ANNOUNCEMENT: Preparations for Episode 5

[Necessity4Fun]

I think 6 is a totally fair number for being able to concentrate while being pummeled!

Does that mean it's fine now? I'm confused XD

 

[Syrenrei]

Does that mean it's fine now? I'm confused XD

I'm saying I vote for Juliana and as for Cecilia I think you can maneuver a stat or two from willpower and still make sense if you wanted to. With such high willpower I imagine Cecilia could keep focus in the middle of a bombing exercise! I approve/vote for Cecilia too. =)

 

[Necessity4Fun]

Cecilia I think you can maneuver a stat or two from willpower and still make sense if you wanted to.

One can do, two makes it too close to defense for my liking and willpower (concentration) needs to overpower the air immunity (which seems to be defense now) first for the current sensing to work >w<
I imagine it functions as some sort of wind-based sonar, picking up wind disturbance rather than sound waves~

 

[AllHailDago]

Natealie Necessity4Fun welian
I added rank, limiter, and added stats.

As for the suggestion Nessy made on separating the inanimate objects from things like water for easier damage transferal, that's what I did. No water in the pots, etc.

Also I took out a couple swarm forms as well.

 

[ViAdvena]

Necessity4Fun true true XD

Syrenrei After some thought I subtract both willpower and intelligence point to add it to defense. Is it more suitable now :d ?

 

[Necessity4Fun]

3/3, finally! It's 2:30 AM I regret NOTHING!

You know what to expect. Nessy knows no 'simplicity' neither 'brevity' when it comes to writing : P

Haywood, K

• Stats
• General
• Appearance
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Skills and Flaws
• Tools & Weapons
• Gallery

• Heroism Statistics
  Aspect	Scale	Total
  Courage	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Altruism	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
  Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	08
  Kindness	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Proaction	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
  Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
  Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05
  Score	▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	50,7%

  Ability Statistics
  Aspect	Scale	Total
  Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
  Strength	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
  Defense	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
  Agility	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
  Intelligence	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Willpower	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Energy	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
  Points	▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	18

• Full Name
  Kendrick Haywood
  
  Nicknames
  Ken, Kendri, Kendi-Kun (Manami's pet nickname), Kendy
  
  Codename
  The Conductor
  
  Gender
  Male
  
  Birthday
  August 7th
  
  Age
  Sixteen
  
  Rank
  C3
  
  Limiter
  Inactive, Level 1
  
  • Description: A metal silver ring he wears on his index finger of his right hand. It has his name engraved into it and also decorated with gemstones, including a sapphire filled "K"and a diamond filled "H" on the back, and, a flower like pattern with emeralds on the front. When the limiter is on, you can hear a continuous, soft humming coming from it.
  
  Role
  Student
• Race
  Caucasian (British)
  
  Hair
  Black
  (May appear to be slightly blue, depending on the ambient illumination)
  
  Eyes
  Blue
  
  Height
  6' 2''
  
  Figure
  182.9 lbs, Athletic looking with some muscle mass.
  
  Notes
  Sometimes he is seem wearing a hat, similar to those train conductors wear. He is also known to own different colors of said hat.
• Fun-loving
  Despite his uptight character, Kendrick is actually a fun loving kid. He likes jokes, puns and riddles, and likes to make up his own. Firstly, his codename is a pun already, it can mean both an orchestra conductor (He conducts his toys) or a train conductor (toy trains are one of the most appreciated toys there are, even adults may collect them). He keeps this up even further by wearing a conductor hat.
  He'll laugh at jokes and repeat jokes he heard, when a window of opportunity shows up. He won't ever join in pranking though, because that seems mean to him. Toys of course, are the centerpiece of both his sense of fun, and his power. But he needs to really trust the person to show them this side of him.
  
  Reticent
  The first impression you'll get of Kendrick Haywood, is that he is a reserved, serious and maybe even a boring person. As you get to know him however, you'll realise that is merely a facade, and a well constructed one. There is just no way to know what Kendrick is thinking; his poker face is too good. (He learned it from toy soldiers!...and lessons in business from his father.) When he does show emotions clearly, it is jarring, and not completely believable. Sometimes he acts like a serious, adult person, others, he looks just like every other teenager you might know.
  
  Caring
  Having absentee parents, Kendrick bonds very strongly with his friends and his toys. He may not show it but, he enjoys being there for the people he cares about, and will try to make them feel better when they're sad. You might be by yourself on a bench in a mellow mood and suddenly be approached by this guy offering you an ice cream or something... It might take a while, but upon realizing he's disappointing or being mean to someone, specially a friend, he's almost instantly overtaken by guilt.
  With his toys too, the bond runs deep. Kendrick regards them as family, naming, cleaning and repairing them. If eventually one of them is broken beyond repair, he'll mourn for his fallen friend and, even if he gets a replacement toy, it will never feel the same to him.
  
  Neurotic
  Being raised in a rich family, Kendrick likes everything to be in perfect order, especially his things. He'll get caught on organizing and cleaning every now and then, and looks down on people who seem too messy or relaxed to him. His love for manners and rules can make him very irritating. He'll probably recite said rules to you, when you seem out of line to him. For Kendrick, a rule is a law, and as such, must be followed without question.
  The only exception is when there's clearly NO OTHER OPTION.
  
  
  History
  
  Rupert and Evangelina came to Baltimore to inherit a very profitable and ever growing known finances company, that had just lost their Director, Duncan Haywood. Due to growing up in a traditional and wealthy family, Kendrick's life was ever since full of demanding tasks, extra proficiency classes and all kinds of binding rules on how to be a 'proper gentleman', including the non-presence of chocolate and the prohibition of toys in the household. His parents could be always leaving for work and returning extremely late, but all the rules had to be followed absentee parents or not.
  
  Thus, Kendrick only came across his powers when his babysitter/housemaid Petra Combs, feeling sorry for the hard situations the boy was put through, decided to cheer him up with a teddy bear on his birthday. It worked. The lady had never seem him that excited in all three years of being his caretaker. The parents tho, they didn't like it at all and when they discovered the toy a couple weeks later, they instantly hid it away. But Ted came back, every single time it was was taken away by night, but Kendrick would have it with himself the next day. That's when the Haywoods started suspecting their son was a super and finally asked about what was going on. Of course the little innocent boy told them everything, all of the details on how seemingly wishing for Ted to be back made him escape it's prison from his parents bedroom. From there on Rupert and Evangelina Haywood gradually became even more absent, barely speaking in person with their own son. They wouldn't admit it, but having a super in the family scared them.
  
  When he was thirteen, Kendrick was enrolled in AEGIS by his parents, first, without his being consulted at all, but he has grown to enjoy the little moment of freedom and non-surveillance when he goes to class. Always carrying some part of his ever growing toy collection (They're his friends, okay?) in his backpack, Kendrick looks forward to who knows? Finally make some people-friends, since his parents seem utterly unreachable...
  
  Full Version
  
  Spoiler

  When Kendrick's grandfather died, and his father inherited the company, he did not think twice. Rupert Haywood took his wife and a two year old Kendrick all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, from London to Baltimore--the company's headquarters--to fill in the director's post.
  Due to growing up in a traditional and wealthy family, Kendrick was expected to act like a 'proper gentleman' from an early age. Toys were not allowed, he had difficult and boring classes such as violin, and constantly quizzed rules and manners as if preparing for an exam. It was a completely uninteresting life style.
  To complete his hardships, his father was always working (or talking about work) and the mother had the bad habit of attending too many social events and shopping, while neglecting everything else. Ultimately, their life styles made them absentee parents, who didn't seem to care much about their child.
  
  His first contact with a toy happened at his 5th birthday. Petra Combs, the household maid, used her some of her 'mad money' to buy little Kendrick a teddy bear. She felt bad for his tightly circumscribed life and wanted to give him something fun. The curiosity in Kendri's face when he was given the wrapped present (his first!) and the joy that radiated from him when he opened it, was enough to melt the kind lady's heart. Kendrick named the stuffed bear 'Ted' and played with it happily.
  It didn't, however, last long. When his parents got home, surprisingly earlier than they normally did, Ted was taken away from him. Kendri had the longest lecture of his life. It went something like: 'This is not the way the future heir of the Haywood family should behave' and 'Playing with toys won't accomplish anything in life' and 'blah blah blah, we are bad parents who hate you' When asked who had brought such 'abomination inside', Kendrick lied and said he had bought it himself. Knowing his son was covering for someone else, (how could a 5 year old buy a toy?) they made the his punishment harsher, and added even more manners quizzes and useless classes. But, at least, he had protected the maid from any trouble.
  
  The next day however, was particularly harsh. The violin teacher had yelled at him for not concentrating. French classes had been tough; he just couldn't get any pronunciation right that morning. Everything just seemed to be going bad. Also, as always, his parents weren't around and he had no one to talk to... Oh, if only someone would hug and console this little kid!
  That's when Kendrick felt a little furry arm hug him. It was Ted! But how? He had been taken away to his parents room, hadn't him?
  Not giving a second thought to such details as how Ted could have escaped from his parents, or indeed how he was moving at all, he simply enjoyed the sudden company and regained his energy to finish the rest of the day's boring assignments. When he woke up the next day though, his parents had taken the toy away again. Wishing for Ted to come to him once more, Kendrick caught the sight of the toy walking towards his bedroom, exiting the dreaded 'prison'. That's when Kendri first realised he was special.
  To his parents though, it had become a total mystery: everytime the toys were taken, they somehow ended up back with their son. How could this be? After thorough research on supernatural phenomena, Evangeline and Rupert Haywood concluded that their son might be a super and, as soon as their busy schedules permitted it, teamed up to ask Kendrick about "The Mystery of the 'Boomerang' Toys." Innocent child that he was, he explained it all to them without omitting a thing. That Ted came back, all by himself, whenever he wished it to.
  From then on, his parents became ever more strict and absent. The truth was, Kendrick's ability scared them, as it made it harder to discipline him and could, they imagined, turn out to be dangerous.
  
  When he got a little older, Kendrick started to buy the toys himself. His toy collection just seemed to grow on its own, limited only by the size of his once dull bedroom, filling it with new colors and shapes. To assuage his loneliness the boy named and cared for each of his toys as if they were his actual family. He had his favorites, of course, but every one of them was precious and irreplaceable.
  He would bring them to school too. It started with just Ted, but soon Kendrick was bringing a bigger bag than he actually needed, just to fill it, secretly, with toys.
  
  At the age of thirteen, his parents enrolled him at AEGIS. As always, they wouldn't take no for an answer. (Or wouldn't have, if they had even bothered to ask for his opinion.) Kendrick had no desire to argue anyway; he enjoyed the idea of meeting other special people like him. Who knows? Maybe he will find someone besides his toys to bond with! (Ideally he'd like to reach out to his parents, but they seem utterly unreachable...)
  
  Reasons for Attendance and Recent Life Events:
  
  Spoiler

  His parents enrolled him, never taking a no for an answer, so it's not like he has any choice on this matter. Despite that fact, Kendrick has been enjoying a couple of his classes and meeting some interesting people at facility 108, so it's not really that much an obligation anymore. However, his parents having already laid down a path for him to follow and the boy is still wavering between fully accepting it or trying for something else... Is being the heir of the company really what he wants to do? Or is it what he HAS to do? Does he even get a say on this matter?
  Thus, the future is less uncertain, but it still could have potencial to change.
  
  The only thing of notice so far in Kendrick's life is the Commonwealth Tour on that fateful Saturday. Not only he saw a kid getting shot in front of him (and being slightly traumatized in the process, if his freak out on First Aid wasn't already a clue), but he had a great time fighting off the sniper, who totally deserved more than what she got, and has been put in uncommon situations such as: tending to Kennith's shot wound following Mary's instructions, dealing with blood when lifting passed out Chris (A Haywood always keeps his word) and being unexpectedly yelled at back by Jamie.
  It was a day full of new experiences, to say the least.
• Family and Household
  Evangeline and Rupert Haywood: Kendrick's parents. They won't admit it to their son or perhaps even to themselves, but the truth is they're frightened of his abilities. They always find excuses to be anywhere but home, and never come to the school. Kendrick has grown used to not having them around. Their presence has become more shocking than their absence. Ultimately though, while their methods of parenting seem harsh, Kendrick doesn't regard them with anger or dislike. Actually, deep down, he wishes they would stay beside him more...
  
  Evangeline might still talk to him via video-chat to order him around. She is the person to call when the boy wants to go out or make something different and the only one to call him 'Kendy'. Though it might have meant affection when he was little, now it only means he's being manipulated and doesn't have much of a choice about it. Once a shopping addict, now suddenly a magazine's editor-chief, thanks to her husband playing his cards just right and buying the corporation when it was about to crumble. You can say Eva miraculously saved it from oblivion.
  
  Rupert will speak to Kendrick mostly via the servants or e-mails and he is the person to call only when it's about very expensive purchases. He is the one who will continuously point out what his son lacks, call him a failure and never be pleased enough with his achievements. On the company, he's that frightening boss who enjoys keeping his subordinates in a tight leash by always complying with his threats and always seemingly being a step forward on his negotiations. Try and trick him if you can, he's always ready for the treachery of even his most trusted partner and WILL resort to psychological manipulation (or you know, just buy your entire corporation and throw you out like trash) if he has to.
  If they're ever at home, it means something has happened, and usually it's something bad...For Kendrick
  
  Evangeline and Rupert don't even love each other anymore, they're just together to keep the image of what a strong and happy family the Haywoods are. When they're together, it usually ends in fighting with constant passive-aggressive mentions of each other, normally with their son being dragged inside the conflicts against his will. What do they expect of him, pick a side? As if he could do that...
  
  Duncan Haywood: Kendrick's deceased grandfather. Kendrick has grown tired to hear the heroic stories of how his grandfather has built the company from scratch by himself. Words also say that he was a hardworking, persevering, smart leader but also, fair, kind and admirable man. He sounds like Rupert's complete opposite in some ways, maybe the apple CAN roll too far from the tree after all..
  
  
  Spoiler

  Petra Combs: Petra has been Kendrick's babysitter ever since he was 3. The relationship he has with her is a strange mix of servant, second mother and a friend, with him calling her often for things like playing chess, even if she might have actual work to do. She's the one who gave him Ted and the one Kendrick comes to when needing advice on a subject he doesn't excel at: common daily social interactions.
  
  Ivor Blecher: He is one of the family's bodyguards, who also works as driver. He used to transport Kendrick to school and back. At some point, Kendrick decided he didn't need the car anymore, he likes running and the school was just a few blocks away. Ivor understood and Kendrick started walking to school, all by himself. On out of the schedule situations however, his mother might order Kendrick to let him drive.
  
  Lots of Servants and Security Personnel: There are way too many people working inside the Haywood's household for Kendrick to remember them all. Some of them, like Helga, have more unique characteristics that make it easier, but most don't.
  With them, Kendrick has a "I order and you obey" kind of relationship and they have to comply, even if in doubt about his decisions or against their own wishes. It's the boss' son after all, disobeying could cost them their jobs!
  
  
  Toy-Family
  
  Spoiler

  Ted: Kendrick considers Ted like he would a brother, it was his very first toy, given to him by Petra, which is the closest of a friend he's had for quite a while. When he is sad, he'll often talk to the Teddy bear and unburden. He is also the only toy Kendri will take everywhere, without exception. Sometimes he'll walk around the house with Ted on his shoulder, like a parrot.
  
  Lieutenant George: The sole survivor of the lawnmower incident, where the box of plastic soldiers mysteriously ended up in the yard. Kendrick thinks his parents had something to do with it, but he never found any evidence of it. It's not like someone would like to investigate a toy's murder case...
  
  Harry: A Red, 3.9'' long, metal miniature of a car. Kendrick went to the store after class and personally chose it. It's always sitting by his desk, beside his laptop. A great company!
  
  Mr. Holeshot: A 9.8'' long, plastic car with an antenna in the back, suggesting it had a controller once. It had been abandoned by someone probably to be thrown away. Kendrick passed by and couldn't help but wonder why someone was throwing a still perfectly good toy away, what a cruelty! So, he took it in. Who needs a controller when you can literally make the toy move by it's own?
  
  Kefir: The metal lion was supposed to be just another decoration in the living room, but for an 8 year old Kendrick it was another toy for him to spend time with. Eventually he took it to his bedroom and since no one complained about it, it stood there. Even now, after all this time, he can't bear to just see it as a decor, it is also his friend.
  
  Maverick: It was a consolation prize on one of the charity events Kendrick had been forced to attend to in behalf or his parents. Not really 'consolation prize' if you ask him, why would he want another television anyway? He barely watches the one he already has...
  One of the times Maverick went to school, it was snatched from the locker by one of the students. Even since, Maverick doesn't get taken out of the house much, it just stays by the bed until Kendrick is back. It did came along and was ordered to stay behind to protect Kennith in the Commonwealth tour though.
  
  Pandora: One of the toys Kendrick bonded at his ability evaluation test. It consisted of just the locomotive and the railroad car in the start but recently it has acquired quite an admirable set of cars to go along with it in the automated track.
  
  Spiral: It's something he bought out of curiosity and surprisingly, something he enjoyed a lot. Sometimes Kendrick will sit by the bed and just make it go from one side to another while he thinks.
  Everyone told him it was called a "Slinky" but soon enough he made and statement about how if he called it Slinky, it would be just any other of these in the world. So, he called it Spiral instead.
  
  Sparkles: Someone gave it to him in a Secret Santa, to spite him. The idea had been to give Kendrick the most girly looking plushy they found in the store and laugh at his reaction. Obviously it did not work as intended and Kendrick even played along, naming it something "girly" too.
  
  
  Chess Set: It's an expensive-looking, carefully wood carved one. His parents gave him that, you know as an intelectual exercise or something and it turned out to be one of his favorite pastimes. Kendrick has named every single piece with popular names or after actual locations. He went as far as to have someone carve the names in gold on each one of the bases so that he could tell them apart.
  
  Pawns:
  

  • Black -> Jesse, Leonardo, Christopher, Henry, Rosa, Anne, Margaret and Amelia.
  • White -> Ronald, Abraham, Peter, Oscar, Audrey, Katherine, Jaqueline and Emmeline.
    
    
  • Bishops: Black -> Reiner and James. ---- White -> Gilbert and Charles.
  • Horses: Black -> Carbine and Galileo. ---- White -> Niatross and Vain.
  • Towers: Black-> Galata and Pisa. ---- White -> Asinelli and Garisenda.
  • Queens: Black -> Elizabeth ---- White -> Victoria
  • Kings: Black -> Arthur ---- White -> Louis
  
  
  AEGIS and Commonwealth Staff
  
  Spoiler

  Urial Ursler and Maya: So, the dog is a teacher and it can speak through telepathy... Only on AEGIS Kendrick would have to deal with something weird as that, also this giddy teacher doesn't act very responsible, even forgetting to introduce himself to his class, for example.
  The dog's assistant, the robotic spider thing called Maya, however, it's the most filled with contempt and sarcasm device he's ever seen! Who programed that thing!? He hates her stance towards him and the other students on that class, HATES. It goes without saying that despite his wish to not be useless in case a next kid gets shot in front of him, Kendrick will be avoid First-Aid for a while. Those holograms are really disturbing......
  
  Scarlet Chernov: Impressive career, not so impressive as a person? Really, all he ever did was ask a question and get mercilessly shut down. Rude! Next time they see each other, Kendrick will decide to not say a word.
  
  Agent Harry: Why is this guy even a Commonwealth agent? He lacks professionalism and his display during the tour was disappointing and clumsy. Where did he even go while everyone else was being attacked?
  
  
  Classmates (Chatroom Interactions Included)
  
  Spoiler

  Isabella Chase: Remember I said a school classmate had snatched Maverick from Kendrick's locker? Well, Izzy, or how Kendrick likes to call her the 'cat-burglar', was said person. She had attempted to steal the plush rabbit, but Kendrick had seen her and beckoned the toy back to himself after class, with his power.
  
  Full Story:
  

  Spoiler

  Izzy and Kendri attend the same private school during the day. He had heard countless times about what a troublemaker she was but, hadn't met her until one day nine months ago, which he will never forget. That day, Kendrick was just stepping into his next class, when he caught the sight of a cat-girl wandering the hall and stopping right in front of his locker. He had heard the rumors about the 'cat burglar' but once he saw her grabbing Maverick out of his locker, (how did she even open it?) he had no further doubts. Izzy Chase was stealing from him!
  Already late to class, the boy couldn't do anything besides worry for his bunny friend.
  
  Once classes were over, Kendrick got up, bolted out into the corridor and concentrated on the stolen bunny, 'calling' it back to him. He did not have to wait long.
  Maverick wasn't the only thing that came to him though, the culprit seemed to be giving chase to his bunny too! Seeing his bunny was unharmed, the boy decided to pay no mind to the cat burglar (bunny burglar?) and simply held out his arms for Maverick, who sprang into them. The kitty girl slunk away, defeated but also WITHOUT apologizing for all the trouble she caused. Argh, the nerve of some people!

  
  With a prank from Lady Fate, however, both of them met again in a Wednesday, for First-Aid class at facility 108. The boy filled with a mix of pride and justice, tried to push an apology out of her, but went to far as to wrongly accuse and intimidate her, who had already been bullied at school for being a super and had curatives in her face and tail. Upon realizing what he had been doing, Kendrick turned away from the cat-girl and back to his seat. The rest of the day was a disaster but the guilt of this interaction still remains...
  How is he supposed to apologise to her? And would she even accept it?
  
  Kennith Warfield: A happy-go-luck kid normally, but a great leader when times call for it. He respects Kennith's ability to inspire others and ease their doubts. Kendrick is amused by Kennith's cheerfulness and innocence, and deep down wants to protect them from the harshness of the world. He'll never forget that Kennith got shot right beside him and that memory might give him a little more pro-activeness in the future.
  Now that no one is in danger, perhaps, Kendrick should approach him properly?
  
  Marianne Ross: Despite having a tendency to (discreetly but not really) mock people's mistakes, let curiosity guide her and occasionally talk in enigmatic ways for the fun of having people decipher them, Marianne is actually very reliable and resourceful. She managed to stay calm enough to help in the commonwealth attack and came up with good ideas thorough the whole thing. Kendrick doesn't think he could have handled things as good as he did in case she wasn't around. He's grateful for her support at that time.
  Marianne is also very stylish, He'll give her this one.
  
  Jamie Bishop: She seems a little air-headed and acts without thinking, but in the end she's a good person with quite the temper! Jamie is also the first person to counter Kendrick and leave him unable to respond. He'll forever owe her one for bringing Ted and company back from the roof. And then an apology for yelling at her AGAIN when she called him 'Toy-Boy' near 108's entrance. The apology count doesn't stop, does it?
  
  Chris Kravitz: Who would have thought that the unfriendly looking, hoodie kid in the back of the tour group was ACTUALLY capable of riding a filing cabinet from out of a second floor window??? Wow, just wow.
  
  Ophelia Zielinski (DNC): Octopus girl... Ugh, Kendrick was extremely appalled by Oppie's strange...uhhh condition when she flung herself inside the classroom from a window. Yeah, that happened. Other than the inicial shock, he doesn't know (and doesn't really wants to) anything else about her.
  However, with the handle of 'DazzlingNinjaCthulu', Ophelia has chatted with him through the AEGIS chatroom set up by Penny, and despite the weird typing (You really need an stylus) he thought DNC was the most pleasant person in the chat at that time. He has absolutely no idea of who DNC really is... Kendrick might be in for a surprise!
  
  Danny Travis: Kendrick already knew Danny was a barbaric hooligan bully and their brief interaction in the chatroom only served to confirm this information. He probably tickled Klaus off and that's why he almost died. Hope you learned your lesson, you stupid asshole.
  
  xXSaltMistressXx: Ahh the chatroom mistress. Mysterious, impolite and annoying. Wherever she is, it seems she's able to watch the facility cameras, even places she should NOT BE SPYING AT. She has earned a month of silence and ignoring from him for posting up a wall of 'Toy-Boy' in the chat. It's the Haywood word. He's already done enough lowering the time of the punishment.
  
  
  Other
  Anthony Lewis Ledford: One of the many teachers Kendrick has. Mr. Ledford is the Violin teacher and he makes the experience with the boy's most beloved instrument, an even more delightful time. Nah that's sarcasm, he's an exigent guy who for some reason likes to dictate the note Kendrick's supposed to play, in loud and good sound, instead of actual strings and finger positions, and he won't be satisfied until the sequence has been played PERFECTLY, that perfectionist guy!
  Sometimes Kendrick wishes the man would choke on his own words, just so that he could have a minute of silence during these hellish classes.
  
• Toy Manipulation
  The ability to control toys to do his bidding. Kendrick can make a toy move according to his thoughts. If he pictures Ted the teddy bear grabbing a pen, then Ted will do so accordingly. The toys under his control have enhanced strength and reflexes, so they can lift heavy objects as well as jump and run faster than a hypothetical similar-sized human would.
  
  
  • Vision Sharing: If he concentrates, Kendrick can momentarily see what his toy is seeing, while under control. It's very useful to spy on people. It only works with toys that actually have eyes though.
  
  Limitations
  
  • Need for Bonding: Kendrick's power requires extensive bonding with the toy, loving it, naming it, getting to know it and caring for it. That leaves him only his Toy-Family; he cannot use toys he has just met.
    A full bond must be at least one month old. A bond between two weeks and a month may work, but it will need more concentration than normal.
  • Range Limit: Kendrick can control toys that are at a maximum of 1 block (263 feet 9 inches) from him, in any direction.
  • Mental and Physical Strain: The maximum number of toys that he can control at once is 5, that includes any entity. So, if Kendrick was manipulating chess pieces, he would only be able to control 5 of them. Attempting to control more than 5 will cause headaches and if kept on for a very long time, brain damage. The same goes for attempting to manipulate the toy for a range larger than 1 block.
    When using Vision Sharing, only one toy can be manipulated, as it takes much more concentration.
    The size of the toy also matters. The bigger the toy, more concentration is needed and larger is the effort.
  • Is This a Toy? The definition of toy, by itself it's loose. The one to define what is a toy and what isn't is Kendrick himself, with his own convictions and experiences. An inflatable life size doll is NOT a toy. A very big statue is NOT a toy (unless it was made to resemble one. A plastic statue of a plastic soldier is actually a VERY BIG plastic soldier!).
    However, things some might call figures or simply decoration (Like Kefir, the metal lion) ARE considered toys by him.
  • Toy's Abilities Limitations::
    Even with it's enhanced strength, while in influence of Kendrick's manipulation, a toy cannot carry anything heavier than 5 times it's own weight. For example, a Teddy bear would be able to carry a pillow, even two but, not a television.
    As for the toy's hit strength, every hit has the strength of an average human, with a plus, depending on the material the toy is made of. For example, A teddy bear's hit, would feel similar to being punched by a person wearing cotton filled gloves. A metal miniature of a car's hit, however, would feel similar to being punched by someone wearing brass knuckles.
  • Annihilation of a Toy: Destroying a toy to the point it can no longer move, invalidates Kendrick's ability and that toy can no longer be used by him. Since Kendrick and the destroyed toy were 'connected mentally', Kendrick also feels a ping of pain (and lots of sadness) when the connection is severed.
    The shattered connection won't return even if the toy is reassembled or remade with new materials, it might look the same, but it won't FEEL the same. To Kendrick, that toy has already passed away.
• Skills
  
  
  • Impeccable Manners: Not really that useful in a daily basis, but due to Kendrick's constant lessons and quizzes in manners, the boy knows how to behave himself in fancy restaurants, in the presence of important people and so on. It goes beyond knowing what order you're supposed to use the cutlery in and expands to what subjects to talk about, and more importantly, how to talk about them.
    
  • Logical Reasoning: Introduced to intellectual activities such as Chess in an early age, Kendrick has acquired a more logical and rational way to analyze situations, carefully raising up all of the possible actions and all of the possible outcomes to said actions. If not in a more prideful and angry mood, people can bet every decision of his has been thought about narrowly.
    
  • Violin and Piano: The two instrument classes he was forced to attend to, Kendrick can play both almost flawlessly. He actually enjoys the piano and in very rare occasions can be seen in the household's music room, playing a couple classical pieces to entertain himself. The violin however, he despises. Who cares if it's a "Stradivarius passed down on his family for generations" or whatever, it's an annoying instrument, quite difficult and frustrating to learn. His teacher, Mr. Ledford, also has a knack for making this process twice as irritating.
    
  • Waltz: A must know, specially if you're the heir to a rich family who occasionally attends to public events (even if they mostly go without you...). Kendrick has had Waltz lessons and can pretty much lead his dance pair perfectly. That's the only dance he knows though, so if someone ever decide to take him to an actual teenager party, on top of having a complaining Kendrick, they'll have the boy stare at everything in utter shock. He has absolutely no idea of what to even DO in such an occasion.
    
  • "The Art of Business" Before Rupert Haywood completely vanished from his son's life, he was sure to give Kendrick through lessons in the art of negotiations, also the art of manipulation to an extent. Despite the couple of 'bad' advices tangled in those lessons, some more useful things such as analyzing your partners behaviour and being always ready with plan B's no matter how certain things seem, have given Kendrick a certain stubbornness and toughness when dealing with more business-like situations. Some people might be in for a surprise, in case they let the whole teenager thing fool them.
    Kendrick is also an avid user of the 'Risk x Profit' business-like trail of thought. If the risk is higher than the possible profit in a situation, that is deemed a bad move to do. However, if the opposite is true then that's probably the path he'll choose.
    
  • Average Toy Maintenance: Due to the nature of his power, Kendrick doesn't like that any of his toy-friend's stay far from him for very long. Because of that, he has taken it upon himself to learn how to maintain, inspect and fix his toys. He doesn't indulge in sewing, that's Petra's job, but he systematically dusts, cleans, cuts cloth (in case a plush misses a limb or something), re-paints them and messes with the friction mechanisms to get miniature cars rolling again.
    Tasks that require further expertise, cutting plastic for example, are normally assigned to someone else and the toys are only even taken to an actual toy hospital in very extreme cases. Kendrick can't help but worry endlessly until they come back.
  
  
  Flaws
  
  
  • A Role to Play: As the sole heir of the American branch of the Haywood family (not that they care about contacting the British branch at all), Kendrick has been constantly overwhelmed by expectations, lessons and responsibilities he never really asked for. Things like behaving like a strong, confident leader, not using his hat out in public, not mentioning AEGIS outside of it, being composed and serious at all times, keep the boy from simply acting like himself and being honest about how he actually feels. Facility 108 is a bit of a rescue, it's isolated, secure and gives him some freedom, still, opening up completely after so long is extremely hard and needs work...lots of it.
    
  • Social Inexperience: The law of Risk and Profit can prove very useful to acquire business partners, but what the boys longs for it's not having his social circle filled with lawyers and bankers like his parents, he just wants to make some friends. The question is always how. When his actions can't seem to match his feelings, Kendrick falls in the dilemma of not knowing the right things to do when dealing with others his age. It's not like there's a holy 'rulebook of socializing' around that can solve all of the problems. People are a lot more complex to understand and deal with.
    In times like these, his habit to over rationalize and analyze everything becomes more of a nuisance, and the out of place formality just seems to add points to the awkward factor. You're also not supposed to buy people's forgiveness with objects, nor food. Not even if it is his favorite and pretty expensive chocolate parfait.
    
  • Music, yes. Languages? Ehhh no... Despite picking on music theory with ease, other languages seem to not have the same luck. Having been exposed to them, Kendrick can try identifying the languages by the phonemes they have, often being successful in such a thing, but actually learning another language seems to be extremely hard for the boy. His parents decided to move on to more important things after nearly 2 years of French and Mandarim weren't showing any prospect. Maybe if they had insisted on it he could have started picking these later on, but you know stingy rich people, they don't enjoy wasting their time, or their money.
    
  • ...Can't Swim: Pretty embarrassing, but since learning how to swim isn't important when you're being indoctrinated to inherit your family's company in the future, Kendrick has never had any swimming lessons or actually been in a pool, at all. Now, that's going to be rather awkward to admit...
    
  • Misguided Sense of Justice and Superiority: Having strict morals is a good thing normally, but when your terrible example of a human being dad is the one to teach you said morals, it becomes more of a problem. Kendrick grew up seeing things black and white, from the perspective of the wealthy and has been slowly realizing that the world isn't set up the way he was taught to believe it was in the past three years. The teenager truly despises those 'morals' and has been trying to be more humble and understanding with others.
    However, since his father is the type to not only abide by the 'An eye for an eye' saying, but also rip an arm along, just to make sure he won't be bothered again, sometimes the teenager's anger and/or pride manage to get the best of him, normally ending pretty bad if allowed to just 'follow it's course'. The 'need' for payback entwines with a sense of Superiority and in a 'blinding' contempt culminate in the wish of seeing the 'culprit' not only admitting to have done wrong, but utmost humiliated, begging for forgiveness, accepting how worthless and undeserving of his mercy they truly are. It's some sort of sadistic empowerment that makes Kendrick hate himself at every new occurrence.
    
  • "They're NOT Just Things!" Yep, the toys are not alive, but confronting Kendrick about that will just make him angry at people. He knows that already, however, admitting that fact will make it real and making it real will only bring to the surface how lonely he is. This is his coping mechanism, let him have that.
    At the same time, treating his toys as just objects without taking in account proper care and etc is the worst way possible to push the boy's buttons. The lengths he will go to get his friends back to safety again are gigantic, and his reactions on the matter rather unpredictable, even seemingly 'out of character'.
• Toys: [Weapons]
  As much as an habit as it is a necessity, hidden inside a backpack or simply following him around, the teen brings a couple of his friends along no matter where he goes. To avoid picking favorites and risk weakening the bond he has with them, the boy has set up a rotation system to track who came along, to where and when.
  Ted is always a given though, even when under strict parental vigilance. There's absolutely no way Kendrick can leave the house without it.
  
  
  
  

  A Brief Run-out of their Capabilities under Kendrick's Ability Influence, Separated by Type​

  
  

  Spoiler

  Plushes:
  Huggable, lovable, soft and as expected, not very good for damage. A plush's attack is more startling than anything and the equivalent of having someone wearing cotton filled gloves or slippers punch/kick you. However, since they're all squish and soft they make a good line of defense against close combat (unless you're dealing with cutting/piercing weapons, that's dangerous) and, oh! did I mention having a plush suddenly attack you is weird?
  The bigger plushes aren't very stealthy and certainly don't blend in the background very well. Other thing to pay attention to is the amount of effort and pressure over seam intersections, specially the spots were the limbs or neck are connected to the body. Putting too much effort can cause the thread to snap and open a hole from where the stuffing cotton can fall out of. Once they lose enough stuffing to become unable to move, they 'die'.
  
  Miniatures:
  As the category suggests, these are small versions of things from reality, more specifically vehicles. There are cars, trucks, trains even airplanes and they're made of various materials, usually plastic or a metal. Some of them can shoot little projectiles that are more annoying than hurtful, depending of the size. Having one of these build momentum and crash into someone though is bound to hurt, specially if they're the metal ones. Watch your feet!
  Plastic can hold out against knifes and the sort better than the plushes, but they don't stand a chance against guns or any kind strong hit. The thinner and weaker the plastic, the faster it can break. Metal can take a shot better. Granted, it might bend the surface, there's no leaving without damage, but hey! It works! ...Kinda.
  
  Figures:
  Kind of an ample category, but making contrast with miniatures, it is the portrayal of people or animals that were meant to be toys in the first place. Most figures, as well as plushes, are ideal for sharing vision with, however they're far better than their 'fluffy cousins' when it comes to stealth because they're easier to take for decoration. Really, would you ever suspect that a cute little plastic kitten on top of the shelf is actually spying on you?
  By themselves, most figures are nothing but a nuisance, certainly great to plot distractions while something else is happening. Having five of these at once though, could be rather intimidating depending on the foe. These are normally made of plastic, more studier than the plastic toy cars are made of, but still plastic meaning they can't take much damage. One shot could be taken fairly well, but certainly not a second one. If they're made of wood though, they might have a better chance at defense.
  
  Others:
  The category of those that don't fit in (Kidding!). It goes from things that weren't supposed to be seem as toys, like Kefir the metal lion, to board games and pastime toys, like the Chess set or Spiral the Slinky.
  Proficiencies and deficiencies change for every toy in this category, being able to even culminate on completely new functions.
• 
  
  --Theme song--​
  
  This song is almost perfect for him!
  
  
  More towards the second part tho.
  
  
  Obviously, less depressive that this, but I do think this applies to Kendrick and his lifestyle in several lines.

 

[Necessity4Fun]

Also damn you welian making me update the profile and ruining the surprise : P

Kidding, ILY~

 

[welian]

; 3

I need a volunteer to help keep track of votes.

 

[Swoob]

Going over characters that I don't think are approved yet. Please be warned this is critique about stats!

@Zahzi - I think Red's stats could be updated to reflect what he is capable of in-game. Right now he is Health- 5, Strength- 4, Defense- 9, Agility- 2, Intelligence- 2, Willpower- 4, Energy- 1. I know most of these stats are because of what the stats used to be (there was no energy and others were not as defined). I'd suggest the following.

• Health- Reduce from 5 to 2 or 3
• Strength- Reduce from 4 to 2 or 3
• Defense- Fine as is or reduce to 7 or 8
• Agility- ok (I assume he doesn't use magnetism to fly)
  
• Intelligence- ok
• Willpower- Reduce from 4 to 2 or 3
• Energy- Boost to justify all his magnetism powers. Depending on how you reduce your other stats, you can get 2 or 3 from health, 1 or 2 from strength, 1 or 2 from defense, and 1 or 2 from willpower to boost it up to 9

ViAdvena - For Mary's stats, I am somewhat curious why she has agility, intelligence, willpower, and energy all at 4. I really like her power and think she's pretty damn neat, but I am somewhat confused what statistic she uses to create portals? Assuming it's energy, she doesn't necessarily need extra points in intelligence or willpower. Agility makes sense she can transport herself and things, but the intelligence and willpower stats confuse me! It is my understanding a 4 in a stat means it is outside the realm of normal human possibility, thus it is impacted/raised by the powers of the super.


Malikai - You know I love JJ! I think everything about him makes sense. You have my vote!


The J - Hadrian's stats are, to me, a bit weird. I realize this is fundamentally based on a difference of thought/opinion I have with the prior character committee. The current system rewards creative powers and originality (as much as you can be in a super RP) and while I respect that, some of the characters benefit from a stat elasticity that I think is detrimental to someone who has a more simple power. Right now, the more exotic the power the easier it is to pay a low cost (stat wise) for what will cost someone far more. For example, let's take an air manipulator. They pay energy cost in their stat pool, but if they use it to alter their agility they need to also pay towards agility, right? Yet others sink most of their cost into the most applicable skill (e.g. energy for the air manipulator), leave everything else at 1-3, but can still justify boosting the skills in practical use because of the power. So which is right and what is wrong? Do you pay for ALL the stat potential your power affects, or just the most applicable one and stretch it as much as you can explain? It is my understanding it's the former for a stat is what you are capable of with that statistic, regardless of whether or not you take advantage.

Hadrian sort of falls under this umbrella where I shrug my shoulders at his stats and say... I dunno! I know the prior CC said that the spread as it was made everything make sense, but I personally scratch my head. Right now his power is being used to explain displaying good agility (not lagging too far behind Viola in one scene, and coordinated against Erik in a fight), being very strong (strength), regenerating (health), and being tough/durable as well as having pain nullification (defense). I think this is a very good concept and I sincerely like Hadrian, but the stat spread doesn't fit what he does. If it was my character this is what I would think would make sense:

• Health: Boost from 3 to 5 (to justify regeneration) since Eden Trammel just heals a bit better at 4
• Strength: Reduce from 4 to 3 possibly since his strength, while not visible like a weightlifter, is within the realm of human capability?
  
• Defense: Makes sense with power nullification, but you might be able to reduce to 4 since he's not impervious (like having metal skin)
  
• Agility: A bit weird, Hadrian seems pretty agile? I'd boost to 2 or 3
  
• Intelligence: Ok
  
• Willpower: Could reduce from 3 to 2 since he doesn't power through pain, he just never feels it
  
• Energy: Ok

Again, these are just my thoughts. I know that most of prior CC strongly disagree with my concepts/ideas about stats, so you do you. If you like my suggestions take it, if you don't, don't! I you J-man.


Necessity4Fun - I am not sure why Juliana has willpower 4 and energy 5. I'd make it willpower 3 and energy 6 unless she has abnormally high willpower as a byproduct of her power? Otherwise she has my vote.

Cecilia I am also side-eyeing that willpower stat. I can't find the link to the stat descriptions, but does she use energy or willpower as a stat to manipulate air? I'd wager you can go either way. If you reduced willpower to 3, you could increase her agility to 4 (so she can flyyyyy) and her defense to 3 since she has immunity to air? That's a toughie how I'd do the stats. I don't think you necessarily need both willpower and energy so high, though, as other manipulators don't?


Swoob - Why is his defense 4? That's beyond normal human capability. Is he super tough? I didn't see a reason for it in his power explanations but it's totally possible I missed it. Otherwise I love him!

Edens health and defense are 4 as a result of his regeneration, and his defense is also 4 slightly because of his insanely high willpower. Does that make enough sense or should I change it?

 

[Natealie]

AllHailDago I approve of Melody. Necessity4Fun I approve of Kendrick.

 

[Necessity4Fun]

welian Ask and you shall receive... It's a table!
I'll keep this updated

Character	Votes	Re-Approved?
Nicholas Chrysanthemum	3	Yes?
Larry	3	Yes
Melody Vance	3	Yes
Lucas Marsolet	3	Yes
Hunter 'Red' Ward	3	Pending stats review
Marianne Ross	3	Yes
Jeremiah Johnson	3	Yes
Hadrian Alburn	3	Yes
Juliana Alvarenga	3	Yes
Cecilia Pellegrini	3	Yes
Eden Trammel	3	Yes
Kendrick Haywood	3	Yes
Chris Kravitz	3	Yes
Isabella Chase	3	Yes
Gavin Dabbs	3	Yes
Aaron Mallory	3	Yes
Lars Magnusson	2	Pending Edit
Manami Hamasaki	2	Pending stats review
Page Morgan	3	Yes
Kate Barrett	3	Yes
Mitch Castle	2	Pending review
Anthony Costanzo	3	Yes
Maximilian Shulze	3	Yes
Luther Rousseau	3	Yes
Eve Knox	1	Pending Stats review and Edit
Avoyelles Aubin-Mignault	3	Yes
Tabitha Crane	1	Pending review
Tomoko Sato	1	Pending review
Naran Ihbarhasvad	2	Pending review
Trent Edwards	---	Pending stats review
Pitchard Knight	2	Pending review
Jason Swan	3	Yes
Lazarus (Allen McNabb)	---	Pending review
Anneliese Van Can	---	Pending review
William 'Billy' Jason Petrovich	1	Pending review
Bianca Attilio	2	Pending Edit
Viola Porter	--	Pending review

Pending:

• Review - Needs more critiques and votes/hasn't received critique yet
• Stats review - Someone requested stats clarification/suggested a change and it hasn't been done/cleared/re-critiqued yet
• Edit - Something in the profile needs an edit/clarification and it hasn't been done/cleared yet

PS: All pendencies must be cleared before a character is approved, even if with the required number of votes.
New disputes can bring a character already approved back to discussion if made within 3 days.

 

[Necessity4Fun]

Malikai , ViAdvena I re-approve Mary and JJ, and AllHailDago I approve of Melody~

 

[Syrenrei]

Edens health and defense are 4 as a result of his regeneration, and his defense is also 4 slightly because of his insanely high willpower. Does that make enough sense or should I change it?

Hmmmm, so does he regenerate or not? In your little blurb you state, "It isn't anything so grand as to call it regeneration, but he can recover just a bit faster." That totally makes sense for a health 4, but if you want straight up regeneration, you could bump it up slightly more to 5 in my opinion? Regarding defense, it is my understanding that is the ability to take a hit without taking damage (like armor, shielding, etc.) or mitigating what the damage would do a normal person in some way. Unless Eden is tougher, I'm not sure it makes sense to have him at defense 4. Health is typically utilized for regeneration/healing/vitality. When I made my boring, simple regenerator she had health 8; this meant she'd get just as damaged from a blow as anyone else, but she'd immediately start regenerating. I also gave her high willpower because I was instructed this was the ability to take a blow and keep on trucking (she doesn't have pain nullification so she feels everything). Obviously Eden has high willpower because that's what stat he uses for the wound transfer super ability which I think is totally fitting, so willpower isn't JUST the ability to persevere through injuries, distractions, etc.

Think of it this way. Someone shoots random super dude:
Health 4: He starts healing from the bullet wound faster than a normal person
Defense 4: He's less damaged from the bullet wound than a normal person
Willpower 4: He's able to power through the pain from the bullet faster than a normal person

Again, these are just my thoughts. I'm not CC or anything, so I am just giving you what I think/understand/feel the stats to be. I'm not trying to come across as a stat authority, just giving ideas on how to make them more linear across characters and what makes sense to me internally. =)

 

[Swoob]

Hmmmm, so does he regenerate or not? In your little blurb you state, "It isn't anything so grand as to call it regeneration, but he can recover just a bit faster." That totally makes sense for a health 4, but if you want straight up regeneration, you could bump it up slightly more to 5 in my opinion? Regarding defense, it is my understanding that is the ability to take a hit without taking damage (like armor, shielding, etc.) or mitigating what the damage would do a normal person in some way. Unless Eden is tougher, I'm not sure it makes sense to have him at defense 4. Health is typically utilized for regeneration/healing/vitality. When I made my boring, simple regenerator she had health 8; this meant she'd get just as damaged from a blow as anyone else, but she'd immediately start regenerating. I also gave her high willpower because I was instructed this was the ability to take a blow and keep on trucking (she doesn't have pain nullification so she feels everything). Obviously Eden has high willpower because that's what stat he uses for the wound transfer super ability which I think is totally fitting, so willpower isn't JUST the ability to persevere through injuries, distractions, etc.

Think of it this way. Someone shoots random super dude:
Health 4: He starts healing from the bullet wound faster than a normal person
Defense 4: He's less damaged from the bullet wound than a normal person
Willpower 4: He's able to power through the pain from the bullet faster than a normal person

Again, these are just my thoughts. I'm not CC or anything, so I am just giving you what I think/understand/feel the stats to be. I'm not trying to come across as a stat authority, just giving ideas on how to make them more linear across characters and what makes sense to me internally. =)

yeah that's true - Im gonna change it when I home

 

[welian]

Everyone should write critiques and reviews like Syrenrei more often.

 

[Swoob]

:^)

 

[Lemon Boy]

AllHailDago I approve of Melody
The J I approve of Hadrian
Malikai I approve of JJ
Necessity4Fun I approve of Cecilia, K

 

[Bag o Fruit]

KRAVITZ, C

• Stats
• General
• Appearance
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Skills and Flaws
• Tools & Weapons
• Gallery

• Heroism Meter
  Aspect	Scale	Total
  Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	08
  Altruism	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
  Order	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
  Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
  Proaction	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
  Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05

  Ability Statistics
  Aspect	Scale	Total
  Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
  Strength	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Defense	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
  Agility	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Intelligence	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
  Willpower	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05
  Energy	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

• Full Name
  Christopher Markus Kravitz
  
  Nicknames
  Chris
  
  Codename
  N/A
  
  Gender
  Male
  
  Age
  17 years
  
  Rank
  C Rank
  
  Limiter
  Active, Level 1
  
  Role
  Student
• Race
  White, Asian ancestry
  
  Hair
  Black
  
  Eyes
  Blue
  
  Height
  5' 8"
  
  Figure
  112 lbs, thin but muscular
  
  Notes
  Bullet scar on right side of midsection
• Unassuming
  Chris knows he's different from everybody else, and he has some opinions about the status quo that he's... surprised no one else seems to share. However, he doesn't see himself as being better than anyone else. Certainly better at things, like hitting flying tennis balls with other tennis balls (the best way to get moved out of a town, as he learned) but in no way better as a person.
  
  Brooding
  Everything good that happens to Chris is a penny in the change dish. Everything bad that happens to him is the worst thing to ever ruin his life, and he'll have to spend some time in the corner with a dark hoodie and an IPod to handle it.
  
  Compassionate
  He may not always say or do too much to suggest it, but he feels very deeply for other people. He'll be torn by even the least convincing sob story, and he always helps the helpless.
  
  Pugnacious
  He doesn't like bullies. From playground dolt to untouchable lawmaker, there is little there for him but dislike. He knows that there's a reason they are that way, that they're really a good person and their actions are a result of their circumstance just like Rousseau said (the philosopher, not the new gym teacher). Usually he acts upon this dislike because something is being done that needs to be stopped, but sometimes he just acts, introspection be damned.
  
  History
  Chris never knew his father. For some reason, he was killed when Chris was a baby, or possibly before he was born. His mother never talked about it, but he deduced over the years of hearing "goddamn Commonwealth", "murderers" and "overzealous Nazi scum" that Commonwealth was responsible for his father's death. He's still not sure how or why.
  
  His mother gave him identification with E stamps when he first developed powers, and would uproot the pair of them every few months to move to some other part of America. Sometimes they'd visit overseas countries, such as his great-grandfather in Taiwan, but they'd never stay long. She never talked about why any of this was. Now that he knows about his powers, it seems obvious that she was hiding him from Commonwealth.
  
  A few weeks ago, the government uncovered their long trail of fake identities and test-evasion. They imprisoned Chris's mother (child endangerment, they said) and sent him into screening, where he was forced to submit to invasive medical procedures, to determine if his A6G23 gene was active. When he tested positive, the tests only got worse. He was, as the law requires, forced to display his powers to their fullest capabilities, during which time he fractured his tibia through means he'd rather not talk about.
  
  He was applied a class 1 limiter, and made a ward of the state, since he had no friends or family that could be contacted (he has his suspicions that the people who tried to contact his Taiwanese family purposefully failed). He was sent to a group home in Boston, where he and his mother had last lived.
  
  A common story he grew up hearing was one of a vigilante who worked with Rapture "before they lost sight of a brighter world", as his mother always put it. He knew Rapture from the news, but the stories about this vigilante were exciting and inspiring. He wanted to be that, he wants to be that. That's why he applied to 108 for his Blue Card.
• Ms. Kravitz
  Chris has a lot of conflicted feelings about his mother. She raised him and taught him how to get by, but every time he got used to a place she'd rip him up by the roots. Even though he understands the reason now, he has a lot of deep-seated anger directed towards his mother, for the moves, for keeping him in the dark, and, on some level, for letting his father go, even though he's sure that wasn't her doing. Of course he loves her just as much as any son loves their mother. He really wishes she had told him her first name before it was too late.
  
  Mr. Kravitz
  Every angry feeling Chris has about his mother he feels twice as much about his father. Every feeling of love he gives his mother is a feeling of hatred that his father could leave her like this. Every feeling of compassion for her is a confused, bitter plea for understanding. What was it about fighting the Commonwealth that was so much more important than his mother? More important than him? But when he used to think about how his father was killed by Commonwealth, how Commonwealth was equally responsible for their renegade status, he caught the darkest image of comprehension. Now he doesn't need to think about it very hard. Just look at his limiter.
  
  Hunter Ward
  So far Hunter and Chris have met three times. That guy gives a weird impression. The second time they met, Chris made quite an ass of himself on the assumption that Ward was the school's guidance councilor, there to tell him about how he should feel bad for having killed a man. Turns out that's the opposite of why he was there. As such, Chris is pretty sure he impressed him. That could be good or it could be very bad, but it's something.
  
  Eden Trammel
  Eden Trammel told Chris that Hunter Ward was the school guidance councilor. What a guy.
  
  Joel Dawson
  Joel and Chris met at a trip to the Baltimore Commonwealth offices, where they both wandered off together and got separated. Chris ended up killing a man, and Joel... Come to think of it, Joel might still be wandering around the office building. He's handicapped in the sight department.
  
  Fucking Bismark
  Bismark... there are no words for Bismark. Except "fucking". Wait, that sounded weird...
  
  Victoria Beckett
  Chris met her only briefly, at AEGIS. She was getting harangued for something or other by Hunter and Bismark, about which Chris is still irritated. She seems nice.
  
• Mushin
  Christopher possesses an innate comprehension of the laws of physics and how they interact with his actions, and is thereby able to do seemingly impossible things. He can make impressive catches, throw with uncanny accuracy, literally bat (almost) 1000, and other such things merely by willing himself to. He can apply his own strength in such a way as to lift insane weights, with no more physical strength than the average man. Put concisely, he has all the power and speed of the average man, but he knows exactly how to use it.
  
  
  • Zanshin: He also has unusually high situational awareness. He can't quite fight more than, say, five opponents in the dark, or by any means hear a heartbeat from across a room, but he's perfectly capable of dispatching whatever thug means to sneak up behind him and deliver a heavy blow to the head.
  
  Limitations
  
  • Not that super: As mentioned, he has only the power, speed, etc. of the average man. He cannot actually break the laws of physics. Since he is not any faster than the average person, he can't entirely dodge a well-sighted bullet, and since he is no stronger, there is a limit to what he can move.
    
  • No safety reflex: Unfortunately, he doesn't know his own limits, and in order to maximize performance, he has no subconscious barrier preventing him from accidentally harming himself. If he reacts to something too quickly, or tries to lift some 500 kilograms, he might not stop himself before muscles are torn and bones are broken.
    
  • Has to concentrate: His powers are based in his mind, his abilities mental, not physical. As such, it is exceedingly easy to shut him down with a telepathic attack or repression. Also, he must maintain calm to operate at his maximum potential. His powers are precise, not powerful. Strong emotions, or some other distraction, may fatigue his effectiveness or cripple his abilities entirely (note, however, his high willpower).
• Skills
  
  • Driving: Chris has taken almost one full session of field practice in Driver's Ed.
    
  • Mandarin: The year he spent in Taiwan gave Chris a substantial grasp of Mandarin Chinese.
    
  • Basic martial arts training: Just in case.
  
  
  Flaws
  
  • Chatting: It’s not so much that Chris has trouble talking to people as that the world he’s in almost constantly leaves him speechless.
    
  • Pinball: He just can’t do it. He could beat a telekinetic at ping pong, but pinball just escapes him.
• "Any fuckin’ thing I pick up": Weapon
• Tentative theme song?

 

[welian]

Bullet scar on right side of midsection

: (

 

[Bag o Fruit]

That's been written there for, like, two months

 

[welian]

Shows how much I pay attention!! Maybe I'll actually succeed in killing him off this episode. Or maybe not. I don't want to start the March of the Knights until
Teh Frixz has reliable internet, and that might be a while into Episode 5.

 

[Bag o Fruit]

As soon as we see combat, let's just advance covered by a wall made of superhealing and indestructable characters.

 

[Lemon Boy]

*Cut to the Knights spending a good twenty minutes dousing themselves in holy water before actually doing anything*

 

[welian]

did u mean hawt lezbean bathtime

 

[AllHailDago]

Melody has 3, YES!