Armin is a fairly tall young man, whose become fit and slender from his work in the army. Since his eighteenth birthday he's worked under Dussander, and he's seen a lot of war in those four years. He has a narrow face and dark eyes, accented by the paleness of skin. Armin has never tanned easily, and burns in dark, ugly splotches. He has never been able to gain much color in his skin, and he's utterly devoid of anything resembling freckles. Armin's hair is a sullen dirt-blond hue, cut short along the back but grown out in front of his face. He often slicks it back, to keep it out of his eyes, but his bangs continuously spring free to frame his face.

Fit, Armin may be, but he's not winning any beauty contests. He has something of a feminine attractiveness to him, with a long fall of eyelashes and a soft wave in his hair, but he's not pretty. His cheeks are exaggerated and his nose large and bony. He has thin, pale lips and hard, round eyes, lacking any sort of aesthetic shape. Armin is interesting to look at, but his face certainly doesn't reflect his occupation.

Armin walks with a sort of awkward jerk to his gait, and is constantly peering over his shoulder. He has trouble sitting still and will often twitch and tap his fingers and feet. He tends to curl into himself and constantly has a protective stance. He always has one hand at his hip, ready to whip out his gun at the slightest disturbance.

Personality:

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Paranoid - Trigger-happy - Complainer - Obediant - Polite - Wary - Watchful - Intelligent - Vengeful - Sneaky - Masochistic - Effecient - Classicist

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Armin is paranoid. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. He's got some crazy delusions going on inside his head and he believes everyone is out to get him...including his constant companion Dussander. For that reason he doesn't like to piss people off, he'll do what needs to be done without complaint or question. He's fairly single-minded when it comes to the job, but he can't shake the continuous fear of people trying to kill him. For that reason he's always on guard, and more than a little twitchy. Due to his paranoia, Armin is also fairly trigger happy, and will shoot anything that moves when he's out in the bush with nothing but his delusions (and Dussander, who's really no help) to keep him company.

Armin also has the rather nasty habit of whinging about things. That's not to say he can't take what's given to him, he just doesn't like keeping his mouth shut about it. Once scorned he's even more prompt to complain about a person or situation, which annoys Dussander to know end, leading Armin to get biffed up the head more times than he can count. Being away from any sort of civilization for as long as he has been, has made Armin very nervous about how his mind is going to be affected. He's read all the old classics, and can't help but dwell on Lord of the Flies. It helps that he's got an authority figure with him.

Generally a polite, friendly fellow, Armin isn't terrible hard to get along with. Although he's much more twitchy around people now, he still tries to be polite...but he's never been as obediant as he is now. If Dussander so much as hints at a command, Armin is up and doing it without another word. So long as he doesn't feel he's being abused, he'll do his work effeciently and without having to be told twice. He doesn't want anything else to go wrong, so he's taking all the precautions he can.