Earth Mover (I Feel the Earth Move; Carole King)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 Earth Mover
Song/Album
 "I Feel the Earth Move"/ Tapestry
Act
 Carole King
Writer
 Carole King
Release Date
 1971


ABILITIES

Powers
-Cause individualized earthquake tremors
"I feel the earth move under my feet"
-Increase air pressure in small bursts-- feels like being pelted by hail
"I feel the sky tumbling down"
-Affect heart rates in others, cause heart palpitations by his presence
"I feel my heart start to trembling/ Whenever you're around"
-Vocal modulations can cause insanity
"My emotions are something I just can't tame"
Skills
 Inadvertent seduction through vocal modulation
"When... you tenderly call my name/ I just got to have you"
Attributes
 Glance can cause discomfort
"I can't stand it/ When you look at me that way"
Vulnerabilities
 Seismometers can warn people of his arrival
Formidability
 Intense but localized
Attractiveness
 Has a "face/ Mellow as the month of May"
Source
 May be triggered by the presence of certain people
Goals
 Find a cure 


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
 N/A
Amulets
 N/A
Objects
 N/A
Clothing
 N/A
Vehicles
 N/A
Dwelling
 N/A, likely a converted shipping container
Milieu
 N/A but nearer to civilization than would be advised


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
 N/A but likely male
Age
 Adult
Physique
 Sturdy
Ethnicity
 N/A
Origin
 N/A
Ancestry
 N/A
Profession
 Mining? 
Education
 N/A
SES
 Low
Relationships
 Would like to form some but is literally unapproachable
Pets
 N/A. Animals would likely flee as from before an earthquake


PERSONALITY

Morality
 Good, but causes damage by his presence
Intro/extrovert
 Introvert
Intelligence
 Not smart enough to stay way from people
Emotions
 loneliness, frustration
Sanity
 Sane but slipping
Enemies
 His condition
Narrative Function
 Antagonist, sadly
Other Notes
 Earth Mover is afflicted with some condition by which his pulse, his heartbeat, is amplified. This sends off shockwaves that have multiple effects: tremors in the surface on which he stands, sudden shifts in air pressure, and if he stand close enough to someone, disruptions of their heartbeat and brainwaves.
Which, in turn, effects their ability to control their emotions. In some cases, people interpret their own hearts racing or skipping a beat as attraction. When they approach, however, they increase the danger to themselves. 
Worse, the effects worsen when his heart races, either in fear or passion. All of this makes friendship possible only at a distance and romance a near impossibility. Which in turn makes him quite depressed, internally. But he tries to be "mellow" to counteract the effects.
Work is being attempted to lower the intensity of his heartbeat, but doctors fear that his system is now used to, even based on, this level of blood pressure, so they are lowering it slowly to give the rest of his system time to adjust. 
Let's hope they can help. It has been hard to find a place to live for Earth Mover. As every other structure shakes apart when he moves in, he now lives in a converted shipping container, whose steel walls can absorb the vibrations. 



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