FACE IN THE CROWD

created by OC,SH’s founder & Erika E, while in college, spring 1995
further written by OC,SH’s founder & now adapted for publication here

LAST TIME:
Character sketches (Croswell), 1990 Ford Probe, 2005 GMC Yukon Denali (Suburban)

Character Sketches
Family name: Simpson
Home: run-down, next to the Croswell Ranch

KEY
HR = hair
EC = eye color
H = height
W = weight

Jake
…age 23
…husband of Laura
…HR = short, black
…EC = brown
…H = average
…W = stocky & muscular
…athletic
…arrogant, lives on the edge
…liberal
…loves rock & roll music
…comes from a middle-class family
…married Laura because his parents pressured him into settling down
…moved to Arizona to “get away” from his family & past
…met Amy & realized Laura may not be “the one” for him
…is desperate to make his mark on the world & will do almost anything to accomplish that
…vehicle, daily: beat-up 1985 Ford F-150

Laura
…age 24
…wife of Jake
…HR = greasy, straight, brown
…EC = brown
…H = short
…W = scrawny, wispy looking, homely
…depressed, antisocial
…conservative
…listens to country music the most
…comes from a poor family
…was a loner most of her life until she met Jake in college in Pennsylvania
…married Jake right out of college because she had no where else to go or anyone else to turn to
…reluctantly moved to Arizona
…vehicle, daily: 1992 Ford Tempo sedan

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1 last initial character sketch