Cesar Diaz

Chesterfield Act Registry of the Non-Expressive Database

File #16 Feb 2018 05:14

Summary

Name Cesar William Diaz Aliases Status Registered Non-Expressive (Class N Non) Gender Male Birthdate February 14, 1984 Age 36 Height 6'2" Build Athletic Eyes Brown Hair Black Residence Red Hook, NY Safe Zone Employment SESA Parents Joseph William Diaz Shani Diaz Labadie Siblings William Donell Diaz (deceased) Asea Celia Diaz Marital Status Single Children None First Scene On Your Left Last Scene Profile Cesar is a SESA field agent who joined the agency after serving with the NYPD. He's known for a strong sense of justice and serving the needs of the community, making sure the People's rights are protected, and can't help but make sure people are taken care of (in the good way).

portrayed by Ricky Whittle

Background

Cesar comes from a family of immigrants who left Cuba to find a better life in the United States. His father being a lawyer and his mother a nurse, with neither of them finding their original professions available, moved the family up further north to New Haven, Connecticut. There, the Diaz family made do of a good life with a small restaurant. Cesar grew up among friendly locals who would stop in the restaurant for the great food from his mother and impassioned discussions on a variety of subjects with his father.

The tragedy that struck Midtown in 2006 brought the news of the death of Cesar's older brother, Donell, who had worked in the NYPD and was among the first responders. The whole family was heartbroken. But, it changed Cesar's future from being stuck back home working at the restaurant to joining the NYPD, walking the footsteps of his brother. Chasing down the bad guys was his way of coping with the loss, but then a year later, that chase had a giant obstacle thrown in the footpath with the revelation of the Evolved. Despite wary bias he had towards superpowered people, Cesar was, as his file and the force would say, a good and fair cop. But the city beat was rough on him, breaking his many naive ideals of the world, especially when the subject of Evolved persons made cases even more difficult.

Every situation was treated as volatile as a potentially explosive situation, but nervous cops made for avoidable mistakes. Cesar favored Evolved registration even though the obvious problems of the system were there. Again, naively, he wanted to see the good of the system, to reassure that despite some people having superpowers, that there was still order to things. The war turned Cesar's views on the Evolved on its head. The horrific ways he witnessed people turn on each other Evo and Non, he would not soon forget. Nor would he forget having to fight against those who crossed the lines, those who participated in the murdering of innocents based on fear or hate. Some of those killings he managed to stop. Some he faced were his brothers and sisters in blue. But the fight only solidified his inner philosophy; he wanted - needed - justice to prevail, regardless of the victim, regardless of if it was a gun or an ability.

After the war, Cesar joined SESA to help in rebuilding the people's trust and faith of the new order. And in no small part to rebuild his own trust and faith as well.

Psych Profile

Cesar's main philosophy is a study in fairness. Yes, he knows life isn't fair, but that doesn't mean he won't strive toward the ideal. He works hard to overcome his fears and insecurities, and is inclined to give anyone and everyone a fair shake. Cesar likes to keep himself busy, be it through work or play, but also likes to keep order and structure to his life. When the situation starts to get out of hand though, he has the patience to keep his head.

El que nada debe, nada teme;

el que mal anda, mal acaba.

Proverbios 10:9

Appendices

Hooks

Known to Most

• Cesar was an officer in the NYPD for almost a decade. He joined shortly after the Midtown Man bomb in 2006 took the life of his brother, William Donell "WD40" Diaz. Overall, his file is positive although there was some negative blowback during the 2nd Civil War when he disagreed with his superiors. He was also known to go on a foot chase after a suspect without qualm, even when the suspect was possibly Evolved. Perhaps especially when the suspect was Evolved.
• He works out on the regular to keep fit and stay strong, but also so he can look good. After all, why not?

Known to Some

• When he can, Cesar is a willing volunteer for Safe Zone Cooperative events.
• He teaches the occasional cooking class at The Benchmark, specialized in Caribbean cuisines.
• He can make a mean cafecito.
• Cesar applied to Yale but didn't make it in. Instead, calls SCSU his alma mater and at one point was a forward on the men's ice hockey team.
• His family is alive and their restaurant in New Haven is still open. Even though the food is rationed and more Survival Soup-Kitchen-y than Caribbean cuisine these days, they keep the place going as only immigrants who get the job done know how. His younger sister Asea is currently in school to be a nurse.

Known to Few

• Cesar's iPod is a 5th generation 80GB model, black. It was a moving away present from his parents. Don't fuck with it.

Relationships

Friends

	Bearer of the fanciest prosthetic limb he's ever seen and some of the sharpest sass and smoothest moves, Monica is an impressive woman to Cesar all around. She might seem distant at times, figuratively as much as literally, but he likes to be there when she's around to bring her back around, if she needs. And, naturally, if she has needs. Custom Ringtone: La Negra tiene tumba'o
	The first Evo he's personally met with precog ability, and though he doesn't doubt the last, they always say you never forget your first precog. He still doesn't know what the horse is a metaphor for, but that doesn't stop him from being amused by the seer.
	A sharp mind and ear, compassion for the residents of the Safe Zone young and old, generous hostess and no small dose of wit makes Tasha a woman who Cesar is glad to be in the good graces of.
	An everpresent respect and gratitude for the man who is willing to teach the next generations how not to repeat the mistakes of the past. His earnest demeanor and gentle patience are things to be respected as well. Custom Ringtone: Hips Don't Lie
	A woman with many great ideas, sense of humor, generous heart, and common sense perspective of SLC-Expressives.

Roamin's

	A war buddy of Monica's. She's a bit stand-offish and ever wary of Cesar because he's 'The Man', but he's nevertheless understanding. He'll give her her space, and offer a stiff drink.
	This young artist is a curiosity to him. Her condition is something he hadn't really encountered by himself, and that was an experience.
	A young lady in need of support, and Cesar has tried to convince her to register so she can get it in the Safe Zone.

Servicemen

	Agent Lin is as close to a fellow brother from another mother on the force as one could expect. A younger brother, that is. Despite what he says, Cesar will still claim to be the better looking of the two. Their families, too, are practically the two sides of the same coin.
	Agent Sawyer is the veteran agent as far as Cesar is concerned. Her experience with the past pre-war events and involvement with Evolved matters has him often turning to her for valued insights.
	Special Agent Quinn being the Wolfhound liaison means that while Cesar encounter her that often, he's nonetheless aware of her status and respects the title.
	Agent Baumann has a power that still weirds Cesar out a bit (which powers don't, really) but he's still working that out in his own head. There'll be more cases in the future to figure that out, surely.

Logs

Aftermath Logs For Cesar

Miscellaneous

Skills

• Police Training: Cesar has several years of experience working as an officer of the NYPD. He started off as a beat cop in some tough neighborhoods, and was getting close to making detective-investigator before the country went south. He kept up his training regularly with brush-up courses and challenged himself with trickier to handle situations.
• Guns: He's not any expert sharpshooter but he's kept up his training with the types of guns used in the force and is comfortable handling a range of firearms.
• Languages: Cesar grew up in a multilingual household that spoke mainly Spanish, though his is not entirely fluent. He also picked up a bit of French from his mother and some study during college.
• Culinary: Worked at his parents' Caribbean cuisine restaurant as a server and a cook. Beware, he will feed you.

Gallery

Music

Issac Delgado & Gente de Zona - Somos Cuba (Mira Como Vengo) (lyrics)

More coming soon…

Alts

	Luther is the former Head of Physical Security at Raytech. He fought alongside extremist Pro-Evolved groups back during the Second Civil War, and has survived three nuclear level events over the course of his life.
	Marlowe is Director of Technology at Yamagato Industries, previously senior engineer but recently promoted. She was also in the Army Corps of Engineers. Her dreams to be Blasian Tony Stark are slowly coming around. Her matter manipulation ability and background of mechanical engineering are key factors of her skills, but she's also quite keen on that whole being well-off enough to just do whatever the F she wants - with a moral base, of course.
	Shaw is one of the timeline travelers, originating as a scavenger and eccentric in the Virus Future. The Bright Future timeline saw his happiest moments as a courier/delivery driver going under the alias of Morris Morrison. In the Wasteland, his scavenging skills and his resilience was put to the test when he was kidnapped by marauders. Somehow, he didn't drown in the Flood. Now he's come to a final stop in the Prime timeline to find a place to settle.
	Joaquin is a recent student of Brooklyn College and odd-jobber. His family were Ferrymen, and had been amongst those killed during the siege at Pollepel Island. He was a part of the group of Lighthouse Kids brought to Canada during the 2nd Civil War, but has since returned to live in the Safe Zone.