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This idea is one that the overall plot\/concept will stay the same but will feel different depending on the character used.<\/p>\n

She could be a new character completely, which is what I will probably end up doing, but she could also be a character I\u2019ve already created in the past and putting her in this idea will give her more substance in The Merc Series Universe.<\/p>\n

These pics are also giving \u2018Megan Vibes\u2019, one of my main characters in The Merc Series and that would be an interesting angle to write and I kind of want to write that version of the story just to see how it would come out.<\/p>\n

Irregardless of what character I end up using, the idea is that she\u2019s just a nerdy, harmless looking tourist girl on vacation. She\u2019s at a resort somewhere in South America or Caribbean islands but not in USA.<\/p>\n

The resort is really quiet, if not empty. The staff is there but some event has chased off all the customers, and she shows up acting clueless to whatever event is happening. Probably a war between the government and rebels or something along those lines.<\/p>\n

The staff is happy to help her as she tips well but are confused by her behavior\/naiveness of everything around her. This would be the first 20% of the story and setting everything up.<\/p>\n

Of course, this is all an act by her and she\u2019s secretly a merc or CIA type spook who\u2019s there to investigate the rebel group or whatever the event that happened in country.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d write this in a way that it\u2019s obvious something doesn\u2019t add up with her but the reveal of who she really is will still make sense and fit seamlessly into The Merc Series Universe continuity.<\/p>\n

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