Post by Matthew Williams on Aug 1, 2012 23:27:49 GMT -6
APPLICATION
::Basic Information::
Name: Matthew Williams
Age: 17
Birthday: 1st, July
Appearance: With his medium length and somewhat curly dirty-blond hair, Matthew is a tiny bit feminine in his features. There is a constant curl of hair that just will not stay down however many attempts he makes at the feat (and believe that he has tried.) The Canadian sports violet and warm eyes, though said eyes are not the most reliable in the world. He is near-sighted and can often be seen wearing under-frame glasses.
Matthew is also not short by any stretch of the imagination. Standing at a reasonable 5'8", he doesn't have to worry about reaching that top shelf housing the cookie jar anymore. Body build on the other-hand, leaves a little to be desired. Not scrawny, nor muscular; Matthew sits in that limbo of an average body with no real striking physical features under those clothes.
Strengths
[+] Patience: Over the years, Matthew has learned that patience is key to many things in life. Be it in resolving personal issues, in dealing with stressful situations, or even something as simple as getting an animal to like him.
[+] Kindness: Only matched by his sheer stubborness, the blond is a very kind individual. Matthew wishes nothing more than to see others happy and healthy. If there is a situation in which he is able to extend a helping hand, he'll be quick to offers assistance.
[+] Obvservant/Over Observant: Considered a weakness and a strength, the Canadian is observant of others. He has a slight habit of picking up changes in attitude of those he knows and can sometimes become a bit privy. While it is done with the best intentions, it can occassionally spell trouble for the Canadian.
Weaknesses
[-] Self-Deprecating: While others may seem amazing in his eyes, Matthew is constantly berating himself. He is usually unable to accept praise with the mindset that he undeserving of such words.
[-] Speaking Up: Matthew is naturally soft-spoken; his voice never reaching higher than how he normally talks unless he blatantly yells at someone.
[-] Lying: It goes without saying that Matthew is most likely the worst liar. Constantly darting his eyes away and getting nervous after having lied to someone. It is extremely easy to pick up on one his lies.
::Special::
::Basic Information::
Name: Matthew Williams
Age: 17
Birthday: 1st, July
Appearance: With his medium length and somewhat curly dirty-blond hair, Matthew is a tiny bit feminine in his features. There is a constant curl of hair that just will not stay down however many attempts he makes at the feat (and believe that he has tried.) The Canadian sports violet and warm eyes, though said eyes are not the most reliable in the world. He is near-sighted and can often be seen wearing under-frame glasses.
Matthew is also not short by any stretch of the imagination. Standing at a reasonable 5'8", he doesn't have to worry about reaching that top shelf housing the cookie jar anymore. Body build on the other-hand, leaves a little to be desired. Not scrawny, nor muscular; Matthew sits in that limbo of an average body with no real striking physical features under those clothes.
Strengths
[+] Patience: Over the years, Matthew has learned that patience is key to many things in life. Be it in resolving personal issues, in dealing with stressful situations, or even something as simple as getting an animal to like him.
[+] Kindness: Only matched by his sheer stubborness, the blond is a very kind individual. Matthew wishes nothing more than to see others happy and healthy. If there is a situation in which he is able to extend a helping hand, he'll be quick to offers assistance.
[+] Obvservant/Over Observant: Considered a weakness and a strength, the Canadian is observant of others. He has a slight habit of picking up changes in attitude of those he knows and can sometimes become a bit privy. While it is done with the best intentions, it can occassionally spell trouble for the Canadian.
Weaknesses
[-] Self-Deprecating: While others may seem amazing in his eyes, Matthew is constantly berating himself. He is usually unable to accept praise with the mindset that he undeserving of such words.
[-] Speaking Up: Matthew is naturally soft-spoken; his voice never reaching higher than how he normally talks unless he blatantly yells at someone.
[-] Lying: It goes without saying that Matthew is most likely the worst liar. Constantly darting his eyes away and getting nervous after having lied to someone. It is extremely easy to pick up on one his lies.
::Special::
For Mutants
Power: Illusion
Brief Description of Abilities: The power of illusion; with this, the blond is capable of creating things that aren't actually there. However, not in physical form. He can conjure up disturbing and realitively docile images, but mere images nonetheless. In his current state, Matthew can only show an illusion to one person at a time and for but a brief duration.
Of his stronger abilities, Matthew has the capability of making parts of his body invisible. The invisibilty, however, is merely a cloak. It does not shield him from physical damage. What it does do is grant him the means for psychological defense and offense (plus, it's sort of cool.) It's hard to hit what you can't see and Matthew uses that to his advantage.
Making himself invisible is not something he is overly confident and willing to do. In fact, he hates his power. All well-and-good as a parlor trick, sometimes he has a hard time reverting back to visibility. The duration for him to change back lasts anywhere between five minutes to five hours or even longer.
Enrolled at The Academy?: Yes
::Advanced::
Personality:
Timid, soft-spoken, and sensitive; Matthew is a gentle soul.
Having a tendency to shy away from those things which make life a living hell-hole; he avoids conflict whenever possible (even at the expense of his own pride.) Despite this, Matthew never seems to have lady luck on his side. Usually in the wrong place at the wrong time; at the recieving end of trouble. Even if said trouble was never his fault to begin with.
Given the chance, Matthew would take a bullet for a complete stranger. His kindness towards others, friends or no, only matched by his sheer stubbornness. And while he loves helping those in need, he is usually over-looked for never leaving much of an impression on people. Some would even go so far to say that he was 'invisible' at times. This never deters Matthew's spirits though, and 'putting another before oneself' is a philosphy he holds very dear.
Considered either one of his most endearing or faulty traits, Matthew does not know the meaning of 'taking it easy'. He is constantly looking for things to do and wanting to help his friends as much as possible. The Canadian is rather adamant about those in his care doing work he can do himself. He'd much rather they be comfortable and sit around while he took care of things.
Matt's stubborn streak often comes at the expense of his own health, however. Even if he is completely exhausted, he will take the extra time to make sure everyone is comfortable, fed, and in good health before even thinking of tending to himself. It's a cause of his sleep-deprivation and often times, his lack of eating. Matthew could be ill and bed-ridden and would still make attempts to do work. He has a way of swiftly changing the subject and worm his way out of resting.
While he may stutter quite a bit, he does know how to use words to his advantage! If pushed too far, this normally timid Canadian will step up to the plate. Though, not with physical prowess. Matthew is better at picking on everything he can about someone and berating them to the point where there is no room for argument. Naturally for him, he feels pretty lousy afterwards. Sputtering out apologies left and right.
Matthew may not be much of a fighter, but he can be fairly aggressive in a competitive enviornment. Getting easily excited and into games, you see a completely different personality. It can throws people off-guard considering his usual demeanor.
History:
Matthew was born into a very interesting family, one of third generation magicians. And even though his family was never world renowned or anything of the sort, they took both pride in their skills and in delighting anyone who would stop and watch. Most of their preformances taking place along the local boardwalk.
His family made ends-meet by preforming tricks there. It was tough money in most cases, but it was the way that Matthew's parents had decided to live their lives. When times got really tough, his father would often head to the docks and work for local fishermen on their boats.
By the age of eight, Matt was already learning the trade that had been passed down through his family. And it was something that he also took great pride in. Before he knew it, the young boy was already producing his own flare to some of the old acts that his parents grew up with. Though, as luck would have it, there was a minor set back to his plans.
Matthew was incredibly shy.
Not only shy, but also naturally soft spoken. While he really wished to preform, he would get up on the 'stage' and freeze as soon as people gathered or someone shot him a glance. Suttering over his words whenever he would try to explain his trick. For the moment, he sat back and watched his parents in an attempt to learn to preform exactly like they would.
He started out small, instead. Beginning to preform little tricks during lunch at school. Disappearing quarter, rabbit out of hat, flowers that seemed to spring out of nowhere. Little things that he knew others might enjoy. Usually, it would extend into recess and also into after class sessions. The crowd of kids getting bigger and bigger as the days went on.
Until he was ten, this was how Matthew began to build a sense of self-confidence. Now slightly older and a bit more confident in his tricks, he began to preform in between his parents; sometimes star in tricks with them. His favourite? The disappearing act.
In all honesty, Matthew couldn't even tell his parents how he was able to do it. But, it really seemed like their young child simply vanished into thin air; no trap doors or special tricks. The term 'amazing' didn't even begin to describe what they thought of Matthew's ability. Attributing it to the simple fact that it must have been an inheirtance from their family.
Starting out innocent enough, he would disappear and reappear on cue.
Except for one day, it didn't go as expected.
When he was set to appear, it didn't happen. His parents eyeing each other in brief while the people gathered around were somewhat perplexed by the lack of a finish. In true fashion, his parents improvised and finished, and then set out to find their son.
They could hear Matthew, just couldn't see him. Eventually, the blond ran to his mom and hugged her, shaking as he cried. Why couldn't they see him? Why couldn't he turn back to normal?
His mother picked him up and carried him home, father walking right next to them. As they continued and Matthew calmed down, he slowly started to become visible again. Afterwards, he stopped trying to become invisible, instead focusing on different things and his school work. Day dreaming also became a favourite pass-time.
His day dreams took him to different places, though. Vivid in detail and fantastical in many senses. Sometimes, when he would be with friends, they could sometimes see they same things he did. Though, Matthew would often suffer from bad ones as well. Seemingly unable to control what he saw.
This lead to a rather big shock when he woke up one morning. After a particularly bad nightmare, he went to eat breakfast. But, his parents only looked around, almost like they couldn't see him.
Naturally, that had proven to be the case. And this time, it lasted much longer. It wasn't until the next morning that Matthew regained visibility. His parents were right there by his bed with worried faces. Eventually, he gave in and allowed his parents to send him to a specialty school. One Matthew never had heard of before.
Sample RP:
"Mom, look!" Matthew said enthusiastically, running up to his mother; A small handkerchief concealed his right hand.
Turning around, the tall woman smiled at her son and watched. "What's this, a new trick?" bowing down, she waited in anticipation, only making Matthew smile all the more. He loved preforming for his parents and they always gave him tips afterwards.
But this? This trick was special.
First, Matthew removed the cloth, showing her his hand. "Now you see it." he giggled, putting the article back over. Staring intently at his hand for a moment before harshly removing the handkerchief once more. "Now you don't!"
His mom stared in amazement. Actual amazement.
His hand was gone!
Even reaching over, she felt his sleeve to make sure it wasn't in there. That he didn't dislocate something to do this. No...nothing. "How did you do that? That's amazing, Matthew!" she proclaimed, removing her hand and starting to clap. Though, in the back of her mind, wondering how it was possible.
Only laughing lightly, Matthew put his hand behind his back, counted to three and showed it again. Now completely visible. "A magician never reveals his secrets."
It was one of the things he was taught from the moment he started learning magic. And his mom, worried as she was, was also proud.
Turning around, the tall woman smiled at her son and watched. "What's this, a new trick?" bowing down, she waited in anticipation, only making Matthew smile all the more. He loved preforming for his parents and they always gave him tips afterwards.
But this? This trick was special.
First, Matthew removed the cloth, showing her his hand. "Now you see it." he giggled, putting the article back over. Staring intently at his hand for a moment before harshly removing the handkerchief once more. "Now you don't!"
His mom stared in amazement. Actual amazement.
His hand was gone!
Even reaching over, she felt his sleeve to make sure it wasn't in there. That he didn't dislocate something to do this. No...nothing. "How did you do that? That's amazing, Matthew!" she proclaimed, removing her hand and starting to clap. Though, in the back of her mind, wondering how it was possible.
Only laughing lightly, Matthew put his hand behind his back, counted to three and showed it again. Now completely visible. "A magician never reveals his secrets."
It was one of the things he was taught from the moment he started learning magic. And his mom, worried as she was, was also proud.
::OOC Information::
Name/Nickname: Becky, Bydrus, Mattie, Cannie
Age: 23
Time Zone: EST
Experience: [2 Years] [APH] Canada
[1 Year] [APH] Norway
[2 Days] [Madoka Magica] Kyubey
Contact Info: Just ask, I don't bite! <3
By the way, this parakeet keeps asking me for a banana cupcake... odd.
