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[b][Female | 24 | Cata | Role within the team][/b][/center]

[indent][b]Florence "Flo" Black[/b] is becoming more and more suspicious of H.A.N.D. as the personal investigation into her brother's disappearance yields nothing. She can be ruthless in the field if the occasion calls for it, and even sometimes when it doesn't.

She does her best to keep personal relationships at bay, seeing as how every person she's let get close to her has either died, or tried to use her in some way. To her, its just the way life is. Besides, not many people have the stomach for her rude behavior. Growing up with no female figure and only brothers has a way of roughing one up around the edges.[/indent]

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[b]Traits and Abilities[/b]

[indent]Flo is CatA mutant, but her physical prowess didn't evolve in the general super soldier sense. Instead of mirroring complicated and technical physical skills, Flo's cells memorize and can recreate those of more 'primitive' species, animals. She can either retain these attributes, or dispel them at will. For example, she can generate the same cells that allows for the cuttle fish to put on such an elaborate light show, or generate the adhesive toe pads of a gecko to facilitate wall scaling. These are still physical attributes she has to learn to use and manifest with practice. It is this ability that has allowed her to keep up with the more superior general Cata mutants. 

The time it takes to change her body can span from seconds to hours, depending on how frequently the mutation is used, the size and complacency. Cell schematics are gained through the sensory of touch from any area of the skin. Flo can touch the hide of a living creature and in the matter of moments be able to replicate simple structures, such as claw shape, skin, teeth and fur texture. In order to replicate more complex systems, such as ocular, digestive, aural and other internal systems require a more prolonged touch. She can not grow non existent limbs, such as wings, only alter what her body naturally contains. That being said, she does have the capability of a regeneration rate than that of a normal human, going as far to grow back limbs in a matter of days to weeks. 

Her ability, ironically, does not give her the knowledge of said animal. The use of Flo's abilities is purely physical, much like a 'double jointed' individual is simply more flexible than that of other people. They do not have to have an understanding of how their joints work in order to flex, just practice in order to achieve seemingly impossible positions.

 Due to her mutation, and difference in 'muscle memory' Flo has to train twice as hard than other CatA mutants to keep her combative skills up to par. She's proficient in hand to hand combat and prefers tactical knives, though she is no longer a stranger to fire arms.[/indent]

[b]H.A.N.D. Status[/b]

[indent] Flo joined H.A.N.D. in her brother's shadow and had a hard time convincing officials she wasn't to be taken lightly simply because she was a woman. She was thankful to H.A.N.D. for providing her a purpose and new lease on life, until her brother's disappearance. She finds it hard to swallow that no one has any details on his disappearance and her loyalty to H.A.N.D. is waning. Something's not right and she's willing to burn everything to the ground to learn the truth. Until then, keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. [/indent]

[b]History[/b]

[indent] Flo grew up in a poor family and the youngest of six children. Her mother died in childbirth, leaving her with her five brothers and alcoholic father. It wasn't always that way, or so she's been told; they were once a loving family, until she came along. Flo was the object of most of the fathers ill will and disdain, having blamed her for his wife's death. Her older brother's mostly protected her from Pop's drunken rage and beatings, but they couldn't be there all the time. Her brothers taught her to fight, something they learned from Pop's back in the day and from surviving on the streets.

 The family earned a living any way they could. Flo worked to wash and press the laundry for those who could afford the service. While the men went to work in the mines and factories nearby. Flo, always looked up to her brothers and was tired of the womanly duties. So when her brothers enlisted into The War, Flo was right behind them. She proudly became part of the Marine Reservists. She soon learned she was a glorified pencil pusher, messenger and model. It was rare she was allowed to handle a gun, much less get any real wartime. As a nurse she would have seen more action, but without the rank. 

The war claimed many sons, including most of Flo's brothers. Johnny was the only survivor of the boys. After the war the siblings went their separate ways, Johnny was never the same again. Flo would occasionally meet him for small get together, but more often than not she found him drowning himself in booze or women. Flo had a hard time returning to society as well. There were jobs more accessible to the female population, but nothing that excited or made her happy. Not only was she working in a clothing factory, but she was watching her brother become the father she long since loathed. She decided she wasn't doing it anymore, she refused to watch her last brother destroy himself. She ignored his mail and it wasn't long before he disappeared from her life. 

Three years Flo carried on with her life, occasionally finding room enough in her life for a romantic fling here and there. She found it difficult to keep a steady job, as she grew bored of everything after a few months. Until the fateful day Johnny knocked on her studio apartment door. He looked well, even better than she remembered him, put together and proud. She invited him in and after hours of catching up, he told her about H.A.N.D. He talked her up to some of his officials and, due to her Marine background and Cat brother vouching, had a job to offer her. It was offer she couldn't refuse. [/indent]

[b]Miscellaneous[/b]
To be updated as the RP progresses.