| 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 26 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 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 lead 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…and maybe have enough money left over to afford rent instead of sleeping in the back of his van.
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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
- 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.
- Jackson (aka Jax, aka Papa Bear): Sweetest. Person. Ever. Also, he might be a kitchen god. If only he'd remember to take care of /himself/ sometimes... <3
- 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.
- Hive: 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...
- Jim: Guy's a little rough around the edges...also kinda Treebeardy? Doesn't know about /knocking/. Could be crushing on Hive. XD
- Ezekiel (aka Ez): Helpful guy, if a bit...slippery? Also, he's twitchy...I don't think he's in on all the Village Lofts /Stuff/.
- Eric: 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?
- Parley: Maybe-telepath Cat-boy? He's so fluffy, I'm gonna die. SO FLUFFY.
- Ryan: Pretty boy rocker, good friends with Jax. /Why/ are there /so many/ drugs in his apartment???
- Liza: Funny kid in that sarcastic way. She's got a /long/ road ahead of her with this amputation.
- 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. >_>
- Joshua: So deadpan. Might just be Teh Ebils.
- Horus: Hive's friend. Impressively bird-like. With wings! And so adorably cuddle-obsessed. Hope I can help him...but may require some serious research into avian anatomy and physiology first.
- Shane: Jax's kid. Amazingly shark-like. He's also something of a...sledgehammer of tact.
- Tag (aka Rainbow Dash): ZOMG, Rainbow Dash is real! At least I didn't kill him with my AT-AT. Ugh... >_<'
- Matt: Lucien's brother. Really warm and fun. Bonus: Makes geeky comic book references!
- Nox: Lady superhero whose body is made of /shadows/! She deals with an awful lot and is really sweet and clever and she kind of does this adorable purring thing when she laughs...um... ~/blush/~
- Melinda (aka Mel): Who doesn't love meeting a nice girl on her birthday? Should check out Montagues for coffee if ever in Soho; knowing the barista never hurts.
- Dan (aka Cap'n Crankypants): The guy's gruff in that ex-military way. Bark's worse than his bite, though.
- 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/.
- 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.
- Alexandrine: Pretty girl with a nice laugh, fellow member of the Ginger and Southern teams. Bonus: Gets geeky movie references.
Villains!
- Norman (aka Smarmodon): Something is /wrong/ with this guy... Okay, correction, /everything/ is wrong with this guy. Ugh. >_<'
- Masque: Psycho shoulder-breaking lunatic. Also, /rude/. DO NOT WANT.
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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None
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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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| Affiliation
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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. He's a karaoke junkie.
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