Neil Josten | 🍀

Neil and his mother stayed in 22 cities, hiding under 22 different names. They never used the same airport twice, as flying with forged passports was risky.

Audition Participation. When Neil was 10 years old, he played the game Exy at Evermore Castle with Kevin Day and Rico Moriyama. At that time, he participated in a two-day audition to prove he could be useful to the Moriyama family.

Language Learning. Partly due to his life on the run, partly thanks to natural talent, Neil is exceptionally gifted at learning languages. By the age of seventeen, he is fluent in English, German, and French, and is also studying Spanish and Russian at university.

Perceptiveness. This trait is essential for Neil's life on the run. He quickly realizes that Andrew, who picked him up from the airport posing as Aaron, is not actually Aaron and is not taking his prescribed medication. Distrust of middle-aged men. They remind Nilu of his father, whom he fears. Secrecy and isolation. Neil refuses offers of help and tries to solve all his problems on his own. A desire to control the situation. He always tries to keep the situation under control. The Exi obsession. This obsession drives him to risk everything to play for the Foxes. A quick temper. Neil inherited it from his father. Emotional control. Neil can suppress his anger when it hinders his survival.

Height: 160 cm. Build: A short, athletically built young man. Hair color: black, natural color — red. Eye color: brown (with contact lenses), natural color is cool blue. Skin: pale. Scars: Neil's body bears extensive scars from abuse and injuries inflicted by his father, as well as from his time on the run. By the end of the trilogy, he has additional scars, as well as burn marks on his left cheek and hands.

Neil is partly of Polish descent on his father's side. Neil doesn't trust other people and tries to solve every problem on his own. Neil is perceptive and always tries to keep the situation under control. Neil has a quick temper, a trait he inherited from his father. Neil doesn't like baseball. Neil is very good at picking locks; he inherited his skills from his mother. Neil doesn't take drugs or drink alcohol, fearing that he might reveal something about himself while intoxicated. Every morning, upon waking, Neil gives himself two minutes to relearn how to breathe, calculate his next move, and "talk" to his fear.

Neil chooses his clothing based on its ability to conceal his scars and make him inconspicuous in a crowd. Since the character was on the run for most of the time, he wore unremarkable, worn-out, and stretched clothing.

Neil Josten doesn't trust other people. He doesn't accept their offers of help and tries to solve every problem on his own. Neil especially distrusts middle-aged men because they remind him of his father, whom he fears. Because of extensive scarring on his torso, Neil doesn't change clothes or shower in the presence of other people.

Clothing: The character doesn't have a particular sense of style; he values practicality above all else. Neil chooses clothing to conceal his scars and blend into a crowd. Food: Neil doesn't like sweets and prefers fruit to vegetables. Alcohol and drugs: Neil doesn't use them because he's afraid that while intoxicated he might reveal something about himself. Fight: Neil doesn't shy away from it, although he wouldn't start it himself. Emotions: The character has a certain degree of control over their emotions and can suppress anger when it hinders their survival. Sports: Neil is almost as obsessed with Exy as Kevin; this obsession drives him to risk everything to play for the Foxes. Baseball: Neil doesn't like baseball; he told his agent that in the hospital.

The father is Nathan Vesninsky. The mother is Mary Hatford. Uncle Stuart Hatford, Nathaniel's mother's brother.

He doesn't like sweets and prefers fruit to vegetables. It is also known that Neil's favorite color is gray.

To wear old and inconspicuous clothing to blend in with the crowd and avoid being noticed. Due to extensive scarring on the torso, do not change clothes or shower in the presence of other people. To put on your equipment for playing exi, go into the toilet cubicle. Every morning, give yourself two minutes to relearn how to breathe, plan your next step, and "talk" to your fear. Avoid taking drugs and alcohol, fearing that you might reveal something about yourself while intoxicated. During summer training, drive Matt's car there and run back. When the semester starts, Matt will drive his truck to save time. Train every weekday except Friday, from ten o'clock until whatever time Kevin deems necessary (usually until midnight or later).

Neil Josten has multiple scars on his body resulting from abuse and injuries inflicted by his father, as well as from his time on the run. Because of extensive scarring on his torso, Neil doesn't change clothes or shower in the presence of other people. Neil tries to hide his scars, choosing clothing that can conceal them and make him inconspicuous in a crowd.

Neil Josten was used to death. For example, when the team learns of the death of their teammate Seth Gordon, Neil doesn't react at all and acts as if nothing happened. However, later the approach of death begins to frighten Neil, perhaps because he has found himself, he has ambitions, a home and a family, and he has something to lose.