Laurie’s eyes were glued to the light of her screens. Xander’s head was propped on her shoulder, mouth slightly agape, breathing the slow and steady rhythm of sleep. The cabin lights were long ago darkened and only a few halos of light were scattered among the seats. Laurie detested sleeping on planes. She found them utterly uncomfortable despite the snuggly shoulder of her intern. Really should give him a real title someday. The passage of night mid-atlantic was torturous for her. Therefore, she stared at her screen, reading and consuming with aimless abandon all she could about the pharmaceutical company Natalie tipped her to.

They changed planes in New York. Laurie was never so pleased to see the run down halls of JFK as then. It’d been a good year since walking on State soil (excluding the US Embassy in Sierra Leone). First thing she did was go to McDonalds for a crappy hamburger and coke.

She dozed on the flight to Dallas, but eventually, they landed and the long, torturous taxi across bridges and endless tarmacs finally brought the plane to their terminal. More freshly rested than she was, Xander figured out their transportation to a cheap hotel situated just outside Ft. Worth. The neighborhood wasn’t the best, but you couldn’t go wrong with a Holiday Inn in her opinion. MondayMargin.net drew enough revenue to pay for their needs (technically including their salaries), but she wasn’t made of money.

Finally, she collapsed on the bed and slept off the jet lag.

Founder and CEO of Paragon

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Natalie Grey's grandfather and Patron of DVII

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Natalie Grey's mother, well known philanthropist and daughter to the Patron of DVII.

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Natalie Grey's father, currently incarcerated in a Moscow prison.

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Thalia's older sister, who works in the psychiatric ward of the Guardian.

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Name: Giordano Pirozzi
born 1979 (66yrs)
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Powers: Sentient (Stength lies in manipulation. Like most hybrids(human/sentient) he prefers the negative emotions)

Giordano was born to a sentient mother and a normal human father who left her when he found out she was pregnant. Giordano's mother gave birth to her son without her sentient family finding out. She left the child for dead in a dumpster behind a local convientent store.

As it happened another Sentinet family found the boy and raised him as their own. They were very clear from the start that Giordano was adopted. When he turned 5, they were surprised he'd develope their talent. They taught him everything they could, but they soon realized he was different than the rest of his brothers and sister. His natural tendancy to be manipulative was only enhanced by his powers. He like making people afraid of him, intimdiating anyone he could, and compelling those who would not be indimitdated.

Giordano married his 'sister' Erica. They had three children (Mara, Lucio and Alessandra) before Erica and Giordano started having issues. Despite living with Giordano her whole life, Erica was fed up with his maniplating her and the kids all the time. She left him, and stayed with her parents for about a year.

During that year Giordano would take the kids on and off. But his manipulations brought the attention of the Atharim. They sent a hunter, Autunna Luna, after him. He manipulated her just like he did everyone else. She fell in love, per his suggestion. And they often shared a bed together.

Autunna came to Giordano with news that she was pregnant. He sent her packing. He knew the child would not survive the Atharim from birth. It was likely a death sentence for both Autunna Luna and the child.

When the hunter had first come to town, Giordano started to see that his wife had been right, and he started the process of mending the fence. Shortly after Autunna left Erica found out she was pregnant with their fourth child (Christina). They got back together for the sake of the children.