Henri Delacamp our hero. Typical introspective 16 year old high school sophomore boy. Loves his girlfriend. Loves Video Games mostly Mortal Kombat. Loves his dad. He is intelligent but struggles with insecurities because his mom left them when he was only 11. And it was not pretty. She was adamant that his dad was not earning enough money to satisfy her. He resents her and possibly feels some hatred towards her because of how she just disappeared one day without ever saying goodbye. And because she has made no effort to visit with him or call him or even find out how he and his dad are doing. When she left, he and his dad had to move into a little rental house. Perfecter of the Perpetual Motion Machine.
Jennifer Britestein his love interest. 17 years old and from a wealthy family. Self assured and very attractive but also struggling with abandonment issues because she never or hardly ever sees her parents. Henri and her met online playing Mortal Kombat together. Her parents are world explorers and travelers. She has a Nanny who acts as guardian for her and her older sister. She loves Henri. She is smart and always perfectly put together in terms of outfit and makeup. She has the confidence and attitude of someone who has never wanted for anything. And knows she never will. Both her and Henri share a little rebellious streak and distrust towards the system.
Naomi Abad the Nanny. Retired Mossad Agent. Incredibly adapt at modern intelligence techniques and general ass kicking but struggles with a guilty conscience over how many people she killed in her former life. Completely devoted to Jennifer and her sister. Has been raising Jennifer since she was 8 years old. Completely supportive of Henri and Jennifer’s relationship. Determined to help Henri market and sell his invention and avoid detection and capture by the Police or Social Services. Perfectly willing and able to protecting both children from anyone who would want to harm them to get their hands on the Machine.
Dr. Fradenshiner one of many antagonists. College Professor who started out with a real heart to teach but let his envy of others and his desire for an easy and pleasurable life corrupt his choices and moral compass. He is actively trying to seduce Jennifer’s sister. He learns of the Perpetual Motion Machine and decides over the course of time that he will do anything to get the Machine for himself. He is in his fifties and barely keeps his job as an Associate Professor. Has failed to make any headway in his Academic Career and is determined to live the “good life” no matter the cost.
Additional Characters to be Developed.
- An executive from Oxxon a multinational energy company who is seeking to destroy the machine
- A Detective who starts looking into some of the incidents that occur while the Professor and Henri play cat and mouse.
- A DFS (Department of Family Services) Case Worker who is trying to determine if Henri’s dad had any minor children.
- Jennifer’s globetrotting parents who happen to be major stockholders in Oxxon.
- Dr. Fradenshiner’s ex wife who works at the Department of Homeland Security as an Analyst.
- Henri’s deceased father Jean Claude Delacamp in flashbacks.
- Henri’s mother who abandoned him 5 years ago.
- Ruth, Jennifer’s Sister.
- Daniel Jones-Harker a student at Jenner University who is recruited by Fradenshiner to help him acquire the Machine.
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