Lionel

Quick bullet point backstory:

Lionel was born the middle child, and due to that, he always felt like he had to prove himself to his family. Sure, he loved his siblings, but they always got more attention than he ever did.

His whole family was anti-mutants, so by default, he was too. He actually never even put any effort in trying to see what it might be like to be a mutant in this world, until a few years ago.

Anyway, in order to get his parents attention, he worked really hard in class, to always get the best grades and get praised. Well, it worked for a short time, but it wasn’t that satisfying after all. But he did develop a great interest in science and the medical field.

After graduating, he went for that, studied medicine, genes, and other fields related. (I am not a science person, I apologize for that) And started doing research as an assistant during his studies.

Sooooo at one point, he met a girl, and that whole cliché love story. He really did love her, they were already married at 22. But a few months later, he discovered she had mutant abilities. Part of him was frightened, the other was hurt at the fact she kept it from him, but mostly that he did not see it before. And both of those combined, well, that lead him to the unthinkable. Out of rage and deception, he pushed her down the stairs of their apartment building.

That rage quickly fell down, and the first person he contacted was the scientist he was currently helping, one he knew was anti-mutant as well. That person had contacts, and they managed to create a cover-up story for her death, but also got him out of there, and shipped him to the island to complete his studies and help around the lab.

So that is how he ended up on the island, studying the mutant gene and how it worked. Obviously, he did not have a good relationship with the mutants.

But that changed, slowly, after the mutants took over. Well, of course he wasn’t in a good position, but it also helped him open his eyes in a way. With them in control, he did learn more about their cause, their situation, and who they actually were: not the monsters he was told as a kid.

He is still working on gaining their full trust, of course, but Lionel was able to take on a job as a lab assistant for the hospital. With his formation, he could do particularly good in analysing samples that came through.

IC INFORMATION.

Full Name: Lionel Rubio Alias(es): Lio Age: 36 Birthdate: December 4, 1981 Birthplace: New York City, USA Gender / Pronouns: Male, he/him Sexuality: Bisexual Mutant Power: N/A

ISLAND RELATED QUESTIONS: 

If your muse was able to write a letter to one person back on the mainland, who would it be and why?

He can be kind of an asshole at times, and since he doesn’t really have anyone on the mainland he’d want to talk to, he’d probably write to his employer, the one that got him on the island, and tell them he’s quitting.

What’s a day in the life of your muse like?

Wake up usually just in time to get to work, spend most of his time there, although he does try to mingle with the mutants and prove that he is on their side now, and always ends up in bars with a few shots of tequila.

If your muse had a moment to sit down and talk with someone that was anti mutant what would they say?

Try to explain he’s been in the same situation they are, being anti-mutants in the past, but that he’s seen the other side, and he understands the bad guys aren’t the mutants. Honestly, he’d just try to change their mind.

What mutant abilities outside of their own intrigue them the most? Are there any they’d fear if they came across them?

He is simultaneously intrigued and scared by all of them. The fact he does not possess any power does play a lot on that, but he cannot help but wonder what it would be like to have those powers. But having seen them up close for years now, he also knows the extent of those powers and how scary and dangerous they can get.

WANTED PLOTS / CONNECTIONS

Coworkers: he works for the hospital, and it could be interesting to see the different dynamics he has with other people working there considering he used to be anti-mutants? I dunno, just a thought.

Family: so he still believes they are anti-mutants, but I think it could be interesting to have one or two members of the family show up on the island? Preferably his siblings, but his parents could work as well. It would just be interesting to see where they stand now, and how they would react to him switching sides.

Relationship: ok, the idea for this character(more or less) came after I watched Rebecca by Alfred Hitchcock. So I’m just... picturing him going for someone, but he’s still distant, and it feels like he’s not reciprocating anything? Because all he can think about is what happened with his wife. And then the truth can come out and I dunno just a thought.