Dostoevsky, Gogol and Sigma

School No. 34
3 floors and a basement.
Schedule:
Lesson 1 8:00–8:45
Lesson 2 8:50–9:35
Lesson 3 9:45–10:30
Lesson 4 10:45–11:30
Lesson 5 11:40–12:25
Lesson 6 12:30–13:15
Lesson 7 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM

Monday:
algebra
Russian language
German
physics
physical training

Tuesday
literature
geometry
history of the USSR
chemistry
vocational training
algebra

Day: Wednesday
Russian language
algebra
German
geography
basic military training

Thursday:
physics
geometry
literature
chemistry
physical training

Friday:
Russian language
algebra
German
biology
history of the USSR

Saturday:
Russian language
geography
vocational training (can be in a workshop or a training course)
social science

School uniform:
The girls wore white shirts, brown skirts and a red pioneer tie.
The boys wear a blue shirt with breast pockets, black trousers and a red pioneer tie.

Fyodor grew up in a strongly religious, conservative family. His parents were quite strict. His mother ran the household, and his father worked; the rest was "women's work." Plus, it was the 1990s, so many people hadn't yet recovered from the collapse of the USSR, meaning not everyone was even moderately well-off; about 30 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. His family was above average for the time, so his father thought they were some kind of special class, although that wasn't exactly true. He had a highly inflated sense of self-worth, which had a profound effect on Fyodor. His father often told him they were above "ordinary" people and forbade him from associating with children whose families didn't match his status. But Fyodor didn't particularly want to listen to his father, so he somehow ended up with Gogol as a friend. He wasn't exactly homeless, but he was clearly not up to par in his father's eyes. And very much so.

He comes from a religious family, so from early childhood he was regularly taken to church, which eventually stuck. Fyodor himself became quite a religious man.
Otherwise, his family is more or less normal. His father doesn't hit anyone for fun, he only drinks on holidays (which is a real treat in the CIS), and they don't overprotect the child or neglect him. Physical punishment does occur, but it's rare and not particularly harsh. Plus, Dostoevsky himself is a calm teenager, not prone to violence. He got into trouble mostly because he was in the wrong place (next to Kolya) at the wrong time and got caught—by teachers, neighbors, or someone like that, who then reported him to his father. Fyodor loves his parents, but at the same time, if he has a problem, he's unlikely to tell them unless it gets really serious.
When communicating with Gogol and Sigma, he initially simply went against his father's prohibitions, although in life he would never have told him about it, and only later did he get used to it.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Age: 16 years old (birthday November 11)
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Nationality: Russian
His black hair reaches below his chin, and his eyes are a deep violet. They're narrow and almost always half-lidded, giving him a tired look. He's of average build. He walks around with a perpetually calm expression, or one that says, "Am I the only sane one here?"
On the street he wears ordinary clothes, the ones that his father approved.
He doesn't really like washing his hair, so he washes it once a week, or even less often. He once carried lice on his head for over six months.
In winter he wears his father’s fur hat with earflaps and a red star.
Knowledge is very high, academic performance is high, attendance is high.
Calm, reasonable, calculating.
God syndrome.
Vindictive, vengeful.
Doesn't like animals.
Nicknames: Canned Food, Lousy
Straight/aromantic

Sigma comes from a large family. He's the middle child. He has an older brother who's already in his third year at university. He's studying medicine, so he doesn't have much time, so his parents help him with money regularly. He's unable to work regularly. His older sister is in 11th grade. She needs to prepare for entrance exams and study hard, so she's constantly busy, and her parents help her as much as they can. And his younger brother requires 24/7 care.
Both mother and father work. The household revolves around the mother and children. But since few children are candidates, it's Sigma who takes care of it. He's 14 and not particularly busy, so his parents delegate a lot of their responsibilities to him. They don't have time for Sigma, but if they need to clean, babysit, or do anything else, they immediately turn to him. This began in Sigma's early childhood, when help went mostly to his older brother to help him prepare for medical school, which is difficult. His sister was seriously injured in an attack. This was the 1990s, when poverty, hunger, and a sharp rise in crime were pressing. She was simply robbed, and she fought back. So even then, they didn't have much time for Sigma. And then another small child arrived, and they had no energy or time left for him.
He's not very emotionally attached to his parents. He doesn't particularly trust them because they almost never listen to him. They're always tired or preoccupied with other things, so they don't have time for even a heart-to-heart talk or help with homework.
But they're still quite strict. They weren't satisfied with anything less than an A. Both his parents had fairly serious jobs—he was a physics teacher and an engineer; his older brother went into medicine, and his sister was planning to follow in their father's footsteps. They demand a lot from Sigma, but they can't give much themselves. For them, even a B is a disgrace and a personal insult. Sigma always tries to please them.

He eats and sleeps poorly. He's constantly nauseous due to stress and lack of sleep. He has bags under his eyes. He takes sedatives regularly.
Other people are constantly using him for their own purposes. Sigma hates it, but for some reason, she can't do anything about it.
Ability: Information exchange. Can penetrate a person's thoughts through touch and obtain necessary information.
Family members:
Father - Vladimir Ivanovich. Engineer. 52 years old
Mother: Anna Sergeevna. Physics teacher. 47 years old.
The older brother, Alexander Vladimirovich, is studying to become a surgeon at medical school. He is 22 years old.
Older sister: Taisiya Vladimirovna. 11th grade, Class A, same school as Sigma. 17 years old.
Younger brother - Ivan Vladimirovich, commonly known as Vanya. 2 years old

Sigma
Age: 14 years old (birthday December 23)
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 57 kg
Nationality: Polish
He has long, thick, and very well-groomed hair that reaches his waist. The right side of his hair is completely white, while the left side is completely lilac. His eyes are reddish-pink. He usually wears the same clothes when he goes out. They usually consist of jeans, sneakers, and sweaters. All his clothes are big, stretched out, and old, because he wears his older brother and sister's leftovers.
Absences are almost only for valid reasons.
Very quiet and inconspicuous, sometimes so much so that neither teachers nor classmates notice him.
Knowledge is average, academic performance is high, attendance is high.
Everyone has a neutral attitude towards him, except for people who don’t know that Sigma is studying with them.
Takes all additional projects.
Often knows the correct solutions/answers, but even when asked, cannot say.
Sigma is calm, but he gets irritated quite easily, though he tries his best to control himself. He's physically weak, but quite intelligent. He has no friends at school. He loves sweets, especially cookies. He dislikes people who try to take advantage of him or deliberately irritate him, and he dislikes deserts. At home, he wears and sleeps in a black long-sleeved T-shirt that covers his wrists and light blue pants. He sometimes wears his long hair in a ponytail.
Increased panic. Occasional panic attacks/nervous breakdowns. Weak heart. Weak immune system. Suffers from mild amnesia.
"I'm a stranger in this world," low self-esteem, loneliness, social phobia, "Who am I? Where do I belong?", identity crisis, keeps everything to himself, lack of understanding of his emotions, distrust, analyzes everything, desire to be needed, "love must be earned," excessive trust, mask of confidence/calmness, abstract thinking, ability to forgive, total dedication to a favorite activity, does not accept help, guilt, non-confrontational.
Nicknames: Small, Long-haired, Siga. He's also called the Communist because he shares all his things with his two brothers and a sister.
In love with Nikolai Gogol.

His father is Vasily Ivanovich Gogol, 47 years old
Dad couldn't care less about raising his child; he alternates between working and drinking, which isn't uncommon in the CIS. He's not violent, and he doesn't hit Nikolai or yell at him without reason. He earns a little money, plus he spends quite a bit on alcohol. They live in a one-room apartment in a Khrushchev-era building, although otherwise their living conditions are fine. There isn't always food, but that's simply because Dad forgets to buy it, not because he has no money. Sigma and Fyodor often feed him.
He often forgets his son's name, almost never remembers his age or what grade he's in. He doesn't particularly care about Kolya's grades, let alone his behavior. When school calls him and tells him about his misdeeds, he says, "Uh-huh," hangs up, and forgets about them a minute later. He's not interested in Kolya's life.
Kolya constantly tries to get his attention, but almost always to no avail. "Go mind your own business, don't bother me." In elementary school, Gogol tried to get his attention by being nice, but it didn't produce the desired result, so he changed his tactics. He began to behave this way constantly, but his dad almost stopped reacting to it; he'd gotten used to it. He thought Nikolai was already incorrigible, and there was no point in even trying.
Despite all his indifference, his father still participated in a kind of upbringing. Of course, he punished Nikolai if he did anything serious. He taught him the rule, as his father once did: "Only girls and weaklings cry." So Gogol, being emotional, lost his sense of self. He stopped crying, but at the same time, his personality almost split into two. One was the one on the outside, and the other, the real one, Nikolai lost.
Gogol has no mother; she hanged herself due to postpartum depression in front of Nikolai when he was five years old. His father loved his wife dearly, so he broke down and turned to drink after her death. He didn't even want a child, but only agreed to it because she wanted one. Because of this, his father tries to keep communication with his son to a minimum.

He hides his intelligence behind a clown's mask. No one ever knows when he's serious and when he's joking. He's driven by a passion for freedom. He believes that death is liberation. He wants to be free, but he constantly closes himself off to the depths of his soul. He's stubborn, artistic, and a good liar. He believes that by following laws and rules, he's depriving himself of freedom, which he doesn't like. He doesn't show true emotions.
His academic performance is poor. His relationships with his classmates are more or less normal; he has friends, but there are also those who might even fight with him. He's constantly being called to the principal's office for all sorts of reasons. He's broken a door, a toilet, a chair, a desk, a classmate's face. None of this is accidental.
Casual manner of communication

Sometimes he comes to someone to complain about how boring everyone is.
Claustrophobic, brontophobic. During a thunderstorm, he hides under the covers and doesn't come out until it's over.
Often tries to hug.
My favorite pies are cabbage pies. Poppy seed pies are second, and potato pies are third.
He is constantly looking for something to do because being alone with his thoughts is hell for a guy.
He stubbornly refuses to wear warm clothes in winter because “free people don’t need warm clothes,” and then he gets cold and sick.
Loves white chocolate
He feeds birds in parks and often makes them feeders in winter. He'd like to get white doves, but Nikolai doesn't have the time to care for them. If a bird were to die because of him, he'd never forgive himself, and he doesn't want to make the bird his own. Especially since his stepfather forbids it.
Loves starry nights.
It's always cold, but
He's ashamed to admit it. That's why no one knows about it. He needs warmth and understanding, but he's terribly ashamed of it and considers it a violation of his freedom.
He loves it when people look at his head.
He's juggling a bunch of identities, trying to find his true self. He's hiding behind a mask of clown. He does this unconsciously, out of habit. He's ashamed to admit it and won't tell anyone.
Erotophobe. If he falls in love with someone, he will try to deny it, reject it, be afraid, and be ashamed of his feelings.
He keeps everything to himself, even though he should tell someone. Because he keeps all his thoughts and feelings bottled up, he suffers terribly. Sometimes he starts fights just to relieve this inner tension.
Alexithymia. He doesn't really understand what he's really feeling, so he always feigns happiness.
Tries to gain everyone's attention with his behavior.
Trying to fill the void inside.
Ability: Overcoat. Can open portals in his cloak to any location within a 30-meter radius. Gogol must have the cloak to use it.

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Height: 181 cm
Age: 15 years old (birthday April 1)
Nationality: Ukrainian
Gogol is mentally ill, he loves to joke, he is an optimist.
Heterochromia, left eye blue, right eye green. He wears a homemade eye patch shaped like a playing card over his right eye. His white hair is braided into a thin pigtail with a red elastic band with a pom-pom. His sneakers are old, dirty, and torn. He has to wear school clothes—dark pants and a white shirt (he never fastens the top button).
Big thighs
He constantly smiles and makes stupid and not always funny jokes.
A complete loser, a buffoon who is the laughing stock of everyone who knows anything about him. And because of his antics, the whole school knows him. He constantly spouts nonsense.
A sadist. All his emotions seem unreal and artificial, so it's unclear when he's joking and when he's not. He constantly behaves like a clown.
Gogol is literally a generator of crazy ideas, like summoning the Queen of Spades or some other ghost/spirit/demon, going to an abandoned factory at night, or going ice skating on the river. He's the same man with a fidgety mind who can't sit still for a minute.
Sometimes he listens to The King and the Jester, Alexey Vishnya, Ruki Vverkh, Car Man, the Prodigy.
Sometimes he starts speaking Ukrainian to annoy everyone around him.
He can play the violin, his father taught him.
He spins like a dzyga in his sleep, constantly changing his position, and sometimes laughing in his sleep.
Nicknames: Kolyan, Kalyan, Dove. Fyodor sometimes calls him Liberal (Gogol doesn't know who he is).
In love with Sigma