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Appearance:
The epitome of a well kept, very clean cut man; as if he directly came stepping out of a yacht somewhere off the coast of Rio. He's exactly the man people picture wearing a brightly colored scarf around his neck and decked in some designer, modern fashion wear, or walking around in a 'casual' suit as if he owns half a continent. Of course, that's just his style. Marlowe likes looking nice and being that stop-and-stare kind of guy, though he wouldn't quite jump anyone's bones just for a random compliment and he certainly isn't fishing for compliments (though that's what it might seem at first), but rather he's a man who intensely cares about how he presents himself. And he often presents himself as a man who knows where he's going, what he's going to do, and where he stands; he's confident and should be. It came iffy at first, but Marlowe has come to learn that he's truly living his life as he sees fit, uninhibited by the prejudices or worries of people and institutions, regardless of where he currently is in life.

There's always a visible glow to his skin, which is unusually soft to the touch and as bright as the smiles and smirks he often flashes. Holding his 6 even height as tall and sure as possible, Marlowe keeps himself as fit and healthy as possible and regularly undergoes a a day-to-day routine to do so. He always moves and acts with purpose and motive, not to mention he's almost always actually moving. At least one part of his body needs to be moving and always is, just out of habit due to a minor case of ADD. Blue eyes are stark and intense, holding back feelings only meant for those closest. Out of everything Marlowe cares most about is his hair, which he tends to with extreme care and style, often wearing it slightly longer, with a modern dapper style as if he was always formal and with the clothes he wears, it's a wonder he's not at a ball or gala 24/7.
Name:
Marlowe Hanse Faraday
Nickname/Alias:
Goldberg, Goldie, Marley, Day, Marls, Low, Mars, Dandy, Pretty Boy
Codename:
Ivory
Age:
33
Place of Birth:
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:
Physics Teacher at Xavier's Institute; Stealth and Reconnaissance Instructor; Occasionally aids in Hand-to-Hand combat, or CQC, with the actual instructor
Family:
Ryan Daniel Leidel-Faraday; Ex-Husband
Relationship Status:
Right out of a Divorce of 9 Years; Currently Single, but not necessarily looking

Mutant Ability:
Probability Manipulation

Essentially, the ability to change things in or out of the favor of either Marlowe or a target of his choice. This is the exact change in probability surrounding a target or event, to either change something that has a relatively low chance of happening into occurring immediately or through a chain of events or stopping something that should have happened by decreasing the probability of it occurring. It's the direct change in something that was probable or improbable, but not something that would be deemed impossible, such as defying the laws of physics or suddenly causing a mutation to immediately make one invincible. It plays around with the chances of something that could happen and either stops it from happening or makes it happen.

However, in combat, Marlowe isn't much of a direct fighter and is more of a saboteur type support, or stealth combatant. He uses this to aid his team to further their chances of survival and success, while also degrading enemy defenses and essentially making them less efficient fighters—clouding their helmets, causing one to choke on his gum, jam guns, misfire, suddenly increase the intensity of the wind to shirk accuracy, etc. At the moment, he can directly effect the outcome of something through touch, or by centering around a certain person or object within his line of sight. The aid of scopes or binoculars, or anything that enhances his current vision by giving him nightvision, infrared, etc. can essentially increase the range and efficiency of his powers. As well, if he doesn't have a particular target, he can effect a radius around him or around something he targets (such as ricocheting a knife into a corridor to increase the chance of hitting an enemy that he cannot see).

He is particularly known for initiating elaborate schemes and events akin to a Rube Goldberg Machine, which was how he got his nickname, though he is officially called 'Ivory'.
Personality and History:
Canada is just a wonderful place.

Not only does Marlowe drive the stereotype home, but he was practically the staple for it. Of course, following stereotypes isn't bad... it's just the part about actually forcing the stereotype on others that would be deemed bad. Marlowe wasn't necessarily that person, but he often held himself to be as respectful and polite as possible, regardless of who that person was. But, Marlowe's life wasn't necessarily as full and vibrant as his character is; in fact, he was often the reason for a moment or the reason something was exciting. He was the reason people would go places. If Marlowe was there, people followed.

Born to a single mother—his father left before he could remember who he was—Marlowe was raised in a slightly downtrodden home. His family was impoverished, his mother a waiter, and he could barely get by in school. Of course, Mars was always a chipper individual and did more care taking than his mother did for him. He didn't mind being there for her and didn't mind falling asleep hungry, every now and then. But, that didn't last all that long because Marlowe literally fell on top of a pile of luck.

A young man had found him roaming around the streets of his town, in an attempt to maybe help his mother out with their money issue. Being the production assistant of a local TV show, he found Marlowe to be the perfect child to play the family's sweet, adorable kid. Swept into the entertainment business, he lifted all the burden off of his mother's shoulder through the copious amounts of money he began making. Canada didn't have a Hollywood seen like its neighbor, but there was still plenty of money to be made there. It was definitely enough money for two people to survive on. But it, oddly enough, got better from there. Not only did he become a rising star, occasionally drifting from Canada to Hollywood, though his home was back with his mother, but he kept getting offer after offer until he couldn't possibly do anything but work. And yet, he always found time for his family, in which his mother had struck gold herself by inventing the next best thing and raising a company from it all on her own.

Not knowing that one shouldn't bite a gift horse in the mouth, Marlowe delved deeper into this sudden font of luck that showered over him and his family. It took a few years, but after willing a certain chain of events to happen before his eyes, he realized exactly what he was and what he could do. But, the world didn't quite like mutants; there were active protests against giving them the same rights as humans. But, his powers were tame and unnoticeable, as well as easily controlled. He could grow them in secret without anyone asking why and even those who did often let go of the question without much fuss.

But, entertainment wasn't quite where he wanted to be. He saw the pain that people like him had to endure and not many people were doing things about it. He didn't have the power to stop it completely, but he did have the power to try. Plus, his mother had whatever she had under control and she no longer needed him; he no longer needed her to live. Not to say that he didn't stop loving her, much less visit. But he found himself working for government officials, working his way up to gain enough know how and enough power to possibly turn the tide of the whole mutant rights thing.

Though, he did run into a hefty obstacle on his way there. Fresh out of the political circuit, he stumbled upon a secretary, aspiring to be an ambassador; he had a quite the wanderlust and it showed in how much he knew about the world, it's issues, and its languages. He stopped his climb to settle down, to help this green eyed traveler get out into the world. There was only one issue holding him back: the fact that, in his years with Ryan, he'd found his way into the X-Men, having realized that he couldn't quite rock the boat from where he wanted. He had various years in which he questioned his motives and the way he was going about them; politics wasn't necessarily his forte, despite having climbed so far already. So, he settled for something a little easier and a lot more fulfilling than discussing issues instead of actually solving them.

The move wasn't at all suspicious to Ryan, though it would take awhile before they could get proper citizenship. Though, Ryan had found a way into working for the Canadian Embassy from New York, making the process for getting a visa a whole lot less messier. It was at Xavier's Institute that he made a name for himself in the mutant community, unbeknownst to Marlowe's husband and indirectly aiding in the whole Apocalypse incident—he made sure the students that were still there were properly protected. Prior to that, he would often accompany a few from the X-men team on covert operations, in which he served as their recon and stealth operative.

It wasn't until it all went down the drain that his marriage did the same. Apparently, his husband of 9 years had a particular disdain for mutantkind, something that Marlowe had either blinded himself to or hadn't bothered noticing. When things leaked about him having been a part of the X-Men and teaching mutants how to be better mutants, things didn't end quite as Marlowe had planned. Luckily, they hadn't any children to harm in the rocky divorce that wracked their marriage. They both split a part when Katherine re-opened the Institute, unknowingly giving Marlowe and escape from the emotions that plagued him afterwards. Despite seeming perfectly fine, the process is still ongoing and it's taking its toll on the teacher, especially since he is most unlikely to gather any help during.
Extra:
— Despite already being properly funded, Marlowe aids Kitty through pooling what money he can to help keep the institute on its feet and sturdy.
— Has a proclivity to use throwing knives as weapons and is adept at it, even without his powers.
— Has a white and black calico cat by the name of Dice.
— Has a very light, almost unnoticeable French-Canadian accent. In particular he can sometimes curl his r's in that guttural French sound and has a light slur on n's or t's that end a word. He talks so fast and concise (other than those slip ups) that it's often hard to tell to the untrained ear.
— Ryan Daniel Leidel-Faraday was his husband for 9 years before something had occurred in which Ryan found out that Marlowe was a mutant. He filed for a divorce soon after a large fight. Marlowe currently has no idea how something as big as being a mutant could have been over looked and why it was such a big deal, though, despite being curious, would rather he keep it a mystery. No reason to hate the man you still have deep feelings for.

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