Originally posted by VirginiaR:
Is Jerome the one who was in jail in the teaser piece? I'm thinking something bad happened to the eldest daughter, the telepath.
I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Okay, this goes to show you how bad my memory is right now. I had to go back and reread my own story before realizing you were talking about that little scene I slipped in at the end of the teaser.
No, that's not Jerome. The character I wrote into the teaser/Beginning piece is Nathaniel. He has yet to appear in this story (it is essentially a prequel).
And the thing about the name Jason-- yes, this is many generations away from Lois and Clark (I worked it out to be ~12 generations away). I was looking to use all J-names, plus Jason is the name of the kid in SR, so it's a little bonus nod. And don't assume too much-- corruption has been present for a couple of generations in this storyline of mine. Things have just gotten
really bad now.
And also, I may or may not give you a semi-happy ending yet.
It all depends on your point of view. And thanks! I'm glad to be done. Now it's on to the real world...
Mike M: Thanks for commenting!! I'm glad you used that little phrase. In for a pound, indeed. Jason's going to have to make a choice on that, and soon. I can't promise a firm resolution, but you'll get a small taste.
DebbieG: Haha, yes! This is in its heart a prequel-- I went a generation back to explain how Dystopia begins. I will "wrap it up" to a certain degree, but basically you're just going to have to keep pestering me for the next full story. Hopefully I'll be settling into a more solid schedule soon and I'll have time to actually sit myself down and WRITE. But my plan is to finish up a couple of stories I've left hanging first before addressing this series (though I can hardly wait!). BTW, I've been reading your story and I love it. Hopefully I'll be able to start commenting again-- I've missed being on here so often!
/A part of me still hopes for a happy ending at the end of this very twisted tale/