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I was glad to see a new scene up this morning. Anything to distract me from this miserable hangover.
Pretty good entry, Gary. I thought the kill at the end was particularly nifty. It'll be interesting to see if George does something special for the end of round one.
I can't live the buttoned-down life like you. I want it all. The dizzying highs, the terrifying lows, the creamy middles. Sure, I may offend some of the blue bloods with my cocky stride and musky odors. Oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called "city fathers," who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards and talk about what's to be done with this Homer Simpson?
Doctor & Professor Martin S James, PhD (but known as Marty James to allow people to relate better to him) came literally out of no where to be appointed by the President as Head of Homeland Security at the age of 33. From there, he relaxed the politicies that drew so much fire from the public since he believed that people were inherently good and punishing all the good people for the actions of a few evil ones were detrimental to the greater good. The public loved him, and he used this goodwill to grow closer to the presidents who were elected after the one who appointed him, making him one of very few cabinet members to ever retain his position through a presidential change when the president's party changed. The buzz is that Mr. James is on the right track to become President. His past is exemplary with the cleanest record any one has ever seen.
Suspiciously clean, some might say.
He acquired his high school diploma at 15 and acquired a Master's in Forensic Science at the University of Central Oklahoma by the time he was 19 while simultaneously and subsequently taking a variety of classes in business, law, music, engineering and political sciences. He notes that had he focused on just Forensics like his classmates, he would have finished quicker. He has since acquired PhDs in engineering, astrophysics, and political science. He became a Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 27 and unintentionally revolutionized security at the campus which led political leaders to him when it came to security of the nation. He owns several patents which has made his ridiculously rich, and as such, he works for the government without pay -- another point which has also served to endear him to the public for a future presidency. He refuses to run in his 40's, however, as he has noted that Presidents in their 40's rarely tend to do well. He always had a knack for reading people, and knows what the say to whom to achieve whatever it is he needs to achieve. It is extremely likely he was able to indentify the killer on sight, but neglected to say anything before acquiring enough evidence to convince the common person (as he tends to think of anyone whose IQ rests lower than his....which is everyone).
He didn't leave the ship with everyone else because he just didn't feel like associating with the rabble and listening to the inane questions they would lie about the answer to anyway. Of course, this is not to say he has remained on the ship this whole time. That would be lame.
And there. While neither good nor bad, it provides a new character, carries on a couple of questions to deepen a plot I had nothign to do with creating and does something so dead obvious, I'm sure I just created a couple of targets.
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