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[color=#E3E854]Name:[/color] Thomas Crichton
[color=#E3E854]Age:[/color] 25
[color=#E3E854]Gender:[/color] Male
[color=#E3E854]Height:[/color] 5’10’’
[color=#E3E854]Weight:[/color] 163 lbs
[color=#E3E854]Ethnicity:[/color] Apache Native American
[color=#E3E854]Sexual Orientation:[/color] Heterosexual
[color=#E3E854]Religion:[/color] Spiritual but not religious
[color=#E3E854]Occupation:[/color] Mechanic

[color=#E3E854]Ability:[/color] Thomas can manifest a burst of golden energy, which propels him off the ground and allows him to fly. For every few seconds in the air, Thomas must unleash another burst, or risk falling to the ground. Thomas can also release bursts in quick succession to fly faster. Currently Thomas can only fly for about forty-five seconds maximum before needing to land for a few seconds to catch his breath.

[color=#E3E854]Background:[/color] Thomas was born in the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. The first son of a teenage couple, Thomas was not planned and was a great burden on the struggling teens. Thomas’ parents decided to give him a better life, one off the reservation, so they took their newborn and left. By the time Thomas was one year, his family had moved in and out of many cities, eventually settling down in Phoenix, Arizona. Both of Thomas’ parents got minimum wage jobs, one working days, the other nights, so that someone was always with Thomas. The little family was happy for a while in their tiny apartment.

Once Thomas started to walk and talk, his parents began to introduce him to others, making play dates with the other kids in the apartment building. Thomas would discover even more family members when his father’s brother came to live in Phoenix. Things were really good for Thomas as he entered school. However, one day Thomas came home from first grade to learn that his father had been in a car crash. He had survived but had several broken bones and other injuries.

Following the accident, Thomas’ father could no longer work, putting further strain on the family income. Thomas’ father thought of asking his brother for help, but he was having issues of his own with the law. Thomas’ father decided to try and sue the person who hit him, but this would only lead to prolonged litigation and hefty lawyer fees. The stress of it all caused fighting between Thomas’ parents, causing his father to move out and in with his brother. He would return only a few weeks later when he learnt his wife was pregnant.

So at the age of twelve, Thomas became a big brother when his brother Daniel was born. Thomas immediately became his protector, trying to shield him from all the pain he had endured. Things would become bad for the family when the father began abusing pain medication. During Thomas’ high school years, his father would come in and out of his life. Thomas ignored this however, instead focusing on school, particularly metal shop class. Thomas would end up graduating with good grades, his father promising him that he would get clean the same day.

True enough, Thomas’ father kept his word, being sober for three months as Thomas went off to college. Thomas pursued a degree in auto mechanic repair, as he had come to love working with cars. Even before he finished his degree, he was offered a job at a local mechanic. Also during college, Thomas’ parents would come to an understanding that they are bad as a couple, but could remain friends. His father would get a bigger role in his and Daniel’s life.

After graduating, Thomas would continue to work at the same mechanic, but did ponder the idea of moving away to start his own life, much like his parents had. Thomas decided to hold off for now, instead enjoying his good family situation. It was with his family, specifically his father and brother, that he went for a walk on the day of February 2nd 2018. The energy storm came out of nowhere, the Crichtons having nowhere to hide. A lightning strike came down toward Daniel, but with speed granted from adrenaline, his father managed to push him away, taking the brunt of the bolt. Thomas would rush over to his brother, picking him up and beginning to sprint.

Thomas would run for almost a solid minute, seeing passerbys getting shocked and vehicles completely destroyed. However, Thomas didn’t notice a pothole in the road, one that caused him and Daniel to topple to the ground. Groaning in pain from the fall, Thomas looked up to the sky just in time to see an energy bolt hurtling toward him and Daniel. Then everything went black.

Thomas woke up several days later in the hospital, his mother at his side. Thomas asked about his father, tearfully learning that he hadn’t survived the strike. Fearing the same fate for his brother, Thomas was elated to learn that he survived and was in a room down the hall, having woken up the previous day. Life changed for Thomas after the storm. Once again he considered leaving Phoenix, as there was just too much pain in the city. But those thoughts became inconsequential when Thomas learnt he had powers. Somehow he could now fly, propelled by some kind of energy. Yes, life was changing for Thomas Crichton.
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