Juka Miami

Individual

Character's full name: Juka Miami
Alias/ Nickname/ Code name: Mirror
Gender: Male
Age: 21 (appears 14)
Birthday: June 14
Nationality/ Ethnicity: Half Caucasian/ Half Japanese
Birthplace/ Home/ Place of origin: Seattle, WA

Appearance

Hair color and style: His hair style tends to change, but is currently orange and spiked.
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6’0” (Currently 5'6")
Build: Thin
Visible mutation: None
Scars/ Tattoos/ Piercings: None
Other features: It is very difficult to tell if Juka is male or female.

Everyday clothing style: Juka tends towards the elaborate. His makeup is always perfect and he is meticulous in his choice of clothing, preferring long gowns, bright colored hair, long and usually big, gloves and fancy footwear. He never wears exactly the same outfit twice but his outfits never fail to be elaborate and feminine. Most of his clothing he makes himself.
Uniform: (if applicable)
Sleepwear: Boxers
Miscellaneous clothing:

Character

Personality: Juka is very outgoing and flirtatious. He has confidence in himself to the point of being egotistical. While he has many acquaintances he has difficulty truly getting close to people. He has a tendency towards selfishness when it comes to the minor things, but when it comes to those things that really matter, he will do whatever he can to help. He also loves attention of all kinds and goes out of his way to get that attention.

Hobbies/ Interests: Singing, performing, fashion
Job or part time job and description:

Fears/ phobias/ concerns: Having people reject him and being alone.

Special talents: Fluent in Japanese and English

Morality

Good/ bad/ neutral/ other: Neutral leaning towards good. Juka is selfish and egotistical but tries to do the right thing when it matters.

Mutations

Mutation description: Telekinetic Bubble of Perfect Environment: Juka has the ability to create a telekinetic bubble around himself. This bubble has a number of unique properties. First, it has a slightly reflective appearance, though not quite enough to completely obscure what is within the bubble it is still somewhat translucent The bubble floats about 1 ft off the ground and surrounds Juka about 1 ft on all sides, causing Juka to float for the duration of the bubble’s effect. Within the bubble is an area of perfect environment. No outside environmental condition can effect Juka while within the bubble, including humidity, temperature, air conditions or any other environmental effect. Finally, Juka can mentally control the direction and movement of the bubble, including up and down movement


Strengths: The bubble allows for great freedom in movement and allows Juka the ability to function perfectly in any environment.

Weaknesses: The bubbles provide no actual physical protection but act instead like a paper thin barrier. If something tries to penetrate it the bubble will not burst but will simply be pushed inwards, thus providing no protection and little resistance. The bubble can only carry Juka and whatever Juka is holding onto or physically attached to his body at the time. Holding onto an object inside the bubble relies only on his physical strength and if it is not sufficient and he lets go of the object, it will fall through the floor of the bubble.


Secondary mutation description: Manipulation of Natural Progressions:

Juka can manipulate naturally occurring progressive conditions that exist within his bubble in one of three ways. He can increase their speed, stop them entirely or reverse them. Progressions can be of inanimate or animate objects but must be naturally occurring. He can increase progressions by about 30X what is natural or reverse them at a speed of 30X the rate they originally occurred. Increasing their speed or reversing them can only be done while inside his force bubble, however the effects of doing so remain permanent. Halting the progressions only lasts as long as they remain within the force bubble.

Now, what is a natural progression? This can be any number of progressive conditions that change and alter over time. In animate targets this includes such things as bio cycles, such as the need to eat, drink and sleep, the effects of toxins and illnesses, some of the effects of injury such as bleeding and aging. Perhaps due to the uniquely complicated nature of the body's ability to heal, Juka is unable to positively affect the progression of healing, though he is able to halt or reverse it. In inanimate targets this primarily includes some types of progressive chemical reactions, decay and rust.

Strengths: The manipulation can produce a wide range of differing effects, including limited to aging or reversing of age, halting or reversing the body's need for sleep and nutrients, worsening of diseases or wounds or hastening the onset of fatigue. In inanimate objects effects can range from reversing the effects of time and decay or hastening such effects, or manipulating some types of chemical reactions.

Juka can also use this mutation in order to halt or systematically reverse or progress his own aging process. Thus he can be and remain at any age he desires for an indefinite period of time if he remains within his bubble. He could also indefinitely suspend his need to sleep or take nutrients

Weaknesses: There are several drawbacks to this power. The first is that the target must be within the force bubble in order for the power to affect them. If Juka was to get someone within his force bubble, he would have to use his own strength to hold them there for the duration of the effect if they were unwilling.

The second drawback is time. Although 30X the naturally occurring rate seems very fast, it is still not fast enough to be effective in a direct combat situation. If the onset of fatigue to the point of unconsciousness usually takes 15 hours, it would still take Juka around 30 minutes to achieve such an affect.

Juka is entirely unable to positively affect the progression of healing. Thus he can neither heal himself nor others; the most he can do is suspend the progression of damage and thus any damage occurred would not worsen due to bleeding or any other naturally occurring reason.

Because of the length of time needed, Juka is not often able to effectively manipulate their ages to such a degree as to be noticeable. Although it is possible for him to reverse the ages of others, just as he can do on himself, if he brings them into the confines of his force bubble, reversing even a year would require several weeks of remaining within his bubble and would thus not be effective.

The third drawback is that Juka must be aware of the existence of a progression in order to manipulate it. If he could get and keep a person within the confines of his main force bubble, he could manipulate the normal natural cycles of that person because its something he knows that everyone has. If, however, that person had a degenerative disease that he was unaware of he could not manipulate the progression of that disease because he is unaware of its existence to be manipulated. He gains no exceptional sense of the progressions occurring around him.

The final drawback is that manipulations take concentration and energy. The difficulty in manipulating progressions is dependent on several factors. First, it is easier for Juka to manipulate inanimate progressions than it is for him to manipulate animate progressions and easiest of all to manipulate his own progressions. Second, if the target actively resists his manipulations that increases the difficulty, although they must be aware that he is doing something in order for them to actively resist, though they need not be aware of exactly what he is doing. Third and finally, the longer the natural duration of the progression the easier it is for Juka to manipulate. Thus, it is relatively easy to manipulate the many year progression of age, difficult to manipulate the many hour progression of fatigue and sleep and entirely impossible to manipulate an almost instant progression such as blood or air through the body. The energy consumed through the use of his power cannot be manipulated in any way, counting as an unnatural rather than a natural progression. Thus, it would be possible for Juka to manipulate progressions enough to entirely exhaust him in which case he would have to rest to replenish his reserves just as anyone else would; his power would not be able to manipulate energy loss due to its own use.

The manipulation of progressions does not allow Juka to in any way alter the progressions beyond the speed and direction in which they occur. He cannot artificially start or extend a progression beyond its natural state, merely manipulate its speed and direction. The natural speed of the progression is based on current conditions, thus manipulating the progression of fatigue would be much quicker if the target was engaging in naturally fatiguing behavior than if they were not although it would also require Juka to expend more energy.

Fighting Style: Juka has no training in fighting.
Explanation: He has never had the need or interest to learn to fight.
Pros for fighting style: No normal person can build up enough momentum to penetrate his bubble.
Cons for fighting style: Some mutants could be strong enough to penetrate his bubble.

Faction Allegiance
Unaffiliated

History Of Your Character:

Juka was born in Seattle WA to a successful Japanese businessman and a conservative American housewife. He had one older brother and was undeniable wealthy throughout his childhood. Neither Juka nor his brother ever lacked for anything in life, one might even consider them spoiled. Despite the indulgences of their parents, however, they were also expected to excel at school and in life. Their parents expected the two of them to be straight A students, volunteer and prepare for a life of business, following in their father’s footsteps as good sons should. Juka’s brother, Masaki, did just that. He brought home the perfect report cards his parents so desperately desired, never got in trouble, never went against his parents wishes; in short he was the perfect son. Juka, however, had neither his brother’s ambition nor obedience. While never a bad student, his marks tended towards the average. Instead of studying he preferred to go and socialize with friends or to play video games on his computer. Although he never to into any real trouble, from a young age Juka knew that he was a great disappointment to his parents.

Shortly after Juka turned 15 his father got a lucrative business deal in Japan and their family was forced to move to Tokyo, leaving everything in America behind. At first Juka hated it there, the culture shock and added pressure getting the better of him. His grades began to falter and he began having problems with the other students, often getting into trouble. For a year he lived in misery, having no friends and no joy in life. Just when he thought he could take no more, however, he a group of people in a band by the name of Ukime, who had recently lost their vocalist. Juka had taken singing lessons since for many years, his parents believing that the proper extra curricular activities were just as important as grades in school and Juka petitioned to join. He was accepted into the band and from that point his life changed forever.

Ukime was a visual kei band and Juka embraced the visual kei aesthetic to its fullest, dressing in elaborate costumes and experimenting with new and innovative ways to do his hair and makeup. For Juka it was a new reason for living; not only had he found a wonderful new form of self expression, something his parents had never allowed him, but he had discovered the wonders of performing. He came to live for the crowd, for those fleeting moments when he was on stage, the center of attention and adoration. When not on stage he still strove to remain the center of attention, carrying his wild and eccentric fashion over into everyday life. He did everything in his ability to ensure that wherever he went people stared and admired, even if they wouldn’t admit their admiration. He began to take pride in his appearance and took a perverse joy in his ability to seduce both males and females alike, if only to prove to himself and others that he could.

Unfortunately what made Juka happiest in life made him a disgrace to his family. At home his relationship with his parents and brother continued to deteriorate. He was expected to be the dutiful conservative son, groomed to follow in his father’s footsteps and work in his father’s business, but instead he making a spectacle of himself, sleeping around and making no apologies for his behavior at all. Juka’s parents eventually became desperate, sending him to stay with his militaristic uncle. That didn’t last long, however, and when Juka returned home he was, if anything, even more flamboyant than he had been when he left.

It was around that time that Juka first entered Japan that he discovered that he was a mutant. Unlike so many it was not a traumatic event that triggered it nor did anything particularly negative result from it. He was depressed and alone, crying outside during the middle of the night. He didn’t even realize what had happened at first but gradually came to the awareness that he was floating. Further experimentation proved that he was floating in a large bubble type force that he could move with his mind. For the next several years he experimented with his newfound power in secret, not allowing anyone to know he was a mutant, discovering that he could not only lift himself with his bubble but objects as well and that when he was inside his bubble he felt no cold or rain or anything. It was a perfect little environment. Although Juka let no one know he was a mutant, secretly he was proud of the fact. Far from being the horribly average failure his parents believe him to be, here was undeniable proof that he was something more, he was something special. He knew, however, that much of the world would not feel the same way so he kept it entirely secret.

On the day of his 18th birthday, Juka’s life took another drastic change. By this point his parents had given up all hope of him ever becoming the son they wanted so desperately for him to be and decided that the only thing they could do was cut ties with him. They sat him down, told him that he would get a generous allowance from them every month, enough for him to live comfortably and never want for anything, but they were sending him back to America. He could, they told him, live anywhere he desired in the country but this was the last time he would ever see them. They made it clear that he was a failure and a disgrace to their family but he was still their son and they would ensure that all his needs were met. Having long heard rumors of mutant activity in New York, that was where Juka agreed to be sent and one week later he found himself on a plane, knowing he would probably never see his family again.

Juka remained in New York City for more than a year before getting contact by an exceedingly wealthy aging CEO of a major company. He had, apparently, a mutant on his staff who had seen Juka perform and divined, through the use of her own power, that he had the ability to make him young again and he was willing to pay a very large sum of money for this service. When he threw in a promise to promote Juka’s band until they made the big time, Juka felt he had no other alternative but to accept the generous offer and leave the city. He was sworn to secrecy and, as such, told no one of his plans.

For nearly a year Juka remained with his wealthy patron, Jonathan, dedicating several hours every day to slowly reversing his and returning to him his youth. When he unexpectedly died after a freak car accident, things changed in several ways for Juka. The first unexpected discovery made was that Jonathan had left most of his belongings and estate to Juka himself, rather than his cold and distant wife. The second discovery made was that his widow wasn’t nearly so ignorant of their arrangement and his role in said arrangement as was originally thought.

Trusting as he was, it wasn’t difficult for Edith to capture Juka and imprison him in a small cell. For the next several months she led a small group of scientists to experiment upon him, trying to divine the nature of his fountain of youth powers and not only make her young again as well, but also make herself more wealthy than even her late husband could possibly imagine. These months were the worst months of Juka’s life and it was during this time that his powers began to malfunction. When, exactly it started he couldn’t be certain but he did know that, by the time he escaped, the mini bubbles that had always been his to command along with his primary bubble were gone, presumably forever.

Juka never would have escaped without the help of one of the scientists who took pity upon his position. It was in the middle of the night that his cellar was opened and he was led covertly to the surface. From there, even as mentally broken and physically abused as he was, he knew what was needed in order to leave. His bubble appearing around his person, he floated off, vowing never to return to the facility again.

During the time he was imprisoned, Juka had heard the rumours of an island that was something of a mutant paradise, located near the Galapagos. Knowing he was in dire need of a place to regain his sense of self before going back into the world if, indeed, he was ever to go back into the world, he floated off in search of that rumour. It took weeks of travel to find it, landing on numerous little islands along the way but, eventually it was discovered and for months he remained there, regaining his sense of self.

In preparation for returning to the world at large, Juka slowly began regressing his age, back to that of a young teenager around 14. Only through the eyes of a child, he decided, could he bring himself back to the world. As a 14 year old, he wouldn’t have to worry about responsibilities and, perhaps, could regain the innocence his captors had stolen from him. Once he was ready to return to the world, he spoke to the Doorman and entered the doorway back to New York City.

Roleplay
Do you have any other existing characters, if so who: Skydancer

Sample RP:

Juka carefully checked his makeup and hair in the mirror. He never left his apartment without at least an hour of work, ensuring that everything was perfect. Of course, even without such exhausting work he was more beautiful than almost everyone else in the city, but he had to be more beautiful than everyone. He may be blessed with natural looks, but sometimes even nature needed a little help and he was more than willing to help it along. He didn’t even intend to be seen by anyone this night, but that was entirely besides the point. There was always the chance that someone would be there to see him and even if there wasn’t, his own ego required him to be perfect. Always.

With one last glance in the mirror, Juka grinned and walked out of his suite. He had been traveling from city to city for many days now and had almost reached his destination in New York. All of his possessions had been sent there ahead of him and he had an apartment when he arrived. His parents had seen to all of that. He could have easily taken a plane to his new home, of course, but had decided that he would rather take the scenic route, so to speak, if for not other reason than he could use the practice controlling his powers. Well, that and it would be far more enjoyable than a cramped air plane.

Juka walked down the street and entered a grocery store on the way out of the town. As he walked up and down the aisles looking for some food to take on his trip he couldn’t help but grin flirtatiously at the individuals staring at him, even blowing a kiss to one middle aged man who seemed far too conservative and stuck in his ways anyway. The look of affront at the action was more than a little comical.

Having purchased enough food to last him through the night, Juka left the store and walked the short way to the edge of the city. Once outside of the glare of the lights, he spent a moment concentrating and erected his force bubble, mentally telling it to rise into the sky. He rose about 50 ft up before starting in the direction of the next town on his way to New York. Although he couldn’t see any better than the next person, it wasn’t too difficult to figure out which direction he needed to go. He had planned this trip out ahead of time and it wasn’t more difficult than picking a direction and sticking with it. He followed the highways as much as he could and when that wasn’t practical there really wasn’t anything preventing him from simply going his own way. Normally he traveled at night, being far more difficult to spot at night and being fairly certain that he would attract attention during the day. Not that they could really do much to him since how exactly could they reach him 50 ft up?

Juka had been asked once what, exactly, it was like to use his power and he had been at a loss to explain it. There was nothing quite like the freedom it gave him, to go anywhere at any time. Up here, no one could touch him and no walls could constrain him. His life was a strange dichotomy between trying to always excel and turns heads when among other people and being completely free and apart from everything when up in the skies. How easy it was for him to simply leave it all behind at any time. Because of the protection his bubble offered him, he didn’t even need shelter, just food and water. But as much as he enjoyed the freedom his power offered him, he was always drawn back to civilization. He was a social creature and without other people his life just didn’t have the same meaning.

Juka wasn’t sure exactly how long he had traveled for but knew that it was several hours. Eventually, having come to the edge of the next town, he landed and removed a pocket mirror from one of his pockets. After checking his reflection to ensure that not even a hair was out of place he walked into the town, all confidence and swirling skirts. It would only be a few more days before he finally reached New York.