Mathew stood silent as ISIS spoke who seemed to be undeterred by the rude comment thrown at her, then again could an AI be insulted in such a manner? Regardless the AI wish for the group to collectively show what their gifts were rather than simply just tell.<br/>It was a request that Mathew found somewhat difficult to swallow as he had spent a lot of effort to keep it hidden from everyone, not even his parents knew about them so why should a group of strangers know? '<i>It's logical,I'm going to be part of a team, a task force, they need to be able to trust me, they need to be able to understand and know what to expect from me. But then, who says I need to show it straight away.</i>'  The man reflected as he tightened his grip on his cane.<br/><br/>The young woman who identified herself as Nicole, volunteered to go first. Without explanation or warning she sprinted towards the set of targets ahead of her, she passed through each target astounding Mathew. It appeared as if each object didn't exist or perhaps it's the other way around. From what he saw there were no markings on any of the targets or walls as she ran through.<br/>She explained that she could not only phase through inanimate objects but living creatures as well, demonstrating by plunging her arm through her stomach. Mathew winced at the sight, bringing his right hand to his own, even though it didn't hurt Nicole it sure looked painful.<br/><br/>Next came Nathaniel, the man who's commanding presence had gotten on the nerves of one of the other members. His powers where much more direct, though it seemed that it needed a moment to build up but the results were... unquestionable. It was as if it came from a sci-fi story, a man capable of firing energy beams from his hand, incredible, course the mess it made reminded him that these were non-living targets... what if he was forced to turn it against something that was alive...what if he had to turn it on another human being?<br/>Even as Nathaniel continued to explain another side of his powers, namely the ability to detect life through some sort of 'pulse', Mathew wondered if the others held such destructive powers and if this was the reason to their formation; to destroy. No. Nicole and the other young woman had powers that held no direct ability to destroy. Right?<br/><br/>Diego seemed to be a friendly enough fellow, a bit nervous but otherwise seemed polite though Mathew could not have expected what would be his power. Lights flickered for a moment before plunging the group into darkness before the flash of the light returning caused his eyes to lose focus as it tried to adjust. His knee began to ache as the temperature dropped, his breathing began to quicken as another presence began to...inspect each of them? No...toy with them. A cold clawed hand reached out to his own, Mathew kept his eyes forward trying his best not to acknowledge what was near to him, he wasn't too keen on the idea of entering a panicked state by looking directly at such a cold specter. Sweat had began to form on his brow when the specter was finally called off.<br/><br/>Whatever happened next Mathew was unsure, there was a commotion, a scream and a lot of apologizing. Namely from the strange shapeshifter who seemed to identify itself as 'Mimi', whatever the case was Mathew wasn't that good of a people's person to be of assistance, in fact he was pretty sure his comments would be the exact opposite to what the girl needed.<br/>Even as the commotion died down, Diego elaborated on his ability which also seemed to include the ability to speak to 'spirits' a topic Mathew was not quite keen on as he was never too sure if he actually believed in them to begin with. But with Diego around he'd have to face the possibility that they did in fact exist.<br/><br/>It seemed like Nathaniel was more than just commanding, as he and the others were able to calm down the girl with the trench coat, who had revealed that not only did she seemed to have tentacles growing from her body but also had hollow bones. Which didn't seem to be too good of a power to have in Mathew's eyes, considering he knew from first experience that bones and ligaments could be easily damaged if placed in the 'right' circumstance.<br/><br/>Given how many of the group had already shown their powers and how silent he had been, Mathew choose to finally speak up. "ISIS, I'd like to request a same of earth, preferably something solid and not too large. Once you've chosen something you deem suitable for me I'll give a demonstration of my powers as well as an on the fly explanation. I'm sure you're enjoying expanding our files with new bits of information gleaned from these introductions so I may as well give you a more accurate one than what you've gotten from those observations."<br/>He took another deep breath before speaking to the group, "My name's Mathew Lloyd and I'm an earth shaper, I'll explain my powers and why I call myself that when our beloved host brings out a sample for me to use. Pardon my silence for most of the demonstrations and then...unfortunate incident, I'm not much of a people's person, I tend to respond with sarcasm in most cases. Most times people don't even understand me when I insult them and when I compliment them...."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>