Post by Hydro on Aug 1, 2014 20:50:00 GMT -5
Kris is the puppeteer behind this character, Critter, and Gigabyte.
Roy Kingsley
(hydro)
male | july 14 (15) | straight | new recruit | sophomore | chris pine
(hydro)
male | july 14 (15) | straight | new recruit | sophomore | chris pine
Description: Roy's most startling feature is probably his hair. He was born with navy blue locks, ones that he continuously tries to keep hidden with light brown hair dye. His eyes match his hair, the blue shade at least passing for normal. He tends to keep a stoic impression on his face out of shyness rather than unfriendliness. He's generally a pale-skinned young man due to him not being an outdoor person for certain reasons. He has lean muscles, something that he's been working on in order to get rid of the skinny frame that he had during his childhood, and will probably reach about six feet in height before he stops growing.
Personality: Due to his past, Roy is fairly shy with strangers, acquaintances, and even friends. He has a quiet tone to his voice, not being one to get overly excited about much. He's detached from society, skeptical of those who claim to be do-gooders, and is sometimes deemed as aloof by those who don't know him. It doesn't help that he tends to be formal with those he just meets, and sometimes gives off a snobby impression. Despite his reserved nature, Roy is usually a calm, level-headed young man. He tries to be mature, feeling as if he should have grown up the moment he was abandoned by his parents, and doesn't believe in dreams and wishes, no matter how much he wants to. Practical and steady, he's a realist who wants to be an optimist, but does not know how to achieve that. He does get frustrated with the world in general at times, and can have a bit of a temper, especially when he hears of injustices that happen that concern mutants. With those he does deem as friends, Roy is very protective of them, terrified of something horrible happening to them that would leave him alone. He's a bit of an involuntary hypocrite; while he may like his privacy and is difficult to get to open up, Roy is undeniably a loyal friend and is dependent on them just the same. He may not show his affection to his friends that often, but if they were ever in danger, his actions would speak of how highly he feels about them.
Powers: Roy's mutation has to do with water. He's a hydrokinetic, able to manipulate water to any shape he can imagine. Want a water dragon? Give him a pool and he can whip one up for you in no time. The liquid he manipulates must be water -- he cannot control or distort other liquid substances such as milk or blood.
Roy is also able to liquidize himself, melting his body into water. Usually he melts his entire body into water, but he has played around with only partially shifting himself. An arm or leg there, sometimes even just his hair when he gets frustrated with it. If his partial shapeshift works, he is able to manipulate the liquidized part of his body just as if it were a separate body of water. Due to his body being mutated like this, Roy has no fear of drowning; he is able to breathe underwater as normally as he is able to on land.
A minor perk of Roy's mutation is that he is not susceptible to the cold. He does get chilly during the winter, of course, but on crisp autumn days, Roy is able to dress like most would for the summer and not feel uncomfortable. If Roy's powers are able to evolve over time, perhaps he will be able to freeze the water he manipulates, enabling him to even distort ice.
Weaknesses: While Roy is able to manipulate water, he is not able to conjure it out of thin air (with the exception of his ability to liquidize himself). He needs a supply of water in order to manipulate it. The amount of water he has available is proportionate to how he can manipulate it. For example, he cannot create a water-car out of the amount of liquid in a drop of rain. A pool, on the other hand, may be enough of a source in order to create the car.
Roy's major weakness is his vulnerability to heat and the sun. He constantly has a water bottle (or three) on his person in order to stay hydrated. If he becomes dehydrated or too hot, Roy runs the risk of passing out until he gets rehydrated, either by someone forcing him to drink, waiting for it to rain, or even the chance for it to be shady enough for moisture to collect in the air.
He has also noticed that there are times when Roy can liquidize involuntarily, usually when he's nervous or surprised. Usually it's just a few drops dripping off of his fingers or hair, but it's enough to remind him that there is the possibility of losing control of his ability. He can easily imagine losing himself as pieces of water scattered down a storm drain or lost in a rainstorm.
Skills/Hobbies: Roy is adaptable to all sorts of situations, able to go with the flow well enough. He's also talented in staying quiet and moving stealthily when need be, most likely from practicing with his mutation. Another talent, as obvious as it may be, that he adopted from water is that he's also quite the swimmer. He's reminiscent to a fish, feeling at home in the water as much as she does on land. Roy's also a bit of a health nut, having a decent knowledge of nutrition, most likely due to his need of drinking several glasses of water a day. Water-based fruit has always been a favorite of his, and the health kick just stuck with him as he grew.
History: Roy had always been hidden. A baby coming out of the womb with blue hair would startle any sane parents into hiding the child until some appropriate hair dye could be found, least of all a straight-laced pair like Winston and Helen Kingsley. Perhaps he would have been able to have a normal-enough childhood if his hair had been the only problem.
Unfortunately, he had trouble with the sun as well. He was thought to be allergic to the damn star the first time he got sick. Yet, the blood tests revealed that no such allergy existed in his body. Nevertheless, his parents tried their best to shield him from the outside world. Like any boy would, Roy always tried his best to escape.
He always listened to his parents after passing out and waking up in his own vomit that day.
Eventually, the doctors realized that he just got dehydrated extremely quickly. They were baffled as to why, but advised his parents to always have plenty of water on hand for him. If there was a positive side to any of his health issues, it was that he was the first child in his class to be fully potty-trained with all the bathroom trips he had to make.
Of course, Winston and Helen also connected his hydration needs to his love of baths, sprinklers, and wading pools. They could pretend everything was normal with their son when he happily splashed them with soap bubbles as they cleaned him.
What they couldn't handle, though, were the bills. Hospitals, medications, gear to protect him from the sun whenever it was necessary for him to go outside... It was all too much for the young couple. They could not understand why this was happening to them. They were good people, donated to worthy causes when they could, helped out neighbors and family whenever they were needed... Why were they given the difficult child?
Dangerously, the pair got an idea. Neither wanted to voice it, but both thought of it when it should have never crossed either of their minds. What if there had been an "accident" during one of Roy's baths? What if he loved the water so much that he dove under and didn't resurface?
The last doctor's bill drove the parents over the edge. They had loved their son, yes, but they couldn't handle it. Wouldn't it be better off for the boy, anyway? Never being able to play with children his own age, barely being out in the sun, always having to be mindful of his hydration level... It would surely drive anyone crazy the older they got. Really, they were saving their son from a horrible and lonely life. That seemed like a good justification for drowning their boy, right?
But Roy lived. With his parents holding him under the water, he giggled and laughed because they were holding his ticklish tummy. The next thing the young boy remembered was taking a trip with his parents to the city and being left behind in a building full of other kids asking him about his funny hair color.
It was at that Ohio orphanage that Roy made the decision to hide himself.
It would have worked out just fine -- really, no one wanted to associate with the freak who got sick in the sun and had to drink a couple of gallons of water a day, who began to melt and manipulate water when he reached puberty -- if the X-Men hadn't sought him out.
Roy took the chance in joining the Xavier Institute, being the first new recruit that the manor had gotten after reopening its doors. Since then, Roy has done his best to live as well as he can with what he has, trying to be open to all of the new students that have come through the manor's doors after him. He may not have the best bedside manner, but Roy has nonetheless opted to play the role of "big brother" to the other new recruits.
First Appearance Scene: Done.
Personality: Due to his past, Roy is fairly shy with strangers, acquaintances, and even friends. He has a quiet tone to his voice, not being one to get overly excited about much. He's detached from society, skeptical of those who claim to be do-gooders, and is sometimes deemed as aloof by those who don't know him. It doesn't help that he tends to be formal with those he just meets, and sometimes gives off a snobby impression. Despite his reserved nature, Roy is usually a calm, level-headed young man. He tries to be mature, feeling as if he should have grown up the moment he was abandoned by his parents, and doesn't believe in dreams and wishes, no matter how much he wants to. Practical and steady, he's a realist who wants to be an optimist, but does not know how to achieve that. He does get frustrated with the world in general at times, and can have a bit of a temper, especially when he hears of injustices that happen that concern mutants. With those he does deem as friends, Roy is very protective of them, terrified of something horrible happening to them that would leave him alone. He's a bit of an involuntary hypocrite; while he may like his privacy and is difficult to get to open up, Roy is undeniably a loyal friend and is dependent on them just the same. He may not show his affection to his friends that often, but if they were ever in danger, his actions would speak of how highly he feels about them.
Powers: Roy's mutation has to do with water. He's a hydrokinetic, able to manipulate water to any shape he can imagine. Want a water dragon? Give him a pool and he can whip one up for you in no time. The liquid he manipulates must be water -- he cannot control or distort other liquid substances such as milk or blood.
Roy is also able to liquidize himself, melting his body into water. Usually he melts his entire body into water, but he has played around with only partially shifting himself. An arm or leg there, sometimes even just his hair when he gets frustrated with it. If his partial shapeshift works, he is able to manipulate the liquidized part of his body just as if it were a separate body of water. Due to his body being mutated like this, Roy has no fear of drowning; he is able to breathe underwater as normally as he is able to on land.
A minor perk of Roy's mutation is that he is not susceptible to the cold. He does get chilly during the winter, of course, but on crisp autumn days, Roy is able to dress like most would for the summer and not feel uncomfortable. If Roy's powers are able to evolve over time, perhaps he will be able to freeze the water he manipulates, enabling him to even distort ice.
Weaknesses: While Roy is able to manipulate water, he is not able to conjure it out of thin air (with the exception of his ability to liquidize himself). He needs a supply of water in order to manipulate it. The amount of water he has available is proportionate to how he can manipulate it. For example, he cannot create a water-car out of the amount of liquid in a drop of rain. A pool, on the other hand, may be enough of a source in order to create the car.
Roy's major weakness is his vulnerability to heat and the sun. He constantly has a water bottle (or three) on his person in order to stay hydrated. If he becomes dehydrated or too hot, Roy runs the risk of passing out until he gets rehydrated, either by someone forcing him to drink, waiting for it to rain, or even the chance for it to be shady enough for moisture to collect in the air.
He has also noticed that there are times when Roy can liquidize involuntarily, usually when he's nervous or surprised. Usually it's just a few drops dripping off of his fingers or hair, but it's enough to remind him that there is the possibility of losing control of his ability. He can easily imagine losing himself as pieces of water scattered down a storm drain or lost in a rainstorm.
Skills/Hobbies: Roy is adaptable to all sorts of situations, able to go with the flow well enough. He's also talented in staying quiet and moving stealthily when need be, most likely from practicing with his mutation. Another talent, as obvious as it may be, that he adopted from water is that he's also quite the swimmer. He's reminiscent to a fish, feeling at home in the water as much as she does on land. Roy's also a bit of a health nut, having a decent knowledge of nutrition, most likely due to his need of drinking several glasses of water a day. Water-based fruit has always been a favorite of his, and the health kick just stuck with him as he grew.
History: Roy had always been hidden. A baby coming out of the womb with blue hair would startle any sane parents into hiding the child until some appropriate hair dye could be found, least of all a straight-laced pair like Winston and Helen Kingsley. Perhaps he would have been able to have a normal-enough childhood if his hair had been the only problem.
Unfortunately, he had trouble with the sun as well. He was thought to be allergic to the damn star the first time he got sick. Yet, the blood tests revealed that no such allergy existed in his body. Nevertheless, his parents tried their best to shield him from the outside world. Like any boy would, Roy always tried his best to escape.
He always listened to his parents after passing out and waking up in his own vomit that day.
Eventually, the doctors realized that he just got dehydrated extremely quickly. They were baffled as to why, but advised his parents to always have plenty of water on hand for him. If there was a positive side to any of his health issues, it was that he was the first child in his class to be fully potty-trained with all the bathroom trips he had to make.
Of course, Winston and Helen also connected his hydration needs to his love of baths, sprinklers, and wading pools. They could pretend everything was normal with their son when he happily splashed them with soap bubbles as they cleaned him.
What they couldn't handle, though, were the bills. Hospitals, medications, gear to protect him from the sun whenever it was necessary for him to go outside... It was all too much for the young couple. They could not understand why this was happening to them. They were good people, donated to worthy causes when they could, helped out neighbors and family whenever they were needed... Why were they given the difficult child?
Dangerously, the pair got an idea. Neither wanted to voice it, but both thought of it when it should have never crossed either of their minds. What if there had been an "accident" during one of Roy's baths? What if he loved the water so much that he dove under and didn't resurface?
The last doctor's bill drove the parents over the edge. They had loved their son, yes, but they couldn't handle it. Wouldn't it be better off for the boy, anyway? Never being able to play with children his own age, barely being out in the sun, always having to be mindful of his hydration level... It would surely drive anyone crazy the older they got. Really, they were saving their son from a horrible and lonely life. That seemed like a good justification for drowning their boy, right?
But Roy lived. With his parents holding him under the water, he giggled and laughed because they were holding his ticklish tummy. The next thing the young boy remembered was taking a trip with his parents to the city and being left behind in a building full of other kids asking him about his funny hair color.
It was at that Ohio orphanage that Roy made the decision to hide himself.
It would have worked out just fine -- really, no one wanted to associate with the freak who got sick in the sun and had to drink a couple of gallons of water a day, who began to melt and manipulate water when he reached puberty -- if the X-Men hadn't sought him out.
Roy took the chance in joining the Xavier Institute, being the first new recruit that the manor had gotten after reopening its doors. Since then, Roy has done his best to live as well as he can with what he has, trying to be open to all of the new students that have come through the manor's doors after him. He may not have the best bedside manner, but Roy has nonetheless opted to play the role of "big brother" to the other new recruits.
First Appearance Scene: Done.