The connecting piece could be the main character being a 911 dispatcher who everyone knows. Like a minor celebrity in town. And he/she visits certain places regularly, a local bar, grocery store, post office, etc. And everyone at each of these places knows this person. Like how you get to know people who work at the places you go as life…
The connecting piece could be the main character being a 911 dispatcher who everyone knows. Like a minor celebrity in town. And he/she visits certain places regularly, a local bar, grocery store, post office, etc. And everyone at each of these places knows this person. Like how you get to know people who work at the places you go as life forces you to go there. And they always get excited and ask if there were any good calls. Because this is the kind of morbid humor developed by first responders. And each inquiry offers an opportunity to share a gruesome call. And then the people always get disturbed and act all offended, when they were the dumbasses who asked the question. Maybe something like that. Or you could go full Fight Club hommage and have them visit a support group.
The connecting piece could be the main character being a 911 dispatcher who everyone knows. Like a minor celebrity in town. And he/she visits certain places regularly, a local bar, grocery store, post office, etc. And everyone at each of these places knows this person. Like how you get to know people who work at the places you go as life forces you to go there. And they always get excited and ask if there were any good calls. Because this is the kind of morbid humor developed by first responders. And each inquiry offers an opportunity to share a gruesome call. And then the people always get disturbed and act all offended, when they were the dumbasses who asked the question. Maybe something like that. Or you could go full Fight Club hommage and have them visit a support group.
That's a great idea!