Castaway - Profiles
Apr 5, 2011 22:54:09 GMT -5
Post by Indy on Apr 5, 2011 22:54:09 GMT -5
PLOT: You're headed home via a stop in LA on an airline from Australia. Unfortunately the plane has been caught in a storm and crashed on a desert island. You and the other passengers must learn to work together and survive the dangers of the island until help arrives...
...We begin after the plane has crashed, already on the island...
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Character name: Maris Shrimpton
Description: 22 years old. Black hair, brown eyes, 5'2 in height
Background: Grew up in Birmingham, England never dreaming of being anything else other than a famous model. Having grown up right next door to her aunt, uncle and cousin, Maris and Richard had always been close until Richard moved away after college. Maris dropped out of high school at 15 to peruse her modeling career and never looked back. She has a home in London and another in Paris. Both parents still live in Birmingham, who she rarely visits. She has an younger brother, Leo.
Personality: Smarter than she lets on, but acts as one might expect a high class fashion model would: self-centered, spoiled, and arrogant. She expects things to go her way as they always have. She acts fiercely independent, only because she won't acknowledge all the help she's gotten over the years, mainly from Richard.
Character name: Richard Hammond
Description: 34 years old. Brown hair, brown eyes, 5'7 in height
Background: He has a complicated relationship with his cousin Maris, whom he always considered the little sister he never had. He often babysat for her and they had always been close despite their age difference. Much of Maris' early photo shoots were by him and secretly Richard remains Maris' favored photographer. After graduating art college, he moved to London. There he met his partner James, a widower, wine connoisseur and shop owner. Maris was the first person he came out to, followed by his parents, all accepting him and James with open arms. A little over a year ago, Richard suffered severe head trauma and minor brain damage from a nearly fatal motorcycle crash which left him in a coma for three weeks. He prefers not to discuss it except with James and sees a therapist and neurologist regularly. He and James live in London with James' daughters from his first marriage (Rose, 8 and Lily, 5) and their cat, Mortimer.
Personality: Much different from his younger cousin, usually he's laid back, genial, amiable, a bit of an adventurer, and a bit of a temper. Being a photographer, he prefers to sit back and observe rather than instigate, as Maris likes to. Has a strong moral ethic and tries to do what is best for the greater good.
Character name: Michael May
Description: 65, grey hair, brown eyes, 5'10 in height. Very fit for a man of his age.
Background: Born in Leeds, Michael lived a fairly normal English childhood with his mother and father and two elder brothers. He worked in television for sometime, graduating from Cambridge, before finding his love for travel and exotic locations. He began writing and eventually published best selling books on his journeys, which eventually led to television specials with himself as the presenter. His most recent being "May the Road Rise". He married shortly after college to Helen and had four children, Corrine, Neil, James, and Lucy. Helen died four months prior to the crash.
Personality: Generally very friendly and amiable, Michael doesn't mind meeting fans of his, even in restaurants. His wanderlust that began at forty kept him away for months from his family. He has a good relationship with his eldest daughter, but his younger children suffered most from being away. He's done his best to repair whatever damage he causes, everything but retiring from his travel adventures. Finding out his youngest son James was gay was not particularly easy and something he blamed himself for. While his son is taking Michael's struggle in stride and with understanding, Richard hasn't the patience. James convinced his father to spend time with Richard after discovering they would be in Australia at the same time.
...We begin after the plane has crashed, already on the island...
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Character name: Maris Shrimpton
Description: 22 years old. Black hair, brown eyes, 5'2 in height
Background: Grew up in Birmingham, England never dreaming of being anything else other than a famous model. Having grown up right next door to her aunt, uncle and cousin, Maris and Richard had always been close until Richard moved away after college. Maris dropped out of high school at 15 to peruse her modeling career and never looked back. She has a home in London and another in Paris. Both parents still live in Birmingham, who she rarely visits. She has an younger brother, Leo.
Personality: Smarter than she lets on, but acts as one might expect a high class fashion model would: self-centered, spoiled, and arrogant. She expects things to go her way as they always have. She acts fiercely independent, only because she won't acknowledge all the help she's gotten over the years, mainly from Richard.
Character name: Richard Hammond
Description: 34 years old. Brown hair, brown eyes, 5'7 in height
Background: He has a complicated relationship with his cousin Maris, whom he always considered the little sister he never had. He often babysat for her and they had always been close despite their age difference. Much of Maris' early photo shoots were by him and secretly Richard remains Maris' favored photographer. After graduating art college, he moved to London. There he met his partner James, a widower, wine connoisseur and shop owner. Maris was the first person he came out to, followed by his parents, all accepting him and James with open arms. A little over a year ago, Richard suffered severe head trauma and minor brain damage from a nearly fatal motorcycle crash which left him in a coma for three weeks. He prefers not to discuss it except with James and sees a therapist and neurologist regularly. He and James live in London with James' daughters from his first marriage (Rose, 8 and Lily, 5) and their cat, Mortimer.
Personality: Much different from his younger cousin, usually he's laid back, genial, amiable, a bit of an adventurer, and a bit of a temper. Being a photographer, he prefers to sit back and observe rather than instigate, as Maris likes to. Has a strong moral ethic and tries to do what is best for the greater good.
Character name: Michael May
Description: 65, grey hair, brown eyes, 5'10 in height. Very fit for a man of his age.
Background: Born in Leeds, Michael lived a fairly normal English childhood with his mother and father and two elder brothers. He worked in television for sometime, graduating from Cambridge, before finding his love for travel and exotic locations. He began writing and eventually published best selling books on his journeys, which eventually led to television specials with himself as the presenter. His most recent being "May the Road Rise". He married shortly after college to Helen and had four children, Corrine, Neil, James, and Lucy. Helen died four months prior to the crash.
Personality: Generally very friendly and amiable, Michael doesn't mind meeting fans of his, even in restaurants. His wanderlust that began at forty kept him away for months from his family. He has a good relationship with his eldest daughter, but his younger children suffered most from being away. He's done his best to repair whatever damage he causes, everything but retiring from his travel adventures. Finding out his youngest son James was gay was not particularly easy and something he blamed himself for. While his son is taking Michael's struggle in stride and with understanding, Richard hasn't the patience. James convinced his father to spend time with Richard after discovering they would be in Australia at the same time.