I know, nearly a month since my last post. I fail at life *hangs head in shame*
I've just been so incredibly busy. Especially with writing. Which I have to say I am absolutely loving right now! I'm not dragging my butt anymore! (Page 52!) Kaleb was done in 6 months, so I guess since I'm at 3 I at least have 3 more. :D
I've done a bunch of filming recently! Here are all the videos since my last post
Wednesday, July 15
Thursday, June 18
A side project...
just for fun I'm going to mess with transferring Vampire Academy to a screenplay. I did this today
VA
EXT. DARK STREET
We are behind a tall man, who is behind a tree. He’s clouded in shadow, but we can tattoos on his neck. He’s looking at a window with a cat sitting in it.
INT. BEDROOM
Two girls are sleeping in twin beds opposite each other. One has light blond hair, while the other has a brown so dark it looks black in the dim lighting. A cat sits on the windowsill. Each of the girls are contorted in identical forms, and similar looks of fear are on their faces.
EXT. CAR CRASH SCENE
There are flashes of smoke and twisted metal. The blond is struggling with a seat belt in the twisted wreck. The brunette is on the ground, covered in blood, with her arm at an obviously broken angle.
LISSA
Rose!
The brunette, rose, doesn’t move. The brunette continues to struggle, there are bodies around her. Her parents and brother, obvious from the light blonde hair that they all share. The blonde continues to struggle, shouting the other girls name.
We pan over to see Rose standing a few feet away from the blond. But the blond doesn’t appear to see her, instead she continues to scream.
INT. BEDROOM
SUDDENLY Rose wakes. The blond across from her is screaming. Rose runs over to her and shakes her.
ROSE
Lissa. Wake up.
Lissa stops screaming but doesn’t open her eyes.
LISSA
Andre, Oh god.
Rose continues to shake her, but more gently now.
ROSE
Lissa you aren’t there anymore. Wake up.
Lissa opens her eyes and looks at Rose. She starts to cry. Rose hugs her.
ROSE
Its okay. Everything is okay.
LISSA
I had that dream again.
ROSE
I know. I saw.
Lissa stops crying and looks up at Rose.
LISSA
I thought we agreed you’d stay out of my head.
ROSE
Kinda hard for me to when you get so emotional while we’re both sleeping.
Lissa looks slightly shamefaced
LISSA
I’m Sorry.
ROSE
Don’t be. You can’t help it either.
VA
EXT. DARK STREET
We are behind a tall man, who is behind a tree. He’s clouded in shadow, but we can tattoos on his neck. He’s looking at a window with a cat sitting in it.
INT. BEDROOM
Two girls are sleeping in twin beds opposite each other. One has light blond hair, while the other has a brown so dark it looks black in the dim lighting. A cat sits on the windowsill. Each of the girls are contorted in identical forms, and similar looks of fear are on their faces.
EXT. CAR CRASH SCENE
There are flashes of smoke and twisted metal. The blond is struggling with a seat belt in the twisted wreck. The brunette is on the ground, covered in blood, with her arm at an obviously broken angle.
LISSA
Rose!
The brunette, rose, doesn’t move. The brunette continues to struggle, there are bodies around her. Her parents and brother, obvious from the light blonde hair that they all share. The blonde continues to struggle, shouting the other girls name.
We pan over to see Rose standing a few feet away from the blond. But the blond doesn’t appear to see her, instead she continues to scream.
INT. BEDROOM
SUDDENLY Rose wakes. The blond across from her is screaming. Rose runs over to her and shakes her.
ROSE
Lissa. Wake up.
Lissa stops screaming but doesn’t open her eyes.
LISSA
Andre, Oh god.
Rose continues to shake her, but more gently now.
ROSE
Lissa you aren’t there anymore. Wake up.
Lissa opens her eyes and looks at Rose. She starts to cry. Rose hugs her.
ROSE
Its okay. Everything is okay.
LISSA
I had that dream again.
ROSE
I know. I saw.
Lissa stops crying and looks up at Rose.
LISSA
I thought we agreed you’d stay out of my head.
ROSE
Kinda hard for me to when you get so emotional while we’re both sleeping.
Lissa looks slightly shamefaced
LISSA
I’m Sorry.
ROSE
Don’t be. You can’t help it either.
Tuesday, June 16
Bored...
Bored and listening to some fiveohfirst, and someone told me to do another blog post. So....
Yeah, this is just a random blog post about nothing
Yeah, this is just a random blog post about nothing
Thursday, June 11
Oh yeah
Been gone sorry.
Filming was canceled due to unforseable circumstances. No idea when we're filming again. But, I do have a video of preprodution meetings and such
Also, work on my "What have you done- Twilight" fanvideo will commence soon! It might take a while, especially for me to find all the clips I need. I suspect it will take roughly a week or two because podcast recording is tomorrow.
S' all for now
KM
Filming was canceled due to unforseable circumstances. No idea when we're filming again. But, I do have a video of preprodution meetings and such
Also, work on my "What have you done- Twilight" fanvideo will commence soon! It might take a while, especially for me to find all the clips I need. I suspect it will take roughly a week or two because podcast recording is tomorrow.
S' all for now
KM
Thursday, May 28
Kaleb's death scene
Please take into account that this is the rough, rough draft. There are many mistakes, and a few bits are missing or don't quite make sense.
Kaleb’s Death- Somewhere in the middle, probably around chapter 9 or 10
“We need water.” I said to everyone that night at the usual meeting around the fire, “We have enough for about two or maybe three more days if we stretch it.. So, tomorrow I need a few people to go with me to find some.”
The nine, well eight of them exchanged glances, Suzanna was painting her nails and not paying any attention, still glowering about our little spat earlier.
“Caroline obviously can’t come.” I said, and I didn’t want to take Vicky or Daley, both of them being still somewhat unstable. Nathan stuck to Daley like glue, leaving him out. That left Ink, Craig, Kaleb, and Suzanna.
“I’ll go.” Ink raised her hand. No real surprise there.
“I told Jared I would help him tomorrow.” Craig informed me. I nodded to show that that was an expectable excuse.
That left Kaleb and Suzanna.
“You know there’s really no reason for you to go. The resque planes will be here soon.” Suzanna said without looking up from her hands
I gritted my teeth as she continued, “It will only make it harder for them to find you when they come. I’m certainly not going.”
It took most of the patience I had to say in an even voice, “Nobody asked you to go Suzanna.” It took the rest of my patience not to say that she could try waiting a few more days for the planes and then see if getting water was so pointless then.
“Well who else is there?” She put in, “None of you kids can possibly handle it.”
“I’ll go.” Kaleb interrupted, throwing a glance at her that clearly read, ‘Please shut up’
“Well fine. Someone needs to stay here and make sure things run smoothly anway.” Suzanna said haughtily.
I ignored the last comment, “You sure Kaleb? We might be gone for more than a day.”
He glanced again at Suzanna, “Definitely.”
“Okay. We’ll head out after breakfast.”
The next morning the three of us headed out, it was agreed that we would walk westward along the shore.
At first we didn’t really talk much, just walked along the beach, but then the beach ran out. It turned into grass and the grass began to go uphill. We agreed to continue on, “So, Kaleb. How did you end up going on this trip?” I asked in an attempt to make conversation.
He shrugged, “Same way as everyone else I guess. Found the program online, applied and six weeks later got a letter in the mail.”
I thought for a minute that all conversation was going to end there, but then he continued, “What about you guys?”
I shrugged, “Same thing. Ink and I applied together.” I didn’t mention my sister, not wanting to open that can of tears.
Ink let it slide.
After another two hours we began to get discouraged. We sat down and ate and then continued on.
“You know, it would be just our luck that there was water to the East.” Ink said as we trudged forward, the land was really sloping upward now.
“That’s nice Ink, let’s look at the bright side of things.” I teased lightly.
“On the bright side, we’re getting plenty of exercise.” Kaleb put in, panting slightly.
I laughed. “I knew I’d like you.”
We continued on, the sun now started to shine in our faces as we continued west. I checked my watch, 1 o’clock. “Guys, much farther and it won’t even be worth it.” I said, we’d already gone through an entire bottle.
“Give it another hour.” Kaleb said.
Five of walking, not to mention on the way back we would be carrying filled bottles. We were going to be exausted when we got back.
But then, ten minutes later I heard a sound that we’d been searching for, rushing water.
Kaleb and Ink heard it to, and we ran forward excitedly. Two minutes later we saw it, a fairly large rushing river.
Yes!” Ink and I hi-fived each other, and then Kaleb help up both of his hands and we slapped them.
“All right, first things first.” I said suddenly serious, “We drink!”
The three of us stooped at the edge of the river near the edge, the water was cool and deliciously fresh. Those things about “Natural Spring water” didn’t even come close.
I didn’t like the look of the current though, flying just a few feet in front of us, “I don’t think going into the water would be a good idea.” I said, sitting up to see Ink drinking next to me. “Kaleb?” I looked to my right and saw him walking out on a rock ledge the lead out to the middle of the river.
“Careful!” I called.
Suddenly a CRACK erupted through the sounds of the water. He froze as the ledge wobbled.
I stood up, a foot into the water, “Kaleb!” I yelled, “Get back over here” but he didn’t move. Next to me Ink yelled his name again.
He slowly looked up at me, I held his eyes for a split second, that’s when I knew. Somehow a second before the rock shattered I knew. So did he.
A second after he fell into the raging current I dove in after him. Within seconds the current was pulling me too, towards the cliffs and the inevitable waterfall.
The current tugged and twisted me, but I didn’t fight against it. I let is pull me and I desperately searched for Kaleb. But I was moving so fast. I saw that the edge was only thirty feet away.
Crap- I was moving too fast, and I wasn’t sure I could break the current. Suddenly I saw a plaid shirt just a few feet ahead of me. Kaleb. I surged forward and grabbed him.
Then I was falling. But only for a second. I hit the water, tugging Kaleb along with me, unconscious. I was pushed several feet under by the water fall. I kicked with all my might to get out from under it. A small voice in my head told me this would be a lot easier if I would let go, but I refused. Stubbornly I kicked along till finally the enourmas pressure was gone.
I surged upward and inhaled, the air feeling sweet against my burning lungs. After taking a few breaths I lay on my back and heaved Kaleb up so that I had my arm holding him securely across his chest.
“Jodi!” I heard Ink yell. I looked up to see her worried face about ten feet above me at the top of the fall. “We’re good!” I yelled.
The pool of water that I was in now turned out to be on another ledge just ten feet below the top. I looked around and spotted one problem, “Ink is there any land?” I called up to her.
She pointed East. “There’s a bit over there. Its not very big though.”
“That’s okay!” then I began to swim over.
Ink walked along the edge, keeping pace with me, “How’s Kaleb?” She asked
“Unconscious!” I yelled back. I think my ears are waterlogged, I seemed to be yelling a lot.
“He doesn’t look like he’s breathing.”
That made me stop. Was he breathing? I didn’t feel his chest moving at all.. I treaded water and checked.
He wasn’t.
“No.” I started pulling back towards spot. I couldn’t help him while still in the water, “Come on Kaleb. Come on you have to breathe.” I said to him.
Ink was that I was now going double time towards the land. She seemed to understand now.
“Oh my god. Jodi!” She screamed
I didn’t say anything didn’t waste any breath one answering her. I could see the spot now.
I reached the ledge and pushed Kaleb up onto it before heaving myself out of the water.
Small to say the least. We had about four feet of space before it the edge. I tried to remember what we’d been taught about CPR.
“head back.” I muttered to my self.. But when I tilted his head back I froze. “What the-” I felt the back of his head.
Then I turned and threw up into the canyon on the other side of the landleadge
“Jodi! Are you okay?” Ink screamed again, helpless twenty feet above me. But I was still coughing up was seemed like a never ending stream of water.
After a minute I turned and wiped my mouth with the back of my sleeve. “He’s dead.” I choked out.
“What do you mean? You havn’t even tried-”
I cut her off, “The back of his skull,” I paused trying to dislodge the way his head had felt to my fingers, “It got smashed somehow.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean Ink. That he’s dead. There’s nothing I can do.” Saying it outloud stung wildly.
She sank to her knees, not making any noise now. I stared at Kaleb’s face, you couldn’t even see it from this angle. Looked like he was sleeping…
We both sat there for a minute, unable to say anything. I heard Ink crying and then my brain snapped into the right mode.
I stood carefully, picking my way carefully along the ledge till I was a few feet away from the rock wall that would go back up to Ink.
It was slick, there was literally nothing to hold onto to try and climb it. Great, “Ink.” I called up to her.
She leaned forward to see me better, “Yeah?”
“Ink I can’t climb up the wall. Your going to have to go back and get help, and rope.”
She shook her head like I had expected her to. “No. I can’t leave you-”
“You have to. There’s no way for me to climb up Ink. Especially with-” I cut that, not wanting to say it, “just go and get help. Get Jared and Craig.”
Ink shook her head and started to cry again, “Jodi I can’t. Not by myself.”
“Yes you can. All you have to do is walk. Grab some of the full bottles and start walking.” I tried to show her the way I thought, how to just do it.
She stood and walked out of my sight range, I backed up, so that I could see her. She grabbed her bag and mine and gathered up the bottles, weather they were full or not and put them all into her pack. Kaleb’s sat near the now broken rock ledge. She left it.
She leaned over the edge, “Here!”
I took a few steps forward and caught my pack seconds after she dropped it. “Thanks. Now go!”
Kaleb’s Death- Somewhere in the middle, probably around chapter 9 or 10
“We need water.” I said to everyone that night at the usual meeting around the fire, “We have enough for about two or maybe three more days if we stretch it.. So, tomorrow I need a few people to go with me to find some.”
The nine, well eight of them exchanged glances, Suzanna was painting her nails and not paying any attention, still glowering about our little spat earlier.
“Caroline obviously can’t come.” I said, and I didn’t want to take Vicky or Daley, both of them being still somewhat unstable. Nathan stuck to Daley like glue, leaving him out. That left Ink, Craig, Kaleb, and Suzanna.
“I’ll go.” Ink raised her hand. No real surprise there.
“I told Jared I would help him tomorrow.” Craig informed me. I nodded to show that that was an expectable excuse.
That left Kaleb and Suzanna.
“You know there’s really no reason for you to go. The resque planes will be here soon.” Suzanna said without looking up from her hands
I gritted my teeth as she continued, “It will only make it harder for them to find you when they come. I’m certainly not going.”
It took most of the patience I had to say in an even voice, “Nobody asked you to go Suzanna.” It took the rest of my patience not to say that she could try waiting a few more days for the planes and then see if getting water was so pointless then.
“Well who else is there?” She put in, “None of you kids can possibly handle it.”
“I’ll go.” Kaleb interrupted, throwing a glance at her that clearly read, ‘Please shut up’
“Well fine. Someone needs to stay here and make sure things run smoothly anway.” Suzanna said haughtily.
I ignored the last comment, “You sure Kaleb? We might be gone for more than a day.”
He glanced again at Suzanna, “Definitely.”
“Okay. We’ll head out after breakfast.”
The next morning the three of us headed out, it was agreed that we would walk westward along the shore.
At first we didn’t really talk much, just walked along the beach, but then the beach ran out. It turned into grass and the grass began to go uphill. We agreed to continue on, “So, Kaleb. How did you end up going on this trip?” I asked in an attempt to make conversation.
He shrugged, “Same way as everyone else I guess. Found the program online, applied and six weeks later got a letter in the mail.”
I thought for a minute that all conversation was going to end there, but then he continued, “What about you guys?”
I shrugged, “Same thing. Ink and I applied together.” I didn’t mention my sister, not wanting to open that can of tears.
Ink let it slide.
After another two hours we began to get discouraged. We sat down and ate and then continued on.
“You know, it would be just our luck that there was water to the East.” Ink said as we trudged forward, the land was really sloping upward now.
“That’s nice Ink, let’s look at the bright side of things.” I teased lightly.
“On the bright side, we’re getting plenty of exercise.” Kaleb put in, panting slightly.
I laughed. “I knew I’d like you.”
We continued on, the sun now started to shine in our faces as we continued west. I checked my watch, 1 o’clock. “Guys, much farther and it won’t even be worth it.” I said, we’d already gone through an entire bottle.
“Give it another hour.” Kaleb said.
Five of walking, not to mention on the way back we would be carrying filled bottles. We were going to be exausted when we got back.
But then, ten minutes later I heard a sound that we’d been searching for, rushing water.
Kaleb and Ink heard it to, and we ran forward excitedly. Two minutes later we saw it, a fairly large rushing river.
Yes!” Ink and I hi-fived each other, and then Kaleb help up both of his hands and we slapped them.
“All right, first things first.” I said suddenly serious, “We drink!”
The three of us stooped at the edge of the river near the edge, the water was cool and deliciously fresh. Those things about “Natural Spring water” didn’t even come close.
I didn’t like the look of the current though, flying just a few feet in front of us, “I don’t think going into the water would be a good idea.” I said, sitting up to see Ink drinking next to me. “Kaleb?” I looked to my right and saw him walking out on a rock ledge the lead out to the middle of the river.
“Careful!” I called.
Suddenly a CRACK erupted through the sounds of the water. He froze as the ledge wobbled.
I stood up, a foot into the water, “Kaleb!” I yelled, “Get back over here” but he didn’t move. Next to me Ink yelled his name again.
He slowly looked up at me, I held his eyes for a split second, that’s when I knew. Somehow a second before the rock shattered I knew. So did he.
A second after he fell into the raging current I dove in after him. Within seconds the current was pulling me too, towards the cliffs and the inevitable waterfall.
The current tugged and twisted me, but I didn’t fight against it. I let is pull me and I desperately searched for Kaleb. But I was moving so fast. I saw that the edge was only thirty feet away.
Crap- I was moving too fast, and I wasn’t sure I could break the current. Suddenly I saw a plaid shirt just a few feet ahead of me. Kaleb. I surged forward and grabbed him.
Then I was falling. But only for a second. I hit the water, tugging Kaleb along with me, unconscious. I was pushed several feet under by the water fall. I kicked with all my might to get out from under it. A small voice in my head told me this would be a lot easier if I would let go, but I refused. Stubbornly I kicked along till finally the enourmas pressure was gone.
I surged upward and inhaled, the air feeling sweet against my burning lungs. After taking a few breaths I lay on my back and heaved Kaleb up so that I had my arm holding him securely across his chest.
“Jodi!” I heard Ink yell. I looked up to see her worried face about ten feet above me at the top of the fall. “We’re good!” I yelled.
The pool of water that I was in now turned out to be on another ledge just ten feet below the top. I looked around and spotted one problem, “Ink is there any land?” I called up to her.
She pointed East. “There’s a bit over there. Its not very big though.”
“That’s okay!” then I began to swim over.
Ink walked along the edge, keeping pace with me, “How’s Kaleb?” She asked
“Unconscious!” I yelled back. I think my ears are waterlogged, I seemed to be yelling a lot.
“He doesn’t look like he’s breathing.”
That made me stop. Was he breathing? I didn’t feel his chest moving at all.. I treaded water and checked.
He wasn’t.
“No.” I started pulling back towards spot. I couldn’t help him while still in the water, “Come on Kaleb. Come on you have to breathe.” I said to him.
Ink was that I was now going double time towards the land. She seemed to understand now.
“Oh my god. Jodi!” She screamed
I didn’t say anything didn’t waste any breath one answering her. I could see the spot now.
I reached the ledge and pushed Kaleb up onto it before heaving myself out of the water.
Small to say the least. We had about four feet of space before it the edge. I tried to remember what we’d been taught about CPR.
“head back.” I muttered to my self.. But when I tilted his head back I froze. “What the-” I felt the back of his head.
Then I turned and threw up into the canyon on the other side of the landleadge
“Jodi! Are you okay?” Ink screamed again, helpless twenty feet above me. But I was still coughing up was seemed like a never ending stream of water.
After a minute I turned and wiped my mouth with the back of my sleeve. “He’s dead.” I choked out.
“What do you mean? You havn’t even tried-”
I cut her off, “The back of his skull,” I paused trying to dislodge the way his head had felt to my fingers, “It got smashed somehow.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean Ink. That he’s dead. There’s nothing I can do.” Saying it outloud stung wildly.
She sank to her knees, not making any noise now. I stared at Kaleb’s face, you couldn’t even see it from this angle. Looked like he was sleeping…
We both sat there for a minute, unable to say anything. I heard Ink crying and then my brain snapped into the right mode.
I stood carefully, picking my way carefully along the ledge till I was a few feet away from the rock wall that would go back up to Ink.
It was slick, there was literally nothing to hold onto to try and climb it. Great, “Ink.” I called up to her.
She leaned forward to see me better, “Yeah?”
“Ink I can’t climb up the wall. Your going to have to go back and get help, and rope.”
She shook her head like I had expected her to. “No. I can’t leave you-”
“You have to. There’s no way for me to climb up Ink. Especially with-” I cut that, not wanting to say it, “just go and get help. Get Jared and Craig.”
Ink shook her head and started to cry again, “Jodi I can’t. Not by myself.”
“Yes you can. All you have to do is walk. Grab some of the full bottles and start walking.” I tried to show her the way I thought, how to just do it.
She stood and walked out of my sight range, I backed up, so that I could see her. She grabbed her bag and mine and gathered up the bottles, weather they were full or not and put them all into her pack. Kaleb’s sat near the now broken rock ledge. She left it.
She leaned over the edge, “Here!”
I took a few steps forward and caught my pack seconds after she dropped it. “Thanks. Now go!”
Wednesday, May 20
Filming is back on!!
We are again going to be filming. Which is good, but I'm scrambling to get everything together now. Just though I'd update
KM
KM
Sunday, May 17
Book writing- Kaleb's death scene
Well, I managed to get through the dramatic drowning of Kaleb State last night. Yes, Kaleb State is based on Kaleb Nation. I'll post it when I actually put it on the computer, as the scene is hiding in my notebook for now. I actually upset myself when I finished, lol. I think it turned out really well though.
Also, filming might be postponed, but if it is, then I will be able to see Ink Lasts Longer!!!!! Its only five buck for a ticket, and they'll be a little over an hour away. Never thought I'd be happy that filming might be canceled. :)
S' all for now
KM
And youtube video of the blog post
Also, filming might be postponed, but if it is, then I will be able to see Ink Lasts Longer!!!!! Its only five buck for a ticket, and they'll be a little over an hour away. Never thought I'd be happy that filming might be canceled. :)
S' all for now
KM
And youtube video of the blog post
Saturday, May 16
just a short snippet
Here is (And I quote) a little conversation that my sister had with her dad this morning, after he'd been goofing off and such.
Ryenn- You know you're full of it
TP- Full of what?
Ryenn- Well it rhymes with it
Yes, this is Ryenn the girl with stuffed animals littering her bed, and screamed, "No CRAIG" when he pretended to fall out of a window. Cute, little Ryenn. I laughed SO hard.
Also, choreopgrahing on the 30th, not including my stuff on the 23rd. (I'm enacting all the shots and setting up lighting and such) filming might have to be postponed from the 5th-6th due to someone being busy. I won't say any names.
Bright side of that is that I might be able to go see Ink Lasts Longer then!! They're performing about an hour or so away that night.
And youtube movie of the blog post
KM
Ryenn- You know you're full of it
TP- Full of what?
Ryenn- Well it rhymes with it
Yes, this is Ryenn the girl with stuffed animals littering her bed, and screamed, "No CRAIG" when he pretended to fall out of a window. Cute, little Ryenn. I laughed SO hard.
Also, choreopgrahing on the 30th, not including my stuff on the 23rd. (I'm enacting all the shots and setting up lighting and such) filming might have to be postponed from the 5th-6th due to someone being busy. I won't say any names.
Bright side of that is that I might be able to go see Ink Lasts Longer then!! They're performing about an hour or so away that night.
And youtube movie of the blog post
KM
Monday, May 11
Book Outline
Yup. I've been busy. Here is a sneak peak for all of you
Outline as of 4-30-09/5-11-09
Jodi, Ink, and Jared were all together on a plane to Asia to go mountain climbing/camping with a group of twenty-seven other kids and three adult leaders. They ranged from 13-17. They’re all students from the Chicago area. It took roughly four months of preparation classes and fundraising for them to be able to go. Within a few hours they experience turbulence and go down
They crashed into a small Island, with only 12 people out of the 37 people aboard. Within a day, two of them die of injuries. Leaving ten left.
At first everyone just focuses on being rescued, but after a week, they realize that it might not happen.
Most of the equipment and food survived, which meant that they have enough food for six weeks. However they weren’t prepared for tropical conditions, they were prepared for snow and climbing. So, first things are to get everything set up.
After that they have a meeting on how they are going to get home. Jared brings out the GPS that he’s fixed and breaks the news that they are on an island that shouldn’t exist. He tells them that he thinks that he can reverse engineer the GPS to send out a signal, but it will take time.
A few days later another problem arises, they are running out of water. They didn’t bring much, because you can just melt snow for water.
Storyline B: The flight attendant, Suzanne has been a pain. She thinks that being the adult she should be in charge of everything. But she really isn’t helping
Its agreed that because the flight attendant is the adult she should go with, but she argues and refuses. Annoyed, Kaleb volunteers to take her place. However on their quest for water, Kaleb falls and dies.
When the kids get back to the camp, people at first are glad that there was water, but then fall when they see the body. Suzanna looks stunned. Jodi slaps her. After this, Suzanna doesn’t bother anyone, but she doesn’t do anything either. Nobody bothers to do anything about it.
A pattern develops where people go back and forth to get the water until everything is full. Jodi and Ink start to explore the rainforest, taking someone else with them everyday. They find banana and coconut trees, along with other various fruits. Its decided that they’ll incorporate this into their regular food to try and save more of the regular food.
As the pattern continues, people start to get anxious. Jared is rarely seen, because he’s always working on the GPS. After another week, Jodi makes him come out and take a break. They have a good talk, but when they come back to the beach people get angry at him for leaving.
Jodi tries to defend him, but Jared snaps. He yells at everyone that he can’t do it.
Despair follows. People don’t know what to do. And Neither does Jodi for a while. Then Suzanna stands up and talks. She encourages them to start again
They develop a new plan. Get off. Its plain now that no one is coming. So they build a boat, possibly out of stuff from the plane, which they still are using for something. I don’t know what. Name for the plane?
They stop eating the real food because they know it will last longer on the boat. Instead they eat only the stuff from the island. Name the island?
Jared at this point has been outcast, nobody talks about what he did, or rather didn’t do. And it isn’t that they will no longer accept him, but rather that he won’t accept the fact that he failed everyone.
Jodi doesn’t know what to do with it, so she convinces herself that she’ll figure it out by the time they are ready to leave. But when that time comes, she still doesn’t have the words.
After a bad confrontation she takes a walk where she gets lost. Jared comes and find her, they make a pact to help each other, a little predictable, but what can you do?
Two days later they leave.
They spend four days on the water before a storm approaches. It takes a few hours for it to get there, but the storm rages across the tiny boat, tearing it to shreds.
Unsure amount of time later, Jodi wakes on a piece of driftwood with Jared necklace in her hand. She sees land, but it too tired to do anything, she drifts out of consciousness.
Someone yelling her name wakes her up. It’s Ink with Suzanna along with a bunch of locals. She’s rescued.
A week later she is back on a plane. They are going to the island to gather equipment, and take the families to the graves.
Jodi sneaks away to the cave and find Jared. Happy reunion. Then they go back to the group and leave the island.
The End
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Outline as of 4-30-09/5-11-09
Jodi, Ink, and Jared were all together on a plane to Asia to go mountain climbing/camping with a group of twenty-seven other kids and three adult leaders. They ranged from 13-17. They’re all students from the Chicago area. It took roughly four months of preparation classes and fundraising for them to be able to go. Within a few hours they experience turbulence and go down
They crashed into a small Island, with only 12 people out of the 37 people aboard. Within a day, two of them die of injuries. Leaving ten left.
At first everyone just focuses on being rescued, but after a week, they realize that it might not happen.
Most of the equipment and food survived, which meant that they have enough food for six weeks. However they weren’t prepared for tropical conditions, they were prepared for snow and climbing. So, first things are to get everything set up.
After that they have a meeting on how they are going to get home. Jared brings out the GPS that he’s fixed and breaks the news that they are on an island that shouldn’t exist. He tells them that he thinks that he can reverse engineer the GPS to send out a signal, but it will take time.
A few days later another problem arises, they are running out of water. They didn’t bring much, because you can just melt snow for water.
Storyline B: The flight attendant, Suzanne has been a pain. She thinks that being the adult she should be in charge of everything. But she really isn’t helping
Its agreed that because the flight attendant is the adult she should go with, but she argues and refuses. Annoyed, Kaleb volunteers to take her place. However on their quest for water, Kaleb falls and dies.
When the kids get back to the camp, people at first are glad that there was water, but then fall when they see the body. Suzanna looks stunned. Jodi slaps her. After this, Suzanna doesn’t bother anyone, but she doesn’t do anything either. Nobody bothers to do anything about it.
A pattern develops where people go back and forth to get the water until everything is full. Jodi and Ink start to explore the rainforest, taking someone else with them everyday. They find banana and coconut trees, along with other various fruits. Its decided that they’ll incorporate this into their regular food to try and save more of the regular food.
As the pattern continues, people start to get anxious. Jared is rarely seen, because he’s always working on the GPS. After another week, Jodi makes him come out and take a break. They have a good talk, but when they come back to the beach people get angry at him for leaving.
Jodi tries to defend him, but Jared snaps. He yells at everyone that he can’t do it.
Despair follows. People don’t know what to do. And Neither does Jodi for a while. Then Suzanna stands up and talks. She encourages them to start again
They develop a new plan. Get off. Its plain now that no one is coming. So they build a boat, possibly out of stuff from the plane, which they still are using for something. I don’t know what. Name for the plane?
They stop eating the real food because they know it will last longer on the boat. Instead they eat only the stuff from the island. Name the island?
Jared at this point has been outcast, nobody talks about what he did, or rather didn’t do. And it isn’t that they will no longer accept him, but rather that he won’t accept the fact that he failed everyone.
Jodi doesn’t know what to do with it, so she convinces herself that she’ll figure it out by the time they are ready to leave. But when that time comes, she still doesn’t have the words.
After a bad confrontation she takes a walk where she gets lost. Jared comes and find her, they make a pact to help each other, a little predictable, but what can you do?
Two days later they leave.
They spend four days on the water before a storm approaches. It takes a few hours for it to get there, but the storm rages across the tiny boat, tearing it to shreds.
Unsure amount of time later, Jodi wakes on a piece of driftwood with Jared necklace in her hand. She sees land, but it too tired to do anything, she drifts out of consciousness.
Someone yelling her name wakes her up. It’s Ink with Suzanna along with a bunch of locals. She’s rescued.
A week later she is back on a plane. They are going to the island to gather equipment, and take the families to the graves.
Jodi sneaks away to the cave and find Jared. Happy reunion. Then they go back to the group and leave the island.
The End
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