The Prodigies [First Draft]

Q & A

I decided to publish this on the Wattpad version of The Prodigies because why not? So here it is! The Q and A chapter! The questions are all out of order, and I haven't specified who asked which question. If I forgot about your question or missed a question you really wanted to see the answer to, tell me and I'll just add it in! Here we go!

What was your inspiration for The Prodigies?
The Prodigies was inspired by The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester. I read the book a few years ago, and there were several aspects of the book I wanted to change. So I turned The Prodigies into that book. Originally, Kenny was supposed to solve the Calculus problem she did for Miss Kaylee in front of her entire class and then get sent to St. Thomas Aquinas, a school for academically gifted children. Her enemy was to be Gene, not Einstein, and she was to find out that Einstein was her brother. Gabriel or the entire idea of Gifted people wouldn't have existed had it not been for me reading The Girl Who Could Fly and then thinking, what if the entire story was a whole lot less wholesome and a whole lot more scientific?

Where did Crash, Gilly, and the escaped children go?
I can't tell you anything about this! But it will be explained it the sequel.

Does Gabriel know who Einstein is? And why did Miss Kaylee leave Gabriel?
Gabriel has no idea Einstein exists, and Einstein didn't know about Gabriel until Miss Kaylee questioned him on the whereabouts of his brother. She left Gabriel in Snowcoast because she didn't know he existed, either.

What did Miss Kaylee find that would let her keep her job, and what about Kenny's other friends?
Sadly, Kenny's other friends are stuck at AGC. They don't know anything about the Nursery or lacumemine-- they don't even know Miss Kaylee's qualified to be a scientist, much less the head scientist of a series of inhumane experiments. They're safe, but they'll have no idea as to what happened to their friends.
I can't say what Miss Kaylee found! That's the one thing I still have up my sleeve; I haven't even told my closest friends about it (*cough cough* emm can't give you spoilers anymore *cough cough*).

Is Einstein secretly growing affectionate for Kenny? Whether as a sibling, friend, or more than that?
Einstein and Kenny are growing less hostile towards each other, but there is still palpable tension between them. However, it's less of a secret and more of something that they both ignore and/or ridicule. They've begun to treat each other like siblings do the moment after their guardian breaks up a fight between them. (This usually includes whispered insults and pretending not to hate each other as much as you usually do when others are around, but it also includes apologies for previous actions and tolerating each other when trying to reach a common goal-- like trying to escape a prison that's pretending to be a school, for instance XD.)

Why doesn't Kenny talk?
Kenny has a rare childhood anxiety disorder called selective mutism. It's usually caused by social anxiety; almost all children who grow up with selective mutism find out they have SAD when they're older. This is why at the beginning of the story, she constantly questions herself whenever she's around others. However, as the book goes on, she becomes more comfortable at AGC and starts questioning the people around her rather than herself. If you want to learn more about selective mutism (because I'm definitely not explaining this properly):

https://childmind.org/guide/selective-mutism/

https://selectivemutismcenter.org/whatisselectivemutism/

Why were the Academy for Gifted Children and the Nursery really made?
AGC was built for Gifted children to become literate and get an education-- there is no secret meaning or anything. However, the reason the Nursery was created is a whole different story...that will be talked about in the second book. Or third book, if we ever get that far.