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| Catseye: A student from 2004 to 2006, Catseye is currently living in upstate New York with her brother Evan.
When Catseye was born, she already showed signs of physical mutation - miniscule claws and a tail, and she was less than a year old, she developed the ability to change into a small purple kitten, an ability her mother attempted to hide from Catseye's father who was already upset by his daughter's 'deformities'. However, Catseye's older brother Evan was also aware of the kitten, although he did not make the connection between the cat and his baby sister. Once Harold Smith discovered his daughter was a mutant, however, he took the kitten from his home and abandoned her in the city during a snowstorm. After the winter, the Smiths told everyone their daughter had died during the winter. Catseye was rescued and raised by a pack of alley cats - although aging as a human, she outlived them all. Lost and confused, she was eventually found by an older lady who was only known to neighbors as "the Cat Lady". It was during these years that Catseye discovered the ability to change back to a human form, but thought of herself as a cat. After the Cat Lady was hospitalised following a stroke, her tribe of cats as taken to a local animal shelter by Animal Control. Upon discovering one of their new acquisitions could in fact turn herself into a human being, the shelter contacted Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, as they were aware volunteer Rahne Sinclair, herself a shapeshifter, came from there. Catseye was brought to the school, her belief she was a cat who could turn human causing some issues, but for the most part settling down well. In 2005, with the help (or possible interference) of Forge, Catseye discovered her true origins. Unfortunately, her human family are FOH sympathisers, and she only made contact with her older brother Evan, who remembered the tiny purple kitten of his childhood. It was difficult for Catseye to accept she was not in fact a cat, but she began making inroads and eventually decided to try living with her brother away from the school. Catseye is a metamorph, shifting from a human form into a feline form. She has shown the ability to shift into a medium-sized housecat while retaining her full intelligence, although she cannot directly speak in this form. As a cat, the has the normal physical abilities of a common housecat. She has also displayed the ability to shift into a much larger feline form, similar to that of a mountain lion or cougar. In this form, her intellect is reduced to a more primitive state, and she operates primarily on instinct. In human form, Catseye retains retractable claws on her fingers and toes, and her tail becomes prehensile. She also possesses acute senses of sight, hearing, and smell in all forms. This character is currently unplayed, but is open for applications. If you are interested in applying for this character, you can contact the mods at x_moderators @ googlegroups . com and you can find the application form here. |
