Gemini, the Admissions Director

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Gemini, the Admissions Director

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Janine Sinclair came to Saint Joseph School fifteen years too late.

Janine is the head of the Admissions Department at SJS. She works in the office with Sister Mary Constance, who assists her. However, Mary Constance is often times unnecessary, as Janine can easily handle the office all by herself-- or all by herselves, to be more accurate.

Janine Sinclair-- known as Gemini to many of the students-- is an extremely powerful mutant. She has the ability to duplicate herself many times over. Each "twin," as she calls them, operates independently and there seems to be no "original" Gemini twin. Each Gemini twin speaks of itself as "we," which can confuse people at times. The twins themselves are quite accustomed to their unique abilities.

Gemini and her twins act as recruiters for SJS, with twins operating all over the world, searching out new students. There seems to be no "duration" to her ability to duplicate. The twins can exist independently for months with no ill effects. When two of her twins recombine, they do not have perfect recall of the events that they experienced when they were individuals. The memories become slightly hazy.

Gemini has another power, one which makes her potentially extremely dangerous. She, and any of her twins, can touch another individual and copy some of their thoughts, memories, and abilities-- including super powers. If she copies the powers of another super-human, she also acquires the knowledge and experiences necessary to use them. However, once a twin has copied the powers of another person, that twin temporarily loses the ability to duplicate itself. After the twins recombine, the copied powers are lost, but memories of the experience remain.

It was this power that led to the greatest tragedy of her life.

Gemini was educated at the Bloodvine Academy, and it was there she learned to harness her abilities. However, like all Bloodvine students, she was taught that a pursuit of excellence must include a quest to increase one's own power. It was because of the teaching of Lady Bloodvine and the other faculty at Bloodvine Academy that Gemini attempted to duplicate the powers of an extremely dangerous villain she encountered while on patrol.

The results were unexpected. Though the twin was able to copy the villain's powers, she also copied his dangerous, unstable mind. The twin became irrational, aggressive, and possibly homicidal. When the twin returned to the Bloodvine Academy, Gemini refused to recombine with her, fearing what the results might be. The twin became hostile, demanding to be reabsorbed into Gemini. After a frantic standoff, the twin attacked her sisters. Gemini and her twins were forced to kill the rogue twin to prevent her from recombining with Gemini.

Gemini left the Bloodvine Academy soon after. She is deeply resentful that she was forced to destroy one of her twins, and she blames not only herself, but what she now views as the twisted teachings of the Bloodvine Academy. When she learned about Saint Joe's, she became one of the school's strongest advocates. Gemini would rather that no young person ever turn to the Bloodvine Academy if they do not have to.

Strangely, because of her role in the administration, she continues to have contact with the Bloodvine Academy. She tries to keep a civil tongue, but she has made her true feelings known on more than one occasion.
Spoiler: Update from the conclusion of BVA's Invasion storyline.
It was revealed to several Bloodvine Academy students that Gemini's evil twin, believed dead, is in fact alive and has been living anonymously in the Rogue Islands for years. She bears facial scars as a result of the battle she fought with her own sisters, and how exactly she survived is unclear. However, there is no mistaking her identity. She also no longer appears to be suffering from the severe psychosis that caused the conflict with Gemini; either the lost twin has somehow managed to mend her psyche or has simply learned to hide it extremely well. Unlike any of Gemini's other twins, the lost twin refers to herself as "I" and not "we."

The lost twin can no longer duplicate, but has refined her power-mimicking abilities far beyond what Gemini is capable of. She has had the opportunity to absorb the powers of countless villains, though it is unclear what her "power suite" is at the present. She has demonstrated limited psychic ability, some sort of invisibility and has stolen the BVA student Shudderspeed's power to teleport herself and others. Beyond that, her range and number of copied powers is unknown and a matter of pure speculation.

The lost twin has not expressed any opinion about her sisters, though she is clearly still loyal to the Bloodvine Academy and helped to free BVA from the occupation of the Arbiter Seminowski. Though she clearly felt it was time to come out of hiding, it is unclear what her plans are for the future, if any.
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Updated with spoiler.
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