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[b]Name |[/b] Clay Kincaid

[b]Alias |[/b] Condor

[b]Age |[/b] 21

[b]Gender |[/b] Male

[b]Appearance |[/b] A young man with pale skin and clear-cut blonde hair, he's attractive but in a rather nondescript way. He tends to dress similarly every day - hoodie and jeans. He often seems somber and occasionally inattentative.

[b]Notoriety |[/b] Watched

[b]Danger Level/Variant Type |[/b] Originally considered a Class 1 Inhibitor, more information on his abilities have raised him to a Class 3 Inhibitor.

[b]Abilities |[/b]
• Muting - Clay can effectively 'mute' his surroundings (or only himself if he wants). The radius of this ability depends on focus, but he can easily project a ten-foot field around him while doing other tasks. The effect of the mute field is not just a deafening effect, as tools cannot pick up sound originating from inside the field from outside the field. It seems to remove sound completely. He can manipulate the effects slightly; while the usual effect is complete silence, he can twist it slightly so anyone inside can only hear their inner bodily functions, such as the beating of the heart, breathing, or stomach growling, but their voice will remain muted. The disorienting effect of the field when used in this manner can cause panic in certain individuals, and the overall muting effect of the field is useful for sneaking or similar activities. He can also do something he calls 'strobing', where he rapidly blocks out noise off and on, which also has a disorienting effect.
• Silencing - A power he only recently learned he had, it is effectively an offensive tool. By touching someone and focusing his ability, he can put someone into a state similar to unconsciousness. Silencing takes effect abruptly on contact and 'mutes' the person, making them the focal point of their own mini mute field. If they fall, it won't make a sound, nor will anything within roughly a foot of them. The few times he's used it he has observed that the silenced person generally seem to still be awake; in fact, they generally still have open eyes and twitch occasionally. Even though they look like they're temporarily paralyzed, they don't remember anything they 'saw' while silenced. The longest he has silenced someone is a little over forty minutes. 

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[b]Attire |[/b] He seems to only wear variations on the hoodie, jeans, and sneakers outfit. No matter how hot it is, he never takes his jacket off or even unzips it usually. He sticks to simple and seems to prefer shades of grey, though he also likes red, green, and black. The only distinctive piece of clothing he owns is his mask, which he made himself. Mostly he just really likes having it; he never really has a good reason to wear it. In fact he seems to enjoy masks of any sort.

[b]Armament/Equipment |[/b] Clay doesn't really have anything besides a (mostly empty) wallet, a mechanical pencil, post-it notes, and his phone. 

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[b]Affiliation |[/b] Pariah Underground, though mostly in a loose sense. He's usually a solo runner.

[b]Personality/Habits |[/b] The thing most people notice is his fondness of the quiet (suitably enough). While he does talk, he prefers to keep it short and concise. He knows some simple sign language and always carries a pencil and post-its, but he realizes most people prefer speech. If he listens to music or watches a movie it's generally not loud, and he prefers to read. He regularly exudes a minor mute effect on his surroundings and avoids busy public places. While he generally hand waves his reluctance to speak as a natural thing for him, part of it is something else. He has always preferred quiet, but certain things he's experienced have lead him to believe that, even though speech is technically the most efficient form of communication, it's still lacking in a lot of ways and easily allows frustrating misunderstandings and arguments to happen. He doesn't necessarily dislike talking, he just thinks silence makes life more relaxing. 

Besides that, he's actually pretty friendly and polite. While he finds most interactions awkward, he tries to be generous and helpful when he can, especially to other Variants. He's generally willing to put others before him on the grounds that he doesn't generally mind a few inconveniences. He's also very passive in group settings. He's never been much of a leader and disliked conflict, so he would rather someone else take charge so long as they're reasonable. Another facet of that trait is his complete lack of aim - he rarely thinks ahead of the week he's in and doesn't really have long-term goals. He does get a bit harsh on himself because of this. Of course, no one would know that; Clay does his best to keep his emotions bottled up. He's aware it's unhealthy, but he would still rather keep his emotions to himself. Another reason to be quiet and isolated - it makes keeping yourself emotionally walled off easier. 

He does appreciate art, and he enjoys frequenting museums and attending plays when he can (despite the noise theatre tends to produce). He tries to read a lot about everything, so he has a pretty broad range of some knowledge. He seems to have an inordinate love for sweet tea.

[b]Occupation/Trade |[/b] Mostly petty thievery at this point. He helps other Pariahs run jobs sometimes; his mute ability can be very handy at certain things. Sometimes he works volunteer shifts at soup kitchens and eats some of the leftovers so they don't go to waste at the end of the day.

[b]Skills/Talents |[/b] He knows some sewing, which his father taught him (and which his father got from his mother). He is decent at most things requiring cooperation and is willing to work a while for a small reward, so long as it's worth it in the end. There's not really anything he's super skilled at besides breaking into grocery stores.

[b]Family |[/b] His father, Barton, raised him. His father was never very sentimental or familial, but he wasn't a bad person either. He never minded his son being Variant, but with both Barton and Clay being rather closed to emotional discussion, they never knew each other that well.

[b]Background |[/b] Clay's parents divorced while he was very young, leaving his father in custody. They learned he was a Variant very early, as his powers were a bit harder for him to control at that age and Barton had to keep checking in on Clay to make sure Clay didn't mute himself while he was crying when he was a baby. Clay had a very typical childhood despite being a Variant, probably because he seemed a mild example. He had a couple close friends for a while, but near his high school graduation he had a bad falling out and ended up alone again. When Clay told Barton that he was going to live by himself 'with the help of other Variants' (which was really a lie, as Clay certainly hadn't asked any other Variants for help), Barton let him, with only a slightly more emotional goodbye than usual. They didn't often keep in contact, so Barton never knew that Clay went to live by himself in isolated parts of town, often resorting to shady means to keep himself fed. While he grew up in the Brigitte area, he started to frequent the Shanty areas more. While he mostly left because he felt like he had to do something and wanted to be independent, he actually does rather like the change of pace from his childhood, though this may be because the way he lives now fits his aimless style of wandering through life more than the schedule of school ever did.
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