Gender: Male
Age: 17
Grade: 12th
Hobbies and Interests: History, yoga, reading, video games
Gift: Osteokinesis
Power Details: Osteokinesis allows Stephen to manipulate the growth rate of his bones at will, including rapid growth of new ones from any existing bone in his body and the ability to retract these bones back into his body and dissolve them into their base components. These created bones have no nerves or blood vessels, and can be as sharp or dull as required, but the bones must be the same size as the bone they are extending from. Stephen can also use this power to repair any breaks or fractures in his own bone at an accelerated rate without setting them.
Limitations and Drawbacks: Usage of Osteokinesis leaves Stephen physically exhausted if used more than three times in a twenty-four-hour timespan. In addition, he requires a reserve of calcium in his body in order to use Osteokinesis, as he is unable to use his power without this reserve. Though Stephen's body regrows bone at a dramatically accelerated rate (about 90 minutes for a broken or fractured femur, for example, with the time needed for regrowth depending on the size of the bone and the severity of the injury), the process is also taxing on his body to the point he is forced to rest for this period. If his created bones pierce his skin, Stephen still suffers bleeding and pain like normal, and regrowing damaged or broken bones also causes a moderate amount of pain and discomfort. Regrown bones are slightly weaker than normally grown bones for a period of one to two weeks until the natural healing process can help strengthen them. As a more hazardous side effect of his power, Stephen has mild osteoporosis, and cannot engage in physical activity without the risk of injury.
Appearance: Standing at 5’7 tall and weighing roughly 125 lbs, Stephen is of an average height and a thin build. He has little muscle on his body, owing both to his thin build and his general lack of exercise. He has short black hair, which is cut into a low skin fade and he has no facial hair, lacking an ability to grow anything beyond stubble. His skin is fair, and he is of Caucasian and primarily English descent. He has an oblong-shaped face, with small brown eyes, thick straight eyebrows, a long nose and a small, pudgy chin.
On most days Stephen tends to wear loose, baggy clothing, just so if he ends up breaking something badly it’s easier for paramedics to take his clothing off. This tends to be joggers and t-shirts, paired with a jacket or coat in the colder months. On the day of the abduction, Stephen was wearing a light brown t-shirt with the Jurassic Park logo on it, a zipped-up hiking jacket with a large blue stripe in the middle, a pair of baggy jeans and red and white sneakers.
Background:
- Stephen Andrew Nicholas Sanders was born on the 5th of February, 2004 in Bend, Oregon to Benjamin Sanders and Martine Sanders née James. They both work in the tech industry, affording Stephen a middle-class lifestyle.
- His Gift was apparent from a young age, as Stephen would keep breaking his bones and then heal them. He had multiple intramedullary rods installed to try and limit fractures and breaks; they helped a little, but Stephen eventually took to staying inside and playing video games or reading.
- Stephen’s parents enrolled him in first aid class at a young age, as they thought knowing basic first aid might help a little when he broke his bones. It didn’t help all that much, apart from Stephen learning how to properly clean any cuts or gashes if a bone fractured through his skin.
- Academically, Stephen has good grades, with a particular interest in science and history; his worst class is gym, as due to his Gift, he tends to avoid exercise and sports.
- To keep himself active, Stephen took up yoga during tenth grade. He tends to keep to the simpler poses and routines, as he might break something by twisting it the wrong way, but it still provides him with a way to exercise.
- While Stephen has to be cautious with physical activity and when moving around, as he’s grown older he’s learned to be careful with his bones and his surroundings, and normally only breaks a bone once or twice a month.
- In high school, Stephen sort of fades into the background; he has a small friends group, mostly consisting of people who he plays video games with and people who he shares classes with, although he’s friendly enough to be able to make small talk with anyone.
- Recently, Stephen has taken an interest in Gifts. The variety of Gifts, society’s reaction to the Emergence and the specifics of how Gifts work all fascinate him, and his current preferred topic of reading is about the history of Gifts and the world’s reaction to the Emergence.
- After leaving high school, Stephen wants to attend university with the goal of eventually going into a career researching Gifts. However, he is unsure as to what courses or studies would be the best to achieve this goal.
Other Skills: Basic first aid
Designated Number: Student No. 009
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Conclusion: "Kind of a cool Gift I guess, but I'm gonna keep drinking my milk so I don't end up like bone boy over here." - Crocodile