Betweens

Betweens are humans altered by the agency to be gifted agents. It was cheaper than creating an artificial, and generally, the Betweens lived longer.

Source of Humans
Betweens mostly came from juvenile prisons, or from families willing to give up one child for the community. There were few willing to step up and offer themselves.

Mutations
Their endurance, speed, strength, and agility are first manipulated. Then their senses, usually eyesight and hearing, to be brought to a bit above average. They are then hooked up to have powers added, which is the most dangerous part of the procedure. If this doesn't kill the Between-to-be, they have to spend three weeks in recovery before they go through brain manipulations, such as: Pain threshold, aggressiveness, loyalty to the agency, and memories.

An internal memo arguing for the removal of memories in all subjects states:

"The ones without memories are easier to train, and easier to keep calm the first few hours after the treatment. They kill less people on accident, because they don't recall their strength ever being less. They stray from the agency less, and don't attempt to self-terminate."

Gift Strain

 * Air: 6 years: Lungs often collapse


 * Fire: >1 Year: Spontaneous combustion


 * Water: 2 Years: Drowning on land


 * Earth: 10+ Years: Considered one of the safer strands.


 * Telepathy: 2 Years: Brain Aneurysm/ Cerebral Haemorrhage


 * Telekinisis: 3 Years : Brain Aneurysm/ Cerebral Haemorrhage
 * Shape-Shifting (full body): >1 Year: Shape-shifted only externally.
 * Shape-Shifting (full body): >1 Year: Shape-shifted only externally.


 * Shape-Shifting (partial): 10+ Years: Though the part that can shift is usually damaged beyond use.

Famous Betweens

 * Roselyn Ressom