Harper

Character Profile PART 1: THE OUTER LAYER THE BASICS Name: Harper Wayne |Age: 18 |Place of birth: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Current location: Bucks new university |Nationality: English Education: College |Occupation: Self-employed artist and coffee barista at the Third Rock Café |Income: Annually - £14,540

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Height: 5’4” – 5’5” |Eye colour: Blue |Hair colour: Blonde, usually dyed a weird colour Build: Slender but slight hourglass |Distinguishing features? Beauty marks below left eye and left lower lip, red box shaped birthmark on the side of her right palm, small tattoo (see above) on her inner left wrist. Preferred outfit? Black Friday the 13th reference t-shirt, black jeans or baggy blue trousers, black Addams family jersey, black and purple hiking boots. Glasses? Wears purple or red glasses depending on the situation. Purple thin rimmed larger glasses for work, if not wearing them they’ll be on her desk, Red thick rimmed smaller glasses for when she’s just woken up, usually seen on her bedside table or seen on her desk when she’s wearing her other pair. Accessories? Usually wears two rings on her left hand and one on her right, with a hairband or two on her wrist. Grooming: Untidy but clean Distinguishing “tics” and mannerisms: Scratches the back of her neck when nervous. Health? She is in perfect physical health but suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and mild to severe social anxiety. Handwriting: Neat but hard to read writing, usually types.

Gait: Fast, walks at a clip, focused

SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION Style of speech? She talks very infrequently but sounds educated. Tempo of speech? Rapid, almost too fast to hear at times Do they have an accent? Yes, sounds posh at times due to annunciation of her words

Pitch? Sounds monotone at times. Gesturing: Controlled, only to make a point Level of eye contact: Tries not to make eye contact Preferred curse word: Goddamn Laughter? What do they tend to find funny? Schadenfreude, sexual humour Describe their smile? Doesn’t really smile, small raise of the sides of her lips is all, smirks.

Emotive? Do they wear their emotions on their sleeve? How easily can others to read them? Depends on the person and how well they know her. But usually doesn’t show much emotion.

PART 2: THE FLESH THE PAST Hometown: Lane End (Village), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Type of childhood? Very sheltered, to the point her favourite people are her parents Education: Went to two different nurseries met Opal at a young age and they became best friends during primary school, got failed by her secondary school’s mental health counsellor and spent Tuesday nights of her last three years in secondary school at a private counsellor/therapist. Went to college for a degree in Media. Were they involved in organizations and clubs at school? No

Jobs (if applicable)? What would their résumé look like? Current and only Job – Barista at Third Rock Café | greatest regret: Never going to prom |Hobbies growing up: Drawing Criminal record: Trespassing (charges dropped)

FAMILY Father: Richard Wayne |Age (if living): 48 | Occupation: Gardener Mother: Grace Wayne |Age (if living): 49 |Occupation: Administrator Siblings: How many? 1 |What are their names? Connor Wayne Ages? 21 Family’s economic status: Middle class |how often do they see their family? Only for holidays

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS Closest friends: Opal, Steve-o, Tony and Frankie |Enemies: her boss What’s their role in the group? The Loner artsy type How quickly do they respond to emails? Almost immediately

Who do they depend on for: practical advice – Opal, mentoring – Opal, a wingman – Steve-o, emotional support – Frankie, moral support - Tony What do they want from a relationship? To quote red dwarf ‘to be loved and to have been loved’

PART 3: THE CORE PSYCHOLOGY Are they: Book-smart, pessimist, Introvert |What is their favourite sound? Rain Favourite place in the world? Forests |What do they want the most? Success Biggest flaw: Quietness |Biggest strength: Intelligence |Biggest fear: Spiders What is their biggest accomplishment? Selling a painting online for £100.00

What is their idea of perfect happiness? Success in love, a successful job, money Favourite quote: ‘When friends are concerned, sacrifices have to be made’ – Mike Watt, Spaced, series 1, episode 5

How do they approach: power? With caution |love? With extreme caution| change? Stubbornly What is the one thing that they would rescue from their burning home? Drawing tablet (with stylus)

What bores them? Debates about politics, the news What makes them angry? Art critics that she deems dumb What do they look for in a person? Honesty, compassion How strong is their moral compass? When, specifically, are they willing to compromise their morals? Fairly strong, only compromises when drunk. If they didn’t have to sleep, what would they do with the extra time? Draw or write What are their pet peeves? Indecisive people, people who fake caring about her work If they won the lottery, what would they do? Give it to charity or give the money to her parents

What is the best compliment that someone ever paid them? I like you, I just like you, y’know.

In an elevator, do they push the button more than once? Yes if the doors take too long.