Forethought

Dave – Martian Pants Man /Forethought

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Dave found something in a meteor crater when he was very, very drunk. Collapsing next to it, he woke up an hour or two later (still completely drunk) to find it had formed itself into the most tragically unfashionable pair of trousers to ever exist and irrevocably attached itself to him.

Staggering to the nearest town, he came across a mugging, and promptly got himself involved, walking up behind the attacker and pocketing the gun. Within a moment, he stretched his pocket wide and a police car drove out. He demanded they arrest the perpetrator. The policemen within were somewhat stunned at their sudden transportation, but did so.

A video of these events, and of him proclaiming himself “Martian Pants Man, protector of the world!”, quickly went viral on YouTube, although the consensus is that it was a blend of very clever CGI and animatronics.

Dave woke up the next morning with the trousers on and no memory of what had happened, or how he had done it. Over time, he gradually discovered that he could sometimes pull items out of his pocket just when he needed them. He is not able to remove the trousers.

Cut to what he doesn’t know: the thing that formed itself into his trousers is actually an incredibly powerful weapon with the ability to penetrate alternate universes. When he reaches into his pocket, he’s able to access something that one of his alternate selves has had within the last 2 hours and remove it.

He, unlike many others, is completely unafraid of using his powers. If he has something that he needs, or even needs a snack, he’ll pull it out of his pocket.

He’s a little over-trusting, but has grown into the role of leading the small group, thanks to his quick wit and willingness to take the occasional risk… and the lack of psychotic tendencies doesn’t hurt.