Editing Capers!: Want-Star the Hellion

== WANT-STAR the Hellion==
'''Name:''' Cameron Epithymía

'''Appearance:''' man; white; flashy costume; haunted eyes; casual clothing;

'''Abilities:''' cosmic awareness; dimensional warping; elemental control;

'''Assets:''' simple robots; a supercomputer;

=== Labels & Conditions ===

{| class="wikitable"
| || '''-2''' || '''-1''' || '''0''' || '''+1''' || '''+2''' || '''+3''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''Curses!''' </br> OOO || colspan="2"| '''Conditions'''
|-
|'''Danger:''' || || || || ⬤ || || || O || Afraid; (-2 to Directly Engage or to Cow or Rebuke)
|-
|'''Freak:''' || || || || || ⬤ || || O || Angry; (-2 to Abscond or Pierce the Mask)
|-
|'''Trouble:''' || || || ⬤ || || || || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''Infamy''' </br> OOO || O || Doubting; (-2 to Unleash Your Powers or Exploit Weakness)
|-
|'''Superior:''' || || ⬤ || || || || || O || Insecure; (-2 to Provoke Someone or Reject Other's Influence)
|-
|'''Menace:''' || || || || ⬤ || || || O || Paranoid; (-2 to Distract Someone or Assess the Situation)
|-
| colspan="10"|
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Influenced By:'''
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Holds Influence On:'''
|}

=== Moves ===
'''Known Unknown'''</br>
Whenever someone tries to '''pierce your mask''', '''provoke you''' or '''tell you who you are or how the world works''', roll + Menace. On a hit, they take a -2 to their roll (if a roll is involved). 

On a 10+, choose two. On a 7 9, choose one, and you open yourself to retribution, suspicion or judgement.
* take Influence over them
* clear a condition
* take away their Influence over you


'''Heart of Glass'''</br>
Whenever you betray someone or take advantage of your Influence over them, they mark Curses! and you hold 1. When they betray you or take advantage of their Influence over you, spend the hold to mark Curses! and clear a condition.

=== Relationships ===
You want to earn the genuine trust of ________________.

You and '''Mirrormask/Sophia''' used to be an item. It didn’t end well.

== Backstory & Questions ==
=== Playbook Questions ===
'''Where and when did you get your powers?'''
Baby, I was born this way! I think. I mean, as long as Halcyon Child Services has had a file for me, they've mentioned the weird voice thing. I know you've noticed the voice thing. You know, how each word, and sometimes even each phoneme sounds like it was spoken by a different voice? Yeah - that's a thing I've been doing as long as I can remember. It kinda freaked out my foster parents the first time they started hearing their own voices coming out of my mouth. HCS warned them, but I guess it wasn't enough for a lot of them. Some of my "long term placements" became "short term" very quickly, is all I'm saying. Not that it bothers me or anything...

Anyways, I can keep to a single voice if I want to pay attention to it these days, but...ugh, it's like...so much work. So usually? I don't bother.

And the rest? The shape changing started pretty subtly: I'd hear a cute guy talk about how he likes blondes, and I'd wake up and my hair would be three shades lighter, or I'd see a pretty girl in a magazine, and over a few days, I'd start to look more and more like her. Once I figured out what was going on, it wasn't too hard to practice until I could do it fast, and do it on purpose. And the power mimicry? Well, that's just awesome! I figured out that one when some minor gang banger with powers decided she wanted to rough me up a bit. Sure showed her.

'''When were your first betrayed?'''
...

Look, I don't go poking at your emotional scars, do I? Oh yeah, right. I do go poking at your emotional scars. Fine. Fair's fair.

You'd probably think I'm going to say it was one of the long string of foster parents who decided that they couldn't deal with me and handed me back over to HCS, but at first you are too young to understand, and by the time you're old enough to understand, you've gotten used to it. So I'd probably say it was the kid that I thought was my first real friend, back at Halcyon Middle School... until I heard them gossiping with all their real friends about how weird I was, and how I was only being invited along because her parents felt bad for me, and made her include me in things.

'''Who, outside your peers, do you actually trust?'''
Teegan Queen got wind of my abilities, and she's kinda taken me under her wing. Yes, that Teegan Queen - the crime lord that runs most of neighborhoods down around the docks and warehouses. She doesn't bullshit me; I know she wants to make use of my powers - and I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not anymore. I ran away after the last set of foster parents threatened to send me back, and I've been crashing with her ever since. I've only got another year or two until I age out of the system anyways, and I'm just sick of dealing with everything.

'''Why do you think the others keep you around?'''
[will answer once I see what the rest of the group is like]

'''Why do you put up with the others?'''
[will answer once I see what the rest of the group is like]

=== MC & Player Questions ===

'''Who in Halcyon besides the Queen has taken an interest in you, and what you can do, and isn't taking no for an answer?'''
Lately, I keep getting mysterious messages on my phone...my computer...randomly scrolling across the bottom of a television broadcast for a fraction of a second - all from someone/something that calls themselves '''The Data Dancer'''. It's starting to get really creepy; I have no clue what they want, or why they are so interested in me.

'''What's the coolest trick you've pulled with your abilities so far?'''
Well, there was the time that I waylaid an AEGIS liaison who had come to speak at a school assembly about some new initiative, locked her in an empty room, and took her place at the podium to give her presentation...with some 'creative' amendments to her spiel. That was fun - the principal only figured out what was going on when the woman burst into the gym halfway through the assembly.

'''Do you ever get confused between Mockingbird and Jaclyn and whoever you're pretending to be? Do you ever wonder who you REALLY are?'''
Jaclyn is Mockingbird. Mockingbird is Jaclyn.

Everything else is just playing a character; like acting in a play.

'''Who on the team do you count on for backup if things go sideways, or can you handle it all yourself?'''
Look, people suck. You can't trust anyone; they'll either screw you over or let you down, and these guys are no different. If I have to rely on someone, I always have a backup plan for when it inevitably goes wrong.

=== A Note on Psychology ===
Jaclyn is hurting, but she'll die before she admits it. She's been tossed aside enough for being different that she defaults to keeping people at arms length, so they can't hurt her again. When she does get close to people, she's always subconsciously on the alert for signs that things are starting to fall apart, and she's quick to jump on any little hiccup as an excuse to push people away. Because she can't be hurt if she's the one doing the hurting, right?

If her life had been more stable, and her relationships weren't all so volatile, she'd probably be a hero. But she's prickly, and getting through to her at this point takes a lot more time, effort, and patience than most people want to invest. So she hangs out with Teegan, who is at least up front with her motivations regarding Jaclyn.

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-=== Strings Attached ===
+=== Moves ===
-overexerting yourself; killing - accidental or not;
+'''Known Unknown'''</br>
+Whenever someone tries to '''pierce your mask''', '''provoke you''' or '''tell you who you are or how the world works''', roll + Menace. On a hit, they take a -2 to their roll (if a roll is involved).
-=== Bargains ===
+On a 10+, choose two. On a 7 9, choose one, and you open yourself to retribution, suspicion or judgement.
-'''Elsewise Power'''</br>
+* take Influence over them
-Mark your Strings track to use a move from any playbook, one time.
+* clear a condition
+* take away their Influence over you
-'''Make a Wish'''</br>
-Mark your Strings track to get anything that you really, really want. It can be anything, but it always comes with a twist.
-=== Lair ===
+'''Heart of Glass'''</br>
-'''Features'''</br>
+Whenever you betray someone or take advantage of your Influence over them, they mark Curses! and you hold 1. When they betray you or take advantage of their Influence over you, spend the hold to mark Curses! and clear a condition.
-a power enhancement system; a prison chamber; healing equipment;
-'''Downsides'''</br>
-difficult to access; not safe from your Dark Power;
 === Relationships ===
-________________ is the only one that knows the truth about you and the Dark Power.
+You want to earn the genuine trust of ________________.
-You want something that ________________ has before your short time here is up.
+You and '''Mirrormask/Sophia''' used to be an item. It didn’t end well.
 == Backstory & Questions ==
 === Playbook Questions ===
-'''Why did you make your pact with the Dark Power?'''</br>
+'''Where and when did you get your powers?'''
-It was a magic wishing rock!  What was I supposed to do, not wish on it?!
+Baby, I was born this way! I think. I mean, as long as Halcyon Child Services has had a file for me, they've mentioned the weird voice thing. I know you've noticed the voice thing. You know, how each word, and sometimes even each phoneme sounds like it was spoken by a different voice? Yeah - that's a thing I've been doing as long as I can remember. It kinda freaked out my foster parents the first time they started hearing their own voices coming out of my mouth. HCS warned them, but I guess it wasn't enough for a lot of them. Some of my "long term placements" became "short term" very quickly, is all I'm saying. Not that it bothers me or anything...
-'''How did you find your Lair?'''</br>
+Anyways, I can keep to a single voice if I want to pay attention to it these days, but...ugh, it's like...so much work. So usually? I don't bother.
-After it... well, after.  It... the rock... it opened a portal and dropped me in this white Void.  According to the rock, the Void is actually inside of it, though that doesn't make any sense because it's in my head when I go there.  I dunno.  It's a pretty nice place to keep my stuff, at least.  No rent.
-'''Who, outside your peers, is tied to the Dark Power?'''</br>
+And the rest? The shape changing started pretty subtly: I'd hear a cute guy talk about how he likes blondes, and I'd wake up and my hair would be three shades lighter, or I'd see a pretty girl in a magazine, and over a few days, I'd start to look more and more like her. Once I figured out what was going on, it wasn't too hard to practice until I could do it fast, and do it on purpose. And the power mimicry? Well, that's just awesome! I figured out that one when some minor gang banger with powers decided she wanted to rough me up a bit. Sure showed her.
-I've met a handful of Servitors.  The biker gang leader on the outskirts of town.  The Mayor's office clerk.  The neonatal nurse at Halcyon General.  None of them has a Want-Star like me but they all have a glowing Mourntech tattoo.
-'''What does the Dark Power want from you, and from the world?'''</br>
+'''When were your first betrayed?'''
-Conquest.  The Emperor wishes to rule the entire universe, not just now but forever and beyond the universe's death.
+...
-You know, humble normal shit.
+Look, I don't go poking at your emotional scars, do I? Oh yeah, right. I do go poking at your emotional scars. Fine. Fair's fair.
-'''Why do you put up with the others?'''</br>
+You'd probably think I'm going to say it was one of the long string of foster parents who decided that they couldn't deal with me and handed me back over to HCS, but at first you are too young to understand, and by the time you're old enough to understand, you've gotten used to it. So I'd probably say it was the kid that I thought was my first real friend, back at Halcyon Middle School... until I heard them gossiping with all their real friends about how weird I was, and how I was only being invited along because her parents felt bad for me, and made her include me in things.
-The rock told me to.  I don't know why, but it... but He, the Big Boss, he wants me around these guys.
+'''Who, outside your peers, do you actually trust?'''
+Teegan Queen got wind of my abilities, and she's kinda taken me under her wing. Yes, that Teegan Queen - the crime lord that runs most of neighborhoods down around the docks and warehouses. She doesn't bullshit me; I know she wants to make use of my powers - and I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not anymore. I ran away after the last set of foster parents threatened to send me back, and I've been crashing with her ever since. I've only got another year or two until I age out of the system anyways, and I'm just sick of dealing with everything.
+'''Why do you think the others keep you around?'''
+[will answer once I see what the rest of the group is like]
+'''Why do you put up with the others?'''
+[will answer once I see what the rest of the group is like]
 === MC & Player Questions ===
-'''How do you usually get around town? You don’t have any illusion powers and your eyeball thing is kind of conspicuous.'''
+'''Who in Halcyon besides the Queen has taken an interest in you, and what you can do, and isn't taking no for an answer?'''
+Lately, I keep getting mysterious messages on my phone...my computer...randomly scrolling across the bottom of a television broadcast for a fraction of a second - all from someone/something that calls themselves '''The Data Dancer'''. It's starting to get really creepy; I have no clue what they want, or why they are so interested in me.
+'''What's the coolest trick you've pulled with your abilities so far?'''
+Well, there was the time that I waylaid an AEGIS liaison who had come to speak at a school assembly about some new initiative, locked her in an empty room, and took her place at the podium to give her presentation...with some 'creative' amendments to her spiel. That was fun - the principal only figured out what was going on when the woman burst into the gym halfway through the assembly.
-'''How does your dark master contact you? A still small voice in courier font in your brainwaves or red texts from an unknown number or what?'''
+'''Do you ever get confused between Mockingbird and Jaclyn and whoever you're pretending to be? Do you ever wonder who you REALLY are?'''
+Jaclyn is Mockingbird. Mockingbird is Jaclyn.
-'''As the only active Herald of the Ruinous Giant in this sector, you’ve attracted some unfriendly attention. Who besides the Akashic Army wants you gone or in space jail?'''
+Everything else is just playing a character; like acting in a play.
-'''You know I don’t blame you for not reading the fine print before sticking that Monkey’s Paw into your eye socket, it’s kind of like clicking OK on the terms and conditions for the latest update of your banking app, right? Everybody does it. But have you been, I don’t know, quietly looking into ways to reverse the procedure, or are you just having fun with this?'''
+'''Who on the team do you count on for backup if things go sideways, or can you handle it all yourself?'''
+Look, people suck. You can't trust anyone; they'll either screw you over or let you down, and these guys are no different. If I have to rely on someone, I always have a backup plan for when it inevitably goes wrong.
 === A Note on Psychology ===