BASIC CHARACTER INFORMATION
full name: Jedidiah ”Jed/Jedi” Daniel Evans
birthday: August 6th, 1990
birth order: 3rd
gender identity: cismale
pronouns: He/him/his
orientation: homosexual homoromantic
occupation: Palaeontologist, College Professor
IMPORTANT EVENTS
When he first watched The Land Before Time he was barely three years old, but it is the most vivid memory he has from his early years. That was the day he fell in love with dinosaurs, and the day he knew he wanted to spend his life dedicated to dinosaurs. More or less. It might’ve evolved during the next 398571501275130 times he watched the movies.
When he met Brighton Rutherford because that was the first friend he made that wasn’t a relative or a nearby neighbour and because Bright was so determined that they would be the best of friends from day one; something that was definitely true. He defines himself a lot by his friendship with Brighton and this first meeting is important not only as a singular event but an event that in turn “caused” quite a few other important events in his life; his first kiss, him becoming more comfortable and secure in himself, him being somewhere in the middle of being a loner and having a social life.
His first time out in the field because it is something he will remember and cherish for the rest of his life, it was a summer internship during a field study of pyroraptors in France; partly digging up an area where they suspected there could be traces of the raptor. It was perhaps not his most “successful” field study as they found very little at all, but it was a huge moment for him.
The day he brought his two cats home because they mean a lot to him, and they are quite attached to him. They are good company; comforting and active but they also prevent him from feeling lonely or too isolated. But honestly, they also perhaps work as an excuse as to why he’s stays at home as much as he is rather than going out to meet people.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
PERSONALITY
Ritualistic, Gentle, Passionate, Fanciful, Absentminded, Boyish
PLOTTING
BRANCHING OUT because I would very much like for him to take a few risks and put himself out there more; he is content having a certain number of friends and therefore doesn’t see the point to even attempt making new ones, etc. I would also like to see how this interferes or mixes with his habits and routines that he prefers to stick to.
HAVING A FLING as he is the kind of person who takes a long time to befriend someone and then prefers to be friends with that person until the end of time or until something happens that makes it impossible or unlikely to continue the friendship. The same goes for relationships, he’s very much into long-term relations and because of that, this would be an interesting aspect to explore.
CONNECTIONS
EX-BOYFRIEND that was possibly his first, but it doesn’t have to be. This relationship however had an impact on Jedidiah’s friendship with his best friend which might have partly been to blame for the break up. I’m up for either them staying friends, them being awkward or them both just walking in their own direction in anger.
JAM BUDDY who is also one of the members’ in the band he’s the lead singer for. I imagine they mostly do pop and classic rock that’s more pop-y but I’m definitely up for a discussion. The more important aspect is honestly that they are similar in personality or in their interests.
CLOSE FRIEND because the boy really does need some friends; how and why they are friends are very optional – but they might be in the same hobby club, working at the same place, went to college together, used to be childhood neighbours… However, I would prefer it to be someone he met during his adult years, someone without close links to his childhood or family.
THEIR GOALS
PUBLISH DINOSAUR BOOKS FOR CHILDREN/TWEENS as he would really like to publish a series of non-fiction text books for children and tweens which combines the colourful illustrations and layout of the traditional children’s fiction genre while being informative and educational.
DO MORE FIELD WORK: because he very much misses being out in the field for longer periods of time; especially as his specialization in raptors often take him to Asia, primarily Mongolia and China but also Western Europe.
FIND HIS PERSON because he really wants to be with someone who is very much his own person; sort of like Bright is, but romantically. But he’s not that focused on this one as he’s quite content being on his own too.