The Mutant Problem. Cameron White. Task 001.
what is your character’s ability?
Technology Manipulation. The power to manipulate technology. Sub-power of Science Manipulation. Variation of Object Manipulation. Opposite of Nature Manipulation.
what is your character’s government-assigned classification level?
Level 3.
what can your character do?
Users can Create/manifest and manipulate technology, the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives. However, most users only can exert control over technological constructs, such as computers, robots, hardware, and other devices that can be termed as "technology", in any way. Manifested as a special form of electrical/telekinetic manipulation, a special form of "morphing" which allows physical interaction with machines, or even a psychic ability that allows mental interface with computer data.
Most users can control the flow of intricate machinery, and assemble or disengage their programming at will and operate most technology at distance. A variation of Electricity Manipulation, they control specific electrons and instructs them which items to engage or disengage and may be able to use the electric impulses to gently control smaller metal parts.
what can’t they do?
Cameron is unable to use her powers to create techno-portals, assimilate or take on any physiological form of technology, or any other physical manifestation of technology. She’s only able to work off that which is already present and functioning. Broken technology, or anything too old is also unable to be manipulated by her powers. She needs to restore it to working order in order to be able to manipulate it.
what are their weaknesses?
Cameron must be in close proximity to whatever item she’s working with in order to effect it. She is rendered useless outside of a modern, urban setting where technology is common place, and plentiful. She can also be weakened by anyone with the ability to “crash” (another type of mutation) technological powers.
how did they first come to the realization that they were a mutant?
It was a fight with her Uncle, as it always seemed to be. She doesn’t remember the content of the fight, probably something to do with her skipping school or her grades slipping. But, she ended up frying his laptop that was sitting on his desk on accident. Just a burst of anger, and the thing was popping and going black before she knew what she was doing.
if given the choice, would you they remain a mutant? why or why not?
Cameron would stay a mutant. Life was hard enough before she became one that she never saw that alone as a hinderance or help to her life. Not until Kappa, but even then, it’s always been who she is. Without her powers, she never would have escaped. She never would have met Tris or Danny or Charlie. She doesn’t know who she’d be without them. Despite all the suffering she’s been though, she’s proud of being a mutant, and wouldn’t have it any other way.
what do they hope to see change in the future, with respect to the current strife over mutant acceptance? short-term? long-term?
She wants to exist without having to worry about being kidnapped again. The disbanding of AMMO is at the top of her list of things to witness. She wants to see anyone who’s been captured by AMMO or fringe groups like it released, and treated right after the fact. It’s the least they all deserve. She also wants to see people try and understand power rather than fear it. She knows there are fringe groups who believe in some strange supremacy, but Cameron wants nothing more than equity.
