Unplugged! - "Dal Award"

AWARDS UNPLUGGED: Where we take the Summer 2008 awards & break 'em down to "Tribe" references so you can see what each award refers to, then the defining moment that resulted in a character receiving this award.

Dal "Little Trees" Award

Dal was special. In the post-Virus world, all he wanted was to stay with Amber & have a little farm so he could raise food for everyone. He was easy to pass over because he didn't do big spectacular things. But he had a truly spectacular heart. He knew that oaks grew from acorns, that the smallest good deeds could have big effects. His small good deed - leading the Zootists away from Amber & the others trying to defeat the Guardian - led to his death. His dying words to Amber were a reminder about "little trees." He sometimes seemed the least of them, but his courage was undeniable.

Sometimes JADE reminds us of Dal. She yearns for simple things, somene to love, a life of helping others and just being happy. When she learned Zero was going to infiltrate Saint's slave operation, that Ace thought Zero'd probably die in the attempt, Jade volunteered herself in Zero's place. She escaped the horrors of slavery with Zero's help, yet she was willing to risk that horror again for love of him. That girl is stronger than she gives herself credit for.

-Chyna

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