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:'''Lost and Found collections (3)'''
:'''Lost and Found collections (3)'''
::These collection-points are key to the balancing of '''Lost''' versus '''Found''' items
::These [[EggOfThePhoenix:Lost Physics|collection-points]] are key to the balancing of '''Lost''' versus '''Found''' items
 
==Other Notes:==
 
 
 
The universe is a balance between Lost and Found. If everything is Lost, it's the Void -- game over. If everything's Found, it's Heat Death -- game over again.
 
On the quantum level, this works pretty well without active supervision. Particles and antiparticles do their little dance, disappearing and appearing wherever they like. On the cosmic level, pretty much the same. You have black holes and quasars, missing matter and dark matter, all in balance to let the game go on for quite a while.
 
On the human level, though, things can get messed up pretty quick. Humans don't just blindly follow the laws as laid down, they get Involved, and try to change things. Humans have this nasty habit of thinking that having their car keys and being able to go to work are more important than the balance between Void and Entropy. Worse yet, they use logic and memory to figure out where things cannot be, which (barring intervention) means those things are not free to be Found there.
 
Lost and Found boxes are a compromise. When an object's time as a Lost item is done, it it free to come back to one of those boxes, preventing the possibility of too many objects staying Lost because some poor sod had eliminated any place they could not be, and searched any place they could be, thus establishing that they weren't anywhere.
 
[Short version: There is a flow of things being Lost, then Found. Those boxes keep the process from getting jammed up.]
 
>Talk to me about Janice, Timothy Reed's ex-wife. Is she
>Anchored out of love or hate, or kind of both? What does
>she think about "Arthur Havelock"? What does she do for
>Arthur?
 
Kind of both. I'm not sure either of them could figure it out, at this point. (It was hate when he made her an Anchor, though.) She believes Tim is dead, and that Arthur is a sort of guilt-induced hallucination. She is a writer, and finds things for him on the internet, as well as giving him news of their son.
 
>The re-make actor Anchor needs a name. Love him or
>hate him? What does he think about "Arthur Havelock"?
>What does he do for Arthur? Is he still a working actor?
 
Name. Yeah, he probably has one. Most people do. Hmm..
 
Will Robitaille. He thinks Arthur is some sort of subconscious manifestation of his Muse, brought out by too many drugs. He's still an actor, currently working on Crime Lab: NYC. Arthur needs him in New York, to keep an eye out on the many losses invoked there by the events of 9/11.
 
>What about David Reed, the son? Why is he not an
>Anchor, while the actor and Janice are? He runs a gay
>club, is he gay himself? How was his relationship with his >father? Does he know about Arthur Havelock?
 
David is not an Anchor because (a) Tim doesn't want to destroy him, and (b) Arthur feels that this part of Tim's life needs to remain "Lost" to him in order to keep himself in balance in his new life.
 
He is probably gay. Arthur doesn't know for sure (and doesn't want to), and deep inside Arthur, Tim is hoping for a next generation of Reeds.
 
He was young when his mother took him away, and has only vague memories of his father. He secretly has a collection of all his father's work on DVD, and is curious about the man and what became of him.

Latest revision as of 03:59, 29 March 2009

Arthur Havelock, Marquis of the Lost (as portrayed by Timothy Reed)

A thirty-ish man in a fedora and pale trenchcoat, Arthur looks like he is playing a detective.


Attributes[edit]

Aspect 2 - Legendary
Arthur is, after all, an action hero. He is expected to do what it takes to succeed.
Domain 3 - Marquis of Lost and Found
Arthur has settled comfortably into his new role. Perhaps because there was so little of Timothy left.
Realm 1 - Radiant
Arthur is just starting to find his way around the Realm. Much of his attention has been focused on the 'outside world'.
Spirit 1 - Hearthfire
Arthur's creation from the Lost Timothy Reed has left him burning, perhaps, not as brightly as he could. With time and luck, this may improve.

Gifts[edit]

Secondary Domain: Found
With the Lost Domain comes Found. Arthur is Marquis of both.
(Three levels of Secondary Domain - 3)
Finder of Lost Paths
Arthur has the Wayfinder gift, but only for paths that are Lost.
(Wayfinder - 1; 2MP or more if restriction causes crucial delay)
I Found It!
Arthur can Find any object that was Lost, conveniently at hand, provided there's room.
(Lesser Creation of Found, Simple Miracle, Almost Anywhere, Wide Variety, Common - 2)
I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Found
Arthur can Lose himself, then Find himself at any Lost and Found collection.
(Lesser Change of Lost and Found, Simple Miracle, One Person, One Trick, Uncommon - 1)

Handicaps[edit]

Truthful
As on the show, Arthur does not lie; he can, however be tricky with the truth.
Dramatic
Arthur follows the tropes of a TV mystery show.
Personal Code
  • Justice Must Be Served
  • A job Worth Doing is Worth Doing Well
  • What Goes Around Comes Around

Bonds[edit]

Janice Reed, Anchor (3)
Janice is Timothy's ex-wife. He still hates her, sort of.
Will Robitaille, Anchor (3)
Will played Arthur in a movie remake of the series. Timothy feels that it was unbearably cheesy, and hates Will and the ego that made it a comedy vehicle for him.
David Reed, Mortal (4)
David is Timothy's son, who he feels must remain Lost to him. He runs a gay club in San Francisco. Arthur keeps an eye on him, from a distance.
Della Morgan, Secretary (2)
Della holds down the office when Arthur is away. A former Lost Soul, she was an actress in LA before winding up with this gig. She is efficient, but hardly respectful.
Managing and Protecting his dual Estate (5)
Arthur takes his responsibilities quite seriously. After all, they are his life.
Lost and Found collections (3)
These collection-points are key to the balancing of Lost versus Found items
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