Derek Jones

The least likely warrior of the three Jones brothers, but the last one fighting.
==Quick Facts==
*Looks so much like Logan they can easily be mistaken for each other at a distance; up close, the age difference and Logan's collection of scars make differentiating them simple
*Chews thumbnail when nervous about an impending event
==Personality & Brief Biography==
Very anxious with a tendency to freeze physically and mentally when badly triggered. Lack of confidence and general anxiety (diagnosed and medicated for since his mid teens) apparent in his posture: presents as small a target as possible (hunched shoulders, chin down), difficulty looking people in the eye (among other tells). Thoughtful and generally sweet-natured. Flustered by praise. Gets airsick and is afraid of heights. Terrified of his brothers, especially Logan. Looks up to and admires fellow Squires Chantell Nguyen and Jamie Walker.
Bullied throughout school as the much younger brother of a high-performer (Jackson) and a god-awful bully (Logan), he becomes very adept at hiding. Could easily have scored above-average marks in school, but purposely underachieved to avoid attention.
Follows his brothers to the Jaeger Academy, where he fully applies himself and graduates in the top 10% of his class, with the highest individual marks as a potential Squire. He is promised the next Squire opening, which just so happens to be with Team Striker Eureka, beginning in January 2019. This brings him into direct conflict with his brothers, who have made a hobby of antagonizing Striker pilot Chuck Hansen. Derek holds this position until the PPDC is disbanded at the end of February 2025, serving the last two months a PA to Jaeger program commander Marshal Herc Hansen.
==Pocket & Personal Effects==
* Messenger bag; omnipresent and stocked with everything Team Striker could need on short notice, like bandages
* Tablet computer loaded with Squire apps, important files, and his favorite music
==Closet==
* Sweaters
* Cargo pants
* Steel-toe work shoes
==Timeline==
2000 Jun 19: Born
2007: Logan pushes him down a flight of stairs, fracturing vertebrae in his neck; Derek is left with a surgical scar on his neck and a lasting, extreme fear of his older brother
2009 Feb (mid): Jackson moves out of the family home to attend university
2009 (mid): Parents finalize an acrimonious divorce; share custody of him and Logan
2010 Dec (mid): Logan moves out of the family homes
2016 Jun: Learns Jackson and Logan will be Jaeger pilots
2017 Jan 10: Attends the launch parade for Vulcan Specter in Sydney with his parents (who ignore him and spend the time arguing with each other)
2017 Dec (mid): Graduates from Westport High School in the middle of his class
2018 Jun: Graduates Jaeger Academy with the semester's highest rating as a potential Handler
2018 Jul 1: Assigned to the Los Angeles Shatterdome as administrative support staff
2019 Jan 9: Notified of his assignment as Handler to Team 'SE' in Sydney; consults Nanny before accepting
2019 Jan 12: Arrives at Sydney Shatterdome; greeted by his new roommate, Jamie
2019 Jan 14: Meets Chuck and Pietr; officially begins duties as Handler to Team 'SE'
2024 Sep 25: Reassigned as Handler to Team Vulcan Specter; dragged to Brisbane by Jamie
2025 Jan 4: Watches the Battle of Victoria Harbour from the staff shelter in the Hong Kong Shatterdome
2025 Jan 5: 'Watches' the Second Battle of the Breach from the upper level staff lounge in the Hong Kong Shatterdome; upset and vomiting after Chuck's death, he is moved to Medical; Mǐn has to tell Jackson he's physically unharmed
2025 Jan 6: Promoted to Equerry to Marshal Herc Hansen; granted marshal-level access to all PPDC systems and records
2025 Jan (late): Discovers Logan's trip to Vladivostok earlier that month and confronts him about itCategory:Jones Family
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