Humans or Aliens
Personal Project - Narrative Design
This page contains writing samples, a storyboard concept and a character sheet for the protagonist of this story: Ingrid Nolandeau.
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Writing Samples for Ingrid Nolandeau
'' Oh, it is possible, youngster. They don’t want anyone to read it, but I know where to find the code. I'm too old to get it, but you could. We could work together on deciphering it. What do you think? ''
Humans or Aliens Storyboard Concept
RPG game concept for a game with multiple endings
and player autonomy
THOMAS
Why are you doing this Ingrid?
INGRID
Because they are right. Humans are only good to destroy the planet and be selfish assholes. I hate them and I hate myself for ever believing that humanity was good. At least the aliens are not rejecting me and laughing at me for trying.
THOMAS
At least they are right about you: You are selfish. You are the problem with humanity. You will perish with the aliens.
Ingrid Nolandeau
Ingrid is the type of child that grew up too fast. She got used to the cruelty of the world by the negligent treatment of her parents.
Her favourite coping mechanism is escapism; books, history, anything will do if it could make her forget her own existence.
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Ingrid never made any real friends, no real connections with others. She was bullied all her life, even in college. She claims her solitude with pride and would not admit to the pain it causes her. Her greatest quality is intelligence, and if isolation was the cost for it, so be it.
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Determined to be the greatest archeologist of the century, Ingrid grew more interested in ancient civilizations, convinced that she would discover a new one; a society erased by time.
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It's probably why she got so obsessed with a mysterious tablet at her local museum: a stone covered in glyphs that no one was ever capable of deciphering. If someone could make sense of her: it was her.
Characteristics​ ​
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Observant
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Prudent
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Ambitious
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Bubbly (at first)
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Curious
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Scientist
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Explorer
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Paranoïa
Goal
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She wants to be celebrated
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She needs to discover something that no one has ever discovered
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She wants to be known for being the greatest archeologist of the century.
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She's ready to sacrifice her friendships to achieve her goals.
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Needs
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Learn her own worth outside of her accomplishments
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Understand that developing connections to others is not a threat to her existence.
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Not feel like she can be taken advantage of. Learn how to maintain her boundaries
Parents​
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Ingrid's parents are addicts and alcoholics. They used to travel a lot around the country to avoid police and debt collectors.
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When Ingrid was in elementary school, she told her classmates about the drugs her parents were taking, as if it was normal. The kids told their parents and the corps were called on Ingrid's parents. They didn't get any charges, but they beat Ingrid as a punishment.
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Friends​
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None that she cares for enough to be mentioned.
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She's often described as a loner who would rather read at the library than go out with people.
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When people get to know her, they enjoy her bubbly expression and enthusiasm for her academic pursuits.
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They quickly lose interest when they realize that's the only thing she cares to talk about.
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Secret Society of the Occults
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If Ingrid chooses to help humanity against the aliens, the SSO will welcome her in their ranks.​
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They will teach her spells to defend herself against the aliens.
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Enemies​
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Sandra: A bully at her college.
- She likes to find ways to make Ingrid react. ​
- Once, she invented a false theory about relics found in Guatemala about an ancient civilization newly discovered. Ingrid cried for the rest of the day before Sandra confessed the truth
- Secret Society of the Occults
- If Ingrid chooses to help the aliens claim the Earth, the SSO will hunt down Ingrid as a traitor.​
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