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Here, this is kind of long, so I'll stick this in its own section:

== STORY ==

Lyle Perlin is a man with no friends and no enemies. Nobody knows he exists.

Aside from the fact that his eyes are capable of looking in separate directions, Lyle was a fairly normal introverted kid until he began middle school, where he discovered it became increasingly difficult for him to get the attention of those around him. The problem persisted all the way through high school, and on the day of his graduation his name was dismissed as a repeat entry and skipped. His parents drove home without him, having forgotten they had a son.

By this time Lyle realized that for whatever reason, nobody would recognize his presence as a person. He was by no means invisible, as people would avoid him like any other obstacle. Rather, he was treated very much like a natural ornament or something that had always been there. At first he was slightly excited by this discovery and for a time he engaged in excessive petty theft and voyeurism before becoming disgusted with himself and withdrawing into an office complex for the next several years.

There he survived off of kitchen snacks and leftovers the employees would discard. To keep himself occupied and sane, he took up performing janitorial services of his own volition. Over the years, as a result of his poor nutrition and living standards, Lyle developed skin conditions and weakened thermal homeostasis (he now requires a scarf and coat in order to keep warm). He has become accustomed to his social isolation and is not sure if he still remembers how to talk. But he is content with his existence. See? You can see it in his eyes.

== /STORY ==


The theme behind this Lyle's design was "chameleon" (surprise!). For his story, it would probably be something like "Surrounded by people but all alone," which is something I think a lot of people experience. I thought it'd be fun to use this as a theme, you know. Look at how much fun he is having.

As for the title, it technically could be translated as "Chameleon Breath," but that sounded like an insult. The more correct way would probably be to call it "Chameleon's Breath," but I felt like engrishing it up a bit. Tada~

Originally the concept title was "Shadow of Chameleon," but I decided to go with "Breath" because it is even harder to see and more fleeting. Also "Shadow" is one of those words that you use when you are young and naive and think dark things are really cool. But I am past all that. I know now that the coolest things are breath and chameleons.

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~negasonic100 Feb 5, 2013
to me, I know this is something else but It looks like Toph from Avatar. Awesome art either way.
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~CanDiCoTT Jan 26, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
so you say someone cosplayed this guy at a convention? *_*
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`JohnSu Jan 26, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Yup, it was cool and I think they put oatmeal on their skin or something!
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~CanDiCoTT Jan 27, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Wow sounds awesome, good to see people supporting one's own creations :D
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~Ippman475 Jan 25, 2013  Student General Artist
the worse thing to do to a person than beating the sh*t out of someone or trying to kill them is to ignore them forever treating like they're not there.
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~Dezchameleon Jul 30, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
I love it so much
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~ArtLovingTeenager Jul 26, 2012
He'd make the perfect serial killer.
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~Amitanchan May 8, 2012
...make a hell of a super hero/villain.
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~ludorfaustin May 7, 2012
Wow, this sounds and looks awesome! Is there a story about it (other than the intro above)?
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`JohnSu May 15, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
nope, that's pretty much it
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