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Name: Stephanie Pixie Monahan Codename: Nicknames: Stevie, Steve, Pixie Age: 24 Place of Residence: Atlantic City Occupation: Professional Gambler Family: Sean Monahan (Father), Colleen (mother), Michael, Shane, Connor, Sean Jr., Andrew and Angus (older brothers, last set are twins)

Physical Description

Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 120
Hair: Red/auburn
Eyes: Brown

Distinguishing Features: None really

Powers/Abilities: Illusionist/Telekentic

Illusionist: Able to project images including sound. She is limited by her knowledge and the size of the illusion. Projecting a pair of dice that reads a six and a one is relatively easy but projecting the image of a person is much more complicated. The more complex the image is determined how much concentration it takes and how long she can project it. Even the most simplest of images she can only sustain for only thirty minutes so something like a person she can only do for about ten minutes at most. Adding in sound can also limit her. Doing illusions can give her a headache and if she pushes herself too much she gets a migraine.

Telekinesis: Able to move things with her mind. This is limited in range and size of the object. She has to be able to see or feel the item (so something behind her unless she is touching it she can't move). The larger the object the harder it is to move and if she over extends it can give her a migraine. Moving furniture is possible but a car is not.

Psychological Background: Due to her illness and time spent in the hospital Stephanie can be somewhat introverted and unsure around others. She also feels responsible for her parents being poor and her brothers not getting things due to money being spent on her for her to get well. She hated being poor and is determined not to be ever again. She hates hospitals and avoids them if at all possible now. Although she values a dollar and isn't one to blow money if she wants something she will get it without thinking about the cost.

Personality Quirks/Hobbies: Stephanie smokes, something she picked up in high school in an attempt to get friendly with some of the other teenagers. It is also something that passes the time while she's gambling. She's not a big drinker because it can effect her abilities. Being tipsy makes it harder to concentrate. She enjoys drawing and signing. She also loves her caffeine, coffee or coke. She prefers take out over cooking. She can cook just doesn't enjoy it.

History:

Stephanie was the only daughter born to her parents and was the youngest of the children. She was born premature and had some health issues because of it which drained the family finances. When she was seven she was diagnosed with neuroangioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. The doctors did what they could with radiation and chemo causing her to spend a great deal of time in different hospitals. The prognosis though was not good however and her life expectancy was limited. Then Adam McCoy visited with her parents and offered an experimental treatment. By this point her parents were desperate to save her but also they were broke and over extended in credit from all the earlier treatments. The experiment worked and she was cured they just didn't realize the long-range effects that it would have on her till much later.

During her early years Stephanie was home schooled (or hospital schooled) but now that she was healthy she started going to a normal school. This was a rough adjustment for her. It was very different and she wasn't sure how to handle other kids, most of whom had gone to school together for years and had formed their own little groups already. She stuck out from this and since money was very tight she felt as if others looked down on her for being poor. She would spend a lot of time day dreaming or fantasizing about having better things and a better life. She soon learned she was able to project these dreams. At first they were fuzzy around the edges or see through but she began to practice. She didn't dare tell anyone about her abilities but she found it to be a lot of fun. She also discovered that she could move things with her mind. This enabled her to make some illusions even more believable because she could use her telekinesis to make it appear to be affecting things around them. By the time she graduated high school she had a good grasp of her abilities although she wasn't sure how to use them to her advantage but she had some ideas. She was determined not to continue being poor. She hated the used clothes, never having the newest things, and the feeling that she'd ruined her family.

She left home two days after graduation. She hitchhiked to Las Vegas where she figured she could use her abilities to rake in the money. She was smart and didn't win too much too quickly or at one casino. She dated a few men while there but for the most part concentrated on the money. She grew tired of Vegas so decided to win one big jackpot. She sent some of the money home to her parents but then she moved on to Atlantic City to start winning there. She enjoyed having the best of everything now although she was still conservative in spending, too ingrained in her to value a dollar. It was while she was here that she was approached by McCoy to work with him to find other mutants and to help them with their abilities. At first she told him no but she realized that although she liked gambling and getting money she had no real purpose in life and that she needed. The money was nice but she wanted to be able to do something with herself. She grew up with her parents teaching her to want to be useful in life, to help others and be product full. She also knew that if it wasn't for McCoy’s experiments she wouldn't be alive nor would she have these abilities. So after thinking on it for some time she decided to assist him.

Special Notes:

Played by EJ