<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/HKfanpz.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/e0KtfDX.jpg)</div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Prodigy</strong></span></span></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>The Basics</strong></span></span><br/><strong>Full Name:</strong>David Alleyne<br/><strong>Age:</strong>24<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Nationality: </strong>American<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Teacher (Mathematics, aswell as being a substitute in a few other courses if need be.)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Physical Description</strong></span></span><br/><strong>Hair Colour:</strong>Black<br/><strong>Eye Colour:</strong>Brown<br/><strong>Height:</strong>6’2”<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>190<br/><strong>Face Claim:</strong>John Boyega<br/><strong>Physical Features:</strong><br/><br/><strong>General Appearance:</strong>David typically dresses in a fairly conservative and mild way. A day that means the spotlight isn’t put on him is a good day in his eyes; Long sleeve shirts, button ups, sweaters, and a pair of glasses somewhere between hipster and nerd.<br/><br/>Now that he’s joined as a faculty member of Xaviers, he has been given a ‘uniform’. Though, even compared to some of his peers, it's fairly toned down with solid yellows and blacks combined. A pair of yellow goggles are the only real accents to differentiate him from the standard uniform.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Who they are</span></strong></span><br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/><br/>More than the ability to use other people's skills, David seems to wish that invisibility was his power. An introvert by nature, his upbringing and social situation only increased his discomfort with being at the certain of attention. In a group he tries to fall into the support roles so as to help others while not letting the focus be on him.<br/><br/>He does relish helping others in the ways that he can. The son of a Doctor and a teacher, he understands better than most that no person exists in a vacuum and everyone needs help with something. Sometimes it’s a shoulder to lean on, other times it’s a kind voice to explain a tough concept. It’s one of the reason that he was happy to tutor students privately back at his old university, and why he’s undertaking the same task at Xavier’s.<br/><br/>And while he still hasn’t quite accepted his place in the world as a mutant, he’s had years to intercept the world around him in regards to mutants and humanity. Charles Xavier he views as… well someone he’d like to be one day. A man who only seems to want to help the world, and who is utterly convicted in his beliefs. Though, as Magneto proves, conviction alone is not enough. The idea of Magneto’s proposed genocide, for lack of a better time, turned David’s stomach from the first time he heard it. Is that how mutants will be remembered in the history books? Violent and unwilling to debate? With mutants like that, with that power, David understands the government’s actions. He may not agree with every step they take but the overall goal, trying to ensure those who are a threat to themselves or others aren’t a danger, is a necessary one for the time being.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Biography:</strong>David Alleyne was born to Christopher and Dorothy Alleyne in an upper class suburb of Chicago. From a young age he seemed to excel in school, and his parents were happy to encourage his academic progress. A sense of isolation in the young man just seemed to propel him further. Being the only black child in most of his classrooms made David feel uneasy even from a young age, all of his classmates and even some teachers treating him differently without obvious reason. So instead of trying to break down those walls, he just threw himself into his studies.<br/><br/>It wasn’t until he was 14, starting to apply to colleges, that David realized that the college of his skin wasn’t the only thing that set him apart. His mutant abilities were starting to emerge, letting him know skills that others possessed for as long as he was close to them. And the other thing setting him apart… well, as he was moving through puberty, it wasn’t only girls that caught his eyes. Knowing that there were already so many things that set him apart from other, David did his best to hide himself. Outside of the fact that he was incredibly smart and was  finishing two years early, his graduating class knew almost nothing about him.<br/><br/>Even in college, David found himself not fully able to let loose. Sexuality and Race weren’t the dividers they’d been earlier in his life but mutants were still looked down on if not downright tormented. So he hid, passed as a normal human, did his best to study in private so that he could actually learn the subjects he was trying to excel in. Graduating just a few months after his 18th birthday with a degree in Mathematics, David stayed within Academia and did post graduate work for years until finally the charade broke.<br/><br/>He was 23. Doing grant work for the University, David was part of a team tasked with creating ‘The Mutant Algorithm’. He could never find out who was funding the research, but he could figure out what the ultimate goal was; to quantify the risk factors for mutations, and, from there, to find a way to minimize the mutant birthrate. To end the mutant race quietly, without anyone being the wiser. It was too much for him. David might have hidden himself for years but that sort of long term eugenics plan was too much. The grad student had a mental breakdown before destroying the research and all of its backups and finally revealing to his fellow students that he was a mutant.<br/><br/>Outed as a mutant by one his fellow grad students, David was forced to register with the government. As he was deciding his fate from that point on, he received an invitation for a teaching position at Xavier’s Academy. He accepted within a day of receiving the offer. All he could hope was that teaching young mutants who had the courage to accept who they were long before he did would help make the world a better place.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Superpowers &amp; Equipment</span></strong></span><br/><br/><strong>Class:</strong>Delta (?)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Power Name:</strong><br/>Psychomimetic: David possess the ability to utilize the skills and knowledge of anyone within a close enough range. The ability allows him to copy both physical skills (such as martial arts forms) or mental (such as knowledge of a foreign language) with equal aptitude. This also lends him a small bit of pre-cognition in a fight.<br/>It should be noted that he is unable to retain skills obtained in this way. Once the person leaves his immediate proximity, David loses the knowledge within a few seconds.<br/><br/><strong>Equipment Name:</strong><br/>The Hud: A yellow/Orange visor with a digital display, allowing for easy access to a variety of data.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong><strong>Flaws or Weaknesses</strong></strong></span></span><br/><br/><strong>Weakness Name:</strong><br/><br/>David only has access to the abilities of others so long as he is close to them. Moving out his immediate vicinity, he only has about ten seconds before the skills start to fade.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Flaw Name:</strong><br/><br/><br/>Severely Introverted - David spent years hiding aspects of himself. The fact that he was Bi. The fact that he was a mutant. He even tried to act ‘less Black’ when he was in school in an attempt to fit in more with others. If there are problems with himself that might cause others to think of him differently, he will almost always hide the problem and not address it. He’d much rather not be the center of attention and avoid confrontation<br/><br/>Lack of a self identity - After hiding significant parts of himself for years, David struggles with understanding who he really is in a vacuum. He tries to fill roles needed in a group, not really knowing who he actually his. There are fears that he isn’t ‘black enough’, that he shouldn’t call himself a mutant because he can pass, that he doesn’t express his sexuality enough. It’s enough to make David question what any of it means, who he is, and if he’ll even be able to connect to cultures he ignored for so long.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Other</strong></span><br/><br/>Laura Kinney - Since coming to the Academy David has been tutoring Laura. While she is smart, it's clear that whatever happened before she came to Xavier's left some gaps in her academic knowledge.<br/><br/>James Howlett - Even though he's only been at a the school the same amount of time as David, it's hard to not think of 'Logan' as a mentor and a source of wisdom.<br/><br/>Salem Summers - David thinks of Salem as a bright young woman. Though she can be a bit standoffish, he appreciates her logical and analytical mind. It was why he made her a TA for a few of his classes.<br/><br/>Rahne Sinclar - A  student in one of his 'core' math classes, She seems intelligent enough though a bit inside her own shell. Knowing how much of a struggle introversion can be, he typically leaves her be and gives her praise whenever she does attempt to answer a question in class.<br/><br/>Armando Muñoz - Given Armondo's lack of any sort of formal education, David has been trying to work with his fellow mutant and tutor him in a variety of subjects. Armando has proven quite adaptable and a quick study, but there are so many gaps in him knowledge that it's been a challenge.<br/><br/>Gabriel Summers -<br/><br/>Piotr Rasputin -<br/><br/>Katherine Pryde - Like any highschool student, Kitty Pryde seemed initially less than enthusiastic to study the fields of mathmatics. But letting her assist him in the programming of the danger room, eventually letting her have more reign and just double checking her work, seemed to do wonders to make her think more of him. And explaining just how helpful algorithms would be in creating efficient programs seemed to finally make her atleast somewhat accepting.<br/><br/>Jean Grey - Jean Grey was actually one of the few friends that David had of his own age before he came to Xavier's. They met as the children of two professors, and grew close over the years. Friendship grew into a brief romance before both realized that they needed friends more. Now that they're both in the manor again though, it seems like they've fallen back into the old routines of friendship easily.<br/><br/>Charles Xavier - David still remembers reading some of Professor Xavier's papers while going through school. He's always looked up to the man, both as an academic and a leader. And since coming to the school, David has found that Charles seems to respect his opinion on a great many things. As they play chess, many topics come up for discussion.<br/><br/>Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock - Even though it's known that David was a research scientist, very few actually know the extent of what his brain trust was trying to do. Charles Xavier of course. And, surprisingly, Betsy Braddock. Not because of her abilities though; she knows because she was there the night he destroyed the research. All he saw were a few glimpses of a beautiful woman and the flash of steel flying towards him. But seeing her again at Xavier's he knew it was her. Which has made trying to teach her something as ordinary Algebra a challenging affair.<br/>