[Tyson Crowshaw]

Tyson Owen Crowshaw

FACE CLAIM: Adam Brody

♦ THE BASICS ♦

AGE: Twenty Four

GENDER: Male

ORIENTATION: Heterosexual

POSITION: PhD Student

♦ THE ABILITY ♦

POWER: Cyberkinesis, Electronic Manipulation

The ability to interface with electron-based technology, such as mobile phones, radios and computers. Fundamentally, the ability is a form of input and output, inputting a desired command into the electrons of an electronic piece of technology and sensing the output of that command. Initial interactions include powering devices on or off, changing minor settings such as tuned frequency, screen brightness, etc… As the power develops, more complex interactions such as sending a text message, accessing files, reading a caller id and navigating a network file structure can become honed skills. Overall, the ability can replace the need for a mouse, keyboard and monitor when at a computer but can be applied to other technologies within the same theme. Common applications might include reading a text message, reading documents on a laptop, performing a web search with your phone still being in your pocket, etc...





LIMITATIONS:

-Proximity to the device is key. Close proximity is needed for basic interaction but more complex interaction requires physical contact with the device

-The device itself cannot be manipulated or moved. The power is only manipulating the electrons inside the electronic components of the device

-There is only so long someone can use the ability at a constant rate. Tyson has managed four hours before succumbing to strong side effects.

-Data encryption, password protection and similar restrictions apply to the ability. The user can’t just hack into anyones phone whilst having a casual conversation with them

-The user can visualize information being conveyed to them from a computer but it’s never a clear picture. The haze and interference can be reduced with practise, power mastery and time.

-There is only so deep into a network structure someone can probe with the ability. The focus and power mastery required to use a single computer to tap into and control elements of the entire network of the internet is an unrealistic achievement



SIDE-EFFECTS:

-Prolonged use can lead to burns on the skin where the user has made contact with a device

-Headaches and ear-splitting noises are commonplace when using the power due to stray electrons and the focus required

-After using the power, the user will often hear phantom noises of radio waves and transmissions as a result of being in a heightened state of awareness to electrons and EM fields

-Prolonged use can lead to ringing ears, extended fatigue, blackouts, nosebleeds and bleeding eardrums

♦ THE FREEFORM ♦

“Is this thing on? I guess you call this standard procedure, part of the annual checkup on students with powers? Oh, and yes, I knew the microphone was on but I thought it would have been rude of me not to ask. I just didn’t want you writing down ‘Tyson is showing signs of losing focus with his power’ or, whatever it is you’re writing down. I’m just rambling at this point, what was the question again?

Ah, now I remember. Well, my name is Tyson Crowshaw, i’m twenty four years old and I hail from Liverpool in the United Kingdom. An only child, so no loving stories of older or younger siblings but my parents were kind and loving, all I could really ask for as a kid. My dad worked for a shipping company that operated out of the docks of the Mersey and my mother was a journalist for a national newspaper. Naturally, that afforded her more freedom of work hours than my dad and I rarely saw him in my childhood, understandable I guess.

My powers kicked in around, oh, I’d say when I was fourteen? Or was it thirteen? I can't really remember but I'm sure you can find that in my file. But in any case it required me to move schools for reasons I didn't fully understand at the time. Of course now I know all about the reasons why, the laws surrounding it and the potential to have walking weapons of mass destruction integrated into society unchecked. I don’t begrudge anyone for their actions in that, it was the law after all. But still, it wasn’t exactly clear to me that I had any sort of power as we didn’t have a lot of tech in the house back then and it all started with my calculator at school. There isn’t a specific day I remember where I had this sudden revelation, even when newly surrounded by these kids with weird abilities, it was all rather gradual for me. But as I got more and more hands on with computers it was pretty clear that something was wrong. Headaches, blown out fuses, scrambled hard drives, it was pretty hard to escape what was happening to me, so in the end it made sense as to why I was dragged to Manchester around the time i first manifested to finish off my teenage education.

I got on as well as I could with other students, being a late addition to a class in a school year is always tough but I got by well enough with an interest in distance running and rowing, making friends through those clubs and all. You know, a power like mine might sound like sunshine and roses with quick access to the internet on your phone or knowing who was calling your phone as you pick up on the electrons being sent to your phone’s speaker before the sound comes out but the headaches just won’t stop at times and as easy as it is to tell your phone to google a book that a girls talking about on a date, but seeing what it finds is a total nightmare. Imagine trying to look at your phone screen through smoke and its a cracked screen set at the wrong resolution. I don’t know, but that’s why I chose rowing and running. Both of them got me out of the city generally, away from technology, and keeping my mind focused on that extra ore stroke or one foot in front of the other was a godsend.

But when it came to making a choice for university, I couldn’t help but think that it would be cheating if I were to study something like computer sciences or something? But I wasn’t really one for the arts so it had to be a science subject to keep me motivated. Physics and Engineering won out, still a little bit cheaty perhaps but at least I wouldn’t be falling asleep in lectures. As a graduated adult from the St. Bethany’s, Manchester University was a great place for me as I stayed in touch with other students of the school who had also decided to stay local as well. But I really wasn’t too interested in staying local for the rest of my life and when I graduated from University, Stagfort won out as a place where I didn’t feel like I’d be judged for who I was but would allow me to pursue some research, maybe a PhD with the academy given the amount of government research that happened around there. I’ve always been interested in understanding my power and other peoples but I think first I want to get a ‘normal’ PhD before trying to tap into all that.

As for my powers, I still have sleepless nights but I only have myself to blame for that. I use my laptop or PC in the evening and multitask a bit, set it off running some code or web searches and when i try and sleep I’m still tuned in to local radio with my brain being all switched on and focused. Without a device to put that attention to, I just end up like a bloody antenna receiver for EM fields until my brain calms down. Painkillers help. So does scotch. Not at the same time I’ll point out, you don’t need to push me off to counseling or what have you! But I mean, have I noticed any changes in my powers since our last little chat? Not really, I still can’t hack into the pentagon so you guys don’t have to worry about that, It’s still mostly just a lightswitch here, a phone email there, pulling up photos and files on my computer, tuning the radio. I mean, it’s really useful for academic work, don’t get me wrong, but it’s still not anything flashy or what have you. My friends back in Manchester used to joke that if I retired to a farm or somewhere equally secluded, I’d be a pretty normal human being. I never saw the harm in that, but I’m not going to lie, messing with your friends xbox controller in a two-player race never gets old!”

♦ THE PLAYER ♦

USERNAME: Geo

AGE GROUP: Mid-twenties

EXPERIENCE: Too much! (10+ years)

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