OOC
Game: Green Dawn
Journal: yourpethatesyou
Played By: Matt Dallas
Basic Stats
Full Name: Derek Matthew Washington
Gender: Male
Nicknames: None
Alias: None
Date of Birth: December 13, 1983
Age: 23
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Sexuality: Staight
Marital Status: Single
Hometown: Albany, New York
Generation: 1st
Power: Animal Communication
Level: Beta
Abilities: Can communicate telepathically with non-human, non-mutant animals, though only one in close proximity (ten-foot radius) or two or three that he is physically touching.
Occupation: Stable-hand at Green Dawn
Pet: Two dogs, three cats, and a parakeet (all at home), plus (unofficially) all the animals in the Green Dawn stables.
Family
Father: James Washington (human)
Mother: Allison Washington (human)
Brother: Todd Washington (human)
History
The son of a veterinarian, Derek was around animals his whole life. In addition to the family's pets, he and his younger brother were often drafted to help out in their dad's office after school. It was during such an occasion that Derek — doing something so mundane as feeding one of the dogs in the kennel — discovered his power. He could communicate with animals. Not just baby-talk them, like some people did with their pets, but actually talk to them and get responses back.
Although he studied in college to become a veterinarian, he eventually decided against it and started working odd jobs in kennels and animal shelters. It was in the middle of the summer after he graduated from college that he was approached by Professor Samuel Green about working at the school he was opening, as the stable-hand.
