I Am Error (A sci-fi, adventure, romance story)
Project Overview
I Am Error is the working title of a collaborative story between me and a friend that takes place in a galaxy called "The Reach". Taking place on a planet that is at war, the main characters: Jasper a young man who was stuck in a computer for 500 years, Helmi an eccentric mad scientist, Turk a soldier with a bad past, and Eifi who is more or less a princess try to navigate their world and their relationships.
This casting call is more of a fun thing to help imagine and understand these characters a little bit more and to possibly bring to life one of the scenes of the story.
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Jasper is a man from a different time. For an unknown reason (to him at least) his mind was uploaded to a computer and left there for 500 years. He later wakes by what seems like to be an error in a new body called a "Husk". He is lost and confused mentally with mind scrambled from years floating aimlessly in a computer and now possesses a body meant for military use only, yet somehow he's still trying to make the best of it (or unhealthily pushes it down).
Grew up in Germany, spent most of his life on Earth in the MD/DC area (so feel free to play with the accent). He would be a typical Millenial/GenZ who likes brands, social media, Disney... he also is pretty smart and clever. The more he learns about himself and remembers things in his past he wonders more and more that he wasn't really a good person. Eifi is an amazing hardworking woman, he feels that he should support her and be the best that he could be. Even though he has no status, he still seeks to be with her and to hopefully make their relationship work.
Could you not call me a Husk? I’m human. Not a mindless zombie.
I’m from Google... Oh, haven't heard of us? We’re just this small tech company. Eifi has been trending lately on local searches and our engines can boost her presence to a greater audience. ((Or some variation of improved social media line))
Woah, woah, wait… aren’t all spaceships in the future equipped with cup holders? Like, that seems like it should be a given.
Helmi is at her core an eccentric mad scientist who is learning to be a better person. She has a brilliant mind and has lots of quirks (mostly involving never combing her hair). She grew up with an ethically ambiguous mother who is also the head scientist of their people. Helmi also grew up with privilege and money, but that came with emotionally distant parents, and siblings that drifted away over time.
Helmi's way of dealing with issues is avoidance, being flighty, and a bit weaselly, which slowly has been changing as she's fallen in love with Turk. A relationship that doesn't make sense logically, but the heart says otherwise.
Other facts is that she's 34, identified by her wild red hair and freckles, is nearly deaf but has hearing aids so listening to loud music is common, also is a bit of a rambler.
How about this, don’t insult my intelligence again and when it wakes up I’ll promise that you can punch the poor thing. Gotta test the pain sensors and regenerative cells somehow.
Mother has been helping? And she asked you to help? My mother? Huh. Wow. That’s just. I don’t even have any words for that. Really? My mother?
(longing and sweet) I’m going to cheat again. Would you ever be interested in loving a super annoying but amazing at the same time Dabal?
Turk is from a species of alien that are more hit first and think later. Built strong and standing at a tall 6'8" he's your big body guard. He's got a bad boy past full of gang life and drugs, but has been turning his life around slowly but surely. He's got a teasing side of him, he's loyal to a fault (which is good and bad), and protective of the people who are close to him.
His relationship with Helmi doesn't make sense logically, but emotionally is just right. He makes up for her faults and she makes up for his. He doesn't feel deserving of this, but Helmi is breaking through that little by little.
Fun facts: has a daughter, loves to read, is a big into motorcycles, also is pretty tattooed up.
Okay, gonna start pretty serious. What… *pause for dramatic affect and lower voice like as if sharing a secret ((2nd part optional))* is your favorite color?
She. Is. Too. Fudging. Cute. I am so royally screwed. In every sense of the word.
Little danger never hurt anyone.
Eifi is more or less the princess of the Dabal people. Her father is the leader of the nation which runs kind of like a true Democracy. Being at the top definitely has it's perks, but also lots of burden since she handles a lot of the family's social media/presence and too has to have a presence for her people. She's all about image and looking her best and being on trend.
She and Helmi are best friends, even though there is a bit of an age difference between the two. Both grew up together and trust each other. Sometimes its good to have friends in high places to make sure things that shouldn't be seen by the public stays out of the public. Jasper lives with Eifi, mainly since he is the safest at her house than any lab, and both have grown rather fond of each other. He's the only person who she feels that she can tear down his walls and be herself instead of a controlled and reserved individual. He see's the future in such wide eyed wonder that makes her rethink the world she takes for granted.
Fun facts: best nationality she looks would be Korean, is an only child, and loves movie watching (maybe a bit too much).
(coyly) You stole from him? Naughty naughty. That’s so you. Did the hunky bodyguard actually smell like this?
If Helmi was feeling better she’d help me! We’d tag team you for sure! Right?
We will figure it out, alright? You’re not alone in any of this. Promise. Even if that means I gotta tolerate your movie choices.
Isolde is the emotionally distant and cold mother to Helmi. She's complicated individual. She's worked hard to be where she's at, a woman who is the head of the science branch of their government and the forefront to a lot of war time bio-weapons. She's more or less happily married, or at least in a good partnership with her second husband Henry. She gets on Helmi's case a lot since both are very similar in how they rationally view the world, but Helmi has a heart while Isolde's has a prison security center around it.
She's manipulative and normally gets her way. She will respect those who stand up to her and wait for the "I told you so" moments when they will come.
Fun facts: she's in her 60s, silver white hair, always dresses classy, will always follow curiosity "for the sake of science", and deep down she wants to be a better mother and person, it's just hard for her to do so.
I am Isolde Dering. You can call me ma’am.
(To Turk) I had invited Helmi to come over to our suite for desert and some vid that Henry was going to throw on. She declined and said that she was going to go on a walk instead with her (emphasis) boyfriend.
Stop standing over there like a statue. Where is your elevator? I refuse to walk up 22 flights of stairs.
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