Shane Jasper Harvey

[Shane Jasper Harvey]

_{i n t r o d u c i n g . . .}

Shane Jasper Harvey ///

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Full Name~ Shane Jasper Harvey
Gender~ Male
Age~ 17
Date of Birth~ June 17th (Gemini)
Location~ Atlanta, GA
Faction~ Mayhem
Celebrity Claim~ Julius Beckers
Play anyone else?~

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_{m i n d . . .}

what's in my head?

/// SPECIAL ABILITY

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Photokinesis / Sciakinesis

Specifically, Shane's ability affords him a full and rare range of control over light particles. He can control their brightness, movement, heat... all by manipulating the aspects of light and dark. This allows for a range of handy capacities. He can create bright flashes to blind advesaries, or deactivate light to fill an area with pitch black darkness. He can also channel the movement of light at a high speed, and when accompanied by a control over it's intensity, create a dangerous ranged attack. Shane appears to spend as much time practicing his ability to deal with darkness as with light. Much upon the same principle, he can also extend his influence over light particles to create a kind of anti-light; essentially: darkness that radiates as the light does. This and all other aspects of his ability are afforded by his own ability to extend his psychic influence over light particles in his immediate area, and by the extension of his psychic energy, control these forces.

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/// ABILITY LIMITS

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Shane's ability specifically acts by extending his own psychic energy (as influence) to light particles surrounding him. Although he practices and works to control and master his gift, he still has much to learn, and is presently limited to a fairly immediate range. Total influence over a medium-sized room is possible; his own range of influence capable of reaching twenty to thirty feet, with a ten-to-fifteen foot 'nucleus' range in which his influence is strongest.

Both Photokinetis and Sciakinetics are rare in their own right, so Shane's own version of the abilities in hybrid form are practically unheard of, even among underground ability specialists. Due to the balanced nature of his ability, there are some capacities available to both Photokinetics and Sciakinetics that may not be available to Shane, but it's unknown with such a new variation of the ability what may develop over time.

At present, creating convincing illusions, physical manifestations, or umbrageous teleportation are not possible.

Shane is able to create non-corporeal manifestations of light that can be colored and shaped to his will, creating surreal illusions that seem holographic, and hold a colorful glow. In addition to controlling the intensity and motion of light, or the void-like opposite his psyche can create, Shane can also alter the colors of lights.

Lastly, at present, Shane cannot manifest the light-absorbing darkness while working with actual light; he must choose between one and the other. Using dark and light together is an important goal for him, however, so he is striving to overcome this boundary.

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/// PERSONALITY



At the core, Shane is a creature of vice. He truly looks out for number one before anyone else, and it's rare for him to open up so much so as to form so deep an attachment to someone that he would truly risk his neck for them. Even still, it has happened, and could happen in the future. Shane is seldom grateful for favors as he doesn't trust in the good nature of people, always expecting ulterior motives behind any hand-out or token of generosity. Stubborn and independent to a fault, he often turns down the advice or help offered by other people just to do things his own way.

Shane is very adventurous, he loves to try new things and dabble in new interests. With little regard for the law, many of these 'interests' often end up being illegal. He's a bit of a promiscuous man-whore, and somewhat of an alcoholic, and has frequently dabbled with a number of club drugs in the past on some of his wild nights. Not all of those adventures have gone well, but it hasn't curbed his reckless behavior. Shane has also long turned from the 'established system', and engaged in a number of illegal activities in order to provide for himself and his vices; from theft or boosting property to pulling cons on others, criminal or not-- he has even sold himself on a few occasions.

One of Shane's greatest strengths lies in his ability to read other people well-- how they think, feel, how they tick, and to press the proper buttons to manipulate them as he sees fit. To this end, he can sell charm in spades even while coming off as a troublemaker. He's also quite a smooth liar, and will typically avoid uncertain topics with others until he has a good feel for what they know, and will admit to what they do so as to pass himself off as being a remotely honest or decent person, when it comes to benefit his purposes.

Shane is also a fairly cocky and arrogant individual, and doesn't feel much guilt for any of the things he does. He doesn't go out of his way to do harm to others unless they have seriously bothered him, but if someone gets hurt inadvertantly by his actions, it's just 'bad luck' in his mind. He doesn't have a lot of sympathy for others, and has no patience for people who dwell on what they don't have, or waste time pitying themselves when they could be out in the world furthering their causes. Also, partially due to upbringing, partially due to his wild nature, Shane cannot stand self-righteous, bigoted, or prudish people, and gets rather confrontational with them.

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Likes~

• confident, cocky, aggressive guys
  
• good martial arts or other action movies
  
• fine Italian cuisine
  
• alcohol; drinks wine, liquor, mixed drinks, beer (mostly anything)
  
• a bit of a nympho (attracted to males)
  
• spicy foods
  
• fighting or fast action video games
  
• shares his brother's passion for reptiles
  

Dislikes~

• being outsmarted makes him vindictive
  
• stagnation; things staying the same for too long
  
• anything containing cilantro-- yuck!
  
• not a morning person at all
  
• being tied down, losing freedom, commitment
  
• not having fun; waiting
  
• people who complain instead of taking action
  
• uptight, self-righteous, or prudish people
  

Strengths~

• able to read people; cunning and manipulative
  
• very persuasive actor and liar
  
• very aware, a quick thinker
  
• quite fit; good strength, excellent agility & speed
  
• dextrous; quick and skilled fingers make a good thief
  
• excellent with mathematics and calculations
  
• good at delegating to subordinates according to their strengths
  
• generally keeps his cool even in stressful situations
  

Weaknesses~

• can be gullible and easy to sway or influence
  
• very indecisive, not much of one for commitment
  
• no resistance for the flesh; quite a slut
  
• very indulgent; loves to drink and has dabbled in drugs
  
• can be flighty and absent-minded; has poor memory
  
• has a hard time getting other people's perspectives
  
• loses track of time easily, is rarely on time
  
• possesses a very short and flimsy attention span (more so w/out meds)
  

Skills~

• sleight of hand; pickpocketing
  
• some breaking and entering techniques
  
• speaks decent Spanish
  
• basic electronic and appliance skills
  
• took some gymnastics as a kid
  
• knows a great deal about street business
  
• can open simple-to-moderate locks
  
• has a good deal of knowledge about caring for reptiles
  

Hobbies~

• caring for his pets
  
• drinking, partying
  
• sex (very promiscuous)
  
• participates in some of his brother's street races
  

Habits~

• writes lots of info down in his planner, then forgets to check it
  
• fidgets and taps his fingers a lot when without his meds
  
• chews a lot of chewing gum
  
• constantly cracks his knuckles
  

Flaws~

• ADHD
  
• Allergic to nickel or similar metals (will break out)
  
• Allergic to some topical treatments, medicines, and cosmetics
  
• Sunburns easily (sensitive skin)
  
• Chemically dependant on his medication
  

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_{b o d y . . .}

caught in your sights . . .

Age~ 17
Celebrity Claim~ Julius Beckers
Sexual Preference~ Male
Ethnicity~ Mostly Indistinct; some Scottish, German, Dutch
Hair~ Brown
Eyes~ Green

/// APPEARANCE



First impressions often catch Shane as an alarmingly cocky adolescent male with short, brown hair and green eyes. His slim body often looks a bit scrawny in loose clothing to some, but his body is lean and carved out, with a thoroughly smooth complexion, with very little body hair. He has a very expressive face as well as the various sides of him emerge through social interaction. His movements in general are precise and streamlined, as if he imagines his movements before he takes them. If one didn't see a resemblance between the brothers by their appearances alone, they'd likely see it in the similarity of their movements, gestures, and speech.

Shane is a big fan of adding that extra flair to make the statement. Vivid colors are a must, and although he often wears hearty dark colors, he'll just as easily wear something bright. He doesn't like wearing rings, but he doesn't mind bracelets or necklaces, and there are several piercings in his ears, as well as his tongue and naval. There are times that Shane will appear to be only partially clothed, due to having lost or discarded a shirt or something during his shenanigans. He is also always in some sort of compelling and intoxicatingly good body spray, and takes especially good care of himself when going out in general. There are, however, times for work, in which Shane will begrudgingly dress down or simple, so as to be inconspicuous or to blend in, but he is soon finding that the more he practices with his ability, the less his attire matters when he is attempting to be silent or stealthy.

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_{s p i r i t . . .}

this is where i come from . . .

Faction~ Mayhem
Birthplace~ Phoenix, AZ
Mother~ Paige Harvey; Deceased (Pharmacist)
Father~ Frederick Harvey; 39 (Restaurant Chain Owner)
Siblings~
Vance Lewis Harvey; 20 -- Adhesion / Lubricity (Attendant to The Vice)
Max Daniel Harvey; 14 (Student)
Spouse~ n/a
Children~ n/a
Other Family~ n/a

/// HISTORY



Shane was born to Frederick and Paige Harvey around 3:40 AM on June 17th in Phoenix, Arizona. As the middle child of three brothers, Shane was certainly the loudest and most demanding of the three, although the running with his younger brother Max was rather close. Growing up, Shane got his reputation as a troublemaker early on. In school, he'd respond to bullies and rivals with clever and humiliating pranks. He also had a tendency to cut up in class or lunch to make the other kids laugh, and spent a lot of time in the principal's office. This eventually led to several 'talks' with the school councilor, who forwarded the boy to a child psychiatrist to be evaluated and diagnosed with ADHD.

Throughout early childhood for Shane, the Harvey household was well-off due to the fact that Frederick owned a small chain of restaurants, inherited from his father. In the comfort of this success, Paige answered the call of her own ambition and attended school for her own choice career in the pharmaceutical industry. By middle school, Shane was fairly popular, and was no longer a favorite target for bullies, despite being runtish by comparison to many of the other kids. It was in late middle-school that the nickname Jas came about from being called 'Jasper', by his middle name. He seemed entirely focused on the social aspects of school rather than the academic, and it became a point of great concern to his parents, especially Paige, who signed him up for an experimental drug made by a company she had great trust in, that would help him to tame his ADHD. It didn't remove it completely, but it certainly toned it down for him, but Shane never got around to making an active choice for academic excellence.

The boys all experienced the similar and shared effect of being put off by their father for his constant, unsolicited remarks. He was a bigoted man with many hateful and prejudiced things to say about people of other races, religions, backgrounds, etc. This cultured defiance in all of the boys as they made many friends with people of all sorts in a large, diverse city, and the schism only grew as time went on. As for those who Shane could look up to, that seemed to fall squarely onto Vance. Paige was surely the exemplary ambitious hard worker, but Shane loved to play and have fun, and related to those qualities in Vance, who not only held down a job as a bus-boy at one of their father's restaurants, but also had plenty of fun for himself on his spare time.

In their adolescent years, the boys all grew even closer, and Shane especially found himself well-liked among Vance and his friends, but they liked to party, and if Vance partied hard, Shane partied harder. It was during this young age that Shane witnessed and experienced many things for the first time, and was perhaps a bit reckless as he grew used to always having his older brother there to look out for him.

Meanwhile, there was a festering resentment between the boys and their father, especially between Frederick and Vance. Shane merely distanced himself, spending more and more time out and about, until he eventually started staying out for days at a time, getting up to whatever kind of drinking and smoking he was up for. Around this period, several poor decisions caused Frederick to loose considerable foothold in the local industry, and he had to close several of his stores. As this happened, the financial situation of the household became tighter than they were used to, and it caused them to spend even less time at home. Shane found himself spending more nights out with his brother and their mutual friends than at home.

After the rut, though, things began to look up as Paige opened up her own pharmacy at what she deemed would be a key location, but several months in, three armed gunmen made an attempted robbery while Paige was in. Bravely attempting to talk down an intended burglary, Paige was shot several times when the altercation got out of hand. Three days later, the ordeal ended in tragedy when she flatlined at the hospital, and the doctors couldn't bring her back.

In the Harvey household, a schism became a hollow void filled with eerie silence, saved for Frederick's occasional depressive outbursts as a bigoted windbag became a remorseful one; consumed in his regrets. Although Vance began to pity Frederick, Shane did not. Even still, this only made him that much more intolerable, and the two older brothers were at home even less after this point. Shane fell into excess as he coped in his own way, trusting in the safety net of his big brother, but more changes soon came that would test him.

Abruptly and without warning, Vance moved to Las Vegas with one of the waitresses he worked with, a red-haired girl by the name of Erica O'rias. Once he was gone, Shane's world began to change drastically. Several of their friends were soon arrested and jailed for possession of narcotics with the intent to sell. With Vance gone, Shane felt exposed and vulnerable, and quickly grew much closer to Tony, who was Vance's best friend, and they even formed a sexual relationship. Through him, Shane learned that Vance had fled to Vegas to avoid the law.

It was Tony who gave Shane his first taste of ulterior motives. He revealed to Shane that he was also involved, and had planned to move in with his grandmother in North Carolina, where he was from. Feigning concern that his 'strange family' would 'scare Shane away', Tony played upon Shane's fears, selling the gullible boy a rather important lie; that Shane was also implicated to the authorities. In truth, he simply wanted to keep Shane for himself, for his own purposes, and the two were soon set up for a one-way flight, courtesy of Tony's generous grandmother, Theresa.

They soon moved into what seemed to Shane to be an over-sized antique. The house was huge, and very old, and felt a little creepy to Shane at first; something like a huge tombstone relic of the past. With so much time alone out in the middle of nowhere with his boyfriend, Shane began to see a different side of Tony now that they had moved in with his family. He had become controlling, possessive, even a bit demanding.

It was also during this period that Shane's ability began to manifest. Lights would appear in response to his mood or stimulation, or the lighting around him would seem to flicker, brighten, or darken. When it happened during an argument with Tony, it was dismissed as the old house's typically faulty wiring, but Shane began to figure out that he was the cause of it. Separate from the other goings on in his life during this period, he began to practice, and even admire his abilities in privacy, fascinated by what he could do.

The relationship became strained and constricting as they began to push against each other; Tony becoming more demanding and Shane becoming more manipulative and passive-agressive. In reality, Shane began to harden as he found himself on defense throughout a relationship that lasted eight months. Near the end of the road for the two, they were both abruptly summoned invited by a professionally struggling Uncle Mitch to Atlanta, and put to work boosting cars and electronics. Shane can vividly recall Theresa's angry protests, but had fallen to a darker place at this point in his life, and simply didn't care about living a clean life. After being moved to the city where Uncle Mitch needed them, Shane soon set his sights on another one of Mitch's star subordinates, an ex-basketball player by the name of Tyler; a real alpha dog. Not only did Shane find Tyler immensely attractive, but he was also fascinated by him, because Tyler... also had a strange ability. Although they never progressed beyond friends with benefits, their abilities brought them close together for some time.

Although Tyler was 'straight', Shane made the bold move of using him as an 'out' guy by using his strained relationship against him. Pre-occupied with his own hardships, he felt little remorse for it. By the time the details got back to Tony, Shane had worked his way into Tyler's blood like a sweet drug, and the possessive Tony was in no position to openly challenge Tyler, who held more experience, rank, skill, and physical stature than he did. He knowingly proposed to Tony that he was welcome to stick around, but that he was no longer willing to remain exclusive, realizing the humiliation would play so hard onto Tony's ego that he would simply fade away. Within several months, he did just that.

Uncle Mitch didn't seem to hold a grudge against Shane for rejecting his nephew, and even let Shane continue to work for him. Meanwhile, Shane stayed at Tyler's side for some time until eventually, their gang stepped onto the toes of something far bigger that they hadn't even realize existed. Mitch's smaller gang was soon cornered and subjugated by an expansive and powerful underground group known as Mayhem. Everyone within Mitch's gang eventually either faded away or became a part of the bigger beast, and it wasn't long until Mitch was trusted to head up his own familiar group within Mayhem's dominion.

The transition was especially easy for Shane, who was reunited with his sorely missed older brother, Vance. Vance showed Shane the ropes within Mayhem, and the two caught up, began to hang out and share interests just like old times, and it wasn't long until he was pulled from Mitch's group and began to work for Vance.

After a few months, he began to recieve the infamous black envelopes known to come directly from The Vice, the ambiguously nameless and faceless leader of Mayhem. Shane's black envelopes came with orders with specific, if seemingly mundane tasks that were asked of him. Although he didn't realize it, the tasks were in fact tests, and although he didn't percieve himself as having succeeded to optimum on many of those tests, The Vice apparently disagreed. This began a series of larger displays of trust, with with greater successes, Shane soon outranked Mitch.

These days, Shane serves as an Attendant to The Vice. He has met The Vice personally, and now recieves his tasks directly, counted among a very small handful of people who can claim the same. He holds the same privelaged rank as his brother, and works together with the other attendants and their (often shared) assistants to carry out orders of upper-most importance to the group.



/// ANYTHING ELSE?

• Shane is dependant on a drug known as PDAR-Alpha, which is a more recently-developed variation of PDAR-Beta. Beta was the 'experimental' drug Paige Harvey had provided to her son, Shane, in order to tame his ADHD. Even after her death, her pharmaceutical company continued to supply Shane with PDAR-Beta until they released a newer version, PDAR-Alpha.
  
  Presently, Shane has a habit of crushing the pills up and snorting them for what he claims is an 'amazing and guiltless high'. The high only lasts several hours, but while he'll consume a month's supply within a week, it'll remain in his system long enough to keep him stable for almost two weeks. When it wears off, he experiences a lethargic downtime that has him sleeping for most of two days, after which, he explodes back into wild lifestyle and parties until the first of the next month.
  
  
• Shane also owns and cares for several reptiles as pets. Like Vance, he owns a Honduran Milk Snake named 'Vampire', in addition to a rather large iguana affectionately named 'Quintin'.
  

_{c r e d e n t i a l s . . .}

what do you bring to the party ?

/// PLAYER INFORMATION

Name or Alias~ Moonflax
CBox Name~ Moonflax, Switchfire
Contact Info~

AllGearsAndTeeth (AIM)
Moonflax (YIM)
[e-mail] (MSN)
[e-mail] (Email)

Age~ 25
Years of RP Experience~ 15-18
How Did You Find Us?

You'd be amazed what you can unearth with a bit of 'negotiation'...

/// SAMPLE RP

This was no fun at all.

Not that there wasn't plenty of fun to be had for Shane, but he had been looking forward to this particular event for nearly a month. It was rare that Denise threw a party, and she had gone all out with it too. She had rented out a particularly expensive spot for it at a not-so-modest price, and Shane knew at least two of the DJ's that would be playing there personally. That was just the icing on the cake, when considering all of the other people he knew who he would expect to see.

Rumor was, Denise was celebrating some occasion she hadn't shared with the rest of the tribe just yet, and everyone was that much more interested in attending if only to find out what it was. Of course, a Denise-style party meant higher class and nicer clothes than Shane had been found mixed up in for the most part in recent days. He had spent a lot of late night in Mayhem-owned clubs, making new man-friends and cutting loose. It was a matter of time before he got a black envelope from The Vice, detailing an important mission.

One that sent him all the way out to St. Louis, where he'd kidnap a liaison for the company known as AuraFiz. The poor soul wouldn't knew what hit him. He could drag the poor soul out of just about anywhere without giving up his identity, but this 'high risk target' was presented to him just past midnight, in front of a private residence.

It was dark out, and Shane had remained perched on the stone wall of the house on the other side of the street from that of his target. When the little red Mitsubishi pulled up and turned toward the basement-level parking deck, Shane knew his mark had come. He pulled his hands up over his head, and pulled a cloth mask down over it, then dropped from the wall and crossed the street with his hands in the pockets of his jacket.

He moved quick enough that the casual pace of his target wouldn't be much to catch up with, and as the tall, scrawny-looking guy stepped out of the vehicle with a briefcase in-hand. His neatly-tripped dark hair, dark gray suit, and those deep brown eyes...

They all matched the description, but Shane found his jogger's pace slowing as the man held his hand up toward him defensively. Those eyes... he felt lost in them, and now approached him slowly, his body seeming almost automated. He stopped several feet short of the target, lost in his eyes, and the formerly frightened-looking man now beamed with confidence. He set his suitcase down, straightened his suit, and approached Shane, looking him over while maintaining eye contact.

"So they really broke down and sent someone after me, huh?" he asked with an awkward grin, "That's really damn funny..." he rubbed his hands together, then lowered them to his pockets. "I mean... all alone, like that? Did they even give you a file on me? Something to go by? No briefing...?" he shook his head.

Shane gulped, and found himself speaking without choosing to, "I was given a list of contact numbers, and a folder..." he explained in a calm tone, "I ignored the contact list... I assumed I could complete the task alone..."

He felt a strange rush through his body as he realized he had lost, and was now at the mercy of his target, unable to pull himself out of the man's eyes. "Hm... did they have a name for me? Or am I still the suitcase man?"

"Yeah..." Shane answered, "DeSilva... Warren. You won't be the suitcase man if you manage to deliver it..." Shane explained, while inwardly shocked. He seemed to have completely lost control over his body, his speech... only his thoughts seemed unaltered. "Well fuck me... they got my name..." Warren staggered a bit, seeming a bit shaken, if only briefly.

"Whatever..." he shook it off, and became resolved once more, "You're gonna come upstairs with me, answer a few questions... about your group..." a smile began to form on his lips that mocked Shane's powerlessness, "Don't worry, by the time you find yourself in a cheap motel sometime next week, you'll forget all about how you botched your mission. Too bad." he shrugged, "Now... why don't you start by telling me if your people know the name--" he picked up the suitcase, and held it up at Shane, "...of the person who'll be holding this in 24 hours."

Did you read the rules: I wrote them-shits, foo'!