Post by m i c h a e l on Jan 16, 2005 20:50:45 GMT -6
Contact Info
Name: George Allen Lawrence
AKA: G.A.L. (The letters pronounced - Gee Ay Ell), Larry Andrew Garber, Alexander Lee Gibson, and many other pseudonyms
Age: 25
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lbs
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Green
Birthplace: Virginia
Nationality: American
Species: Mutant
Marital Status: Single
Distinguishing Features: None
Known Relatives: He has a mother and father of which he refuses to speak
Group Affiliations: Anonymous
Stats
Fighting: Poor
Agility: Good
Strength: Poor
Endurance: Typical
Reason: Amazing
Intuition: Typical
Psyche: Excellent
Health: 30
Resources: Typical
Popularity: Feeble
Known Powers & Strengths
Telekinesis [Typical] - unconscious, used primarily within the HC (see below).
Intelligence - G.A.L. is unbelievably intelligent, and can absorb new learning like a sponge. He reads at an incredible rate and can fluently speak German, Spanish, and French.
Memory/Retention - G.A.L.'s memory is all but infallible. He is able to instantly recall even the most trivial details.
Reflexes - The geometric rate at which his neurons fired also gave G.A.L. advanced reflexes. The normal human brain processes images at a rate of 100 frames per second. In the case of G.A.L., that rate is 150 frames per second. Also, because the brain is the masthead of all muscle movement, he is able to control his muscles with incredible precision. Combined, these things allow him to react with the speed of a highly trained karate master, though within the bounds of normal human movement. The effects on his actual muscle strength are negligible.
Talents & Abilities
Computers/hacking, Technology, Physics, Counterfeiting, Forgery, Avionics, Biology, Economics, US history, Chemistry
Equipment
The most notable piece of equipment on G.A.L.'s person is what he calls the HC, or Heisenberg Circle. It appears to be a simple metal bracelet but is in actuality a fantastical piece of technology. With his incredible intellect, he created a practical version of the theoretical construct known as a "worm hole". The HC, when activated, creates what is, in effect, a "portable hole". G.A.L. is able to reach into this tear in the space-time continuum and store or retrieve items there.
The "hole" appears to shimmer, like the reflection of heat from asphalt. It is about two feet by two feet. It only exists while the HC is activated. G.A.L. can only pull items from the hole if he has previously stored them there.
To activate the HC, G.A.L. presses his first two fingers on a certain spot of the bracelet. The prints on both fingers are read, as well as a small chemical sample of the outer layer of his skin. This is to prevent anyone else from using the HC.
Although he is not consciously aware of it, G.A.L. is able to reach into the portable hole and always grab the item he is seeking. This is because his highly advanced brain has actually tapped an almost vestigial form of telekinesis. He literally "thinks" the item into his seeking hand.
Weaknesses
G.A.L.'s mutation does not provide any form of protection. He can be killed any way that a normal person can.
Between his crystal-clear memory and the fact that his mind is always in overdrive, G.A.L. often has a hard time getting his head to "shut up" when he tries to sleep. Because of this, he tends toward insomnia. Any little thought or unsolved problem will turn over and over in his head, and he will find it very hard to sleep until it's resolved.
Because of his upbringing, G.A.L. tends toward paranoia and is extremely jittery and mistrustful.
History
It is commonly held that humans utilize only about 15% of their brain capacity. While that is not exactly true, a genetic mutation in George Allen Lawrence caused his brain to operate at nearly 99% capacity.
His parents were test subjects in Project MKUltra, a series of CIA experiments that started in the late 1950's and didn't formally stop until 1973. Enough of it has been declassified for it to enter the public consciousness, at least in vague terms. Those who know about it refer to it as either the "CIA mind control experiments" or "that thing with LSD." Both are at least partially correct. While it was true that the primary aim of the project was to counter Soviet and Chinese experiments on mind control and root out double-agents, the government was doing a lot less trial and error than is believed. The government knew of mutants, and the fact that some of them could read minds or control the actions of others. They were, however, smart enough to know that it would be difficult to keep telepaths under direct control, so the project was trying to synthesize drugs using the cerebral-spinal fluid of mutants as one of the main ingredients.
It was one of the first organized efforts by the U.S. government to use mutants for its own ends. George was not conceived while his parents were still part of the experiments, but many years afterward. His parents were mere teenagers while the project was going on, volunteering at a local college where participants in a "psychology experiment" were offered cash. No one knew it at the time - not even the college - but the lab conducting the experiment was a front for the CIA. Participants were injected with unknown drugs and subjected to a series of questions and experiments - later on his parents reasoned that the purpose was to determine whether the drugs had given them any mutant abilities. They (and a handful of other participants) were kept isolated for several weeks, over which time the experiments became harsher and more invasive. Then, seemingly without warning, they were released with no information about what they'd been given or the purpose of the experiment. The only instructions they were given were to contact the lab if they conceived a child. Finding that strange and somewhat alarming, they opted to leave town, eventually meeting up with a group anti-government activists who could help keep them off the grid. His parents ended up joining the group in earnest, participating in several break-ins to government facilities. It was on one of these missions they stumbled upon a report on MKUltra, and the experiment they took part in. Though they never exhibited any mutant abilities themselves, they vowed to stay as far under the government's radar as possible. Although it was never spoken of, George believes that he was something of an "accident" since his parents had him when they were much older than most people of child-bearing age. They obviously had ample reason to keep from having children.
His childhood was anything but typical. His parents eschewed formal education but taught him practical skills that they had picked up during their years on the run. They taught him how to handle firearms (though he never had more than a basic aptitude), the basics of explosives, how to hot-wire a car, and how to spot a tail. Like his parents, he never showed outward signs of mutation, but prodigious mind soon became evident, which led to theories that the drugs they'd taken had still somehow altered his genetic makeup, albeit in an unexpected way. In any case, his intelligence aided the speed at which he picked up the skills they wanted him to learn. With the advent of the Internet, he was able to access the breadth of human knowledge, which he sucked up like a sponge. He built a laptop from spare parts, which he carted from place to place, moving about with his parents while they were still on the run, plugging into the Internet at any opportunity. Soon he began to pick up on more skills than even his parents had: programming, cryptography, LAN topology, and network security. He managed to make a living as an off-site security consultant, working as a contractor for large IT firms. For many of the jobs, he never met face to face with his employers; fortunate, since not many companies would entrust a 16-year-old with such an important function.
In an effort to protect himself and his family from the government (and, tangentially, from anyone seeking to exploit his skills), George eschewed his true identity and began living under a series of pseudonyms. With his computer skills, he was very easily able to craft legitimate identities for the names he chose. He uses these identities to establish credit lines and bank accounts. The bulk of his savings - approximately $17,000 - are ferreted away among a dozen or so accounts at banking institutions throughout the U.S.A. To any cursory background search, each identity he uses would come across as a law-abiding citizen.
The union of his various skills and interests provided fertile ground for George to tinker endlessly, often with theoretical or highly advanced technology. He created several small inventions during his childhood. However, his ultimate quest was to prove or disprove the theory of wormholes. By the age of 20 he had succeeded in doing so, creating a tiny wormhole only visible to certain scientific instruments. Several more years of experimentation finally yielded the HC. More out of an abundance of caution than any desire to wield significant firepower, he began stocking multiple guns and other weapons in the HC. By his reasoning, if he needed to defend himself he could fetch new weapons from within the portable hole rather than spending time reloading. This led to a nickname he began to use in online forums and other places - G.A.L. or Gun Always Loaded, which he took from an obscure pioneer figure who was renowned for his uncanny ability to reload his musket.
As he grew older, G.A.L. spent less and less time with his parents, though they never completely lost contact with one another. However, over the last several months, he has been unable to reach them with any of the contact information he has. The last time he spoke to either of his parents, they mentioned traveling to New York. With no other information to go on, he decided to travel to the city and search for himself.
Items In The HC:
All his clothing
His custom-built laptop (extremely high-end and customized for performance, but nothing otherworldly)
1 laptop carrying back-pack
1 laptop carrying messenger bag
2 pair sunglasses
2 pair hiking boots
3 pair tennis shoes
1 Timex wristwatch (he also wears one)
1 black tenchcoat
1 heavy winter coat
2 umbrellas
2 credit cards - $2,000 available each
2 digital cameras
2 cell phones
1 Polaroid camera
1 digital camcorder
1 VHS camcorder
2 4-hour VHS tapes
10 blank DVDs
100 AA batteries
100 AAA batteries
100 9-volt batteries
10 lithium batteries
2 Dell laptop computers - off-the shelf computers built for graphic designers
6 spare laptop batteries
1 - 10ft nylon rope
1 - 50ft nylon rope
1 - 100ft nylon rope
Grappling hook
3 switchblades
3 large hunting/skinning knives
6 Colt .45 handguns
12 handgun clips
3 12-guage shotguns
10 boxes of shotgun shells
2 pairs of binoculars
1 stud finder
1 volt meter
Wire cutters
1 - 50ft Cat-5e network cable
10 wireless Web cameras
2 - WiFi range extenders
Super glue
1 - hatchet
Basic tools (hammers, screw-drivers, wrenches, etc.)
Name: George Allen Lawrence
AKA: G.A.L. (The letters pronounced - Gee Ay Ell), Larry Andrew Garber, Alexander Lee Gibson, and many other pseudonyms
Age: 25
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lbs
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Green
Birthplace: Virginia
Nationality: American
Species: Mutant
Marital Status: Single
Distinguishing Features: None
Known Relatives: He has a mother and father of which he refuses to speak
Group Affiliations: Anonymous
Stats
Fighting: Poor
Agility: Good
Strength: Poor
Endurance: Typical
Reason: Amazing
Intuition: Typical
Psyche: Excellent
Health: 30
Resources: Typical
Popularity: Feeble
Known Powers & Strengths
Telekinesis [Typical] - unconscious, used primarily within the HC (see below).
Intelligence - G.A.L. is unbelievably intelligent, and can absorb new learning like a sponge. He reads at an incredible rate and can fluently speak German, Spanish, and French.
Memory/Retention - G.A.L.'s memory is all but infallible. He is able to instantly recall even the most trivial details.
Reflexes - The geometric rate at which his neurons fired also gave G.A.L. advanced reflexes. The normal human brain processes images at a rate of 100 frames per second. In the case of G.A.L., that rate is 150 frames per second. Also, because the brain is the masthead of all muscle movement, he is able to control his muscles with incredible precision. Combined, these things allow him to react with the speed of a highly trained karate master, though within the bounds of normal human movement. The effects on his actual muscle strength are negligible.
Talents & Abilities
Computers/hacking, Technology, Physics, Counterfeiting, Forgery, Avionics, Biology, Economics, US history, Chemistry
Equipment
The most notable piece of equipment on G.A.L.'s person is what he calls the HC, or Heisenberg Circle. It appears to be a simple metal bracelet but is in actuality a fantastical piece of technology. With his incredible intellect, he created a practical version of the theoretical construct known as a "worm hole". The HC, when activated, creates what is, in effect, a "portable hole". G.A.L. is able to reach into this tear in the space-time continuum and store or retrieve items there.
The "hole" appears to shimmer, like the reflection of heat from asphalt. It is about two feet by two feet. It only exists while the HC is activated. G.A.L. can only pull items from the hole if he has previously stored them there.
To activate the HC, G.A.L. presses his first two fingers on a certain spot of the bracelet. The prints on both fingers are read, as well as a small chemical sample of the outer layer of his skin. This is to prevent anyone else from using the HC.
Although he is not consciously aware of it, G.A.L. is able to reach into the portable hole and always grab the item he is seeking. This is because his highly advanced brain has actually tapped an almost vestigial form of telekinesis. He literally "thinks" the item into his seeking hand.
Weaknesses
G.A.L.'s mutation does not provide any form of protection. He can be killed any way that a normal person can.
Between his crystal-clear memory and the fact that his mind is always in overdrive, G.A.L. often has a hard time getting his head to "shut up" when he tries to sleep. Because of this, he tends toward insomnia. Any little thought or unsolved problem will turn over and over in his head, and he will find it very hard to sleep until it's resolved.
Because of his upbringing, G.A.L. tends toward paranoia and is extremely jittery and mistrustful.
History
It is commonly held that humans utilize only about 15% of their brain capacity. While that is not exactly true, a genetic mutation in George Allen Lawrence caused his brain to operate at nearly 99% capacity.
His parents were test subjects in Project MKUltra, a series of CIA experiments that started in the late 1950's and didn't formally stop until 1973. Enough of it has been declassified for it to enter the public consciousness, at least in vague terms. Those who know about it refer to it as either the "CIA mind control experiments" or "that thing with LSD." Both are at least partially correct. While it was true that the primary aim of the project was to counter Soviet and Chinese experiments on mind control and root out double-agents, the government was doing a lot less trial and error than is believed. The government knew of mutants, and the fact that some of them could read minds or control the actions of others. They were, however, smart enough to know that it would be difficult to keep telepaths under direct control, so the project was trying to synthesize drugs using the cerebral-spinal fluid of mutants as one of the main ingredients.
It was one of the first organized efforts by the U.S. government to use mutants for its own ends. George was not conceived while his parents were still part of the experiments, but many years afterward. His parents were mere teenagers while the project was going on, volunteering at a local college where participants in a "psychology experiment" were offered cash. No one knew it at the time - not even the college - but the lab conducting the experiment was a front for the CIA. Participants were injected with unknown drugs and subjected to a series of questions and experiments - later on his parents reasoned that the purpose was to determine whether the drugs had given them any mutant abilities. They (and a handful of other participants) were kept isolated for several weeks, over which time the experiments became harsher and more invasive. Then, seemingly without warning, they were released with no information about what they'd been given or the purpose of the experiment. The only instructions they were given were to contact the lab if they conceived a child. Finding that strange and somewhat alarming, they opted to leave town, eventually meeting up with a group anti-government activists who could help keep them off the grid. His parents ended up joining the group in earnest, participating in several break-ins to government facilities. It was on one of these missions they stumbled upon a report on MKUltra, and the experiment they took part in. Though they never exhibited any mutant abilities themselves, they vowed to stay as far under the government's radar as possible. Although it was never spoken of, George believes that he was something of an "accident" since his parents had him when they were much older than most people of child-bearing age. They obviously had ample reason to keep from having children.
His childhood was anything but typical. His parents eschewed formal education but taught him practical skills that they had picked up during their years on the run. They taught him how to handle firearms (though he never had more than a basic aptitude), the basics of explosives, how to hot-wire a car, and how to spot a tail. Like his parents, he never showed outward signs of mutation, but prodigious mind soon became evident, which led to theories that the drugs they'd taken had still somehow altered his genetic makeup, albeit in an unexpected way. In any case, his intelligence aided the speed at which he picked up the skills they wanted him to learn. With the advent of the Internet, he was able to access the breadth of human knowledge, which he sucked up like a sponge. He built a laptop from spare parts, which he carted from place to place, moving about with his parents while they were still on the run, plugging into the Internet at any opportunity. Soon he began to pick up on more skills than even his parents had: programming, cryptography, LAN topology, and network security. He managed to make a living as an off-site security consultant, working as a contractor for large IT firms. For many of the jobs, he never met face to face with his employers; fortunate, since not many companies would entrust a 16-year-old with such an important function.
In an effort to protect himself and his family from the government (and, tangentially, from anyone seeking to exploit his skills), George eschewed his true identity and began living under a series of pseudonyms. With his computer skills, he was very easily able to craft legitimate identities for the names he chose. He uses these identities to establish credit lines and bank accounts. The bulk of his savings - approximately $17,000 - are ferreted away among a dozen or so accounts at banking institutions throughout the U.S.A. To any cursory background search, each identity he uses would come across as a law-abiding citizen.
The union of his various skills and interests provided fertile ground for George to tinker endlessly, often with theoretical or highly advanced technology. He created several small inventions during his childhood. However, his ultimate quest was to prove or disprove the theory of wormholes. By the age of 20 he had succeeded in doing so, creating a tiny wormhole only visible to certain scientific instruments. Several more years of experimentation finally yielded the HC. More out of an abundance of caution than any desire to wield significant firepower, he began stocking multiple guns and other weapons in the HC. By his reasoning, if he needed to defend himself he could fetch new weapons from within the portable hole rather than spending time reloading. This led to a nickname he began to use in online forums and other places - G.A.L. or Gun Always Loaded, which he took from an obscure pioneer figure who was renowned for his uncanny ability to reload his musket.
As he grew older, G.A.L. spent less and less time with his parents, though they never completely lost contact with one another. However, over the last several months, he has been unable to reach them with any of the contact information he has. The last time he spoke to either of his parents, they mentioned traveling to New York. With no other information to go on, he decided to travel to the city and search for himself.
Items In The HC:
All his clothing
His custom-built laptop (extremely high-end and customized for performance, but nothing otherworldly)
1 laptop carrying back-pack
1 laptop carrying messenger bag
2 pair sunglasses
2 pair hiking boots
3 pair tennis shoes
1 Timex wristwatch (he also wears one)
1 black tenchcoat
1 heavy winter coat
2 umbrellas
2 credit cards - $2,000 available each
2 digital cameras
2 cell phones
1 Polaroid camera
1 digital camcorder
1 VHS camcorder
2 4-hour VHS tapes
10 blank DVDs
100 AA batteries
100 AAA batteries
100 9-volt batteries
10 lithium batteries
2 Dell laptop computers - off-the shelf computers built for graphic designers
6 spare laptop batteries
1 - 10ft nylon rope
1 - 50ft nylon rope
1 - 100ft nylon rope
Grappling hook
3 switchblades
3 large hunting/skinning knives
6 Colt .45 handguns
12 handgun clips
3 12-guage shotguns
10 boxes of shotgun shells
2 pairs of binoculars
1 stud finder
1 volt meter
Wire cutters
1 - 50ft Cat-5e network cable
10 wireless Web cameras
2 - WiFi range extenders
Super glue
1 - hatchet
Basic tools (hammers, screw-drivers, wrenches, etc.)
