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Father – Fox Gleason
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Calvin “lives” in this abandoned subway. He uses the underground network to travel, but its not ideal. He has a lair of sorts in one of the many rooms down in the depths. He still has to go above ground for food and supplies.
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The [[whole world->World Building]] has been taken over by a dictator known only as `Father`. A joint decision was made by all past governments to give over their power to `Father`. All nations believing that it was in humanity’s best interest to give over control to Father. From that moment on, all of humanity’s actions are monitored.
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:: Calvin [Setting] {“position”:”900,600″,”size”:”200,200″}
Calvin is a tall, fair skinned Male. He has a skinny build, not much muscle on his body. He’s not the brightest tool in the shed, and he will blindly follow directions given to him. He doesn’t remember much about his past, just that he’s being persued by a [[dystopian corrupt government->Antagonist]]. He “lives” in an [[abandoned subway->Abandoned Subway]] station. Character is trying to figure out who he is while trying to find a way to bring the corrupt government down.
:: John [Setting] {“position”:”900,1300″,”size”:”100,100″}
John is a medium sized, fair skinned male. He has blond short hair. He noticably lacks defining physical traits. He appears to have a nervous demeanor. Something about the way he acts is off, but most people fail to see this. John is a newer member of [[The Prowlers->The Prowlers]].
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Calvin finds out that not everyone is out to get him like he initially thought. After a close call with a patroling police force working for Father, Calvin is injured. Fortunately, a group of rebels saves him, revealing they share a common goal, they wish to be free from Father’s control. The rebels go by the name [[“The Prowlers”->The Prowlers]]. They transport him to their hideout.
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As Calvin is recovering from his injuries, he becomes allies with The Prowlers. He becomes close with two members of the group, their names being [[Sasha->Sasha]] and [[John->John]]. After Protagonist explains his predicament to them, They are both interesting and perplexed as to why Antagonist is so fixated on Protagonist. Sasha informs Protagonist that their group has branch for intelligence, perhaps they could begin to uncover what is going on.
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Protagonist is brought to the intelligence branch. John explains that they’ve collected many communications devices from Police forces. This allowed those in the intelligence branch to reverse engineer and tap into the communications network used by Antagonist’s underlings. After a long discussion with the branch, its revealed to Protagonist that Antagonist has an secret plan, and that he requires Protagonist be brought in alive.
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After Calvin is finished talking with the Intelligence Branch, he’s told to get some rest. Realizing he hasn’t stopped for rest in some time, he agrees and is brought to the barracks. The barracks were nothing special, much can’t be expected from a rebel group, a row of 5 cots along the left and right walls of the room. That being said, it was better than Calvin’s previous place in the subway. Calvin lays down for rest and falls to sleep immediately.
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As Calvin falls asleep, he dreams of an oddly realistic scenario. A shadowed man yells at him, “YOU KNOW TOO MUCH!” before he trails off as the scenario seems to lose focus for a few moments. As it refocuses, two men in security apparel apprehend Calvin and knock him unconcious. Right before Calvin is knocked out, he notices a distinct tattoo of an eye on one of the guard’s wrist. Calvin abruptly wakes up from his sleep.
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Calvin thinks throughout the day about his dream. He eventually decides to tell Sasha and John what he recollects. Calvin believes there might be more to his dream, perhaps it was a snippet of something that happened in the past. As Calvin begins to retell the events of his dream, John’s normal demeanor seems to shift slightly. He becomes somewhat nervous when Calvin finishes the story with the mention of the eye tattoo he saw on the man’s wrist. Calvin doesn’t seem to pick up on this change, but Sasha does. Sasha begins telling Calvin that he should be on a lookout for this man with the tattoo, however John cuts her off saying that how can they be sure Calvin’s dream was anything more than a vivid dream. Calvin and Sasha both think on this and agree that John could be right, but also note that one lead on figuring out Calvin’s issue, is better than no lead. They decide to leave it be because afterall, they dont even know what Father looks like.
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Sasha decides to give Calvin a tour of the Prowler’s base of operations. She brings him by the cafeteria, training rooms, and office rooms. She explains to Calvin that the rebels are lead by a man known by Wolf. She follows up saying that Wolf has been away at another rebel base for the last month. His orders are given to the Intelligence Branch. Calvin speaks up saying its nice that he doesn’t have to risk his life for food and supplies like he used to. Sasha responds that she’s surprised he survived as long as he did without any help.
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:: Plot 8 [Plot] {“position”:”1500,1100″,”size”:”100,100″}
As Sasha and Calvin finish their tour of the base, they stop by the Intelligence Branch to see if they have a new mission. They are informed that another group of rebels got stuck attempting to get supplies, one of their members was injured
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Turns out, all of the worlds nations did not willing give over control to Placeholder. Placeholder is a being from another dimension, who is somehow able to manipulate or “brainwash” others.
*a possible additional twist is that they can only manipulate those who are from dimensions different from their own, and that the protagonist is actually from the same dimension as them, leading to the protagonist being unaffected by Placeholder.*
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[[Calvin->Calvin]] is on the run from a dystopian corrupt government run by this engimatic figure known as [[Father->Antagonist]], who seeks to capture him for an unknown reason. Calvin has lost his memory and is attempting to regain it.
:: Sasha [Setting] {“position”:”900,1100″,”size”:”100,100″}
Sasha is a tall, brown skinned woman. She has bueatiful green eyes, long black hair, and speaks with a southern american accent. She’s very smart, and has a heart of gold. She always helps those in need. She’s somewhat naive, and has a hard time recognizing manipulation. Sasha has been with [[The Prowlers->The Prowlers]] for 2 years now.
:: The Prowlers [Setting] {“position”:”900,900″,”size”:”100,100″}
The Prowlers are a group of rebels going against Father. The founder of the rebel group remember what it was like before Father’s tyranical rule. They hope to take down Father and set the world back to what it used to be.
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`Father`
[[Begin->Antagonist]]
By Fox Gleason
:: Untitled Passage 1 {“position”:”1500,1300″,”size”:”100,100″}
:: Weakness + Need [Structure] {“position”:”600,900″,”size”:”100,100″}
[[Protagonist->Calvin]] has a weakness of a missing memory. He doesn’t remember anything about his past. He feels like a shell of his former self, and he is attempting to regain what he has lost. He also has a need to be free from persuit by [[Father->Antagonist]]. He has an assumption that his missing memories and Antagonist are linked in some way.
:: World Building [Setting] {“position”:”1500,600″,”size”:”100,100″}
This story takes place in a future landscape of Earth. The year is 2048. The story takes place in area of current day New York. The world still operates very similar to current day, however Climate Change has become a very prevalent issue. Additionally, human population has passed 8 billion.
Father showed up in 2028, and their message to the world was that they had a solution to the problems that plagued humanity.