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So, this is where I'll be posting chapters of my NaNoWriMo story. Entries will be locked due to copyright/shyness issues. If you want to read, just Friend the journal and I promise I'll return the favour.
All names are subject to change.
The universe: Sometime in the near future (etc, etc), where psi-powers have just become widely accepted as being real. There is currently no registratoin required for psi-users, although some people want this to change. Think X-men without as much prejudice, plus I'm not trying to say that psi-users are the new humanity.
The characters: The narrator is currently called Christopher. He works for a government department something like the FBI, only they get passed all the psi-related cases, plus a few unsolvable ones, just in case they can do better with it. He's the one that usually gets the unsolvable cases, since his Special Power (TM) is psychometry - he touches things, he sees things related to their past. If he concentrates he can trace back from a specific time. He's very good at what he does, but most of the other psi-users think the power is useless because it's not even defensive, let alone offensive. When he touches living things what he sees is a bit different - he can't read their pasts conciously, but when he has something on his mind he often sees bits of the past in his dreams. (This is a convenient plot device to be able to show characters' backstory without really dropping the first person POV and without having to have them talk about it.)
Christopher's partner (as in, work partner) is a teleporter. He's smart, but a little lacking on common sense. He can teleport objects places, and also people (although he tends to play down that aspect of his power). I need a name for him.
Jonathan Kite runs a small investigative agency with two other people. Kite is one of those cool, calm, collected types who has a lot of power but tends not to show it until he needs to. (His Special Power (TM) is psi-blasts, like in... say, Street Fighter. He also has a bit of telekinesis. He insists on calling Christopher "Kit" for reasons of his own. Kite has a bad habit of getting messed up in cases a certain government department would rather handle on its own.
The plot: The three of them end up working together when their current assignments happen to coincide. What should have been a simple investigation turns up evidence of conspiracy, organised crime and lots of death. Being somewhat lacking in common sense, our heroes decide to get to the bottom of it. Of course, getting involved with organised crime is never a good idea, and once they attract the attention of the men in charge things are going to get messy...
All names are subject to change.
The universe: Sometime in the near future (etc, etc), where psi-powers have just become widely accepted as being real. There is currently no registratoin required for psi-users, although some people want this to change. Think X-men without as much prejudice, plus I'm not trying to say that psi-users are the new humanity.
The characters: The narrator is currently called Christopher. He works for a government department something like the FBI, only they get passed all the psi-related cases, plus a few unsolvable ones, just in case they can do better with it. He's the one that usually gets the unsolvable cases, since his Special Power (TM) is psychometry - he touches things, he sees things related to their past. If he concentrates he can trace back from a specific time. He's very good at what he does, but most of the other psi-users think the power is useless because it's not even defensive, let alone offensive. When he touches living things what he sees is a bit different - he can't read their pasts conciously, but when he has something on his mind he often sees bits of the past in his dreams. (This is a convenient plot device to be able to show characters' backstory without really dropping the first person POV and without having to have them talk about it.)
Christopher's partner (as in, work partner) is a teleporter. He's smart, but a little lacking on common sense. He can teleport objects places, and also people (although he tends to play down that aspect of his power). I need a name for him.
Jonathan Kite runs a small investigative agency with two other people. Kite is one of those cool, calm, collected types who has a lot of power but tends not to show it until he needs to. (His Special Power (TM) is psi-blasts, like in... say, Street Fighter. He also has a bit of telekinesis. He insists on calling Christopher "Kit" for reasons of his own. Kite has a bad habit of getting messed up in cases a certain government department would rather handle on its own.
The plot: The three of them end up working together when their current assignments happen to coincide. What should have been a simple investigation turns up evidence of conspiracy, organised crime and lots of death. Being somewhat lacking in common sense, our heroes decide to get to the bottom of it. Of course, getting involved with organised crime is never a good idea, and once they attract the attention of the men in charge things are going to get messy...