This is Ryden. He doesn't talk much but he sure makes an impression when he does. A reporter and writer, he's got a lot to say but is usually pretty good at keeping it to himself. Needless to say, he needs some threads so if you want to have a fun conversation, he's your guy.    

Dorian is also a mute, though not by choice, and he also writes, though primarily for mutant-rights-oriented websites when he's not dealing with his day job.

I can't think of a way for Ryden and Dorian to meet off the top of my head, but we should plot things.

I think the two of them could have an interesting interaction. Maybe if Ryden got assigned to a news story like a rally or something Dorian happened to be at? While he primarily works on things like reviews, his boss could just be short a reporter and send him anyway?