Deadzone

Tatum (Scenesys ID: 117)
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Profile
Full Name:	Nancy Tatum Margaret O'Neal
Gender:	Female
Species:	Mutant
Theme:	Original (OC)
Occupation:	Cellist, 3rd chair of NY Philharmonic
Citizenship:	{{{Citizenship}}}
Residence:	{{{Residence}}}
Education:	{{{Education}}}
Status:	Active
Groups:	X-Men Xavier's School
Other Information
Apparent Age:	21	Actual Age:	21
Date of Birth	18 November 2003	Actor:	Ksenia Solo
Height:	163 cm (5'4")	Weight:	50 kg (110 lbs.)
Hair Color:	Black	Eye Color:	Pale Blue
Theme Song:	{{{Song}}}

Profile

On her world, Tatum was an up and coming cellist, already working for the NY Philharmonic as their their third chair cellist and being watched keenly for what she would do with her talents. On her world, she taught music for Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters. On her world, she was a member of the X-Men. On her world, she helped to run a halfway house for mutants that were victims of human trafficking. But here, in this world that she found herself placed in by the mischievous whim of some intergalactic intelligence, Tatum was never even born. Tatum finds herself with no money, no car, none of the people she knew, and worst of all? NO CELLO!!

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Description

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A young woman in her early twenties, her 5'4" frame has the sort of build one would expect from a dancer or martial artist; lithe, slim, and graceful. Her icy pale blue eyes watch the world around her with a mixture of distrust and amusement, the quirk of her smile causing the amusement to appear more prevalent. There is no denying that she's attractive, her appearance striking in a modern day Morticia Aadams sort of way; pale and dark in direct contrast to each other. Her black hair falls down her shoulders, curling at the ends, with wisps of a vibrant hue peeking out from within.

She seems to favour a goth-like appearance, going for dark colours. Like her hair though, the black is always mingled with some bright colour, keeping her from looking too gloomy. Buckles, lace, mesh, straps, and other adornments provide an eclectic style that while imitated is never duplicated, even by her from outfit to outfit. Her petite height is accentuated by the fact that she is almost always seen in high heeled boots, which she walks in with a confidence that insinuates her familiarity with them. Her clothes tend to go for form-fitting, with corsets and skinny jeans that look like they were painted on.

Overall, this young woman's appearance is that of a goth who hasn't succumbed to despair or ennui, letting a little of the colour that is still inside her show through.

History

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Tatum started off life happily enough. Her mother was the beneficiary of a pharmacutical company that had performed experiments on her in college. When Tatum's mother, Annabeth, got pregnant during the experiments, the pharmecutical company used this to their advantage to monitor the effects of the drug on the infant. Tatum was monitored weekly for any lasting effects of having been under the effects of the drug in vitro, subjected to physical, mental and social testing.

Unknown to her mother, or Tatum, the pharmecutical company was a front for Hydra, trying to use women as an incubator for super soldiers. While the experiment took over 50 years to perfect, it had finally worked. The run of the experiment was T-13 and Tatum was one of 20 children that were born with super powers that were all of the unobtrusive sort, luck manipulation, charm, power negation or augmentation. However, because all the powers were so subtle, Hydra assumed the experiment failed and cut off funding, leaving Tatum and her mother destitute. Annabeth turned to drink and her mental health started to deteriorate. Tatum turned to music, starting to learn the cello, as well as building an emotional wall of sarcasm and disdain.

Years later, a young goth who was angry at life and bearing a sizable chip on her shoulder discovered her power and was found by members of the X-Men. unfortunately, this put her back on Hydra's radar as well as a terrorist group based in Central America.

The terrorists and the X-Men vied for Tatum's dedication. But it was when Tatum learned the truth of her powers and her origins that her alliegance was made. Hydra was capturing the T-13 teens and had imprisoned many. The X-Men were, for their own reasons, not willing to help free the Mutates. The terrorists were more than willing to help. Tatum's decision was made.

Having freed her experimental brethren, Tatum broke off with the X-Men, arranging with Xavier an institute for people like herself and the T-13 Mutates that was more of a rehabilitation work program then an educational institute. Needing funding to do this, Tatum went to Tony Stark. Her presentation impressed him enough, well impressed Pepper Potts enough, that she was given a 5 million dollar grant for what lovingly became known as Nancy's Nest of Normalacy, due to her nullification field where they could be 'normal' while getting their lives back in order. The grant was for 5 years, to be reassessed at that time for further funding.

Tatum was put in charge of The Nest, but at 19 she was overcome with the responsability. It was during this time of trying desperately to cope with far too much responsibility for the lives and welfare of over 20 people, that Tatum met Starfire and her team and was asked to join. Tatum discovered she had a knack for diplomacy, which surprised her just as much as it surprised anyone else and was starting to enjoy her time, as well as the tech, with the Outsiders.

But as was said, the responsibility of the Nest was growing too stressful and Tatum, in an impulsive moment, caught a ride with a passing starship that she contacted through the HMSS Starfire. A year and a half later, she returned, feeling guilty for having run away from her responsibilities.

Older now, and wiser, Tatum understood that the Nest no longer needed her. She had abandoned them and they had moved on without her, though they still worked on her vision for the Nest. Tatum turned to X-Men, not really expecting them to take her back in. To her surprise, they did with welcome arms, even giving her a job with the school as a music teacher. She became part of the team and grew happy, finding she preferred the role of one of a team rather then the head of one.

Tatum's happiness was not to last long however. Coming home from her work with the NY Philharmonic, Tatum had just finised packing her things in the car when a huge disembodied alien head appeared before her. With only the words "Oh yes, you'll do nicely," Tatum was bombarded with pain, light and sound. When she finally came to

Tatum's happiness was not to last long however. Coming home from her work with the NY Philharmonic, Tatum had just finised packing her things in the car when a huge disembodied alien head appeared before her. With only the words "Oh yes, you'll do nicely," Tatum was bombarded with pain, light and sound. When she finally came to, she was laying on the floor of the parkade, however her car was now gone! She reached into her jacket to phone the police about the theft, only to find that her phone just would not connect to either the internet or to phone service. When she went to an ATM to take out money for a cab, the ATM claimed some sort of garbage about her card not existing in the system and to refer to her branch.

Unknown to Tatum, the alien had transported her to a different reality. Having been from Earth 626, she was now on Earth 2025. A reality in which HYDRA never performed the experiments that created her. In this reality, Tatum had never existed. It was also 8 years in the future from what she knew. She is now here, in a world that seems almost identical to her own, with no car, no money, no phone and worse NO CELLO!!!

Personality

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Tatum is a study in paradox. While she appears to be overtly lascivious, crass, cynical, and full of bravado and confidence, this could not be further from the truth. Tatum has a low self-esteem that she hides behind a wall of sexual innuendo and devil may care attitude. She is driven to succeed, not due to any reason other then she feels compelled to be as good as people seem to think she is. She is constantly worried that if people see her as she truly is, that they will want nothing to do with her.

Abilities

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EMPATHIC TRANSMISSION

No one is actually aware that Tatum has this power, as it is so subtle that it has never been noticed. It does, however, account for some of her extreme excellence in music. Yes, she practices daily. Yes, she is very good at her music. But getting into both Juilliard and the New York Philharmonic on her first audition? Not even Yo-Yo Ma was that good and he had been training since he was 5.

Tatum is able, when playing an instrument, to cause her audience to feel what she wants them to feel. She has always been a very emotional person, putting her emotions into her playing, and so this power has always been attributed to the fact that she is just that excellent a player. And while she is good, this power has helped her along her way.

POWER NEGATION

Tatum controls an aura of what she refers to as her 'dead zone'. Within this aura of effect, Tatum has the ability to negate any kind of power no matter what its origin is, whether it is mutant, metahuman, alien, psionic or magic based. Some very powerful individuals(EFC) will only be weakened or dampened by her field. Some physical effects such as being thin may also occur depending on the nature of the power that has been negated. While the natural size of this effect is a 3m (10ft) radius sphere, she has learned to control it so it stays within a field about her body that is within a few inches in a more condensed field. She is also able to push her field to a much larger area effect, able to grow her field to 10m (33ft).

She has learned over time to be able to 'target' her field by making it an ellipsis and using the axis to envelope her target. However, it is still a field effect and anyone entering the now thin line of the ellipsis will be effected.

Skills

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CELLIST

Tatum is an extremely talented cellist. Considering she never picked up the instrument until high school, how naturally she took to it is nothing short of amazing. She managed to get accepted into Juilliard on her first attempt and was soon the top of her class. She has her Batchelor of Music, with Strings being her focus. She has been referred to by those that are in the music world as the next great cellist, compared to those such as Ma, Rostropovich and Cassals.

COMBAT TRAINED

Tatum is familiar with firearms operation, marksmanship, and unarmed combat and while not a soldier, her practice has been dedicated enough that she can be expected to perform on the level of a trained soldier in the technical if not the tactical. Put simply, she can shoot, hit what she is aiming at, maintain weapons and clear basic malfunctions,. In addition, she is proficient with a martial art that is heavily weighted with pressure points and joint locks.

COUNCELLOR

Though she may seem rather rough around the edges, Tatum was starting to go back to college to become a Social Worker. While her studies weren't finished, she is able to listen and guide people through troubling times

DIPLOMACY

Considering her rather acerbic personality, one might be surprised that Tatum can be very diplomatic. Actually, none were more surprised to discover she had this skill then herself. Whether it is a particular melodic lilt to her voice, a trustworthiness in her face, or the fact that she is totally blunt and honest, people seem to trust her and be willing to listen to her.

DRIVING

Tatum loves to drive and perhaps saw the Fast and Furious movies a few too many times. Tatum has learned how to drive fast and make maneuvers that would terrify most people. While she is not at the level of a professional stunt driver, it wouldn't take her long to get to that level with some actual training.

HOME ECONOMICS

Tatum had to learn at an early age how to take care of herself. With her mother's alcohol problem, as well as her worsening mental health, it was up to Tatum to start cooking for them both. That then turned to doing the grocery shopping; then the cleaning and then finally the sewing to keeping them clothed and the budgeting. Due to this, Tatum is actually pretty damned good at maintaining a home. She is particularly adept at candy-making.

Resources

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KNOWLEDGE

Having come from another world, Tatum has knowledge that a person on this world might not have. However, this is a different world and sometimes her knowledge will be flawed as things are not exactly the same as they were where she is from.

Weaknesses

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LIMITATIONS

Tatum's power, while extremely potent, does have its limitations. For starters, with her targeting. She is only able to target someone within her line of sight. If she cannot see them, she cannot target them. Secondly, natural abilities of a species are not negated. For example, Tatum can't stop a person from talking. However, Cypher, who uses his ability to talk, is not. A psychic, while not be able to penetrate her field to affect her, can still affect those around her if not *in* her bubble of effect.

STRANGER

Tatum is not from this world. Heck, on this world, she was never even born! As such, people she knows have no clue or memory of her and trying to get a credit card or drivers license is next to impossible.

SUGAR RUSH

Due to the experiments that gave Tatum her powers, she has a physical dependence on sugar. When her blood sugar levels are human normal, she becomes highly suggestable as well as losing her sense of compassion and self preservation. This was a side effect implemented by Hydra in the experiment to create the perfect soldiers, causing the subjects to take orders and not worry about the repercussions of their actions. When Tatum's blood sugar is high, which is most of the time given her sweet tooth, she has the level of compassion and self preservation that is normal for her. This dependence on a high blood sugar level does not make her immune to a high sugar diet, however and diabetes and tooth decay are definite risk factors for her.

Logs

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Title	Date	Scene Summary
Dean & Tatum get ideas	February 21st, 2020	Summary needed
Digging up Graves	February 16th, 2020	Buffy encounters a grave-robbing Dean and suspicious are aroused. Others join the fray and misunderstandings abound.
My name is Dean Winchester. Prepare to buy!	February 14th, 2020	Dean runs across Tate in a used car lot and they patch things up. He gets pie, finally!
Mutants, Motels and Misadventures	February 13th, 2020	Dean opens his mouth. Loses Tatum
School's Out For--well, the day.	February 12th, 2020	Snowball Fight! And who was the vertically challenged doppleganger?
Six strings, many more moods.	February 11th, 2020	Music can say what words never could, as Tatum catches Bean in the music room late at night. Peace through music...
Just pour me another	February 11th, 2020	What starts off as a flirty meeting between a confused dimension hopper and a demon hunter ends up in a fight for their lives against a demon with some added help on their side from The Slayer.
Motel Schmotel	February 10th, 2020	Dean comes to North Harlem. Trouble follow him, and demons happen to show up. So do Katsumi and Michelle, too.
Will the Real Tatum Please Stand Up	February 7th, 2020	Professor X delves into Deadzone's head to see if she's being honest about her identity and motives.
Did You Miss Me	February 5th, 2020	Henry McCoy reconnects with a lost love, Tatum, finding out where she disappeared to on their wedding day three years ago.
Sam comes to check on an old teacher.	February 5th, 2020	Old friends catch up, and Sam learns a new skill.,
Back, from Outer Time	February 3rd, 2020	Tatum is welcomed to the school, Bean and Bear style.
You Say Po-Tatum, I say Po-tah-tum	February 3rd, 2020	The awkwardness of inter-universal travel becomes quite clear to residents of the X-mansion that evening with the arrival of Tatum O'Neal.
Futures talk	August 6th, 2018	Tatum, Kitora, and Erika talk about future plans.
If That's Deadzone, then who the hell is she	August 6th, 2018	Summary needed
A Healthy Diet	August 1st, 2018	A few of Xavier's folks happen upon each other in the back yard.
Life, Gravity and Such Things	July 27th, 2018	Summary needed
The Return of the Cajun	November 19th, 2017	Summary needed
Training with Deadzone	November 9th, 2017	Summary needed
Log 3089	November 7th, 2017	Summary needed
Yes there is a doctor in the house...	November 3rd, 2017	Summary needed
I Think I'm Gonna Bruise	October 25th, 2017	Summary needed
I Didn't Do It!	October 24th, 2017	Summary needed
Russian Melodies	October 24th, 2017	Summary needed
Chilling at The Rec Room	October 23rd, 2017	Summary needed
The morning after	October 22nd, 2017	Summary needed
On Tonight's Episode of Logan's Rum	October 20th, 2017	Summary needed
A meeting of the X-Men	October 12th, 2017	An X-Men meeting about what's to come.
Log 2812	October 12th, 2017	Summary needed
Log 2469	September 15th, 2017	Summary needed
Tigger Remodeling	September 12th, 2017	Summary needed
What Do You Do On A Saturday	September 10th, 2017	Summary needed
Log 2403	September 10th, 2017	Summary needed
A New Library!	September 9th, 2017	Summary needed
One Night in Lux	September 9th, 2017	Summary needed
Continuation of Log 2390	September 9th, 2017	Summary needed
But why does it have Fidget Spinners	September 8th, 2017	Summary needed
So, is it mein face	September 7th, 2017	Summary needed
Log 2359	September 7th, 2017	Summary needed
Paris: A Gift From Friends	August 18th, 2017	Summary needed
Breakfast at Xavier's	August 15th, 2017	Tatum and Dani talk over breakfast
Log 1979	August 14th, 2017	Summary needed
Bughunters Triumphant!	August 13th, 2017	After a 'Danger Room' Session in the gym, the girls relax, Boom-Boom goes off.
Log 1687	July 27th, 2017	Summary needed
A Rec Room Duet	July 11th, 2017	Summary needed
Thats So Negasonic	June 8th, 2017	Some casual chatting with students and the Home Ec teacher.
X-Men - Kings of the Savannah	May 31st, 2017	X-Men Travel to Africa For a Mission
Log	May 28th, 2017	Summary needed
Log	May 28th, 2017	Summary needed
Log	May 25th, 2017	Summary needed
Log 602	May 25th, 2017	Summary needed
Let's Rumble (and get Paid!)	May 23rd, 2017	Summary needed
Math Ain't Easy	May 22nd, 2017	Summary needed
Busted in the Rec Room	May 21st, 2017	Scott Summers is caught playing video games in the Rec Room by Tatum
Bruce Wayne Might Know	May 19th, 2017	Summary needed
Movie Night	May 18th, 2017	Summary needed
Testing Razor	May 17th, 2017	Cyclops runs Deadzone and student Razor through a Danger Room scenario to learn more about their newest student.
Schoooool's Out, For EVER	May 16th, 2017	Poolside shenanigans, ending mostly with Havok ruining everything for everyone.
Rec Room Shenanighans	May 11th, 2017	Summary needed
Shine Bright Like a Diamond	May 10th, 2017	Summary needed
Checking on David	May 7th, 2017	Scott comes to check on David Akenda, who Tatum is watching over in the medical area.
Telepathic Help	May 7th, 2017	Summary needed
Talking to the Professor	May 6th, 2017	Summary needed
Checking on the Patient	May 5th, 2017	Summary needed
Tatum's Classroom	May 3rd, 2017	AT the tail end of a Home Ec class.
Pool Anyone	May 2nd, 2017	Summary needed
In the Garage	April 30th, 2017	A casual chat between school residents.
About Uncle Lex	April 29th, 2017	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaTQ5-XfMM
Blue Moon in the Danger Room	April 28th, 2017	Summary needed
Lord, it's hard to be humble	April 28th, 2017	Summary needed
Smokin'!	April 27th, 2017	Summary needed.
Masakatsu Agatsu	April 27th, 2017	Summary needed.
Lakeshore	April 26th, 2017	Rogue, Mars and Tatum chat at the lake near Xavier's School
Hi Charles	April 26th, 2017	Summary needed.
YO YO MA	April 25th, 2017	Summary needed.
The Little Blue Man	April 24th, 2017	Summary needed.
How To Be A Teacher	April 24th, 2017	Summary needed.
A Deal is Made	April 24th, 2017	Summary needed.
The Dazzler	April 24th, 2017	Summary needed.
A Woman Out of Her World	April 23rd, 2017	Summary needed.
Medium-sized Trouble in Middle-sized Newark	April 21st, 2017	Summary needed.
Stopping by Breakstone on a Spring Afternoon	April 20th, 2017	Summary needed.
Smelling Twinkies In His Sleep	April 19th, 2017	Summary needed.
What Colour Do You Bleed	April 18th, 2017	Summary needed.
Snooooopin Around	April 18th, 2017	Summary needed.
Backyard	April 18th, 2017	Residents at Xavier's gather to chat and play pokemon (Not really)
Looking Like a Drowned Rat	April 17th, 2017	A stranded Tatum calls Hank for help
This is where I just nod my head	April 17th, 2017	Summary needed.
Don't Bluff with a Gambler	April 16th, 2017	Summary needed.

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