Post by Danny Miller on Aug 2, 2009 14:26:44 GMT -5
Danny Miller
Full Name- Danny Miller
Gender- Male
Age- Thirty Four
Date of Birth- 9th of July
Sexual Orientation- Heterosexual
Location- New York (for the most part)
Celebrity Claim- Giovinazzo, Carmine
What should we call you?- Plonker
Play anyone else?- Ceasar, Alexis, Jack, Liam and Carson
Have You Read the Rules?- Ken Doll is the god Elinor Penis Itch... BRRRMMMMMM (or something along those lines anyway)
Personality-
Sarcastic - One of the key features of Danny that should be noted right away is his constant use of sarcasm, even in situations where it is not needed. For him, it's a crutch to every single conversation he has and uses it almost always making him appear rude in the eyes of others because he cannot control his impulses to not add some sarcastic remark to everything. Most of the times he will mean nothing by it, it's just the way he comes across to people but the few times he does use sarcasm correctly he can come across as very harsh and controlling. He taunts people with sarcastic reply's almost on a constant basis which more often than not land's him into his fair share of troubles.
Defiant - Perhaps to the point of being courageously stupid, Danny has never been one to follow instructions handed down to him and will almost break them if he finds a good reason to. That is not to say that he goes about breaking laws cause he feels like it but rather if he feels strongly with something then he wont let anything stand in the way of his opinion. The same applies to life and death situations, if he had a gun held to his head he would never take the cowards way out and beg for forgiveness but rather become defiant against the person holding the gun to him.
Focused - Danny's head is always in the game, he is never really caught unaware of anything unless surprised. He always puts his heart into anything that he does, even if it could lead to him making rather stupid and silly mistakes. That is to say when Danny is given a task, he will not hesitate to throw himself into it and complete it to the best of his ability. Rarely will he become sidetracked by something if he is working on the task making him a rather efficient worker.
Empathic - Despite what hard outer shell you might come across, Danny is a really sweet guy when he want's to be, connecting with people and trying to console them. He is not a wise man by any degree but he knows how to make people feel better and finds it rather easy to connect with people who are upset about something. He's no psychiatrist but he does have an empathic ear always out for anyone who comes his way, even if he has never met the person before.
Silly - The man of witty one liners and hilarious chase scenes, Danny is no stranger to being called silly and even on occasion childish. It is who he is, he really takes humour in anything and doesn't let anything get him down, well at least he rarely does anyway. He will often throw himself into a prank or a joke to get the most yucks out of it that he can. He really doesn’t care what people think of him.
Likes-
- Chilly Winter mornings
- Being a part of something that allows him to help others
- Sarcasm (especially when he’s using it)
- Being surrounded by family and friends
- Messing about with peoples heads for a laugh
Dislikes-
- People who abuse his trust and take advantage of him
- The whole idea of separating people because they are different
- Things which are out with his own control
- This tiny phones that fit around peoples ears.
- Having to take part in meaningless and derivative tasks.
Strengths-
- Danny is a courageous individual, not scared of anything that life throws at him.
- He can easily empathise with people and the feelings that they have.
- Danny is a rather charismatic individual.
- His sheer determination for a task makes him a valued worker wherever he goes.
- His stubbornness means he often hangs in there a lot longer than others would.
Weaknesses-
- Whilst he may be a sweet guy, there is no denying that he is often naive.
- Even though he put’s everything into what he does, he still often comes off as rather childish.
- Danny often blames himself when something happens to a valued loved one such as friend or family.
- Danny is impulsive by nature meaning he often runs off head first into something without giving it so much as a second thought.
- Too proud for his own good
Skills-
- Journalistic skills (Writing, Photography, Meeting deadlines etc)
- Ever since discovering his abilities Danny has taken up boxing as a hobby
- Parkour skills
- Firearms training
Flaws-
- Borderline alcoholic
- Allergy to shellfish
- Addiction to nicotine
Abilities/Powers/Skills-
Lentation - Due to subsequent over use of Danny’s primary ability of Superhuman Reflexes, Danny’s ability has evolved into something much more than simply having faster reflexes. Whereas before he would be able to react quicker to a situation, now he is able to psionically see time as a slower version of what it is. Upon using his ability, Danny will sense everything around him as a constant flow of time and everything will have slowed down in his own perception of things. With this ability Danny could Slow down time to see event’s before they actually happen to him such as being hit with a string of bullets or about to be hit by a truck. Whilst like this Danny still moves at regular speed and so he can adjust himself so as he can evade whatever dangers he might be in. Like before Danny’s primary is triggered by his sensory neurones and their reaction to the current scenario.
Chronokinesis - Thanks to his new found ability of being able to slow down the process of time, with added concentration Danny could thus manipulate the flow of time itself in a minor way. With this Danny would be able to not only slow down time as described above but also to stop it completely for a brief period of time. This could allow him to react more efficiently to the situation and buy him more time to do things. With this ability he could also rewind the flow of time, taking him back minutes into the past to undo any mistakes he might have made or to prevent his team mates from making any mistakes they might have made. Finally, the last part of his ability involves him travelling forward through time very briefly to see what the outcome of certain situations and then react accordingly to that.
Limits-
Lentation - The main limit within regards to lentation is the factor of time itself. You see when it comes to Lentation, Danny is stuck in that the span of time he has control over his primary ability is about forty-five seconds at most. This means anything that happens out with those forty-five seconds is out of his hands and he can’t do anything about it. Also the radius of this ability does not completely slow down the plane of time for everyone, just those whom are within a One Hundred foot radius of him when he activates his ability meaning anyone who is outside of that radius moves along as normal. Lastly his own ability is affected by his senses meaning that he cannot just subconsciously turn his ability on and off at will but rather it activates itself whenever he feels that he is in danger.
Chronokinesis Whilst he may be able to manipulate the flow of time, it is not an easy task to pull off and he is still fairly new to his secondary ability. What this means is that he does not have a lot of control over it and it can often be set of by a jerk reaction like a sneeze or a hiccup. Since he cannot control when these actions take place he is often not in control of his own ability.
Another thing to note is that with his primary, Time Manipulation must also fall under the limitation of time in that there is only so long he can stop, rewind and fast forward to. When stopping time, the maximum he will ever hope to achieve is something along the lines of five minutes but he is not even there yet meaning right now when he stops time he is stuck to the quick frame of thirty seconds but over time this limit should increase to it’s maximum. When rewinding time, the furthest he can go back is about ten minutes when he reaches his full potential but right now he is stuck at a measly forty five seconds and the same applies to his limits on fast forwarding time.
With more prolonged use of his time bending abilities comes more risks. This is not an easy ability to control and so Danny will soon find himself starting to have headaches and nosebleeds caused by the imbalance of time. The more he uses the ability, the stronger the headaches will become until he is overcome with crippling nausea and stomach cramps. The only way he will be able to get rid of this is to learn to use his abilities moderately and try not to push himself
Appearance-
Danny really does show the signs of being a man in his Thirties. There have become stress lines over his face over the past god knows how many years and they are one of the clear definitions of him getting old. He doesn’t like to show it though and has tried to fight the signs of ageing by keeping up with appearances. His hair is a dirty shade of blonde and constantly messy or parted to the right. He is barely ever a clean shaven man and appears to go for the rugged appearance, keeping all facial hair on him a sign of not giving a damn.
When it comes to his body type, you could say that he is well built and does work out some. Because of this he has a semi-well defined body while coming in at 5’10’’ and weighing in at around 174lbs. Of course with this comes the need to constantly wear tank tops to work or clothes which show off a lot of his arms. Finally, Danny is sometimes seen wearing glasses, a sign of his age coming across loud and clear.
Faction- Company
Birthplace- Manhattan, New York City
Mother- Mary Miller || 59 || Banker || Enhanced Speed
Father- Peter Miller || 60 || Stockbroker || Accelerated Probability with Precognition
Siblings-
- Maxine Miller || 30 || Bio-Engineer || Hive Mind with Superhuman Memory
- Susie Miller || 22 || Freelance Artist & Fashionista || Power Amplification / De-amplification
Spouse / Partner- N/A
Children- N/A
History-
Danny was the first child to a fairly well of couple and to be honest, thing’s for him couldn’t have been any sweeter. He was always remembered as their first child and seemed to get the best of things because of it. Right away his father could see the potential that his only son would have and always held pride for him. To say Danny developed a close bond with his father would have been a ridiculous understatement because he treasured him. He was always a genuine role model to Danny.
From an early age Danny had his profession all planned out and he was determined to chase down his dreams of becoming a reporter. He was on the school paper and it didn’t him long to climb the ladder and eventually land himself the editor job. Some viewed Danny as a geek because of his fascination with this dying medium but he was determined to prove them all wrong. He started to become more determined than ever, uncovering more groundbreaking stories and trying to show that the news didn’t have to be boring.
As he left school he immediately went on to apply for the New York Times, however once again he was the low man on the totem pole because of his minimal skills. He realised he needed to adapt if he wanted to take this further and so began to take up free running, getting more exciting shots from more death defying angles. Of course this all went unnoticed and Danny was still gonna be that low man on the totem pole due to his lack of experience. He realised soon that thing’s were never gonna change for him and so began to question his own motives as to why he wanted to follow his career.
It was during one of these walks of self discovery that he first noticed something extraordinary, it wasn’t a big deal he just managed to pull someone back onto the kerb before they got run over. He thought nothing of it at first but as time passed and more of these event’s happened he began to realise just what he was. He was like his father, he was someone special.
Of course as soon as he figured out he quit his job and went into vigilantism hoping it would provide for him but after one failed encounter he began to question himself once more in that “Could he really change the world.” The answer to that was no and it didn’t take to him until some chick came along with a proposition to help the world they lived in. Of course how could he say no, he was always up for the challenge and soon became recruited into the company. Due to this he started to beef up a bit and also took to guns like a fish to water.
Right now life couldn’t be going any more perfect for him, but just when he thinks he has everything figured out something else has to come around and confuse the heck out of him
Sample RP-
How he didn't imagine spending his free time of was roaming the casino's of Vegas, but here he was trying to push his own luck really by walking into casino's and trying to make a valid judgement of how many schmucks had been bankrupted. For him it was a game to watch all these people waste their money on silly little games of chance and luck. He felt sorry for them all in a way. Of course what better way than to practice his right than to watch people waste their money and get some while he was at it. This was why he was at the Delirium today, simply helping out with watching out for con artists and the like. With an ability like Superhuman Reflexes, the slightest change was noticeable within seconds such as facial expressions or even a swap out.
Of course from his own position he could see nearly everything from the blackjack table to roulette to the slot machines making almost any attempt for him to miss anything minimal. Of course as he watched half eagle-eyed across the stations something caught his eye. A few signals between players, of course they were discreet at best but the more he watched, the more he noticed the signals happening. When were people ever gonna learn that you couldn't cheat a casino that way. There were cameras everywhere, so what made them think that they could get away with it in the first place.
Of course all shit hit the fan when someone decided to call them out on it, one of the men of the group deciding to pull out a gun. Of course the little guy who seemed to have confronted them on it had it all under control as he shot him with the taser, the timing and precision rather remarkable. He would have to ask him later if he had learned that somewhere cause no one would ever be born that good. But as for right now, he had work to do as the other three decided to head for the hills. They were just making this too easy for him.
Vaulting over the bar he grabbed a cheap bottle of liquor before tossing it on the ground near the exit, causing the bottle to shatter and cause the liquid the spill everywhere. Of course the place was busy but thanks to the walking speed, others were not caught up. However thanks to those running, they seemed to lose friction on the floor and easily slipped on the pool which was starting to form.
He was gonna need some backup here was the only thought running through his mind as he grabbed the man dressed in business attire. "You know it's people like you who make my day" he whispered into his ear as he wrestled him into the handcuffs.