Armis & Io
Copyright© 2016 by Harry Carton
Cast
Cast of Characters
The Heroes
Io – Computer based, abiological entity
Chris Simpson / Armis – Young woman with an eiditic memory. Former student at M.I.T. She’s Io’s co-conspirator.
The U.S. Government
James Witford Maguire – assassinated President of the U.S.
William Howard Taft Ellis – Maguire’s VP who came to be the President
Howard ‘BlackJack’ Patton – Marine Corps Commandant, Head of the Joint Chiefs and Ellis’ National Security Director
Dorothy Huston – Speaker of the House of Representatives
Mary MacDowell – U.S. Senator.
J. Donaldson Eastman – Chief Justice of the United States
The Military and Former Military
Samuel Redstone – Lt. Cmdr. and commander of SEAL Team 9. Full-blooded Cree Indian.
Robert Melchior – Lt. and XO of SEAL Team 9
Raven Dubois -- Senior Master Chief. The most senior non-com in SEAL team 9. Black as the ace of spades, she is a Louisiana Creole.
Arthur Thornton -- Senior Master Chief. Second senior non-com in SEAL team 9. Short and hard, he is the proverbial fire plug. Tough and mean.
Arthur Drumore – Admiral and commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet
Catherine Tremont -- Rear Admiral, XO of the U.S. Fifth Fleet
Abe Kennedy – former Recon Marine. Member of Armis’ specialty troops. Black man.
Billy Joe Hawkins – former SEAL. AKA B.J. Former red-neck from Arkansas. Senior member of Armis’ specialty troops.
Avis MoKenna – black, female former U.S. Ranger. Large, heavily muscled. Expert in unarmed combat. Member of Armis’ specialty troops.
Jarvis McCutcheon – former SAS. Member of Armis’ specialty troops.
Devon Stormwinder – former SEAL. Relatively small, wiry. Explosives expert. Member of Armis’ specialty troops.
Carolyn Osgood – former Recon Marine. 2nd in charge, member of Armis’ specialty troops.