User:Malchior712

Biography
I spent the majority of my childhood in the city, as the only child of a prominent high-society type and her first husband. After the inevitable but messy divorce of my parents (the first of MANY to come for my mother), Mom adamently refused to entrust my safety to a stranger (i.e. a nanny or sitter) and instead carted me to every society luncheon and charity gala to which she recieved an invitation--which to this day occupies 75% her calendar. Needless to say, I was exposed to the glamorous life (and shameless scandals) of the wealthy elite very early in life.

As this was a very unorthodox upbringing, I developed an unusual form of entertainment. After discovering that I had an innate ability to see past people's superficial social facades, I realized that the role to which I was condemned--namely to keep quiet and do as I was told--gave me the perfect opportunity to listen and observe. Not to what people told me, which naturally came of no interest, but to whatever it was they were trying to hide. Later, after many observations of my mother's social circle, I realized too the power of gossip. I found it incredible how a few well-chosen words could ruin someone's reputation (and their life). It was then that I discovered just how valuble my talent could be.

I developed a voracious appetite for reading. I found that through books, I could consult philosophers, moralists, and novelists with a turn of a page. It was from books that I learned how to appear, how to think, and what exactly I could accomplish while evading consequences. I practiced detachment. By the time I reached puberty, I could appear perfectly cheerful while under the table I stuck a fork into the my leg. Now, I could device my peers in the way they failed to deceive me. I became a virtuoso of deceit. It wasn't pleasure I was after, it was knowledge.

In short, I am an information junkie with a delinquent child's take on morals and ethics. Since I was very young, I've had an obsession with knowledge and have never handled witheld information well. This insatiable thirst for answers has served me well academically, as I absorb information like a sponge. Conversely (and some might argue, hypocritically) I am not quick to share information about myself, and even some of my closest friends consider me enigmatic. I strive to surround myself with people that I find interesting, preferring to spend time with others like myself, complex puzzles to be solved.