| Randall Kirkwood | |
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| Portrayed By | David Krumholtz |
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| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | June 1, 1983 |
| Age | 24 |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Aliases | None |
| Place of Birth | Davis, CA, USA |
| Current Location | New York City, NY, USA |
| Occupation | Various blue-collar |
| Known Relatives | Charles (father), Lisa (mother) |
| Significant Other | None |
| Known Abilities | Can detect Evolved powers. Or so he believes. |
| First Appearance | Broken Glass |
Randall is an itinerant Californian in search of the paranormal - white magic, alien technology, what have you.
History
Growing up, Randall displayed a moderate intelligence and work ethic, and enjoyed a healthy social life (eccentric by nationwide standards, but fairly normal for the area).
An early interest in comic books was limited by his allowance, so he contented himself with the occasional random sampling. During high school, he became interested in the Church of All Worlds, spending some time during the summer with their nest in Sonoma; his parents didn't think too highly of the idea, but let him have his way, figuring that denying him at that point would merely inspire him to rebel.
He drifted further down to Berkeley, majoring in history and continuing to pursue his intuition that Something Important was playing out in the realm of the paranormal. He picked up bits and pieces from physics and literature, but avoided getting too detailed in any one area, rationalizing it by insisting that the value of doing so was offset by a forest-and-trees problem.
Equipped with a patchwork of theories and a Greyhound schedule, he set out for New York. (Not that important things weren't going on in California as well, but he felt he was too easily distracted by its mundane aspects, and needed to start fresh.) His plan is to live cheap, work some odd jobs, and keep his eyes wide open.
(OOC: Randall's ability to notice and correctly interpret Evolved powers is limited to human perception and misperception, and can thus be as accurate - or as laughably inaccurate - as you like. Feel free to make suggestions, or to let me pick something that will maintain variety.)
Timeline
- February 2007:
- Arrives in New York.
- Meets Daphne. They suspect each other of being Up to Something. (A Bum with a Theory)
- March 2007:
- Meets Stefanie, who drops absolute proof in his lap. (Little Shop Demonstration)
- Narrowly avoids getting shot in Chinatown when gang violence unexpectedly erupts. (Massacre in Sandwich Hell)
- Mistakes a shadowed Richard for a ghost. (Unlucky Few)
- Agrees to help Stefanie and Sakura figure out what's what. (Dinner And A Show?)
- Helps Elena check up on her old man. Macks on her a bit, and gets punched for his trouble. Not by the old man, surprisingly enough. (Opening Night)
- Witnesses a mutant cannibal bum attack Samantha before going down to a headshot. (We Come In Peace Shoot To Kill)
- Also witnesses a power briefly slip out of control, though it's not obvious whose. (Shaking Things Up)
- April 2007:
- Spends April Fool's Day in the spirit of Emperor Norton, hiding Easter eggs in Central Park and conversing with a fellow noble. (Hobnobbing)
- Narrowly avoids getting shot again, this time while driving a cab. (Tunnel Vision)
- Attends a charity benefit. Lots of stuff happens. All at once. Bat Nasal Transmitters are involved. (Abandon All Sanity, All Ye Who Enter Here)
- Runs across some, uh, bad wiring. Yeah, that's the ticket. (Cutting Loose)
- Narrowly avoids hypno-suicide at a Yankees game. (What The Hell Just Happened) Afterward, meets Desiree; they turn out to have a few things in common. (Connecting To Your Psychic Powers)
- May 2007:
- A would-be coffee fix turns nauseating. (Bad Plumbing)
- Visits a pizza place that totally isn't a Mafia front. (Legal Matters)
- June 2007:
- Narrowly avoids getting trampled by a rhino on the loose. (Curse You, PETA)
- Arrives in Battery Park on the tail end of an accident with a truck and a Porsche. (Truck of Cookie Doom)
- August 2007:
- Is asked to help track down a pair of abductees. (Have You Seen This Girl?, I Have FBI)
- September 2007:
- Visits a comic book shop. (Candy Apple)
- Star Wars in the park! He does not get one of the cool parts, though. (I Wanna Be Darth Maul)
- Runs into Kory from the comic shop again, this time during her dog-walking gig. (Matching Philosophies)
- October 2007:
- First date with Kory. (Sweet Somethings)
Quotes
- "I know what mad people are like, and this isn't it."
- "What, and end the night on that note? You've gotta be kidding me."
- "Yeah, apart from my ex-boss thinking that my ex-job is so much more epic and important than it really is."
- "I thought I felt a sense of loss coming from somewhere around here."
- "…and it'll be a long time before I get rich enough to be 'eccentric'."
- "And the thing with New York is, it depends on how you measure it."
- "Do I get a bonus prize if I make it that long?"
Trivia
- As part of his Emperor Norton gag, Randall sent a serious letter to the president. The form-letter reply is now framed and hanging on his wall.