
Warning: I'm currently rethinking a few of the background aspects of this character. While you can expect that Gladstone himself and his squad won't see any changes, some of the details surrounding them might. This might take a while. If, for some reason, you want to use something from here and you're unsure whether it'll get changed, just send me a message.
Name: Sebastian Gladstone
Age: 21
Sex: Male
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The main detail about the Pixels is that they're solid only to Sebastian; anything that is not part of his body (his own clothes included) will pass through as if they weren't even there.
Outside of that, he can freely maneuver them with his thoughts as far as he can see and bring them into and out of existence at whim but, they always re-appear somewhere next to him.
Another couple of useful things about them is that they don't produce any sound whatsoever when stepped on, so they're invaluable for him to sneak around on and they are great for absorbing high ammounts of pressure, meaning that Gladstone can fall down from further heights than normal without any real consequence to his body.
Regarding its usage, Gladstone has pretty much incorporated his ability into the way he moves. A second nature to his locomotion. The ease of creation and disappearance of his Pixels allows him to pretty much travel wherever he wants without any real issue and has left him quite bold when attempting jumps one would normally hesitate in fear of falling because he knows he can just create a pixel underneath him if things go wrong.
As such, this fostered his love for parkour and becoming what is called a traceur (one who practices it). Now one major difference is that he doesn't do it to show off. All he enjoys is finding the most efficient and fun path to his destination, not thinking twice about jumping over a wall or sliding under something that's on his way. The way he moves is simply to be efficient, not flashy.
As for abilities that don't really involve any abnormal traits, Sebastian has formal training in martial arts, leaving him pretty comfortable with hand-to-hand and weapons-based combat (Weapons he has experience with including: knives, kalis, tonfas (favourite), nunchucks, bos and swords mainly, but he is capable of using most things he finds if none of the listed are available).
Regarding firearms, he has some training with them, but doesn't stand out in any way.
He will prefer to fight unarmed unless the situation demands otherwise and as he is a member of Halberd, he was given a pair of semi-fingerless gloves created to protect the owner's hands. They're made of a light and malleable metal that is capable of absorbing a higher amount of pressure, protecting the user's knuckles and wrists without sacrificing much of the power a normal punch would have. Furthermore, these gloves are easily foldable and saved in someone's pocket so, unless something special happens, Gladstone would never go out without them.
There are also traces of masochism that Sebastian tries to hide, especially when he sees his own blood, giving him a larger pain resistance than most people.
Now, although he doesn’t bring them unless he knows he’s going to a fight where a weapon will be necessary, Sebastian also owns a pair of tonfas made of titanium which are covered with a filament of silver that was welded spirally into its length.
Underneath it, there's a button that starts a small current that follows an infinite loop, electrifying the weapon until the next button press. In order for this to not backfire, the grip is, obviously, made out of rubber. A good blow to the head can knock someone out without a sound, if you aim for the temple. The voltage circling is also high enough to hurt as well as high enough to leave burn marks on human flesh if pressed against it for long, but nothing fatal.
As for more passive capabilities, Gladstone has good reflexes, is quite agile, has a great instinct, good spatial awareness, good hearing, an above average strength and he’s a fast self learner.
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Another limitation to his power, besides the fact that he can't create more than 5 cubes at a time nor make them bigger than a football is that whenever he creates a Pixel, it will always appear somewhere next to him.
Aside from that, Gladstone's Pixels cannot transport him. They can hold his weight just fine, but Sebastian can't make them transparent and have them fly him around like a super-hero. As long as he's standing on top of them, the adorable little cubes can't move.
If Sebastian loses sight of any of his pixels, unless it's floating withing a metre (3ft 3in, roughly) around him, it will disappear in just a few seconds.
On the physical side of things, Sebastian does not have the most endurance so he'll likely get tired quicker than most.
As a final note, the creation of his Pixels is the only thing his body can do that can't be achievable by a human and as such, like everyone else, he is prone to disease, pain, dismemberment, spleen removals and any other unpleasant possible things one can come up for sadistic pleasure.
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Battle-wise, they won't come unless Gladstone is terribly unsure of the battle's outcome and when they do, they will do their best to not compromise Gladstone's disguise in the wRHG. They will simply try to stop his death in some way.
Not accounting for himself, there are 4 other people belonging to his squad that he'll usually resort to if he needs help:
Alexander Drummond:
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The upside of this is that transportation of his mind is practically immediate so the big majority of the available time he has is spent actually using the ability itself.
In regards to hand-to-hand combat; he's capable, but nothing outstanding. Sebastian, for instance, will beat him in a fair fight. He is capable of taking care of himself.[/spoiler]
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Note: If sharing a connection through Selena's ability, Alexander is actually a lot more talkative, often making remarks about what he finds, sometimes with a tendency of making bad jokes told so seriously that one actually can't help but at least snicker at them.[/spoiler]
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Elena Osborne:
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The only limitation to the amount of waves that she can send is her own focus. Anything that can divert her attention even in the slightest will cancel the wave and force her to re-send it.
Physically, while she is also a capable fighter in the same sense as Alexander, she lacks a bit of instinct in battle, going too much "by the book", making her predictable.[/spoiler]
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Selena “The Server” Lambton
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She can change her connections at will as well as what type of connections they are. After establishing a tie with the target, they can get up to half a kilometre (roughly 550 yards) before she loses connection.
Her abilities make her a great interrogator and an invaluable asset when communicating silently.
She is also highly tech savvy and has an unusually accurate memory.
Combat-wise, she is skilled with the bo staff, even if a bit too dependent on it, being visibly worse in hand-to-hand. She can hold her own like the rest of the squad, but it's nothing amazing.[/spoiler]
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The spring on this weapon is strong enough that, if aimed correctly, can break most bones in the human body.
Other than that, she also carries with her a pair of Glocks and another pair of the same semi-fingerless gloves. [/spoiler]
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One thing that should be known though is that Selena enjoys interrogating people to the point where it gets slightly creepy. Some sort of switch is flipped within her, making her capable of adopting a myriad of different personalities to ensure she gets the information she wants. According to her, the idea of trying to really get into another person's mind when linked to them is exhilarating.
Side note: Selena has an unusual propensity to wear turtlenecks especially of the purple kind. She uses them to cover half of her face when she wants to think while curling up into a ball at the same time.[/spoiler]
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