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Message: <blockquote data-quote="loxmyth" data-source="post: 641887" data-attributes="member: 1255">Macario MurphyTough Hero 1Student[Computer Use, Knowledge(Earth & Life Sciences), Research]My dear, sweet Macario,I write you this letter in the hopes of one day having the courage to give it to you.  Others look at you and see a scrawny, black kid with sad brown eyes a little too big for your face.  I see a wonderful, beautiful, intelligent son.  I've told you as much before, I suppose, but never more.  Because I am a coward.And I've always been that way, even when I met your father.  I know you never knew him, and that it hurts you that he left us, but it was hard for him to stay with us.You should've seen him that day, handsome as the devil in his army uniform.  He walked into the diner I worked at and swept me off my feet.  From the moment I laid eyes on him, I couldn't get him out of my head.  And so we got married only a couple months later.  One thing you gotta understand is, he wanted better for us.  The two bedroom flat we live in would kill him if he knew we were here.  Living in the poorest area in Windy City would break his heart if he knew.  That's why he signed up for that government project.  They promised him a big paycheque and a promotion.  We wanted a better life.  It was a no-brainer for us.  But I guess it shouldn't have been.He didn't talk much about what they did to him, wasn't allowed to, really.  All he let me know was that they were working on ways to make a better soldier by looking at animal behaviours.  He left for a weekend to work on the project.  He came back a changed man.  There was hurt in his eyes, like inside he'd aged a lifetime in those three days. What was worse, was that the project had been a failure.  He didn't say it in words, but I got the feeling.He was real mad when he found out I was pregnant with you.  He ranted and raved about how careless we'd been, and I didn't understand.  He said he couldn't bear the fact that there might be complications with you because of the project.He left then, told me he needed to think,  but left me with enough money to live good.  He promised he'd send more, but that trickled away after a few months.  There's nothing would keep Ricardo from seeing you... I know he's dead.You were fine for most of your life, a precocious boy who loved to read and play and make friends.  I thanked the Lord I had it so good.  But something changed when you were 12.  Your skin started to shed and it would get all rough and scaly and you were in horrible pain all the time.  You say the pain went away, but I know you still feel it from time to time.  And now you've withdrawn back into yourself.  Your grades have dropped drastically, and your principal has reported that you've skipped school on more than one occaision.  I know why.  The looks the others give you when your dead skin starts flaking off is too much for you.  The bullies pick on you time and again.  You have no friends.  I even know where you go - to the library to bury your head in books or a computer screen.  What are you looking for?  What's in the library that'll help you?  A cure for your condition, when we've gone to every medical expert I could afford?  But you won't say.I want to tell you that there's hope, that you aren't gonna be like this forever, but I can't.  I don't think they know how to do that, or they would have already.  I know I'm not as smart  or as rich as some are.  Lord, I wish I was.  But you just have to remember two things.  You're my son and I love you.Allegiance(s): none.Age: 15Gender: maleHeight: 5'8"Weight: 120 lbsEyes: brownHair: blackSkin: brownSTR: 10DEX: 14CON: 13INT: 14WIS: 11CHA: 10Hit Dice: 1d10 + 1 (CON) + 1 (TOUGH)HP: 12Defense: 13Initiative: +2BAB: +0Melee: +0Ranged: +2Speed: 30’FORT: +4REFL: +2WILL: +0REP: +0AP: 5Wealth:Attacks-Weapons:fists 1d3 nonlethal damage,Class Abilities: RobustSuper Powers (ranks/reductions/HrP cost): None.Feats: Dodge, Great FortitudeSkills:Climb +2/2Computer Use +6 / 4Intimidate +4 / 4Knowledge: - Current Events +4 / 2 - Earth & Life Sciences +6/ 4 - Streetwise +4/ 2Research +4 / 2Languages: English, Spanish.Equipment:Clothes</blockquote>

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