Writing Practice 17: Let's talk about Adam

Adam can't be satisfied with life.
He's willing to leave this entire universe.
He's got to be a little crazy. But crazy is a genius way.
His mind might as well essentially be that of a twisted super villain.
He doesn't know that what he's trying to do might sacrifice all of reality.

What have I said about Adam so far?
He's interested in finding the source universe.
He wants to get... what does he want to get?
To reality? No, he's a scientist. He knows he's in a branch of reality.

What does he want?
Is he a sort of fish?
Wanting to swim back to his birthplace?

How dangerous can Adam be?
Well, scientists are attempting to create black holes in laboratories.
That sounds dangerous.
So, it's not that much of a stretch to think that Adam might be capable of leaving this universe and going into a greater universe - and it's fun to think that doing so might destroy this lesser universe.

He might want to find where this universe ballooned from, or, he might want to form a sort of pin to pierce this universe and pop it like a balloon, sending him through this universe's material and into the air of the greater universe, so to speak.

I like thinking of this character Adam as a villain.
The one that might destroy everything that Richard loves. And what does Richard love? His purpose. His life. His understanding of the universe.
But his love of understanding is what will attract him to Adam's project.
It's a form of poison he can't resist drinking.
His purpose is to understand truth.
If there's a greater universe, he won't be able to help himself exploring it.

I like thinking that Adam is more or less a positive revolutionary.
Willing to sacrifice more than anyone ever has in order to move our understanding of the universe forward in larger leaps than we've ever taken.
And I like thinking of this as a deeply villainous trait.
Adam is this story's venom.

I also like the feeling of contrast I'm getting between Adam's story and the story of Richard and "WhateverHerNameEndsUpBeing"

Richard's story seems so human, so real.
Adam's story seems so huge and science-fiction-based.

I do admit that I am interested in this juxtaposition.
Love stories and space stories.
These are my interests.

But this is all practice.
Anything could happen or change.
I should spend some more time with these stories and learn how to best harmonize them.