Leo

Power, like a desolating pestilence, Pollutes whate'er it touches.
Introduction xxxxxOverview of your character goes here. Description xxxxx5'11", lean, with warm tan skin and a clear complexion. Leo has a thick shock of straight black hair, usually kept trimmed short. Wide deep-set dark eyes, square jaw, sharply defined cheekbones, a bright warm smile. Reputation xxxxxIt is nearly impossible not to know Leo's name if you are living in America and not under a rock. During the Covid-19 crisis his name and picture both were widely circulated -- first, among government accusations that he was a mutant terrorist who was working to further the pandemic. After a heavy manhunt involving several different law enforcement agencies, there was a fresh wave of news about him after Captain America and NYC Mayor Elliott Carruthers publicly attested that he is not a terrorist but was, in fact, working to develop a vaccine for the virus. Much mainstream media has not come down on one side of this rumor or the other, and in the public eye opinions are heavily split as to whether people believe him to be a dangerous terrorist or a savior. The verifiable facts of the matter, however, are that New York City, once the global hotspot for the pandemic, experienced an abrupt dropoff in cases and is well on its way to an complete end to the crisis, and that numbers have been steadily dropping, concentrated in New York but spreading outward. History xxxxxBorn in the Philippines and raised there until middle school, when he emigrated to the US with his mother and two siblings. It wasn't a great change -- at home, they'd had stability, a large and supportive extended family, a comfortable culture that they fit into. His aunt over in the States had gotten quite sick, though, and his family came over on tourist visas and never left again, as his mom struggled to support her sister and her sister's children through his aunt's lingering battle with Huntington's. His cousins were a bright spot in his new life in Los Angeles; shy by nature and struggling with English, it was hard for him to fit in at school but his home life was always vibrant, his cousins and siblings close-knit. xxxxxStill finding his feet in a new culture, he spent a lot of time focusing on things that made more sense to him than the troubling question of How To Socialize. Schoolwork, sports, music; he spent a lot of energy practicing at things where he could see quantifiable progress. His dedication to schoolwork earned him few friends but a scholarship to Boston University, where he studied marine biology and work at the New England Aquarium, first as a volunteer and then as a science educator. His plan was to continue on to grad school back in California where he would be close to home. xxxxxICE derailed all that -- after being picked up for what was, in fact, a case of completely mistaken identity by the BPD (they were looking for a Latino man twice his age) he nevertheless got on ICE's radar for his lack of documentation. It was the stress and trauma of the detention facility that he was put in that triggered his mutation to show itself more /directly/. Manifested years ago but barely noticeable (he'd always thought he just was particularly lucky when it came to not getting hit by bugs that went around), he triggered an extremely virulent strain of chickenpox in the facility he was in. It was only after transferring him to a different facility en route to deportation and the same oddly resistant strain cropping up, immediately followed by a severe measles outbreak, that a doctor sent to the facility took notice. It took a good deal of sleuthing for Prometheus to get to the bottom of what was actually going on, but once they had isolated the culprit it took very little convincing for ICE to turn him over to Prometheus rather than ship him home. Powers xxxxxAbsorbs, stores, mutates, and dispenses pathogens. Skills xxxxxHighly academically inclined and with an education to back it up, Leo excels particularly at math and biology. He's a great teacher, though sometimes has a hard time switching from Teaching Little Kids mode to Talking To Adults mode -- a large portion of his most recent job centered around education and outreach and this involved a lot of talking at school field trip groups about the sea. He's a great swimmer, a good diver, and adroit on sailboats. He loves tennis, and is quite decent at it. He plays the flute very well, although he's been out of practice since getting into Prometheus. Fluent in Tagalog and Spanish as well as English. Connections Friends Coming soon. Foes Coming soon. And everything in between Coming soon. Trivia Random facts you think are worth knowing about your character. And more random facts! And more. Gallery	Leonid Valentino Aquilo Concepcion Codename None Birthdate April 25, 1994 Birthplace Manila, Philippines Species Mutant Affiliation Prometheus Alignment None Powers Plaguebearer Occupation Labrat Played By Manny Jacinto RP Hooks New In Town - Leo has spent the past several years in a lab and is readjusting to Normal Person Life. Know the city well? He'd be more than glad for some new friends. Anyone for tennis? - He's eager to take advantage of public courts and get back in the game! On the Water - A skilled sailor and avid swimmer, he's happiest off of dry land. Sea monsters - Only too happy to geek out with people about all things weird and wonderful that live under the ocean. No human being is illegal - But try telling that to the government. He's trying to navigate life as an undocumented immigrant; harder some places than others.
Logs
1..5051..94(94 total) (2024-03-02) Your way was through the sea, your path, through the mighty waters; yet your footprints were unseen. (2024-02-28) And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds (2024-02-10) The living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. (2024-02-10) My eyes are spent with weeping; my stomach churns; my bile is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people, (2024-02-09) Put no trust in a friend, have no confidence in a loved one; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace; (2023-12-31) In Which You Have Made People Like the Fish of the Sea, Like Crawling Things That Have No Ruler. (2023-09-14) Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. (2023-08-13) The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you; they shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways. (2023-07-28) In Which the People Shouted, and the Trumpets Were Blown. As Soon as the People Heard the Sound of the Trumpets, They Raised a Great Shout, and the Wall Fell Down Flat; so the People Charged Straight Ahead Into the City and Captured it. (2023-07-22) Of Trials and Teamwork (Or, In Which Without Counsel, Plans go Wrong, but With Many Advisers They Succeed.) (2023-07-14) The Lord will turn away from you every illness; all the dread diseases of Egypt that you experienced, he will not inflict on you, but he will lay them on all who hate you. (2023-06-16) For the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. (2023-06-12) Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. (2023-05-30) Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart. (2023-05-30) Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. (2023-05-09) Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. (2023-04-09) Give them, O Lord— what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. (2023-03-30) The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. (2023-02-20) But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; (2023-02-14) Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine, (2023-01-25) You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with richness. (2023-01-22) Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; (2023-01-07) I will plant them upon their land, and they shall never again be plucked up out of the land that I have given them, (2022-05-21) Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other. (2022-05-15) If someone is burdened with the blood of another, let that killer be a fugitive until death; let no one offer assistance. (2022-05-11) Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who contrive mischief by statute? (2022-04-16) For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. (2022-03-16) For God, who rules over all things, has made this day to be a joy for his chosen people instead of a day of destruction for them. (2022-03-02) If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it. (2022-02-14) When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. (2022-01-09) Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. (2021-12-22) Those who trouble their households will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. (2021-12-10) Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards; for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. (2021-12-10) In overflowing wrath for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer. (2021-10-26) I will study the way that is blameless. When shall I attain it? (2021-10-19) I lie awake; I am like a lonely bird on the housetop. (2021-10-15) Just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned (2021-10-15) And have mercy on some who are wavering; save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on still others with fear, hating even the tunic defiled by their bodies. (2021-10-06) For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death. (2021-07-17) And I say, “O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; (2021-06-27) Rise up, O judge of the earth; give to the proud what they deserve! (2021-02-14) Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. (2021-01-24) For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. (2020-12-23) Because their shame was double, and dishonor was proclaimed as their lot, therefore they shall possess a double portion; everlasting joy shall be theirs. (2020-12-10) Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. (2020-12-05) And I will make this city a horror, a thing to be hissed at; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters. (2020-11-23) Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. (2020-11-16) This shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh shall rot while they are still on their feet; their eyes shall rot in their sockets, and their tongues shall rot in their mouths. (2020-11-13) Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. (2020-10-28) Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 1..5051..94(94 total)