| Jesse Hartley |
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| Portrayed By |
Leighton Stultz |
| Gender |
Male |
| Date of Birth |
07/07/84 |
| Age |
26 |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Aliases |
Remix |
| Place of Birth |
Burlington, VT |
| Current Location |
NYC, NY |
| Occupation |
Student/Designer |
| Known Relatives |
Parents |
| Significant Other |
None |
| Identity |
Secret |
| Known Abilities |
Solid Sonics, Flight |
| First Appearance |
??? |
This isn't the real song… it's a REMIX!
History
Daniel Hartley and Rebecca had a son. E-I-E-I-O. And this son was named Jesse. E-I-…ok, enough of that. Anyway, I was born. Vermont. Burlington to be exact. I never really understood my parents. They earned money, but rarely ever spent much. They were extremely frugal. Not that there's anything wrong with it, I just never understood the need to save THAT much.
My grades in school were above average, but nothing exceptional. Art classes, though, I usually did really well in, especially when it came to design. I always did really well at figuring out the best ways to arrange things and when drawing clothing. I guess I knew from early on that I'd be good at fashion.
In High school, things really began to change. I started noticing things. When I needed something physical, there would be one there beside me. But it was always a shade of red, and made of some weird substance I couldn't tell. It reacted to my touch, though. If I pressed in against it, it would move. If I placed it somewhere, though, and moved something against it, it remained firm. I figured out, eventually, that the noise coming from it… well… it WAS sound. Solid sound.
I played with it when I was alone, figuring it wasn't something my parents would really like to know about. I mean, how many parents are proud of having mutant children? Not many, ya know? Either way, I got pretty good at making things out of sound. Over the years, they became tougher and tougher, stronger and stronger. It became easy over time to create things, and I was able to create more intricate shapes as well. I never got to anything compound, but, I can at least do basics. Chains, bats, boomerangs… large planes of force.
As I went through high school, I started focussing more on art and design, than other things. I knew I wanted to design clothing for a living. I even had a small dream of making fashions for the really powerful. Superheroes. Gods among men. But, that would have to wait. College was a necessity first.
My parents had saved their money for two reasons. One) My college. Two) A home or something for me in the future. The college wouldn't be too expensive though, since I chose ESU over one of the private schools. It's there that I met Darrell. Lazy. Drunk-ass. Fucked up. Total ass on occasion. But… closest friend I've got up here. Anyway, he means a lot to me. We both get on each other's nerves, but… I'd do anything for him. But… don't ever tell him that.
Recently, the world came under seige and I learned something else about myself. While being chased by a large group of animalistic creatures, I was almost trapped. Wishing for a way out, I shot into the sky, being lifted on waves of sound. I'm still going to school, but graduation is only two or three months away.
Themesongs
Timeline
| July 1, 2009 |
Jesse finds out he's not alone. |
ZOMG ALIENS |
| June 15, 2009 |
Jesse is one of many with the Watcher's eye upon him. |
Everyday Life |
| June 26, 2009 |
Jesse continues his run of flirtation with customers. |
Costume Time |
| April 1, 2009 |
Roommates discuss recent things they've found out about each other. |
Confession |
| April 3, 2009 |
Jesse and Darrell find that Jesse's parents are gone… and find out what Jesse really is. |
Parents |
| April 8, 2009 |
Jesse gets his first Protective Costume Customer. |
Designing |
| April 14, 2009 |
Jesse designs for another Protective Costume. |
Designing Specialty |
| March 12, 2009 |
Jesse's parents are killed. |
No log |
| March 29, 2009 |
A normal evening in the apartment Jesse shares with Darrell. |
Boys Will Be Boys |
| March 31, 2009 |
Jesse, along with many other people, helps save the world. |
Freedom |
Quotes
Trivia
Powers
Jesse can create up to 400 cubic feet of material out of sound. (20x20x1) The material can be any hardness up to the hardness of steel. It takes him a full minute to create each 100 cubic feet of material if it's simple planes of force. If he's shaping the material as he creates it, it can take even longer. The creations always emit a rather loud hum. They can be destroyed just like steel can, but he can recreate it afterwards. He can make basic shapes, and certain basic simple machines (Pulleys, Wedges, Levers, etc) and items like chains. But anything more advanced is simply unavailable to him for the moment.
As his flight kicked in, he's surrounded by a noisy corona of sound. The sound can carry him at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, for now. However, at those speeds and since he has little knowledge of using flight, he can't control himself too well. Over time, he may grow into it.
Jesse can recreate any sound he's heard within ten feet of his body. The sounds can be loud enough to sound like a stereo speaker, but not loud enough to damage or deafen.
When the Kahn'Tah'Te land on a planet, their solid sound bodies will emerge, able to take on the form of the dominant life form of the planet, in order to hide amongst its people. The ones landing on earth, for example, took on a human guise. If some landed on Chandilar, they would take the form of Shi'Ar. The bodies are almost perfectly passable for human. Once they find out exactly what they are (the memories are locked away), the can shift between bodies of solid sound and human forms. The Sound Bodies are exactly that, bodies made out of sonic energy. The energy is firm and yielding, much like a human body, but it does not bleed and does not eat. It instead thrives on emotions that come from the lifesongs around it. In Human form, it eats, breathes, and acts just like a human. The other form gains no advantages or disadvantages over human, just differences. In Space, the natural forms are covered in a sheet of Teluric Crystal. They basically go into a state of hibernation until they reach a planet with an atmosphere.
Every living creature has a lifesong about it. This lifesong is a unique sound held by each creature. It gives a vague overview of who and what they are, but nothing definate. For example, a bright cheerful person would have a bright cheerful song. A sad, depressed person might have a dirge or a lament. With that, when they get to know someone, they can hear them coming up from any direction.
If a person is injured and in danger of dying, a Kahn'Tah'Te can hold their lifesong together, stabilizing them for a few hours until they can get medical attention. However, when they do this, they bond their song to the other, taking on part of the damage (temporarily) that the other person gained. If the person seeks medical attention within the time period, they may be able to get better (or not, depending on the severity). It simply holds them from death for a few hours, in order to allow them to find whether or not they can heal or say their last goodbyes.
A Teluric Memory Crystal is a crystal created to contain a memorysong. A memorysong can be the entire memory of a person or it can be just a few chosen memories. The crystals are keyed to specific things, either a key word or a key note, or even a touch. When keyed, the memories, feelings, or scenes flow into the minds of the people in it's vicinity (within twenty feet). It can be blocked by a reasonable psi shield.
Any Kahn'Tah'Te can create a Teluric Crystal. Teluric Crystals are nothing more than sound compressed and formed into a permanent shape. They are as hard as quartz and are different colors depending on the emotions or memories within them.
When a Kahn'Tah'Te goes into a vacuum, or into space, their bodies are covered into flat panels of crystal. The crystal protects them, but leaves them completely unconscious, unable to even control their movement. The crystals will move in the direction they first chose, not stopping until gravity pulls them down to a planet, or until they're destroyed.
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