Dawson

The future belongs to the brave.
Introduction xxxxxBoy Scout. Description xxxxx5'11", athletic from plenty of regular training but lean rather than bulky. He wouldn't be particularly eye-catching; boy-next-door kind of looks, a neatly groomed crop of dark brown hair, bright green eyes. The wealth of scars he bears tends to stand out, though, twisted knotty and uneven down his face and the one remaining arm he has; his missing right arm tends to be noticeable as well. Reputation xxxxxNone among the general populace. Among X-Men and Prometheans, known to be generally quiet and friendly, with a disarming politeness that belies the fact he will hand many people their asses when it comes time to throw down. History xxxxxThe second-oldest (by eleven minutes) of a sprawling boisterous clan, Flicker grew up surrounded by a lot of noise and a lot of love. His parents moved the family from Idaho to Utah when he was quite young, and it was on the outskirts of Salt Lake City that he grew up. He came from a working-class family; his father was a carpenter (specializing in furniture making) and his mother was a librarian part-time. Love of books and learning was not so much /drilled/ into the children as it was just easy to /absorb/ with so much Knowledge always around for the taking. Flicker's mother took a strong interest in all their educations, and her early interest in reading to them and encouraging them to be curious gave many of his siblings a strong academic drive (for him, it didn't hurt that he was constantly in a friendly-ish rivalry with his twin sister Lily to see who could get the highest marks in school.) xxxxxOutside of academics he was always an active child, heavily involved in sports and Scouts, fond of volunteering in a scattering of different pursuits. It was the development of his mutation the summer before high school that led his life on a starkly divergent path. His church -- the center of much of his and his family's social and support network -- was strongly outspoken about not wanting mutants in the congregation, and a combination of their own unease and the social pressure from their community led his family to kick him out of the house. He was out on the streets for a while, often targeted because his age and clear mutant status (his mutation, then, was poorly controlled) made it easy to single him out -- though his mutation also made it kind of hard to pin him /down/. He was fourteen when Prometheus picked him up and shoved him in a lab; shy of 16 when Jackson Holland's team broke him out and he joined them in their efforts. xxxxxDespite the horror of the experience, Flicker is -- well, thankful would be the wrong word. But it was the labs that gave him the family he has today, and he wouldn't give that /up/. xxxxxHe enrolled at Xavier's once he was back out, and after graduating (as salutatorian of his class) continued on to Columbia where he graduated in spring of 2016. He continued on into med school. He moonlights as an X-Man, with a part-time side gig working security at the Mendel Clinic. Occasionally, maybe, squeezes in sleep somewhere, but it's rare to actually catch him at it. Powers xxxxxIncredible reflexes, very short-range teleportation. Tends to make a lot of very short, very fast jumps in quick succession. His teleporting is hard for most human eyes to properly track; the trail of afterimages this method of transportation leaves in people's vision is what earned him his name. Skills xxxxxGeneral nerddom. Board games, RPGs, M:tG; used to kick ass at video games but is having to relearn this with one arm. Basketball and rock climbing, same thing. Highly adept at CQC, decent enough with firearms, highly observant/attentive to his surroundings. Very proficient at carpentry/woodworking, capable when it comes to many common household repairs. Connections Friends Billy - It's only happened because I let it be Shane - Your will defines your destiny Matt - I'm taking back my love Taylor - Taking back my pride Tag - Taking back my dreams Tian-shin - This is the ground I will defend Jax - A rage of angels bears the end Melinda - There is no vision that we surrender Hive - Breathless time can take no prisoners B - I feel the wishfire burning cold Dusk - Black wings to fill the sky unfold Isra - And nothing takes from God his storm Foes Coming soon. And everything in between Trivia Devout Mormon, though much of his ward isn't keen on having him there. The second of thirteen kids, though the youngest three were born since he left home. Two of his siblings he has only heard about and the very youngest, born late-2014, he doesn't yet know exists. Has a twin sister, Lily, eleven minutes older than him. Can often be found through the city zealously doing his part to green it up. (Ingress Agent name: GhostInTheMachine) Gallery	Dawson Joel Allred Codename None Birthdate December 29, 1993 Birthplace Boise, ID Species Mutant Affiliation Xavier's Alignment Sunny Powers Blinkdog Occupation Mendel Clinic Security/X-Man Registration Status n/a Played By Jonathan Bennett RP Hooks With one arm tied behind his back - Is a regular participant at the twins' weekly Fight Club; will happily kick some ass (or get his kicked) and then go out for cocoa afterward. Watchdog - Worked security at the Mendel Clinic since just about their opening, likely to be familiar to other employees or patients thereof. Quit in October 2015, the same week as a good third of their security staff and a sprinkling of other employees. In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen - Columbia U graduate. Ex- - Labrat, once upon a time; has helped on every raid since, and bears the scars and missing pieces to show for it.
Logs
1..5051..100(124 total) (2023-12-31) Of Freedom and Festivals (Or, Through the Cracks) (2023-08-08) Birds of a Feather (2023-05-28) Their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another (2023-05-28) Sangham saranam gacchâmi (2021-09-17) A Bird In The Hand (2021-09-13) Us (2020-10-26) Real Good Allies (2020-10-13) Rest (2020-10-13) Change of Venue (2020-10-13) But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. (2020-10-12) Finding Romance (2020-10-10) Ministering Angels (2020-09-23) Family Proclamation (2020-09-23) Bad Vibes (2020-09-20) Robin Hooding (2020-09-20) No Way Home (2020-09-20) Don't Kill the Messenger (2020-09-19) The Confusion of Tongues (2020-09-19) Operation: S.L.A.M. (2020-09-19) Keeping Tabs (2020-09-17) Testimony (2020-09-15) Lake Placid (2020-09-14) Corporate Types (2020-09-01) Deeply Rooted (2020-08-26) Rambling (2020-08-17) Strategic Telepathic Reserve (2020-08-16) Millennial Thing (2020-08-15) Basic Decency (2020-08-05) So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (2020-07-30) The Hero World (2020-07-22) Bay Rum (2020-07-20) Courtship Displays (2020-07-17) Today's Tom Sawyer (2020-06-14) Sharing is Caring (2020-06-09) In Which There Is A Surprising Deficit Of Coffee And An Unfortunate Surplus Of America (2020-05-24) Reassuring (2020-05-20) Supperthyme (2020-05-18) Together (2020-05-15) Night Elf and Purple Finch (2020-05-12) Doctor Who (2020-05-10) Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles. (2020-04-24) Start Big (2020-04-21) Plenty (2020-04-16) Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your destruction? Compassion is hid from my eyes. (2020-03-26) Bananaphone (2020-03-23) I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt, and make you a gazingstock. (2020-03-23) Dangerous (2020-03-13) Brave and Lucky (2020-02-17) On Course (2020-01-19) Breathless 1..5051..100(124 total)

Archived Logs

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(2019-06-17)	Like a Park
(2018-04-18)	In the Weeds
(2017-12-19)	Deep Fried Miracles
(2017-12-18)	Timeless
(2017-09-20)	Aftercare
(2017-09-18)	Neutrality
(2017-09-10)	Unique Marketable Talents
(2017-09-08)	Back To School
(2017-08-28)	No Shoes
(2017-08-25)	Odds and Ends
(2017-08-22)	Incognito, Ergo Sum
(2017-08-21)	Pregaming
(2017-08-04)	Accommodating
(2017-07-28)	Consequences
(2017-07-16)	Cleaning Day
(2017-07-06)	The Secret Life of Students
(2017-06-06)	Melting
(2017-05-21)	Something Different
(2017-04-21)	Good Intentions
(2017-03-06)	Let's Play
(2017-02-21)	Teamwork
(2017-02-09)	Start
(2017-02-09)	Grounds Rules
(2017-02-09)	Camera Lucida
(2017-02-08)	(Un)Comfortable
(2017-01-26)	Commonsly Asked Questions
(2017-01-06)	In Which Some Assistance Is Given In The Matter Of Reopening Evolve, Among Other Things
(2017-01-02)	Sorting
(2016-12-30)	Frenzy
(2016-12-29)	Absence
(2016-12-27)	Quite Unique
(2016-12-25)	In Which Mutants Are Not Successfully Dissuaded From Their Holiday Cheer, Despite (Questionably) Valiant Attempts
(2016-12-24)	A Friend for Dinner
(2016-12-04)	Thinking Ahead
(2016-11-18)	Before This
(2016-11-08)	Civic Duty
(2016-10-31)	Re-volve
(2016-08-14)	Contrary Critters
(2016-06-14)	In Which Rocks Are Climbed And Fights Are Planned
(2016-05-12)	Sandpaper
(2016-04-28)	Intuition
(2016-04-23)	Furnishing
(2016-04-05)	Uncivil Disobedience
(2016-03-27)	Brunch Prep
(2016-03-22)	Plain Fare
(2016-03-17)	Support Staff
(2016-03-17)	Outgunned, Outmanned
(2016-03-15)	Energy
(2016-02-27)	Some Kind of Serendipity
(2016-02-25)	Fix Us

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