[Brief Description] Overall, Martin's a pretty average guy. He's 5'8", likes Def Leopard and enjoys going out for drinks with his friends after work. The problem is, after a certain transformation, the work and friends kind of disappeared. Now, instead of the confident man enjoying life that Martin used to be, he's an excessively nervous, apologetic mess who's main goal in life is to have people like him again. In short, he's pretty pathetic.
The reason for all of this is due to the power he received after drinking contaminated beer at a tasting party. Since then, he's had the unfortunate ability to hear and converse with all inanimate objects, which, needless to say, makes him sound pretty crazy. Thus the loss of his job, family and friends.
[What's the Canon Like?] Martin lives in what I guess counts as a modern fantasy AU of our world. Small events are different–there was a hurricane named Vince that destroyed a power plant that caused a chemical leak, contaminating people throughout the entire east coast. Those that didn't die got superpowers, though the majority of them are certifiably useless (turning garden hoses into lassoes, for example). The few who have useful powers (invisibility, etc.) sometimes become superheroes and/or supervillains in the major American cities, but the rest have to enter the governmental support system made for them. This system generates things such as job placement, support groups, and housing that the superpowered's can enter into.
This, is where Martin lives. Specifically in the Rhode Island branch. He's been cut-off by his family and, eventually, yearns to be accepted by them once again but until then he's working as a detective with the Providence Police Force. He likes it well enough. His partner is one of the few people that accept him, so that helps. The murders he deals with... not so much. As of his canon point, he's running to ensure the safety of his family after a series of successful investigations have made him a target for a local, superpowered ganglord.
What has been the most important event in your life so far? Um. Well. I guess... I guess that'd have to be my powers, right? I guess that's pretty spectacular. I mean, who else gets to say they got superpowers from drinking a beer? Not many. Well. Not many other than the people with me who drank the same beer. I guess they could say that happened to them too. ... If they could say anything. I think one of them might have died.
Martin Gallagher | Modern fantasy? idk | Socially Awkward Man Who Talks to Objects
The reason for all of this is due to the power he received after drinking contaminated beer at a tasting party. Since then, he's had the unfortunate ability to hear and converse with all inanimate objects, which, needless to say, makes him sound pretty crazy. Thus the loss of his job, family and friends.
[What's the Canon Like?]
Martin lives in what I guess counts as a modern fantasy AU of our world. Small events are different–there was a hurricane named Vince that destroyed a power plant that caused a chemical leak, contaminating people throughout the entire east coast. Those that didn't die got superpowers, though the majority of them are certifiably useless (turning garden hoses into lassoes, for example). The few who have useful powers (invisibility, etc.) sometimes become superheroes and/or supervillains in the major American cities, but the rest have to enter the governmental support system made for them. This system generates things such as job placement, support groups, and housing that the superpowered's can enter into.
This, is where Martin lives. Specifically in the Rhode Island branch. He's been cut-off by his family and, eventually, yearns to be accepted by them once again but until then he's working as a detective with the Providence Police Force. He likes it well enough. His partner is one of the few people that accept him, so that helps. The murders he deals with... not so much. As of his canon point, he's running to ensure the safety of his family after a series of successful investigations have made him a target for a local, superpowered ganglord.
[Important Links] here's his app
[BONUS IC QUESTIONS]
What has been the most important event in your life so far?
Um. Well. I guess... I guess that'd have to be my powers, right? I guess that's pretty spectacular. I mean, who else gets to say they got superpowers from drinking a beer? Not many. Well. Not many other than the people with me who drank the same beer. I guess they could say that happened to them too. ... If they could say anything. I think one of them might have died.