Skyler Langdon
24 • NWU and Anoka, MN
Born 1985

Role in Story
Kerri’s Roommate, Best Friend
Backstory - Recruited at 16 out of foster system.  Trained for 2 years in Krav Maga and specialized weapons. 2 years older than Kerri, She was a freshman when Kerri was almost done with her undergraduate degree.  
Graduates with a degree in Business. 

Goal
To protect and help Kerri. Unknown to Kerri is she was assigned to her as body guard by the Annui council.  Kerri thinks Skylers Parents were rich, but the funds come from the council.  
Physical Description
5’9” 120 lbs. Bleached hair, cork screw style
Personality
Almost always laughing
Extremely intelligent and able to judge character and intent swiftly. Completely loyal to Kerri.
Occupation
Student
Secret Body Guard

Habits/Mannerisms
Tossing her hair
Shaking her head
Smirking
Touches her finger to her lips when she is assessing someone.

Background
Grew up in Chicago. Orphan recruited by the Annui to guard Kerri at night and monitor Kerri’s mental state. Unknown to the Annui council, Skyler has psychic abilities to change what someone else is seeing. 

Internal Conflicts
Suffers from wanting to tell Kerri the truth about their friendship.

External Conflicts
Dismissed as inconsequential by her appearance, but she is a weapons and martial arts master.

Notes
Skyler has taken on a bigger role than just best friend to Kerri.  She was in the foster system, and selected to befriend and protect Kerri.  She pretends that her parents left her lots of money, but in fact her funds come from the Annui council.  Rick is instructed to keep an eye on her but does not know why. Its turning out that the council is not as unanimous as first thought. There are factions within the council that disagree with how the council is doing things, such as Maude, when she realized that Bryan had powers, though she didn’t understand where they came from (from killing Ruth), She worked to awaken the powers within Bryan, not realizing that he stumbled into the Nemracki and they were using him.

Back to Skyler, she is a free spirit.  She is kinda like a ying-yang with her dark skin and bleached hair.  She is not strictly heterosexual and not gay.  She prefers the person rather than the gender.  Her pronouns are she, but doesn’t judge when/if someone gets it wrong. She is a chameleon; she can look very much like a girl, stuff her hair under a hat, change her clothes, the way she walks, and she is a boy.  She also has a very flexible voice, medium range, but can raise and lower it like a talented musician.

Her super power is her ability to go unnoticed or take all the notice, which ever she prefers. She is a rare individual who does not care what others think of her, because its all under her control anyway.  She will eventually be revealed to have the psychic ability to affect what people are perceiving.

Character Sketch

Kerri Aiyana Bloodstone 22 •Anoka, MN

Role in Story Graduate of NWU with Masters in Psychology and Bachelors in Psychology and Computer Science. Dog, weimaraner, Raya, mother - dead of suicide years prior, father, dead of suicide 2 weeks prior.
Goal Positive Character Arc To take our very young, insecure, fearful and accident prone Kerri and watch her morph into a young woman with confidence, poise, and acceptance of her incredible talents and abilities. Love and acceptance of Molly
​ Fall in love with Allen again.

Physical Description Lead's Physical Features Tall, lean, athletic. Green eyes, long wavy brown/red hair. Most striking - long wavy red hair.

Personality  • Underdog • She's been told her whole life, that she has an anger issue and to watch out or she will end up just like her mother. • She has developed several tics to help herself calm down and hold her temper. • The long odds are demonstrated in how she has felt that 'fate' has worked against her, her whole life. She barely remembers a time of being truly happy. She doubts everything, verifies everything and trusts no one. • Vulnerability Doubting. She thought for almost 4 years that her mother killed herself because of her. Kerri found out by finding her mothers suicide note, that in fact Ruth killed herself because of her father.

Occupation • Student • NWU - Masters in Psychology • Duel Bachelors in Psychology and Computer Programing

Habits/Mannerisms 1. Picks at her finger nail edges and creates bloody little she picking at her thumb with her hide finger hail mindlessly the forefinger and hail and scraping at a lift of skin and creates a hang hail and bring above cuticle ah then fingers starts bleeding, dried blood around edge of her nail. Cause a) anxiety b)habit c)spacing out d)tic 2)hair twirling Copyright 2024 Denise Lee Author, All Rights Reserved. Not for Distribution. 3)standing like a crane, the foot perched oh top of the other, by the toe heal against shin and toe pressed down onto top of other foot. stretch shoulders back and pop back 4)jaw clacking creating a chomping sound, frustration, loudness depends on severity of the moment, perturbed by someone else and can't say anything then its very loud. 5) zoning out 6) forgetting what she is saying while saying it 7) bad with names 8) verbal dyslexia 9)rock back and forth on toes 10) when interrupted, will forget what she was saying

Background 1992 Kerri Bloodstone Born 1999 David Hires Mike Carr, newly widowed and moves into Winery cottage, with son Allen. 1999 Kerri (7) meets Allen (9) 2010 May Ruth Bloodstone kills herself, Kerri (16) 2010 Decem ber Kerri (16) graduates and leaves Minnesota 2010 May Kerri attends NWU; 2014 May Kerri gets masters in psychology 2014 May 16 Autopsy Kerri notified 2014 May 17 Kerri arrives home, falls off bluff 2014 May 18 Allen carries Kerri to BH and M calls EMT Copyright 2024 Denise Lee Author, All Rights Reserved. Not for Distribution. Lead's Key Years, Enriched 2010 (Age 16) - Mother Suicide 2010 (Age 16) - Graduated High school.

What’s going on? On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastates Haiti, killing more than 230,000 and destroying the nation's infrastructure. On January 27, 2010, Apple Computer unveils the iPad tablet computer. Colin Firth as King George VI in The King's Speech Christian Bale as Dickie Eklund in The Fighter Kerri loves movies about overcoming the odds. Personal success stories.

Internal Conflicts Suicidal Thoughts Kerri is occasionally blinded by rage. She suffered from this as a child and feared that it is what caused her mother to kill herself. She blamed herself for her mothers death until she discovered the suicide note from her mother in 2014 May 21 Reading of the will Kerri receives Bloodstone Molly tells Kerri about her engagement 2014 May 22 Kerri meets Allen in coffee shop while he waits for news from Dr. 2014 May 23 Kerri in Attic Skyler Arrives Decision made to stay 2014 May 25 Kerri sitting at her dad’s desk to talk to him about decision to stay Kerri in Winery discovers Bloodstone warmer Kerri dream of parents 2014 May 26 Kerri walking in gardens Copyright 2024 Denise Lee Author, All Rights Reserved. Not for Distribution. her Dad's things when searching for liquor cabinet key. She severed her relationship with her Dad and left as soon as she graduated high school. She is faced with the suicide of her father, almost 10 years to the day following her mothers. She feels she has nothing left, no life, no friends, no family, no hope. She blames herself. She just wants to end it, but life, friends, family and then finally hope, stops her from ending it all.

External Conflicts Accident Prone Losing Time

Death Stakes Physical death, as her Uncle is trying to keep control of the family business that he has spent over a decade plotting and killing to get and keep

Notes Lead's Fears Hospitals Spiders Water Losing Rejection Judgement Things in hair Cob webs Lead's Yearnings Love Acceptance Success Family Warm Cuddle Soft

Character’s Voice I remember the first time I woke up without my mother. Our housekeeper, Molly brought me a cup of coco. It was the day we had to plan my mothers funeral. I was 12, my Dad was a basket case. Molly left the cup on the nightstand and encouraged me to get up and dress warm. I took the longest walk of my life down the huge staircase that used to bring me such joy, I liked sliding down the banister. We sat in the kitchen, Molly and I, while we made lists. I used my Mom's Christmas card list. Who else needs to know when you die? Why do I feel so empty? Why didn't she leave a note? How did I not see that she was sad? Was it my fault? Yes, that's it, it was my fault. I didn't study hard enough, or my chores, was it my chores? Did I disappoint her? She killed herself because of me. It makes me so mad when someone assumes they know what's going on in my head. I guess I have what's called a RBF, Resting B**** Face. People always assume I am mad. My face, when relaxed, must look pissed. I am not going to swear a lot because ladies don't swear. But holy moly, how am I supposed to talk when I am angry without the occasional f-bomb? It's so common in today's society, but I don't use it in my head, when I talk to myself. So why would I say it when Im being featured in a book. Why am I being featured? What is so special about me? Why would anyone want to read about me? Now, Skylar, she's amazing. She is so poised and smart, she should be featured in a book. My philosophy of life? Why would anyone want to know about my philosophy of life? I am not important to life, I am just trying to get through it. My Mom killed herself, because of my Dad. I thought it was because of me until I found the note she left him. Well, maybe it was still a little about me, but the note was about him. She was horribly disappointed in him. He no longer pleased her. I remember being so confused by this. Now I know she must have been referring to erectile disfunction. I took the note and burned it. But I burned her last words into my mind forever. “Today is as good a day to die as any.”

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