Laurie Collins
Laurie Collins is currently a sophomore (Year 10) in high school; she lives at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and shares a room with Yvette Petrovic.
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Details
Character Journal: x_wallflower_
Real Name: Lauren Olivia Collins
Codename: none
Aliases: none
First Appearance: April 25, 2006
Date of Birth: 9-13-1990
Place of Birth: Salem Center, New York
Citizenship: American
Relatives: Gail Collins (mother), Zachariah "Zack" Garrison (father)
Education: Sophomore at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Relationship Status: single
Occupation: Student
Team Affiliation: none
Biography
Childhood
Laurie had an interesting childhood, mostly looked after by her grandparents during the day, she and her mother would spend a lot of time together during the evenings. When Laurie was old enough to travel, Laurie's mother would take her on road trips to various locations around the US, and sometimes overseas to places Gail had a connection with from her modelling days. Laurie's grandparents died while she was still young, having had Gail late in life and passing peacefully in their sleep. Laurie and Gail still visit their gravestones in the local cemetery once a year.
Laurie manifested her mutant powers in her 15th year, during a summer camp where she suddenly became aware of people's changing attitude while in her presence. Upon confiding this weird occurrence to her mother, Gail cautioned Laurie to keep her new found powers under wraps considering the mood of the town.
Laurie continued with her life and schooling, only telling a few close friends of her powers until one of those friends betrayed her to the authorities after a riot at her high school. Laurie was put on trial and defended by Nathan Dayspring, who eventually cleared her name.
Living At The X-Mansion
Laurie has currently been at the mansion only a year, but is settling in well. She currently shares a room with Yvette Petrovic and is trying to keep up with schooling as well as getting her mutant power under control. She has made some leeway in this and is almost ready to take of the air scrubber Forge made for her during her first few days at the mansion.
Physical Characteristics
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 115 lbs
Eyes: hazel
Hair: brownish-blonde
Powers
Laurie's mutant power is that of pheromone control. She can affect the physical state of a person through the release of these pheromones. They do not affect emotional state, and currently she has no knowing control over them at all.
An example: when Laurie is in a state of stress, people around her will start to sweat, their heart rate will increase and they will have tightness in their abdomen but they will not have the corresponding emotion for this set of reactions. It would be very disorientating to someone who didn't know what was going on.
One of the side effects of her power makes her a clear communicator with animals, although she is not able to understand them at all.
Equipment
Air scrubber Forge made for her. Looks vaguely like an Ipod and makes a small humming noise when turned on.
Trivia
Laurie likes to listen to people, and can often be found in more well trafficked areas of the mansion with a book in hand. She doesn't consider this 'people watching' to be weird in any way, and figures everyone has to have a hobby.
She used to be on the track team at her old school and still keeps up her training in the mornings, usually getting up quite early to do so.
Best places to find Laurie when outside the classroom is on the jogging track or around the hallways of the mansion.
Plots
Meta
Player: Seraph
E-mail: ladyseraph .@. gmail . com
AIM: LadySeraAngel
PB: Emily VanCamp
