New Character
Dear children, I would like you all to meet your arch-nemesis. I am pleased to introduce Elaine Bennett, mother of the emotionally-scarred Bennett children and your high school principal. She is a very stern woman who does not believe in giving second chances to children who do not obey the rules. She is extremely critical, in particular towards Glory and George, and she doesn't seem to care who overhears. My advice? Don't get sent to her office.
Dear scientists, I am pleased to introduce to you your new colleague. Elaine stumbled onto the project during her thesis research back when it was still credible...and she quickly hopped on board. She is a true scientist in that she is willing to give up everything in her pursuit of the truth. She possesses fantastic organizational skills (mostly driven by her undiagnosed OCPD) and keen observational skills in addition to a background in studying the brain from a psychological perspective. She is an extremely cold woman. Adult characters will note that she has changed drastically from the eager and enthusiastic grad student who first signed onto the project...but the change has been so gradual over the past few decades that it has largely gone unnoticed -- or, in the very least, seems so inconsequential it is not worth mentioning.
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