Gavin Hartman

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Gavin is a mutant, and a main character in Roachie's Mutant WIP. He is tall, but makes a habit of slouching and trying to minimize himself. He wears large, round glasses, has dirty blond hair, and his wardrobe mainly consists of sweaters, sneakers, and long-sleeved button-ups. His favorite beverage is cherry coke.

## History

Gavin was born in 1991 in Minnesota. He was always the stereotypical nerd in school, and was an active member of the chess club. While his older sister joined the air force, he went on to university in pursuit of a degree in microbiology. After graduating with a masters degree, it took only a couple years before finding employment with Cronus.

A first, it was a golden opportunity for research, and Gavin reveled in it. He pioneered research into dissimidium - a unique alloy that can nullify the symptoms of radiation poisoning. To Gavin's knowledge, this was life-saving research. He did not find out until later that it was being used to keep mutant captives in line.

When Gavin broke security protocol out of curiosity and discovered the existence of mutants and what Cronus was doing to them, he attempted to resign; he could not bear to be a part of something that inhumane. But now that he knew, he could not be let go. Gavin was taken captive and became a second wave mutant. His powers are shape-shifting into inanimate objects, and small-scale time manipulation - in essence, he can manifest golden bubbles ranging in size from a golf ball to an entire room, and he can control the speed of time within the bubble, slowing it down or speeding it up as he desires.

A man by the name of Derek Absolom, who was himself a volunteer mutant and security personnel of Cronus, took advantage of Gavin's current situation and meek personality and pinpointed him as his personal "bitch." He forced Gavin to clean the security office, and play the part of "escapee" when running containment drills with other security officers. Absolom's powers were super strength, and the ability to activate the pain receptors in a creature's brain. He always threatened Gavin with the latter as punishment if he wasn't obedient, but sometimes he simply used it on Gavin for amusement.

During the mutant war, Sara was captured and kept as a prisoner of war. Absolom, being head of security, took advantage of his access to her cell and also took advantage of her. He forced Gavin to use his powers - to make a bubble around Sara's cell and give Absolom more time with her. Gavin did so, and the guilt of that has weighed on him ever since.

Sara was captive for about a week before the Mutant Freedom Fighters found their way to that facility. This was one of the major battles of the war, and it ended with Sara and Gavin being liberated, as well as Absolom's death.

## Divergent Lore

In the extended universe, Gavin stars a new job at a local hospital as a diagnostic specialist, and adopt three cats: Carrie, Tina, and Cool Dude. He also begins dating Anti's oc Luvah.

In the Mutant WIP, Mac contacts him and invites him to be part of the Halfway House, which Gavin accepts.