They Walk Among Us | Book One

Meet The Characters!

Samuel Red:

Samuel is a rather energetic boy, and he always has been. He grew up around videogames and never goes anywhere without some sort of gaming device. When he was offered a job as a scientist at Polus, he wasn't to enthusiastic but went along with it anyway as he thought it would fulfil his mother's wish of 'interacting with other people'. He was right, and he didn't hate every moment of it like he thought he would. He made friends with Isac and Ember, as well as Tyler and Peter. He didn't like Ava much, but she was still nice to him. He ended up hating Opal and Kira, Brooke too. His reasoning for this is unknown, but as his story is revealed we will find out.

Kira Orange:

Kira grew up with Tourette's Syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics and vocalizations and often the compulsive utterance of obscenities. Many people didn't like Kira as she got older because her tics had developed negatively. People laughed at her, and so she sought to find something to help her. She has yet to find anything, but accepting the job as a scientist has seemed to make an improvement.

Coral/Cory Yellow:

Cory grew up with parent that encouraged him to marry women, and be a handsome man with a lot of money. For a while he followed these orders - he dated many girls as a child, but none he seemed to truly love. He refuses to tell anything else, but perhaps we can change that.

Peter Green:

Peter always loved the adrenaline formed around something mysterious. He was a very smart boy, and he still is. When he was a young child, he adored solving ludicrously difficult puzzles and escape rooms. He joined the scientists of Polus in hope of a challenge.

Brooke Blue:

Brooke grew up with Ava, Isac and Ember, as they were neighbours for the majority of their lives. Brooke's backstory has yet to be revealed, but if someone grows close enough to her she might just reveal it. She is not particularly fond of anything really - she loves to sing with Ava, and play video games with Isac and Ember (though she despises Samuel), and she also loves dressing up with Opal and playing football with Cory.

Ava Purple:

Ava grew up surrounded by music. She always loved to dance around and sing with her sisters - the three used to perform for their parents. This feeling of admiration and worship that people drowned her in made Ava hungry for even more; she became one of the most famous pop idols in the country, and eventually the whole world was coming to see her concerts. She adored watching the lines shrink, and the seats filling up, before filling their ears with beautiful song. She came to Polus for lyric inspiration. Sometimes she is seen wandering around with a notepad and pen, taking notes on the surroundings and surrounding people.

Isac Pink:

Isobell grew up in a loving and supportive environment. Her parents were both males, and they loved all three of their children very much, especially the eldest. Isobell was not loved as much as the others, but her parents' support when she became a male increased. It was almost like they longed for a boy, and so that is what they got. Isac became engulfed into the world of gaming, just like her sister, but still enjoyed singing and dancing with her bestest friend Ava all the same.

Tyler Brown:

Tyler grew up in the same environment as Peter. However, he did not love the detective work as much as Peter did. He looked up to the young singer, Ava, who was, at the time, a child with a beautiful voice, going viral worldwide. He was inspired, and decided to become a singer with high hopes of meeting her. Eventually they became great friends, until Tyler fell for Ava's sister. Since then, they have hardly spoken to each other, but when he found out that she decided to come to Polus he quickly joined the team, too.

Opal White:

Opal grew up in a world of every young girls' dreams. She was popular at school, especially with the boys, and loved to dress up - specifically, with her bestie Brooke. Opal was never seen without her symbolic yellow dress, and still refuses to wear anything different. Even when she's in uniform she still wears that yellow dress - it's kind of annoying but to be honest nobody cares about her anymore. She acts like a whiny little brat - but why?

Ember Black:

Also growing up in the gaming environment, Ember became a popular gamer on Snitch (Twitch). She inspired Isac and they began to play together, along with Samuel, Brooke and Ava when she wasn't busy. She also became a scientist because of Ava, and was very displeased when she realised Samuel was there too. We don't know much about Ember yet, but that can change...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Okay, so how this story is going to work is you're going to choose who to spectate. For an entire chapter, until a body is reported, we will be able to only view that character. Of course, I know who the impostors are, but you guys don't! It's up to you guys to find them (there are two by the way). Comment on this paragraph to say who to spectate first.

After the spectating chapter, there will be the meeting, which will last the whole chapter. At the end of the chapter, you readers will choose who to vote based on what you've witnessed. From there, a wheel will decide if the voted person is ejected or gets to stay on the ship.

The previous two paragraphs will be at the end of every chapter. Good luck!

Also credit to KestrelKreates for drawing the cover for me! Please go follow her, she's an awesome writer!

I forgot to mention that the character you choose to spectate will also decipher who you discover the story of. At the beginning of every chapter, you can see what I like to call a Friendship Tree. The Friendship Tree will change after every meeting, whether it be for the better or the worse. Keep that in mind!