Callie Betto
| Callie Betto | |
|---|---|
| File:CallieBettoWiki.jpg Portrayed by Haley Bennett | |
| Codename: | None |
| Affiliations: | Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters - Student, New Mutants |
| Birthdate: | 24 August, 1992 |
| Journal: | x_dryad |
| Player: | Catherine |
The daughter of the well-known mutant landscaper Giancarlo Betto, Callie joined Xavier's in attempt to regain control of her powers.
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Details
Character Journal: x_dryad
Real Name: Calliope Ann Betto
Codename: n/a
Aliases: Callie
First Appearance: 23 June 2008
Date of Birth: 24 August, 1992
Place of Birth: Burlington, VT
Citizenship: American
Relatives: Giancarlo (father), Elizabeth (mother, deceased)
Education: Rising Junior
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Student
Team Affiliation: New Mutants
Biography
Childhood
Born in Burlington, Vermont to Giancarlo Betto and his wife Elizabeth, Callie was a seemingly normal child. As both of her parents were mutants, it was almost assured that she herself would be one as well. This speculation was confirmed at her birth when Callie's skin was hued pink.
Giancarlo was a famous mutant landscaper, so growing up Callie was never ashamed to be a mutant. She never thought it made her any different from her peers, especially because she hadn’t manifested her powers. She attended the private school where her mom taught music, and was generally accepted despite her unusual appearance. She had a few close friends, and was generally liked by all. Being rather studious, Callie spent a good deal of time reading outside in her free time. When her father was home he would teach her the essentials of wilderness survival in addition to exposing her to a myriad of other outdoor activities.
As she entered puberty, both she and her parents wondered which of their powers she had inherited; Elizabeth was a low-level telepath and Giancarlo was chlorokinetic. One day when she was eleven, after what had been a frightfully long and harsh winter Callie and Elizabeth were out in the garden planting flowers. Usually by this time the flowers had bloomed, and as Callie willed it so they did. Callie’s father was particularly proud of his daughter after this point and took it upon himself to help her learn to control her powers. He minimized his traveling for work, and only traveled within the country so he could spend more time with his daughter.
Then tragedy struck the Betto household the summer in which Callie was set to turn 14. Elizabeth had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. For the next year the doctors tried to treat her, but nothing they did seemed to help, it was already too invasive and had been caught too late. Shortly before Callie’s fifteenth birthday her mother died, and Giancarlo moved to Milan with his daughter to be with his parents.
Living At The X-Mansion
Shortly following Elizabeth’s death, Callie began to demonstrate loss of control over her powers. Either they would not work, or they would cause exponential growth. Assuming that this was a temporary expression of grief, Giancarlo thought nothing of it. That is until late April/early May when he realized that this problem had escalated to her not being able to do anything with her powers and decided to send his daughter to Westchester to see if the group there could help.
The months that followed were relatively quiet for her, especially compared to her classmates. After helping out with the floods in Iowa, Callie began to settle into her new life; focusing on her school work and making friends with her fellow classmates. She contracted chicken pox shortly before the first New Mutant excursion, and was kept in the mansion during the attack on New York City. While initially feeling guilt over her absence with the team, she found that her staying behind to be beneficial with helping others upon their return.
Physical Characteristics
Height: 5’10
Weight: 150lbs
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
Other Features: Pink skin, pointy elf-like ears, one piercing in each ear
Powers
Chlorokinesis- Callie’s power is twofold:
Plant communication: Callie has the ability to communicate with plants much like a telepath can with people. It is not a particularly strong connection in that she must actively be maintaining a link (ie a plant cannot simply call out telepathically to her mind) for communication to occur. It is for this reason that she rarely uses the power, and tends to forget about it at times. When a plant communicates, it is not like humans nor animals because plants do not have emotions. They cannot express fear, excitement, happiness, etc. Instead, Callie would explain plants as “speaking” in senses. For example, if a plant needed water Callie would receive wetness. She wouldn’t feel wet, but because she knows what wetness is from prior experience she would be able to understand. The same holds true for when she speaks to them. She can only focus on one “thought” at a time; usually the ones she understands. When she doesn’t understand (for example if the plant is being killed off by a certain chemical that she wouldn’t respond to) she can sometimes offer vague explanations about the general state of the plant, or she has no idea what’s going on.
Plant control: Callie can accelerate, decelerate, or reverse plant growth. She can control plants within a twenty foot radius. The type of growth that occurs depends on each plant. Smaller, less complex plants grow very quickly (for example vines, weeds, flowers, etc.) while larger plants, such as trees, she only controls a section of. She can cause a branch of a tree to bend at an angle from the tree, whether that be parallel to the ground or perpendicular to it, as well as causing leaves, flowers, and fruit to grow. Growing a full tree is possible with much time and concentration, and certainly not in one sitting.
Equipment
Nothing special.
Trivia
Callie was named for an instrument and not the Greek muse
Fluent in Italian and English
Plots
2008
2009
Meta
Player: Catherine
E-mail: File:Catemail.jpg
AIM: MusiCath51188
Player Icon Base: Haley Bennett
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