<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 15pt;">Character Questionnaire</span></span><br/><br/><hr/><br/>(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Prakkie/Orpheus.jpg)<br/><br/>Name: Mark Wyatt<br/>Age: 24<br/>Previous occupation: Unemployed<br/>Nature: Prefers to follow and assist rather than lead, suffers from mood-swings, very loyal to the company / his crucible.<br/>Powers: Banshee-like powers; whispering, insane and painful screaming.<br/>Orpheus Recruiting Experience: After a failed suicide attempt Mark got himself admitted to a mental institution for treatment. Before, he'd barely talked to shrinks because he didn't want them to think he was nuts. Hearing voices is, after all, a sure sign of madness. However, after the all-time-low of trying to end his life it felt like he had no shame left and so he talked like he'd never talked before. It was the psychiatrist who suggested he might not be mad, but he might be haunted. Orpheus was called in, initially for treatment purposes only. It soon became clear that Mark had special skills that might be of use to the organisation.<br/><br/><strong>I. Appearance:</strong><br/>Big and bulky like a rugby player and – after so many years of feeling like a freak and a failure – shy and awkward. Slouches.<br/><br/>Clothing and hygiene is dependent on his mood-swings. Mark has good dress sense and is not unattractive-looking so he can make an impression when trying. However, on his worst days he fails to do such basic things as showering, shaving and brushing his teeth and dresses in anything that’s readily available (he can’t bring himself to do laundry). Since joining Orpheus, he’s been learning to handle his bad days better.<br/><br/>Wears leather armbands to hide the scars on his wrists.<br/><br/>Prefers to dress casually.<br/><br/><strong>II. Quirks:</strong><br/>On good days Mark’s a nice guy, a bit shy, with a good sense of humour. On bad days he’s closed, quiet, hard to motivate and spiteful - strangely enough his powers seem to work better on these days.<br/><br/>When he starts something it becomes a kind of obsession, this goes for both work and relaxing activities (playing computer games, working out, reading). Focusing like this helps him block out all else and makes him feel better at least while he’s doing it.<br/><br/><strong>III. Social Ties:</strong><br/>Has a caring mother and father but moved out at quite a young age because the loving and well-meant attention bothered him. They did their best to help him but more often than not couldn’t but still worried and fussed. This made him feel both harassed and guilty. Since moving out he's kept in touch, though he failed to answer their phone-calls whenever he was feeling low.<br/><br/>Contact with his parents has improved since joining Orpheus. His family feels like he’s well looked after. Finally being able to hold a job helps too. Now if only he could find a nice girl.<br/><br/>He has an older brother, his name's Dan. They don't get along and don't keep in touch.<br/><br/><strong>IV. Motivations:</strong><br/>Mark has been plagued by headaches and hearing voices for about as long as he can remember – a maddening whispering on the edge of hearing, insane screaming only he can hear. This has severely affected his life and still does. His condition, initially thought to be a kind of mental disorder, kept him from succeeding at school and in his working life. From there, he's sort of slipped down the social ladder. Earned money only through welfare, used drugs and alcohol to feel better, lived through the computer because going out confronted him with other people (whom he imagined could tell what a failure/loser/freak he was simply by looking). Finally, he tried to end it all.<br/><br/>Joining Orpheus has improved his life dramatically and this causes him to be extremely dedicated and loyal to the organisation.<br/><br/>Greatest regret: possibly not finding Orpheus sooner. Greatest fear: going nuts. Greatest love: the quiet moments when life is normal. Real early morning, when everyone including the spooks is still asleep is the best time. He likes to do an early-morning jog.<br/><br/><strong>IV. Attributes:</strong><br/>Mark is good at physical activities like sports and - since joining the organisation - combat.<br/><br/>Socially, he can be both charming and uncharming (dependant on his mood-swings). At his best, he's a nice, fun guy who despite his bulk comes across as nonthreatening. This makes him good at gaining people's trust and getting them to talk to him. Other than that, he's not very good at convincing people. And, despite his physique and scary powers, not good at threatening them either. His still-low self-esteem makes it easy to walk all over him.<br/><br/>Mental: has a decent head on his shoulders, good memory. Poorly educated but did pick up a lot of stuff simply from reading books and surfing the internet.<br/><br/><strong>V. Abilities:</strong><br/>Mark is athletic and has learned fighting skills during his Orpheus training (unarmed, melee weapons like a knife and a batton, firearms). Has a drivers license. Knows his way around a computer. Likes to read just about anything he can get his hands on.