#pointopen

“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.”

» ABOUT

NAME: Skyler Nieves  AGE: Eight/Twenty Two POWER: Empathy OCCUPATION: College Student / Computer Cafe TOWN: Grimstone Point

» HISTORY

Skyler and her twin brother, Ryan, were born and raised in Lake Grimstone– their mother was taken there a few weeks before she gave birth to them–Skyler is the youngest of the twins, born twenty-three minutes after her brother, something her brother loves to remind her. Since birth Skyler was the perfect baby. She hardly cried and could sleep the entire night–often through her brother’s cries. Many nights her mother would wake her up just to make sure that nothing had happened to her in her sleep. As she got older, she didn’t change much; she was still the child that every parent dreams of having. Because both of her parents possess powers, Skyler grew up at a much faster pace but she doesn’t feel like she missed out on anything, other than having her father around of course.

The girl excelled in everything that she did, from her power to her school work,. She always tried her hardest to be the best in everything that she did. At times it came across as if she thought that she was better than everyone else, but it wasn’t that at all. Skyler simply wanted to be the best version of herself for her mother. She wanted to make Blake proud and to give her the happiness that she felt her mother was missing. Fitting in was never something that Skyler tried to do; she was her own person and was okay with not following the crowds. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to try and fit in, she just had other things that she felt were more important than people viewing her as one of the popular kids–another difference between her and her brother who has always been quite popular.

Growing up, Skyler always wondered about her father but she was afraid to ask her mother, afraid of triggering any bad memories or re-opening old wounds. Instead she simply took what her mother offered with regards to her father. It wasn’t until not long ago that she got more than just superficial things about the man who made up half of her DNA. Skyler went from knowing the simple little lie her mother told her about her mysterious father to being given a brief story–they dated, he left, then he came to Lake Grimstone–over the course of a few months. Of course, she isn’t entirely sure that this information is true, maybe these are all just rumors, but what if it is true? Part of her wants to know who this man is, but then she wonders if doing that would hurt her mother in any way. 

» CONNECTIONS

BLAKE NIEVES & RYAN NIEVES - Blake and Ryan are the only family that Skyler has ever known. She feels very protective over them, even though she knows they are more than capable of protecting themselves. 

JACOB NIEVES - Sky feels drawn to Jacob but she has no idea why. What she does know is that she wants to help him work through the storm of emotions she always senses around him. What she doesn’t know is that he’s her father.

ASHLEY DODD - Sky considers Ashley her best friend, while most confuse Ash and Zoey, Sky does not. Whenever Sky has needed a friend, Ashley has always been there for her and vice versa. 

“To freeze and to disintegrate, the power is all in my hands.”

» ABOUT

NAME: Ryder Greene AGE: Thirty One POWER: Molecular Manipulation OCCUPATION: Guard TOWN: Grimstone Point

» HISTORY

Ryder is an only child, growing up was somewhat lonely due to his father’s involvement with the forces, more specifically the CIA, which of course Ryder was not allowed to know a single thing about. That was until he turned 20, having worked so hard to follow in the footsteps of his father, despite spending his younger years growing up in England with his mother and her family. Ryder was finally accepted into field work, his power being of great use when things went wrong. He managed to use his power discretely for two years, only letting his team and those above him know. It was for the country’s well-being, and with his father being of a high position no one questioned anything.

Though, when things went wrong in the field one day all of that changed. Ryder was told that he would be sent to Lake Grimstone, there he would be assigned one of two towns to live in and that he would be working there as a guard.  At first, Ryder was completely against it, finding every way around it but as the government assured him it was for the best, he did as they asked and found himself in Lake Grimstone, guarding the people there, he feels as if the guards in Lake Grimstone don’t really care. And of course with some of them having no powers who can blame them? Their attitude rubbed off some on Ryder and he too began to slackened, there’s times when he lets people get away with things that the government is against them doing. The way he sees it is that if they have to be stuck there then they might as well have some fun.

Ryder is generally a friendly guy though can come off a serious at times due to his fairly serious home life growing up and general job until he arrived at Lake Grimstone. When he’s angry, everyone will know about it because he’s not afraid to put his feelings into actions, as many have learnt through time. That also happens to be one of his downfalls. He’s respectful to women, something his mother taught him to be before she died suddenly when he was only seventeen. Generally, Ryder is easy to get along with, provided you don’t give him a reason not to play nice.

» CONNECTIONS

HANA LEE & MIRA LEE SNYDER - Matt wasn’t just Ryder’s co-workers he was also his friend. That’s why after Matt was killed he took it upon himself to look after his family.

TALIA RIVAS - Ryder won’t deny his attraction for her, but after a few failed dates they have agreed to stay friends.

JOHN ACOSTA - The kid is like the little brother he never had. The two have definitely bonded during their time training together and Ryder is genuinely caring and protective over the younger male.