| Introduction
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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…
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| History
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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.
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| Powers
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Being at least 20% cooler.
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| Connections
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Friendship is Magic
Village Lofts
- Jackson (aka Jax, aka Papa Bear): Sweetest. Person. Ever. <3! Also, he might be a kitchen god. If only he'd remember to take care of /himself/ sometimes... <3
- Shane: Amazingly shark-like. He's also something of a...sledgehammer of tact. Endearingly protective. More sensitive than his spikiness lets on.
- Sebastian: /Also/ amazingly shark-like, because twins. They do the Twin Thing...it's kind of ridiculously adorable. Endearingly geeky /and/ protective.
- Spencer: The best kind of eight-year-old is a geeky, hyper, adorable eight-year-old. With a TARDIS. And a robot. That teleporting thing has to drive poor Jax to wit's end, though... XD
- 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". Keeps crashing in my brain, which is kinda weird? "Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever." The poor guy...
- Dusk: Wins the Cuddliest Vampire Award. Hands-down. /Seriously/ expert biting. Big Damn Hero--owe him so much.
- Flicker: Hive's roommate. Quiet but bright. Might be a rival for the Worst Blushing. Sometimes /appears/ at awkward moments...
- Ryan: Pretty boy 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. I may have created a /textmonster/ setting him up with that tablet! ^_^ Hope I can help him with the prosthetic arm request...but may require some serious research into avian anatomy and physiology first. Oh, and /funding/.
- Parley: Maybe-telepath Cat-boy? He's so fluffy, I'm gonna die. SO FLUFFY. Potentially dangerous, or so I am told.
- Mirror: Parley and Joshua's roommate, I think? Zie doesn't have hir own name, which is strange, but now has a Signal! Like Prince. Or Batman!...okay, not really like Batman. Zie seems...kind of lonely. Needs hugs.
- Anima: Hir body is still missing, presumed with Prometheus. Threats are /not/ the best way to get help with finding it. :\
- Joshua: Parley's roommate. So deadpan. Might just be Teh Ebils. Makes up for it with also being a good person, and 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 (aka Alex): Pretty girl with a nice laugh, fellow member of the Ginger and Southern teams. Bonus: Gets geeky movie references.
- Ezekiel (aka Ez): 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/. Hopefully there's not too much of a friend-mess now.
- Gabriel: New neighbour on the Lofts' third floor.
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.
- Corey: Shares his sugar /and/ cheerfulness. Interested in gardening, and maybe medicine. Also, pretties. All goodthings. ^_^ Bonus: Makes geeky movie references.
- Iolaus: Superhero without superpowers! Like the whole collection of Bat-People! 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/.
- Lucien: Good conversationalist, class act. Definitely a sweet guy and just hiding it under all that /grump/. Like a hedgehog. His skill set is...extremely interesting. >_> /Says/ he doesn't want hugs. :<
- Melinda (aka Mel): Sweet girl. Hey, she could be my co-Xander for the NYC Scooby Gang!
- 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
- Ian: Shot by a cop for having /shadows/. It's a twisted world that isn't safe to go out for cupcakes in.
- Matt: Lost his long battle with cancer. One less ray of sunshine. :(
- 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
- Daiki: Tall, quiet Japanese boy. Jax insists that the urge to hug him is 'treacherous'? Not really sure what /that/ means. Has a Thing with Shane.
- 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. Maybe she'll move to the twins' school? Hopefully she'll be sensible and see a doctor instead of /Shane/. >_<'
- Ducky: Nervous, polite kid. Friend of Horus, so definitely okay in my book.
- Elliott: New addition to team Limb Deficiency, with a sharp sense of humour. Get the idea that the Genetically Enhanced crowd isn't at the top of her friend list, however...
- Eric (aka Creeper-Cop): Could be helpful to know a police officer who is willing to back up the mutant crowd. Apparently he /isn't/ Jax's friend, though? As far as I can tell, this is due to him being a /chronically/ inappropriate creeper-type.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jim: Guy's a little rough around the edges...also kinda Treebeardy? Doesn't know about /knocking/. Could be crushing on Hive. XD
- Kay: Super-lanky biker guy. Pretty entertaining. Hope he and that Munch kid figure out whatever they're doing.
- 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. He'll need all the luck in the world with this openly-mutant bid for office.
- 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.
- Peter (aka "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.
- 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.
- Rogue: Hey, it's another redheaded Southerner! Apparently she kills my Inappropriate Filter. >_> At least she's a good sport!
- Shelby: Score another point for the Ginger Team! So many freckles! /SO/ inappropriate... Has a Thing with 'Bastian.
- 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.
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| Micah Zedner
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| Codename
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| Birthdate
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November 6, 1986
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| Species
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Perfectly Normal Human Worm-baby
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None
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| Alignment
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Neutral Good
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| Powers
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Being at least 20% cooler.
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| Occupation
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MSOP, CPO, ATP, PYT
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| RP Hooks
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| 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.
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| Got a machinehead - Micah moonlights as an auto mechanic and is generally pretty handy at fixin' things.
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| 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.
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| I ran (so far away) - Micah is fond of switching over to the ol' sports foot and going for a run.
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| Hail to the geek - Gaming? Sci-Fi? Anime? Endless memes? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
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| The sound of music - Micah is /that guy/ who will break into song for no apparent reason, all the time.
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| Our house - Micah lives at the Lofts with Jax and Tag and Spencer (and sometimes Shane and 'Bastian and other times whoever else is crashing for the moment). He can often be found around the building or the nearby park.
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| 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. Recently, he has found himself increasingly involved in providing quasi-secret aid to the Morlocks.
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