Post by Madalthilparampil Thomas on May 1, 2023 20:14:56 GMT -5
WELCOME TO LOS EUROSIA,
MADALTHILPARAMPIL JOSEPH THOMAS
"But I'm not dead yet, so I guess I'll be all right."
BASICS
NAME: Madalthilparampil “Mads” Joseph Thomas
AGE: 31
BIRTHDATE: April 23, 1992 (Taurus)
PRONOUNS: He/Him/His
SEXUALITY: Queer
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: It’s Complicated
OCCUPATION: Physical Therapist
NEIGHBORHOOD: The Heights
MEMBER GROUP: Gifted
POWERS:
Density Control and Tactile Anaesthesia
Mads is capable of manipulating the density of his body, as well as anything on his person (such as clothing or the contents of his pockets), either enhancing or diminishing his density by orders of magnitude. By enhancing his density, he gains additional weight but not mass, thus shifting his center of gravity and fortifying his pull, as well as enhanced strength and heightened durability; a person can break their bones while punching him in this form. By contrast, by diminishing his density, he decreases his weight and his air resistance, thus increasing his speed and agility, or rendering him capable of periods of low-level flight if he jumps to glide, or bouts of intangibility at his “least dense.”
Additionally, his skin is capable of secreting a chemical which acts as a powerful sedative and can render a person unconscious through skin-to-skin contact for anywhere between one and twelve hours. In lighter doses, it works as a numbing agent or can induce paralysis for a similar period of time. This power is firmly under his conscious control as an adult, such that he no longer has slips where a hug or a brief handshake sent another person into unexpected slumber.
THE LOOKS
HEIGHT: 6’ 2”
WEIGHT: 170 lbs
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Brown
FACE CLAIM: Dev Patel
OVERALL APPEARANCE: Mads possesses a great deal of personality which shines through with his wardrobe choices. The man enjoys color and embraces it in fabric and jewelry, all the more important because his work attire is standard white or hospital green but always boring. He doesn’t subscribe to color theory as psychological influence or as mystical significance, but he does think choices reflect moods, and life is too short for blue jeans and black tee shirts. The sun and warm temperatures of California agree with him and allow him to embrace patterned Hawaiian shirts, leather vests, and khaki pants. He alternates between moccasins and particularly loud sneakers from the 90s depending on weather conditions and how much walking he anticipates on a given day.
He wears his thick black hair long for current men’s fashion in the U.S., although it remains too short to tie back in a pony tail. He combs frequently and tames the waves with a dollop of product; otherwise, it goes everywhere, particularly with even a moderate breeze about. A bit over a year ago, he got it into his head to grow a beard and moustache which he claimed was due to giving up shaving for Lent, but actually came from curiosity. It turns out, he likes the feeling against his skin, and after he passed the initial itchy phase, it’s far easier to cope with than daily shaving. He doesn’t know if this will remain a permanent fixture, but for now, he enjoys the facial hair.
As one might expect from a physical therapist, Mads is mindful of his health but embraces a philosophy of moderation rather than strict ascetic denial. He tries to jog every morning, engages in callisthenics two to three times each week in the evenings, and enjoys swimming on the weekends. He has a love of Turkish bath houses, which he tries to visit a couple of times per month. Everything is so much more manageable while wearing a towel and taking a steam. As a result of these lifestyle choices, he maintains a wiry strength and a lithe frame.
INSIDE
LIKES:
+Turkish Bathouses
+Snow and WinterActivities
+Dogs
+Caffeine in myriad forms, but particularly cold brew coffee
+Fantasy Stories and Games
DISLIKES:
-Fad Diets
-Reality Television
-The general ignorance that leads people to ask “where do you come from?” when he’s a natural-born U.S. citizen or the other many stereotypes about India(ns).
-Thepeople who won’t stop trying to sell him crypto
-Golf and Golf Courses
STRENGTHS:
+Multilingual (English, Malayalam, Syriac Aramaic, conversational in Hindi and Spanish)
+Physically Fit
+Personable
+Organized
+Keen Eye for Detail
+Handy
WEAKNESSES:
-G6PD Deficiency
-Caffeine Addiction
-Trusting
-A touch superstitious
OVERALL PERSONALITY:
Sometimes the youngest child in a family is spoiled, particularly when an age gap separates them from their older siblings. Not so for Mads, who, while the youngest, is not and never has been the baby. His parents doted on him but not to the detriment of his coping skills nor to the point of jealousy by his older brother and sister. This firm foundation of love and strong family bonds have served him well throughout his life, allowing him to simply be in adulthood.
If asked to describe himself, Mads would claim that he is a genuinely decent person. Goodness, to him, comes from deeds, not thoughts or words, and he desires to do good but is reluctant to call himself a good person lest that make him cocky. He’s met too many people who mix it up and think that, because they consider themselves good people, or because other people do, then that means that they are incapable of harming others. He’d rather a bit of self-doubt than the sort of self-confidence that leads to obvious and lasting evil.
Although introverted, he’s very personable, and he’s comfortable in groups, the inevitable result of a large extended family who lived nearby, ensuring a busy household during his childhood. Mads genuinely likes people, and while he doesn’t want to spend all of his free time at raves, he can handle groups, and he thrives in clusters of two or three other people - his sweet spot for socializing. This takes many forms from workout friends to his gaming group and his Sunday brunch buddies. He can usually be found with a smile on his lips, unless a particularly rough day or patient case weighs him down. He doesn’t put a huge stock in material possessions, and is far more likely to show his caring or affection through acts of service or quality time spent together.
BACKGROUND
HOMETOWN: Jersey City, New Jersey
FAMILY:
-Dharmesh Thomas (father)
-Vasumati Thomas (mother)
-Indumukhi Thomas (older sister)
-Vaidyanaath Thomas (older brother)
PETS:
-Goldenrod (Havenese dog)
HISTORY: Mads is the youngest child of an immigrant couple from the Indian state of Kerala, known for its progressive policies and home to the ethno-religious group of Saint Thomas Christians to which his family has belonged for many generations. Relative ignorance of this community has led to any number of frustrating conversations where disbelieving friends or acquaintances express confusion over his embrace of both pork and beef in his diet, the fact that his surname wasn’t changed upon his parents’ move to the United States nor had they fallen victim to naming conventions during the Raj, and that nobody spoke Hindi in the home. For the record, he clarifies that his knowledge of Hindi is passable, but this was learned through background, while the three languages to which he was exposed in childhood were English, the Malayalam language indigenous to Kerala, and the Syriac Aramaic used for liturgical services. For the record, he claims, he’s tired of explaining religion, culture, and history to people who insist they know better. For the record, he claims, his accent is from New Jersey, but he has family in Philadelphia, and he misses the snow, although the sunny climate of California has its charms too.
He tries hard to consider his childhood “typical” although he knows that the unconditional love and support showered upon him is absent in far too many people’s formative years. He weeps for them and remains all the more grateful for his family. Gifts were common in his family on both sides, so much so that developing a gift in childhood was considered a milestone, and their church treated these as blessings. His gifts emerged before puberty, and experimentation over the years and decades have granted him a great deal of control, quite the opposite of when he first experienced them.
His family placed a premium on education and achievement, and he applied himself in school but was less driven than his older sister, the doctor, and his older brother, the engineer. He was neither lazy nor ignorant, but he valued the work-life balance while still wanting to help people. Long fascinated by the healing connection between mind and body, he pursued physical therapy as his profession. Programs were more limited than when applying for college, which saw him move out west to pursue higher education. A job in a hospital awaited him upon graduation, although his goal was to transition to a rehabilitation center for permanent placement.
He lives a relatively simple but happy life with his apartment and his dog and his social circle and his stable career.
THE PLAYER
NAME: Mystic
AGE: 40+
TIMEZONE: Eastern