I understand that towards the end,
because almost all of Kay’s friends/team-mates have died in Startracker in the beginning
of the book, to add another hint to the rebuilding of the library city, I
should probably introduce new characters – new aspects of Kay’s all-over-the-place
personality and so-called ambition. If Fidi represents her clever but childhood side and
if Cole represents her vengeful, violent side, yes, many more ‘teammates’ are
needed indeed. And I’ve considered going outside the European pool, but have
ultimately decided that Paper will instead purposefully and intentionally
represent European Messengers. This will serve as a neat contrast when she runs
into rivals and their picturesque ensembles.
The important part of this
mobilisation of new blood is people who are not Kay’s lovers. As much as she is
able to have very strong feelings for her boss and have great sex with him all
the time, there is absolutely nothing like love between them and that’s rare –
I’m proud of it. I need more characters like that. Lovers she has a-plenty.
The first pair (totally unlike
Hangele&Rhyannon) will be Camille and Shoshana, a couple of young Parisians
during WWII, resistance fighters and students who try the approach with
pamphlets and plotting rather than violence. Of course they die for shitty
reasons, him sooner than her; she just vanishes in one of the camps or
something.
This is as far as I got. I think I’ll
try to get back someone like the Sherridans as well, but from an older era,
Rome or some such. Or some cool old fiction.
And maybe someone from the future.
But first things first.
… Hm, by the way, who is supposed to
be the next Spotter? I totally forgot about that... Hm...
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