Benji

Summary
Benji is a rather notable kind of Mutant, mostly because he's rather strikingly blue most of the time. His mutation as an Elemental hybrid causes his regular human energy needs to be mostly replaced by depending on pure electrical power for sustenance; he can willingly tap into anything charged and siphon the power out of it to regain strength, though it's unavoidable once he tires out in some way or another. Conventional forms of regaining energy, like sleep and eating, have less effect on him in return. He has low capacity compared to most humans and therefore usually depends on power sources at least once a day to perform adequately.

Visually, his mutation has several effects, all of which react to his current charge state. His skin has a light blue tinge at the weakest, fading over to a pure and bright cyan at the extreme. His eyes are close to natural blue in a fatigued state, but will give off a neon blue glow if powered. As fan of affection, Benji finds it rather upsetting that his charged nature makes it unpleasant to make contact with people other than when he's low on charge

One of his more tedious shortcomings is that useful interaction with electrical appliances becomes impossible when drained, as he will absorb any power it requires to run whether plugged in or on batteries. He's on several occasions dropped out of online games without warning due to this. For this reason solely, he owns an Alexa that sits well out of reach at all times.

History
TBD

Trivia
- Finds energy drinks in general somewhat underwhelming, since the mutation makes him less susceptible to it. Despite this, drinks Battery regularly. Ironically.

- Will discharge if hugged or squeezed, relative to the force applied.

- Is very conductive and therefore acts as a high-tier lightning rod during storms. He's been hit with lightning several times and usually can't sit still for the next week while he's overcharged. This is the best time to see the most extreme version of his mutated form.

- Has several tattoos as of (not yet determined); decided to obtain one and soon found that the mutation took it over and gave it a notable cyan glow. Being uncontrollably visible at all times does get a but inconvenient at times.

- While he doesn't need nutrition for energy he requires it for physical purposes; long term lack of food will make physical growth and natural healing much less effective and inevitably impossible.