As Sylar presented him to Mohinder Suresh, Zane Taylor was an enthusiastic, kind-hearted, rather nervous man. He'd often be seen worrying at the tips to his sleeves, and when he spoke, it was softly and nervously. Sylar did his best to project an air of innocence, so his version of Zane could come off as rather a naive idiot at times. Since Mohinder liked to talk, Zane was tailored around that, being a very good listener that encouraged the speeches.
In Norfinbury, the personality of Zane would have to be adjusted somewhat. Unfortunately Sylar can't change it entirely, since Mohinder is there as well, but it will shift a little. The Zane in Norfinbury will be more subdued (Sylar can't keep up that level of enthusiasm indefinitely). His online presence will be more stumbling than Sylar likely wants it to be- he's not exceptionally good with network technology or etiquette, and it'll take him some study time before he gets used to it. He'll probably try to write this off as Zane being, again, rather slow on the uptake.
Zane will, however, ask a lot of questions. In Norfinbury, he's going to be exceptionally curious, and observant people will likely be able to tell that the way he asks questions is rather different when interacting with different people. With reticent people, he'll be more cautious, sidling up to them with unrelated questions before asking the one he cares about. With enthusiastic people, he'll attempt to mirror their responses. With obnoxious people, he'll let them insult him without noticing and continue on, apparently oblivious.
Zane appears to care a great deal about people's health and well-being, and will frequently ask people (especially the ones he ends up getting close to) about how they're doing. However, actively helping out will be something that he'll just keep 'missing the opportunity' for. The mysterious of the town will almost certainly catch Sylar's attention far more than someone else's needs. If he ends up in someone's actual physical vicinity, of course, Zane will suddenly put more effort into caring. However, because Sylar's level of caring is actually quite shallow, Zane's likely to come off as rather shallow as well.
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As Sylar presented him to Mohinder Suresh, Zane Taylor was an enthusiastic, kind-hearted, rather nervous man. He'd often be seen worrying at the tips to his sleeves, and when he spoke, it was softly and nervously. Sylar did his best to project an air of innocence, so his version of Zane could come off as rather a naive idiot at times. Since Mohinder liked to talk, Zane was tailored around that, being a very good listener that encouraged the speeches.
In Norfinbury, the personality of Zane would have to be adjusted somewhat. Unfortunately Sylar can't change it entirely, since Mohinder is there as well, but it will shift a little. The Zane in Norfinbury will be more subdued (Sylar can't keep up that level of enthusiasm indefinitely). His online presence will be more stumbling than Sylar likely wants it to be- he's not exceptionally good with network technology or etiquette, and it'll take him some study time before he gets used to it. He'll probably try to write this off as Zane being, again, rather slow on the uptake.
Zane will, however, ask a lot of questions. In Norfinbury, he's going to be exceptionally curious, and observant people will likely be able to tell that the way he asks questions is rather different when interacting with different people. With reticent people, he'll be more cautious, sidling up to them with unrelated questions before asking the one he cares about. With enthusiastic people, he'll attempt to mirror their responses. With obnoxious people, he'll let them insult him without noticing and continue on, apparently oblivious.
Zane appears to care a great deal about people's health and well-being, and will frequently ask people (especially the ones he ends up getting close to) about how they're doing. However, actively helping out will be something that he'll just keep 'missing the opportunity' for. The mysterious of the town will almost certainly catch Sylar's attention far more than someone else's needs. If he ends up in someone's actual physical vicinity, of course, Zane will suddenly put more effort into caring. However, because Sylar's level of caring is actually quite shallow, Zane's likely to come off as rather shallow as well.