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Revision as of 18:01, 21 September 2018

PHASE 2


Alani Ryan
Alani Ryan.png
Portrayed by Courtney Eaton
Codename: Loa
Affiliations:
Birthdate: October 29, 1997
Journal: Stay calm! Be brave! Wait for the signs!
Player: Isaura


Quote

Alani is an ex-pro surfer turned activist, of sorts.



Details

Character Journal: xp_loa


Real Name: Alani Ryan

Codename: Loa

Aliases: N/A

First Appearance: (link to LJ (x_logs) with date as link text)

Date of Birth: October 29th 1997

Place of Birth: Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Citizenship: Dual American and New Zealand

Relatives: Alaka’i Ryan (father), Paula Kingi (mother)

Education: High School Graduate

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: Activist, Professional Surfer (former), Student (former)

Team Affiliation: None Yet


Biography

Childhood

Born in Te Kaha, part of the Bay of Plenty region in New Zealand, Alani was raised by her mixed heritage American father and her Māori mother in the state of Hawaii. Alaka’i and Paula were ecstatic to finally have a child and it helped that they’d both acquired jobs at UH Mānoa; Paula in the Anthropology department and Alaka’i in English, with both holding potential tenure positions at the time. While her mother’s Anthropological work focused specifically on Māori indigeneity in modern and urban settings, Alani was more drawn to the broader field that her father’s work in Multicultural Postmodern Literature supplied. Louise Erdrich and Thomas King became staples of her bookshelf. She was a voracious reader and her parents were happy to stimulate her intellectual growth.

When she wasn’t reading, it usually meant the small family was enjoying the water and the waves. It wasn’t uncommon for Alaka’i to take Alani out on his board with him for small waves. At the age of eight she was surfing on her own. She loved it, and, better yet, she was good at it. At ten she was surfing in small-time contests.

As the child of two professors, she was kept at arm’s-length for her perceived self-righteous nature through most of her childhood by classmates and was considered a smart aleck by teachers. This did little to deter her; instead of stifling her social life, Alani became increasingly charismatic to draw people in. While not a pushover, she took to only giving her opinions when asked directly.

At fifteen, Alani became one of the youngest people to ever win US Open of Surfing. For the first time, she began to think seriously about becoming a professional surfer and, with her parents, carefully went over proposed sponsorships that she’d received. Her moderate success brought in enough winnings to make an earnest attempt at saving for college. With her awards and titles piling up, the stress to stay one of the best surfers around, and school, it was no wonder Alani’s powers manifested so abruptly, causing her to fall through a couch at her family's home and destroy it on her way down. The activation of the X-Gene also caused a physical change in her appearance; red markings appeared on her skin, most noticeably on her face. Fearing what being a mutant meant for their child’s safety, Alaka’i and Paula pushed for Alani to claim the markings were tattoos to honor her heritage.

Out as a Mutant

The following years were the hardest for her. Her parents became fiercely protective of her and rarely left her side, even as she laughed it off to classmates and potential sponsors as them turning into helicopter parents to ensure she’d finish high school before she really went pro. She was doing her best to be a secret mutant and pass the drug tests imposed in the sport.

M-Day destroyed any chance she had of passing for human. In 2015 while being filmed for some promotional material a mutant working on the crew suddenly erupted, killing at least two crew members and sending debris flying. A camera that had been filming caught this all, as well as Alani and the pink light she produced while debris passed through her, breaking down in the process. This forced her out to the public when the footage went viral. With the truth out, Alani cross-posted a video across her social media of her admittance to her mutation.

Anti-mutant sentiment was at an all-time high; Alani was forced to finish high school from her parent’s home. For almost a year she didn’t leave the house, instead opting to proofread and edit the journals that Alaka’i and Paula were in the process of writing. After this self-imposed exile from the outside world, Alani decided to tackle the lack of rights given to mutants and took to being a social media activist.

What started out online eventually took to her holding public talks to bring to attention the injustices faced by mutants.

Living At The X-Mansion

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Physical Characteristics

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 154 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Brown

Other Features: Red markings span across Alani’s body, resembling the moko of her mother’s culture. These markings feel no different from her unmarked skin to the touch. Their purpose is unknown to her. She’s lighter than her height might let on and it is believed this is caused by her mutation.

Powers

Alani can disable the binding forces in solid matter around her, allowing her to pass through the matter in question. However, due to the termination of these bonds the matter that she passes through will crumble, or fall apart while she moves through them or after she has passed through them. Alani describes the feeling caused by her passing through objects as akin to swimming or wading through water but that the use causes her to become fatigued faster than swimming does. The heavier and denser the material, the more energy is consumed to break it down. At the time of her coming to the institute, usage of her power for longer than half an hour on organic material causes unconsciousness and headaches after she wakes up. She has yet to see if her power works on all materials, having only used them accidentally. Due to her pacifist ways, she prefers to not use her powers in an offensive manner. Usually, the activation of her power can be linked to protective reflexes, much like the way a person might flinch if sudden movement is caught from their peripheral vision. Though it has been shown that in moments of extreme stress or emotions her power will activate. For reasons unknown to her, the use of her power through solid matter produces a pink light on the area that is passing through matter. In instances of extreme concentration it has been shown that Alani can channel her power through objects (a baseball bat for example), though the object in question suffers breakdown from prolonged use.

It is theorized that it is actually her own molecules that are being shifted with her power, as any telepath would notice a static-like interference that mildly muffles her mind.

Though her markings appeared with the activation of her X-Gene, their function is unknown. Alani believes they may just be a physical indicator of her mutant genetics but has no way of knowing if this is the truth. These markings are, in fact, due to an entirely different mutation that allows her to breath underwater and adapt her physiology to suit underwater environments. This accounts for the shift in pressure and temperature that may occur, as well as altering her vision. Prolonged usage leaves her breathless and exhausted upon resurfacing. Vomiting would not be uncommon.

Equipment

None.

Trivia

- The name of Alani's journal is the sign-off of The Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour.

- Speaks some Māori, and claims to be trying to learn Spanish from a cellphone app.

External Links

Links to the tags for each character in xp_communication, xp_logs and xp_journal.

[html link xp_communication posts]

[html link xp_journal posts]

[html link xp_logs posts]

Plots

2018

Meta

Player: Isaura

E-mail: IsauraEmail.png

AIM:

Player Icon Base: Courtney Eaton

Meta Trivia

Alani is Isaura's first character, bringing both of them into the game in 2018.