Joel

## Joel Dunham

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## Overview

* Self employed as a fixer/troubleshooter.
* Was a hostage negotiator and on strike teams in the Central System Space Marines.
* Honorably discharged, but his file is sealed.

## Summary

### The Ascension Myth

#### Awakened

Joel is approached by Molly Bates who he knew from his military days about employment. He needs a hacker for missions he wants to engage and quickly accepts. They have a major blow-up when she uses those hacking skills to gain insider information and go to the stock market to quickly fund their ship. After dealing with DeWitt she realizes that ignoring ethics for the perceived greater good is a slippery slope.

Joel take on the task of recruiting a pilot and mechanic to support the ship the buy. He wants ex-military with left for good reasons and soon finds Crash and Brock Lysta.

#### Called

Molly finds about the discussion Joel had with Oz and Oz's work with ADAM to close access to code to protect his self-determination. Molly initially is upset and Joel points out her reaction to not being able to change Oz without his permission is exactly why Oz needs that protection. \*\*\* Note from CatwomansHusband \*\*\* The discussion between Joel and Molly is one of the best about how to support a Type A personality (Molly) who wants to impose her values/desires on another being (Oz). Joel's gentle elevation of the discussion is classic (okay, from the view of a person who lived in the corporate world and had a number a classes about respect of boundaries). \*\*\*\*\*\*

#### Sanctioned

**Joel** wants to "up his game' in his ability to take action both to approach Sean's level and protect the team. The team does not have a doctor or even a medic so Joel asks Brock to perform the simple brain surgery to implant a chip. Unsure of the reaction by the rest of the team, the act is kept just between the two of them and Oz who acquired the enhancements.

#### Rebirth

Joel works with Brock and Pieter to develop less lethal means of dealing with the Zhyn.

#### Cloaked

Joel gets an upgrade to his enhancements and is able to best Sean in combat.

The Squadron goes undercover to determine what is happening on the mining area of Teshov. Missing personnel and seismic activity show there is activity but nobody knows who it is or their goal. Molly cannot go because she is too recognizable but will stay with the Empress in case the mission goes bust and the team needs extraction. Joel will lead the operation.

## References

1. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 104). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 408). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Clark, Ell Leigh; Anderle, Michael. The Ascension Myth Complete Omnibus (Books 1-12): Awakened, Activated, Called, Sanctioned, Rebirth, Retribution, Cloaked, Bourne. Committed, Subversion, Invasion, Ascension (p. 634). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.