Mathis Reeves(done)

[Mathis Reeves]

The Basics

Name: Mathis Renald Reeves
Nicknames: Matty
Age: 17
Orientation: Dunnosexual virgin
Desired Rank/Job: Student
Powers: Animal Mimicry ((He likes to call it "I'ma bird! I'ma bear! I'ma - this power sucks."))
Like others with this power, Mathis is only able to channel one animal at a time though he favors animals of the hunt rather than prey. For obvious reasons. Since Mathis is untrained he can only mimic one aspect of an animal, like a bears strength, and even that he does poorly- missing his mark many times during a training session. Fear and adrenaline help his ability though since he's able to call the aspect needed when he is in trouble, or already has a heavy dose of adrenaline in his system like during Savate practice. His ability requires him to have a massive calorie intake to compensate for the large amounts of energy burned. Often times after taking the traits of a highly flexible animal he'll experience muscle atrophy, making it hard for him to move for hours after the experience. That is topped by a bone deep sort of exhaustion if he attempts to take the trait for long periods of time.
Just as a clarification- he can only mimic animals that he has seen. It can be in a zoo or something like that; he needn't have touched it or have had prolonged exposure. But it does have to be an inperson viewing (TV/book won't work). Matthew thinks it may have to do with the pheromones the animals give off naturally and that his brother may just need to get that sort of read off the animal, but that is just his theory.
Play By: Luke Bilyk

The Details

Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: A smoky blue
Any Piercings? N/a
Any Tattoos? N/A
Any Scars? A huge scar along the back of his leg from when he was first riding a bike, fell, and got caught in a barbed wire fence
General Appearance: Following his family's fairly signature looks Mathis sports dark brown hair and blue eyes, though his are much darker and seem to swirl with various colors. His features are bit blockish but the lack of cheekbone is made up for when he smiles, which is all the time for those counting. The only other remarkable feature about his face, other than his smile, is the long feathery eyelashes that seem that they would belong on a girl instead. The rest of his body is sort of unremarkable after his smile with the usual muscle mass of someone who works out, though his is far more compact due to the type of athletics he does. He reaches a height of 5'7 but he's expecting to hit a growth spurt any moment so he can reach his brother's 6'2.

As for clothing Mathis will often put on whatever is comfortable and clean. Usually this consists of worn but not ripped jeans, either a t-shirt or a t-shirt and pull over plaid thing. Once in awhile he'll spice things up by choosing to wear a hoodie over his plain shirts but usually its just a blank hoodie with little in the way for decoration. His backpack, which is always with him even outside of school, is another story. It's covered with various anime stickers and various stickers for sport teams he liked briefly, so many that the original design underneath is completely hidden.
Personality: Mathis can't say he's similar to his older brother no matter how much he'd like to. As much as Matthew is the proper, polite sort of Texan grown boy Mathis is the opposite. His mouth is always moving a mile a minute about anything and everything- from the color of the sky to how awesome it is to be at Hammel. This isn't to say he's only talking to hear his own voice. Mathis just tries to cover up any bad emotions others might be feeling by talking about unimportant things, mostly to try and keep them from feeling worse. Talking about feelings or important life events isn't something Matty is good at and more often than not he ends up saying the wrong thing when trying to provide comfort so he tries to avoid that as much as possible.

He's kept some of the mannerisms from his home state, enforced brutally by Sara, but will often forget to call females "ma'am" once he's gotten to know them. Males are safe from this neglectful streak, though so don't worry. Despite the lack of respect present in his voice with anyone he may be familiar with, Mathis finds that he respects many of his elders. Not right away of course because who respects a man they don't know? His way of showing respect is a bit unorthodox such as baking and cake and decorating it with loads of icing to bring to the person he respects. In his mind at least this is a perfectly normal thing to do so he is often put out when other people get annoyed by his "doting".

Before Matthew left, and maybe a bit before that, Mathis had been a sort of quiet kid that spent most of his time either horse riding or watching anime on tv. After his brothers abrupt departure though Matty became an extroverted attention seeker, gaining his mile a minute mouth. He also gained a sort of need to be around people, creating a sort of group wherever he goes. Being alone isn't something that suites Matty well, enough so that he's been known to hang out with the bad crowd if his other actual friends are busy that day.

Your Vices

Likes:
-Laughing
-Dancing like an idiot (though he maintains he is quite good)- preferably on a table top
-Anything small and furry
-Practicing kicking boxing, specifically Savate
-Anime!
-Talking to anyone who catches his fancy
-Math classes
-His big brother Matthew
Dislikes:
-Maria, his sister, as well as the rest of his family
-Seven minutes in Heaven
-Rap music
-English classes
-Proper punctuation
-The sun being hidden by clouds
-Snow
-Any car that is "super cool!!!" or a truck
Strengths:
-ANYTHING math related. He likes Geometry more than anything though and is worried they won't have something they can transfer him into similar.
-Making people laugh
-Remembering to feed animals and water plants ((Though once he fed plants and watered animals, needless to say Sara bit him hard for that))
-Dancing, or so he thinks
-Kicking anyone's butt in a kickboxing match though he'll throw matches sometimes just to keep things "interesting"
-Flexibility, because if you've watched One Piece and are trying to imitate Sanji's fighting style you HAVE to be flexible
-Reciting anime information and he can even speak a little Japanese from watching so much anime
Weaknesses:
-Despite being so talkative and outgoing, Matty is very sensitive. When he does something wrong it's like a blow to his heart though he'll often try to hide it by laughing it off. Though it's easy to tell he's been effected by whatever has happened
-Schoolwork involving words. He's just not a great speller and sometimes he's pretty sure he's dyslexic due to the inability to contain the words on the page
-Romantic ANYTHING. From cheesy lines, to sappy movies, to someone hitting on him in a bar. All these things and more leaves Mathis a sputtering, red-faced mess. He's not sure how to take sexual advances and finds them a little overwhelming.
-Compliments! Like being criticized nad being flirted with, Mathis is uncomfortable with people legitimately praising him. So he hides it with a grin and a "I know! I'm awesome, bow down!" in hopes of covering the blush that is surely there. The only exception to this rule is when he's being praised in math, because he already knows he's really good and he can just shrug off most compliments.
Fears:
-Going back to Texas to see his family
-Grandma Bunny dying. She's a really sweet old lady that loves hitting him on the back of the head
-That one day he'll wake up and it'll be the zombie apocalypse. Zombies are terrifying.
-Accomplishing nothing in life
-Being alone
-Choking on air. He's done it before and it's an odd thing to go through, not something you want to repeat.
Secret: Mathis would like to think his being a virgin is a secret but the way he reacts to flirting its easy to tell. So his secret is he hasn't even been kissed.

Family Ties

Father: Clayton Reeves ((47, Human))
Mother: Bobbie Reeves ((43, Human))
Siblings:
Matthew Jarvis Reeves ((23, Meta- Animal Communication and Control))
Maria Lee-Ann Reeves ((19, Human))
Any Other Important People:
Sara, his brother's dog.
Grandma Bunny

History

The Reeves family calls the small town of WhiteSprings their home. It was a town where nothing seemed to happen; no murders, no rapes, no crimes, no meta problems. Those were only things that happened in the "other towns" and even when they did happen they were ignored by the population, brushed under the imaginary rug. This made a very safe, if somewhat sheltered upbringing for kids. Which is why the Reeves had chosen it to raise their three kids.

Mathis was the third child born to them, seven years younger than their oldest and destined to follow in his footsteps. So as he grew up he was signed up for every sports team they could find for young kids as well as horse riding lessons- which never turned out as well as his brother. Still, Mathis never took this personally until his brother left suddenly, no explanation, when he was seven. He'd been at school that day and when he got home it had been like his brother didn't exist. Pictures were missing from the walls, his room was completely bare, and both his mom and dad looked exhausted.

At first he'd thought it been his fault and began acting out in school, not sure how to get release his frustration. After that it had only taken a few weeks of repeated fights and throws work till his parents sat him down, gently closing the blinds as though that would protect them, and explained that Matthew was one of "them". It was then that Mathis began questioning whether their town was wrong or the world was wrong when it came to metas. Surely, if his brother was one, then they couldn't be all bad?

Relief from the suffocating house came late into the school day when he was 12. It had been a long day and he still had football practice to go to when a group of boys showed up. They had been bullying him all years, calling him weird and creepy and stupid and all sorts of names. This time though they tried shoving him into a locker, their height and numbers easily over powering him. As they shut the locker door with him inside he began cursing himself for being weak and helpless and why couldn't Matthew help him? Something inside him snapped as he cried and he began pounding on the locker door weakly, trying to find a way out. Why couldn't he have strength like Juggernaut? The villain was like a rhino, once he started he never stopped. As he pounded on the doors his blood seemed to surge and a wave of dizziness overcame him, causing him to hit the door once more only this time it came clean off the hinges. Before he could ponder what had happened he passed out.

Later on he'd woke up in the hospital, having been asleep for a full 24 hours, with a strange man standing by his bed. The man explained that Mathis was a meta and had to attend Hammel, that his parents had already been informed. As the young boy listened he noticed the small pile of luggage by the door. This was his parents answer. This is what they must have done to Matthew as well, when they discovered his powers. The thought put a heavy lump in Mathis' throat and he started crying the sort of way that didn't stop until he went to Hammel and was reunited with his brother.

Since attending Hammel Mathis has gained considerable control of his powers and is now able to pick when he channels the animals, even if it doesn't always work. He's rekindled the relationship between him and Matthew, though the rest of their family has yet to return any of his calls for the past 3 years Classes have been progressing slowly, much to his displeasure but that might be because he's given up on trying for every class but his advanced mathematics. He's made a huge list of friends since arriving on campus, though some of them would deny the friendship, so he never has to deal with being alone again. Another good thing that has occurred despite the family communication freeze-out, Matthew had found their Grandma who supposedly died as kid living in Pilot Ridge. They found out through her that their family is likely to have meta powers, as she is meta as well. Matthew and Mathis visit her in her cottage outside of town every Sunday.

Roleplay Example

Antosha raised the steaming cup to his nose and sniffed once, self consciously looking around him with his amber eyes. It smelled as he imagined free coffee would usually smell- like someone had left it on the heat too long. The black haired shifter winced some but took a sip anyway, unwilling to sully his cup of heaven with any sort of cream or sugar.

The heated liquid burned its way down his throat before it settled in his empty stomach though the heat seemed like it continued without the liquid and spread through his limbs. Antosha let out a purr of appreciation of the blackened sludge, taking another drink of his first cup of coffee of the day with all the grace of a starving man set before a buffet. It disappeared far too quickly for his liking and as he reached to pour himself another cup the door to the staff room opened, causing the tall Russian to look over his shoulder.

A familiar figure awaited his amber gaze and the shifter raised his still empty cup up to the entering man. The sound of his name didn't deter him, only causing him to smile in a way that seemed a bit more dangerous-in the way a cat is dangerous to a mouse-than he'd been in high school. "Neville, it has been awhile da?" he nodded once as he replied, his thick accent still in place in his tone. Though none of his past flamboyance, heavy gestures, and use of babe came close to speech.

Once again Antosha shifted his body out of the way of the coffee pot, his hip resting casually against the table as he glanced briefly to the empty cup before returning to the old mentor. "It is nice to see pleasant faces after this day. So many of the old friends have left, it seems. So how have you been, Neville? Still scaring graduates with the infamous condoms?" he smiled into his mini speech, tilting his head to the side as was his habit.

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