{dichen lachman, thirty-five, cis woman, she/her} || tenzin tashi is a mutant with the ability of persuasion. they’ve been in new york for eight years where they spend most of their time as assassin for hire/thief. when i think of them, i think of seductive whispers in your ear, a razor sharp dagger dripping with blood, a smile that doesn’t reach their eyes. they are affiliated with the brotherhood.
ARC ONE FINALE RECAP!
BASICS;
full name: tenzin tashi nicknames: zin gender: female birthdate: november 5th species: mutant affiliation: the brotherhood
PERSONALITY;
alignment: neutral evil zodiac: scorpio mbti: intj positive traits: ambitious, brave, passionate, strategic negative traits: resentful, pessimistic, ruthless, manipulative
ABILITIES;
title: persuasion category: mental power definition: the power to control people with the power of one's voice. limitations: tenzin’s power will not work on users of muting. it may not work on users of psychic shield, and indomitable will. her subjects must be able to understand and hear her commands. people with high intelligence may be able to resist her persuasion. her power won’t work if the subject is unable to hear her clearly. using her power to make people forget doesn’t always work – sometimes what happened lingers in the back of their mind like a dream.
BACKSTORY;
childhood:
tenzin was born in nepal and raised in chicago, illinois.
she was well loved by her parents, and cared for perfectly. when she was around the age of seven, she noticed that certain things she said to people, or asked of them, came true.
like any kid would, she used this to her advantage, not understanding how dangerous her ability was. to be honest, she didn’t know she had one. she just thought she was some kind of... gifted kid.
her dad caught her using her ability on her mom a few times, and knew that there was something different about his daughter. she was one of those mutants from her mother’s side of the family.
he told his wife what was going on, and they decided to abandon their child. they were scared of the abuse they’d face if people found out about tenzin. so, they packed their bags while she was at a friend’s house one day, and fled.
cut to a nine year old tenzin returning home to find nobody was there. after spending two nights alone, crying, scared, and confused, she went to her teacher at school for help.
tenzin ended up being placed in an orphanage. she hated it there, often running away. she was too scared to use her ability unless she was alone with only one or two people. she knew that there must be something wrong with her if her parents left.
teen years:
she simply wasn’t vibing and didn’t play well with others. she did use her persuasion a few times over the years, resulting in her bullies getting broken limbs. she left when she was 16.
slept on the streets while she worked her first job at a diner. ended up living with her boyfriend she met there when she was 17. she used her ability on him, telling him he’d never ask her for money and he’d pay for everything. (ik, she’s fuckin’ trash.)
tenzin grew more and more bitter as time went on. she couldn’t escape the hate and pain that hung over her head like a dark cloud. she started using her ability on more and more people to get what she wanted. nothing could fill the growing void inside her, though.
adult years:
met a man who changed her life at 21. she kicked diner boyfriend’s ass to the curb, but not before emptying his savings account. what was his was hers, after all.
said man was a notorious troublemaker. he’d heard whispers about what tenzin could do, several of his stinky lil henchmen had witnessed it first hand when she told one of their friends to walk into the middle of oncoming traffic after he’d catcalled her. splat.
he hired her to be his personal hitwoman. it was easy for her to get away with literal murder. all she had to do was say a few words. he paid her generously, and she struck up a romance with him.
the romance ended... badly. tenzin found out he was married, then she had no choice but to kill him. she didn’t use her words for this one, though. she used a dagger and wore a smile the whole time.
worked for herself after that. chillin’, killin’, thievin’. she never stays in one place too long, she’s constantly moving house to avoid being tracked down by anyone.
due to her volatile and manipulative nature, she doesn’t have many friends. she does, however, have many lovers of both genders. you can’t think about your childhood trauma if you keep yourself distracted <3
TLDR: tenzin was abandoned as a child, stuck in an orphanage, ran away often, left the orphanage when she was 16, used her ability to stay alive by making her bf from her first job pay for everything, dumped him and had an affair with the man who hired her as a hitwoman, killed the guy. now she’s a boss bitch hitwoman/thief for hire, kinda evil, and getting jiggy a lot <3
UPDATE:
after some deliberation, tenzin decided to join the brotherhood. seeing one her acquaintances get murdered by a mutant hunter turned her against the idea of any humans living on the same earth as mutants. betty persuaded her <3
