Mike Rhodes

[Mike Rhodes]

Michael 'Mike' Reuben Rhodes
Twenty-One//Male//Heterosexual//Pheromone Manipulation//Dorm Monitor//Jean-Luc Bilodeau

POWER INFO:
Pheromone Manipulation
Mike has the power to manipulate and produce the pheromones of himself and others. He has almost complete control over the pheromones, a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in other people, including releasing pheromones that induce certain emotions, such as attraction between or within subjects, to excusing pheromones strong enough to induce sleep, change emotions and draw larger crowds. These pheromones may induce a pleasure or might put other people into a state of high suggestibility.

Basically, Mika can strengthen or weaken already existing emotions within other people. If someone is agitated, he can calm them down by dulling their emotions, or if someone feels attracted to someone, he can alter it to become stronger, or make them feel lust instead. The feelings has to be there already for him to alter them in any way, and he cannot make someone feel something they don't. (He can't make someone who hates another person suddenly feel a great deal of lust unless there's any indications that this emotion already exists within the person)

 

''What do you do when your high school sweetheart becomes pregnant, decides to keep it and then leaves a few months after the baby is born? Simple, you fight as hell to make sure your daughter gets the best kind of life she can have, considering everything,''

- Mike Rhodes

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CHILDHOOD -> PRESENT
''Let it go - let it go - can't hold it back anymore,''

Mike grew up in the suburbs and his childhood was as normal as to be expected. Both his parents worked, he had no other siblings, went to school like other children and got good grades. He was a good kid, rarely getting into trouble, always doing the right thing and always doing his best.

He was a little dorky, with a social awkward charm to make up for it. He didn't really do any sports other than gym class, and rather found himself interested in things such as chemistry, math and spelling bee's. He was a smart guy who always strived to learn new things and maybe one day get a good scholarship for college. However, all this changed when Mike was fourteen years old and strange things started to happen to him - and a few days later, after causing a girl to throw herself at her teacher, Mike was sent to Bellefonte Academy, having to leave everything he knew and loved behind.

But this didn't change his will to learn, to be the very best he could be and Mike continued down his path towards greatness, developing a few new hobbies along the path, such as video games, writing and poetry. He continued to be the socially awkward kid with a heart of gold, the guy destined with a bright future ahead of him; College and a well-paid job. And then he met Robin.

Robin was a reckless cheerleader with a nic for trouble. She was a wild child, always doing things she weren't supposed to, never caring about the consequences of her actions. Mike became her private tutor and all though the girl was a bad girl with a even worse reputation, Mike quickly fell in love with her charm and things seemed to spiral downwards from there. They dated all through high school, evening each other out as best as they could.

Life seemed great. They were in love and even with the drama and troubles that followed with two opposites being together, they were happy. It worked. They had plans, and one day, maybe they would get married too. They were the perfect couple, or at least that's what Mike thought.

A year after graduation, Mike asked her to marry her and that was when Robin told him she was pregnant. After a lot of discussion, Robin decided to keep the child and Mike dropped out of college to earn money for an apartment, and to make sure both his girls could get the best life possible, all things considered. A few months after Chloe was born, Robin left. She decided she could no longer do it and left Mike with the child to fend for himself.

Now with a two year old on his hands, a steady job at the academy, Mike is still trying to make ends meet.

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PERSONALITY -> TRAITS
''You gotta take the good with the bad,''

Positive ● Mike tries his best to stay positive through any and every situation, always trying to see the good parts of a bad situation. He has a typical go-lucky kind of personality that can appear as annoying to some, since he constantly tried to make the best of every situation.
Hard Worker ● Mike believe in working for everything you need and everything you have. He doesn't like accepting charity and tries his best to make ends meet on his own. He works hard to make a better life for his daughter, Chloe and to ensure she gets the best future he can possibly give her.
Book Smart ● Mike is smart, very smart. He loves to learn new things and believes the best way to learn is to read and study. He can usually be seen reading a book or carrying a pile of them, as he loves to read. He also writes poetry, though this isn't something he likes to flaunt. Mike sucks up new information like a child sucks on a lollipop made of sugar.
Socially Awkward ● Mike is simply enough; Socially awkward. He isn't good with people and usually tend to trip over his words and while talking to women, he has a tendency of becoming extra nervous, say the wrong thing and sometimes even blush. When nervous, he stutters and while trying to compliment someone, it often ends up sounding like a very weird way of offending someone. 
Worried ● Mike gets easily worried, usually over nothing which often leads him to become moody and sour. He hates to worry about people but can't help it since he wants to make sure the people he cares about are okay. He can even be somewhat of a nag about it. 
Caring ● Mika cares deeply about the well-being of others and he loves to make people feel better. He's a good listener which puts him in the friendzone more often than not, and he loves to take up the role as someone's confidante as he tries as hard as he can to help people out, no matter what the size of the issue is. He might not be a good socialite, but if you need someone to hear you out while whining about your life, Mike's your guy.
Commitment Issues ● After Robin left him, Mike hasn't been in another relationship, afraid that someone will hurt him again. He tends to stray away from the topic and if the opportunity ever rises, he bails. He knows it's cowardly, but he just doesn't feel ready and doesn't want to put himself out there before he has found the one.
Selfish ● Mike can be very selfish when it comes to things he want or need. Often to the point of becoming obsessed and possessive. It's a great flaw of his, a demon he has yet to learn how to control.
Trust Issues ● Again something Mike gained from his relationship with Robin. After she left, Mike has had trouble trusting other humans, especially since reality gave him a good kick in the behind, showing him that there are in fact people out there who would leave their child in order to pursue their own dreams, not caring about who gets hurt in the process.

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APPEARANCE -> FASHION
''Oh, oh I want some more, oh, oh what are you waiting for,''

Mike's clothes are usually darker, different shades of gray, black or brown. He wears a black, wool coat on colder days and t-shirts and cardigans underneath it. He usually wears skinny jeans for men and rarely ever any accessory. His hair is kept short and messy, since he doesn't have much time in the morning to do anything else with it. Mike loves wears the same scarf he has since he was a child. It was one his mother knitted for him and he loves it dearly. When it comes to hats or beanies, this isn't something you normally find on Mike, since he hates to have anything covering his ears. He has been like that since he was a kid and often had ear infections due to the cold weather in Montana.

His skin has a olive hue to it, perfectly lined features showing off a pair of chocolate brown eyes and honey-brown hair to make up for it. His hair often appear more on the darker brown side, yet in the sunlight it gets a golden sense to it, which lights up his usually darker features. His smile is probably one of his most charming features as it's the only thing Mike feels confident with. He also believes that the eyes as well as someone's smile is the best way to get to know someone's soul.

From the clothes he wear, Mike appear rather lanky and scrawny when in fact he's surprisingly fit. He doesn't work out or anything, but he has visible muscles on his upper body and arms. However, Mike has somewhat of a complex when it comes to showing off his body, thus hates wearing too tight clothes, and resorts to his famous t-shirt and cardigan collection.

Everything about Mike screams socially awkwardness as both his movements and the way he talks is clumsily done. He has no sense of direction and often walks around with his head in the clouds. His cheeks flushing over into a pale shade of pink isn't very uncommon and whenever he talks to someone of the opposite gender, he stutters, trips over his own words and never knows what to say - so he usually says something very inappropriate.

Yes, Mike is a fun bundle of awkwardness and oddity, often leading him to being the target of bullies and people talking behind his back, but over the years, he has found his clown-like personality to be something positive as he often uses it to make people laugh, even as uncomfortable it is for both him and others.

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USERNAME: Mel
AGE GROUP: Twenty-One, soon to be two!
EXPERIENCE: A few years now.