Poor Sylvia wandered into the middle of the series, no wonder she's baffled, bless her heart!

"Pedcella" is entirely made up. It was the name of my gaming alter ego back in the day. The character is an old guy with an IT background, who volunteered to fight after his wife was murdered by the unit who just attacked. He has only a vague idea how to fire a modern weapon, so he tries to help in other ways.