Synopsis
In 3073, women are different. They have perfected an organic means of
self-procreation. Font is one such woman. She lives in Wospan –
an exclusively female zone in the sprawling Pan-Pacific land mass of
the Southern Hemisphere. Font patrols the WoSpan Rim from incursions
by Skeletons: specially designed cyborgs who can cross over into WoSpan.
Skeletons are designed by men who are located in a series of all-male
cities away from WoSpan. Men have become an increasingly threatened
species. Having not produced sperm for over a millennium, they are desperate
to discover – and possess – women’s secret of self-procreation.
WoSpan is guarded from men using powerful sonic barriers.
Font’s life is focused and tough until she encounters a beautifully
androgenous mutant Skeleton – Ra – attempting to cross over
into WoSpan. Ra is a fugitive from a city in the men's world called
Lock1. An inexplicable love develops between Font and Ra in the midst
of Font's assignments and Ra's difficulty in adjusting to life in WoSpan.
And as their love deepens, it seems possible that Ra is not as naive
and innocent as she appears.
Time is running out for the women. WoSpan's sonic barriers are weakening,
just as men's plans for invasion and colonisation are gaining momentum.
In Lock1, momentous power struggles are taking place. Tork is a chemist
– one of many who conducts funded research into the invention
of a synthetic sperm. His support comes from Boushinja – head
of a top organisation in Lock1. They each engineer elaborate double-crosses
by hiring two unscrupulous aids – Ro and Shon. But Boushinja is
unaware that Tork has his own clandestine plan to invade WoSpan, destroy
its sonic weaponry and colonise women.
The climax is reached as Tork confronts Font – whom he had tortured
years ago in one of his many ugly attempts to uncover women's secret
of self-procreation. Therein a confounding triangle between Tork, Font
and Ra is exposed, creating a situation which leads to a harsh decision
to ensure the ultimate survival of Women.
Characters
Font – early-30s, lithe, extreme close-cropped
hair, Japanese. She is a Griller, conducting border patrols along the
WoSpan perimeter. She has a distinctive Amazonian feel about her and
enjoys the solitude of her Griller patrols. Font is attracted to Ra's
frailty which resonates with Font's own inner softness. Calm, smooth,
rigorous.
Ra – early 20s, slim, petite, androgynous, Korean.
She is a Mutant Skeleton, exhibiting discernible traits of femaleness.
She always seems lost, but comfortable. Ra gravitates toward Font in
a relationship which deepens and gains attraction. Tender, mysterious,
innocent.
Tork – mid-40s, chubby, unkempt, Chinese. He
is a Chem – a freelance chemist involved in trying to invent a
synthetic sperm. He has invented Ra as part of his hidden agenda to
invade WoSpan by himself. Anonymous, secretive, cynical.
Ro – 30s, muscular, brooding, Japanese. He is
a Zoner – a type of sheriff or street cop, usually corrupt. He
knows the whole of Lock1 is corrupt and wants in on it all. Intense,
volatile, unpredictable.
Shon – 30s, athletic, robust, Chinese. He is
a Zoner working with Ro. With an endearing dumbness, he follows every
order given him by fellow Zoner Ro. Immature, impressionable, naive.
Boushinja – large, stocky, early 50s, bald, Japanese.
He is a powerful head of one of the top Orgs in Lock1. He has funded
Tork's experiments for many years: Boushinja wants to control the Locks
through the discovery of a synthetic sperm. Theatrical, sullen, envious.
Cassandra – 50s, elegant, statuesque, Indian.
She is the Crone of WoSpan. Her strength and resilience lies in her
commitment to governing WoSpan with a compassionate firmness. Mature,
eloquent, decisive.
Kuhlshahl – 40s, large, New Guinean. She is an
Alien - a breed of genetic humans indigenous to the island terrain of
the Southern Hemisphere. She works closely with Cassandra and greatly
respects her - though she is dubious about Font. Pragmatic, lateral,
clinical.
Cone – early 20s, thin, jaundiced, early 20s,
Korean. He is a Temp - someone who does casual, temporary work of any
kind. He has developed a slight relationship with Ra. Edgy, cocky, pragmatic.
