Jasper Maze
[ L I G H T N I N G ]
[ L I G H T N I N G ]
Age:
21
Role:
Girl 1
Power:
e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c
e n e r g y
Jasper has the ability to control electromagnetic energy. She is able to manipulate electric waves to her advantage, though it usually doesn't do much damage, as she's still working on perfecting her power. She's hoping to be able to reach the point where she can actually control electricity and perhaps even lightning; however at the moment, she can only do a few things with her ability at will, though it's not uncommon for her to accidentally electrocute someone during displays of strong emotion.
So far, Jasper has mastered the ability to use her powers to stun people. With skin to skin contact, she can easily shock someone with an intensity that ranges from something like a small static shock to feeling as if you had just been tazed, however it is not enough to actually harm someone unless they have some sort of medical problem beforehand. She can also stun someone without skin contact by absorbing radiant energy and releasing it in a bright burst that can be enough to permanently burn ones retinas, depending on the amount of sun exposure she had before the attack.
One more useless ability that she uses her powers for is the ability to interrupt waves emitted by common appliances such as radios, TV's, and cell phones. She's trained herself to bend these ways in such a way that she can even intercept texts or calls from someone's phone and to her own so that she can listen into conversations or read private texts, however she usually just does this to irritate her friends or if she's suspicious of someone. Something that occasionally happens if Jasper is in a bad mood is that she accidentally short circuits these appliances. If she's angry, the TV and/or radio may begin changing channels, and phones may momentarily stop working or malfunction, though things go back to normal as soon as she gets over it.
Description:
Jasper has long, well kept hair that reaches down to her mid back. Her hair is purple, however that isn't its natural color, her natural color is actually brown, she dyes it. It's not for attention because, honestly, Jasper despises attention. No, it's because ever since she was little, she always believed that her hair color was meant to be purple. It began when she was in grade school and she started painting her hair the unnatural color; when she was finally old enough, around 14, her parents allowed her to permanently dye it. Her eyes are deep blue and somewhat almond shaped. She suffers from lack of sleep, so her eyelids are usually a bit droopy, causing her to always have a sort of bored look to her, and it doesn't help that she barely ever smiles.
She's not one to be extremely persnickety about how she looks, so she often just throws together outfits that she believes look fine. Although, this isn't saying that she looks messy, actually it's quite the contrary. Despite not caring about aesthetics, Jasper has petty good taste in clothing, and a knack of throwing together nice outfits.
Jasper has a tattoo of a lizard on her shoulder blade, a large purple and blue peacock that takes up most of her back (starting at the small of her back and going up to just below her shoulder blades, and a sun on the palm of her right hand (on the part under her thumb, it takes up about half of her palm).
Personality:
As I said in Jasper's appearance description, this girl rarely smiles. It's not that she doesn't have any emotions, she's just good at masking them. Although, there's one emotion that seems to get the best of her. Anger. Jasper's easily pushed over the edge by the most mundane of things, and she'll fume for quite a bit before calming down. She's fiery, short tempered, and incredibly stubborn. She's not one for buttering things up, so she'll tell things how it is without hesitation, even if it's something hurtful, however she's not heartless, and she'll usually feel guilty about it later.
Now, Jasper isn't a bad person, though she may seem like she's got a shell, that's all it is, a shell. She's got a soft spot for her friends and is very protective over them. She likes to crack jokes and poke fun at them, and they know that she means well, even if she's in a bad mood. They seem to be the only people who know how to handle her when she gets mad, and they easily calm her down. She's actually quite kind to others, though if you're looking for a smile to tell you that she likes you, you won't find it.
She does get very upset and depressed when it comes to the topic of her powers. She's frustrated that she hasn't yet figured them out all the way, even though she's one of the older members of the group, and she secretly feels extremely useless. To make up for her lack of strength in the 'power' department, Jasper dedicates herself to learning physical fighting, and has proven herself a pretty good fighter, stronger than the average girl. However, she's still not happy with her strength, and because of that, she's become a bit of an alcoholic. She's pretty good at drinking, and doesn't easily get drunk, which she believes is from whatever is abnormal about her body that gives her her powers. However, on the rare occasions that she does get drunk, Jasper can get rather nasty and abusive, even to her friends. She tends to rely heavily on her best friend, [Boy 1], to use his strength to keep her under control and from hurting one of their other friends, something she could never live with if it were to happen. She easily gets jealous of her other friends about their control over their powers, and has the tendency to snap at them if it comes up in conversation.
History:
Jasper lived a pretty calm, carefree childhood, nothing too exciting. Her parents opened up a small bookstore/cafe under their apartment when she was young, and that's how she met [Boy 1], along with many other people from the city who claimed that it had 'the best coffee in all of New York City'.
When she was in her teens, Jasper's father got into drinking after there was a large slump in customers and the family almost had to close down their shop. He became verbally abusive towards her and her mother, but died of alcohol poisoning along with a drug overdose when she was 15. Soon after, a celebrity happened by their humble shop and heard their story. They were so moved that they ended up donating enough money to help pay off debts and renovate the place a bit. People began coming again, and Jasper and her mother lived comfortably for 3 more years. Jasper knew about her abilities for a while, but it was around that time that she began trying to refine them. She quickly became frustrated with how long it was taking, and began drinking. When she turned 19, she met the Alphas. She didn't want to join them at first, but agreed when she realized that they might be able to help her with her powers.
Skills:
She's good at baking pastries and making hot drinks like coffees, teas, and hot chocolate because it's something that she often did in her parent's shop. However, when it comes to cooking something like a meal, she's much better at just ordering take out.
Ironically, she's very good at keeping the peace within the Alphas, as long as it doesn't involve her. She likes to stay neutral in their arguments, so she acts as a good mediator.
She can live on very little, because she understands that she has to.
She's good at self defense without using her powers.
Weaknesses:
Jasper lacks self confidence, especially when it comes to her power. She often underestimates her own ability and actually hinders herself to progress.
She doesn't seem to be able to control herself when it comes to her drinking or her anger.
She often acts on her own, without the consent of others, and usually gets in over her head.
Jasper has an extreme weakness to animals and children.
Fears:
Hurting those closest to her.
She's deathly afraid of never gaining full control of her powers, currently she just feels like dead weight to the team.
Other:
She has two pets that she loves like crazy; a cat named Kissue and a lizard named Booze. Booze likes to sit on Jasper's head, so it's not uncommon to see her walking around with him perched up there. Kissue is pretty reserved, however she doesn't like it when too many people are around and if you come at her too quickly, she'll bite.
Theme Song:
Ravers in the UK by Manian
