[CENTER][h1][color=50C878][b]C H A M E L E O N[/b][/color][/h1][hr][h3][sup][sup][color=silver]N A T S U M I  " N A T "  C O L L I N G W O O D  [color=50C878]◼[/color]   A U G U S T  7 T H   ( E I G H T E E N )   [color=50C878]◼[/color]   F E M A L E[/color][/sup][/sup][/h3]
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[sup][color=silver]"Blood doesn't make a family. People do."[/color][/sup][/CENTER]
[COLOR=50C878][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]▼ A P P E A R A N C E:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][indent][indent][i]Natsumi is of Asian ancestry, in particular Japanese. Her hair and eye color are both a dark brown, with said hair often kept in a makeshift ponytail that tends to hangs over her shoulder. She stands at 5'2'', and has an average yet athletic build. 

Attire-wise, Natsumi's closet isn't so much different than the average person. Hoodies, t-shirts, jeans, etc. are all commonplace. The only thing that seems to stand out is a preference for anything green in color.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=50C878][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]▼ B I O G R A P H Y:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][indent][indent][i]Natsumi doesn't remember her biological parents.

Placed into the California foster system at an early age, Natsumi had a stroke of luck that most kids don't often receive. Two San Franciscan retirees, Eric and Janice Collingwood, had decided to turn to the foster system after their own children were long gone and out of the house, wanting to spend their retirement helping as many children as they possibly could. Natsumi, among some other foster children, happened to be one of those taken in by the elderly Collingwoods, which gave her the chance to experience a real home for the first time in her life.

Growing up in the Collingwood house was a challenge in itself. Not because the Collingwoods were draconian by any means, but rather because Natsumi had plenty of siblings to keep track of. Things were often chaotic as people bounced from appointment to extracurricular, and it wasn't unusual for Natsumi and/or others to be tasked with cleaning up a huge mess they had made. Despite this, the hectic lifestyle made for a well-bonded family, and Natsumi ultimately came to see the Collingwoods and also her foster siblings as her family, ignoring the fact that none of them were blood-related. 

When her metahuman gene came into being, it had been a shock to Natsumi, but also everyone else around her. She had simply been crossing a street, as anyone does, when a distracted driver came barreling down the road. Her body suddenly froze in place, and Natsumi firmly believed that this was it; that she was about to die. By sheer luck, the driver managed to swerve out of the way, and instead sent their car scraping against a guard rail.

What happened next left Natsumi more confused than she ever had been. Rather than people checking on her to see if she had been okay, onlookers began to shout at her, placing the blame for the accident in her hands. They claimed she had "disappeared", scaring the driver into swerving and causing an accident. The crowd grew increasingly hostile towards Natsumi, and fearing for her own safety, she quickly ran off while there was still an opportunity to do so.

Returning to the only safe place she knew of, Natsumi made quick haste for home. By then, however, the incident had already made local news, and the Collingwoods were at a complete loss as to how to proceed. It was then when Aegis swooped in, their proximity to the complex having ensured a swift response. Aegis had promised a solution to Natsumi's sudden problems, as well the ability to further understand what she had become—a metahuman. Feeling as if she had no other option, Natsumi accepted their offer, and packed her things for a trip to the new and improved Alcatraz Island.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=50C878][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]▼ M O T I V A T I O N / O B J E C T I V E:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][indent][indent][i]Growing up in a large foster family, Natsumi is practically blind to differences.

She isn't the type to focus on someone's past or what prior offenses they might've done. Natsumi only sees the person before her, and she wears her heart on her sleeve doing so. She desires to be friends with everyone, or at the very least get along with them. If people were willing to talk rather than look down upon one another, then they might just find something they had in common. If they don't, then that's perfectly okay, too! All that matters is that the world ends up with a little less hate than it already had.

Of course, now that Natsumi has learned she is a metahuman, this seemingly naïve perspective of hers has recently began to show cracks within itself. Can you truly change those with blackish hearts inside?[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=50C878][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]▼ A B I L I T I E S / S K I L L S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][indent][quote][i]Natsumi has the ability to turn herself completely invisible. The cells within her body have mutated upon metamorphosis and are now capable of bending light waves, therefore allowing Natsumi to blend into her surroundings. As this power requires her own specialized DNA to activate, it remains only applicable to Natsumi and her person; the cloaking ability physically can not extend to anything or anyone else.

It is important to understand that Natsumi's metahuman ability is simply what it says on the tin—invisibility. Nothing more, nothing less. She does not become incorporeal like a ghost or spirit, nor can she phase through objects like one. Natsumi remains very much in solid form upon use of her ability and can still be detected via noise, provided one has capable hearing.

As of right now, Natsumi has little-to-no direct control over her ability. Given current evidence, it is theorized that her power exists purely as a defensive mechanism, not unlike that of a Smith's dwarf chameleon camouflaging itself from predators. Her ability has only been seen to come into play upon Natsumi recognizing [i]something[/i] or [i]someone[/i] as a potential threat or risk capable of bodily harm or death, such as a speeding car, a rabid animal, a weapon of any kind, etc. 

Whether or not Natsumi will eventually be able to activate her metahuman power "at will" lies uncertain, as it remains to be seen if she is even capable of doing so on her own.[/i]

[color=gray]—— N. Collingwood, [i]Chameleon[/i], Metahuman Ability Report[/color][/quote][/indent]
[COLOR=50C878][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]▼ C H A R A C T E R  N O T E S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][indent][b][color=CADETBLUE]//SUPPORTING CAST:[/color][/b]
[indent][B][COLOR=SILVER]▼ FAMILY[/COLOR][/B]
[indent][B][COLOR=WHITESMOKE]◼ [I]Eric and Janice Collingwood |[/I][/COLOR][/B] [i]Two elderly retirees-turned-adoptive parents. The two people in the world that Natsumi has absolute faith and trust in no matter what.[/i]

[B][COLOR=WHITESMOKE]◼ [I]Mateo Collingwood |[/I][/COLOR][/B] [i]Natsumi's older brother by a few years. Loveable idiot. Got married last year, which Natsumi attended with her family.[/i]

[B][COLOR=WHITESMOKE]◼ [I]James Collingwood |[/I][/COLOR][/B] [i]A year older than Natsumi; the brother sandwiched between Mateo and Natsumi. Likes cars. Plans to learn the trade and become a licensed mechanic.[/i]

[B][COLOR=WHITESMOKE]◼ [I]Steven Collingwood |[/I][/COLOR][/B] [i]Almost finished with high school. Loves minature model-making and figma. Wildly introverted.[/i]

[B][COLOR=WHITESMOKE]◼ [I]Anna-Louise Collingwood |[/I][/COLOR][/B] [i]The youngest of the bunch. Currently in middle school. Won the regional spelling bee.[/i][/indent]
[B][COLOR=SILVER]▼ FRIENDS[/COLOR][/B]
[indent][B][COLOR=WHITESMOKE]◼ [I]TBD |[/I][/COLOR][/B] [i]TBD later if needed.[/i][/indent]
[B][COLOR=SILVER]▼ ENEMIES[/COLOR][/B]
[indent][B][COLOR=WHITESMOKE]◼ [I]N/A |[/I][/COLOR][/B] [i]No one so far, unless you count a small, angry mob of San Franciscans.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[b][color=CADETBLUE]//STOMPING GROUNDS[/color][/b]
[indent][B][COLOR=SILVER]◼ UNITED STATES |[/COLOR][/B] [i]San Francisco, California[/i][/indent]
[b][color=CADETBLUE]//PARAPHERNALIA[/color][/b]
[indent][B][COLOR=SILVER]◼ LAPTOP |[/COLOR][/B] [i]A laptop that Natsumi had bought recently in preparation for future college or university coursework once she had been accepted somewhere. As of now, it sits mostly unused due to her discovery of her metahuman gene.[/i]

[B][COLOR=SILVER]◼ PHONE |[/COLOR][/B] [i]An old hand-me-down smartphone. The Collingwoods gave it to Natsumi some years ago so she could stay in contact with them in case of emergency or just in general.[/i][/indent]
[COLOR=50C878][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]▼ P O S T  C A T A L O G:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][indent][hider=Post Catalog][COLOR=50C878][b]Issue #1 | [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5466749]First Impressions[/url]
Issue #2 | [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5466961]And Now For My Next Trick...[/url]
Issue #3 | TBD[/b][/color][/hider][/indent][/indent]