Montie Dawson
The human intelligence agent who likes muffins. Mina Brown's partner.
Appearance and Personality
Light brown skin, closely cropped dark curls, eyes a bronzed brown. [1] (Laniis Baker thinks of his eyes as whiskey colored.[2]) Jahir thinks of him as having a "striking appearance" and wonders how it's possible that he can melt so effectively into the background anyway; Laniis thinks he's everyman-looking, and forgettable.
Doesn't think yelling at people is a good way of persuading them (this is a recurring theme, both when he didn't want to coerce Jahir into codetalking, and advised Laniis not to make her case so strenuously to Fleet Medical). Characterizes himself (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) as a "sneaky human spy."[2] "Jahir saw in his eyes the long experience that centuries gave his own kind, and without the excuse of those years. What had the human seen, to have faced such shadows?"[1]
Biography
Currently lent out to Special Forces. Part of the Eldritch Code Talking support team.
Later, he and his partner were hired as contractors by the Eldritch, [3] and it was while Jahir and Vasiht'h were laying over to pick them up (among other contractors), that they ran into Montie and Mina during the riot that Vasiht'h stopped.[3]
Quotes
- "I’m Terra’s first." (In reference to his political allegiances, when asked about being loaned to SF).[1]
- "It’s a gamble. But if the ambassador’s willing to play, I’ll bet on him."[1]
- "Your goal, alet, is to get them comfortable with releasing you, and for that you have to stop acting like you’re desperate for the fight.” His smile was sardonic. “At home that would have gotten you back on the horse. Here… it makes them nervous.”[2]
- "But what we really are, you and I and everyone else in this war… are soldiers. That means something different to everyone, but to me it means—among other things—we’ve got one another’s backs. That if we fall down in the field, we help one another up. You go out there, alet, and you look for that. You help your fellow soldier up, and you lean on him when you’re hit. You do that, and you’ll find healing. Not in war, because violence doesn’t heal. But in your brothers- and sisters-in-arms. And that’s a healing you’ll never be able to explain, except to someone who’s been through it."[2]
Trivia
- likes muffins (pumpkin chocolate and blueberry) and coffee (black); also beer; can get behind alcoholic smoothies
- taps the side of his nose, sometimes, while thinking
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jackal Chest," Major Pieces
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Soldier," Major Pieces
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Heartskein, Chapter 11