[@Dondude] Have to agree that I wasn't expecting star cults and snipers to be dropped into lap ((Really hoping you don't plan to work a prophecy in as a sub-plot with that book.)) Wouldn't have been my choice but then again that's the draw of collaborative writing. I'm going to sit on my hands for a bit and see how this plays out, as I had the skeleton of a subtler post waiting in the wings--need to re-imagine it.

I do have to ask though: 

◤ How did Bruce get made?
◤ How did the old man KNOW Bruce had been made and intercede on his behalf
◤ Why would the Nym special forces fire on Bruce? (revealing themselves) Isn't the chip their target?

Great to see the IC and OOC so active at least. Silver lining.