“Heroes can be found in the most unlikely places. Perhaps we all have it within us to do great things, but may simply lack the circumstances or the reasons to be heroic.”
Introductions
Full Name: Maxine Noelle Carson
Nickname: Max [Everyone],
Mockingbird [Hero Code name]
Banshee ["villain" Code name]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Faceclaim: Tay Jardine
Hex: #131949
On the Outside
Appearance:
Max is about five foot six inches tall and weighs about one hundred and twenty-four pounds. She had dark, layered hair that often covers part of her face, but almost always covers her forehead. She has small brown eyes and usually wears eyeliner to frame them. She has a piercing in both ears as well as in her left nostril. Despite her punk style, she has a very friendly face to match the kind heart inside. When she's not trying to save lives, she attempts the whole cliche thing of wearing glasses to hide her identity, but in the end, she gives up and wears her contacts instead. When a civilian, she wears jeans, boots, and t-shirts.
On the Inside
Personality:
Max is actually an incredibly friendly person, which can get her into all sorts of trouble. Especially in a town full of villains and villain supporters. She's very protective of the people in her city because she has lived there all her life. She's disappointed in how things have turned out for her friends--the heroes. It takes a bit for someone to be able to crack her open. Probably because she's trusted too many people with her life and too many people have thrown it back in her face. Lately, kindness has been met with hostility so she's taken on a more... harsh persona. The confidence she displays is twice what she actually feels. However, she still stands her ground just as much if not more so than before. She tends to pick fights with others to "assert dominance" so they don't think of her as a meal which gets her into just as much trouble as being friendly. She just can't win.
Hobbies:
- Video Games,
- Singing,
- Photography
- Singing,
- Photography,
- Combat
- A little bit of guitar. She's learning.
- Bites her lip when she's thinking
- Picks at her fingers when she's nervous
- She can emit a sonic blast by singing at specific frequencies.
- Afraid of tight spaces
Likes/Loves:
✓ Boots ✓ Blue and Black ✓ Guitar ✓ Sweets ✓ Music ✓ Parties ✓ Singing ✓ Alcohol ✓ the night sky ✓ combat ✓ Her power ✓ Fighting Crime ✓ Helping Others ✓ Animals ✓ Butterflies ✓ Heroes
Dislikes/Hates: ✗ Running ✗ Villains ✗ Small spaces ✗ Getting hit in the face ✗ Pink ✗ Mistakes ✗ Hurting innocents ✗ impossible situations ✗ hangovers ✗ Almonds
The Past
Biography
History:
Max was probably always considered an "odd" kid growing up. She grew up in the foster care system which made things difficult growing up. Some homes were great. Her foster parents would let her join in whatever the other kids were doing like swimming, dance, and music lessons. Some homes...were not as good. She'd have to share a bed with multiple children and there wasn't always enough for everyone to eat. Or she'd be ignored altogether. Thankfully those homes didn't last long. Throughout her childhood, she had a love for science fiction and fantasy. Princesses, superheroes, and knights in shining armor. She adored those characters, and even more when they were badass females like Batgirl. She didn't have any heroes to save her so she had to learn to save herself. She would also stand up for her foster siblings which tended to get her in trouble. It was worth it even when she was punished because it meant one less child hurting.
When she was in middle school, she overheard a girl, one of the older classmen, picking on a girl from her class. She was small for her age and always wore her hair in pigtails which made her look younger than she was. The older kids always called her a "baby" and told her to "go back to kindergarten where you belong". This time, they were being especially mean. One girl had a pair of large "teacher" scissors, another was holding the girl--Hailey--back, and another was holding out one of the girl's pigtails. In one swift snip, the girl's golden hair tumbled to the ground and blew away in the wind leaving behind a sad stump tied together with a rubber band. There were tears streaming down the girl's cheeks, but she wasn't crying. Her eyes were wide with shock, but she wasn't fighting back. Angry, Max stormed over to the group. They responded by pushing Max and Hailey down and rubbing their faces in the dirt. Hailey took it. Max stood and pushed the girl back. Which prompted the others--the bully's friends--to push and pull on Max until the main girl told them to hold onto her arms. Then she took a swing and hit Max in the eye. She screamed in pain and the sound seemed to erupt out of her. The other kids were sent flying backward. One even had a bloody nose. Max pulled Hailey up from the ground and they ran to tell the teacher. The two remained friends for a few more years until she changed families and changed schools. They tried to keep in touch, but it turns out it wasn't meant to be.
When she reached adulthood, she realized how much crime was in her city, and took it upon herself to take them down. That is until the city turned on her and she went into hiding. There was one person she knew could probably help her win her city back, but she wasn't sure they would be willing, or if they were, what price she might have to pay. Once Max graduated High School, she started to work towards a career in medicine, but financial aid dried out and she didn't make the money to pay for school. Nor did she make the money to pay off any student loans she would've needed. The last thing she wanted was to be in debt her whole life. So instead, she found a bunch of different part time jobs. A late night waitress at the bar her mentor Dinah performs at, a clerk at a music store on 53rd and Main, and a receptionist at a clinic.
