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nation: Tibet
name: His birth name was Nyima Dorje but after joining a Buddhist monastery, his name was changed to Anil Gephel, which is his secret name. When introducing himself, he'll use his birth name instead. (The whole naming concept just confused me so sorry if there's a lot of mistakes here)
nickname(s): He's called Nima by Kim, who is a frequent visitor to the temple.
age: 28
date of birth: January 11, 1981 (Date of the Mongol-Tibet Treaty)
hometown: Lhasa, Tibet
occupation: He's a lama, or Buddhist teacher, at the temple on Morong Street.
residence: He resides within one of the temple rooms for the Buddhists.
family: His mother passed away when he was nine after giving birth to his younger sister. His father and sister do not reside in Liberty.
first impression: "How's the moon out in broad daylight?! Oh, no, wait, that's someone's head..."
1. Nyima's family moved to the US when he was ten after his mother passed away due to their family being under privileged as peasants in Tibet. His father, deciding that he wouldn't put his family in danger like that again, relocated the family to America (more specifically Michigan where all the other Asians seem to be). His father grew distant after the incident and left Nima to take care of his sister for the most part.
2. He is a Buddhist monk and residing lama at the Buddhist temple in Huayuan. It wasn't until he was 22 that he had become devoted the monk's lifestyle. Nima had always been interested in the religion, but never did more than go pray at the temple until he had an accident that led him to lead a humble life. He also may be a monk now... but he did have his, um, earthly pleasures before then. Now, he's completely devoted and has pledged the rest of his life to be pure and free of temptations.
3. He's incredibly kind and will always let people cut him in lines and hand you his coat when it's below freezing outside if you forgot yours at home. The philosophy behind it is to do a good deed whenever possible. Of course, it's not like he'll let you walk all over him. He only seems to be easy to take advantage of because of his kind nature.
4. Always dressed in his maroon colored robes, Nyima is pretty easy to spot along with his shaved head. He doesn't really mind it when people stare, but he does get slightly irked when asked why he's wearing PJs outside. It usually leads into a lengthy debate on whether he's really dressed in sleep wear or not. Worry not though, he doesn't get physical because he's a peaceful monk, you know?
5. The year that he decided to become a monk, Nima also decided to go on a pilgrimage to East Asia and visit all the different Buddhist temples in the region. Through this five year period, he went from China to Taiwan, from there on to Japan, Korea, and other countries that had a major temple. He's now able to speak in multiple languages but he'll mostly talk in English, Tibetan, or Chinese.
6. A monk’s patience is extremely difficult to trifle with. You could annoy Nyima for hours straight and all he’d do is nod and smile and probably mistake you for being mentally retarded. But when do you get to the point where he’s about to snap, you might want to run. Very far away. Or you’ll feel the fury of a very pissed off monk. Doesn’t sound like the typical stereotype of a Tibetan monk, does it? Not that I’ve ever gotten a holy man pissed, what makes you think that...
7. After years of meditation and mastering the ability to sense the many things around him, Nyima could walk through a busy street, blinded, and still be able to get to his destination. No matter what methods people use to try and get past him without being sensed, it would be impossible if you were in his range. This has caused a lot of rumors about him being ESP, but they're not true. Honestly. He's not psychic, geez
8. Nyima has a soft spot for animals and will cringe ever so slightly when he sees fur on people's clothes or when people eat meat/poultry/etc. He's very tolerant of these and won't go crazy like PETA, but try to keep in mind to not wear or eat anything related to animals around him.
9. Back to the days Nima's childhood, being in the same neighborhood as the other Asians meant that he was 'close' to them when they were kids. He was on fairly good terms with Kiku when they were younger, seeing that the two of them weren't exactly fans of Yong Soo back in the day (Nyima's patience works wonders when dealing with the Korean). He actually didn't communicate with any of them after college, seeing that they all went on their separate ways, but he and Kiku still have one thing in common...
10. They both dislike Yao. Nima's and Yao's parents weren't exactly on great terms due to the political issues of their native countries, and the feeling transferred to their kids, but they were tolerant of each other. Yet, all 'good' things were meant to come to an end. Nyima had ended up being the one to bring Yao his homework (same age, same grade) after the Chinese missed school one day. Yao's mother had (hesitantly) let him up, only for Nyima to discover Yao in a... dress. This resulted in Yao continuously threatening the Tibetan that if he told anyone of the incident, Nima wouldn't live to see the next day.
Which of course, resulted in horrible relations between the two. The two of them are still at odds with each other (being mostly one-sided on Yao's part since Nyima never planned to tell anyone), and they haven't talked since he left for his pilgrimage.
Secrets:
a) Even though Nyima will never admit it in his lifetime, he's actually really afraid of Yao. After their incident, Nima developed a fear of the Chinese man and part of the reason for heading on his pilgrimage was to completely avoid the man all together. He resents facing him again, knowing that things will most likely not end well.
b) When he was 21, Nyima had been on the way home, and he got involved with a horrible car accident. At this time, his father had taken his sister back to Tibet to visit relatives so there was no one who would stay him in the hospital while he recuperated... but he could vaguely remember someone at his side the entire time. His memory of the person was vague and when he asked the nurses who had looked after him, their description was of a female Asian, which strangely described a certain man. Nyima never had the guts to ask Yao about this and to this day, he still doesn't know who was at his bedside.
c) Yes, hard to believe, but Nima wasn't always a monk. He did lose his v-card in college, which all but marked him as sin-free. That accident from (b) was actually caused by a night of drinking with friends, and it was because of that, that he decided he would lead a life free of temptations. He has long grown out of carnal desires and for the thirst of alcohol, but his past will forever haunt his future as a monk.
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