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full name Monroe 'Woosung' Bellerose
dob 02/25/1993
hometown SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
residence SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
occupation SINGER, SONGWRITER, BARTENDER
status SINGLE

The Bellerose kids were born to Sabrina, a Seoul-born expatriate living in Michigan, and Marc, a French-Korean businessman working for steel magnate POSCO. Sabrina had stepped away from her job as a junior hedge fund analyst for JP Morgan to give birth to her baby boys. As far as openings went, it was as good as any; Monroe came first, then Redgrave, a minute later. And that was the way the first few years of life went, Monroe first, Redgrave after. They were boys in full domino effect. Monroe walked, and Redgrave walked a day later. Monroe spoke, Redgrave spoke back. Marc and Sabrina adored it, young parents all the way, and Marc found motivation to work harder and harder still, even earning himself a managing position that gave him a small percentage in the company. They were, for better or worse, set up for life.

So, when Marc died of a sudden heart attack at just 31 years of age, Sabrina was pretty lost as to what to do with it. The boys barely remember, really; their dad was there and then he wasn't. The funeral was quiet, a flight back to France that left them all too rattled to know how to function. ANd Sabrina, she wasn't sure what to do. The dividends from POSCO were enough to survive on for a while, but her children were only 8 at the time and she only a young 28. So, she did what she thought was best: she moved them to Seoul and started to work. Monroe and Redgrave found comfort in one another and, in time, the world around them. They both had an interest in music, taking up guitar lessons together until Redgrave took it too seriously; Monroe found it easier to play for himself, for fun, and got interested in other ventures with life. Sports, mostly, and thoughts of the future. Of life. His father may have died young, but Monroe was going to make sure he lived twice the life until he died, to make up for it.

For five years they lived in Korea, raised by their maternal family as mom worked herself through various jobs. She did what she could for them, investing their money after questioning their intents: Redgrave didn't want to forget his father and Monroe, he knew that he could trust her; he let her do what she thought was best and Redgrave demanded he kept his father's claim. Every day was a struggle, trying to make the best of things that weren't paying out yet; but Sabrina didn't worry about her own profits, no, she knew that eventually the nest eggs she was able to build from Seoul were going to treat her boys right. It wasn't until working for a bank that she got an offer to go back to AMerica, to make real money; at thirteen, the boys were moving to America again, Korea nothing more than a vague day dream where they had less than they could remember from their earliest years.

The move to Los Angeles was unique; a few children from other people who transfered from Seoul with the bank were neighbors with the boys.

shapeshifter trouquer metamorph
An alpha level shapeshifter, Monroe can manage to alter his form in any number of ways. It has been theorized he may eventually be able to replicate even genetic structures to mimic Requites but for now, Monroe has only been capable of adapting to the physical forms; he can change into any measure of man or beast but it's best if he knows the figure well enough to mimic its habits. Every form sounds like him unless he knows what to sound like and he cannot, at the moment, actively understand someone's language or know their history just because he can adapt to their form.
déplacer anatomical
With total control over his body comes the ability to manifest anything of it; in this manner, Monroe manages to alter his body into clothing, regularly. He hasn't worn clothes since his Requite manifested. His skin can shed just enough to make the clothing removable, as well, but it crumbles after six hours of being off his body that way. Otherwise, Monroe can change his clothing and in this manner, even when he shifts his flesh, his clothing moves as well. He can manipulate every variety of fabric and material, and mix to mimic any and all designs he can see or imagine.
étendue rubberbands
One of Monroe's finest attributes is his control over the ductility of his body; he can stretch, flatten, deform, expand or contract his entire body. His bone structure is non existent, his muscle mass in constant motion. Because of it, in one instant, Monroe can stretch himself to cover a building, capture explosions and be malleable enough to contain the concussive force of a few thousand tons of dynamite. Understandably, there is almost no feat he cannot manage when it comes to flexibility.
risque arms-arms
Just as Monroe can mimic denim, or cotton, or linens he can mimic metals, talons, claws in the same way; Monroe could even create guns that fire actual bullets but the effort would drain him more than manifesting thick hide and horns, or claws. All of his weaponry is part of his form, only seemingly removed from him but, like his clothing, it can be apart for up to six hours before it crumbles into dry skin.

self-control solide enhanced body
Thanks to the ever chaotic structure of his cellular forms Monroe is enhanced beyond the natural capacity of the human body. He is stronger, faster, better in every way than any other being his stature could aspire towards naturally. While not inherently superhuman — in his homeostatic form Monroe can lift a car without shifting, at best — he is beyond human all the same.
régler healing factor
Like his conditioning, Monroe's body is chaotic in its repair; he heals at rates well beyond supernatural however, finding himself capable of reforming from even the broken down molecular state in a matter of moments. Bullets pierce through him and leave no holes, fire would only cause his skin to shift and smell pleasant instead. He cannot be killed, only delayed in his recovery. His healing makes it difficult to trace his signature both telepathically and empathically as his body is always in juxtaposition and never uniquely his own.
épais durable blocks
Control over his structure varies but the best form of non-shifting Monroe can manage comes in the ability to affect his own density. That is, he can be as light as a feather or as heavy as a collapsing star without changing his external facade. Through this, he can float, create pressure in his grasp and even force his body to withstand forces far greater than his conditioning allows for on its own. Coupled with his healing process, Monroe can absorb any measure of impact.
attrier psychochemical disruption
Whenever Monroe shifts, his body releases a chemical disruptive enzyme that influences levels of pleasure and affection. It's something like a personal charm — Monroe smells better, tastes better and can influence subtle levels of magnetic charm that keep a mind attuned to generally wanting to keep him around.

facts allergic to cats
left shoulder scar
former writing tutor
korean, english, spanish
award winning mixologist
learned investment from mom
mother's birthday & pisces crown

the rose A Korean rock band based out of Los Angeles; they mostly get gigs doing a smattering of original songs and covers. They're popular enough to keep performing and sell their albums but because of their mix of Korean and English lyrics, they don't get far in America.
district bloc Monroe's restaurant with the bassist of The Rose; he runs the bar and business aspects while his buddy handles the cooking and menu. It's what helps sustain The Rose, all their real life work outside of the gigs they get.

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