Commentary - Phase Three Part Two

So yeah, part two was a smaller story to slow down after the big op tale and prepare readers for a multi-part big op filled with intrigue, suspense, and death. But right now, as I mentioned, this is a more Trevor-centric story set pretty much in line with the current timeline of the show. The first line is a quote from the late Muhammad Ali. Below Trevor's wit and sarcasm, he's actually speaking his mind and no one realizes that, that's what he thinks is the best joke of all.

And I continue to reveal more about Trevor's nightmare. Uluru makes an appearance after I referenced him in the first story arc. Continuing on my interpretation of the nightmare: The nightmare, itself, is up to interpretation. To me, I think the void represents Mu, nothingness, from Buddhism. From it comes Trevor, whose senses are covered up and he is in a state of ignorance, powerless and without a purpose in life. Trevor connects this nightmare to his lover's death as the jolt that made him reach his full potential. Now the flames, a symbol of destruction and Uluru, the inner demon within everyone (at least how I see it), appear to threaten Trevor and he turns, with the symbols gone, implying experience and activation of his power challenges the dark forces within him.

And coming along with the present story, the idea came from my list of to do. I always wanted to make a story where Trevor gets kidnapped and the punching shtick is the sequence I wrote. I matched this up with my desire to expand on the mystery company that tried to recruit Santiago in the Destiny webisodes. To make sense, an alliance of faction leaders but some bills together and hired these people to kidnap and interrogate Trevor for his intelligence. Obviously, among these five people, I didn't exactly state who had what power. At least for the Consultant, I want to keep it vague for a future story. I threw in the nullifier to prevent Trevor from using his power and show he's the same with or without it.

I prodded a little more with the mystery behind his name mainly because its a typical warm up question during an interrogation. Then things get frustrating for them as Trevor outwits them most of the time. My favorite word at the time was proclivity. But mainly, the interrogation was to integrate the arc of volume five and phase three of the survival game into this story to frame it.

I also felt the need to revisit the possibility that Trevor could walk away or even betray Undaunted for his own interests. Why is he still with them? By this point, the viewer should start wondering what the conversation between Leona Mills, Trevor, and Seal was and when it will be revealed. Since Seal now knows everything Leona is planning and how he's using that information is very interesting to know.

Then for the last half, Trevor encounters Jasp, Marc, and Seal, from Undaunted. I wanted Jasp and Trevor's relationship to be more cordial as contrast to Trevor and James'. And with Marc and Seal, Trevor pretty much concluded who the faction leaders that commissioned his capture are but doesn't really care. Obviously this op he's talking about is...well bigger in importance. Does it have to do with the Timewave Zero software he was running? Soon.