Odessa Knutson Price Van Damme Weasley Potter
Odessa's fate is currently somewhat up in the air, pending the outcome and ultimate conclusion of the Eltingville riots. I'm not sure what route she is taking through the chaos of the timeskip, but nebulously I have plans for her to reunite with Bella Sheridan at some point and to get herself involved with Some Secret Shit. (Facilitators of Secret Shit know who they are.)
Do you want a piece of this hot, hot Odessa action? Hit me up.
Nicole Nichols
Nicole is going to have a baby girl in February of 2012. Likely very nearly on the battlefield. She's also going to be in very rough shape after the ultimate loss of Howard, blaming herself for what she put him through, even if her intent was good. She will advocate sending her infant off to Canada for the duration of the war, which Ryans is inclined to agree with. Since Nicole lacks in healthy coping mechanisms, she is going to throw herself headlong into the war. Also because someone has to keep an eye on that sister of hers.
Nicole will start out fighting on the front lines alongside Ryans, teaming up with Lynette (pending player approval) because of their complementary abilities. (This will hopefully allow them to strike up a friendship once it becomes apparent that Nicole and Ryans' romantic entanglement is over.) Eventually, however, she will be made to see reason (probably by Colette?) and will step back into a strategic role. She still has many connections within the government structure and will be using her political contacts to gather intelligence and use that information to coordinate strategy. (Putting her head together with Avi maybe?)
After the war, Nicole will be retrieving her and Ryans' daughter and bringing her back to New York. She will be testifying, if called to do so. From there, I would like for her to get back into politics. I would have had her offer her services to Praeger - he wouldn't be the first man she helped get elected president after all - but that looks too similar to Vincent's trajectory, and I don't want to step on toes. So, I will possibly have her be involved in something more on the local level. Or maybe she won't be involved in politics at all anymore? IDK. I'm kind of rudderless here. But she'll be around and co-parenting with Ryans and tearing her hair out at Colette. Who had better start checking in more often.
Rue Lancaster
Rue had always admired Eileen, even if the councilwoman hadn't wanted it, and Rue took her last message to heart. Eileen sowed the seeds of anger, and Rue allowed them to blossom terribly. Realizing how quickly her friends could turn on her was a slap in the face with a shovel! and it turned Rue from the bright and sunny girl she was into something harder. After the war, she would fall in with Hana and join Wolfhound, dedicating herself to getting better and proving herself an asset even without an ability. One thing she never wants to be again is weak.
There are still glimmers of the old Rue underneath her anger and her bitterness. One just has to know how to find it.
Niki Sanders
Oh God is she even going to survive 5YG? I don't know. She does have a scene in the can post-bullshit, but things Do Not Look Good right now.
Let's pretend she does, shall we? Niki will be returning home to Las Vegas, where she's purchased a modest house (with a picket fence, thanks to Jessica!) and will be living with her sister, Barbara. They will be trying to put the past behind them and move forward as a family.
But Niki's past never stays buried for very long. During the war, Niki will be reconnecting with Richard Cardinal and also probably making some ties with Tuck while he's out there. I believe Niki's hook back to New York will be as a tag-along with Barbara, but Hana may possibly have a good draw for her as well. Either way, she isn't very likely to stay away. I can't let Robyn be the only one terrorized by the Secret Zimmerman Sister, after all.
Hollis Fitzroy (NPC)
Hollis' place in British Columbia is open to anyone who wants a place to hole up during the war. She's happy to harbor anyone who wants it, and is probably going to be the guardian of Nicole's child during the fighting, if there are no PC takers for that task. After the war, she'll be joining up with Peyton to help around at her school for Evo kids. She's Evo, so I'm not apping her. (Even though she's pulling an Odessa on me - spoiler alarm: Odessa started as an NPC.) But she is available if anyone needs a den mother. I might have her pop stateside once in a while if the situation calls. We'll see! Hit me up if you have want or need of Hollie.
Concepts
Gosh, can we tell which character I'm the most confident with right now? (Which is sad, considering I'm not wholly confident in any of them right now. Oops.)
I have a couple concepts in mind for a non-Evo character. For one, I am claiming Eva Green as PB. ("But she was already taken???" you say? Yes, by me. For a character I played for a hot minute. I'm recycling my PB choices. Fight me.) She may be connected to the criminal element of things in the city. Possibly a smuggler. Jury's still out. I may not debut her for a while.
The second concept is Cole Damaris. Yes, that would be the now-teenage daughter of everyone's favorite former Vice detective, Kaydence Lee Damaris. She is SLC Expressive, but not manifested (and may never manifest, because I don't have an Evo slot open). Her PB stays the same - Jasmine Jessica Anthony. Alternatively, I might just bring back Kay if there's demand. So, you know, voice your opinions here.
Thoughts? Things you'd like to pursue? None of this is set at all in stone, and I'm looking for some ideas/direction. Hit me up, kids.
