Michelle Gordian

Michelle Gordian was an up and coming science fiction author in her home timeline of the early 1980s. However, her timeline had developed the ability of time travel, an ability she used to journey back to Gardena, California, in 1953, as "Mark Gordian," an author of eerily prescient fiction. As Mark, Michelle hoped to introduce ideas of hope, problem solving, and ingenuity into the timestream in order to prevent the outright apathy and disillusionment that characterized the 1983 of her timeline.

Her writing eventually drew the unwanted attention of Pete Lundquist, another science fiction author who remained convinced that "Mark" had stolen his story. Upon meeting Pete, Michelle found herself attracted to him, despite the very different mindsets that existed between 1953 and 1983. She found his forthrightness intriguing, as well as the fact that she could confide the truth in him.

Although he was sorely tempted, Pete rejected Michelle's advances.