Group B:
1-Joshua Lucas Trevin, ?
2-Leo Chase, "Shadow"
3-Billy Baker, "King"
4-Joseph Vaughn, ?
5-Miranda Tilton, "Gremlin"
(In order of when they acquired their powers, although note Gremlin's entry)
Leo Chase (29) - Outwardly, Leo is a shorter man, standing at 5'8" although with strong build. His hair is light brown though for the most part he keeps it shaved very close to the scalp, overall making his appearance somewhat intimidating. Inwardly, he is a man who thrives on competition. He excels at martial arts, having thoroughly learned three styles and has created a hybrid of those styles and a few other manuevers that he is constantly trying to perfect. Socially he is quiet and simple-minded, but when he is in his comfort zones he can be very cunning.
Before joining the program Leo moved from town to town every few months, checking out the local fighting scenes while doing labor-oriented work to pay the bills. He mostly spends his time in his room, which has a punching bag and exercise equipment which he requested. Although Josh was the first to manifest his powers, Leo manifested his own not even a day later, and was overall disappointed when he found out everyone within the group's powers didn't work on each other. For the most part he showed a resentment towards Josh, that the other man was able to develope his powers before he did. Towards Billy he hardly said much of a word to the kid, but joked around with him sometimes after recognizing the fear the kid had of him. Joe he would see as more worthy competition than anyone else, and treated him with much respect after he gained his powers. While he doesn't seem prejudiced against Miranda, the crazy old lady's babblings have gotten to him somewhat so he avoids her when he can at all costs, often to the amusement of others.
Leo/Shadow's powers are a wild card, depending on who he's fighting he gleans different abilities. Usually it simply a different martial arts style and the knowledge is gleaned and usable instantly. Sometimes, like in special combat simulations with robots or such, his power manifests itself more visibly, giving him some type of special ability to use in the fight. These abilities are generally scarily effective, most likely only increasing the intimidating presence Leo has already cultivated.
Billy Baker (16) - Will, as he prefers to be called, is an average looking teenager, dark brown hair and analytical blue-grey eyes that usually hide behind his glasses. Another obvious trait of his would be his hefty-sized, though not necessarily unearned, ego. He is, very apparently, extremely book-smart, capable of solving complex mathematical equations and other feats of logic. He has a special interest in history, especially when it comes to wars and tactics. Most of the time he appears to be in his own little world, but even at times he is engrossed in thought, he can be very observant as well. His ego isn't so large as to treat others condescendingly, and for the most part he appears to be a friendly person, although it can be annoying that he obviously values his own opinion more than other people's.
Before being brought in, Will was homeschooled by a single mother, which meant he mostly taught himself after his earliest years. He's been offered to go to special institutions for the gifted, but claims they weren't interesting enough for him. In truth, he takes great pride in his own intellect, and is somewhat afraid to meet someone as smart or smarter than him and has developed this fear for a few years now. During the three months he'd mostly keep to hismelf, willing to form a friendship of sorts with Josh, seeing him as the only other intellectually-inclined person and would attempt to find a chess-partner of sorts with the other man. While respecting Josh's abilities with an instrument, Will is not the type who would actively go out and listen to music. He stays away from Leo mostly, appearing somewhat scared of the man. He doesn't take much interest in Joe, perhaps because he doesn't understand athletically inclined people. Funnily enough, he's cordial and has taken a liking to Miranda (Ms. Tilton), despite the woman's crazed behavior.
He manifested his powers shortly after Josh and Leo did, and due to them, it is unlikely he may ever find a match for his intellectual prowess. As 'King', the speed of which his thoughts developed was dramatically increased, as was his ability to observe others and retain that information. Over the course of the program, he developed a great tactical mind, and requested to view real-time footage of fights. Soon, he was capable of breaking down battles during their showing and finding opportunities and weaknesses within combatants. He fancies himself as a sort of 'intellectual weapon' and is considering offering his services to a government after their stay is over and done with.
Miranda Tilton (54) - Crazy old cat lady. Well, not really, but that's typically the first response people have upon seeing Ms. Tilton. Somewhat of a relic of the past among this group of people, she plays the part of the old woman down the street ever so well. A former highschool teacher, Miranda was forced to retire when she developed a strong case of schizophrenia. She came to the program straight from the mental hospital, and although she thinks she was in a lucid period when they asked her she doesn't remember. The woman half-lives in a world of her own creation and because of it, she often creeps out those around her without intending to do so.
The process restored her sanity gradually, and while the woman has been clearly grateful, once the woman learned of how everyone else was developing powers (and realized that this wasn't a crazy fantasy she created) she was curious on why her powers were so subtle. The answer was indeed not obvious, as after time the scientists testing her learned that she had the ability to short out the use of technology (though somewhat uncontrollably), from high tech computers to simple, mechanized devices, as well as gaining a resistance to technologically based attacks. Because her powers developed so slowly, the scientists are unsure of when exactly she started manifesting them and thus do not truly know when her powers were developed compared to the rest of the group. Her powers put her in a problematic position with the project, although the psychological battery of tests she was put through seemed to have somehow eased their worries considerably.
After regaining her cognizance, Miranda has thankfully been making more sense. She's not yet decided what to do with her unique abilities, although she has had less time to think about it compared to everyone else in the project. She treated everyone amicably, though in a well-meaning fashion was critical with them, which only served to annoy Leo more. She's curious to see what everyone else does with their powers, and hopes that they'll stay in touch, although has yet to think of an easy non-technological means of communication to do so.
Some description as well as personality/histor you'd know of your fellow 'inmates' later today (*knocks on wood*). I'd appreciate it if everyone would mention what their fellow transhumans would learn about their background in three months time and how they generally acclimated (or didn't) to the situation. I understand if you want to wait for the colorful personalities of the other NPCs before deciding what your character would tell, however.
Edit-That said, Group A's list doesn't have a typo, there's a brother/sister combination there.
