Kameron Jackson

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File #17 Jan 2009 05:47

Summary

Name Kameron Jackson Aliases Status Unregistered Evolved Ability Multispectrum Sight Gender Female Race/Eth. Caucasian Birthdate July 31, 1985 Age 24 Height Build Eyes Hair Residence Unknown Employment Unknown Parents Ashley and Martin Jackson Siblings Marital Status Single (Formerly Dating Brian Fulk) Children First Seen Seeing The Invisible Last Seen If I Could Turn Back Time Profile Kameron is a friendly young lady, fresh out of Florida (and not the Everglades, so no alligator shoes for you!). She moved to New York a few years ago, and found residence in one of the apartments. She's currently unemployed, but can be found playing her violin most often during the evenings, though she will venture out in mornings- preferably cloudy days. To the unaware and those who keep tabs on that sort of thing, she is an unregistered Evolved with the gift of Enhanced Vision which is really a LOT more trouble than its worth. But it's kinda neat at the same time, and she's worked around it so she has few complaints. She does have a few quirks - sometimes she moves as if she can't really see too well, tripping over things that most would have seen a mile away. She also has a trained seeing-eye/guard dog named Prince. She has a real weak spot for animals.

portrayed by Miranda Kerr

Background

Despite the archetype of most Gifted, at least the ones in comic books, Kameron's life before manifesting her abilities was downright mundane. Born in Clearwater, Florida to loving parents Ashley and Martin Jackson, as an only child she had never wanted for anything. While she could have grown up spoiled, her parents had very high expectations for her, and she had to earn the things she wanted. If there was no reason beyond, 'It's cool' 'I just want it' or 'everyone else has one', then she was immediately denied, with the exception of special occasions like Christmas or her birthday.

Financially, they were fairly well off, and Kameron's parents wanted the best for their daughter. She was enrolled in private, all-girl schools wherever possible to prevent exposure to the sort of undesireable behavior that is said to be in public schools. This, in addition to her father repeatedly warning her about the evils of men and warning her to stay away from them, limited Kameron's exposure to the opposite sex, which led to some socially awkward situations later in life. Before manifesting her power, she surpassed her parent's expectations by always getting high grades in her classes.

To keep her out of trouble, after she got home from school, her parents arranged for her to have something to do. Originally she was enrolled in dance class, where she learned ballet and capoeira. She would have continued in this if there hadn't been an accident that resulted in spraining her left ankle. She was immediately pulled out of class and her parents offered a different, safer after school alternative. Music. Naturally she accepted, having a fierce love of various types of music and dance. She was thusly assigned two tutors, one who came at the beginning of the week to teach her the piano, the other who came at the end of the week to teach her the violin. She was delighted; she'd even done a little singing to accompany her playing, but never wanted to pursue it.

Being kept so busy was the primary reason only reason she never acted out against her parents, in addition to the fact that the idea of rebelling never occurred to her. She was given certain freedoms (if carefully monitored freedoms) when necessary, and her parents knew to rein her in where needed. They just didn't need to, that often; she was the typical 'good girl'. At sixteen, her grades began to slip - Ashley and Martin began to grow concerned, wondering at this sudden change in their daughter, for even her joy in playing piano and music began to wane. At first they thought she was just hitting a rebellious phase, but she often complained about her eyes, and ended up leaving class feeling nauseous or dizzy. For two years she was shuttled from doctor to doctor, and was diagnosed with a variety of conditions, most common being stress and an inner ear infection. She was tested for diseases that both affected the brain and eyesight, but tested negative on everything.

These results left both Kameron and her parents extremely frustrated, and Kameron, personally, had been getting very tired of seeing doctor after doctor after doctor, with them only telling her the same thing the previous physician did. They couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. Failing any other option, her parents took her to an ophthalmologist, who suggested glasses. Needless to say, -that- didn't work. Eye surgery was right out, Kameron didn't want to take the risks involved -anything could go wrong, and she didn't want to be permanently blinded, especially if nothing was wrong with her, as the doctors claimed.

Kameron's only respite from this dilemna was closing her eyes, and much to her parents dismay, she took to wearing a blindfold or a pair of dark shades whenever they weren't shuttling her from one doctor to another. Thanks to her disadvantage with her vision, her other senses more than made up for it; including her memory. She managed to move about the house simply from memorizing where things were - which led to many an accident when furniture was rearranged. After a week or two of this, she tested her vision again, this time discovering she could see properly ..but only for minutes at a time, before her vision started to, in her words, 'Go Bonkers'.

It was only when all the other alternatives had been exhausted, and she was tired of cooperating with going to doctor that there was a breakthrough; mainly one done by accident, truthfully. While bored, Kammy discovered (with tons of trial and error, and many a barf bag) that when she focused on a single point, she could actually pinpoint the differences in her vision, each seeming to layer over the next, which made seeing properly impossible. Her normal sight never returned, and though she could occasionally determine what she was seeing, she was never able to keep her eyes open for more than a couple of minutes at a time. Researching her condition was ..extremely tricky, and by the time she had graduated she had resigned herself to the fact that she would never have proper eyesight again.

Wanting her independence, she made plans to move to New York, having always wanted to go there. Her parents were against it at first, but finally caved to her requests with the stipulation that she let them give her a seeing eye dog. She agreed quickly, for it was a minor stipulation and she always loved animals. Before setting off on her journey, she assured her parents she would be perfectly fine. It was perhaps ironic that not long after touching down in New York, the situation changed. Bombs tend to do that. She had to bless whatever guardian angel she had that she'd already managed to acquire a place to stay in the chaos that followed.

When she was capable of doing so, the first thing she did was notify her parents that she was fine, but there were still some things she didn't tell them. To be fair, her parents hid a secret from Kameron as well; one that they swore they would take to the grave. The secret? Someone else in the family possessed a Gift, and he was the shame of the family in the way that Kameron was their pride.

Psych Profile

Evolved Ability

Infrared Vision : When using this vision, Kameron is capable of seeing through the blindfold she wears, but only objects that give off heat. However, she can't see details of these objects, as they will only register as a orangey blob even without the blindfold. Without the blindfold, they still register as orange blobs, but their definitions are a bit clearer - enough that she can accurately identify -what- the blob is. Usually.

X-Ray Vision : This is a mostly untested ability, and one she doesn't particularly care for as she finds looking through walls embarrassing with the potential of seeing something she -really- shouldn't, not to mention seeing her own bones and organs is beyond disgusting. It is a relief that she can't see through -everything-, but the Vision is so random, she never knows when it's active, much like the other types of vision. Her first attempt to use her vision ended in disaster when she accidentally looked through her tutor's clothing, and was so distressed, she canceled the lesson; And she hadn't actually even -seen- anything!

UV Vision : In addition to Infrared vision and X-ray vision, Kameron is capable of seeing ultraviolet light. Being that she sees all three types of vision at the same time when her eyes are open, this is incredibly annoying and nauseating - it's a little like seeing spots before her eyes. Differently colored spots and shapes. With this mode of vision however, she is capable of seeing the ultraviolet wavelengths given off. She's capable of looking directly into sources of ultraviolet without damaging her eyes (which are already damaged as is), but for only as long as she can force herself to look. Regardless, when she is using her X-Ray Vision, or UV vision, she doesn't give off any kind of radiation, which is nice, because she probably wouldn't be immune to it.

Appendices

Skills:

>>Skills<<

Singing :
Sing? Sure she can sing, but she's not by any means a professional. There were millions of people that were thousands of times better than she was - particularly those who actually -did- have singing lessons. She has a clear enough voice, and only considers singing as something for fun, something to do in the shower, or an occasional accompaniment with her music.

Musical Aptitude :
While she considers singing a mostly fun, she is slightly more serious about her skills with her violin. Granted, she knows how to play the piano as well, but given the choice, she opted to focus more on her violin. In fact, before she left for New York, her father bought her a shiny new violin as a going away present. She treasures this instrument above all , and takes extremely good care of it.

Braille:
Per her mother's request, when her eyesight was getting the worst, she took classes in reading Braille. She's extremely glad for it for the most part, because she always did love reading, and with her eyesight problem, she can no longer focus on books to read for any decent length of time.

Photographic Memory:
A skill she developed shortly after her power manifested - her memory is sharp enough that she is able to look at her surroundings for a few seconds to get the general gist of the layout of the area. It's not perfect, but it is enough that she can manuever around a room with the appearance of seeing normally. With the exception of someone being mean and rearranging things or putting something in her way so she'll trip over it.

Cooking:
She isn't a fantastic cook, but what she prepares IS edible. Usually. She has a tendency to experiment a little bit with her recipes, sometimes by accident (grabbing the wrong thing), and occasionally on purpose, when she gets a little curious about how something will taste if she adds a different element to a dish. She even set fire to a salad at one point. It didn't end well.

Dance :
She's … a fair enough dancer that she doesn't flail about on the dance floor. Or at the very least, she -used- to be a fair dancer. Nowadays, she really *DOES* flail about on the dance floor. She did participate in capoeira for a short time, but she didn't retain too much from that. She is a lot better at ballet, however, as she continues her practice in this every few days. It's a great way to blow off stress.

Swimming:
Would you believe she's been to the beach only once, and that was when during the one and only vacation she and her family went on. Wonderfully enough, her skill in swimming is just enough that she isn't likely to drown. Her stamina is pretty good from her dance lessons, and she keeps herself in shape. She isn't even close to being as good as someone who is an Olympic level professional swimmer, or someone who spends all their time at the beach.

Whistling:
It's nothin to sniff at, but when you can't see, you have to learn to amuse yourself in different ways. One of these ways is whistling. On the one hand, it's good to get the attention of her dog. She also tries to mimic birdcalls through her whistling - it's mostly for her own amusement and not to confuse the poor little things. She has a pretty good ear for pitch though, even if she does bungle a birdcall more than once.

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Performances:

Kameron actually has been asked to play music before, and is an established busker (though she rarely accepts money lately). This section will have links to the music she has played/will play for reference.

• The Devil's Trill, played During Blind Person Awareness : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ798THmR5Y
• Explosive, not played yet, suggested by Cally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh6745NbGeM

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Timeline for 2009

>> Show the Timeline for January<<

In Seeing the Invisible Kammy's first night away from the apartment led her to encountering a street musician, Cecile. Willing to support someone else with a love of music, she paid for the music she heard, only to be utterly flabbergasted when the musician Cecile began throwing accusations about her family. Lou's arrival later was brief;the only opinion Kammy has of that person is that he's got a short temper. On the other hand, Kammy is convinced Cecile is insane and/or an alcoholic. Possibly both.

Sandwiches and Paparazzi An outing to the deli a few days later earned Kammy a chance encounter with a wealthy socialite, Lori, and Kammy was struggling to focus on not turning into an eeky-shrieky starstruck teenybopper at her age. She succeeded, and was rewarded by being treated to lunch and given a ride home by Lori.

In Defenseless Girls in Parks, taking place later that evening, Kammy was strolling through Central Park. Why? Stupidity, frankly. While doing so she was informing her mother what happened, when she had an unpleasant experience with a man who introduced himself as Sammy (aka Miles). Thanks to Marla's pranking, Kammy is mostly convinced that he is one of the park perverts her father often warned her about.

In Shopping for Misunderstandings, Lori dropped by Kammy's apartment to take her shopping as a goodwill gesture, and even got her a contact for an audition. Unfortunately there was a misunderstanding between Kameron not wanting Lori to remove her sunglasses (not mentioning the Evolved issue) and Lori knowing Kameron wasn't telling her something, leaving the two girls thinking the other didn't want to be friends. Kameron is a bit upset over all of this..

In Hear You Soon, Brian dropped by Kameron's apartment for the first time, though it wasn't for a pleasant social visit. It was actually to warn her about "Something" bad going down and that he wanted her to leave town for two days at least. Kameron was a bit upset by this request, more because she was worried about him than being told to leave, but she did finally give in and promise to get out of town for a few days.

In Release, Kameron had finally returned to her apartment after getting the all-clear from Brian, who met up with her outside the apartment, with a guest. He also asked a favor from her - to stay at her apartment for a few days with little Joseph, as it was the only safe place he knew of. Kameron agreed, and also found out a little bit about what went on - Brian also outed himself as an Evolved, and Kameron confessed that she was one as well.

>> Show the Timeline for February<<

In Cake and Ice Cream, Kameron meets one of Brian's friends, Abby, who happens to be an Evolved healer. As Abby is a new neighbor at the Confucious Plaza, she visited Kameron's apartment where Brian has been staying, with cake and ice cream.

In Plans at the Lighthouse, Brian brought Kameron to a newly discovered lighthouse and informed her of his plans to turn it into a safe place for Evolved. She offered to help out, he offered to pay her as a member of the staff, and the deal was struck. Then he carried her down the stairs like the silly person he is.

In Hemeralopia, Kameron ran into Lori and the two chatted a little. Because of the presence of the paparazzi, Kam was unable to introduce her to Brian or Cardinal, but she did suggest Lori stop by the apartment later so she could do so.

In This Scene Brought to You by…, Kameron later ran into a young woman who described herself as a liason in the art world, and introduced herself as Minea. She was also good enough to help Kameron find some medication for her headaches.

In Blue Eyes, taking place a few hours later, Kameron was playing in the apartment when she inadvertently woke Brian, though thankfully not Joe, and after some discussion about Lori, Brian put to her a strange question that Kameron will have a lot of difficulty in answering.

In Hot N' Steamy, Kameron, Brian and Joe venture to Central Park; Brian to meet Deckard, while Kameron runs into Ygraine and Prince and Joe meet another new person who the collie doesn't appear to like, by the name of Cally.

The Longest Day
In Cally Meets Her Nemesis, Kameron runs into Cally again (not literally), and offers to buy her lunch to make up for what happened the previous evening. The offer is accepted. Cally still hates Prince.

In Up To Speed, Brian encounters Kammy as she's heading back to the apartment to get her violin. She brings him up to date on her developing friendship and building trust with Cally, and he brings her up to date on Abby's kidnapping.

In Blind Person Awareness, Kameron heads out to the park a few hours later, encountering Cally and Deckard, and later Smedley, in the park. Cally requests a song, after which Smedley sort of accuses Kameron of lying about her being unable to see.

In Apologies Had, Cally is starting to walk Kameron part of the way home when Brian pulls up in his car. Cally refuses to accept a ride from a stranger, and heads home alone. Brian apologizes to Kameron for silly things, and Kameron apologies to Brian for silly things, as well as bringing him up to speed regarding Smedley.

In Disasterous Night Out, Lori pays Kameron a visit and drags her out clubbing. In Miami. It doesn't end well.

In Unhappy Homecoming, Kameron returns to the apartment to find Brian still awake, waiting for her, and angry. Harsh words are said, but nothing terribly damaging occurs.

In The Search for Cally, Kameron and Brian poke around in Central Park with the intent of finding their runaway friend. The Hot Dog Vendor there, Mack, informed them that Cally was headed to Staten Island, which is -slightly- worrying, but not very - especially since the two were moving up there anyway.

A chaotic night in Lighting the Flame, where the Lighthouse founded by Brian is officially opened. Several people show up to mooch goodies and mingle, not the least being Kain, who allegedly works for Linderman, who was donating quite a lot of money to the cause. Kameron had intended to stay out of the limelight - but Brian dragged her right back in it again.

In The Blobbiest Blob, which takes place the morning after, a tired, and still worried Kameron has a quiet conversation with Brian, managing to explain to him her aversion to 'fixing' her eyesight.

In Third Wheel, Kameron feels exactly that, as Brian tugs her along to meet his buddy Teo - only the conversation is less cotton balls and bunnies, and rather more…dark. And awkward.

In She Has The Light, Kameron meets Colette, a runaway who's come to the Lighthouse for sanctuary. The two get along pretty well until Kameron accidentally sees what Colette looks like under her vision, and nearly breaks down in tears.

In Obtuse, Brian attempts to tell Kameron how he feels about her, and Kameron is BLIIIIIIND to it.

In Old Leads, Kameron heads back to the city to check on a few things at the apartment, then wanders into Chelsea where she meets a contractor named Alec, who promises to get his cop friend to help look for the missing Cally. (Sorry Cally :3)

In A Lack of Subtlety, Kameron encounters Richard Cardinal in Staten Island. The two talk a bit, and Kameron attempts (and kinda succeeds) to get his help in looking for Cally.

In Jealousy and Rapture, Kameron is out for a walk when she runs into the owner of Rapture the nightclub, Eliot. He offers a tour, and someone gets jealous.

In Moondance Mistake, Kameron returns to the Lighthouse after her tour with Eliot, to encounter a jealous Brian. Obtuse as ever, not realizing the reason for that jealousy, she is given a hint when Brian shocks her at the end of the night.

>> Show the Timeline for March<<

In The Ten Foot Squid, Things are Awkard(tm).

In Cherchez le Deckard, Kameron, who got the apartment from Brian, heads off to her old apartment complex in search of Leah, aka Tinkerbelle, to see if she knows anything about Deckard.

In To the Point, Kameron returns from her visit with Leah in time for Colette to pull her aside for a talk about Brian.

In If I Could Turn Back Time, Kameron has a Talk(tm) with Brian, and with luck, their friendship is salvaged. Also she finds out he has an evil twin. WTF?

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People She Knows:

>> The list is growing!<<

Friends

	He ran into Kameron (literally) when his dog dashed at hers in an attempt to make friends. To make amends, he offered to treat her to lunch, along with Desree. He's pretty nice and she's amused by his silliness, so has categorized him as a friend. She has recently discovered that he actually loved her when he kissed her in Moondance Mistake. Oops. Unfortunately, she doesn't feel the same way, and refuses to return those feelings even if she did.
	Kameron ran into the wealthy socialite initially at the delicatessen which was being mobbed by paparazzi trying to get photos of Lori. After getting over her moment of being Starstruck (mostly), she and Lori got along pretty well. Except when one or the other flubs up socially, such as in Disasterous Night Out, where Lori interpreted Kam's body language as thinking Lori was an idiot, and ran off in tears. Kameron hasn't spoken to her since, and frankly, isn't sure what to say to the girl if she does. She still considers Lori a friend though.
	Kameron met Abby in early February, when she came to Kam's apartment looking for Brian to celebrate her moving in. She brought cake and ice cream, and despite a brief stumble between the two semi-socially inept girls, Kameron was utterly charmed by Abby's gentle manner,and is happy to consider her a friend.
	Joe is Brian's absolutely adorable unofficially adopted charge. Kameron doesn't know the first thing about kids, but she does know that the little invulnerable boy is a charmer, and she is fond of him.
	Cally is a runaway that Kameron (and several others) met in Central Park, though she didn't get to speak with the girl for long until the next day. She wants to help Cally with her current possibly homeless situation, and finds the girl very nice. Cally doesn't like Prince though, who cost her two meals (okay, a soda and a meal). The feeling is mutual.
	Colette is a girl that Kameron only recently met, who came to the Lighthouse. She's very nice, and has an interesting gift - when Kameron accidentally saw how it looked with her particular type of sight, she was nearly driven to tears. As such, she takes care to try and -not- look at Colette when the girl was around. Still, she's sweet, even though Kameron is pretty sure she's troubled by -something-. It was in fact, Colette who got Kameron to really look at Brian's feelings for her, and even though Kameron was bound and determined not to return them (it helped she didn't like him like that at the time), Kameron did follow the girl's advice when she went to talk to Brian.

Acquaintances

	Kammy doesn't know her very well, but she's a friend of Brian's and seems nice. She also seems to believe in the power of charms.
	While busking in the park, Kammy inadvertently assisted Ewan's pickpocketing. Shortly afterward, she and Ewan chitchatted a bit before going their separate ways. She thinks he's nice though.
	Originally introduced to Kameron as Brian's 'Uncle Mike', Kameron was later informed that he is one of Brian's 'contacts', who possesses X-Ray vision. Brian hopes he can train Kammy in the use of her vision; Kammy has no hopes in that department; Deckard seems nice enough, even though Brian warned her about him, all but implying he was a less than upstanding chap.
	He introduced himself as Richard to Kammy and Brian, who met him in the park on the same day that Kam ran into Lori. He seems a bit rough, but a nice enough fellow. This opinion is further cemented when she later runs into him in Staten Island, during A Lack of Subtlety, where he cautions her about the dangers of Staten Island, and she gets him to agree to help look for Cally.
	Brian brought Kameron along with him when he went to meet Teo, and while the man seemed nice enough, she didn't really speak with him for very long.
	Kameron met this man in Old Leads, where she found herself in Chelsea, asking after the whereabouts of Cally. He'd met her weeks ago and didn't know where she was now, but he did promise to speak with his cop friend to help find Cally. Of course, given Cally's want of avoiding the cops this may not have been the best idea…
	Kameron encountered her at the pharmacy while hunting for some extra-strength drugs for her headaches. She's nice enough, though they didn't talk long, and only briefly chatted about the workplace. Minea did help her out with finding the drugs though, so that's a couple points in her favor.
	A contractor in Chelsea that Kameron met during one of her searches for her runaway friend. Apparently he did have an encounter with the girl, but long before she went missing. He did offer to have his cop friend help look for her, so that's something.
	Friendly, Charming and Kind are three words that Kameron would use this for owner of Rapture. Definitely a nice guy, though Kameron isn't sure how often she'd see him - even though her experience at the nightclub with him in Jealousy and Rapture wasn't unpleasant, she doesn't make visiting nightclubs a habit.

Strangers

	Encountering this fellow in the park was a bit..awkward. Though he complimented her on her music playing, in the same breath he accused her of not being blind. It made Kameron a little bit nervous, and it made both Brian and Cally angry on her behalf.
	He introduced himself as 'Sammy', and Kammy doesn't trust him. At all. After Marla pushed him into Kammy, causing him to fall onto her, complete with inappropriate touching, she believes him to be the same type of New York molester her father has warned her about.
	She doesn't know him at all, save for exchanging a few words when she was confronted by Crazy Drunken Lady. He seems to have a temper.
	Kammy never actually got a name from this woman, but after their first interaction, Kameron dubbed her 'Crazy Drunken Lady. Originally Kammy thought it might be nice to support a fellow musician, but when she started insulting Kammy about her family apparently raping the land and things, Kammy's opinion of her dropped.

Memorable Quotes:

• "After I accidentally saw through my piano teacher's clothing, it's just all around easier to keep my eyes -shut- all the time, since I can't really control this thing…" Kameron, about her Evolved gift

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Trivia and Notes:

• Oops! After being dragged out clubbing in Disasterous Night Out, some paparazzi got a picture of Kammy sitting with Lori. (Kammy is assumed to be the one in the middle.) These pictures would show up in magazines and wealthy society pages, as well as celebrity gossip columns. Ref: http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/photo.php?id=kim_paris_fasion_6_big&title=Kim0Kardashian0Pictures&loc=2

• Because she has no real control over when her powers are active or not, when she focuses on -which- vision to use, she has to concentrate on *not* blinking. The second she blinks, her focus shifts to a different power, accompanied by the usual vertigo and nausea, and if she does it too often, there is the chance of migraines, or irritation from her eyes that may lead to slight bleeding. As such she tries not to blink when she's 'looking', and tries not to look around quickly when she does.
• Her eyes change a little when her power is active - her eyes lighten or darken depending on if she's using infrared or x-ray vision, but since she can't look in a mirror to save her life, she can't confirm it.
• She is incapable of looking in mirrors. Doing that gives her a sort of 'feedback loop' times infinity, so if she has to look in any reflective surface, she tries to limit that to only a brief look. Bright lights also bring her nausea and dizziness back in waves, so she tries to limit how much light she can actually see by wearing sunglasses as dark as possible, or a blindfold.
• The length of time she can actually use her gift is extremely limited - extending it beyond a few minutes forces her to immediately shut her eyes lest she feel ill and dizzy as usual, or bring on severe migraines. As such, trying to find out more about how she sees is extremely difficult unless you're quick.
• Due to her condition, she *REALLY* doesn't like to remove her sunglasses. Even to look someone in the eye - which isn't really possible anyway. Not if she wants to avoid a massive episode.
• Kameron is a semi atheist - more on the fence in the matters of the Powers That Be and all. She isn't sure whether she believes in a Higher Power or not. On the one hand, Enhanced Abilities out of the blue. On the other, it made her blind. Whoever's responsible is a Jerk.