"Nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition."
Milo Daniel Pomales
Nickname:
N/a
Age:
18
Sexuality:
Pansexual
Clique:
Secondary
His Car
Mechanics
Competition
Control
Influence
Milkshakes
Freckles
Jackets
Cold Weather
Sincerity
Honesty
Sarcastic Humor
Challenges
Growth
Excitement
Losing
Easy Wins
Being Looked Down On
Complaints
Hot Drinks
Reading
Liars
People Messing With His Car
Excessive Shyness
Warm Weather
Shorts
Cats
Boredom
Idleness
Soda Pop
Milo has a highly offensive ability, one which allows him to shoot out powerful beams of energy capable of doing damage varying from singing a person to simply pushing them back, depending on the intensity of his focus and his general intent. His energy comes out in large beams, for the most part, sent out from his left hand, which is the one he favors, being a lefthanded individual. The ability is not particularly complicated in concept, simply shooting out energy with the intent to inflict damage on the opponent. The energy actually appears to come from his stomach, or so he'd have people believe, because he tends to eat a great amount of food after having used his ability multiple times. Though there is no real explanation for it, when using his ability, Milo's eyes, all of the eye, not just the iris and pupil, glow white, the color mirroring the shade of his energy beams. It serves no purpose- just happens.
Weakness:
As previously mentioned, Milo takes the energy from his beams from his stomach, strangely enough. Because of this, he becomes incredibly hungry after using his abilities, and if he overuses them, can begin to show the symptoms of someone who hasn't eaten for several days. Like a car, he can't run on empty, and therefore must have food in his stomach to use his power. Other than that, whether his power actually is effective is based quite a bit on aim- if he can't hit the person, obviously there will be no effect, making those who have the power of intangibility pretty much immune to his abilities. Plus, if he can't see, it's just logical that he won't be able to shoot properly- he needs to see in order to aim, after all.
Strengths:
>Mechanics - Milo is rather handy with engines and the like, able to fix such things easily due to an extensive knowledge on engines and cars.
>Pain Tolerance - Milo has a rather high pain tolerance, and therefore can push himself further without being inhibited by pain.
>Guitarist - While it isn't one of his primary hobbies, Milo is actually quite good with the guitar, which he's been playing for a few years now.
>Humor - Because he is a good-humored individual, Milo is able to continue trying despite insults at him and such. He's very tolerant to such things.
Flaws:
<Dancing - Although he may be pretty good in a fight, Milo is far from elegant, and has the grace of a newborn fawn.
<Lying - Perhaps due to lack of practice, the young man is a terrible liar- he is seen right through in any efforts of deception
<Eyesight - Although he may not look it, because he doesn't wear glasses, Milo has poor eyesight. He wears contacts.
<No Censor - Milo says what he thinks without thought, like verbal diarrhea, and has insulted a few people because of this, unintentionally.
Fears:
Cats || Hurting People Beyond Repair || Heights || Bridges
Hobbies:
Working on Cars || Playing The Guitar || Random Bets
Milo has always been a rather competitive fellow- he likes to have the possibility of winning before him, and to engage in things head to head against other people. There is something more thrilling in knowing that one can win or lose, and he loves the motivation it gives himself to push himself further and further. He's the sort of person that likes to make bets with others, because it gives him a reason to put all he has into a thing without seeming like he's trying to hard. Milo simply likes the feeling of putting every fiber of his being into one task, single-mindedly, because it often presents him with an almost out of body experience, really. He just genuinely loves trying- other people may dismiss it as stupid, as though you'll make yourself look like an idiot if it is too obvious that you are trying, but he doesn't care if he tries and fails in front of everybody, because Milo doesn't really give a damn about what others think- if he doesn't try his best at doing something, the young man has this feeling of shame, as though he could have pushed himself those few feet further, could have stretched himself just a bit thinner. He is a hard worker, in the end, competitive almost to a fault but able to back up his competitiveness with power. He isn't the sort to lose and be sore about it, either- when Milo loses, he's likely to just get up and try again, to work just a bit harder. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, then the young man is almost guilty of mental instability. But he isn't going to stop just because he's been pushed down, and failure isn't a moodkiller- it's a motivation to work harder.
While he is a competitive, and rather hardworking, individual, Milo is not really a very high strung sort- while he doesn't exactly like losing, he is the sort of person who just laughs it off and keeps going- in a word, easygoing. He is somewhat approachable because of this- while he may be on the higher end of the hierarchy, he doesn't think much of the fact that their is a sort of operating caste system in the school. When he fights in the After School Club, it isn't really to advance his position, but because he likes to challenge himself by fighting people who are stronger than he is. He isn't necessarily a passive individual, but he's somewhat easy to get along with, if one gets past his blunt nature, because he is able to roll with the punches, and will just respond back jokingly. The guy knows how to laugh at himself, basically, and knows how to take a joke- making him unlikely to be offended or become overly defensive around people. He's more than willing to befriend people who want to befriend him, not necessarily over trusting but unlikely to see the evil in a person first- he gives chances, after all. The point is that, although he dislikes lazy days, he's perfectly fine with those who like them- he's generally mellow. Milo doesn't have a problem with someone not liking what he likes, or liking something he doesn't like, so long as they aren't up in his face about it. He's a sociable person, in the end, who doesn't have a problem with most people, so long as they don't hit one of his triggers. He's a cheerful guy, normally, though.
Although he is easygoing, some people may find his blunt nature to be rather off-putting. He doesn't really know how to censor his words, and tends to say exactly what he thinks, just when he thinks it- it's just his nature. If he finds a person annoying, he's not going to dance around the fact, and if he thinks that a person is complaining about something stupid, he will tell them. Of course, he can be hurtful in doing this, because what is a big deal to others might just not be as big a deal to him, and he can be rather insensitive about this fact at times, not realizing that he can be hurting a person with his uncensored words. Despite the fact that he can hurt people with his words, he isn't really as apologetic as he should be about it. He'll be sorry they took offense, but not that he said it in the first place. He isn't going to apologize for what he does, because he rarely does things that he believes to be a problem. Of course, he also is rather unapologetic in how harsh he tends to be towards those who complain about their position- one of the things that he dislikes. He doesn't mind if a person is a bit of a sore loser from time to time, but when they incessantly complain about things that they can change, from his perspective, with hard work, he is merciless.
When Milo sets his mind to something, he tends to have a funnel vision of sorts, and will ignore everything else and focus on that thing alone, something which can run the risk of occasionally ostracizing other people. He doesn't typically mean to do this, but once something is decided, it's nearly impossible to distract the young man from something- he's got incredibly focus in that way, something that people don't really expect to come out from a guy who, when not focused, seems to simply be all over the place. It's true, though, and one can always tell when he's preoccupied with something, because it is displayed clearly over his face. Of course, his face has always been naturally expressive, giving away his every thought and emotion- that's why the young man doesn't even bother with trying to lie, because he knows it is fruitless, other than having a bit of disdain for those who lie consistently. It doesn't take an empath to guess what he thinks on a subject, or how he feels about something, because he is read as easily as a kindergartner's picture book. Little children know what he's thinking easily, and all ages above that can do so with even greater ease. He can't help it, though he hasn't really tried to be honest, and has become content with his life as an open book. The young man has no secrets, anyway, no real baggage hidden behind his smile and relaxed mannerisms.
Competitive || Hardworking || Easygoing || Blunt || Unapologetic || Cheerful || Single-minded || Sociable || Open Book || Focused
As far as lives go, Milo has always considered his to be a rather good one. He was raised by a single mother, but never knew his father, so it never really occurred to him to have a problem with that at all. He was raised in a low-income home with two younger sisters, one now eight and the other eleven, both people who he treasures. He's served as the guardian of his family ever since he was old enough to hear of stories about princes and knights protecting their princesses and queens- he's always viewed his little sisters as princesses and his mother as a queen, and despite a typically relaxed individual, he will kill anyone who hurts them without hesitation. When he was little, the boy loved toy cars and trains, and every month his mother would buy him a little Thomas the Train figurine, things that continue to be his prized position. Little things like these define his simply but happy life- his family is as tight knit as it can get, and there are rarely spats between them that cant' be resolved, because his mother is the sweetest, and yet strongest, soul he knows, while Milo's little sisters are, even when they bug him or take things from his room, little angels in his eyes. Family is a big part of his past and, more likely than not, his future, so it is only natural that it should be mentioned profusely in his biography.
When he first started school, Milo was quick to get along with other kids, because everyone speaks their mind openly in kindergarten, and he was the sort of person who just gets along with others without trying- likely because of his easygoing personality and tendency to talk to people freely, without considering any sort of obstacles in the way of being friends with a person. He was the type to stick up for the little girl whose doll had been stolen, but would also easily engage in conversation and a game of tag with the same kid who had stolen the doll earlier. Milo has always been the person who, while he won't hesitate to help those in need, is just as fine befriending the sort of person who might do a few rude or nasty things now and again- so long as nothing gets too extreme, the young man doesn't really mind, to be honest, allowing him to befriend many parts of the social spectrum.
As he grew older, Milo came to find that he was the sort of person who finds themselves on the higher end of that social chain- if only because his powers allow him to take down those with less offensive abilities. He had always loved a challenge, and had no problem whatsoever with the fact that life had become a bit of a competition, though he grew to dislike those who couldn't take a joke and made excuses for their own failure rather than striving to improve themselves. Just as he began to recognize a power-based social structure among his peers, he found himself straying further from academics and more towards his own passions- cars and engines. Milo's grades began to drop, earning lectures from his mother who feared that he would set a bad example for his younger sisters, who were just developing their own abilities, as well. If it matters, his mother is a healer, his eleven year old sister (Leia) can drain energy from people with a touch, and his eight year old sister (Alexandra) wields the power of Psychometry.
For all of this, Milo continues chugging along well enough, considering his life to be a happy one, even if it isn't as grand or interesting as those of some of his friends- he wouldn't trade his family and their little home on Marker Ave for the world. He's been trying to pick his grades back up in order to set a better example for his siblings, especially as Alexandra has begun to stop paying attention to school work, complaining that 'if Milo doesn't have to, why should I?' There isn't much to be said about his simple little life, perhaps, but his family continues to thrive, and so long as that is the case, so will he.