<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f3/RenAmano.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Ren Amano<br/><strong>Age:</strong>18<br/><strong>Year:</strong>First<br/><strong>Sex:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Orientation:</strong>Straight<br/><strong>Background:</strong>An only child and the son of a diplomat with the Japanese government, Ren spent his early years moving around the world, spending time in France, Germany, and the United States as his father moved from one assignment to the other. He adjusted to changing schools frequently about as well as most diplomatic/military kids, managing to make at least a couple friends wherever he ended up despite being a bit of a nerd. Things got more difficult, however when, at 13 years of age, his abnormal powers first manifested themselves. His parents did try to be supportive, to cope with the fact that their child was one of 'them', and they did their best - but between his frequent injuries as he struggled to learn to control his new speed, and the diplomatic difficulties that would come with a diplomat being revealed to have an Abnormal child, it wasn't long before he was sent to an Abnormal boarding school in Japan. Over time there, Ren learned to (mostly) control his speed, and became comfortable with what he was and with his Abnormal classmates. When the shift in the countries politics came about, he figured he would be able to handle the transition to a mixed school better then most, after having moved about so much as a kid - though in practice, he's found himself more then a bit nervous about the move to Denai academy, about having to interact with normals again after so many years. His parent's position at least allowed him to secure a single dorm room, and though he's spent the majority of his time so far in there alone with his video games, he's slowly attempting to branch out a bit more and explore the campus, the city, and his fellow students.<br/><strong>Power:</strong>Accelerated speed/reflexes. With the (fortunate) exception of aging, Ren's body's processes are far faster then those of a normal human. He's run a 100m dash in just under 3 seconds (though he's reluctant to move that quickly, for reasons covered below). More commonly, his reflexes mean he holds the high score on most of the games at the local arcade. His body's rapid processes also give him a limited healing factor, of sorts - while the limits of what he's able to recover from are the same as any normal human, the recovery takes place far faster - a cold or flu generally lasts only an hour or so, and even broken bones usually heal inside of a week. To his embarressment, this also means that haircuts are a weekly requirement, and even that much time is enough for it to get down to his waist.<br/><strong>Drawback:</strong><br/>* Control - Although his reflexes are quite good, Ren's powers do NOT grant him any sort of altered perception of time - While his body might be able to move fast enough to dodge a bullet, for instance, if he ever managed to do so it would be strictly by dumb luck - like any normal human, by the time his mind processed the sound of the shot it would be too late. This also limits how far he can push his powers in general - that 3-second 100m dash represents the limit not of his body's speed, but of his mind's ability to control it... and even pushing himself that far is difficult - much of his knowledge of his rapid healing comes from the times when he's pushed himself a bit too far and come down on his ankle wrong, or even broken a leg by trying simply to stop too suddenly. This is compounded by the fact that his body's accelerated state is not something he can turn off - when his powers first developed, even walking required careful control - he's gotten much better with practice, but he still occasionally moves too quickly and manages to hurt himself or break something, especially when stressed or startled.<br/>* Energy - Because his powers are always on and burning energy, Ren's dietary needs are fairly impressive - it's rare to see him with less then three plates at the cafeteria, and even then he tends to snack throughout the day. As much as he eats, though, he seems stuck with his slender figure - the rate at which he burns energy means the idea of him gaining, let alone maintaining any sort of weight is rather laughable, and even building any kind of muscle mass is nearly impossible - he's barely able to take in enough energy to maintain his body as is, let alone build it up.<br/><strong>Clubs Interested In:</strong>Abnormal Support Club, Gaming Club, Cooking Club.