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Milo Stanley Molly Reid
ALIAS - Mischa Harden, a quiet student
NICKNAME - Reid - [accepted], Stanley - [no thanks], Milly - [barbie only]
CODENAME - Bambi
AGE - Nineteen, 14 January, 2001
GENDER - Male
SEXUALITY - Bisexual, partially closeted
HOMETOWN - Ripley, West Virginia
OCCUPATION - Student
HEIGHT & WEIGHT > 174cm; 5'8" - 60kg; 132lb
HAIR & EYES > black, dark brown
Milo is largely devoid of scars, and only bares one birth mark: a small 'smudge' of darker skin on his hip that is usually only noticeable once he's pointed it out. For the most part, Milo's attire is casual and understated. He dresses in whatever he has, layering up when the weather calls for it. Simple shirts, denim jackets, and even the occasional denim overalls make up his usual garb. He'll put on something fancier if forced, though one would hope that someone else more used to formal attire picked the outfit out for him, for Milo isn't accustomed to wearing anything you can't find at the local thrift store.
RETICENT > introverted and shy, Milo is rarely the loudest in the room
LOYAL > he stands beside his friends always
INTELLIGENT > quick to analyse situations and contemplate alternatives
Of course, the young man has had to learn to speak up while in the Humanly. He'll offer his opinions when he thinks they'll be valued, and suggest alternate options if needed. He's not a natural leader like his sister, but sparks of brilliant strategy at times nod towards why he's sometimes considered the third in command. Usually, Milo prefers to pull his sister aside and share an idea with her privately, much preferring the ease of speaking one on one than having to verbalise a plan in a crowded meeting. Compromise is another ability he brings to the table, and an important one when dealing with so many powerful and strong-minded individuals. Milo attempts to balance the needs of those around him, pushing for outcomes that will benefit the most while disadvantaging none.
Warm and loving to those in his inner circle, Milo holds onto those he loves tightly. Supportive and tactful, he'll offer advice when needed or a shoulder to cry on when words fail. He knows how helpful it is to have someone there when you're in need, as his sister has been for him during his panic attacks. They started after the school raid and worsened while his father was in prison. The anxiety and fear that temporarily cripples Milo taps into his powers too, breaking his control of the pigments and resulting in streams of colour surrounding the panic boy. They're less common these days, and not nearly as debilitating as they were when he was a child, but still they are a stress that Milo bares.
Once his shyness has been overcome, there's a playful, fun side to the superhuman that quickly becomes evident. He's quick to jokingly tease friends and family, quick to hug in greeting, and always ready to surprise tackle his older half-sister. Though he at times can be over-sensitive, for the most part he's happy to indulge in friendly banter. While generally an open person, who can be read as easily as an open book by those that know him well, until Milo completely trusts someone his secrets remain just that. His sexuality is not wildly known, both because he's scared of being judged and because he doesn't feel it should be other people's business. He's too shy to flirt, too scared of rejection perhaps, instead resorting to stolen glances and soft blushes.
Colour Manipulation
Milo's ability allows him power over colour; wavelengths of light which fall within the
human visual spectrum. He is able to create, manipulate, and shape colours. With m
-uch concentration - or runaway emotions - Milo can create streams of colours, going
so far as to solidify the light into solid structures. Easiar than creating light, is the a-
bility to pull it from other sources and solidify or absorb it. Milo can take colour from
an item, rendering it devoid of colour, or change the colour with a touch of his hand.
Other applications associated with his power include altering colours to allow for ca-
mouflage, manipulating the coloured light to allow him to blend into his surrounding.
Milo may also cover himself in coloured auras for protection. While other applications
may be entirely possible such as creating photokinetic constructs and flight or levitat-
ion via light, they are currently beyond his abilities.
Though Milo has largely been trained in how to hide his powers, he is still learning the
extent to which he can use his abilities. At the moment solidifying colour into anything
other than basic items causes too much strain, while creating colour from nothing lea-
ves Milo drained and exhausted. Currently, he also has to touch an item to alter the
colours, or touch something connected to the item - like the table on which a shirt sits.
Milo may only manipulate light he can see, which means when a room is devoid of colour
or it is too dark to make it out, his power is next to useless. He may still create light in
such a circumstance, but manifesting a stream of colour when even sunlight is not pres-
ent is barely within his current capabilities. Strong emotions leave Milo with less control.
When stress, panic, and fear set in he finds it hard to stop his powers slipping free,
frequently taking on the colour associated with whichever emotion strikes.
There was nothing particularly extraordinary about him, at least not at first. Yet, with both parents possessing superhuman powers, it was only a matter of time before Milo's power revealed itself. His powers were almost missed at first, for the changes were so small that his parents barely noticed. His favourite child's book would turn from red to blue, a sweater would shift from green to black, and other small hints that left his parents mildly confused until the day they realised why. Milo hadn't even realised he was using his power, or that he had one, being only a child at the time. But, help from his parents enabled the boy to control it, partially at least, to the extent that he wouldn't reveal himself as powered to any outsider who might harm him for it.
Of course, even with the help of his parents, there were times when his control was lacking. Heightened emotions tended to bring his power to the forefront, threatening to burst from his fingers in an explosion of colours. When agents raided his school, Milo, a child of eight, was terrified as black clad agents took over the school. He could feel the prickle of pressure at his finger tips, colours around him seemed to shift and solidify slightly even as he attempted to rein his ability in. Only Barbie's arrival saved him, her arms holding him tight and somehow cutting off his power. The siblings' relationship changed after the raid, they became closer, with Barbie more willing to spend time with the younger boy.
In fact, the whole family's dynamic seemed to shift after the raid. They moved to Washington, DC where Jericho Reid, who had always supported superhuman rights, began to spend more of his time devoted to fighting for what he believed in. Though Jericho was friends with several individuals who believed in more extreme methods of getting their point across, he himself believed fully that the law would not fail him or his family. He believed in following the legal processes, instilling in Milo a distaste for the use of violence to get one's way. Of course, regardless of Jericho's personal stance, when a protest he had joined turned from peaceful to violent riot through no fault of his, he was roughly arrested and taken to prison.
Jericho's incarceration only highlighted the injustice of the world to the young Milo. He still remembers the pain of realising his father wouldn't be coming home any time soon, and the panic attacks that had began after the school raids becoming more frequent. Barbie became his protector, holding him close and calming Milo whenever his breathing quickened and colours started to run. On nights when he woke scared, he would crawl into his sister's bed and hope that she too would never leave. Eventually, Jericho was released, yet prison had taken a toll on him. He was quieter, more restricted. The fight had left him, and if that alone hadn't broken Milo's heart, the following discovery that Barbie didn't share the same father as him and then her departure for the military did.
Nevertheless, life went on. Milo attended highschool, pretended that he and his family were normal. When his sister returned from the military, escaped, he begged her not to return. He'd already seen one family member broken from their time in prison, he didn't want another. Luckily, the Humanly took her in, and since then their HQ has become his second home.
Milo steals the blankets when sharing the bed with
anyone. Will frequently be found curled into a ball
in the middle of said stolen blankets, or attached
to the closest source of heat. He enjoys pulling the
colour from his friends or changing their skin or
hair colour - only as a prank of course. His sister
gave him the codename 'Bambi' as a joke when he
first joined the humanly as a young teen. The name
stuck despite his efforts to get something cooler. He
really likes dogs, but is sadly allergic to them.
This would be Milo's dream if he could pat a dog without
breaking into a coughing fit. Also, this is basically Milo.
And this is Milo if he were a white, 1950's, aristocratic
supervillain.
you feel is your character to a T.]iis dignissim. Fusce her
Face Claim: Marcus Sivyer
Hex Code: #8ab3a8
Created By: The Writer's Voice
Character By: Cloud
(Also, thanks are in due to the wonderful
Εpιmetheus, whose coding is a big inspiration
for my own sheet. And Verix, who is also
a big inspo for coding. ily guys.)
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