CS is all set. Background's kinda meh, but I figure I can flesh it out as the narrative progresses.


[hider=The Marvelous Mr. Mercury]
[b]Name:[/b] Mr. Mercury (Merc to ladies and friends). Birth Name: Takahashi Tobei
[b]Age:[/b] 23
[b]Gender:[/b] Male

[b]Appearance:[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/jAZADQ2.jpg[/img]
[b]Personality:[/b] Arrogantly smooth, Merc delights in being the center of attention. It's not that he wants everyone watching everything he does so much as he loves them hanging on his every word. He's somewhat insufferable when bored since he'll eventually do something to amuse himself, like picking someone's pocket or flicking high-speed pebbles at cars. When not terribly bored or on the job, he's rather jovial, though he'll find some way to complement himself in most conversations.

[b]Background:[/b] Born destitute, Takahashi Tobei lived his early years in a tenement that was eventually demolished to make room for some enterprising hero's agency. Granted, the place had long since been abandoned, but Tobei still took offense that anyone would destroy something he considered his. After the tenement, he mostly lived on the street. Occasionally, he'd talk some bleeding heart into giving him a bed and warm meal, but they'd only put up with him stealing their valuables once or twice before finally getting the cops involved.
As he approached adulthood, the man who would be Merc plied his trade as a confidence man and pickpocket, lying with a smile even as he cleaned people out. After a brief stint in prison for petty theft (luckily he'd managed to ditch the really expensive loot before the cops caught him), he decided that he was [i]not[/i] going to let someone else stick [i]him[/i] in some dirty box with some bum that wouldn't know a nice suit if a handsome conman strangled him with it. Well, not again anyway.
With this newfound resolve, Mr. Mercury has been sending out feelers to other like-minded individuals in preparation to spread his influence.

[b]Aspiration:[/b] Merc desires the things power can bring, like money, authority, and prestige. He wants a life where his word is law and his wish is your command.
[b]Strength & Weakness:[/b]
+ Quick Wit - The stickier the situation, the faster he comes up with a course of action.
- Tab at the Cleaner's - Will not tolerate filth ruining his suit and reacts violently to any such affront. Incidently, he considers bad-mouthing the suit verbal filth.

[b]Quirk:[/b] Accelerate - Can cause touched objects to rapidly gain speed to drastically unsafe levels.
[b]Skills/Talents:[/b]
Streetfighter - Dirty tricks, guns to knife fights, and old-fashioned fisticuffs.
Conman - A silver tongue, a sucker, and a full wallet make for a quick payout.
Sleight-of-hand - Nimble fingers can find their way into all sorts of places. Don't play cards with him.

[b]Inventory:[/b]
Nice Suit - Pimpin' ain't easy. Don't get it dirty.
Arm Braces - Subtle framework that helps compensate for the shock of a human arm colliding with objects at high speed. Does not ruin the lines of the Nice Suit.
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[@SimpleWriter] And just to be unoriginal, I'm gonna throw in some theme music.

[center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA_8ynN7W0E[/youtube][/center]