Hi there! I'm the new kid, Callirhoe. A bit about me -- I'm 22, a resident of Minnesota (and thus of the US Central time zone), a recent college graduate with only the vaguest of plans for my future involving more school and probably ending up teaching in some form. I have an English BA, focusing on medieval and Renaissance literature and on translation (my bachelor's thesis was a bunch of translations of German poems from the 13th/14th centuries, so, you know, I am an ultra-nerd). I've been involved in RPG on IJ for about two and a half years, and I've been an X-Men fan since I was small and would steal comic books from my older brother, but this is actually my first Marvel game, so treat me gently, please. :) Oh, and I'm rarely on AIM, so e-mail is the best way of contacting me, followed by commenting me at my CDJ, callirhoe.

I bring in Mr. Moody Loner Extraordinaire, Kevin Ford, codename Wither. His full profile can be found here, but in brief, he's a troubled child who doesn't really like being around people, with a Tragic Past and a severely messed-up psyche. His mutation is a "death touch" -- if he touches anything organic with his bare skin (including living things, plants, food, wooden things, most fabrics, etc.), it immediately begins to decay, and within a matter of seconds it will be nothing more than a pile of dust. This is a freaky power that he hates, particularly since he accidentally killed his father just after it manifested, and yet it has a draw and he feels that it wants him to use it. Cue angst and self-loathing in spades. Because of this, he fears getting too close to anyone else in case he hurts them, too, and tends to stay to himself, keep his head down, and avoid being noticed. He does have more than a bit of a temper and will lash out verbally when he gets into a funk, and is downright nasty at times. Kevin's not a bad kid at heart, though, and he'd really like more than anything to be normal. He's very creative, loves art, and is often to be found drawing, painting, or (his favorite) metalworking at his own little workstation in the garage. If caught at the right moment, he can be civil and deal with people okay, as long as they don't try to get too close or touch him. Oh, and he's been around for nearly a year, and while the first few months were really rough, he's settled down a bit.

So, yes, that's Kevin! Please enjoy, or not, as you choose. I know it's difficult coming into a game with an antisocial character, but I will definitely make the effort to get to know your characters even if he won't, and I'd love any connections you'd like to throw at me. Those he's pissed off or who have pissed him off in the past? People who will further lower his self-esteem in their own particular idiom? People who are nice to him even though he's not that nice back? Maybe even (gasp!) a friend or two who can deal with his personality? He's got some canon connections I'd love to explore as far as possible, too, but we can get to those when we get to them.