklace

Trunk: “I really didn’t bring any toilet paper, so go away!... Please.”

Trivia:
◩ Languages:
    German (native)
    American English (expert)

◩ Constantly keeps records of his daily health and hygiene.

◩ He has a building at Washington University named after him: LEH (Louise Engel Hall). It has twin lecture halls that seat up to 100 each; plush, royal purple seats; and is situated far from the main campus, next to a quaint cafe surrounded by greenery. This was all specific to his request.