Jean Grey

[tudorrose]

Character Basics

.:Name of Character:. Dr. Jean Grey
.:Species:. Mutant
.:Alias:. None
.:Year Born/Timeline:. 1966
.:Affiliation:. X-Men

Appearance

.:Physical Appearance:. Jean is rather tall. Both her mother and father are tall in stature as well, making it rather obvious where Jean inherited her height from. Her overall build is slim from keeping physically fit due to training. She has hazel colored eyes and red hair. She normally keeps her mid-back length hair pinned up while she’s working in the lab or teaching.

Jean is fond of fashionably professional skirts and blouses while teaching. She is known to wear more casual clothing when taking time away from her students. She wears reading glasses, although she often stubbornly ‘forgets’ to wear them.

.:Height:. 5’6’’
.:Portrayed by:. Famke Janssen

Personality

.:Personality:. Jean is a friendly, warm person. She was very sociable as a child; she was the class chatterbox. She grew rather withdrawn after the death of her friend, Annie, which led to the discovery of her gifts. When her powers emerged, around the age of ten, she spoke less than usual. The voices in her head were loud enough without adding her own. Once Xavier helped place a ‘lid’ on her telepathic abilities she became more like her old self.

As she grew older Jean found herself growing more serious as she concentrated on her studies. This behavior has carried over to her teaching career. She can be somewhat of a ‘goody two shoes’ at times, although will relax around her close friends and family.

.:Powers/Abilities:. Jean’s telepathy is strong, although not honed. It was because of this strength that Xavier blocked her telepathic gifts somewhat instead of allowing her the full force. She can read minds when prompted, although she needs to be somewhat close to the person in question. Reading the thoughts or projecting thoughts into the minds of those she has relationships with is easier than strangers. Jean tires easily when using her telepathic abilities for long lengths of time.

Jean’s second ability of telekinesis is used far more often than her telepathy. Jean is able to moved a variety of objects ranging in different sizes with her mind. When she is upset her telekinesis is often the first to ‘slip’; this was far more prominent when she was a child. The concentration needed to move the object often depends on the weight or movement of it.

History

.:Birthplace:. Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
.:Family:. John Grey (Father)
Elaine Grey (Mother)
Sara Grey (Sister)
.:Occupation:. Teacher
.:Current Location of Residence:. Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters
.:History:.

Jean Grey was born to John and Elaine Grey in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. She was the eldest child of the professor and stay-at-home mother. Her sister, Sara, shortly followed her birth. Jean’s childhood was typical; she made friends in school and had time with her family. This changed when she witnessed the accident that led to the death of her friend, Annie. Jean was flooded with Annie’s final thoughts as she watched the girl die. The death of her friend ‘kick started’ Jean’s abilities.

Initially her parents did not know how to handle their newly gifted child. As her telekinesis and telepathy grew stronger her parents sought out the help of Professor Xavier. Xavier placed somewhat of a block on her telepathy in order for her telekinesis to mature first. Jean was enrolled in his school, becoming one of the first X-Men.

After completing her education Jean went onto college to become a scientist. As mutations fascinated her, Jean focused on genetics. She earned her doctorate in the area.

“The nucleus is….what?”

The red head murmured to herself as she looked over the Biology test given to her students that morning. Choosing to grade the exams that evening instead of putting it off till the weekend, Jean found herself in her office while the rest of the institute enjoyed their Friday night. She read over the hastily scrawled answer, biting her lip as she assessed the wording. Finally she put the paper down, rubbing her temples in response to the convoluted answer.

She knew Biology wasn’t a crowd favorite. It wasn’t a ‘cool’ class like auto-shop or fitness training. Yet she didn’t believe it to be so boring that her students couldn’t grasp basic concepts. She leaned back in her leather chair, exhaling loudly. She slipped her feet out of her heeled shoes as she relaxed.

Perhaps she would lead a trip into the wooded area near the school on Monday for more of a hands-on style lesson. Perhaps that would get her students to become more interested and not pull test answers out of the air. Or, better yet, she’d bring them down to the lab in the basement. The sight of real scientific tools and experiments might pique their interest. She glanced at the clock on her desk; she had a little more time before dinner was to be served. A quick thought to the book on the shelf opposite her desk caused the hard-cover to float across the air. She caught it with an outstretched hand, flipping for the page she’d left off of.

[Evolution]