'Why would I know what we're doing in class?'
Name: Brent Michael Tanner
Nickname: None
Age: 28
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Hometown: San Diego, California
Element: Metal
Teaches: Physics and Science
Likes:
|| Smoking || Metal || Drinking || Classic Rock Music ||
|| Physics || Logic || Gambling ||
Dislikes:
|| Restrictions || Ballet || Cats ||
|| Losing Money || Uptight people ||
Fears:
Death 'Who wants all of this to end?'
Becoming dependent on alcohol 'I'm not awake unless I've had an Irish coffee'
Quirks:
Brent needs a drink in the morning to wake up.
He frequently wears sunglasses to class, to ease his hangover.
Element: Metal
Powers:
'The control and manipulation of metal. Gotta phone you're hiding? Not anymore.'
Brent's powers allow him to sense whenever metal is nearby. He can shift through the many metallic devices nearby and focus on a singular one or many. This means that if a student has brought a cellphone into class he will be able to sense it.
Brent is also able to manipulate metal. He can 'call' it to him, as if he were a magnet and is able to bend it to his will. The larger the piece of metal he is manipulating, the harder it is to bend. Given Brent's years of practice however there is little that troubles him.
Rival Element: Wood
'Hippy vegans with no touch on reality.'
Brent is a teacher so he tries not to take sides, but there's always been something about the Wood students that sets him on edge. He also knows that not all wood students are hippies, or vegans but the stereotype he has developed in his mind of them is hard to lose.
Weaknesses:
Metal rusts, a sad fact of life. Rusted metal is harder to manipulate and much weaker. Brent finds manipulating rusted metal tends to make him irritated too.
Brent is also very impulsive, he often doesn't think things through. He acts on what he feels without giving his actions a second thought. This has often led him into trouble.
Strengths:
Brent can down a flask of whiskey in under a minute.
He has a wicked poker face and is a master at the game, whether by following the rules or cheating.
Physics is, for whatever reason, a subject that Brent has always excelled at. His mind can see a problem and use physics to solve it. His love of the subject can easily be seen.
Personality:
To put it simply, Brent is a loose cannon. He has a series of bad habits that he indulges in, smoking, gambling and drinking, and he sees little wrong in these habits. He lives life the way that he wants to, taking on a casual, nonchalant approach to everything he does.
His humour is always present. He has little problems taking insults, turning them into jokes and will gladly trade banter with anyone, even students. He is impulsive and will change his mind on the spot about something rather than thinking it out. He has always been good at living with the result of his decisions though and will rarely become angry over something that was his fault.
He has little respect for authority figures and even now, teaching at the Academy, he sets his own guidelines for classes rather than following the schools. That isn't to say that he is a careless or dangerous teacher. True, the science experiments he does in class might not be classed as the safest but he believes that you can't learn anything without a small amount of risk present. His style is often at odds with the other admin, but since no one has ever actually died in his class and he does managed to teach the students there has been little reason to dismiss him
Perhaps the only thing he takes remotely seriously is his work. While he teaches Physics and science he is also doing research. If he isn't out drinking and smoking or teaching you will often find Brent bent over his desk calculating and making notes. He can concentrate surprisingly well when the topic interests him.
Brent truly loves his job, despite his blase attitude towards it. He is a very extroverted person and loves being around people. He knows the way he lives his life isn't for everyone and he knows that more than a few teachers disapprove, but Brent has always believed in living how you want. He takes this approach to his classes, which can become very unorthodox at times. And, although he likes to drink and smoke, he still respects the school's rules enough to discipline any students he finds breaking those particular rules (or at least he would confiscate their illicit substances).
|| Impulsive || Humour || Lacks Respect || Extroverted || || Blase || Free Spirit ||
History:
Brent grew up on the wrong side of the tracks to a single mother raising five children. He was the middle child and often forgotten amongst the score of other kids under his mother's protection. This suited young Brent fine and he was often happy to wonder the suburbs alone, getting into whatever mischief came his way.
When he was ten his powers first developed. His mother had no powers and none of his siblings ever showed any inclination to bend metal either. So, Brent learned to control his powers alone. Many nights were spent at the local train yards as he practiced. It wasn't until he was approached by an Academy official that he found out there was a school where he could learn to study.
He arrived at Gradon a fresh faced boy of 15. His years at the school helped him to hon his talents. It also gave him a love of the sciences, especially physics. While his social life turned to alcohol, girls and drugs Brent was always able to maintain high academic grades. When he completed his honours degree in Physics he went out and celebrated by getting absolutely wasted.
Years later, after much partying and traveling the world, Brent came back to the Academy. He wishes to pass on his love of Physics to the new students. Hopefully his wild ways won't translate to his students.
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