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| − | |individual name = Laura Tobin |
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| + | |job = Detective |
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| + | |sister =Alison Tobin |
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| − | |home planet = [[Ordifica]] |
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+ | |origin = [[Earth]] |
| + | |affiliation = Remote |
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| − | |appearances = [[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]''<br>[[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]''<br>[[FP]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved...]]''<br>[[FP]]: ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]'' |
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| + | |affiliation2 = Faction Paradox |
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| + | |first mention = Ship of Fools (novel) |
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| + | |first =Interference - Book Two (novel) |
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| − | '''Laura Tobin''' was a [[human]] member of [[Faction Paradox]] in the [[26th century]]. |
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| + | |appearances = <!---- There are very few images of Laura, but there is a considerable amount of information about her, meaning that a slightly longer infobox is beneficial to the page layout. (i.e. please bring it up on the talk page before starting a [[List of appearances]].) ---->{{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... Prologue (short story)|Of the City of the Saved... Prologue]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[God Encompasses (short story)|God Encompasses]]''}} |
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| + | '''Laura Tobin''' was a [[26th century]] inhabitant of [[Ordifica]] who was chosen by [[Faction Paradox]] to be a participant in the [[Remote]] project. She was the first of five generations of the individual who became [[Compassion]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'', ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'') |
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| + | Within the [[City of the Saved]], Laura became a notable [[detective]] in [[Paynesdown District]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'', ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]'') |
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| − | == Biography == |
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| − | Tobin lived on the colony world of [[Ordifica]] until it was attacked by the [[Time Lord]]s, after which she and the rest of the survivors were evacuated and set up on another colony, [[Anathema]]. During the time it took for Anathema to travel to [[Earth]] through space, Laura Tobin's personality and [[biodata]] was copied into a [[Remembrance Tank]], eventually resulting in the being known as [[Compassion]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'', ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') |
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| + | === First life === |
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| + | Laura originally came from [[Earth]], where she had a strained relationship with family, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') including her sister [[Alison Tobin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'') Alison especially hated Laura because she thought everyone preferred Laura over her. On board the ''[[Titanian Queen]]'' in [[2593]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] hear Alison wishing for Laura's death in a [[car crash]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'') |
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| + | In [[2594]], Laura was sent to [[Ordifica]] by her family because they felt she was a social embarrassment. During her time on Ordifica, she became associated with [[Faction Paradox]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') [[Kristeva (The Ancestor Cell)|Uncle Kristeva]] knew Laura around this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'') |
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| − | == Other information == |
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| − | * Laura Tobin had a sister, [[Alison Tobin]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'') |
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| + | In [[2596]], during the sixth year of [[War in Heaven|the War]], the [[House Military]] attacked Ordifica, and Laura was rescued by the Faction. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') She was assigned navigational duties on the evacuation ship ''[[Justinian (spaceship)|Justinian]]'', a position she shared with [[Fitz Kreiner]]. On [[Mathara]]'s instructions, Fitz and Laura routed the ''Justinian'' a temporal course to [[Anathema]] in [[1799]]. |
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| − | * Like every [[humanoid]] who had ever existed, Laura Tobin came back to life in [[City of the Saved]]. ([[FP]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved...]]'') |
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| + | Laura willingly offered to become one of the founding members of the [[Remote]] colony on Anathema, welcoming the alterations it would cause. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') |
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| + | {{quote|The more we get stripped down to our basics, the more we turn into who we really are. We get stronger that way. We get more real, not less. That's the whole point of this lifestyle.|Laura Tobin talking about the process of [[Remembrance tank|Remembrance]]|Interference - Book Two (novel)}} |
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| + | Laura was content living on Anathema. She stayed friends with Fitz Kreiner before he left to rejoin the Faction. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') Laura outlived all of the other original versions of the colonists who stayed on Anathema, surviving into her eighties. When she died, the Remote who had known her filled a [[Remembrance tank]] with their memories of Laura, creating [[Compassion II]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'') |
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| + | === In the City of the Saved === |
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| + | {{Section stub|Laura is a main character of ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]''}} |
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| + | Tobin was resurrected in the [[City of the Saved]], where she became a [[detective]] in [[Paynesdown District]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'') |
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| + | Laura stayed in Paynesdown during the [[City of the Saved Civil War]]. On one occasion, she allied with a group of peace activists to blackmail [[Doomsday Cesario]] with a [[nanopoison]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]'') |
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Revision as of 20:54, 3 September 2020
Laura Tobin was a 26th century inhabitant of Ordifica who was chosen by Faction Paradox to be a participant in the Remote project. She was the first of five generations of the individual who became Compassion. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two, Of the City of the Saved...)
Within the City of the Saved, Laura became a notable detective in Paynesdown District. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved..., A Hundred Words from a Civil War)
History
First life
Laura originally came from Earth, where she had a strained relationship with family, (PROSE: Interference - Book Two) including her sister Alison Tobin. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...) Alison especially hated Laura because she thought everyone preferred Laura over her. On board the Titanian Queen in 2593, Bernice Summerfield hear Alison wishing for Laura's death in a car crash. (PROSE: Ship of Fools)
In 2594, Laura was sent to Ordifica by her family because they felt she was a social embarrassment. During her time on Ordifica, she became associated with Faction Paradox. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two) Uncle Kristeva knew Laura around this time. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell)
In 2596, during the sixth year of the War, the House Military attacked Ordifica, and Laura was rescued by the Faction. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two, The Book of the War) She was assigned navigational duties on the evacuation ship Justinian, a position she shared with Fitz Kreiner. On Mathara's instructions, Fitz and Laura routed the Justinian a temporal course to Anathema in 1799.
Laura willingly offered to become one of the founding members of the Remote colony on Anathema, welcoming the alterations it would cause. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two)
The more we get stripped down to our basics, the more we turn into who we really are. We get stronger that way. We get more real, not less. That's the whole point of this lifestyle.
Laura was content living on Anathema. She stayed friends with Fitz Kreiner before he left to rejoin the Faction. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two) Laura outlived all of the other original versions of the colonists who stayed on Anathema, surviving into her eighties. When she died, the Remote who had known her filled a Remembrance tank with their memories of Laura, creating Compassion II. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)
In the City of the Saved
Laura is a main character of Of the City of the Saved...
Tobin was resurrected in the City of the Saved, where she became a detective in Paynesdown District. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)
Laura stayed in Paynesdown during the City of the Saved Civil War. On one occasion, she allied with a group of peace activists to blackmail Doomsday Cesario with a nanopoison. (PROSE: A Hundred Words from a Civil War)
