Name: Matthew Kern
Name Pronunciation: Math-u K-urn
Nickname: Matt
Sexuality: Unknown, I’m too scared to ask (Pan)
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Languages Spoken: English, German, German-Swiss
Native Language: German-Swiss
Appearance:
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-Looking at Matthew, you would immediately think shut in. Although by how he carries himself and dresses, he seems to put some attempt into hiding that.
-Standing at 5’10 Matthew has a lean and lightly muscled build. Working alone pushing machines and carrying equipment keeps one from becoming stagnant.
-Most of his attire consists of a clean button down that’s bound to be stained and dirty within the hour. Straight dark slacks. Bonus points if there’s a dirty medical glove sticking out of one of his back pockets.
-Although he’s dressed in his Sunday best more often than not, he’s also ruining it on the dot. It would be wise if he invested in an apron… Usually smeared with blood, chemicals, paints, grease, and other things he unceremoniously wipes away when needed.
-Matthew has harvest wheat colored short hair that’s always pushed back. Although during moments of intense focus and mindless work it’ll become a bit of a mess of stray hairs here and there.
-Matt always, always has his glasses. Behind them he has dark green eyes with small flecks of gold. The rest of his face is sharp with a blank uninterested or annoyed expression. However in moments of breakthrough or frustration his expression can look more intense or very angry.
-But in all honesty, he just has a hardcore resting-B face.
Personality Traits:
-Stoic, reserved, blunt with words, cocky at times, passionate about his work, bold to a fault, apathetic to those he doesn’t know, backstabber . Would just name a few.
-Matthew is a in all ways stubborn as a mule in all things he despises doing. And cocky as a peacock over the smallest things he specializes in. Although once he starts blabbering on about his work, he soon realizes how much he’s already said and quickly shuts up. Getting him to talk openly is a two steps forward one step back.
-If he doesn’t like you for this or that reason, it'll be known. You could say he’s rather assumptious of others. He thinks he’s as secret as a safe, when really he’s an open book turning its own pages for you.
-Although he does make himself spiky and snappy, he does yearn for social connections deep down. He is only feeling that isolation more and more due to the marked and stalker tensions.
-Matthew does like people, well some people. Once he does like you, there's no doubt- or some, that he would go to hell and back for you. If Matt is anything, he's loyal to those he hasn't deemed 'trouble'.
-On the other hand, Matthew is out for himself. He wants to put himself first, because that’s a safer more rewarding position.
-If he sees a way out of something by throwing someone else under the bus, he’ll take it. But they’re never decisions made lightly.
He can’t remember if he always used to think like this…
Abilities:
-Frankenstein’s body effect-
The body becomes more robust in physical ability, but at the cost of functionality at times
-Pick your poison-
The body is able to take in more harmful substances with milder to no effects
-Lick thy’s wounds-
Rapid healing to wounds not around vital areas (arms, legs, parts of torso and abdomen)
Strengths:
-Rapid healing of wounds
-Easy attachment of lost limbs or even his head in rare cases
-Can handle moderate damage to the external and internal body, even vital areas if they’re treated fast enough
-Slight enhanced strength but not enough to be greatly noticeable.
-Numbed feelings to pain
-No need for sleep
Weaknesses:
-Can catch on fire easily, for that reason is terrified of uncontrolled flames
-Due to the numbed reactions to pain, he can’t always tell if there’s damage to vital areas
-His body is more prone to dropping a limb on harsh impact with other objects.
-Although he doesn’t need to sleep, sleeping helps keep you sane and rational, which he seems to be loosing. Making him make quick irrational decisions at times.
Affiliations:
Mother and father he cut contact with years ago when he was still a child.
Has a few friends from his time in university Who help supply him with fresh lab equipment.
Other:
The hands wear crowns not their heads
Life/Other Details:
-Matthew doesn’t talk about where he grew up or about his family.
-Found his way into shady academic circles as a teen.
-He went to college to study medical science and biochemistry involving the human body.
-He was kicked out his third year for breaking moral code after an incident.
-Since leaving university he’s been working on his own. Taking commissions in making illegally sold chemicals. Where they go he had no idea and doesn’t think about.
-In the beginning of being a marked, he tried finding a cure. Anything, something to help get rid of all of these side effects. But changed his tune when he realized he could use this ability to test his own experiments on himself.
-His newest trial of tests is enhancing and dulling abilities. Dulling has had little good effect, and only gives him whiplash side effects where he has to wear bandages and slings for days at a time.
-He’s starting to wonder what other’s marked abilities he could enhance…