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Tabitha, calling herself Meltdown, was an asset to the X-Men in the early years, where the skills she acquired in her "misspent youth" occasionally proved useful on a mission. She also showed a keen skill for research, both online and off. In early 2004, for reasons not yet made public, Tabitha left the mansion for California. While not official staff at the [[West Coast Annex]], she has been known to stop by on occasion. | Tabitha, calling herself Meltdown, was an asset to the X-Men in the early years, where the skills she acquired in her "misspent youth" occasionally proved useful on a mission. She also showed a keen skill for research, both online and off. In early 2004, for reasons not yet made public, Tabitha left the mansion for California. While not official staff at the [[West Coast Annex]], she has been known to stop by on occasion. | ||
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| + | In 2007, Tabitha rejoined the school, having completed tertiary study and taking on the position of assistant librarian. During her college years she had let herself get out of shape, and one of her goals was to return to the fitness she enjoyed as part of the team, however the true reason was that she had lost her direction in life and wanted to find it again. She settled quickly back into things, throwing herself into her work and maintaining a friendly - if sometimes distant - relationship with the rest of the school. | ||
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Revision as of 16:42, 24 May 2007
Contents
Details
Character Journal: x_plosive
Real Name: Tabitha Smith
Codename: Meltdown
Aliases: None
First Appearance: September 26, 2003
Date of Birth: January 23, 1982
Place of Birth: Roanoke, Virginia
Citizenship: US
Relatives: Marty Louis Smith (father), Mandy Smith (mother - deceased), Wanda Jo Bialowsky (step-mother)
Education: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters University of California at Monterey
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Assistant Librarian
Team Affiliation: X-Men
Background
Childhood
Tabitha Smith was born to Marty Louis Smith and Mandy Smith, in Roanoke, Virginia on January 23rd, 1982. Her parents divorced and her father later married Wanda Jo Bialowsky.
Tabitha loved her mother with all the enthusiasm and selective blindness an eleven-year-old can have. She idealized their relationship, purposely forgetting that the blind-folded driving adventure and others like it could have easily gotten them both killed. Her father filed for sole custody under pressure from his own parents and her mom never contested his claim. Since Tabitha never saw the inside of the court room, she saw her father taking her away to spite her mother. When he remarried so quickly after her mother's death, she saw her young step-mother as an interloper. Wanda wanted a family of her own, not a bratty little step-daughter. All around, nobody was happy with anybody else.
She never really got along with her parents, so when her powers began to manifest the fighting finally came to a head. In retaliation for the latest bout of name-calling, Tabitha put a miniature time-bomb in her father's lasagna. In retaliation, he beat her severely. She ran away that night, ending up in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She kept to the periphery of the local gangs, avoiding attention and living off of what was left in vacation homes and what she could get from picking pockets. She was picked up by the police after setting off a home alarm in a condo. She's not quite sure how it happened, but she ended up at Xavier's.
The Team
Tabitha, calling herself Meltdown, was an asset to the X-Men in the early years, where the skills she acquired in her "misspent youth" occasionally proved useful on a mission. She also showed a keen skill for research, both online and off. In early 2004, for reasons not yet made public, Tabitha left the mansion for California. While not official staff at the West Coast Annex, she has been known to stop by on occasion.
In 2007, Tabitha rejoined the school, having completed tertiary study and taking on the position of assistant librarian. During her college years she had let herself get out of shape, and one of her goals was to return to the fitness she enjoyed as part of the team, however the true reason was that she had lost her direction in life and wanted to find it again. She settled quickly back into things, throwing herself into her work and maintaining a friendly - if sometimes distant - relationship with the rest of the school.
Physical Characteristics
Height: 5'5"
Weight: "Fluffy"
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Other Features: She often struggles to maintain the happy balance between caloric intake and output. She put on quite a few pounds while in school, as she really didn't have the spare time to keep up her exercise routines.
Powers
Tabitha creates "time bombs", small spheres of plasma that remain stable until she explodes them. The approximate damage is based on the size of the bomb - spheres the size of a marble explode like a small firecracker, while larger ones are capable of significant destruction.
Tabitha's one crutch to her power is her need to count out loud before detonating her 'time bombs'. Through training, it is hypothesized that she will be able to overcome this difficulty. She has learned how to reabsorb her bombs.
Equipment
None.
Trivia
None.
Plots
2003
X-Men Mission: Bombing At Disneyworld
2004
2007
Meta
Player: Shai
E-mail: 
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Player Icon Base: Cheryl
Meta Trivia
Formerly played by Dixie, picked up by Shai in March 2007
