Jak'ee was a lighthearted elderly man with a heart of gold. He always found the best in others, and even with his cranky attitude and lack of personal space, the elder's observant and empathetic behavior made him little enemies and lots of friends. He saw the line between friend and family as paper thin, always welcoming others with open arms. Above all, he valued community and sought to see through social barriers.
He often curled his hair whenever he was in deep thought.
Originally born off-world, Jak'ee was simply one brother of many in a large family. After their land's government tightened on people and companies' rights after a forceful social revolution, a decent portion of Jak'ee's family immigrated to Stem City to pursue a freer market.
At first, it was painful to immigrate from one growing dictatorship into an established dictatorship, but a young Jak'ee met fellow off-worlders there who supported his family in a time of need. He developed a fond appreciation for altruistic communities such as these that took them in and only asked for support.
In his late XX860s, he convinced his family to create a repair company. Though they did most of the heavy lifting, he took his role as a helpful salesman very seriously.
The events of One Week in Stem City take place.
The rest of his family despised Rachel at first given her Felgood addiction, worrying how it would affect Cass' development, but Jak'ee did what he did best and stayed persistent. Slowly but surely, he talked with her, had her open up about her issues, and convinced her to cast the hallucinogens out.
In XX794, he suffered a work-related accident that took out his right eye. After that, his family didn't let him work anymore. He, Rachel, and Cass still snuck out and worked anyway when the rest of the family wasn't around.
XX796, Jak'ee fell deathly ill. "DOC" found out it was heart failure and said the only way she could help would be for the family to return home and bring back a prosthetic one, as she didn't have the equipment on hand to create one. Jak'ee denied it, deciding it was his time to go. He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a month-long struggle.
Cass - Jak'ee taught Cass everything he knew, the old man seeing a lot of himself in her sparkly eyes.
Enok "Rachel" Rehecellio - Jak'ee loved Rachel dearly, seeing her as if she were his own daughter as the years went on. He was very proud of her for surviving her demons and kicking them away, supporting her mentally with bullshit wisdom whenever he could.
FFTTIIAA "Doc" IIPPLLBVBV XXI - They were very good friends and had seen each other dozens of times.