OCBR: Countries' Conquest

[Faker]

These are some really good OCs so far.

Keep 'em coming guys.

[Juiz]

Name: Rei Kurushimi (And Itami)

Age: 19

Appearance: Very disheveled appearance. Shoulder length white hair, with the left side shaved off. His face and neck have dashes of black ashe on them. He has snow white skin, covered in scar tissue, and very noticeable bags under his eyes, from an obvious lack of sleep. Itami is essentially just a shadow.

Personality: Normally calm and collected, hardly speaking a word, Rei is a sort of loose cannon. He's very prone to losing his cool at the smallest of things in his way. Once he snaps, he turns into a straight up psychopath, with nobody, including himself, being able to stop him.

Background: Rei was an experiment, nothing more, nothing less. At least, that's what "They" told him. They were an underground organization that took young children from their families, and subjected them to intense pain, of the body and mind. Their methods were far from legal, but They were so damn good at keeping hidden, that nobody could ever find Them, let alone even hope to stop Them. They were responsible for countless deaths across the world, all for the insane purpose of trying to drive a being called "Itami" out of hiding. It sounded insane, killing children, just to find something that most humans have never even heard of, let alone know where to find Him. That was, of course, until they met Rei. He was taken his mother at the age of 16, and dumped into a very small room, with a single, closed window. Day in, day out, he found himself subjected to physical pain; jabbed with needles, cut with razors, bashed with clubs, until suddenly, it stopped. Days went on, weeks, months, he spent, alone, in that small dark, blood-soaked room. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the window opened, and in came a blinding light so bright that it seemingly pierced Rei right down to his soul. It took quite a while, but when his eyes adjusted, there sat his mother, in a small room of her own. She couldn't see Rei, but he could see her. And for days, that's all he could see; his mother, falling victim to the same torture that they inflicted on him. She screamed, and cried, and pleaded for them to stop. When they had their fill, they let her starve to death, and forced Rei to watch as the life slowly drained from her. Then, they burned her body, and left the ashes for Rei to watch over the course of the next year as they resumed their experiments on him. They stabbed him, he didn't care. They sliced him, he didn't care. They bashed him, burned him, starved him, everything they could think of.. he didn't care. They had broke him. In his final breath, he wished that he could inflict as much suffering onto "Them" as they did to him....that's when he heard a Voice call out "Rei. I have heard your plea, and I have come to grant you your wish." "Who are you?" Rei weakly pleaded. "I am Itami. Take my hand, and I shall release you from your suffering" He commanded, as a dark hand reached out to him. The instant their hands touched, a surge of energy raced through Rei's body, emitting a shockwave that shattered the window in front of him. He walked in, and gently felt the pile of dark ashy remains of his mother on the ground. He gently wiped his hands across he face and neck, and uttered out a simple "This is for you." He punched the wall, exploding it outwards, to find a small room filled with men in labcoats. Rei felt a murderous surge fall over him, as he let out a sick smile, uttering "And this..is for me".
Months later, an anonymous tip was dropped, revealing Their location. When authorities arrived, they were met with a shocking sight; Dozens of men, skinned alive, sliced up, bleeding everywhere, begging for death.

Skills/Powers/Abilities:

Rei prefers to use a collection of knives and blades, which due to his connection with Itami, are massively enhanced with a dark aura that strengthens them and allows them to cut whatever he needs to cut.

All of Rei's power comes from his connection to Itami, the God of Vengeance. Rei has signed a spiritual contact with Itami, allowing a mutualistic relationship between the two. Itami gains access to the world of the living, and Rei gains access to a large arsenal of power:
-Regeneration: Itami needs to keep his host alive to keep his connection to the world of the living intact. To help keep Rei alive, he has given Rei the ability to regenerate any damage done to his body, in a significantly faster than normal pace.
-Aura: To further aide Rei in his quest for vengeance, Itami defends him with a dark aura, that protects him from harm. So longs one of the two is aware of the oncoming danger, Itami will shield it.
-Ash: Taking on the form that he last witnessed his mother in, Rei can reduce himself to ash, to seemingly teleport short distances at will
-Superhuman strength/speed/perception: Rei is in peak form due to Itami giving him a significant boost to his strength, speed, and perceptive ability.
-Suffering: Rei and Itami grow more powerful in the presence of violence, and suffering. (Think Superman+ the Sun, to a lesser degree)
-God of Vengeance: If Rei is ever incapacitated, Itami will take over his body, allowing him to use his full Godly abilities. In this state, he can fly, use telekinesis shoot dark energy blasts, and gain a "sixth sense". If enough pain is inflicted onto Rei while he is possessed, he will awaken, and resume control.
-It should be noted, if Rei is somehow killed, Itami will not die. He will go back to his prior state of wandering, waiting for a soul to cry out for death, to cry out for him to end their suffering.

Likes: Hurting. Killing. Maiming. Injuring. Destroying. Obliterating.

Dislikes: Health. Friendship. Wellness. Happiness. Life.

Flaws to Their Character: He's batshit insane. He also loves to torture his victims, as opposed to going straight for the kill.

In One Sentence, Who are They?: Rei is a tortured soul who lives to inflict pain unto his victims until they beg for death.

[Moonjik]

Reserved

[Moonjik]

Name: Biktoria Sterling
Age: 23
Appearance: Biktoria has a petite body shape – standing just a little over five feet. She has a deep tan complexion and large, dark eyes. Her cheeks are smattered with a constellation of fine freckles, just a shade darker than her skin. Biktoria weights one hundred and four pounds. Her raven hair is long and wavy and is tied in a messy bun – secured with a silver pin – when she is in uniform. Biktoria’s limbs are well-proportioned but her fingers are rather short and stubby. She has a small nose and slightly pointed ears on an attractive heart-shaped face.
Biktoria’s attire consists of a khaki smock and white pyjama trousers. Her smock is broken up by pieces of bronze-coloured mail armour located on her shoulders, her flanks and over her chest. The mail pads around her flanks have dust-coloured silk draping off of them that fall to her knees. Biktoria wears bronze-coloured shin-guards and fingerless leather gloves. She sometimes wears a scarlet silk turban over her head with silk drapes she uses to cover the lower half of her face. A long tattoo in the shape of a flame snakes up her left arm. It conceals a red burn scar.
Personality: Biktoria is feisty and hot-headed. A bit of an introvert, Biktoria enjoys being alone most of the time as she tends to think she can get more done without other people around. She is fierce and strong, both mentally and physically and is highly persistent, impressionable and self-reliant. Biktoria refuses to back down and can come across as very stubborn and quick to annoy. When met with a challenge, Biktoria prefers to go off on her own and brood over the possibilities rather than debate and cooperate with her teammates. Although this behaviour can be seen as annoying she usually does come up with the right solution after some time. Biktoria doesn’t make a big song or dance about her achievements and prefers to just trudge on with things rather than celebrate.
Biktoria tends to be cold towards people she first meets and does not make friends very easily. When she does however learn to trust someone she is firmly loyal to them and will try her hardest not to let them down. Her loyalty is perhaps the characteristic that she most values and will fight tooth and nail for those she cares about. Despite her frosty demeanour to people she doesn’t know, Biktoria does have a soft spot for children and has a motherly instinct. She is far more patient with a young child than she is with a teenager or an adult.
When it comes to love Biktoria is a demiromantic. When she finds she likes someone (always someone who she has learned to trust) she becomes awkward and flustered around them and even more short-tempered and irritable. She is on edge when she is with someone she likes and tries to push romantic feelings away – never being one to admit she has them. Blushing, sparks tend to come out of her fingers. She is pretty much tsundere
Background: Biktoria is of mixed-race descent and hails from the British Raj. Her father was a British military officer and her mother was a local Indian woman. Biktoria grew up fairly well-off in an Indian manor where she discovered her strange ability. Her powers frightened the servants who saw her has a sorceress cursed by demons and begged Biktoria’s parents to send her away. Biktoria’s mother agreed with the servants, desiring their daughter be sent somewhere else to live away lest someone discovered her skill. Her father however was intrigued by Biktoria’s ability and studied it, becoming her mentor and deciding Biktoria must stay with the family. This caused all the servants to leave and Biktoria’s mother to resent her.
Biktoria and her mother had heated arguments every day. Biktoria’s mother accused her of being a witch and a demon and ordered her out of the house. Every time Biktoria’s father intervened on her behalf. The tense home situation made everyone angry. One night Biktoria lost her temper completely with her mother and burned her room to a crisp, burning her arm in the process. Biktoria’s mother lay gasping for breath as she succumbed to her burns and died. Horrified, Biktoria fled the scene before her father would know and vowed never to return – living in shame of her past.
After leaving her home at the age of seventeen, Biktoria travelled far away from her wealthy suburb eventually happening upon a poverty-stricken village. There Biktoria found work in a local orphanage (where her love of children began). The children of the orphanage did not judge her for her ability and thought it made her unique and special. This filled her with some resolve and love knowing that these children she cared for loved her. While continuing at the orphanage, Biktoria trained herself in her art, eventually forming a martial art that incorporated her power. By day she works at the orphanage looking after children but by night she becomes a vigilante and warrior, defending her village from those who dare attack it.
Skills/Powers/Abilities: Biktoria is a pyromancer – she can spontaneously generate flames and control them through pyrokinesis. Biktoria can shoot flames like projectiles at her opponents, streams of fire create melee weapons made out of fire and defend with firewalls. The amount of fire she can generate depends on her health, her concentration, her anger and her determination to achieve the task. If she breaks concentration for merely a couple of seconds the fire will disappear. Biktoria must constantly eat spicy foods to maximize her potential to create flames. She can be relentless with her constant barrages of fire, only tiring out after she has finished what she started. To enhance her ability Biktoria created a martial art. She can deliver swift graceful kicks and punches to further attack or defend. She is agile and graceful and a skilled gymnast. Now that Biktoria has all but mastered her art she is immune to burns and fire damage.
Likes: Fire, children, spice, night-time, warmth, being alone
Dislikes: Water, stupidity, migraines, extroversion, criminals, thieves, her mother and old life
Flaws to Their Character: Biktoria is hot-headed and straight to the point. She might offend a lot of people with what she says and is very disagreeable. She constantly suffers from migraines which enhance her already short temper. She can have sporadic outbursts of anger and frustration and snap at people (but is very careful not to immolate them). Biktoria suffers from PTSD and has nightmares and hallucinations of her past. Thus is it is very difficult for her to sleep and she often meditates to regain her energy instead. Also, she is a poor swimmer.
In One Sentence, Who are They?: Hot female Prince Zuko.

[Turtlesauce]

Name: Hatson

Age: Unknown, due to his background.

Appearance: Is that a... skeleton wearing a Top-Hat? Nope, it just a magical hat that possessed a skeleton! It's Hatson!

Personality: Hatson is quite an eloquent fellow, though he does enjoy dry humour and his own bad jokes. He tends to change his personality by the thing he is possessing. Now that he's possessing a skeleton, he's rather humorous and light-hearted. Were he to possess a warrior, he'd be tougher and more stoic. You get the picture. BTW, he's VERY British.

Background: Most wizards wear robes. This was not the case for Bernard Jelloflop, the grand wizard of old England. This classy fellow loved to wear top-hats. He absolutely adored them. He was a famous abjurer and he was known for his spells (particularly his charms, shields, and enhancements). One day, an unhappy customer reported him to the guards. He knew the guards were approaching, and he transferred his soul, mind, and power into his top-hat. When the guards came, they seized his puppet-like body while his actual self, the top-hat stayed.

He called himself Hatson, and has lived ever since by possessing people and living their lives.


Skills/Powers/Abilities:

Possession: If this guy's on your head, say goodbye to having control over what you're doing. The only way you'll break the possession is if you remove the top-hat. Which can happen in 2 ways.

1. He wants to be removed.

2. You incapacitate the body (in the skeleton's case, that might be tough. You'd have to straight remove his head.)

Besides those two, his magic is too strong.

Abjurer: So, the thing is, Hatson kept his powers. He can use spells on his body (or allies) via his Top-Hat form. His spells include shields, buffs, magic armours, magic weapons, etc. Anything that can be conjured defensively.

The Possessed: Any body that Hatson possessed functions to its fullest. If it doesn't function at all (e.g. Skeleton), he'll help it out. He's keeping his current skeleton body moving via magic, and gave it magic armour, and a huge magic sword. Also, the hat itself is nigh indestructible.

Charming Fellow: Besides his natural charm and abjuring spells, Hatson can also charm people with spells, which leads to them either liking him very much, or putting him on their heads.

Likes: Top-Hats, Heads, England, Ranger

Dislikes: Smelly hair, Rude people, any hat that isn't a Top-Hat

Flaws to Their Character: He's... a Top-Hat. If he's not on a body, you can just throw him in a lake, or just leave it somewhere, and he won't be able to do anything. He can be put in a box and locked, and that's caput for him. Other than that, he's a likable fellow, and his personality isn't flawed at all.

In One Sentence, Who are They?: A magical, british, Top-Hat that possesses people and casts Abjuration spells. Also he's currently possessing a Skeleton

[Faker]

Keep 'em coming guys. :D

[Poles]

Keep 'em coming guys. :D

I'll do this tomorrow maybe :P

[Lohuydahutt]

Name: Brother Nature (Calls himself Leif when in the presence of humans)

Age: Over 3 billion years

Appearance: An attractive young man who looks like a Native American. Clean shaven except for his shoulder-length hair, which takes on the appearance of long dead blades of grass rather than actual hair. Bare footed, wears a dark green robe. Never smiles.

Personality: Calm, wise, and VERY understanding of other people's feelings. However, he is in reality, rather cynical about everything (humans ESPECIALLY) but avoids revealing how cynical he really is. However, he does let his cynicism slip out some times. Puts his full efforts into deescalation of fighting, and tries his hardest to make his peers and anyone else he meets a vegetarian. Or at the very least, kill the animals as quickly and painlessly as possible. Reluctant to kill others since it only brings further pain upon himself. Only willing to kill if he believes it to be necessary, and the only time he considers it "necessary" is out of self defense or if he believes that said opponent will continue to inflict pain on others no matter what he tries. Doesn't truly believe that he will ever achieve his goal, but will continue on working towards ending the pain because he feels that he has no other options.

Background: Since the first life forms came into being on earth, two particular spirits simultaneously came into existence. One was Mother Nature, who serves as the life force for all living things, it would be impossible for life to exist if she did not. She is an optimistic spirit, always attempting to see the beauty of life and blinded to its imperfections. Then there was the other spirit, Brother Nature. He was the one who had to collect the souls of all life forms that died. Also, due to Mother Nature's willful ignorance, all pain and suffering experienced by any life form. After all of these years, he came to know one thing for certain: that nature is a harsh and unforgiving place. Things only got worse. While it was only a recent development, he has been struck by the disproportionate amount of pain inflicted on the world by one particular species: Homo sapiens. In many ways, it wasn't anything new. An organism killing another isn't new, nor is one killing another of its own species new. Nor is making death unreasonably painful anything new. What did make it unprecedented was the scale of these injustices. They've come up with new ways to kill, new ways to inflict pain, new ways to do it on a large quantity of other organisms at once. Brother Nature thought he was numb to pain, but the dawn of the human race made him feel even more excruciating pain than ever before. Eventually, he couldn't take it anymore. He wished to take a more active role. The souls he has accumulated has given him great power, enough to take on a physical form. He wishes to end all fighting between people as well as all pain humans inflict on animals (especially those with a well developed nervous system). His desire to end all pain and suffering in the world is fueled by his desire to end his own. It's a seemingly impossible task, but he will continue to work for it, because the pain will never go away.

Skills/Powers/Abilities: Body is about as durable as a hardwood tree, and does not actually have any vital organs. Capable of photosynthesis, meaning he can feed himself and accelerate his healing just by standing in the sun. Accelerated regeneration when standing over soil (the better soil quality, the better healing) or when standing in water (again, the better water quality the better healing). Omnipresent in the sense that he still takes on the role of collecting the souls of all life forms even when he takes a physical form. Experiences what other life forms are specifically feeling (particularly pain) at any given time. Can communicate with animals easily. Knows everything there is to know about biology. Power to control the movement of any organism he chooses, but prefers to only do so to organisms that cannot feel pain. This means he'll gladly control the movements of stuff like: microbes, fungi, plants, and invertebrates (insects, crustaceans, etc.) primarily. But may control the movements of a feeling animal if he absolutely needs to (he technically has the power to do so to humans, but he will never do so unless it is an absolute last resort by principle). Adept swimmer, and can dig with ease.

Likes: Essentially nothing.

Dislikes: People in general, synthetic stuff, pollution, pain, the unforgiving nature of well, nature.

Flaws to Their Character: While his spirit will never die as long as life continues to exist on earth, his physical form can be destroyed. It will take quite a while to accumulate enough power to take a physical form again, by the time he can come back this royale will likely have been over for a long time. Focuses so heavily on other's pain that he is ignorant to his own, which can be disadvantageous if he pushes himself too far beyond his own limits. While he can understand what others are feeling (particularly their pain) he cannot know precisely what they are thinking. As such, he sometimes struggles to understand the complexity of humans. Has completely lost sight of the concept of hope. Power offset by his general unwillingness to inflict pain on others. Body is weak to fire.

In One Sentence, Who are They?: Nature trying to save itself from its own dark side.

this guy may or may not be confusing, so if you need more clarification I can try to give it.

[Poles]

Name:
The Erm Worm (Current Host: Devin Rodriguez)

Age:
Erm Worm: 30 years
Devin: 26 years

Appearance:
The Erm Worm: Too small for the human eye to see.
Devin Rodriguez: A young Spanish-American with long curly hair. Average build, below average height.

Personality:
Robotic speaking pattern with the occasional stutter. Does not understand sarcasm or jokes in general. Tries to avoid talking to others in case they figure out the truth.

Background:
A failed lab experiment in 1986 ended with a worm scientists were experimenting on making it into one of the scientists' body. His colleagues instantly noticed the change in the scientist's personality, but thought it was just him being down about the failed experiment. Scientists nicknamed him "The Erm" for his new tendency to stutter. Months of this went on, and the Erm's colleagues realized something must have went wrong in that experiment. They tried to confront him about it, but the Erm responded with violence. This confrontation ended in the deaths of the Erm and five of his colleagues, with only one survivor.

This survivor was Rob Rodriguez, the new host of The Erm Worm. He took the nickname and continued to live his life normally. Though his speaking pattern seemed strange to people, he would bring up the deaths of his colleagues as an excuse. He managed to get married and have a child despite all of this, and had a boy named Devin Rodriguez. Mysteriously, Rob died about a week after the birth of his child, and the cause of death was never figured out.

For the sake of the story, I'll tell you that the cause of death was the Erm Worm moving on to a new host, Devin Rodriguez. Devin grew up having the same speech pattern as his father.

Skills/Powers/Abilities:
The Erm Worm will possess whoever murders its host. The Erm Worm can also abandon its host (killing them) to move to a different one.

If questioned about the speech pattern, the Erm Worm will make its host come up with some sort of excuse. If the excuse fails, the Erm Worm will make its host respond with violence.

If multiple people took part in the death of its host, the Erm Worm will possess the person who got the final blow.

Likes:
Nothing really. Pretty much emotionless about everything.

Dislikes:
Human interaction

Flaws to Their Character:
The Erm Worm can only be killed if its host dies (can not be a direct or indirect murder or the murderer will be possessed) and the body of its host is cremated. If the body is not cremated, the Erm Worm will possess the nearest person or animal it finds.

If you commit suicide to get rid of the worm, you must find a way to ensure your body is cremated after your death.

Devin Rodriguez is a completely normal guy, so he wouldn't be much of a match for most people. As long as you don't kill him yourself, you'll be fine.

The Erm Worm can't really do much with your body once it possesses it other than change your speech patterns.

The Erm Worm will not be able to possess Hatson or anyone Hatson is already possessing. It would need to find someone else.

In One Sentence, Who are They?:
Stutterin' Sufferin' Succotash Virus

[Juiz]

Name: Rei Kurushimi (And Itami)

Age: 19

Appearance: Very disheveled appearance. Shoulder length white hair, with the left side shaved off. His face and neck have dashes of black ashe on them. He has snow white skin, covered in scar tissue, and very noticeable bags under his eyes, from an obvious lack of sleep. Itami is essentially just a shadow.

Personality: Normally calm and collected, hardly speaking a word, Rei is a sort of loose cannon. He's very prone to losing his cool at the smallest of things in his way. Once he snaps, he turns into a straight up psychopath, with nobody, including himself, being able to stop him.

Background: Rei was an experiment, nothing more, nothing less. At least, that's what "They" told him. They were an underground organization that took young children from their families, and subjected them to intense pain, of the body and mind. Their methods were far from legal, but They were so damn good at keeping hidden, that nobody could ever find Them, let alone even hope to stop Them. They were responsible for countless deaths across the world, all for the insane purpose of trying to drive a being called "Itami" out of hiding. It sounded insane, killing children, just to find something that most humans have never even heard of, let alone know where to find Him. That was, of course, until they met Rei. He was taken his mother at the age of 16, and dumped into a very small room, with a single, closed window. Day in, day out, he found himself subjected to physical pain; jabbed with needles, cut with razors, bashed with clubs, until suddenly, it stopped. Days went on, weeks, months, he spent, alone, in that small dark, blood-soaked room. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the window opened, and in came a blinding light so bright that it seemingly pierced Rei right down to his soul. It took quite a while, but when his eyes adjusted, there sat his mother, in a small room of her own. She couldn't see Rei, but he could see her. And for days, that's all he could see; his mother, falling victim to the same torture that they inflicted on him. She screamed, and cried, and pleaded for them to stop. When they had their fill, they let her starve to death, and forced Rei to watch as the life slowly drained from her. Then, they burned her body, and left the ashes for Rei to watch over the course of the next year as they resumed their experiments on him. They stabbed him, he didn't care. They sliced him, he didn't care. They bashed him, burned him, starved him, everything they could think of.. he didn't care. They had broke him. In his final breath, he wished that he could inflict as much suffering onto "Them" as they did to him....that's when he heard a Voice call out "Rei. I have heard your plea, and I have come to grant you your wish." "Who are you?" Rei weakly pleaded. "I am Itami. Take my hand, and I shall release you from your suffering" He commanded, as a dark hand reached out to him. The instant their hands touched, a surge of energy raced through Rei's body, emitting a shockwave that shattered the window in front of him. He walked in, and gently felt the pile of dark ashy remains of his mother on the ground. He gently wiped his hands across he face and neck, and uttered out a simple "This is for you." He punched the wall, exploding it outwards, to find a small room filled with men in labcoats. Rei felt a murderous surge fall over him, as he let out a sick smile, uttering "And this..is for me".
Months later, an anonymous tip was dropped, revealing Their location. When authorities arrived, they were met with a shocking sight; Dozens of men, skinned alive, sliced up, bleeding everywhere, begging for death.

Skills/Powers/Abilities:

Rei prefers to use a collection of knives and blades, which due to his connection with Itami, are massively enhanced with a dark aura that strengthens them and allows them to cut whatever he needs to cut.

All of Rei's power comes from his connection to Itami, the God of Vengeance. Rei has signed a spiritual contact with Itami, allowing a mutualistic relationship between the two. Itami gains access to the world of the living, and Rei gains access to a large arsenal of power:
-Regeneration: Itami needs to keep his host alive to keep his connection to the world of the living intact. To help keep Rei alive, he has given Rei the ability to regenerate any damage done to his body, in a significantly faster than normal pace.
-Aura: To further aide Rei in his quest for vengeance, Itami defends him with a dark aura, that protects him from harm. So longs one of the two is aware of the oncoming danger, Itami will shield it.
-Ash: Taking on the form that he last witnessed his mother in, Rei can reduce himself to ash, to seemingly teleport short distances at will
-Superhuman strength/speed/perception: Rei is in peak form due to Itami giving him a significant boost to his strength, speed, and perceptive ability.
-Suffering: Rei and Itami grow more powerful in the presence of violence, and suffering. (Think Superman+ the Sun, to a lesser degree)
-God of Vengeance: If Rei is ever incapacitated, Itami will take over his body, allowing him to use his full Godly abilities. In this state, he can fly, use telekinesis shoot dark energy blasts, and gain a "sixth sense". If enough pain is inflicted onto Rei while he is possessed, he will awaken, and resume control.
-It should be noted, if Rei is somehow killed, Itami will not die. He will go back to his prior state of wandering, waiting for a soul to cry out for death, to cry out for him to end their suffering.

Likes: Hurting. Killing. Maiming. Injuring. Destroying. Obliterating.

Dislikes: Health. Friendship. Wellness. Happiness. Life.

Flaws to Their Character: He's batshit insane. He also loves to torture his victims, as opposed to going straight for the kill.

In One Sentence, Who are They?: Rei is a tortured soul who lives to inflict pain unto his victims until they beg for death.

Holy shit I finally finished it, Klo. Here ya go buddy.