Micah

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
Introduction Description: Micah is an average-looking guy of slim athletic build, standing an appropriately average 5’8” tall. He looks younger than his 27 years, often earning him “kid” status in casual descriptions. His shaggy brown hair picks up enough red highlights in the sun to qualify as auburn. He tends to wear it somewhere between “tousled” and “deliberate bed-head”, depending on whether he has mustered the effort required for Product. His manner of dress typically ranges from “country boy” to “Nice Jewish Boy”, with no real danger of anyone accusing him of having a refined fashion sense. In appearance, as in most things, Micah tends to get by on a smile: a warm, lopsided grin that usually wins him the benefit of the doubt with strangers. Personality: Micah is a ball of perpetual energy that seems to run on little to no sleep. He is always on the move…and usually running his mouth as if he might forget to breathe should he stop talking. Fortunately, his quick tongue comes paired with a quick wit and a sharp sense of humour. An essential extrovert, Micah loves attention (though it almost always leads to blushing) and interacting with people in groups large or small. His “good idea/bad idea” algorithm doesn’t always work as well as it should… History Background: Micah was born in rural Petersburg, Virginia to an auto mechanic and an elementary school teacher. An in utero vascular event resulted in a congenital transfemoral (“above knee”) amputation of his left leg. He quickly settled into humour as his primary coping mechanism for handling his condition and all of the therapies, doctors, prostheses, and questions-from-other-kids that came along with it. Early limitations in his mobility led his interests in the direction of computer games and science fiction novels, and he has been waving his geek flag ever since. Growing up around his dad’s auto shop helped him become rather mechanically inclined; it helped that he was always good with his hands. His medical needs also honed a keen interest in medicine and related fields. He was a perfect fit for the Master of Science in orthotics and prosthetics (MSOP) program at UVA, which he thankfully attended on scholarships, since money was always tight for his family. After a few years gathering experience as a CPO and general assistive tech professional around D.C. and NoVA, Micah has finally made good on his promise to “get the hell out of Virginia”. With seed money consisting primarily of investments made with leftovers from unnecessarily large student loans, he recently started a mobile assistive technology business based in New York City. Skills: This kid’s business card touts a veritable alphabet soup of professional skills: Micah Zedner, MSOP, CPO, ATP (with “PYT” often handwritten on as a joke for when he uses his card to pass out information in a non-business capacity). Micah has fitted an accessible cargo van as a type of mobile shop and his base of operations for his start-up business, Gorilla Assistive Tech. His friend and business partner (not to mention former WoW guildie and current GM of their weekly gaming group) Janine, a young woman with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, serves as his “call centre” and medical billing specialist from her home. Micah is working tirelessly to push his fledgling business to solvency. Since The Mendel Clinic opened its doors, Micah has started there on a consultative basis, specifically designing equipment to meet the needs of Genetically Enhanced individuals. Micah also moonlights as a mechanic at Jake's Auto Shop, puts in volunteer hours at the Common Ground Clinic, and has recently started consulting for more commercial products with an eye to better serve the special needs community. Powers Being at least 20% cooler. Connections Friendship is Magic Village Lofts Jax: Sweetest. Person. Ever. The brightest light in my life. <3 Shane: Something of a...sledgehammer of tact. More sensitive than his spikiness lets on. Sebastian: Endearingly geeky. Extremely intelligent. Stronger than his shyness lets on. Spencer: The best kind of eight-year-old is a geeky, hyper, adorable eight-year-old. With a TARDIS. And a robot. Tag (aka Rainbow Dash): ZOMG, Rainbow Dash is real! And the newest official addition to the apartment. Like the way he makes Jax smile sometimes. Hive (aka Luna XD): Cute geek-boy and "Gaming Mistress". "Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever." There's gotta be a better way to help him. Dusk: Wins the Cuddliest Vampire Award. Hands-down. /Seriously/ expert biting. Big Damn Hero--owe him so much. <3 Flicker: Quiet but bright, with the warmest smile. Might be a rival for the Worst Blushing. Sometimes /appears/ at awkward moments... Ryan: Pretty boy anarchist rocker, good friends with Jax. Inveterate story-teller. Seriously, though, /why/ are there /so many/ drugs in his apartment??? Horus: Impressively bird-like. With wings! And so adorably cuddle-obsessed. Hope he's alright out there... Parley: Cat-boy! He's so fluffy, I'm gonna die. SO FLUFFY. Potentially dangerous, or so I am told. Mirror: Finally found a name of hir own. Well connected in the media realm. Anima: Hir body is still missing, presumed with Prometheus. Threats are /not/ the best way to get help with finding it.  :\ Joshua: So deadpan. Might just be Teh Ebils. Makes up for it with also being a good, hard-working person with some amazing healing abilities. Hanna: Perfectly delightful owner/operator of Happy Cakes Bakery. They have vegan goodies there! She seems to be about as sweet as her wares. Jayna: She is the best of all lovely dryad baristas! (Nevermind I've only met the one...) Works with Hanna. Rocks a blueberry coffee. ^_^ Alexandrine: Pretty girl with a nice laugh, fellow member of the Ginger and Southern teams. Ezekiel: Alex's roommate. Helpful guy, if a bit...slippery? Also, he's twitchy...I don't think he's in on all the Village Lofts /Stuff/. Doug: Knew there'd be trouble, but it /could/ have gone worse...maybe. Because /teenagers/ with /crushes/. Maybe the Awkward will fade eventually. Otherwhere Aloke: Jax's co-worker, co-art teacher, and also co-light person. /Brilliant/ eyes. Great for travel! XD Anole: Friend of the twins and Nox's ward. So skittish! Glad that he ended up at the twins' school. It seems a safer place for him. Hopefully he is able to reunite with his family, as well. Far too many friends are ending up as patients, too.  :( Corey: Shares his sugar /and/ cheerfulness. Interested in gardening, and studying to become an EMT--which should be an /extra/ good thing with his healing abilities. Also, pretties. All goodthings. ^_^ Daiki: Has a Thing with Shane. Kind of...one of my boys by extension. Elliott: Cyborg Solidarity! Remarkably open-minded for the company she keeps. Hank: The best of all fuzzy blue doctors, a pleasure as both friend and colleague. Takes care of the kids at the school while being a brilliant scientist in the meantime. Helped save Spencer, for which I am eternally grateful. Iolaus: Superhero without superpowers! Like Batman! But also without the ability to line item a space station... Doc's braving the dark depths of /adminstratordom/ to start a clinic for the Genetically Enhanced. All while being extremely cute. And /not/ exploding. O_o Ion: Real sweet guy who seems to find himself in one rough situation after another. Gotta be careful with the hugs; he's /charged/. Jim: Hive might be his Entwife one of these days... There aren't /words/ to express how much I owe him for saving Jax's life. Lucien: Good conversationalist, class act. Definitely a sweet guy and just hiding it under all that /grump/. Like a hedgehog. Helps keep me grounded. <3 Matt: Lucien's brother and an absolute ray of sunshine. Geek, gamer, all-around good guy. And /alive/, despite so much evidence to the contrary! Though it seems most likely that Prometheus has him now... Melinda: My co-Xander for the NYC Scooby Gang. A deeply Good person. Peter (aka "The Spider"): Kid has major ADHD, calls himself "Spider". Not sure that building him crazy-tech qualifies as a Good Idea. Hope he doesn't get himself /hurt/. Also has a Thing with Shane. There isn't adequate thanks in all the world to give for his role in saving Spencer. Rasheed: An invaluable ally in the medical community, extremely generous with his time and resources. There have to be /some/ hours left out there for me to volunteer at Common Ground, right? Trib: Poor judgement...on everyone's part, it seems. Lost Friends Gabriel: New neighbour whose mutation proved incompatible with life. A terrible shame he couldn't be helped more. Ian: Shot by a cop for having /shadows/. It's a twisted world that isn't safe to go out for cupcakes in. Liam: One of /entirely too many/ lost in the Lofts bombing. He will be sorely missed. Nox: A truly amazing woman who suffered far too much. They imprisoned her /again/ and ripped the life out of her like she wasn't a person...some things can't be forgiven. Random Encounters Anette: Not afraid to say things in public that might be a little dangerous, and says she wants to be part of the BoM, besides. Rude to servers. Also says she doesn't like people in general. >_> Craig: Nice fellow, dancer, sharp tongue. Need to remember to look into that Don Quixote production to see if he's in it. And to get Jax workable tickets either way. ^_^ Dan (aka Cap'n Crankypants): The guy's gruff in that ex-military way. Bark's worse than his bite, though. He's actually very sweet with his little one. Colleen: Dan's little girl. SO adorable. She looks like a human-shaped Twilight Sparkle and keeps up a stream of chatter with the best of 'em. Chelsea: So many kids get beaten down by the system. Hopefully things are looking up for her now that she's moved to Xavier's and Luke Cage is apparently her dad... Deanna: Definitely not an ally. Ducky: Nervous, polite kid. Friend of Horus, so definitely okay in my book. Eric: Helpful to know a police officer who is willing to back up the mutant crowd. /Chronically/ inappropriate creeper-type, however. Had a Thing with Shane. Howl: Hope he settles in well with the Morlocks. Such soft-looking ears! But new acquaintances aren't for petting. >_> Isra: Teacher at the twins' and Jax's school. Rather shy. /Impressive/ wings. Invaluable help with the Harlem situation. Ivan: Friend of the twins'. The kid's covered in fire ants...and grinning. Just sayin'.../covered/ in fire ants. Jennifer: Works with Jax, though apparently it's 'complicated' working? Helped with the Big Rescue in Chinatown. Karrie: Bless the poor girl, she's been saving my family since before I met them. Kate: A friend of Corey's who is also a healer. And a nurse in the meantime. /So/ much gratitude for their healing of Jax. I wonder if she's considered working for the Clinic? Kay: Super-lanky biker guy. Pretty entertaining. Fiery. Kira: Seems kind of new to /everything/; Jax may be helping her out with this. Friend of Kay and Munch. Apparently she can figure out if you're a mutant just by looking at you? Kisha: Gotta admire the chutzpah of a fourteen-year-old body armour crafting, drone making, defense experimenting girl! Liza: Funny kid in that sarcastic way. She's got a /long/ road ahead of her with this amputation. Luke Cage: Seems to have his heart in the right place, and it's a big one at that. Wouldn't hurt to use a little more of his /head/, though. Maya: Sweet girl with the doggiest of dogs. Morgan: Oh thank /goodness/, a person who doesn't bat an eyelash at providing medical treatment to even the most obvious of mutants. Potentially a very helpful ally. Munch: Seems like kind of a Big Friendly Giant...Metalmorpher? Hopefully he doesn't get himself in trouble. /Weird/ bike. Murphy: Kind of gets noir all over the room. But could be helpful in a PI capacity. He Knows Things. Friend of Jim's. Rasputin: May be a shapeshifter? Sometimes a cat, and sometimes a bird. At least that's the claim. Regan: Beauty, brains, and a somewhat intimidating manner. Need to have shop-talk some time when the world /isn't/ imploding. Helpful with that...whole Malthus situation. Rogue: Hey, it's another redheaded Southerner! Apparently she kills my Inappropriate Filter. >_> At least she's a good sport! Sage: Colleague of Jax's, specifically a Computer Science teacher at XS. Kind of abrupt in demeanour. Superb memory. Sean: Nice guy. Artist. Vegan. His power's more useful than I think even /he/ fully appreciates. Hopefully it'll help get our friends home. Shelby: Score another point for the Ginger Team! So many freckles! /SO/ inappropriate... Had a Thing with 'Bastian. Not sure where she ran off to. Hope she's okay. Tatters: Girl packs a hell of a punch. Plus witty banter. Like Buffy, but with less blonde and...uh...vampires. Okay, so only very peripherally like Buffy. Still awesome. Tess: Kid's all kinds of scared and mixed up. I hope she figures out what she wants to do. Toru (aka "Bones"): Helpful kid, when he's not having a horrible day. Has a Thing with Trib. Villains! Kyle: Somehow managed to seem like a decent person...responsible for so much /horror/, even after his death. Malthus: Evil. Masque: Psycho shoulder-breaking lunatic. Also, /rude/. DO NOT WANT. Norman (aka Smarmodon): Something is /wrong/ with this guy... Okay, correction, /everything/ is wrong with this guy. Ugh. >_<' NPCs Janine: Business partner, GM, bestie, and all-around awesomesauce lady. Sam: Weekly gaming group member, Janine's S.O., modern artist. Jake: Sam's brother, owner of Jake's Automotive Shop, where Micah moonlights as a mechanic. Gallery	Micah Holland-Zedner Codename None Birthdate November 6, 1986 Species Perfectly Normal Human Worm-baby Affiliation Citizens, Mendel Clinic Alignment Neutral Good Powers Being at least 20% cooler. Occupation MSOP, CPO, ATP, PYT Registration Status Human (0) RP Hooks In a van down by the river - Micah is probably best known for driving around all of Creation in a TARDIS-blue converted cargo van with his company logo of a gorilla propelling a racing wheelchair emblazoned on the side. It is occasionally towing a small trailer unit painted up like a short, squat AT-AT. It stands out a bit. Got a machinehead - Micah moonlights as an auto mechanic and is generally pretty handy at fixin' things. Not /that/ kind of Doctor - Got a medical license? Know someone who does? Clearly you need one of Micah's business cards...Here, take twelve. I ran (so far away) - Micah is fond of switching over to the ol' sports foot and going for a run. Hail to the geek - Gaming? Sci-Fi? Anime? Endless memes? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! The sound of music - Micah is /that guy/ who will break into song for no apparent reason, all the time. Our house - Micah lives at the Lofts with husband Jax and adopted children Spencer, Shane, and 'Bastian (as well as roomie Tag and whoever else is crashing for the moment). He can often be found around the building or the nearby park. Elements of Harmony - Micah has a tendency to create unlikely alliances and is particularly /meddlesome/ when there is a friend in need. He has been known to ply his trade in crafting medical tech/devices (and, perhaps more unfortunately, first aid) for those in the Genetically Enhanced community who cannot find help elsewhere. With varying levels of secrecy, he has been involved with groups including the Morlocks, the resistance group in Harlem, The Mendel Clinic, and Xavier's. Almost Famous - Micah's face and story have become more public knowledge as media focus has drawn to his mutant activist husband, Jackson.
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