[quote=@Framing A Moose]
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Also, I was wondering if, to sort of tie the stories together, you might want to have our characters be sisters. My character, the retiree, would be the older sister, while your character, the current hero, would be the younger one. 
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That's pretty clever. And if I decide to make my character a villain, he might be acquaintances or old friends with one or both of the members of villain couple.