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    "Come one, come all~!"<br />
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    I'm sure you've heard those words at least a dozen times in your life? Now imagine hearing it every night.. we do. We're<br />
    Le Cirque Noir, or the Black Circus. We are the most skilled and well-trained performers in all the world. Why? Because we're not exactly what one would expect...    <br />
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    Welcome to the Circus!<br />
    ~ L'araignée - Ringleader
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    Mishka<br />
    The Siberian Giant<br />
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    Ladies and Gentlemen, for your entertainment, we have a half-man, half-beast from the Urals of Russia~ Oh, don't worry; he's been trained not to bite too often, but I'd step back anyway, if I were you. You can take your chances and stand close if you've always wondered what it's like getting mauled by a bear.<br />
    If you think eight feet of bear-man is amazing enough, just wait until he's hoisted onto the high wire, equipped with nothing more than a unicycle to ride and all the luck he can scrape together. We could provide him a staff to help him keep his balance, but what's so dangerous about that?    <br />
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    Behind the Curtain<br />
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    Mishka, formerly known as Mikail Nikolaevich, was the only child of a young couple that lived in Verkhoyansk, Russia. He is one of the Animaux; people born with genes that are inexplicably tangled with animal attributes and whom are all destined to work for Le Cirque Noir, run by a mysterious man and lorded over by the young Ringleader, a French boy named "L'araignée", or "the Spider". Mishka's massive height and muscle mass is due to his genes that he inherited from the Kamchatka Brown Bear.<br />
    Most of his past is unknown due to Mishka's difficulty speaking English and unnatural shyness.<br />
    When not training for his act, which requires hours upon hours of strenuous physical preparation, Mishka can be found reading in his tent, baking cakes and making tea for Spider, or napping.<br />
    For those who know him, it's easy to realize that he is much less a vicious beast and more a gentle giant, shy and almost motherly. However, he is fiercely loyal to Spider, and has been known to occasionally give into violent tenancies when provoked.
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