ok Here's the deal. Punch holes in this, and plug others. Yes we are building a plot line.
Base backstory:
Simon Tam and his sister River are no longer a threat to the Alliance. River is, in her words "Ok." With the Alliance no longer hunting them, Simon has returned to medicine, and is very successful. The Academy that worked on River has been shut down, which is to say, the Alliance is no longer willing to fund the program. The students have been turned out into the 'verse. Simon knows full well that most of the students will have problems. His has placed his formidable intellect in a position to help them. His sister, being on of them, is his biggest Ace. She can do more for them than anyone. So, with Simon financing the operation as best he can, the search continues for people who were involved in the same program that did such harm to River.
A few have been found. One in particular who is not psychic, but who is a prodigy, actually had most of her own psyche remain intact during the neural stripping. She was implanted with false memories as a test to see if a covert operative could function after this kind of ordeal. The memories are not false, but are instead the memories of a doctor who was involved with the program, and was attempting to get word out. The doctor fully disagreed with what they were doing, but had decided to fight from the inside. The prodigy has been picked up and is one her way to Simon, however, the Alliance has discovered exactly how special she is, and, after spending a fortune to hide what they were doing at the Academy, does not want word to get out.
Punch holes in this, but do me a favor, if you plug any holes, copy and paste the entirety of the yellow section and post your changes in Red.