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Casey Carlyle (81)
Project: Film (Four Part Harmony)
Known as: No nicknames
Real name: Casey Carlyle
Group affiliation: None
Physical description: Casey is in her early 40ies and very attractive. Long reddish-blond hair (usually in a braid) and an athletic build. She dresses casually.
Personality: Casey is bookish, intelligent, serious and reserved. She also has a steely resolve (downright stubborn) once she has made her mind up about something. She is slow to make friends but very loyal to the ones she makes.
History: Casey was born and raised in Columbus, discovered reading at an early age, and has never looked back. Her mother was a history professor at Ohio State and her father owned a bookstore. She ultimately followed in both their footsteps – earning her PhD in history and inheriting her father’s store (she teaching as an adjunct). Her dissertation was a reflection on the history of publishing and she is a premiere expert in rare books.
She met Harmony when she (Casey) was still young – 22 and a recent college graduate. Harmony was on her 12th or so career as a yoga instructor. It was love at first sight, though on the surface they seemed mismatched. Harmony remained a free spirit while Casey was as serious as 22-year-olds come. Casey ended up the “grown up” in the relationship so neither worried too much about Harmony technically being older. Like many great love stories they were more complete together; Casey gave Harmony stability while Harmony challenged Casey out of her routine. They moved in and spent a happy 20 years together.
Casey was initially devastated at the loss of Harmony and delayed Harmony’s funeral for some time. Fortunately, she felt Harmony’s presence every day and her grief has begun to move towards gratitude for the time they had together. She knows she has to honor Harmony’s final wishes, including the unusual request for old college friends to help with the scattering of her remains. She will make sure it happens, regardless of how willing the participants are.
It seems her greatest challenge, and responsibility, will be Adria. Harmony hid nothing from Casey, so Casey knows what the others do not – that Harmony once gently rejected Adria and Adria has remained closeted since. Adria hates Casey, as Adria had always believed that Harmony rejected Adria because Harmony was not gay, and Casey demonstrates otherwise. So Casey sets off Adria’s buried insecurities. On the other hand, Casey may be the best person to help Adria accept herself.
Role in the narrative: Supporting character. She’s there to make sure that Harmony’s plans are enacted.
Abilities: She’s smart, down-to-earth, and tenacious.
Inspirations: There is a little bit of Rupert Giles from Buffy here.
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