Odell Jones

Odell Jones is a fictional character appearing in Doggieboy's serial fan fiction Apocalyptic Daria. A deacon at the Carthage UMC Rescue Center, Odell comes to prominence when he saves Daria Morgendorffer's life after Martha Peters tried to murder her in revenge for what she considered distracting her son Martin Peters from his 'true calling' to become a preacher. Later, as Martin and Daria are heading off to be alone (after the death of his father), Odell warns them that their time together could be seen as inappropriate (despite the fact that both are over the age of consent); Daria assures him that nothing is going to happen.

Later, after three bullies attempt to assault Daria and Martin and are injured in the process, Odell, the church's pastor and two other deacons hold a 'kangaroo court' in which they sentence Daria and Martin to an unjust series of punishments, while giving no punishments to the three who started the trouble. (It is later revealed that one of the boys is Odell's nephew.) Daria is approached by Odell later; from the manner of his actions, it can be assumed that he had planned to place her in an area without a weapon where he could sexually assault her without anyone coming to her rescue. She is saved from this by Kathy Wilson.

The sentences are later overruled by the assembled congregation, where the topic of Odell's latent lacivious nature is touched upon (including the fact that Odell finds Daria, Jane Lane and Pam Garrett - Trent Lane's girlfriend - to be desirable - especially Daria, who he refers to in a conversation with Martin as 'forbidden fruit'.) After the meeting, one of the other parishioners remarks that this explains several things about Odell; the insinuation is that Odell has had these repressed sexual urges and longings for many years, but had failed to address them because of his religious beliefs. Later, Martin warns him directly that if he ever approaches Daria in that manner again, he will be killed.

Odell later learns, to his horror, that some of his misadventures, including the molestation of a 13-year-old girl, have been recorded in a popular online blog by another girl known as Forever Kristie.

Odell teams up with a Marine gone bad, named Kerry Thompson. Together they plot to kidnap Renee Andrews - actually Forever Kristie - and use her in a teen prostitute ring. She escapes with the help of Daria, Martin Peters and others. In the resulting gunfight, Odell loses a testicle. Jane Lane afterward gives him the nickname "One Shell Odell".

Before Odell could face a military tribunal under the terms of martial law, he escaped from custody and managed to kidnap a teenaged girl from somewhere away from Carthage and the rescue center.

Physical Description

Odell Jones is 39 years old. He's 5-foot-11-inches tall and weighs around 170-175 pounds. He has light brown hair, which (in Apocalyptic Daria) he combs over in a wave, as if he were trying to imitate Elvis Presley or Fonzie. He and his wife, Nora, have been married for 20 years and are now childless. They had a daughter, Andrea, who died in infancy. Had she lived, she would have been eighteen during the events of the story.

Despite the fact that Martin Peters is three inches taller and outweighs him by 25-30 pounds, Odell is physically stronger (Martin couldn't pry Odell's hand off his throat in one part of the story).

Other Appearances

Odell also appears in Brother Grimace's Odell's Pleasant Day, an AU version of Apocalyptic Daria.