The table below represents the first iteration of The Melete Effect and explains each of the nodes/scenes that were written, from which storyline they were taken, the characters involved and a description of what takes place. The final column indicates whether or not the relevant node/scene is a paratext; a supplementary text that reveals more about the world in which the story is set.
No.
Name of Scene
Storyline
Characters
Description of Scene
Paratext
(Yes/No)
1 Check your Sources Sandgate Frank McManus Peter MacKenzie (Mac) Mary Melete
The Editor in Chief McManus grills his reporters about their story.
No
2 When Mac met Miriam
Sandgate Mary Melete
Peter MacKenzie (Mac)
Melete and Mac make their relationship more than professional.
No
3 Deepwater by Deepwater
Sandgate Mary Melete Deepwater
Melete has a rendezvous with the confidential source Deepwater.
No
4 A Message from the Wurlitzer Committee
Sandgate Mary Melete
Clarence Weatherbee
Melete confronts a representative of the Wurlitzer Committee about not being nominated for a Wurlitzer Prize.
No
5 Costa Real Immigrants Need to be Returned
Sandgate Mary Melete An editorial article about the rise of Costa Relean immigrants in the United States.
Yes
6 Amenza to Society Sandgate Frank McManus Yolanda Amenza Mary Melete
Peter MacKenzie (Mac)
Melete and Mac meet a former colleague of McManus, Yolanda Amenza from Costa Real.
No
7 Revolutionary Forces Launch Attack on Rousyan Capital
Rousya Mary Melete An article about the potential of capture of Moscoww by the Monerist Revolutionaries of the Free Rousya movement.
Yes
8 A Fucking Diversion Rousya Mary Melete Leon Nikilev
Melete is prevented from marching on Moscoww with the Monerists by the Monerist Lieutenant Leon Nikilev .
No
9 On the Road to Moscoww
Rousya Mary Melete Leon Nikilev
On the Road to Moscoww, Melete and Nikilev are confronted with the atomic destruction of Moscoww
No
Daniel Masters Doctor
Nurse Mary Melete
by Daniel Masters from the USC State Department.
11 In the Ruins Rousya Mary Melete
Peter MacKenzie (Mac)
Melete and Mac walk through the Ruins of Moscoww. No
12 A Confrontation (Fragment)
Sandgate Mary Melete
Margaret Brown (aka Mother Hubbard) Peter MacKenzie (Mac)
Melete and Hubbard argue about the wellbeing of Melete’s daughter Arabella.
No
13 Who is El Perro Salvaje?
Santo Cristos Mary Melete An editorial article about the mysterious leader of the Santo Cristan Rebels, El Perro Salvaje.
Yes
14 Enter the Lair of El Perro Salvaje
Santo Cristos Mary Melete El Perro Salvaje First Guard Second Guard Third Guard
A meeting between Melete and El Perro Salvaje in a secret jungle location.
No
15 Rescue Me Santo Cristos Commando 1 Commando 2 Commando 3 Commando 4 Mary Melete Daniel Masters
USC Commandoes under the guidance of Daniel Masters ‘liberate’ Melete from El Perro’s jungle location.
No
16 Television Transcript Santo Cristos Television Announcer Television transcript reporting Mary Melete’s disappearance in Santo Cristos.
Yes
17 Melete on the Line Santo Cristos Mary Melete Operator’s Voice Margaret Brown (aka Mother Hubbard)
Melete tries to speak with Mac on the phone. No
18 The Games People Play
Santo Cristos Mary Melete An article about the civil war in Santo Cristos. Yes
19 Spike it to Save Lives Sandgate Mary Melete
Peter MacKenzie (Mac)
Melete and Mac argue about whether an article written by Melete should be published.
20 Libel Sandgate Mary Melete Frank McManus
McManus informs Melete that he will not publish her article because it will likely get the newspaper sued.
No
21 SERV Shuttle Challenger – A Memorial for All
Sandgate Mary Melete An editorial article about the SERV Shuttle Challenger disaster that claimed the lives of seven rocketeers.
Yes
22 The Mary Melete Show
Sandgate Voice Over Mary Melete TV Exec
Melete investigates the possibility of entering into television journalism.
No
23 Court Case (Fragment)
(This scene was removed from the second iteration)
Brothers of Liberty
Judge Mary Melete
Melete attends a trial to defend her actions in regard to the rise of the Brothers of Liberty.
No
24 Negotiations Fail in Breslan Hostage Crisis
Rousya Mary Melete An article about the Icaucus Separatist Brotherhood’s kidnapping of a school filled with children in Rousya.
Yes
25 On a Breslan Hilltop Rousya Mary Melete Leon Nikilev
Melete and Nikilev discuss the massacre in Breslan. No
26 Bloodbath! Massacre at Breslan
Schoolhouse
Rousya Mary Melete An article reporting the massacre in the Breslan Schoolhouse and its aftermath.
Yes
27 El Perro Sends a Message
(This scene was removed in the third iteration)
Santo Cristos Mary Melete Delivery Man
Melete receives a disturbing letter from El Perro Salvaje. No
28 El Perro’s Vision Santo Cristos El Perro Salvaje Mary Melete
El Perro confronts Melete about the nature of reality. No
29 Miriam Follows – A Poet Hiding in Plain Sight
Sandgate Clarence Weatherbee A review of the poet Miram Follows poetry collection “Hiding in Plain Sight” by Clarence Weatherbee.
Yes
30 The Brick House Sandgate N/A A wikicyclo article about the history of The Brick House, the home of the President of the United States of Columbia
Yes
31 The Destruction of Willis Island
Sandgate N/A A wikicyclo article about the destruction of Willis Island, the primary entry for immigrants into the United States of
Columbia.
32 SS Carpathia Sandgate N/A A wikicyclo article on the ship the SS Carpathia, noted for his history bringing immigrants to the United States of Columbia.
Yes
33 Advertisement found in the San Andreas Times
(This fragment was later moved to the end of Revolutionary
Forces Launch Attack on Rousyan Capital in
the third iteration).
Sandgate N/A Advertisement for Howitzer Organ which reads: “New Howitzer Organs, they really pack a punch!”