[quote][color=silver][b]◼   W E E K   0 0 1:[/b][/color] [I]The world of Crestwood shows Hyperhuamns as being possibly one of the most oppressed races in history, they're unable to hold positions of authority nor able to use their gifts without fear of punishment. How does this affect your character and their relationship with society both as a whole and within the confines of a highschool social heirarchy? How has discovering that they are a Hyperhuman changed their worldview?[/I][/quote]

Marcus has spent his entire life as a popular kid - the head honcho. He's been the quarterback, team captain, first seat in the debate club and prom king. Ever since he was a child, he's been fostered into seeing Hyperhumans as a danger, and a way to make a profit. His father's been very forthcoming in teaching Marcus about the workings of his company's tech, painting the Hypes not as an evil, but as an uncontrollable threat. 

This obviously clashes pretty harshly with Marcus, who at age 13, discovered he was a Hyperhuman. Much to his father, Nathan's sorrow. While it certainly strained their relationship, Nathan didn't start hating his son - because at the end of the day, Marcus is still his son, his only family and a loving reminder of his one true love, Marcus's mother, Irene.

The discovery that Marcus was a Hype lead to two avenues for their relationship. Nathan almost entirely stopped grooming Marcus to follow in his footsteps. While they did try to keep Marcus's Hyperhuman status a secret, they both understood that it wasn't gonna be a secret for long. Fire and brimstone would start raining down on their lives the moment it got out. Secondly, Nathan started testing less harsh tech on Marcus, with his full permission. Such as the inhibition bracelet Marcus wears.

This summer, the bracelet malfunctioned and Marcus lost control of his powers, using them during practice. Sure, it was just a levitating ball, not really a big deal. But the hundreds of reports that have been living on their front porch, the headlines, the threats and the stocks taking a 17% dip in two months. Life's been different ever since, and Marcus has spent most of the summer abroad in a summer house in Italy, far from all of these troubles. His father wanted him to switch schools, but he refused.

Marcus is going to face the full fallout of what it's like going from being the top of the social totem pole to being an outcast over night. The people he's called friends for years, will abandon him either out of hatred, fear, or pressure from their peers. How is it gonna change him as a person, and how is it gonna further strain his relationship with his father? These are the prime themes that I'm going to explore with Marcus and I think they provide some pretty solid groundwork for a heap of interesting interactions with everyone else's character.