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The Many Lives of Genevieve
16717 words, 45 pages

Another Bio:

Cheng Zhan-Jin

Pre-infection

Born in 2236 in Aceh, Indonesia to Chinese parents, Zhan-Jin from an early age showed an eye for illustration. However, his parents did not see eye-to-eye with this, and demanded he take a side job in his father's acupuncture clinic in his teens, hoping to have him learn and take over his father's practice. He managed to deal with his parents for many years by compromising, using his drafting skills to draw pressure point maps for the patients in the clinic.

Matters came to a head in 2254 when his father refused to allow him to go to an engineering college, demanding he take classes to push a medical degree. A simmering fued began, and the two quickly became estranged.

Zhan-Jin moved to Thailand where he started studying professional engineering drafting, receiving a degree two years later. Instead of going directly into the job market, he took a year off to backpack and tour the far east. Deciding he liked Beijing, he settled there and got a job with an engineering firm. In 2259, he had a light, but extended, flu sickness. It was at this time the Genevieve Virus activated.

Infection & Post-Infection

The Genevieve Virus was particularly harsh on Zhan-Jin, and his memory loss was quick. The memory loss was seen as a sign of instability by his employers who fired him. Soon after, he lost his way after making a grocery run, and was unable to find his way home due to his rapidly deteriorating memory.

It was in 2261 that he lost his memory of being Zhan-Jin completely. With no family connection, and unable to find home again, he became a homeless wanderer with no concept of his previous identity. Going by Genevieve's original name “Genoveva” no one caught on for some time that he may have been one of the Genevieves. He became a master at breaking into houses, living there while their owners were away, and hiding in the woods, storm drains, and anywhere he could stay a night. He became sullen, withdrawn, and easily spooked.

It wasn't until he was caught in a house, arrested and jailed in 2263 that anyone recognized him as possibly one of the Genevieves. The Genevieve Project settled with the house owners, and negotiated with the local governments to have him released under medical care. He then became the third confirmed case of Genevieve Syndrome, and the first known male sufferer.

While Genoveva identifies as the woman from Vindia, he does not consider himself transgender. While he does miss his original body, and apparently has some distress around certain body-types of women, he has no plans or wish to transition. This information is hard to glean as he becomes intensely uncomfortable talking about gender issues – while he's acclimated to his body, the gender divide clearly bothers him.

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Next week's menu:
Breakfast: Fried Egg Breakfast Sandwiches
Lunch: Half a Reuben sandwich
Dinner: Pasta with Garlic Oil
Snacks: Peach crisp.

390 calories per item, average. 32g carbs. All homemade!

Considering I have week long roadtrip with nothing but MREs coming, I'd better eat well now....

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2016 Jenn: They put back the Super Gratuitous nudity from the Japanese version of Robotech Masters in the remastered series? Really?! O_o;

1985 Jenn: I need an adult! I NEED AN ADULT RIGHT NOW!

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The Many Lives of Genevieve
17,273 words, 46 pages.

Yet another bio. It's really helping shape the story that's slowly starting to form around these scenes.

Catherine Wilson
Pre-Infection

Catherine Wilson was born in Adelade, Australia in 2243 to Virginia and Brett, of aboriginal descent. A generally bright and cheery child, she lived a somewhat dull suburban lifestyle with her family. She had a keen knowledge of astronomy, and was fond of trips into the Outback to see the stars in the Uluru Dark-Sky Preserve. She suffered from an influenza sickness at 16, where the Genevieve Virus activated. The youngest known activation.

Infection
Expecting a rebellious teenaged daughter, her mother believed her faltering grades and memories were typical teenaged rebellion, and not an actual sickness. For a year or so, her mother pushed hard for her daughter to “grow up and get responsible” before realizing there was a genuine sickness. After a referral to a psychotherapist, he recognized the symptoms and got them in contact with The Genevieve Project.

Being the first Genevieve found since Stephanie McClennan almost a hundred years earlier, she became the third Genevieve found. As she was still in a mid-stage of the Genevieve Syndrome, they kept in close contact besides being half a world away. It was quite rough as her parents felt that Catherine was dying in her eyes, and briefly broke off contact when told there was no cure for the syndrome by the Project.

Catherine resigned herself to her change, and had a very long talk with her parents about her own feelings on the situation. It was her saying that “They weren't losing a daughter, but adopting a new one” that led to them finally turning around. They reconnected with the project, and her mother began preparing for “The New Arrival.” They encouraged Catherine to continue her astronomy while also encouraging Genevieve to share anything “new” with both her and the Project. By 20, she no longer had any memory of being Catherine.

Post-Infection
Genevieve did take up Catherine's love of Astronomy, although with a slightly different attitude. While Catherine was amazed to see Dark Skies in the world of the 2260s, Genevieve was sad that this was one of the few places left with a dark sky. She also was self-conscious of her black skin and hair, more so than her general appearance.

With the discovery of Genoveva, the Genevieve Project found themselves with two Genevieves at once. Deciding this was an opportunity too good to pass up, the Project asked Catherine to move into the complex along side Genoveva for study.