shelby_danvers | Script Frenzy Update

So, since I decided to vlog my Screnzy progress (http://youtube.com/user/ShelbyDanvers), I'm just going to post occasional updates here.

The first weekend of Screnzy went pretty well, if I do say so myself. I managed to get up to about 18 pages by Sunday. I decided to go with the Zombie Retrieval Agency idea, and I'm trying to adapt (I use this term loosely, because the material I'm adapting was actually eaten by an evil computer, and I'm working off memory of how it went) the original story that I wrote for NaNo '10.

So far, I've got this: main character Jaide is released from a rehabilitation facility meant to teach people how to function in normal society after 10 years or so of living in a zombie-infested world. A several-month long ordeal in which she was stranded and alone has left her with PTSD, anxiety, and she just doesn't really like people. Naturally, her attempts to integrate into society are failing pretty hard.

Meanwhile, the newly established Zombie Retrieval Agency is struggling. Since they provide a highly demanded and important service, they manage to pull in a decent paycheck while everyone else struggles to make ends meet. This means that a lot of people are desperate enough to sign up, but few actually last. Some even kill themselves from the stress of it.

The last scene I wrote was Jaide signing up for an undead defense class, put on by the ZRA.

My favorite character in the script so far is Sue Bowers. She looks like a tough, punk/goth sort, and she swears enough to make me uncomfortable, but she's a good person. Better than that stupid religious cult that's stalking her for actually calling them a cult, anyway.