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* NonIdleRich: She's in charge of half of her family's business, and wants to clean up the streets of Olympia. So she says.

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* NonIdleRich: She's in charge of half of her family's business, and wants to clean up the streets of Olympia. [[HiddenAgendaVillain So she says.]]
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* CopKiller


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* TheSpook: He appears from somewhere in Canada and wreaks havoc on Seattle.

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* TheSocialExpert: Being a sociology teacher, and someone who's passionate about the subject.



* TeamDad



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* SomeKindOfForceField: An invisible energy shell surrounds his body, and it's capable of stopping bullets.

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UnstoppableRage: The driving force behind his body, and it's capable of stopping bullets.attack on Seattle.
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* PowerFloats
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[[folder:"Godhead"]]
A mysterious armored Anomaly who appears atop the Space Needle, known only by the word etched into his breastplate. Shortly after appearing, he launches an offensive against the Seattle police, prompting Josie to take action.
* KnightTemplar: He believes that he's justified in attacking the police because of the way they've treated Anomalies in the past, and even tries convincing Josie to join him, [[WithUsOrAgainstUs turning on her the moment she refuses]].
* PoweredArmor: Designed to give him a divine appearance.
* SomeKindOfForceField: An invisible energy shell surrounds his body, and it's capable of stopping bullets.
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[[folder:Holly Lent]]
The FSRA's communication and PR manager, and a member of Alexander's team.

* ParentsAsPeople: She has a son, but the story primarily focuses on her role as a member of the FSRA.
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!The Litwin family (and associates)
An absurdly rich family of entrepreneurs and politicians, owners of Litwin Enterprises.

[[folder:Diane Litwin]]
A member of the Litwin family through marriage. Diane is the president of Litwin Enterprises' Olympia office, and spearheads the company's west coast branch. She blackmails Josie into employment as a vigilante.
* BlackBossLady
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: She has few qualms about threatening a 16 year-old girl into working for her, and Josie is almost certain she has an agenda.
* IronLady
* NonIdleRich: She's in charge of half of her family's business, and wants to clean up the streets of Olympia. So she says.

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!The Litwin family (and associates)
An absurdly rich family
!FSRA

The Federal Superhuman Research Agency (FSRA) is an organization in charge
of entrepreneurs documenting and politicians, owners of Litwin Enterprises.

[[folder:Diane Litwin]]
understanding Anomaly presence in the United States. The story focuses mostly on the Washington branch.


[[folder:Alexander Combs]]
A field operative and senior member of the Litwin family through marriage. Diane is the president of Litwin Enterprises' Washington FSRA. He's called to Olympia office, and spearheads the company's west coast branch. She blackmails to question Josie.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He proposes that
Josie into employment as a vigilante.
* BlackBossLady
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: She has few qualms about threatening a 16 year-old girl into working for her,
could help with the Anomaly who appears on the Space Needle, despite the fact that the FSRA doesn't and Josie is almost certain she has an agenda.
* IronLady
* NonIdleRich: She's in charge of half of her family's business, and wants
isn't allowed to clean up the streets of Olympia. So she says.weaponize Anomalies.



[[folder:Lola Hernandez]]
Diane's personal assistant and right hand woman.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Though it's less because she dislikes her boss, and more because that's just how she is.
* ServileSnarker

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[[folder:Lola Hernandez]]
Diane's personal assistant
[[folder:Curtis Feldman]]
Alexander's secretary
and right hand woman.
right-hand man.

* BeleagueredAssistant: Though it's less because she dislikes her boss, and more because that's just how she is.
* ServileSnarker
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[[folder:Minh Van Lee]]
A stoic man in charge of updating the Washington branch's portion of the FSRA Anomaly database.

* InscrutableOriental: He expresses emotion, he just has a very subdued method of doing so.
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!The Litwin family (and associates)
An absurdly rich family of entrepreneurs and politicians, owners of Litwin Enterprises.

[[folder:Diane Litwin]]
A member of the Litwin family through marriage. Diane is the president of Litwin Enterprises' Olympia office, and spearheads the company's west coast branch. She blackmails Josie into employment as a vigilante.
* BlackBossLady
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: She has few qualms about threatening a 16 year-old girl into working for her, and Josie is almost certain she has an agenda.
* IronLady
* NonIdleRich: She's in charge of half of her family's business, and wants to clean up the streets of Olympia. So she says.
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[[folder:Lola Hernandez]]
Diane's personal assistant and right hand woman.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Though it's less because she dislikes her boss, and more because that's just how she is.
* ServileSnarker
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Best friend and roommate to Josie. Native of Vancouver, Washington, and "Steph" for short.

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Best friend and roommate to Josie. Native of Vancouver, Washington, and Washington. "Steph" for short.


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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Always there to calm Josie down and offer advice when she panics.
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* CreepyGood: Her skin constantly glows and she can shoot lasers that can gut a person in seconds, but she's heroic by nature.


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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Though it's artificially blonde.
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* ExoticDetective: Ruth is a geography buff with severe ADHD, and Alan is obsessed with number stations and government conspiracy.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: He discovers a number station and devotes a lot of his attention to trying to figure out its purpose, to the point that he brings it with him and listens to it while questioning people at Overton Academy.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She has a tendency to derail conversations, or present unrelated trivia when explaining things. Alan usually reins her in.

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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She has a tendency to derail conversations, or present unrelated trivia when explaining things. Though, considering how much she loves to talk about geography, it may just be her consciously enthusing. Alan usually reins her in.
in, regardless.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She has a tendency to derail conversations, or present unrelated trivia when explaining things. Alan usually reigns her in.

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* inSeriesNickname: Her alter-ego is known as "the glowing girl."

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* inSeriesNickname: CursedWithAwesome: Her skin glows involuntarily, which she has to hide at the risk of becoming an outcast. At the same time, she can blind people and shoot beams of light from her hands.
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Her alter-ego is known as "the glowing girl."
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A character sheet for Literature/{{Afterglow}}

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Literature/{{Afterglow}}.
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* IronLady
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* TheDividual: They're practically inseperable, and since they work together on all their cases, they're almost always mentioned together.
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* CorruptCorpirateExecutive: She has few qualms about threatening a 16 year-old girl into working for her, and Josie is almost certain she has an agenda.

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* CorruptCorpirateExecutive: CorruptCorporateExecutive: She has few qualms about threatening a 16 year-old girl into working for her, and Josie is almost certain she has an agenda.



AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She has a tendency to derail conversations, or present unrelated trivia when explaining things. Alan usually reigns her in.

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* CorruptCorpirateExecutive: She has few qualms about threatening a 16 year-old girl into working for her, and Josie is almost certain she has an agenda.
* NonIdleRich: She's in charge of half of her family's business, and wants to clean up the streets of Olympia. So she says.


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[[folder:Ruth Norwood and Alan Cressnik]]
A pair of detectives from the Portland Police Department, renowned for their fearlessness in handling Anomaly-related crimes. They're assigned to the glowing girl's case after her second appearance.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: They're kind of odd, and love to bicker with each other about hardly-relevant things, but they're considered the best in their field.
* ExoticDetective: Ruth is a geography buff with severe ADHD, and Alan is obsessed with number stations and government conspiracy.
* OccultDetective
* PlatonicLifePartners: They always take cases on together, but their relationship is strictly platonic. It helps that Alan is gay.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist
!!!Ruth Norwood:
AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She has a tendency to derail conversations, or present unrelated trivia when explaining things. Alan usually reigns her in.
!!!Alan Cressnik:
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: A particularly guilt-driven case.
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* TheCowl: Diane Litwin hires her to patrol the streets of Olympia at night.
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* BeleaguredAssistant: Though it's less because she dislikes her boss, and more because that's just how she is.

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A character sheet for Literature/{{Afterglow}}




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!Overton Academy students and staff
The attendants and employees of Overton Academy, an exclusive boarding school based in Olympia.



* NervousWreck: She has a tendency to freak out the moment things go wrong.







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!The Litwin family (and associates)
An absurdly rich family of entrepreneurs and politicians, owners of Litwin Enterprises.

[[folder:Diane Litwin]]
A member of the Litwin family through marriage. Diane is the president of Litwin Enterprises' Olympia office, and spearheads the company's west coast branch. She blackmails Josie into employment as a vigilante.
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[[folder:Lola Hernandez]]
Diane's personal assistant and right hand woman.
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[[folder:Spencer Fitzgerald]]
One of Josie's classmates. He invokes the ire of student and teacher alike, being irreverent, lazy, and unbelievable egotistical.
* AssholeVictim: He and his friends pick a fight with Josie, resulting in a humiliating defeat.
* TheBully: Targeting people practically indiscriminately, outside of his circle of like-minded friends.

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[[folder:Shannon Quincy]]
A sociology teacher at Overton Academy. She's known around the school for being friendly and offering to help talk students through their problems.
* CoolTeacher
** PsychologistTeacher: She helps Josie with her sleeping problems in the beginning of the story.
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[[folder:Jocelyn "Josie" Sawyer]]
A 16 year-old girl from Salem, Oregon who attends Overton Academy. Her mutation manifests at the beginning of the story. The mutation? She glows.

* BlindedByTheLight: If she raises the brightness of her skin quickly enough, she can create something like a camera flash that temporarily blinds anyone looking.
* LightEmUp
* RedOniBlueOni: Red, with Steph being blue.

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[[folder:Stephanie Locatelli]]
Best friend and roommate to Josie. Native of Vancouver, Washington, and "Steph" for short.
* FantasticallyIndifferent: Barely shocked by Josie becoming an Anomaly. She just rolls with most things, really.
* MellowFellow
* MuggleBestFriend
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Josie's red.


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