Joaquin Cortés

Chesterfield Act Registry of the Non-Expressive Database

File #19 Mar 2019 22:15

Summary

Name Joaquin Olivio Cortés Aliases Status Registered Non-Expressive (Class N Non) Gender Male Birthdate March 15, 2000 Age 22 Height 5'10" Build Athletic Eyes Brown Hair Brown Residence Williamsburg Employment Gofer and administrative intern for Cat's Cradle Part-timer for Botanica La Romana Nursing & Business Admin Student at Brooklyn College Parents Arturo Olivio Cortés (father, deceased) Carina Natalia Cortés-Cruz (mother, deceased) Siblings Alexandra Camila Cortés (older sister, deceased) Javier Arturo Cortés (older brother, deceased) Marital Status Single Children None First Scene Happy Accidents Last Scene Profile Joaquin's family helped the Ferry and were at Pollepel Island during the siege. They were all killed except Joaquin, who then joined those fleeing to Canada. He stayed with the Lighthouse Kids, but being non-Evolved and not very good "soldier" material, he mainly stuck to support duties. He's moved back to the Safe Zone at first opportunity and received a residence in the lottery as well as admission to Brooklyn College.

portrayed by Sebastián Yatra

Background

A native Nuyorican from Queens, Joaquin was one of three children in a happy and boisterous family. They had a bodega corner store and were content. But when the Midtown bomb of 2006 changed the world, so did it change his family. As fluid as water, Joaquin’s family managed to squeeze itself in with caring for, hiding, and aiding the Evolved. They were a small part of the Ferry, one more safe stop along the network of allies.

Joaquin was young enough to understand death when it came for his family. A mighty scythe in the form of a hailstorm of bullets cut down his family before his eyes on Pollepel Island. With the remaining survivors, he went with the group and fled to Canada, joining the Lighthouse Kids as yet another orphan. When the split between Brian and Gillian happened, Joaquin had wanted to go with Gillian. But she told him to stay, so he did. She told him to stay a kid, and he did as best he could. This was furthered by the fact that he was a problem student; he was not good with the more violent training. And it’s a miracle he survived survival training. Being non-Evolved already set him apart from most sorts of missions or danger.

Instead, he fell in with the support groups, helping out with the behind the scenes, back end, everyday necessities. He basically kept house, and at times helped in times of healing. The first chance he got, Joaquin moved back to the Safe Zone because fuck wilderness, give him creature comforts. Only, he didn’t actually get housing until just now, when finally his lottery number came up. Now he’s got a space in Williamsburg and a schedule of classes at Brooklyn College pertaining to Health and Business.

Psych Profile

Joaquin is sincere and kind-hearted, a resilient and charismatic individual who wants to be empathetic and relatable. But he spent so much time in a world of deception - well-meaning and by necessity, or not - that while it comes sometimes unbidden and trained to present an outwardly smooth and pleasant demeanor, inwardly he wishes to speak frankly and honestly, sometimes too bluntly, or to freak out and shut down, or get moody. Like any normal teen coming into adulthood, Joaquin values his independence and his freedom. This translates into a creative font of ideas for him, but also creates a lack of focus and wind-scattered commitments in his manner. Sometimes it comes off as not being very serious about a situation.

Appendices

Hooks and Facts

Known to Most

• Joaquin is a student at Brooklyn College, taking classes focused on Health and Business Administration. Are you attending BC? Are you in his class?
• Full time student, so many part-time hustles. He needs the money. You got a job for him?

Known to Some

• In the days after the Midtown Bomb in 2006, the Cortés family joined up and helped the Ferry. They took in strangers to their home above a bodega, sheltered and helped smuggle people around. They fled to Pollepel Island, where all of them except Joaquin died during the siege attack.
• Joaquin joined the retreat into Canada with the other Lighthouse members and spend the days of the 2nd Civil War there. Most would know he wasn't very good with the soldier-y stuff and kind of stuck out given he was Non-Evolved. He took up support duties, mainly helping in the infirmary or the kitchen or wherever another pair of hands was needed.

Known to Few

• His mother and siblings were SLC-Expressive, his father and extended family were Non-Expressive.

Skills

First Aid, Medic Support

Not having powers of his own meant Joaquin took up a supporting role when helping with the Ferry and eventually the Lighthouse. Under the tutelages of several more experienced minds and hands, he helped patch up more than his fair share of wounds and injuries.

Knives

He is handy with a blade. Mostly in the sense of cooking, but also the only part of the self-defense and survival training that stuck with him, and in the cases of medical use. A steady hand makes for even cuts!

Crisis Management

He’s still learning to not flip out in the worst times of crisis, as that doesn’t help anybody, but a big part of learning to help is to learn how to manage things in times of trouble. Staying calm and exercising leadership is a big point for him.

Languages

Spanish: He knows it, can understand it, but is shy about using it unless he’s comfortable.
ASL American Sign Language: Though the majority of his fellow Lighthouse Kids are far more fluent, his is notably middling. With a tendency to "stutter" or "hesitate" because of a lack of confidence and nervous gestures, it comes across as more 'caveman simple' concepts.
Lighthouse Cant: A bit better than his ASL, not by much.

Music

He’s got a nice voice, enjoys playing a guitar. One of the hobbies he’s better at.

Relationships

Lighthouse

	His close friend in the early days spent in Canada. She helped him a lot in the infirmary and never let him feel subpar to the other Expressive kids. After her disappearance, he's been in a silent grief over what must have become of her.
	Like the Robin to their Teen Titans, Lance represents to him the confidence and charisma of a leading man.
	If Lance is the Robin, Joe is their Cyborg. Thick as thieves.
	The Hot headed and brash, but admirable in her go-getting and independence.
	Technically, she'd be Starfire? But she's pretty much like Raven in terms of stealth. It's a good thing Doodlebug is around.

Friends

	Incredibly nice, warm, caring. Only further reinforced by her whole family.
	Her personality might be described as abrasive towards strangers and those outside her trust, but Joaquin knows she can't be that bad. Goober likes her plenty, and that's not because of her newly manifested power.
	Accepted by and large as one of the LHK group. Super observant, much more than him in many respects.
	A new face to the LHK, and another welcome friend to get to know.
	Helpful despite herself, Emily and Joaquin have come to share a friendly bond in the Lighthouse circle. Being Nat's sister, she was pretty much automatically going to land in that circle. And land in trouble. They seem to pretty much share mutual concerns for those friends and each other.
	To be honest, Joaquin is a little wary of him. It might be the whole private military thing.

About Town

	Joaquin's yoga instructor, when he remembers to go, who helps him stay grounded. Also probably saved his life when they had met.
	His levelheadedness and professionalism is a surprise and an inspiration. Amazing that he's a full on federal agent despite being practically in Joaquin's peergroup.
	Basically like his mother was, Gillian has the toughness but compassionate personality. Joaquin originally wanted to follow after her, but he was of course too young at the time. But with her in the Safe Zone, he's comforted knowing she's around.
	Eve is the force of nature that Joaquin can't help but love. Her liveliness and mystery, an obligatory fun friend and auntie who he's always a little concerned about, but fully knows she's capable of taking care of herself and others.
	Little does Joaquin know of the woman's affiliations to so many others by proxy.

Icon

Chimo

joaquin_icon.gif

Logs

2020

Date	Title	Cast
09/23	A New Sense of Belonging	Joaquin, Nova, Roxie, ft. Goober
09/01	Art Pour l'Art	Jim, Joaquin, Jonah, Nova, Orwell, Peyton, Robyn, Roxie, Royce, Seren
06/19	Under The Boughs of a Tulip Tree	Emily et al
03/25	Would That It Were Day Again	Cooper, Eve, Finch, Geneva, Joaquin, Niki, and The Angel
02/18	Part of the Pack	Joaquin, Roxie, ft. Goober
02/11	All Kinds of Hounds	Devon, Elisabeth, Joaquin, Roxie, ft. Goober
01/08	Human Pupcicle	Joaquin, Roxie, ft. Goober
01/05	Surprise Bitch	Brynn, Devon, Emily, Finch, Hailey, Joaquin, Lance, Lily
01/01	Dangerous Game, Part II	Brynn, Emily, Joaquin, Lance, Nathalie, Silvia, Squeaks
01/01	Something Wholly Theirs	Brynn, Emily, Joaquin, Nathalie

2019

Date	Title	Cast
12/29	Reunited	Emily, Joaquin, Roxie, Silvia, ft. Goober
12/11	Christmas Come Early	Brynn, Finch, Geneva, Joaquin, Joe, Lance, ft. Doodlebug, Idiot, and Goober
11/27	Two Goobs, One Pup	Goober and Joaquin
10/22	A Coming of Age	Brynn, Emily, Joaquin, Joe, Lance, Silvia, also ft. Lynette, Evie Ruiz, and Manuel Ruiz
07/26	Character Study	Emily and Joaquin
07/19	What's This Tontería	Joaquin and Sahara
06/25	Amber Alert	Emily, Felix, Joaquin, Joe, Lance, and Rhys
06/25	Unwanted Goods	Joaquin and Rhys
06/03	Gather Round	Brynn, Emily, Eve, Joaquin, Joe, Lance, Nathalie, Squeaks, Weasel
05/03	Esta Generación	Ignacio and Joaquin
04/21	Solve For X	Brynn, Joaquin, and Squeaks
04/19	Happy Accidents	Emily and Joaquin

Gallery

Alts

	Luther is the former Chief of Security at RayTech, a veteran of the 2nd Civil War, and generally tries to not be a grumpy old man version of the "All My Friends Are Dead" dinosaur.
	Cesar is a SESA field agent, formerly an NYPD Officer with a decade's worth of service behind the badge. He's doing his best to be the "good cop" when it comes to Evolved affairs.
	Marlowe is the Director of Technology at Yamagato Industries, previously in the Army Corps of Engineers, and aspires to be Blasian Tony Stark. 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. He's survived through four other timelines to settle into the Prime reality as a delivery man at Pigeon Courier Services.