Dawson

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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

xxxxxReputation has bloomed significantly after his death. In life he was a dedicated community member in many spheres -- X-Man, Prometheus raid team member, woodworking teacher at Chimaera, street medic, jail support organizer, Mendel Clinic guard, devout Latter-Day Saint -- but the uprisings that followed his death at the hands of police blew his reputation up to outsized proportions. Among NYC mutant community the way he has been talked about posthumously is practically beatified; among humans and generally any type of people who say they want Law And Order and immediately ask what the dead person was doing to deserve getting killed by police he's likely been heavily vilified as a violent terrorist.

History

xxxxxThe second-oldest (by eleven minutes) of a sprawling boisterous clan, Dawson 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. Dawson'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, Dawson 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) had a brief stint at BYU -- didn't last long there, transferred to Columbia where he graduated in spring of 2016. He continued on into med school at NYU and was nearly done with it when the coronavirus crisis precipitated his early graduation. In between doctoring, moonlights as an X-Man. 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 with a particular skill and love for crafting furniture, capable when it comes to many common household repairs.

Connections

Friends

  • Shane - Your will defines your destiny
  • Winona - The message veiled in mystery
  • 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
  • Spencer - I'm taking back my hope
  • Lucien - Perception works its alchemy
  • Blink - Transforming destiny
  • Polaris - We brace before the fates descending
  • Wendy - With resolution never ending
  • Leo - As Nike stands, her shield before me,
  • Steve - Sophia guide my hand
  • Melinda - There is no wisdom 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
  • Ryan - See the angels' eyes transform

Foes

  • Coming soon.

And everything in between

Trivia
  • Devout Mormon, his ward has extremely split feelings on having him there.
  • The second of thirteen kids, though the youngest three were born since he left home and he has never actually met.
  • 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

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Dawson Joel Allred
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Codename Flicker
Birthdate December 29, 1993
Birthplace Boise, ID
Species Mutant
Affiliation Xavier's
Alignment Sunny
Powers Blinkdog
Occupation Doctor
Registration Status n/a
Faceclaim 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 - Works security at the Mendel Clinic since just about their opening, likely to be familiar to other employees or patients thereof.
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. Has garnered a reputation among Prometheans as sort of a boogeyman to the staff and myth to the inmates.
In Fellowship - Heavily active in the LDS church; will probably earnestly invite friends to come with him, given the slightest opportunity.
Chimaerical - A member of Chimaera Arts co-op, frequently found around the warehouse doing odd jobs or working on a project. Teaches woodworking when his class schedule will allow it.


Logs
1..5051..100(226 total)
Date Title Cast Mentions
  • (2024-11-03)
Choices Dawson, Lucien, Flèche DJ, Hive
  • (2024-10-29)
Scary Season DJ/Dawson, Hive, Polaris Egg, Ion, Dusk, Tony, Mirror, Fury, Shane
  • (2024-07-21)
How to Identify Birds Ansel, DJ, Hive, Dawson
  • (2023-12-31)
Of Freedom and Festivals (Or, Through the Cracks) Lucien, Ryan, Nanami, Gaétan, Spencer, Wendy, Anahita, Joshua, Avi, Alma, Matt, NPC-Elie, Kavalam, Harm, Roscoe, Nevaeh, Jax, Dawson, Mirror
  • (2023-12-16)
Skill in Means Charles, DJ, Hive, Polaris, Dawson Jax, Erik
  • (2023-08-08)
Birds of a Feather Cerebro, Charles, DJ, Flicker Hive, Dusk, Ryan, Jax, Spencer, Scott, Matt, Isra, Steve, Rasheed
1..5051..100(226 total)
xxxxx    Mentions
1..5051..100(226 total)
Date Title Cast Mentions
  • (2024-11-28)
Live in Thanksgiving Daily Abigail, Bryce, Dallen, DJ Dawson
  • (2024-11-24)
Opening Up Jax, Joshua, Polaris Jade, Shane, Dawson
  • (2024-11-12)
Bomb Charles, Lucien Rasheed, Jax, Shane, Dawson, Ian, Scott, Erik
  • (2024-11-08)
Information Gap Charles, Hive, Matt Cerebro, DJ, Dawson, Polaris, Rasheed
  • (2024-11-04)
Personal Pronouns DJ, Hive Dawson, Lucien
  • (2024-10-24)
Squandering Your Potential Jax, Quentin Tok, Scott, Dawson, Shane, Dusk
  • (2024-10-17)
Taking Risks Spencer, Sriyani Shane, Quentin, Jax, Dawson, Hive, Dusk
  • (2024-10-17)
At Loose Ends DJ, Hive Dawson
  • (2024-10-16)
Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Alestair, DJ, Leo Dawson, Damien
  • (2024-10-06)
Unpleasant Awakening Matt, Ryan Hive, Lucien, Elie, Charles, Leo, Dawson, Shane, Jax, Lily
  • (2024-09-06)
Vaguely Corporeal Bryce, Hive, Tok Charles, DJ, Dawson, Jax, Quentin
  • (2024-09-03)
Model Teacher Dallen, Horus, Tok Jax, Dawson, Quentin, Bryce
  • (2024-09-02)
Seeking Refuge Charles, DJ Hive, Tony, Dawson
  • (2024-07-22)
Tuvix DJ, Tony Dawson, Hive
  • (2024-06-26)
A: Several points of disharmony among pts. stemming from widely different reactions to/interpretations of trauma. Tense session, with open hostility averted via some physical distancing. Daiki, Joshua, Polaris, Zack Jax, Ryan, Dawson, Harm
  • (2024-05-10)
Worries Lucien, Steve DJ, Taylor, Jax, Ryan, Dawson, Matt, Elie, Fury
  • (2024-05-01)
Many Hats Anahita, Jax Taylor, Tag, Dawson, Lucien, Ryan
  • (2024-04-27)
Escort Missions Nessie, Sriyani, Quentin, Roscoe, Nick, Bryce, Elizabeth, Dallen, Ford, Kurt, Joshua, Emilia, Scott Nevaeh, Taylor, Dawson, DJ, Nahida
  • (2024-04-21)
Short Circuit Charles, Ion, Scott Halim, Leo, Kitty, Dawson, Dusk, Erik, Mystique
  • (2024-04-08)
Family Proclamations Bryce, Dallen, DJ, Hive, Polaris Jax, Quentin, Dawson
  • (2024-04-07)
Small Tears Scott, Shane Jax, Dawson, Hive, Joshua
  • (2024-04-04)
Constructive Criticism Hive, Leonidas, Roscoe Dawson, Charles, Scott, Sriyani, Natsumi, Shane, Dusk, Steve
  • (2024-04-01)
In Which A Number Of Interviewees Are Approximately As Forthcoming As Could Be Expected Polaris, DJ, Lily, B, Taylor, Nick, Shane, Tian-shin, Ion, Scott, Marinov, Charles, Kitty, Skye, Matt, Jax, Ryan, Steve Dawson, Erik, Isra, Lucien
  • (2024-03-17)
Post Hoc Jax, Matt, Ryan, Other Mother Lucien, Joshua, Lily, Dawson
  • (2024-03-16)
Broken Lucien, Matt, Flèche. Lily, Dawson, Elie, Gaétan
  • (2024-01-25)
Hall of Fame Bryce, Dallen, Roscoe Kyinha, Dawson, Jax, Charles
  • (2023-12-12)
Midnight Sun Charles, Hive Dawson, DJ, Erik, Bryce, Dallen, Cerebro
  • (2023-12-10)
Good Bones Hive, Scott Charles, Dawson
  • (2023-11-20)
Differently Sheltered Ryan, Skye Hive, Dusk, Dawson, Charles, Dallen, Bryce, Jax, B
  • (2023-11-01)
Come the Raptor Bryce, Dallen, Hive, Matt, an angel Dawson, Elie, Dusk
  • (2023-10-22)
White Jesus Avi, Bryce, Lael Naomi, Dallen, Roscoe, DJ, Lily, Dawson, Jax, Matt, Joshua
  • (2023-10-22)
Something Spooky Hive, Matt Charles, Sera, DJ, Polaris, Dawson, Lucien
  • (2023-10-20)
Suffer the Little Children Hive, Matt, Cerebro Dallen, Bryce, Dawson, DJ, Maya, Joshua, Kyinha, Sera, Scott, Nanami, Charles
  • (2023-10-04)
Excused Absences Joshua, Charles, The Vos Erik, Jax, Matt, Mirror, Scott, Lily, Dawson, Dusk, Ion, Ryan
  • (2023-09-26)
Who in These Realms of Love Charles, Hive Erik, Jax, Cerebro, Dawson, Dusk, Matt, Ryan, Lucien, DJ
  • (2023-09-16)
Teshuvah Charles, Jax, Ryan Hive, Dusk, Ion, Dawson, B, Matt, Scott
  • (2023-09-06)
The Illusion of Separation Cerebro, Charles, DJ, Hive Dusk, Dawson, Tony, Skye, Matt
  • (2023-09-05)
Allies Charles, Lucien Rasheed, Hive, Matt, Jax, Dawson, Fury, Erik, DJ, Sera, Ryan
  • (2023-08-28)
Interfacing Charles, Lucien Hive, Matt, Desi, Sera, Dawson, Jax, Erik
  • (2023-08-21)
Withheld Gaétan, Lucien, Naomi, Flèche Dawson, Lily, Matt
  • (2023-08-14)
Courting Danger Cerebro, Charles, Ryan Hive, DJ, Dawson, Dusk, B, Jax, Joshua, Steve, Lily, Matt, Erik
  • (2023-08-09)
Right to Life DJ, Tony Charles, Hive, Dawson, Hulk
  • (2023-08-01)
At a Crossroads Polaris, Wendy DJ, Dawson, Hive, Anahita, Lucien, Charles, Jax
  • (2023-07-31)
Working Lucien, Matt Gaétan, Ryan, Jax, Charles, Elie, Hive, DJ, Dawson
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Archived Logs
1..5051..100(159 total)
Date Title Cast Mentions
  • (2019-06-17)
Like a Park Flicker, Samara
  • (2018-04-18)
In the Weeds Flicker, Heather, Spencer
  • (2017-12-19)
Deep Fried Miracles Flicker, Ryan, Spencer
  • (2017-12-18)
Timeless Flicker, Hive, Steve
  • (2017-09-20)
Aftercare Dusk, Flicker, Scramble
  • (2017-09-18)
Neutrality B, Flicker, Theo
  • (2017-09-10)
Unique Marketable Talents Blink, Flicker, Heather, Paige, Theo
  • (2017-09-08)
Back To School Jax, Shane, B, Kavalam, Paras, Blink, Flicker, Matt, Mina, Kyinha, Spencer, Gaétan, Tian-shin, Harm, Marinov, Nessie
  • (2017-08-28)
No Shoes Flicker, Heather, Ryan, Tag
  • (2017-08-25)
Odds and Ends Allison, Blink, Flicker, Ion, Mercy
  • (2017-08-22)
Incognito, Ergo Sum Ryan?, Ryan??, Hive, Flicker, Steve, Taylor, Matt, Shane, B, Horus, Ryan!
  • (2017-08-21)
Pregaming B, Flicker, Ryan
  • (2017-08-04)
Accommodating Allison, Flicker
  • (2017-07-28)
Consequences Flicker, Kyinha
  • (2017-07-16)
Cleaning Day B, Blink, Flicker, Heather, Horus, Natalie, Scramble, Shane, Spencer, Steve
  • (2017-07-06)
The Secret Life of Students Flicker, Spencer
  • (2017-06-06)
Melting Eve, Flicker, Hive
  • (2017-05-21)
Something Different Alex, B, Blink, Dakota, Desi, Dusk, Elias, Elliott, Flicker, Heather, Hive, Horus, Ion, Isra, Jax, Joshua, Lucien, Lyric, Marinov, Monsterling, Natalie, Nic, Nick, Paige, Paras, Peter, Ryan, Sam, Scramble, Spencer, Shane, Tag, Taylor
  • (2017-04-21)
Good Intentions Dusk, Eve, Flicker
  • (2017-03-06)
Let's Play Flicker, Steve
  • (2017-02-21)
Teamwork Blink, Flicker
  • (2017-02-09)
Start Flicker, Hive, Jax, Steve
  • (2017-02-09)
Grounds Rules Dusk, Flicker, Hive, Jax, Natalie, Shane, Tag, Horus, Joshua, Spencer, Zombie
  • (2017-02-09)
Camera Lucida Alice, B, Blink, Dusk, Flicker, Heather, Hive, Isra, Jax, Natalie, Paige, Shane, Steve, Dragonling, Horus, Ryan, Spencer, Tola, Zombie
  • (2017-02-08)
(Un)Comfortable Flicker, Heather, Paige
  • (2017-01-26)
Commonsly Asked Questions Steve, Flicker, Shane, Hive, Paige, Heather
  • (2017-01-06)
In Which Some Assistance Is Given In The Matter Of Reopening Evolve, Among Other Things Flicker, Taylor
  • (2017-01-02)
Sorting Flicker, Matt
  • (2016-12-30)
Frenzy B, Flicker, Shane
  • (2016-12-29)
Absence Flicker, Hive, Steve
  • (2016-12-27)
Quite Unique Flicker, Mai
  • (2016-12-25)
In Which Mutants Are Not Successfully Dissuaded From Their Holiday Cheer, Despite (Questionably) Valiant Attempts Blink, Flicker, Rasa, Taylor
  • (2016-12-24)
A Friend for Dinner Fiona, Flicker, Paige, Tian-shin
  • (2016-12-04)
Thinking Ahead Dusk, Flicker, Paige
  • (2016-11-18)
Before This Flicker, Paige
  • (2016-11-08)
Civic Duty Flicker, Kyinha, Shane
  • (2016-10-31)
Re-volve Dusk, Flicker, Shane, Steve
  • (2016-08-14)
Contrary Critters Blink, Flicker
  • (2016-06-14)
In Which Rocks Are Climbed And Fights Are Planned Dante, Flicker, Taylor
  • (2016-05-12)
Sandpaper Desi, Flicker, Shane
  • (2016-04-28)
Intuition Flicker, Steve
  • (2016-04-23)
Furnishing Flicker, Savannah, Steve
  • (2016-04-05)
Uncivil Disobedience Flicker, Ion, Scramble, Tag, Quiche, Horus
  • (2016-03-27)
Brunch Prep Flicker, Nick, Shane
  • (2016-03-22)
Plain Fare Flicker, Kyinha, Lyric, Marinov
  • (2016-03-17)
Support Staff Flicker, Hive, Isra, Joshua, Lucien, Matt, Rachel, Tag, Tian-shin
  • (2016-03-17)
Outgunned, Outmanned Ash, B, Dusk, Flicker, Hive, Ion, Jax, Joshua, Matt, Mirror, Rachel, Ryan, Scramble, Shane, Steve, Tian-shin
  • (2016-03-15)
Energy Flicker, Matt
  • (2016-02-27)
Some Kind of Serendipity Blink, Flicker
  • (2016-02-25)
Fix Us Flicker, Hive
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