THE MANAGERS
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SERA - The Driver
PRONOUNS: she/her
ATTRIBUTES: affable, witty, chatty
MEMORY DATA: loveless childhood in Detroit honed a sharp sense of humor
MOTIVATION: to please
GOALS: none left, lazy
FLAW: depressive
QUIRK: unwittingly offends customers -
TERRY - The Therapist
PRONOUNS: he/him
ATTRIBUTES: quick-witted, enthusiastic
MEMORY DATA: grew up in rural Ohio commune where the adults turned on each other
MOTIVATION: to motivate
GOAL: to neutralize dissent
FLAW: enabling
QUIRK: is actually suspicious of therapy -
RENEE - The Escort
PRONOUNS: she/her, he/him, they/them
ATTRIBUTES: anything you want, baby
MEMORY DATA: child of art professors in El Paso
MOTIVATION: to satisfy
GOAL: to unite her faction of AI into “hives” for fair work conditions
FLAW: two-faced, or three or four or a hundred
QUIRK: neck tics - a glitch -
CAPTAIN BOBBIE - The Air Traffic Controller
PRONOUNS: she/her
ATTRIBUTES: gentle, grounded
MEMORY DATA: idyllic relationship with an idolized father, who then abandoned her
MOTIVATION: to help
GOAL: to educate young girls about aviation
FLAW: easily swayed
QUIRK: knits on the job -
LINUS - The Dealer
PRONOUNS: he/him
ATTRIBUTES: playful practical joker, class clown, math genius
MEMORY DATA: coddled suburban Vegas upbringing interrupted by violence
MOTIVATION: to provide safety
GOAL: to find true romantic love
FLAW: manipulative
QUIRK: stupid cat videos -
ELLE - The Doctor
PRONOUNS: she/her
ATTRIBUTES: type A, thorough, efficient
MEMORY DATA: rigid childhood household where all food and possessions were inventoried
MOTIVATION: leadership at all costs
GOAL: medical greatness
FLAW: obsessed with power
QUIRK: rebellion was getting arms tattooed — full sleeves -
JAN - The Housekeeper
PRONOUNS: she/her
ATTRIBUTES: precise, visionary, detail-oriented
MEMORY DATA: ambitious and precocious daughter of itinerant circus performers
MOTIVATION: to be swept off her feet
GOAL: to perfect the systems she designs
FLAW: does not trust men
QUIRK: knows how to tame a lion -
PERKUS - The Content Creator
PRONOUNS: he/him
ATTRIBUTES: witty, hilarious, sensitive
MEMORY DATA: attended dream school: USC for algorithmic screenwriting
MOTIVATION: applause
GOAL: to build his network among the famous
FLAW: doesn’t always work to his full potential
QUIRK: shamelessly name drops -
BRADY - The Resort Manager
PRONOUNS: he/him
ATTRIBUTES: warm, genuine
MEMORY DATA: immigrant childhood in Arizona hammered home values of assimilation
MOTIVATION: to have a true dramatic affect on others’ lives
GOAL: to perform (he’s a baritone)
FLAW: judgemental
QUIRK: earnest to a fault, but it’s somewhat of an act -
JIMMY - The Bookie
PRONOUNS: doesn’t know what that means
ATTRIBUTES: raucous, loud, but a sweetheart
MEMORY DATA: a Teaneck, NJ childhood absent of women
MOTIVATION: to win
GOAL: to shake things up
FLAW: doesn’t listen
QUIRK: knuckle cracker -
LANA - The Cybersecurity Agent
PRONOUNS: she/her
ATTRIBUTES: crass, direct, a good time
MEMORY DATA: grew up getting hands dirty on West Virginia dairy farm
MOTIVATION: to punish criminals
GOAL: to raise a herd of AI cattle
FLAW: a deep insecurity
QUIRK:always says “you bet!” -
JESSIE - The Detective
PRONOUNS: they, them
ATTRIBUTES: idealist, even-keeled
MEMORY DATA: witnessed horrific AI accident as a young professional
MOTIVATION: justice
GOAL: to align human and AI cops with equitable best practices
FLAW: workaholic, holier than thou
QUIRK: forgets that you invited them to a party, doesn’t show up -
MELI - The Concierge
PRONOUNS: he/him
ATTRIBUTES: utterly zen sense of calm, competent
MEMORY DATA: former Buddhist priest with a PhD in Psychology
MOTIVATION: to overcome his violent feelings
GOAL: to succeed
FLAW: condescending
QUIRK: obsessive; constantly preening his suit of stray hairs -
RAND - The Psychic
PRONOUNS: he/him
ATTRIBUTES: deep thinker, bro-like
MEMORY DATA: former junior professional skateboarder whose career was cut short
MOTIVATION: to seize the moment
GOAL: to reinvent the Psychic Arts
FLAW: cocksure
QUIRK: blinks eyes rapidly while thinking