| Introduction
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Mutant? Absolutely. Hero? Debatable.
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| Description
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xxxxxColin is 5'4" and scrawny, having been on the run for roughly six months after his powers manifested. Ashy brown hair that's constantly unkempt, and far shaggier than it's ever been. His clothes are dirty and rumpled, sporting patches and fresh seams. He's the picture of a teenage runaway, the only hint that he could be a mutant was the telltale shimmer of his eyes. Much like the camera red-eye, or the cat-eye effect, when the light hits Colin's eyes at the right angle they get a faint oil-slick coloration across the sclera and glow ever so slightly in low-light environments, which is why he wears sunglasses almost constantly.
At this point in his life Colin is locked into the mindset of function over fashion. Having run away from home after his mutation manifested, he didn’t really have the option to be choosy. Dressed in baggy, ill-fitting clothes salvaged out of church donation bins Colin is doing his best to get by as unnoticed as possible. His backpack has been sewn, stapled, and glued together multiple times and seems to be holding together well enough, containing all of his worldly possessions on his back. He does his best to find hooded and high-collar jackets that he can hide behind, doing his best not to be seen or noticed, to blend in with the rest of the homeless population of whatever town or city he’s in.
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| Reputation
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xxxxxNo reputation to speak of, yet. He's been keeping as low a profile as mutantly possible since his powers manifested, as far as he knows it's a secret to everyone that he's even a mutant.
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| History
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xxxxxBorn and raised in the nuclear shadow of the Oak Ridge National Laboratories in eastern Tennessee, Colin James was as average as they came. His father was out of the picture, and his mother worked at the labs along with two thirds of the rest of the town. He had grown up seeing mutants and their opposition on television, as well as hearing about it at home and school and in an isolated southern town like Oak Ridge the opinion of mutants was almost overwhelmingly negative. Unlike some who were brought up in these communities Colin chose peace, adopting a 'live and let live' mindset about mutants years before he was one. They were just people, there was no reason to hate or vilify them.
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| Powers
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xxxxxColin is a Luxokinetic, meaning he can manipulate light. Initially he could only alter existing wavelengths of light, changing the colors and brightening or dimming them. The next thing he learned was how to make small orbs of light that can move around, or more complex hologram projections that have to remain stationary. The holograms are photorealistic and convincing, but can't move or speak and have no mass so under close scrutiny they don't hold up.
His crowning achievement so far is what he calls his 'Void Pocket', bending the light around himself to make it impossible to see him. He's still there, obviously, there's no special cloaking or armor benefits, but anyone relying purely on sight would miss him.
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| Skills
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Living on his own without resources on the Appalachian Trail means Colin has learned to forage for wild edibles, knowing which ones are safe and which ones are toxic.
In towns and cities Colin can blend into crowds with ease, unassuming and non-threatening. Avoiding detection even without using his mutant abilities, keeping suspicions as low as possible.
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| Connections
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Friends
xxxxx* Coming soon.
Foes
xxxxx* Coming soon.
And everything in between
xxxxx* Coming soon.
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| Trivia
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Colin can cook decently well, not Master Chef levels but if he’s left alone in the kitchen for an hour he can come out with something presentable.
Living in the middle of nowhere Colin picked up on a lot of the ‘old people crafts’ like sewing and crocheting. He mends his own clothes, sometimes to the point they’re more patches than original, and has decent knotwork skills.
Colin keeps as much of himself covered at all times as he can, favoring loose, shapeless clothing. In cities where he can get away with it he wears a surgical mask to hide his face and mirrored sunglasses to hide his eyes.
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| Gallery
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| Colin James
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| Codename
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Lightbreaker
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| Birthdate
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November 1, 2009
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| Birthplace
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Oak Ridge, TN
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| Species
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Mutant
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| Affiliation
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Unaffiliated
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| Alignment
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Chaotic-Afraid
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| Powers
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Luxokinesis
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| Occupation
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Teenage Runaway
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| Registration Status
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Under No Circumstances
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| RP Hooks
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| Teenage Runaway - There are Missing Child posters in grocery stores and post offices with Colin's picture and information. While most people don't pay attention to those things, there's a non-zero chance that he could be recognized and questioned about his home life.
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| Can't Tie Me Down - Finally on his own Colin doesn't stay still for long, relaxation a long-forgotten pipe dream. He can be seen at public parks and shopping malls meandering aimlessly, using the other patrons to blend in and get lost in the crowd.
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| Anti-Starstruck - If he sees another mutant out in the world that he's seen on the news or social media, Colin will go out of his way to avoid going anywhere near them. The last thing he needs is paparazzi getting him in the background of a picture, giving his mother an idea of where he'd run away to and why.
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