Obviously, Demona was going to stick around. She was the first character conceived of for the story. The story really sprung up around her; Demona started as a character idea. While I was working on her, I realized that she worked best with other characters around, which led to Nadia and Ian. Demona counters Nadia in terms of personality. Demona is generally cheerful and survives on more than bad coffee.
Nadia used to survive on cigarettes and bad coffee, but had to make a sacrifice. She gave up smoking. I may slip in the Airplane joke at some point with her, but not right away. She's good for being cranky. Just what you'd want in a mage, right?
Ian is the weapons master, the brawn to Nadia's brains. His job is to have the right weapon at the right time. He is good at hiding his weapons in his car. Really good. He owns a Mini. I also added in that he finds Demona attractive. Might be more informed beauty at this stage, but Demona is part succubus, so some attractiveness is expected. Ian has a thing for hot librarians.
First Iowa City, then Des Moines. There's a reason, beyond wanting to send my characters to places that really aren't known for glamour or class. Heaven's Rejects was a NaNoWriMo project, so word count mattered. Every city that the story went to needed to have at least two words. If I could have figured out an arc for Ho Chi Mihn City, I would've used it. That would've required research and planning. However, if the series works out, I may still use the city.
Friday, picking up the cold trail, in Heaven's Rejects/ Chapter 3.
Also Friday, over at Psycho Drive-In, The Expanse.
Saturday, over at The Seventh Sanctum, Kong Kong vs Godzilla.
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