Quinn Haruki | Signal
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Quinn tries really hard to project the image of the perfect, put-together hero. As the hero Signal, he strives to be steady, confident, and to never waver. He puts a lot of pressure on himself. He's tries to have a plan of action at all times, but can think on his feet. He'll stand hard for what he believes in, which makes him a good hero.
Quinn tends to keep to himself, prefering to stay in his shell. He can get frustrated easily, but he tries to keep a cool head. He learns to open up a lot more around his friends.
Signal can come off as almost standoffish. Quinn has a set idea of what he thinks a hero should be, so he holds himself to that standard. He's definitely called someone "citizen" at least a couple times. He's not as good at the tealking-to-people part of heroing, but he tries his best.
Quinn is more reserved than his friends. He considers himself a pessimist, but he stubbornly believes that the world can be made better. He tends to be snarky and has a deadpan sense of humour.
Quinn Hikari Haruki was born to Hiroshi Haruki and Donna Marshall. When he was in 3rd grade, he began experiencing hearing loss because of a genetic condition. He got hearing aids, and his family began learning ASL together. He came out as trans and began transitioning in middle school, and began manifesting his powers once he began high school. He'd never been super social, and tended to bounce off of people. He had a short fuse and was prone to annoyance/anger. He was always very analytical, and liked to know how things worked, whether that be a bike, a clock, or a classroom. He refused to do things without knowing why he should do them, but stubbornly stuck to his principles once he had them.
Crescent City was never quite large enough for there to be large-scale villainy, but as he grew older, he began to recognize wrongdoing in his life and decided he had to help. After the Bicycle Incident, he decided that he had to be a hero. He honed his powers, grabbed some clothes from the athletic store, and strapped on his rollerskates, ready to fight whatever came at him. His dedication to heroing makes him a natural leader, and he always gives his all to help people.
Quinn can create hard light constructs, essentially shaping light into crystalline structures with willpower.
His interest in the inner workings of different technology led to him trying to replicate those things with his hard-light construct powers. His first big project was a wind-up clock, based on a pocketwatch his grandfather had given him when he was a kid. As he experimented with creating these finer mechanisms, he discovered that creating things was much easier with a focus— something to tie the idea to the act of creation. He found that the physicality of ASL combined with the meaning of each sign was the perfect avenue. He soon got into the rhythm of using ASL to act as a conduit for his powers, something he still does today.
- Flexible - Quinn's powers are very versatile, and they can be used to fit almost any situation with some creative thinking.
- Methodical - Quinn is a little more practiced than the other Moonlighters, and is more precise with his powers.
- Fatigue - Creating structures that are large/have many parts will drain his energy quickly.
- Persistence - Signal never wants to back down, which causes him to push himself too far.
Quinn dresses for comfort and practicality first. He likes clothes with soft fabrics and lots of pockets. His taste in clothing is something between wannabe punk/grunge guy and that kid who wears, like, three different hoodies. He's a recovering emo kid who never really left his emo phase.
- Almost always wearing hearing aids
- Has a few moles
- Gets a lot of sun, gets very tan in the summer
- closed-off posture, tend to cross his arms
- 5'10" in skates
- soft, oversize shirts
- leather jacket
- red hoodie
- rollerblades
- hockey, mountain biking
- werewolves
- cheesy scifi and horror movies
- strategic video/board games
- has a dog (Roxie) and a cat (Oreo) who he loves very much :)
- He makes obstacle courses to run with Roxie
- oral stimmer (chews straws / toothpicks, often has a lollipop)
- love language is acts of service
- There is a certain way that heros act, and I must exemplify that.
- Helping people is the most important thing, what others think doesn't matter.
