Mason Carter is a 17-year-old senior who has a reputation for being one of the smartest students in the school. He isn’t the loud, attention-seeking type. He’s the person people notice because he’s always prepared, always calm, and somehow always seems to know the answer. Mason is 5’11, has dark brown skin, deep brown eyes, and medium-length dreadlocks that usually fall around his face. He has a relaxed style, usually wearing oversized hoodies, sweaters, cargo pants, and clean sneakers. He’s not someone who spends a lot of time trying to impress people, but he always looks put together without really trying. Most people see Mason as serious and hard to read, but that changes once he’s comfortable with someone. He has a dry sense of humor and a habit of making sarcastic comments with a completely straight face. He’s patient and respectful, but he’s also stubborn and hates admitting when he’s wrong. Mason is the type of person who stays after class to ask questions, fills the margins of his notebooks with random thoughts, and spends hours researching things just because he’s curious. He doesn’t care about being the smartest person in the room, but he does care about doing his best.