Background and character

[techwitch]

CHARACTER NAME: Marshall Lucas Nimes CHARACTER AGE: 24 SPECIES:Witch BACKGROUND & HISTORY: Wilfred and Tania Nimes were 45 and 39 when they got their first and only child, Marshall. He was unexpected and very much wanted and it was solely for his demure and shy character that he didn’t turn out to be a complete brat, because gosh, did they work hard to give him everything he wanted.Wilfred’s parents lived in Siren Cove and after a travel around during his adolescent years along the East Coast, finding Tania in Charlotte, North Carolina, and bringing her home at twenty-seven. There was just such a welcoming vibe to this place. Tania was fascinated by the old stories about the town, and slightly skeptical about the existence of magic until her son turned out to be a witch. Which was wonderful, of course. Both of them thought everything their son did was wonderful. That’s why it broke their hearts when he turned out to be bullied throughout his school career. As a shy, mixed-race teacher’s pet with glasses and braces, he was an easy target. It didn’t matter that at the age of eight he discovered he could see how things were connected and therefore could fix everything from bicycles to microwaves, he was an outsider and an easy target. The secret attention popular kid Terry started to give him when they were both 13 just gave Marshall another layer to an image he didn’t want. Terry liked to kiss him. Marshall wasn’t sure if he liked it, but he liked how Terry made sure that Marshall wasn’t bullied that much (the bullying was directed to another sad victim from then on). And although Marshall didn’t really understand why anyone would want to kiss him (while he just wanted to kiss the girl he’s been in love with since 11), it wasn’t bad. A curious experience. When Marshall made the mistake of telling his parents that he was kissing Terry a lot, they drew the wrong conclusion that they’re little boy had just came out to them. But he was their son and whatever he did was wonderful and wasn’t it amazing that he dared tell his parents so easily? Whenever – over the years – Marshall tried to tell them that that period was definitely a time of experimenting, he got shushed and said that he really didn’t have to hide his identity for them. At eighteen Marshall gathered all his courage and went to ask for a job at Heart of Gold. Not because he expected people would want to sleep with him and yikes, how could he even do that, but he had heard that escort service was just offering company as well. And his parents were getting old, extra money would always be welcome. It didn’t last long, Marshall was too uncomfortable with about everything. At nineteen, with three offers from three different offers from Sillicon Valley companies, he moved to California. With his talents he participated in creating several gadgets, programs and search engines. At twenty, Marshall was a millionaire. At twenty one, he got his first girlfriend, one of those women that thought they could “save” homosexuals. On the way she gave him a make over and lessons about the stock exchange. Seeing connections help a lot with being successful there .. California had been great for four years, but really, Marshall (although he has started calling himself Luke now) is a son of his parents and he missed them. He wants them to share in with his wealth, wants to do his part for Siren Cove. Siren Cove didn't work out as well as expected, and - leaving behind friends and loved ones - Luke moved on. Only to return again, with a new friend in tow, who just wouldn't shut up about discovering the place where Luke came from. Yeah, Eddy is a special guy. PERSONALITY: Luke is an ugly duckling who doesn’t really believe that he’s been turned into quite a nice swan. This doesn’t mean he’s a grumpy hermit, he lives on other people’s smiles. He is a soft, gentle giant who will always put his parents first, loves to meet new people, can lose days of his time on a new challenge and thinks the world would be a better place if people would get to know “the other” better. The only “blemish” on his perfect son record is his love for very morbid humor and his “picky” eating: Luke’s diet is vegan. OPINION OF THE RIVALRY: Luke understands that witches can be weary of humans, but doesn’t think that a town should have been built on a rivalry. LIFESTYLE: Luke’s looking for a home right now, until he found one he’s living with his parents in a small house near the town borders. His hobbies are programming, writing games and extensions in Python/JavaScript/C++ and so on. He also likes to cycle everywhere, at high speed. Luke has two things he calls his quirks: one – he views odd numbers always as positive, two: he’s addicted to making hot chocolate by pouring hot milk over dark chocolate. POWERS & ABILITIES: He calls himself a techwitch, but really, Luke can see the connection in everything that exists out of any kind of mechanism. Animal and human bodies are tougher, but he’s sure that if he’d study on it, he could recognize an error in a body as well. Right now he’s just very much about machines..