Aaron Marcus Sander
Apr 26, 2010 13:56:55 GMT -5
Post by Aaron Marcus Sander on Apr 26, 2010 13:56:55 GMT -5
[/i][/size][/right]The Basics
Name: Aaron Marcus Sander
Nicknames: None (yet)
Age: 17
Orientation: Heterosexual
Desired Rank/Job: Student
Powers: Aaron possesses the ability to raise his voice to supersonic levels causing physical vibrations which have, in the past punched through walls. These more extreme versions of the power tend to manifest during moment of heightened negative emotion. While he still lacks a lot experience of his ability it is thought that over time Aaron could control these larger versions to run independently from emotion. Aaron is hesitant to experiment with his ability because of the near fatal consequence of their first manifestation. This is an issue he has been dealing with since day one at the institute
The distance the vibrations can travel started as small bursts barely making it past a few feet but overtime they have made impact with targets as far as 10 metres away, distance factors into the power with the waves becoming less powerful over a longer distance. Aaron has a good amount of breath control for an ordinary human so these waves can last upwards of 30 seconds but breath is a major factor both in duration and intensity of the vibrations. The vibrations themselves carry no sonar qualities and so are unable to disable a person from the waves though the loud volume of Aaron’s voice could potentially stun someone within earshot. His body tenses whenever someone whistles (or any such "sonic" sounds are made), this has become 10x worse since his ability manifested. such noises have been known to affect Aaron so badly he finds himself in a rigid state where he is unable to move a single muscle in his body for a period of up to 45 seconds after the noise has stopped.
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The Details
Hair Color:Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Any Piercings? He had his left labret pierced but upon acceptance to the academy his mother requested he remove it, he complied
Any Tattoos? None
Any Scars? The hole on his lip has not quite closed up
General Appearance: For a straight guy Aaron is very select about his look and clothing style often putting together an outfit the night before. Aaron likes to keep himself very clean and tidy, his sister bullied him about the amount of time he spent each morning getting his hair to look just right and how he feels the need to accessorize almost as much as she does. Style wise he would tell you he wears clothes that are comfortable and clean and go together, if you had to define his style as anything you would call it indy, he like bangles, chains and bracelets to finish off the look nine times out of ten Aaron is thin, though he keeps his body toned. He is fairly short, standing at 5’7.
Personality: Aaron is an easygoing guy for the most part but he becomes nervous and a little uptight in certain situations, this is due to having an overprotective mother and a fairly sheltered life. He likes to have a good time but has a sensible moral compass that will stop him doing anything too questionable in the name of fun. He enjoys alternative music namely any sort of rock, punk and ska. His favourite bands are Less Than Jake and Dropkick Murphys he put this down to their breakneck speed and interesting lyrical content. A man a few words when he does chose to speak it tends to be concise and to the point sometime with gaps between sentences due to the fact he is finicky with the way he attempts to express things. His voice carries little emotion which is something he desperately wants to work on though when he desperately wants to express something he will do so using the medium or art or sometimes written word
Your Vices
Likes:
*Art
*Poetry
*Theatre
*Witty Humour
*Rock music
*Peace
*Films (Action, Comedy, Foreign films, anything)
Dislikes:
*Discord
*Arguments
*Loud, abrasive people
*Time wasting
*His sisters attitude
*Pizza
*Dance music
Strengths: Aaron has spent many years limited to expressing himself through his hands and therefore has brilliant calligraphy skill and is an amazing artist. After he became able to speak Aaron discovered he was multi lingual (through watching foreign films and the like). He has a knack for picking up languages - French, German or even computer coding – quickly, though this is a human skill unrelated to his meta-human ability.
Weaknesses: After years without the use of his voice Aaron has difficulty expressing himself verbally on occasion. He lacks a degree of emphasis and emotion within his voice sometimes, though over the years this is improving and becoming less apparent, at least to other people, Aaron is still very aware when he struggles. He tends to over analyse situations, people, and virtually any thought that pops into his head. Sometimes he becomes so wrapped up in these thoughts he loses hours.
Fears:
*Rejection
*Dogs
*Losing his voice
Secret: There are many things Aaron has never expressed, more to do with the habit of keeping things to himself than of holding a deep dark secrets
Family Ties
Father:Marcus Sander
Mother:Shaunua Sander (nee O'Keefe)
Siblings: 1 sister: Katrina Sander (19)
Any Other Important People:None of note
History
Aaron Sander is the youngest child of Marcus & Shauna Sander. Born without the ability to speak Aaron’s early years were sheltered ones mostly due to over protective parents – or an overprotective who very much ruled the roost. His muteness doesn’t mean he has had an abnormal life as such, sibling rivalry with his older sister Katrina started pretty much from the day Aaron was born. Katrina had been used to having her own way as an only child and as such was a bit of a brat. At first Marcus and Shauna though it was down to the “terrible twos” but as Katrina grew the jealous worsened which had a detrimental effect on Aaron for many years. Seeing how much extra attention had been poured on her younger brother affected Katrina and she didn’t try to hide it. The siblings argued and fought on a near daily basis.
Katrina’s apparent dislike for him and his parent’s over protective nature meant Aaron spent majority of his early life in his bedroom. Having nothing better to do Aaron busied himself studying and trying to perfect aspects of the creative arts. Music, poetry, art he loved all of it, it was escapism at its finest. His underdeveloped people skills were hindered further at the age of 7. Aaron was and is a laid back boy and had taken teasing and the like in his stride. However, one day the principal overheard an incident where an older boy questioned Aaron about his “singing voice”. The Principal reported the incident to both sets of parents and Shauna made the decision to home school Aaron “for his own good”.
At the age of 12 Aaron convinced his parents to allow him to attend state school and reintegrate himself into “normal society”. Unfortunately that meant he attended the same school as Katrina. She did all she could to stop this happening but in the end Aaron won out. To the surprise of both Sander siblings Aaron became well liked. His jealous sister more than ever more frustrated and began to try to sabotage his friendships by spreading rumours. Despite Kat’s effort Aaron gained a small group of really good friends, a couple even began to communicate through written word with Aaron. While Aaron appreciated the sentiment but secretly felt a bit patronised by their misplaced act of kindness. Life went on relatively normal for Aaron until a November morning when he was aged of 14. (See RP sample).
The new found ability to speak caused Aaron a large amount of confusion. Mixed with aspects of guilt (from almost killing his sister) confusion turned into self loathing. To Aaron's relief his relationship with his sister became less strained, the “near death” experience as Katrina referred gave her a new outlook on life and created a bond with Aaron. A bond vast majority of siblings could never understand. While at school Aaron continued the façade that he was mute. However, during a tough math pop quiz a few weeks after his ability manifested lack of focus caused him to loudly blurt out an answer. Though a lot quieter the unexpected outburst rocked a couple of desks. Aaron was ashamed of himself and chose to return to home schooling. He became depressed and once again fell into the pattern of spending every living hour in his room.
It was a matter of days before a letter arrived encouraging Aaron to attend Hammel Institute. Shauna opened the letter and told Aaron it was his decision. Aaron wanted the opinions of his family so they sat down to discuss the pros and cons of their baby boy leaving home. It was soon apparent Aaron enrolling at Hammel was the only option. The day he left Katrina cried. At first he found the Institute experience strange and distanced himself from the other students, over time however his guard has dropped and friendships began to be formed. Now in his third year Aaron is still learning many things about himself, his ability and other people.
Roleplay Example
The sun blazed through the crack in the curtains into the largest bedroom in the Sander house. rays cruelly reflecting on the frosty ground below. It was morning, Saturday morning at that! For most kids Aaron Sander’s age Saturday morning meant good thing. For his older sister Katrina Saturday meant a trip out to the mall with her friends, for Aaron Saturday morning meant nothing – worse than nothing, it meant no school. School was the one distraction from him from the thoughts that had plagued his mind for so long. People could try and relate to what he was going through. They didn’t understand. How could they? Nobody he knew had ever gone through the suffering he was forced to endure. Fran Wallstreet, how was Aaron ever supposed to deal with this burden? His heart both sank and leapt inside when he saw her, even in his mind eye. Aaron had a very overactive mind’s eye!
There was an abundance of problems. Firstly she was beautiful! It was hard to imagine even a god could mould something so perfect. Aaron on the other hand? Well, he was plain boring Aaron! Also, she was older than him, also she was Katrina’s best friend (and had therefore heard about all of Aarons worst habits). There was also the small matter of – well – talking to her... so to speak... well not speak but, Aaron was unsure how all those cheesy pick up lines his friends used would translate into a medium he could communicate in. He had tried giving her a dollar once – in the hopes she would call her Mother to say she wouldn’t be home tonight (whatever that meant). Instead he was a granted a smile as she walked away in reply. Then again that moment had been the best moment of his entire life.
He was doomed. Lying in his bed with nothing but his thoughts was bad for him. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and stumbled to the bathroom dressed only in an old tshirt and boxers. Engaged! What a shocker. Katrina spent forever in the damn bathroom, especially when she was heading to the mall with Fran. Mmmm... Fran! Aaron needed to focus on something different. Kat was attempting to make herself look pretty for Chuck, Fran’s older brother, Kat blatantly had a crush on him, Aaron did not approve, Chuck was a year Fran’s senior plus, if everything went the way it should in Aaron’s mind Chuck would become their brother-in-law. Katrina marrying him would be plain wrong.
Aaron returned to his bedroom and looked at the outfit he had put together the night before. He pulled on the pair of deep navy jeans and examined his t shirt. Black with the words “music is life” printed in white lettering. It was simple a simple design but this t shirt was probably Aaron’s favourite. Before he could pull his arms through the yellow plaid shirt Aaron was interrupted by a bang on his bedroom door – his Father, heading to work, he would be back around 6. Aaron knew all this.
He walked over to the door and unenthusiastically tapped his response. Loud... soft... loud, Morse code – translation: k. Marcus left him to it and Aaron got back to getting dressed. He donned a pair of yellow socks that would match his shirt, he would possibly put on his yellow converse all stars later and a perhaps a few bangles, not until after he had jumped in the shower though. Aaron heard the front door slam and his father’s car pulled away closely followed by the sound of another car (one with a far bigger engine) pulling up, it stopped in Marcus’s spot. How did people manage to steal car spaces so quickly, were they psychic or something? An unexpected knock on the front door shook Aaron from the though. Katrina was probably still too busy washing her hair to even hear. Aaron bounded down the spiral staircase, took the key from the hook and unlocked the front door swinging it wide open. To his pleasant surprise it was her, Fran Wallstreet the love of his life.
Hey Aaron, Katty ready yet?
Aaron watched her lips as every syllable escaped them. He felt his heart was going to break out of his chest at the way she spoke his name. Time seemed to slow, it felt to Aaron like minutes. He stood there, mouth wide open. The reality was it a only seconds had ticked by, still enough time to create an awkward pause. Aaron answered the question with a roll of his eyes and a shake of his head.
Okay, I’m here when she’s ready
Fran walked away back to Chuck’s car and Aaron closed the door. He made his way back upstairs and walked to the room beside his. The pink nameplate read “Katrina’s Room” underneath was a whiteboard. Aaron took a red marker and scribbled down the words Fran is outside when you’re ready, he drew a smiley face beside the message but thought better of it. He walked to the next room and knocked on the door. Katrina appeared seconds later towel around her and a second towel around her head. The towel around the head was something Aaron could never figure out about the female of the species. Never mind the important thing was - the bathroom was free. Aaron got a glimpse of his hair in the bathroom mirror and was horrified. Fran had seen him in that state! He made a mental note to ignore the door on a morning until after his hair was done in the future. Aaron undressed and hopped inside the tub and pulled the shower curtain across. The one good thing about Katrina showering first was the water was heated to the right temperature without much fuss, though after just over a minute this changed.
The cold winter air mixed with stone cold water, Aaron let out an unpleasant moan of surprise and frustration. Wait, what? Had he just heard himself scream? Like, on the outside scream? The thought was quickly put to one side by a more pressing issue. How long had that hole been in the wall? Aaron switched off the water, wrapped a towel around his waist and investigated. The wall had fallen through from the shower side and onto Katrina’s dresser. The dresser had tipped over. In a heap on the floor was a load of debris and smashed glass from the mirror. In the middle of the debris and smashed glass laid Katrina Sander, bleeding, completely still.
Aaron knew now, he had made a noise, he had sent a wall coming down, he had by the look of it accidently killed his sister and so Aaron Marcus Sander allowed his first audible word to pass his lips.
"Shit."
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