Agent Stanley Long

## Disambiguation

Agent Stanley is in charge of the local work relating to the initiative set to halt Stacey's growth in her abilities. He works with and is also in charge of James Shumaker, the recent FBI recruit.

## Story

Stanley Long has a varied history with the FBI, but was demoted about a year ago due to something he did (not stated yet). Now, he has been assigned to the initiative to depress Stacey and thwart her powers. Recently it was stated that this is a joke position (see "More about Agent Stanley and James Shumaker"), however this may change, focusing on making the position itself a joke, rather than the actual job of depressing Stacey. Basically said, Stanley and James aren't needed at all. Then the reason would have to be explained as to why they are even in the positions to begin with, but this is a narrative that has to be panned out. It may also be that the FBI doesn't see Stacey as a threat and that's why it's a joke position.

Back when Stanley was getting ahead in the ranks, he had a fiance who he was going to marry, and was set to go on a travel date out of town. However, he missed it. Stanley has a bad habit of not taking relationships seriously, perhaps due to narcicism. Due to this missed date, the relationship eventually disintegrates, and he falls into a habit of drinking, etc, which leads to him fucking up something in the FBI, and he is demoted, always looking back on this. Not that he failed his career, but that he screwed up that relationship. Since then, he became sort of a loner. However, later when he gets his game back due to the events in *Heart* leading him to feeling like he has a purpose, he ends up trying to get back with his long lost lover. And he does, but it's at the cost of possibly losing his position, because the girl he loved is put in danger by his position. So he chooses her.

In doing so, he also rejects helping Stacey because he's invested in her journey because he's been in it since the beginning. It is also [possible] that instead of Stanley having a screw up in the past with his lover, it was instead his daughter, which resulted in her death or worse. This would be a better through line for the story and give Stanley a great reason to be invested in Stacey and try to save her--in fact this may take the place of his "son" and being invested in Willy. In this case, perhaps Stanley will have to choose between a new lover and staying to help Stacey in his job. In this case, he will realize he loves Stacey like a daughter. In *this* case, Stacey now has two people passionate about her--Syl and Stanley. Also Eli's role would be redundant as an "uncle" unless their relationship is just for kicks.

In this case, perhaps Stanley will die for Stacey, and so the scene at the end of Stacey's arc is her being at Stanley's funeral, but she still has Ava. And so Stanley's sacrifice encourages Stacey to be protective of Ava and even work with the FBI etc to capture Kaycey or continue after that.

## Backstory

Stanley joined the force in 1989 at 23 years old. He had attended college for a few years, but was promoted to an above-and-beyond league that offered him an internship. He decided to do this instead of finishing college, which worked well for him because this was where his career started and continued for the rest of his life until the events of *Heart.*

His best friend/teammate was a Tobey Smith who he was in the field with several times. Most of his work was at home until he proved himself; he didn't have any special skills except being generally good and well skilled as a fighter and planner. His weakness was his narcissistic attitude toward his relationships; although he was/is generaous and friendly, he tended to put his career and missions above his relationships when it came down to it. Obviously, when he was needed in the field, he couldn't offer that time to his friends and family, but most of his time was focused on his career even out of the office: doing out of office work and research, setting up meetings, working out.