'One touch and I understand, one touch and I can see your whole life.'
Euphemia Elizabeth Sharpe
"My mother has a love of old, strange names, hence Euphemia."
Nickname:
Effy
"I will only answer to Effy. Try Euphemia and you're likely to be ignored."
Age:
17
Gender:
Female
Sexuality:
Heterosexual
Casual feminie
Face Claim:
Imogen Poots
Likes:
Knowledge
Having Fun
Manipulating People
Winning
Parties
Getting what I want
Dislikes:
Ignorance
Rules
Dull People
Boredom
Self-righteous people
Being denied things
Hobbies:
Reading
Kick-boxing
Judo
Powers/Abilities:
Intuitive Aptitude
"Intuitive Aptitude is the official term for my mutation. I like to think of it as enhanced learning."
Intuitive Aptitue allows Effy to instantly learn and understand the complexity and exactness of organisms and objects without the need of long-term or special education. Simply put all Effy has to do is touch something to understand its makeup and how to use it.
To a degree this also allows her to understand a persons powers,
Psychometry
"One touch and I know all your secrets"
The power to perceive the residual information of an object by touching it. By touching someone Effy is able to see their life-history. This does not allow her to feel or hear their thoughts, only their memories. When using her powers on objects she can tell who made it, who has used it and what has been done with it.
Weaknesses:
Her physical abilities
Although she will automatically understand how to use something she might not have the required physical ability to do so, for example touching a sword will fill her with the knowledge of how to master it but that is little use if she cannot lift it. So, her physical strength, speed etc confines what she can do.
Physical Contact
For Effy's abilities she must be touching the person or object.
Overload
If there is too much information gained when touching an item or person Effy has been known to black out as her mind tries to cope with the flood of information.
"We can't all be the nice girl."
Effy is incredibly smart and not just due to her mutations. Sure, being able to instantly learn how an object works definitely has it advantages and gaining someone's memories can give her an extra hand up in a subject. She has a quick mind that is fast to learn lessons, maths and science being areas of particular interest to her. Her studies have always been important to her and she has made sure not to let herself fall behind in her school work as she trains her mutation.
Effy is also competitive and, at times, manipulative. She has used her powers on more than one occasion to gain the advantage over people. Blackmailing them with their secrets is always a good motivator. Certainly, towards her own friends she is less manipulative. In fact she can be friendly, sweet and funny when she wants to be. But they are emotions she usually only reveals to her close friends. To everyone else she is cold, calculating and distant. There is usually a hint of a smirk on her face, no doubt brought about by someone's stupidity. Effy has no time for ignorance in others and often has no problem in sharing her less than polite thoughts.
Effy is confident in who she is, a trait she needs considering she pushes a lot of people away with her calculating attitude. She has no problem speaking her mind. She enjoys doing what she wants and not being confined by others' rules. She can party with the best of them, flaunt rules and talk her way out of anything. For those people that she likes and she deems are worth her time she will go out of her way to include. For those who are below her notice... well, she won't think twice before she walks over them.
History:
I was born to Judy and Samuel Sharpe. My mother was a professor of Ancient Studies and had an obsession with everything old, hence my name. My father was a researcher. Needless to say neither was well-paid jobs, but I was never in need of anything. I always had a way of getting what I wanted, even before my mutation developed. My parents, teachers and neighbours all thought that I was a sweet, innocent little girl. None of them knew that behind the cute blonde plaits and dimpled smile was a mind calculating the best what to get what I wanted.
When my mutations fully developed I had to say that it caused me a little concern. I touched a computer and, without knowing how, I suddenly knew how it worked right down to the smallest circuit. My psychometry came a year later and by the time I was approached to join I had already gained some level of control over both. I hope that as I continue to learn my powers will expand.
Alliance: 'Who knows? I haven't finished getting all I need out of this school yet.'
"My room. Tidy, ordered and filled with reminders of who I am."