[u][b]Basic Information[/b][/u] [b]Name:[/b] Paige Wilson [b]Nickname/Alias/Etc:[/b] None currently [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Age:[/b] 17 [b]Height:[/b] 5'4" [b]Weight:[/b] 110 pounds [b]Status:[/b] New Student [b][u]Appearance[/u][/b] [b]Hair Color:[/b] Black [b]Eye Color:[/b] Green [b]Ethnicity:[/b] Caucasian (American) [b]Physical Appearance:[/b] Paige is a girl with black hair that falls to just beneath her shoulder blades, green eyes that are just a bit too big, and full lips that always seem on the verge of a pout, all complementing a heart shaped face with soft features and a fair complexion. Her figure is somewhere between slender and curvy, though leaning a bit more towards the former with the toned muscles of a gymnast. While her body itself bears no scars, thanks to her ability, her muscles and bones were conditioned by wooden bats and leather boots, giving her a solid frame that is firm to the touch, rather than the softness one might expect from a seventeen year-old girl. Her large eyes are wary, always looking for the next threat even when she tries to hide it, and her hands will often wander to her elbows when left idle, as though she wants to curl up inside herself. Looking people in the eyes is still strange to her, and her gaze normally wanders over the ground and objects around her, landing only briefly on the people she's with, and then only when necessary. [b]Attire:[/b] Strongly gothic most of the time, lots of black and dark brown and leather. Miniskirts, thigh-high stockings and boots, corsets, jackets, and studded belts. She likes clothes that fit her perception of the world, a dark and cold and dangerous place. She can't stand bright colors and rainbow patterns, the kind of things you'd find on sundresses and the like. To her, the world has never been bright and cheery, so why would she want to dress up like it is? She doesn't wear much in the way of jewelry or piercings either. The first is too noisy and just draws attention when you have too much and the second never lasts more than a minute. [b][u]Personality[/u][/b] [b]Outward & Innate Personality:[/b] Paige seems like an introspective young woman who tends to get wrapped up in her own thoughts, but not to the point of rudeness. She'll wave when you say hi, smile when you say something nice, and laugh when you tell a joke. She never really feels any of it, though, and she learned through experience how hard it can be to live as an outcast, leading her to develop a facade that she puts up for the rest of the world to see, acting the part of the cute little goth girl who always seems just a little bit off. Whenever she smiles, there's a hint of sadness, and whenever she laughs, there's a touch of bitterness. Even when she waves hello there's tension hidden in the movement, like she can't trust that the good times and happy feelings will last. She learned to tune those kinds of emotions out long ago, however, never feeling anything but numb because if you never feel happy or content, then nobody can take those things and use them against you. Joy, happiness and hope are nothing but potential weaknesses for others to exploit, and the best way to defend oneself against the people like that is to simply tune everything else out. Better to just stay empty than get everything good wrung out of you over and over again. Thanks to Steven though, she has begun to open up to the good things again, started experiencing them as more than just undistinguished moments in time and appreciating them for the beautiful things they are. [b]Hobbies/Interests:[/b] Movement and exercise is something Paige finds immensely therapeutic, a way to clear her mind of all the harsh reality of her life, and she has taken to practicing gymnastics, parkour, mixed martial arts, and knife fighting whenever she gets the chance. When she can, she especially loves to do this out amongst nature where there are no people or buildings or machines, just the plants and animals and her. Out there, she doesn't have to try and fake being normal, doesn't have to be on edge every second waiting for the other shoe to drop. Nature is never capable of cruelty, and that is very appealing to her. Sure, a wildcat might kill a deer, but it doesn't do so in order to cause suffering and then laugh at the prey cowering beneath it. In nature, predators only kill to survive, and there is nothing cruel about that. [b]Skills/Talents:[/b] She likes to think she's a decent actress, using it as a way to hide the mental and emotional scars Harry gave her from the rest of the world, and Steven always said she was one of the most promising fighters he'd ever seen (though always followed it up with "but you've got a long way to go, slick"). He's also told her she's probably one of the toughest people he's ever met, surviving everything she did. The things Harry did can either break a person or make them stronger, and for her it was a lot of both. [b]Prized Possession:[/b] A necklace found with her when she was a baby. She likes to think it belonged to her mother. [b]Quote(s):[/b] "....." [b]History/Bio:[/b] (in progress) [b]Family:[/b] No blood relatives known. Multiple foster-familes. [u][b]Relationships[/b][/u] [b]Relationships:[/b] Steve Wilson | Good | Legal Guardian | [i]"He was the first person I met that treated me like another person, and I owe him everything I am. If it wasn't for him, I'd still be a broken, helpless mess. He pulled me out of that pit Harry kept me in, washed the grime and dirt off, and gave me a reason to hope again. I still think his quest to make me normal is hopeless though."[/i] Harry Masterson | Bad | Former foster-father | Deceased | [i]"They kept saying how sorry I must have felt for killing him, how traumatized I must be by it, but the truth is I never felt anything when it happened. All the trauma came before he died, and by the time I buried that splinter in his chest I was so numb I couldn't even be glad it was over."[/i] Gina Masterson | Neutral | Former foster-mother | [i]"She wasn't really a bad person, and as much as I hated her for going along with him then, I understand that now. She was just as afraid of him as I was, just trying to stay out of his way long enough to make it through the day without any more bruises. I despised her back then, but now... I hope she found a Steven of her own."[/i] [u][b]Abilities:[/b][/u] [b]Power Class:[/b] Energy/Anatomical: 8 [b]Powers:[/b] [*][I]Energy Absorption.[/I] Essentially, Paige has the ability to drain most types of energy directed towards her into her body and use it to achieve a variety of effects. She can channel it back outwards directly in the same form as it was when absorbed, project it to enhance the energy levels within pre-existing systems, or use it to bolster her own regenerative capabilities. This is effective on any energy that is capable of applying work to physical matter in some way or another, be it thermal, kinetic, electromagnetic or nuclear. So far, although she has proven able to absorb concussive force, she has been unable to withstand the damaging effects of direct physical impacts, meaning that she would be vulnerable to regular hand-to-hand combat or conventional weaponry, but not explosions or energy blasts. Additionally, Paige's rate of passive absorption is only enough to fuel her ability to heal, and she must actively utilize her ability in order to absorb and manipulate any larger amounts of energy. [I]Enhancement:[/I] As mentioned above, once Paige has drained energy from an attack, she is able to use it to enhance the local energy levels within pre-existing systems in her vicinity. This basically works by converting the absorbed energy into raw negentropic force which will enhance the energetic flow of anything it is projected into. Fires will burn more brightly, plants will grow much more quickly, people will regenerate more easily, winds will blow more strongly. Mutants affected by this will find their abilities temporarily enhanced. Basically, the energetic cost of any action will be decreased when exposed to this effect.[/*] [*][I]Regeneration:[/I] Using the energy absorbed by her other ability, Paige's body is able to greatly enhance the speed and effectiveness of its own regenerative capabilities, far beyond the limits of a regular human. She will heal from injuries at a very rapid rate, with most small cuts and bruises disappearing within a minute. Burns, gashes and other moderate injuries will usually fade away within the next thirty to ninety minutes, while broken bones and other severe injuries will typically only last for a day or so. Whenever she is channeling large amounts of energy, this ability will be enhanced, to compensate for the damage she receives during the process.[/*] [b]Weaknesses:[/b] To put it simply, energy. Although she is capable of absorbing many forms of energy, she is unable to achieve a perfect conversion, meaning that a portion of any energy she absorbs is still expended in the form of damage to her body. Using her ability will often leave her burned, electrocuted, concussed or irradiated, and it is not uncommon for her skin to start smoking or sparking erratically whenever she is using large amounts of power. The only reason she is able to withstand such intense and traumatizing amounts of force is that her healing capabilities are significantly increased during the channeling process, enabling her body to survive, although just barely. While handling a small battery or lighter's worth of power is relatively trivial, larger amounts of energy will often leave her skin burnt, blistered and raw for up to an hour afterwards. Absorbing particularly high-powered attacks will most likely result in hospitalization, and keeping large amounts of power stored unused within her body is extremely unpleasant, as well as giving her an extremely high risk of ashing. Her internal batteries are usually best kept at under 40 percent of their maximum capabilities, to prevent causing undue strain upon her metabolism. [b]Other:[/b] So far, she is only aware of the regenerative portion of her abilities.