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There is little known about Siobhan, except that when she turned thirteen, her mother pulled her out of school to home school her. It is rumored that she was having trouble with behavioral problems.

Background
Her father had been an official with the anti-terrorist department. He helped to bring down a particularly nasty little group, dying during the bust. Just before he died, one of the members threatened to destroy everything he held dear.. his wife and unborn child. He died, unable to help protect his family. At least they were warned, one of the men from his unit came to the family to share the unpleasant news.. not only of Patrick's untimely demise, but the threat to their life as well. Even before she was born, her grandparents helped her mother to move to America. Her mother applied for citizenship, and set about trying to find a job.

It wasn't easy for her mother to try and make it on her own, with an infant in New York, but she managed admirably, and Siobhan wasn't a terribly difficult child to raise. She was a good baby, not fussy very often. Her mother found a kind, older woman to watch Siobhan while she worked, and she grew close to the little family, becoming like a grandmother to Sio.

As Siobhan grew, she exhibited qualities of maturity. Quite often she helped her mother, or her sitter, clean the house, wanting to do just what Mommy did.

With her mother's strong accent, Sio grew up with a bit of an accent herself. Her mother taught her about her heritage, and even a little Gaelic. Her mother wanted to reinforce the language with Sio, and insisted they have a conversation in Gaelic, at least once a day. Her mother also taught her a few dances that she, too, had learned from her parents.

As Sio continued to grow, Martha - her sitter - played games with the little girl, whenever she wasn't in school. Siobhan came to love the older woman dearly. She was such a significant part of her life.

As soon as Sio was old enough to help in the kitchen, her mother began to teach her. Whenever she would come home from work, Siobhan would help her to fix dinner.

When Siobhan turned twelve, she hit puberty and began to blossom. She had always been a lovely child, but as her hormones began the process of reshaping the young girl's body into that of a young woman, she became truely beautiful. She had no shortage of admirers, and her mother had her hands full trying to keep Sio's head firmly attached to her shoulders, and her feet on the ground.

It wasn't just the hormones of puberty that began to give Sio trouble. The next year, she began to notice she was much more perceptive about the feelings of those around her, picking up on things, even when they weren't evident to others. At first she thought nothing of it, but as the year progressed, it became more and more of a problem.

During class, Siobhan would burst out in a fit of giggles, simply because a girl sitting a few seats away from her had read a note from her friend and found it extremely amusing. But since the feelings were her own, she was more used to controlling them. For Sio; however, the sudden rush of amusement came on her so suddenly, she wasn't able to keep back the giggling, and she soon found herself in the principal's office.

Another time, on the playground, she walked too close to two boys that were arguing. She felt a rush of anger, and ended up hitting the girl walking with her. This too, landed her in the principal's office.. among other incidents.

Her mother didn't know what to do with Siobhan, struggling to understand what was going on with her daughter. She had always been a good little girl. Teachers and other parents said it was normal.. that all pre-pubescent and teenagers were always moody. She just had to ride it out, but her mother wasn't willing to accept that for an answer.

Her mother immediately took her out of the public school, and with Martha's help, she began to home school her. It didn't stop all the incidents, but it did minimize things.

Her mother took her to doctors, who couldn't find anything wrong with her. Although, it was a little eerie when the girl burst out into tears, as the woman in the doctor's office just down the hall was given the news she had cancer.

Siobhan became a bit of a recluse, closing herself up in her room and shutting herself off from the rest of the world. This made her mother worry even more, but she didn't know what to do to help her daughter.

Her solution, was to try counseling, hoping a psychologist might be able to succeed, where the medical doctor had not. It took everything Martha and her mother could do to drag Siobhan out of the house and to the appointments, but her mother was determined to find help for her daughter.

Personality
Cautious - Siobhan has become cautious around people. Being susceptible to being influenced by their emotions makes her unpredictable and feel out of control. Unless or until she is able to learn how to control herself when buffeted by the sea of emotions, she will continue to grow until caution develops in to full blown agoraphobia and never leave her room, let alone her house.

Big Heart - Siobhan has always had a big heart and concern for others. Before her power manifested, limiting her ability to function normally, she took great joy in helping others.

Animal Lover - Siobhan has a soft spot for all animals. She doesn't go 'overboard', but any cruelty toward animals can make her very angry. She will step in and stand up for an animal, putting herself in harms way to protect an animal from a cruel individual.

Hopeless Romantic - Siobhan has always been enamored of the fairytales, and one day hopes that her 'Prince' will someday come as well. She easily falls in love.

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