@ No one in particular.
(A sure bet concession to the new-school netiquette - a contradiction in terms, btw.
)A bit modified from a last post in Iluvalar's thread "Who are the Scavs? ".
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Anything is possibly if through narrative prowess you can create a compelling fiction backstory utilizing a believable premise derived from science and follow it through with internally consistent storytelling logic.
By building such a framework, Scavs can factor in a whole host of ways heretofore never discussed that would be sharply compelling, fresh, and still NOT contradict the Pumpkin canon or anything presented in this thread to date.
But you need a powerful narrative hook to pull it off. Such a one exists.
The Scav gene pool would be the hook.
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WZ Creators looked to movies like the "Terminator" and "Road Warrior" series for inspiration.
I expanded my sources of inspiration to include the science behind "Punctuated Equilibria" & "Epigenetics" as well such movies (both based on terrific Sci Fi post-apocalyptic novels) "The Postman" and "The Road" (by David Brin &, multiple literary award winner, Cormac Mccarthy)..... to name but a couple.
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