Post by Nick Black on Oct 5, 2009 1:56:03 GMT -5
i n t r o d u c i n g . . .
Nicholas Adrian Black ///
[/size][/i]Full Name~ Nicholas Adrian Black
Gender~ Male
Age~ 18
Birthdate~ August 20 (Leo)
Location~ Miami, FL
Faction~ AuraFiz
Celebrity Claim~ Lupe Fiasco
Play anyone else?~ Nope
m i n d . . .
what's in my head?
/// SPECIAL ABILITY
Tychokinesis
Nick has the ability to manipulate stochastic fields. Stochastic fields being the very fields that are associated with luck or probability, the fields which display the outcomes of every reaction. He simply needs to concentrate on a specific event to alter the probability of an event occurring or not occurring. It is done psionically so all it takes is a little concentration but this may be accompanied by somatic motions. Nick cannot create the impossible though, he alters the fields to make an event normally unlikely to occur or make an event happening to become unlikely. This can range from causing a light bulb to overheat or to cause a car accident to make the least damaging scenario.
The other aspect of Nick's ability comes from the fact that he is blind. His ability has compensated for the fact that he cannot see by causing his brain to create "visual" representations of stochastic fields. The images are normally monochromatic in either gray or light blue but they may also show up in other colors such as red, yellow, and green. The images are normally blurry, little details in association with them. He perceives information from his ability simply recognizing the stochastic fields, his sense of touch, smell, taste, and sound.
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/// ABILITY LIMITS
Tychokinesis
The biggest limit to his power is his lack of control. He can not will it to rain or have a perfect life. The limited control he has is used in life saving circumstances or random lesser uses of his ability. With practice he could potentially be able to effectively bend reality but Activating Evolution indicates that reaching godhood may be beyond reality benders.
In concerns to focusing his power Nick can only concentrate on one specific action at a time, meaning he cannot both win a power game and blackjack at the same time. An action requires his utmost concentration as his brain works out quantum paths, like a calculator performing one function at a time. In addition to that he cannot see probability outside the immediate present or place he is currently in. He cannot predict accurately what would happen 24 hours later as his power is not focused enough to produce much more than an extremely fuzzy image. He cannot alter a change on another side of town as he is not receiving information on the current tychokinetic fields or is in the vicinity to alter them.
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/// PERSONALITY
Nick by any means has an... interesting personality. Life has sculpted him into an intriguing individual, at least by his own standards. As they say hereditary traits, environment, and experience create a personality and Nick is no exception as he is not only a product of his parents but that of the world around him. For all manners and purposes he may be considered more of a Byronic figure. Though he may be socially abrasive and a bit irritable on the outside, Nick really is a good guy under the surface as he tends to show from time to time, but we'll start this description from the outside in.
Socially Nick was raised to always be polite and courteous to his elders. As a kid Nick did keep in line with this philosophy, after adults were in charge and therefore always right, right? As Nick grew up though he began to defy social conventions and he began to realize that being polite was overrated. He has a dry, acerbic and almost cruel sense of humor. His jokes normally end in someone else being hurt and him having a good laugh about it. He very rarely ever shares any intimate details about himself, hiding behind a thin veil of sarcasm. He tends to treat everyone he comes into contact with utter disdain, this has caused people to simply think he is a misanthrope. He has absolutely no problem saying how he feels about people and he has no qualms saying things that wouldn't normally be appropriate in conversation. All the same Nick speaks in an intelligent manner borne of his own intellect and higher education. He is known to have an endearing quality, do to his charisma but he still can be an insatiable arse.
Nick has always been somewhat arrogant as well. As a child he was naturally competitive, a trait said to be derived from his both his mother and father. Wherever he could get in front he did, whether this be in a simple pickup game of basketball or in schoolwork. He consistently needs to have dominance. It was probably him realizing he had abilities that led to his arrogance skyrocketing. Now he felt invincible, he had all the luck on his side and there was nothing anybody could do to stop him. Though Nick got his ass handed to him several times before him getting back up and winning the fight always helped his ego grow a little. Losing was simply not an option anymore, he refused to be the kid he once was, he wanted to be more. Though he would deny it he began to wish for more power, it just made him feel unstoppable. He was a good kid but power still manages to corrupt a person, he felt nearly godlike. As he aged he gained a new layer of cynicism and anger sent his arrogance shooting to the god complex it is now. He felt that seeing people truly had no sight, more than ever he felt the need to prove that he was self sufficient and what's more he was better than everyone around him. He began to relish in one feeling alone, the feeling of being absolutely, unequivocally right.
In a conversation most people would tell you that Nick is a real asshole and the thing is they would be correct. He has no qualms in relating how he feels about a person, the truth was harsh but it simply was the truth. His own meanness stems from his own frustrations. Even there are many others with similar problems (read: fighting super powered maniacs while being subjugated by a group of "special hunters") Nick felt as if he had it the worse. He never misses the opportunity to tell someone how he feels about them, no use in sugar coating it and to him most people were idiots. The average person probably worries about mundane things like school, work, and family, Nick just finds this nauseating and totally out of perspective. Honestly he is bitter at what has happened in his life and he chooses to use these dark feelings to hurt others. Deep down though Nick isn't just some mean, cynical, blind guy, he really does care about others. Even though he can be cruel he may from time to time apologize to those he has really wronged, although still regarding them as idiots. He disguises his affection to his friends behind his flippant exterior to the point where he sometimes forgets himself.
Being blind changes the way you see the world, no pun intended, for some like Nick it makes you more introspective. In the darkness of his mind Nick has reached several realizations of himself but he just chooses to drown out his own sad truth. It is with this introspectiveness that Nick became both an atheist and quite nihilistic. His greatest fear had always been that he would be useless to do anything to help anyone. He does have a great oratory skill and knows how to rally support and hope but he cannot do the same for himself. He often feels due to his disability he can't be on the front lines anymore and instead tries to help other people. In truth Nick still is on the front lines, his blindness not letting him miss a hitch. His introspection has helped him see that there is a thrill to teaching as well, he feels he has aged beyond his years and he does want to pass what he has learned onward. Despite his comparatively youthful age Nick does not allow that to be a limit, he will tell anyone he cares to what he cares to say and it would do them good to listen up.
Despite his more negative qualities Nick is a good guy, he applies his energies in the right places to help people. He wants to be the face and voice of leader as he has seen a dim look into what the world is becoming. He became a hero initially for a reason and that was to help people. One may argue that Nick only wants to help to fulfill his god complex but he doesn't believe so. Really Nick's personality leads him to more of a Rubik's complex, he enjoys the feeling of solving something and being right. He has displayed this to the point where he may no longer show well being for people and rather does what he does just to be right. He has the ability to make connections where people would not normally see it and uses this to cunningly adapt to new circumstance and situations. Even with his god complex, Rubik's complex, and logical sense Nick still exhibits self-destruction tendencies. He may do more dangerous things without considering the consequence including, subjecting himself to another's power, testing out an insane hypothesis, or pushing the limits in anything he does.
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Likes~
- Guitar
- Music, particularly Rock and Blues
- Biology, particularly genetics or medicine
- Solving Puzzles
- Being Right
Dislikes~
- Social Institutions, including religion
- Anything considered "the norm" or mundane
- Most people
- Rank or Privilege
- Ignorance
Strengths~
- Willful
- Athletic
- Intelligent
- Bold
- Making Connections (Deductive Reasoning and Observations)
Weaknesses~
- Socially Abrasive
- Temper
- Uncooperative
- Lack of Trust
- Rash Decisions
Skills~
- Oratory Skill
- Can Read Braille
- Speaks Spanish, Italian, and German (not fluently)
- Guitar
- Cooking
Hobbies~
- Cooking
- Playing Guitar
- Swimming
Habits~
- Popping pain pills, especially narcotics
- Tapping Cane
- Cracking Knuckles
Flaws~
- God Complex
- Chronic Migraines
- Blindness
b o d y . . .
caught in your sights . . .
Age~ 18
Celebrity Claim~ Lupe Fiasco
Sexual Preference~ Heterosexual
Ethnicity~ Jamaican/Puerto Rican
Hair~ Black
Eyes~ Pale
/// APPEARANCE
Nick by all means is a decent looking guy, perhaps not a sculpted Adonis but his features do have a rather homely appearance. His hair is a dark black and kept cropped down low, he really has no want or need for extravagant hairstyles. His eyes are a pale from his blindness, one can see the light remains of the brown irises that once were. His nose is rather broad, not distractingly so but noticeable. His lips though normally arranged in a tight sneer are round and plump and right behind them are his pearly whites. His teeth aren't perfect though, slight overbite and an in-caved molar near the back of his mouth. Not painful or cumbersome but does provide some interesting terrain for the wandering tongue. His ears seem to be a tad small for his head, a point of interest for those he may joke about his general disproportions. All in all his face is thin, almost ovular, his skin a light shade of brown is generally clear aside from the minor blemish in the form of ingrown hair or pimple.
Nick stands at around 5' 10" not necessarily the tallest but weighing in at 157 pounds he has a light muscular frame that is more agile than durable. He is not ripped by any means but he does take decent care of himself as evidenced by a shadow of a six pack and his generally tight musculature. His long arms and legs are a point of interest probably aiding him in his more athletic endeavors. In addition he has long fingered hands, ideal for manipulation in careful situations such as mechanics, instrumental work, or beating someone over the head with his cane. He has size eleven feet, not quite unusual but he does take pride in the fact, the bigger the foot to kick someones arse as he says.
Nick's fashion sense is not the best needless to say, what can one honestly expect from a blind man. He does wear the same style of clothes as he did in high school, jeans, intricately designed shirts (teal, gold, and black being preferred colors.) He also likes to shake things up with a hoodie or a nice dress vest over casual clothing. Though his socks don't often match he does still like to look presentable in public. he still likes to wear skate shoes whether he plans on skating or not, leaning towards vans and etnies as his preferred choice. As for jewelery he sports a stylish silver and gold watch on his left wrist, and slightly tattered sliver chain on his right wrist. Around his neck can be found a silver chain adorned with a dray 1/2 millimeter guitar pick, and a silver pendant with his name in Greek lettering, meant to provide luck. Of course he just wouldn't be Nick without his same dark pair of sunglasses, and the cane that many have become intimately familiar with.
s p i r i t . . .
this is where i come from . . .
Faction~ AuraFiz
Birthplace~ New York City, New York
Mother~ Joan Black, 44, Nurse, Trans-dimensional Duplication
Father~ Michael Black, 40, Risk analysist, civilian
Siblings~ N/A
Spouse~ N/A
Children~ N/A
Other Family~ N/A
/// HISTORY
One could say that Nick's problems stem back to his very birth, as the most tragic thing to befall his life occurred. Doctors traditionally put silver nitrate on the eyes of babies to destroy bacteria that may have gathered there upon birthing. In Nick's case something went wrong, whether it was a contaminant int he silver nitrate or something else the baby had a strong reaction and the cornea burned. The scarring extended all the way to the optic nerve leaving the baby Nick blind. His parents Michael and Joan Black found what they thought to be the happiest day of their lives turning into the saddest. Their baby boy was cursed with blindness. After a heated legal debate the doctor was sued for malpractice (on the grounds that he was not careful with potentially dangerous chemicals.) The resulting money won was put into buying a new home in Atlanta, GA and for Nick to get special schooling due to his...disablility.
From a young age Nick was taught to always be respectful, to family, elders, and friends. He followed the rules for social conventions as placed down by his mother. He tried to be an exemplary son, he was polite, courteous, and all the works. Of course at a young age he was prone to mistakes and embarrassing circumstance but all the same Nick abided by the social norm and it's institutions. In Atlanta, Michael, Nick's father was introduced to a human resource officer working for AuraFiz. At the time Michael was a risk analysist for working independently for small businesses but when he was incited to joint he insurance department for AuraFiz he jumped on the opportunity faster than you can say Ka-Ching. At first he started with the small money, just enough to cover Nick's schooling and medical expenses, and support their family. As time went on though and Michael climbed up the corporate ladder the family began to live more and More lavishly.
Nick's life was heading towards a change as well. His mother doted on him but was always a firm parent, she could always tell when he tried fibbing and made sure appropriate punishment was doled out. Michael became more engrossed in corporate lifestyle and Nick felt himself grow farther and farther away from him. To him Michael was a man of strict regiment and order, that was what he demanded out of life and his family and they did best to adhere to this. It was the regimented lifestyle that probably caused Nick's views on the world to change but they slowly did. He gathered a distaste for rank and privilege, and in general social institutions and what was generally considered normal. He was looking to embrace the antithesis of the life that created for him, he couldn't bother with suck regimented and scheduled life any longer.
Nick acted out often but still he could not find what he wanted to do with himself. At this point he had proved to be an intelligent boy despite his disability. He picked up on languages quickly, took up guitar lessons,a nd excelled int he areas of science. Of course his mother assumed he would become some sort of famous doctor but this caused Nick to question whether he truly wanted that. He couldn't see why he would want to go around diagnosing STDs and wiping noses. His view on subjects such as these changed after what was to be one of the most pivotal moments of his life.
It was the summer of his 13th year, all his friends were planning on going out of Junior High with a bang and doing something cool to really commemorate their transition into high school. As it happened one of them acquired a rather large firework, and they planned to set it off right in front of the school. Of course young kids with pyrotechnics is never a good idea, Nick couldn't be sure of what happened as all he could hear were the sounds. Apparently, as he was told later, something went wrong with the firework and it exploded prematurely. Adam, the friend who was setting it off had sustained serious arm and abdominal damage. He was rushed to the hospital but he was in critical condition and no one knew how to help him.
All his friends were gathered in the waiting room, aside their parents and on edge to see what would happen. The doctors warned that the injuries he sustained might have been too much and he might not make it through the night. At that point a man also in the waiting room stood up, Nick's friends had described him as a filthy human being. He had a dirty, unwashed face from which hung a long gray beard, he wore tattered clothing that stunk with the smell of too much cheap liquor. The man claimed he could find out what was wrong with Adam, everyone just looked at him incredulously. Of course the doctor's refused to let this... vagabond near their patient but at this point Adam's parents were desperate and would take any help from anybody. They permitted the man to see their son.
After another excruciatingly long four hours the man returned, apparently with a smile on his face. He only said eight words, but to Adam's parents they were probably the sweetest words they had ever heard. "You can go in and see him now." Everyone crowded into the room to see the kid and sure enough he was looking better. Nick the whole time was bewildered that such a dirty, unkempt and seemingly unknowledgeable man had helped his friend. The doctors told them how the man had diagnosed a rare disease that was causing Adam to bleed out rapidly and why the coagulants weren't responding. Before Adam's parents could even thank the mysterious stranger though, he was gone. The doctor's were all embarrassed and shamed. It was then that Nick realized a lot of things, why the man left without even waiting for a thank you, the sort of satisfaction you get from pulling one over on doctor's, and what it meant to truly defy others. The man they had no faith in was right. Absolutely, unequivocally right. That was what Nick decided to strive for, to be right.
As time went on Nick began to have serious migraines as brought on by the scarring of his optic nerve. It was probably by the time he reached 16 that he started taking narcotic painkillers. It was also around this time that Nick began showing his superb sense for making connections. His arrogance grew as did his god complex. He truly felt as if everyone around him were idiots, it was only by his will did things get done. It was also around when the migraines started that Nick's power manifested. This new ability to perceive and control stochastic fields sent Nick's sense of arrogance to a whole new level and he finally reached a complete god complex. He hid his power though, cautious about when he used it. This was all strange and unusual to him, honestly he wasn't quite sure what it meant.
By the time he was 17 Nick's father managed to get him a job interning at an AuraFiz corporate building. Nick showed intelligence (and arrogance) beyond that of the other interns and perhaps that's what piqued the high up's attentions. One day he was simply brought into a small room and questioned under the pretense that he was applying for a promotion. It was here that Nick revealed his ability to his bosses (actually by accident) and that seemed to please them. His family was given notice that they could chose to relocate to Miami, Florida to a facility where both Nick's and his father's talents would be beneficial to AuraFiz. Nick began work as a troubleshooter in research and development in the facility, his ability coming in handy on more than one occasion.
By the time he reached 18 Nick was ready to leave the nest. He decided that in addition to his work in AuraFiz he would attend college with the hopes of bettering himself and perhaps one day moving up the corporate ladder. He wasn't exactly fiercely loyal to the corporation but he did indeed plan on staying with them. He managed to gain acceptance into the nearby Miami University, while not in the best location it was a good school. Now Nick is trying to figure out where to head next with his life, he's always looking for that next challenge, and the that next puzzle to solve.
c r e d e n t i a l s . . .
what do you bring to the party ?
/// PLAYER INFORMATION
Name or Alias~ Nick
CBox Name~ NickBlack
Contact Info~ via PM
Age~ 17
Years of RP Experience~ 3
How Did You Find Us? Advertisement
/// SAMPLE RP
Nick was walking through the bust streets of Miami, his white and red cane sporadically tapping the ground as he went. It was a fairly quite day for the 18 year old, he had spent the better part of his morning troubleshooting some new products for AurFiz and afterwords spent some time at the apartment. At the moment what he really needed was to simply relax, the pressures of life were closing in on him and he wanted out. It didn't help that he was surrounded by idiots 24 hours a day, men and women that though they claim to be competent hardly show the sense of a brick wall. As often before Nick wondered where these people be without his assistance. His work at AuraFiz was something he really sunk his teeth into, there was always something to test out and figure out the kinks, he pondered as he made his way down the street.
His tychokinetic sense was still something he was fairly new too. It displayed everything around him in mostly shades of gray. Figures and shapes were blurry but he did realize what they were. The occasional splash of color was thrown in, accenting something he may have overlooked. At the moment all seemed calm s he strolled intot eh park. Birds were singing, children were playing, dogs were barking, it was all rather annoying. Nick sat himself down on a bench and closed his eyes as he tilted his head back. The pain in his head was beginning to grow again and he found himself gritting his teeth. He reached his hand into his hoodie pocket and pulled out the familiar plastic orange bottle with the white childproof cap. On it's front was a sticker labeled with his name and the name of the pills inside, Vicodin. Vicodin actually wasn't his normal fix but his doctor had recently prescribed it.
He was told to only take two at anyone time but Nick opted for an impressive six. He regarded his doctor as a glorified idiot. He couldn't possibly put a dosage amount on this type of pain, Nick in his infinite wisdom decided it should be a decision he would make. Almost immediately the pain in his head subsided and was replaced with a numbing sensation. He sighed, content and turned his mind back to his work at AuraFiz. The lien of work fit him wonderfully, he was able to solve any problem they threw at him, decoding products, finding what made them tick, and fixing them. His tychokinetic sense often came in handy when dealing with more delicate procedures and because of this Nick would like to believe he was the best troubleshooter in AuraFiz. He tapped his cane on the ground, and thought smugly to himself, there was no doubt, he was the best at what he did.
Did you read the rules: The rules? My dog ate them. Honest.