"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force.
Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
— George Washington
| Casting: Skylar Grey |
| Gender: Female ♀ |
| Date of Birth: ♐ December 17th, 1987 |
| Age: 24 years old |
| Place of Birth: Kansas City, KS |
| Occupation: Musician/Bartender |
| Ability: Pyrokinesis |
| Power Grade: ➌Ⓐ |
| Registration Status: ☒ UN ☐ REG |
| Theme Song: Fire in the Hole by Van Halen♫ |
| Hooks: ✔ Adrenaline Junkie ✔ Anti-Registration ✔ Bartending ✔ Music ✔ Unregistered |
Nicoletta Lacombe is a bartender who dreams of being a musician who always seems to be running a fever and is warm to the touch. She is an outgoing individual who likes to live life on the edge and is always willing to do anything for the adrenaline rush. While she may look like a tough chick, she's actually really nice and caring. You can still talk to her, she's not gonna bite.
Finger Info
Alias: Nico
Full Name: Nicoletta Marie Lacombe
Species: Evolved
Alignment: Gray
Description
Nicoletta stands five foot, eight inches tall and looks to be in her early twenties. She has thick black hair, shoulder length, which has a few light brown streaks to it and frames her angular face. She has a lean and athletic build. Her eyes are a hazel in color and stare out with a hint of mischief behind them. Above her eyes are two thin and narrow eyebrows. She has a fairly short and narrow nose, a mouth that is well shaped and can look very mean or extremely generous, but always looks sensual and her eyes are kind. An ample pair of breasts rests on her chest. She has her two earrings in her left ear and three in her right. When she talks, a silver tongue ring can be seen. Her fingernails are painted black.
She is dressed in a white wife beater that ends just above her abdomen, exposing her toned stomach and abs, under a grey hoodie, which usually hangs off her shoulders. Her legs are covered by a pair of gray jeans which disappear into a pair of black, calf-high combat boots and are held up by a black leather belt. Around her neck is a necklace that hangs to just above her stomach on a silver chain with a large trinket hanging from it with a smaller ring next to it. On her right bicep is a tattoo of a blue heart.
Background
Nicoletta Marie Lacombe was born on December 17th, 1987 in Kansas City, Kansas to Marybeth and Pierre Lacombe. She is the oldest of two children with her younger sister, Corinne, three years younger than she is. Their mother was a stay-at-home mom who kept up the house and took care of her and her sister as they grew up. Her father, who immigrated from France two years before he met Nicoletta's mother, was a professor of French History at the University of Kansas. Her parents were bother very loving and cared for both their children and tried to give their children the best life that they could offer. Growing up, her parents taught their children to treat people the way that they would want to be treated by others.
Nicoletta's mother wanted to instill some culture into her children and gave her children piano lessons. While her sister grew bored of it after a few lessons, Nicolette took to it and immediately fell in love with the music. She was trained in classical music and kept up with her lessons every day. As they grew up, Nicoletta and her sister became more and more different. Corinne focused more on her appearance and popularity while Nicoletta focused more on her school work and music. She did pretty well in school and was an average student, getting mostly B's and C's in her classwork. Unknown to her parents, she had also started smoking after she entered high school. She had a small group of friends that she hung out with, even a few boyfriends, and was perhaps a bad influence to her. In 2004, Nicoletta finally graduated from High School though she was in the middle of her class.
Unsure of what she wanted to do with her life after graduation, Nicoletta decided to hold off on going to college. She tried several jobs and career paths to no avail, finding nothing that excited her or kept her interest. After she turned nineteen, she got a job at a local bar as a bartender. She loved her new job and enjoyed meeting new people. She continued to work at the bar for several months before she decided that she wanted to pursue a career in music and decided to leave Kansas City, moving to Los Angeles to try to become a famous musician. The news of her decision came as a surprise from to her family and friends, but they supported her decision. She continued to work at the bar for another year in order to save up enough money to move to L.A. and be able to support herself when she got down there. As a going away present, her parents bought her a 2000 Mustang GT convertable, which Nicoletta fell in love with and considers it her baby.
In the Spring of 2007, Nicoletta finally moved out of Kansas City and arrived in Los Angeles. She ended up moving in with a woman she met through an ad for a roommate and became good friends with her. She found another job as a bartender while she tries to get discovered as a musician. She tries to get some gigs at a few bars and cafe where piano music would fit in, which isn't very easy to find. With some of her extra money, she added a few modifications to her car and decided to get herself a tattoo of a blue heart on her right bicep to celebrate her new life. She even managed to save up and get an apartment of her own, no longer having to have a roommate. Her life was going well and she was happy with the way things were going, but her life soon changed forever…
A few months before her twenty-first birthday, Nicoletta was watching television in bed as she was recovering from the flu when her body started to feel really warm and when she took her temperature, she was amazed to find that she had a temperature of 117.3°F. As she was getting a wet washcloth in the bathroom, her right hand suddenly ignited in flames. Horrified, she screamed as she staggered out of the bathroom and into her bedroom. Surprisingly, she didn't feel any pain from the fire though her horror increased as her bed ignited in flames. She rushed to the sink, putting the fire in her hand out before she called 911. The fire department deemed the fire was caused by a lit cigarette that set the bedding on fire when Nicoletta fell asleep. They said she was lucky to be alive and unharmed after the sleeve on her shirt was burnt. She moved into a hotel while the apartment complex repaired the damages caused by the fire.
A few weeks later, and after a great deal of research, she learned that she could create the fire herself and found an abandoned warehouse in downtown Los Angeles that she decided to use to learn to control her powers without setting her apartment on fire again. She has used this warehouse for the next four years, not telling anyone about her abilities for fear that she would have to register herself as an Evolved. Through a ton of trial and error (and hundreds of dollars worth of ruined clothes), she learned to control her powers, creating the fire at will as well as igniting her own body. She also learned to manipulate and shape the flames to whatever she desired, including creating humanoid shapes and giving them the illusion of life. In December of 2010, she learned to create small spheres of fire the size of baseballs, which is her favorite thing to do now that she's learned she can shape these as well.
Her life now revolves around learning more about her powers and trying to live a normal life despite her abilities. With the world around her changing and more and more Evolved becoming known, she knows that it's only a matter of time before she is exposed and is forced to register as an Evolved. She has even lost contact with her friends to keep her powers a secret, doing her best to avoid contact with people who might notice her unusual body temperature which has never returned to normal since the night her powers manifested. With the start of the "Is Your Blood Red or Blue?" campaign, Nicoletta has become more and more anti-registration and thinks the campaign is a complete joke.
Personality
Nicoletta gives off the impression that she is a strong, independent woman who likes to live life on the edge. She can be sarcastic and has a tendency to tease those individuals she likes, but it is never done with malice and when she gets close to someone, she will still tease them. Her family had taught her to treat everyone how she would like to be treated, no matter how they treat her though she has modified that belief slightly. She will be very nice and caring to other people until they give her a reason not to be, then her hot headed temper will start to come out. She will protect her friends and family if the need should arise for it.
She is also an adrenaline junkie who loves to live life on the edge. She will be the first one to jump off a cliff into a lake or to jump out of a perfectly good airplane with a parachute strapped to her back. If it will give her a rush of adrenaline, however short, then she will be willing to do it at least once. The only thing she will not do is break the law for no real reason other than to just get a rush of adrenaline. Despite this dangerous side of her, Nicoletta's first real love is music and especially the piano that she's been playing since she was a child and continues to practice every day. She dreams of making it big as a musician which is the reason she moved to Los Angeles in the first place.
Nicoletta is firmly against the registration of Evolved individuals, feeling that it is a violation of their privacy and goes against the Constitution on which this country was founded upon. She does not actively protest this or voice her opinions, fearing that by doing so, she will be forced to register herself and that is the last thing she wants to happen. She is willing to help with the Anti-Registration groups as long as she is able to remain anonymous and there is no chance of her being forced to register. She really doesn't like the "Is Your Blood Red or Blue?" campaign that is going on, thinking it is nothing but a joke.
Powers
Pyrokinesis (Great)
Nicoletta has the ability to create and control fire. She is able to manipulate the flames to form shapes and create the illusion of movement and life, but she is unable to create living beings from them. She has enough control over the flames that she can prevent the flames from burning specific things including her clothing. She can also use the fire to create spheres the size of baseballs which can be thrown and ignite flammable objects. She is only able to cause herself to ignite and is unable to cause other objects to combust. She can control existing fire, but can not create it away from her body. The flames she creates begins as the size of a flame from a lighter, but can cause that single flame to expand to the size of a baseball. With enough concentration, she is able to ignite her entire body in flames.
Because of her power, her natural body temperature is 117.3°F instead of the standard 98.6°F and she is noticeably warmer to the touch. When she becomes ill, her temperature turns to 121.0°F. Use of her abilities requires some concentration in order for it to work. Once a flame has been created, concentration is no longer required in order to keep it sustained. This ability also allows her to endure higher temperatures than a normal individual normally would. Currently, she is able to endure temperatures of 200°F before she starts to feel the effects of the heats. Her body can withstand a maximum temperature of 250°F before she has to turn away.
Stunts
Create Fire (Great)
By heating up the molecules in her body, Nicoletta is able to create fire from nothing. She is able to create a single flame which can be used to grow in size and shape by manipulating the flames of the fire she creates. She must concentrate in order to cause this ability to work and the flame to be created and any fire created can be extinguished in any means a normal flame would be put out. This can be prevented if Nicoletta concentrates hard enough, but does not always work depending on the agent used to try to put the fire out. She is not able to cause other objects, that are not already on fire, to ignite.
Manipulate Flames (Good)
With some concentration, Nicolette is able to control and manipulate the flames of any source of fire within line of sight. This can be the flames that she creates herself, from a lighter or match or any preexisting flames that may be around. She is also able to use something as small as a lit cigarette to create a large fire. While she is unable to create sentient life from these flames, she is able to create the illusion of life with greater effort and concentration. She is able to cause the fire to grow into the size of a small bonfire and as large as 5 feet in diameter. She can cause the flames to reach 8 feet in height. Any changes done to the flames are reverted to normal once she stops concentrating on them.
Self Ignition (Good)
By heating the molecules in her body, Nicoletta is able to cause parts of her body to combust in flames. She has enough control over these flames that they no longer burn her clothes. She is able to ignite her arms from her fingertips to shoulders as well as her torso and head. The more of her body that she ignites, the more concentration that is required in order to ignite them. Once these flames are created, it takes less effort to keep them ignited. If she were to want someone to touch her while ignited without being harmed, she must concentrate on that to keep the individual from being harmed.
Fireballs (Average)
By concentrating, Nicolette is able to create spheres of fire the size of baseballs. These spheres can be thrown and can be used to create additional fires by igniting combustible materials. Upon making contact with a sold surface, these spheres erupt and small bits of the flames project out at a maximum of 3 feet. She is able to manipulate the shape of these spheres by manipulating the flames, but revert to a sphere when she stops concentrating. She is currently able to throw these spheres six feet in the air and eight feet away from her.
Nicoletta's Car
As a going away present when she moved to Los Angeles, Nicoletta's parents bought her a silver 2000 Ford Mustang GT convertable. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Nicoletta has made a few modifications to the car which most noticeably are the Lambo doors, body kit, alarm system and new rims that were added to the car. Nicoletta loves her car and considers it her baby.
| Specifications |
| Engine |
| Configuration |
90-degree V8 |
| Displacement |
4.6 liters/280 cu. in. |
| Horsepower |
260 @ 5250 rpm |
| Compression Ratio |
9.0:1 |
| Bore and Stroke |
3.55 x 3.54 |
| Combustion Chamber |
43.9 +/- 1.5 cc |
| Valvetrain |
SOHC,2 valves/cyl. |
| Intake Valve Diam. |
1.75-1.76 in |
| Exhaust Valve Diam. |
1.41-1.43 in |
| Oil Pressure (hot) |
20-45 psi @ 1500 rpm |
| Fuel System |
Sequential EFI |
| Ignition System |
Coil on Plug |
| Spark Plug Gap |
1.3-1.4 mm (0.052-0.056 in.) |
| Engine Management |
EEC-V |
| Firing Order |
1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 |
Trivia
- Nicoletta's favorite piece to play on the piano is Moonlight Sonata♫ and uses it as a warm-up piece.
- Nicoletta learned to play the piano at the age of seven and is classically trained.
- Nicoletta's drink of choice is a Jack and Coke on the rocks.
- Nicoletta smokes Camel Filters cigarettes.
- Nicoletta has thought about becoming a stunt woman.
- Nicoletta has a collection of twenty-nine hoodies.
- Nicoletta owns a black Schoenhut 44-Key Upright String piano.
- Nicoletta's two tattoos are of a small blue heart on her right bicep and a single helix on her left hip.
- Nicoletta drives a silver 2000 Mustang GT convertable.
- Nicoletta claims to have a fear of doctors and hospitals, but this is only a cover to keep her powers a secret.
- Nicoletta is a fan of the 9th Wonder! comic series and owns a copy of every issue that's been released.
- Nicoletta tries to avoid physical contact in fear that they'll notice her unusually high natural body temperature.
- Nicoletta drinks a double mocha latte with 6 shots of espresso.
Quotes
- "See this?" Motions to her face. "This is me not caring…"
- "I'm sorry, but you've mistaken me for someone who cares."
- "I'm an only child… except for my sister."
- "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit." - Advice to her sister, Corrine
- "If you play with fire, you're going to get burned."
Gallery
Hoodie Collection
