ON THE WAY TO SYDNEY an Interactive Drama Live Action Freeform Role Playing Scenario written by Delicia Chu Written as an assignment in English Composition Two, an English as a Foreign Language course taught for juniors by Brian David Phillips in the Department of English at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Spring Semester, 1996 - Copyright 1996 by Delicia Chu. Composition Two, Spring 1996 Title: On The Way To Sydney Author: Delicia Chu Id Number: 82501040 Public Background: Carie: 25 years old. You are a music teacher in the local high school. Three months ago you moved to the city with your grandma and an adopted son, Kenny. Now you fall in love with a rich young man called Dick. Dick: One year old than Carie. You are Carie's boyfriend and love her very deeply. In the Sydney city you run a department store which one of you father's international chain stores. Besides you have big fortune, you are an attract, humorous, and kind man. Nicole: 20 years old. You are Dick's personal secretary and love him secretly. Dick appreciates you because of your able and alert characters. Even if you like the praises, but after you knew that Dick loves Carie, you became envious of Carie. And, you are fond of dresses and money, so you dream of being Dick's wife. Pemela: 63 years old. You are Carie's grandma. Usually you keep the house clean and look after Kenny. Since Carie's parents passed away, you started to be responsible for raising her up. Kenny: 6 years old. You are Carie's adopted son. When Carie is at home, you are very attached her to and talkative. Zoe: 32 years old. You are Carie's good friend. Now you are engaged in a detective agent. If you are out of work, you like reading science fiction novels, or shopping in a supermarket, even driving outsides to distant places. Your life is vagrant. Secret Background: Carie: Though you have a sweet life, you had recovered from hurt and despression. For when in college, you fell in love with your classmate. But your good friend, Sarah, also loved the man at the same time. And she often spoke ill of you to the man in order to make him far away you. After graduating, the man married Sarah. The fact defeated you badly. You did not trust any man and love anyone until you met Dick. The man and Sarah often quarreled after marring, and their relationship just maintained for half years then the man decided to leave her. Meanwhile, the man was not aware that Sarah was pregant. Before Sarah gave birth to the baby, she called you to see her and apologized to you. Because she bled too much, she d ied. Her baby was Kenny. Dick: In fact, you are an unhappy man. Your father always controls you, so you will disobey him. In the activities or parties, you express your joy and humor to conceal your anger. Your mother did not expect you marry Carie except Nicole. Nicole: You, actually, are Sarah's sister, and you have double reasons to murder Carie, one for Dick; another for your sister, Sarah, for you think Carie should take responsibility for your sister's death. Therefore, you kill her grandma. Kenny: Your mother is Sarah. Even if you like Carie be your mother, you sometimes become silent and think something especially in public. Your father abandoned you when you were three, Carie knew that then decided to bring you up. Pemela: You are forgettable sometimes, so you will be lost on the street. Of a sudden, you usually remind the past sorrowful things then become lonely. Once Kenny is naught you easily lose your temper. Zoe: When you were in school, you are addicted to drinks and smoking. You have been away from home for seven years. Act One Carie: Today is September 15th, you received Dick's calling in the morning, and he invited you to the beach to spend vacation there. You go back home and ready to go with Pemela and Kenny. Reaching the destination, Dick wants you to take a walk with him. Then you know Kenny was gone, you right away run outsides to look for him. Dick: You told Nicole you will take five days off but your father did not permit your leave. However you still leave your job then pick up Carie's family. Just arriveing the hotel, the break of your car gets gets something wrong. But you send them first, then sent your car to repair. When you are back the hotel, you wake Carie up and invited her have a walk along the beach. After returning to hotel you discover Kenny was gone. Nicole:You drive to follow Dick's car to the beach and stay in a little house near them. Your eyes focus on Carie and Dick. As Kenny runs out of the hotel, you track down him. You call Kenny get on your car and tell him that you are his mother's ( Sarah's ) sister. Pemela:You get ill and when Kenny made noises you became nervous, so you lose your temper toward Kenny. Kenny: You request Pemela to buy a toy for you, but she reject you and warns you shot up. You consider she hates you, so you cry out and run out the hotel. Zoe: You are going shopping at the supermarket. As you are ready to drive home, you see Nicole driving near the supermarker and Kenny in her car. Later you bump her car on purpose. She gets out her car and quarreles with you. Meanwhile, Kenny runs away. Act Two Carie: You call Zoe to find your son, but she is not home. At the same time you discern you lost in the high way. Nobody drive on the road. You stay for one hour a lady pick you up to Sydney. Dick: You send Pemela home. The phone rings, you hear there a long series of laughters. You remember that Carie was gone suddenly, after you sent Pemela home, you find Carie. Nicole: You break into Carie's house that you find just Pemela home. When Pemela walks out from her room, you hold your knife toward her and kill her, then you drag her to the bathroom. You leave here. Pemela: You lock yourself insides the room and talk to yourself as if you . see Kenny. When you want to find Kenny, you were killed. Kenny: You sneak into your home and hide in the corner of the kitchen. You witness Nicole killed Pemela and was shocked by it. Zoe: Your car is after Nicole's but you encounter the traffic jam. So you cannot catch up with her. As you reach Carie's home, Pemela was dead. Your intuition is telling you that murderer is Nicole then you determine to seek for her. Unfortunately, you meet the traffic jam which caused by a car accident. You tell the car that crashed is Nicole's. She was killed by the accident. Introduction Carie, a new comer to Sydney with her grandma and her adopted son, Kenny. Here she met many unexpected th Delicia Chu Id Number: 82501040 Public Ba ings. She found her true lover, ran into the incident which her son's gone, met her good friend who never corresponded each other, however predicted somebody would murder her never . The tragedy was originated from a tour. Dick took them to the beach to spend vacation, Pemela got ill and Kenny made noises that made her angry. As a consequences, Kenny cried and ran away. Meanwhile, the jealous and revenge angel Nicole tracked down them. In order to make her feel the loss of the closest relative, she killed Carie's grandma, Pemela. The detective Zoe surmised that Nicole was the killer, so she seeked for Nicole. However she discovered Nicole had deserved it for she died of a car accident. Rule Each character has the public background, secret background, act one and act two. If you are not the killer, you must tell the truth to others, for only the killer can tell the lies. ~ THE END ~ PS: Thank you for your teaching and directions for the one year !!