General Bio 
Name: James Knight
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Appearance: James is fairly short and small with youthful looking features to the degree that he could easily be mistaken for being several years younger. His skin is on the darker side of Caucasian in colour and he has bright ginger hair shaved close to his head but with enough remaining for the colour to be clearly visible and blue eyes, wearing thick-rimmed glasses most of the time despite barely needing them. He typically wears very casual clothes, tending towards jeans and clothes with hoods as well as preferring dark colours, with a common addition of a (fake) leather jacket and heavy boots.

Superpower 
Name of ability: Sound manipulation
Description: James can control sound in many ways, most notably amplifying it significantly. While he can outright create sound, his powers are much more significant if he has a controlled source of sound to amplify such as a speaker or a human voice. He is perfectly capable of creating sound that is beyond human hearing but it is more difficult, as is creating sound that he can't hear. He is able to adjust pitch and amplitude as well, although volume is easier. With experience, he will become able to duplicate existing sound and generate it from points further away from himself.

Level one abilities: James can generate uncontrolled noise from around his body. He can also amplify sound that comes from other sources and can reach uncomfortable volumes. Control of pitch and amplitude at a very basic level will become possible for him at the top end of level one. He has no ability to muffle sound at this level.

Level three abilities: He will be able to reach greater volumes and have more precise control of pitch and amplitude. At this level he will also be able to cause sound to radiate from areas a small distance away from him.
 
Level five abilities: At this level, his control of volume, pitch and amplitude will be very precise and he can reach very high or low values in each. He will be able to mimic existing sounds and cause sound to radiate from an area a reasonable distance from him with a maximum of about ten meters. At this level he can process sound better, being able to sense qualities of sound that would normally need a machine to measure with just his hearing and can also hear a wider range of sounds which are normally not audible to human ears.

Weakness/drawback: As he has no capability of muffling sound in a limited area and at lower levels he can only use his powers to good effect if he is near or is the source, he is susceptible to his own sound and any effects of it, including short term, or possibly even long-term if he isn't careful, hearing damage. He also can generate higher volumes with an existing source amplified by his powers than with sound generated purely by his powers. While he can generate sound he can't hear, it is more difficult for him.

History 
History: James was born in England, to an English father and an American mother who were both wealthy entrepreneurs. His parents separated when he was still an infant and after an intense custody battle his father eventually managed to secure sole custody. While he was spoiled by his rich father and given anything he wanted, his father was typically too busy with his business to interact with his son and clearly cared about money and status more than family, causing James to grow distant from his father, not wanting to become anti-social and impersonal like his father, and leading him into a career of helping people.

James decided to become a doctor and tried to act completely independently of his father but could not afford to study without financial support, so accepted the help of his mother and moved to America. He successfully trained as a doctor and while he found some conflict in trying to make a life of helping people who had to pay for his services, he eventually settled into his career and specialized as a neurosurgeon. He got a steady job in New York and continues trying to live life independent of his parents' money and fulfilling his goal of helping people. 

The day before the bus ride: James walked swiftly through the hospital but despite his best efforts to get away quickly a patient ran up to him as he had almost reached the door. While he was in a hurry, he considered the health of others to be infinitely more important than his own social life and as such stopped to listen to them. James recognized him as the non-custodial father of one of his patients, as the man had been forcibly removed earlier.

"Doctor ! My son, is he..."

"Alex is alive and well, Mr Hampshire, the operation was successful. But I don't have to remind you that there is a restraining order in place and that you're violating it by being here. I don't want to get you in trouble but I'm not going to break the law for you."

The man was about to speak but stopped when he saw the serious expression on the doctor's face. James indicated towards the door and the man sighed and left through it. James looked around to make sure he hadn't been making a scene before following and walking off across the street. He took his phone out of his pocket as it started to ring, checking who it was before putting it up to his ear. He let out a small sigh as his mother started talking on the other end. Although anyone around him wouldn't be able to hear the other end of the conversation, he became obviously more flustered as it went on.

"Yes, mother, I'll get there in a couple of hours."

"No, I can't be there faster, I have people I need to meet."

"Yes, I know you've been planning this but I already said when I could meet you."

"I couldn't have called you earlier, I was at work!"

"I know, I know, stay calm."

"Look, I'll be there when I said I would. Goodbye."

At that, he hung up and awkwardly thrust his phone back into his pocket before continuing down the street.