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September 1, 2026 at 03:01 pm Reply

Amelia

I'm back!! The thought just came to me, I don't know if you'll remember. But in Masterminds, the main reason why they rushed the escape plan was because they were planning to 'weed out Malik' before his 14th birthday. Did you ever think that while they were on the run, Malik's birthday had passed?

Also, it says in the book that Malik and Eli's birthdays are only a few days apart, meaning that the first 3 osiris kids would have been born within a relatively narrow window if the numbers suggest birth order?
September 1, 2026 at 05:49 pm Reply

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Hi, Amelia,

Right. I never intended to zero in on the birthdays, though. The mention was just to suggest that the Project Osiris people suspected that the kids would become suspicious of their surroundings once they got a little older. I decided on 14 or 15 as the cut-off age, hoping I wouldn't have to come to what they would do about a kid who aged out. --GK--
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Hi, Amelia,

Right. I never intended to zero in on the birthdays, though. The mention was just to suggest that the Project Osiris people suspected that the kids would become suspicious of their surroundings once they got a little older. I decided on 14 or 15 as the cut-off age, hoping I wouldn't have to come to what they would do about a kid who aged out. --GK--
September 7, 2026 at 03:07 am Reply

Maga lover

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Has anyone asked to make a movie about restart cause my friend said he asked so just checking
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Has anyone asked to make a movie about restart cause my friend said he asked so just checking
September 7, 2026 at 03:20 am Reply

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Hi, Maga lover,

There are various film companies interested in making a movie based on RESTART. I have nothing to report any any results of their deliberations, though. Movie-making is vastly expensive and requires a great deal of money and lots of expensive talent, e.g. actng, writing, set designing,etc. Thank goodness I just write the stuff! Moviemaking is tough! -GK--
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Hi, Maga lover,

There are various film companies interested in making a movie based on RESTART. I have nothing to report any any results of their deliberations, though. Movie-making is vastly expensive and requires a great deal of money and lots of expensive talent, e.g. actng, writing, set designing,etc. Thank goodness I just write the stuff! Moviemaking is tough! -GK--