Old school San Francisco P.I. Benny Pristine is hired by a mysterious and wealthy femme fatale to find the meaning of life...or else. Benny disappears. His girlfriend, Crysta Bella enlists the aid of several of Benny's inner circle, including H.P. Moondog and the enigmatic Quantum Coyote. Moondog's description of "QC"...a sort of preview of Cinemorphics...is presented below.
QC was short for Quantum Coyote, his "real name", his
identity of birth having been either lost to him following
a fall of several hundred feet while attempting Mt. Everest
alone, which he miraculously survived intact except for his
memory (the story he tells most often), or deliberately
erased by either himself or some covert government agency,
which he occasionally alludes to but which I carefully avoid
discussing.
Tonight, QC looked taller than usual and his skin tone
seemed different, but the ever present rumpled white
tropical suit and Panama hat were the same. I had noticed
over the years that "Mr. Coyote", as he liked to be
addressed by the uninitiated, could change his appearance
depending on the part of the world he was in, the language
he was speaking (he seemed to be able to speak them all),
the story about himself he was telling at the time (if he
was claiming to be half Irish and half Apache Indian and
expounding on the similarities of Native American and
Celtic Shamanism, he looked the part).
"I am a fictitious character...I make myself up as I go
along. Everybody else does too, they just don't know
it...what a pity..."
QC did not seem to age. Or, more accurately, he was able
to appear to be younger or older depending on the character
he was "playing" at the time. I once watched him make the
color of his eyes change like a mood ring.
"Controlled Multiple Personality Disorder...valuable tool
in my line of work!"
