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[edit] Tim Brown
I don't really like the name "Tim" but couldn't think of anything else that went well. I'd love to see a better name. Justin 10:50, 30 May 2007 (EDT)
- I like Tim, but I think there could be something more creative there, especially if he's major... Finaldraft 21:43, 30 May 2007 (EDT)
- Consider 'Tam'. It is a good Asian given name that might be just enough to add some 'otherness' both good and bad to his life. DanM 18:20, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
- I like it. Making the change now. Justin / (Talk to me) 18:58, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
[edit] Ethan Brown
I think 7 is just too young to make an interesting character. I would opt for 10 or 11, definitely not 'young man' but definitely not 'baby' either. Old enough to see and understand many things but young enough to idolize, not compete with, a 17 year old. DanM 18:36, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
- Maybe we can make him a little older, but I think young kids can make wonderfully complex characters. Think Lucy in the Chronicles of Narnia Justin / (Talk to me) 18:58, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
[edit] Continuity Problems with Tim
Also, just noticed, but Tim's one line description doesn't match his larger description on his main page. Justin / (Talk to me) 22:23, 30 May 2007 (EDT)
[edit] Ed
Personally, I think the "burned out private investigator" is a bit of a cliche, maybe we could tweak him about.Justin / (Talk to me) 22:19, 30 May 2007 (EDT)
- How about we make him just about 62 and bored with the usual divorce cases etc. A little jaded, but no seriously. Just a little bored and aware that he is never going to make 'rich and famous'.
- Being so old, he could also know a little more about what's going on in the forest than the rest? Justin / (Talk to me) 11:08, 3 June 2007 (EDT)
- Then with these three main characters we can cover the '3 ages of man' thing as part and parcel of the other strings in the story. DanM 18:43, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
- Good point. Justin / (Talk to me) 11:08, 3 June 2007 (EDT)
I made a note about this character on the beat sheet, and I think it needs to go. I really do. We should focus more exclusively on the two child characters. --Finaldraft 15:28, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
- I agree. This novel doesn't need a PI pulled from nowhere. Thematically it is the parents who are searching for their children.
[edit] Jason and Lily
My thoughts are that they are professionals, both work but not 'workaholics', thoroughly respectable upper middle class more by virtue of professional status than money. They adopted Tam (who was 4 at the time) when 30 was past with no children and then Ethan was born five years later as sort of a late pleasant surprise. DanM 09:03, 4 June 2007 (EDT)
How about this:
They met at Jason's restaurant because Lily wanted to paste a flier on Jason's window about her missing cat, Brewer. Jason recognized the cat because he had been feeding it milk in the alley way. She thanked him for his kindness to animals, and she started coming by his place with the cat all the time to talk and have coffee. Soon other patrons started bringing their pets, and Jason's business picked up from being almost bankrupt to being really exclusive because he allowed pets. The two helped save each other's love: the restaurant, and the cat.
