1984-10-29 “Team Assembled” by Addison (born 1962)

Addison Magee looked at the check from the Pay It Forward Society one last time. She had made the deposit earlier, still surprised by the whole situation.

She had received the first letter and check months before telling her about the time-travelers and her role in assembling a team for Blue Water Private Security. She thought it was a joke, but a check for 2 months of her salary left her thinking, joke or not—she’d play!

A little over a month before, the full team of four had been assembled. They would comprise the trainers for Blue Water recruits, for the wilderness survival session. Trainees would learn to rough it with minimal supplies, to track and move without leaving tracks, to take care of their gear including weapons while in the wilderness, and all the basics of field medicine and first aid.

Over the summer, Hannah and Merritt, time shifted from 1880 along with Emma, shifted from 2024, all trained to be EMTs. Hannah took the lead, having been a doctor in 1880. 

Merritt took the lead for what was called campcraft—using elements from the environment along with strings, cords, tarps, and such to build shelters and camp essentials.

Kent had been in 1880 a Pinkerton Detective. His skills at tracking and familiarity with weapons made him the lead with regard to 1984 equivalents of those things. All of the team learned to handle weapons, to keep them functioning in the wilderness environment.

Emma, since she was not 104 years behind the times, handled team logistics and was the first voice of the team to the trainees.

Addison, an employee of Blue Water who handled scheduling, was very pleased with the hires she had made. They were a good team by any standards.

She was not sure why Pay It Forward wanted all that to happen, but the size of the checks they were sending her made it clear it was important. Time-travel, notwithstanding.