Thursday, April 8, 2021

Favorite Characters from The Agency

 I thought now would be a good time to take a break and talk about some of my favorite characters from The Agency. I have a lot of favorites so it was hard to pick just a few, but I finally settled on a handful of them. I'll give their names, the entry they premiered in, and a little about them and why I enjoy writing them. 

  • Ewan Marsh - "Location 014Q" - The youngest son of a cult leader who created a religion around a quarry that grants wishes in the worst way possible. Ewan is fiercely protective of those he cares about, especially his older brother Vincent who was harmed by the quarry's powers. He joined the Agency to protect Vincent. He's a little spitfire and ready to fight anyone who bad-mouths his brother, even though he's going to come out on the losing side of that fight. 
  • Dominic Gallagher - "Inmate 099" - A young member of the Gallagher crime family. He's street-smart and has an attitude with anyone in authority, especially Catherine Meyer, a cop who was recruited by the Agency at the same time as him. He's fun to write because it's always so hard to tell whether he's lying or not, and whether he can be trusted. He's cagy with his answers and standoffish. He doesn't play well with others, but has to work in a team in situations where not trusting your teammates could be fatal or possibly apocalyptic, depending on the mission you're sent on.
  • Luca Shaw - "Location 059MV" - I can't actually go into much detail with him, but during his story I got to show a lot of growth with his character because it spanned many years. He went from a terrified and timid preteen to a cocky teen to a self-confident and quick-witted adult. There's just so much with him that I can't go into without revealing things from his entry, but I can say that it was a joy to write him and I'm sad that it's unlikely he'll make another appearance.
  • Imogen Hart - "Specimen 024SB" - A researcher working for the Agency in their greenhouse, and the only one that you've all met so far. Even though she's just a minor character, she's so bubbly and likeable that it's easy to forget that she'd sell your soul for a corn chip--or at least have you strapped down and implanted with burrowing, bone-mimicking mushrooms. She's just so interested in science and experimenting, and eager to ask how and why the specimens do this or that, that she doesn't even recognize the danger in things. 
So, these are my four favorites. I do have another favorite that was created by my fiancé Myrrh but I'm not going to share anything about them yet. Which characters from the entries have been your favorites and why? Which entries have you enjoyed the most? What would you like to know more about? Comment below.

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