Reflections Characters

Todd Hershel: brilliant robotics and cybernetics engineer. Chief cybernetist in the brain transplant project prior to an accident that leaves him a candidate for the project. Transplanted into a Felis neo person body and a female one at that he struggles with his identity and his place in the world. Orphaned at 15 years old he was raised for the remainder of his youth by his paternal grandparents. His parents concerned that they lived too close to a possible military target sent him to stay with his grandparents in Oklahoma, which saved his life. Age 47.

Coleen Grant Hershel: wife of Todd physical rehab therapist in the transplant project. Struggling with whether or not she can stay with Todd now that he his both female and not completely human. She and Todd have been married nine years and have been unable to have children, three miscarriages. They were considering adoption prior to Todd's accident. Age 41.

Dr. Yuki "Please don't call me that" Shimada: psychiatrist attached to the transplant project. Colleague to Todd and Coleen now having to deal with the fact that both are her patients. Blunt, confrontational, exhibitionist tendencies. Bisexual she made passes at both Todd and Coleen before they became involved with each other. She also enjoys doing things to see how people will react not malicious but mischievously manipulative. Divorced from a psychologically abusive husband she is also a recovering "sex addict." Age 44.

Walter Chapman: Neurosurgeon, head of the transplant project. Happily married father of three children his oldest boy just started college. Kind but firm. Age 58.

The Face in the Mirror: a transhuman identity crisis