June 12, 2008
City Council of Jump City
City Hall
Jump City, CA 94102
Re:The teen metahuman known as "Jinx"
Dear Councilors:
Pursuant to Coucil order 08-1462, this office conducted two psychological evaluation sessions with Jinx, to determine, as mandated by that order, whether the subject constituted a danger to herself and others.
This is my evaluation summary.
The subject is the most recent addition to the Teen Titans roster. She stands 5'8" tall and weighs 120 lbs. She is 18 years old and, as late as age 15 and a half, was actively working for criminal metahuman groups. Subject's extremely exotic appearance, light gray skin with pink hair and eyes, made social integration in grade school nearly impossible. Oppositional attitude combined with developing metahuman abilities led to her recruitment by devotedly criminal enterprises and she enrolled in the HIVE academy for evil. Subject achieved a degree of social integration and made friends there.
As subject matured and was separated from the causes of her oppositional attitudes toward normal social propriety, subject appears to have begun to question her allegiances. A chance meeting with Kid Flash resulted in an opportunity for her to renounce her allegiance to criminal enterprises and she did so. A romantic relationship developed between the two as she became a Teen Titans alternate member. She subsequently achieved full member status shortly before the two married in a civil ceremony at Titans Tower.
The subject is extremely intelligent. She is an autodidact. Her speech is replete with casual and correct references to literary and philosophical figures in a way that would make a college professor proud, despite her apparently only having attended school through a portion of the 4th grade. Her moral development is advanced though her perspective is colored by the difficult circumstances of her childhood and the oppositional attitude she adopted, partly in self defense, as a child. She appreciates subtle moral distinctions and, despite a cynical attitude, has invariably acted to protect innocent life and property since her encounter with Kid Flash.
Her command of her powers is very well developed. They include a supernatural seeming ability to accelerate entropy and cause objects to break down, an ability to project a pulse of energy usually called a "hex" and the ability to extend laser-like energy from her fingertips. Her precision with these abilities is such that, the danger of inadvertant application injuring herself or others appears to be minimal.
Most evaluations such as this would include a physical and some form of assessment of the subject's health to ascertain whether it may affect the subject's likelihood to be or become a danger. But the subject's extraordinary nature is such that determining baseline normal conditions would simply not be feasible. This office became aware that S.T.A.R. Labs has evaluated the Teen Titans. A call was placed to S.T.A.R. Labs and a request was made for information regarding the subject's health. S.T.A.R. Labs refused to provide any data and would only supply a terse statement that "Jinx does not suffer from any physical ailment affecting her mind."
I find that the subject, Jinx, of the Teen Titans does not constitute a danger to herself or others.
Sincerely,
David Silberman, M.D.