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Player Information Name: Scotty Age: 24 Contact: AIM @ the truth is out there Game Cast: n/a; new. Character Information Name: Lincoln Lee Canon: Fringe Canon Point: 4x17. Age: 30. Reference: Wikipedia & Fringepedia. Setting: Alternate universes, timelines, the "Pattern". Fringe can essentially be reduced down to its core as a canon that effectively explains the less ethical portion of scientific research and the course of decisions that come without boundaries in exploration and creating a better mankind. The cases presented in this show essentially fall under the trope of "unexplained phenomenon", but rather than take the supernatural route, they are heavily entrenched in scientific plausibility and what-if scenarios. When a plane crashes after a mysterious contagion is exposed to the flight, Agent Olivia Dunham comes across the name of Dr. Walter Bishop, whose research was believed to be in connection to this particular disease. Walter however, was institutionalized for the murder of a lab assistant, and in accordance, needed his only living relative to bail him out. Which brings Olivia into contact with Peter Bishop. We see from here on out, that the cases start to progress in a manner that indicates these mysterious superhuman and genetically related diseases all have one common factor: the "Pattern" and Massive Dynamic. The "Pattern" refers to a sequence of unexplained events without any sound scientific background (Fringepedia) and is the main focus of the team put together that consists of: Agent-In-Charge Phillip Broyles, Agent Astrid Farnsworth, Agent Olivia Dunham, Dr. Walter Bishop, and Peter Bishop, all of whom were brought together in order to serve as part of the science team to explain these sequence of events. The Pattern is efficiently described by Broyles "as if someone out there is experimenting, only the whole world is a lab." A lab, that ironically enough, seems to carry several connections to Walter Bishop himself. Prior to incarceration, Walter Bishop conducted research for a fictional organization known as Kelvin Genetics, which was later bought up by Massive Dynamic (this particular company plays a critical role later on, bear with me). Walter Bishop, Peter's father, worked alongside of William Bell and conducted research in an area known as Fringe Science, essentially the bleedover between supernatural and science fact, as they dealt primarily with mind control, genetic mutations and enhancements, telekinesis, and various other superhuman abilities. As said earlier, the cases in Fringe, and the overall premise of the show is to focus on unexplained cases that seem to carry weight in a scientific fashion rather than explore supernatural elements (basically michael critchon would be having a field day). While this is the basis for the development in the show, this eventually deviates into the idea of parallel universes. In Fringe, they're dubbed mainly using colors: blueverse, redverse, amberverse, and futureverse (yes, future is not a color). Blueverse, where Lincoln Lee is from, encompasses the original universe primarily seen in the series and where a majority of the show focuses on; it earns the name from the show's title credits. Redverse is the alternate universe with many distinctions from blueverse that include, but are not limited to: zeppelins existing, two towers being present, the lack of a white house, statue of liberty as a substitute for the white house, and the Fringe Division being more publicly known. Amberverse is a brief period in which both red & blue universes are merged together, allowing for interactions, and Futureverse is self explanatory, but also rather spoilery and has no connotations for Lincoln. As previously indicated, Massive Dynamic plays a critical role in the overall setting of Fringe, in that it's a major company that does just about any and all research and development, including but not limited to genetic research, psychic manipulation, physics, chemistry, you name it, they probably have some semblance of investment. The company was originally started by Walter's friend, William Bell (aka Leonard Nimoy), after one too many sessions of doing science while high on LSD. Lincoln comes in during one case where they're investigating a woman incapable of dying during Blueverse. His reaction is quite literally this: Despite the fact that the characters all have seemed to adjust to the fact that their cases are no longer garden variety of weird, but have delved into the actual, actual weird, Lincoln never seems to handle it. MEANWHILE, in redverse, we're introduced to the AU Fringe Science team, consisting of AltLivia Dunham, AltLincoln Lee, and AltCharlie Francis (Alt for the sake of conversational convenience, rather than actually attached to their name). In their universe, Fringe Division is more publicly known, almost as a more visible FBI/Department of Homeland Security sort of shtick going on, and they're far, far more accustomed to the idea of having complicated cases to solve. However, because of the existence of two parallel universes, redverse is slowly degrading and they attempt to bandaid up their universe through the use of amber, essentially a glue like substance that freezes up their target (often buildings). The degradation of redverse, coupled with blueverse's Peter Bishop now learning he isn't actually from blueverse, but rather redverse, leads to an eventual attempt at uniting the two universes for the sake of keeping them both alive. However, the Observers (a bunch of noir style bald dudes in trench coats & fedoras) decide Peter needs to not exist and choose to rewrite the universes as if he never was. This results in amberverse. Amberverse allows both universes to interact with each other through a nifty little portal, and as such both variations of each other learn to cooperate with cases. HOWEVER, by uniting the timelines, Lincoln's role in the show is reset and he meets Olivia Dunham once again, contacting her after a case involving his dead partner and human shapeshifters. Lincoln remains her partner after solving the case, choosing to stick around out of some need for resolution and no longer having a place where he can call home. Peter Bishop however, eventually re-emerges in the amberverse timeline, though no one remembers him. Lincoln's introduction is then rewritten so that he joins the Fringe team in blueverse through an investigation over his dead partner. Although Amberverse is later disintegrated for the sake of balance (yes, plot, what is it?), Lincoln eventually crosses over to redverse and remains there. His interactions as an outsider definitely lend insight into major character players within the show. Peter Bishop, as the show's main protagonist is by far one of the few people Lincoln gets along with rather well, because he is closest in terms of personality with the few that find all of the pseudo science uncomfortable. Though Lincoln and Peter compete for the affections of Olivia (Peter getting there first), it's obvious that Lincoln knows when to back down and pursue alternative routes of interests. Olivia Dunham, as previously stated numerous times is the main female protagonist of Fringe and a well qualified agent who has no problems with seeing the world as it is. Lincoln is infatuated with her at first sight, though this eventually stops when he learns that Peter & Olivia had a thing together before Peter was eliminated from the timeline. Alternate Lincoln Lee, basically Lincoln's counterpart in the redverse is an interesting source of antagonism for him, because where Lincoln is a more reserved, quiet person, AltLincoln is a lot more self assured and confident. Personality: Lincoln Lee is your stereotypical introductory post to jamjar dwrp. Okay that's actually a joke and not really true, but his introduction to the show Fringe can be described as just that. We see Lincoln initially as the type of guy who's got a best friend (no girlfriend sadly), a cushy job, and a life that for all intents and purposes fulfills the American Dream. So things are looking pretty normal and decent for a guy whose ambitions aren't all that excessive: get a solid job, get married, maintain normlacy. That is, of course, until he comes across a woman seemingly responsible for a number of suicide cases and then his life gets flipped, turned upside down. Like your stereotypical jamjar, Lincoln is entirely caught off guard by the behavior exhibited by the Fringe division in blueverse, where Walter Bishop routinely takes LSD and talks about science and candy and everyone treats him like it's the most normal thing in the world. He's there to handle a perfectly normal case despite bizarre implications, but despite that, no one seems to give him a straight up answer and Lincoln is caught off guard by the suggestion that his world can possibly be populated by a criminal that is essentially a "compassionate soul vampire." Despite his rocky introduction to Fringe, the case is solved and Lincoln remains, determined to try and understand this new aspect of his life that quite honestly makes no sense in the long run. He's the more rational part of the Fringe team, the one that never quite adjusts to the life and schedule of the place, as evidenced by a 3 am conversation with Olivia over how they handle the cases on an intimate basis. Lincoln learns that Astrid is seeing a therapist, and Olivia thinks all of this is normal, and yet he's the one now suffering from insomnia and trying to figure out his place in the world. Lincoln as a whole is a guy who looks for his tether - a place to call home so that he can live a life free of any extraneous factors. He believes in normalcy, but that doesn't mean he ignores everything else, slowly accepting the sights he goes through as part of an ever changing world. Despite his ambitions, this never comes to pass, and yet, he doesn't give up on his need for normalcy. We see Lincoln ends up a determined character who isn't inclined to let all the pseudo bullshit of Fringe get to him, persevering as a well educated FBI agent who can quite honestly kick some ass and solve some cases with some ingenuity. He's logical to a fault, kind of a little nerdy (quoting batman and wearing hipster glasses?) and easily classified as a Nice Guy (tm). His relationship with Olivia Dunham shows that Lincoln is far more receptive to changes and adjustments than previous, as indicated by their conversation over how to handle Fringe. In his reintroduction, we see that Lincoln starts developing feelings for Olivia, primarily through his realization that despite the world being all messed up as it is in Fringe, there's still some consistency throughout, and that on its own is worth living for. Lincoln's attachments in general tend to be focused on people and their relationships, as he formed exceptionally strong bonds to his former partner (who unfortunately was not developed all that much), but we can see the impact that he's had on Lincoln through both material gifts and a lifelong perspective on how to handle the world around him. He maintains a strictly unbiased relationship with Peter Bishop after his return, priding himself on his nonjudgmental attitude, where the rest of the FBI seemed to find him suspicious for all of his knowledge pre-rewritten timeline. This is particularly evident by Peter's treatment in return, even going as far as to offer up new glasses for Lincoln. What is most interesting however, is despite the minimal relationships, we see that Lincoln could have developed into a much more bolder man with greater ambitions if he decided on a bit of self confidence. In redverse, we see a Lincoln that is far more aware of the world around him, far more determined to take on a leadership quality and excel for the sake of it. There is quite a bit of jealousy on Lincoln's part, since he had taken the more safer route in life, preferring normalcy for the sake of extravagance and boldness, though it doesn't deter him from looking up to AltLincoln to an extent: "Don't get me wrong, I could use some of [narcissism] myself." It is, ironically, within himself, that Lincoln finds his motivation to keep on going. After AltLincoln's death, Lincoln remains in redverse, determined to find the man responsible for killing him, using that as a critical factor to keep on going, eventually pushing himself to be more like the man he could be, as opposed to the man who would settle for second best. Appearance: him. Abilities: fbi agent | Although much information isn't given about Lincoln's training, we can definitely see that he is a rather efficient FBI agent, despite his overall confusion with regards to a lot of the abnormal phenomenon that goes on in Fringe. combat | Lincoln places around near average for an FBI agent who needs to have some training in combat. He's seen capable of holding his own in a one on one situation, but beyond that isn't all that great. normalcy | Lincoln's best asset is his need for normalcy, despite being constantly caught off guard by the seemingly complicated situations he finds himself in. He never quite learns to handle the weird science that Olivia and the others have no problem adjusting to, and indicates this multiple times. Inventory: 1. Glasses, thin framed. 2. FBI Badge. 3. Standard issue FBI Glock and 2 extra clips. 4. One dapper as fuck suit & tie. 5. Wallet, containing $57 and some change and various credit cards. Suite: Something in the Metal Sector (preferably next door to AULincoln) would be cool I guess, since I don't really have a running knowledge of this and am deferring to Jen. Two stories, but basically minimalist as it gets. Metal sector seems pretty modern and definitely hits close to home in terms of normalcy, so yeah. In-Character Samples: Third Person: There is a way to handle grief, but Lincoln doesn't know how to process it this time around. He knows Olivia is trying the best she can to maintain some semblance of normalcy like the other Lincoln's death doesn't bother her, but Lincoln doesn't need to be a mind reader to know that it does bother her. It's the same as the death of his partner, where he was caught off guard by a sudden need for answers to too many questions, and not enough leads to start with. He and Olivia are sitting in a bar together, having just ordered another round of drinks, and Olivia's talking to the bartender about the picture he keeps on the wall of all the agents, and Lincoln realizes just how difficult things are for him. A perfect replica of his doppleganger, but none of the bravado inside, none of the self confidence and assurance and textbook narcissism that he should have picked up on. Swirling his glass, it's ironic really, how ridiculous a small change in personality can make them two completely separate people, despite every other factor remaining identical in life. Glancing back over to Olivia, he overhears her talk - praise Lincoln for taking command so easily, bullying her around in their first few days at the academy before they became fast friends. Lincoln figures he'll never come around to being like that, but the funny thing about chances, is that you always get another one. He downs the drink in its entirely, the glass sharp against the table, and thinks that if anything, there's always something to be done. The Olivia he knew back in the other universe said to run with things, and Peter Bishop said the same. He thinks maybe Lincoln would be disappointed in him, if he never took the chance and bravado to be a better man now and decides it shouldn't happen. The least he can do now is to continue to honor his memory, to ensure his alternate self will never be disappointed, and Lincoln pushes himself off the barstool, a hand on Olivia's shoulder, a smile that speaks more confidence than he's carrying before he speaks. "We should get going." Network: [ Well this is all great and everything, but Lincoln has issues to attend to back home, mostly struggling to handle the whole his twin is dead and Olivia obviously needs some sort of comfort. ] Just gonna get this out here, [ He says, a little uncertain despite the bravado of his words. ] I used to work for the FBI - [ Still does, as Lincoln shakes his head. ] - so this whole alternate universe thing isn't all that unfamiliar. I wanted to ask if anyone thought this situation kind of familiar - you know, not being in the world you know that well. [ Kinda like his reaction to suddenly finding a doppleganger. ] Anyway, uh, as far as jobs go around this place, is there some law enforcement around here? I'd like to stick to something I know. [ He gives off one peace sign and a weak smile, before signing off. ] REVISIONS Lincoln's arrival onto Tu Vishan is fairly internalized. He'll run with the lecture offered him by the Kedan, attempting to suspend his disbelief as long as possible, but when that fails and his senses come more online, he'll notice the difference in the Kedan versus normal humans. As an FBI agent, Lincoln's trained to notice these descrepancies, though he can't handle them beyond extreme confusion. Given his canon point, he'll attribute it to a parallel universe as the only way for this to make sense. At the explanation however that this is an intermediary between living and dying, Lincoln will refrain from asking further. His canon point is specified as mid episode (which I apologize for not indicating beforehand) after agreeing to help Alt Lincoln, and his thoughts run straight to the few he was with moments before, trying to figure out what it means for them, how they'll handle his loss and disappearance, and above all will they notice? Lincoln finds the entire thing surreal that he's existing in Tu Vishan when for all intents and purposes, he's not dead. It's a position that'll lend to severe discomfort throughout, but his attention as always, is on whether or not others will perceive him as such. His attention and focus is on others, not where he'll go from here on, but whether or not his place in the world has been noted. The only question that he'll have throughout is how this changes back home, despite the lack of answer from the Kedan.