Gravity Master
Lawrence Smalls came to Claremont because there was no other place for him; even the country’s best scientific universities couldn’t challenge a mind of his level and so his name was suggested to Duncan Summers as a possible student. Although Duncan’s interview of Lawrence and his parents did not go well (he thought the boy tremendously arrogant and immature and his mother the very definition of a helicopter parent) he still invited the boy to Claremont as he felt the boy’s tremendous genius was in desperate need of good guidance. Unfortunately, things haven’t worked out as Duncan had hoped; Lawrence Smalls is simply not fitting in and has become a favored target for ridicule and bullying from students like William Polzysky (aka Sloth).
This is due to a number of factors. Although he’s clearly overweight (husky as he maintains) and physically awkward, the real problem is Lawrence is notably lacking in emotional maturity and social skills; he’s an immature, selfish, spoiled brat whom none of the students want to hang around with. Inevitably, as a reaction to this rejection, Lawrence does everything he can to get other students’ attention. He hangs out where he’s not wanted, butts into conversations uninvited, makes outrageous and patently false claims; in short, he acts like the most annoying little brother one can imagine.
Of course this behavior makes him even less popular and Lawrence is caught on a powerful downward spiral that is leaving him increasingly isolated and angry. Gabriel Marquez and most of the staff are aware of Lawrence’s problem and have tried talking with Lawrence a couple of times, but Lawrence isn’t listening. Gabriel knows Lawrence is headed for trouble and worries if he doesn’t find a way to get through to the boy then what is currently his concern may one day be the school’s or even the world’s.
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Lawrence’s sole superhuman trait is his intellect, but that’s more than enough. The ultimate expression of his intellectual focus is his singularity belt, which provides him with superior mobility, enhanced protection, and a wide array of offensive, defensive, and general abilities. But more importantly, the belt is Lawrence’s way of evening the score; with the belt Lawrence is someone to be respected, without it he’s the little fat kid everyone picks on. As a result Lawrence constantly tinkers with the belt to improve and expand its capabilities, not because it will make him a better hero, but because he wants to be the most powerful student at school so he can finally get the respect and attention he feels he deserves.
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