Lieu: Forêt -> Lincoln Memorial High
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Gerard s'était levé plus tôt le matin que d'habitude, il a décidé qu'il voulait se promener un peu autour de la forêt avant de se rendre à l'école. Prenant une douche agréable et chaude, il portait une chemise blanche et une veste verte foncée à côté de pantalons noirs. Il a également décidé de prendre son écharpe rouge et l'a rapidement placée sur son cou. Il s'est préparé un petit déjeuner sans cérémonie, des œufs simples, du bacon et du pain. Ses parents étaient de nouveau en avance, laissant un mot avec de l'argent dessus comme d'habitude. Il n'a jamais vraiment vexé ses parents pour ça, il savait qu'ils devaient faire une forme de vie pour qu'ils ne meurent pas de faim, alors il a lâché et a empoché l'argent.
Avant de partir, il a regardé la date indiquée sur le calendrier, le 15. Le jour malheureux où toute normalité s'est effondrée et des vies ont été prises ce jour-là. Il a essayé de ne pas trop s'y attarder comme dans le passé, mais il allait encore assister à l'égard de ceux qui sont morts,
"Tout noir, hein..."
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Des marches qui s'écroulaient contre les feuilles tombées résonnaient dans toute la forêt. Normalement, les gens ne seraient pas dans cette partie de la forêt, sauf Gerard peut-être. Il cherchait quelque chose pour soulager son ennui dans la petite ville silencieuse de Vérone. Il était temps de revenir bientôt, et, comme d'habitude, il ne s'est rien passé. Bien qu'il y ait eu cette étrange observation, quelque chose qui a attiré son intérêt... une éclipse solaire. C'est arrivé pendant les morts de la nuit, où la teinte orange calmante habituelle du Soleil étant absente, Gerard n'a réussi à remarquer que lorsqu'il était dehors se préparant à observer les étoiles.
Dans sa marche normale, tout semblait comme toujours. Le bavardage silencieux de la forêt restait encore présent, et le doux rouille des feuilles était là aussi. Puis, hors du bleu, tout était encore là. Les feuilles s'arrêtèrent dans leur chemin vers le sol mou, de petits créatures restèrent comme des cerfs attendant d'être écrasés par les voitures. Même le vent n'était pas là. Gerard est devenu un grand regard, avec une expression confuse,
"C'est quoi ce bordel?" Il s'est demandé, resserrant l'emprise de son écharpe rouge.
Il a touché une feuille tombante, et il a commencé sur le cours normal à nouveau, mais tout était encore. Avant qu'il ne puisse faire beaucoup d'elise, un mal de tête scintillant s'est emparé. Il s'est mis à genoux avec un gémissement. Puis tout a bougé à nouveau, le vent était revenu, les animaux s'éloignaient et toutes les feuilles ont commencé à tomber une fois de plus. Au lieu de l'expression douloureuse habituelle, un sourire s'est formé sur son visage.
Intéressant. Il pensait à lui-même.
Après s'être rassemblé, il se leva et marcha brusquement vers la ville. Ses pensées sont toutes imprégnées de ce qui vient de se passer. Se poussant sur la saleté sur son pantalon et sur son sac à dos, puis son téléphone puis bourdonné silencieusement et vibré dans son pantalon, le vérifiant rapidement, un message apparut;
"Yo, réunion d'urgence au club d'astronomie plus tard, je suppose."
Court et concis, comme Gerard l'aime. C'était probablement à cause de l'éclipse solaire non programmée qui s'est produite hier soir. Gerard se mit alors à marcher vers l'école. Ce n'était pas trop long de marcher, Vérone est une petite ville après tout. Tout le monde marchait aussi normalement comme toujours.
"Alors. Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé juste là, il semblait que j'ai arrêté le temps?" Il s'est demandé rhétoriquement, un visage frappé a suivi "Damn, j'ai oublié que nous avions l'école aujourd'hui."
Personne de remarquable ne pouvait être vu à la porte d'entrée, avec tout son temps gelé dans les bois, il a été surpris qu'il ait été le premier là-bas. Première classe de la semaine- Home Eco, et il a été damné de nouveau tôt, avec seulement quelques étudiants qui marchent.
"J'ai le temps de réfléchir." Il s'est moqué de lui-même en marchant vers l'économie domestique. La classe n'y avait que quelques étudiants, donc il a pris son siège habituel, a sorti un livre et a commencé à lire en pensant aux événements qui se sont déroulés dans les bois plus tôt.
“If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I do, I'll make it quick.”
-Himself



|Name|
Gerard Jones West
|Nickname|
People either call him by his first or last name, sometimes 'Gest' which slightly irks him.
|Birth Date|
January 3rd 1998
|Age|
17
|Gender|
Male
|Sexuality|
Heterosexual



|In Depth Appearance|
One of the most notable feature of Gerard is his eyes, a stark sky blue that seems to pierce right through you. He stands at a little bit above average height with dark brown hair that can be seen in light. A lazy and bored look always seems present with his face as he nothing really ever happens in Verona, much to his dismay.
One of the most constant things about his clothing is his dark shaded beanie, he always seems to bring it whenever possible. Otherwise he just usually wears a jacket with a white inside topped with dark blue jeans.
|Scars, Tattoos, Piercings|
Just wears some normal clip-like earings on both sides of his ears.



|Likes & Dislikes|
✔ Sating his Curiousty
✔ Sleeping
✔ Smart people
✔ People who can take a joke
✔ Interesting things/Individuals
✔ Reading with music
✔ Cocoa
✔ Below cold-temperatures
✘ Boring, everyday things
✘ Loud, attention seeking people
✘ Too much noise
✘ Showoffs
✘ Being nagged on for something he has to do, he'll get to it
✘ People who wear masks
✘ Closemindedness
✘ Hot areas/rooms
|Hobbies|
Astronomy - Star watching
Tree Climbing, taking in the surrounding environment
Martial Arts - Interesting, for him

|Habits|
Fixing his clothing whenever he thinks deeply
Yawning unintentionally when something bores him
Scratching the back of his neck whenever nervous
|Fears|
☠Being bored for the rest of his life
☠Heights
☠Drowning


|Personality|
♦ Curious ♦ Shiftless ♦ Sharp-tongued ♦ Astute ♦
His shiftless and lazy attitude comes from the boring, everday life in Verona. But whenever something piques his interests and curiousity, little cans top him from sating said curiousity and will rush headlong into whatever- be it dangerous or not. Despite this, whenever he does get close to someone- he tends to and tease them to gauge a reaction- it's his way to show affection.
Known, or atleast competing, for the laziest title in Town, he has no qualms with the authorities unlike his peers, unless they go against what he wants to know to sate his curiousity. His tongue is also sharp, saying what he thinks at the moment and rarely holding back unless the situation calls for it. Usually out of curiousity or again, gauging their reactions.
While being lazy, he doesn't get behind his studies and tends to get to it. He also loves to stargaze, as it instills a sense of serenity and peace whenever he does it- getting fairly annoyed whenever someone disturbs this stillness. He is also fairly fit, being in martial arts for a few years- switching between a few every so often but mainly just Aikido. There's enough muggers and the like in Verona that he has to do it, and he has no qualms with it either.

|History|
Born to rather normal parents, James and Samantha West, in Verona. His upbringing was rather odd, his parents let him do whatever he wished as they were both out most of the time to earn a living as they weren't the wealthiest in town. This caused him to develop a self-dependent attitude, cooking, cleaning and the like all by himself, nurturing a bored outlook on life. Most of the time he would be out and about, looking for things that would relieve him of his boredom.
He didn't fully hate Verona, neither did he like it, the town was boring for his taste but a few interesting things did happen here and there that sated it enough once in a while. For example the whole murder debacle, Gerard was luckily not one of the victims, neither his parents. His life in Verona was uneventful unlike his peers who usually got into trouble, incarcerated or something else. He wasn't really into destroying his innards with booze or drugs, and he never really sought out trouble, only seeking out things that piqued his interests, which probably made him one of the most 'normal' if you could say that.
Well, that is, until time froze around him while he was cascading through the woods, all the animals, falling leaves and even the light just... halted.
|Family|
Almost everyone in town knew each other, this was the case for the West family, they are known as the rather mundane and down-to-earth kind of people. Which bored Gerard even further. The house was white and blue and stood on dirt, a fine garden grew by Gerard's mothers, which he sometimes tends to.
James West; Father; Age 42;
A fine accountant that demands him to be out the whole day to earn his wages for the family, usually a jokester when interacting with his family and likes to prank them. Not as strict as his wife, he lets Gerard go out and do whateevr as long as he's safe. Gerard is rather close to James moreso than his mother.
Samantha West; Mother; Age 35;
A strict, uncompromising teacher. Her students had caused her to grow this attitude, and Gerard sometimes wonders how she and his fun loving father ever got along. Tries to be sweet and caring to Gerard but sometimes cannot show it. Gerard is close to his mother, but not as close as he is to his father.
|Theme Song|
Kill the lights – Set It Off
”And the truth, we all pursue.”



|Power Name|
Chronokinesis, Time manipulation
|Power Descrption|
Gerard has to manipulate time, though to a lesser degree as he's just beginning to grasp his powe.
|Abilities|
His powers are activated by a finger snap.
Reverb; If he focuses/concentrates on, let's say, a broken jug, and thinks of when it wasn't broken, the jug would be then 'fixed' or altered back to it's original condition before it was broken.
Time stop; For a short amount of time, around ten or so seconds, time will halt. Whoever Gerard touches in this timespan will also be able to move while everything is frozen in place.

|Drawbacks/Weaknesses|
Continued usage of his powers damages his health greatly, reuse of Reverb grants him migraines so he set a limit on how much he should do per day.
Time stop also, as powerful as it is, if used for more than ten seconds he will begin to start feeling heavy pressure in his head and in a matter of seconds have a blackout. After usage of time stop in less than ten seconds, he experiences fatigue and a splitting headache for a few hours and an occasional nosebleed.
There's a limited range in which, where Gerard is the center of his powers, spanning about half a yard. For reverb to work, he has to be next to the item.