[quote=@Mintz]
A vicious brawler with a hunger for challenge enters the scene...

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[center][color=f26522][h1][b]Gatling[/b][/h1][/color]
[b][color=f26522]"I think....There's something real tasteless about weapons. Men're meant to rip each other apart with their own power. You feel me?"[/color][/b][/center][hr][hr]

[color=f26522][B][  NAME  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Grant Miller.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=f26522][B][  VILLAIN IDENTITY  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Death Arms (it's a placeholder for him, really; will come up with his proper villain name of Gatling in-RP)[/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Gorilla (old high school nickname), Griff (street name, since Grant isn't the most intimidating one...) [/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][  AGE  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]35[/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][ GENDER ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Male[/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][ AFFILIATION ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Ex-Gang Leader, Ex-Underground Meta Fight Ring Champion, Current Petty Crook (and unhappy about it) [/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][  APPEARANCE  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Grant is incredibly well-built, standing at nigh 7 feet tall, and weighing well over 200 lbs. worth of muscle, he is, simply put, ripped. Most notably, his arms are especially thick and powerfully built, and are a fair bit larger than you'd expect, which earned him the name 'Gorilla' in high school. Beyond his physique, his hair is of a light brown coloration, and it appears largely unkempt and matted, and his deep orange eyes, while almost always heavy with the sleeplessness he brings himself from nights of training, also carry in them a burning fire of passion unlike any other....

For clothing, he's a simple man. Even now that he's a 'villain' in the vaguest sense that he's a crook that uses powers, he dresses incredibly casually. Naught but a white shirt, stretched to the brink from his size and musculature, a light brown leather belt with his light blue hoodie tucked into it, a pair of comfortably baggy black pants, and some fairly heavy-duty black boots befitting a man of his stature. Oh, and of course, his mask; a remnant of his time as a champion of the ring, it was made personally for him by an old friend, and is one of few things he'd consider a keepsake. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][ PERSONALITY TRAITS ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Grant, while outwardly pretty put-together and chill, is a hot-blooded warrior through and through, driven by his desire to use his power to the fullest. His greatest goal in life is to constantly seek out challenges that can slake his thirst for battle, to keep testing himself, as well as to find others worthy of his respect. He actively believes that fighters should be able to win with nothing but what comes to them naturally, and thinks less of those who have to rely on gadgets and weapons to achieve victory.

When it comes to fights, Grant is all-or-nothing; in anything more than sparring (which he's rarely done in his life), he's always fought each battle he's in as if it were life-and-death. Which, in his defense, most were. This mindset has led him to the point that a fight where he can't stake his life against another's feels meaningless to him, living for the rush of a truly bloody, messy battle.

When it comes to fighting, Grant is quite unwilling to work together with others, wanting to win with his own power. Beyond fighting, however, he can function in a unit well enough. He greatly prefers fighting people one-on-one, as it feels more personal that way, and won't hesitate to obliterate anything - or anyone - who gets in the way of a good fight.

In spite of this violent, kill-or-be-killed nature, Grant is also surprisingly honorable for a brute as himself. He shows nothing but respect for those actually willing to fight him, and he thinks highly of any individuals who cant defeat him (or at least survive him). He never uses underhanded tactics, and is always up-front about himself and his goals. Additionally, while he is more than willing to kill others, and has done it many times before, it's not something he's always seeking to do. He'd much prefer to let a strong, admirable enemy live than finish them off, and never seeks to get any weaklings involved, actively abhorring the idea of taking hostages or using citizens as a distraction, or anything of that sort. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][ BIO ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Growing up in Brookside was never going to be easy, and Grant learned that quick growing up. Real early on in his life, things were fine; hell, by the standards of this side of the city, they were fantastic. His father, while not the most well-known Hero, was one, and did a damn fine job providing for the family. And his mom, well...Even back then she wasn't all there, but she always did her best. Back then, at least. 

That status quo changed when his pops got caught up in a fight with a seriously bad news villain; by the time everything was said and done, the news was already reporting the death of Mighty Man. Didn't take long for his mom to break down, and for little Grant, well...He wasn't even old enough to really process properly. All he knew was his dad screwed up, and now he wasn't coming home. From that day on, he resented his old man for being that weak, that if [i]he[/i] was stronger, none of what happened next woulda happened.

But, it happened. 

Pretty quickly, Grant began figuring out what his mom's whole deal was, now that the filer of his dad wasn't there. Turns out she was a recovering drug addict; and not just any kind. She was hopped up on Meta-boosters, the kinda shit that'd turn a dude who could make a blade pop out his elbow into a storm of razor-sharp blades slicing ya into ribbons. With his father gone, she reverted pretty hard. But young Grant only knew that his mom was being real unstable and taking some weird stuff. The full story was that she had another thing she reverted back to...

Crime. 

Little Grant knew she was putting money on the table, and that's all that mattered to him. His mum, though, was busy putting people in the dirt and breaking into stores for a quick buck. Truth be told, the boy's just lucky he grew up in Brookside of all places, or else his mom probably woulda been eventually caught. However, she managed to stay under the radar for long enough, and he grew up....About the same way every Brookside kid did. Crummy schools, shitty social life, the digs. 'Course, he was also picked on about his dad, cuz kid's can be ruthless that way. He got known pretty quick for being the kinda boy to start fights, landing himself in detention more times than he can count. 

The dynamic changed once he hit high school. Over summer break, Grant had....Quite the growth spurt. Going from about 5'7 at age 13 to 6'3 with giant arms at age 14. Definitely abnormal. He didn't think too hard about it...But of course, the other boys did. Didn't take long for some of the older kids to get pissed off at the guy who walked in freshman year looking like a full-blown body builder. So, like normal, he got in a fight with a kid. Y'know what ain't normal?

Throwing a punch, expecting to bruise the dude a bit, and instead breaking your own arm alongside the kid's whole left ribcage. 

Needless to say, he had to take a little more than detention for this one. Doesn't help that while he was in ER, the kid died from a punctured lung and internal bleeding. Got stuck in juvie for a few solid months, but got off due to good behavior and a generous court ruling, since there was no way that Grant would've known he'd...Do that. Speaking of, during his time in juvie, they of course fixed his arm up and had some Meta professionals take a look at what was going on.

Turns out, beyond some latent physical bulk from his late pops beginning to spring up, he had his very own Meta ability; he was able to rotate his shoulders at incredible speeds, not only gathering kinetic energy but also building up incredible speeds for, well....Punching things. Only catch? Turns out, according to the eggheads, his body couldn't handle the power output of his ability, and they suggested he refrain from using it whenever possible. 

Clearly they underestimated the drive of this kid. You just told a boy that notoriously gets into fights and doesn't stop until his opponent's a crumpled mess, that he can absolutely decimate enemies with a flurry of blows so fast that the human eye couldn't even register it, and you tell him [i]not[/i] to use it? Hah...Funny. 

Needless to say, after he was out of juvie (and having to calm down his mum having a drug-induced panic attack over the whole incident), he set to training his body to the absolute limit. If he had power....Then he'd use it, professionals be damned. Turns out, once he finally came back to school, that his stunt on that kid had earned him a lot more attention than he was used to. Both the good and the bad.

Some came to fear and shun him, yet others, outcasts among the outcasts of Brookside...They respected him, and rallied behind him. Truth be told? He wasn't really sure what to make of it. He never really was the leading type, and he still ain't to this day. But back then, he made it work, because having anyone to rely on in Brookside is a boon you simply can't pass up.

Didn't take long for his troop of pals to become a gang, emboldened by Grant's absolute strength. Even while the group was just a bunch of high schoolers, they started making a name for themselves on the streets of Brookside. Honestly though, he didn't lead the group so much as his right-hand lady, Mira (or Miranda, if you wanted a few broken teeth). She was one of the first people Grant came to respect, having actually fought her and lost, breaking his arms yet again in the process of that fight. Her only power was an insane amount of durability, but truth be told, it's all you need against a guy who breaks his own body to fight. Point is, he put his full trust in her to do things right by the gang, and she did. Simple as that.

Eventually, Grant...Didn't graduate high school. Honestly, were you expecting anything less? He did manage to get to senior year before losing the will to give a fuck about education though, so give him some credit there. From then on, his little ragamuffin bunch became a full-fledged street gang, becoming mainly known for never using weapons and all having powers, being dubbed by other Brookside gangs as The Mutants.

Eventually though, however well the gang was doing, Grant chose to step down and leave it to Mira. Doing petty crimes and fighting off rival gangs wasn't fulfilling him in the way he needed. So, with that, he said his goodbyes to the group and stepped onto his own path...Though still visiting on occasion. 

In due time, Grant bounced between job to job. Usually hired muscle. Was a bouncer at a bar for a few months before he socked a dude's jaw clean off. His next big break, however, was in the shadows, as he heard whispers of an underground fighting circuit, made for Metahumans to fight tooth and claw for cash prizes. Sounded like his kinda place...

And for a time, it was. Early on, the fights for a younger Grant were brutal and exhilarating, each one more dangerous than the last, and each one a win for the crowd-dubbed Death Arms. The paydays certainly weren't bad either; it was a nice change of pace for him to be able to afford more than apartment rent and ramen noodles every month. Over time, though, the opponents just kept on putting up less of a challenge. Within his golden years as Death Arms, he became notorious for either instantly K.O.ing his opposition (or sometimes killing them, but hey, it happens), or leaving them so battered from the first assault they simply surrender. For the crowds, it was incredible to watch him decimate enemies, but for him, it was starting to become dull...

Inevitably, the people who actually had to pay fighters were starting to get sick of this champion individual. Slowly but surely, the shady higher-ups of this operation began cutting into the paychecks he was supposed to be getting. Grant might not be the brightest, but he caught on quick enough; and he wasn't pleased. He put those assholes in their place (though he didn't kill any of them....At least, he's pretty sure he didn't) and took the money he was due, and with that, he cut ties with the underground ring.

Nowadays, while he ain't proud about it, much less happy, he's more or less a common smash-and-grab robber making ends meet. But perhaps a lucky break will come through for him soon... [/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][b]|  MISCELLANEOUS  |[/b][/color]
[color=fff79a][indent]While Grant still actively visits The Mutants, he also still checks up on his mom from time to time. Also, after his street gang years, he finally got her to stop playing the villain and has used the money he makes to look out for her, though it's out of respect for her and her attempts to keep the family going, not obligation or pity on her current state. He thinks quite highly of his mother in spite of her tendencies.

Also, in his younger years, Grant actually got into motorcycles, and still drives one that he stole a couple years back. He's surprisingly skilled at it, too.

When fighting Grant, there are two primary methods to look at; you either find someone who can outlast him and throw 'em in the tiger's den, or you have someone who can immediately immobilize/incapacitate him. Anything less is risky, since his power is incredibly lethal and he is not without the intent to kill with it.

In theory, if you have ranged abilities/weaponry, those are also good for keeping distance. But if you can't actually defeat him with said ranged options, it'll likely prove to only stall him. [/indent][/color]

[hider=Abilities]
[color=f26522][B][ RANKING ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]A [/INDENT][/color]

[color=f26522][B][ POWERS ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Grant's Powers, beyond some general superphysiology (clearly evident by a glance at the guy, honestly), his real Meta ability, he has dubbed [color=f26522] Wind-Up[/color].

Wind-Up will be explained in-depth, but to put it in the layman's terms Grant would be familiar with, it allows him to make a barrage of punches within the span of a few seconds, each packing insane speed and force behind them. However, overuse will quickly make his arms unusable and liable to full-on shattering.

For a more thorough explanation, Wind-Up allows Grant's arms to store up kinetic energy from motions he makes, most specifically the action he dubbed the ability off of, that being him winding his shoulders up before a fight. That, in tandem with his ability's power to freely rotate his shoulders, allows him to unleash a high-velocity, high-impact barrage of strikes. Repeated use slowly causes torn ligaments and muscle fibers, and inevitably ends with his arms broken and worthless for a good while before they can heal up.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ][/B][/color]
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In spite of his appearance, raw physical strength isn't his forte. His power is far more about attacking and destroying than it is lifting, grappling, etc. I mean, he can still probably do some pretty impressive stuff, maybe lift a car or something if he puts his back into it, but overall, this is actually a carry-over from his father's physical power, and has little to do with his ability of Wind-Up. 5/10. 

[color=f25622][B][ AGILITY ][/B][/color]
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Grant is physically fit, but due to his size, is far from supremely agile. Can still outmaneuver a normal person, but folks with slimmer builds, or God forbid some kind of Speed ability, shouldn't have much trouble avoiding him. However, if you get within range of his attacks, dodging those is almost out of the question unless you're a hardcore speedster. Still, that's a niche, and less to do with his overall mobility. 3/10. 

[color=f25622][B][ INTELLIGENCE ][/B][/color]
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He didn't even graduate high school, what'dya expect? While he's not a complete dunce, and is actually pretty smart when it comes to combat, beyond that, he's....Sorely lacking. 2/10.

[color=f25622][B][ DESTRUCTIVENESS ][/B][/color]
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For a guy who just punches things, his destructive potential is tremendous. Next to nothing can withstand his barrage of attacks, and while widespread damage is hard for a guy who only punches things, if left to his own devices, he could easily levels buildings within seconds. 8/10.

[color=f25622][B][ LETHALITY ][/B][/color]
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While there [i]are[/i] more lethal abilities out there, you'd be hard-pressed to find them. A normal human could be turned into a red mist in a blink of an eye with his attacks, and even the most durable folks out there will certainly feel his blows as they hammer into them. Not to mention his attacks can come so fast that few can even react to them, and that they hit with such force and speed that they also impart a tremendous amount of heat in them too...Point is, if you're made of anything less than some super-alloy, or you don't got the moves to dodge some insanely fast blows....Steer clear. 9/10.

[color=f25622][B][ ENDURANCE ][/B][/color]
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Grant is tough enough to manage some low-caliber firearms and most martial weapons without much issue, but he ain't quite as invincible as most super bulky Metahumans. However, he has an incredible pain tolerance from years of literally having his arms torn apart at their seams, as well as a burning drive for battle. If he fights, it'd honestly be more likely he dies before he falls unconscious. 6/10

[color=f25622][B][ EFFICACY ][/B][/color]
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Technically speaking, his ability is incredibly efficient, able to defeat or kill most enemies in a single round of attacks. The issue is anything that goes longer than that....The more he has to use his ability in a fight, the more likely it is to inevitably backfire on him and leave him largely defenseless. This is only compounded by the fact that those are the kinds of fights he actively looks for... 2/10.
[/hider]
[color=f25622][B][ SKILLS ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]

Motor-biking: While it was more of a pastime than anything, he is stunningly proficient in driving motorcycles. However, he finds them difficult to use in tandem with his power, so he typically just uses them to get around or have a joyride now and then.

Proficient Combatant: He may have never had proper training per se, but life is the best teacher. Between his time in the gang and the ring, he's grown spectacularly as a fighter, having adapted a boxer-esque fighting style, prodding an enemy's defenses while keeping his own guard up, waiting for the chance of a finisher. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=f25622][B][ EQUIPMENT ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Restraint Gauntlets: While a bit roughly put-together, his gauntlets were designed by folks in the underground ring to help him manage his own power. The gauntlets help absorb a bit of the shock from his own attacks, allowing him to keep going a bit longer. However, they weren't designed with insulation in mind, so while they maintain his arms fairly well, they actually make him cook a bit faster than he should. And given that he cut ties with the ring, he should find some replacements sooner than later... [/INDENT][/color][/hider]
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[quote=@Akayaofthemoon]
[@canaryrose][@Hitman]

Well, not the best bio but it’s done and here she is!

[hider=RENDER]
[hr][hr][center][img] https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/391838952673378306/440295395109634048/image.png[/img] 

[img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210705/0e35f15c1f6c4a2cece3433d90971deb.png[/img]

[b][color=C8A2C8]"In a world where you can be anything, be kind"[/color][/b][/center][hr][hr]

[color=C8A2C8][B][  NAME  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=lavender]Nilin Hong[/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][  HERO IDENTITY  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=lavender]Render [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ][/B][/color][INDENT][color=lavender]Ren, Copycat [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][  AGE  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=lavender]20 [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ GENDER ][/B][/color][INDENT] [color=lavender]Female [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ AFFILIATION ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=lavender]Full-time Operative for HERO
Former Private Investigator [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][  APPEARANCE  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=lavender] Straight jet black hair falls just below her shoulders, brushing up against the lightly tanned skin of her rounded cheeks. Her delicate face framed by a pair of fake wire-rimmed glasses sitting at the bridge of her nose, which do not come close to hiding her almond-shaped chestnut colored eyes which seemed to give off a doe-like expression. A petite frame of 5’3 and a 120 pounds makes her appear fragile to most at first glance but if one were to look closer they would see the lean muscle of her arms and toned legs which suggest a different story. 

She can mostly be found in sweaters or anything that is loose fitting as it gives her a comfy feel. She does not mind showing a bit of skin but is usually reserved for tank tops and off the shoulder shirts. Jeans and leggings will always be her first choice but every now and then you could be blessed with seeing her in a dress though for her they are usually saved for special occasions. [/color][/INDENT]

[hider=Suit Appearance] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/391838952673378306/440277026407186442/outfit6.png[/img][/hider]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ PERSONALITY TRAITS ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=lavender] Nilin is the kind of person that always seems to be there when you need someone to lend you an ear or a shoulder to cry on. She is very loyal and protective of her friends and those she views as her makeshift family. She is soft-spoken and caring to those around her which would make most think she is not cut out to be a fighter but that image of her will change rather quickly if you get on her bad side. She is known for having a sharp tongue and will cut you down to size flawlessly if you are deserving of it. 

Nilin can seem shy or nervous with crowds sometimes but she has her reasons for this. If you knew her on a personal level then you would find that she is fearless and is willingly spontaneous on the fly. She is happy to give her input freely and always open to change, rolling with the punches of life. She is very aware that she could be hurt and is very weak compared to most but she will not deny what she is and wants to make a difference.  [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ BIO ][/B][/color]
[color=lavender][INDENT] To say her parents' relationship was a toxic one would be an understatement and adding her into the mix had just placed further complications. Her father was a bit of a mixed bag personality wise and not in a good way. One moment he could almost seem like the perfect example of husband and father, doting and caring. The next, he could be just downright hateful being abusive physically and verbally to both her mother and her which only worsened when he drowned into alcohol. He would manipulate her mother’s emotions, press on the fear conditioned over the years or even use Nilin as a threat against her so she would not even entertain the idea of leaving him. It became the normal of her life, not realizing what a happy family should be but even ignorant she still debated running away from it all. Sadly, she couldn’t bring herself to do so as she wouldn’t abandon her mother to stay with a monster. It was them two against the world, allies in the hell that was their lives that neither one could stand up against. Keeping each other’s hopes up and just trying to survive even though escape could have been so very simple. She told herself that if she followed the rules laid out, listened to her mother, and never talked back to her father then maybe more good days would happen. Nilin found herself avoiding the problems of home by doing extra curricular activities and anything to pass the time. Gymnastics being the main she tried for a bit of freedom and if a bruise or two appeared then at least it would be an easy explanation to blame it on. It wasn’t a perfect life or a fairytale by any means but at least she thought it couldn’t get worse than this. How very wrong she was because in the end, things boiled over as things tend to do, a night of too much paranoia and drinking led to the very last time her mother would protect her. 

She found herself alone, a father in jail and her mother gone with only a pair of glasses to remember her by. She blamed herself, not being strong enough to stand up to her father or to protect her mother and for not convincing her to leave sooner. Nilin bounced around, in and out of new homes over the next few years of her young life, going wherever they had the room. She dropped gymnastic classes, switching to karate while keeping up the gymnastics in her own personal time as a hobby since it was still enjoyable but she never wanted to be weak again so she worked hard to be different. If she was a troublemaker or got roughed up to learn then that is what she would do. That was much to the dismay of the places she lived which only added to the more unstable lifestyle she possessed and a key factor in her moving so much. She eventually landed in a foster home that would one day become her forever home though she knew little about that at the time. A wild bunch of kids ranging from different ages, some with powers and some without, all in the care of a lovely pair who worked to take on what others might view as lost causes. 

Victor, while stern and on the more serious side, was kind, clearly adoring his wife and actually viewed all of the children they housed as theirs since he took an active role to support them like a real parent should. A lover of history, the place was filled to the brim with his archeological collection and articles of what had been his discoveries. It was fascinating to hear the tales behind each object [s](knights and samurai armor being her absolute favorite)[/s] and to hear about all the places he had been. He always stated that the key to the future lies in the past, we just need to make sure you use the right key, an easy way to say learn from your mistakes. Gemini was always the soft spoken one and the voice of reason, a true nurturer through and through. She reminded Nilin so much of her own mother and it was easy to let the woman become a role model to her. Her mother couldn’t be replaced but having Gemini eased the pain and guilt she felt at the loss of her mother. It was a surprise to her in the early days that instead of being something like a stay at home mom or a nurse, she was a private investigator and owner of a small company. That she helped people in a different way. It set her down a better path, a goal to reach for and focus on that wasn’t in a negative light. She joined the small agency when she was out of high school and worked there almost two years before she decided that she needed a change. That she could do more and help more so she started looking into HERO, signing up. 
[/INDENT][/color]

[color=C8A2C8][b]|  MISCELLANEOUS  |[/b][/color]
[color=Lavender][indent][list][*]She has a large family though none of them are related to her. 

[*] She often has headphones or a book to help her drown out other peoples signatures, trying to focus on anything else other than linking. It isn’t the greatest or most successful method but does help.

[*]She has perfect vision. Her glasses do not have a prescription in them but she wears them for sentimental value[/list][/indent][/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ RANKING ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=lavender]B [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ POWERS ][/B][/color]

[INDENT][b][u]Telepathic Synchronization[/u][/b]
[color=lavender] A telepathic link that synchronizes to a single chosen individual around her and adjusts her body to contain and mimic the powers of another person. [/color]

[u][b]Qualities of Ability:[/b][/u]
- [i]Brain Wave Signature[/i] - [color=lavender] Nilin can automatically sense if someone has powers as her own powers try to synchronize with the individuals around her without her control until she can tune them out and recognize their own individual signature/pattern. It does come in handy to know who is who without looking. The negative side, it is one of the reasons she does not like crowds and will try to avoid being in that situation as much as possible because she is not sure what the outcome will be with a Russian roulette of a random power. [/color] 

- [i]Telepathic Mimicry[/i] -[color=lavender] Nilin syncronizes her brain waves with that of another via a telepathic link and once they are connected, she mimics the powers they possess and they become her own. It isn't to say that she can perfectly control this power the first time as it is like having a new power spring up that you don't know the limits too. She could easily wear herself out or overdo it without realizing. With practice and training, she can learn the power and the person that wields it to have more control and become fluent with the host powers. [/color]

- [i]Physical Reconstruction[/i] -[color=lavender] On a physical level, Nilin's body adjusts and changes so she can house the powers she receives. You can't spit acid without your body being ready for such an action after all. This is not really a pleasant experience but one she must endure if she wants to use someone else's powers. It would be like growing suddenly and causes aching if not worse depending on the changes that must be made. [/color]

[b][u]Strengths of Ability[/u][/b]
- [i]Original Strength[/i] - [color=lavender] When Nilin copies the powers of another, she gains all of the strengths they have when using their powers. [/color]

- [i]Rank Boost[/i] - [color=lavender] Her power level boosts to the same rank as the person she is copying and might be a little less than the original if she is still trying to learn the power. [/color]

- [i]Sensing[/i] - [color=lavender] Due to her syncronizing with brain waves, she can sense who is near her if she remembers what the person's brain wave feels like or looks like. It is a nifty trick for her to pinpoint someone in a crowd. [/color]

[b][u]Weaknesses of Ability[/u][/b]
- [i]Original Weakness[/i] - [color=lavender] While she gains all the strengths of the power she is using, she also takes all the weaknesses of that power as well. There is no picking or choosing what to copy as it is an all package deal. [/color]

- [i]Mental Blocks[/i] - [color=lavender] Her powers will not work on someone who can shield their minds or block her from their thoughts. If she can't synchronize then she cannot mimic their powers. This makes her weak against people with mental capabilities. [/color]

- [i]Reconstruction [/i] - [color=lavender] Physical Reconstruction can be extremely painful in some cases and she has to work through the pain. It is complete willpower that helps her through this. It helps having the powers linked before going into battle but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. It can make her a little weaker though if the pain is too much and less able to do certain moves. [/color]

- [i]Alone[/i] - [color=lavender] If Nilin does not have another person around her then she is by all definition, completely human. Yes, she is trained/skilled fighter but even that will only get her so far. She has to tag team with someone else which means she is very vulnerable without them. If she slips up and gets too far away then this could be a dangerous outcome for her. [/color]

[b][u]Limitations of Ability[/u][/b]
-[i] Range[/i] - [color=lavender] Nilin has to stay within a certain range of the person she is linked to or she will lose all the powers that she is copying. This range can get a little broader with trying but there will always be a limit she cannot pass. [/color]

- [i]Multiple Mimicry[/i] - [color=lavender] She cannot copy the powers of more than one person at any given time. If she needed another power, she would have to desynchronize with the person she was linked with so she could synchronize with another. This all takes a good amount of time to do. [/color]

- [i]Control[/i] - [color=lavender] She does not have perfect control of powers gained. She actually has to work hard and train to get better at the powers so that she can understand how they work and what to avoid doing. She actually has to lean on the other person to advise her. [/color] [/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ][/B][/color]
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[b]«[/b] [i]3/10[/i] [b]»[/b] [color=lavender] She is above the average human in terms of strength but the only reason for this is that she has trained her body, pushed herself to the limit, and kept herself in good shape. She has learned to use other peoples strengths against them in battle because she is still weak when not linked to another. [/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ AGILITY ][/B][/color]
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[b]«[/b] [i]3/10[/i] [b]»[/b] [color=lavender] Without someone to link with, she is the equivalent to a track star which is faster than most but nothing special. What gives her a bit more edge is her training in gymnastics which helps boost this so she can evade and do flips with ease. [/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ INTELLIGENCE ][/B][/color]
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[b]«[/b] [i]5/10[/i] [b]»[/b] [color=lavender] She is by no means a genius and doesn’t pretend to be but she is clever and likes to look at things in a different way. For her, things are a puzzle or a mystery to figure out and she works to get to the bottom of it. If anything, street smarts are always a positive to have. [/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ DESTRUCTIVENESS ][/B][/color]
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[b]«[/b] [i]2/10[/i] [b]»[/b] [color=lavender] To think she is destructible without the assistance of a link is laughable. Sure, she can do what an average human can but that doesn’t come anywhere close to what powers can do. [/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ LETHALITY ][/B][/color]
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[b]«[/b] [i]2/10[/i] [b]»[/b] [color=lavender] She has the fighting skills to be lethal for an average human being but for someone with powers, not likely. Even if she has the skills to do so, she would refuse to do so. She will always try to avoid the taking of a life if there is any way out of doing so. [/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ ENDURANCE ][/B][/color]
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[b]«[/b] [i]7/10[/i] [b]»[/b] [color=lavender] In terms of stamina, she is probably not going to be winning any awards and is pretty average. The reason for her ranking being so high is that she is literally built to endure through the pain and unpleasantness of the changes to her body. She can take on a massive amount of pain without passing out or giving up. She works through it and while it can weaken her and she can be hurt, it takes a lot to actually *keep* her down. [/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ EFFICACY ][/B][/color]
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[b]«[/b] [i]2/10[/i] [b]»[/b] [color=lavender] Without another person to link with, she is helpless and must rely on her fighting skills alone. This is not enough to give her any rank other than the one listed. [/color]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ SKILLS ][/B][/color][INDENT] - [i]Nunchaku[/i] - [color=lavender] Combines offensive and defensive moves, so both locks and strikes. She usually wields it with one hand, but it can also be paired with other weapons if she chooses. Nilin whirls it around, using its hardened handles for blunt force, as well as wrapping its chain around an attacking weapon to immobilize or disarm an opponent. Nunchaku training has increased her hand speed, improve posture, self-restraint and conditioned her hands. [/color]

- [i]Tai Chi Chuan[/i] - [color=lavender] While most think of this for medical benefits such as stress relief and doing something akin to yoga, it is also a slowed down graceful form of actual combat. Speed up the existing motions learned and they have a very real application for each move. Tai Chi Chuan's emphasis on the technique of yielding and attacking at the same time means there should be defensive and offensive intention in each movement so that the counterstrike will be quicker and will seize the opponent's weak area before they can recover. This combination involves every part of the body; thus she trained her whole body to be sensitive, nimble and flexible. This is different from most martial arts styles where offensive and defensive techniques occur separately. [/color]

- [i]Gymnastics[/i] -[color=lavender] Nilin uses this to flip away from enemies and to be able to jump over objects with more ease. It has helped train her upper body to be able to hold her body weight if she would need to be more stealthy. She can't know for sure but in her opinion, she has displayed more physical agility and coordination with the help of gymnastics.

Minor Skills: Sewing, Cooking, Gardening [/color][/INDENT]

[color=C8A2C8][B][ EQUIPMENT ][/B][/color][INDENT] - [i]Metal Claws[/i] - [color=lavender] While making her suit, she was semi-inspired by the knights of old and made a metal shoulder armor to protect that side and use more for blocking or ramping if need be. It didn't seem complete with just the shoulder as a defense so she continued down the arm to make some nice moveable metal claws on one hand of her suit. This adds a little kick to her punches or she can use the claws which will give them a good scratch and do worse depending on where she can land a hit. [/color]
 
- [i]Throwing Daggers[/i] - [color=lavender] She can't do anything crazy like hitting a fly square on but she still has a pretty amazing aim. She could probably chuck a dagger at you and pin you to the wall without actually hitting you. It gets a little harder with a moving target so she is not 100% accurate and can, of course, miss what she is trying to hit. If the person is behind a box then there is nothing a dagger would do but out in the open, maybe she could hit their hand and make them drop a weapon or focus on the pain and attack. [/color]
 
- [i]Nunchucks[/i] - [color=lavender] In close quarter battles, she can be extremely lethal with this weapon. She knows where to hit that is painful, where to knock you out or worse. If you are not skilled in this weapon, you could easily hurt yourself instead of your opponent but this is not something she is worried about anymore. When training in karate, they were sure to teach you to be effective in this skill. She tucks this weapon in a special loop that is on the back of her belt. [/color][/INDENT]
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[quote=@Zoey Boey]
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[b][color=fdc68a]"Who are you again?"[/color][/b][/center][hr][hr]

[color=fdc68a][B][  NAME  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] Jane Smith [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][  HERO IDENTITY  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] Pandora [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] Pandora [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][  AGE  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] Three hundred and seventy. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][ GENDER ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] Cis female. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][ AFFILIATION ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]HERO  [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][  APPEARANCE  ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] Pandora is a beautiful white woman, having sculpted her own face to be that way. She has vibrant red hair, bright orange eyes, and fair skin.  Standing at about 5 feet, 6 inches, she looks to be about 25 years old. 

Pandora always wears crop tops, and usually shorts of some kind. They always compliment her toned, muscular physique. Deep red bandages are an uncommon sight, but one might spot her in them while she's working out. She doesn’t really have a super hero outfit, though she will occasionally suit up with a bullet proof vest and camo if the situation calls for it. Basically, she's super hot.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][ PERSONALITY TRAITS ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] Bitter, cruel, sarcastic. She messes with people for fun and has a mile-wide mean streak. Yet Pandora helps people all the same. It’s all a very immature front, especially considering her age. 

 These days she’s much more outwardly apathetic and calculated. If respected and tolerated for long enough, Pandora becomes wry and bantery. Still, it all can feel very surface level. Pandora doesn't often reflect on her life or herself. People say that with wisdom comes age, but that might not be the case with her. 

Moreover there is a kernel of genuine human compassion within her heart that she cannot crush nor extinguish, no matter how hard she tries. It’ll be there forever and she has to act on it. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][ BIO ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]Pandora was born a long time ago as Mary Madison, growing up a peasant farming girl in rural England. There she had a family, and when she grew up she married a man named Steven Silverstone. She lived a whole, normal life, from sister to aunt to mother. When she was an old lady, her husband passed away. Mary Silverstone, as she was then known and would be known for the next two centuries, was content with her life. To pass away and join her husband, mother, and father in heaven. And then, the X-200 meteor hit. After an unpleasant transformation experience she found herself a young woman again, now with incredible powers.

For few good decades she was a cheerful, glad to be alive superhero called the Changer. But as she realised she would outlive her entire family, she ran away and threw herself into the army. There she became a powerful nurse and soldier. It didn’t make her feel any better, though, and she became an evil imperial warlord. Known as the Shark of Crimea for her ability to swim through the ground and pull enemies under.

Then she was depressed, but she got better just in time for World War One. Shortly thereafter she was a soldier and then a spy in World War Two. The evil there crushed whatever faith she had left in humanity. After World War Two she barely participated in the Golden Age of Superheroes. She fell off the map. The last of her family died, the Silverstone line coming to an end. Pandora faked her own death, ending the life of Mary Silverstone and coming to America where she took the name Jane Smith, or rather, Pandora. There she opened up a flower shop and lived there for a while. Her last living relative, a child named Rose, implored her to become a hero again. Eventually she did, and for the last thirty years she’s been doing her part to make Castleburg a better place. She’s in a better place than she has been in a while, but that’s not saying much. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][b]|  MISCELLANEOUS  |[/b][/color]
[color=fff79a][indent] Has adopted a family of dogs named after various types of flower. Currently she has Petunia II and Daisy II. [/indent][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][ RANKING ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] S [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][ POWERS ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT]

[b]Alteration of Matter[/b]

 Has the power to precisely and quickly Alter any matter  within a 50 foot radius, as long as she can use her hands or feet. The further away, the longer her will has to reach out. Usually every ten feet adds one seconds. But once her will to change something reaches that spot, it happens instantaneously. Still it's possible to dance along the outside of her range and avoid her powers. She can only interact with four things at a time, one for each limb. If her fingers or toes are covered at all, she has to push through that material. And the more things she Alters, the slower they are to change.

Still. It is any state of matter into any other state of matter. Or just changing one thing into another, though complicated machinery and technology won't be functional. 

 Her internal biology has also vastly changed, her organs having coagulated into a purple goo. Now she doesn’t need to eat, sleep, or breathe air, and she doesn’t age. Her Alteration powers can be used to heal or repair, aswell, but the effects are dramatically reduced on herself, any change taking months to go into effect. This is the source of her immortality, and the reason she can't effectively Alter herself.[/INDENT][/color]



[color=fdc68a][B][ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ][/B][/color]
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Pandora has trained her strength, so she is stronger than the average person. But she has no strength related powers. 3/10.

[color=fdc68a][B][ AGILITY ][/B][/color]
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[color=fdc68a][B][ INTELLIGENCE ][/B][/color]
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Pandora has literal centuries of experience under her belt and knows many different kinds of powers. She has been a prestiged military officer and is the most veteran of all the veteran superheroes. However modern technology continues to somewhat elude her, and she can be forgetful. 5/10

[color=fdc68a][B][ DESTRUCTIVENESS ][/B][/color]
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There are few people on the planet capable of the amount of precise, accurate destruction Pandora is. “Damage” is not necessary for her destruction, all she has to do is be near something and Alter it until it’s falling apart. Or set something on fire, or freeze it, or liquify it. The carnage can spread quickly if she so chooses. 9/10

[color=fdc68a][B][ LETHALITY ][/B][/color]
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Pandora is a highly trained combatant. She knows many martial arts and is an excellent markswoman. Her main advantage is once again her experience, all the wisdom that comes with age with none of the physical downsides. 8/10

[color=fdc68a][B][ ENDURANCE ][/B][/color]
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Pandora is resistant to damage, having no vital organs when her powers are active. Her limbs can work independently of each other, even her head. The best place to strike are her abdomen or thighs, the places where she has the most blood to lose. And of course, her endurance is high because she cannot die of natural causes. 8/10

[color=fdc68a][B][ EFFICACY ][/B][/color]
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Forever. Forever, forever, forever. Too long. 10/10


[color=fdc68a][B][ SKILLS ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] She is a skilled florist. She’s picked up and forgotten a few hobbies over the years. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=fdc68a][B][ EQUIPMENT ][/B][/color]
[color=fff79a][INDENT] While she can’t create complicated technology, she can change it and then change it back. So Pandora has a utility pouch full of trinkets and knick knacks that she can change back into useful items, like a handgun or a GPS tracker. [/INDENT][/color]

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[quote=@Amethyst]
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[b][color=f79292]"Live, learn, love, and let go."[/color][/b][/center][hr][hr]

[color=f79292][B][  NAME  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Aurora Jade Donnelly-Alexander[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][  HERO IDENTITY  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Cadenza[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Aurora introduces herself as Rory. Some childhood friends still call her Jade.[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][  AGE  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Eighteen[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][ GENDER ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Female (she/her)[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][ AFFILIATION ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]H.E.R.O[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][  APPEARANCE  ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Though Rory might not be the biggest person around, standing at about five feet four and weighing about a hundred and fifteen pounds, she's got the kind of smile that'll light up a whole room. She practices that a lot, with an easy smile for everyone she meets. She carries herself confidently, always with an air of casual grace. Her dark brown hair is just past her shoulders, with a loose wavy curl, and is often styled into a low ponytail, tied with an outfit-coordinated scrunchie or ribbon. Her eyes are an odd hazel-grey, lightish but not notably one color over another; they're often shaded with a peachy pink shadow and lined with chocolate brown.

Rory's daily look is generally effortlessly-stylish and summery (even in the middle of winter) - peasant blouses in cream and rose and soft green or blue, light wash jeans and stylish brown boots or flats. She doesn't often wear patterned clothes, though her scrunchies and hair ribbons will incorporate interesting textures. Most of the time, she wears little makeup - some blush and highlight and a little bit of dark liner, and a long-wear lip stain in a coral nude color.

Though Rory hasn't yet invested in a superhero costume, she does have a fashion sketch drawn up. One of her friends in high school made it for her. It's designed to look like a tuxedo, but unlike formalwear, it is made of lightweight, stretchy, fire-retardant fabric, and is rather easy to move in. It is constructed to resemble an orchestral musician's concert black: there's a pleated white shirt panel, with a wing-tip collar, attached beneath a form-fitted black tuxedo jacket. She wears soft black trousers as well, and most often silver studs on the shirt and silver bowtie at her throat. She's debated switching the tux out for something similar in a blush pink fabric, to be more distinctive, but she figures the black will be easier to maintain.[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][ PERSONALITY TRAITS ][/B][/color]
[INDENT][color=f79292][b]♫ O U T G O I N G[/b][/color] Rory has a smile and a kind word for everyone she meets. She doesn't hesitate to introduce herself to new people, either; because of her insistence on getting to know people, she was a student ambassador for the Academy for Junior Heroes (and an orientation leader for new transfer students every year she was there). She made it a point to know everyone at the school by name, and made herself so impossibly, genuinely [i]nice[/i] that no one could really dislike her (even if they were sometimes jealous). She's made an impression as a very well-mannered and courteous young lady, always seeking out connections and people's favor. Some people might insist that it's scheming or power-hunger; Rory just really enjoys meeting interesting people. Her outlook on social interactions is idealistic at best, but it has endeared her to many.

[color=f79292][b]♫ F R E E - S P I R I T E D[/b][/color] Unlike her sisters, who are quite happy to put themselves in the boxes of "nerds" and "rebels" respectively, Rory's never had a clique or a particular group that she really fits with. She doesn't like to limit herself to just one perspective or area of expertise; she has a moderate bit of interest in quite a lot of things. Some might label her as "flighty" for switching her electives, sports, and pre-career courses no fewer than 7 times during her high school career, but she figures she should at least try everything she has a passing interest in. 
 
[color=f79292][b]♫ D E P E N D A B L E[/b][/color] Even though her interests flit all over the place, when Rory gives her word that something will be done, it will be done. She was on student council for all four years at the Academy, in various classroom and community leadership roles, and has a pretty much golden reputation among friends and neighbors. The only reason this is possible is because she is meticulously organized, keeping all of her obligations in a daily planner - she's been playing "schedule tetris" for the last four years, and it's paid off.

[color=f79292][b]♫ A R T I S T I C[/b][/color] Even before Rory discovered her musical powers, art things had long been a hobby, drawing and painting and crafting. She always has a song in her head, and fills every page in her notebook and planner with intricate doodles in the margins as a way of clearing her head. Her bedroom walls at home are covered with hand-painted, Pinterest-inspired collections of inspirational quotes and abstract doodles of flowers and overgrown bookshelves. (Her aesthetic is rather eclectic, one will notice.)

[color=f79292][b]♫ A V O I D A N T[/b][/color] Rory is excellent at mediating conflicts, provided that the conflicts don't involve her. It's always been her solution to run from every even vaguely personal problem, or failing that to stare directly past it and pretend it doesn't exist. She'll leap to defend anyone else from a bully, but not so herself. Also, she hates being reminded of her family's history and holds herself to impossibly-high standards regarding control of her powers; she's absolutely terrified of "the curse" catching up with her. Despite months of therapy and years of training, Rory is rather convinced that her willpower has the structural integrity of tissue paper, and as soon as she's tempted to "the dark side" she's going to snap and go on a mass-murdering spree like her grandfather.[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][ BIO ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Rory was a bit of a surprise to her mothers. 

Patricia and Eliza Donnelly-Alexander had hoped for a single daughter from their fertility treatments, or maybe - secretly, they'd hoped for twins. Instead, the two ended up with three daughters. Rory was the youngest, by thirty-seven minutes (Or by a WHOLE DAY, if you'd believe Amber when they were young) and therefore, she must have been the surprise.

The three girls were the best of friends in their early childhood, inseparable and nigh-indistinguishable as youngsters. Everything was perfect; they lived a happy life in their mothers' suburban farmhouse, raising rainbuns and wreaking innocent havoc on their little subdivision.

Then, in middle school, puberty happened, and with it, the three diverged. All three of them were expected to have powers; after all, there were heroes on both sides for two generations back. What [i]wasn't[/i] expected was how different they all were going to be. Marcie got epic water-and-ice powers from a few generations back, Amber got the best of both invisibility and intangibility from the Alexander bloodline. And Rory?

Well, she got the Donnelly curse.

After the havoc that was her sixth grade band concert, involving her section leader having a psychotic breakdown onstage (and then accusing her of mind-control on public social media posts) rumors spread like wildfire. Everyone knew her mother was the legendary Aria... which meant the legacy of her grandfather was one half-assed Google search away. Her moms had never spoken at length about her grandfather, and she'd never thought to look or ask, so she was punched in the face by the realization. "HERO Alert: Concert Hall Massacre.' 'Who is the Mysterious Maestro?' 'HERO News Break: Donnelly arrested!'

She tried to keep her newfound power secret from her mothers, hiding her flute and swearing off of band or even anything musical. Her mothers, of course, found out (as mothers do.) She expected anger, judgment, fear, paranoia. Not love and understanding.

Patricia was careful to do all the right things for her daughter, and to do right by all of them - though she still played favorites, just a little bit. Though all the girls were loved, Patricia held Rory to a higher standard and paid far closer attention to her than her sisters. There was a lot of therapy, but also music lessons, superpower control lessons, extra tutoring in pull-out programs so she had to spend less time with her classmates. By the end of seventh grade, Rory was ready to go back to music (although timidly at first) - her power had grown considerably stronger, but her control was also dependent on her mastery of the instrument. She had a lot of work to do.

She stayed closer with Marcie than with Amber; by the end of middle school, it was like Amber was on her own planet, and no matter what Rory or Marcie tried to do they couldn't seem to bring her back. She didn't go on to the HERO school; Rory was much too eager to start there. To start over.

By the end of high school, Rory had found her confidence again. Studying at the Academy, where everyone accepted her power (and had noise-cancelling headphones for emergencies) gave her the motivation she needed to become better, and to learn to use her power for good. She made a lot of friends, became the popular one of the two who were left, and took as much care of her sister in social situations as she could.

The two have graduated from the Academy now, and are preparing for their first year as full-fledged, full-time heroes. Rory is determined that she won't disappoint her mothers, but there's a doubt lurking in the back of her mind - she's not sure she'll ever be trusted to be a hero.[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][b]|  MISCELLANEOUS  |[/b][/color]
[indent]Rory's Monday mornings are committed to her flute lesson with a professor at the Hahn Conservatory and rehearsal with her woodwind quintet, the Prism Winds. Assuming her bus doesn't get stuck in traffic, she's back at Hero One by ten, and stays late in the day to make up for it.

Rory is the proud pet parent of an elderly albino rainbun named Mist; she's blind and mostly deaf with age now, and her pastel rainbow fur has become almost pure white.

[i]Technically[/i] her birthday is actually May 12, her sisters were born late in the night on the 11th and she was born just after on the 12th, but she says May 11 so that they all match.[/indent]

[hider=The Donnelly Curse]
[color=f79292][B][ RANKING ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]B[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][ POWERS ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Mental manipulation through the universal language of music. Rory must use her flute; she's tried with her voice and any effect that she has is weak and unpredictable. Similarly, guitar and piano (both hobby instruments) seem to have more subtle effects on people, which could also be explained by her lack of expertise in them.

While all music influences emotions, Rory's is known to have a more dramatic effect on people even when she's not actively channeling her powers. In full effect, her powers cause a state of hypnosis or enhanced suggestion where she can manipulate a subject's thoughts and implant ideas and motivations that aren't theirs. It's not outright mind control; she can't forcibly control someone's body and make them grab a knife and murder someone, but if she really wanted them to, she could convince them that it was their idea all along.

Her form of mind-control is notably different than her mother's - while Patricia was able to rely on verbal suggestion, all of Rory's control over people comes from her own thoughts. She has to have an iron grip on intrusive thoughts and a laser focus on what she intends to suggest. The more familiar a piece of music is to someone, the easier it is to use it to convince them of her ideas; the mood of the music does of course come into effect as well, as do any memories a person might have of contexts using a piece. Otherwise, improvisation generally is effective.[/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ][/B][/color]
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Rory is of average physical strength; she was an athlete in high school and even made the varsity volleyball team her junior year, but she wasn't a particularly notable athletic star.

[color=f79292][B][ AGILITY ][/B][/color]
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Rory is ever-so-slightly more agile and flexible than your average person, as a result of marching band, color guard during drum corps season, volleyball, and one semester on the cheer team.

[color=f79292][B][ INTELLIGENCE ][/B][/color]
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Rory was a good student, in mostly honors classes and consistently one of the top five in her grade. Not Marcie levels of smart by any means, but she isn't dumb. Plus, she's well-versed in music theory, and has a lot of miscellaneous knowledge about various things she's been curious about (and random things she's learned from Marcie's special interests over the years.) 

[color=f79292][B][ DESTRUCTIVENESS ][/B][/color]
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While Rory's power isn't inherently destructive in itself, her surroundings determine how destructive it can be; any passerby could be a potential weapon.

[color=f79292][B][ LETHALITY ][/B][/color]
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...we all know what Maestro did with the same power. It's been used to convince people to kill themselves or others, or even to believe that they're dying so acutely and vividly that their body's stress reaction causes a heart attack and actually kills them. Rory would never; she's horrified that the knowledge of what she could do even [i]exists,[/i] or that she has a rating this high, but - it exists. The only reason this score isn't higher is because it takes a lot of focus and doesn't have the same instantaneous casualty effect that some more overt powers do. Also because Rory would never, [i]ever[/i] even try to kill someone. Right?

[color=f79292][B][ ENDURANCE ][/B][/color]
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As far as her endurance for using her power, its mostly reliant on how long she can intentionally focus on the music she's making - to put a general mood over a huge audience, a two-hour concert is no problem. To focus her thoughts through someone else's mind and acutely change their motivation? maybe an hour of work on one person; twenty minutes on two, less than five on a group up to six people.

As far as her endurance as a person, marching band in the sweltering heat and juggling five volunteer jobs and extracurriculars have toughened her up to some both physical and mental hardships. But as far as her power making her more resilient? no. Absolutely not.

[color=f79292][B][ EFFICACY ][/B][/color]
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Rory's biggest weakness is that her power is reliant on hearing. Noise-cancelling headphones are all too common. Someone who is suspicious of her is harder to influence. A flute isn't exactly the most inconspicuous instrument, nor is it the loudest; she's been known to swap to piccolo when she needs to project further.

[color=f79292][B][ SKILLS ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]Basic knowledge of most sporting events
Competent kitchen skills
Organization
[s]more to be added later my brain is mashed potato[/s][/INDENT]

[color=f79292][B][ EQUIPMENT ][/B][/color]
[INDENT]An antique open-holed flute is her instrument of choice; she does have a more practical option at home, but the fancier flute has a sweeter sound and offers more precise control.

A marching band piccolo, lacquered white with gold-plated keys.

A well-worn, dog-eared A5 bullet journal planner, about three-quarters full of sticky notes and paper clips and other odds and ends. The cover is peachy-pink, or used to be, before it wore down to a sandy beige with use. She'd be lost without it.[/INDENT]
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move 'em on over