Cornball Brotha: The Back Nine Protocol: Volume I

VOLUME I - Cornball Brotha: The Back Nine ProtocolTheme: Origin, surveillance, identity, the birth of myth Tone: Funky satire + psychedelic noir + grounded community dramaThe first volume introduces The Curve - a Midwestern neighborhood full of gossip, brilliance, and forgotten genius - and Mookie Tyles, once a prodigy, now a near-invisible handyman at the dying Funplex. When he accidentally reactivates Birdie, a stolen prototype he built at 14, Mookie becomes the viral joke-hero known as Cornball Brotha.While the community memes him, corporate overlord Doctor Johnson Wells recognizes the harmonic pulse of a device he stole decades earlier. Street predator Razor Gill sees a rival. Visionary griot Z-Beezy senses the funk awakening. And councilwoman Shavonne Parker, torn between hope and fear, uncovers the truth behind Mookie's stolen legacy.Volume I ends with a chaotic carnival battle - the first true clash between Cornball Brotha, Razor, and NeuBoCo's elite "Club" operatives - leaving The Curve shaken, awakened, and bracing for the pressure to come.