Kyle (Chapter)

Kyle is the first Chapter of Valhalla. 
It takes place from the evening of January 3rd, 2230 through January 18th, 2230.
== Synopsis ==
In Kyle City in 2230, Violet and her family discuss her future. She's just passed her adulthood tests and has no ideas for a profession. Her violent predilections prevent her from following in her father's footsteps as a police officer. As the family talks, Hrothgar Kray and his men melt the family's door and assassinate Violet's parents. As they attempt to crucify her father, Violet finds she's strangely calm and capable. She attacks the men, killing Hrothgar and his henchmen. She then waits patiently for the police to arrive. 
The police tell Violet about her father and the gang he was trying to take down. They don't tell her everything, leaving out the details of her father's operation, and the theft of his body. They try to console her but find her uninterested in being consoled, and more interested in picking up where her father left off in his investigation. Meanwhile, Wulfgar, Hrothgar's brother, mourns but bides his time waiting for an opportunity for revenge, rather than clumsily attacking Violet outright. With no life prospects and skills limited to killing people, Violet elects to apply for military service. 
== Characters ==
* Violet MacRae
* Nelson MacRae
* June MacRae
* The Frasers	
* Hrothgar Kray
* Hrothgar's Henchmen	
* Officer Lochroch
== Locations ==
* Earth
* Scotland
* Kyle City
* Arcolochalsh
* Danmark		
== Weapons, Technology and Vehicles ==
* Dispersion Toilet
* Microwave Gun	
* Dispersion Field
* Detector Field
* Neurorecalibration
* Infant mods
* Monetary implant
* AI
* Link	
* Pogo
== Other ==
* Orange Gang
* Cetaceans
* Unspeakable Darkness
* VVPS		
== Behind the Scenes ==
=== Notes ===
While most of Valhalla had two or three drafts, Kyle had well over twenty, including drafts with an introduction to the world of 2230 and drafts in which the attack on the MacRaes was not depicted, but delayed for a flashback in the final chapter.
Kyle City is depicted as a massive and dense metropolis with two arcologies. This stands in contrast to the 2005 reality of the area during which Bach visited. The area in fact has a population of under 1,000. The Skye Bridge demolished in the chapter was newly built at the time of the author's visit.
=== References ===
Officer Lochroch's name is a play on Keystone, a popular slapstick comedy about inept police officers.
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