Clinton Aldrich

Clinton Edward Aldrich is a psychic/supe who resides in New York.

His Supe status is unknown to him and instead, he believes himself to be suffering from schizophrenia.

He has an alternate persona known as The Síceach.

History
Clint was born into a gypsy commune which raised him from his earliest years to his late teens. He never knew his true parents as the commune took a particular effort to bring their community into one fiercely united family; not bound by blood, but rather, bond. After years of working and living in the community, Clint ventured beyond their restrictive views and moved into the world with the prospect of finding work.

After finding his way into the real world, he began working as a barkeep. By the time he reached the age of eighteen, he found that he began to hear voices. Whilst they originally started out as murmurs, they soon developed into very clear articulations. He could hear what people thought at any given moment and, for the most part, could decipher events that were going to transpire before they happened.

Alas, without the ability to properly focus the voices, Clint found that they all came crashing into one another. This reality caused him constant migraines with the most severe instances leading to him falling into a temporary coma.

As a result of the toll it took on him, he was forced to forego his work and lock himself away in his apartment; hopeful that the walls would keep him from the voices.

New America
After the assassination of the President, Clint's neighbourhood began to be the target of Supe attacks with regular humans being captured and brutally beaten or worse. This was when his powers truly came to fruition and as such, his mind began to (although unknowingly to him) plant ideas in the minds of Supes who approached his apartment, encouraging them to leave and not enter. Whilst Clint had no idea of why they always turned away at the last moment, he didn't question it; remaining silent and hopeful that he might one day be able to depart his home without the assault of voices on his mind.

With a great deal of time to pass, he began studying his condition and the source of his voices and before long, self-diagnosed himself with schizophrenia.

The Síceach
During his time isolating from the rest of the world, Clint's mind created an alternative version of himself in order to harness the true capabilities of his superhuman condition. During the blackouts that occur when Clint is overwhelmed by the voices of the world, The Síceach takes control of his body and allows him to venture into the world, utilising his abilities as a Supe. Quite unlike Clint, The Síceach is a confident, smug and sarcastic personality which dons rather flamboyant get-ups.

The Síceach has done his part in helping members of Payback in reforming as well as locating prospective members who share their vision for a world where Supes and Humans can coexist without prejudice.