Levi Christiansen

[Crystal]

One of these days you'll be

Levi Christensen

Under the covers, you'll be

Full name: Levi Collin Christiansen
Nickname: None
DOB//Age: September 7th 1990//19 years old
Gender: Male
Species: Mutant
Alliance: Government mutant

Under the table and you'll realize.

Power name: Camouflaging Shell
Type: Physical
Origin: Unknown
Usage Cost: None
Weakness:
* Sometimes Levi’s powers will start to reverse themselves. Instead of absorbing the material from the outside in, it'll start to absorb from the inside out. This is very dangerous and could cause extremely fast heart rates, metal poisoning and it could kill him if he's not careful.
* If he himself gets hurt, then his ability to absorb the materials weakens. This shows as cracks in the shell if he does try to absorb something while he's hurt.
* He cannot turn his powers off. The ability manifest through his hands and so he always wears a pair of leather gloves to negate his powers when he doesn't want to use them.
Description: Levi has the ability to touch anything and absorb that material then change it into a thin protective shell that encases his entire body. However some of the material (3 to 5 % of whatever he absorbs) seeps through the skin on his hands and into his bloodstream. Over the last several years his internal organs have adapted to be able to process and handle the weird things that go through it on a daily basis.

That all of your days are numbered;

Appearance: Much to Levi's chagrin, the one thing that most people tend to notice about him when they first meet him is his height. Compared to most guys, he's rather short and puny standing at only five foot two inches tall, but do not let his compact size fool you. His slender frame is packed with a layer of lean muscle. The kind that comes with years of surfing and swimming. The muscles are at his midsection mostly. His arms and legs are actually long for his size and rather spindly looking giving him a scrawny appearance and furthering the false impressions that he's not that strong, when in reality, he’s stronger then he looks though he's no Superman that's for sure. His one hundred and twenty pounds sit rather well on him though no matter which way you look at it, Levi appears skinny but he is not underweight.

His skin holds a good tan on it from all the years of spending almost every waking moment outside, which in turn make his light blonde hair and dark blue eyes stand out. His hair also tends to stick out to the sides a bit no matter what he does to it. Even after running a brush or a comb through it, it just naturally lays in a slightly askew not so straight manner. His bangs are a bit on the long side falling over his forehead and stopping just short of being in his eyes. His eyes are a vivid shade of dark blue and seem to speak with whatever emotion he feels. When he's happy, his eyes seem to shine and when he's mad, they are narrow and burning with indignation and so on. His eyes are one of the few ways you can really tell how he’s really feeling. Another thing that sets Levi apart is his smile. He always has a big smile on his face no matter what he may be feeling like. Going from ear to ear and wider then the plains, that smile is sure to brighten up most any room he walks into. Levi walks into a room simply. He doesn’t swagger and he most certainly isn’t expecting anyone to notice him outright. He’s just there looking around at his surroundings for anything or anyone that he knows.

Levi is far from flawless though. The most obvious mark is the large reddish-pink scar encircling the entire upper part of his left leg going from his hip to his knee. The scar actually goes over the joint a little as well. But the scar doesn’t bother Levi. What has been has gone right? But it goes a lot deeper then just a scar. Due to the shark attack that gave him that scar and the subsequent injuries to the knee joint, in extreme weather conditions (extreme heat, bitter cold, and especially storms) his knee stiffens up on him making him walk with a very slight limp. But it goes unnoticed by the majority of people most of the time. Levi also has countless freckles all over his body mainly concentrated on his sharp, oval shaped face, slender neck and square-ish shoulders.

Clothing wise, Levi is wide open. He doesn’t really care about new styles or keeping up with the latest fashions. His wardrobe outside of the school uniform consists of whatever is clean and looks decent enough. Which on most days for him, is a pair of jeans or some kind of shorts and a loose T-shirt. And shoes? Well when he has to wear them, Levi sticks to tennis shoes, but if he had his choice, he would walk around barefoot 24/7. He just has something against shoes that even he doesn’t really know how to explain. And he actually does go barefoot whenever he can do it without getting into trouble that is. And you’d be very hard pressed to find him in any kind of formal attire. He could count on one hand to times he’s worn a suit before moving here. He’ll wear them though if he has too though it’s just not his thing.

Personality: Levi’s general disposition is friendly, open-minded and helpful despite the situation he's found himself in over the last few years. He’s always willing to try and strike up a conversation or go up to someone who seems like they could use some help. Which had gotten him told off on several occasions as not everyone is appreciative of this, but that’s just who he is. If Levi had learned anything from his dad, it’s that life isn’t all that bad. Someone always has it worse. This has given Levi an incredibly optimistic view on life. He’s always trying the good in a situation. Though lately he's been finding that hard but he sure as hell tries. And he more often then not will try and crack a joke to lighten up a mood of to keep morale up even in the most serious of situations. But when Levi’s not working on whatever it is he's working on, he loves to be outside. He has an extremely strong adventurous side that has dictated a lot of what he does. He is willing to try just about anything at least once in his life. Life is too short. Why not get out there and enjoy it as much as you can?

Levi is an outgoing person. He is not shy in the slightest. He has a lot of energy and can sometimes appear to be a bit of a spaz at times, but its all in good spirits. He is a very good listener. He's always there for someone if they just need to talk. He might not always understand it, but he's there anyways. But he himself isn’t very open to other people about his own troubles. He’ll listen to you whine and complain all day, but he doesn’t like the idea of burdening other people with his own problems. They're his problems and troubles, not theirs. Truth be told, he's scared to tell other people about them cause he's afraid of getting judged. He likes to thinks he can deal with them by himself and that he doesn’t need anyone else’s help to do so. And so he keeps those sad and hurt emotions hidden beneath a happy go lucky exterior and a smile.

Now despite Levi’s easy going demeanor, he does have a wicked temper when provoked. There are not too many things that get under Levi’s skin. He's not one to let the small things get to him. He just takes them in stride and moves on. But there are just a couple of things that just get under his skin. Those make him really mad. Like if you make fun of his heritage or hurt his friends and family in any way. For starters, he is extremely proud of his South African culture and their way of doing things. And he has this very close bond with his family and what friends he makes. He will not let anyone put that down. Though on the upside his outbursts are mainly vocal. He’ll yell at you a whole lot but he’ll never hit you. To him, violence doesn’t do anything but make it worse. He does however have a habit of keeping nasty grudges sometimes. Especially if you’ve done something to hurt his friends or his mother. But that's something he's been trying to work on lately.

History: Levi was born in the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, surrounded by pristine waters and a few short hours from a game reserve full of African wildlife. It was a beautiful place to grow up and Levi and his older brother, Dustin, took full advantage of it whenever they could. Despite the five year age difference the brothers were very close and had a really strong bond. The two of them could more often then not be found surfing on the after school or on weekends or taking week long or more camping trips out to the game reserve during the summer. It was a great way for them to bond. Each brother knew that the other would lay everything down for the other...even their lives. Their father worked with the South African border patrol making sure nothing or no one came into the state illegally. A risky job yes, but their dad was very patriotic and was willing to die for the safety of the country.

Levi's life was very...average. Nothing ever happened that was out of the ordinary for someone living where he was. Even the shark attack when he was eleven wasn't all out of the ordinary for the people there. Especially at Nahoon Reef. Nahoon Reef was famous--or rather infamous--for shark attacks on surfers. The brothers knew that yet being the adrenaline junkies that they were...they couldn't resist the almost perfect waves and they went anyways. They knew the dangers and the risks yet they thought they could handle it. Besides if they didn't bother the sharks, then they wouldn't bother them. Right? Wrong. The never saw the 13 foot shark coming until is attacked grabbing the younger of the two brothers by the leg. Levi managed to fight off the shark by continually jabbing it in the eyes and after five short minutes which of course felt like forever, the animal let go and swan off. Levi had lived, but not without injury. The bite broke his femur in two places and simultaneously dislocated and broke his knee. But Levi being Levi took it all in stride and he healed within several months though he still has to deal with some lingering knee problems because of the attack. And needless to say that was the first and last time they were allowed near Nahoon Reef.

You would think things would get better after that. But they only got worse. A lot worse. Levi didn't know it yet but his complacency was about to be rocked big time. It was March of 2004 when they got news of their dad's death. A death that none of them saw coming. He and his partner were killed by a group of people that were trying to get into the country illegally. They all took it hard, but none more then Dustin did. Both of the brothers had a good relationship with their father, but Dustin had always been closer to their dad. And he went into a depression over it. Levi tried to keep the mood high but it was hard. Their mom became silent. She didn't speak unless she had to. The stress of her husband's death and son's depression was getting to her. That much was easy to see. Everything had changed.

It was a week later when Levi found out he was a mutant. Everything he touched kept forming a shell over his hands. He didn't understand it and it scared the hell out of him. But he didn't want to worry his mom and brother anymore. They were going through enough already and so he kept it a secret. He found that he could keep it under control if he covered his hands thus began the constant wearing of the leather gloves. Every time he was asked about it, he always managed to find some way to get out of it. And so life moved on.

Two months later, Dustin had just up and disappeared. He left behind everything and there was no note or anything letting them know where he went. He was just gone. It was as if he never existed in the first place. This was the first time Levi really began to break. First their dad and now this. Everything was going to pieces! But he knew that his mom had to have been feeling even worse and decided that he was going to stay tough for her. Two weeks of searching high and low, near and far later and everyone had given up hope. They had all thought that because he had been in a depressed state, that he had committed suicide. They all wrote him off as dead, but Levi knew better then to believe that. He knew his brother better then that. Dustin wouldn't do that to them! He was too proud to kill himself! He was out there somewhere and come hell or high water, Levi promised himself that one day he was going to find him.

Yet that was put on hold when yet another couple of months after that, his mom declared that they were moving to the states. Truth be told, she couldn't handle being in that house anymore. The memories were driving her insane. So they packed whatever they could, gave the rest away to family members and moved to New York. Why New York? No reason really. Anywhere that wasn't not there was good for her. There was no real reason behind why they moved here. It was really just the first place that she had noticed and it sounded good to her. For Levi it was a huge culture chock and so much change. But he took in stride like he always did. He was enrolled into a school and is eager to try and get to know some people.

Levi didn't know the situation between mutants and humans here in the states but was soon to find out. It was a full 3 years after he had moved here when the 16 year old was walking around. He had still managed to keep his mutation a secret from everyone he had met and was planning on keeping it that way. But that was soon to fail when he heard the rumbling noises and being the helpful person he was couldn't help but see what was up. A building has partially collapsed burying a man underneath the rubble. The rest of the building was on the verge of collapse. It it feel on the man he would be killed. Levi couldn't let that happen. And so using his powers to help give him a bit more strength he helped the man out of the rubble just in time. Mere minutes after getting out of the mess, the rest of the building feel right where he had been. The man thanked Levi and walked away and unknown to the blonde with a sadistic smile on his face.

Hours later in the middle of the night, the police stormed the apartment in which Levi and his mom were staying. Levi's mom was understandably hurt and more then just a little upset that her son hadn't told her what was happening. But she stood firm in that he wasn't going anywhere, but the police had other ideas. They arrested Levi for being an unregistered mutant. Soon after being arrested, they shipped Levi off to a government facility where he is now being kept against is will. A small chip implanted on the back of his neck near his hairline (to keep it hidden of course) shocks him anytime he goes out of line. And so now he is being forced to make friends with fellow mutants so that they could catch them easier. Something Levi has refused to do with quite success but how long will it last? No one knows...

All of them one to one hundred.

Likes:
* Physical activity
* Especially those around the water
* Animals as he grew up around them
* Hiking
* Nighttime...the stars, moon, that kind of thing
Dislikes:
* Anti-mutant people
* People who think they are better then everyone else
* People who act like they got a stick up their asses
* Being couped up without any room to move around
* Being forced to deceive people. Its not the way he was taught.
* Being lied to. He doesn't care if he'll get pissed! He wants to know the truth!
* His knee issues...they annoy him greatly
Life's Ambition:
* To find his brother
* To get out of this hell hole
* To make amends with his mother
Crippling Fear:
* That he'll never get out of the government's grasp
* That someone is going to get hurt because of him
* That he'll never see his brother
Greatest Secret:
* That he's bisexual (he's definitely does not go around advertising that.)
Quirks: Cracks his knuckles a lot when nervous
Hobbies: Surfing, swimming, rock climbing and hiking
Profession: Levi works for the government against his will.

All of them millions.

Psychological Condition: Sane
Moral Code: The one his parents' taught him
Social Issues: Tends to push people away for fear of the government finding them
Other Issues: None really
Public Behavior: Pushes other away to "protect" them.
Languages: English and Afrikaans
Mode of Transport: A red Suzuki motorcycle.
Favorite Sayings: He really doesn't have one.
Motto: None

All of them trillions.

Alias: Crystal
Age: 18
Contact: PMs.
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