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If you'd like, you can also include a paragraph on how you see them reacting to the game environment.
History: Your character's life. You may link to a wiki here, but we would love to hear your own take on it! This is nearly as important as personality, as we will be using both sections to compare to the City history and make sure it's appropriate.
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City
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Playing
First-person sample: (Should be at least 5 or 6 sentences. Links allowed: 15 comments minimum. If AU, samples must be of the same AU.)
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Jonas Quinn
Name: Silvered
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Current/former characters: None
Sleeper
Character: Jonas Quinn
Username:
Canon: Stargate SG-1
Canon point: Season 7, Episode 2, after he gets hit with the staff blast
Age: 28
Appearance: Jonas looks just like any human with a lithe build, light brown hair and green eyes, but does in fact have a slightly different genetic code. His expression and movements are very open to the point that he often comes off as naive. Sometimes this is even true. His clothes tend to be towards comfortable, functional wear, since he often flits excitedly between studying and various experiments as he furthers his extensive curiosity.
Jonas’ play-by is Corin Nemec
Personality: The most important thing about Jonas is that he lives to learn. Part of that is how the humans of Kelowna have evolved separately from the humans of earth, affording them higher brain functions for taking in information but Jonas himself craves knowledge, absorbing everything he can from his surroundings. On his planet, he earned as many degrees as he could, specializing in the artifacts found near the stargate, and while on missions with SG-1, he would take a video camera with him to record everything, just in case he missed anything. His photographic memory allows him to take in large amounts of information at once, such as all of the mission reports of SG-1 almost overnight, to the point he could spout random facts at will. Sure, this made him looks strange to others but he is usually too eager to care. The chance to travel to different planets and experience new cultures is a dream come true for him, something he never could have imagined back in Kelowna, and Jonas approaches all of his new experiences with energy and a smile.
Normally, having a friendly and easy going nature is a good thing, but for Jonas, it often got in the way. He was a scientist and anthropologist by trade but because he dealt with and could read people so well, he was often tasked more with diplomacy, dealing with the government in regards to the naquadria research, rather than the research itself. And since his country was at war, he felt it was his duty to do what his country needed of him.
Despite having a stubborn streak (that involved speaking his mind rather forcefully and occasionally breaking orders), if Jonas respects someone, he will gladly follow them to the end of the earth. It was why he defended his government after the bomb incident, refusing to believe their intentions weren't pure until he saw the glee the destructive power of the weapon brought to their eyes, and why he desperately strove to prove himself to the other members of SG-1, especially General Hammond and Colonel Jack O'Neill. Though, the need to prove himself also stems from the deep feeling of shame he feels for the death of Daniel Jackson and the need to seek redemption, occasionally recklessly so such as when he refused to let the doctors remove a deadly brain tumor that allowed him to the see the future for fear he would no longer be useful to the team. An exile from one world and a stranger to another, Jonas just wants to feel accepted.
At the beginning of his stay in the city, Jonas is going to be confused and he’s not going to like it, leading him to be frustrated more times than not. Even Earth was similar enough to Langara for him to have a pretty good idea of things and he himself didn’t change in his exile.He’s so used to just knowing everything that this complete 180, of the situation and the details about his own self, will be extremely nerve wracking. This will probably lead to small bouts of depression in the beginning but once he starts to get his bearings again and start to learn more about his city self and the situation, his curiosity will take over and he’ll start to get back to his more positive self.
History: Jonas Quinn was born in Kelowna, a country locked in a cold war with two other nations for generations, on a planet colonized by humans stolen from earth thousands of years ago. While he was growing up, the Kelownan government unearthed a temple with an alien device known as a stargate, as well as many other ancient artifacts. Jonas wanted nothing more to be one of the people who could study those artifacts and where they came from but unfortunately, since his country was at war, his growing talents for language, history and science, as evidenced by many degrees from their highest establishments of learning, were fueled into translating only what could help the government utilize a special variant of naqahdah found on their planet called naqahdriah , that had the potential to generate high amounts of energy. His intelligence and pleasant personality caused him to rise quickly through the government until, still at a young age, he was one of the overseers of the naqahdriah research, particularly from an ethical perspective, and a special adviser to the high minister of Kelowna.
One day, as part of his duties, he was tasked with giving a tour to a group humans from Earth, otherwise known as SG-1, of one of the most secure and secret government labs, which housed the Kelowna equivalent of the Manhattan Project. The other members of SG-1 went on a tour of the city while Daniel stayed to discuss the problems of using such a device with Jonas. During a test, the core of the bomb dropped into the naqahdriah, releasing a large amount of radiation. Jonas froze with fear and watched Daniel do what he should have; risk death by radiation to enter the lab and remove the core. At first, Jonas was willing to defend his government, including lying about Daniel's involvement to save the government face, but when he saw their delight in the devastation the bomb test caused, he couldn't support it anymore. He stole a good amount of the rare naqahdriah and defected through the stargate to Earth.
He stayed in the SGC for three months, occasionally helping with the naqahdriah research when he was allowed and was quite happy going through all of Daniel Jackson's research and studying SGC mission reports. Then, when Anubis attacked the SGC through the stargate, Jonas couldn't sit back anymore. He tried to be subtle about it, since he knew he was blamed for Daniel's death by many, but he continually offered suggestions, including the one that ultimately saved Earth. He asked for a spot on SG-1 and the request was eventually granted. Despite this, it was clear the team didn't completely trust him, until he risked his own life to save theirs in a sinking mothership.
Through his missions with SG-1, he discovered many things about the universe, particularly the mental disease caused by working closely with the naqahdriah and that his people have evolved significant genetic differences from the humans of earth. Finally, on a mission to stop Aunbis' new super weapon, Jonas was captured and his mind probed, revealing the existence of naqahdriah to Anubis. When Anubis came to his homeworld to retrieve the naqahdriah , Jonas was rescued and its in the final battle with enemy Jaffa that he takes a staff blast to the side for Daniel and wakes up in the Cave.
Powers/skills: Because of his Langaran evolved genetics, Jonas has a higher brain function and can take in and process information at a higher rate than a normal human. He also has a high perception rate and much better memory. This will be diminished slightly in the city, to within Earth human parameters, but he will still be more on the really smart end of the spectrum.
In general, skills wise, Jonas’ are all in his head. He’s perceptive and smart and is very good at finding little details and doing research to solve a problem. He can be physical, if needed, but has no really skill in any particular area. Though, he would work to develop a physical skill if someone felt he needed it, as he also has a high need to please, such as when Teal’C taught him boxing.
City
Name: John Hamilton
Position: Grad Student
History: John was a graduate student at the university in Diamond City. He has earned/was working on multiple degrees in history, government, engineering and science and spends most of his time either doing research for university programs or working as a go between with the university and the government for different projects. He’d been approached about working as an ambassador but he’d turned it down numerous times, preferring to stay at the university.
Despite being from The Center, John saw very little of his family and rarely talked about them. He didn’t share the love for the military his family does and they didn’t understand his curiosity about everything. It wasn’t a violent relationship, just a non-relationship. In true, John mostly stuck to himself and his research.
Proof: Voice recorder with research notes in Jonas’ voice
Playing
First-person sample: In all honesty...I don’t know what to think. And that is a strange feeling for me. Or, at least I think it is.
They say all the evidence we need to prove this world is the real one is here for us to look through if we so choose. It’s where the answers lie. But, I don’t know, I can’t seem to connect the dots as well as I used to. Or I think I used too. That dream was so real...Kelowna, the Stargate...
Right. Clearly more research needs to be done, at least for me, before I can be satisfied as to these circumstances. It appears I’m good at that in any situation, if both my dream and this voice recorder I found are any indication. It certainly sounds like me, but with an Earth accent, from the United Kingdom if I remember right, and I don’t even remember being from Earth, much less the United Kingdom. Unless Kelowna is there and I just don’t remember...oh I don’t really know anything anymore it seems and it’s a frightening...more than I’d like to admit.
Third-person sample: Jonas’s First Post at the_blank_slate
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Personality
You mention in this section that Jonas is a friendly and easy-going guy, but don't really explain how so. What is the root of this disposition, especially for someone who was so buried in the high pressure world of academia? How does he approach other people who might not appreciate his cheery attitude?
How does Jonas cope with Earth and the humans living there? You mention the culture shock, but don't exactly go into the implications of what sort of concessions or struggles made to deal with such a different type of living. Sky of Diamonds is likely to have very many characters from Earth or Earth-like cultures. Will this affect Jonas in any way?
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Jonas keeps his disposition because he genuinely loves what he does. Yes, it's a high stress environment, especially since the primary project he was working on was the equivalent of the Manhattan Project on a war torn planet. But studying and working in an academic environment is what he thinks of as fun and enjoyable. He read a book Daniel gave him during their first meeting in a night because he was curious about the newcomers and it's things like that that he enjoys.
As for how people think of him, those in Kelowna put up with him because he was good at what he did. If someone questioned his skill, like in the beginning on Earth, Jonas didn't fight back he just proved it, sometimes recklessly so like in the sinking goa'ould ship, but often just quietly pointing things out, like mentioning to Sam how if the gate got into the mountain, it could get out. Plus, from the small bit of canon we got, Kelownans (and Langarans) in general seem to lack diplomacy as a common personality trait so someone who is good at it would be valued, which is why they wanted him back in the end.
Of course, going from one environment to another, there is going to be culture shock, but given that Jonas loves to learn, he's going to see it as an opportunity. Granted, he probably never would have defected to Earth to learn alone but he wasn't going to squander the opportunity. We saw in the first ep of Season 6 that despite the often frosty reception he got from others in the SGC (especially Jack), he was fairly at ease with just having an office with more new study materials then he could imagine. No, he wasn't exactly happy with being cooped up in a mountain but he wasn't completely unhappy either. Plus, he had a goal to prove himself to SG-1 and make up for the death of Dr. Jackson, which he saw as partially his fault. He wasn't going to accomplish that by lashing out or being visibility uncomfortable. So instead, he does what he does best: observe, learn and ask questions so he can better use his skills to help the SGC and prove that he could help them.
As far as the other characters in Sky of Diamonds, Jonas is going to be quite happy diving into learning all about the world they have woken up into and the world others 'dreamed' about as a coping mechanism. Yes, it's going to be a shock just as Earth was, but having done it once, he'll have an easier time doing it again. Especially since he's probably learned better on when to stop asking questions. In fact, the city will be easier for him since he won't have to worry about saying things that sounds strange, since everyone will be acting strangely.
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