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Nick Lytton | ||
Nick Lytton (Scenesys ID: 532) | |||
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Profile | |||
Name: | Nicholas Lytton | ||
Superalias: | None | ||
Gender: | Male | ||
Species: | Human mutant | ||
Occupation: | Artist | ||
Citizenship: | US | ||
Residence: | New York City | ||
Education: | Master of Fine Arts | ||
Theme: | Original (OC) | ||
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Details | |||
Apparent Age: | 31 | Actual Age: | 31 |
Date of Birth | 06 Dec 1988 | Played By | Patrick Dempsey |
Height: | 5'11" | Weight: | 190 lb |
Hair Color: | Black | Eye Color: | Blue |
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Character Info
Profile
Nick is a reasonably successful artist who's making a name for himself as much for creating his art with his meta ability, as for the art itself. Relaxed and easy-going, he's determined to avoid what he calls the 'Spandex chain gang' without compromising who he is.
Timeline
Timeline:
* 1988: Born in East Toledo, Ohio.
* 2003: After a more or less normal childhood, becomes aware that he's got potential superpower: the generation of and immunity to heat. As it never gets any more impressive than that, he never considers putting on the Spandex and picking a codename.
* 2004: Vacationing with his family on Lake Erie, he fuses a handful of beach sand into a raw sort of glass, and that sets him on his path. He still keeps that first awkward, gritty lump on his desk.
* 2006: Graduates high school, enters the art program at the University of Toledo, doing most of his work at the hot shop in the Toledo Museum's Glass Pavilion.
* 2010: Graduates with a BA, enters the MFA program at Bowling Green so he can continue working at the Toledo Museum.
* 2014: Graduates with an MFA; in the last year of his program, after there was no question about his ability with traditional methods of working with glass, he began working with his bare hands and producing works that are virtually impossible otherwise. Some people thought it was cheating -- and some thought it was amazing.
* 2017: Relocates to New York City to further his art career.
IC Journal
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Personality
Detail:
While he's loathe to admit it, Nick is equal parts relieved that he's got a power that's not a whole lot of use as a superhero, and guilty that he has a power that he can't use to help others. It's not something that costs him a lot of sleep, but it is one of those troubling thoughts that can make him hesitate to turn out the light at night. He will go out of his way to attend or donate to events supporting mutant rights. He doesn't think of himself as an activist, but he feels obliged to do something.
General:
Nick is laid-back and easygoing; it takes a lot to make him mad, and he tries to avoid being mad in the first place. Fundamentally, he's passionate about two things: his art, and demonstrating that metahumans don't have to be superheroes or supervillains. The art comes out just ahead, if push comes to shove.
He can be a little spacey sometimes; if he gets an idea in the middle of a conversation, out comes the tablet to make notes... quite possibly losing track of the conversation in the process. And while he enjoys the adulation, and the art scene in general, he'd really rather be in his studio actually making things.
Character Sheet
Powers
Thermokinesis:
Nick is a heat generator, capable of putting out a few thousand degrees at will. It is tactile only -- he can't fling bolts of heat. Melting tungsten (about 3700°K) is a bit of a strain, but he can manage that. The highest temperature he's reached is around 4000°K. He is himself immune to comparable levels of heat, and can protect things in close contact with him -- his clothes, for example.
Skills
Glass Artist:
Nick is a skilled glass artist in most disciplines of the art -- glassblowing, kiln work, lampwork, fusing -- but is best known for using his power to sculpt glass by hand, achieving forms that are virtually impossible with traditional techniques. Even when he's not working on a particular project, he usually has a couple glass marbles in hand, working them like they were taffy.
Glass Science:
Equally important is an understanding of the chemical composition of glass, the additives that produce the best colors or optimal clarity, and a good grasp on optics. So as well as being available for artistic commissions, he can also be hired for custom labware and lenses.
Resources
Not Bad At All:
Nick has definitely made a splash in the art world, and is doing quite well for himself. He's not fabulously wealthy, but he's doing better than merely comfortable, and would like to do better yet.
Weaknesses
Baby It's Cold Outside!:
Nick doesn't suffer cold weather well -- which makes New York City challenging. He bundles up even to deal with aggressively air-conditioned spaces... like, unfortunately, some of the social events he has to attend. He fatigues easily in the cold, from a combination of both concentrating on keeping his power running to stay warm, and from oversusceptibility to cold temperatures.
Clove Cigarets:
There isn't a lot of middle ground on Nick, at least in the public eye -- the art community either loves him or hates him for using his mutation to make art: either it's cheating, or it's a brilliant new technique. He's a publicly known mutant, and even if he doesn't put on a colorful costume, he's still a mutant. He's not a typical artist, and he's not a typical mutant, and being not typical is good way to divide opinion pretty sharply -- and in more than two ways.
Role-Play
Logs
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Nick Lytton has
16 finished logs.
Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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A Nice Piece Of Glass | January 19th, 2023 | Joan swings by Empire Glassworx to show Nick Lytton pictures of some fine pieces of glass. Tiffany's to be precise. |
Artistic endeavors | August 21st, 2021 | Vivian Vision stops by the Happy Harbor Art class in search of materials and gets some advice from Nick Lytton the schools newest Art Teacher. |
Cube Part 2 | May 3rd, 2021 | The group escapes the cube rescuing two strange visitors. |
Cube: a Play in Four Dimensions | April 19th, 2021 | The group find more questions than answers. |
Rhodey and Lytton in Brooklyn | February 27th, 2021 | Rhodey takes notes on Nick and Ginny's encounter with their doppelgangers. |
Shattered Glass | January 16th, 2021 | Do not mess with Ginny. |
A Much Delayed Apology | January 3rd, 2021 | There is nothing foreshadowing in this scene |
Thesmophoria | September 2nd, 2020 | Diana makes an important announcement at a public event at the Embassy, and villains remarkably manage to somehow not show up. |
For Mother | July 1st, 2020 | A royal gift is commissioned. |
Mutant Town Aint So Bad | June 9th, 2020 | The Juggernaut likes art. Who knew? |
Glassware... of the Damned! | April 26th, 2020 | Nick gets an interesting commission, and an interesting component to incorporate into it. |
Mutant Rights Fundraiser! | April 4th, 2020 | Money is raised, art is made. |
Opening a Window of Opportunity | April 2nd, 2020 | There's no such thing as bad press. Terry gets to point Lois at a story, Lois gets a story, and Nick gets publicity. Everyone wins! |
Hellfire Club Genosha Spring Benefit Charity Gala | March 24th, 2020 | Schmoozing, boozing, donations and more. The Hellfire Spring Charity Gala is a huge success, benefitting Genosha. |
I Think This Is Yours | March 1st, 2020 | Nick does his good deed for the day, and returns a lost item to a stranger. And makes plans. |
E Pluribus Unum: Surprise Announcement | February 20th, 2020 | All the lovely people gather for Tony Stark's small announcement. |
Cutscenes
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Nick Lytton has
16 finished logs.
Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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Dark Reflection | January 4th, 2021 | Why shouldn't someone not very important have an evil twin anyway? |
That Darned Cat! | December 12th, 2020 | That explains one or two things. |
Lost Property | February 25th, 2020 | Nick does his good deed for the day. |
Entertainment Credits
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Nick Lytton has been credited in
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Nick Lytton has authored
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