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OUT OF CHARACTER
Player Name: Ceej
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Tag: Glitch
IN CHARACTER
Name: Glitch
Canon: Original
Canon Point: During his time in the dome
Age: between 15 and 16
History: World History: In the year 2020 on Earth, humans realized they were starting to evolve. Not all at once or in a rapid pace, but slowly like most creatures do. They weren’t losing a toe or developing better vision or anything. No. Select people were showing signs of superhuman abilities. These abilities came to light in the Pyro bomb incident in Toronto, Canada. What was supposedly an ordinary day in downtown Toronto turned bloody when an explosion happened. Only one individual survived and they were at the center of the explosion. The odd thing? They seemed to be completely unharmed and what was stranger was that the explosion emanated from them.
First people were dismissive about, saying it was some kind of freak accident. However,, similar incidents began popping up. A person nearly drowning in the Hudson river would be miraculously saved by a large piece of ice in the middle of summer. Someone being hit with lightning only to redirect it into a nearby tree and remain completely unharmed. Similar situations like these continued to pop up world wide with no logical conclusion.
Eventually scientists had the answered when they began testing some of these remarkable people. The answer was found when they noticed that these select few had a different sequence of code in their DNA. An extra bit that no normal person would have. This code gave these people superhuman abilities. At first, the government tried to hush it all up, but, too many cases were seen by the public that it couldn’t be hidden.
People began to become frightened of these new beings.After all, what normal person would be safe if someone could telekinetically throw a car at you if they got angry? Or set you on fire if they didn’t like the look of you? People would dub these people “Irregulars”, for their irregular DNA structure. People began calling for their governments to do something about the problem, because by now, the Irregular problem was something that was being experienced worldwide.
Most first world Governments knew that they couldn’t outright execute or sterilize the Irregulars, for even while some Norms in society wanted these Irregulars to be put away, others did not share the same view point. To commit such an atrocity would lead to further questioning of the government.
More underdeveloped countries were more extreme in their methods, often exterminating anyone who exhibited Irregular abilities.
Eventually, the first world governments gathered and came to a decision:
Domes would be built to house the Irregulars, so no harm would come to Norm society or to the Irregulars. (The Irregular community protested, crying discrimination and unfair segregation for not having done anything wrong. Some Irregulars showed otherwise having used their powers to commit crimes, proving that they couldn’t be trusted and giving the governments the perfect scapegoats. It wasn’t long at all before the Domes were built and the Irregulars were permanently placed there. The governments managed to persuade the Irregulars to go into the Domes was giving them tax breaks and incentives, to threats of death, blackmail and murder.
For the first few years the solution seemed to work. While the Irregulars weren’t happy with the decision they begrudgingly went along with it because none of their major freedoms were infringed upon. They were still able to vote, have families, work, connect with the outside world via print and social media, leave and visit friends or family (provided they returned in two weeks) and earn money. They were just required to live in Domes. If anyone tried to permanently leave they would be brought back in by Norm Security.
Eventually they became fed up with it, finding that the longer they remained in these Domes the quality of living went down. Their pay was being cut, leaving to visit others was no longer allowed, and the Domes themselves were becoming too crowded. That’s when the Dome Rebellions started.
The biggest Dome community - established in Edmonton, Alberta - had been first to rebel. The Irregulars started a riot against security, using their powers to overwhelm them. Eventually the Canadian Military was brought in to help contain the problem. At that point it was too late. News had spread to the other Domes through the media and they all began to rebel too. Although the Irregulars had superhuman abilities, they lacked the numbers and resources the Norms had. What the Irregulars had hoped would be only a few weeks of fighting turned into a six month war.
The Norms cut off the Irregulars’ water and power supplies, as well as all means of communication with the outside. The Norms also had superior firepower, but the Irregulars continued to fight back. Eventually the Norms got tired of the fight and decided to make a bold move to end the war. They returned power to the Domes on the day of February 14th 2038, solely to show the Irregulars what they were really up against. Most Domes had already gotten the idea to check the news to see what was going on with the Rebellions, only to see that the Norms would make an example of those who would rebel against them. Showing it live on tv, they bombed the first Dome that fought back against them.
In the end, all the Domes surrendered to the power of the Norms.
The Norms couldn’t allow another uprising to ever happen. The Irregulars had proven that if they escaped the Domes they would potentially destroy Norm society with their superhuman abilities. That’s when a plan was enacted. The adult Irregulars had incited this uprising and would no doubt teach their children about it. Given time the children would fight back against them and start the cycle all over again.
In secret the first world governments separated the Irregular infants, children, teenagers and adults from one another, making even more Domes to house each age group. This time the Irregulars couldn’t do anything about it or tell anyone as the Government had cut off all their communications to the outside and kept them securely locked up.
This would be known as the Irregular Intervention Program. This was to make sure the older generation of Irregulars had no influence over the younger generation. This way the governments could be sure there would be no further outlashes from the Irregular community. To fund this project, they allowed corporations in on the operation to use the Domes as they saw fit, provided the Irregulars were kept docile and did not leave the Domes. The corporations supplied the Domes with robots, so that the Domes’ younger inhabitants could still be taken care of just enough so that they wouldn't die.
Whenever a child was born in the adult Dome, they were instantly moved to an infant Dome in some other region. Dome-to-Dome transportation was facilitated by a system of underground tunnels. Outside the Domes, on the other hand, it became mandatory for all newborns to be tested for the Irregular gene. If the child had the gene, the parents were told that there were complications with the child. The doctors then took them to see their “stillborn child”, which in actuality was just a recycled stillborn to act as a dummy. Infants in the Dome were cared for by robots and raised to walk, talk, and feed themselves. The infant Dome held children until they were five, at which point they were moved to the children’s Dome.
The children’s Dome was heavily school-oriented. The children were placed in dorms and herded around by the robotic workers. They were taught how to read and write, received history lessons, and were prepared for the one career they would be expected to do when they turned 12. Their history lessons, however, were a falsified version of why they were in the Domes. They were taught that a nuclear apocalypse had obliterated the world, and that the Domes were the only safe place to live in. Irregulars were made to believe that the robots were there for the tasks humans could no longer do or what the humans did not have time for: repair and maintenance, security, teaching, medical work, and so on. Irregulars were told that the careers they were assigned to were to help maintain the Domes; in actuality, they were cheap labour for Norm society. In time, very few Irregulars questioned the state of the world.
In the system, Irregulars were taught that the nuclear fallout was the cause of Dome inhabitants’ powers and that a healthy, just and pure society would not have these powers. They were led to believe that if they didn't use their powers, humanity would be able to recover. At first the Irregulars did not really understand this lesson and used their powers despite being told not to. However, when they were caught the robots would inflict harsh punishments on them. Eventually, the Irregulars fell in line and did not use their powers - either because they feared being punished by the robots or because they believed that not using them would reclaim humanity's former glory. There were still those who chose to hone their abilities in secret, but they were the exception. On the whole, however, most children abided by the rules, for to remain docile was to be well taken care of in the Children’s Dome.
It was not until the Teenage Dome that things began to look bleak. When a child turned twelve they were expected to start working right away on the career they were put into - either assembly line work or sewing clothes. Their shifts were long - typically 12-16 hours with no rest. Food was also another problem as workers were required to use food tickets from their jobs to keep themselves fed, but the meals were often very meager. If anyone attempted to steal anything, they would receive a harsh beating from the robot security. This left the individual incapable of working for a week, and thus unable to acquire food tickets.
Teenagers were provided with a small residence that was usually unkempt or in utter ruins from the previous tenants. However, they were free to live with whomever they wished.
Upon reaching the age of 18, individuals were moved to the Adult Dome. Conditions there were much the same as they had been in the Teen Dome. Given that, the governments did assume that some Irregulars would try and leave the Domes despite the “nuclear apocalypse”. Irregulars were told that leaving the Domes was an option, but that the horrors of the outside would change them. Knowing that words were not always enough, the governments had measures in place for the occasional Irregular that took the option to leave. The person leaving would be jumped and drugged; subsequently, their brains would be altered to make them more compliant and passive. Once the procedure was complete, they would be sent right back into the Dome. The Dome inhabitants came to call this “Tweaking”, and believed that the horrors of the outside affected someone to such an extent that they became a mute, ineffective drone. Tweakers, while still physically capable of doing their jobs, had severely diminished mental faculties. This often led to them having their hands crushed in assembly presses or starving to death.
The Irregulars continued to believe this falsified way of life up until the year of 2442 as the Norm governments continued to exploit the Irregulars for cheap labour and out of fear of what would happen if they ever figured out their plan. By then the Irregulars were reduced to having numbers as their names.
By this time in Norm Society, the public was only told half-truths about the Domes. No one knew about the segregation of children from parents or the fact that Dome inhabitants were being told about the world being an apocalyptic wasteland. Norm society was just told the Irregulars were inside the Domes because they were much happier in the Domes and that it was for the protection of both the Norm and Irregular society. Often they would pretty up the entire affair with propaganda by showing commercials of how great Dome life was for Irregulars and how it benefited both societies. Even going as throwing up false ads how the Irregulars liked not being in contact with the outside. Only the highest people in government and the higher ups in some big corporations knew what the Domes were really meant for.
Some lower politicians unaware of what the Domes were really used for did try to dissolve the Domes, believing Norms and Irregulars did not not need to be segregated anymore. When these individuals popped up to incite change, they were often threatened, blackmailed or bribed into leave the issue alone. If they did not stop, “unfortunate” accidents were arranged for them. Regular members of Norm society who went digging into the truth about the Domes were similarly bribed or blackmailed. If these methods were ineffective, they were jailed under false charges and left to rot.
Personal History: Glitch was born outside the Domes. Like all newborn infants in Norm society, he was tested for the Irregular gene. When these test results came back positive, he was sent to the Domes with his mother and father having never known him.
He was placed in the Infant Dome and was then taken care of by the robots that maintained all the Irregular babies. Glitch’s life didn’t really begin until his time in the child Dome. When he was five he began his schooling in the child Dome. Being naturally curious and having been told about going to school from the robots, he began soaking in all the knowledge being taught to him and the other Irregular children. Glitch learned about the history of the world, how it was a shining utopia for all until the year 2020 when a huge war engulfed the world. He learned the nature of what happened to the world and why everyone had powers.
As time passed, however, Glitch began to notice that certain aspects of Dome life seemed odd. For one, why had there been no adults with them in the Domes? Their lessons had taught them they were kept separate from the adults because the adults couldn’t keep the Domes maintained if they had to look after their kids. As far as Glitch could see, however, robots took care of all the maintenance; never was there an adult to be seen.
Another discrepancy he noticed was that he and the other kids had numbers as opposed to names. His history lessons had taught him that many figures from the past had names - so why didn’t they? He assumed that the robots could not be creative enough to give them names. He was happy to learn, therefore, about the secret nicknaming tradition that had existed in the Children’s Dome for as long as anyone could remember. Children came up with any nickname they liked for themselves, drawing on their powers, talents, or interests as inspiration. Glitch’s name stemmed from his powers. One day, during lunch period Glitch had wanted more to eat, but because the robot had served him his portion, it wouldn’t give Glitch more. Impulsively, Glitch went across the counter to grab more food and his hand touched the robot. A surge of electricity caused the robot to malfunction and start saying the word “glitch” over and over. That’s when Glitch chose his name.
In time, Glitch figured out his superhuman abilities had to do with electricity. Whenever he could he would use it on the robots to get more food. He took care not to get caught, having seen what happened to most kids who were too showy with their powers. Eventually, however, he did get discovered - not by a robot, but by another child. This child, a girl with pyrokinesis named Torch, had noted his abilities as being useful and promised not to go alerting the other kids if he would get her extra helpings as well. Glitch grudgingly held up his end of the deal, not wanting to have every child in the Dome asking him for extra food. Moreover, he did not want the robots catching wind either. Torch honoured her part of the deal as well, even going beyond it by helping Glitch. She would start small fires to distract the robots who oversaw the food distribution while Glitch worked his magic. As time went on in this fashion, Glitch and Torch began to trust each other, and eventually viewed each other as friends.
As the time grew closer for the two of them to go to the Teen Dome, they learned about the careers they’d be put into. Much to Torch’s disdain, she was stuck with manufacturing clothes - the only upside of which was the potential ability to sneak an extra pair of clothes for her and Glitch every now and then. Glitch was stuck on an assembly line for air filters that would be installed in the Domes.
When they finally turned 12, they were moved via the underground tunnels to the Teen Dome. The moment they arrived, they were thrown into 16 hour days of work, with no breaks, with barely edible food and poor living conditions. They didn’t receive daily portions of food like they did back in the child Dome, now having to pay for it with food tickets from their jobs. The food tickets were enough to purchase one meal a day, and the meals themselves were not enough to keep anyone full.
Glitch and Torch stuck closer together, finding an abandoned two-person dwelling to live in. As time passed, they decided to go back to their food-stealing scheme that had worked out so well for them in the Children’s Dome. Unfortunately, food security in the Teen Dome was much tighter. When Glitch tried to make a serving robot malfunction, another caught him, even with Torch’s distractions. He was beaten severely. By some miracle, nothing was broken, but he was so badly bruised that it left him unable to work for a few weeks. In that time, Torch divided her already meager portions between the two of them.
After Glitch recovered, he and Torch began to be targeted by some of the older teens. It was a somewhat common practice for the more established inhabitants to try and take advantage of the newcomers, shaking them down for meal tickets or forcing them to try and steal things for them. Glitch and Torch resisted, earning a few bruises along with having their meal tickets stolen. It wasn’t until Torch seriously burned one of the teen's faces that the older kids finally left the pair alone.
Having them both nearly starve on several occasions and getting robbed was enough to show Glitch how awful living in the Dome was. Cramped and trapped inside the Dome, he had no hope for anything better. He knew the only other option was to leave - but that meant becoming one of the Tweakers.
He had seen firsthand what the Tweakers were like, having worked alongside some of them at his assembly line. He could say for sure that he was never comfortable around the Tweakers. Working with them was unsettling to him because of how lifeless they seemed, and them only made him feel more hopeless about his situation.
It wasn’t until he was fourteen that he heard about the underground fighting club in place in the Teen Dome. The fighting club was located in an old collapsed tunnel in which a small cave had formed among the debris. With the entrance being hidden behind a large loose panel and the robots no longer securing the area, the teens found it easy to use this one spot for their fight club. Each week the teens would host a fighting tournament where admission was a food ticket. Powers could be used in the fights so long as it didn’t result in any fatalities, no shots to the face or pelvic regions, and the fighters had to knock each other out of the ring. The winner for that week would get a portion of the food tickets used for admission.
Glitch and Torch decided that participating in the fights would be their method of getting extra food tickets. For the first few weeks, however, all Glitch and Torch did was watch the fights: seeing who regularly participated, how they fought, who used what power or if they used them at all. When they decided it was time to try and participate, Glitch was first of the pair to fight. Having studied the other contenders before, Glitch knew how they fought and easily managed to beat them all by making his opponents tire themselves out . Having won the fights for that week, Glitch had managed to win enough food tickets for himself and Torch for at least a few weeks.
Torch and Glitch continued this pattern: observing the regular competition, staying out of fights for a couple of weeks and then one of the two fighting when they felt prepared enough.This ended up working well for them, and they managed to keep themselves just as well fed as they had in the Children’s Dome.
When it was the time of year for the newer kids to come to the Teen Dome, Glitch, having experienced starvation, theft, and bullying from the older kids, felt he needed to keep as many of these kids safe as possible. Torch protested against it, saying that they already had a good system going and that taking in strays could ruin everything. Despite her protests, Glitch couldn't knowingly let other kids suffer the same way they both had. After managing to convince Torch, the two of them began taking in the new kids who seemed the most vulnerable.
By the time they were fifteen they already had four new kids they were taking care of; teaching them what to do and what not to do, showing who to stay away from, and teaching them how to hide their food tickets from potential thieves. Other than that they didn't really tell these children how bad things could be. They didn't tell them about the underground fight club, how bad the beatings could get if they stole, or even the stories about the Tweakers. If the kids ever asked questions about these things, Glitch would just say it was a rumour or that someone was trying to scare them. The pair wanted the kids to maintain their innocence as long as possible so they could still remain happy. This made Glitch and even Torch enjoy their self appointed duty of taking care of these kids. It gave them a small comfort seeing this maintained innocence from the children.
Later however, Torch wanted to tell the kids the real truth about the Domes. How the experience was much worse and that the kids would need be ready to defend themselves. After all, once Glitch and herself moved to the adult Dome they could not shelter these kids. Glitch wanted the opposite; he didn't want to crush their hopes and reveal the awful nature of the Domes. Even if he didn't believe it personally, Glitch would often tell the kids stories - stories of the day the world would be better, when they would be able to live outside the Domes. He wanted to give them a bit of hope to get them through the harsh life of the Dome, but was often scolded by Torch for how he was merely setting them up for disappointment.
Regardless, their existence continued as it was: work, taking care of the younger kids, fight club and so on.
Personality: From a young age, Glitch has been known to be very cautious, observant, and a bit self-serving. Knowing what happened to kids who showed their powers, Glitch was more reserved with that fact. He used his powers to help himself and never showed off because the potential of getting caught would make him lose that advantage. As a child he wouldn't share his advantages and if he had to it was only grudgingly because of one person catching him. His observance of what happened to others when displaying their powers allowed him to hide his more effectively. But, because of this trait he was never very social as a child and neither as a teenager.
Glitch was forced to grow up relatively fast for the situation he was in. Being preyed upon for being young and new to a very brand new situation, he learned to be wary of new and old people. He doesn't trust people his age or older as quickly. He's seen and has had it done to him of those older or stronger taking advantage of the weaker and the younger people of his community. While he understands that it's a fact of life he doesn't necessarily agree or condone the behavior. He’s always suspicious of others intentions and always on guard when he’s put into a situation where he has to speak with a stranger.
He later lost some of the self interest in the teen Dome, allowing himself to be slightly more open and willing to use his abilities to help kids. He understood what it was like to be a kid who was helpless, so, he wants to help kids who were like him. He treats kids as he see them, children. He thinks they are in need of protection and guidance so they can remain safe in a hostile environment. He shows that he's willing to go to very great lengths for a kid he's never met by taking them in and taking care of them without anything in return. But, that's the extent of how far he's come. If someone his age or older were in need of his help he's not likely to say yes. He still harbours a prejudice against older people after experiencing the worst treatment from them.
While Glitch may not trust people easily he’s smart enough know when to make alliances. With Torch, he only formed his partnership with her when she had blackmail on him. Most new alliances he makes with others are only ever made if it’s absolutely necessary. If he see’s a situation as two person job or he’s being pushed against a rock and a hard place he’s willing to make an alliance.
The thing to understand about him though, is that when someone gains his trust he is forever loyal to them. Torch is a prime example because while their relationship first began because of blackmail he learned to count on her. He will always have another person’s back if he knows they have his he just needs to see it. He’s willing to go to whatever means to keep them safe and healthy be it stealing or fighting. He won’t ever abandon someone he calls a friend regardless of how hard a situation may seem.
He's very protective of the kids he looks after that he's prone to patronize them. While he himself is hardly optimistic to their situation, believing the human race is doomed to live in the Domes, he makes an effort to put on a facade of optimism. Often telling the kids grand stories of when the Dome people could finally leave and they could have a life like the old people had. Even when he's told he's full of bullshit by someone else he maintains the belief that things will get better in front of the children. Away from them however? He admits that he knows he's lying but he's only doing it to make their lives a bit more bearable. He has a brotherly if not parental quality about him. in this regards. Wanting the best for the kids he looks out for but being a bit too protective.
As a child, Glitch has shown to be very cunning. He uses his powers to give himself and few others needed advantages in any situation. However, he knows how to hold back and watch. He’s not willing to jump into a situation fully unless he knows what he’s up against. When he has enough information provided to him he’s only then willing to something.
Glitch is genuinely curious about things. Regardless of the robots attempts to pacify his thoughts he held tight to his curiousity. He’s questioned the system, the robots and the structure of the domes. It’s led him to be naturally observant of his surroundings. Taking in some of the smallest details most others wouldn’t even see.
Glitch is something of a rule breaker. From a young age he never followed the Domes rules set, at least for the most part. He would steal food, use his powers and partake in underground fighting. He's not afraid to break the rules, he's just afraid of getting caught. While he's willing to take risks, he knows when to cut his losses. If it proves to be too dangerous to do something he won't do it. He'll find another way around the system but other wise he knows how to pick his battles.
Glitch has what you'd call a snarky sense of humour. Usually he'll crack jokes about himself in a jaded and sarcastic way usually in attempt to cope with the shittastic situation he lives in. An example of this would be something like a shortage of food. If he goes hungry one one day his response would be something along the lines "well, that's okay, I'm sure I don't need food this week to stay alive. Clearly, I'll survive on those things called rainbows and hope." It's sarcastic and obviously very patronizing to whomever he's talking to. But, mostly the patronizing nature of his of humour is reserved to the people he dislikes. He makes sure he sounds insulting to that person. Otherwise, it's just general snark. With a younger audience he tries to generally sound more light hearted with his humour.
Setting:
The Ingress complex would at first not phase him much. He would think it was another dome he had been moved into without his knowledge due to the mechanical nature of it. The minute he realized it was a kind of space station and he was close to the stars he would be completely excited and childlike. For a kid who's been cooped up and lived under ground his whole life it will become both a point of shock excitement.
The response Glitch would have to Kauto would be shock, denial and amazement. His entire life in his own world has been nothing but machines, metal, and everything artificial. He would wonder if at first he was halucinating but after that wore off he'd want to be able to see live flora and fauna in person on Kauto. He would want to be down on the planet exploring as much as possible and seeing the things he only ever read about or saw in vids.
However, with people? The feelings of excitement will wear off immediately. Being surrounded by groups of people with varying ages will make Glitch both uncomfortable and on guard. For the first time in his life he will be encountering adults and in which case he will be more defensive and guarded around them. Anyone older than him coming at him from a position of authority or acting as such will earn his instant annoyance and sass. However, Glitch will be weirdly fascinated to see people over the age of eighteen in person.
Lastly, his goals will be to attempt to find a way to bring his friend and the kids he looked after to Thisavrou since the living conditions there would be mildly better in his opinion.
Abilities/Skills: Glitch has the ability to manipulate, create and use electricity in a multitude of ways. He's capable of shooting electricity from his hands, draining electricity from other sources and storing it inside himself. He has been able to short out the robots in his Dome long enough to steal food.. He can generate electricity and cover his limbs with it to deliver an electrified punch. Glitch can also fire electricity out from his hands and blast others with it. To a degree, Glitch can use his electrical powers to lift, throw, and move metallic objects.
Glitch has managed to refine his ability of control over how much power he outputs as well. Exhibited with the robots, Glitch only ever held back enough to temporarily make the robots malfunction. He can make an electrical blast as weak or as powerful as he wants, deciding if he’d rather stun someone (like at the fight clubs) or using a more lethal blast.
He is completely immune to anything remotely electrocity based. He can’t be electrocuted and killed with electricity for he can redirect or absorb the energy. However, he is vulnerable to water. Large amounts of it can completely short him out and drain him of his electrical abilities for a short time. If he is completely submerged in water he could potentially die.
While he’s only used his electrokinesis for certain things in the Dome and to very small degrees he does have the potential to allow this ability to grow more powerful if he practiced and used it more in a more open setting.
Being part of the fight club Glitch managed to make up his own fighting style. Mostly it involves dodging, blocking and diverting kicks and punches to throw the attacker off balance. When he knocks them over he ends up taking advantage and attacks them while they're lying on their back. With this type of fighting style it has made him fast and nimble able to avoid and dodge at a faster reaction time than others in his Dome.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Clever and quick thinking
+ Kind and protective towards those younger
+ Curious
+ Observant
+ Sense of humour
- Untrusting
- Abrasive, rude
- Pessimistic
- Tendency to lie, rule breaker
- Emotionally distant and closed off
Items: The clothes on his back. Especially his favourite hoodie.
SAMPLES
Network Sample:
Anyone mind telling me what the hell is all this? I'm still fifteen. Pretty sure I wasn't supposed to be moved to another dome until I was eighteen. Or did the rules change when I was knocked out and dragged here?
[He's eyeing the TAB pretty suspiciously. Honestly, he's not sure why he's even bothering asking this. He's likely to get a huge fat lie shoved in his face.]
Look, if someone can get me one of the bots that's running security or transporting or whatever you wanna call it I want to speak with them. Like, right now. I've got kids back in the other dome and I'm not going to stay in this glorified trash pile with a bunch of randos.
Prose/Action Sample: At first, everything had been so exciting to Glitch, his eyes shining at the marvel of it all. Real oxygen? Trees, animals, SPACE? All of it seemed to him one beautiful dream to him. He only heard of all this in books and in the videos the robots educated them with. How one day they would be able to have that again when the world recovered from the nuclear poison permeating the outside. Actually being able to experience it with his own senses made something in him feel a sense of joy for once in so long.
However, it hadn't taken long for the veneer to rub off. All of it seemed too perfect, to ideal to ever be true. His instincts began to curl up his body and sink like a stone in his stomach. As the weight of everything began to hit him quickly. He was alone here, with no one he trusted and not a friend in the world. The heaviness of this reality made him curse to himself having gotten so wrapped up in it. He felt like this was a lie, a beautiful lie someone was feeding to him to get something from him, to control him. It made his skin crawl, like he himself was in no control and it became more apparent of what surrounded him; the strangers.
Strangers from this world and others world beyond this one made him feel on edge. Everywhere he turned there was someone to his side, another knife to the back to watch out for. Sure, some would probably say they wouldn’t hurt him or they just wanted to be friends, but words were cheap. He knew better than to accept the words at face value, but also knew if he was going to survive he would need to accept some kind of partnership. For the time being he would do as he always did; keep everyone at arms length. He would take what he needed from them, but not let them close.
Player Name: Ceej
Are you 16 or older:Yup 18+
Contact: christhehost@ plurk
Current Characters: nope
Tag: Glitch
IN CHARACTER
Name: Glitch
Canon: Original
Canon Point: During his time in the dome
Age: between 15 and 16
History: World History: In the year 2020 on Earth, humans realized they were starting to evolve. Not all at once or in a rapid pace, but slowly like most creatures do. They weren’t losing a toe or developing better vision or anything. No. Select people were showing signs of superhuman abilities. These abilities came to light in the Pyro bomb incident in Toronto, Canada. What was supposedly an ordinary day in downtown Toronto turned bloody when an explosion happened. Only one individual survived and they were at the center of the explosion. The odd thing? They seemed to be completely unharmed and what was stranger was that the explosion emanated from them.
First people were dismissive about, saying it was some kind of freak accident. However,, similar incidents began popping up. A person nearly drowning in the Hudson river would be miraculously saved by a large piece of ice in the middle of summer. Someone being hit with lightning only to redirect it into a nearby tree and remain completely unharmed. Similar situations like these continued to pop up world wide with no logical conclusion.
Eventually scientists had the answered when they began testing some of these remarkable people. The answer was found when they noticed that these select few had a different sequence of code in their DNA. An extra bit that no normal person would have. This code gave these people superhuman abilities. At first, the government tried to hush it all up, but, too many cases were seen by the public that it couldn’t be hidden.
People began to become frightened of these new beings.After all, what normal person would be safe if someone could telekinetically throw a car at you if they got angry? Or set you on fire if they didn’t like the look of you? People would dub these people “Irregulars”, for their irregular DNA structure. People began calling for their governments to do something about the problem, because by now, the Irregular problem was something that was being experienced worldwide.
Most first world Governments knew that they couldn’t outright execute or sterilize the Irregulars, for even while some Norms in society wanted these Irregulars to be put away, others did not share the same view point. To commit such an atrocity would lead to further questioning of the government.
More underdeveloped countries were more extreme in their methods, often exterminating anyone who exhibited Irregular abilities.
Eventually, the first world governments gathered and came to a decision:
Domes would be built to house the Irregulars, so no harm would come to Norm society or to the Irregulars. (The Irregular community protested, crying discrimination and unfair segregation for not having done anything wrong. Some Irregulars showed otherwise having used their powers to commit crimes, proving that they couldn’t be trusted and giving the governments the perfect scapegoats. It wasn’t long at all before the Domes were built and the Irregulars were permanently placed there. The governments managed to persuade the Irregulars to go into the Domes was giving them tax breaks and incentives, to threats of death, blackmail and murder.
For the first few years the solution seemed to work. While the Irregulars weren’t happy with the decision they begrudgingly went along with it because none of their major freedoms were infringed upon. They were still able to vote, have families, work, connect with the outside world via print and social media, leave and visit friends or family (provided they returned in two weeks) and earn money. They were just required to live in Domes. If anyone tried to permanently leave they would be brought back in by Norm Security.
Eventually they became fed up with it, finding that the longer they remained in these Domes the quality of living went down. Their pay was being cut, leaving to visit others was no longer allowed, and the Domes themselves were becoming too crowded. That’s when the Dome Rebellions started.
The biggest Dome community - established in Edmonton, Alberta - had been first to rebel. The Irregulars started a riot against security, using their powers to overwhelm them. Eventually the Canadian Military was brought in to help contain the problem. At that point it was too late. News had spread to the other Domes through the media and they all began to rebel too. Although the Irregulars had superhuman abilities, they lacked the numbers and resources the Norms had. What the Irregulars had hoped would be only a few weeks of fighting turned into a six month war.
The Norms cut off the Irregulars’ water and power supplies, as well as all means of communication with the outside. The Norms also had superior firepower, but the Irregulars continued to fight back. Eventually the Norms got tired of the fight and decided to make a bold move to end the war. They returned power to the Domes on the day of February 14th 2038, solely to show the Irregulars what they were really up against. Most Domes had already gotten the idea to check the news to see what was going on with the Rebellions, only to see that the Norms would make an example of those who would rebel against them. Showing it live on tv, they bombed the first Dome that fought back against them.
In the end, all the Domes surrendered to the power of the Norms.
The Norms couldn’t allow another uprising to ever happen. The Irregulars had proven that if they escaped the Domes they would potentially destroy Norm society with their superhuman abilities. That’s when a plan was enacted. The adult Irregulars had incited this uprising and would no doubt teach their children about it. Given time the children would fight back against them and start the cycle all over again.
In secret the first world governments separated the Irregular infants, children, teenagers and adults from one another, making even more Domes to house each age group. This time the Irregulars couldn’t do anything about it or tell anyone as the Government had cut off all their communications to the outside and kept them securely locked up.
This would be known as the Irregular Intervention Program. This was to make sure the older generation of Irregulars had no influence over the younger generation. This way the governments could be sure there would be no further outlashes from the Irregular community. To fund this project, they allowed corporations in on the operation to use the Domes as they saw fit, provided the Irregulars were kept docile and did not leave the Domes. The corporations supplied the Domes with robots, so that the Domes’ younger inhabitants could still be taken care of just enough so that they wouldn't die.
Whenever a child was born in the adult Dome, they were instantly moved to an infant Dome in some other region. Dome-to-Dome transportation was facilitated by a system of underground tunnels. Outside the Domes, on the other hand, it became mandatory for all newborns to be tested for the Irregular gene. If the child had the gene, the parents were told that there were complications with the child. The doctors then took them to see their “stillborn child”, which in actuality was just a recycled stillborn to act as a dummy. Infants in the Dome were cared for by robots and raised to walk, talk, and feed themselves. The infant Dome held children until they were five, at which point they were moved to the children’s Dome.
The children’s Dome was heavily school-oriented. The children were placed in dorms and herded around by the robotic workers. They were taught how to read and write, received history lessons, and were prepared for the one career they would be expected to do when they turned 12. Their history lessons, however, were a falsified version of why they were in the Domes. They were taught that a nuclear apocalypse had obliterated the world, and that the Domes were the only safe place to live in. Irregulars were made to believe that the robots were there for the tasks humans could no longer do or what the humans did not have time for: repair and maintenance, security, teaching, medical work, and so on. Irregulars were told that the careers they were assigned to were to help maintain the Domes; in actuality, they were cheap labour for Norm society. In time, very few Irregulars questioned the state of the world.
In the system, Irregulars were taught that the nuclear fallout was the cause of Dome inhabitants’ powers and that a healthy, just and pure society would not have these powers. They were led to believe that if they didn't use their powers, humanity would be able to recover. At first the Irregulars did not really understand this lesson and used their powers despite being told not to. However, when they were caught the robots would inflict harsh punishments on them. Eventually, the Irregulars fell in line and did not use their powers - either because they feared being punished by the robots or because they believed that not using them would reclaim humanity's former glory. There were still those who chose to hone their abilities in secret, but they were the exception. On the whole, however, most children abided by the rules, for to remain docile was to be well taken care of in the Children’s Dome.
It was not until the Teenage Dome that things began to look bleak. When a child turned twelve they were expected to start working right away on the career they were put into - either assembly line work or sewing clothes. Their shifts were long - typically 12-16 hours with no rest. Food was also another problem as workers were required to use food tickets from their jobs to keep themselves fed, but the meals were often very meager. If anyone attempted to steal anything, they would receive a harsh beating from the robot security. This left the individual incapable of working for a week, and thus unable to acquire food tickets.
Teenagers were provided with a small residence that was usually unkempt or in utter ruins from the previous tenants. However, they were free to live with whomever they wished.
Upon reaching the age of 18, individuals were moved to the Adult Dome. Conditions there were much the same as they had been in the Teen Dome. Given that, the governments did assume that some Irregulars would try and leave the Domes despite the “nuclear apocalypse”. Irregulars were told that leaving the Domes was an option, but that the horrors of the outside would change them. Knowing that words were not always enough, the governments had measures in place for the occasional Irregular that took the option to leave. The person leaving would be jumped and drugged; subsequently, their brains would be altered to make them more compliant and passive. Once the procedure was complete, they would be sent right back into the Dome. The Dome inhabitants came to call this “Tweaking”, and believed that the horrors of the outside affected someone to such an extent that they became a mute, ineffective drone. Tweakers, while still physically capable of doing their jobs, had severely diminished mental faculties. This often led to them having their hands crushed in assembly presses or starving to death.
The Irregulars continued to believe this falsified way of life up until the year of 2442 as the Norm governments continued to exploit the Irregulars for cheap labour and out of fear of what would happen if they ever figured out their plan. By then the Irregulars were reduced to having numbers as their names.
By this time in Norm Society, the public was only told half-truths about the Domes. No one knew about the segregation of children from parents or the fact that Dome inhabitants were being told about the world being an apocalyptic wasteland. Norm society was just told the Irregulars were inside the Domes because they were much happier in the Domes and that it was for the protection of both the Norm and Irregular society. Often they would pretty up the entire affair with propaganda by showing commercials of how great Dome life was for Irregulars and how it benefited both societies. Even going as throwing up false ads how the Irregulars liked not being in contact with the outside. Only the highest people in government and the higher ups in some big corporations knew what the Domes were really meant for.
Some lower politicians unaware of what the Domes were really used for did try to dissolve the Domes, believing Norms and Irregulars did not not need to be segregated anymore. When these individuals popped up to incite change, they were often threatened, blackmailed or bribed into leave the issue alone. If they did not stop, “unfortunate” accidents were arranged for them. Regular members of Norm society who went digging into the truth about the Domes were similarly bribed or blackmailed. If these methods were ineffective, they were jailed under false charges and left to rot.
Personal History: Glitch was born outside the Domes. Like all newborn infants in Norm society, he was tested for the Irregular gene. When these test results came back positive, he was sent to the Domes with his mother and father having never known him.
He was placed in the Infant Dome and was then taken care of by the robots that maintained all the Irregular babies. Glitch’s life didn’t really begin until his time in the child Dome. When he was five he began his schooling in the child Dome. Being naturally curious and having been told about going to school from the robots, he began soaking in all the knowledge being taught to him and the other Irregular children. Glitch learned about the history of the world, how it was a shining utopia for all until the year 2020 when a huge war engulfed the world. He learned the nature of what happened to the world and why everyone had powers.
As time passed, however, Glitch began to notice that certain aspects of Dome life seemed odd. For one, why had there been no adults with them in the Domes? Their lessons had taught them they were kept separate from the adults because the adults couldn’t keep the Domes maintained if they had to look after their kids. As far as Glitch could see, however, robots took care of all the maintenance; never was there an adult to be seen.
Another discrepancy he noticed was that he and the other kids had numbers as opposed to names. His history lessons had taught him that many figures from the past had names - so why didn’t they? He assumed that the robots could not be creative enough to give them names. He was happy to learn, therefore, about the secret nicknaming tradition that had existed in the Children’s Dome for as long as anyone could remember. Children came up with any nickname they liked for themselves, drawing on their powers, talents, or interests as inspiration. Glitch’s name stemmed from his powers. One day, during lunch period Glitch had wanted more to eat, but because the robot had served him his portion, it wouldn’t give Glitch more. Impulsively, Glitch went across the counter to grab more food and his hand touched the robot. A surge of electricity caused the robot to malfunction and start saying the word “glitch” over and over. That’s when Glitch chose his name.
In time, Glitch figured out his superhuman abilities had to do with electricity. Whenever he could he would use it on the robots to get more food. He took care not to get caught, having seen what happened to most kids who were too showy with their powers. Eventually, however, he did get discovered - not by a robot, but by another child. This child, a girl with pyrokinesis named Torch, had noted his abilities as being useful and promised not to go alerting the other kids if he would get her extra helpings as well. Glitch grudgingly held up his end of the deal, not wanting to have every child in the Dome asking him for extra food. Moreover, he did not want the robots catching wind either. Torch honoured her part of the deal as well, even going beyond it by helping Glitch. She would start small fires to distract the robots who oversaw the food distribution while Glitch worked his magic. As time went on in this fashion, Glitch and Torch began to trust each other, and eventually viewed each other as friends.
As the time grew closer for the two of them to go to the Teen Dome, they learned about the careers they’d be put into. Much to Torch’s disdain, she was stuck with manufacturing clothes - the only upside of which was the potential ability to sneak an extra pair of clothes for her and Glitch every now and then. Glitch was stuck on an assembly line for air filters that would be installed in the Domes.
When they finally turned 12, they were moved via the underground tunnels to the Teen Dome. The moment they arrived, they were thrown into 16 hour days of work, with no breaks, with barely edible food and poor living conditions. They didn’t receive daily portions of food like they did back in the child Dome, now having to pay for it with food tickets from their jobs. The food tickets were enough to purchase one meal a day, and the meals themselves were not enough to keep anyone full.
Glitch and Torch stuck closer together, finding an abandoned two-person dwelling to live in. As time passed, they decided to go back to their food-stealing scheme that had worked out so well for them in the Children’s Dome. Unfortunately, food security in the Teen Dome was much tighter. When Glitch tried to make a serving robot malfunction, another caught him, even with Torch’s distractions. He was beaten severely. By some miracle, nothing was broken, but he was so badly bruised that it left him unable to work for a few weeks. In that time, Torch divided her already meager portions between the two of them.
After Glitch recovered, he and Torch began to be targeted by some of the older teens. It was a somewhat common practice for the more established inhabitants to try and take advantage of the newcomers, shaking them down for meal tickets or forcing them to try and steal things for them. Glitch and Torch resisted, earning a few bruises along with having their meal tickets stolen. It wasn’t until Torch seriously burned one of the teen's faces that the older kids finally left the pair alone.
Having them both nearly starve on several occasions and getting robbed was enough to show Glitch how awful living in the Dome was. Cramped and trapped inside the Dome, he had no hope for anything better. He knew the only other option was to leave - but that meant becoming one of the Tweakers.
He had seen firsthand what the Tweakers were like, having worked alongside some of them at his assembly line. He could say for sure that he was never comfortable around the Tweakers. Working with them was unsettling to him because of how lifeless they seemed, and them only made him feel more hopeless about his situation.
It wasn’t until he was fourteen that he heard about the underground fighting club in place in the Teen Dome. The fighting club was located in an old collapsed tunnel in which a small cave had formed among the debris. With the entrance being hidden behind a large loose panel and the robots no longer securing the area, the teens found it easy to use this one spot for their fight club. Each week the teens would host a fighting tournament where admission was a food ticket. Powers could be used in the fights so long as it didn’t result in any fatalities, no shots to the face or pelvic regions, and the fighters had to knock each other out of the ring. The winner for that week would get a portion of the food tickets used for admission.
Glitch and Torch decided that participating in the fights would be their method of getting extra food tickets. For the first few weeks, however, all Glitch and Torch did was watch the fights: seeing who regularly participated, how they fought, who used what power or if they used them at all. When they decided it was time to try and participate, Glitch was first of the pair to fight. Having studied the other contenders before, Glitch knew how they fought and easily managed to beat them all by making his opponents tire themselves out . Having won the fights for that week, Glitch had managed to win enough food tickets for himself and Torch for at least a few weeks.
Torch and Glitch continued this pattern: observing the regular competition, staying out of fights for a couple of weeks and then one of the two fighting when they felt prepared enough.This ended up working well for them, and they managed to keep themselves just as well fed as they had in the Children’s Dome.
When it was the time of year for the newer kids to come to the Teen Dome, Glitch, having experienced starvation, theft, and bullying from the older kids, felt he needed to keep as many of these kids safe as possible. Torch protested against it, saying that they already had a good system going and that taking in strays could ruin everything. Despite her protests, Glitch couldn't knowingly let other kids suffer the same way they both had. After managing to convince Torch, the two of them began taking in the new kids who seemed the most vulnerable.
By the time they were fifteen they already had four new kids they were taking care of; teaching them what to do and what not to do, showing who to stay away from, and teaching them how to hide their food tickets from potential thieves. Other than that they didn't really tell these children how bad things could be. They didn't tell them about the underground fight club, how bad the beatings could get if they stole, or even the stories about the Tweakers. If the kids ever asked questions about these things, Glitch would just say it was a rumour or that someone was trying to scare them. The pair wanted the kids to maintain their innocence as long as possible so they could still remain happy. This made Glitch and even Torch enjoy their self appointed duty of taking care of these kids. It gave them a small comfort seeing this maintained innocence from the children.
Later however, Torch wanted to tell the kids the real truth about the Domes. How the experience was much worse and that the kids would need be ready to defend themselves. After all, once Glitch and herself moved to the adult Dome they could not shelter these kids. Glitch wanted the opposite; he didn't want to crush their hopes and reveal the awful nature of the Domes. Even if he didn't believe it personally, Glitch would often tell the kids stories - stories of the day the world would be better, when they would be able to live outside the Domes. He wanted to give them a bit of hope to get them through the harsh life of the Dome, but was often scolded by Torch for how he was merely setting them up for disappointment.
Regardless, their existence continued as it was: work, taking care of the younger kids, fight club and so on.
Personality: From a young age, Glitch has been known to be very cautious, observant, and a bit self-serving. Knowing what happened to kids who showed their powers, Glitch was more reserved with that fact. He used his powers to help himself and never showed off because the potential of getting caught would make him lose that advantage. As a child he wouldn't share his advantages and if he had to it was only grudgingly because of one person catching him. His observance of what happened to others when displaying their powers allowed him to hide his more effectively. But, because of this trait he was never very social as a child and neither as a teenager.
Glitch was forced to grow up relatively fast for the situation he was in. Being preyed upon for being young and new to a very brand new situation, he learned to be wary of new and old people. He doesn't trust people his age or older as quickly. He's seen and has had it done to him of those older or stronger taking advantage of the weaker and the younger people of his community. While he understands that it's a fact of life he doesn't necessarily agree or condone the behavior. He’s always suspicious of others intentions and always on guard when he’s put into a situation where he has to speak with a stranger.
He later lost some of the self interest in the teen Dome, allowing himself to be slightly more open and willing to use his abilities to help kids. He understood what it was like to be a kid who was helpless, so, he wants to help kids who were like him. He treats kids as he see them, children. He thinks they are in need of protection and guidance so they can remain safe in a hostile environment. He shows that he's willing to go to very great lengths for a kid he's never met by taking them in and taking care of them without anything in return. But, that's the extent of how far he's come. If someone his age or older were in need of his help he's not likely to say yes. He still harbours a prejudice against older people after experiencing the worst treatment from them.
While Glitch may not trust people easily he’s smart enough know when to make alliances. With Torch, he only formed his partnership with her when she had blackmail on him. Most new alliances he makes with others are only ever made if it’s absolutely necessary. If he see’s a situation as two person job or he’s being pushed against a rock and a hard place he’s willing to make an alliance.
The thing to understand about him though, is that when someone gains his trust he is forever loyal to them. Torch is a prime example because while their relationship first began because of blackmail he learned to count on her. He will always have another person’s back if he knows they have his he just needs to see it. He’s willing to go to whatever means to keep them safe and healthy be it stealing or fighting. He won’t ever abandon someone he calls a friend regardless of how hard a situation may seem.
He's very protective of the kids he looks after that he's prone to patronize them. While he himself is hardly optimistic to their situation, believing the human race is doomed to live in the Domes, he makes an effort to put on a facade of optimism. Often telling the kids grand stories of when the Dome people could finally leave and they could have a life like the old people had. Even when he's told he's full of bullshit by someone else he maintains the belief that things will get better in front of the children. Away from them however? He admits that he knows he's lying but he's only doing it to make their lives a bit more bearable. He has a brotherly if not parental quality about him. in this regards. Wanting the best for the kids he looks out for but being a bit too protective.
As a child, Glitch has shown to be very cunning. He uses his powers to give himself and few others needed advantages in any situation. However, he knows how to hold back and watch. He’s not willing to jump into a situation fully unless he knows what he’s up against. When he has enough information provided to him he’s only then willing to something.
Glitch is genuinely curious about things. Regardless of the robots attempts to pacify his thoughts he held tight to his curiousity. He’s questioned the system, the robots and the structure of the domes. It’s led him to be naturally observant of his surroundings. Taking in some of the smallest details most others wouldn’t even see.
Glitch is something of a rule breaker. From a young age he never followed the Domes rules set, at least for the most part. He would steal food, use his powers and partake in underground fighting. He's not afraid to break the rules, he's just afraid of getting caught. While he's willing to take risks, he knows when to cut his losses. If it proves to be too dangerous to do something he won't do it. He'll find another way around the system but other wise he knows how to pick his battles.
Glitch has what you'd call a snarky sense of humour. Usually he'll crack jokes about himself in a jaded and sarcastic way usually in attempt to cope with the shittastic situation he lives in. An example of this would be something like a shortage of food. If he goes hungry one one day his response would be something along the lines "well, that's okay, I'm sure I don't need food this week to stay alive. Clearly, I'll survive on those things called rainbows and hope." It's sarcastic and obviously very patronizing to whomever he's talking to. But, mostly the patronizing nature of his of humour is reserved to the people he dislikes. He makes sure he sounds insulting to that person. Otherwise, it's just general snark. With a younger audience he tries to generally sound more light hearted with his humour.
Setting:
The Ingress complex would at first not phase him much. He would think it was another dome he had been moved into without his knowledge due to the mechanical nature of it. The minute he realized it was a kind of space station and he was close to the stars he would be completely excited and childlike. For a kid who's been cooped up and lived under ground his whole life it will become both a point of shock excitement.
The response Glitch would have to Kauto would be shock, denial and amazement. His entire life in his own world has been nothing but machines, metal, and everything artificial. He would wonder if at first he was halucinating but after that wore off he'd want to be able to see live flora and fauna in person on Kauto. He would want to be down on the planet exploring as much as possible and seeing the things he only ever read about or saw in vids.
However, with people? The feelings of excitement will wear off immediately. Being surrounded by groups of people with varying ages will make Glitch both uncomfortable and on guard. For the first time in his life he will be encountering adults and in which case he will be more defensive and guarded around them. Anyone older than him coming at him from a position of authority or acting as such will earn his instant annoyance and sass. However, Glitch will be weirdly fascinated to see people over the age of eighteen in person.
Lastly, his goals will be to attempt to find a way to bring his friend and the kids he looked after to Thisavrou since the living conditions there would be mildly better in his opinion.
Abilities/Skills: Glitch has the ability to manipulate, create and use electricity in a multitude of ways. He's capable of shooting electricity from his hands, draining electricity from other sources and storing it inside himself. He has been able to short out the robots in his Dome long enough to steal food.. He can generate electricity and cover his limbs with it to deliver an electrified punch. Glitch can also fire electricity out from his hands and blast others with it. To a degree, Glitch can use his electrical powers to lift, throw, and move metallic objects.
Glitch has managed to refine his ability of control over how much power he outputs as well. Exhibited with the robots, Glitch only ever held back enough to temporarily make the robots malfunction. He can make an electrical blast as weak or as powerful as he wants, deciding if he’d rather stun someone (like at the fight clubs) or using a more lethal blast.
He is completely immune to anything remotely electrocity based. He can’t be electrocuted and killed with electricity for he can redirect or absorb the energy. However, he is vulnerable to water. Large amounts of it can completely short him out and drain him of his electrical abilities for a short time. If he is completely submerged in water he could potentially die.
While he’s only used his electrokinesis for certain things in the Dome and to very small degrees he does have the potential to allow this ability to grow more powerful if he practiced and used it more in a more open setting.
Being part of the fight club Glitch managed to make up his own fighting style. Mostly it involves dodging, blocking and diverting kicks and punches to throw the attacker off balance. When he knocks them over he ends up taking advantage and attacks them while they're lying on their back. With this type of fighting style it has made him fast and nimble able to avoid and dodge at a faster reaction time than others in his Dome.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Clever and quick thinking
+ Kind and protective towards those younger
+ Curious
+ Observant
+ Sense of humour
- Untrusting
- Abrasive, rude
- Pessimistic
- Tendency to lie, rule breaker
- Emotionally distant and closed off
Items: The clothes on his back. Especially his favourite hoodie.
SAMPLES
Network Sample:
Anyone mind telling me what the hell is all this? I'm still fifteen. Pretty sure I wasn't supposed to be moved to another dome until I was eighteen. Or did the rules change when I was knocked out and dragged here?
[He's eyeing the TAB pretty suspiciously. Honestly, he's not sure why he's even bothering asking this. He's likely to get a huge fat lie shoved in his face.]
Look, if someone can get me one of the bots that's running security or transporting or whatever you wanna call it I want to speak with them. Like, right now. I've got kids back in the other dome and I'm not going to stay in this glorified trash pile with a bunch of randos.
Prose/Action Sample: At first, everything had been so exciting to Glitch, his eyes shining at the marvel of it all. Real oxygen? Trees, animals, SPACE? All of it seemed to him one beautiful dream to him. He only heard of all this in books and in the videos the robots educated them with. How one day they would be able to have that again when the world recovered from the nuclear poison permeating the outside. Actually being able to experience it with his own senses made something in him feel a sense of joy for once in so long.
However, it hadn't taken long for the veneer to rub off. All of it seemed too perfect, to ideal to ever be true. His instincts began to curl up his body and sink like a stone in his stomach. As the weight of everything began to hit him quickly. He was alone here, with no one he trusted and not a friend in the world. The heaviness of this reality made him curse to himself having gotten so wrapped up in it. He felt like this was a lie, a beautiful lie someone was feeding to him to get something from him, to control him. It made his skin crawl, like he himself was in no control and it became more apparent of what surrounded him; the strangers.
Strangers from this world and others world beyond this one made him feel on edge. Everywhere he turned there was someone to his side, another knife to the back to watch out for. Sure, some would probably say they wouldn’t hurt him or they just wanted to be friends, but words were cheap. He knew better than to accept the words at face value, but also knew if he was going to survive he would need to accept some kind of partnership. For the time being he would do as he always did; keep everyone at arms length. He would take what he needed from them, but not let them close.
