Matthew Pierce

[Matthew Pierce]

NAME:Matthew Thomas Pierce
NICKNAME:Matt, Matty, Pierce
AGE: 18
GENDER: Male
ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
POSITION: Student
FACE CLAIM: Kenton Duty

POWER:
Bone Manipulation & Basic Healing

Bone Manipulation
Matthew's ability allows him to sprout bones through his skin to form protective coatings and most importantly, spikes. Matthew can extend or retract these bone spikes with training at his will. These bones aren't actually ones that are in that of the normal human being, but more like growths off of his original bones that are very sturdy though are fairly brittle where they are attached to allow Matthew relative ease when trying to remove them(within 2 days they would have grown back). He may bring them out to grab and hold as a sort of throwing knife or simply use them as claw-like weapons. He also needs to drink milk to replace the calcium that he loses when using his powers. His body also seals the wounds that are left over from his spikes though it leaves scarring in its place. If he ever removes a spike, say to use as a projectile, it takes a while for that bone to regrow. The bones that protrude from his body are much stronger than that of the average bone although the ones that aren't being manipulated contain more averages levels of calcium. Therefore Matthew has grown to prefer a more hand to hand combat style where he can use the bones like claws.

Limitations:
~Limited to manipulating only his own bones
~Due to pain, is very reluctant to use his abilities
~Although his bones are stronger, if they break they hurt more than if he broke his arm or another bone that he doesn't have control over assuming they are still attached to his body to the point of passing out
~At the moment he can't always bring his bones out at will

Side-Effects:
~Each time he grows a spike it hurts as it pierces through the skin each time
~He is forced to drink a lot of milk or else he would most likely end up in the hospital due to a lack of calcium
~Can't have too many bones protruding at once or he would be overwhelmed by the pain(so far 10 at the most before he begins to see spots and depending on how many more he brings out, shortly after passing out)
~Has to consciously retract the bones(if knocked out they won't retract till he wakes up again and makes them)
~He has been on various medications to help him control his bone density to ensure his own bones aren't affected too much and just certain manipulated bones are able to be broken off
~If he doesn't take his medicine and he continues to use his power he will experience many problematic effects such as, but not limited to; muscle spasms, numbness/tingling of hands and back, etc.

Basic Healing
This is the second part that comes with Matt's powers. Since when he manipulates his bones they have to pierce through his skin to be able to use his power, he has also been blessed with the gift of basic healing, better than that of the average human but not nearly as good as a healer sort of person. Basic healing allows him to fairly quickly close his wounds that the bone manipulation may open after use. It also helps him a bit with his whole calcium deficiency although he still requires small doses of calcium medication. It also helps to prevent blood spilling out of said wounds if/when he would pull one of his bone fragments off.

Limitations:
~He can not heal others, only himself
~He can't heal much further than open gashes, minor bruises, the small stuff
~He can't heal broken bones, and while it may help a little it doesn't do much (ex. A broken bone that lasts someone usually 4 weeks, may take him only 3 1/2 weeks)
~While he can heal gashes, he can't heal them well enough to prevent scarring
~The more energy he has at the time the quicker the process
~Has to be a constant thought in the back of his mind, it doesn't just happen

Side-Effects:
~He still ages but his appearance changes a slower than most, not really notice able at a younger age (ex. 1 year for others may be 9 months for him)
~If he doesn't take his medicine and he continues to use his powers he will experience many problematic effects such as, but not limited to; muscle spasms, unusual numbness/tingling of hands and back, etc.


APPEARANCE SECTION: Matthew is a fairly tall guy standing at 6’1”
with a pretty athletic build. He has very blond hair similar to his sisters but nothing else in particular that makes him stand out. His eyes are a deep shade of blue most of the times, sometimes seeming to change to a more lighter color from time to time. Matt has lovely little dimples when he smiles and laughes (and a killer wink that makes the girls drop... O.o).

For all intents and purposes he appears to be an ordinary young man. Over the years he has acquired expressive eyes and has grown to enjoy keeping good hygiene. More often then not, you will always catch him looking like he recently washed up. Over the past few recent years he has found more sweats ending up in his wardrobe, not that he really minds it. He finds them very comfortable and he doesn't go to a lot of really formal stuff so they seem to be socially acceptable almost everywhere he goes.

MUST HAVE APPAREL: For the most part Matt wears baggy clothes and T-Shirts with emblems ranging from Captain America’s shield to Sport teams and everything in between. He does own some more ‘professional’ clothing such as business suits and ties and wears them only when absolutely necessary. You can even often find him in a science lab coat while he is working in his room. Something he never takes off though is a white puka shell necklace given to him by his sister, Jo.

PERSONALITY SECTION: Matthew can be an overly serious young man at times, and part of this is due to the high level of expectations placed on him from a very young age by his parents. They instilled a sense of honor and pride in him, along with the value of working hard and earning what you get in life. His sister though, being older had always had it harder though and it often have give time to be who he wanted to be besides what his parents wanted him to be. It made him work harder, studying more diligently and for longer periods of time so that he could say that he earned what he received. 

As a side note, he actually does have a sense of humor beneath it all, but it’s not something any but the best of his friends get an opportunity to witness. The jokes might be deadpanned and dry now and then, but beyond that people try to enjoy them due to them being in extremely short supply. He tries to lighten up, now that he knows he is away from his parents but it has just become a habit of his, one that he can't seem to break, not that he is complaining about it.

EXTRA QUIRK: He adores science. If there was a topic to avoid talking to him with, it would probably be science. He could talk for hours on end about the phenomenons everywhere and... well, when push comes to shove, try to avoid science unless you too enjoy it.


FATHER: John Pierce
MOTHER: Mary Pierce
SIBLINGS: Josephine Pierce
PETS: N/A
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None
WORTHY MENTIONS: N/A


CHILDHOOD: Matthew was born and raised in Los Angeles by both of his parents. Even from a young age his parents always required him to perform at the top level, and nothing less. While he was younger he took an interest in the Avengers and idolized Iron Man, which got him on the track of tinkering with mechanics around the age of ten. Up to the age of 13 he led a calm and peaceful life style while staying in the shadow of his older sister. No one paid much attention to him in school unless they wanted help with homework or something.

He didn't mind being in her shadow though, gave him more time to tinker with stuff which he greatly enjoyed. His sister manifested at the age of 14, and was soon transported away from the home. When this happened his parents attention quickly shifted to him and when he would manifest. Life grew more intense for him and his parents began to pretty much monitor him 24/7 to make sure he was always being 'perfect'.

ADOLESCENCE: When the age of 14 came around, his parents eagerly awaited his manifestation. He also got a lot less grief from his parents, though they often seemed to be ashamed both their children seemed to manifest as late as they did. He manifested late one night. That day he had a had a rough day at school consisting of the falling out of a friendship that had been around for a while. In order to have less time to dwell on it he had decided to change his routine up a bit and go to bed early, ignoring his parent's protests about how he should try and wait to sleep or else his sleeping patterns would be thrown off. Typical. After a few hours into his sleep, he cried out in pain. 

His parents rushed to his room, he wasn't sure if they were actually worried, or just curious what was happening. All he knew was that he hurt, everywhere. He was curled up into a ball sweating. It felt as if something was crawling around under his skin. His back and arms were on fire as he quivered there. He could hear his parents in discussion, they were going to make some calls  for the morning. All of a sudden, the pain he had felt doubled as what seemed like knives drove through his skin, followed by a choked up scream. He soon fell asleep (passed out) from it all. 

When he woke up, he looked at the mirror, confused and aching everywhere. He had bones sprouting from his arms and back. He was overwhelmed by joy and pain and confusion. As he went to go touch one, they all retracted quickly making a sort of squishing noise he wasn't sure he enjoyed. As quickly as they had gone, his mother had come through the door they were ready to leave to take him to his new school. He wasn't sure if she was excited or upset that both of their children manifested later than their families but that didn't seem to matter.

In the end, they had two children that had both manifested and were not being schooled at Bellefonte Academy. He wasn't sure how much his sister had enjoyed the change, but he wasn't too much of a fan of it. Although he had complained to himself often about how he disliked the fact that his parents always kept such a strict set of rules everywhere, after 14 years he had grown used to them and now that they were gone well, it was up to him to do his best to stay true to those rules and maintain those standards his parents held him too.

While at school he has joined various sport clubs and has done his best to keep his own without having to have his sister always watching out for him. Although he loves her to death and secretly enjoys spending time with her, he isn't a huge fan of publicizing it. Regardless of his sports, he has also joined various clubs like the science club and the computer club to name a few. His first year was his hardest though. It was a new school, away from home, with powers he had very little knowledge over. He spent a lot of his free time through this year working on just learning about what he could do, sure there would be things he would learn as he trained but for the moment he had to learn the present extent of his powers.

After his first year or so, he cut back on the exploring and decided to go back to doing more science and sports. He had learned what he could do and was now practicing enough in his training classes. He actively joined the science club and began going to the meeting ans stuff as well as the computer club. Once he had these things settled into his schedule he took up sports which got him joining the cheer-leading team, because why not? And honestly, what's cooler than being able to do a standing back-flip(nothing.)? 

ADULTHOOD: Now in his senior year at Bellefonte, he continues to participate in all these activities as well as school and training. Something about always staying busy and in shape made him feel like he was living his life to the fullest. He has started looking into what he wants to do after high-school and although there are many tempting options, he feels as that he will continue on in his schooling and go to college before committing to something else. (Just turned 18 so there isn't much.)


SAMPLE: He pulled his knit cap down a little further on his head pushing the slightly too long blond locks back up in it. It figured not even a month fully into the winter season and they were already knee deep in snow and while that should have made the kid in anyone heart happy it just served to remind Doug how many more months of bitter cold they had in front of him till his beloved spring and summer returned. Until then he would muster through it like the Stark of Winterfell he truly believed himself in his heart to be and he took some comfort in the fact that at least this snow was nature brought on and not courtesy of one certain Iceman who had packed it up and out thus freeing himself from Kitty's presence and Doug's envy.

With Bobby out of the mansion Doug had found a relative ease that he almost hated himself for, but it made things simpler. Without Bobby around there was one less person for Kitty to divide her time with, one less person to compete with (and lose) her affection over. With Bobby gone Doug was Kitty's main man on campus and the translator liked that title a lot. Why else would eh be mushing through wet seeping snow to stand around in the unpleasant cold when there was perfect good Battlestar Gallactica marathon on just calling his name in the warm inside. Because, he knew, it was always warmer better beside Kitty, central heating be damned.

"You know a frosted mug of Pepsi on a day like this doesn't make you look anymore mature then a cup of hot cider that you won't drink because it supposedly burns your too sensitive mouth would." he remarked knowing exactly what she would be drinking and why she would be drinking it and why she's have it in a mug and not just in a can like regular person.

"Besides Coke is better anyway. the Cola wars are over Pryde and Coke one. Accept it. Admit defeat. This is one war done decreed and no last surgence from you is gonna bring it back. Besides Coke has those cute cuddly Polar bears what does Pepsi have? And don't say Beyonce okay cause she does not count. You can't always use Beyonce as your trump card it's not fair."

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