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(Originally Posted Wednesday 8-18-21)<\/p>\n

These pics are similar to the ones used in CP#28,<\/a> friends having a good time. But what makes it different though is the direction we\u2019re going in with this story.<\/p>\n

In CP#28, the friends weren\u2019t the focus, they were just there to build up the threat of what was out in the cornfields. In this one, the friends are the focus.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m thinking they\u2019re on vacation. Either in Miami or maybe Mexico? Somewhere tropical\/warm for sure. They\u2019ve rented a 2 or 3 story house right on the water. Like a lake\/river type. Not the ocean. I don\u2019t get a beach vibe from these pics.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s definitely summer vacation type vibes. Now whether that\u2019s for a week, a month, or all summer not sure yet. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a long weekend type stay. Feels more like we\u2019re settled in for a spell, no rush to leave, and we\u2019re going to enjoy ourselves sort of thing.<\/p>\n

The main questions would be, who are the friends? What do they do? What are they on vacation from? I kinda like the idea of doing a \u2018Graceland\u2019 style group. A bunch of men and women from various government agencies getting together to unwind finally. Or maybe they were all part of a Special Taskforce that failed some big assignment and they were all forced to take a leave of absence. That could work really well actually. And it would give another pool of federal agents to draw from and sprinkle throughout other stories in The Merc Series Universe.<\/p>\n

Plus, maybe while they\u2019re all here, they stumble into something else a week or two into vacation. Enough time has gone by to make some good summer memories and then this big thing happens to them. Maybe they uncover a smuggling operation in the town their house is in. That could work and I have a new smuggler character that could get involved. Especially if we go with the location being in or around Miami.<\/p>\n

One direction I wouldn\u2019t go in, is it wouldn\u2019t be related to the big case they lost. No secret twist connecting the two things\/events. That\u2019s over and done with. Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with that angle but not for this particular story idea. I see this one easily being able to be a novella length story too. We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

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