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SIMON "SWEET" SLANE

the city thrives. in the middle of the arctic wasteland, the city thrives. the rich and the powerful bloom along with it, living in a luxury that serves as a stark contrast against the ice and snow that surround the skyscrapers and spires. to aid such growth, of course, ugly trades have grown in turn. the worst of these practices are carried out by those known as sherpas, agents who are employed to take people out into the snow, kill them, and dispose of the bodies. they live outside of the city, living (for the most part) off of the land, until called in to take care of a new victim. the younger slane brother, simon (nicknamed "sweet" due to his generally quiet demeanor — a misleading quality) works as an adviser to the father of mabel darabont. not rich but not poor, either, he is looking to secure some power for himself with the darabont patriarch's inevitable passing. in doing so, he has come to number among one of mabel's many suitors, unremarkable save his status in society and an intellect too sharp for the metaphorical toolbox in which he has been placed. in working for the darabont family, he has been caught up in a few less than savory practices — namely, securing the people unfortunate enough to be taken as the hunts that the rich stage. the sport is something that he finds distasteful but nothing he can protest against, first because he has to play along in order to keep his job, and second because he has a few unpleasant habits of his own. colorblind since birth, sweet bears no metaphorical chips in his shoulder, but has developed contrary to the norms of society despite the fact. particularly attuned to the sense of touch, he prefers to observe rather than to get his hands dirty (and will almost always be found wearing long sleeves of one kind or another no matter what the weather). ( THE LAND OF THE ICE & SNOW | AN ORIGINAL VERSE )