Sonny Poole

Sonny Poole is an in-house musician and bartender at the Candy Castle in Los Angeles in 1973. He and his partner, Byron Stalworth have put out a call to other Strangers after the Second Event to come meet them.

Personality and Appearance
Sonny is talkative and chummy but difficult to read at times. Because of his abilities, he will often lose track of his surroundings or else abruptly shift his moods and actions. He is optimistic, enjoys debate, discussion and just getting to know new people. He enjoys performing songs for people on the piano, though his music has become increasingly eclectic and hard to follow since the Event.

Sonny is tall and well built. Since gaining his powers his eyes have changed into iris-less pitch black pools while his hair has all gone slowly grey. He dresses casually most of the time though Byron insists he wear suits while performing or working at the club.

Abilities
Sonny's 'cosmic awareness' allows him to perceive the past and future possibilities of people, objects and environments. This power lets him predict future events(though with some degree of inaccuracy due to the many conflicting possibilities that flood his mind.)

Sonny is capable of unassisted flight using what is presumed to be a form of telekinesis. It's not clear if he can use telekinesis in any other capacity.

Known History
Sonny was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1944. In 1951, Sonny's father relocated the family to Los Angeles where Sonny began to take piano lessons and learn about music. In 1962, Sonny began touring around the country, working as accompaninent for a variety of acts before meeting Joan Scott in 1968. The two formed a working relationship and the pair returned to LA when they were offered regular work performing in nightclubs. In 1970, he met and befriended Byron Stalworth. Sonny and Byron entered a business partnership and opened the Candy Castle club in Hollywood.

After the Second Event, Byron and Sonny began trying to reach out to other Strangers through word of mouth. Sonny believes firmly that by gathering others and setting a positive example, Strangers could help make the world a better place.

Rumors

 * Sonny is an alien.
 * He was taking LSD during the event.
 * He is in love with Byron's fiancee.

Quotes About Sonny

 * "Sonny. I think something is wrong with his brains now. He talks in riddles half the time now. And his music is just bizarre lately." - Maximo Cappelletti
 * "Sonny is the most professional musician I've ever had the pleasure of working with. He and I are like peas in a pod." - Joan Scott
 * "He's got this far off look to him since this all started. It's like there's something he isn't telling us." - Byron Stalworth