Post by Destin Bellefonte on Nov 15, 2016 12:05:45 GMT
Destin Caleb Bellefonte
FACE CLAIM: Bernardo Velasco
♦ THE BASICS ♦
AGE: 19
GENDER: Male
ORIENTATION: Demisexual
POSITION: College Student♦ THE ABILITY ♦
POWER: Mind Walker
A mind walker, in simple terms, is something that has also been referred to as a 'Warg' in modern fiction. The user has the ability to transmit their conscious mind into that of an animal, either assimilating or altogether dominating the bestial consciousness in order to make use of their body and senses. Destin's conscious has the ability to 'dominate' that of the animal he is connecting with, if he is mentally stronger than it. For example, it would be relatively easy to dominate the mind of a spider, while an animal with an IQ rivaling his own, such as an ape, would be extremely difficult. In terms of mind walking, it is absolutely impossible for him to connect with humans; animals are the only creatures he can target.
Through the connection he has access to the animals senses, and is able to see, smell and feel what it does. Additionally, if he is able to dominate the animal, he gains control of its body and can move it as he likes. Otherwise, he is simply an observer, looking from the animal's eyes. He has no way to touch the animal's memories or alter it's method of thinking in any way.
LIMITATIONS:
While he is mind walking, his own physical body falls into a comatose state, regulating the base necessities for survival. He is effectively brain-dead and completely vulnerable.
If the animal he is connected with takes damage, he will take the same damage. However, the wounds manifest on his physical body only after his consciousness has returned to it.
If the animal dies while Des is joined with it, he also faces the possibility of death. This is only if what killed the animal would be enough to kill an adult human male as well. For example:
If he was inside the body of a dog, and a slab of cement is dropped on top of it, crushing it, this will most definitely kill Destin as well. However, if he is inside the body of a cockroach that dies from being stepped on, Destin will not die but instead be shocked back into his own body.
It is not the type of death (Crushing) but rather the manner in which it is carried out (Stepped on/Falling cement) that will affect the damage he takes.
Alternatively, if sufficient damage were to occur to his human body that would induce death while Des was mind walking, his conscious would remain trapped within the animal. In this instance, his only option would be to dominate the mind of the animal he was housed inside, and take over its mind and body. If not, he will simply be assimilated into the animal's consciousness and eventually cease to exist.
SIDE-EFFECTS:
Projecting is taxing on Des's energy levels. At this point, his cap is two sets of mind walking each day.
His human body weakens without a conscious to move or power it, while his mind, surrounded by the thoughts and instincts of an animal, slowly dehumanizes. The longer he spends in the body of another animal, the harder he finds it to return to his own.
Memory loss and the knowledge that he was once human both occur as time passes within an animal, until eventually he becomes assimilated into the consciousness of the animal.
(If the instance occurs where he begins to lose his memories and then later returns to his body, the re-connection will restore them.)
Staying in an animal's body for a dangerously long time (More than 24 hours) can inflict permanent changes on Des' physical body.
To primarily use his power Destin needs quiet and concentration. He also needs to be able to physically see the animal he is planning to mind walk into.
He will most commonly experience confusion at the sudden change in body when returning. Some memory loss is common, both from his time as an animal, and sometimes from the minutes right before he mind walked.
Experiences gagging and vomiting after longer connections♦ THE CHARACTER ♦
HEIGHT: 6'0"
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
MISC:
Because of his power, Destin has taken to collecting animals to practice with and training them for pleasure.
Gears (Spotted Harrier)
Avalon (Brittany Spaniel)
Space Jam (Hamster)
PERSONALITY:
The first born of the Bellefonte triplets, Destin likes to think of himself as the 'leader', even if he is no such thing. He's hard-working when he's doing something he likes, and fickle in the things he takes seriously. Born with a natural laughter, Des is a bright and flighty personality that lives to make others smile.
When motivation strikes him, Destin can be surprisingly serious and dedicated in his work. Much to his parent's chagrin though, the things he takes seriously aren't typically areas that they approve of. His siblings and friends definitely, his music, and most importantly his animals. Studying, or long periods of idleness do not interest him in the slightest.
Probably because he is such an active participant when engaging with others, Des highly cherishes moments alone or with his animals to rest and recharge. His mind often becomes muddied and confused due to the multitude of conscious' it engages, and so he enjoys puzzles, knitting and other quiet hobbies that allow him to quiet his mind. Despite his love of social situation he can become easily overwhelmed by them, and requires time alone often. He also hates being indoors or any enclosed space for an extended period of time.
SECRET(S): He felt left out when Pen and Erika both got tattoos so he went out and got three black paw-prints on his hip without really thinking about it first.♦ THE HISTORY ♦
The first born of the Bellefonte triplets, Destin always liked to call himself the eldest, even if it was by a small margin. Considering how overbearing his mother was, as a child Des was actually glad not to have his father around much, as he assumed all parents were so unbearable. He spent a lot of his time alone in the gardens, or hovering over his brother, whom Destin had always felt protective of due to his poor eyesight.
As a child Des made a habit of finding or rescuing animals, wild, abandoned or lost, and trying to hide them as pets in his room. Eventually they were always discovered though, and he would be forced to tearfully release them. He still managed to keep a pet lizard in his sock draw for a whole month before anyone found out. Eventually his parents realised that they couldn't keep Destin from rescuing his animals, so for his tenth birthday they allowed him to adopt a dog in the hopes that it would provide a distraction from the lizards, spiders, and grosser animals that he snuck into the house. At the pound, he chose the sorriest, manifest looking puppy there and named her Avalon. That began his obsession with animal ownership.
When Des' power showed itself (before Erika's or Pen's!) it madeit so much easier to convince his parents to give him more pets. He claimed it was for 'practice' and soon he also had a falcon and a hamster.
The only reason Des didn't drop out of school was natural intelligence and a lot of study help from his friends and siblings. Often in class he would walk into the mind of a bird, or anything else he saw from the classroom window. It was hard for him to concentrate indoors when he would much rather be outside with nature. He was sent to the principal's office numerous times for 'sleeping'. Luckily, he was a Bellefonte and that helped. Destin managed to graduate and went off to college, excited to study a a subject he was actually interested in.♦ THE PLAYER ♦
USERNAME: Trick
AGE GROUP: 20
EXPERIENCE: Since alcohol was invented
WHERE DID YOU FIND US? Zombies told me
