Character Fusion

I am in the middle of building the plot for The Milk Run and I came to a juncture point. It is necessary for the plot to proceed that Planet OMCOM upload a much greater portion of his consciousness into Junior's memron storage to help Aason solve the mystery of where the Creatures of Light have taken his sister Lupe.

I am going back and forth. OMCOM's livetar is always pure white and represents OMCOM's imperial presence. In this story, which takes place 17 years after Rome's Evolution, Junior's livetar is now jet black. My initial thought was to have OMCOM upload his consciousness into Junior and have the two fuse into a single entity called OMCOM, Jr. This livetar would be gray and would represent the synthesis of two personalities.

Here are a few problems with that. First, I don't know this new character. I know OMCOM. I know Junior. I can write their characters and their dialog from experience. Also, with fewer people (maybe entities?) in the room, there is less diversity of opinion, fewer opportunities for banter.

I discussed this with Denise and she felt there was no question. OMCOM and Junior should remain separate characters with their own livetars, personalities and approach toward life. I guess I have to yield to this viewpoint because my gut tells me that is right, too.

So goodbye, OMCOM, Jr. Never born, never built, never to be realized but still fascinating nonetheless.