[hider=Ezekiel Masterson][h2][color=E3AF4F]▲[/color] Swarm[/h2]
[center][h3][color=E3AF4F]Ezekiel Damian Masterson[/color][/h3][sup]Nickname(s): Zeke[/sup]
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[center][color=E3AF4F][h3][i]“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”[/i][/h3][/color] [color=gray][b][i]– Robert Swan[/i][/b][/color][/center]

[color=E3AF4F]╟[/color] April 3 (20) [color=E3AF4F]||[/color] Mixed American (Mexican, Greek, Indian, European)[color=E3AF4F]||[/color] Male [color=E3AF4F]||[/color] Pro-Bug Agenda/New Age Spiritualist [color=E3AF4F]||[/color] Bisexual  [color=E3AF4F]||[/color]  Single [color=E3AF4F]╢[/color][/center]

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[color=gray][u]A P P L I C A T I O N  P R O C E S S[/u][/color]
[indent][b]|| Written test || [/b] Mr. Masterson’s general knowledge scores in history, mathematics and writing were average at best, though he does have an unnatural understanding of biology, physiology, chemistry and etymology, despite claiming he’s never, [color=E3AF4F]“Touched one of [i]those[/i] books in his life.”[/color] Seems more concerned with solving the immediate problem before him with little regard of how the outcome might affect those around him.

[b]|| Practical test ||[/b] Although Mr. Masterson has no raw, physical power, this doesn’t make him defenseless. So long as there are insects in the environment, he seems to be able to call upon them to his aid. They mostly seem to be a deterrent, though the potential applications could be limitless.

[b]|| Written essay topic ||[/b] Mr. Masterson gave a rather passionate essay on saving the environment, being a hero of the ‘trillions unseen and unheard’, and gave rather comprehensive and extensive (and explicit) details on the trending topic “#savethebees”. Though his ideologies of a hero are not from a humanitarian standpoint, his heart does seem to be in the right place.

[b]|| Video supplement ||[/b] [color=E3AF4F]“Why do I wanna be a hero? To save lives, you know?”[/color] Zeke chuckles nervously, wringing his hands together before sighing, [color=E3AF4F]“I don’t know man. Dad got his crazy fire powers from grandpa, who’s a freaking wizard by the way, and sis got those powers from dad. And moms? Hell she could make people act crazy, not like themselves, or even seduce them. You think I would’ve gotten a piece of that, but no; the only ‘Daddies’ I can seduce are Long Legs.”[/color]

[color=E3AF4F]“I guess… I wanna be a hero, cause I was always that weird kid in school. Always made fun of, that weird ‘bug boy’; shit kind of happens when you can talk to bugs all day. It’d be kind of nice if people looked out the window, saw me swagger down the street and say, ‘Hey, there’s that swarm kid, look at him go! He’s gonna save the goddamn bees.”[/color]
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[color=gray][u]S C H O O L[/u][/color]
[indent]Crestview College: (NHA)[/indent]

[color=gray][u]Y E A R[/u][/color]
[indent]Sophomore[/indent]

[color=gray][u]C L A S S I F I C A T I O N[/u][/color]
[indent]Mental/Physiological [/indent]

[color=gray][u]O C C U P A T I O N[/u][/color]
[indent]N/A [/indent]

[color=gray][u]L I V I N G  A R R A N G E M E N T[/u][/color]
[indent]Clearview Street Residence Complex[/indent]

[color=E3AF4F][sub][b][h3]⋙: Ｒ Ｅ Ｐ Ｕ Ｔ Ａ Ｔ Ｉ Ｏ Ｎ[/h3][/b][/sub]____________________________________________________________________[/color]
[indent]Freshman year, Zeke had managed to make a few friends, and the folks that didn’t like him simply stayed away from ‘that weird bug kid’. After the incident though, with the rumors circulating around about his sister, he’s become a lot more standoffish towards those he doesn’t know, even aggressive in some cases. Only the few he’s still willing to call [i]‘friend’[/i], don’t receive the brunt of his wrath. [/indent]

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[color=gray][u]A B I L I T I E S[/u][/color]
[indent]Entomokinesis - Ability to manipulate or control insects. Rather than from a purely mental manipulation as is demonstrated in psychics, Mr. Masterson’s form of control is through pheromones produced from his body. It seems the chemical signals are able to convey to the insect/s in question, what exactly he wants them to do. [/indent]
[indent]Entomopathy - Ability to communicate with insects. The same pheromones and chemical signals that Mr. Masterson produces are also being emitted by insects and it seems he is able to receive these signals in communication. It’s not the same as having a conversation, but it seems the pheromones he receives travel to the limbic system, where they are processed as raw data. He doesn’t necessarily talk to them, but he can feel what their needs or present dangers are and in a way, see what they see.

[color=gray][u]L I M I T A T I O N S[/u][/color]
[indent]Mr Masterson’s powers are limited to control/manipulation and primal communication. He cannot create any insects on his own and has to rely on the environment around him for any aid. [/indent]

[color=gray][u]C O M B A T[/u][/color]
[indent]Having to rely purely on his insects will get Mr. Masterson killed in a real field operation. Recommending basic hand to hand combat training for his first year, with the potential to take more advanced courses throughout the later years. We also recommended to him that he find a way to produce a steady supply of insects; he quickly asked about building an apiary. [/indent]

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[color=gray][u]D A I L Y  L O  O K S  &  S T Y L E [/u][/color]
[list][*][b]Hair:[/b] Dark brown, mid-length and wavy
[*][b]Eyes:[/b] Brown
[*][b]Height:[/b] 6’3”
[*][b]Body Type:[/b] Tall and lean
[*][b]Clothing Style:[/b] Pretty much whatever you can find at a thrift store. Ratty looking flannels, t-shirts two sizes too big, jeans with more holes than not and a fair amount of converse shoes.
[*][b]Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings:[/b] ear gauges and a septum piercing and a tattoo of a hawk head moth on his upper right back[/list]

[color=gray][u]S U P E  L O O K S  &  S T Y L E [/u][/color]
[indent][color=E3AF4F]“Do I really need a stupid costume? Can’t I just go out in what I’m wearing? Like seriously all I need to do is show up with a box of bees and that’s it, everybody gonna be runnin’ scared.”[/color][/indent]
	
[color=gray][u]P E R S O N A L I T Y  T R A I T S [/u][/color]
[indent]Generally a lowkey person, tries to vibe with nature and the environment around him. That being said he’s wary of others, often preferring his arthropod companions over conversing with the mammalian ones. He acts on impulse, brashly reacting to situations, which can make it hard to converse with him properly anyway. His loyalty to those he considers family, blood or not, is unquestionable and he’ll happily come and bail you out at 2am on a thursday night.
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[color=gray][u]F E A R S[/u][/color]
[indent]Losing another member of his family
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[color=gray][u]L O V E D  O N E S [/u][/color]
[b]D I R E C T  F A M I L Y[/b]
[indent]Father - [hider=Elijah Masterson][center]Codename: Brimstone
FC: Aneurin Barnard[/center]
[color=E3AF4F]“Dad… both him and mom used to do some bad shit back in the day. Whatever they did at work, they never talked about at home, but we knew. It’s kind of hard to say anything good happened when your dad went blind because of a ‘work related incident’. It became more obvious when they turned themselves in and we didn’t live at home for a couple of years. It wasn’t long till everything went back to normal…well almost normal”[/color][/hider]
Mother - [hider=Gianna Masterson][center]Codename: Psyche
FC: Jessica Alba[/center]
[color=E3AF4F]“Mom is a hot mess…both literally and figuratively. She still tries to do just about everything for us, always trying to be the best mom she could be. Nowadays it feels like her head is elsewhere and always looks tired. It wasn’t always like that though, not since big sis…”[/color][/hider]
Siblings
[indent]- [hider=Melanie Graves (MISSING)][center] Codename: Glitch
FC: Elizabeth Olsen[/center]
[color=E3AF4F]“Mel was always a little off, but she was like a big sister to me, babysat me and Feebs while mom and dad were away on ‘business’. Then she moved in with us… I think something bad happened to her folks that my parents won’t tell any of us about and I think it’s connected to how dad went blind… Either way, she was family to us, even before she officially was . Then things got even weirder with her and my parents after my sister died. They got into a huge fight and she stormed out; now no one knows where she is…”[/color][/hider][/indent]
[indent]- [hider=Mia Masterson (DECEASED)][center]Codename: Syndrome
FC: Dytto[/center]
[color=E3AF4F]“Mia was the best big sister I could have asked for. She was always good to us and fucked up anyone who tried to mess with her kid siblings; pretty sure some of them had to go to therapy. When Mia got sick at first I didn’t totally understand it, how severe her condition was, or how badly the chemo was fucking up her body. It didn’t really hit me until she had already passed on…I miss her every day man…”[/color][/hider][/indent]
[indent]- [hider=Phoebe Masterson][center]Codename: Pyrite
FC: Simmer Bishil[/center]
[color=E3AF4F]“My absolute pain in the ass sister, I love her to pieces, but goddamn is she irritating. She’s always thought she was the smarter one, who always knew better than me, just cause she’s two years older than I am. It’s not like she was wrong or anything, not that I’d admit it to her face. Still…I’ve already lost two sisters, if anything were to happen to her, I’d lose my goddamn shit.”[/color][/hider][/indent]
Grandfather - [hider=Kenneth Masterson][center]Codename: ‘Masterson’
FC: Vincent Cassel[/center]
[color=E3AF4F]“Grandpa is that odd mix of really weird, but really cool at the same time. He got me a pet tarantula, well… kind of? It’s bigger than a normal one, like…the size of a guinea pig. I mean, that and it talks to me, something about a spell grandpa cast on it? I don’t really see him very often, but dad seems kind of on edge whenever he visits, especially since he started his new job.”[/color][/hider]
Pet? - [hider=Noah Weaver][color=E3AF4F]“He’s my pet tarantula.. Well, a pet is a stretch, he’s more like a talking companion. Most of the bugs I interact with don’t actually talk with me, they just give me a signal or feeling as to what’s going on with them. Noah’s different though in that I can have an actual conversation with him, and he’s actually pretty okay with living a bougie life in his enclosure.”[/color][/hider][/indent]

[b]R E L A T I O N S H I P S[/b]
[indent]TBD[/indent]

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[color=gray][u]Y O U R  L I F E  S O  F A R[/u][/color]
[indent]Ezekiel is the youngest sibling of three, and outside of his father, the only boy in the family. Even at a young age, his powers became readily apparent, especially when his parents found him clapping happily on the floor, a circle of ants around him. The odd one out, he’d suffered through the torment, or tolerated the doting of his older sisters, always finding his way outdoors to commune with nature. There was a peace and serenity to be found outdoors that he couldn’t really have when he was around his siblings and better yet, there was plenty of life around to communicate with. His younger years were certainly happier ones, even after his father went blind and they adopted a childhood friend, Melanie Graves, life felt as happy and normal as could be.

Things don’t last forever though and Zeke learned that lesson the hard way when Mia was diagnosed with Cancer and succumbed to the disease within a couple of years. Then Melanie ran away from home and both his parents turned themselves in, leaving both him and his only remaining sibling in the care of an old friend of their father's. They spent the next three years living in a super bougie hotel while completing the rest of their high school education. It wasn't like they were shunted off to some foster care, but it certainly wasn't home and losing most of your family to different circumstance didn't help. Zeke spent most of his days being mischievous, pulling a few pranks here or there and taking the brunt of it out on Phoebe mostly; though she was sure to dish it back in her own way. Finally when Elijah and Gianna were released from prison, they could go home and live a life with some kind of normalcy.

Zeke knew that normal was never really among the status quo as tragedy struck again when the Crestview fire broke out, and rumors began to spread that Phoebe had started it. Another close call, another nearly lost sibling, Zeke made a decision. Things were never going to be the same again and he had to protect the people that were left. He wasn’t a powerhouse by any means, but he could be a benefit in another way. Environmental Sciences always felt the right choice, especially with how in tune he is with nature, literally talking to the ecosystem itself. So why not just follow Phoebe to Crystal Peak and kill two birds with one stone?
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[indent]FC: Noah Centeneo , [color=E3AF4F]E3AF4F[/color]
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