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| Tweet Topic Started: May 1 2018, 10:59 AM (88 Views) | |
| Crystal Alex | May 1 2018, 10:59 AM Post #1 |
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Canon/Original:Original Codename: N/A Real Name: Alexandra Banes Nickname:Alex Age: 19 Gender: Female Race: Mutant Appearance: Alex is a pretty enough girl, she has short white hair that has odd color effect a lot like the crystals she creates and controls. The hair is cut oddly like she takes scissors to it herself rather than letting anyone else cut it. She has a sharp grey eyes with a small scar on her left eyebrow and a slightly angular face, her nose crooked in a way that looks like it’s been broken at some point. She has little bit of muscle but not much as she hasn’t had regular meals in a while. Her knuckles are calloused and rough from fighting and she has a few scars on her hands from accidentally cutting her hands with her crystals. Clothing: Alex tends to favor sleeveless shirts and jeans, occasionally donning a leather jacket if it’s really cold. She has sensitive skin so certain fabrics can really irritate her she has a few select clothes she knows won’t hurt her. She tries to wear hats or hoods to keep her hair hidden not wanting to waste money on hair dye. She favors a pair of strong boot or a pair of plain black flats on really hot days. Weapons / Armor / Gear: N/A Skills / Education/ Training: Alex has the beginnings of a middle school education, when her powers Manifested she left home and so wasn’t able to go to school, she’s been able to read in libraries but that makes things a bit sticky trying to get a job. She’s been able to work odd jobs usually as a waitress but because she moves around a lot she’s had no job consistency. The last few years she’s taken part in illegal mutant cage fights to earn cash what she lacks in skill she makes up for with speed and quick thinking , she’s adept at using her powers in fast situations and that allowed her to make enough money for travel. She got a few tips for fist fighting from other competitors but she’s mostly self taught from watching other fights and occasionally defending herself when she hasn’t been able to afford a place to sleep and had to bunk on the street. Powers: All of Alexs powers are tied to a specific type of crystal she can generate at will. Crystal generation: Alex can create a crystal like substance at will forming it out of, dust in the air, dirt, and sand. The crystal is a milky translucent color with a shine like an opal. Sitting at a 9.5 on the Mohs scale the Crystal she creates is weaker than diamond but still a strong substance, while she can generate it into any shape she wants she tends to use it as a shield or to create two small sharpened shards to be used as weapons, about the length of average butterfly knife. Because of its coloration it is often mistaken for the synthetic material Opolite, because of this, when Alex has been really low on money she has generated chunks and sold them to crystal enthusiasts. The crystals don’t have a limit and generation is unlimited as long as Alex has minerals to work with, if she’s in an area with little dust or sand she’s fairly limited, gravel is to big to breakdown and reform and only about 10% of plain dirt is usable. The best way to make the crystal is with sand so she tries to always have some on her. Crystal manipulation: Alex can only manipulate the crystal she generates and after it’s formed she has to focus to get it to change shape and can get the crystal to shatter back into sand because of how tiring it can be to create crystals Alex will reshape crystals as much as she can before she needs to make more. In order to reshape the crystal she creates she selectively turns parts back into sand. Weakness: Generating crystals can be tiring, the more she makes even if she where to have unlimited sand, she would where out and eventually faint because of the energy needed to make them. Once she’s exhausted herself she needs at least 6 hours of sleep or 24 hours of not using her powers if a deep rest isn’t possible. In an area with little to no usable material Alex can't create her crystals, She tries to keep a bag of sand with her at all times but unless she has something with her or there is enough material to use she's powerless. Alexs powers do not extend to other crystals, she can only manipulate her Crystals so even if she had for example a handful of diamonds, She couldn't manipulate them. Alex cannot use materials that are stronger then her crystal to make it, the crystals become unstable and shatter if she tries and any remaining fragments are useless because of the unusable material eventually disintegrating completely. The crystals can be used against her, she can disintegrate the blade into sand but if she’s caught off guard she can be hit with it. Personality:Alex is generally good hearted though at times she can be quite sharp and cynical. She never thought anything like discovering powers or being rejected by her family would happen to her, that happened to other people, her family was normal, there was no reason she should have powers. While she was never especially naive, Alex learned a lot of lessons the first few years after leaving home. She wants to trust people but is afraid to, afraid of being discarded again so if she gets close she’ll go to almost any lengths to make herself valuable to them so that they want to keep her around. She has no interest in causing trouble. Aside from the cage fights she never did anything illegal, she isn’t a thief or a thug, and the few who tried to get her to join them only made her more disgusted with the idea. because of this she’s often alone, she might be desperate but she won’t hurt others to help herself. History:Alexandra Banes was born to an average midwestern suburban family. Her mother worked as a school receptionist and her father was an engineer for a construction firm in Omaha. While not an especially girly girl Favoring being called Alex and wearing jeans she indulged her mother's fussing and would occasionally wear skirts for special occasions (or in the summer because comfort trumped personal style and skirts where a lot cooler than jeans.) Alexs skin sensitivity was very evident early on so her mother made sure to buy cloths made of gentle fabrics and was very careful about cleaners and detergents until they figured out what exactly would set her off. Other then that Alex was a healthy girl, her blond almost white hair being a unique trait that her mother insisted was some hold over of her own Slavic family history. As she got older the blond got lighter and lighter until by the time she was twelve it was completely white, while her family passed the colors off as hair dye Alex kept it to herself that they had just started to appear. She discovered her power gradually over the next couple of years finding small beads of crystal around her room or yard without knowing how it got there. The summer she turned 14 she had an argument with her mom as teenage girls tend to do, she can’t even remember what it was about. She only remembers her overly dramatic declaration that she hated her mother for, not letting her do something, only for the ground to rumble and chunks of crystal to burst from the dirt. The sheer shock of it made her sick before she ran up to her room. That evening she slipped down stairs to try and apologize when she heard her parents talking about what to do with her. How could they have a mutant child? It seemed almost impossible, she heard her mom crying and her father's anger. Stunned she heard them discuss sending her away to a school, dropping her off some and drive off when she wasn’t looking. Out of fear from what else she might hear, Alex went back to her room wrote a note apologizing for yelling at her mom, packed a backpack and grabbed all her savings (a little under $100) Putting on her sturdiest clothes and shoes Alex snuck out of her bedroom window and ran away. Alignment:Neutral good RP Sample: It’s Bunbun Code:Purple Rain Previous RP Experience: It’s Bunbun I’m coming back ![]() Sourced From: My brain Edited by Crystal Alex, May 4 2018, 02:26 PM.
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| [STAFF]Paulpatine | May 7 2018, 07:28 PM Post #2 |
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She just generates/shapes the crystals, right? She can't control them if she were say, to throw them, she can't guide them or reshape them in flight? |
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| Crystal Alex | May 8 2018, 11:00 AM Post #3 |
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Yes, while she might be able to act fast enough to alter the crystal she'd be more likely to accidentally shatter it completely because of the concentration it requires. |
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| [STAFF]Paulpatine | May 8 2018, 04:32 PM Post #4 |
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There is no civility, only politics.
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Also, any sort of mental or psychological weakness? A bad temper, looks before she leaps, something like that? |
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| Crystal Alex | May 8 2018, 05:37 PM Post #5 |
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Well aside from her trust isdues she can be impulsive. Her desision to run away from home for example was pure impulse pride and fear kept her from going back |
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| [STAFF]Paulpatine | May 8 2018, 07:18 PM Post #6 |
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There is no civility, only politics.
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