Teddy (Jack of Speed; Steely Dan)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Teddy
Song/Album	"Jack of Speed"/ Two Against Nature
Act	Steely Dan
Writer
Release Date	2000
ABILITIES
Powers	Roller-skates at light speed "Teddy's rolling every night/ Skating backward at the speed of light" Move backward in time "He walks though the old routines" Move freely along any metal surface, even vertically and upside-down "He's moving on metal" Vanish (possibly, he can teleport; most likely he's just that fast) "He's gone, guaranteed" Exist in two places at once "He may he sittin' in the kitchen, but he's steppin' out"
Skills	Roller skating
Attributes	Time travel causes a loud, high-pitched sound (or may be painful, causing him to scream) "He's a one-way rider on the shriek express"
Vulnerabilities	Has to skate backward to reach light speed Can only move backward in time, so has to live through old events again "He's a one-way rider"; "He walks through old routines"
Formidability	Moderate. Is controlled by Jack
Attractiveness	Is nice enough to be invited to parties...
Source	Jack
Goals	Unknown. He serves Jack, but for unknown (even to him) ends.
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	N/A
Amulets	N/A
Objects	N/A
Clothing	N/A
Vehicles	Lightspeed, time-travelling roller skates
Dwelling	N/A
Milieu	The time stream
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Male
Age	Adult, but also time travel may affect his age; Since he can exist at two places at the same time, his selves may be two different ages at once
Physique	May be deaf or hard of hearing "He can't hear you, honey."
Ethnicity	N/A
Origin	N/A
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	Comedian: "He walks through the old routines" Possibly also a competitive speed skater, roller-skate racer
Education	At least high school
SES	N/A
Relationships	"He's hanging tight with the Jack of Speed" "He's stepping out with the Jack of Speed" (possibly romantically) Jack of Speed controls the time travel-- its speed and destination "His new best friend is at the throttle, more or less"  Teddy might be trying to leave Jack "Don't stop when you hear him plead" Jack is also a skilled musician, who can "trade fours" (take turns performing four-bar solos)  Also friends with a Sheena, who is liberal yet has conservative friends
Pets	N/A
PERSONALITY
Morality	Is acting under duress
Intro/extrovert	Was an extrovert. Now, hard to say
Intelligence	Average
Emotions	Frustration, resignation
Sanity	Is being forced to time travel-- you tell me
Enemies	Jack
Narrative Function	Protagonist
Other Notes	The Jack of Speed can help others move faster. He needs to travel back in time for some reason but can't. So he makes a deal with a competitive roller blader named Teddy-- do what I ask and you can travel at light speed. Teddy agrees (there might have been some seduction involved as well). But it's a devil's bargain. First, Teddy can only travel at light speed backward! Second, he now has to travel back through time to do Jack's bidding. And Jack isn't always spot on as to where Teddy lands. Also, after he achieves Jack's objective, he has to muddle through the same time over again. The key moment may be Sheena's party. Teddy can sometimes affect his own situation (Jack is only at the throttle "more or less"). Our narrator tells someone that she had some good, lucky years, but needs to move on. We're not sure how that fits into Jack's plans. But we do hear the narrator telling her that, even if he pleads, don't help Teddy. This will only cause her to have to make a deal of her own... with Jack.