Colby Reed

Colby Reed, Jesus 2.0 (art by InitialVelocity)

Colby Reed is just a guy with some holy lightning that keeps being told he is Jesus.

## Description

#### Personality

Colby is generally introverted and a bit awkward, and is wildly uncomfortable being the center of attention. Having never subscribed to religious beliefs, he doesn’t tend to act strictly in accordance with Christian morals as one might initially expect. However, he does try to hold himself to his own principles and feels obligated to act in a way that is at least somewhat morally correct. While Colby may not always be the most outwardly affectionate towards the people he cares about, he values the few friends he has managed to make outside of his church and is willing to put himself in harm’s way for their sake. He usually tries to avoid violent conflict when possible, mostly due to his incompetence when it comes to combat. Colby genuinely wants to help people and, since realizing that he's lost any chance at a normal life, has been trying to use his unique status to do something good in the world, though he has had mixed success in this venture thus far. His motivation to make a positive impact also comes partially out of spite, given his belief that a majority of the leaders of his supposed faith are self-righteous frauds.

#### Appearance

At 5’ 11” and with a scrawny build, Colby doesn’t possess a very imposing figure. He usually wears darker neutral-colored casual clothing, favoring a flannel hoodie, t-shirt, and jeans. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, with his most notable feature being the lightning scars which cover his entire body.

## History

Colby grew up in a lower-end corner of Toska Gorod, in a cozy apartment with his parents and older sister, and has attended a local church his whole life out of familial obligation. However, from a young age Colby rejected his religion and, accompanied by a violently emo phase in his teenage years, was a rather outspoken atheist. As he approached young adulthood and the threat of being kicked out became more of a real possibility, he decided to play along with his family’s beliefs in order to avoid stirring conflict until he could find his own place.

Life had finally been looking up for Colby, as after working various part-time jobs between classes he had managed to save up enough money to secure a small apartment, and was counting down the days until his move-in date. However, during what he thought would be one of the last Sunday masses he would ever have to attend, he was struck by lightning in church and miraculously survived, afterwards finding himself with a strange set of holy abilities.

Unfortunately for him, the members of Colby’s church took this event as a sign that he had been blessed, and after performing what the churchgoers have labeled as miracles he has been heralded by his church as something of a second coming of Christ. Colby wants nothing more than to not have to deal with any of this, but it doesn't look like he'll be able to distance himself from his church anytime soon.

## Relationships

#### Fiorella Fells

A newer, wealthy, and devout member of Colby’s church. Colby is uncomfortable with Fiorella’s insistence that he is the “messiah,” and was initially a bit suspicious of her given her sudden appearance at his church, but has come to think of her as more of a nuisance than anything. Fiorella was also the one to drag Colby to the Gala.

#### The members of his church

While seemingly some of his biggest supporters and one of his biggest resources, the expectations and demands of those who look up to Colby are often suffocating and troublesome for him. While Colby doesn’t necessarily harbor any real ill-will towards the members of his congregation, if he could have things his way he would cut all ties with his church, given that they tend to be the source of most of his problems.

#### Nate

As most of the people Colby have found himself interacting with recently are either religious fanatics or vigilantes, he has found Nate’s energy to be a nice change of pace. Colby also owes him one after Nate both saved him from being mugged and him and his friends from bleeding out in the same night. Colby is generally very fond of Nate and, after seeing the desolate state of Nate’s apartment and hearing briefly about his financial and personal struggles, has grown to be sympathetic towards him and wishes to pay him back for his kindness.

#### Samuel Fischer

Colby tends to avoid most vocally religious folks whenever possible, especially when they come from churches outside of his own, which is why he was quite apprehensive of Sam at first. However, after enduring Sam’s well-meaning Pizza Hut bible study and overall working with him more, Colby has warmed up to him a bit.

#### Nyx Fletcher

Colby was a little intimidated by Nyx upon first meeting her, however despite her often strange nature he has come to appreciate the work that she does. Recently, after Nyx’s actions during the Gala, Colby has lost a lot of his trust in her.

#### Asa Meiri

As Asa is prone to getting himself injured, Colby has tended to be the one to patch him up, though they haven’t hung out much. Colby also first met the party after worriedly following a wounded Asa to Aurora’s apartment.

#### Kuno Fernweh

Colby hasn’t really interacted with Kuno much, however, Kuno has tended to be the one to tease him about his relationship with Nate.

## Quotes

"Messiah's a strong word."

"This is Sam, he's not as fun."

"I'm not letting you kill this woman tonight. That's not happening."

## Trivia

* Colby tends to wear his sleeves rolled up. This is solely because he thinks his lightning scars look cool.
* Colby’s entire Halloween costume was made up of items he already owned. Notably, this includes a skeleton shirt and a pair of skeletal fingerless gloves.
* Colby has only ever read a few short passages of the Bible.
* Colby's drink of choice is hot chocolate.