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Child Champs
Baby Making in the World of 2112
by Roger Bourke White Jr., copyright May 2011
The Cast
On Earth
- Dahlia Rose -- Child Champs teacher and viewpoint character
- Miranda An -- immigrant student from Laos
- Janet and Ben Hosker -- older retired professional couple
- Rubyzin -- pop rock star
- Adrian Messenger -- young CEO of high-tech startup
- George-776 -- Adrian's creation assistant
- Jaden Larkins -- young teacher and freelance author
- Jaina Baskin -- punk rich kid
- Annette Bushkov -- middle-aged woman and member of a religious cult
- Andy Garza -- Dahlia’s soon to be ex-boyfriend
- Anton Noidtal -- man of many interests and founder of Child Champs
On Mars
- Skyler Abercromby and Phil-422 -- administrators of Mars when colonists arrive
- Kim ManDoo, Yang ZeDong -- colonists who come with the Chinese colony clubs
The Story
- Preface
- Axioms
- The People
- The Creations
- What This Story Is About
- Prelude
- NIMBY: Not in Mars's Backyard!
Book One: Light Side Stories
- Chapter One
- Welcome to Child Champs
- First Class
- Dahlia's Lesson
- Breaking Up
- Chapter Two
- Oh, Give Me One Last Kiss
- Adrian's Gene Editors Video
- Dahlia's Lesson
- Chapter Three
- Miranda's New Job
- Jaden's Class Act
- Dahlia's Lesson
- Fashion Week
- Tea with Ruby
- Chapter Four
- Jaina Gets Accepted
- Accepting a Gift
- Dahlia's Lesson
- Ruby at Madison Square Garden
- Ruby's Mars Tour
- Adrian's Workshop
- Chapter Five
- The Geisha
- Cindy's Story
- Miranda's Interesting Offer
- Chapter Six
- Visiting a Neolithic Park
- The Avator Cruise Ship
- Ruby's Proposition
- Chapter Seven
- Jaden Plays Santa
- Gray Areas
- Dahlia's Visit to Annette's Home
- Playing Santa Claus
- Proposing to Adrian
- Chapter Eight
- Suddenly in South Sudan
- Jaina's Nightclubbing
- Dahlia's Lesson
- Andy Asks a Favor
- The Best Location in the Nation ... Again
Book Two: Dark Side Stories
- Chapter Nine
- The Attack
- Bad Santa!
- Dahlia's Lesson
- Chapter Ten
- You Can't Go Back
- Avatars Get It
- Dahlia's Lesson
- The Great Fruit Fly Raid
- Jaina's PAT Problem
- George-776's Press Announcement
- Chapter Eleven
- Bad Santa Goes FUBAR
- Mars Babies Tour
- The Great Debate
- Chapter Twelve
- Heads Up From Anton
- Class Audit
- The Colony Raid
- The "Nomad Spring" Blossoms
- Chapter Thirteen
- The Game Changes
- The Opt-Out Colony
- Andy's Borneo Trip
- Chapter Fourteen
- Anton's Big Picture
- Jaden and Janet
- The Last Class
This ends the beginning. Next comes...
Book Three: The New Beginning
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