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Bio: | This is an adult role-playing journal and posts may contain adult concepts and content. By reading the content of this journal you are certifying that you are above the age of majority in your jurisdiction. Player Info Name: Diane Email Address: taekwondodo47@yahoo.com IM/MSN Username: surly canuck Basic Info Real Name: Kurt Josef Wagner Nicknames: Elf, Squirrel, Blue Boy, Indigo (b/c Alex is a dork)…yeah, you get the picture. Lots. Code Name: Nightcrawler Affiliation: X-Men Occupation: SUPER HERO! Education: just graduated high school via correspondence course and is getting ready to start college the same way Canon: Other – Evolution Leaps Forward Physical Age/Birthdate: 22 Height: 5’9” Weight: 163 Hair: Dark blue-black, blondish-brown induced Eyes: Solid, luminescent gold with no iris or pupil, blue induced Appearance: Kurt’s appearance is very much defined by his physical mutations. He has a full body coat of indigo fur, hair of a slightly darker shade of blue, glowing yellow eyes with no visible pupils, three fingered hands, two-toed feet with a somewhat vestigial third toe at the heel, elegantly pointed ears, a prehensile tail, and extremely sharp fangs. His face is somewhat angular and his features are fine, almost delicate, and best described as elfin. Kurt is slender but not slight, with an acrobat’s lithe build. He’s extremely muscular and well-defined, but not bulky and has almost no body fat. He moves with an inherent and unconscious grace which is as much a product of his mutation as of his lifestyle and physical condition. His fur is extremely dense but fine and very short – no longer than the fuzz on the skin of a peach - and its texture is more accurately compared to very high quality silk velvet than anything in the animal kingdom. The natural bio-luminescence of his eyes is barely noticeable in broad daylight or a brightly lit room, but in even relatively dim conditions they glow brightly and can be disconcerting to look into. The lack of visible irises or pupils also makes it impossible to tell where he’s looking (an effect he’s not at all above taking advantage of) and can make some people very uncomfortable about meeting his eyes. His hair is thick, curly, and tends to be somewhat unruly. Relatively short in back, he has longish bangs that that don’t quite fall across his eyes. His fangs are long enough to be very noticeable when he smiles – and he smiles often and easily. Kurt’s tail is not quite four feet long, prehensile and capable of supporting his own body weight and then some if necessary. The spaded tip is flexible, strong and can effectively function very much like a third hand - he can pick up things as small as a pencil or a piece of chalk with it as well as lift almost any weight that he could lift with his arms. While the entire appendage is highly sensitive, the base and spade are particularly so, especially when touched…intimately. Casual pretty much covers his wardrobe - cargoes and well worn jeans along with tank tops or novelty t-shirts. Also, the spade of his tail is pierced as well as both ears and his left eyebrow. He wears anywhere from one to five gold or silver hoops in each ear and one each in his left eyebrow and his tail depending on his mood. He did them all himself, so they're just a bit uneven but he doesn't really care. He also wears a small gold crucifix and carries a rosary that he uses rather like worry beads. He also has a large "X-3" branded into his right forearm and rather thick, ropey scars at wrists and ankles that are mostly hidden by his fur, souvenirs from his WX days. Played By: Kellan Lutz Powers, Abilities and Stats Mutant Powers: Kurt has the ability to teleport himself, his clothing and an undetermined amount of mass instantaneously from one location to another, something he’s capable of repeating up to four times per second, at least for a limited time. When teleporting only himself he is capable of traveling distances of up to seven miles, though he might be able to push it further in an emergency. Teleporting is moderately uncomfortable for him and can be extremely so – even debilitating – for a passenger, though he’s learned to compensate for his passengers over the years…if he wants to. If he doesn’t, then he’s quite capable of using repeated teleportation as a weapon to disable an opponent. He’s also capable of teleporting just a portion of whatever – or whoever – he’s holding as well as teleporting one object inside of another, with generally explosive results. While he’s not overly eager to use either of these techniques with living beings he will if it is absolutely necessary. Closely linked to his power of teleportation is his spatial awareness. He is constantly aware of his surroundings and how they relate to him. He does not need to actually see an object or person which is in reasonably close proximity to him to know exactly where they are located and, in fact, can use this ability to augment his night vision when navigating in absolute darkness. This is invaluable in ensuring that he never teleports into a space which is already occupied by something or someone else. He is also always aware of his orientation with regards to the earth's magnetic fields and at least partially uses them to help guide his teleportation, which gives him a pretty reliable sense of direction. In addition to the above, Kurt can cling to virtually any surface with his hands and feet. Also, his indigo fur combined with some aspect of his mutation which no one seems to really understand renders Kurt effectively invisible in deep shadow or darkness. Even his clothing will disappear with him and not even the Wolverine can find him by sight if he takes shelter in the shadows. He also has exceptional night vision, somewhat enhanced senses of hearing and scent, and an extraordinarily flexible spine. The latter allows him to run quadrupedally at speeds greater than a baseline human can run bipedally. Weaknesses: It is a strain for him to take additional weight with him and it can drastically reduce the distance he is capable of covering as well as seriously draining or even disabling him. He is also limited in how often he can teleport within a certain period of time. It is more difficult for him to teleport up than in any other direction and he doesn’t dare ‘port into a space he can’t see and isn't familiar with. Teleportation is, in and of itself, physically exhausting even when he doesn’t overdo it and he requires an almost ridiculous amount of calories to support it, entirely aside from having a pretty insane baseline metabolism to begin with. Consequently, underfeed the boy and he’s not really good for anything. His teleportation is accompanied by a swirling cloud of bright golden smoke that is almost more like flames, and a faint scent of brimstone, and is accompanied by a *bamf* sound. In other words, not very sneaky. Hearing: excellent Eyesight: superhuman Dexterity/Agility: superhuman Physical Strength: peak human General Health excellent IQ slightly above average Mental Health remarkably well balanced all things considered Skills: Kurt is an Olympic class acrobat, both by natural inclination and by training. He's an accomplished swordsman (with either hand or his tail) and has excellent aim with thrown projectiles - such as darts and knives - and is a pretty damned good juggler too. Additionally he's highly skilled in both armed and unarmed combat as well as black ops thanks to Weapon X. He's also multi-lingual and, in addition to his native German, he's fluent in English (this came late and with some help from the Professor and Jean), Rom, French and Italian, speaks passable Spanish, and can inquire as to the location of the bathroom and the nearest bar in an assortment of other languages - not to mention question your parentage, intelligence and sexual habits in a few more. Driving at excessive speeds with complete disregard for traffic laws or personal safety. Licensed pilot. Basic first aid and emergency triage. Equipment: image inducer, wallet, pocket knife, rosary, silver cross necklace and hemp bracelet(gifts from Alex), comm device. Background Family: Raven Darkhoelme – biological father(unknown to him), Irene Adler - biological mother, Margali Szardos – foster mother, Stefan Szardos – foster brother (deceased), Jimaine Szardos – foster sister, Rogue – adopted sister (unknown to him) Religion: Roman Catholic History: Born to the mutant shape-shifter Mystique and her partner Destiny, he was abandoned when they realized that they had no particular interest in or affinity for child-rearing, especially when said child was an obvious mutant who would be impossible to hide in any way. Mystique handed him over to Margali Szardos, the matron of a small, mostly Rom circus, and he was taken in and raised as a member of her family. His childhood was filled with the bustle and organized chaos of life in a traveling circus. He grew up moving from town to town, sharing the cramped confines of a tiny caravan with his family and hiding assiduously from all those who weren’t part of their tiny, tight-knit community. For the most part, life was good. Margali never treated him in any way differently than her own children and, though there were some who were less than thrilled to have such an inexplicable freak in their midst, most members of the circus learned to accept his demonic appearance and see past it to the little boy inside. Those who didn’t simply gave him a wide berth and, while he wasn’t oblivious to their existence they were never a real focus of his life. He had too many people who did love and accept him as he was to worry too much about those who didn’t. However, it was difficult at times to accept the need to remain hidden from all those outside of the circus and he envied the ‘normal’ children their ability to go into the towns they passed through to shop and see movies…though even they were frequently subjected to ridicule and abuse for being ‘filthy gypsies’ or carnies, which only reinforced his need to stay hidden. If strangers couldn’t accept the normal members of his community then how could they be expected to cope with him? Sadly, he felt the need to test this more than once in early adolescence and suffered for his daring – he was beaten nearly to death on one occasion when he was caught out on the streets of a small village after dark. Still, by and large it was a good life and he was more than aware of how fortunate he was to be safe and loved. He grew up helping out where and how he could, watching the center ring with stars in his eyes until the day he was old enough to step out under the spotlight himself as the littlest acrobat in the ring at the age of four and from that moment on he was hooked. It turned out that entirely aside from his incredible agility he was a consummate showman and, given his unique talents, it didn’t take him long to work his way up – quite literally - into the aerial acts. By the time he was ten he’d moved through the tight and slack ropes and found his first true love on the trapeze. By the time he was twelve he was the biggest draw that the tiny circus had ever had. It was an incredible feeling, for someone who had to hide who and what he was so assiduously, to be able to step out under the spotlight and perform to sold out audiences who invariably cheered for more. There was no way life could have gotten any better...but unfortunately it could get drastically worse. He and his brother Stefan were roughhousing in a clearing in the woods near the small alpine village Der Jahrmarkt was currently performing in when Weapon X, whose agents had been watching for an opening for almost two weeks, seized the opportunity to capture him. The last thing he remembers was Stefan crouching over him, laughing, before his head exploded in a shower of blood and bone, then a brief stab of pain followed by darkness. He was fifteen. That was the beginning of almost a year and a half of captivity under the unforgiving thumb of Colonel Wraith and his flunkies. He was subjected to a never-ending sequence of testing and training and missions. In an effort to increase the range of his teleportation experiments were conducted that linked him more closely to the dimension he passes through. While this resulted in a relatively negligible increase in the distance he can teleport it caused a swirling cloud of glowing golden gas to follow him through each ‘port as well as, to his unending annoyance, to leak from his nose and mouth as though flames are licking away at his insides. He nearly escaped once and the consequences made any repeat attempts incredibly unappealing. In the entire time he was there very few people ever tried to communicate with him beyond giving orders, two were a girl who used to sing to him at night...and who was killed after he was forced to watch them torture her as part of the punishment for his escape attempt...and Rogue, who arrived a few months after him and knew enough German to talk with him when the opportunity arose. Once the Brotherhood managed to free them from Weapon X he didn't hesitate when given the choice to join the X-Men, he’d done enough killing on command. It took him some time to adjust to an arguably normal life and his room is still in the attic where he initially hid to avoid the bustle and confusion of the main floors. He's come to see the X-Men as his family, though, and with their help he at least appears to have gotten over the trauma of his time in Weapon X, especially Sam, who's always good for some moral support, and his best friend Alex. Rogue's recent defection to the X-Men has definitely up-ended his world somewhat, and Scott's reaction to it left a sour taste in his mouth that might take a while to fade...or would, if it were given the chance. Apparently that's not in the cards, though. Personality: Despite everything he’s been through, Kurt is good-natured, easy-going, charming and personable, but he is also playful, more than a little mischievous and a compulsive showman. He’ll do almost anything for an appreciative audience and loves to put on an act. He’s a compulsive flirt though he knows better than to expect any kind of reciprocation and in fact might fall over from shock if anyone ever did show any romantic interest in him. He's very insecure about his appearance and tends to avoid new additions to the mansion until he's managed to establish they're unlikely to freak out upon seeing him. He's incredibly loyal and will do anything...possibly literally, which could be problematic...for his adopted family. Kurt tends to take people as they come and it’s rather hard to truly piss him off or get on his bad side though it can be done if you really make the effort. And, lord, once he does blow watch out, he’s definitely his mother’s son in some regards. He’s been accused, with good reason, of being a hopeless romantic with his head in the clouds, since despite everything he’s been through he tends to attribute the best possible motives to people in any given situation unless he has a hell of a good reason not to. He’s incredibly tactile and loves to both touch and be touched and anyone who’s gotten onto his list of ‘family’ can confirm that he's really just an overgrown blue lapcat. He fancies himself a bit of an old-fashioned swashbuckler in a mostly tongue in cheek way and can put on a good show of the whole overdone chivalry thing when called for, complete with elaborate bows and hand kissing if he thinks he can get away with it. While he generally has little patience for television, and can be hyper bordering on ADHD on occasion, he absolutely adores movies and can sit still through marathons of movie watching with almost no trouble – so long as there’s lots of popcorn and soda (or beer…or whiskey…or vodka) and preferably someone to cuddle with. Old movies, new movies…adventure, drama, musicals, comedy, horror… You name it, he loves it. He especially has a soft spot for old black and white monster movies as well as anything involving pirates or knights. Movies are special, TV's just...TV. He'd much rather be doing something active either outdoors or in the Danger Room - because, really, did someone make that place just for his own personal amusement? But when it comes time to do his job most of the above can be disregarded, as he’s – almost – all business. He learned in a hard school that fucking around or fucking up can get people killed, and while he can be a bit reckless of his personal safety and is not above trying to lighten the mood on a mission he never takes work anything but seriously. He watched too many people die in Weapon X, and was responsible for too many of those deaths himself, for there to be any other option. He still suffers from recurring nightmares, both from Weapon X and the time before. Though they vary in frequency and intensity depending on the level of stress in his life, it is uncommon for him to go for long without them tormenting him and his standard response is to get up and do something to distract himself, be it hitting the Danger Room, going to the kitchen for a snack, or popping outside for a run. There was a time when his first response was to try and find the bottom of the nearest bottle but some serious intervention managed to break him of that. Mannerisms and quirks: His accent becomes noticeably thicker when he’s stressed, tired, drunk, or upset. His tail definitely has a mind of its own and it’s even more tactile than the rest of him, which tends to lead to it fastening itself to the nearest arm, leg or waist if he’s not paying sufficient attention to keeping it under control and well behaved. He sometimes rubs at the scars on his wrists or his Weapon X brand when he’s stressed or nervous. He carries a rosary with him at all times and he sometimes uses it much like worry beads. Likes: Beer, his image inducer, vodka, being able to go out in public, the mansion, his friends, helping other mutants, Alex, scotch, being able to eat anything he wants whenever he wants, burgers, the Danger Room, sex when he can get it, Harry's, beer, flying, 'flying', running, watching horses run, flirting, gently teasing Sam for being so straight laced, not so gently teasing Scott for being so uptight, prank wars with Bobby and/or Alex, wall crawling, shadow blending, teleporting Dislikes: his image inducer, crowds, having to help other mutants, being hungry, enclosed spaces, fire, confinement, restraints, killing, his teleportation signature, his scars Relationships: Friends: his world: Scott, Jean, Bobby, Warren, Alex, Betsy, Marrow, Sam, Piotr, Meg, Paige, Jono.... Enemies: the Brotherhood Marital status: single Past Relationships: a couple of people from back in the circus he'd prefer not to remember anymore, Rogue…sort of, Kale - one of Alex's friends he introduced him to on a trip to Hawaii two years ago, they've - very casually - hooked up on a couple of return visits since and sort of kept in touch via e-mail. Present Relationships: Planned Relationships: Alex Sexual Preference: um…omni, though very very much leaning gay. But guys who look like him can’t afford to be picky, after all… Info at a glance: His teleportation signature is hard to miss, being a swirling cloud of bright golden smoke. Also, immediately before and for about thirty seconds after a teleport golden smoke trails from his mouth, nose and ears and the brand on his forearm glows with a bright golden light. He's possibly excessively pierced, with five hoops in each ear, a barbell in his left eyebrow and a hoop in his tail. They're a bit cock-eyed as he did them all himself. He has a large "X-3" branded into his right forearm. He tends to perch on or hang from things rather than sit and is a bit of a fidgeter. He eats almost constantly just to maintain his body weight and runs a bit warmer than average due to his metabolism. If you've known him for any length of time and he's comfortable/friendly with you, you'll know he's an overgrown blue lapcat with no real sense of personal space or...sometimes unfortunately...personal modesty. Sample RP AMX players exempt. Links to fanfiction/other games/other journals: AMX players exempt By submitting this application I confirm that I have read and understand the rules and that I am eighteen years of age or older. | ||||||||||
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