Okay, so I know this is supposed to be the Month of the Squad, but...meh. Instead, let's meet the brothers I just created last night (because of my horrible, no good idea that has now spawned a fic from my awesome friend and is making me eager to write the second book).
Name: Garret Dalton
Codename: Ranger
Power: ability to shapeshift into a black Irish Wolfhound
Team Affiliation: the Alliance (when Medic's in charge, so 3rd gen Alliance)
Name: Lane Dalton
Codename: --none--
Power: sound manipulation
Team Affiliation: Alpha Corps
Side note on the team that Lane's apart of: The Alpha Corps don't stay on Earth. They're actually more space/dimension focused. They patrol/protect the area that leads to other dimensions and worlds and makes sure that no one from the other worlds gets through and no one from this world gets through to the other worlds/dimensions. Consider the team as something like Heimdallr who protects to Bifrost/Rainbow Bridge in Norse mythology. None of the Alpha Corps have codenames because, honestly, they are not people you want to mess with. They're like, ultimate people. Lots of power, trained hard-core, and almost never get down time. So, Lane's not often on-planet, but he hangs out with his brother when he is.
Garret is the older brother by five years. He's got black eyes and black hair, is slightly shaggy, and is tall (6'7). By comparison, Lane's got hazel (gold-green) eyes and light brown hair, and is 6'5. Sometimes he gets called "Garret Light" but. Okay, so I just made that up right now and it amuses me and it fits them.
Garret is really not one of the hero set. He's not overly fond of risking himself if he doesn't have to. He leaves that to his crazy younger brother. In fact, he's so anti-out there that he's a librarian. He works with old and rare books and writes a couple of papers every now and then on the books he deals with (research about those books). This is awesome because where he lives (Chryse Floating City - water) is the educational hub of the new world. There are tons upon tons of libraries and academic resources. He has a soft spot for animals and volunteers at the shelters when he can. He usually stays with the abused animals because he can be pretty soothing and makes them feel safe and protected. He keeps to himself, not really interested in dealing with the hassle of a high-maintenance partner, but is a perfect gentleman. He likes manners and etiquette and believes in treating a person right. Of course, he does have a temper (all Daltons have tempers...) but he's slow to burn and quick to cool off.
Of course, the one woman he is interested in...well. He turns into his dog form, stalks her, and gets adopted as a stray into her family. So he does have a slightly creeper-ish thing going. Of course, it works out for him in the end.
LANE. Lane, Lane, Lane. I like him. He can manipulate sound, which is slightly more complex than it sounds. He can pitch his voice at different levels to get someone to do what he wants and he can manipulate general atmospheric sound waves and make them physical and make it hurt. As I said, he's rarely on Earth because he's off being powerful and getting into fights with people. Lane's temper, unlike his brother, is slow to burn but very hard to cool off. He usually stays with Garret if he's planet-side, or he stays with his...person (I have no idea if this boy is straight, gay, bi, or likes goats) if they both have shore-leave at the same time, since they are both in the Alpha Corps. Lane likes classical or techno music, because both produce enough sound waves without voices that he can actually use them. That and he finds classical music relaxing. He enjoys tormenting his brother, which he doesn't get to do nearly enough. They're a pretty close little family, all things told, they just don't get to see each other all that often.
These guys will mostly show up in Book 2, and whatever random fic bits I write in-between working on the novel. Because whens tuck, ficbits are the best things to write in the world.
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