Joel/Introduction

Basically this article from The Onion in human form (thanks to WhoopingCrane), Joel is a Virtual Adept. He's a cyberpunk, but you can probably tell the mundane part of that just from looking at him or from talking to him for two seconds. Brash to the point of self-parody, he sticks out in a crowd-- but at least he's aware of it.

He showed up in town a few weeks ago, with a strong Bostonian accent to match his personality. California doesn't quite suit him, but it's possible very few places in the offline world would.