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Personality: Andrew Dawson's nickname of A.D.D. isn't just because of his initials. Andy has always had a lot of trouble focusing in on things. His mind tends to move at a mile a minute and usually acts as such. Andy is a fast talker, fast mover, and fast to let that get the better of him. He has trouble with thinking about what's coming out of his mouth and out of his actions. He always means well but sometimes lacks enough control to realize the gravity and consequences of situations.
Andy is most comfortable and relaxed when surrounded by music. It has been one of the few things to keep his mind moving at a slower pace. With the right track in his head he comes of as a much calmer and approachable individual.
On the surface Andy may seem like the anti-social type, but at his core he truly enjoys the company of others and helping in the ways he knows how.
Interests: Music, Dance, Fashion, Books, Science, Pro Wrestling, 2010's era television.
Skills: Andy is a skilled musician with a preferance to hip-hop and indy music. With his hyper-active mind Andy is also skilled in a few fields of science and mathmatics. He's adept at modern technology and likes to tinker with small devices such as remote controls and old computers. Andy also has a special talent as a seamstress able to create full fashion lines, but he chooses to hide this talent from others.
Abilities/Powers: Explosion Inducement. Andy can cause objects to explode with his mind. To do so Andy requires to focus on a singular object at a time and let his inner passion take hold and simply let that go. To blow up large objects and/or make larger explosions Andy needs a longer period to focus on said object. At his current state the largest object Andy has been able to explode was a speaker.
History: Andrew Dreyfus Dawson was born and raised in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. In the early 2010's Andy was brought up in a fairly well off home by three individuals. His bio-logical mother, and two fathers who had all entered into a polyamourous relationship. Despite constant criticism from numerous persons Andy's team of parents brought up their son with strong conviction and morels. To this day they are all still one happy familiy.
Yet Andy's childhood was far from perfect. Despite an excellent family life Andy was constantly struggling in school and bullied by school children every step of the way. Over time it came to the conclusion that Andy had combination type of ADHD. In the simplest terms this meant Andy had a hard type holding his attention to one thing and also displayed hyperactivity and impulsivity. This of course lead only to more and more bullying and confusion from the public school system.
Around Andy's 5th year of schooling his parents decided to enroll him in a private school to help him with what would constantly be reffered to as his "condition". With smaller class sizes and numerous instances of one-on-one schooling Andy still found himself struggling with his academics. The one class where Andy seemed to actually excel was in music. With the support of his music teacher and parents Andy finally began to find a place where he could be relaxed and focused in his own little world. While the teasing never stopped with chants of A.D.D., Andrew Dawson Disorder, and An-D-D, he was able to find a real peace with creating music.
At 16 years of age Andy has finally began to develop into a man. A confidence in his music, a small group of friends, and side-passion for fashion and Andrew Dawson was finally starting to feel like a normal kid. Yet he still felt as if something was missing in his life. With friends and talent he thought he would've felt complete by now. Like any normal teenager Andy tried to ignore his feelings and focus on his passion. Through his intense love for music Andy discovered his meta-human ability. Explosion Inducement. While focusing on the microphone in front of him is suddenly exploded in his face. To his own amazement he was un-harmed, but now fearful for what he could do to himself and others around him.
Despite his fear Andy decided to do his first live performance at a small local venue. Using the name he was tormented with, A.D.D., he once again ignored his inner voice and took his first step into live performance. He knew in his heart disaster would strike, and so it did. At the tail end of his performance his passion once again got the better of him. There was the explosion. The screaming. The running.
After that moment all Andy remembers is running. Out the door. Down the street. Down another street. And another. He doesn't remember stopping. The last thing he does remember is the ambulance, followed by waking up to his family at his bedside. It took about of month of re-living that moment through therapy and family talks that they came to the conclusion that Andy was a meta-human since the day Jeffy had changed the world. His power had lay dormant until he could truly focus on a singular thing and let his passion take over.
With a heavy heart Andy decided to say good-bye to his family and his city and head somewhere his power could be explained and trained. The reputable Paradigm Academy. The place where one of his family had gone there a long, long time ago. One of many deceased alumni of Paradigms early years. An uncle named Roth.
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