Gisk

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If it's really considered an issue I can change my character. I'm not really attached to gender.

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Thanks to Prisk helping with the formatting, I was able to get this up quicker than expected. Lemme know if anything is off, but I believe I got it all.

William Bishop

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▼ PERSONAL DETAILS ► Age - Twenty-Five ► Gender - Male(Cis) ► Sexuality - Pansexual ► Nickname - Billy ► Occupation - Goddamned Rockstar ► Qualifications - High school diploma. He can play the guitar, piano, and cello. Does that count? ► Residence - Seattle, Washington ▼ PHYSICALITY ► Scars - A dog bite right on his butt, from mooning the neighbor's yorkie. ► Tattoos - Oddly enough, none ► Piercings - None ► Style - His clothes tend on the expensive side, even when they don't look it, and he usually dresses in layers, to allow for multiple pieces in any given "look." During the day, sunglasses are ever present. Most outfits are form-fitting, skinny jeans are common. Likes various colored v-necks, or else button down shirts with crowded, busy patterns(flowers and plants are common, but so are occult symbols or text). ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

LIFE AT RITMAN A middle school band geek, Billy had to defy his parents pretty hard to drop the cello. He compromised by joining the musical theater program. He was already in the choir at church, so he had a good voice, which only improved under the vocal coaching he received at Ritman. By sophomore year, he was already an ever present star of shows the school put on. Billy found that he liked the spotlight, and wanted to take it with him. He became sort of a class clown, though his jests were typically good natured. He wasn't the highest performer academically, but he was well liked. Billy was friendly, and had the odd quirk of remembering everyone's name, regardless of how often he interacted with them. He was the sort to drag more introverted people into the center of attention, thinking they would want to be there too(even when he was wrong). PSYCHE Billy is the sort of person who can charm even as he annoys; he makes it endearing. He considers himself larger than life, and sometimes even manages to fit that description. A gregarious person by nature, he likes, and tends to be liked by, crowds, particularly those of the drunk variety. He is a people-pleaser, and though this often leads to altruism and even true compassion, the root of that desire is in the quest for attention. He has an addictive personality, and likes to share his vices. He can be a bad influence, but he's usually generous, and if you stick by him, he won't let you down. Billy's current persona is the logical evolution of who he was in high school, the most surprising part of him is how successful he managed to become. ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

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POWER Kinetic Theft. Billy absorbs the kinetic energy of anything(and everything) that touches him. The energy is stored, and can be released at will from his body. There isn’t a specific limit on how much energy he can store or release, but there is on how much he can absorb at a time. ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

- ▼ STRENGTHS ►He is extremely resistant to anything based on kinetic energy. ► The energy he emits can become quite powerful, depending on how much he has absorbed. ► He is always absorbing energy passively, so he will never run completely out. ▼ WEAKNESSES ►Billy creates an enormous drag on any vehicle that tries to carry him as his power sucks up the force of acceleration. ► He cannot turn the power off, and no longer feels touch or pressure from most sources. ► He can't play guitar normally anymore. His power absorbs the vibration of any string he has his fingers on. ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

Billy facts

I said metal in the interest check, but it's a pop punk band he's in. The band is called Still Life Gospel.

They are known for frequent use of subversive religious imagery. They recently made the rounds in social media because fans jokingly called their most recent album "Godsend" a Christian rock album, and way too many parents believed them and bought it for their kids.

Godsend is their first platinum album, but a lot of people dismiss it, claiming that it's only because of the social media circus. It has still led to an enormous bump in album sales, as well as merch and general public knowledge, so no one is complaining.

Billy's family are catholic, and quite strict. He doesn't talk to them anymore. They still live in Delton, but he has no intention of seeing them while he's in town.

Billy is publicly out as pansexual.

Billy is addicted to coffee and cigarettes. The former he will seek out coffee shops for(he bought a very expensive espresso machine, but sucks at using it), the latter he carries home rolled in a silver case. The case also usually has two or three spliffs.

He has no pets and is chronically single. His condo in Seattle is often empty as he spends time either touring, or traveling for the fun of it.

He drives a blue 1975 Camaro Z28 that has been expensively converted to an electric vehicle.

He was able to shake the cello and band life at school, but took private piano lessons until he was 18 and left home.

His guitar skills are more or less self taught, and he hasn't played cello in over a decade, but he's a classically trained pianist and vocalist. And has a strong musical education thanks largely to Ritman's performing arts programs.

He moved in with this nascent band's bassist(Mark Gethers) immediately after graduation, as his parents refused to let him continue his music career under their roof.

Billy formed his first band, called the White Crosses, while a Junior in high school. Most of his members jumped ship to pursue steady careers after graduation. Mark wanted to try to replace them, and Billy agreed and was actively looking for new members, but he also quietly auditioned to join an up and coming band in Portland.

When Mark found out, he kicked Billy out, and Billy ended up surfing couches for a few months while his new band tried to gain traction.

In no small part because of Billy's persistence and talent, the band became locally successful within the year, at least enough for Billy to get his first apartment. The rest is history.

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As nice as the fancy sheets are, I find the itty-bitty font to be a bit difficult to read... I will be typing my sheet regularly

@False Prophet

Agreed, and the formatting is particularly difficult to parse on a phone or tablet.

It's the main thing that's holding me up, since I'm waiting to even work on it until I can be at a computer for a reasonable amount of time.

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Well I can at least state my intention of using Lucky Blue Smith as a face claim. It might be a bit before I get a sheet up.

OBLIVION— interest check

Body duplication is cool because of all the weird and specific conditions you can put on it.

EDIT so as to not double post, I may as well let yall know my power, now that it's been hashed out.

Kinetic Theft. Absorbs the kinetic energy of anything(and everything) that touches him. The energy is stored, and can be released at will from his body.

There isn’t a specific limit on how much energy he can store or release, but there is on how much he can absorb at a time.

So while he won't feel your normal human punches or kicks(or hugs or kisses D:), things like bullets or getting hit by a car are merely lessened.

OBLIVION— interest check

String like thread? Could they do textiles, like woven or knitted things?

OBLIVION— interest check

@False Prophet he's gonna hate my guy.

OBLIVION— interest check

Literally anyone else to False Prophet's character: hey, can you step back a bit?

@Prisk Bully definitely has more interesting places to go as a character, but we might all hate her in the mean time lol.

OBLIVION— interest check

Working with the GM on an acceptable version of my power, but the general concept of the character is a moderately successful metal musician. In school he would have been a friendly, class clown type. Not the best student, got into a little trouble, but mostly tame stuff.

In present day he would be well known enough that having him show up for the reunion is kind of exciting(to some people).

OBLIVION— interest check

I'm interested. I have a character/power in mind that is extremely powerful, but has a handful of key and very basic weaknesses. I can just post the power out in the open here if you want to see, or else I can PM you. Lemme know which you'd prefer.

I'm not sure what level of powers is acceptable or normal here.

@nodogs