Lila "Ceto" Johnson

FULL NAME: Lila Johnson

ALIASES: Li, LJ

CODENAMES: Ceto

AGE: 23

PLAY BY: Alyssa Diaz

Over all Appearance: Lila is a young woman of average height, only being about 5'5 and weighing at 130 lbs even. She is very athletic and fit, her bodying being quite lithe and slender from the years of swimming and gymnastics over the years. Her dark brown hair comes down past her shoulders a few inches and curls slightly quarter the way down. Lila also has light fair skin and dark brown, almond shaped eyes. As of right now she has no known scars or tattoos.

When it comes to clothes Lila isn't really up to date with fashion and tends to wear anything that is comfortable. Normally this involves a few different styles of shirts, jean pants or capris, and either tennis shoes, boots, or high heels. Though there are sometimes she will wear clothes that are form fitting and little provocative, but not overly so. And anything formal is usually saved for when it's truly required, in which case she might put on a nice dress or even a skirt or slacks, along with a blouse or dress shirt.

LIKES:
*Exploring different bodies of water
*Meeting new people
*Aquatic life
*Exercise

DISLIKES:
*Uptight/snotty people
*Her parents
*Sometimes her mutant status
*Enemies of SHIELD

FEARS:
*Losing allies and teammates
*Nick Fury on a bad day
*Snakes and spiders

Over all personality: Lila certainly has to be one of the most out-going type of people, being a relative social butterfly and always being talkative. She loves meeting new people or just hanging out with those she knows, but she tends to be seen as a little hyperactive even for a young adult her age. It might be best to say the teenager years have yet to be left behind. Least much in Lila's case who seems to always be on the go, being a very energetic young woman full of enthusiasm. And really she could careless what anyone thinks of her.

On the flip side Lila can also be very stubborn and somewhat impatient, hating to be one of those people who has to sit around doing nothing. Perhaps a few hours is the most she will wait before she will likely charge in, depending upon a situation and will totally ignore all orders and authority. Much to the chagrin of those in charge. Though luckily Lila is a team player which is one positive side and she has been known to be very protective of her friends and those she sees as family. Although sometimes she can also show a darker side when it comes towards mutant haters and their enemies, showing very little hesitation to attack them

FAMILY:
Unknown Parents
Grandmother-deceased
Grandfather-deceased
Unknown Atlantean relatives-most possibly deceased

HISTORY: Lila originates from California, having lived in San Mateo County along the San Francisco Bay peninsula. Most of her life has been spent here where she went to school, grew up as most, and have a very easy going life. Least on the outside things seemed normal, her parents both had high paying jobs and they seemed well off for a upper-middle class family. Much of her younger years seemed cheerful and she was quite an energetic young girl who quickly took up a liking to swimming and gymnastics, but mostly found herself being naturally gifted with swimming from long before her mutation manifested.

But unfortunately beneath the surface her family was plagued with some problems, mostly of domestic violence and abuse. Things started around the time when Lila was eight years old that her parents began to face constant bickering, not much at first and was mostly over little things. But gradually over the years things got worse with her mother seeming to be more drawn to over spending money, her father spending much of his time drinking and gambling, and Lila wanting to spend a lot of money for some of her hobbies and some of her school expenses being relatively high due to her parents wanting her to get top education. But the strain began to show from financial problems and her father began to be overly friendly and touchy with Lila when she became eleven which caused her to become uneasy around him.

Despite the issues going on at home Lila was able to find doing her school work and extracurricular activities helped to keep her focused. It was also what kept her out of trouble and she would often spend more time with her friends as she became more distant from her parents. This became more so when Lila ended up joining her high school swim team during her freshmen year, finding it as a further excuse to be out of the troubled house. Up until she was seventeen Lila truly seemed to have a promising career of going to Olympic-level swimming as some of their officials were there on the day of her final country wide meet. At this time Lila was still seventeen and had actually been hiding the fact that she was gradually changing even more so then from puberty, she was slowly discovering her Atlantean biology and to an extent her mutant ability. Although during this time Lila only thought she was turning into a mutant.

She first discovered her abilities back when she was training for some of her swim meets the previous year, having noticed some areas were rather itchy and became red like a rash. It wouldn't be until a few months after this started did her scales and fins show along with her hands and feet visibly changing every time she went in water. This continued with the longer she was exposed to water and didn't really catch onto the fact this change would continue every time she went near a body of water or liquid touched the areas. In present day when the gun went off Lila did her usual dive into the water and working to win her run with a few laps, proving to actually be faster then normal which at first impressed officials. However, this amazement soon turned to repulsion and horror when Lila pulled herself from the water, revealing some of her scaly and finned appearance, to which many rejected her from this point on.

For the years to follow her parents began to avoid Lila altogether, which she was somewhat glad for until she was kicked to the curve the day she turned eighteen but left with no where to turn. About all her friends rejected her from being what they believed her to just being a mutant and Lila was forced to dodge around town for those who were also highly hating of mutants, proving to bring about her hostility towards such people. Luckily though she would eventually be able to attend a college that would admit her on a academic scholarship allowing her to get her AA and recently her Bachelor's. Just recently though she was discovered by SHIELD scouts who seemed to still be on the look for possible agents. Though uncertain at first Lila accepted the offer to be part of something bigger and has been among their ranks for a few months, more than willing to give her services to the organization.

It can also be noted that Lila has no knowledge of her Atlantean roots. These traits go far back as to her great grandfather who had been a pureblood Alantean who fell in love with a human woman. Since then this trait was passed down to her grandmother then her father but these traits skipped a generation and was passed onto Lila herself. Unfortunately her father has no idea of his own heritage which has made Lila one-eight Atlantean by blood.

POWERS: 
Atlantean Biology:
Merperson Physiology-Lila's body takes on an unusual transformation whenever she is in contact with water, something reminiscent of a mermaid. Her lower arms and legs take on long, spiny-fin like structures along the side stretch from the wrist to the elbow and from knee to part of the ankle. These structures are bent at an angle for quick movement in water and are about 2 inches in width. Her feet also transform into more flipper-like appearance with being more elongated and webbed much like her hands are webbed, this allowing her to swim at about 40 mph underwater. Around these areas are streamlined flat scales that are green in appearance along with gills around her neck for allowing her to breathe which also have scales around this area from below the sides of her face down to her shoulders. Streamlined scales can also be found along her sides moving around to her back and up covering her bosom, though this is normally hidden by clothes or swimsuits of some kind.

Aquatic Adaptation-Lila's body is specialized in adapting to the environment beneath water, especially when it comes to water pressure and coldness depending upon depth. She is able to breathe, move, and act in ways similar as she would on land, her body system going relatively unaffected by the aquatic world.
*Enhance Senses:Though she can use this power on both land and in water, her senses are more acute when in the water. On land she can hear from about half a mile away and in water about 2 miles. Her smell is keen enough she can detect even a slightly faint smell only about 3 days old and in water this is heightened to detecting smells most normally cannot. Her sight allows her to see with far greater clarity then normal humans, allowing her see something faster at a greater distance and in water allows her to see clearly in the dark depths and is protected by a special film to prevent harming the eyes.
*Superhuman Agility:Much of Lila's movement on land and water are relatively effortless, allowing her to perform certain feats without much problem, her balance and coordination being above that of a common human athlete.
*Superhuman Stamina:Lila can do certain activities or last for several hours beneath the water at a time without succumbing to the affects of fatigue toxins. Though this tends to last for only 8 hours max.
*Superhuman Reflexes:Lila's reaction time is far beyond normal human levels, being able to react to most actions quicker and more efficiently to allow for much more quick recover, attack, or countermeasure for certain feats.
*Underwater Breathing:Thanks to her aquatic adaptation Lila can breathe underwater without issue for as long as she is beneath the surface, maximum 8 hours, with her gills allowing her to do so. This is however, only used when underwater.

Mutation
Water Manipulation-Lila has also developed a secondary use of manipulating water allowing her to bend it to her will. This allows her to create jets or blasts of water to various degrees of speed and power, create constructs like weapons, shields, or armor, and sometimes control a small area of the tides or any bodies of water. She can also create bubbles similar like foam that can be used to either distract others and make use as an air pocket for when her maximum limit runs out or for others to use.

WEAKNESSES: 
-Though nothing has ever happened to Lila to cause this but she has had a deathly fear of heights since she was young and tends to avoid high places.

-Despite being able to breathe in water going beyond her maximum limit chances her drowning.

-Many of her powers are concentrated to or stronger in water such as her senses despite working on land as well, and she cannot manipulate water from the air thus leading her having to carry a water bottle sometimes and her fish-like features tend to show when touching any liquid.

-Lila is known to be very stubborn and impatient, leading her to act on her own sometimes or disregard orders and authority.

-Lila seems to favor being close to areas of water, no matter how deep or shallow. But unless she actually has water or some kind of liquid to utilize a majority of her abilities making them useless, leaving her have to go without her Merperson Physiology, some of her Aquatic Adaptation, or water manipulation.

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