Hey Jenna, I'm Sarah and my time zone sucks lol. Anyways!
Damien sounds like a ton of fun!
I have Nicky here, who is an Empath (but has only very recently discovered that and is trying to get around that. He is also deaf (can hear a tiny little bit with the help of hearing aids, but mostly really loud sounds, like cars honking and stuff like that) and reads lips. He talks, but has a noticeable accent that gets even worse when he's nervous or excited or upset. He is currently job hunting because otherwise he might have to turn himself a helot to survive. He is very sweet and naive and firmly believes in the good of people.