Clarice Ferguson
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are"
Clarice is a former student at Xavier's school and is currently a student at the University of Maryland and an X-Man trainee.
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Character Journal: x_blink
Real Name: Clarice Molly Ferguson
Codename: Tinky Winky (trainee name); Blink (X-Men name)
Aliases: Purple Pixie, Glitterbug, Candy Cane
First Appearance: December 24, 2003
Date of Birth: June 3, 1988
Place of Birth: Ithaca, New York
Citizenship: American
Relatives: Ferguson Family: Mary (Ferguson) Eddings (Mother), David Eddings (Step-father), Jacob Ferguson (Father), Lisa (Richards) Ferguson (Step-mother), Stacie Richards (step-sister), Karen Richards (step-sister)
Education: High school diploma from Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, currently a pre-med major at University of Maryland
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: full time student & X-Man trainee
Team Affiliation: X-Men
Biography
Childhood
Mary O'Connell met Jacob Ferguson in the Caribbean shortly after they both finished law school. Mary was working for a human rights organization and Jacob was on vacation from a corporate law firm. They fell in love and Mary followed him back to Ithaca, New York in a whirlwind romance. Less than two years later, they were married and had a daughter they named Clarice.
She had a typical childhood, although her parents both worked a lot and as she got older, fought a lot. They separated when she was nine and were divorced when she was 10. Their divorce devastated Clarice and she lived with her mother who was a big believer of following your heart. Doing just that, Clarice began making her own clothing and doing many crafty things.
When Clarice was 11, her father remarried, instantly adding a second mother and two step-sisters to her family. Clarice was a few years younger than her step-sisters and was frequently relegated as their annoying tag-along in what they thought were budding modeling careers. It was her step-mother that got Clarice to start dancing and she quickly took to it, joining a local team and going to local competitions.
She joined her junior high school dance team and expected to go on to her high school team as well, until her powers began to manifest. Her hair and skin began to change before she knew she had powers and she was asked to leave the dance team.
The fencing team allowed her to join and since all but one hand was covered by the uniform, her mutancy was easily disguised. She took to fencing with a vengeance. When she wasn't fencing, her mother took her to every doctor she could think of, dermatologists, crystal healers, acupuncture, anything. She was a mutant. She was requested not to return to school for her own safety.
Her parents, for the first time in years, agreed that Clarice's safety was paramount and shuttled her between their houses, keeping her locked away until they could figure out what to do. They found Xavier's through a friend that knew of Professor Xavier and in their last agreeable decision together, drove her to the school.
Living At The X-Mansion
Initially, Clarice was untrusting of the adults at the school and jealous of her normal-looking classmates and soon turned towards Sarah and Jono, the self-proclaimed Monsters in the Basement. When the school was attacked in January, 2004, Clarice hid under Sarah's bed and refused to leave the basement for a week afterwards. Due to their age and maturity differences, Sarah and Jono tended to look at Clarice more as a pesky younger sister than as a friend.
Their friendship was challenged during Marauders (plot) and Sarah went after the people that killed the Morlocks. Ultimately, Clarice realized that she was not like Sarah and that despite her inaction, she was just as culpable. Sadly, she broke off their friendship in what was her first major step to growing up and leaving the childhood she clung to behind.
On the advice of Dr. Samson, Clarice began working on earning her learners permit so she could learn to drive a car and was taught to drive by Jean-Paul before he left. When Red X began, Clarice joined and through her work with them and her classes at Xavier's, became a licensed EMT-basic. She worked for a summer as an EMT and ended up being at the hospital when Bad Blood occurred.
Initially, Clarice had no interest in joining the X-Men, but after working with Red X, Remy's Eleven and generally being around the school, she decided that she would become an X-Man once she was old enough to join. Once she got over her appearance and began accepting it, she fell into her own and has made it her mission to get out into the world and make them deal with her on her terms.
In addition to her medical interests, Clarice is an avid sewer and has made clothing for Jay, Warren, and Hank amongst others at the school with physical mutations and was torn for a while over whether to become a doctor or have her own fashion line. She believes she can do it all.
Shortly after arriving at the school, Clarice established a reputation as the Glitterbug, glittering people's rooms and belongings if she felt they could use cheering up. Among the people glittered have been Paige and Jono. She hasn't glittered anyone in quite a while.
College and Beyond
Clarice is currently a premed freshman at the University of Maryland, but she returns to Xavier's frequently for X-Men training, missions and just because it is home.
Further Information
Physical Characteristics
Height: 5ft 5in
Weight: 150lbs - slim and athletic, with well defined muscles without being muscle-bound
Eyes: brown
Hair: purple, generally a little past her shoulders, but she is always curling it, straightening it or something. She rarely dyes it.
Other Features:
Piercings: two earring holes in each ear
Tattoos: one curved vertical line above her right eye, one vertical S through her left eye and a diamond on her forehead (covers a scar).
Scars: one of her forehead from being almost stabbed by a ninja, a small one on her back from childhood and numerous scars on her hands from swords
Powers
Clarice used to look like a normal brown haired, pale skinned girl, but shortly after she turned 14 her hair began growing in a dark purple and several months later, her skin began to change to a soft purple.
She can also teleport via discs which she can create to any destination on Earth, transporting herself or someone/something else to that location instantaneously. Distance is not a factor for her powers, however mass is. The more something weighs or the more she teleports, the more energy she uses. Her discs manifest similar to the flat, glassy water of a Stargate wormhole, although they are also a purply-pink colour.
Equipment
Sabre sword - not used on X-Men missions, but has been used in the past.
Katana
Trivia
Is a licensed EMT-basic in New York state and worked for a summer as an EMT and also is deployed with Red X.
Glitterbug by The Vanity Project is Clarice's theme song - although she had acquired the nickname before the song came out.
Clarice can sew, knit, crochet, and cross stitch. She cannot (or will not) do latch hook, needlepoint or tatting.
Clarice refuses to wear most shades of pink or red and she never wears purple.
Prefers plaid skirts and doc martens with funky knee-socks.
Plots
2004
2005
2006
X-Men Mission: The Perfect Nanny
2007
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