Future Careers

He was a 'floater'. His job description was simple – everything and nothing. He moved around almost constantly – staying no longer than the current project. One day he was a composer, the next an architect, an animator, a mechanic, an actor. He never really studied any of these things, but was always 'gifted' the knowledge shortly before arriving at the site.

There were other 'floaters' and each had their own style they would bring to each project. Most were fairly generic, adapting their work to project at hand, almost experts at blending their contributions into the background. A few stood out – not seeking attention or praise, but inevitably their presence would change the direction of the work.

These 'keystones' as they were unofficially called, were usually brought in on special projects. Special buildings, media pilots, ground breaking technology prototypes and other one-off events.