Melissa and Clovis

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Setting:

Clovis (main character) goes into a bar in downtown Vancouver

  • Describe downtown Vancouver in terms of safety
  • Describe Clovis, his mental state, finances, source of income, dwelling, physical appearance, charms, age, nationality, why he is living downtown Vancouver and the kind of building
  • Is Clovis married?
  • Clovis has two children, one who is in desperate state mentally and will soon visit him accompanied by Clovis’ exwife

Melissa (secondary character)

  • Age, nationality etc
  • Describe why she is in that bar
  • Using these parameters: she works there as a waitress, she relies on tips to make ends meet,
  • Various ways she gets good tips, admirable and not so
  • Describe various types of customers she has day to day, in light of setting

Basic plot line for all scenarios

  • Clovis goes into the bar, desires to take Melissa home with him to “have” her
  • Describe what might have led him to believe this is possible
  • Describe preparations Clovis makes to see this through to fruition

Other Characters

  • Possible:
  • Melissa’s husband (a good one and an abusive one)
  • Melissa has a string of men who take her home from work, have sex, and leave her with the fallout
  • Melissa was raped by one of these, and is still PTSD
  • Melissa’s children
  • Melissa as a single Mom
  • Rough character in corner of the bar who wants a relationship with Melissa and sees Clovis as a threat
  • Melissa has three protective brothers…
  • Melissa has a protective boss, who also wants to “have her” but his wife is always around

Possible outcomes>

  • Things go really well at first, but she gets pregnant
  • Things go really well but there is drama with her kids and Clovis
  • Things go really well but then Clovis’ daughter and ex come to town, there is confusion and disconnection

2nd

  • Boss takes matters into his own hands
  • Arranges for Clovis’ to be beaten

3rd

  • Three brothers hear frustrated worries of their sister, who is trapped, she is thinking of quitting to get away from Clovis
  • They take matters into their own hands – meet up with him after he leaves to