To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Dawson Parker, and I am immortal.
Sounds kinda funny, doesn't it? Most immortals that I've heard of have some ringing name that they sound off with whenever someone tries to introduce them and especially when they're about to get into a fight. Somehow the name Dawson Parker doesn't exactly inspire fear in their hearts.
I'm twenty six years old, though my body will always look about twenty three. To save you from doing even that simple math, that means I've been immortal for a little over three years now. Growing up, I always wanted to be something more than I was. I pored over books like the Odyssey and Illiad, Don Quixote, all the classics, always looking for something that would inspire me to be something great. Be careful what you wish for, right?
I wish I had some fantastic story about how I came to be what I am today. I wish that I'd died in some magnificent battle or even having just barely survived some older immortal trying to take my head. Unfortunately, the real story isn't nearly that exciting. Not too long after stumbling out of the bar where my friends had been throwing my bachelor party, I had the misfortune to run across one of the more aggressive homeless who frequent the streets of Los Angeles at night. The alcohol having made me. less than the brightest bulb in the box, I didn't see any reason that this guy's knife should persuade me to cough up my wallet.
So that was that. I bled to death in an alley about two blocks from all my best friends and woke up about twenty minutes later with one hell of a headache.
Anyway, I know what you people are all about and, believe it or not, I happen to agree with it. Not necessarily the noninterference part, but the part about chronicling all the adventures of immortals seems like a good idea.
Being the sort of guy I am, having grown up reading stories that can't even begin to compare to some of the things I've seen, I figured that I'd make sure that whatever record of my life is out there might as well be as complete and accurate as possible. All the more exciting that way.
So here it is. Enjoy.
Dawnson Parker
My name is Dawson Parker, and I am immortal.
Sounds kinda funny, doesn't it? Most immortals that I've heard of have some ringing name that they sound off with whenever someone tries to introduce them and especially when they're about to get into a fight. Somehow the name Dawson Parker doesn't exactly inspire fear in their hearts.
I'm twenty six years old, though my body will always look about twenty three. To save you from doing even that simple math, that means I've been immortal for a little over three years now. Growing up, I always wanted to be something more than I was. I pored over books like the Odyssey and Illiad, Don Quixote, all the classics, always looking for something that would inspire me to be something great. Be careful what you wish for, right?
I wish I had some fantastic story about how I came to be what I am today. I wish that I'd died in some magnificent battle or even having just barely survived some older immortal trying to take my head. Unfortunately, the real story isn't nearly that exciting. Not too long after stumbling out of the bar where my friends had been throwing my bachelor party, I had the misfortune to run across one of the more aggressive homeless who frequent the streets of Los Angeles at night. The alcohol having made me. less than the brightest bulb in the box, I didn't see any reason that this guy's knife should persuade me to cough up my wallet.
So that was that. I bled to death in an alley about two blocks from all my best friends and woke up about twenty minutes later with one hell of a headache.
Anyway, I know what you people are all about and, believe it or not, I happen to agree with it. Not necessarily the noninterference part, but the part about chronicling all the adventures of immortals seems like a good idea.
Being the sort of guy I am, having grown up reading stories that can't even begin to compare to some of the things I've seen, I figured that I'd make sure that whatever record of my life is out there might as well be as complete and accurate as possible. All the more exciting that way.
So here it is. Enjoy.
Dawnson Parker
