Talk:Sebastian Bludd (SG)

Some background/details/ideas: The family have spent a lot of money and the last year and a half trying to get Scott (Bludd's son, age 27) released from the INS holding facility in Chicago (he was pulled over for speeding and scooped up by the INS). Christine (daughter, age 30) is currently living in Chicago and pursuing a graphic design degree (she already holds an degree in Fine Arts) at the Illinois Institute of Art. Katherine (wife) is the Chief Operating Officer (COO or Senior VP) of Dow AgroSciences, while Bludd continues to work as a freelance writer under a penname.

Bludd's attempts to get his son out of the INS' hands have led him to/drawn the attention of the Cobra organisation. It's Cobra who convinces him to take up arms to free his son and others like him who are being wrongly imprisoned due to the oppressive Colton government.

The INS is telling the family that Scott's being held due to problems with his paperwork, but the reality may well be different. It could be that the Colton administration suspects Bludd of conspiring with Cobra, due to brief contacts (or even internet searches) he'd had with the group. Colton's administration may have its eye on Bludd, as he's an easy target: a civilian and a foreign national who's digging up information on a subversive group. They may wish to make an example of him.

Additionally, the family already have a lawyer - one recommended to Katherine by someone at work - but he seems to have gotten nowhere in the last eighteen months. Though he's in for a row with the wife when she finds out, Bludd goes ahead with his plan to seek out the aid of two pro bono lawyers who have experience with just his sort of problems. It may turn out the lawyer is on the take from someone in Colton's administration and that's why he's been dragging his feet.

Current events: Bludd's met with Xamot and Tomax, two pro bono lawyers who have promised to help him get his son out of the INS' clutches ([]). -Sydney 01:42, October 20, 2009 (UTC)