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Post by Piper Galloway on Aug 4, 2015 18:29:38 GMT -6
Piper Kaitlyn Galloway
FACE CLAIM: Holly Earl
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AGE: 17
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
POSITION: Student
POWER: Psychic Persuasion
Piper can, at will, exude an aura of a subtle, psychic charm that works to lower an individual's inhibitions until they reach a heightened state of suggestibility. This aura, while not overbearing or wholly powerful, can slowly break down the willpower of an individual the longer they remain within its influence, making them more susceptible to its effects. With this power, Piper is typically seen as an incredibly charming and influential young woman as it affects a person's inhibitions and works with a person's natural instincts as opposed to forcing or manipulating thoughts or emotions.
LIMITATIONS:
- While Piper doesn't have to speak in order for her aura to take effect her target does, at least, have to be able to see OR hear her. The power only works through vocal or visual means. This extends to individuals who are deaf and blind, as well as simply anyone who is closing their eyes and sticking their fingers in their ears.
- Piper's ability is incapable of influencing someone to the point of violating their true natures. She's adept at getting out of minor school trouble, convincing others to see her points during class debates, or getting a little white lie passed with little effort. What she can NOT do is convince a Catholic priest to commit murder, or an otherwise stable, healthy person to commit self harm, harm others, or generally do anything they couldn't be persuaded to do already. She's just far easier at convincing people than most.
- Piper is only able to project this aura in a 20' sphere around her person without exerting effort. At a 40' radius, she's unable to move or do anything other than concentrate and speak. While she's shown to be able to extend her power to 60', the effort needed to do so all but negates the power altogether as she's incapable of properly interacting with someone in a way that would make use of the aura. Furthermore, the strain pushing her power to that limit would only allow her to do so for a couple minutes at best before reaching the breaking point. The power does NOT extend through phone lines, walls, or any other barriers that block line of sight AND sound. It does, curiously enough, work through windows or two way mirrors, provided Piper can move around and a target is still within the limits of the aura.
- The power works at its best when Piper attempts to use it to manipulate existing emotions or thoughts and it's extremely difficult to oppose said feelings. Convincing a known hot-head they were wronged and should retaliate against someone is one thing. Taking that same temperamental person and attempting to use reason and logic to calm them when enraged is entirely different. This means Piper can't rely on her power to always work. She has no way of knowing what truly lies in the hearts of the people around her or how to properly pull at those strings.
SIDE-EFFECTS:
- While the aura takes little effort to activate and maintain at lesser levels, Piper is still prone to severe headaches if she doesn't give her mind time to rest between uses of her power. At most she's been able to keep her power up for an hour before being hit with crippling pain.
- Over exertion has also led to other common side effects of mental powers such as nose bleeds, blurred vision, vertigo, nausea, vomiting and black outs.
- Piper's abnormal brain activity has afflicted her with a type of epilepsy. She's prone to seizures that can be triggered by high blood pressure, stress, flashing lights and even riding in a car. If traveling further than a few miles by auto, Piper must lay down and cover her face and head with a blanket or run the risk of bringing on a migraine at best, and a seizure at worst. These seizures aren't harmful by themselves, though she is prone to hurting herself from falling, hitting her limbs on hard surfaces or biting her tongue. Because of her susceptibility to seizures, Piper moves and speaks in a slow, deliberate manner.
- The other major physical side effect is Piper has chronic hypotension, or low blood pressure. She takes medication in order to combat this condition but is still prone to side effects that include light headedness, cold or clammy skin, loss of feeling in her extremities, discoloration of her fingertips and lips, fatigue and extreme thirst.
- Excerpts From Transfer Student Initial Wellness Evaluation -
Bellefonte Academy
A slender, teenage girl smiles to the psychiatrist. Her bright blue eyes gleam as she listens to the introduction. It's all routine, there's nothing for her to be afraid of. Every student transfer goes through the same evaluation. She sits, hanging on nearly every word and nodding cheerily before given her chance to speak.
Q: "How did you handle the transition to life as a mutant?"
A: "I sometimes forget why I'm here. My power, if you could call it that, isn't something that can be seen or felt. I don't know how long I would have had it if I'd not been at risk for epilepsy and tested a lot when I was little. Doctors found the abnormal brain patterns when I was twelve and I moved to St. Bethany's just a few days after. There was no fuss, no big disaster or accident to speak of. I was just quietly shuttled off to the Academy. I liked it. Being a mutant meant being something special, you know? Even a little orphan girl from London likes to feel special once in a while.
"It didn't take long before St. Bethany's became my home. I'd moved around a lot from foster home to foster home so having that stability was nice. I had been adopted by a nice family when I was ten, but it wasn't the same as the Academy. I felt like I belonged there. I guess it'll always feel like home to me."
Q: "How do you feel about your transfer?"
A: "I'll admit I was shocked when I found out my 'father' was being transferred to America. The whole family was. They gave me the option to stay, but I didn't want to be left behind. They're the only family I have, see? I never met my real mother and father. I was given up for adoption when I was still a baby. I get a lot of people who think that must have been rough on me growing up but I think I got through it alright. Foster homes are usually run by nice people and I got lucky, I suppose, to avoid the few bad ones. I don't talk about it often because there's not much to say. That's why I'm excited to be here. New country, new school, new life. It's all about new beginnings now. My 'father' will be working in... I think Washington during the week and he'll come home for the weekends. It's nice to live on campus while still having a home to visit just in town."
"It wasn't easy getting here though. They had to knock me out for the entire flight. I get motion sickness on account of my power and being on a plane is about the worst thing I can do. I also don't like seat belts, which I hear is a big deal in this country. I've never been comfortable with the feeling of being strapped down to anything. I feel claustrophobic and get panic attacks. That's not a good thing when you have blood pressure problems. Though, at least I don't have to wear the heart monitor anymore like I did when I was younger. I had a lot of health problems then, mostly with my heart. That's one of the reasons I wasn't adopted sooner."
Q: "How do you think you'll adjust to Bellefonte and having to start new?"
A: "I've always been able to make friends easily. I guess it's part of having the power I do, but I don't think that makes much difference. I like people, always have. I'll go out of my way to say hello to someone I've never met. Oh! And I've seen the art studio here. It's amazing. I can't wait to get in and start drawing again. I love drawing landscapes and scenery and you have plenty of that here.
"I guess that's why I ultimately wanted to move. Part of me, I think, does want to start over. Seven years may seem like a long time to get used to being part of a family but it isn't. I love my family and appreciate everything they've done for me but I'm not one of them. I don't feel like I am, anyway. I still sometimes feel alone but that's what friends are for, right? I really do feel like I can find a new home here. Maybe all of us having to adjust the move will bring us closer together. I truly hope so because it's nice to belong to something. There's nothing wrong with that, I don't think. After all, everyone wants to feel loved once in a while, right?"
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