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This is the problem I see for us writers: When we introduce a few characters at a time, those characters can grow and develop into someone we can relate to. Take Maribelle for example. She is introduced as a spoiled rich girl who suddenly lost everything. While that foundation has not changed, we see her grow and develop as a character. Danielle, being the exception, is the only character I introduced who has not developed and has not contributed much to the story. Jason, Wilma and company, on the other side of the spectrum, were all introduced at once. We rarely see them outside the tractor trailer because they were not developed. As is, we can't relate to them.
 
I wrote about the people living in the abandoned train station to show where Jade is coming from. I did not intend on them joining us and ending up like Jason, Wilma and company: characters who do nothing to the story.
 
Packing heirlooms, as trivial as it is in this setting, does help the characters and therefore the story because the items that a character holds dear tell us more about the character. And the fact Moro is doing this says something about her: While Moro does not truly understand humans, this act shows that there is at least this human attribute that she does understand.
 
Jeanette Isabelle

Quote from Jeanette on May 6^th, 2017, 10:47am:

 
I doubt it takes the story out of context but in the end, when the group arrives to Charlton, I see a caravan of vehicles of people with them. An “Exodus to Charlton” as a promised land to save them from what is out there.  
 
In this there will be some characters in the dark.
 
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Jason’s group consists of 3 sub groups:
The Leaders: Jason, “wife” Wilma, Roz, Karol and (may have been mentioned or not) Korin. They make the decisions for the group as to what they do, going into town or not, mining or not, rescuing others or not. They have their own beds they share in the sleeper compartment of the tractor. The women are related to each other, Jason is not. And all of them are looking for lost relatives that were captured or killed by the slavers years ago, more than 5 years ago. Because of the time past, Fernando thinks this is a waste of time to look for them and they should cut their losses. Even if they find them as wessens and were converted back to humans, due to the wessen process final step, their memories have been erased, making them just a shell of who they are and not remember anything of their past. This is done so a person turned into a wessen does not try to escape and go back to their pat.
 
The problem with the leaders of this group is their hidden agenda of charging for the rescue and in a way, having a set up of semi-slavery or indentured servitude within the trailer. Though “earning one’s keep” within the group is one thing, they take it a step further.
 
The Girl-Boys Group (aka Pretty Boys, which you helped name and define; excellent work by the way):  Robin, Dakota, Madison, Francis and Jordan – teenboys who were introduced into the homosexual/gay lifestyle and forced to become “Fem-Boys” (the males who are the female in the in the homosexual relationship). They, like the others, were rescued from various whore houses and situations.
 
http://www.hondosackett.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1428938728/1750#1750
 
The Girls: similar to the Girl-Boys, 12 who have been rescued from the whore houses they were in. Only one that is has been defined was “Lisa,” she was the one having sex with “Bruno” the dog at Lacey’s Whore House. She and three others within the group were the ones Lacey was hunting for when they were found and recently released by Lacey and her men by a rouse Fernando created, thus rescuing them even more. This creates the situation that, at least 4 of the girls and the dogs, cannot stay in the area or be captured again. Lacey think they are going to do hard time in Jastrey’s prison and will try to make a deal for them later on. So for them, they have to leave the area or be forced to return to Lacey’s Whore House. The other girls are in similar situations but do not belong to Lacey but she could take them and return them to their place of ill-repute for a reward.
 
But in being rescued, they and the Girl-Boys have to do some sort of work for Jason and his women.
 
The one thing not pointed it out is their double tractor trailer. It is too big and too clean for them to have bought it outright from anyone. Though it happened over ten years ago, it was stolen from a Lab Town that no longer exists. With a lot of work done to it, including a new paint job back then, they converted it from a rolling lab to a rolling 2 story house and foundry/factory for material processing. Since it was stolen from a Lab Town, no one pays no mind to it, but it has had several raids attempted to take it. If they did not defend it harshly, they would have lost it years ago. So within that tractor trailer is a massive weapons cache. Thus for protection, they roll with the caravans and convoys and are pretty much now left alone.
 
There is a hidden problem here if you did not catch it. Lisa and Macey were friends at Lacey’s whore house, and Lisa was going to introduce Macey to having sex with Bruno if she had not left with Fernando when she did. Since Lisa was at the whore house at the time Macey left, her (and her friends’) rescue had to have happened very recently. Question is: Could this have been the start of the Purge or was the Purge started for another reason, or both? We would have to go far back to Ruth/Joanna’s family and Tony/Zoey/Karl’s rescue to find out as there was something one of the slavers said before being confronted by Hondo.
 
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The Wessens are pretty simple to explain: slaves of work, entertainment and sex. The ones with the group want to leave the situation they are in for a better place where they can be accepted. Even with, the possible cure to turn them into humans, they will only retain the programming they were given during the Wessen Conversion process as their memories were erased. So turning Teri back into a human, she will always be Teri in her mind because that is all she knows. The same applies to the others.
 
Don’t know if you picked it up, but it explains things like the some of the Mooks that inhabit the highways – Hondo explained in one of his posts of those individuals who for some reason failed in the wessen process to become a creature somewhere in between with a feral animal’s brain. They are nothing more than wild monkeys on the road who have become foul and vicious in their deeds to survive in the wild. All they understand is based on behavior. For example: mess with one of Mister Jamerson's Giant Mutant Chickens, and either they will be killed by the giant mutant chickens or by Mister Jamerson's shot gun. In either case, they stay away from Mister Jamerson and his Giant Mutant Chickens.
 
The current Wessen’s load on the group are: Karl, Tonya, Zoey, Teri, La La, Li Li, and Marvin. Tiny might be added to the group thogh I’m trying to hold off on that for now. Teri, La La and Li Li are Sex Kittens and only know a bit more than just bending over and giving up some tail on command because their masters taught them more. Teri though a willing sex-kitten for Maribelle, became a living doll for Maribelle. La La and Li Li were taught the basics of keeping house and preparing a meal (not necessarily cooking, but cutting up vegetables and things). Teri learned through Maribelle how to take care of her things (washing and cleaning, etc.) But that is all they know. Karl, Marvin, Tiny and even Tonya were brought up for sport (Fight town) and as the Masters’ protector. Thus they learned how to drive vehicles, use firearms, and the art of making deals and making sure they are kept (like getting paid by a gambling loser).  Zoey was undergoing her training.
 
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This is how the story is evolving. Characters will be added, some temporary, others permanently. Some will be active, others semi-active, and some left in the dark. This is why Fernando is saying what he says about Moro bringing people into the group. It is her choice, but in that choice, there will be consequences to deal with. But as rescuers, it is a job they have to do. Whether Moro wants to do this job or not is on her, but for Jeanette this is an obligation she has to go through no matter what. Jeanette is the rescuer, not Moro. Moro has a choice to pick and choose, Jeanette does not have a choice and has to do it for all or none at all.
 
I find no problems with this, as this is just juggling of characters while the story evolves. Let’s say if the group ends up bringing in a caravan of over 25 vehicles with over 150 people in it to Charlton of various trades and reasons, some of those characters will have an active role in the story, many others will not. This is not a problem. No problem at all.

Quote from Jeanette on May 6^th, 2017, 10:47am:

 
This is a point you are missing with Maribelle. She stated that the slavers may have violated her clothes and other intimate things she had owned and thus she does not want them anymore. Teri might but that is because she may not understand what having her things violated means. As a girl in high school, how would you like it if some boy broke into your gym locker and was caught sniffing your panties you had in there? That is a violation you would not stand for. This is part of the mindset Maribelle is in.
 
Quote from Jeanette on May 6^th, 2017, 10:47am:

 
Just remembered: Ester and Susanna are young teen girls related to Ruth and Joanna, who are in the camper taking care of the boys: Howard and Earl who 2 and 4 years old. They are seen in a semi regular basis but appear to be in the dark as unused characters though they are not. They are the influence which Ruth and Joanna act on though they not seen. Because of the boy’s young age, they have a Dub Box trailer to use as their play pen. This is an invisible interaction that only seen through Ruth and Joanna. Later in the story, Ester and Susanna will be more noticed in the (near) future but right now the story is too focused on what is going to happen here and at fight town.
 
Jason and his crew have their story of trying to find their lost relatives. They are doing something to the story as who and what they are. You as a writer have not used them as possible characters that effect your OCs’ events and actions, and only Hondo and I are privy to what may happen to them in the (near) future. But they are not invisible, for example, while the tractor was being repaired in town, the boys in the least were doing things like cleaning up outside and getting the water tanks filled up (dragging a long hose to the parking lot spigot and connecting it). The girls were inside doing their chores, which includes cleaning and cooking, and a couple of them going into town with Karol and Roz to get supplies they did not get before. Lisa, her three friends and the dogs were keeping an eye on the area they were in as “watch dogs.” Though these events were not written down, it does not mean it did not happened. It just means that it was not written down and one must assume that basic house duties were done by the group.
 
I’m not taking points away from Moro. In the least she is trying which is better than nothing. I am more worried about Jeanette because she is becoming a character in the dark because she is hardly seen. For her to do the role she may play in Fight Town, she is going to need some fancy dresses that Maribelle may not want. Can a deal be made? That depends on Jeanette, but as you have her she’s in her dub box nursing a tummy ache. What is happening to her we don’t know except for this hint you gave. Food she ate might not be agreeing with her or she could be having appendicitis, or she could be having cramps from her period, or she cannot handle the stress of reality and its coming to haunt her with digestive issues. Who knows. But until Jeanette comes out and is more active in this as the leader she is supposed to be, somebody has to lead. The only promise Fernando made was to help and support Jeanette in this story. But he has become leader in her absence and as such, is trying to keep everyone safe from what may happen to them out there, so he’s taking the safest route he can find. Thus if there are people to rescue along the way, he will rescue them. If they want to join in the group in the “Exodus to Charlton,” that is on them but it is something Fernando will not deny them from having. If he can he would help them obtain the means to do so.

Fernando asks General Jastrey, “Is there a list of missing people the town is aware of?”
 
“We have a book of missing town people going back over 30 years. Most are from Purging actions the slavers took. After 5 years if they are not found, they declared as dead. As far as I know there have been no recent additions for the past month even though there has been a recent purge.” General Jastrey explains to Fernando. She then turns to Moro and pulls out her radio, “Benson, I need two SUVs to take an adult and a child to the abandoned train station. Fill the second jeep with some men for their protection. They are going to talk to some squatters in the abandoned train station building, but arrest no one. They are just gathering intel as to why they are there and notify them that they will need to leave soon as the train station is going to get rebuilt in a couple of weeks.”
 
A female voice on the radio answers, “On our way, sir!”
 
“And Benson... The child is a young black wing female Haibane. I find no problems with that, and neither will you or the men. Do I make myself clear?” General Jastrey says in a very authorative tone.
 
For a second there is a silence on the radio, but as a pair of SUVs pull into the parking area the same female voice answers on the radio, “Yes Sir!”
 
The SUV pulls up to Karl’s SUV where General Jastrey’s vehicle was parked by. Several men step out of the second SUV with machine guns in arms while a lone female figure step out of the first SUV, “We are here, sir. Who are we taking and where?”
 
“Lieutenant Benson, this it Moro and I presume the girl is Jade. Jade will be leaving town later today but she mentioned of several others using the abandoned train station as their home. This is a fact finding mission, not a law enforcement mission. The people there will be told that they will need to leave the train station under their own accord before the construction crews go in and begin rebuilding the station. If they stay when reconstruction begins, they will be arrested. This gives them a few days to gather their things and leave peacefully. If they need services like finding a new place to live, the town council can help out with such services. But they also have the option to leave town with this group tonight and I will supply them the means to leave but they have to leave tonight when the group leaves. There are no options in this, they either must pick and choose: leave tonight with the group, leave in a few days before reconstruction begins and find lodgings elsewhere or be arrested if they chose to stay when reconstruction begins. Do I make myself clear?” General Jastrey begins.
 
“Yes Sir!” Lieutenant Benson says.
 
“OK, Moro. They will take you to the train station and it will be up to you to see what can be done. In the least they will be warned. If they choose to leave today, have Lieutenant Benson notify me of the decision so I can get the bus repaired for them.” General Jastrey says to Moro.

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I remember Maribelle crying in part because she could not bring all of her clothes with her. Given the reason and the amount of time that has passed, I understand why she would now toss anything that she was crying over earlier. Since she will not want her cosmetics, there is no point in Moro saving it.
 
Also, since Maribelle would not want her old clothes, there is no point in saving socks and undergarments.
 
Moro would want the items in the safes recovered also. A combination lock is not a problem since it is, after all, a machine.
 
Jeanette Isabelle