Alice Goldbee

[Alice Goldbee]

Alice Goldbee
FACE CLAIM: Gina Torres
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AGE: 44
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
POSITION: Security Officer at Bellefonte

POWER: Energy Negation
Alice has the ability to transmute some forms of energy into dark energy, which is a form of energy estimated to make up around 70% of the universe. As dark energy does not react with other particles, this means that to the naked eye, the energy Alice absorbs simply disappears. While she would probably be a fascinating physics experiment if she knew exactly how her power worked, as far as she’s concerned, the energy she absorbs just kind of… vanishes. This works for heat, kinetic energy, and electricity. It will not work for sound, magnetism, or light, among others.

In practical terms, she can create a field about two centimeters above her skin that negates most forms of incoming energy. This means the kinetic behind things like large energy blasts, kicks and punches will dissipate and cause no damage. It also means that, if she concentrates and ignores the chills this will give her, she can become invisible to thermal imaging systems. The way it started was with her turning off lamps by touching them, disrupting the electricity flowing through them. 

LIMITATIONS:
To use her power, she has to focus. That sounds obvious, but it means that if she wants to negate some form of energy, she must make a concerted effort to do it successfully.  On one hand, this is a good thing, or else she would constantly be accidentally turning off lights etc., but it also means she can be surprised or overwhelmed. She can also only do so much at one time. If she wants to block an incoming bullet, she can, but then she'll struggle to change track and block a fireball a moment later.

If she wants to activate her ability, it takes a moment in which she has to breathe and think clearly. Normally, Alice's ability to keep calm in a crisis helps here, but being surprised is being surprised, and it's likely an attack she's not expecting will get to her before she can negate the energy behind it. Additionally, this ability is not a force field. It does not give universal protection - she can be gassed, drugged, blinded, attacked psionically etc. at any time. If she overuses her power, it will "short out" so to speak - she can block a few bullets, but she isn't going to stand in front of a machine gun for more than a minute or two before it stops and she's Swiss cheese.

Obviously, turning off all electronics within 2 centimeters is quite inconvenient. She cannot use her power while using a cell phone, computer, automated door lock, or any other electronics. The field also works both ways - energy is negated going in and going out. This means that if she wants to punch someone, she can't have her field activated, or her fist will stop two centimeters from them with no damage caused. Finally, so far her field is limited to two centimeters above her skin, though that’s something she’s working on now.

SIDE-EFFECTS:
She will feel chilly when using her power, directly proportional to how much energy she’s negating and the duration of its use. This is dependent on what kind of energy she's trying to block - if she's mainly focusing on kinetic energy, she won't feel so cold as quickly as when she tries to negate heat or electrical energy. The reason is that technically, if she starts negating energy, she starts to negate heat energy from the sun. This is not an instantaneous process, but theoretically if she were to continuously use her ability, she would die of hypothermia. Even on the short-term, she will start to shiver after a minute or two. 

For some reason, negating kinetic energy takes a much greater physical toll on Alice. She might not get as cold so quickly, but blocking multiple physical attacks or projectiles will make her feel like she was hit by a truck.

As a psychological side effect, she has a subconscious tendency towards thinking that she’s invulnerable in combat, which could one day come back to haunt her. Finally, she experiences nausea after prolonged use of her power and, more recently, has started getting aches as well.



[The following appears to be an excerpt of a resume, dated July 2007.]
Educational Experience

High School
Osan American High School, Osan, South Korea, 1984-1985
Sainō Academy, Tokyo, Japan, 1985-1988

University
New York University, 1988-1992, B.A. Public Policy, graduated magna cum laude on July 2, 1992

Post-University
New York Police Academy, 1993
Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, 1996-1997
National Crisis Negotiation Course, FBI Academy, 2001

Work Experience
Officer, New York City Police Department, 1993-1996
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1997-2001

Crisis Negotiation Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2001-2007

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“Welcome. Please, take a seat.” The applicant, a middle-aged woman, seemed at ease. She sat down at the chair indicated, putting clasped hands on the table between them. “So,” there was a pause while the interviewer examined her resume. “Ms. Goldbee. Tell me a bit about yourself.”

The woman cleared her throat.

“I was born in The Bronx, and lived there for six years. That was the longest time I’ve spent in one place. I was a military brat growing up. My father worked for the air force, so we moved a lot. From there I lived in Italy, Germany, South Korea and Singapore. I graduated high school in Singapore, and went back to NYU to study public policy. After that, I joined the NYPD. Three years in, my supervisor recommended I transfer over to Quantico. For a while I was a Special Agent with the FBI. I became a Crisis Negotiator in 2001, but in 2007 I decided it was time to settle down somewhere.”

“You mentioned in your cover letter that you are also a mutant?”

“Yes.”

“Could you please describe how you came to realize this?”

The woman paused a moment.

“I was fifteen and living in South Korea when it happened. I was reading late, about 2:00 A.M. When I turned off the light, it shut itself off at my touch. I experimented a few times, taking my hand off and touching it again. Each time I came into contact with it, the lamp turned off. I remember feeling cold, like the heating was out, except it was mid-monsoon season in Seoul and 75 degrees at night. Later on I figured out that I could negate some forms of energy. My mother told me her brother back in Havana had a similar ability, but he never made it to the States. A few weeks later recruiters came from Sainō Academy in Japan.”

“Now let’s discuss more about you. Your resume says you are fluent in Spanish?”

“Yes. My mother is Cuban. I grew up speaking Spanish to her and English to my father.”

The interviewer made a note.

“Now could you please describe a time in which you had to deal with failure?”

“As an FBI Special Agent right out of training, I wanted very badly to work in New York City. As it so happens, so does everyone else. The field office you are placed in depends greatly on the available vacancies. I got sent to Chicago instead. We got sent to the South Side a lot – organized crime, counterfeiting, you name it. It was a rough business at the time. I applied for a transfer eighteen months after arrival, but got send to El Paso instead. That was mostly immigration and smuggling. A few months after that, I applied for another transfer. This time I knew from a friend that New York had openings. I emailed the field office admins, even got replies saying they would be happy to have me. Two months later, I was assigned to Salt Lake City instead.”

“The entire process was very educational. I decided to take some initiative and pursue another goal. I went back to Quantico, to the Crisis Negotiation training course. As soon as I got out I was assigned to New York City. Turns out there are a lot more crises there than in Salt Lake City.”

"And what sort of work did you do as an FBI Crisis Negotiator?"

Anytime a federal investigation went south, they called us in. The local law enforcement often deferred situations to us as well. I worked hostage situations, information leaks, and kidnapped American citizens overseas, among others.

“Let’s move on. In your opinion, what qualifies you to work as a Security Officer at Bellefonte Academy?”

“First and foremost I would say my work experience. I have worked in law enforcement for fourteen years, both municipal and federal. Throughout that period, I occupied various roles. I’ve been a beat cop and a special agent, but also a crisis negotiator, which is more of a command role. I have experience living overseas and in American cities of varying sizes and cultures. As a female officer with the New York City Police department, I learned to hold my own, both in terms of self-defense and interpersonal relations. As a Crisis Negotiator with the FBI, I learned to solve dynamic and intense problems by thinking clearly and making sound decisions in times of stress. Finally, I am bulletproof.”

The interviewer, who had been taking notes until now, stopped and looked up from his desk. She met his eyes with a serious expression. There was a pause.

“I see.” There was another pause. The interviewer took notes once more before standing.

“Miss Goldbee, thank you for coming in today. We will be in touch shortly.” He shook her hand and smiled. She smiled back, turned around, and walked calmly out of the room.


SAMPLE: See sample for Nolan MacKenzie

USERNAME: Red

AGE GROUP: 19

EXPERIENCE: Not long enough!

WHERE DID YOU FIND US? RPG-D

 

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