"We choose, and in so doing, we define ourselves. We are defined by our choices, though we may be remembered for the worst of them. But what choices we make, they will affect others. And perhaps given time, we may change in the eyes of others."
"Socializing is not necessary for happiness or national security. Neurotypicals wouldn't have made advancements in technology or sociopolitical thought without autistic fixation without the distraction of small talk or socializing."
"There is no God. God is a delusion maintained by the ignorant, the weak, and the fearful so they or their children won't be afraid of the noise in the night. Religion has caused nearly all evil in this world, and ought to be stamped out."
"Mathematics define the world around us. God created a beautiful system to order all of existence - from Helper T cells to an hapless amoeba to the stars and planets in the sky all the way to our own mental processes! Math is good indeed!"
"Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Psychology is how teachers learn to teach, children bully each other, and FBI agents obtain confessions. When we meet, your mind becomes a mystery for me to solve."
An atheist vigilante who takes great pleasure out of murdering criminals and terrorists. A descendent of a race of gifted transhumans that are known as the best gunmen and women in the multiverse.
"Need to defend against the Pope? Run out of Crusaders? Someone threatening your principality? I'm your guy! Cough up the gold, and my professional, highly trained army of assassins, spies, and soldiers will be there in a jiffy!"
"True Christians are called to repentance of all secret heresies and blasphemies so they may enter heaven and escape the fires of hell. Or in other words: If you don't confess to sins you didn't actually commit, I'll torture you til you do!"
A 38 year old FBI agent assigned to the counterterrorism division, Natalie is a genius with photographic memory and no social life. She has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism.
An international fugitive associated with the terrorist group Hataf, she is on the FBI 10 Most Wanted. The reward for her capture is $25 million. Her case has been highly publicized, and "Tahira Ali" is a household name.
"The law is a social contract between society and you. When you break it, you not only hurt your victims but society at large. If we do not enforce the law, then we will let society descend into anarchy and chaos."
A 38 year old FBI agent assigned to the counterterrorism division, Natalie is a genius with photographic memory and no social life. She has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism.
"Yes, I am a Hindu and I am a woman and I am an Indian. But first, I am a person. My loyalty is not to Vishnu or Krishna or Mohandas Gandhi or Susan B. Anthony. My loyalty is to the Constitution and to law and order in America."
"You don't know me and we'll never meet. One day, we'll be on the same bus or at the same restaurant, and I will quietly slip away moments before your untimely death, of say, a stroke or food poisoning."
"Get the press the hell away from me. I don't give a rat's ass what you want. I'm here in the name of justice and I'ma do my job whether you like it or not. Being Director doesn't mean sitting behind a fancy desk - I'm armed and I'm certified."
"The only constant in life is power, and man's chief end is to pursue it. Our telos is realizing our full potential for dominating the weaker sort. Yes, I fancy myself a philosopher, among other things. Now get the hell out of my way."
"Hi, my name is Hannah. I live down the street from where you live, and went to a small college in the Midwest. I'm a lawyer, the boring kind drowning in paperwork - taxes, real estate, and such. For now. Just you wait and see..."
"If you're talking to me, then chances are you already know who I am and what I've done. And if you're talking to me, then I hope to God you'll listen to what I have to say. It could mean the difference between life and death."
Secretary of the United States of America Department of Magical Affairs and Director of the Magical Enforcement Agency. An imposing witch with tightly curled dark brown hair and deep green eyes, Ayasha stands almost seven feet tall.
Special Agent in Charge of the Wing City Field Office of the United States Department of Magical Affairs. A tall, gifted wizard who works as a case officer and assassin.
A Pakistani assassin for hire, who has no qualms about selling his services to criminals and terrorists. Essentially a ghost, Jahan is wanted in several countries for his crimes, though he has yet to be caught, happy to sell his deadly skills.
Her current alias is Muneera Nidal, FBI Most Wanted Terrorist associated with terrorist organization Hataf. She has been deep undercover in Hataf for several years and actually works for the CIA.
Infamous as an internationally hunted fugitive associated with the terrorist group Hataf, she is on the FBI 10 Most Wanted. Ali is an older woman, diminutive, with gray hair. Her wanted poster is on the wall. The reward is $25 million.
Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Wing City MEA Field Office. An Iraqi-American witch talented in the psychic arts, less so in traditional magic, and graduate of Newton National.
Resident scientist at Alexander and Lee, where she works in close collaboration with Jahan Iskander-Dannaoui and Kwang Bin Yim, providing the scientific arm of their clandestine services.
The Hataf Senior Leader who serves as the Coordinator for the Mutalistani Branch of the terrorist organization. Intimidating despite his fairly short stature.
A computer programmer and hacker for the terrorist organization Hataf. Wanted under the alias "Lisa Karim" by the FBI. She ended up in Burden after falling asleep on the broken-down bus with the British girl.
Found murdered outside the Silverman Dining Hall, between two bushes and an abandoned dumpster, with the symbol for Epsilon Tau Zeta written on her back in her own blood.
A Pakistani assassin for hire, who has no qualms about selling his services to criminals and terrorists. Essentially a ghost, Jahan is wanted in several countries for his crimes, though he has yet to be caught, happy to sell his deadly skills.
"I look at everything through the lens of equations and formulas. God created the sciences of mathematics and physics to help us make sense of the world. Otherwise I would not be able to live with myself."
"Get the press the hell away from me. I don't give a rat's ass what you want. I'm here in the name of justice and I'ma do my job whether you like it or not. Being Director doesn't mean sitting behind a fancy desk - I'm armed and I'm certified."
"The only constant in life is power, and man's chief end is to pursue it. Our telos is realizing our full potential for dominating the weaker sort. Yes, I fancy myself a philosopher, among other things. Now get the hell out of my way."
"Call me what you will, Ms. Shaw," said Drulovic, inclining her head almost dismissively... "I imagine I could be called almost anything, and it would be, at least partially, true."