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Lady With Class
Guest
Name:
Reuben Henry Wayland
Nickname:
Ruby; Reu (or spelled Rue)
Gender:
Male
Sexuality:
Demisexual - No Gender Preference
Age:
20
Birthday:
June 17th
Class:
12, Advanced Special Ability
Ability/Power:
Pain Numbing/Absorption
Advantages - As long as he's touching you, Reuben can temporarily numb your physical pain, and small things he can literally take away. Bump your knee? He can take it from you. Bigger things take more energy though. He has started to learn how to take away extreme emotional pain as well.
Disadvantages - Large things, like gashes or concussions and the like, take up a lot of energy. Not that he'd want to take your major wounds, but the possibility is still there if he wanted to train or something. He also has to be touching the person he's numbing the pain of. Also, when he numbs pain, it hurts him. Not in the same way - it's more of a general, full body pain - but all the same. He feels just about as much pain as the person he's numbing, so if it's minor pain, he feels a minor amount of pain, and so on. Also, though it's strange, and could maybe count for an advantage, but the pain he absorbs takes on a physical attribute on his body - in the form of a tattoo. The more pain, the darker it is. They're always strange patterns, usually in a symbol unique to the person he numbed. When it comes to emotional pain, the emotions don't just go away. It's not like he can take your grief and you'll be able to move on later. He can't take your pain, he can only stall it. Those feelings will come back later.
Appearance:
Reuben is thin, and lanky, standing at exactly 6 foot with shoulder-length blonde hair and pale blue eyes.
Distinguishing Features:
Reu has multiple symbolic tattoos from people he's numbed, and his left ear is pierced.
Personality:
¤ » Reserved | Quiet | Sarcastic | Pessimistic | Abrasive | Anti-Social | Cynical | Cryptic | Loyal | Apathetic | Independent | Loner | Secretly a Softie « ¤
Reuben's personality is... complicated. He's reserved, choosing to hang back, and keep quiet. He's usually not one to initiate a conversation or confrontation. He doesn't like people, or at least, that's what he insists, and chooses to try and stay apart from them. He doesn't like social gatherings, or talking that much. But should you try to strike up a conversation, you'll immediately find he's extremely abrasive. Almost everything that comes out of his mouth is rude or sarcastic. He's a cynic, almost always seeing the worst in people, and is distrusting. Presumably, it has to do with the fact that his parents abandoned him on a doorstep. After that, how could you see the good in anyone? Except nuns? He's pessimistic, seeing the worst parts of situations, along with people. He's a loner, usually hating to work and being around other people and he's cryptic. He's not one to hand out information, and is incredibly unhelpful in that aspect. He'll only give you a straight answer if he believes you need it, deserve it, or if you've completely caught him off guard. But despite his bad-boy reputation and attitude, he's a major softie underneath his shell. He's compassionate and caring, loyal and honest with a heart of gold. You just have to wiggle your way in first.
History:
On August 30th, 1996, Reuben Wayland was left on the steps of Saint Mary's orphanage in the city of London, with a small envelope labeled with his name and birthdate, along with an enclosed letter. But it had rained that night, and the nuns at Saint Mary's were lucky to discern his information, and that the letter had been meant for him to open, once he reached eighteen. The ink had run though, leaving the words on the letter illegible. It is assumed it was a message from his parents. So Reuben grew up with the nuns at Saint Mary's, and he came to love it there, so much so that the two times he got picked up by a foster family, he sabotaged his own chances of finally being adopted. He always found himself back at Saint Mary's. The nuns there always saw him as 'troubled', but he was never treated poorly for it, or even scolded, he was given the same gentle treatment as the other kids. Hell, he may have even been treated better for it, because his favorite nun, Sister Evangeline saw straight through his act. She saw how he treated the younger children; all tough yet at the same time caring for them, like an older brother. There was a time, when he was around ten or eleven, where he was bitter about his parents having left him, but he was mostly glad, feeling like he found his true family at Saint Mary's. When he reached eighteen, he was legally an adult and no longer had to stay with them, but he chose otherwise, and Sister Evangeline had no objects. Officially he was their 'janitor', though most of his time was spent with the younger children. His powers started while he was still with the orphanage, and the Sisters saw it as a miracle. He'd take away the little bumps and bruises of the kids whenever they fell, hardly caring that in the process he'd take them himself. When the decision arouse of whether to go to Berkeley or not, he didn't want to leave, but it was Sister Evangeline who insisted that he did. He promised the younger children he'd be back to visit them again.
Dorm Room:
Shark Hall, Room Two
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The rest of the room is strewn messily with his artwork; sculptures, paintings, sketches, you name it, all over the place.[/spoili]
Activities:
Member of the Art Club
Member of the Swim Team
Likes/Dislikes:
♥ Being Alone
♥ Painting
♥ Sculpting
♥ Kids
♥ Babies
♥ Helping
♥ Being Left Alone
♥ Quiet Corners
♥ Sketching & Drawing
♥ Windows
♥ Swimming
♥ Water
♥ Nuns
♥ PB&J Sandwiches
♥ Long Hair
Annoying People
Loud People
People
Seeing Others in Pain
Failing
The Dark
Crowded Rooms
Short Hair
Loud Music
Concerts
Caffeine
Drugs
Public Speaking
Death
Blood
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Art: It's a major passion of his, and he's into all aspects; drawing, painting, sculpting, you name it. He's talented and has an eye for beauty and colors.
+ Minding His Own Business: While other's might not see it as a good thing, he's certainly brilliant at it.
+ Swimming: Ever since he was young, the nuns at Saint Mary's would take the children to the public swimming pool where he excelled and was often asked to teach the younger children how to swim.
+ Child Care: Though he'd deny it, he's incredibly good with children and absolutely adores them.
+ Fly on the Wall: Because of his quiet and reserved attitude, most times he's barely noticed, in the background. You'd be surprised what he hears.
+ Loyal & Compassionate: Even if it doesn't seem like it, Reuben's an extremely loyal person. He's got a heart made of gold. That, you know, it's just surrounded by spikes. That are those kind that look hard, and threatening but are actually really squishy. Yeah. But once he trusts you and cares about you - whether you know or not - he's loyal till the end. He'd always have your back - again, even though it might not seem like it - and never let you down.
− Cooking: It's just something he can't do to save his life. He'd burn the house down.
− Children: He grew up in an orphanage, basically an older brother to at least a dozen younger children. He has a huge soft spot for them.
− Crying: Another thing that makes his cold shell melt.
− He's Abrasive: He doesn't like it when other people get to know him, so he's often rude and sarcastic towards just about everyone. He acts all tough, even when he's far from it.
− Guilt: Despite the apathetic act he puts on, and often times he barely helps, he's the type that will beat himself up for not helping someone when he should have, and failing when he did try help. Even if he did all that he could, and still someone gets hurt, he'll blame himself.
− Blood & Needles: Reu's incredibly squeamish. A little but of blood is fine, like a papercut or a small scrape, but in excessive amount he get's lightheaded and can faint or vomit. It's the same with large needles, like the ones in hospitals or used for tattoos. Not that he'd ever need a tattoo, so that's a good thing.
Habits:
Whenever he has a pencil in his hand, it always has to be moving, whether he's drawing, or twirling it between his fingers, or just fiddling with it.
Stares almost abnormally into the eyes of the person he's lying to.
When upset his whole face shuts down and he pushes everyone involved (no matter how small) away.
He's always cold, so he normally has a jacket on.
Relationships:
Love Interests
TBD
Friends
TBD
Neutral
TBD
Enemies
TBD
Family
(He has no known biological family, but he does have the ones he considers family)
Sister Evangeline - 59
Sister Kenna - 43
Sister Margret - 78
Sister Diane - 37
Emma 'Em' Holland - 8
Jamie Matthews - 7
Jenna Matthews - 12
Sophia 'Soph' Whelps - 16
William 'Willy' Smithe - 5
Thomas 'Tommy' Smithe - 1
Other:
~ Where's a small silver cross 24/7 that was given to him by his favorite nun at the orphanage.
~ Has a heavy British accent.
~ He misses the children horribly.
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