The Characters
Bennie: Bennie is the new tour guide. He is a very good person but he is timid and he is not used to the area so he is becoming a little stressed. This is not good for him because he gets seizures when he is stressed but it’s alright because he has medicine. Except when he is held captive by a tribe in the jungle his medicine is nowhere to be found.
Vera: Vera is a very tall, and big boned African American woman. She was sixty years old. Throughout her life, she was always in charge. She was the top boss at her organization and was used to having the authority to act unilaterally. Unfortunately, for her, this is a group trip meaning that she is just one piece in this democracy.
Wendy: Wendy has one purpose and one purpose only on this trip; to fight for the rights of the Burmese. She is an undercover journalist trying to find out what life's really like in this newly named country. Accompanying her on this trip is her boyfriend of one month, Wyatt. Okay, so I might’ve lied about her having one and only one purpose because Wyatt is her second purpose for coming on this trip. She told him she loved him and nothing of the sort has come out of his mouth. As a result of this, she is now also determined to make her feelings mutual.
Wyatt: The only reason Wyatt got to come on this trip was because his girlfriend’s boss gave her two tickets instead of just one. He decided this would be a lovely addition to his repertoire of vacations. He is a care-free sort of guy. He thought this trip would be just an extended day with the fun loving girl he recently met. However, she confessed her love for him with three weeks left in the trip, and Wyatt? Well, he didn’t say one word about it.
Harry: Harry’s a pretty average guy. He’s a television star. He hosts a show on dog training. Although I would like to point out he is a real veterinarian. Well, when men age some can develop “problems”. Harry had such problems. In order to reduce the progression of these problems, he needed a partner and it is for this reason he set his eyes on Marlena.
Marlena: Marlena is “Our Ravishing Beauty”. She is the single mother of Esme, whom she puts before anyone else. However, do remember she is single and when Harry begins to flirt with her she can not deny she is enjoying it. And for Pete's sake, her “wawa” (baby) is twelve years old now. It is by this logic that Marlena decides to go for it.
Esme: Esme is an adventurous twelve-year-old girl. She arrived on this trip with her mother. This random dude, Harry, also came on the trip. Apparently, Harry likes her mom, and even more apparently, her mom likes Harry back. Regretfully for Esme, when two adults are seen with a child, they are automatically assumed the parents. This gets on her nerves because Harry is most definitely not her dad, but at times, he might be kind of cool. For example, he saved the dog Esme found. Esme loves animals and this sweet action won her over a bit.
Moff: Moff is a smart guy. His knowledge wasn’t from school but from various odd jobs he did once he was kicked out. He is also quite the ladies’ man. As soon as the group arrived on the bus he noticed Heidi, the most attractive of the bunch. Coincidentally so did his son, Rupert.
Rupert: Rupert is a teenage boy. He has a versatile paperback book, some of the uses include; reading for entertainment and toilet paper. He also enjoys the magic. He is very good with cards, which may or may not get a tribe in the jungle worshipping him.
Heidi: Heidi is very pretty, some might even say hot. Although, like everyone she has some skeletons in her closet. Her roommate was murdered (hey, connection to the author’s life!). This memory set her into a constant state of worry. She is always prepared now. Her pack has included: Two Lanterns, An Eyedropper, Clean Needles, and A Space Blanket. She might be paranoid but these items come in handy when in unknown territories.
Roxanne: Roxanne is the older half-sister of Heidi. After ‘the accident,’ Roxanne became closer with Heidi as she recovered. She also has a husband, named Dwight. They have been trying to have a child for a while now, but on their first escapade in China, they happened to break into a chapel and received an infertility curse.
Dwight: Dwight is the husband of Roxanne. He is very adventurous. He has run to rescue a pig from slaughter,although, in his defense, he thought it was a human.
