Post by JazzyRagdoll on Jul 16, 2012 2:24:31 GMT -5
NAME: David Gilmour Floyd (After David Gilmour, of the band Pink Floyd)
AGE: 24
OCCUPATION: Irascible streeter and freerunning enthusiast
MANIFESTATION: (Hand)- David possesses the ability to manipulate and warp the reality around him, 'sidestepping' the laws of physics, space, and possibly time, creating bizarre non-euclidian alien geometries. Not much is known about David's abilities, nor whether or not they will grow or recede with time. David can also distort space- He can open a door to any place on the planet, forcibly rewriting the coordinates that the door opens to. For example, he may open a door from a hotel across town to your mom's kitchen. He is unable to bring others with him through these 'glitched' openings- Only one person may go through per opening, and David is usually the one to do so. The doors often return to whatever state they were before David's interference immediately after his use of them. This effect extends even to his own pockets, allowing him to perform incredible magic tricks- And making him an extremely effective pickpocket.
He can also use this remarkable coordinate-relocation ability on himself, an action he refers to as 'Glitching reality'. By forcibly rewriting the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of his body in space, he can escape nearly any situation- The catch being, he can only do so when no living being can see him, because breaking the rules of reality, ironically, has it's own set of rules. He can directionalize or negate the effects of gravity on an area- He can shift it from 'up' to 'sideways' to 'down'. This is the only way his powers can be used offensively- By changing the rules of the battlefield he can effectively change the rules of engagement. This effect is similar to the Hallway scene in Inception, but takes a large amount of focus and energy.
An unfortunate side effect of his powers are that they never turn off. Over a long period of time, any location David is living in will warp into the strange, non-euclidian geometries popularized by M.C.Escher paintings. The old, run-down building David squats in has become a bizarre backwards place with absurd geometrical impossibilities, such as doors on the ceiling or floor, turned sideways, gravity warps, and timeskips- The most peculiar and tantalizing anomaly lies in David's room, and appears as a window looking out at what appears to be a fertile and beautiful green field surrounding a lush lake. The window is bolted shut, and cannot be broken.
PERSONALITY: David is an irascible troublemaker with a smooth demeanor, but underneath his seemingly doltish façade he is a brilliant physicist and is very well acquainted with philosophy and psychology, specifically pertaining to dreams. David was brought up by two very punk-rock British parents before their death at the hands of their manifestations, and after coming to terms with their deaths began to become more introspective and philosophical about life.
An anarchist by beliefs, David mostly believes not necessarily that the world should be without government- Just himself. He is somewhat egotistical (If not in a good-natured sort of way) And believes his abilities place him outside the jurisdictions and rules placed on others. It's not that he thinks he's better than everyone else- He just feels as though since his abilities don't play by the rules, he shouldn't have to.
SKILLS: David is an accomplished pickpocket and sleight-of-hand magician; He uses his card tricks for money and other bartering supplies, as well as picking the pockets of people he happens to bump into. He is an expert lockpick, and combined with his overall defensive abilities, he is an amazing escape artist, deeming himself the 'Master Houdini'. He is also a longtime Parkour/Freerunning enthusiast and is extremely good at the sport, making him very efficient at navigating the urban jungle. He is adept at stealth, and although he is not an incredible fighter, he has his own somewhat fancy style of fighting playing off his ability to use his environment to his advantage.
EQUIPMENT: He carries several industrial and basic lockpicks with him, and other tools for 'Nefarious skullduggery', as he puts it.
BACKGROUND: Born a year after the Fissure split the sky, David was born to a pair of heavy Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin fans who were extremely punk-rock. He was almost a dumpster baby; Neither parent considered themselves old enough or mature enough to deal with the responsibility of the child. Luck was on his side, as his parents sent him to a private school with their respective parents' money and he received a decent education. At age eighteen, two months after exiting high school, his parents' abilities manifested; His mother the ability to activate and enhance latent manifestations, and a day later his father the unfortunate ability to turn into a small supernova.
His mother activated his powers and as David went to 'work' (In reality a job picking pockets and performing smalltime magic on the streets) she woke up his father- And promptly decimated the entire building.
After spending two years as a homeless man, dealing with the death of his parents and teaching himself about his abilities, David hid himself away, occasionally dealing with a not-so-law-abiding doctor. He finally got himself a license about a year ago and is currently looking into getting himself a private doctor.
APPEARANCE: David is an athletically built Cockney man with a medium-light frame. His face is somewhat rectangular, and his hair is blonde. His eyes are two-tone; One a pale white, the other a deep black color; People who look into the black one claim to see a reflection of places they are not. He has a small scar running from his upper lip to his lower lip on the left side of his mouth, obtained by 'A stupid git who thought 'e could get me luncheon'. His center of gravity is in his waist, fairly lower than most, which gives him a back-slouched, carefree posture. The fissures on David's legs appear most noticeably at his knees, and taper off relatively quickly above and below. His ankles also suffer obvious fissures, but both his knees and ankles are covered completely by his clothing. Due to his ability, the clothing David wears often looks somewhat unplaceably strange; His favorite leather jacket often fluctuates in color, sometimes seeming almost normal during the day and at night looking like a hole in the world, difficult to look at straight. His ragged jeans also appear strange- The white strings that appear at the frayed bottoms of his jeans sometimes move and sometimes appear to be re-knitting themselves even as David stands still. His overall punk-rock style is accentuated by a few piercings and a small mohawk.
AGE: 24
OCCUPATION: Irascible streeter and freerunning enthusiast
MANIFESTATION: (Hand)- David possesses the ability to manipulate and warp the reality around him, 'sidestepping' the laws of physics, space, and possibly time, creating bizarre non-euclidian alien geometries. Not much is known about David's abilities, nor whether or not they will grow or recede with time. David can also distort space- He can open a door to any place on the planet, forcibly rewriting the coordinates that the door opens to. For example, he may open a door from a hotel across town to your mom's kitchen. He is unable to bring others with him through these 'glitched' openings- Only one person may go through per opening, and David is usually the one to do so. The doors often return to whatever state they were before David's interference immediately after his use of them. This effect extends even to his own pockets, allowing him to perform incredible magic tricks- And making him an extremely effective pickpocket.
He can also use this remarkable coordinate-relocation ability on himself, an action he refers to as 'Glitching reality'. By forcibly rewriting the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of his body in space, he can escape nearly any situation- The catch being, he can only do so when no living being can see him, because breaking the rules of reality, ironically, has it's own set of rules. He can directionalize or negate the effects of gravity on an area- He can shift it from 'up' to 'sideways' to 'down'. This is the only way his powers can be used offensively- By changing the rules of the battlefield he can effectively change the rules of engagement. This effect is similar to the Hallway scene in Inception, but takes a large amount of focus and energy.
An unfortunate side effect of his powers are that they never turn off. Over a long period of time, any location David is living in will warp into the strange, non-euclidian geometries popularized by M.C.Escher paintings. The old, run-down building David squats in has become a bizarre backwards place with absurd geometrical impossibilities, such as doors on the ceiling or floor, turned sideways, gravity warps, and timeskips- The most peculiar and tantalizing anomaly lies in David's room, and appears as a window looking out at what appears to be a fertile and beautiful green field surrounding a lush lake. The window is bolted shut, and cannot be broken.
PERSONALITY: David is an irascible troublemaker with a smooth demeanor, but underneath his seemingly doltish façade he is a brilliant physicist and is very well acquainted with philosophy and psychology, specifically pertaining to dreams. David was brought up by two very punk-rock British parents before their death at the hands of their manifestations, and after coming to terms with their deaths began to become more introspective and philosophical about life.
An anarchist by beliefs, David mostly believes not necessarily that the world should be without government- Just himself. He is somewhat egotistical (If not in a good-natured sort of way) And believes his abilities place him outside the jurisdictions and rules placed on others. It's not that he thinks he's better than everyone else- He just feels as though since his abilities don't play by the rules, he shouldn't have to.
SKILLS: David is an accomplished pickpocket and sleight-of-hand magician; He uses his card tricks for money and other bartering supplies, as well as picking the pockets of people he happens to bump into. He is an expert lockpick, and combined with his overall defensive abilities, he is an amazing escape artist, deeming himself the 'Master Houdini'. He is also a longtime Parkour/Freerunning enthusiast and is extremely good at the sport, making him very efficient at navigating the urban jungle. He is adept at stealth, and although he is not an incredible fighter, he has his own somewhat fancy style of fighting playing off his ability to use his environment to his advantage.
EQUIPMENT: He carries several industrial and basic lockpicks with him, and other tools for 'Nefarious skullduggery', as he puts it.
BACKGROUND: Born a year after the Fissure split the sky, David was born to a pair of heavy Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin fans who were extremely punk-rock. He was almost a dumpster baby; Neither parent considered themselves old enough or mature enough to deal with the responsibility of the child. Luck was on his side, as his parents sent him to a private school with their respective parents' money and he received a decent education. At age eighteen, two months after exiting high school, his parents' abilities manifested; His mother the ability to activate and enhance latent manifestations, and a day later his father the unfortunate ability to turn into a small supernova.
His mother activated his powers and as David went to 'work' (In reality a job picking pockets and performing smalltime magic on the streets) she woke up his father- And promptly decimated the entire building.
After spending two years as a homeless man, dealing with the death of his parents and teaching himself about his abilities, David hid himself away, occasionally dealing with a not-so-law-abiding doctor. He finally got himself a license about a year ago and is currently looking into getting himself a private doctor.
APPEARANCE: David is an athletically built Cockney man with a medium-light frame. His face is somewhat rectangular, and his hair is blonde. His eyes are two-tone; One a pale white, the other a deep black color; People who look into the black one claim to see a reflection of places they are not. He has a small scar running from his upper lip to his lower lip on the left side of his mouth, obtained by 'A stupid git who thought 'e could get me luncheon'. His center of gravity is in his waist, fairly lower than most, which gives him a back-slouched, carefree posture. The fissures on David's legs appear most noticeably at his knees, and taper off relatively quickly above and below. His ankles also suffer obvious fissures, but both his knees and ankles are covered completely by his clothing. Due to his ability, the clothing David wears often looks somewhat unplaceably strange; His favorite leather jacket often fluctuates in color, sometimes seeming almost normal during the day and at night looking like a hole in the world, difficult to look at straight. His ragged jeans also appear strange- The white strings that appear at the frayed bottoms of his jeans sometimes move and sometimes appear to be re-knitting themselves even as David stands still. His overall punk-rock style is accentuated by a few piercings and a small mohawk.
