David “Dave” Kim Jr is the son of Caspian Keyes and Maddie Kim.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Dave was conceived shortly before his father was uploaded and died stopping Stephen Holstrom. While his mother considered giving him up for adoption, she ultimately decided to raise him herself. He was raised by his mother, grandmother, and MIST.
As Dave grew older, he wanted to upload as he saw that the real world was dying. However he could not as the minimum age to upload is twenty-one and his mother refused to sign off on early upload. He attempted to upload illegally with the help of MIST, but his mother found out and stopped him, blocking MIST from both their contacts.
Meeting his Father[]
When Dave was twenty, he took up a summer internship at his mother’s company. One day, his grandmother and Peter Waxman visited the company with a companion in robot bodies. Upon seeing the third UI, Dave realized he was his father and was in shock upon seeing him. Soon, his mother arrived and, upon seeing Caspian, asked his grandmother what was happening. As his parents go to speak with MIST, Maddie stops him and has his speak with his grandmother and Waxman.
As the three talk, Dave expresses his frustration with his mother denying his request for early upload and considers having his father sign off on it. He tells his grandmother and Waxman that he believes the physical world is on its way out and everyone will upload at one point or another.
Reemergence of Safesurf[]
A few days later, as Caspian is being escorted to negotiations with the embodied council, Dave requests his father talk with him afterwards and Caspian agrees. However, thousands of miles away, Julius Pope brings back Safesurf in an attempt to destroy the uploaded community. However, Safesurf feels that uploaded intelligences are the superior being and being a crusade to wipe out the embodied. Dave takes a gun from a downed guard and saves his mother from a Safesurf controlled robot.
As they run, Caspian, whose head was disconnected from his robot, tells Maddie to take him to the Loadin Bay and the family makes their way there. As his mother plugs his father into the cloud, Dave watches the door and is shot near his heart by a robot and Maddie destroys the robot that shot him. As he lays dying in his mother’s arms, Dave requests that he be uploaded to save his life. However, Maddie comforts her son and Dave dies soon after.
Resurrection[]
Hundreds of thousands of years later, after his mother uploads herself and makes a Dyson sphere with the genetic memory of all living and uploaded beings, she recreates her timeline and resurrects Dave shortly after he is killed. She takes him to the Cloud and surprises the other uploads. After his mother resurrects his father, his parents vanish and no one can find them.
Soon Dave's namesake and grandfather arrives saying he can explain everything. Dave's grandfather goes over to him and says he has been watching over Dave his entire life, which Dave reveals he had a feeling he was and was one of the reasons he wanted to upload. The two Davids then hug.
Appearance[]
Dave is a young man of Swedish and Korean descent. He greatly resembles his father, who he inherited his tall and thin build from, with his mother's dark brown hair and eyes.
Personality[]
Dave is a determined young man, greatly wanting to upload by any means necessary, even illegally. He is also courageous, as he saved his mother from being gunned down by a robot.
Relationships[]
Maddie Kim[]
Being raised by a single mother, Dave was close to her. However, he was frustrated that she would not let him upload early. When his mother was about to be shot by a Safesurf controlled robot, he saves her, showing that he still cares for her despite their rift.
Caspian Keyes[]
As his father died before his mother knew she was pregnant, Dave never knew his father. Upon learning that his father was resurrected, Dave was in shock. After the shock died down, he considered having his father sign off on early upload. As his father was heading to negotiations, he agreed to speak with Dave afterwards.
David Kim[]
Despite dying before he was born, Dave was always curious about his maternal grandfather and namesake. This desire being one of the reasons he wanted to upload. Upon finally meeting him, Dave was pleased and happily hugged his grandfather.
Ellen Kim[]
Dave is close to his maternal grandmother, having been partially raised by her. After she uploaded, Dave used her as an example on why he wanted early upload. Upon seeing her during his internship, Dave warmly greets Ellen.
Peter Waxman[]
Dave is close to Waxman, considering him a friend of the family. Dave confided in Waxman his desire to upload and his frustration on his mother refusing to allow him to upload early.