Anna-Christina

The Act of Story Statement: Catherine, captain of a secret supernatural order, must defy divine authority and partner with an unknowing human to save Santa Ana Island - and the world - from the effects of climate change. THE ANTAGONIST PLOTS THE POINT OnHigh, the antagonist in DOTK, appears as a beautiful older woman with an unplaceable European accent on her English. Her age sometimes skips back and forth. She is charming, laughs easily, but there’s no question that she will do what is correct. In her mind, things are as they are and there’s nothing to do about it. There are others like her, and a hierarchy of even more powerful beings above her. She travels among all the worlds in all the multiverses, overseeing their progress toward justice and equilibrium. She thinks of herself almost as an editor, and even though she doesn’t expect things to end well, when a world ends badly, her heart breaks. However she discards it and never thinks of it again. There are many other worlds to engage with and guide to a better place. She has soft spots for some of the losers. When a Guardian pleads with her to save a particular world, she finds it as adorable as a misbehaving puppy, but it doesn’t change her focus and there’s no change in the outcome. She’s lonely, and still remembers the time when she had the everyday concerns of a human being, and she still craves the comfort of an embrace, a shared meal, any kind of human connection. Assignment 3, Titles: Death of the Kraken Death of the Kraken, A Love Story Shape of an Island Assignment 4, Comps: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, comparable because it involves people in an alternate future dealing with a world-changing catastrophe, trying to preserve what they can of the before-times. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, comparable because its characters also live in a near future world of lost love and reduced circumstances, and they must fight to preserve their relationships and connections. Assignment 5, Logline In the year 2173 on an island protected from climate change, a 500 year old woman with supernatural powers defies divine authority to save the world for the child she never had.